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Vol. 117, Issue 24

A storied rivalry comes back to life

By Britton Lynn Senior Sports Reporter bmlynn@crimson.ua.edu

When Alabama fans think of the Crimson Tide’s greatest rivalries, most often they think of the in-state one, Auburn.

There’s another rivalry, however, that many students have never seen in their lifetimes: the Penn State series. The series hasn’t had a game since 1990, when Joe Paterno’s Nittany Lions beat Gene Stallings’ Tide 9-3.

“It’s a game that I’ve had circled on my calendar for the past four or five years,” said senior quarterback Greg McElroy. “It’s a game you tell recruits about and it’s a game that I was aware of when I first got on campus. It’s obviously one of those games; it’s kind of a showcase game. We always kept saying, ‘I hope Coach Paterno’s still coaching.

It would be great to compete against him.’”

Penn State does know how to win, especially in Tuscaloosa, where they have a 2-1 edge over the Tide. Despite the Nittany Lions’ better record at Bryant-Denny Stadium, Alabama leads the overall series 8-5.

Although both teams’ players haven’t been

See PENN STATE, page 9

Bryant Museum Right: Members of the Alabama defense, including Murray Legg (19), Curtis McGriff (96), Barry Krauss (77) and Rich Wingo (36), held Penn State in the famous goal line stand in the 1979 Sugar Bowl, giving head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant his sixth national championship with the 14-7 win.

Left: Former Alabama linebacker Derrick Thomas (55) goes after Tony Salla (19) in the 1988 game played in Birmingham. Alabama won the game 8-3.

Debate Ticket penalties changed tickets on sale for students

By Charles Scarborough Staff Reporter cjscarborough@crimson.ua.edu

The Student Government Association has revised its penalty system for those ticket holders who do not attend games and also fail to donate their ticket.

The new system revolves around a point system.

Students who do not donate or transfer their football ticket

and fail to attend that week’s game will be penalized one point, according to the SGA. Those who donate their ticket after 5 p.m. on the Friday before the home game they do not attend will be given a half point penalty.

If a student accumulates three points worth of penalties in one football season, they become ineligible to purchase football tickets over the next year, according to the SGA policy.

By Brittney Knox Staff Reporter bsknox@crimson.ua.edu

While perusing Facebook for the latest in the Tuscaloosa bar scene, one might run across something a little bit curious under “relationship status” for two particular venues. Wilhagan’s Sports Grille and neighboring Little Willie’s Blues and Jazz Club are currently “in an open relationship” on Facebook, and it is not very hard to see why.

The two spots could not be more different, with Wilhagan’s offering the classic sports bar experience: Crimson Tide memorabilia on nearly every surface, flatscreen TVs

See DEBATE, page 9

See BARS, page 3

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Neighbors Wilhagan’s, Little Willie’s offer different bar experiences

By Jordan Staggs Senior Lifestyles Reporter jlstaggs1@crimson.ua.edu

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For those familiar with the scenic view of the Quad when taken in a sweeping glance, game days bring quite a different experience for the eyes to behold.

The openness of the Quad transforms into a sea of tents, and the sidewalks churn with fans meandering to and from various locations.

As a result, the increase in numbers brings an increase in trash.

To reduce the amount of trash that ends up in a landfill, the University’s department of Logistics and Support Services staffs a tent on the Quad

See RECYCLING, page 10

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Changing Tides | Whitney Wash SGA Volunteers take recyclable materials out of the trash and inform tailgaters about the gameday recycling initiative.

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See TICKETS, page 10

A match made in nightlife heaven

Students may request tickets online Monday for the gubernatorial debate.

The tickets will be available on the My Football Tickets tab of the ACTion card website from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The gubernatorial debate between Republication candidate Dr. Robert Bentley and Democratic candidate Ron Sparks will take place on Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Moody Concert Hall.

“When students request a ticket, their information will be stored with a time stamp,” said Ian Sams, SGA communications director. “The students requesting tickets will then be ordered according to when their requests were made.”

Sams said the tickets are free and there will be 300 to 500 student tickets allotted, but that number will be fluid as it will be in direct correspondence with the number of invited guests that plan to attend the event.

RSVPs for the event are due by Monday at 5 p.m. and after that the ticket process will be evaluated to ultimately know how many students will be able to attend.

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Additionally, students who convert their ticket into a student guest ticket four or more times are ineligible to purchase football tickets over the next year.

This ineligibility includes not being able to purchase student tickets for possible SEC championship or bowl game appearances as well as not being able to purchase

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SATURDAY

TODAY

Lunch Beef Steak Strip with Roasted Garlic Chili Rub Green Beans Two Bean Nachos (Vegetarian) Baked Potatoes Double Dipped Chocolate Pretzels

What: Last day of Incoming! New Graduate Student Art Exhibition

Where: Sella-Granata Art Gallery, Woods Hall

Dinner Roasted Beef Top Round Baked Potato Green Beans Sauteed Peppers, Onions & Mushrooms

When: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

What: Founder of Purity Wholesale Grocers to Deliver Mills Lecture at UA – “Life 30 Years After New College: What I’ve Learned Along the Way and What You Need to Know to Have a Successful Future”

BURKE Lunch Fried Fish Roasted Red Potatoes Cavatappi Al Zucchini (Vegetarian) Corn on the Cob Chicken Caesar Panini

Where: 328 Lloyd Hall When: 10 a.m.

BRYANT Lunch Baked Tilapia Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry Hush Puppies Deep Fried Okra Vegetarian Fajitas

SUNDAY

What: Official Ring Week

What: Student Recital

- students and alumni can meet with representatives from Balfour to see the rings up-close, have their fingers sized and ask questions about the Official Ring program.

featuring Brittany Hendricks on trumpet

Where: Moody Music Building

When: 6 p.m.

Where: University Supply Store, Ferguson Center

What: Students for Sustain-

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ability meeting

Where: UA Arboretum When: 2 p.m.

What: Legendary Coach Bobby Bowden to be at Bryant Museum for UA Game Day Book Signing

Where: Paul W. Bryant Museum

When: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

FRESH FOOD

What: a2z and Kadesh and the Perfect Strangers Present: The Alphabet Detectives, Episode 2

What: ESPN College

Where: Mellow Mushroom

Where: On the Quad When: 8 a.m.

Upstairs Bar

Baked Tilapia Glazed Carrots Spinach & Italian Vegetable Risotto Pasta Fettuccine Grilled Italian Sausage & Peppers

GameDay

Submit your events to calendar@cw.ua.edu

When: 10:30 p.m.

ON CAMPUS

Preview on Mills Lecture

University Boulevard to be resurfaced

Jeff Levitetz, founder of Purity Wholesale Grocers, Inc., and alumnus of the University of Alabama, is scheduled to give the Mills Lecture on Friday, Sept. 10 in Lloyd Hall Room 328 at 10 a.m. The lecture, titled, “Life 30 Years After New College: What I’ve Learned Along the Way and What You Need to Know to Have a Successful Future” is open to the public.

University Boulevard from Wallace Wade Avenue to Sixth Avenue will undergo roadway resurfacing beginning at 7 p.m. on Sept.

16. The project is expected to be complete by Sept.

25, pending no inclement weather. Two lanes will be open at all times for

vehicular traffic, proper traffic control will be in place and flagmen will be present to direct traffic.

Expect slight delays while traveling to and from campus in this area. Contact Sommer Coleman, project manager, at 348-5950 for more information.

Honors College Assembly, Womenʼs Resource Center screen film Cultural Experiences of the Honors College Assembly and the Wo m e n ’s Resource Center will show the film “Made in L.A.” in the Ferguson Student Center game room on Sept. 22

at 7 p.m. The film will address issues of smart consumerism and manufacturing.

For more information, contact Maria-Victoria Perez-Fisher at mvpfisher@sa.ua.edu.

CAMPUS CRIME:

(Friday, Sept. 3, 2010 to Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010) Compiled by Jennie Kushner Senior Staff Reporter jfkush@gmail.com

PUBLIC INTOXICATION

THEFT OF PROPERTY I

PUBLIC INTOXICATION

Date: Sept. 3 Time: 2:08 a.m.

Location: 300 Block of 7th Ave.

Date: Sept. 3 Time: 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Location: 900 Block of Bryant Drive

Date: Sept. 4 Time: 5:20 p.m.

Location: 800 Block of Colonial Drive

PUBLIC INTOXICATION

CRIMINAL TRESPASS III

THEFT OF PROPERTY III Date: Sept. 3 Time: 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Location: 300 Block Hackberry Lane

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Location: 200 Block of Hackberry Lane

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DISORDERLY CONDUCT

THEFT OF PROPERTY III

Date: Sept. 5 Time: 11:50 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Location: 100 Block of McCorvey Drive

Date: Sept. 7 Time: 8:15 a.m. to 10:45 p.m.

Location: 200 Block of 7th Ave.

HARASSMENT

Date: Sept. 6 Date: Sept. 5 Time: 12:50 p.m.

Time: 8:35 p.m.

Location: 100 Location: 700 Block of Capstone Hackberry Lane Drive

TUSCALOOSA HILLCREST

1844 McFarland Blvd.

Location: 900 Block of University Blvd

Date: Sept. 4 ALTERING SERIAL NUMBER Time: 5:50 p.m.

Location: 900 Block of Colonial ON FIREARM Drive Date: Sept. 5 Time: 1:40 a.m.

Location: 1100 Block of Campus THEFT OF PROPERTY III Drive Date: Sept. 4 Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: 900 Block of Bryant CRIMINAL MISCHIEF III Drive Date: Sept. 6 Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Location: 800 Block of Bryant THEFT OF PROPERTY II Drive Date: Sept. 4 Time: 4:10 p.m. to 4:11 p.m.

Location: 700 Block of BURGLARY II University Blvd.

Date: Sept. 6 Time: 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Location: 900 Block of THEFT OF PROPERTY III University Blvd.

Date: Sept. 4 Time: 3:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Location: 1100 Block of DOMESTIC VIOLENCE III — University Blvd.

HARASSMENT Date: Sept. 6 THEFT OF PROPERTY III Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Date: Sept. 4 Location: 900 Block of 2nd St. Time: 11:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Location: 600 Block of 8th Street DOMESTIC VIOLENCE III —

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

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THEFT OF PROPERTY III Date: Sept. 7 Time: 1:45 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.

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POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA Date: Sept. 7 Time: 3:15 p.m.

Location: 100 McCorvey Drive

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THEFT OF PROPERTY II Date: Sept. 8 Time: 10:30 p.m. to 10:45 p.m.

Location: 100 Block of McCorvey Drive

FRADULENT USE OF DEBIT/ CREDIT CARD

Date: Sept. 8 Time: 9 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Location: 600 Block of 8th Street

THEFT OF PROPERTY III Date: Sept. 8 Time: 4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Location: 200 Block Hackberry Lane

of

PUBLIC INTOXICATION Date: Sept. 9 Time: 11:05 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.

Location: 100 Block of Hackberry Lane

POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA Date: Sept. 9 Time: 12:20 a.m.

Location: 900 Block of 2nd Street

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Barnes addresses UA Democrats Senate candidate undaunted by Shelby’s extensive track record

By Taylor Holland Senior Staff Reporter tlholland1@crimson.ua.edu William Barnes, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, toured Tuscaloosa Thursday and later addressed a group of about 20 members of the University’s College Democrats in an attempt to gain name recognition statewide and speak about his opponent, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. Barnes said that he was not afraid of Shelby and his $17 million war chest, and that he was running, in part, because Shelby has not been representing the best interests of the people of Alabama.

“Shelby has become the epitome of the party of ‘no,’” Barnes said. “He’s voted no

to a bill about student loans overhaul. He voted no on the extension of unemployment benefits.

“What’s a person to do when they lose their job and there are no other jobs that exist? Do we expect them to go hungry?”

The first-time candidate said Shelby, who has been in office since 1978, has been acting on what’s best for big business rather than what’s best for the voters that elected him to public office.

Barnes, who called himself “the voter’s alternative to Richard Shelby,” said he had always been a Democrat and that he would never change parties, as Shelby did in 1994.

“If you find something wrong within the party, you

William G. Barnes, U.S. Senate nominee, spoke to students Thursday night. The democratic candidate wants federal funding for education and tax incentives for Alabama companies that make products in Alabama.

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“I’m going to talk to as many people as I can before the election on Nov. 4 and focus primarily on my race, not others across the state.”

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try to change it and make it better,” he said. “You don’t change parties. That doesn’t really sit well with me.”

Barnes said he would not call the nation’s current economic problems a recession but a depression.

“We’re in an economic war, there’s no doubt about it,” he said. “We have got to stop importing from China. We’re paying Chinamen in a far away, distant land to manufacture what we can do here.

We need to create jobs for Americans.”

Barnes, a Vietnam veteran, also urged students to talk about his campaign and get behind him. He said his campaign has raised about $1,000 since he entered the race,

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and that he, unlike Shelby, would work for the people of Alabama.

“I am not going to drop out of this race,” Barnes said. “I’m going to talk to as many people as I can before the election on Nov. 4 and focus primarily on my race, not others across the state.”

Michael Patrick, a UA junior majoring in political science and the president of College Democrats, said that having Barnes speak to students was very much appreciated.

“We’re excited that we finally have a good Democratic candidate running for U.S. Senate,” Patrick said. “I’m glad he took the time to come to the University and tell us more about his campaign.”

SGA program to fund free exam books

By Katherine Martin Staff Reporter klmartin@crimson.ua.edu The Student Government Association will begin providing free exam books beginning in about three weeks, Nicole Bohannon, executive vice president of the SGA, said at the Senate meeting Wednesday.

Ryan Flamerich, a senator from the college of engineering, said as soon as the SGA ran out of exam books they began appropriating funds,

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lining the walls and a game room full of darts, billiards and arcade games. But take a peek through the connecting door to Little Willie’s and you will be immersed in the dark, bluesy ambiance reminiscent of a classic New Orleans or Chicagostyle jazz club.

“We do try to help each other out,” said Exa Johnston, head bartender at Little Willie’s.

“We’re all the same team. It’s like one big family, and we try to make everyone else feel like that too.”

It all started about 10 years ago, when UA alumnus Bill Lloyd opened his second Wilhagan’s Sports Grille — he opened the original in Nashville in 1989.

“I’d been living in Nashville and coming down for football games for twenty-odd years,” Lloyd said. “Ten years ago, Tuscaloosa didn’t have any real-deal sports bars.”

Lloyd said his goal was to open a sports bar and grill that wasn’t just a UA athletics museum with a few TVs scattered about the place. He wanted to give Tuscaloosa a sports bar with things to do, such as games and different events,

FAST FACTS • SGA initiatives: — promote gubernatorial debate — fund free exam books — hear student football ticket appeals

even when there wasn’t a big football game happening. Thus Wilhagan’s moved into the spot in Temerson Square where it still thrives today.

Five years later, Little Willie’s was born from the storage area connected to Wilhagan’s right hip.

“I’m just a real jazz and blues fan,” Lloyd said, “and I decided to open Little Willie’s.”

The rest, as they say, is history.

Wilhagan’s bartender Stuart Lee said the two are more a dysfunctional family than anything, but it works for them.

“This is a sports bar with hot wings,” Lee said. “They’re our sophisticated side.”

You are more likely to find poetry readings and open mic nights at Little Willie’s, which features live music almost every night of the week.

Meanwhile, Wilhagan’s has its own agenda concerning events, including an upcoming “Jack Daniel’s birthday party” featuring drink specials and T-shirt giveaways.

The two share a menu which includes many brand-new items, with a kitchen that is open six days a week until 1 a.m. so patrons can enjoy quality food on late nights out.

Drinks are a bit of a different story, with Wilhagan’s boasting a selection of some 81 beers

including some emergency funds, in order to purchase more exam books before the end of this fiscal year.

“One of the things SGA has been doing is providing free test booklets,” Flamerich said.

“Making sure these booklets are there for students is a top priority for SGA.” The Senate will appropriate $2,119.85 from various SGA accounts for the purchase of 3,500 test booklets, according to the resolution.

A bill that will allow the UA

Judicial Board to begin hearing appeals regarding student football tickets was also introduced at the meeting.

Madaline Hargrove, a senator from the College of Nursing, said the current code of laws does not specify that the judicial board hear these appeals.

Hargrove said students who fail classes, do not have enough hours or have a family emergency and cannot go to a game will now have the opportunity to have their appeals

and quality drafts and Little Willie’s providing high gravity alternatives and specialty drinks.

“If you want a good martini and you don’t know what you like, we can help with that,” said Johnston of Little Willie’s.

She said Thursdays tend to be busy nights for the jazz club, when they offer half-priced wine as well as $5 high gravity beer-of-the-week.

Lee said Wilhagan’s best attribute would probably be its beer selection.

“The beer selection, the pool tables and the environment,” he said. “We’re not looking for people coming in here and hav-

ing as many Bud Lights as you can. We want to be that chill place you can sit and have a conversation.”

It helps that Wilhagan’s is technically a restaurant and does not allow smoking before 10 p.m.

So no matter what you’re looking for in your bar experience, this marriage of sports and jazz can help you out.

Speaking of marriage, what does the future hold for Little Willie’s and Wilhagan’s?

“As long as the doors are open, we’ll be in an open relationship,” Johnston said. “But I don’t know if we’re ready for anything else!”

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heard.

The same group that hears parking ticket appeals and other non-academic issues will hear these appeals, Bohannon said.

The SGA is also encouraging students to attend the gubernatorial debate between Dr. Robert Bentley and Commissioner Ron Sparks that will be held on Thursday, Sept. 16, Bohannon said.

“It’s very important that students at the University understand the importance in voting

in the election. Not just voting, but being educated voters,” Bohannon said.

Bohannon said it is important that students use all of the tickets available for the debate. Tickets go on sale Monday, Sept. 13 at 7:30 a.m.

There are no requirements for purchasing tickets and they will be available on a firstcome, first-served basis.

Students can receive more information on the online ticket distribution by visiting decisionalabama.ua.edu.

OPINIONS

No Quran burning; no NYC mosque

By Tray Smith

MCT Campus

Friday, September 10, 2010 Editor • Tray Smith letters@cw.ua.edu Page 4

{ YOUR VIEW } WEB COMMENTS “I think thatʼs a minor distinction. Itʼs still racist science, so thatʼs an easy mistake to make.”

— Jesse, in response to “Nott not a eugenicist”

“Not sure what any of this lecture really had to do with “liberty and power”. This was the same rehashed material that Wales has delivered to countless other forums before.”

— Gregory, in response to “Wikipedia founder visits campus”

“I guess the SGA is going to blatantly ignore the problems seating experienced last week. Section S8 was miserable. There arenʼt enough seats in this section for organizations to fit all of their members. Organizations in other sections with similar numbers were given 3-4 times as many rows in much better locations…Sounds like this process needs some transparency that the SGA is touting… or maybe transparency would expose its illegitimacy.”

— Questions, in response to “New seats on the block”

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Send submissions to letters@ cw.ua.edu. Submissions must include the author’s name, year, major and daytime phone number. Phone numbers are for verification and will not be published.

Students should also include their year in school and major. For more information, call 348-6144. The CW reserves the right to edit all submissions.

No ticket to (Crimson)Ride

By Sean Randall School has been in session for the past three weeks. When students were initially attempting to get used to the new CrimsonRide routes and complaining about them, Ralph Clayton, assistant director of Transportation Services, was quoted in the Aug. 22 edition of The Crimson White as having said, “After a week or two, when congestion isn’t so bad, I think it’s certainly going to improve.”

A week or two later, we can still see that there are some major problems with the way transportation is being handled.

There has been one change made already that betters the system.

The return of the Blue Express route is extremely helpful in getting students to some of the farther reaches of campus in a timely fashion.

But the majority of the routes still host a bevy of problems.

First, they take forever to get where you want to go, usually. If you want to go to the next stop, you should walk anyway. But often times, I’ve found it’s quicker to walk almost all the way across campus to get where I need to go than to sit around waiting for a bus that will take 15-plus minutes to get anywhere.

The long transits also mean, if you want to take the bus to class or some meeting with a time limit, you have to leave far earlier than last year’s routes typically called for. Not very efficient for students who, say, want to get from ten Hoor to Moody in the 10 minutes they have between classes. And since buses can often bunch up together, there can be a huge wait if you miss the pack.

Second, the stops aren’t even going to many of the more populated areas. No Ferguson Center stop, no ten Hoor stop, no Student

Recreation Center stop.

And in the current heat, or the periodic downpours of rain we are so fortunate to have in Tuscaloosa, it can be somewhat grueling to walk from the Rec Center to anywhere else on campus. But it’s still faster than moving to a nearby bus stop and waiting, more often than not.

Third, overpopulation. Due to the long routes, even with more buses, a slew of people tend to get on at the same time. I’ve seen buses where there wasn’t even standing room left on them. Part of that has to do with the wait and part of it has to do with the fact that the University keeps growing.

And it’s not just the CrimsonRide buses that have this problem. The University seems to be abandoning its apartment areas to a life of crappy transportation service as well.

Every Tuesday and Thursday on the 10:30 a.m. Bluff/Retreat apartment shuttle, there seem to be more people than the bus can handle. I’ve counted more than 40 people two of the times I’ve ridden at that time, and some of them were standing past that white line you’re not supposed to. People were sitting in people’s laps, on the stairs into the bus… Anywhere room could be found.

If Transportation Services wants to really service the entire student body, they need to keep up with campus growth. And since the new additions to The Retreat seem to have almost doubled the size of the place, one tiny shuttle every 30 minutes or so doesn’t seem to cut it anymore, especially during the busiest times. It’s not only inconvenient, it’s also dangerous.

Perhaps two shuttles, one sent,

say, on the hour and half hour marks, and the other sent on the 15 and 45 minute marks of the hour would help solve this problem. It would also limit the massive amount of people jumping on the shuttle at the same time every day, since classes tend to happen on the hour every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and every hour and a half every Tuesday and Thursday.

You can figure out when people are probably going to ride the bus or shuttle based on classes. Shouldn’t be hard.

Also, it’s regrettable that there is absolutely no way the University offers to get back to one’s apartment from 6 to 10 p.m. on weekdays, times when many would like to go home. The growth of population at The Retreat and The Bluff means more people that might not have cars, and the shrinking parking on campus means less people likely to want to try and bother parking on campus. I’ve spent many a half hour in the evenings walking home down Jack Warner Parkway, and I know I’m not the only one.

Now, I realize I may be sounding ungrateful. But I’m not. I’ve been on this campus long enough to remember a time before the CrimsonRide. And I tend to walk most everywhere I go anyway.

However, that doesn’t mean I don’t notice the problems. That doesn’t mean I don’t hear other students’ complaints. That doesn’t mean things shouldn’t be fixed.

I’m grateful that UA is trying to progress toward helping its students’ lives be more convenient.

So, if we’re telling you something’s up, maybe considering some alternatives might be a good idea. After all, if there’s something on campus not helping people as best it can, how well does that reflect the UA we all want this campus to be?

Sean Randall is the assistant lifestyles editor of The Crimson White.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Proposed Strip Mine is irresponsible

By Michael Fitzmorris and Elyse Peters My jaw dropped to the floor when I heard the news: The University of Alabama is about to allow strip-mining on a large plot of its land.

In a deal that smells worse than a coal-fired power plant, my beloved school has proposed leasing an environmentally sensitive area to a subsidiary of Drummond Company, a large coal-mining enterprise. If that name sounds familiar, that’s because CEO Gary Drummond Sr. is a Trustee Emeritus of The University.

In dealing with Drummond, the University is doing little to be responsible or enhance its image.

Additionally, Drummond is a corporation with an ethically compromised past.

Over the last few years, it has been implicated in the deaths of dozens, including the targeted assassinations of three labor leaders working for its mining operations in Colombia, and funding paramilitary organizations in the process.

Though legal attempts at reparation for such crimes ended in a quagmire, allegations of human rights abuses were serious enough to launch an investigation from the House Foreign Affairs committee in 2005. Why would the University stake its reputation and pride on such a shady deal, working with a company that has such a villainous

history?

Perhaps this is a good time to revisit a 2008 memo from University President Robert Witt: “The University will continue to be a good steward of the resources entrusted to us and to nurture leaders who will help create communities that are healthy, sustainable, and environmentally responsible for generations to come.”

I realize it costs a lot of money to run a school the size of Alabama, but a tough economy shouldn’t absolve the University of its responsibility to limit the harm our activities might cause to the surrounding community. Though the proposed coal mine will cause harm in several capacities, perhaps the most obvious is the damage it will do to the nearby town of Cordova.

This location defines southern culture: Riverfront homes with enclosed porches dot the bank, and any stranger will wave to you as you pass by. Boating day rained out?

Pull over at any dock and they’ll invite you in for sweet tea until the storm passes. From the water, you can see where Native Americans made their homes in caves along the cliff, and where wildlife — including endangered species — call home today. The mine would strip those qualities away… along with the ash it can dump into our river.

Let’s get back to Witt’s memo, the part about creating “communities that are healthy, sustainable.” The proposed mine poses a severe hazard to the well being of surrounding areas of Alabama. The wildlife

and recreation opportunities of the Black Warrior River would suffer.

More worrisome, however, is that the Shepherd’s Bend Mine is 800 feet away from a major water intake for the city of Birmingham, which provides over 200,000 citizens with their drinking water. Birmingham Water Works has said that this risk is “unprecedented” and presents an “incompatible use.” This alone constitutes a major red flag for the mining proposal; to continue in the face of such dangers would be irresponsible.

As students of the University of Alabama and, indirectly, stewards of our state community, it is our responsibility to stand up and support a responsible course of action that limits harm to the surrounding communities of western Alabama.

For the University to maintain its standing as a “good steward” of our state at large, we must make responsible choices in our management of the resources, environmental or otherwise.

Despite the economic incentive to do so, choosing to strip-mine in close proximity to the Black Warrior River — in an area rich with natural resources, sheer beauty and Southern culture — is in clear conflict with such principles.

Michael Fitzmorris is a sophomore majoring in biology & political science and the treasurer of the College Democrats. Elyse Peters is a sophomore majoring in American studies and a member of The University of Alabama Environmental Council.

As we approach the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks this weekend, the proposed construction of a mosque near Ground Zero and a Florida church’s decision to commemorate the atrocities by sponsoring “International Burn a Quran Day” have stoked yet more religious controversy.

Liberal commentators have stepped up in defense of the mosque, insisting Imam Rauf, the man behind the development, has every right to build his mosque near the former site of the World Trade Center. While they are correct, it is ironic that the liberal establishment has not been quite so insistent about the rights of Terry Jones, the pastor of the Dove World Outreach Center church who is planning Burn a Quran Day. This conflict embodies the emptiness of contemporary liberalism, an ideology so determined to preserve sacred ideals of cultural diversity that it refuses to confront ideologues and fanatics who want to attack our culture and impose their views on everyone.

In a 2007 interview with the Arabic newspaper Hadi el-Islam, Imam Rauf said, “…it is clear an Islamic state can be established in more than just a single form or mold. It can be established through a kingdom or a democracy. The important issue is to establish the general fundamentals of Sharia that are required to govern.”

Having established his commitment to Sharia law, the imam has also said that Sharia law and the U.S. Constitution are one in the same and that the law should be optional for Muslims living in the United States.

Sharia law is the sacred law of Islam, strictly enforced in places like Saudi Arabia, where women are forced to veil themselves in public.

It would seem that liberals, who claim to be defenders of equal rights, would be repulsed at the thought of such a strict code. Instead, they are content to allow the imam to prove an “Islamic state” can be established in a democracy. Right in the middle of Manhattan, in fact.

The imam does indeed have every right to construct his mosque, or “Muslim community center,” as he calls it, near Ground Zero. But the imam may be wise to first heed his own advice.

When churches in Malaysia where bombed and burned by Muslims in January for using “Allah,” the Arabic word for God, in a Christian context, Rauf wrote, “Using the word Allah to mean the Christian God may be theologically and legally correct, but in the context of Malaysia, it is socially provocative.”

Well, building a mosque near Ground Zero may be within the imam’s rights, but in the context of the location where 3,000 Americans died in a terrorist attack carried out in the name of Islam, it is socially provocative.

Burn A Quran Day is also provocative. Like Imam Rauf, however, the pastor has every legal right to carry on with his plan. In the context of the horrific attacks perpetuated against Christians in the Muslim world, the pastor’s effort isn’t that outrageous.

For instance, early last month military authorities in Eritrea confiscated 1,500 Bibles from Christian high school students. When eight of those students then protested the burning of those Bibles, they were locked up in metal containers.

We keep hearing that Burn a Quran Day is going to inflame the Arab world. Yet, we have heard nothing of Christians revolting after the abuses against their religious brethren in Eritrea.

Ideally, all of us blessed to live in free countries would recognize that our rights come with certain responsibilities, and that we must be sensitive to the different views and cultures of our countrymen. I would never burn a Quran; doing so would be abhorrent to my Christian values and the values of my country.

However, these responsibilities apply equally to people of all faiths.

Defending the right of a Muslim imam to build a mosque near Ground Zero while criticizing a pastor for burning Qurans in protests of a religious faith that has spawned a global terrorist movement is not just hypocritical; it shows a self-loathing disregard for our country’s history, values and cultural norms.

This has become all too common for liberals, who attack Christians at every opportunity while defending Muslims for doing equally outrageous things. Defending an in-your-face Muslim minority, however, is not the route to moral supremacy that many liberals think.

Since the towers fell on Sept. 11, our servicemen and women have liberated two countries and recently ended combat operations in Iraq as that country prepares to form its second democratic government. As this anniversary approaches, we should triumph in that victory for freedom, perhaps the only good to come out of the horrendous attacks.

We should not condemn one another, and we most certainly shouldn’t apply different standards to different faiths.

Don’t burn a Quran. Don’t build a mosque near Ground Zero, either.

Tray Smith is the opinions editor of The Crimson White. His column runs on Fridays.

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Book burnings should stay a thing of the past

By Debra Flax This Saturday marks the 9th anniversary of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks in New York City. I’d be willing to say that the majority of people who were alive and socially aware back in 2001 still have vivid memories of where they were and what thoughts crossed their minds.

It’s only natural this weekend that we will mourn, remember, pray and deal with the emotions in our own ways. Some, however, more peacefully than others.

From 6 to 9 p.m. this Saturday, the Dove Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., under the leadership of Rev. Terry Jones, will hold “Burn a Quran Day.” The event is intended “to remember those who were brutally murdered on Sept. 11” as well as “to send a clear message to the radical element of Islam.”

If blazing up the holy book of

another religion is their depiction of the good Christian and American way, then they have a sick misunderstanding of both religion and democracy.

In a TV interview with Jones, a CNN reporter asked few questions while the reverend preached his message extensively. She also managed to stay calm long enough to let the author of “Islam is of the Devil” state that he hoped the church and the actions of their community on Sept. 11 would gain the support of moderate Muslims already in America.

That’s right when her professionalism flew straight out the window.

Stunned and tripping over words, the reporter called Jones “silly” and snapped “No moderate Muslim is going to be on your side when you’re burning their holy book.”

Honestly, while she shouldn’t have given Jones the satisfaction

of getting riled up, I don’t blame her. Not only is the church nothing more than a scam-ridden cult substitute, but 50 not-rightin-the-head members are representing a tragic Middle Eastern misconception of the American way.

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demonstrators in Kabul and Jakarta chanted “death to America” and “long live Islam.”

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comprehend the actual message they’re putting out is tainting and endangering the United States as a whole.

When you swat at a bee’s nest, my friends, they don’t back down. They attack.

As news of the church’s mission broke around the world,

“Look at what those American pigs are doing?”

Jones is claiming that the book-burning day is just to send a warning to those who want to destroy America. Because, of course, less than a hundred closet-dwelling, Bible misinterpreters around a bonfire are

going to intimidate some of the most dangerous terrorists in the world. Yeah, that’ll work well.

If we don’t get the backlash that we fear so much, my own fear is that Jones will try another approach to get his “holy” message to those devil’s children.

As you, my dear reader, can assume, this is not the first time the misnamed Dove Outreach Center has offended and disgusted. Last March, the church put on their property “No Homo Mayor” signs during the election of City Commissioner Craig Lowe, who is openly gay. And on July 22, their blog read “What is homosexuality? Detestable... wicked, offensive ... shameful ... futile, foolish, godless, dishonorable, a lie.”

Gen. David Petraeus commented in The Wall Street Journal that “Burn a Quran Day” is just the sort of ammo the Taliban uses, “not just here, but everywhere in the world we

are engaged with the Islamic community.” He also went on to say that the book burning will potentially put in harm’s way our soldiers currently serving overseas.

Jones’ reaction?

“We are very concerned, of course. We have firmly made up our minds, but at the same time we are definitely praying about our actions.”

Violence should never be met with more violence, even if that harsh action is backed by prayer and “good-will.” These church members are nothing more than radicals themselves, stooping to the level of the hijackers, the suicide bombers and the people who danced in the streets, burning American flags when the second tower fell that fateful Tuesday morning nine years ago.

Debra Flax is a junior majoring in journalism.

Democrats poised to pay for their spending habits

By Austin Gaddis

major swing state of Ohio on Wednesday, President Obama took the opportunity to lay out his new plans for the struggling economy, including a $350 billion stimulus (although he never used the word.)

President Obama’s jabs at the Republicans during his speech were not surprising – specifically those against House Minority Leader John Boehner, who is from Ohio.

The president called out Rep. Boehner a total of eight times during the speech, which seemed to show an obvious sign of worry for the Democrats about the overwhelming public support for the Republicans to regain control of Congress.

President Obama told ABC News, “If the election is a referendum on ‘are people satisfied about the economy as it currently is,’ then we’re not going to do well, because I think everybody feels like this economy needs to do better than it has been doing.”

I halfway agree with him, this election is also a referendum on his administration’s social policies, such as the hot-button issue of illegal immigration.

It’s no secret that a majority of Americans support immigration reform, but the president’s handling of the Arizona immigration law is very unpopular with many.

This election is also a referendum on President Obama’s personal performance thus far. With his record-setting amount of golf games and countless vacations, he seems almost apathetic to the problems that this country is facing. Simply put, this election is Obama’s midterm grade report.

With bad legislation such as the stimulus and healthcare overhaul, Democrats are finally going to be held accountable for their actions when voters go to the polls in November. Americans are fed up with this Congress, this president and their out-ofcontrol spending habits.

As we approach the homestretch of the midterm elections, President Obama and other top Democrats have amped up their efforts to paint Republicans as “the party of no.”

On the other hand, Democrats now have to come face-to-face with angry constituents after a long season of unpopular and expensive legislation, and most Republicans are now able to enjoy the luxury of relaxing with a smirk and an implicit, “I told you so.”

Top members of the Democratic leadership have also proven to be a huge liability. President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are all seen as a hindrance to the more moderate-leaning Democrats in Congress. If I were a Democrat seeking re-election during this midterm, I’d tell all three to stay the hell away.

In a clear struggle to dodge the political backlash from an unpopular Congressional season, not one Democrat running for re-election is campaigning on the cliché historic success of the healthcare bill. I believe it’s apparent to them that they’re in for a tough fight to separate themselves from the ultra-left mentality of our current Congress.

In an effort to gauge this president and his administration’s popularity and importance in the re-election campaigns for members of his party, I can’t help but look back at Bush during this period of his presidency. His appearances were always welcomed and vital to the candidate’s political credibility.

Fast forward to 2010 with President Obama’s approval ratings falling by the day, his administration’s extremely unpopular policies and his party’s leadership making jaw-dropping offhand comments seemingly by the day, many believe that this president is unwelcome in some Democrats’ re-election cam- Austin Gaddis is a sophomore majoring in public relations paigns.

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Students win cash ‘Voice’ main topic of inaugural Brown Bag in DegreeWorks trivia competition feminist lecture series

By Kellie Gentry Contributing Writer

By Brittney Knox Staff Reporter bsknox@crimson.ua.edu

By knowing about Denny Chimes and Bryant-Denny Stadium, five UA students won a $300 book scholarship for the fall semester through a DegreeWorks promotional trivia contest.

The UA students are: Leah Tucker of Hoover, James Watson of Birmingham, Marie Bridges of Mobile, Samuel Dotson of Concord, N.C., and Joseph Murray of Camp Hill, Pa. DegreeWorks allows students to plan their classes for the next semesters, calculate their grade point average and keep track of the classes that will be required for graduation.

The trivia contest happened at the end of last semester and served as another promotional tool for DegreeWorks among the host of other things they are doing to market the pro-

gram to students.

Murray, a sophomore majoring in physics, said the contest question was to name two campus landmarks named after George Denny, the first president of the University. “The scholarship has been very helpful to take a decent amount out of what I had to pay for books,� he said.

Michael George, UA registrar, said, “We could not have a drawing because of the regulations against that so we worked with the archivists to find a trivia question that we felt students would know or be able to find the answer to quickly.�

He said the question was simple and did not put any one particular group of students at a disadvantage. “DegreeWorks launched June 2009,� George said. “Given this was the first trivia contest, I feel it was successful.�

There have been several promotion efforts for the program

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such as T-shirts and signage on CrimsonRide buses. “The signs will be on the buses throughout May 2011,� he said.

George said the emphasis is for students to use DegreeWorks before advising sessions to keep track of required courses.

Murray said, “Granted that books are so much money, the scholarship was really helpful.�

George said the program gave a small incentive for more students to participate in the contest, and it was an extra $300 to help them with books for the next semester.

The students are each awarded the money once they checkout at the SUPe Store.

Murray said DegreeWorks has been very helpful to him in organizing the credits he had upon arriving at the University. “I came here with a lot of advanced credit hours, and DegreeWorks helps me to see what classes I need to take and what I need to do to get done,� he said. “With my credits and knowing what I have to take, I will be able to graduate early.�

Leah Tucker, a junior majoring in visual journalism and fashion retailing, said she was relieved to has received one of the scholarships. “I had to answer a trivia question that was sent via e-mail to all students last semester, and I was notified within the week that I had won,� she said.

She said the scholarship paying for her books gave her a little extra spending money for the semester. “I think that it is great that the University is doing this to give back to just the average student,� she said.

Voice. Everyone has one, but according to Mary Meares, not all voices are heard.

Meares is an assistant professor, the graduate program director and director of graduate internships in the department of communication studies at the University. She studies organizational communication and how factors such as diversity, leadership and socialization influence experiences in organizations.

Meares said having a voice is having the ability to get help when you need and to have your concerns addressed.

Growing up, Meares noticed that “some people got paid attention to and some people didn’t get paid attention to,� she said.

Her lecture was the first of the Feminism Spoken Here Brown Bag Series, coordinated by the Women’s Resource Center and the Women’s Studies program. A new lecture will be held on the first Wednesday of every month.

In her lecture entitled, “The Challenges of Voice in the Workplace for Women and Minorities (and How to Create a Better Organization),�

Meares described a direct correlation between interpersonal communication and a positive or negative experience in the workplace.

Ideally, a workplace should have a positive interpersonal and supervisor environment, and employees should feel like they are contributing their strengths while also engaging with their peers, she said.

Meares added that unsatisfied employees fall under four classifications when it comes to their outlook on their job:

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make me look around when I’m at meetings, when I’m in a classroom, and say ‘who are those people who look like they want to say something, but maybe aren’t.’�

She looks forward to applying her newfound appreciation for voiced opinions to her position as the director of the Women’s Political Initiative in the SGA at the University. “What we’re really trying to do is give women on campus a voice in the Alabama political arena,� Kuperberg said. “Voice isn’t just something that comes out of your mouth; it’s the will to speak up and feeling comfortable enough to speak up,� Kuperberg said.

The Women’s Political Initiative, the SGA, the Women’s Resource Center and the Honors College Assembly will co-host another lecture series of women speakers during September and October.

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Traditionally, women and minorities are muted groups, because they often have less structural power, Meares noted.

Meares said four types of people exist in organizational communication: The “privileged,� who have no problem speaking up for themselves and rarely understand why others don’t do the same The “muted-but-engaged,� who have frustrations, but are unable to specify the source The “angrily disengaged,� who not only feel anger but victimized as well

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Congressional candidate speaks

By Jaley Cranford Contributing Writer

Alabama District 7 congressional candidate Terri Sewell visited a University of Alabama honors seminar Wednesday and discussed her road to the congressional seat as a black woman.

If elected, Sewell would be the first woman to win an elected seat in Congress for Alabama.

Winning would make her the first black woman to win a seat representing the state, and she would represent the district including Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and Selma.

Sewell visited the class, Women and Political Leadership, to discuss how she has campaigned for the open District 7 seat. The Selma native said coming from a small Alabama town did not keep her from reaching her goals.

“I didn’t know that I wasn’t supposed to do well,” Sewell said. “Ignorance is bliss sometimes and I didn’t know that I wasn’t supposed to succeed.”

She continued that her campaign has been grounded on those Selma roots and has continually reiterated that an Ivy League education has not distanced her from the people she would represent in Alabama.

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our message on the idea that local girl done good, but I came home,” Sewell said.

J.J. Fadely, a junior majoring in communication studies, said that more important than proximity is the idea of her possible election being a step forward for the state government.

“Her running is excellent,” Fadely said. “It really is a man’s world right now and for any woman to get any position like that is great and showcases female empowerment.”

Fadely continued that Sewell’s campaign means a great deal to the idea of gender equality in politics. She said her possible election would show that women need to be taken seriously in the representation of Alabama.

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have been giving two years of my life getting to know the district that I love,” Sewell said.

Sewell continued to describe her campaign as one built on honesty. You have to be who you are because that is what the public responds to, she said.

“I never thought that this was about me,” she said. “It’s about the public.”

Taylor Price, a sophomore with an undecided major, said that what makes candidates like Terri Sewell worth voting for is their being real.

“So many times you hear people running for public office saying cut and dry things,” Price said. “Sewell is a woman, making her a different kind of candidate, but more importantly, she is a real person who cares about the real people who are in the district she is running to represent.”

He said, even though he is a Georgia native, he thought Sewell being elected would be a step in the right direction for the state of Alabama.

CW|Chelsea Pickett Terri Sewell speaks of her life on the campaign trail to the Women and Politics class of the University Honors Program on Wednesday. Sewell is the democratic nominee for the open Alabama 7th Congressional District seat, and if elected, will be the first African American woman to represent Alabama in Congress.

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great faculty and staff.

Although I may have to fight for a seat in the Ferg more, it is worth it to see UA grow.

Sitting down after leaving the heat from Get on Board Day, Danielle Drago, a junior majoring in finance and Spanish and editor of Mosaic magazine talked about her experience as a Q: Although currently the student at the University. job market is still in a state of Q: On your journey at UA, what recovery, what do you see yourhas been the hardest obstacle self doing after graduation?

A: I will continue on to graduyou have had to overcome?

A: Leaving North Carolina was ate school to pursue my masnot easy for me. I left home and ters in business administramoved to a place where I only tion. knew my roommate. I didn’t know anyone, and everything Q: There are more than 300 difwas new to me, but Alabama ferent student organizations on has such a welcoming campus. campus, what has been the one club you have joined that has Q: UA can be considered a impacted your college career melting pot. Was coming here the most?

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A: I know that, in the next few Q: Of the three, which do you years or so we will reach top feel is the most significant 25 [universities]. I think people impact UA has on the city of are starting to realize the cali- Tuscaloosa: economic, commuber of UA, and the value of this nity outreach or social? education. It is not as expensive A: I would say all three. as other schools, and we have Students live here, shop here

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After I leave UA, I just hope that I was able to touch the hearts of all the people I knew.

think is the biggest misconception about college life in general?

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Winston Groom

Nelle Harper Lee

Gay Talese

Bernard Madoff

Chet Simmons

Tom Cherones

Born: 1944

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Nelle Harper Lee, the author

Gay Talese was rejected by

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Tom Cherones, who directed

of the 1960 Pulitzer Prize winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird, pursued a law degree at the University of Alabama from 1945 to 1949. She pledged the Chi Omega sorority, and worked as the editor of UA’s Rammer Jammer magazine.

“To Kill a Mocking Bird” was Lee’s only published book, but its popularity helped her win the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contribution to literature in 2007 by President George W. Bush. Lee did not complete her law degree.

dozens of colleges until he eventually was accepted at the University of Alabama.

Talese was the sports editor for the Crimson White his junior year. After graduation, he moved to New York City and started working as a copyboy for the New York Times. Soon, he was drafted in to the U.S. Army in 1954. After serving his time, in 1956, Talese returned to become a fulltime sports reporter. In 1966, Talese’s produced an article in Esquire on Frank Sinatra called “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold,” which pioneered an example of New Journalism.

American stockbroker, attended UA for one year. He was a brother of the Tau Chapter of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity and later transferred to and graduated from Hofstra College. He went on to become an investment advisor and a non-executive advisor of the NASDAQ stock market. In March 2009, Madoff pleaded guilty to 11 federal crimes after being accused of defrauding his clients of nearly $18 billion in the largest fraudulent investment scheme in history.

Madoff was imprisoned, with his release date set for Nov. 14, 2139.

ing the company’s inaugural year, Chet Simmons, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcasting from UA. Simmons was involved in the creation of “Wide World of Sports” and later became the president of NBC sports. He was named the recipient of the Lifetime Achieve Award at the 2005 Emmy Awards.

Simmons served as the commissioner of the United States Football League. During his tenure as commissioner, the league signed former Heisman trophy winner Herschel Walker. Prior to death in March, Simmons had been a professor in the department of sports administration at the University of South Carolina.

the first 86 episodes of the hit television show “Seinfeld,” earned his master’s degree in broadcast and film communication at UA. Cherones worked as production manager on “Welcome Back Kotter”, associate producer of “Another Day” and as producer of “Rollergirls.” He also directed numerous other television shows, including “Caroline in the City,” “Boston Common” and “NewsRadio.” Cherones won an Emmy and a Golden Globe, among other awards, during his career. Cherones returned to UA in 2002 to teach a class along with his wife, a screenplay writer, for the department of telecommunication and film.

Rece Davis

Jim Nabors

Hugo Black

Sela Ward

Born: 1965

Born: 1930

(1886 - 1971)

Born: 1956

Rece Davis, anchor for ES-

Actor and singer Jim Nabors attended UA and actively performed in skits while enrolled. Nabors’ big break came when he was discovered

by Andy Griffith and cast to play the role of Gomer Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show.”

Nabors’ roll in the show became such a hit that he received his own pilot show about Gomer Pyle, where he worked for five seasons. For more than 30 years, Nabors has sung “Back Home Again in Indiana” before the waving of the green flag at the Indianapolis 500. He was awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991 and has been recognized for his acting and singing by numerous organizations.

Hugo Black, a former United

Actress Sela Ward attended

States Supreme Court justice, enrolled in the University of Alabama’s Law School at the suggestion of his brother.

After establishing a legal practice, Black resigned to join the Army during World War I. Upon returning stateside, Black was elected to the United States Senate, where he became a strong advocate of President Franklin Roosevelt. In 1937, Roosevelt picked Black to fill a vacant seat in the Supreme Court.

Black went on to serve from 1937 to 1971, retiring just eight days before his death.

the University of Alabama, where she double-majored in art and advertising. Ward performed as one of the Crimson Tide cheerleaders and was also elected homecoming queen. During her time at UA, Ward joined the Chi Omega sorority. She has appeared in many movies, including: “The Day After Tomorrow,” “The Guardian” and “The Stepfather.” She has also appeared in hit television shows such as “House,” “CSI: New York” and “Sisters.” Ward has won two Emmys and a Golden Globe, among other awards.

inston Groom, the author of the 1986 novel “Forrest Gump”, was a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity and the Army ROTC at UA. He graduated in 1965. Forrest Gump was one of the more recognized novels of Groom’s career and was turned into a film, starring Tom Hanks, in 1994. Groom has published more than 15 novels, his most recent being The Crimson Tide: The Official Illustrated History of Alabama Football, National Championship Edition, which he completed in 2010. Groom was recognized on the field during the Tide’s season opening game against San Jose State earlier this month.

PN’s SportsCenter, earned his Bachelor of Arts degrees in both broadcast news and public affairs at UA. Davis now hosts ESPN’s “College Football Live” program, among other college football and college basketball programs, as well as continuing to serve as an anchor on “SportsCenter.”

In 2001, Davis was named an outstanding alumnus of UA’s School of Communication and Information Sciences.

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around to actually see the game take place, they realize the notable rivalry that used to be.

“I’d say there is a little bit of a different feel,” said sophomore offensive lineman Barrett Jones.

“It’s a really historic matchup.

Alabama-Penn State have met many times. I’d say it’s pretty cool to be a part of something that so many great Alabama players throughout the years have been a part of. It is a pretty cool feeling.”

Saban will be the Tide’s fifth coach to take part in the matchup, while the Nittany Lions’ Joe Paterno has taken part since the first game in 1975, which he coached against Paul “Bear” Bryant. “[Penn State] has made changes through the years and made changes from last year to this year,” said head coach Nick Saban. “But one thing remains the same — they play with a lot of discipline. They play with guys that will go out and execute and do their job and not make

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deadline, the next step is for the coordinator to evaluate the RSVPs and assess how many tickets allocated to the guest list will actually be utilized by invited guests who have confirmed their attendance.

“The students who receive a ticket will be informed through email later that evening,” said Jimmy Young, gubernatorial debate coordinator.

As the SGA works on this event, Young said students are

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foolish mistakes or get foolish penalties. I think they have proven over time that they know how to win, in terms of their players.”

While Paterno is known as a legend and is respected for all he’s done in his 61 years on the Penn State football staff, he wasn’t very successful in the series until his friend, Bryant, retired. Paterno was never able to win a game against the Tide with Bryant on the opposing side, thus Alabama won the first four games of the series.

In 1983, the tide turned and Ray Perkins took over as the new Alabama football coach, and the Nittany Lions got their first win. The final score was 34-28, and Penn State got its own version of The Goal Line Stand.

With just one second left, Alabama had the ball on the twoyard line. Running back Kerry Goode ran it but was stopped at the one by Penn State, mimicking Barry Krauss’s stop on Penn State running back Matt Suhey in the 1979 Sugar Bowl that gave the Tide a national championship.

“I’m excited about playing against Penn State,” said

sophomore linebacker Dont’a Hightower. “Just the fact that both teams are always highly talked about and very highly respected through the years of college football. Just playing

against ‘Joe Pa,’ that just means a lot to me. That just gets my blood pumping. He’s just a really great coach. The way he’s brought up that program since he’s been there’s great.”

urged to request tickets to see the debate at the Capstone.

“Attending the debate will be one of the most unique experiences a student will have while at the Capstone,” Young said.

“This will grant students the opportunity to see firsthand the candidates take and stands on issues that directly impact the University and state.”

The candidates will address several topics that are based on the questions that students send through the debate website at decisionalabama.ua.edu.

Each candidate will be addressing many of the issues

they feel are most important in their own personal campaign.

As listed on his website, Bentley values topics such as curing Alabama’s economy, making healthcare affordable and accessible, and addressing illegal immigration.

Some of the issues listed on the website of the opposing candidate, Commissioner Sparks, include the fight for a state lottery, four year appraisals and governmental accountability.

Bentley said he hopes the decision is easy for first-time voters when they go to make

their choice for governor.

“For first-time voters, this will be a great opportunity for them to personally hear my message and the reasons I am asking for their vote,” he said.

“I look forward to talking about issues and sharing with them exactly where I stand.

“I am encouraged by the response from the students at the University of Alabama, and I appreciate their desire to be involved in state politics and to take part in the political process.”

The Sparks campaign was unavailable for comment.

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Number of schools: 1 Overall record: 395-129-3 (.754) Bowl record: 24-11-1 Conference championships: 3 National championships: 2

Not only has the Penn State rivalry been about pride, but also it’s been about national championships. In five of the 13 games, one of the teams has

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Fans will be able to listen to a live DJ and visit the paintThe ESPNU College ing station before kickoff to GameDay Tour will be locat- uniquely express their true ed in front of Bryant-Denny fandom in the stands. The tour Stadium from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. will also include several LED Saturday, Sept. 11, prior to the televisions showing live coverPenn State vs. Alabama game. age of the College GameDay

telecasts (televised on ESPNU from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on ESPN).

This Saturday will mark the first time College GameDay has been held on the University campus since the Tide played Georgia at home

including T-shirts, lanyards and koozies. Another focal point will be the ESPNU monument (a 24-foot tall monument designed in the likeness of the ESPNU logo), which will be prominently displayed throughout the weekend.

The ESPNU College GameDay Tour is free to attend and fans of all ages are welcome to participate.

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a freshman, it was hard getting all the tickets, but it was something I had to do. I haven’t missed a home game the four years I’ve been here.

“Maybe this process will help,” Ward said. “There’s — Jacob Bailey no reason for someone who wants to go to not be able to go Dustin Ward, a senior major- because you’re too lazy to do is to ensure that the highest possible number of students ing in finance, said he thinks something with it.”

Jacob Bailey, a junior majorare able to attend football the process will help freshmen ing in healthcare management, games,” he said. “The penal- receive tickets.

“There is nothing better than said he doesn’t care about the ties are a good balance because only repeated offenders will be having a ticket for a football penalties of not donating a tickgame,” he said. “When I was et because he will be attending ruled ineligible in the future.”

every game and thinks that all hardcore Alabama fans will find ways to attend football games, regardless of the process.

“I got my ticket, a flask of whiskey and a hot-a-- date,” he said. “I’m good to go for every game. I’m not worried about donating a ticket because I never miss the Tide play.

“For all those other people, like me, who care about the Tide, they are going to find a way to find a way to get in to Bryant-Denny.”

RECYCLING

Johnson said.

Chris Bryant, assistant director of media relations, said in an emailed statement that the University’s recycling efforts extend beyond game day.

Bryant said the University will divert more than 1,200 tons of recyclable material in the fiscal year of 2010 as a result of its many recycling projects.

“UA’s recycling program was one of five finalists in the 2010 Southern Association of College and University Business Officers Best Practices competition,” Bryant said.

Johnson said the recycling initiative managed during game days has played a role in the University’s success in being friendly to the environment.

“The amount that we divert reduces the amount going to the landfill,” Johnson said.

Student Affairs Stephen Swinson said he believes the process will help more students Continued from page 1 receive donated tickets and will a student ticket package for the only penalize those who repeat2011 football season, the policy edly neglect to donate or transfer their unused ticket. states.

“The goal of the new process SGA Vice President of

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“UA employees will hand out during every home game to prorecycling bags to individual mote recycling.

According to a newsletter groups tailgating on the Quad emailed to University faculty so that cardboard, aluminum and staff, bags are distributed cans, plastic cups, food wrapto groups tailgating on the pers and other types of plastics, Quad. Fans can deposit their including ice bags, can be recycled,” the newsletter says.

The tent is stationed east of Amelia Gayle Gorgas library and fans are encouraged to deposit their recyclable material during the tent’s operation hours, which run from noon to 5:30 p.m. on game days.

Tony Johnson, director of Logistics and Support Services, oversees the University’s recycling efforts.

Johnson said in an emailed statement that fans can return

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Johnson said the University is pleased with the participation of fans in the recycling initiative, which has been “above average.”

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Johnson said bags are distributed “a couple per tent.” At least one bag is intended for cans and the other for plastic, but if more bags are needed, then more can be distributed.

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Hip-hop concert connects music, politics

By Alex Cohen Contributing Writer When hip-hop is brought into conversation in Alabama, people typically cite familiar names, like The Notorious B.I.G., Lil’ Wayne, Nas, Mos Def and Snoop Dogg.

But Alabamians are unfamiliar with the feelings New Orleans’ natives share with Wayne.

Alabamians cannot miss Biggie’s music in the same sense New Yorkers do. Alabamians can’t even rightfully claim a coast.

Tomorrow, Alabama students will have an opportunity to discover some of the biggest names in the state’s growing hip-hop scene.

Yelawolf, G-Side, Jackie Chain, Paper Route Gangstaz and Attitude will all perform at Rounders beginning at 10 p.m. in an event hosted by the Alabama College Democrats.

“Four of these artists are signed to

major labels,” said James Folsom, the field coordinator for his father Jim Folsom’s campaign for Lt. Governor.

“And G-Side, Jackie Chain and Paper Route Gangstaz all represent Slow Motion Soundz — a well-known independent label in Huntsville.”

Folsom began planning the event at the start of the summer and hopes it will encourage political awareness.

“Its like a ‘get out and vote’ concert,” Folsom said. “We’re trying to make a connection between music and politics. Also fun and politics.

Fun is life, music is life, and, oddly, politics is life. Bringing them all together can help us promote awareness musically and politically.”

Folsom is excited about coming to campus to garner support for his father.

“We want to reach educated people who are going to continue to help us campaign,” Folsom said.

He also hopes the musicians will jumpstart a crescendo of appreciation for local hip-hop, as all of the artists are from Alabama. Some of them are internationally known.

“These guys are world renowned,” Folsom said. “Yelawolf makes music with Big Boi. G-Side just released an international record. In fact, the only coverage this event has received comes from a blog based in England.”

That blog, called Southern Hospitality, describes this event as the “biggest and best artists in Bama … putting on what is set to be one of the most important shows the state has ever seen.”

Despite all the acclaim, most Alabama students may have never heard of the performers.

“I’m really not familiar with the groups at all,” said John DuBois, vice president of the College Democrats.

“I’m excited to hear new music.”

Codie Gopher, co-founder and general manager of Slow Motion Soundz, is not discouraged by the artists’ lack of notoriety in Tuscaloosa.

“It’s really just a great opportunity for us,” Gopher said. “We’re able to introduce hip-hop to Alabama. It’s a big event considering the strides hip-hop has been making in the state. I’m honored by this opportunity.”

Gopher, better known as Codie G., is no stranger to promoting Alabama’s tunes. Having served in the Army, Codie G. has taken the music across the world.

“I was constantly getting music while I was abroad in Korea and Iraq,” he said. “Homegrown music helped me cope overseas.”

Being homegrown from Huntsville, Slow Motion’s artists are offering a unique sound.

“Huntsville is a diverse city,” Gopher said. “Everyone brings their

flavor to the city. We’re trying to combine all these different ingredients into one slow sound. It’s a big sound.”

Codie G. also says the lack of local visibility for Alabama’s hip-hop artists is understandable.

“I think it’s the infrastructure of how music is distributed in this state,” Gopher said. “In other places, people are more in tune with what’s going on on the Internet. Alabama is stuck on MTV, BET and the radio.

We have to get Alabama caught up.”

Hopefully, University of Alabama students will embrace the hype behind this event. Codie G. is confident.

“This show will help us,” Gopher said. “It’s historical. Four majorlabeled artists and a slow sound coming to the University of Alabama.

We’re speaking for you. Tuscaloosa is a championship city, and we want to give it championship music.”

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“He also plays a lot of fun cover songs,” said Dixie Owen, director of media and public relations for Capitol Records Nashville. “I’m not sure what all he has cooked up for that night.”

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Bryan’s performance at the Bama Theatre is part of his 2010 Farm Tour, during which he has traveled and will continue to travel to several college

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towns throughout the United States. This week alone, Bryan has visited SEC towns Oxford and Fayetteville, and he has performances scheduled for Chattanooga, Knoxville and Charlottesville next week.

“He loves playing in college towns, especially southern college towns. He can really cut up and have fun with the college crowd,” Owen said.

Bryan, who grew up in Georgia and is an alumnus of Georgia Southern, also loves college football, Owen said.

For that reason, his booking agent schedules shows during big game day weekends on purpose so Bryan can revel in the game day atmosphere and catch the games whenever possible.

Opening for Bryan is Jon Pardi, who performed with Bryan for the first time on Wednesday. Despite having performed together only a few times, Pardi’s manager Tinti Moffatt said that the experience has been great.

“The best part of Wednesday’s show was Luke’s crowd,” Moffatt said. “They were fun, young, loved country music and were pumped for a good time.”

Pardi, like Bryan, is a rising country singer/songwriter and has an album forthcoming on the Capitol label. Crowd favorites, so far, seem to be his signature song “Drinkin’ With Me” as well as “Write You a Song,”

Submitted photo Luke Bryan, best known for his singles “Do I” and “Rain is a Good Thing,” revels in college game day crowds.

“Happens All the Time” and “Still Love You From Here,” Moffatt said.

Like the venues where Bryan performs for his spring break shows, the Bama Theatre offers the crowd-loving country stars an intimate venue in which they will be able to closely interact with the audience.

“Luke loves intimate venues because it allows him to get close with the fans,” Owen said.

Although the show doesn’t start until 9 p.m., the doors will open at 7 p.m. The cost of the show is about $24, and tickets can be purchased online. For more information, go to tuscarts.org.

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The new Ars Nova: games as an art form

By Tiara Dees There are several major art forms in the 21st century, including music, film, literature, photography, paintings, sculpture and video games.

How are video games art, you may ask?

The concept and definition of art depends on a person’s personal views of what art really is.

Through my studies as an artist, mainly as a musician and composer, I have developed my own personal, and very general, definition of what art is that I will use for the purpose of my argument: Art is the embodiment of human thought, expression and values.

Since video games were developed using human thought, express emotion through storytelling and project the values of the society around it, that is the basic reason why video games should be considered the new “Ars Nova,� or “new art.�

Criticism The idea that video games can be art has been criticized in the art world. Roger Ebert, film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, has stressed quite simply on his Sun-Times blog that “video games can never be art.� Why? Ebert states that one of the reasons present-day video games are not art is that “no video gamer now living will survive long enough to experience the medium as an art form� in his blog titled “Video games can never be art.�

However, the issue with his argument is this: how long must something exist for it to be considered “art?� Painting, sculpture and music have certainly existed much longer than film and photography. So why must video games be singled out as a medium that cannot be considered art? “No one in or out of the field has ever been able to cite a game worthy of comparison with the great poets, filmmakers, novelists and poets,� Ebert states.

I disagree.

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Games as human thought Just like any painting, sculpture or musical composition, an extensive amount of time and effort can be put forth in order to develop a new video game.

Like many a composer’s magnum opus, game creation can take years to complete, in which case many people from different disciplines, like writing and art, must collaborate carefully with one another to reach the end product.

Designers must work with artists to render models that will represent characters in the game. Musicians must work with producers in order to create a score that will add depth to the characters created.

Games as an expression of emotion Video games also appeal to human emotions, just like any other art piece. Like any classic piece of literature, many game series, such as the Final Fantasy series, can have indepth elements of storytelling that can be applied to modern times.

For example, when you look at the story of Final Fantasy VII, the game is an allegory to the present day. It emphasizes the importance of earth and energy preservation and defending people from the injustices of mega-corporations. Sound familiar?

Other modern topics that are discussed in Final Fantasy VII — and can be compared to other situations happening here and around the world — are the concepts of terrorism, the function of government in society, and governmental control of the media.

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na.square-enix.com and www.showwallpaper.com Final Fantasy VII, released initially for Sony Playstation in 1997, includes themes in its storyline easily relatable to modern times. reflecting societal values and ideals.

In the world of painting, artists portray these ideas through the brush. Painters may use imagery to portray an intimate religious scene that reflects their beliefs, or paint a Greek allegory that may describe their community’s views on love, war and humanity.

Games can also express these beliefs in two different ways: by conforming to a community’s thoughts and standards or by totally pushing

them away. Games like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time mirror society’s appreciation for heroism.

Ocarina of Time embodies values that we were taught when we were young, such as perseverance in tough situations, good overcoming all, courage and even modesty.

(You never hear the hero brag about his achievements in this game. In fact, he never talks.)

Like any controversial painting or piece of music, certain games also conflict with community standards.

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Series like Grand Theft Auto, Naughty Bear and other explicit games definitely can pose a problem to society’s standards.

However, the shroud of controversy surrounding these games only helps elevate the publicity of video games, as well as the idea that games, like art, are allowed the freedom to express ideas. Games help shape the mind of the people who play them, just as art has helped shape culture and the understanding of the world around us.

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cialist Kelsey Anderson com- on playing at our highest level, mented, “Coach has stressed how we have been practicing to us two things in particular: and we will be successful.”

Both Meuth and Anderson The Alabama women’s vol- to be consistent and to lessen leyball team looks to capitalize our errors. We want the other stressed the importance of on last Tuesday’s 3-0 victory team to play our game, as teamwork in order to be sucover Alabama A&M as it trav- opposed to us playing their cessful for this weekend’s tournament. els to San Marcos, Texas, for game.” the CenturyLink Premier tournament today and Saturday.

It is a homecoming of sorts “We have six girls on our team from Texas, so we for several Crimson Tide playmay end up having more fans than our opponents.” ers who call Texas home, and the team commits itself to con— Alyssa Meuth tinued excellence on the court.

Native Texan and Alabama’s senior right side hitter Alyssa “We are hoping as a team Meuth agrees. “Coach Meuth notes the special opportunity for herself and her Green has told us to attack to get some wins,” said teammates to entertain home- on offense aggressively, and Anderson. “This past year we focus on our defensive inten- have steadily improved each town fans.

“We haven’t been able to sity,” she said. “We have awe- day. We have tried to fix any travel to Texas in my four some defense in the back row and all errors from our game years here, so this is a great and she wants us to maintain against A&M and are working opportunity,” Meuth said. “We our energy throughout the to continue to play as a team.”

Meuth said, “As a senior, have six girls on our team from match.”

The Tide opens tournament I like to lead by example.

Texas, so we may end up having more fans than our oppo- play today against North This year, I’m trying to stay Texas at 10 a.m. and plays positive and keep everyone nents.”

Head coach Judy Green, a their second match of the day encouraged, especially with fixture on the sidelines for the opposite Tennessee-Martin our freshmen. It’s important last 15 seasons, has been espe- at 5 p.m. The team concludes as a senior to help the team cially focused in preparation tournament play Saturday at blend together as much as 2 p.m. against Texas State. All possible. Our freshmen have these past few days.

“Coming off a home tourna- three teams will present chal- especially stepped up on and ment win over A&M, we want lenges to the Alabama play- off the court.”

The Crimson Tide is hopeto continue our high level of ers.

“Our opponents are going ful that this weekend’s homeintensity,” Green said. “I told the girls to focus on the funda- to play fast and aggressive, coming is a successful one mentals that we’ve practiced so we have to make sure that before opening Southeastern we maintain our pace of play,” Conference play against these last two days.”

Sophomore defensive spe- Meuth said. “We have to focus Mississippi on Sept. 17.

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By Alex Austin Contributing Writer The University of Alabama women’s soccer team will be playing two games this weekend, Friday at the University of Memphis and Sunday at home against Middle Tennessee State University.

The Crimson Tide is coming off of a 2-1 overtime win against Chattanooga. However, head coach Todd Bramble saw the victory in a different light.

“It didn’t really feel like a victory because our team felt that we underperformed that day,” he said.

Preventing another lackluster performance this weekend will take a well thought out strategy and plenty of work.

“We’ll have the opportunity to see Memphis on tape,” Bramble said. “We’ll give our

players some information and capitalize on things we see.”

Alabama has been strategizing on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball.

Carly Mygrants, a redshirt junior defender, laid out some defensive strategy.

“We play Memphis every year, we know they will attack fast and hard,” she said.

According to Mygrants, the defense has a “one game at a time” philosophy.

“We will be concerned with [Memphis] first and then we will focus more on Middle Tennessee State later,” she said.

On the flip side of the game, the forwards have a slightly different way of preparing for a game.

“We have a scouting report and try to figure out how [the opposing defense] will line up

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and who will play,” senior forward Victoria Fredrick said.

“Throughout the week we focus on what we are trying to do. We try to always attack the same way.”

But Friday night is not the most difficult challenge the team faces. The transition between playing an away game Friday, the travel back home, the madness that is gameday Saturday in Tuscaloosa, and then an afternoon game on Sunday will take its toll.

Bramble admitted that keeping focus throughout the weekend is difficult.

“It’s a big challenge for college kids,” he said. “The coaching staff has to keep reminding them of what they have to do, both physically and mentally.

The lackadaisical performance against Chattanooga may help us because their guard will

be up and thus [we will] go the extra mile to redeem ourselves.”

The players echoed this sentiment.

“Mentally it takes a toll on you more than physically,” Mygrants said. “The coaches do everything they can to prepare us physically.”

“It takes some getting used to,” Fredrick said. “As a senior, it is definitely easier than as a freshman. We will, however, have a rest day on Saturday to refocus and rejuvenate.”

This weekend may help the Tide in the long run because they have to play this kind of weekend schedule three times over the course of Southeastern Conference play; two times the weekend games are both in Tuscaloosa, while one occurrence has both games on the road.

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