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Eve Dempsey doesn’t look like her sisters. When she joined the Zeta Phi Beta sorority in the spring of 2007, she joined because she believed it was an organization with the same values she had, the same dedication to community service and sisterhood. She didn’t care about the fact that she would become the sorority’s only white member. Zeta Phi Beta is a historically black sorority in the National Pan-Hellenic Council. When Dempsey joined, she did something rare, but not something

entirely unprecedented. Her sorority had integrated before – in the 1980s – but integration hadn’t become a trend. After Dempsey “crossed� – the term for joining an NPHC organization – she saw she wasn’t alone. “There was another Caucasian girl who crossed the year after I did,� she said. “She joined, as I did, because of her own personal reasons. It didn’t have anything to do with race. It wasn’t to put a spotlight on the organization.� Having a white member did make Dempsey’s sorority stand out from the others, she said.

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UA Athletics attempts to keep its athletes under control on social media By Laura Owens Senior Sports Reporter lkowens@crimson.ua.edu With the explosion of social media over the past couple of years, it’s almost guaranteed that not everyone is going to use it appropriately. But when it’s a big-name athlete who tweets something inappropriate, it can reflect badly on the player and the team. Alabama’s football team only has about 15-20 guys that tweet, according to Jeff Purinton, associate athletics director.

However, for those athletes who do tweet, they are expected to do so responsibly. “Our policy is, we don’t want guys to Twitter information about our team that creates an advantage for the other team,� head coach Nick Saban said. “And secondly, we monitor guys’ Twitter so that they are not putting information out that could be personally damaging to them in the future in terms of the kind of information that they choose to put out there, but we don’t have a policy where you can’t do it.�

Linebacker Jerrell Harris said he doesn’t have a Twitter, but that the athletes are instructed on how to handle their social media usage. “Your comments are very important – making sure you’re saying the right things and representing yourself, not only the team and the University,� he said. Wide receiver Darius Hanks is one of the players who does have a Twitter account, and he said he treats Twitter like a business page, not for anything personal.

“I really try not to get into anything personal,� Hanks said. “Anything my friends might say, I try to ignore them. Fans may tweet me and I may retweet what they say, but other than that, I try not to get into the Twitter thing that much because it can get a lot of guys in trouble.� On the other side of the state, Auburn University has a code of conduct policy that all its student athletes must sign and adhere to. Social media is part

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High Tide Club adds new incentives Reserved seats in the upper deck come at a higher cost this season By William Evans Senior Staff Reporter wjevans@crimson.ua.edu

Registration for the High Tide Club, which offers incentives to students who sit in the upper deck of the student section during football games, is currently open. Last football season, to compel students to pack the sky-high upper deck that came with the new stadium expansion to 101,000 plus seating, Student Government Association Senators Ryan Flamerich and Sophie Santos co-authored a bill creating the High Tide Club, a program designed to reserve seats in the upper deck for students who are compensated for their sacrifice of proximity from the gridiron. “Last season was our first season with the new upper deck, and we didn’t want that section to be left empty,� Flamerich said. le this

• Membership to the High Tide Club doesn’t incude a ticket to home football games • The price of joining the club is now $15 The upper deck came with a use-it-orlose-it policy, as Flamerich described it. If left barren during home football games, the upper deck perhaps would be zoned for general seating instead of reserved for student members of the High Tide Club. “We didn’t want to lose that seating option for students,â€? he said. Registration for the High Tide Club

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Students’ sitcom pilot selected for N.Y. festival By Will Edwards Contributing Writer Marcus Tortorici wants everyone to know that television is not just made in New York and Los Angeles. His single-camera situation comedy called “Re-Committed� was made by students right here at UA, and has been selected for showing at The New York Television Festival on Sept. 21 and 23. “I feel like this is another small step that shows the south has a lot to offer artistically,� said Tortorici, the creator of the show. “I hope this shows Alabama in a good light.� Tortorici, who is already in New York City for the festival, says people are surprised when they hear that he and his show came from Alabama. After all, out of 48 submissions to the Independent Pilot Competition category, only three came from universities, and two of those are schools in Los Angeles. “Re-Committed� was made in Professor Adam Schwartz’s TCF 457 class, or advanced TV

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production, and was the sole assignment for the semester. “Students did it all, starting with the initial idea and throughout production,� Schwartz said. “I was there to oversee and served as executive producer, but it was really student-led.� The assignment dictated that students make a show that follows basic TV storytelling, involved everyone and had the ability to be brought through a 12-episode story arc. “It stressed collaboration and teamwork,� Schwartz said. “Everyone really had to rely on one another.� The production team received $300 from the University and paired it with the team’s own $300 to make a paltry $600 budget. Many of

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great way to show that we do not promote violent acts such as hazing.” Alpha Kappa Alpha, an organization that is about “uplifting women and service to all mankind,” does not tolerate hazing in any form, Holloway said. Patsy Dempsey, a sophomore majoring in secondary education, said she felt the forum could be beneficial to those who are involved in greek life. “We’ve had a lot of news about students being hazed on campus recently,” Dempsey

said. “I feel like the forum would help the new greek members know what to do if they are experiencing hazing.” Holloway said she is proud of her sorority for promoting something as positive as antihazing. “We want to bring awareness to the campus and the student community,” Holloway said. “We want to help create a more positive atmosphere in greek life.” The forum is set to begin at 7 p.m. in Room 30 of Alston Hall.

ON CAMPUS AKA and KAP to host anti-hazing forum In response to recent events on campus, the University of Alabama chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi are joining together to host a greek anti-hazing forum Thursday, Sept. 22 in Alston Hall. Demaurius Garrett, program chairman for Kappa Alpha Psi, voiced his concerns on the recent hazing activity at the University.

“It’s obvious there is a need to raise awareness about hazing on the University’s campus,” Garrett said. “Since [Kappa Alpha Psi] does not condone hazing, we want to warn subjected individuals to the potential dangers it imposes.” The forum will touch on the different health decisions involving hazing, as well as what to do if hazing is taking place.

Margaret Holloway, program chairperson for Alpha Kappa Alpha, said the sorority felt the forum would be a good idea because of the lack of antihazing forums from other greek organizations on campus. “This is something for us to come together and inform the campus about the dangers of hazing,” Holloway said. “For people who may not know much about our organizations, it is a

Creative Campus student interns named Creative Campus at the University of Alabama recently announced the names of the 41 students who will be part of their internship program the 2011-2012 academic year. This year’s interns were selected from a pool of 138 applicants. Creative Campus is dedicated to promoting the arts and innovation here on campus.

The interns will be involved in putting on the Druid City Arts Festival, promoting Quiddich on the Quad, a community arts project called Beauty Amid Destruction and an Arts TV Show in collaboration with the UA telecommunication and film department. To find out more about Creative Campus, go to www.creativecampus.ua.edu.

German Consul General to speak on the future of Europe Lutz Görgens, the Consul General from the German Consulate in Atlanta, Ga., will be coming to the University of Alabama this Thursday, Sept. 22 to present his talk, “Germany and the Future of Europe.” Görgens is the official representative of the

German government in the Southeastern United States. His talk will focus on the current financial crisis involving Greece and Germany in Europe and how the issue will affect the United States. The talk will start at 4 p.m. and will be held in Bibb-Graves Hall.

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Poker website a Ponzi scheme, prosecutors say From MCT Cvvvampus How’s this for a bad hand: Federal prosecutors on Tuesday said the Full Tilt Poker website “was not a legitimate poker company, but a global Ponzi scheme.” Amending a forfeiture and civil money laundering complaint unsealed in April, prosecutors said Full Tilt “cheated and abused its own players to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.” The company’s owners, including poker stars Howard Lederer and Christopher Ferguson, paid out nearly $444 million to themselves and board members, according to the U.S. attorney’s office of the Southern District of New York. Meanwhile, Full Tilt didn’t have enough money to pay back players, according to the accusation. This spring, when the company had just $60 million in

its coffers, it owed $390 million to players worldwide, including $150 million to U.S. players, the complaint said. Instead, company executives dipped into accounts that they had assured players were segregated and safe in order to transfer money to board members’ overseas accounts, prosecutors allege. Players were left gambling with “phantom funds,” according to the complaint. In addition to Lederer, who calls himself The Poker Professor, and cowboy hatwearing Ferguson, the motion also singles out board member Rafael Furst and Chief Executive Raymond Bitar. Prosecutors filed the original complaint in April against Full Tilt and Internet poker companies PokerStars and Absolute Poker, alleging bank fraud, illegal gambling and money laundering.

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UA students are making their mark on the fashion industry with appearances on ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ and internships in New York City

“I’m sure at some point somebody was like ‘Oh, that’s the Zeta chapter, they have a white girl,’” she said. White students join black fraternities and sororities on a somewhat regular basis, said NPHC President Xavier Burgin. “It’s actually a lot more common for a person of a different background that’s not an African American to join a black fraternity or sorority than it is for a white fraternity or sorority,” he said. Burgin estimated that NPHC organizations have accepted about five or seven white members in the last ten years, but that their diversity efforts do not just involve white students. Alpha Phi Alpha has a member who is Filipino, and people of every race are welcome in the organizations. “What I’ve come to find is that, for someone who’s not an African American to join a

By Alyssa Locklar and Nicole Schimmel The Crimson White From Project Runway to Say Yes to the Dress, the University of Alabama fashion program is headed toward stardom one student at a time. This October, Rachel Wilkins, a senior majoring in fashion retail, will head to New York for an internship with the reality television show Say Yes to the Dress. While the show is aired in the fashion capitol of the world, Wilkins said she is looking forward to a lot more than pretty dresses. Wilkins explained that, she wanted to choose the internship that would be the most beneficial and interesting. “I was given 12 interviews in New York and four in Atlanta,” Wilkins said. “I wanted to be realistic about jobs after my internship, and I’ve always watched the show and loved it. New York is a place where I can make my dreams come true. It’s an opportunity that I don’t want to miss. “I am not nervous at all because I learn quickly and adjust easily. The key is to adjust wherever you are.” She said she found out

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about the internship through a research intern option, which led her to email Joan Roberts, the bridal manager from Say Yes to the Dress. “She immediately emailed me back and offered me the internship in New York,” Wilkins said. Wilkins is not the only UA student to land an internship with a high-end organization in New York City. This summer, Caroline Jacoby, a senior majoring in fashion retail, was able to intern in New York City with Splendid and Ella Moss’ East Coast Wholesale team. “This is a fast-paced, intense industry, and I have been able to be successful thus far due to the courses and faculty members that have been exceptionally wonderful to me,” Jacoby said She said the fashion program at the University makes

an extra effort to help their students prepare for their future endeavors. Within the fashion program at the University, students can choose between two concentrations – fashion retail and apparel design. “The fashion retail program focuses more on the business aspect of the industry,” said Shirley Foster, interim department head of the College of Human Environmental Sciences. “Students should seek a program that teaches merchandising mathematics with Microsoft Excel, requires marketing and business courses, and offers an internship program for students to gain valuable on-the-job experience.” The second concentration, apparel design, is focused more on creativity. “Apparel design students should look for an undergrad program that teaches construction as well as conceptual sketching and digital design,” Foster said. “Make sure you find a faculty with a wide range of age, experience and scholarship. Creating apparel is so much more than fashion. Apparel is part of the material culture of our society and understanding the nature of ‘costume’ informs the best design, always.”

game, but when they do sit in the upper deck, they receive all the benefits,” said Seth Morrow, SGA communications director, in an emailed statement. The upper deck has its merits for student fans who want to avoid the long lines to the student section in the lower bowl or for students with children who would prefer to sit during the game. “The upper deck is a great atmosphere,” Falkenburg said. “The lower bowl can get so chaotic with congestion that some

students don’t want to deal with that. In the upper deck, you can sit. I went up there and didn’t stand for a second. I love that.” The High Tide Club also helps to complete the gameday atmosphere inside the stadium. “High Tide Club is an important program because it helps pack the stadium, which creates a hostile environment for our opponents,” said Nicole Bohannon, SGA chief of staff, in an emailed statement. “I hope all students consider joining the High Tide Club.”

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sorority or fraternity, we pretty much welcome it with open arms,” he said. Burgin said most NPHC organizations were founded in the early 20th century, when black students were kept from joining white fraternities around the country. “The reason why a lot of people were brought into that is because a lot of white fraternities and sororities did not want us in their system, but we wanted to have a greek system as well,” he said. “We started this because we were discriminated against by the white fraternities or sororities, so it would be hypocritical for us to discriminate against anyone of any race.” Dempsey said the racial divide was not something she was used to after growing up in Tallahassee, Fla. “The way a lot of people in Alabama are brought up, in the school cafeteria, the white children sit with the white children and the black children sit with the black children,” she said. “Where I was brought

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up, everybody sat with everybody. “Because of that, I’ve always befriended everybody, and I’ve sometimes had people who are white discriminate against me because I associated with people who weren’t white,” she added. Dempsey also came into contact with a lot of people she may not have met if she hadn’t joined the sorority, she said. “Me and four other girls all came in at the same time, so I was really close with the girls who joined when I did,” she said. “One of the girls, her father was a Black Panther, so that was an experience, growing close to her and her growing close to me. We had to overcome not only stereotypical differences, but things that are instilled deep down in our childhood.” Burgin said the opportunity to join a traditionally black fraternity or sorority is available to everyone, regardless of race. “With us, it’s open to anyone and everyone,” he said.

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Clarification needed on veto By Lauren Hardison

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{ YOUR VIEW } WEB COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO “TAXPAYER MONEY SHOULDN’T BE USED AGAINST BUSINESSES” “Job numbers from the Department of Labor donʼt show that the Recovery Act failed, and responsible analysis shows that it prevented unemployment from being even worse than it is. It probably wasnʼt as effective as it could have been, but thatʼs as much the fault of Congressional Republicans as of the White House.” — Brad Erthal

IN RESPONSE TO, “WHAT IS HAZING, ANYWAY?” “Rush Limbaugh = Tray Smith 40 years from now (except with much less money).” — David DeMedicis

“Very well said, Tray. Too many people are misinformed about the [greek] system, and are quick to scold all of us only when one rogue individual is to blame.” — VictoryLap

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By Wesley Vaughn @WesleyVaughn Out of love for the truth and from desire to elucidate it, I intend to defend the following statements and to dispute them in this paper. In the name of our University, Roll Tide. 1. For students to understand where the University is headed, the administration must have a clear vision. 2. This vision that I speak of is not one filled with numbers and building designs, which are synonymous with campus overcrowding. Instead, this vision must include how those numbers and building designs operate within the UA community as a whole. 3. Once this vision has been decided, it must be explained, not commanded, so that students can respect, appreciate and support it. 4. This vision must also be actively communicated. 5. By doing so, the SGA can follow it, the Crimson White can report accordingly and students can believe in it. 6. The administration cannot assume it operates in a public relations fantasy world in which it can break the most important rule in the profession: never say “no comment.” 7. When you refuse to tell your side of the story, we are forced to create your side of the story. 8. We do not expect all of the

answers and only answers that we agree with. We do expect responses, however. 9. Students could be the administration’s greatest supporters if engaged correctly. But, rather than enlist students, the administration has mostly defended itself from students. 10. If the administration worked half as hard to recruit enrolled students to its campus vision as it does high school students to enroll, this column and others like it would be few and far between. 11. The administration needs to decide if it wants to treat students as kids or as adults. Will you help us progress this University or babysit us while we try ourselves? 12. We understand the importance of appeasing rich, donating alumni and the trustees. We do not understand why they have as much sway as they do, especially when one phone call from one can break administrative promises to students. 13. When you treat people like rulers, they will act like rulers. 14. Football cannot always be relied on to distract students from campus shortcomings. As former University of Chicago President Robert Maynard Hutchins once said, “Football has the same relation to education that bullfighting has to agriculture.” 15. Though Coach Nick Saban may be the face of the University to most, he does not have to be

the face of the University for students. Coach Saban has a vision for his football team, not this campus. 16. Speaking of football, get rid of block seating. Administrators support its removal behind closed doors and have the power to do so. Let us respect you. 17. Students only stay at the University for around four years; administrators can stay for much longer. Students can work towards solving short-term campus issues but need the administration to work on long-term issues. 18. Saying that we share the same troubles as every other university is not a viable defense. It only proves that we are not the best we can be and that other universities are underperforming too. 19. Accepting criticism isn’t accepting defeat. Refusing suggestions isn’t being ignorant. Denying the existence of a problem, however, is irresponsible. 20. We would rather see a failed action than a failure to act. 21. The key to trust is communication, and you do not need a PR team for communication. 22. As a university that prides itself on tradition, we cannot confuse the status quo for tradition. Wesley Vaughn is a senior majoring in public relations and political science. He will not have a column next week.

As the author of the vetoed bill referred to in Monday’s article regarding last week’s Senate session, I thought the UA student body deserved some clarification. The current SGA Code of Laws reads that special sessions of First Year Council (FYC) may be requested by the SGA executive vice president or a majority of FYC members. The new SGA Constitution approved by the student body last spring changed the roles of some SGA executive council members, including the executive vice president, and established the speaker of the Senate position. The Senate elects the speaker, and he or she performs the duties formerly given to the executive vice president, serving as the leader of the Senate. Therefore, the SGA Code of Laws needs to reflect the new Constitution. The bill I proposed (B-30-11) gives the speaker of the senate and the director of First Year Council the ability to request special sessions of FYC. SGA President Grant Cochran vetoed the bill, stating that FYC should reflect the Senate in how special sessions are requested. Currently, special sessions of Senate are called by the SGA president or a two-thirds vote of the Senate (leaders of the executive branch or a vote of the legislative branch). After the veto, the bill was brought back to the floor by Senator Will Pylant (chairman of the Rules Committee and sponsor of the bill) and myself, and Senate passed the bill again with an amendment from Senator John Brinkerhoff to give the SGA president the ability to call FYC special sessions. So, the bill currently reads that the ability to request FYC special sessions is given to the SGA president, speaker of the Senate, or speaker of the FYC (to be elected by FYC members as soon as the application process is complete and serve as the leader of FYC). It is the opinion of myself, Senator Pylant and many other senators that this bill is constitutional and that FYC needs some oversight when calling special sessions. As stated in the SGA Constitution, FYC serves as a member of both the legislative branch and the executive branch (and the judicial branch on a very limited basis). Therefore, the leaders of both the legislative and executive branches (speaker of the Senate and president, respectively) should have the right to call a special session when necessary, along with the speaker of FYC. As the amended bill was vetoed for a second time on Tuesday, Senator Pylant and I are certain the bill will be brought to the floor again at the Senate session on Thursday and will be re-passed, overriding the presidential veto, as this re-passage has the support of many senators and members of the student body. The student body is welcome to join us on Thursdays at 6:15 in the Ferguson Forum 360 or to follow us on twitter (@UASGA_Senate) for live updates.

Lauren is a sophomore majoring in finance and Swahili. She currently serves as an SGA senator representing the College of Commerce & Business Administration and also as the chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Ethics.

Why can’t every day be like game day? By Brad Tipper As another game day approaches this weekend, the campus will grow into a sea of crimson and white, with cries of “Roll Tide’” audible from Bryant-Denny to Innisfree. The Alabama faithful begin making their way to Tuscaloosa in RVs with A’s plastered to every imaginable corner and grills and tents secured to their tailgates, ready to be used excessively in the days to follow. It is a feeling that is only truly felt and understood by members of the Alabama football family. On Saturdays in the fall, we all bleed houndstooth and we all live or die by the final numbers on the scoreboard. The experience that is a Tuscaloosa Saturday afternoon in the fall is at least one idea a majority, if not all, of our campus can agree upon. It unifies a student population that is divided

on other issues. It is our common ground. We cheer together as Trent Richardson makes defenses look like ankle-biter squads, and on the rare occasion when our powerhouse falters, we all feel the agony of defeat that sweeps over as hard as one of Dont’a Hightower’s bone-crushing hits. When the band begins to play “Yea, Alabama” after a touchdown, 100,000 of our closest friends begin to sing along with each other. After another Bama victory, the student section rocks with chants of “Rammer Jammer.” But, most of all, its a time when we as a student body are able to join together in the magic that is an Alabama football game and agree that above all, we hate Auburn, love Bear Bryant and would rather have a national title than an A in calculus. Now, flash forward to Monday morning after a game day. The

tents are gone from the quad, the last of the RVs are driving down McFarland and everybody is shouting “Roll Tide” just a little less frequently. It’s obvious the euphoria felt on Saturday has worn off when you pick up The Crimson White and under the headline celebrating the recent win is an article bashing yet another part of our University. Whether it be a certain student group, University administrators, or the unjust tragedy of being asked to register your bike, no area of our campus is safe from regular criticism by our student body. It seems as though the past weekend, when our campus was filled with excitement and an atmosphere that is the true representation of southern hospitality, never occurred. It was merely a mirage of what a united student body really looks like. So, where does the difference

lie between Monday morning, when class is back in session, and a Saturday spent enjoying a football game? To find that answer, we must look back to this past April. In the days and weeks following the devastating tornado that ripped through our home last spring, our entire student body stood together as we faced an opposition that was far worse than any our football team has ever gone against within the confines of Bryant-Denny. Together, we worked to bring back normalcy to Tuscaloosa and our campus. We did whatever possible to help our neighbor and fellow student. If we have the capability to accomplish this all when we work together as fellow members of our University, why do we only wait for a home game or an event as tragic as this past April to do this? Why don’t we strive for the strong, unified student

body that was seen throughout Tuscaloosa in April and still continues to be seen on eight days in the fall? In the end, it comes down to caring for something bigger than ourselves or the immediate social circle we claim as our own. Our University cannot reach the goals we wish to achieve or set the standards we wish to see put in place if we continue to create a separation between how we act when we are forced to come together as students and our normal day-to-day interactions with one another. So, my recommendation for solving the problems across our campus? We should all start treating everyday a little more like a football Saturday.

Brad Tipper is a sophomore majoring in political science and economics. His column runs biweekly on Wednesdays.

Block seating a hole in the student section By Conner Norton Football Saturdays in Tuscaloosa are special. There is just something great about waking up early on a game day and getting in the mood for Alabama football. Hours before the game, students line up outside the gate, hoping to get great seats. Two hours before kickoff, the students start pouring into Bryant-Denny Stadium, but there is always one gaping hole. Over half of the student section fills up rapidly, but the rest of the student section is nonexistent except for a few guys in navy blazers. Why don’t the rest of the students move into

the empty seats? They can’t. Those seats are reserved for student organizations. You know, those organizations that arrive to the game during the National Anthem and leave before Scott Cochran does his crazy fourth quarter ranting over the PA system. By the way, to those sitting in S-4 to S-8 (there were a few of y’all left), the band didn’t play “Rammer Jammer” after the Kent State game, but most of you weren’t in the stadium anyway, so what does it matter? I enjoy sitting about two rows up in S-3; I can see the plays develop from there, and I patiently wait in my seat two hours prior to the game. I can’t sit there anymore, because

I’m not a member of Kappa Alpha Order. What did they do to deserve those seats? Absolutely nothing. They have the same $35 student ticket package that I have. Thank you, SOS committee, for getting the input of the student body on your expansion of block seating. We all know what Coach Saban really wants to see are more empty seats. I’m sure the players who bust it every day to get an opportunity to play a few snaps in a game like Kent State love looking up to an empty end zone as well. But those seats will be full for the entire LSU game! Yes, I am bitter, but would the greeks not be bitter if these newly admitted blocks cut into

their seats? I’ve sat in S-3 for more than 2 years, and now I can’t sit there because I’m not a member of the Kappa Alpha Order? It doesn’t make sense. Why expand the block when it is already constantly ridiculed for not being full? The simplest and fairest way for all students would be for all student seats to be first-come, first-served. Yes, that means you’d actually have to be there for the pregame videos if you want a good seat. Find a logical argument against this, and I’ll be glad to listen. Finally, I am not pro-greek nor pro-independent. I am for the advancement of the student body as a whole. There’s

no reason why we can’t all get along and have one big open student section. We’re supposed to be pulling for the greatest college football program of all time, but there is always constant division. Open up the seats to all, and maybe we start becoming a student body, instead of greeks and independents. However, if block seating does continue, at least have an order to it. Maybe try giving the best seats to the fraternities that treat women with respect and view hazing as a childish act. Until then, I guess all I can do is hope.

Conner Norton is a senior majoring in accounting.

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By Mary Grace Showfety Contributing Writer The Alabama women’s golf team will compete in the NCAA Fall Preview played at Legends Golf Club in Franklin, Tenn., the same golf course that the national championship will be held on in the spring. Coming off of a tie for seventh place in the Cougar Classic in Charleston, S.C., the Crimson Tide still holds its number three national ranking. “I was expecting a better result, and I felt like we could have finished higher,” head coach Mic Potter said. “We didn’t play poorly, we just couldn’t get any momentum going where we could start making birdies and keep making them — its always a little bit of a battle. And you have tournaments like that. Phil

Mickelson and Rory McElroy and Tiger Woods don’t have good weeks every week, so it wasn’t anything that would cause great concern, but we’d like to win every time we go out there.” This weekend acts as a preview to both the national championship as well as the remainder of the season. The Tide gets to test out the course that will play host to the national championship in the spring. “Number one, it’s an opportunity to play that golf course under competitive circumstances,” Potter said. “Number two, the best teams will be there, so you get an opportunity to measure yourself against them.” The Tide is looking for constant improvement. The team never settles for anything but their best.

“It’s a lot different from last year,” said Stephanie Meadow, a sophomore and first-team All-American. “Last year, we won our first tournament, so we didn’t really see a huge need for improvement. But now, we’re kind of working from the opposite way, and we’re hoping to just build every time and get ready for the finals in the spring.” Jennifer Kirby, who is also a first-team All-American, is looking forward to future tournaments as well. “We want to place a little bit better this weekend, but I think last tournament, we were just sort of finding where we were at that point, so this past week we’ve made more adjustments,” Kirby said. “Hopefully it should be a little better, because everyone sort of pinpointed what they needed to work on the most.” Brooke Pancake sizes up a put for the Tide.

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match against the University of Virginia. Another impressive victory came from junior Alexa Guarachi over the University of Texas’s Aeriel Ellis in the singles match. “It was a great showing,” head coach Jenny Mainz said. “We got a lot of match experience and gained a lot of confidence going into our next tournament.” Mainz said she hopes the confidence and experience gained in the early stage of the fall season carry over into the Furman Classic. She said the

tournament poses a fun, yet competitive challenge for the growing team. The tournament, which takes place Sept. 23-25 in Greenville, S.C., features eight teams from across the Southeast, including Clemson, North Carolina and Vanderbilt. Mainz said she is looking forward to such elite competition offered in the annual tournament. “It presents a lot of opportunities,” Mainz said. “It really gives us an opportunity as a team to develop more. That’s

commit Zeke Pike, a quarterback from Kentucky, was tweeting about the Iron Bowl rivalry, Continued from page 1 praising Auburn in every way of the policy and is monitored over Alabama. A few examples include him tweeting about for the athletes. “Our media relations staff, going to church to “pray for all as well as each respective these Bama souls,” and that he sport, monitors our student knew he was supposed to go to athletes’ social media use from Twitter and Facebook, things of that nature, and we provide monthly reports to each coaching staff, and then if there’s any misuse, then that is handled internally with each sport,” said Kirk Sampson, Auburn associate athletic director for communications. ww“The code of conduct policy that each student athlete signs is really all-encompassing,” Sampson said. “It’s not just social media. It’s other things – talking about representing themselves and their team, the athletic department and the University in the highest regards. That’s where it does include some language about social media.” During the summer, Auburn

Auburn when he “stepped on Alabama’s campus and hated everything.” Sampson said he can’t comment on specific recruits, per NCAA regulations, and that he wasn’t sure if there was a policy regarding recruits’ social media at Auburn.

After an impressive showing at the Duke Invitational, the Alabama women’s tennis team is looking to turn more heads at the upcoming Furman Fall Classic. The Crimson Tide posted five wins during the Duke Invitational, including upsets in both the doubles and singles matches. Seniors Courtney McLane and Taylor Lindsey led the Crimson Tide to a surprising victory in a doubles

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how we view these early fall tournaments, and Furman is a great one because it presents elite competition early in the season.” Mainz said that despite the outstanding play in the Duke Invitational, the team has a lot of work to do. Echoing the overall message of Alabama Athletics as a whole, Mainz said she would like the team to finish. “I want to see more of us finishing games,” Mainz said.

“I think we can put points up with a purpose, and I think the more matches we play, opponents will start to see that.” Mainz said the Furman Classic would also be an opportunity for the team to get “match tough,” something that she said is crucial to a successful season. The Furman Fall Classic starts Friday, Sept. 23 on the campus of Furman University and runs through the weekend.

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to his head coach gig with Alabama – playwright Michael Vigilant makes two assumptions: Football is best and Bryant was awesome. They work like narrative Miracle Gro. Why does young Bear want to play football so badly? Duh, it’s football. Why is he always the star player and how exactly does he become head coach? Duh, he’s Bear Bryant. Old Bear makes grabs at early character development, referencing classism and selfesteem issues, but on stage, Young Bear (Joel Ingram) has all the character of a welltrained golden retriever. He mostly nods as coaches shout locker room clichés or talks football with his token black sidekick. Every conflict, from a leg injury to his father’s death, melts away after a few seconds

I’ll admit, I took a wrong turn down Old Greensboro Highway on the way to Shelton State and showed up a few minutes late for “Bear Country.” Outside, the usher tried to fill me in.“Bryant’s just saying…” He thought for a moment. “…blah blah blah.” It was OK, because a little later Bryant said the same thing. I had missed three or four minutes of nostalgic soliloquy, the old coach’s activity of choice as he packs up to leave his office for the last time. There’s an open bottle of Jack on the desk, and Rodney Clark’s Paul “Bear” Bryant ambles around with the air of a man who has never bothered much with reminiscing. As his memories unfold on stage – from his first taste of football at his uncle’s radio

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exposition, and as Act 2 winds on, even Clark starts to sag. Bear’s flashbacks grow shorter, thematically disparate and lose temporal continuity. Eventually they disappear altogether, leaving Old Bear to just rattle off stray anecdotes that slowly congeal into an almost indecipherable pool of cliché. Perhaps what disappointed me most was that, behind the caricature, I could tell there was a real story, if Vigilant had only bothered to tell it. But in the end, standing ovations came not from college youngsters, but folks who didn’t need the story – folks who lived it. For them, the play was homage to their own memories. At the very least, we may get a new tradition out of it: Stations of the Cross on Easter, “Bear Country” on A-Day.

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a chance. Somewhere in those 20 years, Bear goes from wideeyed jock to Dick Tracy. Ingram does his best but he’s not suited for hardboiled. He plays Adult Bear with a perpetual grimace that contorts his face like a lava lamp, knocking down Vigilant’s villains as fast as can set them up with little more than poster slogans and scowls. Of course, the flashbacks are mere illustrations for Rodney Clark’s monologues. Fortunately, Old Bear is the only piece of Alabama football the show doesn’t pass off as a Sunday morning cartoon. Clark delivers the seasoned hero with subtle distinction and carries a sincerity that manages to cover up most of Vigilant’s schmaltz. But Vigilant doesn’t seem to know the difference between introspection and ham-handed

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of get-back-out-there platitude. But, after all, he is Bear Bryant. After a bewildering 20 year leap (Bryant’s coaching stints with other schools go entirely unreferenced), Vigilant manages to find a few antagonists – basically, anyone who doesn’t play football. They include attorneys, sports writers and even a slimy lab technician. One columnist writes, “Coach Bryant must be stopped!,” and in another scene Bear goes head-to-head with a genuine, bona-fide, cigarsmokin’, chair-leanin’-back-in racist. These characters are evil simply because they don’t like Bear Bryant and dilute what could be compelling drama with cape-swishing and moustachetwirling. Not that they stand much of

music. As the critic-love for them peaks, the artist ironically grows in popularity simply as a result of his death. It’s a sad truth, but many artists such as British folk singer Nick Drake and then 17-year-old Brazilian songwriter Yoñlu never enjoyed the fame and exposure they garnered after their untimely deaths. When Drake died at the age of 26 in 1974, he had barely a dime to his name and few fans that he knew of at the time. Fast-forward to 2011, where he’s constantly cited as one of the most influential English songwriters of all time and his tunes are being used in advertisements by corporate giants like AT&T and Volkswagen. It’s a bittersweet feeling, for sure. One might say, “Well, it’s what he would

Upon hearing of French house electronica producer DJ Mehdi’s death last week, it made me reflect on the strange, tragic and paradoxical effects of the death of an artist. I have always found it somewhat fascinating that whenever an artist or musician passes away the artist and his or her work get almost instantly canonized. The bad material is ignored and the good material becomes the best. Fans may reflect back on the artist’s entire body of work in a new light, especially if the circumstances surrounding the artist’s death are tragic or controversial. I doubt few can listen to Joy Division and be able to completely remove Ian Curtis’s suicide from the

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mances along the way. He was a great producer, a fantastic producer. And I’m not gonna lie, my knowledge on house-electronica is minimal at best but this guy got me turned onto this genre of music that’s almost completely new to me. For never giving your music the time of day when you were alive, I apologize, Mr. Mehdi. F o r expanding my tastes beyond my c o m f o r t zone, I thank you. Rest in peace, Mehdi F a v é r i s Essadi.

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Today’s Birthday (09/21/11). You’ve got everything you need. Encourage creativity in others, and yours grows proportionally. Stick to a winning formula, and prosperity increases this year. Your savings grows, bit by bit. Presumptions get challenged, so loosen your grip. Share your love. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Slow and steady does it. No need for hurry. Go over your lists again and postpone travel. Do simple work, and keep your money in your pocket. Read a good book. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Sometimes saying “no” is an act of courage. Do so lovingly, when appropriate. Frugality is a virtue ... share money-saving tricks with a friend. A new opportunity develops. Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Stick to the plan this morning. No need to finance the whims of another. Hear their rationale, and advise patient action. Save spending for home and career basics. Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Hold off on expensive dates. Arguments about money dampen romance like a wet towel. Use new skills and optimism to solve a problem. Expand your options by learning. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 5 -- Spend a bit extra for quality that lasts longer. Communicate over a long distance. A female brings great news. Express your gratitude.

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www.cw.ua.edu C&IS Technical Student Assistant 0806067. Provides desktop support, hardware/software installation, multimedia and computer imaging support. Applicants must have experience with hardware/ software installation, configuration and troubleshooting of both Mac and PC platforms. Must be available to work some nights and on Sundays. Job close date: 10/14/ 2011. CC&E Publications Student Assistant - 0806066. Assists with creating and editing templates, publishing works and interactive documents as directed by faculty/staff of the UA Civil, Construction & Engineering Department. Must be proficient with Adobe Pro, and have experience creating forms in Adobe. Must have experience creating and editing templates, creating forms, and with desktop publishing. Job close date: 9/28/2011. Systems Student Assistant - 0805407. Applicants must have ADVANCED computer/software experience; Deep Freeze, Terminal, ARD, DeployStudio, Insight, Symantec Ghost, Registry and Group Policy editing, general image construction, network troubleshooting a plus. Must have minimum 2.25 GPA, and be able to work some late nights, early mornings and occasional weekends. Job close date: 9/23/2011..

For more details and to apply to these and other student assistant job opportunities, go to http://jobs. ua.edu/, then click ‘Student Assistant’.

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Ancient Greek play ‘Hecuba’ comes to the Bama Theatre By Gabriel Dickson Contributing Writer Euripides’ “Hecuba” is coming to Tuscaloosa for one night only on Thursday, Sept. 22 in the Greensboro Room at the Bama Theatre. The play deals with Queen Hecuba of Troy as a captive of the Greeks after the Trojan War. She is grief-stricken after her sons and husband were killed in the fighting and she had to sacrifice her own daughter, Polyxena, to appease the ghost of Achilles. “Hecuba” will be performed by Improbable Fictions, a staged Shakespearean read-

ing series at the University started by Nic Helms and Alaina Jobe Pangburn while they were attending gradu• Where: Bama Theate school at Alabama in 2008. atre, Greensboro Room This season, the works of Shakespeare, as well as other • When: Thursday, works of the ancient Greeks, September 22. 7:30 PM, will be featured. Preshow music at 7:10 According to Helms, the mention of Shakespeare • Cost: Free (although and theater automatically a $1 donation to the brings notions of high culTheatre Restoration Fund ture, something only intended for the rich and something would be appreciated) performed by professional theatre troupes. Helms and Pangburn founded the group work. “Shakespeare’s plays have to debunk that myth and to help students understand the endured for four centuries

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Marcus Tortorici’s show looks to be aired on television after a selection screening in New York City. Many parts were filmed at Central High School in Tuscaloosa on 15th Street.

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the other 47 shows in this category were produced for thousands, but the singlecamera setup and willingness of Central High School to let them shoot there for no cost allowed the team to make the show on such a small budget. Along the way, Schwartz and Tortorici said they knew they were onto something, but never dreamed it would be this much of a hit. “There were moments throughout production when we could see we had something really special,” Schwartz said. Festivals across the country seem to agree. The film has already been featured at the International Television Festival in Los Angeles and was shown at the Sidewalk Film Festival in

because people reproduce them and add something that incorporates and resonates with locals,” Helms said. They make use of minimalist effects, bare stage and contemporary costumes to add to the full experience of a play sans distractions, not “huge wigs and poofy dresses.” Steve Burch, associate professor of theatre and dance and also the man responsible for directing “Hecuba,” said he believes the theatre experience is important for any community. “It’s an intimate, emotional, intellectual, and physical connection in front of an audi-

ence.” Burch said. “It’s connecting to essences in human life.” Burch also heads The Rude Mechanicals, a local Shakespeare group that specializes in outdoor readings.

Sometimes, however, those essences can drag on and be non-integral to the story. Cuts are often made in relevance to the local audience. Burch said he doesn’t feel the cuts sacrifice the production’s quality.

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“I never even considered getting into festivals like this an option when we were doing it, but I am really happy and excited about it.” — Marcus Tortorici

Birmingham in August. “I never even considered getting into festivals like this an option when we were doing it, but I am really happy and excited about it,” Tortorici said. As for the future, the show was made with an emphasis on continuing past just the pilot,

and Tortorici said the team has a meeting with an agency this week to discuss just that. He also said he hopes its showing at more and more festivals will create buzz. “I don’t have any specific expectations, but I think the show has lots of potential,” Tortorici said.

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