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Increase in arrests seen on campus Burglary arrests decrease while drug, alcohol offenses higher By Kellie Munts Senior Staff Reporter The University’s police department made at least 20 more liquor and drug law violation arrests on campus in 2008 than in 2007, according to a report released by UAPD. The crimes with the highest number of overall offenses for 2008 were burglary, liquor and drug law violations, the report said. Liquor law violations rose from 87 arrests in 2007 to 112 in 2008, and drug law violations on campus, jumping to 60 arrests from 37 made in 2007. Officer Andy Liles, crime prevention specialist, said the increase in arrests is typical in a university that is growing at the rate the UA campus has been. The numbers may look high to those who are not well aware of average crime rates on campuses, but the statistics are reasonable, Liles said. “This information is pretty typical for a campus that serves 30,000 people on a daily basis,” Liles said. “Crime is extremely low in the categories that really

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State Fair moves to Sokol Park By Steven Nalley Arts & Entertainment Editor

The Zipper is a frightening variation on the Ferris wheel with cages that can spin upside down as the linear core they are attached to rotates. It’s one of the most intense rides at any carnival and, as a result, a favorite for United Cerebral Palsy of West Alabama Development Director Brenda Ewart. “I’m 39, and I’ll ride anything out there,” Ewart said. “You never get too old.” The Zipper is one of about 30 rides at the West Alabama State Fair at Sokol Park, which began Oct. 3 and will run until Saturday. This is the first time the fair has taken place at Sokol Park instead of the Tuscaloosa Jaycee Park Fairgrounds. The fair raises money for UCP, and Ewart said several people told her this year’s fair had the biggest opening in the fair’s history. “We estimated an opening of about 8,000 people,” Ewart said. CW | Katie Bennett “We use this money to enhance the quality of the programs for The West Alabama State Fair has many different rides, a petting zoo and several food and souvenir vendors. The fair runs through Saturday. the people we serve.” Ewart also said the police Congressional District. Eddison Walters is to meet the public and talk to them about had reported no trouble. “Zero,” she said, making a goose egg sign running to become the first District 7 repre- issues affecting District 7 and Tuscaloosa,” sentative from Tuscaloosa County in 25 years, Walters said. “We had a real large crowd out with her hand. “That’s a good thing.” The large crowds on Saturday benefited and he said the fair gave him the chance to here Saturday. [Sunday] was pretty slow with not only UCP but also a candidate for the meet with several voters. “I thought it would be a good opportunity See FAIR, page 8 Democratic nomination in Alabama’s 7th

Students have many plans for break By Sean Abdoli Senior Staff Reporter

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As fall break begins Thursday, UA students are preparing to take a break from class and the rigorous demands of college life. A number of students have a multitude of wide-ranging options on how to spend their four-day weekend. Classes are dismissed on Thursday and Friday for students, but the campus will remain open. John Cogdell, a senior majoring in aerospace engineering, said he plans to use the break like a vacation. “I’m going rock climbing at Horse Pens 40 [a nature park

located in Steele],” Cogdell said. Kristin Odom, a junior majoring in English, said she plans to take a trip to Panama City, Fla. However, Allie Joiner, a junior majoring in construction engineering, said she has more conventional plans for the long weekend. “I’m going home for fall break,” said Joiner, a native of Florence. Although many students will be leaving the campus for the duration of the break, not every student is free for the whole weekend. Daniel Sellers, a senior majoring in business, will only have three days of his break free. As a member of the Million Dollar Band, he said he is expected to be at the Ole

Miss game Saturday. “I’ll be going home for a couple of days, but I have to be back up here on Saturday to get to the Ole Miss game,” Sellers said. Many students agreed that a break was needed. “I like it,” Cogdell said. “It gives a nice break around midterms, so it’s good to have a chance to relax.” “I wish it was longer since I’ve only had one true fall break in my whole four years at the University,” Sellers said. “We’ve had away games for the last three [fall] breaks, so I’ve never really got much of a break.” Even though he wished the break were longer, Cogdell said

he understands why it was shortened. “Having a longer break would be great,” Cogdell said. “But that would mean losing time off somewhere else, so I think the length is OK.” “Sometimes I think the break should be longer, but if a shorter break means that we get off earlier [for winter break], then I’m all for it,” Joiner said. But Sarah Browning, a senior majoring in mathematics and English, said she thinks the whole idea of fall break should be scrapped. “I think they should give us a longer Thanksgiving break instead of this short one,” Browning said.

Love Stuff ﬁghts state sex toy ban Bragg discusses new book Store’s policy edges around law to continue operations By Will Nevin Managing Editor Editor’s note: This is the second story in a two-part series.

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Love Stuff stores — whether they are in Anniston, Hoover, Montgomery or Auburn — have the same general setup. In a common area open to all customers, the store displays nothing more risqué than the typical selection at Victoria’s Secret. Past the front room, however, a customer has to show a valid driver’s license and acknowledge the store’s policy to get into the north room, area B or whatever the particular store happens to call the room where Love Stuff keeps its porn and sex toys. (The room is not called the back room. “We try to stay away from that,” said Love Stuff general counsel Amy Herring.) The store’s policy, drafted

worked in a cotton mill in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Jacksonville. Rick Bragg’s office was The mill was located in dark Monday afternoon, but Calhoun County and operated a sense of warmth and light from 1902 until 2001 when it filled the room as the Pulitzer shut down. “These are people who gave Prize-winning writer discussed the sadness and victo- their fingers, hands and arms ry in his new book “The Most to the machines,” Bragg said. They Ever Had,” scheduled “They are people who worked the job that filled their lungs for release later this week. The book is a collection of essays about people who See BRAGG, page 2

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CW | Tiffany Nevin Love Staff general counsel Amy Herring examines a device in the Auburn store. Love Stuff sells a variety of sex toys and other merchandise.

MONTGOMERY — Aside from the tools and toys in which it trades, Love Stuff is a lot like any other store. Opened in 2002, the store in Alabama’s capitol city shares a roof with an O’Reilly Auto Parts along a choked stretch of the highway to Atlanta. This afternoon, Sugar Ray’s 2001 lick “When It’s Over” drifts softy from the overhead speakers, courtesy of the local Top 40 station WHHY-FM. Even in the adult room, there are signs proclaiming the store’s policy against shoplifting and stickers advertising half-off and buy one, get one free sales.

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Correction In the Friday issue of The Crimson White, an article titled “Program offers insight on financial health” incorrectly reported that the Financial Peace for the Next Generation program began on Sept. 22 and was sponsored by Project Health. Instead, it should have been reported that the program begins on Oct. 13 and that Project Health, along with several organizations, is helping with logistics. The Financial Health, Debt Management and Gambling Strategic Health Team and Baptist Campus Ministries purchased the program.

CAMPUS | Crimson Ride transit schedule adjusted for fall break On Oct. 8 and 9, Crimson Ride will run a reduced schedule for fall break. Eight buses will run from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. covering all routes. 348-Ride will offer limited service when the buses are not in service. 348-Ride Express will not operate during fall break.

CAMPUS | Pi Beta Phi holds event in Ferg Pi Beta Phi is hosting a fundraiser to benefit the sorority’s local philanthropy project. They will be in the Ferguson Center Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. hosting a Speed Read. It costs $1 to enter to read as many words as possible from a segment of Tuscaloosa News in a timed period. At the end of the week, the fastest readers will compete in the championship, and the winner will receive a prize. The money raised will be going toward the sorority’s partnership with Holt Elementary to promote literacy.

LOCAL | Tuscaloosa chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State meeting today The Tuscaloosa chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State is meeting today at 7:15 p.m. in the second floor conference room of the Tuscaloosa Department of Transportation building at 1000 28th Ave.

LOCAL | Tuscaloosa to expand city limits The corporate limits within the city of Tuscaloosa have expanded to include approximately 1.6 acres of land on the north side of Wire Road. The City Council unanimously passed the annexation Tuesday. The annexation includes three parcels of land that the city will be allowed to lease or use for governmental purposes. City officials said there is an abandoned billboard sitting on the property, and it is subject to demolition if the sign does not fit city regulations. The land is located south of Interstate 20/59, making it a viable location for investors or individuals to use for a business. There have not yet been any bidders for the property, but city officials say they expect to see some interest for development very soon.

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By Kellie Munts Senior Staff Reporter Though many headlines have focused on the plight of public four-year universities’ funding, a new report from the UA Education Policy Center, shifts the focus to another, less-covered area of higher education – community colleges. The report, titled “Funding and Access Issues in Public Higher Education: A Community College Perspective,” surveys state directors of community college from every state but South Dakota on the state of their systems. Stephen Katsinas, a professor of higher education, director of the Education Policy Center and an author of the report, said he thinks it’s fair to say public higher education nationally, like all of state government-funded institutions, is hurting. “We’re probably hurting a little bit less because of the stimulus money that came in from the federal government as well as the significant increases in the Pell Grant,” Katsinas said. Katsinas highlighted the efficiency of the Obama administration in bringing this long-time need to reality in a relatively short period of time. He said the increase could not have been more ideal and hopes to see similar strides made in the future. “It’s worth remembering that

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the job that filled their lungs full of lint and shortened their lives so they could have a blue collared dignity. If I’ve ever had a labor of love, this was it.” The people discussed in the book are from Bragg’s previous book, “The Prince of Frogtown,” which is about his father who he said he never knew growing up. Although the stories in the book are not like the personal recollections of his previous books, he said

both presidents Clinton and Bush promised a $5,000 Pell grant and neither administration was able to achieve that,” Katsinas said. “This Congress and this president have delivered on that in a very short amount of time.” In the report, the directors were asked if the Pell Grant increase to $5,350 in the next year will be enough to satisfy the financial needs of students attending community colleges in keeping with the rising cost of tuition. Approximately 90 percent of the states surveyed said the increase would help. Additionally, 41 of 47 respondents believe that the increase in the Pell Grant greatly encourages students to pursue higher education. And while the Pell Grant may not have increased just yet, Shelton State Community College is already seeing an influx of new students. Craig Threlkeld, director of public relations at Shelton State Community College, said the number of students attending Shelton State is now higher than it has been in the past six years. He attributes this increase in applicants to the current financial resources of many students who would otherwise be looking at large public universities. “To be honest, a recession is a community college’s best

friend,” Threlkeld said. “When people are short on funds or when you’re a parent wondering how you’re going to put your child through school, it’s a great alternative to bigger universities.” A large portion of the students at Shelton State have intentions of transferring to a larger university, and by completing the basic requirements at a community college they are able to save thousands of dollars, Threlkeld said. He said students at Shelton State spend approximately onethird of the money for tuition and other needs students at large public universities in the state spend. Yet despite being in a period of all-time record enrollments, the directors also predicted support for community colleges in state budgets will decline by 1 percent in this fiscal year. Though the Pell Grant increase coupled with stimulus money from the federal government has helped community colleges, there are still sacrifices that must be made, Katsinas said. The only question is where individual institutions will choose to pull funding in order to preserve other aspects of the college. In many cases, Katsinas said, the only solution that community colleges have utilized is raising tuition to keep up with the

financial demands on the college itself. Threlkeld said Shelton State has been forced to both raise tuition and cut programs in order to keep up with the financial strain that comes with the recession, citing the loss of the women’s soccer team. Despite their success, the program had to be cut in 2008 due to insufficient funding. And in an attempt to cut down on energy costs, the college moved to a four and a half day week, and Threlkeld said he expects over the course of a year the college will save between seven and 10 percent on its power bill. The college as a whole is experiencing success despite the economic hardship, but is carefully considering what steps must be taken next in order to stay ahead of financial difficulty, Threlkeld said. The effort by the president and the administration at Shelton State to streamline the curriculum and focus on the strengths of the institution is intended to ensure the future success of the college. “We’re very much on top of where we as far as how we spend our money,” Threlkeld said. “We’re in the process right now of looking at every program we offer to see what works and what doesn’t, just to be more fiscally responsible.”

it is still a personal venture because the people in the stories were his father’s friends. “They are people that I’ve known all my life,” Bragg said. “It’s a book about the toughest people I’ve ever known.” Bragg interviewed more than 100 people for the book, but only nine stories made it into the final draft. Despite this contrast, Bragg said he thinks everyone can relate to these stories. “I think a lot of people can trace their ancestry back to people who worked with their hands, and they won’t be sur-

prised by the pain and suffering in this book,” he said. “They’ll look at it and say, ‘those are my people too.’” Bragg said these stories talk about how people worked in brick ovens during the summer, breathed white air due to the thickness of the air and how they worked with dangerous machines that could easily take their lives. One of the stories chronicles the “best front porch guitar picker” who lost both his arm and his talent in the cotton mill. Another story talks about how a man came home from WWII

refusing to work in the cotton mill because he had already seen enough blood, death and sadness overseas to last a lifetime. “There is a lot of sadness in it,” Bragg said. “When I was putting it together, I was afraid that there was so much sadness in it that I was afraid that no one would want to read it.” One of his friends described the story as an American tragedy, he said. Even though there is a lot of sadness in the book, Bragg said a sense of victory is intertwined with the sadness. “This is a book to honor [the workers], and I hope to show outsiders what great toughness, spirit, kindness and value they had,” he said. “This is not a time in our history where blue-collared workers seem to be valued very much. So maybe the most a writer can do for them is to sing a song, write a poem or a fable. That’s maybe the most a writer can do.” Bragg is a UA journalism professor but said he will always consider himself a writer and not a professor. His wife, Dianne, is working on her dissertation for her doctorate in communications at the University. “It is a great honor to teach writing in a place like this,” he said. “I’ve taught other places but I never considered myself a college professor. I am a writer. “I think everybody who writes books thinks about how well can you teach this process and I enjoy trying to teach the craft of writing,” Bragg said. “I like to teach it the way I would teach woodshop — building a story, shaping it, cutting it and gluing it back together.” Bragg said this book was meant for more than just the people profiled in the novel. He said he wanted to be clear that it was for outsiders to look into the lives of these workers. “I want people to turn those pages and see the worth of these folks,” he said. “Their friends and relatives already realize the value of these people. I would like outsiders to turn those pages and see the toughness and spirit of these folks and realize that they built this country. They literally provided the fabric to clothe and cover this country at an incredible cost.”

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C&IS inducts four into Hall of Fame By Amy Castleberry Staff Reporter The College of Communication and Information Sciences will induct four communications leaders into the Communication Hall of Fame Thursday at the North River Yacht Club. This year’s inductees include UA alumni Winston Groom and Norma Saliba Hanson, as well as Raymond D. Hurlbert and S. Vincent Townsend. Winston F. Groom Jr., a native of Mobile and Alabama alumni, is the author of more than 15 books, including “Forrest Gump” and

“Conversations with the Enemy,” which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Groom also wrote “The Crimson Tide: An Illustrated History of Football at the University of Alabama.” According to a news release, Groom studied literature and wrote for the RammerJammer, the campus humor magazine. After serving in Vietnam, he became a fulltime writer. Norma Saliba Hanson has worked in advertising and marketing for more than 50 years. In 2005, she founded Norma Hanson & Associates, located in Dothan. Hanson is also a member of the board

of directors of the Dothan Chamber of Commerce. Raymond D. Hurlbert, a graduate of BirminghamSouthern College, has become known as an innovator in Alabama educational television, according to the news release. For 20 years he was the driving force in building the first and largest educational television network in the nation. Elected chairman of the board of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters for 1962-63, Hurlbert was president of the National Association of Educational Television in 1968. The success of Alabama

Public Television became his legacy after his death in 1996. S. Vincent Townsend, Sr., a graduate of BirminghamSouthern College, is best known as the former executive editor of The Birmingham News and a journalist who tried to promote better race relations during the civil rights movement throughout the South. In 1965, he received Birmingham’s Citizen of the Year award. Townsend died in 1978. Located in the rotunda of Reese Phifer Hall, the Communication Hall of Fame Gallery was established in 1998 by the College’s Board

of Visitors. According to the Communication Hall of Fame Web site, the Hall of Fame was created to recognize and honor the accomplishments of successful individuals who have “brought lasting fame to the state of Alabama.” Since its inception, 67 people have been inducted into the Communication Hall of Fame.

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are divided by where the crimes take place. It looks individually at crimes that take place on campus, in residence halls, on public property adjacent to the University, and in public property, or non-campus areas including University property not at the main UA campus. The reason for the distinction, Liles said, is to make clear to readers which areas of campus are involved in these crimes and to assure parents of the safety of their children while on UA property. The residence hall category includes fraternity and sorority houses, although those buildings are privately owned and the UAPD does not enforce the law in those locations. While the report is required to be published in October, Liles said that the 2008 statistics were on the UAPD Web site in May 2009. The UAPD is required to wait until after February to publish the

results of the previous year, but Liles sees no efficiency for those interested in accessing the information in waiting until October to look at the statistics. For that reason, they expedited the process by posting the statistics far before the deadline. On Thursday, students, faculty and staff at the University were notified about the report in order to make the public aware of criminal activity on campus. “Chief Tucker has really pushed this department to be very transparent to the community that it serves,” Liles said. “So we keep it updated and it really shows the work that we do on campus to keep the community safe.” The campus security report can also be accessed online at safety.ua.edu. Liles said the report looks at the statistics in more detail and how the UAPD addresses the information presented in the annual crime statistics report.

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affect the community, and I think that’s a reflection of all the work that’s done to make this a safe campus.” Additionally, an increase in officers and security personnel to address such criminal activity could contribute to the higher numbers reported. Liles said he expects the crime statistics to continue to rise in keeping with the student population but said the UAPD presence on campus will adjust accordingly. The crime report has statistics from 2008 as well as the three years preceding and is published on the UAPD Web site. The report details all documented criminal offenses, arrests, judiciary referrals and other offenses that have taken place both on campus and around the University. The categories in the report

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{ YOUR VIEW } DO YOU THINK THE SYSTEM OF BLOCK SEATING AT FOOTBALL GAMES IS A FAIR SYSTEM? “I guess yes and no, ʻcause the greek system has an advantage. They have so many people, they can get block seating...but people who arenʼt really involved in a group donʼt have an advantage, so it doesnʼt seem as fair for them. But overall, Iʼd say itʼs fair.” — Anne Walker Irwin,

freshman, nutrition “Yes, I believe itʼs fair. Itʼs ﬁrst come ﬁrst serve, they get there in time to reserve it for other people to come in, and I think thatʼs fair.” — Parker Moore, junior, Political Science

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If Barack Obama had proposed longer school days and a lengthened academic year a few years ago, when we were still in high school, we probably would have complained. We In short: The Legiswould have longed lature needs to for our lazy sumﬁnd the money mer days, camps to fund longer and all of the other schools years. magnificent activities with which we filled our time during our months away from the classroom. But Obama still would have been right, just as he is now. The president has proposed lengthening the academic year as part of an effort to combat the growing competition in the economic marketplace. Alabama officials are balking at the proposal, arguing that they don’t have the money to fund the additional school days. We believe them. The Press-Register in Mobile reported Sunday that it costs $720,000 for every school day in Baldwin County. We recognize that such a sum is no small change. But, in rejecting the White House’s initiative, Alabama educators and policymakers reject common sense, which is why we should find funding. If we were to find funding for an extended academic year, we would be investing in the state on a long-term basis. It is no secret that education is critical to the future, especially in the face of the rise of India, China, Brazil and other developing economic powers. Alabama has potential to play a major role in our efforts to remain the world’s dominant economic power. Look at the state as it is now. Just down the road from the University, there’s a Mercedes-Benz plant helping to power the region’s economy. As the Air Force considers a new tanker contract, they are considering a bid by Northrup Grumman, which has promised to build its aircraft in Alabama. To help attract business to Alabama — there are plenty of places where Mercedes or Airbus could take their massive operations — we should have a strong educational foundation with proven success. Our 180-day model is, in many respects, failing us, according to our collective performance on standardized tests. (Alabama students scored lower than the national average of every section of the ACT but one.) We should jump at the chance to better serve our students, especially if Congress passes a bill that would help fund the extra days, provided schools extend their year by 30 percent. Congress should make the investment in short order. While we will not see effects rapidly, the long-term potential for such a program is enormous. With our education system as it is, we should be exploring every opportunity to improve it, even if it means cutting pork projects that win votes. Trust us. People will still support incumbents if kids are getting a better education.

Comments on war unfair By Avery Adcock President Obama faces what will surely be one of the toughest decisions of his presidency: what to do about Afghanistan. It is no secret that this has been-and will be-one of the most controversial and debated topics of our generation. However, recent media communications have been out of line. The most recent of these public outcries against the president’s plans has again come from someone you would not expect. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, recently spoke against Obama in London in an attempt to gain public support for his own plans for Afghanistan. McChrystal’s plan calls for sending hundreds of thousands of troops to Afghanistan to win Afghan support by protecting them from al-Qaeda and the Taliban. He plans to implement this by using less resources and having fewer, more distinct goals. I am not saying McChrystal’s ideas should be discounted. After all, Obama appointed him for a reason. However, he had no right to speak against his president, his boss, in the manner in which he did. It is no secret that Obama may not being doing the best job possible at the moment, but I would expect a military commander to be the last one to speak against

the president at a time like this. Whether many want to admit it right now, it was Americans who voted for Obama and your country who elected him. Disregarding your political views, it is imperative that our president be shown a little more respect. Military commanders in particular have no right or responsibility to voice their opinions so publicly. I am completely in favor of McChrystal speaking with the president about his concerns. I could not care less if they argued for days, but privately. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates even spoke out against McChrystal’s speech, saying military leaders should “provide our best advice to the president candidly but privately.” National Security Adviser James L. Jones expressed his disappointment concerning McChrystal’s remarks, saying,“Ideally, it’s better for military advice to come up through the chain of command.” Commanders should not try to sway public opinion, especially at a time like this. It seems that every time you turn on the TV it is impossible to watch a news broadcast without hearing another rant against the president from someone in a high authority. I have absolutely no issue with disagreeing with the president. However, lately I am alarmed at how publicly these policy makers are doing so. Whether you disagree or agree with sending more troops

to Afghanistan, you should agree that those in power shouldn’t go behind the president’s back. It seems clear to me that some of the reasons our nation is in this chaotic state can be attributed to the fact that these people in power are not communicating effectively. It seems political figures and leaders are more concerned with competing for support than really trying to work things out. I am not saying this is an easy process, but when the administration’s own officials are talking to the press instead of the president, there is a problem. The only way in which this Afghanistan issue will be solved is if the White House and military actually start working together. Yes, the White House has been way too slow at tackling this issue, but the response should not be to attack the president. Both sides are at fault for not making negotiations a more imperative priority, but this is definitely not the way to handle things. Amid major health care overhaul and economic instability, Americans are worried. Events like this only make them more and more concerned about the state of our nation. Administration officials should take my advice, and zip their lips and throw away the key. Avery Adcock is a sophomore majoring in political science. Her column runs weekly on Wednesdays.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Greeks donʼt hate independents By Amanda Sams

Rethink opinions about evolution By Josh Veazey English naturalist Charles Darwin published his explanation 150 years ago this November for why contiguous islands in the Galapagos of comparable climate could support such radically different life organisms. Today, his idea of life as the random result of competition is the unifying theory behind every reputable biology program in the world — but only 39 percent of Americans believe in it. His name has become a punching bag for a lot of things social conservatives don’t understand and don’t care to try. As to the evolution of humans, there are many people who give a dither shrug and say, “Yeah, well, they still haven’t found that missing link yet.” And to those people I say they should check out this Wikipedia thing. This issue isn’t like global warming, where deniers can cover up consensus in the scientific community by confusing people with esoteric talk of solar rays and water vapor. This issue has pictures. Type in “homo erectus.” There are big skull fossils of this. Type in “homo heidelbergensis.” There are big skull fossils of this too. And on Oct. 1, paleontologists announced the discovery of the earliest known human ancestor, “Ardi.” According to National Geographic, she was around 1.2 meters tall and 110 pound, and by radiometric dating of the volcanic ash around her, she lived 4.4 million years ago, 1.2 million years

before the iconic “Lucy.” Yes, we came from animals, and, in the biological sense, we are animals. Don’t just let this information settle at the back of your mind in comfortable cognitive dissonance. This stuff matters. Science matters. If we don’t temper our own personal construction of the world with outside data, we’ll slip further into delusion. Take what happened Sept. 29 in the Senate Finance Committee. Two Democrats who are supposed to be churning out health care reform joined every Republican on the committee to continue giving $50 million a year to abstinence-only education. Abstinence-only programs, openly rejected by the American Medical Association and the American Psychological Association, started receiving federal funding in 1996. Since then, guess-speakers and pamphleteers have used more than a billion dollars in taxpayer money to blur church/state lines, cite discredited studies, tell boldfaced lies about the efficacy of condoms and compare premarital sex to suicide, dirty toothbrushes, half-eaten food and some clown juggling machetes. (Search for it online.) Predictably, they made things worse. Proponents believe they can halt the teenage libido with pledge cards and quirky skits. The January issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, shows the results of a five-year study finding that teens who took purity

pledges were no less likely to have sex than peers of similar religious views who didn’t take the pledge. (But they were less likely to use condoms.) To me, it has nothing to do with people’s religious or moral sensibilities. Just look at it as a struggle between to psychological forces. In this corner, the basic urge that has propagated our species and defined us for 1.8 million years. In the other corner, cards. Teen pregnancies are on the rise after a steady decline from 1991 to 2005, and a list of top states is essentially a list of red states in denial: 1. Mississippi, 2. New Mexico, 3. Texas, 4. Arkansas, 5. Arizona, 6. Kansas. We beat Tennessee if that makes anyone feel better. The 150th anniversary of “Origin of Species” is a chance to rethink every issue from health care to why Republican senators can help going to the airport men’s room. It’s comforting to think of our bodies and minds as celestially fine-tuned metaphysical Rolls Royces, but modern science tells us we’re only as elegant, sophisticated and under control as we had to be to make it through an evolutionary past life that was solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short. As painfully disillusioning as that may be, it comes with something Americans need more than any other country — a lesson in humility. Josh Veazey is a senior majoring in telecommunication and film. His column runs biweekly on Wednesdays.

When I picked up Friday’s Crimson White, I was appalled to see the words “We hate you” glaring back at me as I read the story “Greeks make game unpleasant,” describing a student’s experience sitting in the greek section at the Arkansas game. The article lists several stereotypical reasons why an independent student has a strong feeling of dissension for greek students. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word “segregation” means “the separation or isolation of a community or of persons from the rest.” While the author’s purported aim is to “promote campus unity instead of segregation,” her entire article focuses on a negative opinion of greek life that reinforces a distinct line of segregation within our student body. Assuming that the points presented by the author are factual, the greek community as a whole doesn’t condone rudeness, profanity or condescension. I was distressed to read about the author’s experience at the game. However, it is inequitable to stereotype an entire group based on the actions of a few members. I want to present more accurate picture of greek life. I am a freshman, and I chose to go through sorority recruitment, which was one of the best decisions for me. I have made many friends through my new sorority, and I feel like, instead of struggling to swim as a little fish in a big pond, I am gliding along. Beginning a new school is always challenging, but in my sorority, I have found a place to fit. One of the main motivations for me to go greek was because all of the sororities on campus support admirable charitable organizations. Joining a sorority is more than a status symbol to me, and while I have never disliked a person for being an “independent,” I am beginning to find that people dislike others simply for choosing a different route than them. It is wrong to pass judgment on an entire group based on one bad experience with a small segment of that group. While the author, by her own admission “hates” all greeks just because we are greek, I do not hate her in return. If people decide to hate all people because they are in a certain group, then they are choosing to take on the burden of expanding discriminations.

Amanda Sams is a freshman majoring in journalism.

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Federal government bans flavored cigarettes By Katie Koenig Staff Writer

A federal ban on the sale of most flavored cigarettes, including fruit, candy and clove flavors, went into effect Sept. 22. The ban is the first action taken by the Food and Drug Administration since being granted more power to combat smoking under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, signed by President Obama in June. The ban does not include menthol cigarettes, which is the most popular flavored cigarette. The FDA said in a statement that the ban was put in place in an effort to curb smoking by children and teenagers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These flavored cigarettes are a gateway for many children and young adults to become smokers,â&#x20AC;? FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg said in the statement. A 2004 study showed that 22.8 percent of 17-year-old smokers said they had smoked flavored cigarettes in the past month, while 6.7 percent of smokers over the age of 25 reported using them, the FDA said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flavored cigarettes attract and allure kids into a lifetime addiction,â&#x20AC;? said U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Howard Koh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;FDAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ban on these cigarettes will break that cycle for the more than 3,600 young people who start smoking daily.â&#x20AC;? The ban covers all flavored tobacco products that meet the definition of a cigarette or any element of cigarettes, such as flavored loose tobacco or rolling papers. The ban appears vague on what does or doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t constitute a cigarette, and the FDA cites a provision of the Federal Cigarette Labeling Advertising Act that defines the term cigarette as, â&#x20AC;&#x153;(A) any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in any substance not containing tobacco and (B) any roll of tobacco wrapped in any substance containing tobacco which, because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or its packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as a cigarette,â&#x20AC;? to determine if a product should be banned. The FDA has been questioned since the ban was enacted whether or not it applies to cigars and small flavored cigarillos, but has not yet given a definitive answer. Catherine Lorraine, a lawyer for the Center for Tobacco Products, said in a telephone conference that the definition makes it clear that the ban applies to anything consumers perceive as a cigarette. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will be looking at products on an individual basis to determine if it meets that aspect of the legislation,â&#x20AC;? Lorraine said. Dr. William Bailey, a professor at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, has done research on smoking cessation and said the ban is a step in the right direction, though it is a small step. Excluding menthol cigarettes from the ban makes it an even smaller step, Bailey said, but every effort to prevent children and teens from smoking is important. Bailey said flavored cigarettes would be more attractive to children, and he compared it to the way kids crowd around an ice cream truck. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kids just love sweet stuff,â&#x20AC;? Bailey said in an e-mail. Bailey said he thinks an eventual complete ban of all tobacco products is not feasible, because it would be simi-

lar to banning alcohol during Prohibition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that kind of thing works, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not palatable to the American spirit,â&#x20AC;? Bailey said. Instead, Bailey said the FDA must focus on education and warning people of the health hazards at a young age. The ban of flavored tobacco is the first of many steps in combating smoking, and Bailey said others that would be effective would be higher taxes, which the FDA cannot control, and monitoring advertisements because some may subtly be advertising to children, Bailey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tobacco companies have got to attract teens and young people,â&#x20AC;? Bailey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re killing off all their best customers so they have got to get some new ones.â&#x20AC;?

Ban unclear for users While the ban is meant to prevent teens from smoking, it affects smokers who are of age as well, including students on campus. Some students mostly use flavored tobacco to smoke it out of a hookah. Now that the ban has gone into effect, the option of a relaxing night sitting around the hookah with friends may have disappeared. Mike Rhiney, a junior majoring in business, said he was not aware that a ban on flavored tobacco had even been in the works, much less that it had been enacted on Sept. 22. He has still been able to purchase flavored tobacco in town. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now, what I have on me is wild grape [flavored tobacco],â&#x20AC;? Rhiney said. Rhiney said he does not think teenagers are primarily drawn to flavored cigarettes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From personal experience, the first cigarette I ever smoked was a Marbolo Light,â&#x20AC;? Rhiney said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever known has ever smoked flavored cigarettes, ever.â&#x20AC;? Rhiney said he never encountered flavored tobacco until college. He said he had never seen a hookah until his freshman year, which was the first time he tried it. He said he would have bought a pack of cigarettes when he was younger instead of flavored tobacco since it was so much easier than setting up a hookah. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted instant gratification as a teen,â&#x20AC;? Rhiney said. While the FDA is concerned with cigarette companies trying to circumvent the ban by making flavored cigarettes that appear to be little cigars as an alternative, Rhiney said there is no alternative for the flavored loose tobacco he smokes. He said didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize that the tobacco he smoked out of the hookah would even qualify on the same level as flavored cigarettes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t smoke flavored tobacco. I smoke hookah tobacco,â&#x20AC;? Rhiney said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I never looked at it as flavored tobacco. I looked at it as hookah tobacco. I guess I will have to stop smoking the hookah if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s banned now.â&#x20AC;?

Effects of ban uncertain Dr. Alan Blum, a professor and endowed chairman in family medicine at the University and director of the UA Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society, said the ban does not change the situation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The FDAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ban on flavored tobacco products changes very little,â&#x20AC;? Blum said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This will have no effect whatsoever in reducing teen smoking.â&#x20AC;?

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Blum said it bans only products labeled with the names of flavors such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;grape,â&#x20AC;? and very few products like that exist and are mostly little cigars. Blum said none of the products made by the biggest tobacco companies are affected by the ban and that all cigarettes contain flavors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know, for instance, if Marlboro might be cherry-flavored and chocolate-flavored, since those are trade secrets,â&#x20AC;? Blum said. Blum said he has many ideas on why menthol cigarettes were not included in the ban. Blum said mentholated cigarettes have existed for 80 years and make up close to 30 percent of all cigarette sales. They are especially popular with Hispanic and black consumers, who have been targeted by tobacco companies, Blum said. Blum said menthol cigarettes were not included in the ban because of a deal Philip Morris cut with the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. By breaking ranks with other tobacco companies and supporting the FDA in this ban, Marlboro, the cigarette maker with 50 percent of the U.S. market, was able to gain the support of the well-funded lobbyist group, Blum said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In other words, the campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and Philip Morris can be said to have sold out AfricanAmerican and Hispanic consumers for the sake of getting a largely symbolic bill passed,â&#x20AC;? Blum said. At this point, Blum said any attempts to ban menthol cigarettes would lead to years of court battles, as any research that would back up a ban on menthol cigarettes would also lead to a ban on all cigarettes, which is a move the FDA is not authorized to make. Blum submitted a statement to the FDA in which he requested they release a relative risk scale for smoking and stressed that menthol is an important issue but is relatively minor in comparison to cigarettes as a whole. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As it stands, all too many of my own patients still fear the rare adverse consequences of occasional acetaminophen use more than their daily pack of cigarettes,â&#x20AC;? Blum said in his statement.

Shoppers should go for more than just organic foods By Cindy J. Waldrop

These days, shoppers are faced with many choices when buying produce at the store. What brands? What type? And how do you get the most nutrients out of what you buy? To add to the list, local markets, along with the media, are pushing organic foods. Now we are faced with a new question. What is organic food, and how does it differ from non-organic? As we become more concerned about what we put in our bodies, this wholesome food seems to be at the top of the list. That raises the question, is organic produce a healthier and a safer choice? Organic food differs in the way the crops are grown. They are described as being pure and wholesome. These words catch the eye of most buyers because it tells them no harmful products were added that could hurt human health. In this method of farming, the use of additives is prohibited. Animal manure is a

common substitute. This choice of farming has been shown to help cut back on harm to nature that may occur. We are all looking for ways to â&#x20AC;&#x153;go green,â&#x20AC;? whether it be for our health or for our environment. Even though the price is above standard cost, many people buy wholesome food just because they are concerned about the environment and future generations. In stores, the bulk of produce is grown with manmade substance. These are used to help speed up the production process. The USDA has strict rules and guidelines to make sure nothing is harmful to humans and the environment. Any organic food item will have an official USDA seal. The demand for organic foods has been growing for the last ten years. The media has sent the message that wholesome food is safer for nature and better for human health. New research states that organically grown crops have higher amounts of antioxidants, vitamins

and minerals. Diets high in these have resulted in greater overall health for humans. According to the American Dietetic Association, there is still no strong proof of them being safer or more nutritious for you. Longer research studies are needed to know how organically grown food and traditionally grown food differ. The Journal of Food Science reports that 43 percent of buyers purchase wholesome food because they believe that it simply tastes better. Want more ideas on how to â&#x20AC;&#x153;go greenâ&#x20AC;? and eat in an environmentally responsible way? Besides buying organic foods, simply start supporting your local famers market and buy local. Get to know your farmer and find out where your food comes from. Skip the processed foods and eat fresh fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grains. Limit the amount of red meats that you eat during the week. Reduce your intake of salt, refined sugar, white flour, and partially hydrogenated oils.

The healthy Mediterranean Diet Pyramid suggests eating meat monthly and sweets, egg, poultry and fish weekly. Cheese, yogurt, olive oil, fruits, veggies, beans, legumes, nuts and whole grains should be eaten daily under this system. When grocery shopping, stop and think about what makes a healthy plate. Half of your plate should be dressed with green and orange vegetables. The other half should be divided between a lean protein and a starch. Eating more than nine servings of any type fruits and veggies every day will offer great health benefits and promote weight loss. Good health does not have to be pricey. Quality research has shown that eating standard fruits and veggies daily and eating less of high-fat foods will promote better health and can prevent chronic disease.

Cindy Waldrop is a senior majoring in nutrition. Her health column runs biweekly on Wednesday.

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Forum discusses greek diversity By Julia Gardial Staff Writer

Kevin Rome, vice chancellor of student affairs and enrollment management at North Carolina Central University, hosted the forum “Race and Diversity in the University of Alabama’s Greek Community” Tuesday afternoon. Gentry McCreary, UA director of greek affairs, started the discussion by introducing Rome to an audience of about 20 students from various greek communities. Rome is known as an expert on multi-cultural issues and diversity on college campuses.

He is especially knowledgeable on the subject of black experiences on predominately white college campuses. Rome, who was born in Columbus, Ga., attended Morehouse College before moving to the University of Georgia, where he became the greek affairs adviser. He has held a number of positions at several different colleges and universities in California, Texas, Indiana and Georgia. “As different as they are, they’re all alike,” Rome said of the multiple greek organizations he has worked with in the past. In addition, Rome said there are certain problems that are

“inherent in every institution,” one being a lack of diversity. During the forum, students spoke more on the topic of diversity within the greek system than Rome. The majority opinion was that diversity is not a strong trait within the system. The audience began by asking themselves what makes the greek system strong. Some said the leaders that the institutions create hold the system together. Others said it was the community service, or the support systems, formed within the community that strengthened the system. Some members of the audience said it was the numerous traditions that they

take pride in. The students at the forum discussed this problem in depth, talking about reasons that multi-cultural and white greek organizations don’t co-mingle as often as they should. Many students expressed concerns that the system’s organizations are structurally divisive. These students seemed to agree that the problems were mostly voluntary and that once a person joined a fraternity or sorority, they isolated themselves within the organization and didn’t reach out to others. Rome agreed. “The system is what you created over the years,” Rome said.

“It didn’t create itself.” Rome encouraged the students to think of ways to work together within the University. “It’s important for UA to define its greek system,” Rome said. “Develop relationships now to bring into the real world.” Rome referenced several state leaders who are alumni of the UA greek system, reminding the audience that many people of influence within the state had gone on to hold powerful positions. “You have the opportunity to set the tone for the entire state,” Rome said. “You have the best education in Alabama. What do

you do with it?” Some students had mixed feelings about the discussion. India Williams, a first year law student, said she was less than satisfied with the end result. “I think that there were a lot of elephants in the room that were not discussed,” Williams said. “We have to be honest.” However, other students, such as Pandora Austin, vice president of the National PanHellenic Council, said she had a different view. “My goal was to see what could make UA better,” Austin said. “These are steps to get to what we want to get to.”

UA professor named Hartford Faculty Scholar By Tayler Reid Staff Writer Shadi Martin, assistant professor of social work at The University of Alabama, was named a 2009 Hartford Faculty Scholar by the Gerontological Society of America, the nation’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education and practice in the field of aging. Martin was one of nine geriatric social work professionals nationally to be honored with this award. Martin currently works as a research associate with the Center for Mental Health and Aging and the Institute for Rural Health Research at the University of Alabama. She was a scholar with the Minority

H e a l t h & Health Disparities Research C e n t e r grant training program in 2007-08. She was also Shadi Martn the recipient of the Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research grant and the health disparities research pilot grant. Her past work also includes a Fulbright Fellowship in the Middle East, working for the World Health Organization in Europe, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the Middle East, and consulting with Georgetown National

Center for Cultural Competency in Washington D.C. “I have known Dr. Martin for several years,” said Lucinda Roff, Martin’s institutional sponsor. “And I have found that she has superb research skills, and she will make a great contribution to research in the field of aging.” Roff will act as a professional role model. She will provide support throughout Martin’s research while teaching her the ins and outs of the field. According to the program’s Web site, the purpose of the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholars Program is to address the shortage of adequately trained social work practitioners to meet the social and health care needs of our

rapidly increasing aging population. The program is sponsored by the John A. Hartford Foundation of New York City. The main component of the program is the research project. Each scholar must develop an idea and carry out extensive research on their specific topic. Martin chose to explore the role of the family in the decision-making process for breast cancer treatment among older black women. Martin said although mortality rates from breast cancer increase with age for all women, the mortality rates are highest among older black women. “In most decision-making models, families have been left out of the equation,” Martin said. “If you leave out the fam-

ily, you may be leaving out a very important factor that can influence decision making and hence the treatment outcomes.” The program also establishes connections. Each scholar is paired with an institutional faculty sponsor and national gerontological social work research mentors. Deborah Padgett will be Martin’s national research mentor. She will continually review Martin’s research and assist her in creating a research development plan to insure the effectiveness of her research. Martin, along with the other eight scholars, will attend many varied workshops and seminars over the course of her two-year term. The goal of these work-

shops is to improve research, teaching, and leadership skills. “We have one of the strongest social work programs in the nation for developing and educating social work professionals and researchers in the field of aging,” Roff said. The application process for the program is quite extensive, requiring letters of recommendation and various proposals and forms. The process was particularly competitive this year; due to budget cuts, the Hartford program was forced to grant fewer awards than in previous years. “This is a very prestigious award,” Martin said. “It is a great honor for me to join this cadre of accomplished leaders and scholars in gerontology.”

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the shelves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Montgomery was a straightforward, simple process,â&#x20AC;? Winner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The city came in, gave us our license and we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had any problems.â&#x20AC;? In 2005, Winner wanted to add a third store to the Love Stuff chain, and he settled on a former steakhouse in Hoover as the spot for the new store. Hoover officials, however, were not pleased. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The city of Hoover came in and told us we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be in that building,â&#x20AC;? Winner said. When Winner refused to move, the city filed suit, and the ensuing litigation lasted for almost two years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We never understood why we were being used there,â&#x20AC;? Winner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I did not see the clear, defining light. It was immaterial â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we were still being sued.â&#x20AC;? Winner, during his seven hours on the witness stand, sat and tried to answer questions from the state he thought were broad or going in strange directions. All the while being proud of Herringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She took on those $1,000 an hour attorneys,â&#x20AC;? Winner said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and she hammered their asses.â&#x20AC;?

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by Herring, implemented by clerks and mandatory for customers, is posted prominently in two places â&#x20AC;&#x201D; near the entrance to the store and close to the cash register. It is also printed in a shorter form on receipts that customers must sign before taking possession of any merchandise. The long form, poster boardsized policy states that the items are displayed for educational purposes but that customers must offer to purchase the items. They are not offered for sale. The policy is an attempt to conform to the state law that bans the sale of any sex toy intended to be used as, well, a sex toy in Alabama. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started thinking about the policy after Judge Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last decision, Williams V,â&#x20AC;? Herring said, starting the timeline near the end of her federal fight against the state law. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had already worked out the policy in its initial form â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which is probably three words different than it is now.â&#x20AC;? Herring acknowledged the hardship of working under the law. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not doing offers to sell like a normal store would,â&#x20AC;? Herring said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something difficult to do.â&#x20AC;? Difficult, yes, but not impossible, as Love Stuffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success has proven. That success starts at the top with boss Ross Winner.

The grandfather During an Army career in the 82nd Airborne Division, Special Forces and three years

CW | Tiffany Nevin A row of Penthouse brand shoes sits in the Auburn Love Stuff. The shoes, despite their brand, are found in the area of the store open to all customers as a drill sergeant, Winner traveled from his hometown of Anniston to Alaska, Germany, Central America and the Persian Gulf. For 12 hours on Friday, he worked the grand opening of his newest store in Auburn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For a new store, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had an exceptional response,â&#x20AC;? Winner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope the citizens of Auburn welcome us

like they did today for the rest of the time weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here.â&#x20AC;? Winner, a 53-year-old father of three and grandfather, has worked for the last two weeks to get the store ready. Today, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dressed in a black â&#x20AC;&#x153;DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T TRUST WHITEYâ&#x20AC;? T-shirt, an item from a line that Love Stuff carries. He wraps and unwraps an orange dog leash around his fist as he talks.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Europe or a major metropolitan city, stores like this are an everyday occasion,â&#x20AC;? Winner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought it was a little odd that in Alabama you couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy stuff like this.â&#x20AC;? After Winner retired from the military in 1992, he settled down in Anniston. Five years later, he had to drive to Atlanta to get his wife a gift for Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. Winner didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enjoy having to make the trip. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I came back, and within 10 days of Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day,â&#x20AC;? Winner said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had opened up the store.

walk the Galleria without fear of exposure to dildos.â&#x20AC;? While there were some prospects for a successful legal challenge, he said the sex toy ban was likely to remain in place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d prefer this law wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t on the books, but in the meantime, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll trust in the district attorneys to use scarce prosecutorial resources wisely,â&#x20AC;? Krotoszynski said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And in voters to punish those who misuse those scarce resources.â&#x20AC;?

On raids and peace

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Legal perilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; As far as Love Stuff not selling sex toys, UA law professor Ronald Krotoszynski said he thinks the distinction between a store selling and customers making offers to buy is slicing it too thin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I appreciate the effort that went into creating the kabuki theatre,â&#x20AC;? Krotoszynski said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The notion theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not marketing these productsâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? Krotoszynski said, pausing as if heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking for softer words, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is open to question.â&#x20AC;? Krotoszynski said a key inquiry is how much stock Love Stuff maintains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they maintain a supply in anticipation of offers,â&#x20AC;? Krotoszynski said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to CW | Tiffany Nevin say theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not possessing with HooverĘźs Love Stuff store is in the former home of a steakhouse. The city found the prime location intent to distribute. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It seems like a legal fiction.â&#x20AC;? objectionable when the store opened in 2005. Krotoszynski said the issue with the sex toy ban is that it limits access to a fundamental right, the privacy and autonomy of consenting adults in their bedrooms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My own view is that the 11th Circuit got this case wrong,â&#x20AC;? Krotoszynski said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this argument these devices have independent constitution:H VHUYH D YDULHW\ RI IRRG LQFOXGLQJ al significance. This is not the equivalent of banning the sale KDPEXUJHUV KRWGRJV ,WDOLDQ EHHI 3KLOO\ of bass boats. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re imped&KHHVHVWHDN *\URV 6DODGV 7DERXOL ing the fundamental rights of +XPPXV &KLFNHQ .RIWD .DERE DQG Alabama citizens.â&#x20AC;? Despite his views of the PRUH :H DOVR RIIHU 3HSVL EUDQG IRXQWDLQ courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision, Krotoszynski GULQNV FRIIHH DQG KRW WHD acknowledged that it was the current state of the law. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you operate a store that :H VHUYH WKH +RRND LQ PDQ\ Ă DYRUV â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Little makes these items commer:HHNGD\V DIWHU SP ZHHNHQGV DOO GD\ cially available,â&#x20AC;? Krotoszynski Place With said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you do so at some legal The Big peril.â&#x20AC;? Watch TV with surround sound on our Tasteâ&#x20AC;? While Krotoszynski said he outside patio! thinks the ban is unconstitutional, he said the state should :H 'HOLYHU (YHU\GD\ $IWHU SP be able to regulate the sale of sex toys using zoning ordinanc& All Day Weekends es and protections for minors and unwilling audiences. *UHHQVERUR $YH I 7XVFDORRVD $/ I â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think you have the right to put up the latest model from the San Fernando Valley on Main Street,â&#x20AC;? Krotoszynski said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You should be able to

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From the beginning, the threat of legal trouble always loomed over the Anniston store, so when Calhoun County sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deputies stormed Love Stuff in full tactical gear in 2003, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t much of a surprise. About 30 or 40 deputies swarmed the store with 10 or 15 vehicles, Winner said, and they came in hot, forcing Winner to the floor. The deputies were there, warrant in hand, to take the storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pornographic videos. For many businesses, this would have been an easy enough task â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just take a few videos and leave. But in the case of Love Stuff, the storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expansive inventory presented a logistical problem. Namely, Calhoun County authorities had to remove more than 6,000 clunky VHS tapes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They had to send four or five agents to different places to buy boxes,â&#x20AC;? Winner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were not ready. They did not come prepared to haul away 6,700 VHS tapes.â&#x20AC;? As the deputies were leaving, Winner promised them he would have the merchandise back on the shelves the next morning. Sure enough, Winner had 6,000 more tapes overnighted to the store. The tapes didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stay there long. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They came and f------ raided me again, â&#x20AC;&#x153; Winner said. All told, the Anniston store was raided three times. Winner brought in Herring soon after the first raid, and she was able to bring some peace to the situation. While the Anniston store fomented trouble, Winner turned to the expansion of the Love Stuff empire. His second store opened in Montgomery in 2002. There, Love Stuff was able to come to an agreement with law enforcement â&#x20AC;&#x201D; instead of raiding the store, officials could simply ask the store to remove content the city found objectionable. The pact has resulted in calm for seven years and a handful of movies yanked from

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A bright lineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Even if the selling/offering to buy distinction is too fuzzy, Herring said the storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy is legal. Herring points to the medical, scientific, legislative, etc. language in the policy, saying it comes directly from the affirmative defenses listed in the Alabama obscenity statute. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give merchants a bright line you can walk under,â&#x20AC;? Herring said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;then the whole thing should be unconstitutional.â&#x20AC;?

The future

A little after 8 p.m. Friday, Winner takes Lilly Mae, his wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s white Shih Tzu sets the new ADT security system and leaves the Auburn store with friends and family at his side. The first day has been a success, and if Auburn performs to the standards of Winnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other stores, it should generate up to 3,000 customers per month. But Winner is looking to the future. Over the course of the next five years, he plans to open 14 new stores in the state for a total of 18 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; six supercenters and 12 smaller satellite locations throughout Alabama. But for Winner, the end is coming in the next few years as he hopes to permanently retire and turn Love Stuff over to his children. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re being groomed in it,â&#x20AC;? Winner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I want to get this litigation over before I retire.â&#x20AC;? The litigation, however, has been worth it to Winner despite its costs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People will forego a marriage quick in this state on the grounds of sexual incompatibility,â&#x20AC;? Winner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If only people had better sex lives with each other. [Love Stuff] has no back rooms. We have no little booths. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We keep giving up freedoms. It takes someone to say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey, this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t right.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

***

A week and a half before Winner and everyone else stepped out of a shiny, new store, Herring paced the floor of a store under construction, examining each piece of merchandise. She stopped pacing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Something that seems odd or scary to you might be perfect for someone else,â&#x20AC;? Herring said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t judge it. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what works for someone else.â&#x20AC;?

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The Tuscaloosa Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre has succeeded for more than 20 years at educating the children of Tuscaloosa County about the arts, and the group will continue with its performance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alice in Wondereland.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The process of selecting the cast of a play starts with normally around 150 bids, then come auditions, selecting the cast, and then we rehearse,â&#x20AC;? said Drew Baker, artistic coordinator of TCT as well as the director of the current play, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alice in Wonderland.â&#x20AC;? The group puts on six different shows for the select schools in Tuscaloosa County before the opening night Friday to the public. The cast ranges in age from 4 to 18. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With such a broad age range in the cast, people of all ages will enjoy this production,â&#x20AC;? said Baker. The Tuscaloosa Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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the rain, but hopefully weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get a break in the weather.â&#x20AC;? Ewart said students who are still in town during fall break could take advantage of a discount on Friday, which she dubbed Student Day. Armbands for unlimited rides that normally cost $20 will cost $15 for students. Ewart said the fair had to move because Jaycee Park added a walking path and was rezoned. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough space for a fair to come in and even operate,â&#x20AC;? Ewart said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We even investigated a spot at Fosterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, but then we went into talks with PARA and we decided on this.â&#x20AC;? In addition to the location and attendance, Ewart said there was another change she liked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the newest thing is the number of rides for people under the age of 12,â&#x20AC;? Ewart said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a lot of compliments about there being enough rides for small children.â&#x20AC;? UA students found plenty of excitement among the taller,

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â&#x20AC;˘ How much: $6 for students Theatre puts on several types of plays. On Oct. 19 and 20, TCT will hold auditions for the next show, which is an adaption of the holiday classic, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Christmas Carolâ&#x20AC;? directed by Jameson Sanford, a TCT alumnus and UA sophomore majoring in math and theatre. Sanford also designed the set for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alice in Wonderlandâ&#x20AC;? and is still involved with the theater. He has been a part of TCT since he was 5 years old. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a great organization for more fearsome rides, however. Katy Smith, a junior majoring in elementary education, said the Hurricane, an accelerated aerial variation on the carousel, was one of her favorites. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Ferris wheel is always a plus,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Zipper is only for the daredevils.â&#x20AC;? Stacey Brantley, a junior majoring in marketing, said she, like Ewart, enjoyed the Zipper, because it did not make her nauseous. She also said it compared well against other state fairs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smaller than ones Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been to in the past, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a lot of the staples,â&#x20AC;? Brantley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good flashback to childhood.â&#x20AC;?

the kids to be a part of, and it helps them get experience,â&#x20AC;? Sanford said. The upcoming show has more than 80 children in the cast. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The play is different because it is an ensemble piece which means there are so many different characters for them all to have their moment,â&#x20AC;? said Baker. With the film adaptation of the story being made by Tim Burton coming soon in 2010, organizers said the play should be a success. All of the wellknown and favorite characters in the story are present in the theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production, from the Mad Hatter to the Cheshire cat. Rosie Webber, a sophomore at Northridge High School and a five-year member of TCT said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love all the people involved, and I have grown so much as an actress.â&#x20AC;? Webber is playing the Queen of Hearts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a great learning experience, and you get to learn from the older kids, and teach those younger than you also

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Bryant Museum Former Alabama football player John Staples stands on Mount Suribachi in Iwo Jima during World War II.

Museum helps to create book about Tide war veterans By Mike Albanese Staff Writer More than 250 former Crimson Tide football players served in the military during World War II. Taking time out of their college and athletic lives, they served in the Marines, Army, Navy and Air Corps, among other fields. Now, with help from the Paul W. Bryant Museum, Delbert Reed, an award-winning journalist and author, will tell their stories. Together, he and museum officials plan to publish a book honoring those who served by gathering information and photos. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are in the research phase,â&#x20AC;? said museum director Ken Gaddy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re concentrating on those still living. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to get in touch with their families and get the stories out from the players that are living.â&#x20AC;? Working on this project has been an enlightening and a great experience, Reed said. However, he said the war had an effect on a majority of men in the United States, and this effect carried onto the field for the football team. There were 60 players on the roster for the 1942 team, but due to the war, 59 were called into action. The following season, the

Tide could not field a team. Even though Alabama was hit hard, many colleges faced the same problem. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every able-bodied man in America was in World War II,â&#x20AC;? Reed said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Football players were high in the list.â&#x20AC;? In the war, football players from Alabama were prisoners of war, killed in action, surgeons on the front line and served in D-Day, Iwo Jima and many major battles. During their research, Reed and the Bryant Museum officials found 10 survivors ranging from 88 to 96 years old. The surviving soldiers talked about their war experience, and Reed said they have â&#x20AC;&#x153;only scratched the surface for finding people.â&#x20AC;? With the amount of information yet to be gathered, they are unsure of a completion date. However, they hope to finish it soon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It depends on research,â&#x20AC;? Gaddy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to dig deeper and be thorough and not rush. We want to get it out as soon as possible.â&#x20AC;? Reed said his job is to get out the stories of the 250 Alabama football players. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stories havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been told,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My job is to give them the deserved credit.â&#x20AC;?

As the Crimson Tide football team embarks on its second road battle of the season Saturday, another unit in the Alabama athletic arsenal will be preparing for combat â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rowing team. The rowing team, in its fourth year of NCAA Division-I competition, will head to Tennessee for the Chattanooga Head Race. This event will be all day and open to both novice and varsity members on the team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really excited, Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always a really big event,â&#x20AC;? said junior team captain Laura Skaggs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been training really hard this fall, ever since school started off, every single morning out on the Black Warrior.â&#x20AC;? On Sept. 9, the team held its second informational meeting for all interested female athletes looking to go out for the team. These new recruits will be heading to Chattanooga Saturday with less than a month of formal rowing training under their belts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the freshmen heading to this meet make up a 50/50 mix between walk-ons and recruits,â&#x20AC;? said head coach Larry Davis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will be an opportunity for them to see what racing is about.â&#x20AC;? Skaggs said she has lots of faith in the new recruits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been working really

hard to get where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a big challenge for them. I feel theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready, and this will be a good way to get them introduced to the sport.â&#x20AC;? Davis said he has high expectations for the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crew to surpass the marks it made in its previous season. Last May, the team entered four teams at the Aramark South/Central Region Sprint Championships on Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Davis compared the seriousness of competition found at this showing to that of an NCAA Championship race. He said several of the top teams in the nation will be at the event, including Brown, Harvard and Stanford, all of which are Ivy League schools and have a long standing rowing tradition. Davis said the level of support for rowing at the Ivy League level could be compared to the support for baseball or basketball at Alabama. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hoping we can get a larger fan base,â&#x20AC;? Skaggs said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to have people come, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for new fans.â&#x20AC;? Senior team captain Jessica Autrey said the team has high hopes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a new program and we have improved every year,â&#x20AC;? Autrey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very optimistic about our chances for NCAAs.â&#x20AC;? Davis said he sees the pro-

UA Athletics The womenĘźs rowing team competes at Kansas State last year.

gram in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;process of evolution,â&#x20AC;? to six years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a bit of a tough row and that the program should be getting a bid to the NCAA tour- to hoe,â&#x20AC;? he said of the upcoming nament in at least the next four seasons.

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