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Vol. 117, Issue 28
Clash at the Capstone Last night The University held a gubernatorial debate at Moody Music Hall. Candidates Ron Sparks and Dr. Robert Bentley were on live television from the hall. CW |John Michael Simpson
CW | Katie Bennett Students and community members rally across from Moody Music Hall Thursday afternoon to protest the proposed strip mine near the Black Warrior River. By William Evans Senior Staff Reporter wjevans@crimson.ua.edu The exhausting heat did not stall students and concerned citizens from protesting a strip mine to be potentially located near the Black Warrior River in Birmingham. The University owns most of the property Shepherd Bend LLC desires to lease for its strip mine. If built, the mine will be located 800 feet upriver of Birmingham Water Works, the supplier of drinking water to the surrounding areas. John Wathen, chairman of the Citizen
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CORRECTION A student was incorrectly quoted in the Sept. 16 story “Students protest proposed strip mine.” Mallory Flowers said that the strip mine land could be leased, not sold, by the University. She also did not say Birmingham Water Works supplies all of the drinking water to the surrounding area. The CW regrets the errors and is happy to set the record straight.
Gubernatorial candidates debate lottery, education, gambling By Charles Scarborough Staff Reporter cjscarborough@gmail.com Alabama gubernatorial hopefuls Dr. Robert Bentley and Ron Sparks squared off Thursday at the University’s Moody Music Hall for the first of two Universitysponsored debates. The major issues of the race continued to be the economy, job creation and a potential lottery, but staying true to the forum, many of the issues were answered to incorporate their relative effects on education. A lottery system has been a major point of contention between the candidates throughout the race and continued to be a
heated topic at yesterday’s debate. Bentley said, although he opposes gambling and doesn’t believe it has economic benefits, he is in favor of letting Alabama citizens decide the issue. “I have said from the beginning that I will let the people vote. I personally am against it. There is not a single state in this country that has benefited from gambling. You cannot take all that money and tax it to make up the difference,” Bentley said. Sparks said he would aggressively fight for gambling because of its clear positive effects, especially in areas of education. “The state of Georgia gets 1.2
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Students respond to governor debate By Katherine Martin Staff Reporter klmartin@crimson.ua.edu Last night’s gubernatorial debate gave 415 UA students the chance to see candidates Ron Sparks and Dr. Robert Bentley touch on pressing issues for the state of Alabama. Raegan Harris, a junior majoring in psychology and Spanish, said although the debate did not solidify her decision on who to vote for, it allowed her to see each candidate put on the spot, instead of only reading about them on their campaign websites. “I’ve been more open to listen to both sides,” Harris said. “Education and immigration were the topics
See REACTIONS, page 2
Tweet of the Week “Our state may be in for a long four years...” Walker Donaldson, junior, history and political science @thereal_ walkerd
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Hikes merge nature, literature Tide to host year’s By Jordan Staggs Senior Staff Reporter jlstaggs1@crimson.ua.edu
Woods and words will collide Saturday as Slash Pine Press invites you to join its 2010 Writer Hikes, which will be held at Munny Sokol Park off Watermelon Road from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (According to Slash Pine’s website, “This time is sharp — not poet time.”) The hikes are free and open to the public and will happen rain or shine. They will feature the work of 18 writers from all over the country. Each of the four hikes is unique and will contain a different number of writers, hence the collective title of the hikes, “6, 5, 4, 3.” And don’t be surprised to find yourself having poems shouted at you from behind a tree, said Slash Pine intern Meg Brandl. “There will be surprises like that on this hike,” she said. “Not le this
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• When: Saturday at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. only are the people doing the reading of the work not necessarily the people who wrote it (at a conventional reading, the author of the work reads his or her own material), but they will sometimes be hidden from plain sight.” It’s all a part of the experience, Brandl said, and was designed that way by Slash Pine’s co-founders, Patti White and Joseph Wood. Their goal is
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Both the Alabama men’s and women’s cross country teams will compete in their only home meet of the season, the 22nd annual Crimson Classic, on Saturday. The Crimson Tide will compete against two Southeastern Conference teams, Auburn and Ole Miss, and is bringing in Texas A&M from the Big 12. Alabama also invited 14 smaller schools, such UA Athletics as Tulane, Alabama State, Alabama runners pace the field Samford and Stillman. “We wanted to make at last year's Crimson Classic, this a competitive event for a meet the Tide won. The 22nd edition of the annual meet is Saturday. See TIDE, page 5
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ON CAMPUS Corrections In the Sept. 16 story “HCA offers students chance to ‘espresso’ themselves,” an incorrect email was listed for the Arts Awareness Committee of the Honors College Assembly. The correct email is hcaartsawareness@gmail.com.
In the Sept. 16 story “Fundraiser aims to help former UA star,” Omega Psi Phi was incorrectly referred to as Omega Phi Psi. The CW regrets the errors and is happy to set the record straight.
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SGA Ideas to Action seeks ideas
The University’s enrollment topped 30,000 for the first time this fall. A record 30,232 students are enrolled, an increase of 1,425 students, or almost 5 percent, over fall 2009. Enrollment at UA is up 54.1 percent since fall 2002. The entering freshman class, at 5,563 was drawn from a record 20,112 applicants, up 175 percent since fall 2002. The percent of students admitted was 54 percent, down from 85 percent in 2002.
The Student Government Association’s Ideas to Action committee encourages students to submit their ideas for campus events, programs and reform through the sga.ua.edu. Ideas to Action is designed to take students’ ideas for campus events and programs and make them possible. For more information, contact Ross Mullins at jrossmullins@gmail.com.
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billion dollars in scholarships from gambling. I want to give everyone in this room a scholarship,” Sparks said. “Not only do I support a lottery, I will fight for it so that every child in Alabama has an opportunity to get a higher education. $20 billion dollars is what education received in the state of Florida,” Sparks said. “Don’t tell me that a lottery doesn’t benefit students. The problem is that Alabama is sending $250 billion dollars to education in other states and not taking care of our children in Alabama.” Bentley said the best way to rejuvenate the economy and aid education is not a lottery, it is job creation. “I will fight for children in Alabama also. I will do that by creating jobs in this state – good
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that were most important to me, so I was glad to hear each candidate’s opinions.” Seth Morrow, communications director for UA College Republicans, said the debate allowed people to see the differences between the two candidates. “I thought tonight was a clear contrast between two candidates,” Morrow said, “one who wants to create jobs and one who wants to gamble away Alabama.” Michael Patrick, president of UA College Democrats, said the debate has the potential to sway independent voters who may still be on the fence. “I was much more pleased with Sparks leaving the debate than I was coming in,” Patrick said. Patrick said the biggest contrast came down to substance. “Bentley talked a lot about job creation, but didn’t say how he was going to do it,” Patrick said. When it came to the topic of gambling, Morrow said that, while he agrees with Bentley’s stance on allowing the citizens to vote on the topic, he sees it as a short-term solution to creating more revenue. Morrow said he believes that, in the end, creating jobs is the solution. Patrick said that, regardless who becomes governor, there is likely to be a vote in the legislature. “Immediately, gambling benefits would be inflated because it’s new to the state,” Patrick
paying jobs so that people can send their children to college.” Bentley also said that regardless of his personal beliefs on the gambling issue, he believes it is right to let Alabama citizens decide. “I believe you need to let the people vote on this issue. They want to vote on this issue, and I trust the people of Alabama, because I believe they will always do what is right.” In response, Sparks said Bentley is going against past precedent by not opposing a vote on a lottery. “Dr. Bentley talks about trusting the people to vote. Why doesn’t he trust the people of Tuscaloosa to vote on Sunday alcohol sales?” Throughout the debate, Sparks hinted at Bentley being ill-prepared to hold the governor’s office. Over the course of the hour-long debate, Sparks attacked Bentley four times for “not having a plan.”
Bentley and Sparks found themselves in agreement on some issues. Both supported the removal of the state’s 4 percent sales tax on groceries as well as favoring a $1 billion road-building program to be voted on Nov. 2. The debate was simulcast on C-SPAN.com and Alabama Public Tevelvision. Questions used in the debate were submitted to al.com and were selected by the League of Women Voters of Alabama. NPR News correspondent and University of Alabama graduate Debbie Elliot served as moderator. Auburn University will host the next student-sponsored debate on Oct. 19. Both debates are sponsored by each university’s respective student government associations, the League of Women Voters, the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama, the Auburn Chamber of Commerce and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program.
#DecisionUA “Seems like Bentley’s only platform is jobs. He has no other major issues.”
Michael Niezgoda, senior, political science @TheNiez said, “and it will eventually level out.” Both candidates agreed Alabama needs strong immigration laws. Sparks said he does not support the Arizona immigration law, but he will create “the toughest immigration law in the country.” “I could not morally support a candidate who supports the Arizona law,” Patrick said. “There’s a contrast between strong immigration and racial profiling.” Morrow said he thinks Bentley understands that Alabama is not Arizona, so Alabama doesn’t need an Arizona law. Alabama needs a law that is molded to Alabama, he said. The issue of health care reform was also a question brought up in the debate. Sparks said he hopes to find a proposal that fits Alabama so that the federal government doesn’t take over health care. He also said he believes that all Alabamians deserve affordable health care. Bentley said he totally opposed the health care bill and would support a legal challenge. Morrow agreed with Bentley’s opposition.
“Some people in Alabama think taxes are too high. Yes, everyone who pays them thinks that Mr. Sparks.”
Megan Wilson, junior, political science @meganlwilson
“The health care bill is absolutely the worst bill ever,” Morrow said. “It’s a bill that we still don’t know exactly what’s in it.” Patrick said Sparks is not attacking the federal government for trying to help the people of the United States and will help Alabama focus on affordable health care. “If the state government is doing what they’re supposed to be doing,” Patrick said, “the federal government will not impose.” Jimmy Young, gubernatorial debate coordinator for the Student Government Association, said the overall student response seemed to be that everybody was impressed and learned a lot about the candidates. “Moderator Debbie Elliot did a great job covering topics that were most important to the state of Alabama,” Young said. Young said having the University as the site of the debate shows that it is more than just a football school. “It was a unique experience for students to see first-hand the candidates face off on these issues and become more educated,” Young said.
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The desmognathus organi, a new species of salamander, was codiscovered by two UA associate professors.
Leslie Rissler and Erica J. Crespi, associate professors of biological sciences at the University, along with Robert A. Browne of the biology department at Wake Forest University, recently co-discovered a new species of salamander, the Northern Pigmy Salamander. It was officially declared a new species by the Center for North American Herpetology on Aug. 26, according to a UA news release. “It is important because species are the pinnacle of the evolutionary process, providing important clues to scientists interested in understanding earth history,” Rissler said. “It is also important because we are in a biodiversity crisis. Understanding the patterns of biodiversity is a crucial first step to ensuring the continued presence of other species on our planet.” This particular type of salamander is found along the central sections of the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the Appalachian mountain range, the release stated. “It is found in this area because it is a mountain species which requires high altitude and a cold environment,” Rissler said. “Without mountain tops, this salamander could not survive.” According to the release, the
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Coal Council and a participant of the rally, said the University’s property could be put to more environmentally friendly uses. “We believe in a more responsible way for power [to be harnessed] in this city,” Wathen said. Wathen said the University could ruin its reputation for being “green” by leasing the property to Shepherd Bend for the coal mine. He said the University should instead invest its attention in wind and solar energy if the land is to be put to use as a source for energy production. He said an “overlapping grid” of solar panels and wind turbines would be a preferable alternative to coal mining. “For anyone that tells you about clean coal, clean coal is a lie,” Wathen said. Gabriella Merriman, a UA Italian language professor, said the University should decline
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salamander discovered was an adult about one to two inches long with a dark copper color and distinctive features such as wavy patterns on it skin. The researchers said they named the species desmognathus organi after James Organ, a scientist who first studied the population of species in southwestern Virginia in 1961. Rissler said he relayed the information to Organ. “It was a rare experience and a real joy to be able to tell a biologist that his name would forever be associated with a new species – one that he had studied for a half century,” Rissler said. “I think he was quite pleased.” The process of identifying a new species takes several years of research, and in order to identify a new species, Rissler studies DNA sequencing and morphological and ecological differences.
“Discovering a new species of salamander is important in many ways,” Rissler said. “It improves conservation for this species, provides important clues to other scientists and gives us the ability to explore the evolutional history of life on this planet.” The Northern Pigmy Salamander will be listed in zoology books and be available as a type specimen in the UA Herpetological Collection. “The Southeastern U.S. is the world hotspot for salamander biodiversity, and we are lucky to share our homes with some of the most amazing creatures on our planet,” Rissler said. “As Alabamians, we should be proud of the natural heritage of our state and surrounding regions and aim to preserve it.” The scientific article about the Northern Pigmy Salamander will be released within the next month.
the proposal for the strip mine. “I think it really should be stopped,” Merriman said. “I think the University should not be able to do this. … You don’t just have recycling bins and say you’re a green University.” Brett Hannan, a junior majoring in food and nutrition, said the University has not yet been approached by Shepherd Bend with its proposal since the company must acquire a permit first to buy the land. As such, the University has not expressed any plans to deny or accept the leasing of its property. She said, however, that the protest was held to preempt any advocacy of leasing the land. “We’re trying to get ahead of the game,” Hannan said. Camille Perrett, vice president of the University Chapter Environmental Council and a junior majoring in environmental science, said Birmingham Water Works has submitted a request to the Alabama Surface Mining Commission to deny Shepherd Bend its permit.
Perrett said the mine would pollute the water with toxins such as manganese and iron that cannot be removed. She said about 200,000 people would be affected by these toxins that are known to deteriorate the nervous system and increase risks of cancer when consumed in high quantities. The protest was held across the street from Moody Music Hall on a patch of grass next to University Boulevard. The area was chosen because the University has specific zones designated as “free speech zones,” said Jim Hall, director of New College. “I’m supportive of clean drinking water and any efforts to maintain the quality of the Black Warrior River,” Hall said. Mallory Flowers, a sophomore majoring in chemical engineering and one of the principal organizers of the rally, said the protestors intend to raise awareness of the issue and get people involved. “Students do not support this mine now or ever,” Flowers said.
By Jennie Kushner Senior Staff Reporter jkushner@bama.ua.edu The Tuscaloosa Regional Airport will break ground on a $1 million taxiway extension next week, helping to accommodate game day travelers. The grant was awarded to the city-owned airport by the Airport Improvement Projects, which provides grants to public agencies for the planning and development of public use airports, airport manager Wayne Cameron said. “The new taxiway is for safety and convenience,” he said. “Currently, planes have to back taxi; it’s like turning around on the street, but it’s in the middle of the runway.” Cameron said the taxiway is the area where airplanes taxi to get to and from a runway or terminal. “On a game weekend, depending on the team the Tide is playing, we could have as many as 200 or 300 planes leaving after the game,” he said. “A lot of times we have to close the short runway to park the planes, because we run out of space.” Cameron said getting the grant has been a long process. “We gave the AIP a list of 15 things we wanted done five years in advance,” he said. “It’s a multiple step pro-
cess.” The first grant the airport received was several years ago to do an environmental assessment to ensure the land was suitable for building, Cameron said. The second grant was for engineers to design the physical plans of the new taxiway. The third part is the $1 million site preparation. “The $1 million is only to move the dirt and prepare the area for the fourth grant, which is the paving, marking and lighting,” he said. The airport has 120 days to complete this part of the grant, Cameron said, and, regardless of the construction, the airplanes will not experience any further delays. The addition will open up the southern side of the airport, which was built in the 1920s. The Tuscaloosa Regional Airport sits on 724 acres. It is one of eight airports in the state that has a call tower. Cameron said game weekends at the airport can be hectic, yet exciting. “It depends on the team we are playing,” he said. “If it is a team like LSU, Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma — people that have money — they bring a lot of planes. “LSU usually has the most planes; some of their alumni charter several 757 jets,” he said. On a typical game week-
end, Cameron said most planes leave by 1:30 a.m. He said when LSU visits, it is well after 2 a.m. when everyone leaves. Students who know about the airport said they’re pleased to hear about the addition. “The Tuscaloosa airport is crucial to this town, especially on game days,” said Henry Fox, a sophomore majoring in business. “After flying in and out with my parents several times, I know that traffic can get hectic on the runway. The new taxiway is crucial to the safety and convenience of private plane flyers.” Maggie Avent, a junior majoring in fashion retail, said she didn’t know there was a Tuscaloosa airport. “I am not from Tuscaloosa, so I didn’t even know that there was an airport here,” Avent said. “I guess it is good they got the grant since our town seems to be getting increasingly more crowded on game days.” Another student cited the number of wrecks that occur on game days as a valid reason to build the taxiway. “Look at the traffic and accidents on University Boulevard on a game weekend,” said John Haney, a senior majoring in political science. “I can’t imagine what it would be like on a small runway. This addition is much needed.”
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More like the Ten-Cent Band By Dave Folk Football lore has it that, during a game when the Tide wasn’t playing particularly well (pre-John Parker Wilson not playing particularly well), an opposing head coach alluded to our football team not being worth much, but our band being worth a million dollars. Oh, how the times have changed. I don’t have anything against the men and women who make up a nationally renowned marching band; I just think they can suck at times. Specifically halftimes. We all get tickled pink when the Million Dollar Band plays “Rammer Jammer” after a win, or when they take the field for “Yea, Alabama,” before kick off. Just please, for the love of God, don’t do halftime shows anymore. I’m not sure what the hell you call the formation you guys make during halftime, but it looks like someone took a picture of the lines off Lindsay Lohan’s dining room table after a weekend coke bender.
My head hurts from the countless hours spent each season attempting to figure out if there is truly a point to the band taking the field, or if it’s the world’s most complicated game of follow the leader. Why can’t you guys just stick to the pre-game field marching? You guys are awesome at that. Sure, it’s not that hard to spell out a four-letter word on a football field, but damn if you don’t spell it like champions. When halftime rolls around, my pride in the Tide sinks like a cruise ship rented by Weight Watchers. All you have to do to fix this dilemma is make a formation that is more recognizable to the fans ... and less Picasso on crack. Ohio State’s band does the script O-H-I-O, Texas’s band does that bull thing and Tennessee’s band makes a giant block T because they aren’t smart enough for anything else. Alabama though? We do three-year-old’s finger paintings during halftime while the fans cross their fingers that none of it is
being broadcast on television. Besides the 10 minutes at halftime when the band awkwardly spazzes out on the field, the MDB is awesome. In fact, the band doesn’t even have to change up that thing they do at halftime, just key us in to what exactly it is. Send out a school-wide e-mail telling everyone before next game what exactly that jumble of band members on the field is. If it wasn’t for the halftime debacle every week, the Million Dollar Band would be the best collegiate marching band, outside of the one from “Drumline.” While we’re having this discussion together about our favorite band, can we also request you stop playing “Basket Case?” I’m not entirely sure what any of Green Day’s songs have to do with football or Alabama, but being a “melodramatic fool” definitely doesn’t belong here at the Capstone. Dave Folk is a senior majoring in communication studies.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Clearing up the Park51 Debate There seems to be much confusion regarding the Park51 complex in Manhattan, and as Tray Smith’s column shows, this confusion can lead to disastrous and frightening consequences. Firstly, Imam Rauf and others are correct to call the building a “Muslim Community Center” because that is exactly what it is. Referring to Park51 as simply a ‘mosque’ is falsely labeling a building that will house, in addition to freely accessible prayer space, a basketball court, culinary school, art studio and 9/11 memorial. It will be a tall, square building like
Thompson’s move to the center welcome I would like to congratulate the CW’s former opinions editor Paul Thompson on his move toward the middle of the political spectrum from his former location at the far right, as he describes in his column of Aug. 25. I remember reading his weekly
Era is no excuse for injustice We are so quick to forget the evils of racism, particularly those evils that are committed against colored Americans (i.e. Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans). It is one thing to have a nation of people who desire a better tomorrow and feel great shame from a past that propagated the enslavement, displacement, objectification and mass murdering of so many minorities. However, it is an entirely different thing to soft shell and sugar coat that which is an abhorable past, and in many ways an equally appalling present. While I hate to speak in generalities, as people are not entirely good or bad like movie characters, I will speak to the idea that some people do hold better moral and ethical values than others. It is with this basic idea that I address the notion that past KKK members were simply victims of their time. Hogwash. “Good” people,
thousands of others in the city. No spires, no minarets. Secondly, by pitching the Park51 issue as an example of fanatical Islamic encroachment into America, Smith turns the issue over the need for religious tolerance into the need for Americans to resist Muslim influence, something that, while not stated outright, is a substantial part of his argument. The building will not constitute an Islamic state “right in the middle of Manhattan,” and its construction should only draw anger if you already resist the idea of the growing Muslim demographic it represents. Those in opposition to Park51 will be surprised to know that many families of 9/11 victims have spoken in support of its construction. The
group September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows issued a statement saying, “We believe that welcoming the Center, which is intended to promote interfaith tolerance and respect, is consistent with fundamental American values of freedom and justice for all.” Lastly, and most importantly, in blaming Islam as a whole for “spawning a global terrorist movement,” and juxtaposing that with victimized Christians, Smith seeks to incite a religion-fueled anger in his readers. His logic renders Christians burning Qurans a moderate retaliation to Muslims bombing churches, and could also justify killing 300 in response to 3,000.
column a few years back. I almost always disagreed with what he had to say, but I also remember marveling at how like an old man he was in the certainty and crotchetiness of his views. I’m a little left of center, so Thompson and I would probably find much to disagree about even today, but since his shift toward the center, we could at least now talk. Thompson’s years at the University seem to have followed the
trajectory of some students. When they arrive, they are sure that they have all the answers, but after a few years of study and honest reflectionthey come to the realization that there are other, equally valid ways of interpreting the world. Bob Dylan observed this phenomenon in a lyric: “I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.”
those driven by the notion that justice and equality are rights, create cultures that support justice and are vocal in cultures that lack it. Human beings are responsible and in control of their own morality. It is the human being who creates culture, the human being who creates the notions of justice within the culture, and it is ultimately the human being who tears down the injustice of the culture. People who are truly virtuous support good despite the popularity of bad. The KKK was responsible for lynchings, cross burnings and some of the most inhumane murders America has ever seen, including, but not limited to, the drawing and quartering of human beings until their bodies ripped apart. The KKK created a culture in which watching black Americans being gruesomely murdered was a family affair. Forgive me for such crude imagery but it is not possible to paint a pretty picture of that which is atrocious. Ultimately, the KKK was responsible for the mass terrorism of black Americans and several other minority groups. The support and/or
participation in such heinous behavior is not illustrative of “good people,” and it certainly does not look that way to those who needlessly suffered for just being alive. Thus, I find it entirely offensive to insinuate that membership in a hate group and support of white supremacy is a small issue that doesn’t speak to one’s character. If such an idea is true, then turn to the mothers of those four little girls who were murdered in the 16th Street Baptist Church and tell them that those who support and/or are members of the group that killed their daughters were “good” men … aside from one cultural flaw. To say that KKK members were simply bending under the pressure of a racist culture is to insult Americans (both white and black) who did not conform to an evil culture which ordered the subjugation of an entire race. There are those, in every situation where injustice prevails, who still fight for justice. However, in order to discuss the good, we must also discuss the bad.
Smith Wilbanks is a senior majoring in international studies.
Jay Robbins is an ESL Instructor at the English Language Institute.
Caroline James is a junior majoring in psychology and communications.
At the time of this writing, I have not yet attended the gubernatorial debate being hosted here at the Capstone and broadcast on C-SPAN. But one thing is sure: Ron Sparks will plug his plan for a state lottery, multiple times. Ron Sparks might be the most single-issue oriented candidate on the ballot in the country this year. His campaign has even produced yard signs that have “Lottery” emblazoned on them. The idea of a lottery has become for Democrats on the state level what health care reform is for Democrats at the national level: a weird obsession that they just can’t get past, no matter how many times it is rejected by the public. The last Democratic governor, Don Siegleman, was elected based on his pledge to bring a lottery to Alabama. In the same election, Alabama voters sent Republican Steve Windom into the Lt. Governor’s office. Windom campaigned promising to do everything in his power to fight the lottery. One year later, Alabama voters rejected the lottery in a statewide referendum. But this column is not about the wisdom of the Alabama electorate. It is about the wisdom of Ron Sparks and his unimpressive campaign for governor. Sparks promotes the lottery as a magical cure-all for the state’s ails, as if selling worthless tickets to impoverished families in the Black Belt will somehow give the state money
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to turn Black Belt schools into mini-Andovers. In fact, a lottery would do almost nothing to help this state. Residents of border towns along the Tennessee, Georgia and Florida lines would continue to do what they do now — buy lottery tickets across the line. Those states have more people and more established lotteries. They are all members of the Multi-State Lottery Association and Georgia and Tennessee also sell MegaMillions tickets, which are sold in 42 states. Hence, their jackpots will always be higher and they will always attract more customers. Alabama could conceivably join one of those programs as well; even then, we would only be sucking money from our own families, gambling to win a jackpot likely to be awarded in another state. Sparks, though, hasn’t gotten that far in his planning. His campaign calls only for an education lottery that will make children’s dreams come true, whether they “want to be a Ph.D. or a pipefitter.” Isn’t that inspiring. Instead of talking about ways to redistribute wealth from those who play the lottery (predominantly poor families) to those who want to go to college (predominantly middle class and well-off families) through government run gambling, Sparks would better serve Alabama by offering ideas to grow our economy and create new wealth. But Sparks doesn’t have any ideas for that. He is one of the only candidates who hardly mentions economic development; he doesn’t even devote a section to it on his website. Under Ron Sparks, the state would pay for Alabama students to go to college only to graduate unable to find jobs. Actually, it wouldn’t even do that. Sparks has called for giving lottery scholarships to all Alabama students who graduate with a 3.0. That is basically every Alabama student who graduates. Even Florida has an objective ACT requirement of 28 for its Bright Futures Program, because a good GPA at one high school does not always equate a good GPA at another. Besides, what teacher is going to be the one teacher that gives a kid a D and wrecks his or her GPA, knowing it will cost that child a full college scholarship? There is simply no way Spark’s plan will fund everything it promises to do. If we are going to have gambling in Alabama, we should at least have casinos, which create jobs and might attract tourists from other states. Besides, just look at what casinos have done for Mississippi’s public school system. Okay, maybe that’s not a good example. But casinos would at least offer a potential for economic development in some communities, unlike a lottery, which would just be one more vice for sale at the local gas station. As for education, beyond paying for college, Sparks has no ideas for school reform, such as curriculum improvements that would prepare students for their college education. That would only make the state teacher’s union angry, and those are the guys who helped him beat Artur Davis in the Democratic primary. Alabama voters have already rejected the lottery once. How many times are we going to have to vote on this thing before it goes away? Hopefully not again, as long as Alabama voters do themselves a favor and reject Ron Sparks.
Tray Smith is the opinions editor of The Crimson White. His column runs weekly on Fridays.
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By Marquavius Burnett Sports Reporter msburnett1@crimson.ua.edu
The UA Frozen Tide hockey team will kick off its 20102011 campaign with matches this weekend against Central Florida on Friday and Saturday and Florida Gulf Coast University on Sunday. This year will be a tough one for the Frozen Tide. For the first time, all the Southeastern Conference schools have hockey teams in the Southeastern Collegiate Hockey Conference. First year head coach Mike Quenneville has high expectations for the team. “We are returning a lot of players, bringing in talented freshmen and some transfer students,” Quenneville said. “We want to win the SECHC tournament and compete on a national level.” In preparation for this weekend’s opening set of games with UCF and FGC, Quenneville announced the team captains at practice Wednesday night. “Four guys have stepped up this year to lead this team,” Quenneville said. “We are proud to announce that Sass Schirmer will be the team captain, and Mark Wysock, Chris Heidkamp and Sean Keeler will be assistant captains.” Schirmer has been an assistant captain for the Frozen Tide for the last two seasons and will look to step into a bigger leader-
ship role. Last year, Wysock led the team in scoring. He will be entering his third year with the team. Heidkamp is entering his fourth season and was named team MVP last season. Keeler adds a level of toughness to the team and is expected to have a breakout season. One of the more important parts of the team is player and president Ryan Barletta. Barletta is the person that makes sure the team runs smoothly. “All club sports are run by students,” Quenneville said. “He runs the team, and my staff just coaches.” Barletta has responsibilities on and off the ice. He makes sure all the paperwork is in, makes sure players are eligible to play and runs the day-to-day operations of the team. “This is my third year with the team,” Barletta said. “We have a lot of rookies this year, and I will look to be a leader for them. You always have to look out for the young guys. “On the ice, I want to be a high-energy guy. I want to get people pumped up, keep up the intensity, and make sure everyone, including myself, has a good attitude.” The Frozen Tide’s first SECHC test will be against South Carolina in Marietta, Ga., Sept. 24. Its first home game will be against Vanderbilt Oct. 1 in the Pelham Civic Complex in Pelham.
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Two international additions to help Tide By Morgan Taylor Contributing Writer The Alabama men’s tennis team is coming back this season stronger than it has been in the past few years with two new international players, Carlos Taborga from Bolivia and Daniil Proskura from Estonia. Also, many of the Tide’s key players, such as junior Ricky Doverspike, who ended last season with injuries, will be returning healed and ready to play. Many of the players this year have at least two years of experience with Alabama, an advantage the Tide didn’t quite have last year. “Having experience is really critical; our best years here have been when we have had really experienced guys,” head coach Billy Pate said. “You can have really good freshmen, but if they’re not accustomed to it, it’s really going to be a challenge.” Proskura has brought optimism and a lot of international experience to the Tide. “He definitely has the skills to help us beat the big teams like Georgia, Florida and Tennessee,” Doverspike said.
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us,” said men’s head coach Joe Walker. “But at the same time, we wanted to extend an invite to some of the smaller schools in the area. This could be a big meet for them.” Last year’s Crimson Classic was a major success for both squads. Both teams finished in first, and Tyson David was the overall winner in the men’s race. The men beat out second and third place rivals Tennessee and Auburn by 20 and 44 points, respectively. The women did not have a single runner finish outside of the top 20, including six of seven in the top 15. Kelsey Johnson led the Tide with her third-place finish. Alabama had margins of victory of 34 and 47 points over rivals Auburn and Tennessee,
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Proskura won’t be with Alabama until the spring, a situation that, while common in tennis, “is kind of odd because half the year is gone,” Pate said. “But our main competition part of the season is in the spring.” Doverspike and junior Michael Thompson have been playing doubles together for most of their college careers and are starting this season nationally ranked as No. 51. “We’ve played the last two years [together] and we are really good friends,” Thompson said. “It’s always good to play with someone you’re really good friends with, and we play well together, so hopefully we can continue and get ranked higher.” This year the duo won’t be playing together any longer, though. “We’re not going to be playing together this tournament or the next because we’re trying out different combinations on the team,” Doverspike said. Both players said they hope to be paired up again. “We’re roommates, so we’re around each other pretty much all the time,” said Doverspike. “We know our tendencies. We both know I’m on top of the net
and he goes back for an overhead because he’s quick.” Alabama didn’t quite finish last season the way it wanted to. “Last season we had a sort of tale of two seasons,” said Pate. “We started off really well with a lot of potential, but we just didn’t [succeed] down the stretch. Injuries really took a toll. We sort of ended on a sour note, limping to the finish line.” This season the Tide wants to start out the way it did last season but maintain that drive throughout the year.
respectively. The men lost overall winner David to graduation, but Fred Samoie, Moses Kiptoo and Andrew Kirwa are back and ready to lead the team to another victory this year. The women’s team returns all of its participants in last year’s Classic. With the event only one day away, the excitement on the teams is at an all-time high. “Anytime a meet is at home, you have a little bit of a homefield advantage, just like any other sport,” Walker said. “Competing at home makes it easy for family and friends to come see you run.” Women’s head coach Randy Hasenbank said, “Our goal is to win our home invitational. That’s our goal every year, and we want to do that by being aggressive and building up confidence for the tournament part of our season.”
The route will be in the old Harry Pritchard Golf Course, turned Harry Pritchard Running Park, better known as the UA Arboretum. The course will stay true to the tradition of Alabama cross country, who has held the last eight Crimson Classics at this venue. “It’s a course we’ve laid out to mimic the courses of the earlier days,” Walker said. “We wanted to stay true to the times. The course is all grass and cut well. It is very hilly and has a series of challenging up-and-downs.” “It’s a great course. Our opponents like running here, we like running here and we practice here sometimes. We definitely have a competitive advantage coming in. We know the course so much better than our opponents, and we hope we can use that well,” Hasenbank said.
Junior Michael Thompson competes in the 2009 NCAA tournament against Boise State.
This coming weekend, the Tide will play its first game of the preseason in Chicago. “It’s a hidden dual, so it won’t show up on paper,” Doverspike said. “But it will definitely boost our confidence if we win; it can also hurt our confidence if we lose.”
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Whether or not you believe Bungie’s statement, “There will be no more Halo after ‘Halo 3’ … we mean ‘Reach,’ ” or that Microsoft will be taking the franchise and running it into the ground (“Super Halo Kart,” anyone?), for all intents and purposes, we can consider “Halo: Reach” to be Bungie’s magnum opus of the series. It’s a culmination of all the ideas, storytelling and technology they have fostered since “Halo: Combat Evolved” back in 2001. “Halo: Reach” is the prequel to the original Halo trilogy, which followed Spartan soldier John117, a.k.a. Master Chief, from the first Halo ring-world back to Earth and eventually to his supposed death (Spartans never die, they only go MIA). In “Reach,” the player takes the form of a Spartan known simply as “Noble 6” who joins a squad of Spartans referred to as “Noble Team.” The team investigates the newfound presence of the Covenant, an alien religious cult, on the planet Reach. Those familiar with the story of “The Fall of Reach” already know what starts as a small insurgency of Covenant soldiers quickly escalates into all-out war as the alien cultists search for an artifact hidden on the planet. Reach eventually falls to the Covenant and their superior firepower, and, as is known from “Halo: CE,” the only Spartan to survive is Master Chief. Knowing the end beforehand in no way takes away from the campaign experience. Bungie has managed yet again to craft a fantastic single-player experience full of gorgeous set pieces and intense action sequences. From hilled farmlands to crumbling cityscapes to space itself, players will take on the Covenant with vehicles and firepower both old and new. As far as weapons go, all the favorites of Halo vets return, as well as a few newcomers.
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bungie.net Halo: Reach, Bungie’s much-anticipated new installment to the Halo series, was released Tuesday. New abilities and equipment, like sprinting and jet packs, are introduced as well. The difficulty has been amped up, not that Legendary players will find the game hard, but in a way that discourages the “lone wolf” mentality and encourages the player to cooperate with the other members of Noble Team. The only problem with this is that, like all the other Halo titles, friendly AI has its issues, namely path finding. While a noticeable problem, it does not detract from the experience much. Enemy AI is slightly improved and plays much like it did in “Halo 3.” The campaign itself is rather short, which is kind of disheartening, but that’s been an issue we have had to cope with. All in all, for fans of the single-player side of the Halo franchise, it is yet another solid entry and, if this is indeed Bungie’s last foray into the 26th century, it is a memorable one. A lot of players, though, will only play the single-player to see what is new so they can delve into the real meat-and-potatoes of the Halo franchise: multiplayer modes. Playing with or against friends is divided into three groups. The first is campaign
co-op and really there isn’t anything more to say. The same formula that made co-op great in “Halo: CE” remains intact and, for the most part, unaltered. It seems Bungie has taken to the idea of not fixing what ain’t broke. The next section of multiplayer is the ever-popular and most famous arena of playerversus-player combat. All the classic modes are back, along with some new ones. Not much is radically different here, and for most fans that’s okay. Fans of “Halo 3” and “ODST” will know what to expect and will love every minute of playing their favorite mode (and finding new ones) on the interesting new maps. Players will also be able to customize their appearance (color, armor, etc.). Plus, the Forge creation system returns, so expect to see all kinds of user-generated content coming very soon. The last section of multiplayer is by far my favorite and the one that needs the most mentioning, and that is Firefight, which has finally been finetuned to near-perfection. Rather than taking on your friends in battle, you join them,
side-by-side, against wave after wave of Covenant forces. Maybe it’s the differing enemy types or maybe it’s because it’s new and exciting, but Firefight breathes new life into Halo multiplayer and will keep gamers hooked on the online play for a while. What it boils down to is this: “Reach” is a fantastic game and yet, at its core, is really more of the same. In no way is that a bad thing for fans of the franchise; it has a great story, eye-popping visuals, and superb gameplay, all wrapped in a familiar package we know and love. But, if you weren’t a fan of any of the Halo titles up to this point, you probably won’t be a fan of “Reach.” Nothing about “Reach” is groundbreaking in the world of first-person shooters or the Halo franchise in and of itself. It is simply another amazing installment in this already amazing series, and if you’re already a fan and do not own “Reach” you had better get to GameStop right now before I enact the Winter Contingency on you. And in the event Bungie ever makes it back to their beloved franchise, wake me … if you need me.
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eating, guests have a scenic view of the practice greens, as well as of the number one and number two tee boxes. If guests are planning on eating on their way to the game, the dining room serves as an accessible option. Since the Washington Duke Inn is located on the Duke University campus, the dining hall is only a short walk from Wallace Wade Football Stadium. The Washington Duke offers more than just a great view and a great location; both the Bull Durham Bar and the Fairview Dining Hall located in the Inn offer a menu that local residents say cannot be beat. “It is definitely a place that I think is top drawer, and the food is delicious,” said Duke alumnus Austin Triggs. “Their hamburger cannot be beat. My daughter, who went to school at Wake Forrest, her favorite thing to do when we get back to the area is to have a hamburger at the Washington Duke Inn.” Alabama fans, like most football fans, are known for their love of beef on game days. Bressler said the dining hall specializes in some of the dishes Alabama fans might enjoy. The dining hall offers a sixounce fillet with a slice of wedge lettuce, sliced onions and bleu cheese dressing. “It is a terrific lunch piece,” Bressler said. “It is the kind of thing you might think you might get in the evening at a chophouse.” Bressler said the Washington Duke is preparing for the influx of Alabama fans and hopes that fans will stop by and experience the food for themselves. “It is a perfect place,” Bressler said. “It’s a great place to come before a game.”
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Crossroads celebrates Heritage Month
Page 8 • Friday, September 17, 2010 Editor • Kelsey Stein kmstein@crimson.ua.edu
LIFESTYLES this weekend FRIDAY • The Incredible Sandwich: 10 p.m., Mellow Mushroom • Pink Box Burlesque’s All Aboard!: 9 p.m., L&N Train Station
By Karissa Bursch Senior Lifestyles Reporter kabursch@crimson.ua.edu
Maggie Espino, a senior majoring in English, said she is looking forward to the next month, which is Hispanic Latino Heritage Month from now until Oct. 15. “I am proud of my heritage,” Espino said. “I think it’s important for students to be aware of this vibrant culture that is so alive in our country.” Chris Chirino, a junior majoring in philosophy and a student intern at Crossroads Community Center, is helping coordinate events throughout the month. The kick-off event occurred Thursday at the Ferguson Center and was a “Global Café” in which students could have refreshments, listen to Hispanic and Latino music, listen to live performances and partake in dancing, according to the Facebook event page. Chirino said the event was a success. “Everything was fantastic,” Chirino said. “There were at least 45 individuals there who actually came, sat down and
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to take the audience out of the typical poetry reading setting, such as a crowded room with people just sitting there waiting for one person to read his or her work. “Patti and Joseph really want to play with the kind of experience you have at a reading,” Brandl said, “because you’re going to think differently about a poem when you’re looking up into a canopy of trees, hearing words out of nowhere, just letting the sense of them flow around you, than you would think about it if you were staring at the person who wrote it and wondering why they wore that shirt today and being distracted by people walking by the room or squeezing in at the last minute or taking notes for a class
stayed for a while. We had music from one of our student interns, and we had people taking pictures.” There will be several more events throughout the month to continue celebrating. According to the Hispanic Latino Heritage Month calendar, there are several upcoming movie showings, an international coffee hour, a study abroad fair, several panel discussions, Cuba Week and more. The calendar can be found at crossroads.ua.edu. Chirino said Hispanic Latino Heritage Month is relevant to all students on campus. “The focus of the University is to prepare students for the real world,” Chirino said. “So exposing students to different cultures will better prepare them for the real world. This falls under campus engagement, residential community engagement and civic engagement.” Chirino said the goal of the month is to allow those with Hispanic Latino background a chance to celebrate that fact. “The goal of the month is essentially to allow those both on-campus and off-campus with Hispanic Latino cultural
because they’re required to attend.” This year’s hikes are a little different from 2009, when there was only one trail with groups of hikers leaving every half hour. This year, there are four distinct hikes participants can choose from based on skill level and length: • Death by Concrete is the shortest hike, at about 1.5 miles with plenty of shade and scenery. The terrain is relatively flat and easy to navigate. This hike will feature the work of Tyler Meier, Scott McWaters and Brian Morrison. • Pond and Field takes place on the park’s Della Rose trail, which is just over 2 miles. It is mostly downhill and will lead hikers over a series of small footbridges, with one notable hill bringing up the end of the trail.
backgrounds to celebrate themselves along with everyone else,” Chirino said. The month holds a special importance for him as well because he is of Hispanic Latino background. “In Miami we celebrate this fact every day, but here not many people know about the Hispanic Latino community,” Chirino said. The end of the month will be celebrated with a block party in the Ferguson Plaza. “Crossroads encourages every student to participate in whatever they can,” Chirino said. “Take your friends and enjoy whatever festivities. Come out on Oct. 14 for the block party and celebrate the culture with us. We are renting out the whole plaza, and there will be live entertainment, food and more.” Lisa Elizondo, a junior majoring in American studies, will be a speaker for Hispanic Latino Heritage month. Elizondo, a McNair scholar, will be speaking about research she did over the summer in Washington’s Yakima Valley about the oral history of the Chicano civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s, she said.
Readings from authors Lily Brown, Jared White, Joshua R. Helms and MC Hyland will be featured on this trail. • Fallen Barn, at about 4 miles, is more suited for slightly advanced hikers, with rolling terrain and a series of small but steep climbs. It also offers the greatest range of scenery. Authors who will read on this hike are Sarah Field, Nick Demske, Jen Tynes & Mike Sikkema, Carl Peterson and Betsy Seymour. • Transformer is the final and longest hike. Living up to its name, it takes hikers over various terrains that melt seamlessly into others as they go. This hike may last more than two hours and is about 4.5 miles long. It will feature readings from Tom Andes, Heidi Lynn Staples, Anne Shaw, Farren Stanley and Joshua Robbins.
CW | Jerrod Seaton Crossroads Community Center hosted Global Cafè to provide students an inviting atmosphere to explore cultural relationships in downtime between classes. Lisa Elizondo played guitar and sang as people wandered through a photo gallery of a Latino community struck by Hurricane Katrina. “I think that Hispanic Latino Heritage Month is important because of the state that we’re in,” Elizondo said. “We’re at a University where there aren’t a lot of Hispanic students, but it is definitely a number that is growing. It’s great to have our own celebration and everybody
aware of our culture.” Chirino said he hopes as many people get involved and participate in the month as possible. “It’s important to me to get students engaged and get them prepared for what comes at them,” Chirino said.
LIFESTYLES in brief Pink Box to reform at L&N By Jessica Kelly Contributing Writer The Pink Box Burlesque will be performing “All Aboard!” at the L&N Train Station tonight at 9 p.m. The show will feature singing, dancing, comedy, live music and special guest musician Ham Bagby. Mama Dixie, madam of the Pink Box Burlesque, said, “This show’s theme is all things mobile.” Dixie said L&N Train Station is a new venue for the burlesque troupe. “The train station is historic and that fits what we support,” Dixie said. “Burlesque is an old performance style. The train station was built in the early 1900s and suits [The Pink Box Burlesque] time
period well. It’s a privilege to be there.” The train station offers the performance a more intimate space, Dixie said. “If you want to get a good seat, you need to come early,” Dixie said. “We’ll fill up.” Dixie said this performance will be different than their last, which was “Clue,” because it is made up of individual acts instead of an ensemble cast. “[The audience] can expect more individual interaction,” Dixie said. “They can expect more singing, live music and more personal expressions.” Tickets can be purchased with cash for $12 at the door. Doors open at 8 p.m., and the show starts at 9 p.m. Audience members must be 18 or older, and there will be a cash bar for those older than 21.
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