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Crimson Tide JoePa falls to Saban fans rejoice as GameDay curse is lifted
Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Penn State head coach Joe Paterno shake hands after the Crimson Tide’s 24-3 win Saturday night. For coverage of Saturday’s game see page 7. CW | Drew Hoover
CW | Jerrod Seaton University of Alabama fans and cheerleaders show off their fandom for ESPN cameras at College GameDay. By Tony Tsoukalas and Taylor Holland The Crimson White ESPN’s College GameDay arrived in Tuscaloosa Saturday for the first time since 2007, when heartbreak struck Alabama fans as the Crimson Tide lost to Georgia in overtime. Tide fans experienced a better result this weekend as Alabama lifted the “GameDay curse” by beating Penn State 24-3. “It is great to have them back,” junior Jared Cornutt said. “Especially with ‘07 against Georgia we’ve had some good games. It’s finally back in Tuscaloosa; it’s where it needs to be.” Besides the hyped match up between two of college football’s most acclaimed coaches, Saturday also held a special meaning, as it was former coach Paul “Bear” Bryant’s birthday. “To be down here you can just feel ‘Bear’ Bryant,” ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit said. “His image is everywhere;
the tradition, everything he established, you just feel it.” The GameDay set was filled with crimson, as Alabama fans came out early and withstood the heat and humidity to be a part of the show. “Every time we come down here, the fans are so supportive of their team and that is what GameDay is really about,” Herbstreit said. Erin Andrews, host of ESPNU’s version of College GameDay, which airs Saturdays at 8 a.m., said she was excited to be in town – only her second visit to Tuscaloosa. “I love Tuscaloosa,” Andrews said. “I feel like it’s one of the hearts and souls of the SEC. “The last time I was here, for the South Carolina game, I went to Rama Jama’s and loved it, but I still haven’t been to Dreamland yet, which bothers me. I have never had the ribs before, so I feel like not a true SEC girl at all.” Andrews, a University of Florida graduate, said she was
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Local venues raise money for river Egan’s Bar is taking donations to help save the Black Warrior River. People can purchase color coded fish to display how much was donated.
By Karissa Bursch Senior Lifestyles Reporter kabursch@crimson.ua.edu By visiting a favorite “watering hole” during the month of September, anyone can participate in a campaign to preserve a vital source of water in Tuscaloosa. Students and residents of Tuscaloosa who visit these various dining and drinking locations can leave behind a fish upon the wall or leave with a custom Sweetwater Save the Black Warrior River pint glass or T-shirt. The Sweetwater Black Warrior River campaign to raise money to support the Black Warrior Riverkeeper river patrol and water quality monitor partnerships began Sept. 1 and will continue through the rest of the month. According to the website, savetheblackwarrior.com, the campaign has already raised more than $20,000 to support the Black Warrior Riverkeeper. The campaign receives donations through paper fish, pint glass purchases and le this
T-shirt purchases. The paper fish can be purchased for $1, $5 or $10 and all proceeds are given to the campaign. The T-shirts will usually have the Sweetwater Save the Black Warrior River logo on the back and the supporting establishment’s logo on the front.
Participating establishments in Tuscaloosa include: the Alcove, Brown’s Corner, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cypress Inn, Downtown Pub, Egan’s, the Houndstooth, Innisfree, Kennedy’s, Mellow Mushroom, Moe’s Original BBQ and The Dixie. Sarah Halliday, the manager
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Group seeks to boost awareness of African issues By Jasmine Cannon Contributing Writer
Linn Groft, a senior majoring in interdisciplinary studies, global studies in community Apwonjo is an organization health and development and whose primary goal is to bring president of Apwonjo, considawareness of social injustices ers the basis of the group to happening in sub-Saharan be “to educate oneself and African countries, according to the Apwonjo website. See APWONJO, page 3 Dancers participate during one of Apwonjo’s events in the Ferguson Center ballroom.
of Cypress Inn, said this is only the second year Tuscaloosa has participated in the campaign, which also takes place in Birmingham. Halliday said the campaign is a way to get information about the river and pollution
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Ever since Amelia Gayle Gorgas and Rodgers libraries started locking their doors at night, students, faculty and Without an ACTion Card, staff have been required to use a student is deprived of many their ACTion Cards to gain entrance. resources at the University. Tom Wilson, associate dean Much like a debit card or a driver’s license, the ACTion for library technology, said in Card allows students to pur- an e-mailed statement that the chase items or food and to procedure was set in place to allow entrance into parking provide additional access to library resources. decks or residence halls. “Locking the doors at 10 p.m. Now, the ACTion Card has began this semester,” Wilson another extension for its use.
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EDITORIAL • Victor Luckerson, editor-in-chief, editor@cw.ua.edu • Jonathan Reed, managing editor, jonathanreed@cw.ua.edu • Brandee Easter, print production editor • Marcus Tortorici, multimedia editor • Will Tucker, news editor, newsdesk@cw.ua.edu • Kelsey Stein, lifestyles editor • Jason Galloway, sports editor • Tray Smith, opinions editor • Adam Greene, chief copy editor • Emily Johnson, design editor • Brian Pohuski, graphics editor • Jerrod Seaton, photo editor • Brian Connell, web editor • Marion Steinberg, community manager
ON THE MENU LAKESIDE
TUESDAY
Lunch Roasted Beef Top Round Herb Roasted Red Potatoes Vegetable Egg Rolls Seasoned Carrots Strawberry Smoothies
What: Study Abroad Fair Where: Ferguson Student Center
When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Dinner Char-grilled Rosemary Pork Macaroni & Cheese Deep Fired Okra Corn on the Cob
WEDNESDAY
What: Opening Reception for UA’s Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art
Lunch Roasted Montreal Pork Loin Mashed Potatoes Asian Sesame Pasta (Vegetarian) Spiced Carrots Vegetarian Supreme Nachos
BRYANT Lunch Baked Chicken with Apricot Sauce Beef Burgundy Seasoned Broccoli Spicy Shrimp Lettuce Wrap Alfredo Summber Vegtables
FRESH FOOD Lemon Pepper Rotisserie Chicken Sugar Snap Peas Belgian Waffles Eggplant Parmigianino Patty Melt
Where: Ferguson Center art gallery
THURSDAY
What: Short and Sweet
What: Can’t Strip Tide
Resume Critiques - five minute resume review and refreshments
Pride - “Hundreds of students and community members will gather Sept. 16 to let our representatives hear our voice: We vote NO to strip mining on UA property. We vote to save Birmingham’s drinking water. We will be heard.”
Where: Room 336 Ferguson Center
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When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. What: Managing Your Time in College workshop
When: 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Where: 230 Osband Hall When: 4 to 5 p.m.
What: Writing & China
What: Quinceaneras-Who,
- Glenn Mott will speak to Journalism students about new media in China and his experience with the Hearst Corporation. Yunte Huang will also speak on his extensive writing, teaching, and life experiences as they relate to Chinese culture.
What, Where and Why? - To celebrate HispanicLatina Heritage Month, the Women’s Resource Center is sponsoring a panel of hispanic-latina women from the UA community to discuss the cultural importance of becoming a woman.
Where: Ferguson room
Where: Ferguson Forum
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When: 6:30 p.m.
Where: Outside Bryant Conference Center
When: 4 to 6 p.m. What: “North meets South meets North again: A global series of species introductions” Dr. Gary N. Ervin
Where: Lloyd Hall Room 226
When: 4 to 5 p.m.
Submit your events to calendar@cw.ua.edu
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CORRECTION In the Sept. 9 edition of The Crimson White, the story “Hip-hop concert connects music with politics” said a concert sponsored by College Democrats would take place Saturday. The concert actually took place Friday. The CW regrets the error, and is happy to set the record straight.
University Blvd to be resurfaced
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 University Boulevard from Coleman, project manager, at Wallace Wade Avenue to 6th 348-5950 for more information. Avenue will undergo roadway resurfacing beginning at Study Abroad Fair 7 p.m. on Sept. 16. The project is expected to be complete by Tuesday Sept. 25, pending no inclement weather. Two lanes will be The Study Abroad Fair, open at all times for vehicular which is sponsored by Capstone
International Center, will take place Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will be located on the second floor of the Ferguson Student Center. The fair will feature information about studying abroad and about specific destinations.
Graduate School to hold Preview Day Thursday The University of Alabama
Graduate School will hold its Preview Day from 3-6:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Center. The day will include information on the graduate school in general and individual graduate programs at the University, as well as practice graduate school admissions tests. The day begins in the Ferguson Theater with a presentation by the Graduate School’s staff titled “The Benefits of Investing in a Graduate Education.”
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aspects of this year’s Tide team play out over the course of the season. “With them being the defending national champions, there’s a definite bull’s eye on their backs,” she said. “But the pressure seems like it’s not even ADVERTISING there.” • Dana Andrzejewski, Advertising ESPN analyst and GameDay Manager, 348-8995, cwadmahost Chris Fowler said the pasnager@gmail.com sion of Alabama fans is different • Drew Gunn, Advertising than others’ across the nation. Coordinator, 348-8044 “Alabama fans have a deeper • Hallett Ogburn, Territory respect for the past tradition Manager, 348-2598 because the program has more • Emily Frost, National Advertising/ of that to offer than other proClassifieds, 348-8042 grams,” Fowler said. “Obviously • Jessica West, Zone 3, 348-8735 the tradition in the South begins • Brittany Key, Zone 4, 348-8054 in Tuscaloosa. The crowd is very knowledgeable, they are • Robert Clark, Zone 5, 348-2670 not just blindly loyal; they know • Emily Richards, Zone 6, 348what good football is. 6876 Alabama fans were not the • Amy Ramsey, Zone 7, 348-8742 only ones enjoying themselves • Rebecca Tiarsmith, Zone 8, 348- on Saturday; there were also a fair amount of Penn State fans 6875 who made the trip down to be a • Caleb Hall, Creative Services part of the experience. Manager, 348-8042
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“It’s pretty good, I definitely feel the southern hospitality that everyone talks about,” Penn State junior Peter Donovan said. “We had GameDay at Penn State last year and it is the same intensity. It is a fun time.” One of the many highlights of the show was when Alabama head coach Nick Saban appeared live on set to talk to the crew. Saban’s daughter Kristen, a sophomore at the University of Alabama, arrived just in time to see the end of her
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dad’s interview. “I actually ran a little bit late and didn’t get to see him up there as much and he’s kind of mad at me,” Kristen Saban said “I saw him on TV for a little bit, and it is really cool to see him up there. I think he really enjoys it.” Though her father has appeared many times on GameDay, Kristen Saban said this is her first GameDay experience. “It is really cool, you get to see all the behind the scenes stuff like who does what and who cues what. It is really interesting.” Kristen Saban said. Fans are not the only ones that enjoy the GameDay experience; Fowler said the GameDay crew really enjoyed their trip to Tuscaloosa. “The history lives here,” Fowler said. “You come here if you love the history of the sport. It is very obvious how much it means to people when the passion runs as deep as it does. The atmosphere never fails to be a great showcase for the show and the town.”
Erin Andrews prepares for a segment of ESPNʼs College GameDay in front of BryantDenny Stadium. CW | Jerrod Seaton
Fowler said there is a possibility that the crew may be returning to Tuscaloosa on Oct. 2 for the high profile game between Florida and Alabama.
“We do our part, but the team does their part too,” Fowler said. “If it’s the biggest game in the country, we are going to be there.”
“UA Libraries are open to the public,” Wilson said. “The only time entrance to the libraries is limited to students, faculty and staff is after 10 p.m.” Wilson said the procedure has been advertised in several editions of The Crimson White, in
newsletters e-mailed to students, faculty and staff, and on signs posted on library doors. As for complaints, Wilson said he has heard of none. “I’m not aware of any problems or complaints,” Wilson said. Zachary McCann, a freshman in New College, said he was unaware of the procedure. “I always walk around with my ACT Card anyways,” McCann said. “But no, I didn’t know.” David Cifelli, a sophomore with an undeclared major, said he could see only small complications as outgrowths to the procedure. “It could be a minor hindrance, but I don’t believe it’s an extremely important one,” Cifelli said.
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Alum speaks on business, motivation By Zoe Storey Contributing Writer
Room 328 of Lloyd Hall was crowded Friday morning as students from across the Capstone gathered to listen to Jeff Levitetz, founder of Purity Wholesale Grocers, Inc. and alumnus of the University’s New College, present the Helen Crow Mills and John Carroll Mills lecture. The lecture was created in the College of Arts and Sciences by the Mills as a way to bring successful alumni to the University to provide inspiration for students, according to a UA press release. In 1982, Levitetz established Purity Wholesale in a small room with nothing but a desk and a phone. Today, Purity Wholesale holds a large share of the $5 billion industry, is one of the largest private companies in Florida and has more than 180 employees. “Use common sense and do the right thing,� said Levitetz in his speech that provided encouragement to the audience. A 1980 alumnus, Levitetz first proved his diligence and work ethic when he raised more than $10,000 for cancer research through partnering with a local bank and doing 10,000 consecutive sit-ups. He later borrowed $300 and successfully established University Market, a student-run business venture focused on retail and wholesale. His first business venture continues to highlight his moral work ethic. While a student at the University, Levitetz visited a friend’s father who owned a surplus store in Chicago and offered to sell digital watches to him for Levitetz
to sell at school. Upon his return to campus, Levitetz found an invoice in the watch packaging directing him to complete the invoice in ten days. Levitetz sold the watches in five days and drove straight to Chicago to hand deliver the revenue and the invoices. “You’re not supposed to have everything figured out yet,� said Levitetz as he reflected on his college years. “The world is open.� He continued by ascertaining that the most important part of successful business was relationships. He spoke of the people with the most influence on his life in the past 30 years and how he would not be where he is today without such relationships. Levitetz encouraged students to always take notes and to write down everything in order to remember it. He said students should be sure to allow time for self-reflection. “Look in the mirror every night and if you don’t like what you see, change it,� he said. “Be a really good listener.� He ended by saying that balancing family and business is a struggle, but it can be done. Life without family is not really living. Rebecca Cape, a freshman with an undecided major attended the lecture as a requirement for a class. “It was so inspiring to see an entrepreneur that made it,� she said. “His tips on business are actually great tips on life in general,� said Anna Turkett, a junior majoring in zoology and education. Levitetz was glad to visit Tuscaloosa once again and said he greatly enjoyed speaking to students excited about their future.
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others, as well as provide action that can make a difference in the world.� Apwonjo also wants to highlight the reality of what is occurring in Africa, treasurer Chandni Patel said. “We want to bring awareness to what and why things are actually going on,� Patel said. “We want to educate people and let them know things such as why there are issues such as poverty and lack of education in sub-Saharan Africa. We want people to know the truth.� Seth Appiah-Opoku, professor in the geography department and advisor of Apwonjo, spoke on issues that people may need to be aware of that are occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. “Most often the images that come to mind when Africa is mentioned include poverty, civil war, diseases, instability, hunger and malnutrition,� said Appiah-Opoku, who was born and raised in Africa. “The positive news in Africa is overlooked and that’s what I want the UA students to be aware of. Good things are happening in Africa.� Vice president Natalie Hallmark, a senior majoring in psychology, also talked about education concerning sub-Saharan Africa. “We are a group dedicated to learning the positive and negatives,� Hallmark said. “We want to leave the stigma of Africa being a victim behind.� Last semester, The Crimson White reported on Apwonjo’s Uncommon Courage event. “Uncommon Courage featured three mock refugee tents that displayed different aspects of the life of an African refugee,� Groft said. “The event featured music from the African Music Ensemble and special guest El-Fadel Arbab, a refugee from Darfur.�
Meetings: Every Sunday at 8 p.m. in Lloyd Hall room 202 Events: September - Culture Swap; November- Invisible Children Roadies Face to Face tour Contact Info: Apwonjo@gmail.com Website: bama.ua.edu/~Apwonjo? Or you can join the Apwonjo Facebook group Apwonjo has a few events planned this semester with the first taking place in conjunction with Capstone Village. “We will be participating in the Capstone Village: Passport to the World Active Aging Week,� Patel said. Sept. 21, known around the world as the International Peace Day holiday, is the day set aside for Africa during Active Aging Week. “There will be a speaker. We’re going to teach the residents about International Peace Day, and we will be playing African games, doing African crafts and showing a film,� Patel said. The all-day event will also feature the University’s African Drumming Ensemble. Apwonjo was started in 2006 by students interested in learning and getting involved with Invisible Children United, Groft said. Advisors and officers of Apwonjo feel the group is a great way to help people and make a positive impact in the lives of others. “I admire Apwonjo because it gives students an opportunity to connect with people and be involved in the lives of the people of Africa,� Apwonjo adviser Beverly Hawk said. In the words of Groft, Apwonjo welcomes people from all backgrounds. “There are a lot of ways to be involved with any major or interest,� Groft stated. “If you’re studying com-
munications you can get some PR experience; if you’re in business, you can learn to work internationally.� Some of Apwonjo’s members have taken their travels out of the U.S. and into Africa. “Even though we don’t know the people over there, many of us have gone to Africa,� Patel stated. AppiahOpoku recalled when Groft worked as a volunteer in an orphanage in Uganda. Members of Apwonjo said they feel that being a part of the club provides one with the chance to get involved and learn more about factors such as culture and lifestyles in sub-Saharan Africa that one may not learn about in a regular lecture class. “Besides being around and working with an awesome group of people, being a part of Apwonjo provides an outlet for those who are interested in international or African issues and want to work to fight social injustices,� Hallmark said. Patel said that although people here do not know the people in Africa personally, there is still an impact being made. “We don’t want people to feel sorry for them,� Patel said. “We’re not that different from each other besides the fact that we’re here and they’re over there and the conflicts they are burdened with. We’re all interconnected in some way.�
‘Facebook of studying’ offers students online forum Jennie Kushner jfkushner@crimson.ua.edu The Facebook of studying has now been invented. OpenStudy.com is a community forum for students worldwide to post class-related questions. The website uses realtime technologies to facilitate online interaction, marketing manager John Birdsong said. “People have said we are like the Facebook of studying and that can be viewed as good and bad,� he said. “You can build relationships around people studying the same material and you can get help from people you aren’t friends with on Facebook or that you follow on Twitter.� Once a question is posted, it can be answered immediately.
“It can be used as a walking stick or as a crutch,� Birdsong said. “Those who rely on OpenStudy to get answers rather than learn the material will be affected in the long run.� Birdsong said OpenStudy could facilitate cheating. “There is that scenario,� he said. “If a student wants to cheat, they are going to cheat. There is the capability to do it on OpenStudy.� Ashwin Ram, a Georgia Tech professor, Preetha Ram, an Emory University dean, and former student Chris Sprague, created OpenStudy in 2007. The National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and the Georgia Research Alliance currently fund OpenStudy.
There are about 3,500 users. Birdsong said his brother, a student at the University of Georgia, posted a question on OpenStudy a few days ago and a student in Turkey answered it within minutes. “If you want to get help, now there is a community to help you,� he said. “If a student doesn’t know someone in their class and they’re stuck, come to OpenStudy and get real-time help right now.� Birdsong said similar websites like Koofers.com and Studyblue.com are different from OpenStudy. “All of those sites are based around the content, OpenStudy is based around the community,� he said. “We want to match you with other people to get you answers quickly.�
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Birdsong said OpenStudy will redefine the concept of school. “Anyone can answer the questions, and you could have a professor or a genius high school student,� Birdsong said. “We view the world as one big study group.� Students say OpenStudy is much needed.
“It’s great to be able to simply sign up online, ask a question and have several people around the world answer it,� Thomas Smith, a freshman minoring in business said. “Sometimes it’s hard for teachers to answer immediately, and when you have a test at 8 a.m. and your studying late, it’s perfect to get that
question answered.� “I think this website is a great idea, however, it makes me nervous because it could be considered cheating,� said Sara Foy, a junior majoring in public relations. “I think this website should be used only to ask general questions, not specific, because I won’t want to get in trouble.�
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{ YOUR VIEW } WEB COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO “NO KORAN BURNING; NO NYC MOSQUE” “They cannot harm Islam or the Holy Koran by burning a few books. But it will serve to unite the Muslims and keep the spark of enthusiasm glowing in our bosoms. We need such people! Let them go ahead with burning the books. And we should go ahead with building the mosque.” — “Afghan Kashmiri”
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Joining the UA family By John Brinkerhoff This summer, my brother and I were finally able to fulfill our dream of watching the Boston Red Sox play at Fenway park. As we were walking along the North End Waterfront, a person wearing an Auburn shirt walked past us. My brother, who is a student there, exchanged “War Eagles” with her. Attempting to take a stab at my college choice, he then turned to me and said, “You know, it is these War Eagle moments that let me know I am in the Auburn family no matter where I am.”
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of all options. For a meticulous person who wants certainty in every one of his decisions, the concept of choosing where I was going to be for the next four years without a guarantee was absolutely maddening. However, one month and three days after taking the great, blind leap and moving in, it is clear to me that Alabama has not only rendered all of my worries about attending absolutely unfounded, but has also given me a distinct love of my school. There is something about this
I get the feeling that the students here are truly proud of their school and would do anything to help a fellow student. It also only takes one walk through the quad on game day to realize that this pride is something that does not leave you when you graduate.
At the time, I just shrugged off the comment. In all honestly, I didn’t really care about either Auburn or Alabama. I did not grow up a rabid SEC football fan, and I most certainly was not committed to attend this university from birth. In fact, if you had asked me as I was watching the National Championship in January, I probably could not have even told you what corner of the country I would be going to school in this fall. I must admit that my decision to attend the University of Alabama came at the last minute and with a large degree of uncertainty. In my defense, the uneasiness would have probably set in regardless of my choice. The college admissions process never gives a clear picture
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The University of Alabama is an amazing school to attend. While my limited time here prevents me from giving anything more than a first impression, it is safe to say the first thing that comes to mind in most people’s heads when they think of the University of Alabama is its football team. While that certainly does greatly enhance this campus, it is just the tip of the iceberg for me. Between the incredible diversity in the options that Alabama gives for involvement and the unofficial activities that students create, someone would have to try not to find their place on this campus and not become a part of the UA community. So all in all, I can say that after an overwhelming month of being a student here, I am incredibly happy that I chose to come to Tuscaloosa. This is not just because it has a well-known logo or because I might see someone wearing a Crimson Tide shirt across the country. It is because the University has given me more than enough reasons to know that I made the right choice for my future and to take pride in the fact that I am a student here. Looking back to my summer experience in Boston, I think that both Auburn and my brother are wrong. With all due respect to him and none to our neighbor in the East, that simple exchange of “War Eagles” does not mean that you have a family. In my humble opinion, it just means that you are confused about what animal your mascot is.
campus that makes me feel like I am a part of something larger. It is a sense of pride that my friends who chose other colleges could not claim to have when asked. Whether I am sitting with the Crimson Tide crowd in the student section that wildly screams as we crush San Jose State 48-3 or sitting on an undisclosed roof with upperclassmen discussing things to do and avoid on campus, I get the feeling that the students here are truly proud of their school and would do anything to help a fellow student. It also only takes one walk through the quad on game day to realize that this pride is something that does not leave you when you John Brinkerhoff is a freshman graduate. It is easy to see why it exists. majoring in political science.
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History is history – and news should be objective By Caitlin Clark It’s been almost ten days, and I’m still peeved by this article. The Aug. 29 article titled “Building names reflect different era on campus” perturbed me for multiple reasons, but the one that bothered me the most was the absolute lack of objectivity or respect for history (regardless of the sins of the past) shown by the author. While it was not surprising to me to learn of Ku Klux Klan affiliations among 19th century University leaders, I was stunned the author took such a damning position with regard to the men in question. This is the South, people. Sure, we have quite a few black marks
Shepherd Bend a shortsighted strip mine location By Nelson Brooke The proposed mine at Shepherd Bend will discharge coal mine wastewater into the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River immediately upstream of a Birmingham Water Works Board drinking water intake that daily provides water to around 200,000 people in the greater Birmingham area. This is a shortsighted location for a strip mine. The BWWB has expressed
– that’s the message I got from reading this article, a closedminded viewpoint displayed on the front page as “news” for all to read. Being a member of white supremacist organizations or being racist does not make them bad people – it makes them average citizens “Being a member of white suof their time. premacist organizations or being Racism, for them, racist does not make them bad was just a part of people – it makes them average their culture – a citizens of their time. Racism, for part of who they were. It’s called them, was just a part of their culhistory for a reature – a part of who they were.” son – the good and the bad alike are both part of it, and Alabama, and the article can we must understand those social, only point out that these men political and cultural climates are “unsavory characters,” at before we judge the views of the least according to our standards past. today. “Yeah, they may have done some great things, but Caitlin Clark is a senior majoring they still weren’t good people” in French and pre-medical studies. on our history when we look at it now, but the era of Nott, Graves, Morgan and Ferguson is not our own. This distinction seems to have been overlooked by the author. He has taken the names of these men, esteemed men in the history of the University of
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serious concerns about the mine’s potential to increase treatment costs and harm drinking water quality. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management did not hear those concerns, or those raised by other affected stakeholders, when it issued a wastewater discharge permit to Shepherd Bend, LLC. Black Warrior Riverkeeper and the Southern Environmental Law Center are currently appealing that permit. In the meantime, the Alabama Surface Mining Commission is considering whether to issue a permit for the initial 286-acre portion of the strip mine. The majority of a large crowd at the ASMC’s public hearing in
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August asked that they deny the permit. We await their decision. What does this mine have to do with the people downstream in Tuscaloosa? Well, of the 1,773 acres of land to be mined, the University of Alabama System owns the majority of the property. In order to mine Shepherd Bend, the mining company has to lease the property from the UA System. Please join us in asking the UA System to do the right thing. We ask the UA System to be a good neighbor and consider better, more responsible uses of their land. Nelson Brooke is a riverkeeper with the Black Warrior Riverkeeper.
When President Robert Witt set a goal to expand the institution’s enrollment to 28,000 by 2013, an overwhelming majority of observers viewed such ambition as laughable and brighteyed. With the student base around 19,000 in 2003, no one believed such a number could be achieved in such a short time span. Today, nobody’s laughing; the University reached Witt’s goal in 2009, four years ahead of schedule. While the administration deserves high praise for their achievement,the law of unintended consequences has kicked in due to such a rapid expansion. The most observable symptom of this illness can be found in parking, an issue no one has jovially spoken about in the past three weeks. When I entered the halls of the Capstone as a freshman in 2006, the campus was already teeming with 24,000 enrollees, thanks in large part to what was then the largest freshmen class in the school’s history. Naturally, this caused some problems in parking and traveling through campus, but most of the problems worked themselves out within a month. While I suspect that the fervor will also be mitigated very soon, I am still troubled by the trend developing. As campus has grown, the number of parking spaces has also grown. However, the bulk of those increases were in residential spaces. Sure, commuters got new lots by the Student Recreation Center fields and an expanded lot in west campus, but not enough to offset the ballooning population. Now the chickens have come home to roost, and the school’s infrastructure has reached its breaking point. After all, it’s easy to recognize the elephant in the room when Parking Services issues 3,124 parking permits when only half that number of spaces, 1,599, actually exists. To be fair, Mr. D’Esposito was correct in saying that the ebb and flow of commuters means that not everyone is on campus simultaneously, but the notion that only half of west commuters are on campus at any given time defies logic. Two simple lessons exist: make sure you can provide a reasonable number of spaces, and learn to say no to applicants. Some students probably view asphalting the entire campus as a way to guarantee parking for everyone, but this only treats the symptom, not the disease. True, we may get the Bryce Hospital campus in two years, but we probably will not get any benefits until 2014, when the incoming class will be attending commencement. In the meantime, we have no more land that can be feasibly developed without drastically increasing parking fees. Put simply, the University of Alabama has run out of room and also has run out of time. While it pains me to say this, reality dictates that we must now look inward for its solution, and this means that banning incoming freshmen from having cars on campus should become a serious option. During my entire undergraduate tenure, this was not an issue, but now The Crimson White is also reporting on the nightmare of parking for residents. Let us not forget, many of these students will become commuters next year, thus perpetuating and expanding our dilemma. The University is not alone in its predicament. The University of South Florida and UGA, whose populations have also experienced growth, have also been forced to consider a freshmen car ban and Stanford, Maryland and Miami have all adopted such measures. The biggest issue with implementing this policy would be providing a boost in efficient mass transit for these students. While the CrimsonRide has been the recipient of some welldeserved criticism, such a move might actually liberate the troubled system. Removing 6,000 vehicles a year would significantly reduce the traffic load, leading to the improved efficiency we all have found wanting since the CrimsonRide’s arrival in 2007. Many of the opponents of this plan make several points that should certainly be considered. The biggest concerns I’ve heard from colleagues have been recruiting and transport to and from home. The former worry of losing possible recruits to other schools is actually a nonissue. While the status quo does not present an immediate threat to recruitment, inaction will also lead to a loss of recruits, as an overcrowded and gridlocked campus will discourage prospective students just the same. Since we are in a Catch-22, it is better to swallow the painful pills now than amplify the discomfort later. The concern of getting students home for the holidays is admittedly more difficult, but I believe the use of a rejuvenated mass transit system can be used to solve the logistics of getting out-of-state students home. The parents of Alabama residents are easily in range of campus to take them home. It is well known in science that a population’s growth cannot exceed the resources available. The population of the University of Alabama is no exception, as our critical resource of transportation infrastructure has seemingly evaporated before our eyes. Waiting for the prospects of rescue via new land acquisitions to continue unsustainable growth is irresponsible and only puts a band-aid on the situation. We’re experiencing some growing pains right now, but I believe solving a dilemma such as this will clearly demonstrate to this state and region why we, as a community, deserve our moniker: “the Capstone.”
Gregory Poole is a graduate student in metallurgical engineering.
Grads speak to students about the work options for humanities majors By Stephanie Brumfield Staff Reporter snbrumfield@crimson.ua.edu Can students majoring in English, art, music and the humanities do something with their degrees other than teach? The answer is yes, and the professionals participating in the Writing & series are living proof. Writing &, which starts at noon today and lasts through Tuesday morning, will involve several Alabama graduates who have earned degrees in the humanities. All will speak to students about their current and past work experiences. Among the professionals involved are widely published author Yunte Huang, editor of the “Southern Review” Jeanne Leiby, managing editor of the Hearst Corp. Glenn Mott, Alabama Press editor-in-chief Dan Waterman, and former Tuscaloosa Arts Council director Pam Penick. “It can be a scary thing to be a college junior or senior majoring in one of the arts,” said Hank Lazer, associate provost for academic affairs and executive director of Creative Campus, the organization sponsoring the event. “Many students think that they have to know exactly what they will do for the rest of their lives immediately after
they graduate, and that’s just not true,” he said. “You may start out in one field but end up in another Yunte Huang because you do things that sound interesting and see what’s possible.” Lazer hopes that Writing & will alleviate some of this stress that students may have. He also emphasized the unique nature of the Writing & event. “The mark of a Creative Campus event isn’t to have students sit quietly in chairs for an hour. Our goal is to develop broader concepts for arts events,” Lazer said. Rather than simply attending lectures, students will have the opportunity to closely interact with the participating professionals. Students can do this by attending a brown bag lunch, asking questions at a panel discussion and listening to several author readings. Yunte Huang, who received his master’s in English from the University and co-founded Swen Chinese restaurant during that time, is one of the authors participating in Monday night’s reading at the Ferguson Theatre.
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son 300 He will be reading from his new book “Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History,” which has received several positive reviews from major publications including Time Magazine, The New Yorker, The New York Times and Harper’s. Huang said the book was inspired both by his time here at Alabama and by his fascination with the famous ChineseAmerican character Charlie Chan. “My reading of Charlie Chan is different than most people’s,” Huang said. “Many people think that he gives ChineseAmericans a bad image. I take more of an ironic view. He’s
actually a very smart, funny character, and I try to reconcile these two versions of him in my book.” When asked about his experience co-founding Swen, Huang said, “My dream was to be a famous Southern writer. Once I realized that it was going to take me longer than a few months to do that, I thought, ‘Well, people need to eat,’ and I thought that founding a restaurant was a good, honest way to make a living. With the help of a few friends, we rented the place, renovated it from scratch, and started cooking and waiting tables.” Since then, Huang has had several of his works published and has been a professor at
Harvard and UC Santa Barbara. According to Lazer, all of the professionals participating in Writing & are very excited about helping young writers and students achieve their professional goals. “Jeanne Leiby and I were talking about this the other day,” he said. “She said that she wished there had been something like this at the University when she was in school and about to graduate with her MFA. It’s a valuable thing to be able to talk to people who are working in the professions that you’re interested in.” For more information about the Writing & events, go to uacreativecampus.org/ Writing_and.
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Citizen Cope to play Bama Theatre By Cameron Kiszla Staff Reporter wckiszla@crimson.ua.edu Singer-songwriter Citizen Cope will bring his mix of folk, hip-hop and blues to the Bama Theatre tonight for a 10 p.m. show. “A concert by an artist of his professionalism and talent and popularity rarely comes through our city of Tuscaloosa,” said Jeremiah Jones, owner and operator of The Dixie and an organizer of the concert. “It’s also on a Monday night where there should be very little other activities to compete with. It’s not like a Friday. Like with Luke Bryan, a lot of people were distracted by tailgates, fraternity parties and stuff like that… Monday ought to be the perfect night to attend this concert and have it not conflict with the rest of your schedule.” One reason they booked the date was for the sake of the customer, with doors opening at 8 p.m. and Citizen Cope on stage by 10, Jones said. “He’ll put on a good show for an hour and a half or so,” Jones said. “This will make it so people can get up and go to school or work on Tuesday.” Citizen Cope, whose given name is Clarence Greenwood, has been touring relentlessly in the 10 years since signing with his first major label. The Memphis, Tenn., native and Brooklyn, N.Y., resident has performed at well-known music festivals like the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. He also performed at Eric
Citizen Cope, a singer- songwriter playing a diverse set of songs will perform at 10 p.m. tonight at the Bama Theatre. citizencope.com
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“Machete” is stylishly bloody, not much else By Carter Glascock “Machete” is the fulllength film by Robert Rodriguez that was spawned from his fake trailer for the Quentin Tarantino/ Rodriguez double feature “Grindhouse.” Rodriguez’s films always seem to alternate between those acceptable for children (“Spy Kids,” “The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl”) and extremely violent adult fare (“Sin City,” “Planet Terror”). “Machete” definitely falls into the latter category as a bawdy exploitation film in the vein of “Superfly” or “Ms. 45” with some truly awesome bloody carnage. After a while though, the script starts to give out and the proceedings start to wane severely. During a job, Mexican federal agent “Machete” (Danny Trejo) loses his family in a gruesome manner at the hands of drug lord Torrez (Steven Seagal). Out of a job and working as a day laborer, Machete is confronted by the shady Benz (Jeff Fahey) and is asked to assassinate sleazy Senator McLaughlin (Robert De Niro), presumably because of his controversial views on immigration and border patrol. Along the way, he comes into contact with a taco-vending revolutionary (Michelle Rodriguez), his gun-toting, pot-smoking priest brother (Cheech Marin) and an insane, spoiled rich girl (Lindsay Lohan).
‘MACHETE’ Runtime: 1 hr. 45 min. MPAA rating: R Release date: Sept. 13 CW critic’s rating:
Bottom line: “Machete” definitely delivers some genre thrills, but drags on far too long.
The casting of “Machete” works to a degree, although there are some definite misfires. It is hard to imagine Machete being played by anyone else other than Danny Trejo. His face is so perfect for it, and he delivers his lines with the kind of solemn grit you would expect from a beat down vigilante/voice of the people. The casting of Steven Seagal as Torrez is very funny and strangely appropriate. Seeing these two out-of-shape stars with limited range hobble their way through the destruction actually doesn’t detract from the movie, but rather adds to the whole low-budget exploitation film atmosphere. Robert De Niro gives one of his more interesting per-
formances of the last couple years, which have been growing more and more banal lately. Jeff Fahey almost steals the show as the slimy Benz, alternating his demeanor from menacing to embarrassingly comical. Don Johnson of Miami Vice fame is also given an abhorrent scumbag role to fully sink his teeth into, and Jessica Alba decently plays a put-upon border cop. A much-hyped Lindsay Lohan does indeed appear in the film as a parody of her public image and the effect is more numbing than anything. Lohan, who seems to have started taking acting classes from Paris Hilton, stumbles her way through her part (although I guess that is kind of the point) and delivers all of her lines like she just got done smoking a carton of Marlboro Reds. Her scenes are more like softcore porn, but they add to the whole lurid aspect of exploitation films Rodriguez was going for. Building on an amazing grainy opening scene, Rodriguez’s and his cousin Alvaro Rodriguez’s script begins to lose steam about an hour into the proceedings. While the action scenes are well-staged and entertainingly violent, the dialoguedriven scenes that take up most of the film are plodding and weigh down the film substantially. Though delivered with gusto by most of the cast, the
Robert Rodriguez’s new film, “Machete,” is often entertaining with its over-thetop violence, but ultimately fails to hold interest. rottentomatoes. com
script isn’t quite as memorable or ridiculous as it should be, especially within the demands of the exploitation genre. It makes you wish Rodriguez had added the much-needed touch of aforementioned collaborator Tarantino, who is a much superior screenwriter.
Like “Shaft” or “Ms. 45,” the script uses the excessive violence to comically touch upon a pressing social issue – illegal immigration and the mistreatment of Mexican immigrants. And while Rodriguez covers the topic well, social justice is not really what the film’s main concern is.
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is a way to get information about the river and pollution out to the community. “We’re letting people know how pollution in the river is affecting our community,” Halliday said. “If you go on their website it gives you all the information—like what it is and how pollution affects the water. The money that we’re raising helps to bring awareness about the issue. It raises money to get people out there to find the people that are actually polluting the river and trying to stop it at the source.” Halliday said the campaign has been going well so far. “We’ve never participated in the campaign before, and this is only the second year that Tuscaloosa businesses have been involved,” Halliday said. “We didn’t know much about it at first and we had to re-educate ourselves, but actually in the first couple of days we already made $75.”
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Erin Loyd, the manager of the Mellow Mushroom in Tuscaloosa, also said the campaign was progressing well. “We’ve been doing it for a couple years now and we’ve slowly been selling the fish,” Loyd said. “We haven’t sold as many as we could, but it’s just taking off.” Loyd said employees at Mellow Mushroom have ties to the campaign, which makes everyone at the restaurant even more excited and invested in how it goes. “We have a few employees that are a part of the foundation, so we have lots of ties to it so we love to support that kind of thing,” Loyd said. Justin Luke, the manager of Buffalo Wild Wings, said that the campaign is still just getting on its feet. “It just started,” Luke said. “This is our first time to actually do it. Some of our other locations in Birmingham have
SAVE THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER Save the Black Warrior River campaigning locations: Alcove, Brown’s Corner, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cypress Inn, Downtown Pub, Egan’s, the Houndstooth, Innisfree, Kennedy’s, Mellow Mushroom, Moe’s Original BBQ and The Dixie. been doing it for a while, and they always have great donations and made lots of money to save the river. Hopefully we can match what they get.” Savetheblackwarrior.com states that, “The Black Warrior River watershed is a vital source of wildlife
habitat, recreation and drinking water for the Tuscaloosa and Birmingham areas.” The website encourages people to participate by simply visiting their favorite “watering holes” in the month of September and purchasing one of the promotional items.
FOOTBALL | SIDEBAR
Sophomore safety Robert Lester picks up a fumble in Alabamaʼs 24-3 victory over Penn State Saturday. The Crimson Tide killed three Nittany Lion drives by forcing turnovers deep in its own territory.
By Laura Owens Assistant Sports Editor crimsonwhitesports@gmail.com Though Alabama’s defense held No. 18 Penn State to only a field goal, the Nittany Lions still gave the Tuscaloosa crowd a scare at times. The first defensive save came in the first quarter when Penn State drove into Alabama’s red zone. Sophomore Will Lowery came up with the first pick of the game, stealing the ball back at Alabama’s 3-yard line. Consequently, the Crimson Tide was able to march back down the field and score its second touchdown early in the second quarter. Wide receiver Darius Hanks said the big defensive plays helped give the offense more enthusiasm to go back down the field. “It gives us a lot of motivation,” he said. “When those guys get excited, we get excited. When they get a pick, we know we have to go and score.” The next defensive save was a little more complicated. Safety Mark Barron forced a fumble at the Alabama 12. Robert Lester picked up the fumble and ran it back to the Penn State 16, only to have it stripped from him. Defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick tried to recover the fumble, but the referees reviewed the play and gave the ball back to Penn State at its own 2-yard line. “Well they reviewed it, and they both were fumbles,” head coach Nick Saban said. “It doesn’t really matter what I think. I would like to think that the first one was a fumble and we got it, but the second one wasn’t. But no such luck. “I was worried about the guy getting stripped from behind the whole time he was running it because he was swinging the ball. So that could’ve happened
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Nick Saban has been asked if he thought he would play Joe Paterno again. He was asked the question as the head coach at Michigan State.
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| Turnovers Penn State had in the red zone, giving Alabama’s offense and defense momentum against the Nittany Lion’s true freshman quarterback.
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Penn State allowed a rusher to get 100 yards against its defense. The last time was Nov. 8, 2008, when Iowa’s Shonn Greene went for 117. Trent Richardson had 144 Saturday.
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while leading at the half under Saban, including a 24-game winning streak.
sooner. But the good news is it did change field position.” Lester said on that play he could feel the player coming up behind him, and he tried to keep the ball safe. “I knew he tried to get [the football], and I tried to tighten it up, and I really don’t know how he got it out of there,” he said. Though the Lions ended up with the ball, they were unable to produce anything, and Alabama’s defense prevailed again. In the third quarter, Lester intercepted Penn State quarterback Rob Bolden’s pass in the red zone, forcing the third red zone turnover. “I don’t really consider the fumble a turnover for me,” Lester said. “Mark Barron made a great play to get the ball out, and I happened to be there and pick it up. On the interception, [I was] just playing assignment football and holding my man and breaking on the ball.” These big defensive stops
all came at critical times. The Lions were knocking on the Tide’s end zone, but Alabama managed to hold the No. 18 team to only three points. Saban said the turnovers in the red zone played a big part in the 24-3 victory. “I think the key to the game was probably the turnovers in the red zone,” he said. “They had three, which was a real key to the game. Turnovers always play a significant part in the game and the outcome of any game, and we got three very timely [ones] when they
PLAYER OF THE GAME Trent Richardson • 144 yards rushing on 22 carries with 1 touchdown • 46
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POSITION GRADES Compiled by Laura Owens
Offense: 3.8 Cumulative: 3.8
Special teams: 2. 8 Cumulative: 3.4
The offense did a decent job scoring. Getting 24 points was enough to hold onto victory, but there were still a few scoring opportunities missed and some miscommunication with the offensive line and receivers on occasion. Greg McElroy was 16-of-24, which isn’t spectacular, but he did have two touchdowns. Trent Richardson was the star of the offense with 144 rushing yards and one touchdown.
This week, the special teams fell short of expectations. Though Alabama only received the ball twice on a kickoff, one of those times, there was an illegal block in the back penalty that gave the Tide bad starting field position. The punts weren’t impressive from Cody Mandell, with his average at 37.0. Last week against San Joe State, his average was 40.7 and his longest was 52. Then, with field goals, Jeremy Shelley made his 31-yard attempt, but Cade Foster missed a 44-yard attempt.
Defense: 3.8 Cumulative: 3.7 Yes, the defense did force three turnovers in the red zone and had four turnovers total, but those turnovers in the red zone shouldn’t have been necessary if the defense stopped some of those big plays and some of the crucial thirddown plays. Overall though, for the second week in a row, the Tide did hold its opponent to a single field goal. The defense managed to rattle the true freshman quarterback and stop Penn State’s star running back on several occasions.
made drives.” Sophomore linebacker Dont’a Hightower said he got more confident with each turnover in the red zone. “You never really want to be able to give the offense the red zone, but coming out and having those turnovers has made me feel more comfortable about other teams coming down and getting in the red zone,” he said. “So, I know that I feel like we’ll be able to keep our fences up and keep them limited to three and a blocked field goal.”
Coaches/Game plan: 4.0 Cumulative: 4.0 Again, the coaches came into the game with a good game plan that played to the team’s strengths. The original offensive plan was to use the no-huddle offense, which the Tide did starting with the second drive. Head coach Nick Saban said the offense didn’t use the nohuddle during the first drive because of the bad field position it received on the kick off penalty.
SPORTS
Tide takes advantage of turnovers, beats Lions
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Bowden visits Tuscaloosa for College GameDay By Laura Owens Assistant Sports Editor crimsonwhitesports@gmail.com Coaching legend Bobby Bowden returned to his home state Saturday to participate in the gameday activities surrounding the renewed Alabama-Penn State rivalry. Starting in the morning, Bowden made an appearance as the guest selector on ESPN GameDay’s selection show. The show took place in front of the north end zone of BryantDenny Stadium. For the game in Tuscaloosa, Bowden picked Alabama to win. Then, in the afternoon, Bowden was in the Bryant Museum, signing copies of his books. And in the pregame festivities, Bowden was introduced at midfield, joined by Penn State’s Joe Paterno, another coaching legend, and Alabama’s own Nick Saban. During his visit in Tuscaloosa, Bowden said one of the most memorable things was watching the tailgating. “I’ve coached for 57 years,” he said. “Today is the first day I saw tailgating. When you’re coaching, you drive up in the bus, see the stadium, walk in the gate. But as we drove around today and walked
around today and saw those tents and all that food, it was wall-to-wall food. I thought they were starving up here in Tuscaloosa.” The last time he’d seen a game in Tuscaloosa was back in 1948, when he was a senior at Woodlawn High School in Birmingham and Alabama was trying to recruit him out of high school. He’s spent 30 years in Alabama and the other 50 in Florida, but he said Birmingham will always be his home. “I’m always proud to come back,” he said. “There’s no place like home.” Bowden played for Alabama for one year in 1948 and then transferred to Howard College, now Samford University, to stay with his then-girlfriend and present wife. After college, he had numerous coaching jobs, one of which was West Virginia, where he gave Saban a coaching job. “I knew his daddy better than I knew him because his daddy coached little league football, and he always had a bunch of kids around him,” Bowden said. “And Nick was one of those kids. His daddy died very young. I hated to
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“When you’re coaching, you drive up in the bus, see the stadium, walk in the gate. But as we drove around today and walked around today and saw those tents and all that food, it was wall-to-wall food. I thought they were starving up here in Tuscaloosa.” — Bobby Bowden
see that. We had an opening. I was thinking I offered him an assistant job, but it could’ve been a GA [graduate assistant]. We hired him, and then I left. I came to Florida State. He’s just done tremendous wherever he’s been.” In 1987, Bowden thought he was going to be asked to come back and coach at Alabama, but he wasn’t. Then, four years later, he was called again - this time he was really offered the job. “I told him no, I was too old,” Bowden said. “Then I got the feeling that [Alabama] is ‘Bear’ Bryant’s, and that [Florida State] is Bobby Bowden’s. I got no business going up there. Ain’t no way I could ever match that guy.” As far as how Florida State played yesterday against
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Oklahoma, the team didn’t live up to its No. 17 ranking. No. 10 Oklahoma beat them in Norman, Okla., 47-17. Bowden said he didn’t get to watch the second half, but he said in the first half he watched, he thought FSU could have done a lot better. “I’m sure they’ve got a lot to learn,” he said. “The whole key to Florida State this year is defense. Can your defense play good enough?” Bowden maintains that he didn’t want to retire from coaching, and he said that he doesn’t think Paterno should step away before he’s ready either. “Joe deserves to step away when Joe decides to step away,” Bowden said. “I think Joe is smart enough that when he can’t get the job done, he’ll leave.”
CW | Jerrod Seaton Bobby Bowden walks out of the GameDay bus before the selection segment of the show. Bowden was the guest selector and chose Alabama to win Saturday’s game against Penn State.
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Alabama soccer rebounds, blankets Middle Tennessee By Charlie Pond Contributing Writer The Alabama soccer team rebounded from a tough Friday night loss at No. 20 Memphis by shutting out Middle Tennessee State 3-0 on a sunny Sunday afternoon at the Alabama Soccer Stadium in front of over 400 fans. The Crimson Tide jumped on the board early and used a courageous defensive effort to shut out the Blue Raiders (3-4). Stepping in for second team, All-SEC goalkeeper Justine Bernier, who is currently training in Rome with the Canadian national team, freshman Shanna Brooks recorded the first shutout of her college career and helped the Tide improve its record to 4-2 on the season. “It was pretty exciting,” Brooks said. “I think overall, we all played well as a team, and having my first career shutout is really exciting.” The Tide got on the board early when senior forward Victoria Frederick finished a deflection off the crossbar by Middle Tennessee goalkeeper Rebecca Cushing in the ninth
minute of play. Senior midfielder Rosaly Petriello nearly beat the keeper on a shot taken from outside of the box but Cushing deflected the ball into the crossbar and right to the feet of Frederick, who put it into the back of the net for her first goal of the season. Senior forward Brooke Rogers extended the Tide’s lead to two exactly a minute later, beating Cushing to the far post after making a run through two Blue Raider defenders and receiving a well-placed through ball from sophomore defender Ashley Willis. After going into halftime with the 2-0 lead, the Tide stepped up the pressure in the second half, outshooting Middle Tennessee 14-6 and forcing the Blue Raiders to remain on the defensive instead of attacking the goal throughout the sweltering afternoon. Rogers finished off the Blue Raiders in the 84th minute when she stole a ball deep in the Middle Tennessee defensive third and beat Cushing one-on-one to the near post for
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her second goal of the game. Rogers, who scored just two goals all of last season, has four goals through six games this year. Brooks had four saves in goal to preserve the shutout for the Tide, which finished with 20 shots. Middle Tennessee finished the game with 12 shots on the goal. Brooks improved her record to 2-1 in place of Bernier. Head coach Todd Bramble moved a step closer to a career milestone with the victory, earning his 99th career win. “We showed a lot of improvement from last Sunday,” Bramble said of his team’s performance. “We were more opportunistic in front of the goal.” The Tide’s goal differential of three is its largest margin of victory since a 5-1 victory over South Alabama on Sept. 6, 2009. Alabama returns to action this Friday with a home match against Texas Tech. The Red Raiders are 7-1 on the year, a record that includes seven shutouts of its opponents. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Alabama Soccer Stadium.
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