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Summit grants students forum for change

By Katherine Martin Contributing Writer The University of Alabama held its 11th annual Alabama Youth Summit July 30 through 31, Miriam Fry, a senior majoring in political science and the program’s director, said.

The Alabama Youth Summit provides a forum for Alabama’s outstanding high school leaders to

discuss, debate and develop ideas that will positively change the state of Alabama and give them a voice in state issues and pubic policy, according to sga.ua.edu.

Fifty high school students attended the program and all of the students had previously participated in Alabama Girls State, Alabama Boys State or YMCA Youth in Legislature, Fry said.

Dorothy Griffith, a leader of the program along with David Wilson, Michael Niezgoda and Austin Greene, said she began working with Alabama Youth Summit last year as a member of Freshman Forum.

“Alabama Youth Summit is an incredible way for students to be able to actively participate in the legislative process,” Griffith said.

“They come to the Summit from all

different backgrounds and work together to pass legislation that will affect, change and positively impact themselves, their peers, their community and the state as a whole.”

Griffith said the program also allows participants to experience life on a college campus for a weekend and be introduced to school officials and campus leaders.

Fry said after attending the

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UA Athletics donates to Afghan project

Moore battles UA over Tide colors, logo

By Jaley Cranford Contributing Writer

By Ethan Summers Contributing Writer

The UA athletic department gave soccer and basketball shirts to local Afghan workers who were building a soccer field in Afghanistan, Major Kendrick Traylor, an Army ROTC instructor at the University said.

According to Traylor the donation was made in an effort to help the personnel create a recreational soccer field for Afghan students.

“Education is the common denominator for all individuals to create better opportunities for themselves, and is especially important here in Afghanistan,” Traylor said.

He also said the use of athletics and education allows students and military personnel to create a healthy learning environment. The Afghan workers had just completed the soccer field and a playground for local children.

Traylor said he sent an email to athletic marketing assistant Kimberlee Johnson presenting his idea.

“Major Kendrick sent me an email saying he had many Alabama fans in his guard unit and wondered if we had any extra items,” Johnson said.

The athletic department began looking for ways to support Traylor’s unit and decided to donate clothing to the effort, Johnson said. She said the items given were shirts from the student basketball group Crimson Chaos and the UA soccer program.

“Major Kendrick told us about the Alabama fans in his guard unit. We were excited to send them Alabama paraphernalia to show our support, share

Two professional media organizations have come to the aid of artist Daniel Moore in his legal battle with the University of Alabama regarding his paintings of iconic moments in Crimson Tide football history.

The American Society of Media Photographers and the Alabama Press Association filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court” in Latin) brief Aug. 2 following a joint amicus brief filed by 27 universities that recently sided with the University of Alabama in its formal appeal.

Amicus curiae is a legal concept in which an interested, unsolicited outside party may submit additional information for the sake of clarity in a case, said Elijah Beaver, an attorney who practices in Opelika. Beaver is a 2008 graduate of the University’s School of Law. “A trial court’s decision is usually only binding on the parties to the case,” Beaver said. “An appellate decision carries more precedential weight and may become binding on all future litigants or potential litigants.”

The universities became interested in the case after a 2009 ruling made by Federal District Judge Robert Propst. The ruling said school colors do not qualify as trademarks or as definitive attributes of the university in question, according to a news release that ran on Monday provided by Moore’s Company, New Life Art, Inc. Propst’s decision ended the trial level of the legal struggle.

The University brought the initial infringement lawsuit against Moore in 2005 for his painting and selling of Reprint courtesy of Daniel Moore “Maximum Block” depicts Terrence Cody’s game-winning field goal block in 2009.

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Alabama Youth Summit in 2006, she knew she wanted to help with the program in the future.

“It literally persuaded me to come to school here,” Fry said. “I never went on an official campus tour. Alabama Youth Summit sold me and that’s all I needed,” Fry said.

She said it is important for

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UA, AU students team up to study Earth’s interior

By Ashley D. McDaniel Contributing Writer

according to a UA news release.

“Aptly termed USArray, the seismographs will help geoscientists to study the characterA UA graduate student and istics of the deep earth, much an Auburn University senior like a doctor can study the are among the participants in a body’s interior through mediproject that aims to use earth- cal imaging,” the release states. quake signals to essentially “Since 2003, 400 USArray seismake a 3-D model of the Earth’s mic stations have been slowly surface. The Earthscope marching toward Alabama Project uses a collection of seis- from their starting point on the mographs that help geoscien- west coast.”

Stanton Ingram of the tists study the Earth globally,

University of Alabama and James Taylor of Auburn University, both majoring in geosciences, joined 10 students in finding locations for seismic stations in Alabama and in the Midwest. Stanton and Ingram chose 23 locations that would house seismometers for two years and traveled to talk to nearby landowners. “[Earthscope] involves a grid

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UA News Stanton Ingram of the University of Alabama and James Taylor (kneeling) of Auburn scout a site for a prospective seismic station.

Artrageous Art Tour provides Tuscaloosa monthly dose of culture

By Stephen Smith Contributing Writer A collection of Tuscaloosa art galleries will open their doors Thursday to introduce their August exhibits.

The Artrageous Art Tour will take place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and include the Renaissance Gallery, the Kentuck Art Gallery, the Riverport Gallery and the Harrison Galleries in Northport. The tour is a monthly event that allows the community to experience many varieties of art. le this

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uniqueness of the museum. To go along with the exhibit, the Kentuck shop will sell locally made jewelry for up to 60 percent off. Ham Bagby will be playing on Art Night to accompany the exhibits.

Program director Valerie Piette takes pride in the Kentuck Art Center and its effect on the community.

“What I like the most about Kentuck is everything in the shop and in the exhibits is handmade by local artists, using local materials,” she said.

Most of the galleries have a

professional focus and exhibit experienced artists, but the Riverport Gallery is more unique. Jean Ignat has been teaching painting and sculpting classes in Northport for 10 years, and she takes pride in building artists.

“Most of my students are homeschooled, and [the Artrageous Tour] gives these young men and women a chance to be a part of the art culture here in Tuscaloosa,” Ignat said.

“The galleries have been doing this for years, and I love sharing an evening with the public.”

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and provides a regular cultural event to look forward to,” he said. “The idea was to include both sides of the river and attract more of the community.”

When talking about art night, the story begins with the Kentuck Art Center. This Thursday marks the opening of a new exhibit which highlights Inspiration/Transformation: 14 Photographers Respond to Ma’Cille’s Museum of Miscellanea.

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The tour will start at the Harrison Galleries on University Boulevard, passing the Tuscaloosa Art Council on Greensboro, and will settle with a handful of galleries in historic downtown Northport.

Jim Harrison is the owner of the Harrison Galleries. His galleries feature paintings and photography from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries and host numerous events each year, but Jim especially appreciates the monthly tour.

“The Artrageous Riverfront Art Tour started with Kentuck

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Ignat takes kids as young as nine, and they practice their passion together.

Kevin Ledgewood, the public relations director for the Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa County, is very familiar with the tour.

“I like that idea of such a variety of art displayed in one place for the public because local art appeals to college students, not just working class adults,” Ledgewood said. “The tour gives off a ‘community’ feel and brings together people who love art.”

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Real estate professionals in Alabama are a bit more favorable about their statewide market conditions when asked to compare it to its national counterpart but still show a continued state of caution from the previous quarter, according to the Alabama Real Estate Center at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.

SUPe Storeʼs textbook rental program expands After piloting a textbook rental program last year, The University of Alabama’s University Supply Store plans to expand it for the upcoming academic year. The pilot program was funded in part by a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, from the U.S. Department of Education.

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Military nurse earns UA Doctorate via Afghanistan Dara Warren is cautious and thoughtful when reflecting upon the circumstances under which she earned her master’s and doctoral degrees from The University of Alabama. When the twice-deployed Air Force captain walks across the stage at UA’s commencement Aug. 7, she will have completed an almost seven-year personal mission that took her to Iraq, Afghanistan, Japan and Germany and back home.

UAʼs Schlesinger receives honorary Doctorate from German University

What: The student-led organization Homegrown Alabama will host its weekly farmer’s market.

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the Crimson Tide spirit and boost the morale of the loyal University of Alabama fans deployed,” Johnson said.

She said the donation was sent on May 20 and has been received in Afghanistan and given

to the workers who were building the field.

Andrew Merchant, a junior majoring in history and a member of Army ROTC, said this donation shows the University’s support for military personnel serving in Afghanistan.

“The athletic department taking part in this

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of seismometers being installed across the United States over [the course of about] a 15 year period,” Ingram said. “This grid of seismometers will allow scientists to begin to construct an ‘image’ of the Earth’s interior.”

Andrew Goodliffe, associate professor and graduate program director of the University’s department of geological sciences, also took part in the study.

“We looked for the students who were best prepared to work in the field,” he said. “We also choose students based on good interpersonal skills.

Finding locations for our seismic stations involved a lot of knocking on doors and talking to people and explaining what the project was about.”

Ingram said being involved with Earthscope was a valuable experience, and Goodliffe said the project might also serve to educate people about earthquakes.

“In addition to learning about the Earth’s structure, this project will hopefully enable the general public to become much better informed about earthquakes in general: what causes them (and) what we can do to prevent damage,” Goodliffe said.

“I would also hope that some of the misconceptions may be taken away,” he said. “For example, many people believe that we may soon be able to accurately predict when a large earthquake may occur. This is extremely unlikely.”

whole donation shows that the University is an organization looking to help others,” Merchant said. “By listening to Major Traylor’s request for assistance and giving items to soldiers in Afghanistan, UA is helping others in their efforts to help local Afghan children in their quest

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young people to remember that all Alabama citizens have a voice and influence the future of our state no matter what age they are.

“I believe that legislators and politicians in the state of Alabama are more receptive to high school and college students than other age brackets,” Fry said, “because, typically, this age group is the least engaged.

It’s inspiring for legislators to hear from young people.”

The participants were divided into four committees: taxation and revenue policies/education, environmental concerns, health care and constitutional/ judicial reform, Griffith said.

Each committee met and heard an expert on their topic in their opening sessions, Griffith said.

“The participants enjoyed listening and learning from Dr. John Wheat, Dr. Sam Addy and Dr. Bill Stewart as they shared their expertise on these subjects, and the committees were greatly enriched by having them there,” Griffith said.

Fry said constitutional reform was a topic the students seemed particularly passionate about.

“The YMCA Youth G ov e r n o r, Brennan McMahon, authored a resolution asking the Governor of Alabama to convene a special session to rewrite

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for education.”

Merchant said programs like the one being offered to Afghan children are what bring together the local population and military personnel overseas.

Sam Heflin, a sophomore majoring in secondary education and English and a member of the Air

Force ROTC, said this donation means a lot to the people who are receiving it, but it also means a lot to those who are serving as military personnel.

“The donation is a reminder that people care for them,” Heflin said.

“Though shirts may not seem like a huge deal, to someone who has not

been home for months, it is a small reminder of the things that they are sacrificing for.”

Heflin said this event shows that the gifts can unite two cultures.

Athletics are something that everyone, from any walk of life and background can participate in, Heflin said.

the Alabama constitution, and it passed unanimously,” Fry said.

Fry said this being an election year had an influence on the Alabama Youth Summit.

“The hot-button issues like constitutional reform and teacher tenure definitely have a play in the Governor’s race in November, and these issues were on the students’ minds when they arrived,” Fry said.

Griffith said she hoped participants would leave Alabama Youth Summit with a greater appreciation for the legislative process.

“I hope that they are inspired to go out into their communities and not only share what they have learned, but also take action to see their thoughts and ideas are heard and implemented,” Griffith said.

To conclude the program, Alabama State Treasurer Kay Ivey spoke to the group of high school students.

“Kay Ivey has consistently supported the Alabama Girls State, Alabama Boys State and Youth in Government programs,” Griffith said. “She is an engaging speaker and continues to inspire students CW | Katherine Martin across the state.”

State Treasurer Kay Ivey speaks at the Alabama Youth Summit.

Ivey addressed the young men and women as leaders who have been deemed full said. “You must listen, learn, Ivey said.

Ellie Cowles, a participant lead and help.” of potential. from Tuscaloosa, attended Ivey also presented the stu“A leader is someone who can see a need,” Ivey dents with four questions to Alabama Girl’s State and ask before prosing new ideas. knew she wanted to partici“You must first ask is it the pate in the program.

“I met new friends and have truth, is it fair, will it build good will and strengthen a new outlook on the legislafriendships and will it be tive process,” Cowles said. beneficial to all it concerns,”

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Reprint courtesy of Daniel Moore “This ...work depicts Greg McElroyʼs ... hop down the sideline in the first half of the SEC Championship Game,” Moore said.

Reprint courtesy of Daniel Moore “This painting documents the first time in history (and still the only time) that Alabama has beaten the Irish,” Moore said.

well-known scenes from Alabama football games, such as Tyrone Prothro’s behindthe-head catch made in the 2005 game against the University of Southern Mississippi.

Propst ruled that Moore was not violating copyright law by reproducing images as art from football games and selling them, but that Moore was infringing on the University’s copyrights by using his images on coffee mugs, shirts and other memorabilia. The University is appealing the former part of Propst’s decision, while Moore is appealing the latter.

The 27 universities siding with the University include every SEC school except Missississppi State and athletic powerhouses such as Duke, Kansas and Florida State. Moore said the schools that joined the University in its appeal have little impact on the case overall.

“The only [reason] that the 27 universities wanted to enter into [the legal battle] with Alabama was they said they think the lower court was wrong about the colors being weak indicators as trademarks,” Moore said. “The school colors are not trademarks, like the script ‘A,’ ‘UA’ and ‘Bama.’”

The root of the legal struggle, Moore said, is First Amendment rights and the Collegiate Licensing Company, which licenses the University, along with each of the 27 universities that filed the brief.

“The Collegiate Licensing Company is the one that stands to gain the most from a victory for Alabama,” Moore said.

“They’re helping to find [other supporting schools] and back the lawsuit because they have a lot to gain; they represent another 160 schools.

“There’s not a First Amendment for artists and there’s not a First Amendment for publishers of books, newspapers or magazines,” he said.

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power, affects all.”

To the University, however, the lawsuit is not a matter of First Amendment rights.

Instead, it’s a matter of protecting itself and its image.

“The University of Alabama believes the court ruled correctly when it found that Daniel Moore and his company have engaged in activities that infringe on the University’s trademarks,” said Deborah Lane, assistant vice president for university relations.

“While we regret the necessity of having to involve the courts in this matter, the lawsuit was necessary since UA must protect the value of our trademarks, name, colors, indicia and logos by defining who uses them, as well as when and how they are used,” she said.

Lane disagreed with Moore’s belief that the Collegiate Licensing Company is at the root of the lawsuit.

“The Collegiate Licensing Company is not a party to the lawsuit or the appeal,” Lane said. “UA is pleased that 27 highly-regarded and nationally-known institutions have joined to support UA in this matter.”

Ward Bedsole, a senior majoring in English, is a selfprofessed “superfan” and uses the alias “Cap’ Stone” on Game Days while dressed as a UA superhero. Bedsole said he felt the University should leave well enough alone.

“It’s too hard to get endorsement of the University,” Bedsole said. “With Alabama’s fan base and merchandise empire, they can afford to let their loyals capitalize on their love for the Tide.”

The University has worked with other artists in the past using UA trademarks, including Moore, and will continue to do so, Lane said.

For Moore, however, that is not enough.

“If I were to say OK, I’ll license everything, I’ll abrogate my First Amendment rights and do it your way, I wouldn’t be able to do a painting of [Mark] Ingram until after he graduated,” Moore said.

“I would have had to find another job,” he said. “[This is] something that I’ve been doing for 25 years.”

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“People need to realize that their house may be missing a keystone of a person that will strengthen their houseʼs bond just because they refuse entrance to someone of certain religious beliefs and/or skin color.”

— Katelyn, in response to “Four new sorority houses to be built in 2011” “Bob Riley is one of the most corrupt Governors this state has ever had. He is indebted to the Mississippi Indian casinos for $13 million dollars they supplied to get him elected.”

— Buddy, in response to “Scholarships lost in gambling debate” “Riley has never taken a dime from the Mississippi Indians and Greenetrack closed because it is an illegal gambling operation.

Same with Country Crossing. Same with all those closed “bingoʼ casinos in Walker County, Jefferson County, etc.”

— Tim, in response to “Scholarships lost in gambling debate”

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Last month, Senate Majority In short: A bipartiLeader Harry san agreement on Reid pulled the reducing our fossil plug on comprefuel consumption hensive climate is possible. But the change legislapresident needs to tion, effectivelead the way. ly killing any chance that a bill to limit carbon dioxide emissions will pass this year.

Because Republicans are expected to make significant gains in the November midterms, it is unlikely that any climate change legislation will be able to get through Congress until after the next presidential election in 2012. Even that scenario would require that President Obama be re-elected, which at the moment appears far from inevitable.

The administration’s failure to get an energy bill through Congress is attributable to the fact that the energy bill it supports is not a good bill, and the environment it has bred in Washington is hostile to compromise.

Democrats insist that imminent action on climate change is necessary to save the planet, yet they spent their first year in office exhausting all of their political capital on a health care reform bill. There are thus many reasons to question their motivations, and their sincerity.

If the president is truly convinced that climate change poses a looming threat to civilization, why did he not make it a top priority after he took office? If the president is truly committed to addressing climate change, why didn’t he work across the aisle to reach an achievable and sustainable compromise earlier, when tremendous goodwill existed in both parties?

There is a pretty reasonable middle ground on this issue.

The president and most Democrats support a cap-and-trade program that would cap the amount of carbon dioxide that can be emitted by distributing carbon permits to businesses, and then allow businesses to sell the carbon permits they don’t use to heavy polluters.

The less you pollute, the more permits you can sell, and the more money you can make. The more you pollute, the more permits you have to buy, and the more money you lose. Gradually and over time, the system would create economic incentives to bring national pollution levels in line with goals legislated by Congress.

The Republicans object, saying that requiring big polluters like coal power plants to pay more to burn coal will result in higher energy cost for American families, many of which have no choice in where they get their power. They have dubbed the scheme “cap-and-tax.”

They are right. Cap-and-trade is an energy tax.

To avoid admitting that fact, Democrats have drawn up an elaborate plan they can claim is market-based, but that in reality would lead to higher energy costs for families and businesses. Huge new bureaucracies would be required to implement the program, and an enormous regulatory burden would be placed on already over-regulated businesses.

Which begs the question; why not just admit that the program is a tax? Instead of allowing Wall Street bankers to get rich off of a complicated new trading scheme, why not just use traditional levers of government taxation to incentivize people to use energy more efficiently?

For instance, the government already levies a gas tax of 18 cents per gallon. Increasing that astronomically to, for example, $1.50 a gallon would persuade more drivers to buy cars with better gas mileage, as they did two years ago when gas passed $4.00 a gallon. The psychology of that moment forced upgrades in the automobile fleet that will be felt for a long time, because drivers who traded Tahoes and F-150s for Accords and Jetas are still driving those cars. Unfortunately, the subsequent decline in gas prices has reduced the incentive for people to buy small vehicles.

With a permanent tax of $1.50 or higher, the incentive for buying fuel-efficient vehicles would also become permanent.

Additionally, a gas tax would encourage more investment in alternative sources of energy and cleaner fuels, because it would make them more competitive economically.

The government already collects the gas tax and wouldn’t need any new administrative capabilities to enforce a higher tax rate. Gas stations already comply with the tax; a simple increase in the rate would not require additional regulation for them or any other small businesses.

A new carbon tax could also be levied on large electric companies that have the administrative resources to comply with it, so that energy used both in the home and car is subjected to the same level of taxation.

Still, you ask, if Republicans are refusing to support “cap-and-trade” because they equate it with a tax, why would they support an outright increase in the gas tax and a new carbon tax?

They wouldn’t, unless it was offset with a reduction in some other tax.

It is commonly understood that taxes are a disincentive. If you tax something more, you get less of it. So why not use taxes as a disincentive for something we all want less of - fossil fuels - and use the revenue to reduce a tax that currently acts as disincentive for something we all want more of — jobs? Why can’t we come to a grand bargain on energy in which Republicans agree to raise taxes on fossil fuels, and Democrats agree to use the revenue to reduce the payroll tax – the most regressive, job-destroying form of taxation?

Why can’t we spur our economy towards more energy innovation and efficiency, without affecting a net tax increase on American families?

Perhaps we could, if our president would just lead the way.

Since late April, everyone from media networks, journalists, state governments, Congress and the White House have focused extensively on Arizona’s controversial immigration reform bill. The law will go into effect at the end of the this month and after months of condemning the bill without recognizing the facts, the federal government has now filed a lawsuit against Arizona citing the principle that it has exclusive control over immigration in the United States.

From the beginning, the argument against the bill has been that it promotes racial profiling — even though the bill specifically forbids it. The bill would allow law enforcement officers to ask for proof of immigration status only after an individual has been stopped for another offense.

President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder admitted in May that they had not even read the bill after they came under fire for making comments criticizing its implementation. Not surprisingly, other liberal groups such as the ACLU and NAACP were quick to criticize. Also quick to condemn the bill was Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who stood on Capitol Hill and told our Congress that the bill would “open the door to intolerance,” even though Mexico’s immigration laws are far tougher than those in Arizona.

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, who signed the bill on April 23rd, has been a hero in the fight against illegal immigration. She refuses to be pushed over by a federal government that refuses to confront such a pressing issue. She has repeatedly told President Obama to “do [his] job.”

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In short: The Obama administration should secure our border and stop using illegal immigration to gain a political advantage. If the federal government fails to protect our borders, states should be allowed to step in and provide security for their people.

simply a political calculation. He wants the Hispanic vote for the Democrats in the upcoming midterm election and for himself in his bid for re-election in 2012. In all reality, the Hispanic population, and the rest of the American people, overwhelmingly support Arizona’s tough immigration law.

According to a poll by Fox News last week, 55 percent of the American people would support a law like Arizona’s in their own state. Nine states, including Alabama, have signed a legal brief that was filed in the U.S. District Court of Arizona showing their support for state sovereignty on the issue of immigration.

Former Arizona governor now Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, another puppet of the Obama administration, announced this month that the federal government will grant the state of Arizona a pathetic $13.8 million under Operation Stonegarden to fight its immigration problem.

Illegal immigration is a troubling issue for the safety of the American people.

Already, “sanctuary cities” throughout the country objectionably receive increased funding for housing illegal aliens. If the federal government’s reason for suing Arizona is specifically because of federal sovereignty on immigration, then cities like Los Angeles, New York City, Austin, Detroit and Seattle, who have passed legislation creating sanctuary policies,

should also be sued by the federal government.

Also objectionable are states calling for a boycott of Arizona. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was for a legitimate cause, the British goods boycott of 1764 was for a legitimate cause, a boycott of Arizona by another state for simply trying to protect and secure its border is not only wrong, it’s un-American.

According to our great Pledge of Allegiance, we are “one nation under God, indivisible” and it appears we have completely strayed from that pledge. It’s time to get back to basics.

If we do not act soon, illegal immigration will only continue unabated. Our crime rate will rise due to an increase in drug smuggling and human trafficking, our fellow Americans in border states will continue to feel uneasy about their children’s safety at night and we will continue to allow individuals who are here illegally to live off of our tax dollars when they pay nothing in return.

Instead of trying to tie this whole issue up in endless legislation, we should find a way to secure our borders once and for all. The Obama administration cannot continue to make this a political issue.

We need real solutions and not another lawsuit. It’s time we stand up as Americans and demand that our homeland be secure.

Austin Gaddis is a sophomore majoring in public relations and communications studies.

Money is not the key to happiness

By Sam Arnold When cramming for an exam, sitting in a boring lecture or weeping silently at my keyboard as words fail to form on my computer screen, I occasionally have a particular thought: why am I doing this? What is the ultimate reward for my struggles, my boredom and my frustrations? Is this major the one for me? Is college even a worthwhile endeavor?

Everyone I’ve talked to goes through this. I hear people talk about it, but usually the alternatives suggested are simply other majors that offer jobs they’re somewhat familiar with. I think people should step back a little further, and reevaluate their life plans a little more.

I remember seeing a chart in high school that compared average salaries with education levels.

It was on an easily interpreted bar graph, and the x-axis ranged from “high school dropout” to “PhD.” The bars jumped up a lot, by tens of thousands of dollars, on each improvement in education. This is what I was taught, and what I would have figured intuitively anyway if I

had not seen the chart. It makes sense, right? More education equals more money. But why money?

I think the reason money is always pointed to as a motivator is because it’s something basic that everyone shares. Not everyone cares much about spiritual fulfillment, or even has the same idea of what that means, so a bar chart on that would be hard to draw up.

But everyone knows what material things are, and how more money translates to better versions of those things.

Since most of us lack the ability to visualize a better life without better “stuff,” it’s easy to make money the goal of our lives. We have the ability to reduce just about anything to dollars: time, education and life. All of this is in theory, on paper, on high school motivational posters.

In reality, money seems to have little to do with happiness in the long run. For example: a friend of mine graduated with a chemical engineering degree, landed a sweet job at a major Fortune 500 company making right at six figures just out of college.

This is a huge jump

from minimum wage jobs and credit card debt. I was positively thrilled to hear about his story – I was in engineering at the time and his is the type of experience that most engineering students hope (and secretly think) will happen to them.

When I actually got to talk to him a few months later, I was surprised to find that he wasn’t really living a better life at all. He was driving a better car, lived in a nicer apartment, and yet still had the same hobbies and interests he always had. His lifestyle had inflated along with his income, and he wasn’t any happier or different than he was in college. I figured he would at least be taking more vacations or have an easier schedule.

In fact, he was working 50-hour weeks and was lucky to get a weekend off. Don’t get me wrong; he was pleased with how things were going.

However, he wasn’t the picture of jolly, carefree wealth I had envisioned.

Later, I heard about the “hedonic treadmill,” which describes exactly what I witnessed with my engineering friend. In general, individual human happiness remains stable,

despite changes in the individual’s economic position. You see depressed rich kids as often as poor kids, and lottery winners don’t stay elated for long, or depressed for long after losing it all. If you’re a happy person, that’s what you’re going to be for the majority of your life. It’s internal.

This isn’t intended to be a fluffy “reach for the stars” kind of motivational piece. This is really for those of you out there who feel stuck on a path you don’t care about, in the hope that money will make it worthwhile in the end. All of the evidence suggests the contrary.

Apparently money isn’t a very good reason to go to college these days anyway. Every other week there’s a new story about how college is a bad investment, that odds are you’ll lose money by getting a degree, and how degrees “aren’t as good as they used to be.” In light of this, why would you major in anything besides what you are very interested in? I say, go for broke, find a passion, and pursue the hell out of it.

Sam Arnold is a junior majoring in philosophy.

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American obesity rate now at one-third The Associated Press Are Americans becoming more honest about their weight?

That theory could explain why the gap appears to be closing in what people say they weigh and what actual measurements report.

A new government telephone survey released Tuesday puts the adult obesity rate at nearly 27 percent and rising. A more scientific survey has already said the rate is 34 percent and holding steady.

Experts believe the 27 percent is probably an underestimate, because it’s based on what people say. People tend to say they weigh less than they actually do and say they are taller than they are.

The fact that it’s catching up to the more accepted 34 percent estimate could suggest people are becoming more accurate when they talk about their girth. It’s one explanation, anyway, said Dr. William Dietz, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “It is possible people are paying more attention to their weight and reporting it more accurately,� said Dietz, director of the CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity.

The new results are based on a telephone survey of about 400,000 people who were asked their height and weight. CDC researchers then calculate

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whether the person is obese, following a standard formula for body mass index.

Under the formula, a 5-foot-4 woman is obese if she weighs 174 pounds or more, a 5-foot-10 man fits that description if he weighs at least 209 pounds.

The study found that nearly 27 percent of the surveyed adults said they were obese in 2009, up from about 25.5 percent in 2007, a small but statistically significant increase.

Earlier this year, the CDC released results from another study that actually weighed and measured 5,700 adults.

It found that 34 percent are obese; results have been similar in the last three surveys.

The differing surveys mean the CDC is reporting that obesity is increasing — and that it’s not. We have somewhat contradictory data, because the studies were done differently and sampled different populations, Dietz said.

There could be several reasons why the telephone survey produced different results, said Dr. K.M. Venkat Narayan, an Emory University public health professor familiar with the two studies.

For example, the phone survey included only people

with landline telephones, meaning others with cell phones were not part of the data, he said. It could be that a significant number of people who exclusively use cell phones are obese and not counted.

As for people underreporting their height and weight, “it’s not so much lying, but rather that they don’t regularly get on a scale,� Narayan said.

The new report also found that in nine states at least 30 percent of the adults were obese in 2009. The states were Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Mississippi, the highest at 34 percent. In 2007, only Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee topped 30 percent.

No states met a national goal for 2010 of limiting obesity to 15 percent. Only Colorado and the District of Columbia were lower than 20 percent, and even then just barely.

Colorado’s rate of about 19 percent may be due in part to its hiking trails and recreational culture. Another factor may be its Rocky Mountain altitudes, which require people to burn more energy to do routine physical activities, Dietz said during a Tuesday teleconference with reporters.

Washington’s rate — just under 20 percent — could be tied to common use of public transportation there, or to higher rates of breastfeeding and fruit and vegetable consumption, he said.

AP Linda Rivera holds up a sign in opposition to the proposed mosque at 45-47 Park Place during a meeting of the Landmarks Preservation Commission to vote on making the building a landmark in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. The panel denied landmark status to the building.

The Associated Press Ignoring jeers and cries of “Shame on you,� a city commission on Tuesday denied landmark status to a building near the World Trade Center site that can now be demolished to make way for an Islamic community center and mosque.

The Landmarks Preservation Commission said in voting 9-0 that the 152-year-old building isn’t distinctive enough to qualify as a landmark.

“This is not a building of special aesthetic character,� said Commissioner Diana Chapin, echoing the remarks of her colleagues.

The proposed mosque has emerged as a national political issue, with prominent Republicans from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich lining up against it. The Anti-Defamation League, the nation’s most prominent Jewish civil rights group, also opposes it.

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Lazio said. “It’s about this particular mosque called the Cordoba Mosque, it’s about it being at ground zero, it’s about it being spearheaded by an imam who has associated himself with radical Islamic causes and has made comments that should chill every single American, frankly.�

Lazio said the group’s imam, Feisal Abdul Rauf, had refused to call the Palestinian group Hamas a terrorist organization. Rauf also had said in a “60 Minutes� interview televised shortly after 9/11 that “United States policies were an accessory to the crime that happened.�

Cordoba Initiative staff members did not immediately answer an email seeking a response to Lazio’s comments.

Daisy Khan, executive director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement, told The Wall Street Journal in Tuesday’s editions that the center’s board will include members of other religions and will explore including an interfaith chapel at the center. “We want to repair the breach and be at the front and center to start the healing,� said Khan, a partner in the building and the wife of the imam.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, speaking on Governor’s Island against the backdrop of the Statue of Liberty, praised the commission’s ruling. “This building is private property and the owners have a right to use the building as a house of worship,� Bloomberg said. “The government has no right whatsoever to deny that right, and if it were tried the court would almost certainly strike it down as a violation of the U.S. constitution.�

Bloomberg said the firefighters and other first responders who died in the 9/11 attacks had done so to protect the constitution. To deny religious freedom to Muslims would play into the terrorists’ hands, he said. “In rushing into those burning buildings, not one asked, ‘What god do you pray to? What beliefs do you hold?’� Bloomberg said of the first responders.

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By Jenny Rush Before I left for Germany all of my expectations about the culture were centered on clichĂŠs like sausage and Oktoberfest.

But once I spent some time in cities around the country I realized that while the sausage is amazingly good and beer flows aplenty, the Germans are actually highly influenced by American culture.

Clothing stores play the most popular American songs and people wear T-shirts with English writing across the front.

When I visited one museum on German history, about 25 percent of the museum either had pictures of the American military forces or explained how much influence America has had on Germany since WWII. While there are many parts of America showing through in Europe, it is still a very foreign place. It is easy to live up to the advice of Eleanor Roosevelt and “Do one thing every day that scares you.�

Driving on the Autobahn is not as scary as some people make it sound, though. Until the fastest Mercedes and Audis

fly by you at 220 kilometers per hour (about 137 miles per hour), it feels like you are on an American interstate. The only reason why the high speeds around you are unnerving is that some drivers go so fast that the suddenly displaced air pushes your car over while driving.

I noticed that the efficiency of the German traffic system makes the U.S. Department of Transportation look like children with safety patrol vests, though. Not only are parts of the Autobahn unregulated in terms of speed, but the parts that are regulated have electronic speed limit signs that allow the traffic speed to be changed based on the current amount of traffic.

While I did enjoy driving on the Autobahn, the real beauty in German transportation is the train system. The high-speed trains are fast and affordable if you book in advance which illustrates part of why public transportation makes travel in Europe so simple and inexpensive. The only problem is to make sure that you know how

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I thought I was sitting in a free seat and a rather scary man started barking at me in German, which is never a pleasant experience.

If you are brave enough to Submitted photo study abroad and travel on your Jenny Rush, left, stands on top of a church tower looking over the German city of Heidelburg. own, then you will have several adventures waiting for you in any part of Europe that you choose.

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By Hailey Grace Allen Contributing Writer

At last year’s Week of Welcome, students got to meet Big Al.

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The University of Alabama’s annual Week of Welcome will take place this year from Friday, Aug. 13, through Friday, Aug. 20.

WOW is a one-week event that provides freshman students the opportunity to connect with new people, engage in college life and explore the Capstone. “[Planning Week of Welcome] is a year-long process,” said Kelli Knox-Hall, the chair of the planning committee for this year’s events. “We essentially start planning as soon as the previous year’s events are finished.”

Knox-Hall said the committee conducts a survey and, based on the feedback from the students of that survey, they try to tweak any old events or add any new events to accommodate the stuSubmitted photo dents’ needs.

This year’s WOW will kick off on Friday, Aug. 13, with a family dinner at Lakeside and Burke Dinning Halls. The dinner will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Students and family members are encouraged to attend.

Students can use their meal plan and guest meals for their family members. Cash and debit or credit cards are also accepted.

Friday night’s festivities will continue with a movie showing on the Quad. The members of Phi Eta Sigma will sponsor the showing of “The Blind Side” and will provide free pizza and Pepsi products to students. The movie will begin at 10 p.m. and the event should conclude around midnight.

The week will continue with a parent send-off breakfast, a pictorial history of the University, Freshman Volunteer Day, a move-in cook-out for honors students and many more special events.

On Sunday, Aug. 15, the University will host Plaza Live.

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On Monday and Tuesday, WOW will host events and socials including the Gorgas Library Open House, the Transfer Student Social, BAMA Blast, Student Night at Target, the Out-of-State/International Student Social, aling with other events.

The Week of Welcome will culminate on Friday, Aug. 20, with the Meet the Deans BBQ.

The event will last from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will be held at the outside soccer stadium. At this event, students will receive free Full Moon BBQ and will be given the opportunity to mingle with the deans of their respective colleges. Students are invited to stay for the 7 p.m. kick off of the Alabama vs. Samford soccer game.

“Week of Welcome is a fun and exciting time for students to meet new people and figure out where they belong on campus,” said Lauren Crain, a sophomore majoring in civil engineering who attended WOW last year.

“I really enjoyed my experience with WOW. It made me feel more at home on UA’s campus.”

By Phil W. Hudson Contributing Writer Nettie Quill is a Tuscaloosabased band sweeping across the city and state in the same manner that many of today’s bands do: playing shows at venues in town and preparing to move their sound out of state as well.

The seven members of the group play a creative mixture of blues, funk and southern rock.

The band took their name from the historic Alabama steamboat The Nettie Quill, which was owned by the great-grandfather of one of the guitarists.

“When the band gets together to play, there is nothing more soothing to my soul than just closing my eyes and feeling the vibes that our guys create,” said lead singer Max Fazeli. “We are ready for the band to share this feeling with our hometown, the great state

of Alabama and The University of Alabama. We hope we will give them something to be proud of.”

Ben Lucy, one of the band’s guitarists, is on a full scholarship for guitar performance at the University. The keyboard player, Tim Davis, has produced a track with R&B singer Sammie of Interscope Records.

The drummer, West Warner, is currently attending a program at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston.

“When I get to play with the band I feel like I am playing with a group of prodigies,” said Brad Folmar, a local drummer who sometimes sits in with the band.

The band will have a three man line-up at the Copper Top Aug. 11 and is considering a performance at the Gray Lady in downtown Tuscaloosa.

Their first public show as a full band will take place at the Red Shed on Aug. 12, followed

by Rounders on The Strip Aug. 13 and Mellow Mushroom Aug. 19.

With all the excitement Nettie Quill has created they felt they needed an intimate gig and will play at Little Willie’s on Sept. 3, the night before Alabama’s first home football game of the season. They have also booked Kennedy’s Bar in September on the night of another football game.

“We have built a new stage here at Kennedy’s Bar, and Nettie Quill is the type of band we built it for, real sound,” said Alexis Turner, a manager at Kennedy’s Bar. The band’s first three shows will be dedicated to U.S. military veterans and the band will buy all veterans with a military ID a drink from 9-10 p.m.

“We are excited to have the whole band play their first public show here,” said Red Shed general manager Kendra

Marlar. “The band apparently seems to have a pretty big following so we imagine it’s going to be a fun night.”

The Red Shed has will have drink specials the night Nettie Quill plays, including $1 beers, $5 martinis and $3 mimosas.

According to the band’s promoter, negotiations are underway for gigs in other cities in Alabama as well as other states.

“With so many of the band’s members attending the University in the fall, it is going to be hard for us to travel to Memphis, Nashville and Atlanta, but we will always make time to play New Orleans,” said Caleb Lovelady, the band’s back-up singer.

Jeremiah Jones, the general manager of Jupiter Bar and Grill, said there are numerous bands that play in Tuscaloosa.

“Tuscaloosa is a college town, so naturally you have young creative people wanting

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to play shows,” he said. “I love the fact that part of my job is to listen to these bands and try to book the very best ones.”

When asked about Nettie Quill’s potential, Jones said, “Ever heard the story of how REM got big in Athens?

Tuscaloosa is ready for our REM, and I hope I can be part of discovering them.”

During live shows, the band often covers songs from The Allman Brothers Band to Michael Jackson, creating an enjoyable experience for all types of music fans.

“The fans of Nettie Quill receive the same nostalgic feel of listening to B.B. King when Ben Lucy plays the clean sound he is capable of creating,” said Will Prickett, a Nettie Quill fan.

For more information about the band or to preview their music, visit their Facebook page or view them at myspace. com/nettiequill.

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Fight for your life in Limbo

By Tiara Dees Contributing Writer Imagine if you woke up alone in a dark forest with no idea of how you got there. Now envision wandering those black, foggy woods endlessly, only to constantly be threatened by extreme danger at every turn and reminded that death is not too far away.

Now pretend you are a little kid.

Many may consider this a nightmare, but this is Limbo — a two dimensional sidescrolling platformer that was recently released on the Xbox 360 during Microsoft’s “Summer of Arcade� promotion.

Developed by Playdead, an independent game studio based out of Denmark, many of the hazards and images that you will see in Limbo may haunt you.

There is very little plot or story in Limbo, which actually increases the tension throughout the game. You play as a little boy who wakes up alone in a mysterious forest, and it is up to you to survive.

There are only a few brief glimpses into the boy’s motivation in Limbo, and you may miss them if you don’t pay careful attention. The game leaves many plot elements up for interpretation and plenty of questions unanswered.

Although the game is in 2D, the environment and art style of Limbo blend to create a haunting world of nightmares. Everything in the game is a black silhouette, with other lighter grays and whites helping form the environment around you. The fluctuations in lighting also help portray Limbo’s world with greater detail.

The imagery of Limbo is frequently very creepy and unpleasant. Despite the “teen� rating by the ESRB and the lack of visual

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President garners long ‘View’ on daytime TV shows

President Barack Obama’s visit has set a standard for “The View.�

Obama’s appearance with a convalescing Barbara Walters and her co-hosts reached 6.6 million viewers last week, the biggest audience ever for a show that’s been on the air since 1997, the Nielsen Co. said.

It was believed to be the first time a sitting president has visited a daytime talk show. Obama was indirectly responsible for the previous record for “The View,� when 6.2 million people watched the day after he was elected president in 2008. “’The View’ has proven to be an important stop for political candidates and is appointment television for our loyal audience who value our opposing views,� said Walters, who came in during her recuperation from heart surgery to appear with the president.

Obama reached more people on “The View� than he ever has on the Sunday morning political talk shows “Meet the Press,� “Face the Nation� and “This Week,� Nielsen said.

limbogame.org Limbo, a new sidescroller for the Xbox 360, features difďŹ cult puzzles and atmospheric graphics. representation, be warned that you may find some of the content in this game very disturbing.

Limbo has pretty standard gameplay mechanics. Your character can run through the environment, jump over obstacles, grab ropes and ladders, and push and pull boxes, switches and other objects in order to solve puzzles.

The puzzles can be deceptively difficult, though. Many of Limbo’s puzzles depend on timing of jumps or object placement, momentum of your character or objects, or sheer luck.

The placement of puzzles throughout the game is relentless. Each time you solve one tricky puzzle, another more difficult one will soon follow. My advice is to pace yourself throughout this game. You may end up getting very frustrated and angry if you do not.

Also, you will die in Limbo.

A lot.

This game throws as many hazards at you as it can, such as giant, man-eating spiders,

hidden saw blades or boulders, spikes or nails that extrude from the ground, mind controlling larvae and even crazed townspeople who blow poison darts at you.

Many of the dangers that lie within Limbo are unforeseen and you may have to rely on pure instinct to survive them.

However, if you happen to die – which you will – Limbo can be forgiving in its checkpoint placement. Limbo automatically saves at every checkpoint, and a checkpoint is placed at the beginning of every puzzle.

An interesting element about Limbo’s gameplay is the lack of a level select option.

Your character runs throughout the entire game from one puzzle to the next, so taking it slowly may be important for sanity’s sake.

Limbo contains very little music, but what music there is fits the environment well.

The sound in the game is mostly ambient noise, which helps mold the chilling atmosphere.

Although Limbo is a very

short game – only around three to four hours long – it is definitely worth the $15 price tag, or 1200 Microsoft points.

With its detailed environment and art style, intricate puzzles and life-threatening danger, Limbo may leave you screaming in a cold sweat.

Tiara Dees is a senior majoring in music and visual journalism.

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ESRB Rating: Teen Price: 1200 Microsoft points ($15)

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Justin Bieber is adding movie star to his resume.

Paramount Pictures, MTV Films and Bieber’s record label, Island Def Jam, say the 16-year-old pop star has signed on to appear in a feature film about his life and career.

The yet-to-be-titled movie is set for release on “Valentine’s weekend� of 2011, the companies said Tuesday.

Bieber will also be producing the film, along with mentor Usher, manager Scooter Braun and Island Def Jam Music Group chairman LA Reid.

The movie will offer a “VIP backstage pass� into Bieber’s life and will feature 3-D footage from his “My World 2.0� concert tour.

The ubiquitous teen sensation is also bringing his life to readers: HarperCollins announced Monday that it will publish his memoir in October.

Jury selection nears end in Anna Nicole Smith case

Lawyers neared an end to jury selection Tuesday in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial in Los Angeles.

Superior Court Judge Robert Perry called a new panel of about 70 prospects early in the day, hoping to have a jury seated for opening statements on Wednesday.

Smith’s boyfriend-lawyer Howard K. Stern and two of her doctors have pleaded not guilty to conspiring to provide her with massive amounts of opiates and sedatives. They are not charged in her overdose death in 2007.

Lawyers quizzed several of the prospective jurors about their attitudes about drugs, doctors and police officers.

One of the prospects says he learned about drugs from watching the TV show “House.� The judge reminded him the main character, a drug-addicted doctor, is fictional.

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COLUMN | FILM

‘Best Pictures’ not best

By Jordan Berry Contributing Writer “And the Oscar goes to…” This five-word phrase is all it takes to catapult a movie to the forefront of the film industry. That same phrase is also responsible for one of two things: cementing a film’s legacy among the greats of cinema or leaving a film branded as overrated.

A film’s reputation is affected by one aspect that is not immediately clear or measurable: how well a movie stands the test of time. I am not so sure voters are too concerned with this aspect.

However, having the benefit of hindsight, assessing the merits of past winners has become an interesting practice.

One such assessment often made is the lament of many who think “Shakespeare in Love” should never have beaten “Saving Private Ryan” for Best Picture of 1998. Since I hesitate to make that claim so definitely, I will present a few other moments from Oscar history that left me scratching my head.

Let us start with the 2008 Best Picture race.

“Slumdog Millionaire” may be the “worst” (think least deserving) Best Picture winner of the past decade. It is not that “Slumdog” is a flat-out horrible movie. It is just that I have found only a handful of people (both professional critics and average filmgoers) who believe “Slumdog” to be a better movie than “Milk,” “The Dark Knight,” “Gran Torino,” “WALL-E” and “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.”

I could just be making a hasty generalization, but even without my bias against “Slumdog” as Best Picture, it sure seems as if the Academy dropped the ball for 2008.

1994 is another interesting year. Unlike 2008, the controversy surrounding that year is a result of what has been previously mentioned: the test of time. “Forrest Gump” was the favorite to win the award for Best Picture, which it did. However, time has elevated the status of fellow nominees “The Shawshank Redemption” and “Pulp Fiction” to two of the greatest films of all time. (Although, I’m partial to a fourth nominee, “Quiz Show.”)

In this case, the Academy’s decision did not

seem so bad at first. The popularity of both “Shawshank” and “Pulp Fiction” soared after their theatrical runs (although “Pulp Fiction” became one of the highest grossing “indie” films of all time). Only years later did the general public jump onboard with the critical praise that met both films upon their release. Plus, “Forrest Gump” is a very endearing movie that seems to elicit much more merit from audiences than, say, a “Slumdog.”

It is just a little astonishing, looking back on things, that “Forrest Gump” is the one that carried the title Best Picture for the year 1994. In a year that brought about two or three of the best films of the past quarter century, “Forrest Gump” has the unfortunate pleasure of being the film that is second-guessed.

A list of grievances could go on and on.

“Braveheart” over “Sense and Sensibility” and “Apollo 13” in 1995? “Raging Bull” and “Goodfellas” losing to “Ordinary People” and “Dances with Wolves,” respectively? Let’s not even get started on all the technical and acting categories. How “Citizen Kane” did not sweep the list of technical awards it was up for (Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction, etc.) is beyond me.

But for me, the biggest snub of all was Ingrid Bergman’s work on “Casablanca.” She was nominated for an Oscar, but the nomination was for another movie, “For Whom the Bell Tolls.”

Although Bergman herself considers other performances to be her best, in a 2007 biography she was quoted as saying: “I feel about ‘Casablanca’ that it has a life of its own. There is something mystical about it. It seems to have filled a need, a need that was there before the film, a need that the film filled.” The same could be said of her performance.

To say hindsight is 20/20 for the Oscars is a little misleading. Voting is a subjective process, people’s opinions change, and my own objections are merely opinion. Over time, though, the Academy’s choices do face a type of scrutiny that is unavoidable whenever awards are concerned.

However, it is this dialogue that is indispensable for the arts, particularly movies.

REVIEW | MUSIC

‘Suburbs’ an instant classic

By Trey Irby Contributing Writer

After three agonizing years of wait, the Canadian-American group The Arcade Fire has finally brought a new record to the world, titled “The Suburbs.”

To those unfamiliar with the baroque pop band’s surprising brush with success, the group released a highly acclaimed record in 2004 called “Funeral,” an album deserving of being considered one of the best records of the past 10 years. The follow-up, 2007’s “Neon Bible,” is just as fascinating, if a bit flawed.

However, “The Suburbs” seems to be the finest way to return to complete form, taking the elements of the two previous records and fusing them together in commentary both insular and worldly.

It seems ridiculous to say that chief songwriter and vocalist Win Butler is attacking suburban white kids through the course of the record, but there are definitely some sharp barbs, among other things, levied at the band’s own fans.

In “Rococo,” Butler mocks the attitudes of wordy hipsters he labels “the modern kids,” rebuking their tastes, speech and attitudes about life in the process. Butler does have a point and probably would be one of the few rock types who vehemently hates cultish fans

hanging on his every word. So he transmits a message to those who would do just that.

Of course, if it was merely Butler’s attacks, the album would grow tiresome, and thankfully the music’s flow never feels repetitive or tiresome, bouncing from the haunting title track to the rushed “Month of May,” another rebuke on Butler’s own neurosis about being a “modern rock star.”

The fiery Butler is a former native of Texas who moved to Canada and later married fellow Arcade Fire vocalist Regine Chassagne. The dynamic of Butler and Chassagne, even more than the incredible instrumentation, has always given the band its jaw-dropping appeal, and once again, Butler’s anger counterbalances Regine’s tenderness.

The band sounds upbeat in songs like “Empty Room,” which is practically a positive endorsement on “being yourself” done in the most realistic way possible and not containing any element of cheesy sentiment. Regine coos, “When I’m by myself, I can be myself,” toying the line of agoraphobia while facing off and rebuking the inherently fake nature of the suburbs.

Regine only really plays lead in two tracks on “Suburbs,” the aforementioned “Empty Room” and “Sprawl II,” where her soft-spoken tone turns great

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Bottom line: “The Suburbs” is beautiful music with universal inevitability attached to it. listening into classic music.

After staging the character of “the suburbs” almost as if it is a disaster movie, Regine’s coda is depressing, beautiful and transcendental. “I need the darkness, could you please cut the lights?” she asks as the music soars into low-tuned piano keys.

She is defeated, but settled in her new environment. Like the disaster movie, we all have to meet the consequences of the villain, but the villain is normalcy.

So perhaps “The Suburbs” is a classic made out of pure depression that the rebellious days will always die. We will all move into our houses, get married and live out our lives in semi-interesting but far too similar ways.

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By Jordan Eichenblatt Contributing Writer For the first time in three years, the Florida Gators are not expected to dominate the East. With the departure of two-time national champion and Heisman-winning quarterback Tim Tebow, as well as the nation’s best center, Maurkice Pouncey, and the nation’s best tight end, Aaron Herndaez, the Gator’s offense, which comes to Tuscaloosa on Oct. 2, are under the control of junior quarterback John Brantley.

Brantley will be playing behind a reconstructed offensive line with all of the linemen playing a new position. The Gator defense, which SEC coaches have feared in the past, loses five starters and two key bench players. This leaves the east open to teams like Georgia and South Carolina.

South Carolina, who will face the Crimson Tide in Columbia on Oct. 9, have seven defensive starters and eight offensive starters returning. One of them is quarterback Stephen Garcia.

Garcia, who recorded 10 interceptions last year, has caught the attention of his teammates. “He’s busting his butt, putting in the extra effort,� fullback and Garcia’s roommate Patrick DiMarco said. “He is working with our receivers all the time. He has never done that. Hopefully it will translate on the field.�

The Gamecocks’ ‘Head Ball Coach’ Steve Spurrier, who has his own Heisman trophy and who coached Florida Heisman quarterback Danny Wuerffel, is taking the same approach with Garcia that he took with Wuerffel. “I’ve left him alone this spring and summer,� Spurrier said. “I did this with Danny at Florida. I have been getting reports on Stephen though. He may be playing the best he can. I just don’t know. Once fall camp starts I will find out.�

Spurrier will also start fall camp with new offensive line coach Shawn Elliot who linebacker Shaq Wilson thinks will be the edge the offense needs to fix the glitches in late games.

The big question for Spurrier was about the Sept. 11 game versus eastern rival Georgia. “The winner of that game is just one win up on the other,� Spurrier said. “Sept. 6 we play Southern Miss. Any questions on that game?�

University of Georgia had a tough summer. The athletic direc-

tor was arrested for a DUI, after which he resigned from his post.

One week later, two Georgia players were arrested on the same charge, and wide receiver and star player A.J. Green was questioned by the NCAA about the Miami Beach party for which Marcell Dareus was also questioned.

Green said he has never been to Miami. He has been working on staying healthy, which Georgia head coach Mark Richt thinks will be a big factor for Green. “A.J. is a great blocker but in the past he has been bruised up blocking,� Richt said. “Other than that he has been working hard this offseason, in Athens.�

With Georgia’s strong returning team, they also have a shot at winning the Eastern Division. “I hope we are the favorites,�

Richt said. “We have spring enrollee quarterback Aaron Murray, who understands our system very well. Our special teams is led by the finest punter in America, Drew Butler, and we have changed our defense to a 3-4.�

Butler, who considers himself a defensive player, is excited for the 3-4. “We can attack more,� Butler said. “And call the plays we want to call and have the chance to change our defense while still being able to pressure.�

A.J. Green, who is from South Carolina, thinks that game will be just like any other game.

Tennessee and Vanderbilt are also in the East, but both are going through coaching changes.

Tennessee is now under the control of Derek Dooley after Lane Kiffin left for the University of Southern California after his first year.

Vanderbilt is now under the control of interim head coach Robert Cadwell, who made his first SEC Media Days a stand up comedy act. “Coach Spurrier and Coach Richt are here,� Caldwell said. “I went up to shake their hands and they didn’t know who I was.�

Caldwell has proven himself to be an effective head coach, though not necessarily for football. “Last time I was a head coach I won a championship,� he said. “It was 1977 in the state baseball playoffs.�

Alabama is favored to win the Western Division and the SEC Championship. Predicted to play them on Dec. 4 in Atlanta from th East is Florida with 153 media votes followed by UGA and USC with 15 and 8 votes.

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AP Georgia wide receiver, A.J. Green, talks to the media during the Southeastern Conference football Media Days on Thursday, July 22, in Hoover. Green wouldnĘźt give any comment on the NCAA investigation into the agent party in Miami.

AP South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier talks to the media during the Southeastern Conference football Media Days on Thursday, July 22, in Hoover.

SPORTS in brief UAʟs annual Fan Day set for Sunday From staff reports The University of Alabama football team’s annual Fan Day is set for Sunday, Aug. 8. The team will hold an open practice in Bryant-Denny Stadium from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Players and coaches will be available for autographs immediately after the practice on the field.

Fans may enter the stadium beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the northwest spiral (gate 5) and occupy the lower bowl (sections A-N). The open practice is scheduled to last approximately two hours.

At the conclusion of practice, those wishing to participate in Fan Day will enter the field through gate 46 and exit via gate 5. Fans who do not wish to view the practice and would like to start lining up early can do so beginning at 1:30 p.m. Those fans can enter through gate 46.

Following practice, the Crimson Tide football team, coaching staff and head coach Nick Saban will be available for autographs on the field. The gate to the field will be open once the autograph session has been set up. Due to meeting commitments for the team and the coaching staff, the session is limited to 45 minutes. In an effort to facilitate as many autographs in the time allowed, fans will be limited to one item per person for autographs, and no posed photographs will be permitted.

Soft drinks, water and several food items will be available for a special Fan Day price 50 percent off the regular game day prices.

Vendors will be walking through the stadium with concessions available and the stands on the west side (field and mezzanine levels) will be open. Alabama merchandise will also be sold on Sunday.

Those attending Fan Day may

find campus congested with traffic and pedestrians, as students participating in early projects will be moving in to the residence halls on Sunday. Many of those moving in are expected to have accompanying family members, further congesting traffic.

There will be more parking available at the perimeter campus lots. Other locations may include the ten Hoor Decks, the ten Hoor surface lots, the soccer lot and the Moody Music lot. No special accommodations will be made for recreational vehicles (RVs) on campus. All RVs should park at the Northington Lot near University Mall. Fans should logon to rolltide.com for updates and other pertinent information.

In the event of inclement weather, the autograph session will be moved to the indoor practice facility and fans would enter through the double gate next to the Mal Moore Athletic Facility.

Future Tide golf player shoots 57 in Junior Tournament The Associated Press Bobby Wyatt shot a 57 at the Alabama Boys State Junior Championship.

The University of Alabama-bound teen, who turned 18 last weekend, had 12 birdies, an eagle and five pars Wednesday, July 28 on the par-71, 6,628-yard course at the Country Club of Mobile. His birdie putt hung on the lip on the 18th green and he had to settle for par.

Wyatt needed 23 putts total and shot a 9-under 26 on the front nine.

The previous low round in the State Junior was 61 by Glenn Northcutt in 2004 on a par-70 layout which measured just over 5,000 yards.

Wyatt has won the state’s junior championship the past three years.

Ryo Ishikawa’s 58 in the final round of The Crowns tournament on the Japan Tour on May 2 is the lowest score on a major tour.

Wyatt’s score was five strokes better than his previous career-low, set in a tournament in Louisiana. “It was unbelievable,� he said. “I got off to a fast start with birdies on my first two holes, then was 3-under after four and it kept going from there.�

Alabama coach Jay Seawell was among the swelling crowds watching Wyatt’s round. He recorded a 9-under 26 through the first nine holes.

“People were congratulating me as I made the turn, but I knew there was a lot of golf to be played,� Wyatt said. “I had to take a few extra practice swings on the 10th tee to get my focus back.�

He birdied Nos. 16 and 17 and just missed another on the final hole.

Wyatt was playing with Michael Johnson and Trey Mullinax, who will be his roommate at Alabama. “They are two good friends of mine and they talked to me as we went around, which helped relax me, but didn’t say anything about the round I was having,� Wyatt said.

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Team hosts southern tournament

By Ashley Swafford Contributing Writer

It has been a long summer for the Alabama men’s tennis team. After stops at Florida State, Lagoon Park in Montgomery and the University of Georgia, Alabama could not wait to have the home court advantage for the final stop of the summer circuit, the ITA National Summer Championship.

The Crimson Tide held seven of the 64 competing spots, with all advancing to at least the second round. However, advancing much further than round two were Alabama juniors Michael Thompson and Vikram Reddy.

The two played in the finals match against each other. Although Thompson claimed the title with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Reddy, Reddy’s road to the finals was much more grueling than Thompson’s.

After encountering a bye his opening round, Thompson continued to ease his way to the championship title.

“I have been lucky enough to play in a lot of tournaments all over the world,” he said. “I have won championships in Europe, Africa and North America.”

He defeated each of his opponents in just two sets and entered the finals with a walkover. Thompson’s first match was victorious as he defeated Alex Calott of Charlotte, 6-3, 6-2 in the Round of 32.

Thompson then made way to the quarterfinals after quickly ending Wofford’s Joey Francis’s dreams of the finals with a 6-0, 6-2 win. In the quarterfinals, Thompson won 6-1, 6-2 over Georgia College player Mario Cardenas. His finals debut was earned by a walkover in his match against Gabriel Townes of Atlanta.

The championship was just a match away against his teammate, Vikram Reddy, where he won in two sets.

“I was looking forward to playing him because he has just transferred to Alabama,” Thompson said. “We are all glad to have him here. He’s a great guy and I’m sure that he is going be great for us over the next two years.”

Like his teammate, Reddy received a bye in the opening round. However, in

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the Round of 32, Reddy had to battle his way through to the next round. Reddy looked promising after winning the first set by 6-2 against Derrick Taylor of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

However, Taylor came back with a win of 6-4. The last and final set of this tense match was nearly won by Taylor, but the Tide junior came back late in the match and won 11-9.

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However, his slump seemed to return in the quarterfinal against Zac Rigsby of Clemson. Reddy won the first set 6-1, while Rigsby took the second set 7-6(5).

A tired Reddy advanced by finally winning the tiebreaker 10-4. Reddy played only one set in the semifinal, which he won, against Georgia Tech’s Elliot Potvin before Potvin retired due to injury. His only loss in the tournament was against Thompson in the final.

Although his teammates’ performances were shaky, Thompson remains positive for next season.

“Hopefully a team national title is

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All of the Alabama men’s doubles teams advanced to the quarterfinals with just Men’s Open Singles RunnerUp Reddy and Carlos Taborga advancing to the finals. Harris Barnard and Thomspon lost 8-6 in the quarterfinal against Georgia Tech duo, Potvin and Ryan Smith. Tide players Alexander Teppert and Creighton Blanchard were also defeated 8-6 in the quarterfinal

by David Henry and Jordan Smith of Memphis. The Memphis duo, Henry and Smith, went on to win the Men’s Open Doubles Championship by a walkover due to injury by Alabama’s pair, Reddy and Taborga.

Mark Barron named to Thorpe watch list From staff reports

Alabama junior defensive back Mark Barron was named to the 2010 Jim Thorpe Award preseason watch list on Monday. The Thorpe Award is presented annually to the top defensive back in college football.

Barron is one of 35 players nationally and one of six Southeastern Conference defensive backs named to the initial list for the Thorpe Award. Other SEC players named to the preseason list include Georgia’s Brandon Boykin, South Carolina’s Stephen Gilmore, Florida’s Will Hill and Janoris Jenkins and LSU’s Patrick Peterson.

Barron is the Crimson Tide’s only returning starter in the defensive secondary. He has played in 28 career games over the last two seasons and has logged 94 tackles. He is Alabama’s third consecutive preseason Thorpe Award candidate, joining Javier Arenas (2009) and Rashad Johnson (2008).

As a sophomore in 2009, Baron started all 14 games at safety and earned firstteam All-SEC and thirdteam Associated Press AllAmerican honors. He ranked eighth nationally and first in the SEC with seven interceptions (.50 per game). He was also sixth nationally and first in the SEC in passes defended with 18 (1.29 per game). Barron was second on the team with 76 total tackles and his 125 interception return yards tied for the fifth most in a single season in school history. He was third on the team with 11 pass breakups.

The semifinalists are announced in November and the winner is presented at the Home Depot ESPN College Football Awards Show in Orlando in December. The formal presentation of the Jim Thorpe Award takes place in Oklahoma City in February 2011.

Swimmer off to fast start at USA Senior Championships From staff reports Kate Shannon Gray, a rising senior on the Alabama swimming and diving team, shaved more than two seconds of her seed time in the 200-meter individual medley, starting things well at the USA Senior National Championships being held in Irvine, Calif. this week.

Gray posted a time of 2:17.18, taking 25th place out of 125 who started the race.

The Tuscaloosa native will also swim the 400m IM (individual medley) and the 200m breaststroke later in the week.

Gray is joined at the national championships by Alabama teammates Daniel Armstrong, Alan Axford, Joe Ziegler and Suzanne Schwee as well as Crimson Tide signees Lauren Piper, Hunter Hinson and Devan Terry.

Alabama alumni Luke Boutwell and Hannah Brinks are also in action at nationals this week. Several other past and present members of the Alabama swimming and diving team qualified for the USA’s summer championships, but were unable to make the trip due to academic commitments.

Another Tide duo, 2010 seniors Mark Randall and Agustina de Giovanni, will be in action later this month at the Pan Pacific Championships, which will also be held at the William Woolett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine, Calif. Randall, the Alabama school record holder in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle, will represent South Africa, while de Giovanni, the school record holder in the 400 IM, will represent Argentina.

In other day one action at the USA Championships, Ziegler notched a top-half finish in the 400m freestyle, taking 45th place with a time of 4:00.92.

Brinks, also figured in the top half, finishing 70th in the 100m butterfly with a 1:02.74. In the men’s 100m breaststroke, Armstrong took 60th with a 1:05.79, Terry was 77th with a 1:06.38 and Boutwell finished 82nd with a 1:07.01. Schwee posted a 1:04.39 in the 100m butterfly while Piper posted a 2:26.35 in the 200m IM.

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Bama kicks off third season under Bramble Eleven newcomers on 2010 women’s soccer team

By Jon Ballenger Contributing Writer On Aug. 20, the University of Alabama women’s soccer team will kick off its season against Samford at the Capstone. Head coach Todd Bramble will enter his third season in charge of the program, and he expects a big turnaround from last year’s team that won just two conference games.

Bramble’s impact was felt immediately when he took the post in 2008. His first season saw the Crimson Tide with its finest conference record since 1998, the last season the team qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Last year’s squad had its share of struggles in what was a rebuilding year for the program, but it returns some talented experience to help lead a heralded incoming class.

“We have a very exciting, large infusion of talent with many different skill sets,” Bramble said. “We’ve been working extremely hard, and have had the fortune of having our incoming players all summer.”

Bramble’s teams in his first two seasons have been more defensive minded, concerned with staying compact and making sure there is constant pressure on the ball. The 2010 Crimson Tide team has the

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Todd Bramble talent to attack a bit more, and is expected to play a 4-3-3 formation.

“This year we will try to impose our will on our opponents, and will employ more of an all-out attack,” said Bramble. “My philosophy is to always use your team’s talents to their fullest.”

Bramble doesn’t believe in having a set system year in, year out.

“I take things on a year to year basis instead of trying to play players out of position, and not getting the best out of them,” he said.

Bramble will sit down with his team before the season starts to outline more specific goals.

“We hope to finish in the top half of the league, which would put us in position to go to the SEC Tournament, and would give us a great shot at the NCAA Tournament,” said Bramble.

Bramble took Clemson’s team to seven straight NCAA Tournament appearances before he came to Alabama.

His teams have been equally outstanding in the classroom, and he has had at least 12 players be named to the SEC

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Academic Honor Rolls in each of his first two seasons in Tuscaloosa.

“The number one goal with our girls is academics,” he said. “That is why they are here, and we don’t discuss anything else before grades.”

The 2010 team returns some much needed leadership to help the 11 newcomers acclimate to the team. Goalkeeper Justine Bernier, midfielder Rosaly Petriello and forward Brooke Rogers will be counted on mightily. All three girls are seniors and candidates for the 2010 captaincy, and their expectations are in line with those of Bramble.

Target forward Brooke Rogers has put aside personal goals.

Brooke Rogers (12) shoots on goal in the first half of the Florida game last fall.

“I may set some goals closer to the season, but as long as we’re winning, that’s all that matters,” Rogers said. “As a team, we haven’t decided what we want to accomplish specifically but the SEC Tournament and NCAA Tournament would be great.”

Goalkeeper Justine Bernier will have a big say in how far this team goes. Bernier has achieved multiple All-SEC accolades at the Capstone, and she wants to leave her mark in her senior season.

“Personally, I go into every game hoping to keep a clean sheet,” she said. “My dad always tells me to just go out there and give your team a chance to win.”

Midfielder Rosaly Petriello is one of the creative forces within this team. She will be adjusting to more of a defensive role in the midfield this year but will still have the opportunity to lead the attack.

“I love to be the playmaker, to set the other girls up for chances on goal,” Petriello said. “We need to be on the same page as a team to create that winning mentality.”

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By Jordan Eichenblatt Contributing Writer Alabama football head coach Nick Saban and his wife Terry hosted the fourth annual Nickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kids luncheon on Tuesday in the Varsity Club of Bryant Denny Stadium Tuesday afternoon. Nickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kids was started when Saban was the head football coach at Michigan State in 1995.

The charity, which mainly focuses on children with special needs, was inspired

by Nick Sabanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father. His father, who was a Pop Warner Little Scholars football coach, bought a school bus to pick up the kids who could not make it to practice because they did not have transportation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am proud of how three

guys he picked up on the bus went on to be All-Americans at West Virginia,â&#x20AC;? Nick Saban said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without that bus they may not have ever played football. But now this [Nickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kids] is so much more that we can help the needy and the less fortuned.â&#x20AC;?

With over 500 in attendance on Tuesday, Terry Saban was very thankful for the support. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each year people are digging deep because they get to meet and see the children they help,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It does not matter how much is given, just the quantity of donations that all adds up and helps us stay on target.â&#x20AC;?

Both Terry and Nick took pictures with all 500 in attendance and a group picture at the end of the luncheon.

Since arriving in Tuscaloosa, over $1.5 million has been awarded to over 140 charities in Alabama. One of those charities is Brewers Porch, a model treatment center for special needs children and their families. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have been to Brewers Porch three years in a row now,â&#x20AC;? Terry Saban said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I asked this year â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Who has been here since I first came?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I was surprised to see half of the kids raised their hand. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tough environment they are living in for three years or maybe longer. Being hands-on and watching them grow over the years is really heartwarming and it [inspires] me to get back out there and continue raising money so I can return for a fourth year and see that their

quality of life is a little better.â&#x20AC;?

After the luncheon ended and guests began to filter out, a young man handed Nick Saban a letter he spent two hours writing. The letter was about how thankful he was that Saban took a picture with him. At the end, the note asked Saban to sign the young manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DVD of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Blind Side.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is what inspires me,â&#x20AC;?

Nick Saban said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Interacting with these kids, to me, is great.â&#x20AC;?

Nick Saban also spoke to the crowd before the luncheon ended. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is my favorite day of the year,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know winning a National Championship is a big thing, but I enjoy what we do in helping so many people in this state, and there are

so many people that contribute to that in so many ways.â&#x20AC;?

Nick Saban did not talk football with the media. He is waiting to do that today when Crimson Tide players report to practice and Saban holds his first fall 2010 season press conference.

However, on Tuesday night freshman were to report to the Sabansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; house, where he and Terry cooked out for them and took them tubing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nick will bring them out tubing, and about a dozen board shorts are at the bottom of lake Tuscaloosa because of that,â&#x20AC;? Terry Saban said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nick thinks it prepares the boys for a rough football season. But really it just scares them.â&#x20AC;?

To donate, visit nickskidsfund.com or call 205-348-8850.

CW | Jordan Eichenblatt Alabama head coach Nick Saban addresses the crowds at the Nickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kids fundraiser, which is in its fourth year in Tuscaloosa.

Big East remains intact after other realignments The Associated Press In the Big East, the big news is there will be no seismic shift.

After months of speculation about whether the Big East would be shrinking, growing or maybe even disappearing in the near future, the conference is set to begin its 20th football season with its membership intact. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Big East is stronger today in every way than it has ever been,â&#x20AC;? commissioner John Marinatto said during Big East media day Tuesday in a seaside resort town not far from the league office in Providence, RI. Considering there was legitimate concern, the Big East would be poached

into oblivion as other conferences expanded, maintaining the status quo has to qualify as a surprising victory for the Marinatto and his conference.

When the Big Ten announced in December it was considering expansion, it simply made sense that the conference might target Big East schools as new members.

Big East football might not be able to match the Big Ten or the Southeastern Conference in terms of tradition, fan interest or overall quality, but it does have a foothold in some of the most formidable television markets in the country â&#x20AC;&#x201D; most notably New York City.

Rutgers, Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Connecticut were all speculated to

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Even West Virginia coach Bill Stewart wondered aloud during a television interview where the Mountaineers would land â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Maybe the SEC? Maybe the Atlantic Coast Conference?

Then in June it was the Pac-10 that made the ground shake in college sports. Commissioner Larry Scott invited Texas and four other schools to leave the Big 12 and form a 16-team super conference.

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Walk-In Closets Private Baths Washer/Dryer Patio/Balcony High-Speed Wifi

Granite Countertops All Wood Cabinetry Stainless Steel Appliances Crown Moulding Hardwood and Ceramic Tile Flooring

Gated Community 8000 sq. ft. Activity Center Media Room and Game Center Carwash Charcoal Grills

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