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Questions raised at monthly lunch with Bonner, Nelson By Kyle D. Pierce Staff Reporter Few students met with UA administrators Thursday at a regular open meeting, but those who did were vocal about their opinions. Provost Judy Bonner and Mark Nelson, vice provost and vice president for student affairs, hosted the second Pulse Check lunch of this year. About five students, who were all members of Spectrum, a UA student group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or questioning students and their allies, attended along with more than a dozen administrators. Nelson spoke about the new UA Away program. He said this program has three parts:
an endowment to help study abroad and national student exchange students, a fund to help students find and finance internships in the U.S. and abroad and a program to help students find service projects outside of the Tuscaloosa community. He said studies show students who have these opportunities are more likely to contribute at their own campus, leading to the idea for these three funds. Jazz Franklin, Spectrum president and a junior majoring in telecommunications and film, started the debate. “I feel like we need to talk about some uncomfortable issues, specifically inclusiveness,” she said.
“The tragedy of Iraq is that it has made Afghanistan much more difficult.”
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“The threat we are trying to combat in Afghanistan is ... a threat to the whole Western world.”
Submitted photo| Liz Hester Tom King, Britainʼs former defense secretary, and Michael Howard, a former Conservative Party leader and home secretary, discuss the United Kingdomʼs perspective on international affairs during separate July interviews in London. By Alan Blinder Opinions Editor CW | Nhung Walsh At the Pulse Check Lunch with Provost Judy Bonner and Vice Provost Mark Nelson on Thursday, students voiced their suggestions for a better campus life to officials who attended the monthly event.
LONDON — Douglas Hurd was lost. The former British foreign secretary was wandering the hallways of the Palace of Westminster looking for a meeting room. “After all of these years, this building is still confusing. It’s a lot like the Anglo-American relationship sometimes,” Hurd said.
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Local groups help with festival By Brittney Knox Staff Writer
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What makes a flower garden • What: Culture Fest most beautiful is the diversity of the colors, just like the diver• Where: downtown sity represented here on camNorthport pus and in the community, said Brice Miller, assistant direc• When: Sunday from tor of Crossroads Community 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Center. Miller is involved in the second annual Culture Fest in 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is downtown Northport near the free. Culture Fest will host street Kentuck Museum Sunday from
performances, face painting and moonwalks for younger kids and bands such as Homemade Jamz and Eric Essix, a guitarist. There will also be a medieval renaissance re-enactment and a surprise involving Big Al, Miller said. About 50 outreach organizations will have booths set up to inform attendees about different issues, and members from the Student Health Group will offer blood pressure tests. CrimsonRide buses to the event
will be available to pick up and drop off students and faculty at the Ferguson Center, he said. Emily Leigh, co-director of the Kentuck Museum, said she was excited about the event this weekend. “There is nothing else like this in the area, and I feel it is a very diverse cultural event,” she said. Leigh said the festival will also have art projects for the
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across the nation for the program. Ramirez, who is also president of the UA student branch for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, attended a five-day symposium at the Kennedy Space Center in Orlando, Fla. This is her second time being enrolled in the program, she said. At the event, undergraduates were able to attend lectures on many topics, including leadership, writing proposals and
financial advice. “It’s a great networking tool,” Ramirez said. “It helps in building relationships, especially since this is my second time attending.” Ramirez has her second internship lined up at the John H. Glenn Research Center in Ohio. Previously, she interned for the Marshall Space Flight Center located in Huntsville. The theme of the symposium
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Students place in ROTC test By Sean Abdoli Senor Staff Reporter Hard work and dedication have paid off for three cadets at the University. John Beck, Travis Tarbox and Brad Thebaud, all members of the UA Reserve Officers’ Training Corp, placed in the top ten percent of the Order of Merit. This year, 4,706 cadets were ranked in the Order of Merit, a national annual ranking of
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Submitted photo | UA ROTC Program John Beck, Brad Thebaud and Travix Tarbox stand in front of the UA ROTC building. The three earned top military honors.
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every cadet going into commission with the army. The Order of Merit measures several qualities of each cadet, including grades and physical achievements. The summer between each cadet’s junior and senior year, they attend a Leader Development and Assessment Course held in Fort Lewis, Wash., where they are trained and evaluated.
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CAMPUS | Corolla debuts new Web site
CAMPUS | Heart Gallery of Alabama hosts exhibit at Ferguson Center Heart Gallery of Alabama is pleased to announce that their exhibit display of Alabama’s Waiting Children is on display at the Ferguson Center on the UA campus from Thursday through Oct. 30. Heart Gallery of Alabama, which was started by child advocates in February 2005, was established to promote adoption for more than 300 children currently in Alabama’s foster care system who are legally available for adoption. There will be a reception on Tuesday, October 20, from 5:30-8:00 p.m. where guests may learn more about foster care, the adoption process, and the joy of bringing these children into permanent families.
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LOCAL | Frog Level Festival planned Join the Fayette Chamber of Commerce for the Annual Alabama Frog Level Festival and Cruise In Friday and Saturday in downtown Fayette. It begins Friday at 5 p.m., with music, a fish and shrimp fry and a carnival. The festival continues Saturday morning with the Frog Level 5K run, Tadpole area and many fun contests throughout the day. For more information and complete schedule of events, please visit fayetteareachamber.org and click on festival.
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FRIDAY • Capstone International Center Coffee Hour: Room 121 B.B. Comer Hall, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. •An Evening with Queen Quet: Morgan Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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The SOURCE invites organizations and advisers to the ReSOURCE Fair today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom. The event, similar to Get on Board Day, will offer information for the organizations to help with everything from event planning to monthly meetings. Organizers have invited different vendors form the surrounding community and several campus departments. For student organizations that attend, the meeting will count as a foresignt, the meeting that student organizations have to attend to receive FAC funding
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this year was “21st Century Leadership,� and Ramirez said the leadership workshops were the most beneficial part of the symposium for her. “My favorite [lecture] was when they try to show you what type of leader you are,� Ramirez said. “It was interesting and it taught me that you can’t categorize yourself as just one type of person.� Students were also lectured on proposal writing from engineering professors, C. Fred Higgs and Christopher Jones, the former assistant dean for graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Another lecture focused on financial advice from Ryan Mack, a financial analyst on CNN.
The Corolla yearbook launched a new Web site Thursday that will allow students to be more involved with the yearbook as well as provide more multimedia features. Visitors can preview material that will be in the future yearbook. The yearbook itself will include new features. “The book will be going out with an accompanying DVD that will feature exclusive video content and a lot more photos than we could ever fit in 300-odd pages,� said Corey Craft, Corolla editor. In addition to the new multimedia features, students will be able to submit their own photos to the yearbook. Plans for a new way of submitting photos are still under construction.
CAMPUS | ReSOURCE Fair organizations to be held today
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CW | Katie Bennett Walktober participants check in and take a water break at the Walktober table in front of Denny Chimes. Participants walk around the Quad for national walking month to promote the beneďŹ ts of walking.
kids, a grassy area with space for soccer and other outdoor activities and free food. Samory Pruitt, UA vice president for community affairs, said last year was the first time community affairs held Culture Fest. Though they anticipated about 5,000 people, he said the event had had a turnout of about 15,000. “We would like to continue to move Culture Fest all over West Alabama,� he said. “Last year it was in Mackenzie Court, and this year we moved it to a new location.� Community Culture Fest is meant to promote community togetherness, Miller said.
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“There were some big names there,� Ramirez said. Along with the event, students participating in MUST get scholarships of up to $10,000 and year-round mentoring and tutoring. Lauren Jackson, a representative for MUST and the Hispanic Fund, said the program is exceptional because of its scope. “The advantage of MUST, as opposed to any of the other programs, is that we approach supporting students from a variety of angles,� Jackson said. Ramirez, who plans to apply to graduate school, said the experience will help her meet her goals in life. “It’s put me on the path that I want to be on and am passionate about, which is education, engineering and policy,� Ramirez said.
“Culture Fest is a community engagement initiative that showcases the resources available to the community,� Miller said. “UA is a global community, and we have to interact with different cultures to be able to become global citizens.� Coming from New Orleans, he said he has always embraced different cultures, and he wants to teach members of the community to get outside the box and meet people in the community. “There is this social stigma that we as people tend to remain around people who we are most comfortable which usually falls with ethnicity,� he said. “If we all take the time to get to know each other, then we would realize the many things we all have in common.� the top 10 percent get the top choice for which branch of the army they want to be commissioned into. “The biggest thing is showing up to every training session and giving 110 percent,� Thebaud said. “But it goes beyond that. You have to be willing to go to the gym even when you don’t want to.� Thebaud said diligent studying also was important. Beck, a senior majoring in electrical and computer engineering, said he hopes to join the Army’s Corp of Engineers after being commissioned. He attributes determination as the biggest reason for his achievement. “I’ve worked hard and tried to take advantage of every opportunity I’ve been given,� Beck said. Lt. Col. Jim Shaver, professor of military science, said that the three cadets were exemplary of the UA program. “It takes a lot of hard work in multiple areas to reach this level of national excellence,� Shaver said in a statement. “These three men have truly set a very high standard for our cadets here at the University of Alabama to follow.�
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SGA debates Homecoming resolution By Karissa Bursch Staff Reporter During their weekly meeting Thursday, SGA Senators discussed — but ultimately rejected — the merits of adding an amendment to a resolution encouraging students to participate in Homecoming week events and activities. The amendment would direct students to the new Homecoming office. This was voted down due to discrepancies concerning the status of the creation and implementation of the office. They also discussed the pur-
pose behind a newly proposed resolution recommending the entrance date, anticipated graduation date and earned oncampus credit hours be included on all honor society applications. Senators questioned whether this resolution would assist students in joining honor societies and organizations who accept applications according to class standing, such as Freshman Forum, or if it would help students who wish to join upperlevel honor societies despite their true-class standing because of hours earned prior to attending the University.
That issue was clarified by Sen. Ashley Getwan, author of the resolution, who said the resolution would aid students who may be inadvertently not allowed to join honors societies and organizations because of hours instead of true class standing. Another resolution will implement a program making a registration hot line available to students. Aaron Zucker, a junior majoring in broadcast news, authored the resolution. Zucker said he tried to register for classes last semester and found it difficult to get the
credits he needed for his major. Since he is an out-of-state student, Zucker said, he did not have the time or the money to wait a semester to get into classes. “I thought there must be a way to make it easier,” Zucker said. The hot line will be available during the months of October and November and will provide assistance to students as they register for classes, according to the resolution. The registration hot line number is 205-348-8401. First-year council members, Senate assistants and senators
will provide the phone assistance for the registration hot line number as “quickly and efficiently as possible,” according to the resolution. Zucker said when he first got involved in Senate, the first thing he talked about was registration help for students. “I have to give [Executive Vice President] Meg McCrummen a lot of credit,” Zucker said. “I’m just taking this idea and running with it.” Other proposed resolutions include a resolution adding SGA updates to the CrimsonRide TransLoc monitors, one encouraging students to attend honor
society preview night and another both acknowledging and encouraging the use of Rodgers Library’s new 24/5 policy. There also was a bill amending Chapter 1206, Title XII of the SGA Code of Laws, which will make former first-year councilors interview first-year members. Six resolutions from last week, including a resolution encouraging senators to participate in Safe Zone training, as well as a resolution making SGA senate paperless for the month of October, were all passed.
Avanti team searching for new members By Gabriel Castro Staff Writer
Every student on campus remembers his or her first experience as a student at the University. The Bama Bound orientation marks this experience, and for many students, the event can be quite intimidating. The Avanti team’s job is to make students attending Bama Bound feel more welcome. “When I first arrived to Bama
Bound, I was a little nervous,” said Stephen Smith, a sophomore. “I knew other students in the freshman class, but I didn’t know anyone attending that orientation. The Avantis really made me feel more at home.” The Avanti Team is looking for new members for the upcoming year. The team is a great opportunity for students looking to be involved on campus. Every year the Office of Orientation and Special Programs chooses approximately 40 Avanti
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team members. A member of the Avanti team is required to stay on campus during the summer and receive a compensation package worth $6,000, including housing, a meal package and a stipend, among other benefits. To be an Avanti, applicants must be a full-time student at the University with good knowledge of the Capstone and must keep a minimum 2.5 GPA throughout the summer. Any interested students can find an application at orientation. ua.edu/avanti. All applications are to be turned into the Office of Orientation and Special Programs by 4 p.m. Monday. During Bama Bound, the Avanti team organized and ran most of the events, but they also made themselves available to attendees for any questions they may have had about classes or the University in general. But sometimes students are just looking for someone to hang out with during orientation. “Going through orientation, I made a few friends, but I spent most of my time with the Avantis. We played cards and even went to Arby’s at 2 in the morning,” said Bethany Stabler, a sophomore majoring in
CW File Avantis start their day with “Yay Alabama” before Bama Bound students and parents show up for a long day of orientation in June. academic recruiting events make and the experiences you elementary education. The Avanti Team has been such as University Day. The gain along the way truly last a an official organization at the Avanti Team functions under lifetime,” said Amanda Wright, University since 1975. “Avanti” the Office of Orientation and a sophomore Avanti double majoring in biology and intercomes from the Italian word Special Programs. “Being an Avanti is an incred- national studies. “This past for “forward” or “ahead.” For the last 39 years, the Avantis ibly rewarding journey and yes, summer was one of the best have been helping students perhaps this is a bit cliché, but summers I have ever had, and move forward through Bama the skills you use to help fresh- I have the Avanti team to thank Bound as well as during major men, the Avanti friends you for that.”
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Friday, October 2, 2009 Editor • Alan Blinder letters@cw.ua.edu Page 4
{ YOUR VIEW } WHEN CHALK ADVERTISEMENTS ON CAMPUS SIDEWALKS ARE ERASED, IS FREE SPEECH BEING RESTRICTED? “Absolutely. Itʼs just ignorance.” — Jacob Tygielski, sophomore, history and political science
“If itʼs in a free-speech designated area, then people should be able to say whatever they want to say.” — Nick Mahone, senior, telecommunication and film
“Everybody has a right to voice, or put their opinion down, as long as itʼs not impeding on somebody elseʼs rights.” — Veyonka Owens, freshman, criminal justice
EDITORIAL BOARD Amanda Peterson Editor Will Nevin Managing Editor Alan Blinder Opinions Editor
WE WELCOME YOUR OPINIONS Letters to the editor must be less than 300 words and guest columns less than 800. Send submissions to letters@ cw.ua.edu. Submissions must include the author’s name, year, major and daytime phone number. Phone numbers are for verification and will not be published. Students should also include their year in school and major. For more information, call 348-6144. The CW reserves the right to edit all submissions.
Term limits needed
More than two centuries ago, George Washington got it right when he chose to serve two — and only two — terms as presiIn short: Instead dent of the United of career politiStates. The tracians, we need dition of two citizen lawmakremained firmly ers. Term limentrenched in its will get us the United States until Franklin there. Roosevelt won four terms. After Roosevelt’s death in 1945, the United States enacted the 22nd Amendment, limiting our presidents to two terms in the Oval Office. But the 22nd Amendment does not apply to members of Congress. We need another amendment to rectify that. In recent years, “culture of corruption” has become a political catchphrase, dominating press conferences and campaign commercials. Democrats have used the phrase to slam Republicans for misdeeds — and there were certainly some — but, historically speaking, Republicans are not the only people with ethics problems. Democrats have had their share of shady dealings over the years, too. Corruption so often happens when people become too engrained in Washington. They forget who they represent and why they ran for office. While such a phenomenon can happen quickly, it is more likely to occur the longer one sticks around the Potomac River. Term limits would help to foster an environment of citizen legislators, an early American tradition that is a tradition worth bringing back to the forefront. In an earlier time, individuals would leave their careers in medicine, law, education, or any other discipline to help their countrymen for a few years. And then they would go back to their careers. Now, it seems as if people run. And run again. And then they run again. And it’s a continuous, vicious cycle. Sometimes, voters have an epiphany and send the politicians packing. But, the incumbency is a powerful tool (the Center for Responsive Politics , a watchdog group, reports that, in every election cycle since 1994, more than 90 percent of representatives have been reelected), and, historically, voters aren’t big on change. Yet they complain about the state of Congress. A recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll reveals that Congress enjoys a 22 percent approval rating. This is not atypical, though Congress had higher poll numbers back in January. If America wants to see fundamental change in the halls of power, it’s time to cleanse the Capitol and bring in fresh leadership more often. People used to seek office in the spirit of public service. We’d like to see a complete return to that philosophy. It starts with term limits.
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Greeks ruin ball game By Lauren Lea Bryant I was shocked by what I witnessed and experienced while sitting in the greek section at the Alabama vs. Arkansas game. Unfortunately, I believe many students have had similar experiences, and I want the greeks to know much of the student body detests this behavior. Due to the rain, my friends and I arrived at the game later than we wanted. We couldn’t find four seats together in the regular student section, so we inched our way to the block seating area. Being a member of an organization that had block seating in previous years, I remembered, according to UA policy, all reservations expire a half hour before kickoff. At that time, if the members of the organization are not there and you sit there, you cannot later be asked to move. We were able to find a string of four seats in the midst of some other independents. However, as soon as we sat down, two blazerclad pledges approached us. Until then, we had been unaware we were encroaching on a fraternity’s “property.” The time was 2:28, two minutes to kickoff, and not a fraternity member in sight. Realizing we were not intending to move, they turned to intimidation tactics. “You’re not going to like sitting here.” I finally turned around and said, “We’re going to sit wherever we can see and like it.” They were taken aback. I continued and explained the University’s policy. Near the end of the first quarter, the drunken upperclassmen scented blood when they noticed two underclassmen, male independents in “their” section.
They berated the boys, threatening them with expletives if they didn’t leave. Their hostility was such that one victim became red in the face. One drunken fraternity member was sitting behind me yelling hate down at the boy. The boy finally said, “Look, man, we’re all Alabama fans here. I just want to watch the game.” When this failed to curb the hostility, I turned around and yelled back at the guy behind me, saying the independents had the right to be here, according to the SGA. He was flabbergasted. “OK, I wasn’t even talking to you. You can sit there,” he said. I responded, “Well, I don’t want to be listening to this while I’m trying to watch the game.” He seemed ashamed, annoyed and angry that I was dishing it right back to him. “All right. Turn around and watch the game, then,” he said. By that time, the two independents had left. After that, he screamed, “Where are those damn pledges? Shakers! I need shakers!” My friend, who was sitting beside me, was subsequently hit in the back of the head by shakers for the remainder of our time there. Into the second quarter, a drunken upperclassman rooted out all the independents in “his” section. He proceeded to yell at us. I walked over to him, intending to explain the SGA rules yet again. “No!” he screamed, three inches from my face. “I won’t listen to a god damn word you have to f------ say!” I swear, if I had been a boy, he would have hit me. As it was, his sexism and ample witnesses saved my face. It might have turned out badly, but we yelled for a police officer. The frassie leaned over the rail to speak with the officer, who was standing
in the gate. He tried to say that we had stolen his seats, but I was having none of it. The officer asked the two of us to come down to him. As I explained the policy yet again, the boy left. The officer wasn’t familiar with the policy and contacted his supervisor, who was likewise in the dark. My friends soon appeared. Apparently, as soon as I was out of sight, two fraternity members materialized in my spot, still claimed by my jacket, saying, “These are our seats now.” They literally shoved my three friends out of their seats. Before admitting defeat and going to seek seats elsewhere, we loudly complained to the officers about the drunkenness and illegal alcohol rampant in that section. The officers walked up there, but I’m not sure of the resolution. To the greeks: Some in the student body don’t dislike or hate you because most of you have money, because you pay extra for perks, because you revel in the outdated, rather than positive, aspects of Southern culture or because you treat your pledges badly. We hate you because you strut around our campus as though you own it, because you take your perks for granted, because you take advantage of your status and because you treat the rest of the student body badly, as though we are less than. This is intolerable and unacceptable. This behavior breeds discord in our campus. I sincerely hope the greeks have an attitude check and choose to promote campus unity instead of segregation. Lauren Lea Bryant is a senior majoring in biological sciences and French.
Finding freedom in a clash By Ian Sams “If we do not believe in freedom of speech for those we despise, we do not believe in it at all.” Noam Chomsky uttered these words not long ago, and they are as relevant now as they have been at any other time in the past decade on this campus. When the Alabama Atheists and Agnostics chalked on campus Sunday evening, they saw their words and their advertisements cast aside, erased by those who disagreed with them and utterly dismissed by those who should be protecting them. We’ve now seen several days of commentary and news stories about the events, and I’m subtly reminded of another time when a minority group’s civil liberty to speak freely was threatened or abridged at the University. Today, the conflict isn’t rooted in skin color. It is based on our religious heritage, our everexpanding personal spiritualities, and our collective misunderstanding of what it means to be an American and to respect our First Amendment. In Alabama and, more broadly, in the United States, we are raised around Christianity. Many of us were in church each Sunday growing up. A staggering majority of folks in Tuscaloosa would know the stories of Cain and Abel, Daniel in the lion’s den and the Sermon on the Mount. Christianity, by and large, permeates so intensely the culture in which we live that many
of us forget that not everyone in our little bubble grew up in or around church or that a multitude of our friends and neighbors don’t subscribe to Christian thought and teaching. This lack of awareness and, more significantly, this lack of empathy and connectedness has undoubtedly led to numerous struggles for many students on this campus. The student who fundamentally rejects the notion of the Christian God or even the presence of gods in general is undoubtedly rejected, if not oppressed, in our society, or at least in our quaint Southern town. This rejection, this lack of understanding for those who disagree with us, came to a head on Sunday night. Students seeking to build connectivity and create a community were shown prejudice. Furthermore, the University seemingly rushed to eliminate their chalked messages, something they’ve rarely done to religious groups in my three years on campus. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen advertisements for the Well or UnAshamed chalked on the stairs leading up to the Ferguson Center or within 15 feet of buildings like Lakeside Dining Hall or dormitories. I can tell you I’ve never seen a university official rush to wash clean the concrete emblazoned with their Bible verse encouragements or meeting announcements. I’m not launching an attack at the University, for I think they’ve done a relatively good job in promoting equality, diversity, and openness
on campus over the past few years. But something smells fishy here. The underlying problem is a failure to accept an open, honest dialogue of religious ideas on this campus and the lack of urgency in defending that rational dialogue. Freedom of speech and a broader freedom of expression are arguably the most vital liberties Americans possess. When it’s infringed upon, everyone suffers. What if next time, it’s a group of confrontational, non-religious folks erasing messages for Baptist Campus Ministries or Reformed University Fellowship? What if Democrats erase advertisements for Republican events or one SGA campaign vandalizes the efforts of another? It’s a nasty cycle, and too often, we quickly engage in it. “Oh, I disagree with that, so I should erase it or attack it.” Does that gain adherents to your cause or convince anyone that the other side is wrong? No, it creates demagogues and incites ignorance. We all should seek justice in this instance, but more importantly, we all should dedicate ourselves to burying our prejudices or misconceptions. And if that is too hard, we should all take a minute to read Luke 6:27-42. We are all stewards of this University, and we should treat each other with the respect and dignity we expect to receive. Ian Sams is a junior majoring in political science. His column runs weekly on Fridays.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Reed overuses sarcasm By Tyler Malone
The technique of rhetorical sarcasm that some of the regular columnists, Wesley Vaughn and Jonathan Reed, have put to use this week is a bit played out. It is a delicate technique that must be used carefully in articles as long as those printed.
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“If America is going to come to a consensus, both sides need to allow the other to openly and calmly present their points without being insulted.”
On Monday, I was on board with Vaughn’s use of sarcasm in his column about China conquering the United States, once I made certain he was being sarcastic. Reed made an attempt at sarcasm with the goal of admonishing Congress for removing the public option from the health care reform bill. Reed’s use of sarcasm seems contrived at times, and he struggles to keep the proper tone through his spotty beef metaphors. His subject simply can’t carry the sarcastic technique for the length of his article, and if he wanted to use such a technique, he should have kept it brief. The subject can’t maintain the sarcasm for long because it still is up for debate. America still is divided on whether the public option is the obvious solution that Reed portrays it as. Reed’s column only serves to call those opposed to the public option absurd and illogical. This can only hinder the debate process. If America is going to come to a consensus, both sides need to allow the other to openly and calmly present their points without being insulted. Similar is the recent religious clash on campus: for the sake of open honest debate, atheists shouldn’t quote Voltaire in saying religion is absurd, and religious people should not try to silence atheists by destroying their advertisements. It will not end in congress (gathering for discussion), but in Congress (opposite of progress). Tyler Malone is a freshman majoring in engineering.
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RHA looks to unify students Milton focus By Kelsey Hendrix Staff Reporter The Residence Hall Association, an organization for students living on campus, is working to engage students and represent their on-campus living needs. RHA sponsors a variety of events throughout the year to connect students living on campus and make the residence halls truly feel like a home away from home, students said. Heather Goodlett, president of RHA, said the group puts on at least one campus-wide program a month, including social events, community service project and education programs. Through previous events like a haunted house and street carnival, RHA has reached out
to students living on campus, she said. “We try to have a balance of social programs full of entertainment, games and free food and educational or community service programs that can help students grow as citizens of the University community,” Goodlett said. RHA also tries to serve students by working to solve a variety of other problems they may encounter when living on campus. “We also help residents solve any issues they may be having, not only with housing, but with other parts of the University as well,” Goodlett said. Previously, they have worked on improving parking, on-campus dining and other issues, she said. RHA also has individual residence hall councils, which
work to provide support for residents in a particular hall. The RHA office is in Room 129 of Tutwiler Hall. “Our office is staffed by our executive board, so sometimes it is not open,” Goodlett said. “However, we welcome anyone who needs our help with a residence hall issue, wants to get involved on campus, or just wants to chat, to come visit while we are there.” To make RHA more accessible to students, the executive board is working to make RHA a more student-friendly organization with a visible campus presence, she said. To get involved, Goodlett said students should attend the RHA-sponsored programs or hall council meetings. Goodlett, who became involved in RHA after being a part of the government of the
Mallet Assembly, was elected as president of RHA last year. Goodlett encourages students to get involved by attending a meeting, either for the weekly General Assembly or residence hall council. General Assembly meetings are on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in Room 110 of the AIME building. “RHA is an asset to UA because it gives the thousands of residents living on campus a unified voice,” Goodlett said. “RHA is an outlet for the concerns of on-campus students and is dedicated to helping the students.” Students who would like to learn more about getting involved on campus, becoming a leader in their community or getting involved in their hall council should contact Goodlett at rhapres@gmail. com.
UA program offers insight on finances Financial Peace for the Next Generation program in full swing By Karissa Bursch Staff Reporter In a new program offered through UA’s Project Health, students get help and guidance in the financial health aspect of their lives. This program, called Financial Peace for the Next Generation, is offered to all UA students and started on Sept. 22, according to an e-mail sent by Project Health. “Succinctly what we’re trying to do is teach what finances are and how to manage them,” said Michelle Harcrow, the assistant director of health education and promotion for Project Health. “[This program] is based on the principal of improving financial awareness and literacy.” Baptist Campus Ministries originally purchased components for the program to use within their ministry. A BCM
minister also is on the financial health, debt management and gambling strategic health team and thought the program would be more useful if offered to the entire campus. The program is made up of videos and is geared towards high school and college students, Harcrow said. Each session will show one video and then will be supplemented by speakers and professionals. “The videos are the teaching tool and the more important part of the program, but we are adding the element of financial experts and guests to answer the discussion points that come up from the video,” Harcrow said. “The program is being offered more specifically through the financial health, debt management and gambling strategic health team. “One of the seven areas of college health is financial
IF YOU GO ... • What: Financial Peace for the Next Generation • Where: Lloyd Hall, Room 321
• When: Every Tuesday at 5 p.m. and Wednesday at noon health, debt management and gambling because literature has shown that when there is an unhealthy balance there, there can be other negative health outcomes such as deterioration of social health and mental health,” Harcrow said. “It affects all those different dimensions of health.” The health teams, including the financial health, debt management and gambling strategic health team, are made up of a variety of professionals on
campus, Harcrow said. Project Health and its various strategic health teams’ goal is to “provide college students with information and support to encourage health lifestyle choices” by providing various programs and workshops, such as the Financial Peace for the Next Generation program, according to the UA Project Health Web site. Harcrow said the program will be provide lots of benefits for students who are at the point in their lives where they need to learn about balancing a budget and gain information on cash and credit. “I think that for those who actually utilize the program it will be very beneficial,” Harcrow said. “We need to make sure that people know how to use what resources they have and use them effectively and efficiently.” The program will be offered every Tuesday at 5 p.m. and Wednesday at noon in Lloyd Hall Room 321.
of English seminar By Julia Gardial Staff Writer
The Hudson Strode program in Renaissance Studies will be presenting a two-day seminar discussing 17th century poet and essayist John Milton. Many readers will recognize Milton as the author of “Paradise Lost” and “Paradise Regained.” The program will be today and Saturday in 301 Morgan Hall. Friday’s seminar will begin at 5 p.m. The topic of discussion will be “Milton and Classical Literature: Ovid, Homer, and Virgil.” Saturday’s seminar will start at 1 p.m. and will discuss “The Design of the 1245 Poems,” based on Milton’s shorter poems. There will be a reception after this event. Saturday’s topic is a work in progress by the seminar’s featured speaker, Stella Revard, who is a professor of emeritus English at Southern Illinois in Edwardsville, Ill. Revard has been president of the Milton Society of America and has written over 70 articles and four books on the Renaissance and classical literature. Two of her books, “The War in Heaven” and “Milton and the Tangles of Neaera’s Hair: The Making of the 1645 Poems,” both won the Hanford Award from the Milton Society. Revard has a doctorate degree from Yale and a degree in classics from Washington University in St. Louis. She also has taught several classes on Milton, Shakespeare and other renaissance writers. When asked why she loves John Milton, Revard said it all started when she first read “Paradise Lost” as a freshman at Hunter College in New York. “There was no question when I went to graduate school at Yale that I would
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• Where: 301 Morgan Hall
• When: Today at 5 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m.
write my dissertation on Milton,” Revard said. The Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies is part of the English program at the University. It focuses on graduate students and is privately endowed to “promote the study of English Literature from Skelton to Milton.” David Ainsworth, an associate member of the graduate faculty for the English department, said he thinks the seminar is a step forward for the Hudson Strode Program. “I’d say it says a lot about the quality of the Strode Program, as well as the level of scholarly interest and support in our region, that we can put on this sort of event at UA,” Ainsworth said. “A seminar like this one is an opportunity for our students to be part of the regional community of Milton Scholars.” Anyone interested in the seminar can e-mail Ainsworth at dainsworth@ua.edu. Interested parties will be e-mailed a copy of the seminar paper to read and discuss at the seminar. Both events on Friday and Saturday are free and open to the public. Those to attend are sure to get a lot out of the program, Revard said. “Paradise Lost is a book that is relevant to every aspect of human life,” Revard said.
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A close history Few dispute that the United Kingdom is America’s best friend. The countries share a common language and, for about 200 years, neither country has had a more consistent ally. Americans like the British. A 2006 poll revealed that more than three-quarters of Americans believed Britain was an ally in the so-called war on terror (the British dispute the term). Canada placed second with a favorable rating from less than half. Historically, Britain has fared well in America. Its lowest showing in polls came in 1994, at the height of the Bosnian conflict, when only 56 percent of Americans saw London as an ally. But in Britain, public opinion of the United States has fallen lately. Another 2006 study showed that 65 percent of Britons felt their country had more of a future with Europe than America. In the same poll, only 44 percent said America was a force for good. In July, eight prominent British leaders, seven Conservatives and one independent, agreed to talk about the Anglo-American relationship. Numerous Labour politicians, past and present, declined invitations to participate. Among the eight, five served as foreign secretary, three ran the defense ministry, two were the Chancellor of the Exchequer, one was party leader in the House of Commons, and another led NATO.
‘The single biggest failure…since Suez’ Nine years ago, Islamic extremists turned airliners into weapons. Days later, George W. Bush addressed Congress. Tony Blair, then the British prime minister, attended. Bush did not let Blair’s appearance pass unnoted. “America has no truer friend than Great Britain. Once again, we are joined together in a great cause,” Bush said. Looking at Blair, the president said, “Thank you for coming, friend.” Geoffrey Howe, who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer (Britain’s equivalent of treasury secretary), deputy prime minister and foreign secretary under Margaret Thatcher, said that was when the trouble began. After that night, “[Blair] was emotionally locked to whatever came out of Washington. He got carried away,” Howe said. Malcolm Rifkind, a defense secretary and foreign secretary for part of the 1990s, agreed. After the visit, Blair, he argues, “seemed to assume that unless he could totally support the American president, he would damage the British relationship with the United States. That was naïve and immature.” Peter Carrington, who served as defense secretary, foreign secretary and secretary-general of NATO, thought Blair had good intentions. “I don’t think he was maligned at all,” Carrington said.
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Submitted photo | Liz Hester Peter Carrington, who served in numerous roles on the international stage, including secretary-general of NATO, has been a part of British government since 1940. King said Iraq worsened any money on defense. They Afghanistan. are quite incapable of doing “The tragedy of Iraq is that anything,” he said. it has made Afghanistan much more difficult,” King said. “If ‘The special we hadn’t had the distraction of Iraq at the time we did, things relationship’ would be different.” The relationship between Afghanistan’s fate the U.S. and Britain has long been one of military signifiAfghanistan has been a flash- cance. Carrington, who fought point in Britain recently as the at Normandy, remembers when country’s troops have suffered America entered World War II. their heaviest casualties. Public “I never thought we were going support for the effort has deteri- to lose the war, but I didn’t quite orated and many are uncertain see how we were going to win the war can be won. History is, it,” Carrington said. “After Pearl in part, their guide. Harbor, I knew we were going Britain has a long history to win.” in Afghanistan, dating back All who were interviewed to the 1800s. Nigel Lawson, a agreed the Anglo-American Chancellor of the Exchequer in relationship is one of particular the 1980s, takes a pessimistic importance to both countries, view based on history, despite but especially to Britain. The supporting the aims of the war. perspective is nothing new. In “History shows that you 1957, Harold MacMillan, the don’t get anywhere by invading prime minister, wrote one reaAfghanistan,” he said. son for Britain’s development of Lawson said he worries about nuclear weapons was “to retain the consequences on neighbor- our special relation with the ing Pakistan, a nuclear power. “The main effect of going into Afghanistan has been for the alQaeda there to flee to Pakistan,” Lawson said. “So now we have a problem in Pakistan, and a destabilized Pakistan is much more dangerous than a destabilized Afghanistan.” Owen wonders if Afghanistan will become for the U.S. what it was for the Soviet Union after its invasion in the 1980s. “There’s nothing like a defeat for eroding an empire,” Owen said. He said Americans must be prepared not to win in the classical sense. “You simply don’t defeat these people,” Owen said. “All that will happen is they’ll go away to their villages, hide their guns, and live to have another fight. They are not interested in the issue, but who paid them to fight.” Having spent time in Afghanistan, Owen said the fighting mentality is engrained. “For them, shooting each other is like other people shooting wild game. It’s part of their life,” he said. Michael Howard, a former Conservative Party leader, said Afghanistan requires more boots on the ground but not necessarily from the U.S. and Britain. “I think the other allies are being extraordinarily feeble in the extent to which they are participating. They’re not carrying their share of the burden,” Howard said. Howard said Europe has an obligation because of shared values. “The threat we are trying to combat in Afghanistan is not just a threat to the United States or the United Kingdom. It’s a threat to the whole Western world,” Howard said. Carrington agrees, placing significant blame on France because, as a nation, they are proud people. “The most difficult thing for proud people to do is to be grateful to other people for rescuing them,” he said. “de Gaulle couldn’t bear it, and the influence of de Gaulle has gone on for a very long time.” Carrington said the true desire of the French is a European army, an idea he said had merit so long as it includes the Americans. “Nobody in Europe spends
Alan Blinder, above interviewing Geoffery Howe, spent part of his summer studying at Oxford University, about an hour from London. Before his visit, he arranged this series of interviews, which took place over a three-week period in July. The interviews lasted up to 90 minutes and were conducted at various locations in London, including the Palace of Westminster. To help with the story, three students joined Blinder at various times. Hillary Moore worked as Blinder’s editorial assistant, keeping an additional record of each interview. Liz Hester and Morgan Henry photographed the sessions. All interviews were also recorded. Douglas Hurd, a former British foreign secretary, warned in a July interview that the AngloAmerican relationship cannot be taken for granted. Submitted photo | Liz Hester
United States and, through it, our influence in world affairs.” Hurd cautioned that the relationship, while fitting and natural, can’t be taken for granted. It is a mistake, he said, to assume it would be permanent. “It has to be justified and earned in every generation. The United States isn’t going to maintain a relationship on a special basis for purely sentimental reasons,” he said. Despite the complications of
recent years, the British continue to look to the U.S. for leadership. They do it, Rifkind said, because America is a beacon. “America was, is and will remain for a long time to come the main champion of Western values,” he said. Carrington agreed. At the end of his interview, he looked at his visitors. “You know, we really do like you all,” he said.
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around him. And he ends up falling in love with another character.” The cast is made up of both veterans of the theatre and undergrads who only have been in one or two productions before. Lewis said the more chances students have to act, the better they will get. “Every experience to act is a valuable one,” he said. Lewis said the production of the play was a testament to the quality of the theatre department. “Everyone was being trained to be professional and courteous, and the whole experience was a good one,” he said. Conley said the play is considered to be an American classic. “It won the Pulitzer in 1940,” he said. “But when a lot of people hear American classic, they groan. “It’s more of a throwback to that time period in America, just how people live their lives, how people talk,” Conley said. “It’s right before America gets into World War II. It’s very classic Hollywood, almost like old movies that you’ve seen.” Conley said so far, reception to “The Time of Your Life” has been warm. “It’s done really well,” Conley said. “It’s had good audiences, good energy. It’s really going well.” Tickets are $17 for adults, $15 for faculty, staff and seniors and $12 for students and children.
Philip Sneed directed the UA theatre department’s production of “The Time of Your Life,” but he isn’t going to be at any of its coming performances. After seeing the first live performance on Tuesday, Sneed, a guest director who came to the University from Colorado where he serves as the artistic director of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, left for his next project. And one of the play’s actors, first-year MFA graduate student Peyton Conley, said he did not have a problem with Sneed leaving early. “In the professional world, that’s common,” Conley said. “Usually the stage manager is crucial in making sure nothing changes, to make sure that the show runs how its been running, that we perform the show how we’ve rehearsed it.” “The Time of Your Life” will run in the Gallaway Theatre of Rowand-Johnson Hall until Sunday. Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. today through Saturday with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday and Sunday. Conley said Sneed was a good director, describing him as an “actor’s director.” “He’s very comforting to work with,” Conley said. “He’s a kind guy, and he’s also an actor, so he knows how to treat actors. “He would have loved to stay the whole time — he just has his own production company,” Conley added. “We’ve rehearsed the Arts & Entertainment editor Steven Nalley show enough, we know it and it’s our job to contributed to this report. go out and perform it.” The play, written by William Saroyan, takes place in 1939 at Nick’s Pacific Street Saloon, Restaurant and Entertainment Palace in San Francisco. The work follows a day in the lives of the bar’s regulars. • What: “The Time of Your Life” The play is divided into two main acts and takes place entirely in the bar. • Where: Gallaway Theatre of Matt Lewis, another MFA graduate stuRowand-Johnson Hall dent, plays the role of Nick, the owner of the bar. • When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Satur“Nick has a pretty gruff exterior, but he’s a day, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday kindhearted guy,” Lewis said. “He’s an optimist. A glass-is-half-full kind of guy.” • How much: $17 for adults, $15 Conley plays the role of Tom, one of the for faculty, staff and seniors, $12 for bar’s patrons. students and children “He’s a simple man,” Conley said. “He’s full of energy and curious about the world
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New series brings music to campus By Tyler Deierhoi Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor UA students will get a chance to see local artists perform in the Ferguson Center game room today at 7:30 p.m. The Creative Campus event, “Exposure: A Local Music Series,” takes musicians and artists from the Tuscaloosa area and gives them a chance to perform in venues where they might not normally get a chance to perform. Creative Campus interns Beth Hataway and Ryan Davis organized the series. The two said they looked at similar events presented by Creative Campus in the past and thought about what they could do differently. Davis, a New College junior, said the two were motivated to improve upon past events. “Beth and myself wanted to make it better and more organized than before,” Davis said. “One focus of this event is for students that may not be interested in or have the means to go to bars or clubs. This event gives them the chance to experience the local music scene.” The predecessor to the music series was the Lakeside Music Series, a similar event that was held in the upper floor of Lakeside Dining Hall. The event featured local bands such Callooh! Callay! Hataway, a New College senior, said they looked for a change in venue when the two interns took control of the reins. She also said they moved locations so the event would focus more on the music instead of relegating it to background noise. “In Lakeside, people were always going out and in,” Hataway said. “This event is geared towards letting students hear the musicians.” For Hataway, the focus of the event is to encourage and foster support for the bands. Tonight’s event features three local talents, including Justin Peake, Neal Riley and local band Kadesh and the Perfect
Strangers. Peake, an electronic musician, is a former Tuscaloosa resident who currently lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. His original compositions will be combined with visuals created by artist Neal Riley. When she found out that Peake was returning to play on Saturday, Hataway said she jumped at the chance to have him play at the series. Kadesh and the Perfect Strangers feature several UA students, including Davis. Their music is a varied collection of genres, including hip-hop, jazz and rock. Davis said the artists are looking forward to playing for students. “Everyone is very excited to have the opportunity to play on campus,” he said. Davis said the month and a half-long process of putting the event together has been an enlightening learning experience. “It’s been awesome putting this together, and it’s been great to see how much the University has been helping us out,” he said. If he has his way, Davis said the event will continue bringing in local artists and giving them a chance to play for the student population. “We’d like for the series to be a once or twice monthly event,” he said. Hataway said students who attend can expect to have a good time. “Students who come to this are going to get to listen to good music and reward themselves.”
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this weekend FRIDAY • Mellow Mushroom: Soul Pocket, 9 p.m. •Egan’s: The Magic Mask, The Grenadines, The Virgin Destroyers, 11:30 p.m. •The Jupiter: Billy Currington, 8 p.m. •Ferguson Center Game Room – Exposure: A Local Music Series, 7:30 p.m. •Gallaway Theatre - The Time of Your Life: 7:30 p.m.
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this weekend FRIDAY • Women’s soccer vs LSU: 7 p.m. • Volleyball vs LSU: 7 p.m.
SATURDAY • Football at Kentucky: 11:20 a.m.
SUNDAY • Women’s soccer vs Arkansas: 12:30 p.m.
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No. 7 Tide still making adjustments By J.D. Cowart Staff Writer The Alabama women’s golf team concluded the Mason Rudolph Women’s Championship last weekend at Vanderbilt Legends Golf Course. The Crimson Tide finished at 6-under par with a 36-hole total of 570, finishing seventh overall in the tournament. The women finished with a first-day total of 8-under par and were in a comfortable third place behind traditional NCAA powers Auburn and Southern California. “We came out and played really well on the first day,” said head coach Mic Potter. “We were sitting where we wanted to be at only two strokes behind the leaders.” The Tide did this by making the putts they needed to make on a consistent basis throughout day one. No. 7-ranked Alabama had to deal with a day two cancellation due to rain in the area and came out of day three shooting an average 2-over par overall. “We fell off a little bit after the postponement,” Potter said. “However, a lot of positive things came from the tournament.” Camilla Lennarth emerged as a strong player for the Tide through the weekend tournament. The junior from Sweden finished in the top 10 for the second tournament in a row, shooting a 1-under-par 71 in her final round and finishing in second place overall at 5-under for the tournament. “Camilla has emerged as a leader who leads by example,” Potter said. “She does the right things that she needs to do in
order to be successful every day.” Lennarth is one of the more experienced players on the Tide’s roster and will be looked upon all season for leadership and consistency. Sophomore Brooke Pancake shot the best final-round score for Alabama with a 2-under-par 70, finishing 15th overall at 3-under for the tournament. “Brooke played well this weekend,” Potter said. “She’s still working on some small things, but she will continue to grow and get better and better as the season continues.” True freshman Jennifer Kirby did not have the weekend she was hoping for, finishing tied for 40th overall, shooting a 3-over par on day three. “Jennifer is still going through adjustments as far as adjusting to the competitiveness of college golf,” Potter said. “She is continuing to work and will get everything in place that she needs to in order to be successful.” Next up for the Tide will be the Tar Heel Invitational. “The UNC tournament is one that is very established and brings in many of the country’s top teams,” Potter said. “We will have to play well to stay in contention.” The team will rely heavily on the play of Lennarth, Pancake and Kirby for overall success as the season progresses. “Our schedule only gets more and more challenging from here,” Potter said. “We will have to be at our best.” The Tar Heel Invitational will be held Oct. 9-11 in Chapel Hill, N.C.
UA Athletics Camilla Lennarth follows through a shot at the Mason Rudolph Womenʼs Championship last weekend. The No. 7 Tide finished seventh in the tournament.
MEN’S GOLF
Tide looks to stay focused after letdown By Anthony Johnson Staff Writer A top-10 performance by sophomore AllAmerican Bud Cauley was overshadowed by a 12th place finish by the Crimson Tide at the PING/Golfweek Invitational in Bremerton, Wash. “We did not play very well,” said head coach Jay Seawell. “We have better players and have built a better program than we showed last week.” The Tide posted a final round score of 311(+23) on the Gold Mountain Olympic Course to finish with a 911(+54) 54-hole total. Sophomores Hunter Hamrick and Cauley posted matching final-round scores of 73(+3) to lead the Tide. Sophomore Spencer Cole tied Cauley for the low round of the tournament, each shooting a round of 71(-1). “We had a disappointing week, but it showed us that we need to continue to work and get better in all aspects of the game,” Hamrick said. Of the 15 teams competing in the tournament, 11 were ranked in the top 25 in the country, including four of the top five teams in the Golfworld/ Nike Coaches’ Poll. Hamrick said playing against the best teams in the country is nothing new for the Tide. “We play a pretty strong schedule,” he said. “We pretty much play against the top teams in the country every week. We see the best competition all year long.” Seawell said despite the disappointing effort, there were lessons to be learned. “We learned this week you can’t just show up and be good just because you think you’re good,” he said. “You show up, and you’re good because you’re prepared and you are good. When you play against the level of competition that we faced last week, you find out what everyone’s got, and you realize that if you don’t play well, then you are going to get beat.” Seawell issued a challenge to the team Thursday to work harder and to be more focused.
“We have a chance to be a great team,” Seawell said. “But we won’t be a great team if we continue to play the way that we played this past week. We have to improve in a lot of areas. Our team is young and they aren’t going to think like professionals. It’s our job to make them think about everything they do every day and be the best they can be every day. “I think this is going to be a great learning lesson, and I think our team will use it as one. I think in the long run, this will be a great catalyst for us to be the team that we can be.” Next on the slate for the Tide is the Jerry Pate Invitational (Oct. 12-13), hosted at the Old Overton Club in Birmingham. The Tide will look to capture its fourth consecutive title at the Jerry Pate. “It’s coming at a good time,” Hamrick said. “We have a chance to get our confidence back and put a few good rounds together. It’s our tournament, and it would be nice to defend our title again.” Bud Cauley puts at this yearʼs Walker Cup. The sophomore notched a top-10 finish in his first tournament of the year with the Tide earlier this week, but Alabama finished a sub-par 12th. UA Athletics
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MEN’S TENNIS
Tide looks forward to beginning of season
Injured freshmen await colligate debut
By Jordan Bannister Staff Writer Look out, Georgia Tech. The Crimson Tide is coming in. This weekend in Atlanta, the Alabama men’s swimming and diving team officially starts its season. With talent and positive attitudes, the Tide swimmers hope to bring home an early win and open the doors for the coming season. Georgia Tech also is coming back from an accomplished season, but the swimmers don’t seem to be shaken about the first event. “They have a lot of good swimmers at the top, but we have a lot of depth,” said senior Luke Boutwell. “It’s our depth that’s really going to hurt them. We have the right people in the right places, and we should be able to knock [Tech] out.” Looking even further into the team’s future, Boutwell said, “There are some key dual meets that we need to win. We need to beat LSU, we have to beat Kentucky and we really need to beat Georgia to set ourselves up for a good
season as a championship team.” With record-holding athletes like Mike Randell (500 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle) and Joe Ziegler (200 backstroke) coming back to compete this season, there could be no stopping this machine of a team. Several talented freshmen also have been added to the aquatic family, some traveling not only from across the country but from across the globe, hoping to make their mark in the Alabama record books. With two practices a day, six days a week, these athletes have spent ample time preparing. “Positive attitude goes a long way, not only in swimming and diving, but in everything else that you do,” said head coach Eric McIlquham. “To do what they do, you have to be very enthusiastic. You have to be driven by what you do, and that just reflects in these kids.” McIlquham said he has high hopes for this year’s group, and he said with the right amount of hard work at practice, the team would succeed just as they have in the past. The ath-
UA Athletics Aaron Fleshner dives at the 2008 SEC Championship. letes said they hold their coaches in high regard as well. Watching from an outof-water perspective, the
coaches use their keen eye for detail to praise key points of the swimmer’s technique and make minor changes to their faults.
By Laura Owens Sports Reporter As of now, there are only two freshmen on the Alabama men’s tennis team, both recovering from injuries. Ian Chadwell’s left foot is broken, while Harris Barnard is recovering from an injury to his right shoulder. Both have been rehabbing while at Alabama, but each has been focusing on different workouts. “I’ve been working on strengthening my arch in my foot and working the muscles around in my foot, getting my range of motion back in my ankle,” Chadwell said. Barnard, on the other hand, has been working to gain the muscle back in his shoulder. “I’ve had to do a lot of band strengthening,” he said. “Basically, a lot of internal and external workouts to strengthen my shoulder muscles. They’re really weak and my joints are really loose.” They have also been working with the team’s personal trainer, Andrea Torbey, to get back to full strength. “Our trainer has been unbelievable,” said head coach Billy Pate. “She was last year with Billy Mertz and other guys who had been injured. She’s really relentless with the rehab.” Barnard is further along with his recovery than Chadwell. He is traveling with the team to Boston for the Harvard Fall Invitation the weekend of Oct. 9. When the team travels, not every player gets to attend, so even though Chadwell doesn’t get to travel, he still has other players around.
“There’s usually a player or two that he can practice with,” Pate said. “And he still has his normal scheduled rehab everyday and has the access to the training room.” Chadwell is expected to make his collegiate debut for Alabama this winter. Though he’ll be at a slight disadvantage, Pate said he expects Chadwell to be fresh for the matches. “He’ll be really energized to get back out there,” he said. “He’ll probably be a little rusty, but I think once he gets in there, he’ll be fine. He just needs a few matches under his belt.” As a freshman, coming to play for the University is intimidating enough. But add injuries, and it can become even more so. “It was more intimidating at the beginning of the year because I couldn’t move,” Chadwell said. “So it’s a little bit more intimidating, but now I feel like I’ve gotten used to it. It’s not nearly as intimidating as it was.” The team also spends a lot of time together when they’re not on the courts, giving them all a chance to bond over things besides tennis. “We’ve known them for most of the year,” Barnard said. “The ones that I didn’t know, I’ve gotten to know really well, and we’re all pretty close now.” Alabama’s main goal is to be healthy in time for the spring season because overall, that part of the season is more important, especially as far as rankings go. “It’s been a struggle with all the injuries that we’ve had with our old team,” Chadwell said. “But we’re all getting back healthy now, so we’ll be ready for the spring.”
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Kenyan native David ready to lead Tide By Brian Bishop Staff Writer
When you think of college football, you think of Alabama. That’s the kind of connection between sport and location that the running community makes when people think of the African country of Kenya. Kenya is known worldwide for producing some of the most talented runners in the world. Tyson David is one of many talented Kenyan runners who Tyson David have landed at Alabama. Originally from Kitui, Kenya, David came to the
U.S four years ago to pursue his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete. David started running as a child in Kenya, where he used to run every day to school because it was such a long trip. “I’ve only been running in competitions for six years now, but I always wanted to come to America to compete and get a good education,” David said. David originally went to school at Central Arizona, a junior college powerhouse in cross country. After two years there, he was being recruited by some of the top schools in the country. After his recruiting visit to the Capstone, he was sold. “I really liked the atmosphere here and the coaches,” David said. “I got along well
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with all the other runners here and it just felt comfortable. I felt like they really wanted me here.” He accepted his scholarship offer and two years later is now one of the top runners in the country. “We really wanted Tyson here to run for us,” said head coach Joe Walker. “I also asked the other guys if they wanted him here, and they absolutely did. They were recruiting him as much as I was.
“Tyson is a great leader on our team. He’s more of a quiet, lead-by-example type of guy, but all the other guys really look up to him. He goes about his business very professionally and quietly and just gets the job done. Coming from a JUCO school, he was able to adapt to our team very quickly, which has helped him become one of our top runners here.” After only one competition so far this year, the season is looking bright for David as he
won his first race of the season at the 21st annual Crimson Classic in the 8,000m race. “I think my season is going pretty good so far, but I want to keep training and getting better for my team,” he said. “Our goal is to win the SEC as well as making it to the NCAA’s and improving there from our experience there last year.” As most runners from Africa, David’s hero growing up was Haile Gebrselassie, who was one of the best runners of all time from Ethiopia. “I really looked up to him like all runners did,” David said. “He inspired me to really want to compete at the highest level that I could.” As a health and science major, David is set to gradu-
ate in December. “I’m really looking forward to graduating from Alabama,” he said. “After college, I plan to just keep training and trying to get better and entering some competitions. If I’m good enough, my ultimate goal would be to compete for Kenya in the 2012 Olympics in London.” The Tide traveled to Eugene, Ore., Thursday, where they will compete against the No. 1 team in the country, the Oregon Ducks, this weekend. “I’m really looking forward to our meet in Oregon,” David said earlier this week. “It will show us how good we really are.” With a leader like Tyson David on their side, Tide runners hope to shock the nation this weekend.
WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Tide plans to lap the competition this season By Lauren Dunning Staff Writer
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The Alabama women’s swimming and diving team is looking to dominate the Southeastern Conference this year and continue the excellence of last season. With 12 returning seniors and a top recruiting class, this season’s expectations are becoming a palpable force of inspiration for the 32 women on the team. Head coach Eric McIlquham, a veteran swimmer and a record holder at his alma mater, Oakland University, said he is excited about the possibilities of this season. “We want to get better and finish in the top 25 nationally,” he said. “Our conference is the toughest in the country.” The returning seniors are helping to lead the way this season for Alabama. That leadership and experience could prove invaluable in accomplishing team and individual goals. “I want to have a good leadership position and lead the team in the right direction,” said senior Hannah Brinks, who is coming off a recordbreaking junior year. “We want to have a great team at NCAAs and do well at SECs.” The first meet of the season is Saturday in Atlanta against Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern University. “It’s always good to see where we are at this point in our season, and obviously we want to come out of there with some wins,” McIlquham said. Last season, the women finished sixth in the SEC, and the depth of the team will prove useful in doing even better this season. The swimmer to watch this season is senior Agustina de Giovanni. She had a recordbreaking junior year, was named a second-team AllAmerican and is a two-time
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Olympian of the Beijing and Athens Games. “I’m training for my breaststroke now,” she said. “I want to do the 100 this year along with IM. I want to mainly focus on breaststroke and whatever the coaches need me to do.” Alabama has numerous standouts on the platform and diving board, but the top competitors to look out for this season are sophomore Carrie Dragland and senior Elizabeth Hughes. Dragland was named SEC Diver of the Year as a freshman while also receiving second-team All-American honors, and as a sophomore she looks to continue the trend of being a top-ranked diver. Hughes was the SEC champion last year in platform diving. “There’s nothing more difficult in terms of the mental and physical capacity in going up a little over three stories, doing a handstand and three and a half flips into the water,” McIlquham said. “This is the best year I’ve had here. As far as the recruiting and the team organization and how close we are,” de Giovanni said. “I think we can do so much better this year and we have more focus.” The Tide’s first home meet is Oct. 10 against Vanderbilt and Centenary at the Aquatic Center on campus.
“We want to get better and finish in the top 25 nationally. Our conference is the toughest in the country.” — Eric McIlquham
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