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State turns down bid for Bryce By Avery Dame Metro/State Editor
CW | Bethany Martin Alabama junior linebacker Rolando McClain tackles Ole Miss running back Brandon Bolden in the Crimson Tideʼs 22-3 victory Saturday over the Rebels. The Alabama defense held Ole Miss to just 19 total yards and one first down in the first half. For coverage of Saturdayʼs game, see page 10.
FAST FACTS • The University offered a bid of $60 million for the Bryce property.
The state mental health agency turned down the University’s $60 million bid to buy the Bryce Hospital complex Thursday. The agency’s trustees met with Gov. Bob Riley at Bryce to discuss the complex’s future, including the possibility of relocating the facility to Birmingham. The University had previously offered $50 million in cash for the property, as well as $3.5 million to clean up land contamination and $6.5 million to preserve the main domed building, which would be used by the University as a museum and office space. But a study by the mental health agency showed it would cost $65 million to build a new 268-bed hospital to replace Bryce, not including furnishings or equipment. And the University’s offer failed to address the cost of relocating about 100 Bryce patients into community centers.
• A study has suggested it would take $6.5 million to replace the hospital.
Other options the trustees considered include contracting with a private operator to build and run a psychiatric hospital. Trustee Paul Davis said the University’s bid was unacceptable, according to the Assocaited Press. “They want 200 acres of the most pristine property in Tuscaloosa,” Davis said. “I realize that the University of Alabama is a juggernaut in this
See BRYCE, page 5
A matter of heart College combines programs By Amy Castleberry Staff Reporter
Former NAACP president retells her stories By B.J. Hollars The Crimson White Hazel Eubanks will show you her heart. “Right here,” she says, lowering her blouse, pointing to the white scar on her almond skin. “And it’s a funny thing, because when I had the heart attack, I thought it was God’s way of telling me to slow down. So you know what I did? I sped up. Then I had three more strokes.” She laughs, shaking her head. “But this heart right here?” she says, tapping the scar. “They took it out of me, put it on a table, fixed it and then put it right back in.” She shakes her head as if she herself can’t believe it.
CW | Tori Gordon Hazel Eubanks, the first female president of the Alabama chapter of the NAACP, now lives in Tuscaloosa. “Now, I’ve seen some things,” she said, “but that was a miracle. Eubanks, the first female president of the Alabama chapter of the NAACP, lives in a modest brick home a few miles west of downtown Tuscaloosa. Her garage is littered with filing cabinets filled with
See EUBANKS, page 2
The College of Arts and Sciences has combined the African American studies program with the women’s studies program in an effort to better reflect the two individual programs in a shared administrative unit, according to an Arts and Sciences’ spokeswoman. “The ultimate goal is to have an administrative unit that best supports the teaching, research and service missions of the programs in it,” said spokeswoman Rebecca Florence. Florence said the college proposed that the department of women’s studies be renamed the “department of gender and race studies” and will present the change to the UA System Board of Trustees at their next meeting in November. “The College of Arts and Sciences faculty voted to establish an African American studies major last spring because it is a shared program with the University of Alabama at Birmingham,” Florence said. Other campuses across the country have merged smaller programs in an effort to cut back on costs. A March 2008 article from insidehighered.com, an
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online news source for higher education, cited an imminent merging of the women’s studies and the African American studies programs at the University of South Florida. Since the article’s publication, the University of South Florida has not merged these programs, according to the school’s Web site. While the two programs have not merged academically, Florence said, the African American studies and women’s studies programs would continue to administer their own curriculums. “Each program will retain its disciplinary integrity and respective missions,” Florence said. In previous years, the African American studies program only offered a minor and operated as a standalone program administered by DoVeanna Fulton Minor, Florence said. “She is the only full-time African American studies faculty member and is
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the chair of the department of women’s studies,” Florence said. “Dr. Fulton Minor and the four faculty members of the department of women’s studies recommended that the African American studies program, which is now a major, be administratively moved to the department of women’s studies and that the departmental name be changed to better reflect the two programs in the unit.” Fulton was unavailable for comment at deadline. Florence said there were numerous reasons for the merger, including student interest in both programs and the potential they have working together. “Student interest is expected to increase with the new African American studies major which is being offered for the first time this fall, while student interest in the women’s studies program which offers a
See COLLEGE, page 5
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• Homecoming Queen Election: online, 7 a.m. to 7
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•Talent Show co-sponsered by University pick up materials at Ferguson Programs: Ferguson Center, Center SGA office, 1p.m. to 6 p.m. • Banner Competition:
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CAMPUS | 2009 Homecoming Queen Election Polls will be open on Tuesday, October 13th from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm for voting for Homecoming Queen. Here is a quick reminder of the process you will follow to vote online: -On Tuesday, October 13th go to http://myBama.ua.edu. The link for the poll/ballot will be located on the Main Page of myBama. -Please click on the image to be directed to the ballot. -Vote for one of the Homecoming Queen nominees listed on the ballot or enter a write-in candidate After you vote, a generic receipt will be sent to your Crimson account. The receipt will not indicate for whom you voted, it will only verify that your vote was counted.
CAMPUS | UA College Republicans to present lecture by feminist critic On Tuesday October 13th at 7 p.m. in room 313 of the Ferguson Center, the University of Alabama College Republicans will be presenting a lecture by author, philosopher and feminist critic, Christina Hoff Sommers. The lecture is entitled “What is Right (and Wrong) About Feminism.”
CAMPUS | Student group hosts film showing about Uganda Apwonjo, a student organization to raise awareness about problems in Uganda, will screen “The Rescue,” a film that provides a history of the area of northern Uganda and the continuing conflict there. The event will last from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Room 118 of Graves Hall. A discussion will follow the film to update those who attend about what Invisible Children is doing to resolve the conflict and rebuild the area as well as how students and individuals can become part of this movement for peace, which includes advocating on behalf of the child soldiers of Uganda with the Northern Uganda Recovery and LRA Disarmament Act.
LOCAL | Tuscaloosa Winds to Perform Fall Concert The Tuscaloosa Winds, a concert band for the campus and community, will perform Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Moody Concert Hall. The concert will feature selections such as American Hymnsong Suite, The Black Horse Troop, The Florentiner March, A Copland Portrait, Cajun Folk Songs, Havendance, and Air for Band. About 80 musicians will perform in the concert band. These musicians include middle and high school students, UA students, community members, professors and band directors. The ensemble is conducted and rehearsed by Graduate Teaching Assistants and on occasion local band directors.
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• “Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in America’s Black Belt” Lecture: Gorgas Library room 205, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. • Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger Kickoff: Ferguson Center Plaza, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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hundreds of manila folders, proof of a lifetime of civil rights work. “I don’t even want all this junk,” she grumbles, fingering her way through old NAACP meeting agendas, piling them in heaps. “I swear, I could just throw it all away. I really could.” But most likely she couldn’t. “What are all these old things?” she asks, putting on a show as her eyes scan the folders. “I can’t even read what this says. Does this one say Emmett Till?” It does, and inside, a deluge of private correspondences between Hazel and Mamie Till Bradley Mobley, Emmett’s mother. On the night of Aug. 28, 1955, 14-year-old Emmett was abducted from his bed, placed in a truck and driven to an abandoned shed. There, he was beaten and shot. A cotton gin fan was tied to his neck with
barbed wire. He was dropped in the Tallahatchie River. All for whistling at a white woman. While heartbroken, Emmett’s mother used her son’s death as a call for reform, demanding that Emmett’s funeral be open casket, despite his horrifically disfigured face. The pictures, published in Jet magazine, shocked many Americans into reexamining the issue of race. Years later, Eubanks befriended Mobley while serving as Alabama’s NAACP president. “She was a wonderful person,” Eubanks recalls, glancing into the folder. “In fact, she organized a group…that displayed Emmett’s body so that people could be aware of what happened, and what could happen, and what might happen in the future.” Mobley first contacted Eubanks in January of 1994, soliciting help in reopening her son’s case. Less than two months later, Eubanks’s branch of the NAACP wrote a resolution dedicating their resources to bringing Emmett’s killers to
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justice 40 years after he was tortured and murdered. “I can’t thank you enough for what you have done to further the cause of justice on behalf of me and my son,” Mobley wrote to Eubanks. “I believe the Lord is going to let me live to see all men free of oppression… The way it looks now, it seems that I might have to work quite a while to overcome all the hatred I see.” Despite Eubanks’s help, she wouldn’t live to see her son’s case reopened. Mobley died in 2003, just a year shy of witnessing the reward of a lifetime of work when the Justice Department reopened the case. *** Eubanks readjusts herself in her patio chair, picking up the next folder. “And this one? What do you suppose is in this one?” Inside are yellowed newspaper clippings and a letter from Morris Dees, famed civil rights lawyer from the Southern Poverty Law Center. “Oh, that’s right,” Eubanks nods, flipping through the pages. “I remember this one.” “Dear Mrs. Eubanks,” Dees’ letter begins. “Enclosed is a copy of the consent decree we obtained in the case we filed on your behalf to enjoin the Klan’s paramilitary army in Alabama…The Klan knew we had them beat and decided to allow the court to enjoin them to save the expense and bad publicity of a trial…This is an important victory against the Klan. The lawsuit successfully ended their paramilitary activity in this state, and if they attempt to resume it and we learn about this new activity, we have the injunction to use against them in court.” Though it initially “slipped her mind,” Eubanks recalls her role in ending the Ku Klux Klan’s paramilitary action within the state.
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For years, splinter groups of Alabama Klansmen had been training for what some believed was an inevitable race war, spurring white supremacists to spend their weekends in the woods armed with M-16s, practicing guerilla warfare tactics. The Birmingham PostHerald reported on a training camp demonstration that took place in 1980 in which Klan members blindfolded news reporters and drove them to a remote location where 15 men and women of the Klan met to train. “It’s going to come to this — to war and revolution — and we’re training so that the white race can be prepared,” said Terry Tucker, the unit’s leader, in the Post-Herald’s reports. Eubanks and the NAACP filed suit against them, arguing the paramilitary groups were “violating state law by which precludes civilians from forming military groups.” With the lawsuit hanging over their heads, the Klan agreed to the enjoinment, avoiding a potentially long, costly legal battle. Without firing a single bullet, Eubanks played a central role in defeating the Klan’s paramilitary unit throughout her state. When asked how that makes her feel, she shrugs her shoulders. She says she almost forgot. ***
“Oh yes, I’ve seen some things,” she repeats. “I surely, surely have.” When asked if she was ever met with any racial opposition due to her role in the civil rights movements, she laughs it off. “Oh goodness no.” Then, she reconsiders. “Well, I suppose my neighbor was in the Klan. But it wasn’t anything bad. Back then, this whole community was Klansmen.” She spreads her hand out toward the brick houses on either side of her. “This is where they lived. But [he] was a beautiful neighbor. Whenever I cooked anything he’d come running over here for some barbecue. He and his wife were very, very nice people. We never had any problem out of them and they never had any problem out of us.” As for an obvious conflict of interest, Eubanks said it is all in a person’s heart. “[My neighbors] held no animosity toward us,” she said. “In fact, when we left home, they’d take care of our house. Water the plants, that sort of thing. “Did we trust them? Well, sure. He was as nice as he could be. I think he even told the rest of them Klansmen, ‘Don’t go messing with the Eubanks on the corner.’ Anyway, they never did.” She points her eyes at the folders once more, then glances up, whispering. “You know, that Klan could’ve come here any day and blew me away because they knew where I lived. But they didn’t,” she said. She shrugs, unable to explain it. “I guess I’ve just been blessed.” She leans over, reaching for one last manila folder atop the others. “Now what’s this?” It’s a speech she delivered at a luncheon a few decades prior. And for the next 15 minutes, she recites it word for word in her shaky voice. “This horde of night riders began to destroy, burn, murder, intimidate and lynch many black men and women and children,” she reads theatrically, a hand in the air. “This country was riddled with riots, lawlessness and marches on Washington. New black leaders were born, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey…” At the speech’s conclusion, she places a hand on her chest, breathless. “Woowee,” she laughs, adjusting her glasses, wiping her brow, “I sure could preach it, couldn’t I?”
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Monday, October 12, 2009 Editor • Alan Blinder letters@cw.ua.edu
{ YOUR VIEW } WAS SOUTH CAROLINA A GOOD CHOICE FOR NEXT WEEK’S HOMECOMING OPPONENT? “I guess itʼs really the only game we could pick.” — April Lowery, senior, accounting
“Itʼs definitely better than us playing LSU.” — Allison Murphy, senior, management information systems
“I think it brings more excitement to the game.” — Jake Stone, senior, pre-med
“I figure itʼll be hard, but we have a good team.” — Landon Brown, senior, biology
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WE WELCOME YOUR OPINIONS Letters to the editor must be less than 300 words and guest columns less than 800. Send submissions to letters@ cw.ua.edu. Submissions must include the author’s name, year, major and daytime phone number. Phone numbers are for verification and will not be published. Students should also include their year in school and major. For more information, call 348-6144. The CW reserves the right to edit all submissions.
Alabama’s Bryce offer fair
Since 1861, Bryce Hospital has been a haven within the state of Alabama for the mentally ill. While the quality of care has been In short: The Uniquestioned at times versity made — and was the suba fair offer for ject of the longest Bryce Hospital. lawsuit related to It’s rejection is mental health in puzzling. American history — Bryce Hospital continues to be a facility of importance to the state. But it doesn’t necessarily have to be in Tuscaloosa, particularly when it impedes the growth and progress of an institution whose services cannot simply move. The University has offered a bid of some $60 million for the 175-acre property, which includes $3.5 million for site cleanup and $6.5 million for preservation of the hospital’s main building, which is a part of the National Register of Historic Places. According to UA President Robert Witt, who spoke with CW editors during an interview on Wednesday, the University has offered the property’s appraised value. A report issued in April says the state should demand more than $84 million for Bryce, including $65 million for a new facility. To call the state’s proposal unreasonable is an understatement. Paul Davis, a member of the state mental health board, told The Tuscaloosa News that while the University “is a juggernaut in this state…we have a priority to the mentally ill.” Davis also told the newspaper, “I resent the fact that we are supposed to just roll over and play dead when the University says, ‘We want, we need, we take.’” Davis is off the mark. We care about the mentally ill, and we think the state should make every effort to provide appropriate assistance. However, since the mental health community has alternative options, it should make way for a vital state institution that is far from portable. The University has not made an unfair offer for Bryce. Rather, it has made an offer reportedly equal to the appraised value. And the University has hardly made a quick-grab for the land — negotiations have been ongoing for nearly four years. The University should continue to negotiate for Bryce, but it should not raise its offer by much. Rather, the state legislature and Gov. Bob Riley should take a stand for the mentally ill and allocate sufficient funding for a modern facility. In addition, we have concerns that a meeting of the board Thursday, during which Riley and others discussed the University’s offer, was unannounced. The board’s failure to announce the meeting kept UA and local officials from coming to speak on the proposal. Regardless of one’s opinion on Bryce’s future, it is not unreasonable to insist upon an open, complete discussion of a publiclyfunded board. We buy into the University’s argument that the land on which the hospital sits is important to UA’s future. The state should recognize it, too.
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The Nobel Pointless Prize By Alan Blinder If the Norwegian Nobel Committee is to be believed, Barack Obama accomplished more in 12 days than Mahatma Gandhi, Pope John Paul II or Corazon Aquino. On Friday, as widely reported by news outlets and Facebook statuses, the committee awarded the president the Nobel Peace Prize for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” But, when one looks beyond the award citation’s thesis statement to better understand the committee’s decision, they find an important reference: “as president.” Obama became president on Jan. 20. Nominations closed on Feb. 1. Twelve days. Give me a break. The committee deviated from the award citation when explaining its decision, recognizing a week-and-a-half is hardly enough time to merit what we shall, for the purposes of this column, call the Nobel Pointless Prize. At the announcement news conference in Oslo, Norway, the chairman of the prize committee, a former prime minister of Norway, said, “We are not awarding the prize for what may happen in the future but for what he has done in the previous year.” Who knew one could get one of the world’s prestigious awards (and $1.4 million, which Obama has announced he will donate to charity) for doing little more than running for and winning America’s highest office? Let’s take a look back at Obama’s life from Feb. 1, 2008 to Feb. 1, 2009 — the nomination period. He fought Hillary Clinton in the primaries
until June. He made an overseas trek where he talked a good game of working with our allies, but it was nothing particularly unusual. He trounced Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in the general election, and then, in one of his first acts as president-elect, he nominated (and eventually won confirmation of) an all-but-convicted tax evader as treasury secretary. Then he went to Washington. After spending the most of any president in history on inaugural festivities, which did not purchase a flawless oath of office ceremony from Obama or Chief Justice John Roberts, he spent much of the next 12 days talking about the economy, not world peace. In awarding the Nobel to President Obama on what can be at best described as tenuous grounds, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has shattered the credibility and prestige of the prize. Obama could very well have earned the prize in future years, but his work of late does not rise to the standards set by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1964), Mother Teresa (1979), Elie Wiesel (1986), Mikhail Gorbachev (1990) or Nelson Mandela (1993). The Nobel Committee should have looked to leaders who have made a positive difference for peace in the past year, people who overcame enormous odds to win tangible results. If I were a Norwegian sitting on the award committee and was determined to do Alfred Nobel proud (by awarding the prize to the person who had done “the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses,”) I would have selected Morgan Tsvangirai.
Tsvangirai, the prime minister of Zimbabwe, is not as much of a celebrity as Obama, but he has done far more to promote peace and understanding and at far greater personal risk. Tsvangirai has seen the presidency stolen from him twice, yet he remained nonviolent and seemingly ceded power in an effort to make peace. He was tried for treason after his nation’s own intelligence service allegedly framed him, but he didn’t betray the ideals that made him a target of the government he sought to change. He has proven himself to be one of the great champions of democracy in Africa and elsewhere. As Zimbabwe’s prime minister, he has helped to revitalize a national currency after suspending a currency that, in July 2008, had an inflation rate of 231 million percent. He has not, by any means, restored Zimbabwe to its past status as the “breadbasket of Africa,” but he has curbed its steep decline. While the modern-day Gestapo of Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s longtime dictator, has not completely disappeared, their presence and violence has significantly deteriorated. Tsvangirai is imperfect as a leader, but he has a record of accomplishment in the sector of national and international accord that is unmatched, to this point, by Barack Obama. I would like to see the Nobel Peace Prize be the distinguished award its creator intended, but Friday’s announcement was a disgrace, not just to the prize, but to all of the people who actually — or should have — earned it. Alan Blinder is the opinions editor of the Crimson White. His column runs weekly on Mondays.
Greek vs. GDI? Who cares? By Meghan Menard I have read the letters regarding issues between greeks and independents, and I feel I have a unique perspective. For two years I was a member of the greek community, but I am now classified as an “independent.” I chose to leave my sorority my junior year because the greek social scene no longer captured my attention. I agree with Amanda Sams, who wrote the letter titled “Greeks don’t hate independents,” that many sororities help freshmen find a place to fit in at the University. Campus can be a daunting place for freshmen, especially now as the University’s enrollment continues to increase. Some sorority members’ friendships can last a lifetime. Sams’ letter, however, didn’t address the many reasons students may chose not to “go greek.” For some, greek life can be chaotic, intimidating and pressured. It’s true that most greek parties involve alcohol. While no one ever forced me to drink when I was a greek, I’m sure I’m not the only one who felt drinking was the way to fit in. I’m also sure, and have learned through experience, that people who aren’t members of the greek community also have social functions with alcohol involved. I think that’s just part of college life. The difference is fraternities and sororities are social groups that spend considerable time planning swaps, date parties and band parties throughout the year. It shouldn’t be forgotten that some people choose not to join the greek
life because they don’t want to drink and party or feel they could do without the peer pressure. As a member of the greek community I thought that non-greeks either couldn’t afford it or couldn’t get in — they weren’t good enough. I now know that is an immature idea and one developed out of insecurity. Also, only a small percentage of the University student body can afford the $4,000-plus annual price tag on greek life. It doesn’t make you better than someone because your parents choose to pay this money for a social club, like most, but not all, parents of greeks do. Conversely, many non-greeks assume that greeks have to pay for their friends or fraternity members have to pay to get girls. This is an equally immature idea. The dues for fraternity and sorority involvement pay for meals, house upkeep, rent for those living in the house and parties. Membership dues also support the “local chapter and the national or international organization,” according to the UA Web site. I hope people can come to an understanding that being greek or independent is simply a choice. I chose to rush while other freshmen chose not to. I chose to drop out while others decided to stay. Sams wrote that sororities support charities. This is true, but I highly doubt that is a main motivation for joining a sorority or fraternity. I believe greeks are proud of their support of charities (and they should be), but I also believe this isn’t the key focus of these social groups. The main issue in the three let-
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR New Orleans still needs help By Kate Larrabee UWire
ters has been whether or not greeks “hate” independents. All I can say on the topic is that as a freshman sorority member, I quickly learned the term GDI, which stands for “god damn independent.” When I told another greek I was considering dropping out of greek life, he said, “You’re choosing to be a GDI?” I have also heard non-greek friends mock and laugh at fraternity members for going through hazing or name-call sorority members. That’s about it, though. I still know plenty of independents who associate with people in the greek system, and some also attend fraternity band parties and other greek events. The issue’s importance has been blown out of proportion in these letters. The truth is no one really cares. Each student is satisfied with the choice he or she made to be greek or independent, and each can get along with people who have chosen differently. It is not the norm for an altercation between students to suddenly become a greek versus independent conflict. The bad experience Bryant had should be chalked up to miscommunication on rules and a few immature and rude students. We should stop trying to decide who hates whom and just get over it. We’re all here experiencing college life, and most of these experiences are shared between both groups. We have much more in common than any of these letters have shown.
More than four years have passed since disastrous Hurricane Katrina ripped through New Orleans, and the images of demolished buildings and homeless families have faded from our memories. But the nightmares are still a reality for the more than 14,000 families and the countless internally displaced persons in New Orleans still living off Disaster Housing Assistance Program vouchers. Unfortunately for those 14,000 families, the DHAP vouchers expire this month. According to Amnesty International, the government estimates that about half of those families could be eligible for Housing Choice Vouchers, allowing them to live in Section 8 Housing. But what options remain for the families who do not qualify for Section 8 Housing? “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of his family, including food, clothing, housing, and medical care and necessary social services,” according to Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. If more than 7,000 families lose their homes, the United States would be failing to uphold this clause. Now is not the time to place disaster relief in New Orleans on the back burner, but it seems that many Americans have pushed it to the back of their minds and consider it old news. If only there were other forms of assistance that victims could turn to when federal aid runs out. Groups such as the American Red Cross, Oxfam America, Louisiana Disaster Recovery and the NAACP Disaster Fund have helped since the hurricane hit. At least one of these organizations, Louisiana Disaster Recovery, is still offering support, but the thousands of families who risk losing their homes at the end of this month need a larger relief effort. If more organizations still showed interest, New Orleans could make great strides forward.
Meghan Menard is a senior majoring in history.
Kate Larrabee is a student at the University of Kansas.
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Black Power scholar to visit Bama By Kyle D. Pierce Staff Reporter Hasan Kwame Jeffries, author and scholar of African American culture and the Black Power movement, will talk about his new book, “Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama’s Black Belt,” Tuesday in Gorgas Library Room 205. Jefferies is an associate professor of history at Ohio State University and a former Bankhead Fellow of the UA history department. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Jefferies completed his undergraduate work at Morehouse College in Atlanta. He received his
doctorate degree from Duke University in 2002. “Bloody Lowndes” examines the origins of the civil rights movement in Alabama’s Lowndes County. Jefferies said two things gave him the idea for the book: his interest in politics and the organization of the South’s civil rights movement. “The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee was one of the most effective at radically drumming up political support,” Jeffries said. Jefferies said the committee created the Lowndes County Freedom Organization. This group, whose ballot symbol later became a snarling black
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panther, was formed in part to protest the established parties of the day and their barriers to black voting that had kept many blacks of voting age off the county’s registration books for decades. Even after the passage of the Voting Rights Act, Jeffries said most blacks in the overwhelmingly black county of Lowndes remained too scared to register. Jefferies wrote in his book this fit within the two main goals of SNCC: establishing independent political parties in areas where the majority were minorities and working to integrate into the established political parties in areas of white majority.
During his research and interviews for the book, he said he encountered several tremendous first hand accounts of the events from “participants who put their lives on the line.” He said one story jumped out above the rest. It was the story of the origin of the infamous Black Panther Party symbol. “John Healy, LCFO chairman, knew that the party needed a ballot symbol because of Alabama’s high rate illiteracy,” Jefferies said. “Healy asked a student from Clark Howard University in Atlanta who was working with them in Lowndes County to draw something up. The first thing she brought
reception and book signing will back was a white dove.” Jefferies said Healy chas- follow. tised the dove symbol, saying it wasn’t “strong enough” for the movement. It was at this point that she drew inspira• What: Hasan Kwame tion from her school’s mascot drawn on her T-shirt: a black Jeffries lectures on his panther. new book “Bloody Jefferies said it became the Lowndes: Civil Rights and perfect symbol for the moveBlack Power in Alabama’s ment. Black Belt” “[The panther] is peaceful in nature, but when it is in a • Where: Gorgas corner it will fight to the death, Library, Room 205 just like the participants in the movement,” Jefferies said. • When: Tuesday, 4 The event will take place p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Gorgas Library Room 205. It • How much: Free is free and open to the public. A
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Alabama church makes BBQ a business By Sarah Dudi The Associated Press
biblical story of God taking a rib from Adam to make Eve. But the walk-up restaurant SOUTHSIDE — What started serves a different kind of rib — out as a church fundraiser has smoked and covered in barbeevolved into a local business, cue sauce. The venture started as a but its primary goal still is to fundraiser last year when raise funds for the church. Drive past New Season Pastor Darryl Ballew and Church and you will see a small church members set up out structure in the corner of the front and sold ribs and Boston parking lot labeled “Adam’s butts to hungry race fans on Rib.” The name should ring a their way to Talladega. After the initial success, bell with churchgoers, as it is taken from Genesis and the they had the fundraiser again
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on Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and Labor Day. They sold hams and turkeys around Thanksgiving and Christmas and started the same series of fundraisers this year. The restaurant’s profits go back into the church, but that’s not the only way the church benefits from the venture. The three employees at Adam’s Rib are church members who previously did not have jobs. “It’s also a ministry opportu-
Witt said it would be at least two years before control of the property transitioned from the mental health agency to the University, if a deal was reached. The state is currently considering moving Bryce to the former Carraway Medical Center campus near downtown Birmingham. The Carraway option surfaced several weeks ago, when the hospital’s owners contacted Riley and John Houston, the state’s mental health commissioner. However, the proposal is new and no price or details have emerged, Riley said. “I promise you it will be an excellent price,” he said.
state, but we have a priority to the mentally ill.” Trustees may have turned down the University’s offer, but they are open to continued talks, said John Ziegler, mental health spokesman. “They rejected the offer as it was presented, but didn’t close the door,” he said. President Robert Witt said on Wednesday the University was trying to reach an agreement with the mental health agency. “We empathize with the funding of the new hospital, but we need to look at what Information from the Associated Press was used in this report. the University can afford,” he said.
nity. Everything we do needs to revolve around ministry,” Ballew said. The restaurant was built upon the reputation the church established selling the meats as fundraisers. Adam’s Rib doesn’t advertise. Instead, it relies on people seeing (or smelling) the stand and word of mouth from satisfied customers. “People drive by, smell it, turn around and come back,” Ballew said.
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minor and a graduate degree is healthy,” Florence said. Florence said the merger of the two programs would be the best thing for both programs in the long run. “Administratively, combining these programs is a logical step as they share faculty, disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives, as well as teaching and research interests,” Florence said. “It makes economical and effective use of University resources and facilitates the participation of faculty from other departments who are affiliated with the two programs.”
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Beat Auburn Beat Hunger ‘09 begins UA looks to beat Auburn third year in a row in food drive By Karissa Bursch Staff Reporter
One obvious way to start off a food drive is, of course, with more food. The Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive will kickoff, sponsored by the Community Service Center, on Tuesday from 11 a.m. through 1 p.m. with a chili cook-off in the Ferguson Center Plaza for all who wish to attend. Local Tuscaloosa restaurants will provide their original chili for those who attend to sample, according to the news release. It is free for all to attend, but there is a $1
donation suggested for those who wish to sample and rate the chili. A local Tuscaloosa station, 101.7 FM, will provide music. Big Al will also make an appearance to raise the spirit of competition against Auburn. Other attractions, such as television sets showing Iron Bowl highlights from past years, will also be available. “We hope that Auburn is as motivated as we are to continue the rivalry and fulfill our shared mission of providing aid to families in need in Alabama,” said Caitlin
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Looney, co-coordinator of Beat Auburn Beat Hunger and a senior majoring in journalism and history, in the news release. Regina Pena, co-coordinator of BABH and a senior majoring in public relations, said the kick-off and the other events to raise donations for the competition against Auburn is routine but every year is a challenge to make it bigger. “The food fight is pretty rou-
tine, so we just look to expand it every year and increase donations every year,” Pena said. Pena said to increase donations, she and Looney look to rely on communication and outreach. “We look to student organizations, donors from past years and new markets and businesses [for donations],” Pena said. Pena said this simple formula has helped the University
beat Auburn for the past two years. “We just focus on our end and do what we can do to exceed our goal,” Pena said. “I’m sure that Auburn does the same.” BABH began in 1994 and the University has won six times since then, including the past two years, according to the BABH fact sheet. Accepted donations include canned food and monetary donations, according to the fact sheet. One dollar equals two pounds of food. These donations will be given to the West Alabama Food Bank, whose mission is to alleviate hunger and sickness in nine West Alabama counties, according to the BABH fact sheet.
Pena said that Henry Lipsy, director of the West Alabama Food Bank, said it was because of Beat Auburn Beat Hunger that the food bank was able to feed so many families throughout the holidays and throughout the year. “I think [BABH] affects the UA and the Tuscaloosa community because it is a project we all contribute to together,” Pena said. “This unites us all together as one community.” To donate to BABH, students can drop off cans at the Community Service Center or at various locations on campus, including residential halls, academic buildings and the Ferguson Center. Monetary donations can also be made with Bama Cash at most Bama Dining locations.
Crimson Kickoff supports RISE Program By Tayler Reid Staff Writer
Crimson Kickoff, a powderpuff football game, kicked off Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The game was created to benefit the UA RISE Program, a program designed to assist physically disabled children from birth to five years old. The game consisted of 20 female participants. For every participant, $100 was donated to RISE by the participant’s sponsoring organization. RISE was founded in 1974
said CadeAnn Smith, Homecoming director of ser“The RISE Center is a wonderful on-campus revice projects. “I am thrilled source. I am thrilled with the turnout, and I do not with the turnout, and I do not believe the event could have believe the event could have gone any better.” gone any better.” The game was played by — CadeAnn Smith a crimson team and a white team, with 10 members each. and was funded by the U.S. Childhood Programs, attracts The players were female memOffice of Health, Education and 12,000 visitors to the center bers of various greek organizaWelfare. However, in 1977, the each year. It also serves as an tions on campus. The crimson team, coached University took over funding internship site for over 800 UA for the program, and it has con- and local high school students by Alabama tight end Brad Smelley and offensive lineeach semester. tinued to grow since. “The RISE Center is a won- man Tyler Love, made every Today, RISE, accredited by the National Academy of Early derful on-campus resource,” effort to pull through the game.
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However, the white team, coached by Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy and long snapper Brian Selman, was victorious with a win of 40-2. The coaches agreed the game was fun for everyone involved. “It was a cool experience,” Smelley said. “We didn’t get to practice as much as we would have liked, but it was still a lot of fun.” “We were working with a very minimal play book,” McElroy said. “We basically just allowed our best players to take over, and obviously that
worked out pretty well, since we came out with such a convincing win.” “The girls played well,” Selman said. “The defense really came through big time for us today.” Each team had their own fan base on the sidelines cheering them on throughout the game. Members of various UA organizations brought along posters and shouted out cheers to encourage their team. “We definitely had a ton of crowd support today,” McElroy said.
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Spectrum hosts ‘Coming Out on the Mound’ By Katie Koenig Staff Reporter
Spectrum, the UA LGBTQA group, held “Coming Out on the Mound” on Sunday in observance of National Coming Out Day. The event was intended to be an opportunity for students to have an open discussion about coming out and being out specifically in Alabama and at the University, said Alex Hollinghead, Spectrum vice president. “The whole idea behind the day is that people should not be ashamed of their sexual orientation, and they shouldn’t be afraid to come out and live their life regardless of notions other people have about them,” Hollinghead said. Hollinghead said the event was the highlight of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender History Month, which is celebrated every October. “Coming Out on the Mound” was open to all students regardless of their sexuality and will provide a chance to discuss the campus climate
regarding GLBT issues, said organizers. Josh Burford, coordinator for freshmen community outreach and a past president of Capstone Alliance, said it has been common for the community to celebrate coming out. “It’s important for those who can to come out to celebrate their identity and to show those who can’t or won’t come out that it’s okay to do so,” he said. “You’re going to get a different answer from person to person,” Hollinghead said. “I think it’s pretty fair to say the campus in general has an elitist attitude towards GLBT students.” Hollinghead said he thinks this attitude probably stems from the University’s geographic location in the Bible belt. He also said the emphasis placed on tradition at Alabama leads to some of the issues that GLBT students may run into on campus. “Luckily we don’t have many instances where someone is physically attacked,”
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Hollinghead said. “To my knowledge, there have been no gay bashings in recent years.” Hollinghead said GLBT students instead face opposition in combating this elitist attitude as well as the University’s refusal to address the negative attitudes. “The University, as far as I’m concerned, is implicit in the attitude toward the LGBT people here,” Hollinghead said. Hollinghead said the administration’s decision regarding domestic partnership benefits highlights the University’s attitude. He said institutions are allowed to make a choice regarding shared benefits by
domestic partners in comparison to married couples, and Alabama as well as the city of Tuscaloosa chose not to extend benefits to domestic partners. Spectrum has a specific goal this year of working with the University and confronting them about their policies in an effort to see some changes, Hollinghead said. Hollinghead said it was only a couple of years ago that the University added sexual orientation to their nondiscrimination notice. The notice reads that the University “does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, color, religion, national origin,
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sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in, its programs and services.” Hollinghead said Spectrum would like to work to have protection for transgender individuals added to the policy. “Also, we’ve been communicating with University officials about the way they address homophobic acts like vandalism and chalking,” Hollinghead said. Hollinghead said students should be aware that Spectrum membership is open to all students regardless of their sexual orientation. The group is
intended as a supportive community for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students at the Capstone and allies of GLBT students are encouraged to join. Students interested may find a calendar of upcoming events, including a speaker who will address raising children as a gay parent and a sexuality forum, on Spectrum’s website at spectrum.ua.edu/events. html. Hollinghead said they will also host an event for Transgender Day of Remembrance in November, but no specific details have been set.
Gay rights advocates divided on Obama Brett Zongker The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of gay rights supporters marched Sunday from the White House to the Capitol, demanding that President Barack Obama keep his promises to allow gays to serve openly in the military and work to end discrimination against gays. Rainbow flags and homemade signs dotted the crowds filling Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House as people chanted “Hey, Obama, let mama marry mama” and “We’re out, we’re proud, we won’t back down.” Many children were also among the pro-
testers. A few counter-protesters had also joined the crowd, which stretched several blocks by the afternoon. Jason Yanowitz, a 37-year-old computer programmer from Chicago, held his daughter, 5-year-old Amira, on his shoulders. His partner, Annie, had their 2-year-old son, Isiah, in a stroller. Yanowitz said more straight people were turning out to show their support for gay rights. “If somebody doesn’t have equal rights, then none of us are free,” he said. “For all I know, she’s gay or he’s gay,” he added, pointing to his children. Keynote speaker Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP,
firmly linked the gay rights struggle to the Civil Rights movement, saying gays and lesbians should be free from discrimination. “Black people of all people should not oppose equality, and that is what marriage is all about,” he said. “We have a lot of real and serious problems in this country, and same-sex marriage is not one of them. Good things don’t come to those who wait, but they come to those who agitate.” Some participants in the National Equality March woke up energized by Obama’s blunt pledge to end the ban on gays serving openly in the military during a speech to the nation’s largest gay rights group
Saturday night. The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Sunday that Congress will need to muster the resolve to change the “don’t ask, don’t tell policy” — a change that the military may be ready for. “I think it has to be done in the right way, which is to get a buy-in from the military, which I think is now possible,” said Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. Obama’s political energies have been focused on two wars, the economic crisis and health care reform, though he pledged “unwavering” commitment even as he wrestled with those problems. March organizer Cleve Jones, creator of the AIDS
Memorial Quilt and a protege of gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk, said he had initially discouraged a rally earlier in the year. But he and others began to worry Obama was backing away from his campaign promises. “Since we’ve seen that so many times before, I didn’t want it to happen again,” he said. “We’re not settling. There’s no such thing as a fraction of equality.” Pop singer Lady Gaga got the biggest cheers on stage. She didn’t perform but pledged to reject homophobia in the music industry for her “most beautiful gay fans in the world.” Unlike the first march in
1979 and others in 1987, 1993 and 2000 that included celebrity performances and drew as many as 500,000 people, Sunday’s event was driven by grassroots efforts and was expected to be more low-key. Washington authorities don’t disclose crowd estimates at rallies, though at least several thousand appeared to be in attendance. Also among the crowd were a couple of noteworthy activists: Cynthia Nixon, a cast member from HBO’s “Sex and the City” who hopes to marry partner Christine Marinoni next year; and Judy Shepard, who became an advocate for gay rights after her son Matthew was killed because he was gay.
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Red zone lull keeps Rebels in SEC game By Jason Galloway Sports Editor
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Alabama did everything right in its 22-3 victory over Ole Miss Saturday. Everything, that is, except score touchdowns. Although the Crimson Tide controlled every aspect of the game, every trip deep into Rebel territory resulted in nothing but short field goals. “We were very disappointed that we couldn’t punch the ball in the red zone, especially on the road,� said Alabama head coach Nick Saban. “You leave the other team in the game because you can’t score touchdowns.� Stalled drives in the red zone were the only thing keeping Ole Miss in the game. Leigh Tiffin connected on field goals of 25, 21, 22, 21 and 31 in the game, meaning that Alabama had four drives that halted inside the opponent’s 15-yard line, four of them inside the 10. “It’s very frustrating to get inside the 10-yard line four or five times and not be able to put a touchdown on the board,� said sophomore running back Mark Ingram. “ We’ve got to fix that.� Ingram scored the game’s only touchdown, a 36-yard run off a short toss on fourth-andone, and finished the game with 172 yards on 28 carries. Although he had his way on most parts of the field, the red zone was a different story. “We didn’t run the ball effec-
tively enough to be able to run it in,� Saban said. So the Tide was left to put the ball into quarterback Greg McElroy’s hands when threatening the end zone. McElroy, however, was busy avoiding pressure throughout the entire game, taking a hit on seemingly every drop back, and Alabama’s red zone trips were no different. “I think [McElroy] got a little confused, in the red zone especially,� Saban said. “We had a tough time moving the ball with any consistency.� The lack of red zone touchdowns was the reason the Rebels found themselves down just 13 points midway through the third quarter after only mustering 19 yards of total offense and one first down in the first half. “You can’t get down there in the red zone [five] times and not get in the end zone,� Ingram said. “It’s unacceptable, and when you play against good teams like [Ole Miss], they just hang in the game and it gives them confidence.� Although Alabama was disappointed with its red zone offense Saturday, Saban said the Rebels defense must receive credit for stopping the Tide. “I think you’ve got to give their defense a lot of credit,� he said. “They had a really good plan. They confused Greg a couple times. They did a good job of deciding what they were doing.�
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Mark Ingram deserves Heisman Trophy hype By Spencer White Assistant Sports Editor
The Alabama football program has never been one defined by individual recognition. Sure, there have been 96 All-Americans and plenty of inductees in both the pro and college football halls of fame. But the Crimson Tide has never had a member of its squad win the prestigious Heisman Trophy, handed out by the Touchdown Club of New York to the player who most exemplifies success on the field. Maybe it’s about time they did. Sophomore running back Mark Ingram has played fantastic football all season long for the Tide, rushing for 659 yards and seven touchdowns. But his value runs much deeper than that. He also leads the team in receptions, along with tight end Colin Peek, and has scored three touchdowns through the air. Ingram has scored a touchdown for the Tide in every game this season, often timing them in crucial moments during the game. Against Virginia Tech, it was
Ingram’s 18-yard catch-andrun in the Georgia Dome that gave Alabama a two-possession lead that it carried to a seasonopening victory. When the Tide trailed Florida International 14-13 early in the second quarter, it was Ingram, sick early in the week with the flu, who plowed into the end zone on a first and goal to put Alabama back on top. When quarterback Greg McElroy and the Tide receivers struggled against Kentucky, it was Ingram who kept the Tide moving with grinding runs against an inspired Wildcat defense. When the Tide needed to distance itself from the Ole Miss Rebels Saturday, it was Ingram who took a fourth-and-one carry around the left end and sprinted 36 yards to the end zone to give the Tide a 16-0 lead that would never be challenged. The Flint, Mich., native has not run for less than 50 yards the entire season, and in the past two games, he has set consecutive career marks for rushing yards in a game with 140 against Kentucky and 172 against Ole Miss. His 10 total
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touchdowns are good for the high mark in the toughest defensive conference in college football, and at 5.9 yards per carry, Ingram has the second-best average of any Southeastern Conference back with at least 100 carries. In a year where the Heisman race many fans expected a three-headed quarterback race featuring Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy and Sam Bradford, it is Ingram the running back who has emerged as one of the most consistent offensive players in the entire nation. Tebow’s numbers, despite his massive media attention, have been pedestrian. McCoy has looked equally unimpressive. Bradford has missed nearly the entire season with a shoulder injury that just healed enough for him to play against Baylor on Saturday. In a race for December that appeared set in August, October has presented a wide-open look at potential finalists for college football’s most prestigious award. And if justice is served, the Crimson Tide should have Ingram as its representative in New York.
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First-half defensive effort carries Tide By Jason Galloway Sports Editor OXFORD, Miss. — In what appeared to be Alabama’s first true test since its season-opening game against Virginia Tech, the Crimson Tide dominated Ole Miss in a 22-3 victory Saturday in front of a record crowd of 62,657 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The first half was much more lopsided than the 16-0 score indicated. The Tide (6-0, 3-0) could not have been better defensively. Alabama held the Rebels to just one first down and 19 total yards through two quarters, and quarterback Jevan Snead had as many interceptions as he did completions (2). Ole Miss also ran only one play in Alabama territory (a 3-yard loss that put the Rebels right back on their own end). Alabama’s offense struggled in the red zone, however, as Leigh Tiffin kicked three first-half field goals on drives that stalled inside the 10-yard line. But with 55 seconds left in the second quarter, running back Mark Ingram took a short toss 36 yards on fourthand-one for the Tide’s lone
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POSITION grades Quarterbacks – 2.8
Cumulative: 3.6
Greg McElroy struggled all day in what was easily the worst starting performance of his young Alabama career. The junior had his lowest completion percentage of the season (44 percent) and yardage output (154). After having to answer questions all week about why the ball wasn’t going to Julio Jones more, McElroy appeared to try to force it to the sophomore several times, even in double or triple coverage. On one pass attempt, McElroy missed a wide-open Preston Dial in the middle of the field in favor of trying to connect with Jones. On a positive note, McElroy extended his streak of consecutive passes without an interception to 141, 49 shy of Brodie Croyle’s Alabama record.
Running backs – 3.7
Cumulative: 3.83
On a day where the passing game struggled to move down the field, Mark Ingram led the charge for the Alabama running backs, piling on 172 yards on 28 carries to give the Tide its fifth game with at least 200 yards rushing. A potentially disastrous Trent Richardson red zone fumble, one play after a fantastic interception, lowers the grade.
Wide receivers/tight ends – 3.0
Cumulative: 3.57
When your offense is held to five red zone field goals, there is some blame to be laid on the receivers and tight ends for a failure to find open space. When your quarterback is trying to hit a star receiver in double or triple coverage, it probably means you aren’t getting separation from the opposing defensive backs. Only two receivers caught the ball for Alabama (Marquis Maze and Jones) and that’s discouraging after such a good opening to the season for this unit.
Offensive line – 2.8
Cumulative: 3.27
The Ole Miss defensive front four was the toughest Alabama has faced all season, and the Tide offensive line helped the Rebels look the part for much of the game. Some of McElroy’s struggles can be attributed to the constant pressure he felt on passing downs, while the coaching staff’s insistence on throwing first-down passes inside the five-yard line shows a lack of faith in the line’s ability to get the yards on the ground. However, there is no doubting this team’s stamina, as the Tide still managed to open enough late holes to keep the game out of reach for Ole Miss.
Defensive line – 4.0
Cumulative: 3.97
An absolutely dominant performance once again from the Tide’s most consistent unit. The Rebels’ leading rusher was quarterback Jevan Snead, who managed 44 yards on four scrambles, while the dangerous Dexter McCluster was held to a paltry 15 rushing yards. Overall, Ole Miss managed only 72 total rushing yards, and most of the credit for this goes to the Alabama defensive front, who ate up blockers and freed linebackers to make plays. The constant pressure in three and four man fronts visibly shook Snead and helped force his four interceptions on the day.
Linebackers – 4.0
Cumulative: 3.93
After this unit struggled a bit following some reshuffling to compensate for the loss of Dont’a Hightower, the Tide coaching staff rearranged once again, putting Cory Reamer back at his Sam position, moving Eryk Anders back to Jack and inserting true freshman Nico Johnson periodically. The results spoke for themselves, as the Alabama linebackers terrorized the Rebels, stopping runs in their tracks and playing pivotal roles in pass coverage. Rolando McClain had an interception for the second game in a row in addition to a team-leading seven tackles.
Defensive backs – 4.0
Cumulative: 3.67
The Tide secondary played its best game of the season at Oxford, holding Jevan Snead and the Rebels to a mere 140 passing yards and tallying three of the Tide’s four interceptions. Junior cornerback Kareem Jackson’s pick was a thing of a beauty, a perfect read of Snead that broke the collective hearts of the Rebel faithful who still clung to hopes of a miracle comeback. Sophomore Mark Barron continues to look better and better each week.
Special teams – 3.8
Cumulative: 3.78
The Crimson White
SEC rules: Florida, Alabama are 1 and 2 By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press Alabama’s steady rise in the rankings has left the Crimson Tide with a clear view of No. 1 Florida. Alabama jumped Texas into second-place behind top-ranked Florida in the AP Top 25 on Sunday, giving the Southeastern Conference the Nos. 1 and 2 teams in the country. The Crimson Tide moved up one spot after rolling over Mississippi 22-3. Texas, which had been No. 2 all season, slipped a spot after sputtering early in a 38-14 victory against Colorado. The Gators and Tim Tebow beat LSU 13-3. They have been an overwhelming No. 1 since the preseason, but support for Alabama has steadily grown. Florida received 50 of 60 first-place votes from the media panel, a season low. The Crimson Tide received 10 first-place votes, up from five last week. It’s the second time in the past two seasons that Alabama and Florida have held the top two spots in the rankings. Last year, the Crimson Tide was No. 1 and the Gators No. 2 for two weeks before they played in the SEC title game. Texas for the first time this season did not receive a firstplace vote. The Longhorns might be able to get some support back by beating No. 20 Oklahoma on Saturday in the Red River Rivalry. No. 4 Virginia Tech, No. 5 Boise State and No. 6 Southern California each moved up one spot. In the battle for Ohio, Ohio State moved up to No. 7 and ahead of No. 8 Cincinnati after a 31-13 victory over previously unbeaten Wisconsin. The Bearcats, who were idle Saturday and have a Big East showdown with No. 21 South
AP Florida quarterback Tim Tebow (15) points to the stands as cornerback Joe Haden (5), offensive lineman Mike Pouncey (55) celebrate their victory over LSU at the end of an the football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday. Florida defeated LSU 13-3. Florida on Thursday night, were ahead of the Buckeyes in the rankings last week for the first time since 1951. Miami is No. 9 and LSU dropped six spots to No. 10 after its first loss. In the USA Today coaches’ poll, Florida is No. 1, Texas is No. 2 and Alabama is No. 3. In the Harris Poll, the top three is the same as the AP poll. The coaches’ poll and Harris poll are used in the BCS standings, which will be released next week for the first time this season. In the AP Top 25, No. 11 Iowa had another narrow escape, beating Michigan 30-28 to stay unbeaten. No. 12 TCU also had a close call, but stayed undefeated with a 20-17 victory in the cold and wind against Air Force. No. 13 is Oregon followed by Penn State and Nebraska, which vaulted six spots to 15th after beating Missouri on the road. After the Cornhuskers are Big 12 rivals Oklahoma State and Kansas. No. 18 is BYU, Georgia Tech is
19th and Oklahoma No. 20. The final five includes South Florida and South Carolina, then three teams that re-entered the rankings this week. No. 23 Houston moved back into the rankings after beating Mississippi State 31-28 in Starkville. No. 24 Utah rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Colorado State 24-17 and No. 25 Notre Dame got back into the AP rankings on an off week. The Fighting Irish host USC on Saturday, with a chance to drop out or make a big move back up the rankings. While the SEC holds the top two spots in the Top 25, the conference only has four ranked teams this week, down from six last week. The Big 12 has the most ranked teams with five. Ole Miss, which began the season in the top 10, dropped out of the rankings for the first time in 2009. Auburn also fell out after losing its first game of the season and Missouri dropped from the rankings.
VEND & WIN
The Tide special teams, maligned all season, had an excellent day, causing a turnover on a punt return, blocking an Ole Miss punt, converting a first down on a fake punt and going 5-5 on field goals thanks to Leigh Tiffin’s solid day. An excellent Javier Arenas kickoff return was nullified by a penalty, and for the second week in a row, Arenas had a quiet day returning punts.
Coaching – 3.6
Cumulative: 3.78
The defensive gameplan was flawless. Nick Saban and Kirby Smart pushed all the right buttons, confusing Snead and forcing the preseason All-SEC quarterback into bad decisions all day. The Ole Miss running game never got off the ground, and the Rebels were held to 19 yards for the entire first half. Offensively, Jim McElwain continued to try to force a passing game early with little success, and the play calling in the red zone was far from exceptional.
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Marge Simpson poses for Playboy cover By Don Babwin The Associated Press CHICAGO — Aye Carumba! Marge Simpson has done something that Homer might not like but will make Bart the proudest kid in his school: She’s posed for Playboy magazine. After more than a half century featuring women like Marilyn Monroe, Cindy Crawford and the Girls of Hooters on its cover, Playboy has for the first time given the spot to a cartoon character. And the magazine is giving the star of “The Simpsons� the star treatment, complete with a data sheet, an interview and a 2-page centerfold. The magazine’s editorial director, James Jellinek, won’t say exactly how much of Marge will show in the November edition that hits newsstands on Oct. 16 — or
whether she lets that big pile of blue hair down. But, he said, “It’s very, very racy.� But he stressed that the mother of three — the youngest a baby, by the way — has a lot to be proud of. “She is a stunning example of the cartoon form,� he said on Friday at the magazine’s headquarters in Chicago, appearing both pleased and surprised at the words coming out of his mouth. For Playboy, which has seen its circulation slip from 3.15 million to 2.6 million since 2006, putting Marge on the cover was designed to attract younger readers to a magazine where the median age of readers is 35, while not alienating older readers. “We knew that this would really appeal to the 20-something crowd,� said Playboy sp o ke swo m a n Th e r e s a Hennessey.
The magazine also hopes to turn the November issue into a collectors’ item by featuring Marge, sitting on a chair in the shape of the iconic Playboy bunny, on the cover of only the magazines sold in newsstands. Subscribers get a more traditional model on the cover. “It’s so rare in today’s digital age where you have the opportunity to send people to the newsstand to pick something up,� Jellinek said. Playboy even convinced 7-Eleven to carry the magazine in its 1,200 corporateowned stores, something the company has only done once before in more than 20 years. “We love Marge,� said 7-Eleven spokesman Margaret Chabris. For those who do collect the magazine — and they’re out there — the cover will bring to mind another first for the
In this photo released Friday by Playboy Magazine, the cover of the November 2009 issue featuring Marge Simpson is shown. ItĘźs a ďŹ rst for the magazine, which has never featured a cartoon character before.
magazine that occurred in 1971 when a black woman appeared on the cover in exactly the same pose and, like Marge, smiling under an impressive head of hair. “We knew it was something all of our readers would get a kick out of,� said Hennessey. Jellinek said putting Marge on the cover, while unusual, made perfect sense. For one thing, the cover celebrates the 20th anniversary of the TV show. Further, he said there was an episode in which “Marge bears all,� which suggested the at she, or at least the people who drew her, would be comfortable with the Playboy treatment. Perhaps most important, the idea seemed like a good one to the magazine’s founder, Hugh Hefner. “He’s a huge ‘Simpsons’ fan,’ said Jellinek. “He’s been on ‘The Simpsons.’�
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Fans check in for ‘Couples Retreat’ with $35.3M By David Germain The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — “Swingers� co-stars Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau buddied up for the weekend’s top movie as “Couples Retreat� debuted with $35.3 million, while the micro-budgeted fright flick “Paranormal Activity� leaped into the top 10. Shot for a reported $15,000, “Paranormal Activity� came in at No. 5 with $7.1 million as distributor Paramount expanded it into daylong release after two weeks of midnight-only screenings. “Paranormal Activity� played in narrow release of just 160 cinemas, a fraction of
the theater count for other top movies. It averaged a whopping $44,163 a theater, compared with $11,780 in 3,000 theaters for “Couples Retreat.� “You almost do a double take when you look at that theater count for a movie in the top five,� said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood. com. “That’s amazing. That’s unprecedented.� “Couples Retreat� exceeded expectations for distributor Universal Pictures, which had hoped the movie would top the $20 million range. The solid opening came just days after Universal replaced top managers Marc Shmuger and David Linde with Adam Fogelson and Donna Langley, who were pro-
moted from other jobs within the studio. The management shakeup followed a summer of slim pickings at the box office for Universal, which released the Will Ferrell dud “Land of the Lost� and such commercial underachievers as Adam Sandler’s “Funny People� and Jennifer Aniston’s “Love Happens.� “I feel pretty good today. Happy to have a hit,� said Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal. “It happened at the right time, because it did lift our spirits, having the summer we had.� Along with Vaughn and Favreau, whose collaborations include last year’s holi-
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online much as “The Blair Witch Project� did 10 years ago. Like “Blair Witch,� ‘’Paranormal Activity� is fiction shot in documentary style as a young man tries to record strange doings and apparitions in the house he shares with his girlfriend. Fans talked it up on Twitter and Facebook, while the movie expanded to more cities based on which markets received the most requests to see it on a Web site Paramount set up. This past weekend’s 46 markets were heavy on big cities, but midsized cities such as Norfolk, Va., also made the cut as fans there voted to bring the movie. “We all spend a lot of time talking about Facebook and Twitter
and our ability to communicate. Here’s a case where it allows people to rally around a movie they care about and for them to have a sense of participation, then tell other people, ‘Hey, this is something you should see, too,’� said Rob Moore, Paramount vice chairman. According to Paramount, “Paranormal Activity� had a record weekend for a movie playing in fewer than 200 theaters, surpassing the $3.7 million haul for “Platoon� in 174 theaters early in its run in 1987. Factoring in today’s higher prices for movie tickets, which average nearly twice as much as in 1987, “Paranormal Activity� sold about the same number of tickets as “Platoon.�
12 Monday, October 12, 2009
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Crimson White
Folk artists perform at Bama Theatre By Jamie Lyons Staff Writer Seth Glier will perform an acoustic set at the Bama Theatre tonight at 8. This performance is part of a nationwide tour to celebrate and promote Glier’s debut CD, which became available as a digital release last week. A $5 cover charge will be collected at the door. Glier has recently gained recognition as a young singer/songwriter talent, but the 20-year-old musician has been singing for an audience since the age of 7. He said after finding his way to the piano, what he calls “an organizational tool to make music,� his career took root.
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Trouble� national tour, the Massachusetts native said he is enjoying the opportunity to travel with his music. “I’m still defining who I am,� Giler said. “The idea of traveling and seeing new places and meeting new people and making a career out of it, this is really the best time I could imagine to be doing what I’m doing.� His current tour also promotes the recently popular effort to go green through various strategies, including using all-organic materials, purchasing energy credits from TerraPass, and encouraging fans to carpool to shows. Ryan Hommel has been playing guitar with Glier for seven
years and co-produced the 12-song debut CD. He described the experience of being on stage as “one of the most gratifying and humbling� things to do. When asked what factor makes the duo so cohesive, Hommel said, “It was respect. Seth and I have an extraordinary amount of respect for each other.� Neither of the performers has ever been to Tuscaloosa before, and they are both looking forward to their experience with the people and culture at the show. Glier said his favorite part of performing is the audience. “I love the aspect of being on stage and being rejuvenated by people,� he said. “Meeting some
of the greatest people, waking up to emails from people thanking you‌there are just so many aspects that are just priceless.â€? Before he performs, Glier has a few rituals to prepare himself for the show. “I usually try to take five minutes to count my breaths before I go on stage,â€? he said, “clearing my head and focusing on counting each breath.â€? Glier has previously released albums as do-it-yourself before gaining attention from Rachael Sage of MPress. The CD release date for “The Trouble With Peopleâ€? is Nov. 3. For more information, visit Seth Glier’s official Web site at sethglier.com.
MOVIE REVIEW | ‘COUPLES RETREAT’
Vaughn’s movie fails to entertain by Peterson Hill Staff Writer There are rarely films that are as blaring in their subservience to mediocrity as the new comedic Vince Vaughn vehicle, “Couples Retreat.â€? This comes with a definite sigh of anguish when you look at the talent on display. Vaughn (though his humor has worn out its welcome for me), Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Kristen Bell and Kristin Davis have all proven themselves capable of being able to carry good comedy through a movie. The film, written by Vaughn, Favreau and Dana Fox, suffers from one tired clichĂŠ after another. Vaughn must have had a great time on the script thinking of his next witty digression. These little quibs worked wonders in “Wedding Crashersâ€? because they weren’t overly contrived. These are so far removed from the way that people talk that it just gets boring. The plot, which is nice enough I suppose, tracks the failing relationships of four couples. Jason Bateman and Kristen Bell hatch a plan to take there friends to an exotic location to try and get some couples counseling and experience the beauty of a tropical island. With some hesitation, the four couples decide to do it. However, upon arrival they realize that the jet skis, windsurfing, sailing and all the other plush amenities they were told would be involved aren’t available. They are there for a weeklong couples therapy retreat. The must go through long hours of therapy, yoga and whatever other oddball things Monsiuer Marcel (Jean Reno) decides they need to do. Of course, the yoga instructor (Carlos Ponce) looks like he descended from a porno with his washboard abs, long flowing locks and steamy Latin accent. While on the island, every couple goes through several moments of discovery and doubts. Not that any of them are that interesting though. It all comes to pass at a huge sprawling party at the neighbor resort that looks like something off of MTV’s spring break. Call me crazy, but the whole spring break “Cancun styleâ€? is just seedy and uncomfortable to me. My trips to
‘COUPLES RETREAT’ Runtime: 107 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 Release date: Oct. 9 CW critic’s rating:
Bottom line: You can’t have a romantic comedy without romance. the beach consist of waking up early so I can read a book I have been dying to sink my teeth into while my nights being occupied by finding the local cuisine and exploring the nightlife. The couples realize this party just ain’t their scene no more, or maybe ever. I won’t tell you if it ends happily, other than the fact that I was happy it was over and I could move on with my life. It really is a shame this wasn’t better. The
rottentomatoes.com Vince Vaughn stars in ĘťCouples Retreat,Ęź a ďŹ lm about couples trying to repair relationships. plot could have rendered some interesting results. It would have been interesting to see what someone like Neil Simon would have done with it. Or, for us contemporary folk, Judd Apatow. There just seems to be nothing at stake. What made old romantic comedies so enthralling was that there was a tension and a sexual energy that was much more invigorating. Sure, they talk about sex a lot, but what does it mean to them? To quote Peter
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Page 14 • Monday, October 12, 2009 Editor • Steven Nalley smnalley@crimson.ua.edu
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By Meghan Hollis Staff Writer
Tuesday through Friday, students will perform their original choreographed pieces in Morgan Auditorium as Dance Alabama! makes its fall premiere this week. The new season brings a celebration of eclectic dance styles and music. The students organize their own dance arrangements, mentored by UA dance faculty and under the direction of Cornelius Carter. Bryant Henderson, a senior double majoring in dance and public relations, serves as the president of Dance Alabama!, he said the dancers have worked hard to put the program together. “I think all of the choreographers have done an amazing job putting together very professional looking works,” Henderson said. “The students choreograph toward their peers with a variety of styles and music.” At the start of the 2009 fall semester, auditions were held for the show. Following the auditions for people who made it, dancers who were interested in composing a piece for the fall show auditioned before the faculty with their original material. Once the staff decided on the routines that would suit the variety of dance they wanted, the hard work in preparation was in full force. Shannon Lindamood, a junior majoring in dance as well as vice president of Dance Alabama!, will dance in four pieces this year as well as assembling her own jazz-based dance number, “Just Marking Time.” The piece Lindamood conducted is theatrical jazz, based on several time periods. During selections for dancers, she said the choreographers chose the dancers they wanted after auditions based on seniority, starting with the seniors and officers making their choices. Ethan Mayo, a freshman majoring in dance and psychology, is in his first year participating in the show. Mayo choreographed his own dance
Bryant Henderson performs in the 2009 Dance Alabama! showcase. sequence entitled “45,” based on a song by Kristy Lee. “It has really helped as far as getting the technical experience by being responsible for our own lighting and costumes,” Mayo said. “Not a lot of dancers know how to put everything together for a show beyond the dancing itself.” Dancers in Dance Alabama! get production experience from a class that teaches students about lighting, sound and the overall production. Organizers said students who attend the show can expect a more intricate display of light editing and music this year. Henderson said the show includes several dance styles, including jazz, contemporary ballet, lyrical, modern, musical theatre and contemporary jazz. The students involved said they challenge themselves to produce something beautiful and interesting. “Each show we have changes so much from semester to semester. Choreographers
love to challenge themselves into doing something new and prove their ability to transition” Lindamoog said. Because a lot of last year’s choreographers were seniors and have graduated, Lindamood said more people, including freshmen, had an opportunity to choreograph. The performances that will debut Homecoming week are designed to suit different types of individuals who come to watch, Henderson said. And the dance program’s growth has brought in more talent, he said. “We have brought in more students from more states around the country and the depth of the program’s talent and performance is immense,” Henderson said. “I expect this year’s show to be a crowd pleaser as always. It takes you on a roller coaster of styles, dancers and choreography.” Jamal Edwards, a senior majoring in dance, is in four dance numbers this year.
Courtesy of Porfirio Soloranzo for the theater and dance department
Among these four is a contemporary ballet performance named “Of The Essence.” This is Edwards’ fourth year choreographing and said he is pleased to showcase his talent in the fall show. “I think it is a great program that gives opportunity to work with one another. The choreography that students come up with can be used for future material to submit to graduate school and to dance companies,” Edwards said. “Dance Alabama! … gives students in the program a chance to bond and see what we all can bring to the table.” Mayo said he has a positive impression of the Dance Alabama! program overall. “I have gained a great impression of the program thus far,” Mayo said. “In my opinion it has done a great job in training me to be a professional dancer.” The show features 21 dance pieces with a total of approximately 60 dancers participating. It will run about 75
minutes. Tuesday through Thursday shows will begin at 7:30 p.m., and Friday’s show will begin at 5:30 p.m. The house opens 30 minutes before the show starts. The ticket prices are as follows: $17 for adults/general admission, $15 for UA faculty or staff and seniors and $12 for students. Tickets are available for purchase at crimsontickets.com or at the box office at Rowand-Johnson Hall.
IF YOU GO ... • What: Dance Alabama
• Where: Morgan Auditorium
• When: Tuesday Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 5:30 p.m.
• How much: $12 for students