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Saban becomes highest paid coach in nation Breaking Down Saban’s New Contract 2012 $5,320,000

Coach says he will end career with the Tide By Marquavius Burnett Sports Editor crimsonwhitesports@gmail.com @Marq_Burnett

2013 $5,370,000 2014 $5,470,000 2015 $5,570,000 2016 $5,670,000 2017 $5,770,000 2018 $5,870,000 2019 $5,970,000

Alabama head coach Nick Saban is set to become the highest paid football coach at a public university, expected to earn just over $5.3 million for the 2012 season. “We are very fortunate to have, without a doubt, the best head coach in college football,” Athletic Director Mal Moore said in a statement. “He has consistently assembled the best staff in America. Rewarding excellence is a key

factor in our ability to maintain a program that is widely regarded as the nation’s finest.” The University of Alabama’s Board of Trustees Compensation Committee voted unanimously Monday to extend Saban’s contract through the 2019 season. The total compensation of the deal is just over $45 million, not including incentive bonuses. “The acceptance of this extension expresses mine, Terry’s and our family’s commitment to the University of Alabama for the rest of our career,” Saban said. The deal comes on the heels of Saban winning his second national championship in three years for the Crimson Tide. Saban said he was not involved in contract

negotiations and that the deal was essentially done after the title game. Saban also said other teams expressed interest but would not provide names. “That doesn’t matter because we wanted to stay at Alabama, and we are not interested in going any place else,” he said. For 2012, the deal involves an increase of more than $630,000 over what he was paid by the school for the 2011 season. It is an increase of a little more than $550,000 over what he was scheduled to make in 2012. Saban is guaranteed a $50,000 increase for 2013 and then $100,000 increases each subsequent year, reaching just under $6 million for the 2019 season.

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Bentley visits The Zone

that loved and supported me.” When he came to UA, he did not know whether to major in aeronautical engineering or become a physician, so he prayed about it. He said he was driving in Columbiana and stopped at a red light when a feeling overcame him that he should go into medicine and has never regretted that decision. “God opened those doors,” he said. “He allowed me take care of people and care about people.” Bentley said he knows God is always in control of his life. He said he likes to live his life in a way that glorifies God. “It’s how you live your life that’s important,” Bentley said. He said the book of James talks about integrity, and integrity is wholeness. The worst thing you can do, he said, is to claim to be a Christian and not live it. “Walk like you talk,” Bentley said. Bentley also said he should not have been governor. When the race started, he was not expecting to win according to votes. He said it was a difficult time, and he prayed constantly. He had to use some of his retirement money

Governor discusses faith for The Huddle By Caroline Collins Contributing Writer

Photo courtesy of Grayson Martin

Police arrive on the scene of the collision of yesterday’s accident involving a pedistrian and vehicle.

Student struck by car on campus blood on his pants and flowing from both wrists,” said Shelby Bessellieu, a student and witness to the accident. “Then I noticed the windshield of the By Stephen N. Dethrage and car he collided with. It was craKatherine Martin tered big time, so I knew the The Crimson White guy hit it hard.” Bessellieu also said two A UA student driving south on Stadium Drive struck anoth- witnesses turned into first er student crossing the road on responders at the scene. First, a long board at approximately 2 she said, a nurse ran to aid the victim and said that the bleedp.m. Monday afternoon. Neither the skateboarder nor ing from his wrists had to be the driver have been identified, stemmed, so a male student but the accident sent the stu- took his shirt off, cut strips dent who was struck to DCH off it with a pocket knife and Regional Medical Center with offered it for use as a basic injuries that University spokes- tourniquet before emergency man Chris Bryant said did not workers arrived. appear to be life-threatening. SEE WRECK PAGE 2 “Right off the bat, I saw

Skateboader’s injuries not life-threatening

Gov. Robert Bentley spoke to students in The Zone on Monday night about his Christian belief and its effect in his life. The Huddle, a Christian group co-founded by University of Alabama students Teresa Croom and Lissa Handley Tyson, hosted the event. UA Chancellor Robert Witt and his wife Sandy, along with about 200 students, attended the event. “On Jan. 17, 2011, I put my left hand on the Holy Bible in Montgomery and promised to honor and protect anyone’s right to worship as they choose,” Bentley said. “As governor, I have to defend that right.” Bentley said it’s hard for him to separate his personal beliefs. He accepted Jesus Christ as the savior of his life when he was nine years old and believed he should give his life to Christ. “I was a good kid,” Bentley said. “I had wonderful parents

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Panel aims to provide understanding of HB 56

‘Hunger Games’ reaction mixed Tuscaloosa theater sells out initial screenings

Activists, historians will discuss immigration law

By Lauren Ferguson Assistant Lifestyles Editor ldferguson@crimson.ua.edu

By Briana Harris Contributing Writer

With an estimated $155 million in ticket sales in its opening weekend, it may be surprising that students are giving “The Hunger Games” mixed reviews. Based on the best selling book trilogy, “The Hunger Games” is set in a futuristic world divided by 12 districts that are run by an oppressive government that lives in its own district called the Capitol. Each year the Capitol selects a boy and girl from each of the districts to fight to the death while the rest of the world watches on television. Katniss Everdeen, the books’

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In honor of the 50th anniversary of the University of Alabama’s American studies department, a public forum discussing the political and historical meanings and implications of House Bill 56 will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday in 205 Gorgas. The forum will feature a panel of experts that will inform the public about various aspects of the law. Isabel Rubio, executive director of the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama, and Sam Brooke, lead litigator with HICA, will serve on the panel. They will discuss the legal challenges the bill poses, the events that led up to the passing of the law and how Hispanics and

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Latinos have been impacted by it. The panel will also include two historians, professor Frye Jacobson from Yale University and professor Sarah Cornell from the University of New Mexico, who will discuss the historical aspects of immigration within the Latino and Hispanic communities.

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U.S.-led talks with Taliban going nowhere From MCTcampus A prominent international think tank has warned that U.S.-led talks with the Taliban are going nowhere and has called for the United Nations to take the lead in peace negotiations to prevent Afghanistan from sliding into civil war. In a report released Sunday, the Brussels-based International Crisis Group said that current negotiations were unlikely to achieve a sustainable peace because they were dominated by the U.S. and hampered by a “half-hearted and haphazard” approach by the Afghan government. “Far from being Afghan-led, the negotiating agenda has been dominated by Washington’s desire to obtain a decent interval between the planned U.S. troop drawdown and the possibility of another bloody chapter in the conflict,” said the report. The ICG said that the result thus far of international involvement in negotiations had been to embolden “spoilers” like insurgents, government officials and war profiteers, “who now recognize that the international community’s most urgent priority is to exit Afghanistan with or without a settlement.” Regional players like Pakistan and Iran had also significantly hindered talks, the report said. Candace Rondeaux, senior Afghanistan analyst with the ICG and one of the report’s authors, told McClatchy that time was running out to get peace talks back on track. The last few months had seen efforts led by the U.S. to negotiate with the Taliban “faltering left and right,” Rondeaux

American Studies hosts HB 56 forum HB 56 FROM PAGE 1 Alabama’s immigration law has gained national attention and has become a phenomenon, with other states adopting similar laws, said Josh Rothman, director of the Summersell Center for the Study of the South. “For better or for worse, this law has put Alabama on the map,” he said. “Given the importance of this, we thought it would be a good idea to create an event with some of the players involved to come talk with us about what is going on.” Lynne Adrian, American studies department chair, hopes that the forum will help people understand the impact of the law. “I hope people will understand

said. The Taliban announced two weeks ago that it was suspending preliminary talks with the U.S. because of what they described as “the shaky, erratic and vague standpoint of the Americans.” The ICG report said the Afghan government must make greater efforts to include a range of ethnic and civil society groups in peace negotiations, and not just deal with warlords. Any negotiations must be transparent. However, the ICG said the Karzai government is not in a good position to agree to a settlement with insurgents as it was “debilitated by internal political divisions and external pressures.” It said that political competition in Afghanistan would heat up in the run-up to the withdrawal of international combat forces at the end of 2014, and “the differing priorities and preferences of the parties to the conflict — from the Afghan government to the Taliban leadership to key regional and wider international actors —will further undermine the prospects of peace.” A U.N.-mandated mediation team is needed if a civil war is to be averted once international combat troops leave Afghanistan. “Given that we only have two years before NATO forces pull out, it is critical that there is intervention from a third party that is acceptable to the Taliban, acceptable to the other opposition groups, acceptable to the Afghan government, and to all the players that are engaged in the negotiation process,” said Rondeaux.

more thoroughly why this law was passed, what effects it’s having and whether or not they want to support this type of bill,” she said. Michael Innis-Jimenez, assistant professor of American studies at the University, said the law has subjected numerous individuals to racial profiling. “It is how you look in a lot of places,” he said. “If you are brown then you are going to spend most of your time proving that you are American.” Innis-Jimenez said the goal of this forum is to get people talking about this law. “We want to get people thinking beyond the political rhetoric of today and analyze why this is going on and how we can fix immigration systems in the U.S.,” he said. For more information, contact Lynne Adrian at ladrian@as.ua. edu.

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Criminal Justice professor given Buford Peace Award Dr. Bronwen Lichtenstein, associate professor and graduate director in the department of criminal justice at the University of Alabama, has been selected the winner of the 2012 Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award. This award, established in 2002 by Social Work alumnus Mr. Tony D. Walker to honor Lahoma Adams Buford, is given annually to a faculty member at the University of Alabama who, in his or her teach-

ing, research, professional practice and personal life, has demonstrated exceptional levels of involvement in mediating human disputes, helping overcome prejudice, promoting justice and establishing peace. Lichtenstein is an advocate who has pioneered efforts to destigmatize HIV and AIDS, improve the quality of life of people living with HIV and AIDS and change laws disproportionately affecting people of color.

“Dancing with the Bama Stars” at Arty Party Fundraiser University of Alabama student dancers will be “Dancing with the Bama Stars” Kellee Reinhart, Pat Whetstone, Dr. Bob Olin and a surprise Crimson Tide “star” as part of UA’s Arty Party fundraiser March 31 beginning at 6 p.m. in Woods Quad on the UA campus. The Arty Party is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences Leadership Board to showcase and raise funds for the fine and performing

arts. “Dancing with the Bama Stars” is the eighth Arty Party fundraiser and will raise funds for dance student scholarships in the department of theatre and dance. For more information, visit the UA College of Arts and Sciences Arty Party Web site at www.as.ua. edu/artyparty. To purchase tickets or make a donation to the fundraiser, call (205) 3487007.

Study being held on effects of Twitter after April 27 tornado People 19 years or older who were students at UA last year are invited to participate in a thesis-research study about their use of Twitter during the tornado on April 27, 2011. The survey

is found online at bit.ly/xOMyXJ and will take 10 to 15 minutes. For more information contact Elizabeth Maxwell at emarie.maxwell@gmail. com or 205-563-1459.

UA Community Service Center raises awareness of homelessness with Sleep Out on the Quad The UA Community Service Center is hosting its annual Sleep Out on the Quad tomorrow night at 8 p.m. in front of Lloyd hall to promote awareness of homelessness issues in Alabama and across the U.S. A panel featuring representatives from Habitat for Humanity, the VA Hospital, Jesus Way Shelter and the Tracy Dent Foundation will kick off the event. After the discussion, volunteers will send

Student struck by car near ten Hoor WRECK FROM PAGE 1 Witnesses said both the driver and the student he hit were shaken up and scared, but were conscious and lucid soon after the accident. Scott Brooks, a senior majoring in business, said the student, before he was loaded into an ambulance, had a neck brace fitted around him, his leg immobilized in a stint and heavy bandages on both hands. No injuries have been made official, but witnesses said the accident broke the student’s left leg and caused a compound fracture of his wrist. Students on the scene

out emails for the Bama Blitz campaign, an initiative to rebuild Tuscaloosa through the efforts of the UA community, and make blankets for those in need. The night will end with a film about an Iraqi veteran’s struggle for survival, a documentary on TOMS Shoes and the Walk Without Shoes around the Quad. After the walk, students can roll out their sleeping bags and sleep on the Quad. The event will end around 6 a.m.

said the response time of two cars behind the vehicle emergency officials was that struck the student and nearly immediate, and that left the scene to make room the student for emergency was treated vehicles. Too on the scene often, she said, and transaccidents are ported away caused on camI think that a growing less than pus by a lack of problem on our campus is awareness. 20 minutes “I think after the lack of awareness... We all that a growing accident. need to be more conscious problem on our Stadium of our driving and walking campus is lack Drive was so accidents like this don’t of awareness,” temporarkeep happening Moulson said. “I ily closed know that I’ve following — Erin Moulson been walking the incident through a crossto a l l ow walk when I have emergency the right of way officials to respond to the accident and and have almost been hit too clean the scene after the many times to count. We all student was safely away in need to be more conscious of our driving and walking the ambulance. Erin Moulson, a junior so accidents like this don’t majoring in advertising, was keep happening.”

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Political careers Researchers to study stigma losing their appeal of HIV, AIDS in rural Alabama for law students By Ashanka Kumari Staff Reporter akkumari@crimson.ua.edu

By Judah Martin Contributing Writer

lawyers, a far cry from 51 percent in the 1970s. There is an even lower percentThe desire to seek politi- age of lawyers currently cal office may be declining serving in the U.S. House among college students, of Representatives. Only according to a Kaplan Test 24 percent of today’s conPrep survey. gressmen are lawyers, comThe survey of 758 pre-law pared to 43 percent in the students showed that only 1960s.The reason behind 38 percent claimed an inter- this new shift is unclear, est in running for political but Jeff Thomas, the direcoffice at some tor of pre-law point. programs for In the orgaKaplan Test nization’s Prep, has a it’s so expensive to run for 2009 survey, theory. ofﬁce,” she said. “It’s almost 54 percent of “The curinaccessible to most people, students were rent contenparticularly women, because interested in tious politiof historical economic inseeking elected cal climate positions. has engenequality. Surveyors dered a sour— Charlotte Lawson are also trouing on polibled by a gentics among der gap sugthe general gested by the electorate,” poll. While 51 percent of Thomas said in a news the male students would release. “So, it’s not entirely consider running for office, surprising that there’s less only 29 percent of female enthusiasm even among the students would consider it. current population of wouldCharlotte Lawson, a junior be lawyers, which traditionmajoring in political science ally produces a high perand criminal justice, said centage of politicians. That history and our nation’s said , lawyers are still the current economic state most heavily-represented could explain the survey’s profession among members results. of Congress, which makes “I think perhaps because sense, as this is the body it’s so expensive to run who writes U.S. law.” for office,” she said. “It’s Many students, however, almost inaccessible to most view this new trend from people, particularly women, a much more positive perbecause of historical eco- spective. Thirty percent nomic inequality.” of the participants in the Cassie Feres, a senior Kaplan survey claimed majoring in art history, said that they believe there are male students are more already too many lawyers likely to pursue politics out involved in the political of a desire for power. sphere. By the same token, “I think maybe it’s some 16 percent also claimed kind of intimidation thing,” there were too few, while she said. “Men seem to 54 percent said the current always want more power as number was just right. do women, but it seems like “The shine off the Capitol as soon as they get scared, dome may be losing its lusthey back off.” ter for pre-law students,” The survey illustrates a Russell Schaffer, the senior larger trend in that fewer communications manager lawyers are running for for Kaplan Test Prep, said. Congress and other politi- “And many pre-law students cal offices. Only 37 percent don’t seem very broken up of current U.S. Senators are about it.”

A recently funded multi-year grant will examine the role that African-American congregations can play in reducing HIV and AIDS-related stigma in rural Alabama, according to a press release. Pamela Payne Foster, deputy director for the University of Alabama’s Institute for Rural Health Research, is the principal investigator of the $530,368 grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. “The grant, which is funded through a special program called Minority Access to Research Initiative, or MARI, is designed to collect pilot data to adapt and test an HIV and AIDS anti-stigma intervention in rural African American churches,” Foster said. “The project goal is known as Faith-Based Anti-Stigma Intervention Toward Healing HIV and AIDS, or project FAITHH.” Alabama has the 11th-highest HIV infection rate in the country and the eigth-highest AIDS-related death rate, Foster said. “This research will play an important role in curtailing the epidemic in Alabama and possibly serve as a model for the U.S. and particularly the South,” Foster said. Foster is also an assistant professor in the College of Community Health Sciences’ Department of Community and Rural Medicine and her research partner is Susan Gaskins, a professor in the University’s Capstone College of Nursing and senior investigator on the project. Foster and Gaskins will be assisted in their research by four ministerial liaisons representing different denominations and organizations. Christopher H. Spencer, director for community development at the UA Center for Community-Based Partnerships, said he will

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This is a great opportunity for pastors and church members in rural Alabama to learn more about AIDS and HIV and how to live with and support those in their communities that are infected. — Christopher Spencer

assist in recruiting pastors and churches in rural Alabama to participate in the research study. “I expect to see an increase in the knowledge of AIDS and HIV by the pastors and members of the churches that participate in this research study,” Spencer said. “I also expect to see a decrease in the stigmas associated with AIDS [and] HIV persons by those participating in the study.” There are two hypotheses in this study, Foster said. “[We hypothesize] decreasing stigma in 200 participants of 10 African-American rural churches in Alabama and increasing interaction of HIV-positive persons and these 10 African-American rural churches,” Foster said. During the first two years, or the preintervention phase of the grant, the researchers will conduct in-depth interviews with 10 African-American rural pastors to measure their perceptions about their attitudes about HIV and AIDS, what HIV and AIDS prevention activities their congregations have conducted and what stigma attitudes and behaviors members may have, Foster said. Years two through three, the Intervention Phase, Foster said they will have a group of ministers in Ghana train a group of

ministers in Alabama on their anti-stigma HIV and AIDS curriculum and then conduct this intervention with participants. “We will also provide HIV and AIDS education to study participants and measure their baseline HIV and AIDS knowledge and stigma attitudes about stigma before intervention,” Foster said. “We will also have HIV-positive persons complete a written survey to assess their spirituality and religious experiences in rural Alabama related to their HIV diagnosis.” Finally, in the post-intervention phase, years three through four, the researchers will measure the participants HIV and AIDS knowledge and stigma attitudes after the intervention, conduct a post intervention interview with the pastors and assess changes from the pre-intervention stage, Foster said. This is a great opportunity for pastors “This and church members in rural Alabama to learn more about AIDS and HIV and how to live with and support those in their communities that are infected,” Spencer said. “There will be some small challenges when the project begins, but as soon as the groups are educated, I strongly believe that the early fears will disappear.” Finding effective strategies to decrease HIV and AIDS-related stigma is a major challenge in HIV and AIDS prevention research, Foster said. Additionally, few strategies have been tested in rural AfricanAmerican communities in the Deep South, particularly among faith-based leaders and their congregations, where stigma may be greater. “We know from previous research that HIV-positive persons value spirituality in their overall healing process but have often not become active members of rural congregations because of the stigma,” Foster said. “We hope to turn that around with this study.”

SGA, NBSE to host annual date auction By Katherine Martin Assistant News Editor klmartincw@gmail.com

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The Student Government Association and the National Society of Black Engineers is holding their annual Date Auction and UA Tastes, which will include food samples from local restaurants, tonight at 6:30 in the Bryant Conference Center. “These two events will provide students with the opportunity to try samples from various restaurants in Tuscaloosa, as well as the fun atmosphere of a live auction,” said Peyton Faulkenburg, SGA director of programming and advancement. Attendees will also have the opportunity to bid on items including fishing trips, Alabama prints and dates with campus celebrities.

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Perhaps it took Dicky Pride a while to figure out what it is like to be completely healthy following a golf season. Or, maybe it was a surge of inspiration after raising over $170,000 for Tuscaloosa in the months following the devastating tornado of April 27. Regardless of the cause, the former DKE and Alabama golfer is on fire. With backto-back top 10 finishes at the shoulder, foot or elbow.” For the first time in what Mayakoba Golf Classic and The Honda Classic, and a top felt like forever, Dicky Pride 20 finish at the Puerto Rico finally felt healthy coming off Open, Pride is playing his best of a golf season. He spent the golf in more than two decades. offseason at the driving range A gallbladder surgery sent and putting green. At a time him to the Nationwide Tour of the year when he is usually in 2004, and various injuries in and out of doctor’s offices since have kept him in and out or rehabilitation center, Pride of the PGA Tour. He credits his was perfecting his own craft. He entered recent success to the 2012 seagood health. son poised and “At the end ready to make of last season, I a career run, wasn’t injured and nobody for the first time [Pride] entered the 2012 saw it coming in seven or eight season poised and ready to except, maybe, years,” Pride make a career run, and nohimself. said. “I didn’t body saw it coming except, “To be honhave to get shots. maybe, himself. est, I hadn’t I didn’t take time felt this good off or go through going into a rehab.” year in a very Pride has suflong time,” fered from more Pride said. “My than a half-dozen injuries in the past seven health has let me really take years. He has been sidelined control of my game, and I feel by plantar fasciitis, tennis good.” He also spent a good portion elbow, bicipital tendonitis, shoulder tendinitis, a broken of last year aiding the city he ulna and various back prob- calls home. Pride, along with lems at some point or another. PGA golfers Kevin Streelman “You put a lot of wear and and Jason Bohn, set up the tear on your body playing this “Tee for Tuscaloosa” pro-am game every day,” Pride said. “I golf tournament that raised usually have to take a month over $170,000 for various charor two off to recuperate on my ities that were affected by the

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Afﬁrmative Action no longer an excuse: diversity comes from socio-economic background, not race By Henry Downes

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April 27 disaster. Bohn and Streelman both have Tuscaloosa ties. Bohn played golf at the University of Alabama, and Streelman’s wife, Courtney, is from the area. They joined with Indian Hills Country Club on October 10 and saw an excellent turnout. “I cannot express how much hard work everyone put into the event — especially Courtney,” Pride said. For almost 20 years, Dicky Pride has stuck around the PGA Tour. Known for his casual dress and laid-back attitude, Pride has never been labeled as a dominant pro. His one and only PGA Tour win came in 1994 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in which he described himself as a “young, dumb rookie that didn’t have a clue.” Pride apparently did have some knowledge as to what was going on. He beat Gene Sauers and Hal Sutton in a playoff with a birdie on the first hole. Pride hopes to duplicate this success in the future. At the age of 43, he knows his career won’t last forever. While he keeps his career aspirations private, he believes there is still a lot for him to achieve. “I still feel like I can compete and play on the PGA Tour,” Pride said. “I have a belief in myself that I can play and win on this tour. I want to give myself the best chance to do it.”

The Kony 2012 craze has, like we all imagined it would, faded into the social media mist, being replaced by something more important, like spring break photos. I don’t want to hate on the “Stop Kony” trend that exploded your news feed for all of two days. I don’t want to talk about Jason Russell, the co-founder of Invisible Children, and his alleged public indecency charges and questions of the organization’s legitimacy. I want to talk about what we, hopefully, learned from the Kony 2012 video. The purpose of the video was to “make Joseph Kony famous” for his war crimes against children. And while sorority girls and virtually everyone on your timeline posted about the injustice happening in Africa, the apathy went viral just as quickly. What I hope we can come away with is not that this is an isolated incident in need of a quick fix. The harsh reality is that there are hundreds of Konys in Africa, and what should be even grosser and shocking than child warrior videos is that his government, and those like it, is receiving millions of dollars in aid. Billions flow into Africa every year from organizations like the International Monetary Fund and other charities. It only takes a few clicks of the mouse to find out the World Bank gives money in one way or another to the Ugandan government and to virtually all governments in the third world in the form of loans and grants. Most of the money ends up in the hands of governments that allow injustice and corruption to flourish. There are rumors that Kony fled Uganda, and maybe that’s true, but Kony isn’t the only problem that Africa has. The overwhelming issue is that a great number of African countries are dependent on foreign aid to stay afloat. It is safe to say that this money isn’t being put to good use and that we are enabling a problematic addiction, so to speak. If our current aid models were working as intended, Africa would be a fully-developed continent. Yet, as billions of dollars in aid and programs inundate African countries, the problems seem to be getting worse. HIV and AIDS are still widespread in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the region remains one of the poorest in the world. Author and economist Dambisa Moyo presents compelling evidence that aid is hurting, not helping, Africa in her book, “Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How there is a Better Way for Africa.” She presents a series of solutions to the basic economic issues in Africa and a renunciation of foreign aid. It is a must-read for anyone interested in further education on the state of the current humanitarian aid model. If we really want to help Africa, we need a different approach. Throwing money at the issues may make us feel better, but it is doing little to address the real problems Africa is facing. What the continent needs is a sustainable answer to establish self-sufficient economies, and encouraging a dependency on foreign aid is counterproductive. I can only hope that Kony’s 15 minutes of fame is not where caring about Africa stops. It doesn’t take an economist to realize that whatever we’re trying to do to help isn’t working. Let’s find ways to spend our money more effectively and help Africa out of the rut the West has created.

A month ago, the United States Supreme Court announced that it would hear a case regarding the use of affirmative action during the admissions process at the University of Texas, provoking a national debate involving several race-related issues that largely haven’t been considered since the Court handed down its Gruttner v. Bollinger decision in 2003. What that decision essentially said was universities’ “narrowly tailored use of race” in admissions decisions with the intent to increase diversity or attain a “critical mass” of minority students was, in fact, constitutional. The Court anticipated that in due time, race should cease to factor into admissions decisions as the educational gap between minorities and whites closed. They guessed that this would occur perhaps 25 years down the road. They guessed wrong. Just nine years later, the Court appears to be on the verge of reversing a significant amount of what was said in Gruttner v. Bollinger. You might think that the rationale for the quick turnaround is overwhelming statistical data demonstrating that the educational gap is indeed closing and closing much faster than anticipated. And, you would be wrong. No such data exists. In reality, the Court is revisiting the issue because it got it wrong the first time around. Affirmative action is patently and inherently racist, there’s no getting around that fact. By definition, affirmative action permits (and even requires) using racial discrimination

as a significant factor in determining goes wrong and becomes convoluted an outcome, whether that is a college when college administrators pinpoint admissions decision or a job opportu- the incorrect source of this divernity. This line of thinking tends to be sity. True diversity has nothing to do toward so-called “reverse discrimina- with the color of your skin or where tion,” but that is not the most serious your great-great-great-grandparents charge against it. were born. Rather, it is the product The real problem with the logic of of bringing together people with variaffirmative action is that it inevitably ous backgrounds and life experiences, leads to sweeping generalizations of which allows for a rich exchange of minorities in America, resulting in the perspectives and ideas on a college intensification of racial tensions and campus. Ultimately, diversity has a the heightening of racial awareness in much stronger correlation with sociothis country. For exameconomic background ple, advocates of affirthan racial identity. mative action fear that I can see how a readif the Supreme Court er could easily misconIn the case of afﬁrmative were to strike down the strue my position and action, however, the practices practice, the numbers of claim that taking socioin place are deceptive in that minorities enrolled in economic background colleges and universiinto account is de facto they appear to be instruties would dwindle. affirmative action. It is ments of racial harmony, but This seems like a gennot. in reality, they are innately uine concern, until we Th e d i st i n c t i o n racially divisive. look closer at what these between race and sociopeople really are saying: economic background They are suggesting is that race is an empty that minorities in generindication of an individal will not be statisticalual’s talents or potenly competitive with their white peers tial, whereas one’s upbringing and without the crutch of race-conscious perspective on life has tangible value admissions. In this light, affirmative and can add meaningful substance to action seems offensive, and it is. an application (while race alone canThe bottom line is that affirmative not). From my point of view, using action disguises itself with a cloak of socio-economic background as a facracial empathy and sincere altruism, tor when considering an application is but in fact it is diametrically opposed not discrimination at all — it is simply to the ideal of justice that our Supreme another way to gauge the merits of an Court professes to uphold. applicant (similar to consideration of Don’t get me wrong — intent to one’s GPA or SAT scores). increase diversity in places of higher What does this mean for the future education is not a bad thing. In fact, it of college admissions? Well, for starthas the potential to be a very benefi- ers, university administrators should cial thing. However, that intent often stop giving preferential treatment to

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certain students (at the disadvantage of other similarly qualified students) simply on the basis of race. Does a minority applicant from an affluent suburb offer more “diversity” than an inner city white student? Should white applicants be put at a disadvantage when applying to universities solely because of their ethnic background? People are generally quick to defend any practice that, on its face, seems to promote racial equality. In the case of affirmative action, however, the practices in place are deceptive in that they appear to be instruments of racial harmony, but in reality, they are innately racially divisive. What admissions committees should place more value on in future years are essay responses which reflect diversified life experiences and perspectives, rather than simply looking at whether the applicant checked the box with “caucasian” next to it or something else. I believe that we have finally come to the point where we can no longer accept misguided attempts at racial discrimination (like affirmative action) as significant factors in determining the most qualified applicant. After all, this nation has prospered and attained greatness largely because it proudly maintains that it is a meritocracy. We generally believe that a person’s race, gender or religion should never outweigh their intellect, work ethic or creativity. We usually value an individual’s merits over their genetics — except when we don’t. Henry Downes is a sophomore majoring in economics.

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SPJ hosts First Amendment Free Food Festival By April Ivey Contributing Writer The Society of Professional Journalists, together with the Student Government Association, the Academic Honor Council and the Corolla, is sponsoring a First Amendment Free Food Festival Wednesday on the Quad directly across from Reese Phifer Hall, beginning at 11:30 a.m. The first 500 students to enter the “Glorious Kingdom of Roll Tidelberg” will receive a lunch of barbecue sandwiches, chips and a drink. The only requirement is that

the students sign away all of their First Amendment rights to freedom of religion, press, assembly, speech and petition. “First Amendment rights are so crucial and important to journalists,” said Amanda Sams, vice president of the Society of Professional Journalists. “We wanted to demonstrate how important people’s First Amendment rights are.” Sams thought the best way to do so would be to show people what their lives would be like without these basic rights, rather than just telling them how crucial they are.

“Instead of just having another lecture or speech, we thought a demonstration would be much more powerful,” she said. Talking will be prohibited inside the kingdom. Students will not be allowed to pray, read religious texts or wear religious jewelry or clothing. They will not be permitted to assemble with their friends or read free press publications, such as The Crimson White or The Tuscaloosa News. They will not be allowed to air their grievances to the government. SGA officials will take turns acting as dictator of the kingdom and either

a goon squad comprised of fraternity members wielding fake swords or members of the medieval society will enforce the rules: throwing students out or putting them in jail. The First Amendment Free Food Festival is a nationwide event that has been held on more than 20 campuses, but this is the first time it has been held at the University. SGA President Stephen Swinson also feels the event is important for showing students how critical the rights offered by the First Amendment are. “The SGA is proud to sup-

port this event,” he said. “Our it will make other students freedom of speech is one of more aware of how they are our most important rights; important.” without it, democracy would not exist. It is important to take some time out of our day every now and then to think about just how lucky we are • What: SPJ First as Americans to live in a Amendment Free Food country founded on principles Festival like freedom of speech.” Sams hopes that students • Where: On the Quad will come out and take not across from Reese Phifer only the free food, but also the Hall free lesson. “It made me realize what • When: Wednesday, I had taken for granted and beginning at 11:30 a.m. how much I use my First Amendment rights every day,” she said. “I hope that

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Forensic Council Showcase prepares team for nationals By Kyle Kozak Contributing Writer Seldom are the orators of the Alabama Forensic Council silent. But, leading up to its national championship tournament, the team has to be tightlipped to prevent word about its speeches from reaching the ears of its competition. So, when the team gives a sneakpeak of some of its material, it’s something to hear. The nationally-renowned forensics team will host a performance showcase in the Ferguson Center Ballroom

tomorrow at 7 p.m. The exhibition will feature performances of both original speeches and dramatic interpretations of literature. “[Attendees] can expect to learn a lot about not only performance, but also about issues and topics that are rarely discussed,” said junior Kelsey Balzli, who will be performing a persuasive-style speech in the showcase. “All of these events, in a certain way, are enlightening or moving.” Balzli, who would only describe the topic of her speech as being “more politically ori-

“There is something in this showcase for everyone,” Balzli said. “Some topics covered may be political or socially relevant, • What: Alabama’s Fobut a lot of the speeches are rensic Council Showcase meant to entertain, as well.” Along with offering the UA • Where: Ferguson community a glimpse of what Center Ballroom the Alabama Forensic Council does, the showcase provides • When: Wednesday, a way for team members to March 27 at 7 p.m. practice events in front of the types of audiences they see at national tournaments. “The showcase allows us ented,” said the showcase features a mix of events that can to get a feeling of how events be serious, humorous or infor- will pan out when presented in front of big groups,” Balzli mative.

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said. “Also, these showcases ensure that we have the support from our school and its students, which instills a sense of pride in us when we are competing.” The forensics team earned a national championship earlier this season when it won the Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha National Tournament in Clemson, S.C. That victory was the forensic program’s 19th national championship. “This team has won all but two of the tournaments it has attended this school year,” said Bobby Imbody, Alabama’s

director of forensics. “We have already won one national championship, and we have our eyes set on one more as the season winds to a close in April.” The team is looking to improve on its eighth-place finish in last year’s American Forensic Association’s National Individual Events Tournament, the largest individual-events tournament in the nation. Close to 90 schools will compete at the tournament, which will take place April 7 through 9 at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.

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Month of March designated for obesity, nutrition awareness By Tricia Vaughan “When it comes to eating, what’s more simple than a plate?” asked Michelle Obama. The first lady, who has launched several initiatives to endorse healthy lifestyle habits, has a point: When it comes to evaluating how well you’re eating, the best place to start is by looking down at what you’re eating off of. Obesity in the United States has become such a problem that the month of March is designated National Nutrition Month to promote healthy eating and

encourage the incorporation of physical activity into every day life. With the obesity rate doubling in the past 15 years, the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation list the state of Alabama as the No. 2 state with the most obese population in the nation. The South’s reputation for a fond appreciation of all things deepfried and battered precedes itself. Mississippi took first place in the ranking, Virginia came in fourth and Kentucky tied with Louisiana for fifth

seems people eat more with their eyes than with their stomach. To nix the bad habit, eat off College students are among of a nine-inch plate as opposed the most prevalent for high to the usual 12-inch plate most body mass indexes... Nearly tend to opt for when dining. Also, fill half the plate with a third of all college students fruits and veggies; a quarter of have BMIs of greater than or the plate with a protein such as equal to 25. grilled chicken or beans; and the remaining quarter with a starch or grain like brown rice. most obese state. College students are also A 2006 study at Cornell Food and Brand Lab suggested that among the most prevalent for people eat more food off larger high body mass indexes, the plates than they do on smaller tool used to measure weight plates, yet feel just as full — and height in relation to body fat. Nearly a third of all college

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students have BMIs of greater than or equal to 25, equivalent to being overweight for adults. To help counteract students’ misconceptions on eating, the University of Alabama’s Health Promotion and Wellness Department is dedicating this week to educating students on nutrition and physical fitness. To broaden their outreach, they have created a Twitter account, called “OneADay4UA,” that will address cooking, making wise decisions at the vending machine, how to best order at a restaurant, breakfast, physical activity and beverage selection.

Dance production blends Chopin, Radiohead By Alex Cohen Senior Staff Reporter cohen.alex.c@gmail.com

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THURSDAY • ADRT: Morgan Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. • Bye, Bye Birdie by Tuscaloosa County High: The Bama Theatre, 7 p.m.

Maybe it’s difficult for most college students to wrap their minds around repertorial dance. After all, “ballotte,” “arabesque” and “pirouette” are not often at the tips of their tongues. Luckily, the University Department of Theatre and Dance wants to make things easier. Tonight at 7:30 p.m., the department will present Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre, a faculty-choreographed and student-danced production, in Morgan Auditorium. The culmination of almost 30 dancers’ spring practice, this semester’s ARDT is wrought with great expectations. “That’s why this company was born,” Corenlius Carter, artistic director of ARDT and director of the University’s dance program, said, “To push students to do difficult work requiring technical ability, physically and intellectually.” Featuring traditional ballet, modern and ballroom dancing, this semester’s production offers an eclectic mix of styles with each segment choreographed by different faculty members. From curtains’ drawn

to close, the pieces tour the art of dance from its historical roots to its modern and commercial forms. Qianping Guo, assistant professor of dance, staged the first piece — Les Sylphides, originally choreographed by Michel Fokine in 1909. He contends that the ballet demands practice and technical discipline. “Classical ballet is an extremely serious art,” Qianping said. “Even as a teacher, I must be hardworking and passionate in order to push my students.” The second act will diverge from Chopin, calling on the music of Radiohead to guide the dancers through a modern piece choreographed by Carter and Sarah M. Barry, assistant professor of dance. Interacting with a set designed by UA sculptor Craig Wederspoon, the dancers will have the opportunity to explore new dimensions in space. “We’re playing with an idea of transforming and opening up the whole space,” Barry said. “The set and the music, they’re ambient. You can imagine you’re in a different place and time.” The choreographers believe that Radiohead also helps the audience, using familiar tunes to deliver unfamiliar

movements. Carter and Barry both think the piece also highlights the athleticism of the male dancers in the program. The production will culminate with a ballroom dance scene, inspired by the Cuban clubs of Miami. Rita Synder, associate professor of dance and choreographer of the the piece is happy to give her students the opportunity to learn the art of social dance. She is forgoing her own opportunity to compete in a national competition this weekend with her husband and philosophy professor, Dr. Richard Richards, but believes it’s all about the students. “Learning these kinds of forms will help [dancers] with auditions,” Synder said. “‘So You Think You Can Dance’ and other commercial dance programs are using these forms more and more.” Students feel the anticipation, as well. Ashley Volner, a junior majoring in dance and president of Dance Alabama, believes this

The Alabama Dancers run through their preformance for their dress rehearsal on March 26.

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particular performance offers something new. “It involves things we’ve never done before,” Volner said. • What: ARDT “It’s changed our movements and even our ways of thinking.” • Where: Morgan Even if the audience memAuditorium bers can’t utter the ballet terms, Carter thinks finding pleasure • When: Today in the performance will be a Saturday cakewalk. “We’ve built a following on • Cost: $18 for adults, campus that expects enjoy$15 for faculty/staff/sement,” Carter said. “They’re niors, $12 for students. going to get it.” Tickets can be purchased at the box office or online at theOther shows will be 7:30 p.m. atre.ua.edu and will cost $18 for on Wednesday and Thursday, adults, $15 for faculty, staff and 5:30p.m. on Friday and 2:00 p.m. seniors and $12 for students. on Saturday, March 31.

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Finebaum: No amount â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;that justiďŹ es his impactâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at UA SABAN FROM PAGE 1 Since arriving at the University, Saban has rebuilt the program and turned it into a consistent national championship contender. During his five-year stint, Saban has delivered two national championships, the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Heisman trophy and a Southeastern Conference championship. Before his new contract, Saban received a $400,000 bonus for winning the championship game against LSU in January. Radio host Paul Finebaum said despite the near $6 million salary, Saban is still underpaid. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frankly, I think Alabama should give Nick Saban a lifetime contract and fill in the blank,â&#x20AC;? Finebaum said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is simply not enough money, and you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come up with a number that justifies his impact.â&#x20AC;?

Saban was not the only coach who benefited with an extension. Defensive coordinator Kirby Smartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contract was extended three years, with his salary rising from $850,000 to $950,000. New offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier received a threeyear deal worth $590,000 per year. Every field assistant except for Jeff Stoutland received some sort of raise. Stoutland was the offensive line coach at the University of Miami from 2007 to 2010 and is linked to recent scandal regarding recruiting violations at the school. However, when asked whether the incident had anything to do with him not receiving a raise, Saban indicated that it did. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a university, we make decisions to do things because it is the right thing to do,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the future, I think Jeff Stoutland deserves to get a raise based on the merit of the work heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done here. I also donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it would be smart on our part to ignore things that have happened in the past, so it is what it is.â&#x20AC;?

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Governor spoke on importance of belief BENTLEY FROM PAGE 1 because people would not give him money for his campaign. â&#x20AC;&#x153;God put us in the position that we are in,â&#x20AC;? Bentley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I truly believe that I have been put here as governor of the state of Alabama at this time.â&#x20AC;? Bentley won the gubernatorial election with about 60 percent of the state votes. Bentley said he has three steps that he uses to approach situations everyday. First, always be in control of yourself. Second, make concise decisions, something he prays

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tive disorders, said less people â&#x20AC;&#x153;The actors they chose dressed up for the event com- for certain parts could be pared to the Harry Potter pre- improved,â&#x20AC;? Swift said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mieres she had attended. like the camera angles, they â&#x20AC;&#x153;I only saw two people were often too close up.â&#x20AC;? dressed up, and they were both Jacob Morrison, a freshman Effie Trinket,â&#x20AC;? Hester said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It majoring in physics said he was definitely a more difficult thought the movie portrayed movie to dress up for. The the Capitol people well, but excitement level wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really the main characters looked comparable to Harry Potter older than he had pictured. premieres, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;They did Harry Potter a good job folwill always lowing the plotwin.â&#x20AC;? line similar to As a movie representation, The Lionsgate the book, but it met my expectations, but film earned there is defistill left me disappointed $19.7 million in nitely room for with some parts ticket sales on i mp r ove m e n t opening night, in the followâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Ann Marie Cooley making it the ing movies,â&#x20AC;? highest grossMorrison said. ing non-sequel â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as film opening in history. intense as the trailers and However, the movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $80 commercials made it appear, million budget still left some they only showed the intense students unsatisfied with it in scenes.â&#x20AC;? comparison to the book series. For those who have yet to â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a movie representation, read the series, the movie still it met my expectations, but offers an appealing option for still left me disappointed with a Friday night outing. some parts,â&#x20AC;? said Ann Marie Hannah Holt, a sophomore Cooley, a freshman major- majoring in business, said she ing in social work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They did and her boyfriend enjoyed the do a good job at representing movie though neither of them District 12.â&#x20AC;? had read the series. Billy Swift, a sophomore â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t read any of the majoring in computer science, books, but I definitely plan said he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the choice to now,â&#x20AC;? Holt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve actuof actors and the cinematogra- ally got the first one as of last phy. night, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m ready to start

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USA opening series. Alabama comes into this game after dropping its second straight Southeastern Conference, most recently losing two games to one at home against No. 17 Ole Miss. Alabama comes into the game with the Blazers at an advantage in strength of schedule. Alabama has played seven games against teams ranked in the top 25, compiling a record of 2-5 in those games. UAB is 1-2 in its three games against top 25 teams. The edge that Alabama has in strength of schedule is given up in extra-innings experience. UAB is 2-0 in games that have given the fans extra baseball,

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a 12-inning 1-0 win versus Ball State on Feb. 25 and a 2-1 win against Utah on March 3 that saw 11 innings. Alabama has seen one extrainning affair this season, a 12-inning 4-3 loss on the road to No. 4 Arkansas in the SECopener. The Tide will hope to ride the momentum of left-handed starting pitcher Justin Kamplain, who was recently named the SEC Freshman of the Week. Kamplain earned the honor after pitching seven innings in a 3-2 win over Ole Miss. In Kamplain’s time on the mound, he surrendered two runs and three hits while striking out six batters. Kamplain

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had a no-hitter through six innings. Kamplain has been a rock for the starting pitching staff, leading the team in strikeouts with

26, ERA with 2.54 and in opponent’s batting average with a .186. Kamplain, having pitched on Saturday, is unlikely to start

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his players. “I told the players after practice I’ll call Michigan and ask if they’re going to take days off when they get tired,” Saban While real depth-chart deci- said. sions will not be made until the season-opener against Running the routes Michigan, there is certainly Alabama’s wealth of young some battling going on with the goal in mind of having an talent at the wide receiver posiupper hand heading into the tion is a good problem to have but does force the coaching fall. The players are jockeying staff to make tough decisions for positions, but did not do in the future. Alabama has so to the satisfaction of head Kenny Bell, Kevin Norwood coach Nick Saban in Monday’s and DeAndrew White returning from last season to go practice. “We’ve made progress as a along with the addition of team, we’re getting a lot of reps highly-touted recruits Chris out there,” Saban said. “But, I Black and Amari Cooper, who didn’t feel like today was one enrolled early to participate in of our better days in terms of spring practice. The absence of White due to the number of guys that had the mental energy, intensity, a hamstring injury has made sense of urgency. You get that the competition more heated, sometimes in the spring. It’s with several players being something that good teams given opportunities to separate themselves from the pack. have to persevere through.” “Kenny Bell is having a Saban used the lackluster practice to send a message to really good spring, making

a lot of plays,” Saban said. “Kevin Norwood has done a pretty good job and DeAndrew White was doing a good job until he hurt his hamstring. I think [Cooper] and Chris Black have both shown good ability. Anytime you have freshmen, it’s a matter of if those guys are going to be able to play with consistency.” The players agree with Saban. “Everybody is competing to get their spot,” Bell said. “Everyone is going out there and working hard and pushing each other.”

Defending the routerunners The cornerback position will present a challenge for the Crimson Tide in the 2012 season, just like the last time Alabama had to defend a national championship in the 2010 season. Alabama lost Dre Kirkpatrick and DeQuan Menzie, the two prominent

corners on the 2011 national championship team. “There’s a lot of competition at the position,” Saban said. “Deion Belue is a good cover guy and has done a really good job. Bradley Sylve is a young guy that looks like he’s got some potential.” The Tide now has to turn to Dee Milliner to be the anchor of a young cornerback corps. “Now, I’m taking more of a leadership role, telling everybody what to do,” Milliner said. “Just help the young guys since I’ve been there and done it.” Milliner knows the young corners, who will likely see significant playing time in both A-Day and the fall season, have a tough task ahead of them. “[It’s hard to] just learn the plays and learn what you’re doing,” Milliner said. “You don’t want to be out there lost. You just come in, compete and learn what you’re supposed to do, and you’ll be ok.”

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this weekend TUESDAY • Softball at Auburn: 4 p.m. •Baseball vs UAB: Hoover, Ala., 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY • Women’s Tennis vs South Carolina: 3 p.m. •Men’s Tennis at South Carolina: 4 p.m. •Baseball at Tennessee: 5 p.m.

If the first-round (technically second-round) loss to Creighton in the NCAA tournament did not alert you anyway, I’ll reiterate it: Alabama can’t win a national championship in every sport. Blasphemous, I know. I can see the pitchforks and torches from here. Anyway, pick up the pieces of your former, now shattered reality and look forward a little bit. There’s still hope for another national title, right? There’s no surprise that the softball team is embarrassing opponents left and right, and (shocker alert coming up) the gymnastics team is poised for another shot at winning it all. What about some of the other sports? Some teams on campus are dealing with high expectations but still have some work to do. Should you fret about it, or be patient? Give up on the team, or talk it up to everyone and look like a genius when they come through in the clutch? I’ll let you know where you should be residing in The Crimson White Panic Meter. On a scale from zero to 10, a zero means you’re crazy for worrying about that team; a five means the panic is there, but not overwhelming; and a 10 means you need to jump ship like this team’s bandwagon is the Titanic. Baseball, with relation to making a regional championship game: 6.5 Mitch Gaspard’s squad (9-15, 1-5 Southeastern Conference) has been plagued by inexperience this season. Alabama has turned to pitchers Taylor Gilbeau, Justin Kamplain, Jon Keller and Spencer Turnbull, all freshmen, for 15 starts in 24 games this season. Not to mention starting a freshman at catcher, third base, second base, right field and designated hitter. I can’t make myself rule this team out of a regional

championship game completely, because just last season Alabama reached that point after experiencing a five-game losing streak in the middle of SEC play, a slide not far away from the one the Tide is experiencing now. But, the deciding factor for me is the youth. In the 2011 campaign, Alabama could always turn to senior pitcher Nathan Kilcrease for a solid outing. There was also Adam Morgan on the mound and Brock Bennett at the plate, who could carry the Tide if necessary. The Tide doesn’t have that luxury anymore. I’m not ready to tuck-andrun from this team because the freshmen pitchers, especially Gilbeau, have shown promise at times. If one of them has command of their stuff at the right time, a well-placed upset could happen. More on that story as it develops. Men’s basketball recruiting: 3 You’re probably thinking, “Recruiting? What? The team is so young that head coach Anthony Grant doesn’t need to bring anyone else in!” I see your point. A good one, I’ll admit, and raise you JaMychal Green. He needs to be replaced, right? Plus, now with his departure, Alabama does not have a big man that can play on an AllSEC level on both ends of the floor. But hey, the good thing is, Grant is bringing in … oh … wait … no one as of right now. Not only does Alabama not have a single name on board for the 2012 class, but the Tide recently lost a point guard commitment from the 2013 class. The one commitment Alabama does have is a three-star power forward for 2013, one year too late. Now, let’s not fret yet, Alabama faithful. It’s only March 27. Grant pulled the steal of the class on May 18, bringing in Trevor Lacey over programs like Kansas and Kentucky. Grant’s always been known as a recruiter. But, if May comes and goes, you’ll see this Panic number get higher.

By Morgan Upton Sports Reporter smupton@crimson.ua.edu The No. 1 Alabama softball team continues Southeastern Conference play today as it looks to win its 16th and 17th-straight games against Auburn today. Alabama leads the series 38-13, with a 14-7 record at Auburn. The Tigers just completed a series with Kentucky, avoiding the sweep with a 2-1 win Sunday. Auburn now has a 24-9 overall record and a 3-5 record in the SEC. This will be the second year Alabama has had back-to-back, midweek SEC doubleheaders, something head coach Patrick Murphy said he had planned on happening again. In the last 17 days, Alabama has put together a 13-1 record, a streak Murphy hopes to continue despite a lack of rest. “Spring break week was rough travel wise,” Murphy said. “I think everybody’s still shaking off the jetlag from Portland, [Ore.], including me. So, it’s a grind for sure. Hopefully, they’ll come through like they did in Oregon.” The Crimson Tide got its first look at the Tigers when it traveled to Auburn and competed in the SEC/ACC/Big XII Challenge. Murphy said this year’s Auburn team could be the most difficult of any Auburn team he has faced. “When we saw them earlier, I thought this was [Auburn head coach Tina Deese’s] best team,” Murphy said. “She’s got three senior

pitchers. They’re very good. They’re very different, two lefties and a righty. Their offense was hitting bombs. They’ve got a lot of pop this year. We’re going to have her best team. I know we’ll have to play like heck.” Auburn’s bullpen is also a threat to quiet the Tide’s bats. The Tigers’ pitchers are averaging a 1.39 ERA and have given up 63 home runs, while the Tide’s have an ERA of 1.85 and have given up 71 home runs. Still, Murphy said he was confident in Alabama’s pitching staff. Amanda Locke and Leslie Jury both pitched in Sunday’s game against Longwood. Murphy said their performance in the game helped the Tide, which was having trouble getting an offensive spark. He also expects to see both of them pitch Tuesday, saying the combination of the two has benefited the Tide in other games this season. “I think they’re a little bit different speed wise, but I think it’s a good combination,” Murphy said. “They’re both going to have to pitch and keep us in games.” Senior Jennifer Fenton said the team understood this matchup was special, but said it would not change its game plan for the in-state rival. “Everyone knows Alabama-Auburn is a big rivalry,” Fenton said. “We’re just going to go in there and play at our level, play our game and we’re going to take it to them. We’re going to do what we do. It doesn’t matter who we play, we’re going to play Alabama softball.”

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