GAMEDAY
DR. D R. BBONNER, ONNER,
Pick up Gameday day on the racks Friday.
Tear TTe ear ar down do ow wn th tthis hiiss w wall. alll. a
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Serving the University of Alabama since 1894
NEWS | BLOCK SEATING
Vol.l 119, Issue 19
CULTURE | PRESIDENT GUY BAILEY
SGA to release seat map Friday
CULTURE | GARDEN PROJECT
Welcome home, Guy Bailey
UA’s point system to discourage skipping
President’s Mansion
SEE GAMEDAY PAGE 3
Rear Dining Room
Kitchen
the place that it is. I like it better this way because it makes the president a part of the campus. He is right there in the middle of everything.” The mansion’s construction was planned and supervised by architect Michael Barry and was designed on a large scale for the era. The original cost for building totaled $18,000 and exceeded what the Board of Trustees intended to spend. Included in the plans were a wooden barn and carriage house, a privy, a washhouse, a kitchen and two slave quarters.
Gardening is more than just a hobby for the Druid City Garden Project. The nonprofit organization uses gardening in schools to teach children skills likes math, nutrition and science. The project will further branch out and host its first Garden Party fundraiser with food, drinks and live music Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. at L&N Train Station. At the fundraiser, several local restaurants will be paired with local farmers to serve dishes using that farmer’s produce. Carpe Vino will host a wine tasting for the VIP section, and beer and spirits will be provided by Good People Brewing Company. The Druid City Garden Project began in 2010 as a way to connect Tuscaloosa residents with locally grown, sustainable food. Students at University Place and Stillman Heights Elementary School work in the garden twice a week and sell their produce at subsidized prices at their weekly on-site farm stand. For DCGP executive director Lindsay Turner, the project’s success is apparent in the positive, enthusiastic response from both students and administrators. It has also succeeded in getting children excited to try new, unconventional foods. In the past, students have even declared Kohlrabi, also known as a German turnip, as their favorite vegetable. “The biggest indicator [of our success] is that the administration, teachers and school board are really enthusiastic, and they want us to expand into other schools,” Turner said. “The biggest thing for me personally is to see all these kids at such a young age get so excited and willing to try different foods.”
SEE MANSION PAGE 7
SEE GARDEN PARTY PAGE 9
Elevator
Parlor
Bathroom
Stair Hall Dining Room
Living Room
Portico
CW | Shannon Auvil and Whitney Hendrix
Antebellum house an Alabama icon By Lauren Ferguson Culture Editor Set back from the bustling traffic of University Boulevard sits the iconic white house of the University: the President’s Mansion. Overlooking the heart of campus, the antebellum home represents not just the residence of campus leaders, but a historical artifact preserved for over 170 years. “Early on, the building was so big and stunning,
Wine tasting and music on schedule By Courtney Stinson Staff Reporter
By Sarah Elizabeth Tooker Contributing Writer The SGA will release on Friday the results of its reformed block seating allocation process along with a map showing where student organizations blocks will be in the stadium, according to SGA Press Secretary Meagan Bryant. Bryant said in a statement that the Student Organization Seating map will be publicized Friday, Sept. 7 by 5 p.m. “After applications were submitted, along with an application fee, the applications’ scores were determined by Campus Labs software, and a map was made accordingly,” Bryant said. “The grading scores and applications are password protected, which eliminates the possibility of altering any scores.” While SGA is tackling the issue of block seating, the ACT card office is working to remind students of the University’s rules for seating in the stadium, advising students to get into the game a minimum of an hour before kickoff, as gates open two and half hours before. “Lines will be very long, so expect delays,” the ACT card website says. “Give yourself 60 to 90 minutes to get into the stadium, whether or not you participate in student organization seating.” The website also makes clear that block seating is only in effect for a while before the game. “Student organization seating is in effect until 45 minutes before kickoff or capacity is reached in the lower bowl, whichever comes first,” it says. Additionally, for every ticket a student does not use or transfer by halftime, 1.5 penalty points will be assigned to their account. If you do not donate
Druid City gardeners raise funds with party
that it was a focal point of the and 1841, was not origicampus, and it survived the nally included in the camCivil War,” Tom Land, insti- pus plans, according to tutional records analyst for University records. UA’s The University of Alabama, second president, the Rev. said. “You Basil Manly, have a hisand the Board tory with of Trustees It’s something that we it – it’s one passed a resoof those lution in 1838 all have in common, that buildings appropriating every alum has – it’s the that did surfunds for the President’s Mansion. vive. So it’s building. something “Originally, — Tom Land that we all it was not have in comintended to be mon, that there,” Land every alum has – it’s the said. “Dr. Manly wanted it President’s Mansion.” to be a part of campus near The building, which was the academic buildings, and constructed between 1839 that’s why it was located in
“
NEWS | DENNY CHIMES
Denny Chimes celebrates success of University’s national scholars New song ‘Celebrating Achievement’ to play for Bama’s academic accolades By Jared Downing Contributing Writer
“
ecycle this p er • Plea
ap
er
ap
er • Plea s
The University of Alabama already honors nationally recognized students with scholarships and grants, but it is adding a new accolade to the list: a song played from Denny Chimes. Twice a day for the past two weeks, the Chimes jingled UA’s brand new tune, “Celebrating Achievement,” to honor Rhodes scholars, Truman scholars, National Merit winners and any other recipients of awards at the
national level. Now the Chimes will play the song every time a student or faculty member receives a national award, along with an email from Student Affairs identifying the honoree. “It’s using one tradition to honor another,” said Debbie Lane, University spokeswoman who helped with the project. Lane said the idea came from Provost Judy Bonner, who thought it was time to add academic achievement to the list of occasions for the University to fire up the 83-year-old,
over the past two weeks 25-bell campanile. “We feel like it will be to make it as recognizable as anything else on played a lot,” Lane said. The University already the Chimes playlist, Lane boasts 15 Rhodes said. Scholars, 37 Goldwater National Merit Scholars and eight Scholarship winner Katie T r u m a n Bauer said Scholars, she appreand that’s ciates the not includhonor but It’s using one tradition to ing faculty h a d n ’ t honor another. and staff, noticed the who are also song at all — Debbie Lane eligible for during the a musical l a st two shout-out weeks. for national “I feel like recognition. even if I had The song was com- heard it, I wouldn’t have posed this summer by UA known what it was about,” School of Music graduate she said. “But I really student Amir Zaheri and think it’s a cool idea, espewas played multiple times cially if they advertise
INSIDE today’s paper
Briefs ........................2
Sports ..................... 10
Opinions ...................4
Puzzles.................... 13
Culture ......................8
Classifieds .............. 13
it more.” But Bauer says the University always celebrated achievement in an even deeper way. The National Merit Corporation gave her a textbook grant, but the University topped it with full tuition and housing, a study abroad grant and a laptop computer. Without the aid, she wouldn’t have been able to pay for college. “I’m proud of the students, but I’m really just proud of the University for being good. I’ve had great classes, great professors and great opportunities,” Bauer said. Now she has a place in the Chimes.
WEATHER today
CW | Austin Bigoney
Chance of T-storms
91º/73º
Friday 91º/72º Chance of T-storms
cl e recy this p se