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H1N1 Flu vaccinations available on campus By Drew Taylor Administrative Affairs Editor The University announced Tuesday that the first shipments of the H1N1 nasal spray vaccine have been received by the Student Health Center. It will be offered at the SHC
starting Thursday. Cathy Andreen, spokeswoman for the University, said although the SHC has not kept track of the exact number of flu-related cases, the center has seen easily several hundred students this fall with flu-like symptoms. However,
Andreen said these numbers are changing daily. “In the last week [week of Sept. 29] or so, there has been a decline in numbers of students coming in to the Student Health Center with flu-like symptoms,” Andreen said.
Marderius Appleberry, a freshman majoring in computer engineering, said he would be getting vaccinated to be on the safe side. “You have to protect yourself,” Appleberry said. “You have to protect your body.” Other students said they
feel differently about the vaccines. Ashley Harper, a freshman majoring in English and French, said she will not get vaccinated because she received it last year and it makes her feel sick. “I’ve never gotten the flu, so I think I’m immune,”
Harper said. Lindsey Strader, a freshman majoring in nursing, said she will not be getting vaccinated. “I’m just scared if I get the flu vaccine, I’m going to get
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Homecoming week continues with voting, more events Students vote for 2009 Homecoming court members By Karissa Bursch Staff Reporter The five women who will make up the 2009 Homecoming court were announced Tuesday night. Morgan Dennis, a senior majoring in psychology; Brandi Freeman, a senior majoring in metallurgical engineering; Sarah Gieger, a senior majoring in accounting; Meg Greer, a senior majoring in dance; and Haley Ray McNeil, a senior majoring in musical theatre and business law, make up the court. Voting for Homecoming queen took place Tuesday from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Voting was done online through myBama. The Homecoming queen will be announced after the pep rally on Friday and crowned at halftime CW | Katie Bennett of Saturday’s football game. The Alpha Omicron Pi sorority cheers for their team at the Homecoming basketball tournament Tuesday night. Groups are competing for Homecoming spirit points. See more pictures from homecoming week on page 7.
Alum talks U.S., Beat Auburn Beat Hunger ‘09 China relations begins with chili cook-off By Avery Dame Metro/State Editor
Alligator chili starts out innocently enough. Wahnee Sherman, director of the UA Community Service Center, said she had tried the unique chili. “It was sweet when you first started eating it,” Sherman said. “Then, the more you ate, the hotter it got.” Sherman tried the chili at Beat Auburn Beat Hunger’s kickoff event in the Ferguson Center Plaza Tuesday. In Beat Auburn Beat Hunger, students from the University and Auburn University compete to raise the most canned goods and cash donations for the West Alabama Food Bank before the Nov. 19 deadline. For a $1 suggested donation, visitors could sample the chili. Sherman said the event raised between $250 and $300, and a lot of students, faculty and staff came to the event. She said another attraction for visitors was Big Al, who was present both at normal size and as a giant inflatable. “People could take their picture with either the really big, big, big Big Al or the other Big Al,” Sherman said. “It’s really just a kickoff event, but we had a lot of people come through and take a picture with Big Al and make donations to kick off the Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Event.” Sherman said she wanted the kickoff to be just that – a kickoff to even more donations over the next few weeks. She said since Beat Auburn Beat Hunger started in 1994, the two universities have raised more than 2 million pounds of food.
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CW | Bethany Martin During the Beat Auburn Beat Hunger kickoff, student volunteers raise money and awareness for the program. “We hope that everyone in the Tuscaloosa community will try to be supportive,” Sherman said. “Last year, we collected over 270,000 pounds of food, and all that food had been distributed by March.” The kickoff also featured 101.7 FM and 95.3 The Bear providing musical entertainment, a LifeSouth Bloodmobile where blood donors could help Alabama compete against Auburn in a blood drive, a game provided by University Programs where visitors could try to hit a target with a football and free Amp
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According to Charlie Li, when he sees political fingerpointing between the U.S. and China, it is like a husband and wife bickering. For him, the two countries are intrinsically wed in a tough marriage. “We’ve developed such a bad habit of depending on one another,” he said. Li, an UA alumnus who will take over the chairmanship of the Hong Kong stock exchange in January, spoke to both students from the journalism and business schools Monday on the economic relationship between China and the U.S. Li first came to the U.S. as a master’s student in journalism at the University. His choice in schools was made on with one concern — alphabetical order. Alabama was near the top of the list of American universities he checked out from a Chinese university. Li arrived in Tuscaloosa, entrance fees waived, with $40 in his pocket. “Alabama gave me the first step of my dream,” he said. Li said he left a China in turmoil, thinking he would never return to his home country. He also never thought the two countries would ever become so linked — an interdependency that now concerns Li. Chinese factories are able
to make one part of an item at one-tenth of the cost it would take elsewhere. However, none of these goods will be consumed by ordinary Chinese citizens, he said, but will be exported to America. Yet America exports little to China, creating a trade imbalance. And China, which does not know what to do with its profit, turns around and then invests it in U.S. Treasury bonds, creating an imbalance of power, he said. This dependency on the American export means China avoids making hard decisions instead growing out of its problems — a solution Li said he is not sure China can keep using. Both countries have been through a year of tremendous stress, he said. “We all think we were very close to [the] beast,” he said. The key to correcting this imbalance is changing the mindsets of both American and Chinese consumers, Li said. Chinese citizens, who have lived for years in instability, have a fundamental sense of fear that if they are not saving and prepared, they risk failure, he said. “[In China,] political stability is the one thing that is more important than anything else,” Li said.
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energy drinks. Beat Auburn Beat Hunger coordinator Regina Peña said there were originally supposed to be more restaurants submitting chili in a cook-off, but all of them except Brown’s Corner dropped out. She said the kick-off was still a success. “We appreciated if people donated even a dollar, and some people donated more, which is fantastic,” Peña said. “It was a great way to start off this year’s Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Fight.”
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CORRECTION In Monday’s edition of The Crimson White, an article titled “College combines programs” stated Fulton Minor was the only professor in the African American studies program. That was incorrect. Cécile Coquet-Mokoko, a visiting professor from France since last spring, was hired to teach four fall courses in the program.
CAMPUS | Ideas to Action announces Long Drive Competition event The Ideas to Action department of the Student Government Association is partnering with Ol’ Colony Golf Course to host a long drive competition for UA students. The First Tee of Tuscaloosa Long Drive Challenge will be Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at Ol’ Colony in Northport. The contest consists of four divisions: Men’s Individual and Team and Women’s Individual and Team. The cost is $10 to compete as an individual, $15 each to compete as a four-person team or $60 total. Everyone on a team is automatically entered to compete in the individual category. Prizes will be given to the winner(s) in each division. Proceeds will be donated to the First Tee of Tuscaloosa charity. Sign-up sheets are located in the SGA and Intramural offices. Deadline for signing up is Wednesday. Limit of 75 people can compete so sign up today.
CAMPUS | Organ professor to perform recital in honor of music school supporter The College of Arts & Sciences School of Music presents a faculty recital featuring Faythe Freese, organ, on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the concert hall of the Moody Music Building. This recital is in memory of the late H. William “Bill” Ahrenholz, a supporter and benefactor of the School of Music for more than 50 years. The concert is free and open to the public. There will be a reception following the concert at Alumni Hall. For more information visit, music.ua.edu/ calendar or call 348-7111. To give gifts to the Gladys L. and H. William Ahrenholz Endowed Organ Scholarship, contact UA development office at 348-8663..
LOCAL | New time for Homecoming parade The UA Homecoming parade will be held Saturday at a new time, 11:30 a.m. The parade route will remain the same, beginning in downtown Tuscaloosa and proceeding down University Boulevard. The time has been adjusted to coordinate with the 6:45 p.m. Alabama vs. South Carolina football game kick off. Parade participants will begin lining up at 10 a.m. and must be in their designated position by that time for check in with the UA Homecoming Committee. For more information about the schedule, contact Chad Clark of the UA Student Involvement and Leadership Office at 348-5137 or cclark@sa.ua.edu.
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WEDNESDAY • Homecoming Dodgeball Competition: 7 p.m., Student Recreation Center •Dance Alabama!: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Morgan Auditorium
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THURSDAY • Homecoming Choreography Contest: 7 p.m., Coleman Coliseum •Homecoming Block Party: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Ridgecrest South Residential Complex: North building courtyard
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By Victor Luckerson Staff Reporter The Blackburn Institute and the David Matthews Center for Civic Life hosted a forum titled “National Issues Forum on America’s Energy Future” Monday in Room 309 of the Ferguson Center. Students from the Blackburn and the Matthews Center, along with students from Freshman Forum, participated in the event. Will Thomas, an intern at the Matthews Center moderated the event. The forum began by addressing whether there is a problem with energy consumption in the United States. “The problem lies in increasing demand and limited supply,” said Fernanda Lima, a
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She also said she liked the chili. “It was really good, and I think a lot of people really enjoyed it as well,” Peña said. “It was different. It was definitely something worth trying.” Heath Wyatt, co-owner of Brown’s Corner, said the alligator chili was just one of several unusual recipes he and his twin brother, Keith Wyatt, would try when they owned of Steamers, the seafood restaurant that was in Wintzell’s current location.
sophomore majoring in business and dance. “It goes beyond, ‘We want more than we have,’” said Jessica Kuperberg, a sophomore majoring in biochemistry. “It affects the world we live in.” Students discussed three different solutions to America’s energy problem. The first was reducing the U.S.’s dependency on foreign energy sources. “We don’t want to be dependent on what’s going on somewhere else that we have no control over,” said Alex Russo, a freshman majoring in economics. Forum members also noted that oil money can inadvertently be used to fund terrorism. The group also outlined cons of reducing foreign depen-
dency, such as the expense of creating energy domestically and the breaking of economic bonds with other countries. The second approach to fixing America’s energy problem was using less fossil fuels and exploring alternative fuel sources. “The majority of the jobs [renewable energy sources] create would be sustainable,” said John Hammontree, a senior majoring in English and student chairman of the Blackburn Institute. While forum members said renewable energies were useful, they noted that they can be expensive, noisy and aesthetically unpleasing in the landscape. Also, access to resources such as wind and sun can be inconsistent depending on the
weather. Finally, the group addressed the option of reducing American demand for energy. “The non-renewable resources will last longer if we ration them out a little bit more,” said James Morris, a freshman majoring in chemical engineering. The economic incentives of reducing energy could spur people towards that avenue. “Just by riding your bike or turning your thermostat, you’re saving money,” Kuperberg said. However, many students agreed that it would be difficult to force people to reduce energy. “Yes we can force legislation, but it’s up to people to make the switch,” Lima said.
“We used to serve a lot of seafood and alligator and other exotic meats, like shark meat and rattlesnake,” Wyatt said. “We like to take items to the public and take them to events like this.” Wyatt said while he was disappointed that other restaurants didn’t bring their chili, the event seemed organized and visitors seemed interested. He said the response to the chili was enthusiastic enough that he wants to start serving it at Brown’s Corner. “It will definitely be on he menu for the Alabama-Florida game,” Wyatt said.
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Kirwin K. King with a Denny Chimes Memorial Tribute 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Family, Friends, and members of the University community are invited to gather near the chimes. *In the event of rain, the location will change to the steps of the Rose Administration Building
CW | Bethany Martin Big Al was out rallying for support and enjoying the festivities during the Beat Auburn Beat Hunger campaign kickoff.
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By strengthening the social security net, the Chinese government can lead Chinese consumers to not be as afraid of the future and start consuming. China’s growing property market could help drive consumption, Li said. He pointed to his own home purchases. For every $1 mil-
lion home he owns, he had to add a factor of six for other goods like furnishings and vehicles. Li’s advice for American consumers, however, was to save. Li described an incident from when he was a student at the University. A fellow graduate student asked Li out to drinks, and Li agreed, asking to borrow $20 from his friend. The friend couldn’t believe Li needed to borrow money when he had $2,500 in the bank. While Li’s friend was comfortable living paycheck to paycheck, Li saved. “In America, there’s no sense of crisis,” he said. Joey Aultman, a finance graduate student, said he Li brought a different perspective than he got in the classroom, giving him a chance to see someone practicing in the field. Li’s point about saving and consumption in the U.S. stuck with him. “It is a problem that will have to be corrected in the future,” he said.
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flu vaccine, I’m going to get the flu,” Strader said. “That happens to a lot of people.” In a recent poll conducted by the Associated Press, 52 percent of respondents said they would go to their doctor to get an H1N1 vaccination. In addition, only 45 percent of people ages 18-29 said they would get vaccinated for swine flu. Jeneis Watt, a sophomore majoring in marketing, said she will probably go somewhere else to get the shot. “I’m probably going to go home because my insurance isn’t covered down here,” Watt said. There also will be both H1N1 FluMist and seasonal flu vaccinations given today at Ridgecrest South from 6:30-8 p.m. and on Oct. 21 at Tutwiler Hall from 6:30-8 p.m. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, students with a severe allergy to eggs should not take the H1N1 vaccine. In addition, students with longterm health problems, such as asthma or heart, lung or liver disease should be exempt from vaccination as well. The vaccinations will come at no cost to students. The University expects to receive additional shipments of vaccine in the upcoming weeks, including the H1N1 injection vaccine, which is scheduled to arrive by early November. For more information, visit the Student Health Center Web site at shc. ua.edu or prepare.ua.edu for information on swine flu.
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Creative Campus reaches beyond the arts By Jessica Cheek Staff Writer
Engineering and fine arts may seem incompatible at first glance, but the UA Creative Campus organization has been working this semester to establish such collaborations. With about 25 students focusing on various innovations, Creative Campus is showing how creativity is important in all disciplines, said organizers. “Creative Campus serves as a connecting point for unusual partnerships, such as the College of Engineering and the theatre department in COE does ART,” said Corrie Harris,
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leadership specialist for Creative Campus. “Other interesting partnerships include the inter i o r Corrie Harris design department and the experimental jazz studies program. Incredibly intriguing ideas come about when you get these kinds of partnerships going.” The idea for Creative
Campus was proposed in May 2005 to foster collaborations among students, faculty and the local community for an exchange of culture, science and art innovations. Harris said her position as leadership specialist was a new role added earlier this semester. “I help [Creative Campus interns] build skills needed to communicate and manage projects effectively,” said Harris, who also is director of student involvement, Freshman Forum and the Student Leadership Council. “My interest is also in helping them take what they learn in the CC internship and transfer those skills, applying what they’ve learned to help them reach personal and professional goals.” Natassia Perrine, Creative Campus intern and a senior majoring in vocal performance, said the new focus on leadership has been helpful to the Creative Campus team.
“At Creative Campus, we are able to utilize people from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines in order to accomplish our common goals,” she said. “Adding Corrie Harris to the Creative Campus mix has helped our team realize the important balance of teamwork and leadership.” The interns already have completed several projects this year, such as “Into the Woods,” a writing event with the English department, a piano concert co-sponsored by the College of Human Environmental Sciences and “Get Involved, Get Creative,” a showcase of student artwork including poetry, music and visual art. Michael Wynn, a junior majoring in communication studies, said these events provide unique opportunities to the general student body as well as the Creative Campus interns. “The interns and partners of Creative Campus cover
such a wide range of expertise and interests that it is impossible not to learn something new every day,” Wynn said. “Creative Campus has grown me as an individual and as a leader. It has caused me to think about myself, problems and the world from an entirely new perspective.” Wynn also is a senior intern with Creative Campus as well as president of the Creative Campus Assembly. Upcoming Creative Campus events include a fashion event with University Programs, a gaming convention and “Exposure: A Local Music Series,” which is a “revamped version of the Lakeside Music Series,” Harris said. A new music festival co-sponsored by the city of Tuscaloosa is being arranged for March 2010. Creative Campus plans to continue the Black Warrior Storytelling Festival that began in April 2009.
Amanda Barnes, an intern and a junior majoring in studio art, said the organization is helpful for students of all academic backgrounds, not just artists. “Creativity is not specific to arts-based disciplines,” Barnes said. “All students, regardless of their major, are required to think creatively. Innovative thinkers succeed both in the classroom and socially.” There are several ways for students to become involved with the Creative Campus initiative, such as submitting to The Missing Ink, the organization’s online arts publication, becoming an intern or joining the student organization Creative Campus Assembly. “Creative Campus is an organization for anyone,” Wynn said. “Do not think for one minute that because you are not an artist or a writer or a musician that you are not creative and cannot be involved.”
UA groups to collect hygiene products Items will be donated to domestic violence victims By Ashley Wallace Staff Writer
Jessica Hatcher, president project, but this project benefits many people and takes little of Delta Sigma Theta, said students should spread the word time. “At one time or another, we about what the organizations About 1,000 women report instances of domestic violence will all have a family member or are doing, and get their friends each year in Tuscaloosa. In friend that will be the victim of to donate. “We just want to be able to response to this, two organiza- violence,” Alexander said. “You tions are collaborating this week can’t ignore it then, and you raise awareness about domestic violence and give to an organishouldn’t ignore it now.” to raise awareness on campus. The National Council of Negro Women and the Lambda Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta “At one time or another, we will all have a family sorority are collecting hygiene member or friend that will be the victim of products and clothing to assist violence.” Turning Point Women’s Shelter in Tuscaloosa. — Jessica Alexander Turning Point provides services such as counseling, legal services, support groups and Alexander said this is the first zation that has given so much emergency shelter to victims of year the two organizations are to abused women and their childomestic violence free of charge. working together to benefit dren,” Hatcher said. “We want to Jessica Alexander, president Turning Point. They want stu- give Turning Point more items of NCNW, said people complain dents to be aware of domestic than they can fit in a car.” Suggested items to donate are about not having enough time violence and to be able to recogto get involved with a service nize it when they see it, she said. toothpaste, soap and clothing.
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The organizations will be accepting donations until Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ferguson Center. All donations will be given to a representative of Turning Point during NCNW’s forum on safety and domestic abuse on Wednesday in Room 300 of the Ferguson Center. Alexander said NCNW is encouraging students to go to the forum. They will not only discuss domestic violence, but ways to prevent, she said. “Others should take time to get involved, because domestic violence affects so many people and often times victims can feel as if they have no options,” Hatcher said. “By getting involved, people can help Turning Point in giving victims of abuse a place to turn to. Regardless of whether it is just one item or several that someone wants to donate, anything helps.”
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{ YOUR VIEW } DO YOU THINK PRESIDENT OBAMA DESERVES TO HAVE RECEIVED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE? “I donʼt see why not. From what I know, and from what Iʼve seen him do, I think he deserved it.” — Jessica Pitts, junior, mathematics
“I donʼt think he deserved to because I donʼt know what he did to deserve the award.” — Zhijia Ding, ELI student
“No. I think itʼs pretty stupid to give it to a president of a country, because that shows incredible bias...when you have a position like that, you shouldnʼt be eligible.” — Maryetta Stephens, sophomore, nursing
“No. When they closed the nominations, he had only been in office for two weeks. Obviously, you donʼt have time to do anything in two weeks.” — Chris Clark freshman, biology
EDITORIAL BOARD Amanda Peterson Editor Will Nevin Managing Editor Alan Blinder Opinions Editor
WE WELCOME YOUR OPINIONS Letters to the editor must be less than 300 words and guest columns less than 800. Send submissions to letters@ cw.ua.edu. Submissions must include the author’s name, year, major and daytime phone number. Phone numbers are for verification and will not be published. Students should also include their year in school and major. For more information, call 348-6144. The CW reserves the right to edit all submissions.
Sunday was a day of particular In short: The significance to gay University and rights activists in the city should Tuscaloosa and on grant domestic the national stage. partner benIn Washington, efits. tens of thousands marched in the name of equality. Further south, Spectrum, the LGBTQA group at the University, held “Coming Out on the Mound,” an event designed to support individuals who have come out. Organizers also said the event, the highlight of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender History Month, was to promote dialogue. We encourage both discussion and recognition of differing sexual orientations, and we encourage the University to adopt a similar perspective when it comes to the latter. While UA now includes sexual orientation in its nondiscrimination policies, the institution has yet to allow benefits for domestic partners. The decision, while permitted under existing law, is patently unfair to members of the gay community. The city of Tuscaloosa, which has a similar policy, also should reverse its sanctioning of discrimination. We are all permitted to harbor our own views regarding the moral correctness of homosexuality. We do not feel, however, moral views allow us to trample on equality under law, particularly when, the law allowing such trampling is of questionable constitutionality. The words “Equal justice under law” are engraved on the façade of the Supreme Court of the United States. In our judgment, that means laws are written and enforced to guarantee fairness and equality, even when and if we have personal disagreements. The act permitting the University and the city of Tuscaloosa to deny domestic partners benefits is a flawed, detestable law. The University, though, should rise above the law and make the right choice by offering equal benefits for all, regardless of sexual orientation. It should have done so long ago.
Let’s get together, Bama Over fall break, I had the joy and privilege to visit the University of Virginia. While it may seem odd to most people to go visit another university on break, I have to say the fun I had there far exceeded my friends’ accounts of their breaks. Many of them will readily admit this, so I’m not just projecting here. UVA is a school that is similar to our esteemed University in many ways. It’s a school with a storied history and tradition, many distinguished alumni and an academically motivated student body. It has a greek system that is comparable to ours in size and influence and has a strong set of student leaders who do great things for their campus, community and for the Commonwealth of Virginia as a whole. On the dark side, it also is a school with its trouble with diversity and inclusion in the past. Is any of this starting to sound eerily familiar? Good. On Saturday morning, a friend took us to an event called “Pancakes for Parkinson’s.” Students paid a small, optional fee and were able to eat pancakes on The Lawn (just like the Quad, but more Jeffersonian). All the proceeds went to Parkinson’s research, and despite the rain and dreariness, the chocolate chip pancakes were nothing short of divine. Before the event, my friend Kelsey threw on her “Pancakes forParkinson’s” T-shirt. However,
she had accidentally picked up the shirt that was made by the InterF r at e r n i ty Council at UVA. It made me think, so I asked her Will Thomas wh o all sponsored the event. My jaw hit the floor with her answer. The group leading the event was called Team Fox, a group founded specifically to raise awareness about Parkinson’s disease. But Team Fox didn’t do it alone. Team Fox was able to enlist support from all over campus. Not only did every IFC fraternity and Inter-Sorority Council (their Panhellenic Association equivalent) co-sponsor this event, they also were supported by their student government and many other organizations—many of which probably had no direct interest in Parkinson’s disease as a cause, but wanted to support their fellow students. Let me remind you this effort was led not by administrators or by officers of their student government, but by regular students who felt passionate about a common cause and banded together in order to follow that passion, no matter how much work it took.
I don’t say all this to imply that UVA is a superior school to our beloved Capstone because in our hearts, I think we all know there is nothing further from the truth. But the lesson I think that we all must learn on this campus is that we must learn to work together. Let me repeat. We must learn to work together. If this University, its students and our state intend to live up to the potential we have, we have no other choice but to work together. Now, am I advocating we simply mimic UVA and have a huge, greek and independent co-sponsored pancake breakfast on the Quad? Or band together and invite a Nobel laureate to our campus? Not in the least — even though that would be awesome. What I do mean to say is the challenges we face on this campus and in this state will only be solved when everyone is invited to the table of cooperation. And that, if it is our intent to do great things, we must approach them in a way which includes everyone, not just a select few whom we view as experts, or those who have the most political connections, or whose daddy has the most money. The lesson is pretty simple, and it’s something we all know. But when will we get around to practicing it? Will Thomas is a senior majoring in economics and finance. His column runs biweekly on Wednesdays.
Pres doesn’t merit prize By Avery Adcock Like many others, I was shocked when I heard President Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize. In actuality, I thought it was a joke. I said to myself, “There is no way a president who has been in power for mere months could be given such an honor.” However, he received the award, and the implications of the announcement do not look good. The Nobel Foundation said Obama was chosen “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” In reality, it seems he received this honor for what he plans to do and not what he has done. There is no question in my mind that Obama will soon regret receiving the prize, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee that gave it to him will regret it as well. This could not come at a worse time. With major health care reform moving through Congress, Americans are becoming more critical of Obama and his plans. When many Americans heard of the announcement, they replied with something like, “Are you kidding me?” This will inevitably put more pressure on the president and set him up for failure. It gives his biggest critics more ammunition. Maybe I am confused because of what the award stands for, or at least what I thought it stood for. Comparing past recipients, Obama stands out, and not in a
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good way. Names such as Mother Teresa and Martin Luther King Jr. flood the list. In 2002, Jimmy Carter received the award for, “his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights and to promote economic and social development.” I don’t know about you, but I believe a president who was criticized for his lack of experience in his presidential race should not be in the same category as those who have dedicated their entire lives fighting to accomplish something. I am not saying Obama’s efforts are not admirable or should not be recognized, but they are not enough to receive this kind of honor. If he actually does accomplish what he has set out to do, then eventually he should receive it, but now simply is not the time. His speeches and negotiations have made the world less antiAmerican, but he has not shown the leadership in Afghanistan that the committee says he has. The committee also cited reasons such as Obama promoting a nuclear-free world as
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justification for naming the president the winner, but that also is not true. President Obama has been fine with the U.S., Israel and other allies having weapons of mass destruction. The committee also cited peace talks in the Middle East as another factor in his win. Am I the only person who does not forget we are still fighting over there? He may be promoting democracy but American soldiers are dying every day. The simple fact that the deadline for nomination was Feb. 1 is shocking. That was less than two weeks after he was inaugurated. How could anyone accomplish as much as Mother Teresa or Martin Luther King Jr. in two weeks? Obama himself said he did not deserve to receive this honor. I hope for the sake of our country this only propels the administration into solving the issue in Afghanistan and unemployment and health care reform at home, but I am skeptical. Avery Adcock is a sophomore majoring in political science. Her column runs weekly on Wednesdays.
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The annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive kicked off Tuesday with the Crimson Tide seeking its third consecutive victory over our rivals to the southeast. Donations at the Capstone will benefit the West Alabama Food Bank, which serves nine counties. The collection has been an annual effort since 1994, and Alabama has won the food fight six times. Defeating Auburn in a food drive is even more critical than beating them the week of Thanksgiving because of the drive’s implications for others. Members of the Alabama community should rise to the challenge, and we hope Auburn does the same because people across the state are counting on all of us. Our View is the consensus of The Crimson White’s editorial board.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Obama deserves Nobel Peace Prize By Ashkan Bayatpour
Lose the Olympics, win the Nobel Prize? Wow, I can live with that. While I agree the award came too soon, I understand why he’s getting it. The award is not simply given to popular Americans, nor is it an award given purely for accomplishments. Martin Luther King Jr. never actually passed civil rights reform, but he was awarded for his efforts to sway opinions and bring action through non-violence. Henry Kissinger received the Nobel Prize for negotiating a cease-fire in 1973, not for ending the war that didn’t see an American pullout until 1975. In fact, some argue he escalated the war after he received the Nobel Prize. Mother Teresa did not end human suffering. All of these people were awarded the Nobel Prize for their “effort” and “progress.” The award is being given to President Obama because, after eight years of dismal non-cooperation from his predecessor with that “go it alone, with us or against us” attitude that took unprecedented support for the United States and turned it into a level of anti-American hatred that never existed before, Obama has, in a short time, changed the tides. Ill will towards America is fading fast, and no one is more responsible for this than Obama. The award is being given for the things he has already done or begun to do: for having the courage to speak with honesty about America’s shortcomings and reach out to the world. Even while ignorant war hawks blinded by false patriotism attack him for making America “less safe” by shutting down Guantanamo Bay or “apologizing for America” in Cairo when he simply admitted America is responsible for her own mistakes, he continues to do the right thing and make progress while ignoring all the rightwing crazies. I wish the Nobel Prize committee would have waited at least another year, but I definitely get it. The fact that conservatives are now attacking the committee is not only beyond idiotic — it is just pathetic. They are attacking a highly regarded panel for who they choose to give their award to? Come on. Have some sort of shame or humility. At the very least, muster up some integrity.
Ashkan Bayatpour is a senior majoring in political sciences and international relations.
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Pink dominates Birmingham Saturday By Jessie Patterson Jones Staff Writer
On Saturday, I was one of more than 14,000 people who took part in the annual Race for the Cure, held by the North Central Alabama affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Runners, walkers, volunteers and others gathered at Linn Park in Birmingham early Saturday to prepare for the 5K run/walk and the 1-mile fun run. It was my very first 5K and the second Race for the Cure I have gone to. I attended an event as a supporter five years ago and have been waiting for the opportunity to do the walk ever since. I definitely walked — a runner is one of the things I am not. I walked in celebration of my grandmother, Shirley Cook, who is a breast cancer survivor. After five years of waiting to take part in something so special to my family and me, I was not let down by the event. It was certainly a site to see. Pink, the color of breast cancer awareness, was everywhere you turned, from tents and signs to balloons and clothes. Even the fountains splashed pink water in celebration of the event. The rainy weather did not put a damper on the 14,000 people who showed up. The people came in droves — and pink ponchos. What I saw that morning both broke my heart and gave me hope. Each race participant had a pink sign pinned to their backs with the name of who they were racing in honor or
in celebration of scrawled in black ink. The names told their stories. Mom. Wife. Sister. Daughter. Friend. And then there were the survivors themselves, standing out from the crowd as they wore special pink T-shirts. They came as survivors and fighters. Some still wore the tell-tale scarves wrapped around their heads to cover up the hair they had lost to chemotherapy and cancer treatments. To see what you were walking for, all you had to do was look at the woman in her pink survivor shirt, walking surrounded by family and friends. While each of them had written her name on their backs to show that they were walking in celebration of her survival, her message came across loud and clear. On her back, she had simply written “I will survive.� Then there was the elementary school-aged girl who walked holding her mom’s hand. She walked in celebration of the three survivors in her life: her mom, her grandmother and her principal. In small letters below, she had written one more thing. She was walking so that one day she wouldn’t have to face the same disease. Looking back at pictures from that morning in Linn Park, I’m already excited about next year. I hope I’m back with a larger group of friends for an even bigger and better event. Under a cloudy and dreary sky, we saw hope on Saturday in Birmingham. We raised awareness and money to support breast can-
Top: The Race for the Cure started in downtown Birmingham on Saturday. Left: The 5k course for the runners and walkers wound through downtown, where fountains had bed byed pink for the race.
cer research. However, the odds are stacked against many of us. According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 8 women will face breast cancer. There are 15,043 female students on campus at the University of Alabama. Doing that math, 1,880 will be diagnosed with this disease. So next time you have an opportunity to support breast cancer awareness or to give to any organization that supports breast cancer research, please take it. One day, it may save the life of one of your closest friends. It may even help save your own.
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Health care bill clears hurdle, gains GOP backer By David Espo The Associated Press
AP Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, DMont., left, shakes hands with committee member Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, as Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is seen at center on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday after a committee vote regarding the health care reform bill. tem. He praised Snowe as well as Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chairman of the committee, and declared, “We are going to get this done.� There were fresh challenges. Within minutes of the
vote, labor unions and large business organizations both demanded changes in the bill, which was an attempt at a middle-of-the-road measure fashioned by the committee under Baucus’ leadership.
health care reform not just talk about it.� Reid’s most politically sensitive decision revolves around proposals for the federal government to sell insurance in competition with private industry. The Senate bill approved in committee during the day omits the provision, while the one passed earlier includes it and many House Democrats support it as well. In general, bills moving toward floor votes in both houses would require most Americans to purchase insurance, provide federal subsidies to help those of lower incomes afford coverage and give small businesses help in defraying the cost of coverage for their workers. The measures would bar insurance companies from denying coverage on the basis of pre-existing medical conditions, and for the first time limit their ability to charge higher premiums on the basis of age or family size. Expanded coverage would be paid for by cutting hundreds of billions of
dollars from future Medicare payments to health care providers. Each house also envisions higher taxes — an income tax surcharge on million-dollar wage-earners in the case of the House, and a new excise levy on insurance companies selling high-cost policies in the case of the Senate Finance Committee bill. Apart from Snowe, Republicans on the committee cited higher taxes, a greater federal role in the insurance industry and other concerns as they lined up to oppose the bill. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said the legislation would place the nation on a “slippery slope to more and more government control of health care.� Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, elicited testimony earlier from the head of the Congressional Budget Committee that a substantial portion of the bill’s tax increases would fall on groups Obama has vowed would be protected: individuals making $200,000 or less and couples below $250,000.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Historic legislation to expand U.S. health care and control costs won its first Republican supporter Tuesday and cleared a key Senate hurdle, a double-barreled triumph that propelled President Barack Obama’s signature issue toward votes this fall in both houses of Congress. “When history calls, history calls,� said Maine Republican Olympia Snowe, whose declaration of support ended weeks of suspense and provided the only drama of a 14-9 vote in the Senate Finance Committee. With her decision, the 62-yearold lawmaker bucked her own leadership on the most highprofile issue of the year in Congress, and gave the drive to remake health care at least a hint of the bipartisanship that Obama seeks. At the White House, Obama called the events “a critical milestone� toward remaking the nation’s health care sys-
Still, nearly nine months after the president pledged in his inaugural address to tackle health care, legislation to expand coverage to millions who lack it has now advanced further than President Bill Clinton’s ill-fated effort more than a decade ago — or any other attempt in more than a generation. The next move in the Senate is up to Majority Leader Harry Reid, whose office said the full Senate would begin debate on the issue the week of Oct. 26. Nominally, Reid must first blend the bill that cleared during the day with a version that passed earlier in the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. But in reality, the majority leader — with the participation of the White House — has a virtual free hand in fashioning a measure to wind up gaining the 60 votes needed to overcome a threatened Republican filibuster. “The bottom line here is we need a final bill, a merged bill, that gets 60 votes,� Baucus said. “Our goal is to pass
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Apwonjo screens movie Former HC queen ďŹ ghts about child soldiers By Sean Abdoli Senior Staff Reporter
Month after month, news reports about sub-Saharan Africa are seen around the world. Apwonjo, a UA group that focuses on humanitarian issues in Africa, is trying to encourage activism for these issues. Apwonjo, along with the Invisible Children Road Tour, will be screening a film Wednesday about the plight of child soldiers in Northern Uganda. After the screening, students will learn about options on how to get involved with Invisible Children. The screening and meeting will take place in 118 Graves Hall at 6:30 tonight. According to the Web site for Invisible Children, “The Rescue,� a 36-minute documentary, focuses on child
IF YOU GO ... • What: Apwonjo/Invisible Children Screening
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• When: 6:30 p.m. soldiers in Northern Uganda. The documentary is available to watch for free at invisiblechildren.com. According to an Apwonjo statement, another topic discussed will be a bill put forth in the U.S. Senate called the LRA Disarmament and Uganda Recovery Act, which aims to give aid to Uganda while trying to lessen violence in the region. Apwonjo was started at the
University in 2007 by students who wanted to coordinate with Invisible Children, said Linn Groft, a junior in New College and president of the organization. Students may remember Apwonjo from last year, when they passed out black balloons in remembrance of the lives lost in Darfur, she said. “We decided to focus on the broader issues that affect Africa,� Groft said. “Our primary goal is to be a source of education for students and to provide an outlet for action.� She said Apwonjo is a chapter of many nationwide organizations focusing on helping Africa. Throughout the year, the organization holds fundraisers and film screenings. Groft said the event also could help students get involved with the Invisible Children organization.
“After the video, they’ll open up the floor for questions,� Groft said. “If students want to talk to them afterwards, they should. They’re always really friendly.� Natalie Hallmark, a junior majoring in psychology and vice president of Apwonjo, said the group is doing its best to get students involved. “Our goal is to raise awareness and educate the campus on humanitarian issues in Africa,� Hallmark said. “We hope to bring our community together in helping Africa.� Hallmark said the goal of the meeting is to show students how to help in the movement. “We want students to get involved and learn what Invisible Children is doing as an organization and how we can help them help Uganda,� Hallmark said.
Scholar discusses Black Power, book By Kyle D. Pierce Staff Writer
Hasan Kwane Jeffries, a scholar on the Black Power movement, spoke to an almost capacity crowd in Gorgas Library’s lecture hall. He told audience members of the importance of understanding the Black Power movement and its humble beginnings in the rural community of Lowndes County on the doorstep of Montgomery and Tuscaloosa. This message is echoed in his new book, “Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama’s Black Belt.� Jeffries is an associate professor of history at Ohio State University. He spent a year at the University, where he served as a Bankhead Fellow. Jeffries enjoyed his time at Alabama so much that he opened the lecture by saying how great it was to be back in the state, a place he considers home. “The great thing about speaking in Alabama is that people know and have been to Lowndes County,� Jeffries said. In the lecture, Jeffries said he intended to “tell the story of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the origins of the Black Panther Party.� Jeffries said the origins of the group date back to 1965, and within a year, almost 80 percent of blacks in Lowndes County were registered in the party. Jeffries said this group
CW | Daniel Owen Hasam Kwame Jeffries gives a speech on the Civil Rights movement at Gorgas Library. was in stark contrast to those that were on the books at the beginning of the 1965. “Why is there a virtual absence of protest before 1965?� Jeffries asked the audience. In response to this question, Jeffries said there was a unique opportunity. “They soon found out that, instead of being killed on the spot for protesting, they were allowed to live at least a week,� Jeffries said. Jeffries said this window of opportunity allowed the movement to begin and to succeed before the rest of the community responded.
Jeffries’ rattled off statistics that some students in attendance said they were completely unaware of, such as that segregated schools in Lowndes County existed well past the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954. According to “Political Power in Alabama,� a book on the subject for University of Georgia scholars Anne Permaloff and Carl Grafton, desegregation did not occur in Lowndes County until an order by Federal Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. in February 1966, just six months after the Black Power movement began in Lowndes County.
Speaker discusses feminism By Jessica Williams Staff Writer Christina Hoff Sommers sparked debate about feminism at her speech Tuesday night sponsored by the UA College Republicans. Sommers, an American author and controversial figure on the role of women, studies the influence of feminism on American culture. She is also a philosophy professor at Clark University and a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. Sommers said she identifies as a libertarian. Once a feminist professor of good standing, Sommers said she created pandemonium when she decided to analyze and contradict the text within many women’s studies textbooks. She said that she intended to correct the misinformation within the books, but her findings were not welcomed. “I was excommunicated from
a religion I did not know existed,� Sommers said. UA College Republicans said Sommers’ lecture was an interesting topic for college students. Being from outside of the UA community, Sommers gave a fresh and interesting point of view on feminism geared towards college students. “After seeing Sommers appearance on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, I feel that UA students will greatly enjoy her lecture,� said College Republicans President Alex Bruce, a senior double majoring in public relations and Spanish, before the lecture. In one of her books, “Who Stole Feminism?,� Sommers said she debunked a number of myths promoted by feminists — including the idea that American women are oppressed. She argued American women were among the freest and most liberated in the world. This book enraged the majority of the feminist groups.
Sommers wrote in “What’s Wrong and What’s Right with Contemporary Feminism?� that she supports the equity style of feminists. “An equity feminist wants for women what she wants for everyone — fair treatment, respect and dignity,� Sommers said. Feminism, Sommers said, has reached the end of its run in America. Jami Harris, a graduate student in women’s studies, said Sommers benefits from her own heterosexual, white middle-class privilege. Sommers said that the feminist movement in America has been successful and has already done what it has set out to do. American women need to focus on the places that have not even felt a ripple of activism. “The big challenge for the feminist of the 20th century is to help the women in the developing world form their own liberation,� Sommers said.
Andres Martin, a freshman majoring in pre-law and a California native, said he enjoyed the lecture and learned a great deal from hearing Jeffries speak. “Being from California, the lecture provided me with not only a great history lecture, but a fresh perspective on what really happened in Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement,� Martin said. Jeffries closed the lecture with a plea for realism on the issue of race. “One of the things we have to do is reevaluate our notions of victory and defeat,� Jeffries said. “It was a victory just to
illiteracy By Louise Crow Staff Writer
If you asked the 2008 Homecoming Queen about her proudest moment, you may be surprised to hear her answer. It is when she first met one of her students. On her first day as a Teach For America teacher in Nashville, Tenn., Caroline Gwaltney arrived early, anxious to meet her students. One timidly walked in, puzzled, illiterate and unable to tell “Miss G� his first name. Gwaltney, a former sports reporter for The Crimson White, is an English as a Second Language kindergarten teacher with no formal education background. Her students can’t speak or write in English, and most also are illiterate in their first language. “[He], among many other children in America, is not even kindergarten-ready. Not only do they not know their letters, they don’t even recognize their own name,� Gwaltney said. As an honors journalism student, Gwaltney interned with Sports Illustrated in New York. Finding a job was not an issue, but she said it was choosing a job where she could begin the successful future she had been dreaming about. On her first day, she walked the parents through her supply list handout. “I would make scissor motions with my hand and grab props around the room to make sure they understood what their children needed,� she said. She said she learned most of her parents were illiterate in two languages and had little reading or writing skills. “It’s ironic to think we expect these kids to receive extra stimulation at home when their parents can’t even read their child’s
homework directions,� Gwaltney said. People take for granted how much their own voice can make a difference, Gwaltney said. “It has little to do with your ability to tutor,� Gwaltney said. “Most illiterate students will read every word on a page but have no idea what they are reading about.� Allison Bridges, another UA graduate, said she remembers how her small advertising and public relations graduate class of 19 students did their small part to help the literacy problem. Combating illiteracy seems like an impossible task, Bridges said. “When you look at an overwhelming statistic like half of Greene County is illiterate, you realize that you don’t have the manpower to create a task force that large.� Her class decided to start with small goals to help improve reading skills. They formed a student advocacy group named LITE: Literacy is the Edge. Bridges said the class never imagined the number of interested tutors would reach the 200 mark. “We did not treat the literacy campaign like a class assignment, but instead got involved as tutors and saw the tangible difference the mentoring was making.� A tutoring session of 30 minutes gives these students new confidence. A short conversation with interested volunteers helps build a task force. A small blog about literacy increases awareness. And in a small milestone toward literacy, Gwaltney’s student wrote the letter “E� for the first time after five weeks of school. To volunteer with the Literacy Council of West Alabama or Literacy is the Edge, call 348-7692 or email literacyistheedge@ gmail.com.
FAST FACTS • Caroline Gwaltney, the 2008 Homecoming queen, now works for Teach for Americas an English as a Second Language teacher in Nashville, Tenn. • UA students can volunteer locally with the Literacy Council of West Alabama or Literacy is the Edge.
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Sororities do battle in Rec Center Homecoming basketball tournament
Above: Delta Delta Delta and Gamma Phi Beta played each other in the homecoming basketball tournament at the Rec Center. Right: Alpha Omicron Pi and Chi Omega were two of the sororities that played in the homecoming basketball tournament at the Rec Center. Top left: Alpha Omicron Pi and Chi Omega play each other in the tournament. CW | Katie Bennett
CW | Katie Bennett Above: Students cheer for their favorite sororities at the homecoming basketball tournament. Left: Delta Delta Delta cheers for their team at the homecoming basketball tournament at the Rec Center.
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this week WEDNESDAY • Dance Alabama! Fall Concert: Morgan Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. • Faculty Chamber Music Recital: Moody Music Building, 7:30 p.m. • Rock Doc movie series presents “Woodstock”: Bama Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY • Dance Alabama! Fall Concert: Morgan Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
By Sarah Massey Changing Tides
Saturdays in the fall are well planned for sophomore Bryant Hitson. Waking up around 9 a.m., Hitson takes a shower and then listens to a specific playlist, consisting of Alabama classics like “Sweet Home Alabama.” The top 25 greatest plays in Alabama football history, a CD released by the University a few years ago, follows on this playlist. Decked out in a standard gray “University of Alabama, Founded 1831” T-shirt that he has had forever and a number 19 Tim Castille jersey, Hitson is ready for gameday. His routine and wardrobe cannot change. If it does, Alabama could lose a game. “It’s a little silly, ’cause I’m not superstitious in any other thing,” he said. “It’s just this.” Hitson, who is majoring in pre-law, cannot remember a time when he was not an Alabama fan. “It’s in the blood,” he said. It is the name, too. Hitson is named after famed Crimson Tide coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. Hitson has attended several reunions held at the Paul W. Bryant Museum for people named after the coach. Naturally, Hitson’s favorite Alabama football figure, player or coach, is Bryant. “The way he acted. The way he lived his life. The way he motivated his teams. And the things he said,” Hitson said. “The stuff he told his guys, you can relate it to life a lot of the time. Good life lessons can be learned from coach Bryant’s quotes if you can understand them.” This intense admiration of sports figures is not a new phenomenon or exclusive to Alabama, said Richard Megraw, an associate
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professor in the American studies department. “Throughout our recorded history, going all the way back to ‘The Iliad,’ sporting games [have been] an essential part of our sense of cultural wellbeing,” Megraw said. “‘The Iliad’ is a war story, and when Achilles’ friend is slain in battle, the funeral ritual [features] at least a week’s worth of sporting games. “They stop the war to play sports. That’s how central sport is to human understanding. It has been for that long. It’s ancient.” Megraw dates the emergence of sports figures as heroes to the 1890s, when the expansion of the western frontier ended and professional athletics emerged. “Previous heroic imagery that had been affixed on frontier figures, [such as] Davy Crocket, Daniel Boone, John C. Freemock and Kit Carson, had changed,” he said. “This new generation of heroes was primarily connected with sports.” David DeWitt, a senior fellow in the Blount Undergraduate Initiative, said he attributes the fanfare surrounding Alabama football to several things, such as the role it plays in Southern culture as a way to equalize the South with the rest of the United States. “[Football] compensates for the sense of inferiority and now even serves as a sense of superiority since the Southeastern Conference across the board is recognized as the best conference in America,” he said. DeWitt, who teaches a thematic seminar about football called “Capstone Cathedral,” said football’s importance stems from the depth of historic tradition, the lack of professional teams in the state, the intensity of the AlabamaAuburn rivalry and the
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constant media coverage. “The economy has soured, and Bryant-Denny is still chocked full of people, and they keep building it bigger,” Megraw said. “So it’s clearly offering us something that we feel that we need to have.” Megraw said football provided a sense of empowerment during the 1960s. “I certainly have talked to enough people who have expressed what it was like growing up here in the 60s, where six days in seven, it wasn’t just the South generally — it was Alabama specifically that was the national problem, held up to national and international scorn and shame,” he said. “Selma, Montgomery, Birmingham, Anniston, Freedom Riders, go on down the list. If there is a study in early post-war American dysfunction, it’s Alabama. And it’s not just the race stuff. It’s the catastrophic public education system. It’s the chronic rural poverty. It’s the isolation, powerlessness. All these issues rolled into one. It’s that hostile attitude. It’s Alabama against the world except the three hours on Saturday afternoon when they are absolute, fundamental world beaters.” This concept of the Alabama football team being “world beaters” helped establish Bryant’s iconic status, Megraw said. Bryant was the “Southern John Wayne...the
Above: BryantDenny Stadiumʼs most recently completed addition included statues of national chapionshipwinning coaches. Left: Paul “Bear” Bryantʼs story at the Capstone has become legendary CW File and Bryant Museum
man of few words and much action,” he said. “In this moment of tremendous social upheaval, late ’50s, early ’60s America, this guy seemed to stand like a firm rock in a rushing stream,” he said. “And he reassured people who were concerned about what was going to happen to the country.” For Hitson, it is Bryant’s emphasis on tradition and working hard that makes him admire the coach. “I’m a big fan of tradition in anything, not just in football,”
Hitson said. “All the things that [Bryant] taught — fight, strive, play with grit and heart, even when you’re hurting and you don’t want to—that’s the tradition that he started here. And that continued over from [head football coach Wallace Wade] to [Bryant] to coach Stallings to now coach Saban.”
Editor’s Note: Changing Tides is an online magazine exploring campus issues. The current edition addresses football on campus. Visit changingtides. ua.edu for more coverage.
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Larry Kirchner and James Kelly know scary. and design frightening amusement park The pair behind Blacklight Attractions, attractions for parks like Sea World, Cedar Halloween Productions and Dark Rider Point, Paramount Parks and Six Flags. build haunted houses all over the country But you don’t have to run an amusement
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Kitchen: Hide an actor in a pantry and have him jump out at visitors.
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Garage 2: Get an old freezer and have an actor jump out of it (remove latches and locks for safety).
Bloody shower: Hang a body in the shower stall and splatter fake blood in it.
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Garage 3: Have actors with chain saws jump out at visitors before they leave. (“Always have them leave screaming!”)
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Leno’s new show sees early low ratings By David Bauder The Associated Press
NEW YORK — If it was measured in traditional TV terms, “The Jay Leno Show” wouldn’t be long for this world. NBC’s bold experiment faltered in the third week of television’s new season, with none of its five editions scoring higher than No. 60 in the Nielsen Co.’s ranking of most popular programs. The shows ranged from a low of 4.5 million to a high of 6.2 million viewers. All of CBS’s 10 p.m. dramas last week had more than twice as many viewers as Leno. ABC’s “Eastwick” was the only major network show beaten by Leno (Fox turns 10 p.m. over to local news). NBC, however, says Leno’s show must be viewed over the long haul. While the network says Leno’s show is much cheaper to produce than scripted programming, it’s unclear whether those savings can compensate for the low ratings. NBC concentrates on the ratings for 18-to-49-year-old viewers, and by that measure Leno is precariously close to the 1.5 rating the network says it has promised to advertisers. Last Monday, the show had a 1.5 rating, and on Friday it was 1.4, Nielsen said. If NBC is looking for a glim-
mer of good news, “The Office” wedding of Jim and Pam gave the show its best ratings in a year. Among youthful viewers, it was the fourth most popular show of the week. CBS’ Tuesday schedule has emerged as the most popular night in television, led by “NCIS.” That show’s strength helped the two new shows that follow it — “NCIS: Los Angeles” and “The Good Wife” — into Nielsen’s top 11 last week. Meanwhile, Nielsen released statistics for the first week of the television season that measured how much shows were recorded on digital video recorders and played back within seven days, something of increasing importance within the industry as more people buy DVRs. ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was helped most by that measurement. The show had 17.06 million viewers for its season premiere, but add in all the people who watched within the next week, and that figure jumped to 20.03 million. ABC’s freshman drama “FlashForward” was also among the top five in DVR playback, likely a factor in ABC’s announcement that it has ordered a full season of episodes. CBS won the third week of the new TV season with ease, averaging 12.2 million viewers (7.6 rating, 13 share), and also win-
ning among the 18-to-49-year-old demographic. ABC averaged 8.4 million viewers (5.4, 9), NBC had 7.5 million (4.8, 8), Fox had 6.5 million (3.9, 6), the CW had 2.1 million (1.4, 2) and ION Television had 780,000 (0.5, 1). Among the Spanish-language networks, Univision dominated with a prime-time average of 3.7 million viewers (1.9 rating, 3 share). Telemundo had 1.1 million (0.5, 1), TeleFutura had 900,000 (0.4, 1) and Azteca had 200,000 (0.1, 0). NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8.1 million viewers (5.4, 11). ABC’s “World News” was second with 7.3 million (4.9, 10) and the “CBS Evening News” had 5.3 million viewers (3.7, 7). A ratings point represents 1,149,000 households, or 1 percent of the nation’s estimated 114.9 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of inuse televisions tuned to a given show. For the week of Oct. 5-11, the top 5 shows, their networks and viewerships: “NCIS,” CBS, 20.7 million; “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 16.35 million; “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 16.31 million; NFL Football: Indianapolis at Tennessee, AP NBC, 16.02 million; “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” CBS, A fan holds a sign while waiting in a holding area to watch the premiere of “The Jay Leno Show” 14.9 million;.” outside NBC Studios in Burbank, Calif., Sept. 14, 2009.
Kate Gosselin: ex Jon must return $180,000 by Oct. 26 By Mary Claire Dale The Associated Press
AP Kate Gosselin leaves the Montgomery County courthouse Tuesday in Norristown, Pa., after a hearing regarding her split with her husband Jon Gosselin.
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Jon Gosselin has been ordered to return $180,000 in marital funds by Oct. 26, according to a lawyer for his estranged wife. KateGosselin,meanwhile,must provide an accounting of past expensesbythesamedate,lawyer Mark Momjian said. And an arbitrator will review another $55,000 she says she spent on household and child-related expenses. The divorcing stars of TLC’s “Jon and Kate Plus 8” appeared briefly in family court Tuesday in the Philadelphia suburb of
Norristown.Thecouplehaveeight young children — twins and sextuplets. According to Momjian, Montgomery County Judge Arthur R. Tilson ordered Jon Gosselin to return the money or face contempt charges for violating an arbitrator’s order. “As difficult as this has been for me, I am pleased that the court hasruledfairlyonbehalfofmyself and my children,” Kate Gosselin said in the statement her lawyer released. “Now that this matter has been ruled on, I look forward to returning to private arbitration, as we have agreed to do, to resolve any remaining issues.”
Jon Gosselin’s lawyer, Mark Jay Heller, released a statement saying there was no proof that the $55,000 was used for family expenses. “It may very well be determined that very substantial sums of money which Kate has failed to account for might have been misappliedandmisusedbyKate,” Heller said. “As of now, Jon Gosselin chooses to give Kate the benefit of doubt,” Heller said. TLCisrenamingtheshow“Kate PlusEight.”JonGosselinhassent the network a cease-and-desist letter, saying he believes the filming is harmful to the children.
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Dangers of concussions worry players By Alan Robinson The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — Hines Ward’s game is partly defined by his willingness to deliver a nasty hit. Yet the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver cringes when he sees a player taking one — especially a helmet-to-helmet blow that might cause a concussion. Ward is repeatedly cited in player surveys as being one of the NFL’s borderline dirty players. But he didn’t want former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow returning prematurely from a concussion Sept. 26 when the Florida quarterback’s helmet slammed into a teammate’s leg. Tebow came back to play Saturday against LSU. “Some guys, we’re powerful, and we want to come back quick, not understanding the ramifications of getting hit like that again,” Ward said. “I watched a TV special where a high school kid lied to the doctors and said he was ready, and he got hit in a similar way and ended up paralyzed.” While the Steelers’ physicality and take-no-abuse personality have rarely changed since the Steel Curtain days of the 1970s, Ward and other players are concerned about studies that reflect the dangers of playing in the NFL — and,
especially, of receiving concussions. An NFL-commissioned study reported Alzheimer’s disease and dementia were diagnosed among former players at a significantly higher rate than the general population. While the NFL cautioned there is no established link between memory disorders and head injuries sustained by former players, the Steelers have been warned by their own doctors for years about the dangers of concussions. The UPMC Center for Sports Medicine, based in the same complex where the Steelers practice, has studied the effects of concussions on football players for most of this decade. One of its studies determined that a player suffering a second concussion while recovering from an earlier concussion risks permanent brain injury or death, although NFL players recover more rapidly from concussions than do high school players. “It’s something we’ve known,” safety Ryan Clark said, referring to the sport’s risks. “It’s like telling a boxer, ‘Hey, you can get punch drunk.’ And he still goes in there and fights 12 rounds as hard as he can. It’s what you do, it’s who you are. We’re blessed with this talent and we play because we love it, but it can be
a problem.” Former Steelers physician Julian Bailes, chair of neurosurgery at West Virginia University, co-authored a study four years ago that found players who received multiple concussions are more likely to develop post-career problems such as depression. A UPMC study released in 2002 determined football players who have sustained multiple concussions have a greater risk of developing a concussion than a player who has never had one. UPMC researchers also have warned there is no such thing as a mild concussion, and that a headache or momentary confusion caused by a hit can be the first sign of a much more significant neurological problem. “If you’re not healed up and ready to play, you can mess yourself up real bad, not only while you’re playing but after you’re playing as well,” Ward said. Injuries are inevitable is a sport that is violent by nature, and most Steelers players take the attitude that they can only hope that a catastrophic mishap doesn’t occur to them. However, players are getting so big, so strong and so fast, Bengals quarterback Carson AP Palmer recently predicted Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward, left, is hit by Tennessee Titansʼ Cortland Finnegan there will be a fatality someday (31) as Ward scores a touchdown on a 21-yard reception in the third quarter of an NFL football in an NFL game. game in Nashville, Tenn.
Limbaugh already down one vote in bid to buy Rams By Jimmy Golen The Associated Press
BOSTON — Rush Limbaugh’s bid to buy the St. Louis Rams ran into opposition within the NFL on Tuesday, when Colts owner Jim Irsay vowed to vote against him and commissioner Roger Goodell said the conservative commentator’s “divisive” comments would not be tolerated from any NFL insider. “I, myself, couldn’t even consider voting for him,” Irsay said at an owners meetings. “When there are comments that have been made that are inappropriate, incendiary and insensitive ... our words do damage, and it’s something that we don’t need.” Limbaugh has long been a hero of conservatives and villain to the left, thriving on his place in the political spectrum while establishing himself as one of the most successful broadcasters in history. But the NFL tries to avoid controversy,
as Limbaugh learned in 2003 when he was forced to resign from ESPN’s Sunday night football broadcast after saying of Philadelphia’s Donovan McNabb: “I think what we’ve had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well.” Goodell repeatedly distanced the league from Limbaugh’s statements on Tuesday, calling them “polarizing comments that we don’t think reflect accurately on the NFL or our players.” “I have said many times before that we are all held to a higher standard here,” the commissioner said. “I think divisive comments are not what the NFL is all about. I would not want to see those kind of comments from people who are in a responsible position within the NFL. No. Absolutely not.” According to transcripts posted on his Web site, in 2007 Limbaugh also said: “The NFL all too often looks like a game
between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons. There, I said it.” That comment, and others, resurfaced this month when he revealed he is teaming with St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts to bid on the Rams. In an e-mail to The Associated Press, Limbaugh said he was forced to respond because “the totally made-up and fabricated quotes attributed to me in recent media reports are outrageous and slanderous.” He also noted that he would be a minority owner in the prospective group, adding he is from Missouri and was saddened when the Cardinals left for Arizona. “I am happy to be involved in an effort to keep the Rams in St. Louis. I love the National Football League, I eagerly discuss it and promote it and I greatly admire the men who play in the league. They are the best at what they do,” he wrote. “It is regrettable that
something I have dreamed about for years has taken this course. But the fight is worth it to me. I love the National Football League.” The Rams updated the league on their potential sale on Tuesday but specific bidders were not discussed, Goodell said. They’re not certain they are even sellers,” New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch said, adding that he expected a decision by the end of the season. “We can’t speculate on potential owners because they have not brought up any names to put before ownership. It’s out there, but without confirmation from the Rams or the Rosenbloom family, frankly, we don’t know who the potential buyers are.” Patriots owner Robert Kraft referred questions about Limbaugh to the commissioner. Texans owner Bob McNair said anyone who meets the “normal criteria” is a candidate to own a team.
SPORTS in brief Tide rowing makes a strong splash Staff Reports
The Alabama Rowing team had a strong start to the 2009 season Saturday, earning four medals at the Chattanooga Head Race, held on the Tennessee River. In the Crimson Tide’s first race, the Tide took a silver medal in the Collegiate 8+ race and placed all three of its boats
AP NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says he would not tolerate “divisive” comments from an NFL owner like the ones talk radio personality Rush Limbaugh made about Donovan McNabb in 2003. And Colts owner Jim Irsay says he would vote to bar Limbaugh if he tries to buy the St. Louis Rams. in the top five. “We got off to a very good start,” Alabama head coach Larry Davis said. “Our eights did a really good job. I think this is the first time we’ve put three boats in the top five and the first time we’ve had three boats under the 17 minute mark.” The Tide also placed fourth and fifth in the Collegiate 8+, posting times of 16:37.3 and 16:58.0 respectively. The Tide was successful in the Women’s Championship Pairs, taking gold and silver with times of 19:55.1 and 20:15.3 respectively with Clemson in third with a time of 20:41.1.
In the Novice 8+ races, Alabama came away with a gold medal, crossing the line at 17:23.5, bettering second place Clemson by more than a minute. All three of Alabama’s 4+ boats finished in the top-10, taking fourth, fifth and eighth place, The Tide’s “B” boat came in at 18:09.7 while the “C” boat crossed the line at 18:19.3 and the “A” boat tallied an 18:39.3. Alabama returns to action next weekend, splitting its squad between the Head of the Charles Regatta in Cambridge, Mass., and the Hobbs Island Regatta in Huntsville.
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Harris ready to return against South Carolina By Spencer White Assistant Sports Editor As excited as the Alabama Crimson Tide football team will be to return home to Tuscaloosa for Saturday’s Homecoming contest against South Carolina, it is doubtful any player will be more ready to strap on the pads and knock the stuffing out of the Gamecocks than sophomore linebacker Jerrell Harris. “He works extremely hard,� said junior quarterback Greg McElroy. “I’m very glad he’s back this week, and he should be a beneficial player to have.� “I know in practice he’s a hard-working guy,� said junior linebacker Rolando McClain. “He brings some speed, he’s a smart guy and I think he can contribute some.� Harris, suspended for the opening half of the season due to an NCAA violation involving the reception of improper benefits, will be available for action for the first time this season.
The University extended the length of his suspension due to a perceived lack of forthcoming in the internal investigation. “Players have to learn that when you do the right thing, usually good things will happen,� head coach Nick Saban said. “I certainly think Jerrell learned a lot from this, and it’s going to help him be a better person and probably be more successful in life.� It will be a welcome relief for Harris, who will compete this week with freshman Nico Johnson for the starting position left open by the absence of injured starter Dont’a Hightower at the “Will� inside linebacker position. Harris was moved from the “Sam� outside position near the start of fall practice and was receiving rave reviews during camp. “He’s obviously been out of it for a little time now, but he’s very athletic, he’s instinctive, he’s a playmaker,� Saban said. “Hopefully, some of the carry-
over of the development and experience that he has had will help him make a positive contribution to what we’re trying to do.� For Harris, the week offers the opportunity to bring a year and a half of frustration to a close. A highly regarded prep recruit coming out of Gadsden City High School, Harris mostly saw action on special teams and in mop-up duty as a true freshman. Frustrated by the lack of meaningful time, Harris vowed to work hard and improve in the off season, gaining weight and knowing the defensive terminology backwards and forwards. He made such an improvement that teammates across the field noticed his gains. “I think he can bring a lot to this defense with the type of player he is and the versatility and his intelligence as a football player,� senior cornerback Javier Arenas said. “Just understanding the
Sophomore Jerrell Harris keeps his eyes on inside linebackers coach James Willis during a drill in fall practice. Harris will be active for the ďŹ rst time this season Saturday after serving a six-game suspension due to an NCAA violation. CW | Tori Gordon
defense, getting confidence‌ he has definitely made those steps,â€? McElroy said. “He works extremely hard.â€? With the added competitive fuel of being forced to sit on
the sidelines during the No. 2 Tide’s dominant 6-0 start to the 2009 season, it appears that whether Harris earns a starting spot this week or sees time as a substitute linebacker, a
healthy dose of unleashed pain is likely to come to whatever unfortunate South Carolina ball-carrier is on the receiving end of Harris’ first tackle of the season.
MEN’S TENNIS
Team returns from Harvard Fall Classic By Laura Owens Sports Reporter
UA Athletics Sophomore Ricky Doverspike serves against Ole Miss in a match last season. Doverspike teamed with sophomore Michael Thompson this past weekend to win the Ned Weld Doubles Championships.
This past weekend the Alabama men’s tennis team traveled to Cambridge, Mass., for the Harvard Fall Classic, where it came away with four wins. While the rest of the school was on fall break, the Crimson Tide played in a three-day tournament, facing teams such as Harvard and Notre Dame. Though the team didn’t get an official fall break, sophomore Ricky Doverspike didn’t consider it a loss. “I didn’t think it was that bad because I was doing something that I like to do,� he said. “I think playing tennis is a big stress relief, so I got to play some tennis, hang out with my friends, travel, and watch football. I
couldn’t think of anything better than that.� In addition to the four wins, sophomores Doverspike and Michael Thompson were named Ned Weld Doubles Champions for their 2-1 record for the weekend. “I thought I played pretty well,� Doverspike said. “I thought that Thompson and I played good doubles together. Our movement was pretty good.� Last year as a freshman, Doverspike didn’t play in the Tide’s top rotation. However, head coach Billy Pate expects him to move up this year. “He’s playing high. He played number one at the top of the line up. He did well against very good players,� he said. “He’s really committed to it.�
The team overall came away with five losses, one in doubles and four in singles. However, the team still has a lot of opportunities to improve. “Don’t look at the outcomes we have now, because we’re going to grow more as a team ,and I think we’ll be a lot better in the spring,� Doverspike said. The main goal of the tournament was to get the team more experience against good squads they wouldn’t otherwise face. “The key was that we were able to play a lot of matches and face some very good competition at Harvard,� Pate said. “I was encouraged by our doubles play. I think we got some good wins. Seeing the guys gave me a good feel of where we are now.� Playing in Cambridge was a new environment for the
Tide. Though the team did play indoors for two of the days, the weather conditions still factored in on the last day of the tournament. “It was pretty windy, and it was cold,� Doverspike said. “It didn’t really make that much of a difference until the last day when we played outdoors, and it was extremely windy.� On Oct. 22, the Tide will go to New Orleans, La., and face regional schools, where the team as a whole will need to capitalize on the opportunity for experience. “I think the regionals coming up in two weeks is probably going to be the biggest challenge,� Pate said. “I want to have some success. It’s not as important as the spring, but at the same time, it is important.�
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Tide stays positive despite losses By Marquavius Burnett Staff Writer Over the weekend, the Alabama womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer team (5-6-1, 1-3-1) dropped tough matches to two nationally ranked Southeastern Conference opponents, Florida and South Carolina. Head coach Todd Bramble said the Crimson Tide has not been playing up to its potential this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One word to describe us this season is inconsistent,â&#x20AC;? Bramble said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am disappointed after this weekend. We took a dip against top competition, but everybody wants to get better.â&#x20AC;? Senior defensive star Alex Butera said despite the losing effort, the team can still learn lessons from last weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s matches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This weekend was a learning experience,â&#x20AC;? Butera said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t our best performance,
but it makes the team stronger. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a young team, and we have to cut out the stupid mistakes.â&#x20AC;? The Tide lost its last two matches and three of its last four, the other match being a tie. During those matches, Alabama has been outscored 7-0. Bramble said the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lack of offense is causing the team problems and putting a ton of pressure on the defense to make plays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not producing goals,â&#x20AC;? Bramble said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to find a way to score, whether it be through running plays or during dead ball situations. Scoring will take pressure off our defense, which is playing well.â&#x20AC;? Even though they have not been winning, Bramble keeps the team motivated by staying positive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to keep it fun,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remind them that it is a
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game. Our confidence took a hit this weekend, but as a staff, we can not put too much pressure on the players.â&#x20AC;? As a leader of this young team, Butera said she leads by example when things are not going well with the team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to lose,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stay positive, my attitude can rub off on some of the younger players. I have to be encouraging and remind the team that we can still be successful.â&#x20AC;? One bright spot for the team has been its defense, anchored by sophomore goalkeeper Justine Bernier. She had five or more saves in six straight matches. That type of defense earned her the SEC Defensive Player of the Week award. Alabama still has five more matches, including four at home. The team and Bramble know they have a long road ahead of them if they want to
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Alabama junior Brooke Rogers battles for a ball against an Arkansas defender on Oct. 4. The Tide's 0-0 tie against the Razorbacks is the only non-defeat in Alabama's last four matches. UA Athletics turn their season around. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any shortcuts to turning this thing around,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to take a lot of hard work and staying together as a team. We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t place blame on each other. We have to stick together.â&#x20AC;? Bramble also said every team will eventually hit a rough patch, but the main thing is how
a team responds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every team faces adversity,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is our adversity. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m interested in seeing how we come back from this.â&#x20AC;? Butera said this weekend does not make or break their season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We still want to make the tournament,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The season isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t over.â&#x20AC;?
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