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Students weigh the pros and cons of Dining Dollars vs. Bama Cash on and off campus By Alyssa Locklar arlocklar@crimson.ua.edu Senior Staff Reporter

As locations accepting Dining Dollars dwindle, many locations are continuing to accept Bama Cash. Both are University-created currencies. Dining Dollars serves as a type of gift card to in-house cafes and markets, while Bama Cash serves as a type of debit card. Although Bama Cash is more readily accepted at off-campus establishments, it does not have to be used by students. Instead, Bama Cash can be used as a form of debit card where students or their parents can go online and deposit money. It can be used at places such as Dreamland barbecue and Applebee’s, to name a few. “Looking back on it, the only time I ever used Bama Cash was when I needed to print something on campus,” said Amanda Petryzak, a senior majoring in human development and family science. “Other than that, I never used it because it is exactly like a debit card. There isn’t any reason or benefit to put cash on my

Bama Dining lawsuit dismissed by Supreme Court By Jasmine Cannon Senior Staff Reporter jmcannon@crimson.ua.edu

ACT card when I could just put it in my bank account.” Unlike Bama Cash, Dining Dollars have a far more selective market. Although the University requires $300 per semester be added into tuition fees to go toward Dining Dollars, the funds can only be used almost entirely on campus, even though the majority of UA students do not live in residence halls on campus. Locations such as Lakeside Market, Julia’s Market and the Subway in Alston Hall are some Dining Dollar friendly establishments. “I don’t know why they tack on $300 a semester to our tuition for Dining Dollars when they are basically useless outside of the overpriced on-campus markets,” Petryzak said. “It’s ironic that the one they don’t add money to [Bama Cash] can be used at a lot more convenient places like CVS.” While both currencies are used with a student’s ACT card, some students believe having two separate systems isn’t beneficial.

The Alabama Supreme Court upheld the decision of a state trial court to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit against Dining Dollars at the University of Alabama, Auburn University and UAB on Friday. “The University is pleased that the Alabama Supreme Court unanimously affirmed Judge Vance’s dismissal of all the claims brought by the plaintiffs in the Dining Dollars lawsuits,” said UA spokeswoman Cathy Andreen. “In doing so, the court validated UA’s food service model that has existed for the past 16 years.” Last August, a group of students filed a lawsuit against the University because of mandatory dining dollar fees. An article on The Houston Chronicle’s website said that the students claimed the dining dollar policy violates antitrust laws, illegally supports private businesses and charges too much for services. Andreen stated that early in UA history, it was required that the University have mandatory meal plans and on-campus dining services have been contractor-operated since 1965.

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Driving down The Strip this week, passers-by can see elephants charging across store fronts and motivational sayings painted in the sacred colors of crimson and white, all as a part of the University’s homecoming festivities. Paint the Town Red is an annual event sponsored by the Student Government Association in which various organizations across campus sign up to paint Alabama themed artwork on the windows of local businesses around Tuscaloosa. The theme given to this year’s event is “The Tradition

By Jared Downing Contributing Writer

It’s the end of an afternoon class block, and when Terrel Johnson’s bus reaches the soccer fields, the stop is full. He opens the doors and a dozen or so students stumble aboard. Most pass by, some give a little nod, but Johnson makes sure to say an audible “hello” to each and every one. “A lot of ‘em have faces, none of ‘em have names,” Johnson says. The doors snap shut and the bus rumbles in the direction of the hub, ending an enormous loop that has taken him around the quad, past BryantDenny Stadium, and down Paul W. Bryant Drive. Since 11 a.m., Johnson has driven it seven times. To Ralph Clayton, assistant manager of Transportation Services, Johnson’s bus is a small, blue icon tracing a map le this

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In 1953, the first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the production line in Flint, Mich. Earlier that year, country music singer Hank Williams tragically passed away. In December of that same year, color television was introduced to Americans for the first time. And in the fall of 1953, Amanda P e n i c k began her nearly sixdecade-long career as AMANDA a music PENICK teacher at the University. Professor Amanda Penick, now in her late 70s, was a regular visitor to the Capstone long before she began her 57-year music career at the University. As a child, Penick developed a love for music while taking music lessons at the University, a love she has carried with her throughout

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one of the many obsessions for Clayton and his team as they have struggled to provide streamlined mass transit to a campus the size of a small city. With each route completed in 25 to 30 minutes and four buses to a route, a wait time should be no more than about five minutes. That’s in a perfect world; it all goes out the window with one spot of bad traffic. The morning rush can be especially fickle. “I usually have to rush to my class, or I’m 30 minutes early,” says Cassy Kaplan, CW | Pete Pajor who boarded Johnson’s bus from one of the commuter A CrimsonRide bus waits at the hub before starting its daily route lots. But she admits the Ride around campus. still beats the alternatives. “If it weren’t for the “Our biggest priority is to on his computer screen. It’s a tangle of colored lines, dots maintain spread,” Clayton CrimsonRide, I would have to buy one of those expensive and arrows that represent a says. Spread, or keeping the parking passes,” she says. system Clayton and his colleagues have fine-tuned over buses from stacking too close on their routes, has been just See RIDE, page 2 five years.

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A day in the life of the CrimsonRide One student shadows the employees that operate the University’s transit system

Rolls On.” Members of various organizations can be seen around town this week painting their displays. “It is a great way to display our school spirit while using our artistic talents,” said Kristen Alexander, a sophomore and member of the Student Alumni Association. Sororities also take part in Paint the Town Red. “We participate in homecoming events because we have a lot of pride in our school,” said Kelsey Farman, a freshman and member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. “We also have tried to be very creative in our design.”

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her life. “I am from Tuscaloosa and, as a child, I studied piano in the music department here at the University,” Penick said. “When I began studying as a child, we were in the basement of Doster Hall, with recitals given on the second floor.” After graduating from high school, Penick moved far away from Tuscaloosa to pursue what she loved the most: music. “I went to Hollins College in Virginia, where I got my bachelor’s degree in music,” she said. “Then I came to the University of Alabama for my master’s degree.” Penick was awarded her master’s degree in music in the spring of 1953. In the fall, she began her music teaching career at the University. That was also the year she married her husband, who she is still married to. Penick recalled how different the University was when she enrolled in 1952. According to University records, the student body at the time was a mere 5,885 students.

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CORRECTION In the Oct. 3 edition of The Crimson White, all of homecoming queen candidate Fernanda Lima’s honors were not listed. In addition to her listed honors, Lima also served as the Director of Organizational Leadership for the SOURCE her sophomore year and as the president of Honors College Ambassadors her junior year. The Crimson White regrets the error and is happy to set the record straight.

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The University of Alabama Homecoming Parade will begin at noon on Saturday, Oct. 8, prior to the Crimson Tide football game against Vanderbilt University at Bryant-Denny Stadium at 6 p.m. The UA Alumni Association will hold an Alumni Tailgate Party from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tickets for the lunch event must be purchased in advance, and they are available online at www.bamahomecoming.eventbrite.com.

Study ﬁnds low graduation rates among part-time college students From MCTcampus Growing numbers of college students are in school part time, and they face increasingly long odds of ever graduating, according to a report released Tuesday. The report, Time is the Enemy, by the nonprofit group Complete College America, includes data on full and part-time students at public colleges and universities in 33 states, including California. It was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Lumina Foundation and others.

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“Campus was much smaller when I got here,” she said. “We had fewer buildings. And we had fewer problems with parking.” Penick said parking has always been a problem for the University, even when enrollment was just a fraction of what it is today. “Professor Jenkins, who was head of the department of philosophy, came out here to teach one day and, when he couldn’t find a parking place, he went home,” she said. “So, he went to the ‘powers that be’ and told them about the need for parking decals and the next year, we were issued decals.”

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Continued from page 1 Johnson used to drive trucks, and would go days without exchanging more than a few words with anyone. On the CrimsonRide, he develops a rapport with his regulars. He knows them by their faces and the color of their backpacks; a relationship that shows itself in a few lines of small talk. *** After four years of scrubbing vomit, Jimmy Falls knows the type. He lets those kids ride shotgun or near the door, ready to pull the van over at the first sign of impending regurgitation. But the girls at Publix aren’t that far gone. They open the door, stumble into the van, and

“There is a new generation of students who are poorer, more likely to be a minority, working and with families,” said Stan Jones, the organization’s president. “The graduation rates are very low, so that even though more people are going to college looking to better themselves and better their economic circumstances, those goals are not being realized because the system is failing them.” Among the report’s key findings: -There is a new majority on

U.S. college campuses, with 75 percent of students balancing jobs and schools and commuting to class. Only onequarter of students attend full-time, live on campus and have few work obligations. -Part-time students rarely graduate: Only one-quarter of them complete a degree, even when taking twice as long as the traditional four years. -Minority students and those who are poor or older are attending college in greater numbers, but fewer

than one in five earn a bachelor’s degree within six years. -In California, 14.8 percent of full-time and 6.1 percent of part-time students seeking bachelor’s degrees finished in four years. After eight years, about 60 percent of full-time and 41.6 percent of part-time students had earned a degree. The report, however, includes data only from the California State University system and not from the University of California or the state’s community colleges. That information

may be included in an updated study next year, officials said. A Cal State spokesman said the school system is trying to address the issues raised in the report. “The data in this report is nothing shocking to us; it identifies our specific student demographic of part-time, underserved students needing remediation,” spokesman Mike Uhlenkamp said. “There are a host of programs we’ve initiated and are going to initiate more. We’re trying to fix it.”

She said the most noticeable change that has occurred on campus over the years is in the way students, especially girls, dress. “There was a dress code when I enrolled at the University,” she said. “Women could not wear long pants – and now they are wearing short pants – but they could not wear long pants except when they were at the tennis court.” Over the years, Penick has developed a love for many aspects of the University. Besides her love for music and the piano, Penick has also developed another love—Alabama football. “It’s just wonderful to watch our football team,” Penick said. “I’m a big football fan and a big

fan of the Million Dollar Band.” When Penick began her teaching career at the University, Harold “Red” Drew was coach of the football team. Drew was succeeded by J.B. “Ears” Whitworth who was finally replaced by Paul “Bear” Bryant in 1957. By her own admission, Penick’s greatest love is her students. Dozens of photos line the bookshelves and walls of her music studio. Penick said most of the pictures are former students who she still maintains contact with. “I love it,” Penick said of her teaching job. “I love my kids and they respond to me. It’s just a nice way to spend the day going over music with them.” Many of Penick’s former students have become noted musi-

cians. One student in particular, Drew Mays, won the prestigious Van Cliburn Award for his performance on the piano. Over the years, Penick has been honored by many different groups and societies for her remarkable dedication to her students. Penick was voted Teacher of the Year twice, once by the Alabama Music Teachers Association and a second time by the National Music Teachers Association. She also received the Governor’s Arts Award in 2003 and was presented with the Women of Distinction Award by the Girl Scouts. These are just a few of the many awards that cover professor Penick’s studio walls. Penick also takes pride in the

fact that she is part of the George Denny Society, 31 Club, Golden Key Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa and served as president of Pi Kappa Lambda national music honor society at the University “I’m the oldest, maybe not in age, but definitely in years served, out of any professor in the state of Alabama,” Penick said. Still, she remains humble, saying that she wishes people remember her most for the difference she made in the lives of her students. “I would like to be known for my work with my students rather than my years of being here,” she said. “My heart is here with the students. I love all of my students.”

mutter “13th street.” One of the girls recognizes him, and they start to babble like happy 4-yearolds. “The bad thing is, they truly expect you to remember their names,” says Falls, who has already carried scores of 348RIDE patrons two hours into his shift. “Sometimes they get their feelings hurt.” Back at the hub, dispatcher Ginnifer Carnethon’s phone rings constantly, sometimes going off as soon as she puts down the receiver. Carnethon directs most callers to the 348-RIDE Express, a supplement shuttle to the dispatch vans that runs a perimeter loop until 3:30 a.m. Finally, she gets a worthy request: an on-campus pickup heading to Publix. She adds it to the queue and dispatches a driver in seconds.

The service, which picked up 11,716 students last month, has its limits. To get a lift, the pickup or drop off location must be on campus, and the vans don’t go to bars or restaurants. The driver may have to make a stop or two en route, but a pickup time is unlikely to be more than ten minutes. On the street, Falls’ passengers aren’t always hard-driving weekenders - he picks up latenight students, athletes and even faculty – but it’s the delirious roustabouts that have filled his four-year career with backseat brawls, blubbery break-up confessions and hurled beer bottles. “If someone were to get hurt, and you had anything to do with it whatsoever, their folks would probably try to sue us,” Falls says. “You’ve got to think ahead and not get involved in those

situations.” “What I like best is knowing that we get students from the stop and to home safely,” says night supervisor Stan Snead. Still, his drivers don’t try to be heroes. A flustered driver walks into the office and calls Snead outside. One of her pickups failed to negotiate a stoop and launched headfirst into the side of the door, leaving a small dent. Snead uses the opportunity to show off the van, one of five sparkling 11-seaters the University bought for the program in January. It’s not every day you get new vehicles, but for the drunk student, it’s just another Thursday night.

Strickland has been at work well before dawn, making sure each and every one of the 22 CrimsonRide buses is ready for a full day’s work. As soon as the drivers start to arrive, they come to him with problems – small hiccups somewhere within the mechanical juggernauts that the previous drivers failed to report the night before. Whether a flickering light or power steering leak, Strickland takes them as they come, and one by one the buses lumber out of the yard in the direction of the campus. At 7:30 a.m., the last driver to leave has a broken radio. “I can drive all day, but if I don’t have my music, oh my God!” she says. But she’ll have to fix it later. The bus runs, and for the *** As the 348-RIDE vans pack CrimsonRide, there’s work to be it in for the morning, Bryan done.

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Book focuses on civil rights heroes Creative writing alumnus discusses Alabama’s past in debut book By Will Edwards The history of Alabama is riddled with stains of social injustice that serve today as an embarrassment. We look back and wonder what seemingly reasonable people were thinking when they made the decisions they did, but in his debut book “Thirteen Loops: Race, Violence and the Last Lynching in America,” B.J. Hollars explains that even with all the evil around, there were heroes in Alabama that stood up for civil rights amidst great dangers. “It’s my great hope that readers might come to recognize that even in our state’s darkest hours, good people continued to rise up,” Hollars said. “That is our finest tradition.” Hollars, who attended the University for his master’s in fine arts, says “thirteen Loops” grew out of his master’s thesis and was literally assembled right here on campus. From researching at the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library and writing on the fourth floor mezzanine at Gorgas, to being published by the UA Press, Hollars was able to work right in the middle of his subject – Alabama. But he didn’t write this book to point fingers at Alabama’s past. Hollars writes about “heroes” who stood up against racial violence in a time when doing so might have cost them their lives. His book is less about

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Continued from page 1 “I use Dining Dollars more than Bama Cash,” said Layne Gernert, a freshman majoring in nursing. “I think you should be able to add money to your Dining Dollars amount because that’s what I use most, especially at Julia’s. The two programs could be merged. You don’t really need both.” If Bama Cash funds remain in a debit account at the end of the year, the amount will automatically carry over to

racism and more about the fight for civil rights and those who participated in it. “While my book certainly recounts racial struggles, it’s far more interested in casting light on the people and circumstances that led to tragedy, as well as the heroes dedicated to defending civil rights,” he said. Hollars takes specific stories to exemplify the movement. He opens up the book with a look into the city of Tuscaloosa in 1933, telling the story of Vaudine Maddox’s murder and the three black men who were accused of the crime despite a dearth of evidence and shot by a masked mob before the trial. Hollars is condensing these chapters of the book for the next issue of “Alabama Heritage.” From there, he moves to Birmingham in 1979, where a white police officer was killed by a black bank robber. When the bank robber’s trial ended in a “no bill,” infuriated Klansmen

decided to kill a random and innocent 19-year-old black man named Michael Donald in what is described as “the last lynching in America.” Through these tales of savage racism, Hollars shows us people that stood up and fought. He tells stories of people like Morris Dees, one of the founders of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Dees brought a wrongful death suit against the United Klans of America, which was headquartered in Tuscaloosa, in the case of Michael Donald. As a white southerner, Dees took a lot of heat for that decision, but it resulted in a $7 million verdict that ultimately caused bankruptcy for the Klan. “Thirteen Loops” is not strictly a history book. It has been described as being in a “new journalistic” style, employing aspects of creative writing throughout the book as well as exhaustive research. “I want readers to feel what it was like to walk down the Tuscaloosa streets in 1933,” Hollars said. “I wanted to do everything I could to keep people turning the pages to ensure that the full story was told. The victims deserve that.” Hollars will visit Tuscaloosa Wednesday, Oct. 5 for a reading and discussion at 12 p.m. in the Tuscaloosa Public Library and at 5 p.m. in the W.S Hoole Special Collections Library. Books will be sold and signed.

the next year. Requests for refunds are accepted each year between May 15 and July 1. If Dining Dollars funds remain in a debit account at the end of the year, the will automatically be applied to a Bama Cash account. This year, UA and Aramark will generate more than $15 million through the Dining Dollars program. Along with Dining Dollars, UA freshmen are required to purchase a meal plan for their first year at the University, while other colleges, such as the University of Georgia, do not require it.

While the additional money is controversial to many students, some recognize the benefits of having a meal plan their first year in a new place. “I think the meal plans are a good thing for freshmen who are new to UA living on campus,” said Claudia Argenti, a senior majoring in restaurant and hotel management. “However, I think they should have different options for the freshmen depending on how much students want to pay. Overall I think it’s pretty convenient and I definitely made good use out of it my freshman year.”

IF YOU GO ... • What: B.J. Hollars reads from his “Thirteen Loops”

• Where: Hoole Special Collections Library

• When: Today at 5 p.m. • Cost: Free

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“Like Judge Vance, the Alabama Supreme Court readily acknowledged the board of trustees’ broad authority to manage its own

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Continued from page 1 The paintings feature charging elephants, crimson tides and different motivational sayings to inspire the Tide for Saturday’s game against the Vanderbilt Commodores. The displays will be judged Friday at 1 p.m., when a winner will be announced. Molly Gambel, a junior and director of Paint the Town Red said Paint the Town Red is a good way to encourage the school to participate.

operations, including mandating that students participate in an on-campus dining plan and having the authority to enter into an exclusive management contract with a food service vendor to govern the provision of meal service on campus,” Andreen said.

In 1996 Aramark began managing the University’s dining services. Semester dining dollar fees are $300 at UA, $225 at UAB and $995 at Auburn. While Aramark is the managing company on campus, Sodexo is in charge at UAB and Compass Group USA at Auburn.

“Anyone who loves Alabama and art and wants to show their passion for it should participate in Paint the Town Red and the art contest,” Gambel said. In addition to the Paint the Town Red activity, the SGA is sponsoring an art contest, which is a new event in place of last year’s banner competition. For the art contest, students will submit their work to be judged on Friday before the homecoming game. The art will be displayed Wednesday and Thursday in the Ferguson Center Ballroom and will be open for public viewing.

By offering this new art contest, the SGA was looking for a way to encourage more participation in homecoming activities and show off the unique talents of the student body. “We want to appeal to a larger demographic,” Gambel said. Gambel said that she hopes homecoming will boost school morale in Tuscaloosa after the April 27 tornado. “Homecoming is a great way for the University to come together and celebrate something that we all love, which is Alabama football,” Gambel said.

OPINIONS Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Editor • Tray Smith letters@cw.ua.edu Page 4

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SGA must be open “Transparency” has become a buzzword in the Student Government Association in the last In short: SGA leadtwo years. We’ve seen ers have an a revolving door of obligation to presidents and cabinet release informamembers preach the tion regarding importance of openCochran’s resigness in legislation and nation. honesty with the student body. However, in the aftermath of the first presidential resignation in six decades, our student representatives have gone completely silent. For the time being, the student government’s experiment with democracy has ended. Until the SGA releases officials’ testimony and other information about the circumstances of Cochran’s resignation, the SGA can claim no legitimacy as a democratic governing body. Members of SGA—from the senators to the executives—refuse to comment on the “ongoing investigation” into First Year Council applications, per the UA administration’s wishes. When dealt a public records request to turn over written testimony related to the investigation, SGA officials chose instead to give the documents to University Judicial Affairs. The UA administration, in turn, tucked these documents under the blanket of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and indefinitely refused to release the information. Why have our repeated requests to view these documents and tell the real story behind Cochran’s resignation been denied by both the SGA and the administration? Imagine if the federal government refused to respond to an open records request, not unlike ours, about misconduct among the highest officials in the United States. Needless to say, the United States’ 235-year experiment with democracy would be over—just like that of our SGA. We understand that the University has placed constraints on SGA. We understand that everyone from President Stephen Swinson to the senators have their hands tied on the issue. The administration has curtailed whistleblowers by promising to punish anyone who reveals details of the investigation as violators of the Code of Student Conduct. Unless the investigation involves sensitive information about students that does not relate to their service as public officials, we see no good reason to keep those involved silent. The very least the University owes to its students is a timetable for when the information can be released. After that timetable runs its course, students deserve to know everything. But the administration hasn’t offered a timetable. That leaves only one group we can rely on to save the SGA’s legitimacy—individuals within SGA. The SGA as an organization is playing along in the administration’s game of hiding corruption. That game isn’t fair to any SGA officials who truly do, as individuals, hold transparency in the highest regard, as they have professed to in their campaigns. We feel these students should take a stand as individuals for transparency and speak out if they feel so compelled. That could save the SGA’s legitimacy. Then, we would know that even when our top officials resign, scandal ensues and the University locks down information, at least we have an SGA made up of people willing to do the right thing.

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Parking will see improvements By Austin Barranco Anyone who has lived in Tuscaloosa for the past few years has noticed the quickly growing student population. In fact, The University of Alabama has increased its student enrollment roughly 32 percent since 2004, and is now home to about 32,000 students and 1,200 academic staff. On the whole, this growth has been extremely positive for the University, but parking, public transportation and bumper-tobumper traffic have become serious problems. It is easy for students to complain about these problems, but we should first recognize the progress that our Parking and Traffic Committee has made in recent months. 348-RIDE has nearly doubled its number of student riders since last year. It operates 24 hours per day with an online ride request option, and 348-RIDE has teamed up with many off campus apartments to provide carpooling. Also, the Tuscaloosa Trolley has teamed up with CrimsonRide to provide transportation to the downtown area and carries more than 300 students per day. Multiple parking decks have been added to the master plan, and campus bus routes are constantly being improved. These are just a few of the recent improvements the University has made, and we as students should recognize the hard work and dedication that goes into such improvements. That being said, I would like to address a few of the problems that students face on a daily

basis at the University. The three most common complaints I receive pertaining to transportation are as follows: inconvenient parking, slow public transportation and traffic congestion. These are all problems stemming from the growing student population, but they are all fixable problems. By taking a quick look at each problem we can see what is causing it. Inconvenient parking is perhaps the greatest area of disapproval, followed by the slow bus system and traffic congestion. Inconvenient parking is caused by a lack of parking spaces in desirable areas. The slow bus system is caused by a shortage of buses as well as traffic congestion, and the congestion is essentially caused by the increased enrollment. Because student enrollment is projected to increase to 35,000 students, it is imperative that we find some solution other than decreasing enrollment to fix these problems. In order to make parking more convenient, the University must simply add parking spaces in desirable areas. To make the bus system more efficient, we must reassess the routes, and create more regimented arrival and departure times. To alleviate traffic congestion, we must reconsider our city’s layout, and readjust a few roads here and there. All of this sounds so simple on paper, but these tasks are nearly impossible to carry out in a timely fashion. I also want to point out that the students are not the only people

complaining about these problems, and they are by no means the only people trying to fix them. CrimsonRide has been adding new buses to its fleet every semester for the past few years, and has recently acquired two new articulated buses, which will continue to help the efficiency of the student bus system. Multiple parking lots have been drawn into the campus master plan, and the newly acquired Bryce Hospital property will help alleviate congestion all over campus. All of these problems have been recognized by the Parking and Traffic Regulations Committee (PTRC), and are currently being solved; however, this process will take some time. The best way for students to help make a difference is by giving honest feedback. If you have a problem with parking, traffic, or the bus system, then don’t be afraid to let the University know. On the same note, if you have any positive feedback, be sure to say so as well. Any feedback pertaining to traffic problems can be sent to Austin Barranco through the SGA tab on your myBama account. I read these suggestions every week, and take the best ones to the monthly PTRC meetings. Although our student enrollment is continuing to grow, you can rest assured that there are people on this campus that are doing their best to solve these problems. They just need your encouragement and honest feedback. Austin Barranco is an SGA Senator from the College of Arts & Sciences.

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A Crimson Tide football away game guide for beginners By Jake Gray @JAGray55 Throughout the course of my academic career, I have been fortunate to attend numerous Alabama away football games, and I have experienced both highs and lows. I have slept in the backseat of an SUV and a four-star hotel. I have viewed games in the doldrums of a hostile opponent’s alehouse and from the 50-yard line of a 90,000-seat stadium. In doing this, I believe I have acquired enough knowledge worthy of publication. The University of Alabama student body deserves to know several crucial guidelines before departing on their next trip to Oxford, Starkville, or possibly even New

Orleans. Rule #1: Be nice. Talking trash to the opposing team’s fans can sometimes become a past time in Tuscaloosa. While telling Arkansas fans that Bobby Petrino is a lying, overrated, choking fool may get you a few ticked off stares, very rarely will much trouble come out of it in Tuscaloosa. Having the security of 100,000+ people in your general vicinity can play to your advantage and will help you avoid any physical altercations that come with SEC smack-talk. The same cannot not be said when you are on the road. Nothing screams “I want to get hit in the face” more than telling a bunch of intoxicated and bewildered Gator fans that Charlie

Weis looks like he’s pregnant with triplets. It doesn’t matter how true it is; it is always best to keep a low profile at away games. So when the Tide scores a touchdown, high-five your friends and go along your business. Don’t wave your shaker in someone’s face and don’t taunt the opposing fans. You are in someone else’s house, and it is important to respect that. Rule #2: Rent a hotel room. I know, I know, crashing on your friend’s, cousin’s, or Dad’s boss’s brother-in-law’s couch seems like a convenient way to save a buck or two. There is no reason to pay for a hotel when you can just stay somewhere for free, right? Wrong. Sleeping on someone’s couch

is a stress to your host. Unless you are really close friends, it can often be an unnecessary burden on them, especially if you bring others. Finding a cheap hotel that you can split four (or five or six) ways is easy if you plan ahead, and will alleviate a lot of hassle later on. Rule #3: Find your Bama brethren. Often times, a big city like Knoxville or Columbia can be intimidating to first time road-trippers. Usually dreary after a long drive, nobody is in the mood to deal with complete strangers. It is always best to find fellow Bama fans. Whether it is at a popular bar near campus, or a tailgate set up by Bama fans, there will always be a congregation one can find. You can discuss the impending

bloodbath the Tide will be putting on that weekend’s opponent. There is also a core group of people to back you up if rule No. 1 is somehow broken. These three rules are the mere guidelines of an elaborate plan that is put into every away game I attend. Other rules such as skipping class on Friday so you can leave as early as possible and having a Sunday brunch for Fantasy Football adjustments prior to departure are recommended but not mandated. Having said all that, just be safe, be smart, and enjoy the game. The rest will come with experience.

Jake Gray is a senior majoring in economics and journalism. His column runs on Tuesdays.

Prefunking and Debunking: An alum’s Seattle perspective By Jessica Kuperburg Prefunking. Don’t know what it means? Neither did I until this past weekend. Prefunking, also known as pregaming to those of us in the SEC, is the Seattlite version of drinking prior to the actually party. I have officially been in Seattle for three weeks and what I have come to learn is that while people are friendly enough, they are missing the southern charm and warmth I came to know and love during my time at UA. This past weekend I attended my first Seattle house party, complete with beer pong, a bonfire and something called 99 bananas (take my advice and never try it).

Everyone was friendly and welcoming but at the same time managed to maintain a distance that I am not accustomed to seeing in Alabama. There seemed to be an understood wall that they were not going to breach, a feeling that although they were willing to be sociable they were not willing to forget that I was an outsider… at least not right away. Having spent the last three years in the land of Roll Tide where you are everyone’s best friend on the quad on gameday and people acknowledge and greet strangers on the street, this is a strange concept to comprehend. If you know me, then you know that I have never met a stranger, never been one to

shake hands when a hug is so much more fun, and have never, ever been the type who is at a loss for something to say, even to someone I barely know. This purposefully maintained reserve lasted until curiosity and more than a few swigs of 99 bananas eased inhibitions and loosened tongues. I was an oddity and they wanted answers; asking me questions like, why don’t you have an accent? How could you possibly live in Alabama? Aren’t they all a bunch of “redneck racist hicks”? I answered the only way I knew how. I regaled them with stories of Bryant Denny Stadium packed with 101,000 of the best fans in college football, of an insti-

tute that fights for progressive change in the state, of a program that documents social injustices, of the pride Alabamaians have in tradition, and of friends that made my time at UA unforgettable. While my goal was to tear down the obvious misconceptions these people had about the state that I called home for three years, my little tirade also reminded me that while I may not technically be from Alabama, I have earned the right and the obligation to defend it against those who’s antiquated ideas keep Alabama from moving forward. Seattle has treated me well thus far, and I have no doubt

that I will eventually find a way to break through the icy exterior that seems to keep people here from becoming instant best friends. If nothing else I will certainly continue to combat stereotypes that the word Alabama seems to bring to mind for many Seattlites. So here I’ll be, prefunking and debunking until I’ve melted every social barrier, set the record straight about every Alabama urban myth, and introduced the wonders of sweet tea to every Seattle hipster. Feel free to come visit, and as always, Roll Tide.

Jessica Kuperburg is a graduate of The University of Alabama and a resident of Seattle.

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UA offers QuitSmart program for smokers The program utilizes a process called nicotine fading to wean smokers off cigarettes By Nicholas Jamroz & Chuck Matula Contributing Writers Cigarette smoking causes an estimated 443,000 deaths each year in the United States, including approximately 49,400 deaths due to exposure to secondhand smoke, according to the National Cancer Institute. Of the more than 7,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, they report that at least 250 are known to be harmful, including hydrogen cyanide, carbon dioxide and ammonia. The reasons to quit are numerous and include fighting deadly diseases such as lung cancer. Cigars, smokeless tobacco, pipes, hookahs and other smoking devices are all found to be harmful and addictive as well as cigarettes, the NCI reports. “There is no such thing as safe tobacco,” the website says. John Jackson, assistant director of fitness & research at the University of Alabama offers a structured program, QuitSmart to help college students kick the habit. The program is offered in individual or group sessions, which offer a distinct social component to aid in the anxiety often accompanied with smoking cessation. “QuitSmart is a smoking cessation program designed by Dr. Robert Shipley at Duke University,” Jackson said. “It is a packaged program that takes a lot of different resources and combines them. What makes this program unique is the use of nicotine fading.” Nicotine fading is a process where a smoker switches to cigarette brands that contain less and less nicotine in an effort to gradually wean the individual off nicotine throughout the course of the program. “The program also incorporates a relaxation CD and recommended exercises to help the smoker cope with the anxiety of smoking cessation,” Jackson said. “A lot of people equate stopping smoking with weight gain.” Therefore, the QuickSmart program offers direction on introducing regimented exercise to counteract the weight gain associated with smoke cessation. Many individuals who partake in tobacco consump-

Quick Facts About Quitting Smoking * In 20 minutes your blood pressure will drop back down to normal. * In 8 hours the carbon monoxide (a toxic gas) levels in your blood stream will drop by half, and oxygen levels will return to normal. * In 48 hours your chance of having a heart attack will have decreased. All nicotine will have left your body. Your sense of taste and smell will return to a normal level. * In 72 hours your bronchial tubes will relax, and your energy levels will increase. * In 2 weeks your circulation will increase, and it will continue to improve for the next 10 weeks. * In three to nine months coughs, wheezing and breathing problems will dissipate as your lung capacity improves by 10%. * In 1 year your risk of having a heart attack will have dropped by half. * In 5 years your risk of having a stroke returns to that of a non-smoker. * In 10 years your risk of lung cancer will have returned to that of a non-smoker. * In 15 years your risk of heart attack will have returned to that of a non-smoker.

tion cite nicotine’s ability to help them cope with social anxiety as a reason for continued tobacco use. This is where the offered group sessions of QuitSmart can offer a unique social component to relieve some anxiety and give the smoker the extra push they need to quit. However, despite Jackson’s and other health-care professionals’ enthusiasm for the QuitSmart program, many smokers still attempt to quit through individual efforts. “Everyone is moving towards self-directed cessation,” Jackson said. “People are finding their own resources and creating their own regiments to fit their needs.” One of the self-directed resources many smokers flock to is sponsored by the Alabama Department of Public Health— the quit smoking hotline and website. 1-800-QUITNOW and alabamaquitnow.com are resources that offer information on the physical harms of tobacco and advice on how to quit. The deadly effects of tobacco consumption on the human body may be common knowledge, but studies may over-generalize these effects and strictly equate them to lung cancer, even though tobacco smoke has shown to be

extremely harmful to more than a smoker’s lungs. “Studies show within the first couple puffs of a cigarette your blood vessels constrict to three times their normal size, which in turn cuts off your oxygen supply to the body,” said E.J. Drewberry, a fourth year Ph.D. student in biology. “Also, nicotine causes you have to a lack of oxygen in your body and raises your blood pressure, which damages your arteries and coronary tissue. Smoking also increases the risk you will die of a cardiovascular disease.” The harmful effects of smoking can irreparably damage the smoker’s heart and circulatory system as well as lead to many types of cancer. These cancers include: mouth, throat, nasal cavity, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, kidney, bladder and cervix and acute myeloid leukemia, according to the National Cancer Institute. Studies by the Center for Disease Control show that the majority of smokers include 21.8 percent of adults aged 18 to 24 years and 24 percent of adults aged 25 to 44 years. These groups include most undergraduate and graduate college students. However, while age is a factor for smokers, so is educa-

For students who want to quit, QuitSmart program at the tion level. 49.1 percent of adult smokers there are many online resourc- University. Visit smokefree.gov have a GED diploma and 33.6 es in addition to Jackson’s for details. percent of adult smokers have nine to 11 years of education. The number drops significantly when looking at adult smokers with an undergraduate degree (only 11.1 percent,) and adults with a graduate degree only make up 5.6 percent of all smokers nationally. A final interesting component in this study by the CDC is region. Overall in 2009, states with the highest prevalence of adult smoking were clustered in the Midwest and Southeast. In Alabama, 19 to 22 percent of adults smoke. Is smoking all bad? Some students think not and are not ready to quit just yet. “Occasionally I have the desire to quit smoking, and at some point, yeah, I will,” said Corey Fox, a junior majoring in philosophy. “Right now, I can’t really deal with the anxiety associated with quitting though.” Fox has been smoking cigarettes for two to three years, and he said he is addicted. He typically smokes between half a pack to a pack and a half per day. Before moving on to Marlboro Skyline, his current brand of choice, he said he smoked tobacco pipes in high school with friends. “The benefits of smoking are increased alertness, which helps you stay up late as a college student,” he said. “There is also a decrease in appetite and anxiety. It’s really relaxing and a good break from studying.”

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Two acts to perform at Bama Theatre Hannah Miller and local duo Berteal play in the Tuscaloosa Arts Council’s Acoustic Night By Alexandra Ellsworth Staff Reporter

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Both Hannah Miller and Berteal may have gotten a late start in pursuing music as a career, but it has not hindered either band from setting their sights on having long and meaningful careers. As a part of The Tuscaloosa Arts Council’s Acoustic Night, Hannah Miller and Berteal will perform at the Bama Theatre Wednesday beginning at 6:30 p.m. The cost for admission is $5. Miller, an Alabama native, did not start writing her own music until after college. She said it was a relatively delayed start, compared to most musicians and artists. “Ever since I was little, I loved to sing,” Miller said. “I didn’t have anyone in particular who really inspired me, it was just sort of a first desire. But it was not until after I graduated college and got married that I thought, ‘What do

• What: Hannah Miller and Berteal • Where: Bama Theatre • When: Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

• Cost: $5 I actually have to do to make this happen?’” Since college, she has built quite a fan base, which helped her to fund her newest EP, O Black River, the second in a series of three EPs. Miller’s music– a mix of blues, folk, Gospel and rock– is a true reflection of herself, she said. “I am not always inspired by the same thing,” Miller said. “It is always something different. The album ‘Journey to the Moon’ was all love songs, but ‘O Black River’

Submitted Photo Brother/sister duo Berteal will open for Hannah Miller at Acoustic Night tomorrow at the Bama Theatre. Berteal will begin performing at 6:30. was written at a time when I was seeking something. It was really about my spiritual journey.” Miller said it has been a blessing to make music for a living, and whenever she is not writing or performing she gets restless. “It’s also very empowering to know that I can do this on my own,” she said. “It’s a lot of work, sure, but it’s better than any real job.” Berteal, made of brother/sister duo Kim and Chad Gentry, will open for Miller during Acoustic Night. The Gentrys began collaborating on music together

recently in 2010, though the two grew up playing music together around the house and at church. Like Miller, it was not until much later in life that they began to pursue music as a career together. The siblings, both employed by the University, have been playing locally together and have become well known in the community. Kim Gentry has been very involved in several animal rescue organizations, and some of her lyrics reflect her passion for stopping animal cruelty.

“I started to get into songwriting, and I wanted to write about something I cared about,” Gentry said. “A lot of cruelty and abuse happens to animals, and I work with them a lot, so it comes out in my music.” Their song, “On the Frontline” is a rally cry for people to help stop animal cruelty, she said. Another of Berteal’s songs, “When a Mother Calls,” is a tribute to Bear Bryant and Alabama alumni. “Over the years, I have been so struck by Alabama alumni and their love for this place,” she said. “It was that sort of sweet love for a place, and I was inspired to write from that. We did this song as a gift for those who love UA.” Berteal said “When a Mother Calls” will be part of their set list for tomorrow night’s show. Gentry said that what she loves about music is being able to express herself, but more than anything, music is about getting a message across. “I try to write songs that folks can relate to,” she said. “I had a lady come up to me right after we did a benefit concert for a Haitian orphanage after the earthquake and say to me, ‘You don’t understand what that song meant to me.’ That meant more than anything to me.” For more information, visit hannahmiller.com. Also, visit berteal.com or facebook.com/ berteal.

Submitted Photo Singer-songwriter Hannah Miller, who will perform at the Bama Theatre tomorrow night, says her music is a mixture of blues, folk, Gospel and rock, and she sees music as a form of expression.

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SPORTS this week

TUESDAY • Women’s Volleyball vs Alabama A&M: 7 p.m. • Men’s tennis: TBA • Men’s Golf Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate: All day • Women’s tennis: TBA

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The Alabama Crimson Tide football team began practice this week in preparation for its game against the Vanderbilt Commodores this Saturday in Bryant-Denny Stadium. After big wins against Arkansas and Florida, head coach Nick Saban spoke of how he was happy with what his team was made of, but how the team needs to eliminate mental errors. “In boxing, you never know when you have a good fighter until the guy gets hit and gets staggered and [you] see how he takes a punch,” Saban said. “In a tough environment, in a tough situation, I was really pleased with the way our team sort of competed through a lot of things that happened early. But, the biggest thing we have to do is eliminate mental errors that give other teams opportunities. Whether it’s how we block them, how we run routes,

how we get in the right formations, or how we play coverages.”

Change of practice schedule The Tide took to the practice field Monday for a lighter practice focused on walkthroughs. Coach Saban said it was planned to be this way, but not because of the outcomes of past games or because of who the upcoming opponent is. “This sort of change of schedule for today was something that was planned,” Saban said. “It had nothing to do with outcomes, and it has nothing to do with opponents. We have done this every year. We are going to do some walk-throughs today, but I just think that it’s important after so many games that they have a little extra recovery time, and I think that it’s important that everybody knows that regardless of what happened in the last game, this was planned

Coach Saban says Eddie Lacy will probably be recovered from his injuries for the homecoming game this weekend.

for this week, and we have done it every year.”

Team pleased with quarterback play Redshirt-sophomore quarterback AJ McCarron has opened the season strong, completing over 62 percent of his passes for 919 yards. He hasn’t thrown an interception since the season opener against Kent State. Junior offensive lineman Barrett Jones spoke highly of McCarron and said the team is very pleased with his progression. “I think we feel great about it,” Jones said. “AJ, I was really impressed with this past game, with his poise. Especially when something like that happens, where they go out there and score a touchdown way early, and he never panicked. I think we’re really impressed with the way he is coming along and with

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how poised he was in a hostile environment like that.”

Injury Report Coach Saban gave the current statuses of sophomore linebacker C. J. Mosley and sophomore running back Eddie Lacy, who rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown Saturday

against Florida. “From an injuries standpoint, C. J. Mosley will do some things on the practice field this week,” Saban said. “I don’t know where he’ll be by the end of the week. Eddie (Lacy) will probably be in a boot for a couple days, but we will make a determination on him by the end of the week as well.”

CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK AND FIELD

Alabama welcomes Dan Waters as new track coach By Mary Grace Showfety Contributing Writer The Alabama track and field and cross-country teams have welcomed Dan Waters into their family, to serve as the new head coach for the Crimson Tide. Waters was hired in May to replace Harvey Glance and Sandy Fowler, the head coach of the men’s program and women’s program, respectively. Fresh from a seven-year stay at Texas A&M, Waters comes to Alabama with a full résumé. “Those guys are good friends,” Waters said. “I just wish we wouldn’t see them so soon. With Texas A&M coming over to the SEC it brings a lot of really positive things. It brings another great, quality academic school that’s deep in tradition into the conference.” While at Texas A&M, Waters served as the assistant track

Amelia J. Brackin Dan Waters coach and head cross-country coach from 2004 to 2011. Waters worked under wellknown Aggies’ coach Pat Henry. Together they won consecutive NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2009 and 2010. LSU is the only other program to win back-toback championships, in 1989 and 1990.

Waters, a native of Prairie Village, Kan., began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at the University of Texas in 1995. He later added schools like Texas Christian University and the University of Georgia to his ticket as well. In every program Waters has worked with prior to Alabama, the men and women worked as a combined team. Despite previous years of a gender-divided team, the Tide will now work united as one. “The girls and guys on the team are transitioning nicely to our system of coaching and the way we’re doing things,” Waters said. “It’s been fun teaching and having them learn. They’re giving it a shot and we’re getting a little bit better as we go. It has been good for them. Just in the short time we’ve been here you can start to see the team atmosphere and watch them develop

a team identity. And that was one of our short-term goals: to form our identity.” The change in coaching comes amid the college careers of over 20 seniors, including Austin Duckworth, a senior cross country and distance runner from Vestavia Hills, Ala. “I think it’s a good thing,” Duckworth said. “It’s good to have a little bit of change. Coach Waters has had a lot of success at Texas A&M, that’s always good to see. I’m kind of excited to see how we’ll respond to that.” Duckworth said he hopes for another finish in the top three teams in the SEC, and subsequently a trip to the national championship. Palee Myrex, a sophomore cross country and distance runner, said she can see immediate and positive changes in her performance due to Waters’ coach-

ing. “At first I was a little nervous,” Myrex said. “But I’ve found that the supplemental things to running have helped a lot. I’ve found it’s helped me the most. The stretches and workouts he’s incorporated in the weight room — I’ve really enjoyed that too.” Waters said he expects great things from the Crimson Tide this year and hopes to continue the tradition of excellence that the SEC is so well known for. “The whole staff is excited,” Waters said. “The thing we are most excited about is the potential here at Alabama. Every time we turn around we’re just astonished at the beauty of the campus, the academic offering and support, the people here, just the overall feel of what we have. And with some changes of course we think we can make this something extremely special.”