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Food drive yields delicious results

Photos courtesy of Community Service Center By Brittney Knox Staff Reporter bsknox@crimson.ua.edu

campus leaders took pies to the face in the name of charity. As a part of the Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive, Honors College Dean The Ferguson Center Plaza became a Shane Sharpe and SOURCE Director of dessert battlefield Wednesday afternoon, as Organizational Leadership Richard Cockrum

However, Parrish and Paul were in for a “won” a competition among campus leaders to be pied in the face. Around 60 to 70 specta- surprise. Cockrum and Sharpe coordinated a sneak tors were present for the sugary showdown as students Austen Parrish and Hallie Paul attack on Paul and Parrish, who were pied were armed with whipped cream pies to use on Cockrum and Sharpe. See PIE, page 3

Baseball team adopts child Top-ranked Tide shoots best score

By Britton Lynn Senior Sports Reporter Bmlynn@crimson.ua.edu

one-day event,” head coach Mitch Gaspard said. “This is something that we’re taking on where we want to be there to A 38th player was added to support Grayson and his family the University’s baseball team in those difficult days that they on Saturday. Unlike the rest have.” On Saturday, Grayson was of his teammates, Grayson Anderson is not more than five given his own Alabama locker feet tall, and he is not enrolled and baseball gear. Grayson and his family also participatat the University. Grayson is a 4-year-old boy ed in all of the team’s activifrom Midland City, Ala., who ties before the Crimson Tide’s was diagnosed with a brain scrimmage. Grayson’s first practumor when he was 2 years old. “The biggest thing for our tice with the team included guys and for the Anderson family is that this isn’t a See ADOPT, page 8

By Zackary Al-Khateeb Sports Reporter zialkhateeb@crimson.ua.edu

advocating for sexual health [awareness].” Trojan Condoms hired the independent research firm Sperling’s BestPlaces to field the study. “We have had very little contact with Trojan directly, which

The Alabama women’s golf team was ranked first in the nation by Golf World going into the Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C., Friday. Coming out of competition, the Crimson Tide left no doubt that it deserves that ranking. The Tide, which has already won one tournament this season, dominated opponents for all three days of competition on the 54-hole, 72-par course. Alabama also smashed tournament records, shooting a 28-under par with a score of 836 and beating the tournament scoring record by 14 shots, showing the Tide

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UA Athletics 4-year-old Grayson Anderson poses with his Alabama baseball uniform on. Grayson, who has had a brain tumor since he was 2, was adopted by the Alabama baseball team Saturday.

Survey says UA students safe in bed Trojan hopes to inspire dialogue about sexual health on college and university campuses with the report, said Bruce Tetreault, group The University ranked 48th product manager for Trojan out of 141 institutions in Trojan Condoms. The report card ranks collegCondoms’ fifth annual Sexual Health Report Card. Auburn es and universities from across the nation on a four-point University ranked 136th. By William Evans Senior Staff Reporter wjevans@crimson.ua.edu

scale according to the institutions’ availability of sexual health services and resources, Tetreault said. “What we wanted to do was evaluate the assets and availability of sexual health information,” he said. “We wanted to improve the state of sexual health information by

UA Athletics Brooke Pancake strokes a putt during a tournament her freshman year. Now a junior, Pancake won the first individual title of her career for No. 1 Alabama.

Honor Tree helps increase breast cancer awareness By Jasmine Cannon Contributing Writer Because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Women’s Resource Center has provided the opportunity to remember or honor someone who has been affected by breast cancer. “The trees are in remembrance of someone who has been affected by breast cancer, whether it be self, family or friend,” said Cyndi Hamner, the center’s coordinator for the month’s activities. “People can le this

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student, has witnessed the effect the tree has had on breast cancer awareness month. “When it first came in, I saw a lot of people putting names on [the tree],” Nichols said. “It’s good to be there so people can recognize breast cancer awareness.” Nichols also spoke about the Big Pink Volleyball Tournament, which was held in conjunction with the Rec Center by the Women’s Resource Center, and the

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write messages on the ornaments in honor of or for someone who’s passed.” Ornaments can be placed on trees in a number of different locations. The Ferguson Student Center, Student Recreation Center, Student Health Center, Capstone Village and Women’s Resource Center have Honor Trees in place for people to hang their pink ribbon ornaments. There was also a tree placed at the Employee Health Fair. Dakota Nichols, a Rec Center employee and graduate

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EDITORIAL • Victor Luckerson, editor-in-chief, editor@cw.ua.edu • Jonathan Reed, managing editor, jonathanreedcw@gmail.com • Brandee Easter, print production editor • Marcus Tortorici, multimedia editor • Will Tucker, news editor, newsdesk@cw.ua.edu • Kelsey Stein, lifestyles editor • Jason Galloway, sports editor • Tray Smith, opinions editor • Adam Greene, chief copy editor • Emily Johnson, design editor • Brian Pohuski, graphics editor • Jerrod Seaton, photo editor • Brian Connell, web editor • Marion Steinberg, community manager

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ON THE MENU LAKESIDE Lunch Spinach Dip w/Pita Chips Chicken Fried Pork Chop w/Onion Gravy Sweet Potato Casserole Seasoned Peas Linguini w/Roasted Red Peppers Dinner Italian Marinated Chicken Red Roasted Potatoes Green Beans Seasoned Corn Linguini w/Roasted Red Peppers

What: Under the Covers literary reading - Meet and talk with regional author Jack Owens about his recent publication, Don’t Shoot, We’re Republicans.

Where: Bryant Conference Center

When: Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Wild: using genomics to understand plastid endosymbiosis” Dr. Debashish Bhattacharya

BBQ Smoked Turkey Legs Cornbread Dressing Carrots Vegetarian Fajitas Pasta Lover’s Trio

Where: 226 Lloyd When: 4 – 5 p.m.

BRYANT Chicken & Broccoli w/Mushrooms Country Comfort’s Pot Roast Cauliflower Snow Peas Four Tomato Basil

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What: Information session - International Student Volunteers (ISV) is looking for students to travel overseas this summer on its exciting volunteer and adventure programs.

Where: Ferguson Center,

Stir Fried Vegetables Deep Fried Okra Buttermilk Fried Chicken Herb Roasted Potatoes Stewed Tomatoes & Corn

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What: Bluegrass Band Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out Continues UA’s Celebrity Series – for tickets call 348-7111

Where: Moody Concert

SATURDAY What: Homecoming Parade

Where: Downtown Tuscaloosa to UA Campus

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What: “Side by Side”

What: CALL+RESPONSE

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film screening - feature documentary film that reveals the world’s 27 million dirtiest secrets: There are more slaves today than ever before in human history. CALL+RESPONSE goes from the child brothels of Cambodia to the slave brick kilns of rural India, revealing that in 2009, Slave Traders made more money than Google, Nike and Starbucks combined.

Where: Ferguson Theater When: 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Room 312

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Unites Cuban, American Photographers in UA Show Smith Hall

When: 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

What: Kentuck Festival of the Arts – tickets are $10 or $15 for a two-day pass

Where: Historic Downtown Northport

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International Student Volunteers looking for members Information meetings for interested students are being held today at the Ferguson Center in Room 312. The meeting will be held every hour starting at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Selected participants will have the opportunity to travel with a group of students from all over the world on volunteer projects and adventure tours to either Australia, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Thailand and Africa. Most students will

travel for one month, but some students elect to travel from two weeks up to three months.

UA Announces Homecoming Parade times The University of Alabama Homecoming Parade will step off at noon Saturday. Former Crimson Tide star Tyrone Prothro will lead the parade as grand marshal. The parade will begin at the intersection of University Boulevard and 22nd Avenue and will end at University and Fifth Avenue.

Student Affairs Hall of Fame inducts new members The Student Affairs Hall of Fame inaugural induction ceremony was held recently at The University of Alabama with three distinguished individuals recognized for their commitment to the University. Inducted into the UA Student Affairs Warner O. Moore Hall of Fame were John L. Blackburn, a key player in the desgregation of the univesrity, Sarah Healy Fenton, former dean of women and Melford E. Espey Jr., former director of the Ferguson Center. The

Student Affairs Hall of Fame was created in 1992 in memory of Dr. Warner O. “Lanny” Moore, former history professor and director of Honors Day.

Anderson Society members. The sale ends Oct. 20. The Anderson Society is a senior leadership honorary that recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the university.

Homecoming T-Shirts Saturday football for sale game to start at Anderson Society Homecoming T-Shirts are 8:10 p.m. $10, payable by cash or check. T-shirts are available at a table in the Ferguson Center from Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. T-shirts can be purchased directly from

Saturday’s bout between the Crimson Tide and the Ole Miss Rebels will kick off at 8:10 p.m. in Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Speaker gives grad school advice By Taylor Holland Senior Staff Reporter tlholland1@crimson.ua.edu

Students preparing for graduate school have a lot to consider when applying to the • Hallett Ogburn, Territory schools. Manager, 348-2598 On Wednesday, the • Emily Frost, National Advertising/ University’s Golden Key Classifieds, 348-8042 International Honors Society • Jessica West, Zone 3, 348-8735 invited Hally Pinaud, mar• Brittany Key, Zone 4, 348-8054 keting manager with the Princeton Review, to speak • Robert Clark, Zone 5, 348-2670 inside the Ferguson Center • Emily Richards, Zone 6, 348Theatre to students who are 6876 interested in applying to grad• Amy Ramsey, Zone 7, 348-8742 uate school. Pinaud led a presentation • Elizabeth Howell, Zone 8, 348about the decision-making pro6153 cess for prospective students, • Caleb Hall, Creative Services how to find the right school Manager, 348-8042 including how to finance the • Drew Gunn, Advertising Coordinator, 348-8044

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could handle its No. 1 ranking with poise. “Obviously, it was the lowest 54-hole total we’ve had in Alabama history,” head coach Mic Potter said. “We had three top 10 individual finishes. I would’ve liked to have played a little better the last day. We learned a lot about our team, about ourselves.” Junior Brooke Pancake, who won the individual competition, said much of the same. “We went and did very well,” she said. “We seemed happy and excited to play. Even though we did have such a great tournament, we weren’t complacent.” Indeed, Alabama stayed hungry throughout the tournament, playing in a consistently competitive fashion. The Tide shot an 11-under par the first day of competition, a 14-under par the second day of competition and 3-under par on the last day of competition to secure one of Alabama’s greatest performances of the year, and maybe ever. In the process, Alabama beat the LSU Tigers, the Duke Blue Devils, the Georgia Bulldogs, the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Virginia Cavaliers, all

costs of graduate school and what schools look for when reading over applications. “A lot of people have two reasons when applying for grad school,” Pinaud said. “They figure that a master’s degree will help them make more money, or because everyone else is going to grad school and they don’t know what to do. I would not recommend this.” Instead, she recommended students ensure they are fully invested in the causes of graduate school. In order to do this, Pinaud advised making a list of pros and cons. “Some pros would include wanting to compete on a level playing field, maximizing your learning potential and that maybe you’re not quite ready

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for a 9 to 5,” she said. “Some cons may be that you have a killer job or job offer, that you would be giving up a couple of years of salary and that you may be putting your career on hold.” Pinaud said once a student has decided to commit to graduate school, to begin researching each school, such as the school’s mission statement and the biographies of the professors. “One of the most important things to do is to be nice to the gatekeepers, which often includes graduate students answering the phones,” she said. “They’ll grease the wheels for you. We often overlook the underlings, but everyone you encounter on your

search could become a fan of yours and help get you into school.” She also advised looking into each school’s rating and not falling victim to big-name school hype. “You need to go where you’ll be happy,” Pinaud said. “Don’t just pick a school based solely on its name and reputation.” When applying to graduate school, Pinaud said, make sure to pay close attention to detail, as that can make a huge difference. She also stressed rereading for typos and applying early. Candace Hamner, who is in charge of Golden Key’s alumni relations, said the group brought Pinaud to the University so that students

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“Our mantra is, [being No. 1] doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter until the end of the year. We don’t really think about winning or losing too much. Our most important shot is the one we’re about to take.” — Mic Potter, women’s golf head coach

of which were ranked in the top 10 nationally. The Tide also had three players finish in the top 10 of competition: sophomore Jennifer Kirby, who finished tied for sixth in the tournament with a sixunder-par score of 210, senior Camilla Lennarth, who finished third overall with a 10-under-par score of 206 and Pancake, who finished the tournament ranked first with an 11-under-par score of 205. This was Pancake’s first individual victory of her career. Despite that, she said the victory was a team effort. “I would say this is an overall team victory,” Pancake said. “Everyone played very well. I pulled out my first victory, which is always kind of nice to get under your belt. Nobody really stood out because we were all in the top 10.” As well as Alabama played over the weekend, no players on the team let their No. 1 ranking go to their heads. Potter said so far, his team has handled the pressure involved with being No. 1.

“Our mantra is, it doesn’t matter,” Potter said. “It doesn’t matter until the end of the year. We don’t really think about winning or losing too much. Our most important shot is the one we’re about to take.” Pancake said, “In golf, rankings help you build confidence, but we can’t obsess over it. I think from the team standpoint it was more of a confidence booster.” Alabama is now looking forward to its next tournament, the Pac-10/SEC Challenge in Stanford, Calif., in early November. Despite Alabama’s dominating performance, Pancake still said she thinks the team has room to improve. “[We should be] building on what we’ve built off of so far,” Pancake said. “We take what wasn’t great that week, and try to make it better for the next week.” Potter said, “With us, it always comes down to putting. We know the shots that are required [for the upcoming tournament]. We’re going to worry about making ourselves better.”

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similar effects both the Honor tree and tournament had on the public. “We had the Big Pink Volleyball Tournament, and we had a bunch of teams in it,” Nichols said. “Even people who weren’t in it saw the big pink volleyball and were asking about it. It’s the same way with the [honor] tree. People ask why the tree’s there. Even if they don’t put anything on it, they’ll ask why or what it is, and they know they’ll learn about breast cancer awareness.” Hamner explained that there are no funds needed for someone to hang an ornament on one of the trees. “There’s no cost and no donation needed,” Hamner said. “We hope the Honor Trees have a more therapeutic effect.” Veyonka Owens, a sophomore majoring in criminal justice, knew a breast cancer victim. She appreciates the opportunity to have something like the Remembrance

could hear what is necessary to get into graduate school. “Students really need to be aware of their academic potential,” Hamner said. “They need to know about the opportunities of online classes so that they can complete GRE and LSAT practice tests.” Pinaud said the Princeton Review will begin running classes in the spring to help students prepare for the MCAT and LSAT and in the fall to help with the GRE. Th e Golden Key International Honor Society recognizes scholastic achievement and excellence among juniors and seniors in all undergraduate fields of study who rank in the top 15 percent of their classes.

and Honor Tree. “I think it’s a very good thing for them to honor people who’ve succumbed to breast cancer,” Owens said. “The ornaments serve as a personal memento. I think it’s a good opportunity for college students to remember their loved ones who they’ve lost to breast cancer.” Hamner talked about the many people who have been affected by breast cancer, and it is apparent by the number of people who have placed an ornament on one of the trees. According to breastcancer.org, breast cancer is the second leading cause of death in women. There is a one in eight chance that a woman may develop invasive breast cancer at some point in her life. The Women’s Resource Center will have the Remembrance and Honor Trees available for the entire month of October. “We hope it will help people to bring closure or get out that breast cancer is a wide range problem,” Hamner said. “We want to bring awareness to many people.”

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Greeks raise money in golf tourney Jennie Kushner Senior Staff Reporter Jfkushner@bama.ua.edu

Crossing Points, the University’s transition program for special needs students, teamed up with Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and Kappa Delta sorority last week to raise more than $35,000 with a golf tournament at Old Colony. The tournament had about 108 players. Two professors founded Crossing Points in 1988. The program began with eight students, and today there are 25, said Amy Williamson, a Crossing Points teacher. According to Crossing

Points’ website, its purpose is to help students with disabilities between the ages of 18 and 21. “Helping others is a cornerstone of Alpha Tau Omega, and we were glad to help with the recent Crossing Points golf tournament fundraiser,” said Will Pylant, a freshman majoring in political science. Williamson said the students participating in the program are still in Tuscaloosa City and County schools. Crossing Points is located on campus in Garland Hall. Williamson said the students have a wide range of disabilities. “Some have autism, some have Down syndrome, some

are classified as developmentally slow,” she said. She said students with special needs are allowed to stay in high school until age 21. “This gives them a college experience,” she said. “Instead of focusing on academics, we focus on success in life after school.” Bradley Kidd, a freshman majoring in business, said ATO chose to work with Crossing Points Golf Tournament as the freshmen pledge class community service project due to the fraternity’s close relationship with Betty Shirley. Shirley is an active Kappa Delta alumna who has ties with many UA organizations including Crossing Points,

said Margaret-Anne Dyson, a freshman majoring in public relations. “Her grandson has mental retardation and was a student of Crossing Points a couple of years ago,” Kidd said. “He now works at the supply store at the Ferguson Center. “The majority of the time served at the tournament was spent with the special needs students from Crossing Points,” Kidd added. “From just talking and hanging out with them, to driving them around the golf course meeting the golfers, my pledge brothers and I enjoyed our day with them,” he said. Dyson said KD enjoys working with Crossing Partners

through Shirley. “We love Ms. Shirley, and we love Crossing Partners,” she said. Williamson said the students are bused to campus Monday through Friday. She said the students are on campus from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.. A typical day for students begins with class activities in various areas that the students need to focus on, Williamson said. From 9 a.m. until noon, students go to job sites on campus and learn different employment skills. They then eat a 45-minute lunch in the classroom. “Afternoons we focus on independent living or

social skills,” Williamson said. “Sometimes we have people from the kinesiology department workout with the students one on one,” she said. There are 44 volunteers who work with Crossing Points through Service Learning Pro, the University’s online website for volunteering. Williamson said students also do practicums with Crossing Points, and the entire KD sorority is scheduled to help out the Spring Fling. “It’s a prom-type thing where the fraternity decorates the Ferguson ball room and they dress up and dance with our students,” she said. “It really makes the students feel special. It’s a great thing.”

Communication school holds career fair Katherine Martin Staff Reporter klmartin@crimson.ua.edu

The College of Communications and Information Sciences is hosting the 15th annual Communication Career Fair Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom. The Capstone has one of the longest-running campus job fairs for the communications industry, a UA news release stated. Representatives from various media fields and students

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also. Paul, the president of the Honors College Assembly, said she knew Cockrum had something planned to get revenge, but she didn’t know what to expect. “He did not do it on his own; he even got some of my friends to help,” she said. Paul said she’s excited about the HCA working along with the BABH campaign, and she was glad to volunteer and help out with this event. Sharpe said BABH is a great cause and said he’s proud of the students who are supporting it. “The pie in the face was all in good fun,” he said. Parrish, a sophomore

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is proof of our independence,” said Bert Sperling, president of the research firm. “We’re not following some sort of corporate directive.” Sperling’s BestPlaces has fielded the study since the beginning of the report card in 2006. Sperling said the focus of the study was not on the moral issue of pre-marital sex or the commercial value of Trojan brand condoms, but instead on the presence and accessibility of sexual health information and services to the student bodies in question. “We looked at the places that are doing the best job in providing services and resources [pertaining to sexual health] to their students,” he said. According to the press release for the report card, a total of 12 categories were used in this year’s survey, and each category was assigned a grade on a four-point scale that in turn allowed the research firm to calculate a cumulative grade point average for a university. The categories researched include contraceptive availability and cost, condom availability and cost, HIV testing cost and locality (on- versus off-campus) and the availability of anonymous advice via e-mail or newspaper column, the press release reads. Sperling said the universities that earned top rankings acknowledged that pre-marital sex in college is a reality. Schools with poor rankings tended to treat sex as an act that ought to be reserved for married couples, he said. “They didn’t feel that they should be providing information or resources,” Sperling said. On a positive note, Tetreault

on future careers. “It’s helpful to know what people are looking for,” Clark said. “Especially when the job market is so difficult, anything helps. I’m glad the College is hosting this event for students. The wide variety of representatives can give a lot of good advice to aspiring mass communication students.” When she graduates, Clark said she hopes to pursue a career in sports broadcasting. “If I were to go, I would ask broadcast professionals what I need to be doing now or what I could be doing in order to take advantage of being at a school

with such an outstanding athletics program,” she said. Clark said attending the event will allow her to learn about internship opportunities available to students in the communications industry. “Interning is such a vital part of developing a broadcasting career,” she said. “It allows me to receive first-hand experience in my field.” Brock Brett, a sophomore majoring in journalism, said attending the fair will give her a better idea of jobs that will be available when she graduates. “It’s a great idea because it not only features newspaper

from campuses throughout the Southeast typically attend the fair, according to the release. The fair gives students the opportunity to talk to professionals about the skills needed for internships and jobs in the mass communication field, said Caryl Cooper, assistant dean of the CIS and coordinator of the event. “The Communication Career Fair is open to all students,” Cooper said. “The recruiters are interested in students who can communicate visually and in writing and can think on their feet.” Students can help them-

selves by attending the Communications Career Fair, Cooper said. If students ask the right questions, they can discover ways to be successful in the field. This year, the event will feature a Sports Communication Workshop that will be held from 11 a.m. until noon. A panel of professionals from various areas of the field, such as reporting, announcing, marketing and public relations, will be available to talk with students. Alex Clark, a sophomore majoring in broadcast journalism, said the fair is a really good opportunity to get insight

majoring in economics, said he didn’t anticipate the sneak attack. “I should have expected such a counterattack from a man so brilliant and intelligent,” he said. “[Sharpe’s] participation as a faculty member and as such a prestigious individual on campus really says a lot about his character.” Sharpe and Cockrum garnered the most dollars Monday in a competition where students donated money in the buckets of the campus leaders they most wanted to see pied. The two raised almost $300 between them, while the event overall raised more than $500 for the West Alabama Food Bank. Other contestants included SGA President James Fowler and Vice Provost Mark Nelson. Wahnee Sherman, direc-

tor of the Community Service Center, said the event was a great way to engage students and increase involvement, both in the competition and the fundraiser in general. “We didn’t have the pie in the face event last year, so this is the first year in a long time,” she said. “The competition is a good thing, and the reverse pie in the face was not planned.” Charlotte Brown, a junior majoring in marketing and a staff member at the Community Service Center, said she, too, was shocked. “I got surprised with shaving cream thrown at me from both sides,” she said. The BABH campaign launched Oct. 11 and has incorporated campus organizations through various events. There are also places sectioned off, such as the third floor of the

The drive will continue until drop cans off at red barrels Ferguson Center, where organizations are making can Nov. 22. Students, faculty and located around campus and community members may Tuscaloosa. formations.

said the rankings have continued to improve since 2006. “The good news is that the GPAs are going up over time,” he said. Kerri Boyd, UA assistant director of health education and promotion, said in an e-mailed statement that the University manages strategic health teams that deal with sexual health issues on campus. “The University of Alabama, through the Department of Health Promotion and Wellness, has many outreach efforts to promote healthy sexual behaviors as well as healthy relationships,” she said. “The HPW office hosts seven strategic health teams, one being

Sexual Health and Healthy Relationships.” She said the University strives to cater to students’ needs pertaining to sexual health. “Throughout the year, many programs, events, presentations and personal interactions with students provide evidence-based information in an engaging way,” she said. “It is our commitment to provide accurate information for students to use in making informed and healthy decisions…. Personal health, healthy relationships and sexual health are key issues to our students, and we take it seriously.” Boyd said the University does not rely upon the report card for research purposes or to meet

the needs of students. “As a department, we only use empirical and research-backed data when forming our health messages and programs,” she said. “Advocating brands is not our business; it is the purview of that business itself and their proprietary research is just that, an effort to promote their own product.” Boyd questioned the validity of the rankings issued from the report card. “The validity of these rankings is questionable since they are not based on research,” she said. “Criteria for their rankings, as listed on their website, are met and often exceeded by the University of Alabama.”

• What: Communication Career Fair • When: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. • Where: Ferguson Center Ballroom

journalism, but there are representatives from magazines, broadcast news and so many other media outlets,” Brett said. Hallie Paul pies Richard Cockrum in the face in The Ferguson Center Plaza Wednesday. Students voted with their dollars to see Cockrum pied. Submitted Photo

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Witches, Nazis, and Tea Party lunatics By Paul Thompson

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Campus expansion blues Thursday, October 14, 2010 Editor • Tray Smith letters@cw.ua.edu Page 4

{ YOUR VIEW } WEB COMMENTS: IN RESPONSE TO “LITTLE ITALY’S LEAVES A BAD TASTE” “Little Italy is a New York style pizzeria serving the best Neapolitan pizza in Tuscaloosa. If you expected a fine dining atmosphere for pizza, then please go to DePalmas and pay more. Leave the pizzerias to do what they do best and do what the rest of us do, order a pie to go.” — Justin

“I loved the food when I went to Little Italy but both times I felt like I was inconveniencing the employees. I know everyone has an off day, but from what I have seen, a bad attitude seems to be a requirement for employment.” — Dom

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By Debra Flax Dear UA, quit messing with my campus routine. Since the beginning of the school year, there’s been a lot of talk about aggravation with the terrible parking situation around campus, the useless new bus routes and the constant and widely spread out construction sites around the UA grounds. The truth is plain and simple. While some adjustments need to be made as time goes on, all of this change does not need to be happening at the same time. Most students are more likely to accept change that is gradual and has been well communicated. Just take a look at a national issue that happened recently. GAP tried last week to drastically switch up their logo without telling anyone and consumers took to the Internet in a frenzy demanding the change be reverted. Needless to say, GAP had no choice but to admit defeat and apologize for “back-handing their faithful shoppers.” And that was just about the makeover of a company logo. The University is defacing our campus and dragging us through the mud with it. Ok, maybe that’s a little harsh, but coming back to a torn up wasteland isn’t completely fair either. I moved back to campus only to find out that my residence hall had lost an entire parking lot and then some, as well as finding out that the construction of a new dorm would be taking its place. Not

a single e-mail did I get A) when I re-contracted for this semester or B) when they must have finalized the deal. They didn’t even start the construction until the academic year had started, so we get the full brunt of the grinding, truck beeping and dust clouds. Everyone here was blindsided and now has to deal with the consequences of constant, window-rattling vibrations and musical parking spaces. Then, to top it all off, I-don’tknow-who refuses to get rid of the faculty parking circling this residence hall and ditch the zip car spots. That alone would open up at least 15 more places for residents to park. Seriously, faculty shouldn’t be parked here in the first place and half the spaces allotted for them are empty most of the time. While the zip cars are definitely useful for those students who don’t have a car of their own, finding another more available place for them, a spot that doesn’t interfere with the already cramped parking of other students’ vehicles, would be a little more optimal. We’re all aware that this residence hall is not the only place suffering through this kind of an ordeal. I can’t get to Farrah without walking through clouds of kicked up dirt and whatever else. A person has to walk in the street when heading towards the back of the Ferg because of whatever that building is, and I purposefully chose classes that weren’t in

Shelby because I didn’t feel like walking through that mess too. In addition to all of these hassles, as many letters to the editor and articles have stated, the UA student body is less than pleased with the new bus routes. I waited for a gold bus for almost 40 minutes the other day and the poor students coming from ten Hoor have had the lovely opportunity of being passed by completely. The routes themselves take forever to circle around, because they cut down the total number of busses. So, in the end, each bus has to circle around an area maybe three times before moving on so that they can “get to everyone.” Not cool, people. Not cool. I know these route changes and buildings may all be necessary at some point in time, but again I ask, is the hassle of all of them really needed at the same time? College is hard enough as it is. We, as students, don’t need the extra surrounding stress of not knowing where we’re going, not knowing where we’re allowed go, and being woken up at 8 a.m. to the chaotic mess that is explosive vibrations and power tools. So, in conclusion, I beg of you, dear UA campus, give us a little bit of a break. We’re all just not that bad to you. Sincerely yours, angry student #30,000.

First, allow me to thank Wesley Vaughn and the CW for a very insightful and relevant statement regarding the Honors College Assembly. Indeed, a large number of HCA leadership includes University Fellows, and other leaders within the organization are those who frequent Nott Hall and have very good, standing relationships with Honors College faculty. While these things are true, I feel that the “Proceed with Caution” column has given me a magnificent opportunity to express why HCA has the apparent potential to become a highly efficient connector of students within Honors College, as well as a future facilitator of events, projects and initiatives that are relevant to many aspects of this university. While I am a member of Honors College, I have not always been a member with good standing. Apathetic freshman year actions led to my GPA dropping below a 3.3, leading to a yearlong probation from the program. During this time, I screwed my head on straight, set some clear goals, made one of the best decisions of my life by applying for Creative Campus and took an extra semester (during which I was out of

Honors College) to set my academics in order. I hardly ever visited Nott during this time period, nor did I spend time with many other Honors students. To be quite honest, I had no clue who was in the college and who was not. Then, while meeting with Dr. Jacqueline Morgan about my reinstatement into Honors College we took some time to catch up, and she informed me of the Assembly and the Director of Arts Awareness position. It was extremely surprising to me that she would tell me this, considering that I had thus far done a horrible job of being a good honors student. I thought that only exceptional, well-known favorites of faculty and such would be informed about such openings. Although this confused me a little, I applied for the position, and now I am the Director of Arts Awareness in HCA. That’s with almost no previous HC involvement. While I am in no way encouraging students to avoid becoming involved, my experience leads me to believe that, had more students known about the leadership positions, the Assembly brass would be a bit more diverse. I hope this brief glimpse into my life demonstrates that the exclusive image of the Assembly is

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really due only to both the speed of spreading information and the necessity of beginning an organization by using a foundation of core individuals who are already known and trusted. The HCA officers were elected, which means that the winners were well known among the voters, and the directors were selected via application and interview process. Meanwhile, HCA is already engaging the community and the student body through various means. Just weeks from today, for example, HCA will be joining forces with the Black Student Union to host a mass cultural open mic Express Night on Common Ground. So, HCA is both reaching out within Honors College and externally to various other groups on campus to further a growing mission of connectivity and collaboration amongst UA organizations. Based on the way we have been able to grow and make positive things happen thus far, I am positive that next year’s assembly will involve a far larger number of students from multiple groups and backgrounds.

O’Donnell is a Tea Party GOP candidate for U.S. Senate from Delaware, and is most definitely NOT a witch. She’s you... if you once “dabbled” in witchcraft, anyway. And Lott, well, he’s almost completely sure that he’s probably not a Nazi, but on weekends, sometimes, he dresses up like one and re-enacts WWII. Oh, yeah, he’s another Tea Party GOP candidate, for the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio. O’Donnell is flailing trying to defend herself at this point, but surely reasonable people will see through that, right? This is the woman who said, “One of my first date… was on a satanic altar, and I didn’t know it. I mean, there’s little blood there and stuff like that. We went to a movie and then had a midnight picnic on a satanic altar.” More recently, she released a campaign ad saying, “I’m not a witch. I’m you,” which Saturday Night Live did a hilarious remake of last week. It seems to me, though, that O’Donnell is very little like the rest of us. I mean, I don’t know about you, but I’ve never been to a satanic altar, let alone had a “midnight picnic” on one, if that was really what she was doing there anyway. Seems like a strange place to picnic. At midnight. Which brings us to Lott, who, apparently, has a great deal of fascination with Nazi German soldiers from WWII. In fact, as reported by CNN, Lott has so much interest in WWII Nazis that he spends his free time re-enacting battles from that time. Admittedly, he’s doing something right – he hasn’t been forced to publicly deny that he’s a witch. It’s hard to say which is worse, though. Witch or Nazi? Lott says, “We need to constantly educate and remind people of the horrible tragedy that happened years ago.” Doesn’t that sound great? I think most sane people would suggest a trip to the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. instead of some bone-headed militia-types taking to their Nazi combat gear and re-enacting one of – if not the most – horrific wars in human history. Lott isn’t even trying to distance himself from his Nazi affiliation, either. He freely admitted in an interview on CNN that he got his son involved with his re-enactments, too. Because that’s definitely what the world needs. A new generation of Nazi Tea Partiers. In all seriousness, though, where are we supposed to start with these people? Surely Tea Partiers aren’t all like that, right? If they’re not, though, why do they support candidates who are as certifiably insane as Lott and O’Donnell? Why are pretend Nazis and once-upon-a-time witches running for national office? Where’s the logic in voting for a candidate with that kind of background? I defy anyone to justify their reasons for supporting either Lott or O’Donnell. Maybe someone could write in and explain it to the rest of us. I know I’d love to read that defense.

Ryan Davis is a senior majoring in interdisciplinary studies: interdisciplinary media.

Paul Thompson is a senior majoring in political science. His column runs bi-weekly on Thursdays.

Debra Flax is a junior majoring in journalism. Her column runs weekly on Thursdays.

Opportunities with the HCA By Ryan Davis

Every time someone does something to restore my faith in humanity, the Tea Partiers destroy that hope. It’s something new every week with these people. I mean, really, just when you thought they couldn’t go any further off of the deep end of the crazy pool, they do. And just to get this out of the way up front… yes, Tea Partiers, you are a lunatic fringe group, yes there are crazy people among you, and yes, you are exactly what’s wrong with this country. Allow me to prove it. Before I start my rant, let me concede the fact that every political party has a lunatic fringe and crazies within its ranks. I understand that, but it seems to me, and quite a few other people, that the average percentages of lunatics and fringe groups are much higher when considering the Tea Party. Enter Christine O’Donnell and Rich Lott.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Patrick lacks logic

and right-wing politicians for all of these suicides, there’s By Alex Valencia no proof in how they directly contributed to these tragic I couldn’t disagree more deaths. Those accusations with Michael Patrick. Not only are nothing more than somedid he lack logic and facts, he one blowing hot steam just for also gave the notion that gay the hell of it. people should stay in the closet When it comes to blamrather than come out and just ing the gay community for be themselves. these suicides, he takes a narWhile he blames FOX News row approach to justify this

view. If you ask anyone what “normal” means, you’ll always get a new meaning and view of what “normal” is, since no one person thinks exactly the same as another person. People such as Ellen DeGeneres, Tim Gunn, Jane Lynch, John Maynard Keynes, and George Washington Carver go beyond the loud, flamboyant stereotypes. Also,

shows like “Modern Family” present a gay couple living their lives without being flashy all the time. Patrick’s article is a disgrace to everyone who believes in judging people by their character, not their sexuality or anything else. It’s articles like his that are destructive to society and divide people from respecting each other and accepting

each person’s lifestyle. We must always show respect for others and their lifestyles so long as they show respect back. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”

Alex Valencia is a senior majoring in operations management.

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A ďŹ ght for one person is a ďŹ ght for all people By Jordan Collier We live in a nation that is quick and proud to boast that it is a beacon of freedom, equality and social justice. Yet we know it has not always been the case that our pride is justified by our practice. In fact, we recognize as Americans in 2010 that it is the case that our nation has defiled itself by paying lip-service to equality and justice while at the same time proliferating bigotry and injustice with public policies that put people into bondage and separate schools, restrict voting rights based on physical differences and restrict eligibility to work, food and housing. Many people of our time now feel that the climate in this

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country champions equality on the surface, while clinging to a dark, shameful underside of racism, sexism or intolerance in reality. I feel it is self-evident, even without taking the recent string of suicides into consideration, that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people and those people who support their equality still face a shameful, brash and inexcusable opposition to the notion that no one in this country deserves to be treated differently from somebody else

your rights as well. If all of us in this country who want liberty for ourselves were equally as committed to fighting for the liberty of others, then no one ever would be able to again withhold those rights from any of us. My rights are exactly the same as yours. Your humanity is exactly the same as mine. Where rights are deprived from one of us, they are deprived from us all. Where one dies in anguish because no one would speak up to stop the madness, we all are guilty if we too are silent. I wish to stress in conclusion that the present struggle is not a fight for gay rights or gender rights, but a fight for rights. A quote by Dr. King, I feel, adequately describes the

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Individuality should be celebrated

“Sexuality not so divisive� creates division By Mitchell Galloway

because he or she is different. For some, this lingering discrepancy may be easy to overlook, even easy to excuse, if one personally is not affected by this disparity of rights. Yet the fact remains that where even one is subjugated under the shroud of representative democracy, all of those who are shrouded share equally in that subjugation. This is because whatever power the government has to deny any right to a man because he is gay, or a couple because they

are lesbian, is the same power to deny any right to a woman because she is Latina or a couple because they are Jewish or interracial. The intolerance which breeds an environment in which a young man is harassed and berated at school because he is gay is exactly the same intolerance which sent innocent people to be suffocated in gas chambers and hanged from trees. When you do not raise your voice to protest intolerance, you only magnify the voices of those who shout to sustain it. When you do not condemn an act of subjugation, you invite someone else to step in and begin to subjugate yourself. When you do not fight to uphold the rights of another, you invite someone to come and steal

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becoming.� How is normalcy “becoming� the antithesis of homosexuality? Is this article saying Americans have just started to polarize individuals by sexual preference? Patrick calls for a gay individual to stand up with “common ideals� to show that gay people are the same as straight people, though in actuality these individuals are countless among us. The author pontificates his own warped ideals and tries to pass them off as “common� and correct. I find it indecent of the author to ask gays to give up what he calls a “ridiculous lifestyle.� If we give into his notion then we give ourselves up to systematic bigotry; we demand others to change when in actuality we must change our false ideas of what is normal. Many “normal� people with “common ideals and common decency� have rightly taken offense to this article.

Ironically, in Michael Patrick’s article “Sexuality not so divisive,� division is made in the form of the author’s dichotomy of individuals as “gay or normal.� It appalls me to read an article in which the author has the temerity to declare what is “normal.� He states that “many homosexuals take on a flamboyant lifestyle filled with drug use and promiscuous sex, and the media helps perpetuate the idea that this is the normal lifestyle of all gay men and women.� Incongruous and self-asserting, this sentence, with no facts, takes the liberty of assumption. Patrick is at fault for precisely what he attributes to “the media� and he must remember he is part of the media. In turn the article only helps fallacies linger (in the media and in our lives and minds) about gays in America. He says “normalcy doesn’t have to be the antithesis of gay, Mitchell Galloway is a junior but right now that’s what it is majoring in English.

In response to the op-ed piece by Michael Patrick, I find myself confused and a bit dismayed. I am confused as to how a conversation about teen death can become a tirade against “flamboyant gays.� I am dismayed because the sentiment expressed by Mr. Patrick is an all too common occurrence in a culture that does not value difference or individual expression of each human life. I am glad Mr. Patrick made his thoughts about assimilation so public because he represents a movement away from celebrating the joy and excitement of individuality, and a movement toward a creeping cultural homogeneity that has been simmering in the background of American culture for a long time. Assimilating into the dominant culture is never a viable option for minority communities looking for equality and full inclusion. Rendering

something invisible does not make it equal, nor does it make it acceptable to any part of the culture. The deaths of these students are a tragic reminder that as a culture we allow hate and violence to run unchecked because we simply cannot understand how differences make us stronger as a nation. Relegating difference into our supposed “multicultural� society has taken on the form of a game of Bingo. We are happy as long as the “different� people are kept within their 30-day celebrations and on our checklists for inclusion. I happen to think it’s OK to be black outside of the month of February, and I happen to think its fine to be a woman even when it isn’t March. Celebrating difference in this way will always create a sense of “otherness� in our culture that never challenges norms, ideas or even the very fabric of who we are as a nation. I am glad to see so many intelligent responses to this

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mentality needed to become one as a nation and as a people — “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Love cannot drive out love: only hate can do that.� To be worthy of the rights we have, we must secure them for others as well. We all are in bondage if one is chained by the law that makes the rest of us free. We all are shut out if one is outcast by law that makes the rest of us included. We can, each one of us, be equal if and only if each and every one of us is equal. Therefore, a fight for the equality of myself is a fight for your equality. A fight for the rights of one is a fight for the rights of all.

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Rendering something invisible does not make it equal, nor does it make it acceptable to any part of the culture.

article online, and it gives me hope that so many people see Mr. Patrick’s article for what it is. This sentiment and the outward disavowal of supposed “flamboyant� people is the worst kind of bigoted homophobia. All of us should be able to express ourselves in any way we choose without the fear of bullies or violence, and Mr. Patrick is wrong that pushing away people deemed too over the top will make us any freer. Thomas Peele said that in our culture, queer community can only be seen as acceptable but never desirable. He is right in that as long as we push for only one kind of life experience from all of us, we can never learn lessons from or begin to appreciate what choices exist for us. Shame on you, Mr. Patrick, for using the deaths of these students as a platform for

some rhetorical argument about the queer community. These deaths deserve more than a cursory acknowledgement, but rather they should remind us that we have all (in our own way) failed. It isn’t just the conservative media, the mainstream gay political machine, the bully or the everpresent specter of heterosexual white Middle America that has put us in this position. As long as each of us allows bullying of any kind to go on, as long as we rally for mediocrity and assimilation and as long as we are OK with choosing small groups to beat up, then we are all responsible for these deaths.

Josh Burford teaches LGBT American history at the University and is one of the advisers for Spectrum, the LGBTQ group for undergraduate students.

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Tide buckles down, moves on By Britton Lynn Senior Sports Reporter bmlynn@crimson.ua.edu After a rough start to the week, as Alabama came off its first regular-season loss since the 2007 season, the team’s focus is now back where it needs to be – on its next opponent. “Practice is back to itself,� junior wide receiver Darius Hanks said. “Guys were a little bit disappointed and sad about the loss, but Coach Saban has picked us up a lot. We’ve moved on. We’re focusing on Ole Miss now.� The South Carolina game is not being completely forgotten, though. Some players are using it as motivation for the remainder of the season. “We’ve had to move on from the loss, but at the same time we want to remember the way it felt,� said sophomore offensive lineman Barrett Jones. “A lot of guys hadn’t experienced what a loss felt like in a while, or at all for some of the younger guys. It’s a taste we’re remembering, but at the same time we’re not dwelling on it.� During the press conference, Saban showed more optimism toward the team than earlier in the week, but he also re-emphasized the importance of each player playing the entire 60-minute game with full effort. “We’ve worked pretty well,� Saban said, following Wednesday’s practice. “I think when the game comes, everybody has the will to win, but I think the important thing is that you have to have the will to prepare yourself to be able to play successfully. We have to play for 60 minutes of the game and play winning football that way, which I don’t think we’ve done all year. Ole Miss is a difficult team. What they are doing offensively now is really not like anything we’ve seen.�

• Football vs Mississippi: 8:10 p.m. • Men’s Cross Country Pre-National Meet: TBA, Terre Haute, Ind. • Women’s Cross Country Pre-National Meet: TBA, Terre Haute, Ind.

CW | Drew Hoover Above: Wide receiver Darius Hanks (15) celebrates with fellow wideouts Marquis Maze (4) and Brandon Gibson (11) after Hanks scored on a 51-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game against the Gamecocks. The touchdown was the ďŹ rst explosive play the Tide offense has seen in a while, and the team hopes to continue to make more against Ole Miss this Saturday. Left: Will Lowery (29) celebrates with teammates Robert Lester (37) and DeMarcus Milliner (28) after an interception against the Gamecocks Saturday. It was the one bright spot for the secondary last week, as it struggled to stop South Carolina’s passing attack.

Homecoming With Homecoming preparations underway all throughout the Capstone this week, the football team is also getting ready for the once-a-year atmosphere provided by the returning alumni. “Homecoming is a traditional event and an opportunity for a lot of people to come back to something that’s important to them,� Saban said. “They have a tradition of memories that go with their experience

at the University of Alabama. activities are arranged to celWe appreciate the great atmo- ebrate the alumni who attended sphere that Homecoming pro- Alabama. vides, but we would also like to provide the fans with a positive experience.� Tide recovering During the Homecoming game, the Homecoming Queen from injuries is presented, famous alumni speak and various other Freshman offensive lineman

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Auburn, Florida end Bama winning streak By Brett Hudson Contributing Writer The Alabama men’s golf team finished third in its home tournament, the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, which was played last Monday and Tuesday. No. 1 Florida finished second to the No. 22 Auburn Tigers. Although it was an improvement from the Crimson Tide’s fourth-place finish in the Illini Invitational, the team is still unhappy with its performance. Alabama has won the last four Jerry Pate National Intercollegiates, a streak that tied Clemson’s 1997-2000 streak. “I was kind of disappointed,” junior Bud Cauley said. “I feel like I made mistakes out there that cost me and my team. We just made too many mistakes, too many bogeys and double bogeys. We made enough birdies to win, just too many mistakes.”

Cauley finished 1-under par for a seventh place finish. Freshman Bobby Wyatt turned some heads at the Jerry Pate, tying for second at 6-under par. He was only two strokes behind singles winner Niclas Carlsson of Auburn. “Bobby did a great job,” head coach Jay Seawell said. “It’s those kind of performances that solidify him as a legitimate AllAmerican candidate as a true freshman. He carried us all through the first round.” Despite Wyatt’s great performance and a strong final round at 3-under par from freshman Trey Mullinax, Seawell still saw the disappointment in his team. “We had a lot of missed shots, missed chances and overall bad execution out there,” Seawell said. “A lot of good came out of this tournament, but it was just disappointing to see that many chances slip away.” As the birdie chances slipped

away, so did the tournament. “It was anyone’s tournament to win going into the last nine holes,” Seawell said. “Us, Florida and Auburn were right there together. All the credit to Auburn, they did what you have to do down the stretch to win golf tournaments. We just didn’t execute.” The tournament did bring some good for the Tide, especially for Mullinax. “It was his first tournament for Alabama ever,” Seawell said. “He was a little wide-eyed his first day, but he did a great job of keeping things simple. I’m glad he was able to do that out there; hopefully that will boost his confidence a little.” Although Wyatt’s and Mullinax’s performances made highlights for the Tide, the team said they hope this loss is going to be a motivator as the fall tournaments continue. “It definitely wasn’t fun watching Auburn win this thing,”

Seawell said. “We know it’s hard to win every one of them, and we realize we will get beat. But we’re going to use this as motivation.” Cauley said, “Getting beat by those two teams at home will definitely light a fire under us, make us keep working.” There’s no time to dwell on this for Alabama, as they will head to Windermere, Fla., in 10 days to play in the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational. “I think that everyone has different things to work on,” Cauley said. “Now that we are all aware of our weaknesses, we can put forth the effort to fix those things. I’m going to work on game management. I didn’t manage my mistakes well enough, and it caused some unforced errors.” The Isleworth Collegiate Invitational will have one of the best fields Alabama has faced yet. It will include defending national champions Oklahoma

UA Athletics Freshman Bobby Wyatt led the Tide by finishing second at the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate Tournament on Tuesday. The Crimson Tide finished in third place, snapping its four-year winning streak at the Jerry Pate. State, a rematch with Florida and the historically great Stanford program. “We need to be at our best for this field,” Seawell said. “We’re

going to work hard these next 10 days, work on being excellent in preparation and being at our best mentally when we start these big tournaments.”

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Tide pleased with victory in season opener By Jasmine Cannon Contributing Writer The rowing team opened the 2010-2011 season at the Chattanooga Head Race on the Tennessee River this past weekend. Competing against the Tide at the regatta were schools such as Emory, Tennessee, Georgia Tech and Clemson. “We did a really good job,” head coach Larry Davis said. “We did better than we did last year as far as medal count. I think we were a lot closer to somebody like Tennessee ,who’s been to the NCAA Championships.” The team collected six medals at the tournament, including two gold, three silver and a

bronze for both the varsity and novice teams. The Tide took a total of 11 boats to the regatta, including eight Varsity 8+, one Novice 8+, two Varsity 4+, three pairs and two double scull boats. At the regatta, the team also got closer to overcoming Tennessee and claiming a top spot in the Southeast. “We definitely did better than we did last year,” junior co-captain Laura Skaggs said. “We had a better showing, and we got a lot closer to Tennessee, which is our ultimate goal.” To improve and become more competitive among other Division-I teams, Davis said the team has to bring some intensity. “The big thing I wanted us to

work on, and what we’re focusing on this week, is a greater level of intensity and an urgency as far as making things happen,” Davis said. “We need to be a bit more aggressive. I think we have a little more in ourselves than we exhibited as far as intensity that we need.” Along with intensity, consistency throughout the 5,000 meters is another concept the team is focusing on in practice to prepare for their next regatta. “We are working on more consistency throughout,” sophomore co-captain Kristen Iverson said. “We are going to try to stay at a consistent speed the whole time in hopes that it will make us go faster in the long run.”

The novice team made some noise at the Head Race, winning the Novice 8+ competition by nearly two minutes. The regatta was the first time some of the rowers competed together. “I was kind of nervous because they really only had a couple of weeks to go from nothing,” head novice coach Derek Tuten said. “They did really well and really handled [the competition] well. They did a lot better than I thought they would.” This weekend the novice team will head to Huntsville and compete in the Hobbs Island Regatta. Though the team rowed a novice boat in the Championship 8+ last year, the Tide still came out on top. The

team will enter a novice boat in the Collegiate 8+ again this year. “This coming weekend I’m racing a boat that raced last weekend in the varsity category,” Tuten said. “They’ll be racing against people that have been rowing for up to four years.” They will have a second boat racing in the novice category. Tuten said they are racing up a level to see how the team will do against the competition. The Hobbs Regatta will be another place for the Tide to see where they stand. “We want to see how the first boat handles the pressure of being in a higher category, and the second boat – it’ll all be their first time to race,” Tuten

said. “The goal is mainly to win, but to also make sure we can handle the pressure.” The varsity team will be back in action Oct. 23 and 24 when it heads to Boston for the Head of the Charles Regatta. Some of the best rowing teams from around the country and the world will be at the largest twoday regatta in the world, and the Tide has a chance to make its mark. “Our goal this year is, instead of getting a silver or a bronze like we’ve done in the last few years, to see if we can get gold,” Davis said. “This year, we want to be top 10, preferably maybe even top five. It’s a very high goal, but that’s what we’re shooting for. We want to see if we can get gold.”

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basis. After the adoption process is complete, the child becomes an extension of the team and a unique bond is formed between the team members, the child and the family. “It’s almost like medicine,” said Brandon Anderson, Grayson’s father. “For so long you hear the bad, the bad, the bad, and you just know the bad, but this way we can just focus on him and the players can focus on him. It allows the whole family to just forget about the brain tumor and just focus on the good. He calls all these guys his brothers right now, so he knows what this means to him.” Although Grayson’s brain tumor was surgically removed on Oct. 6, 2008, in a follow-up MRI on Feb. 10, 2009, doctors found a residual tumor in his brain stem. The tumor is still present, but has not grown. “When you hear background and some of the things we heard today, you certainly feel fortunate for what you have,” Gaspard said. “I think [Danny Lam, a volunteer from the

Friends of Jaclyn Foundation] said it best when he said what we’re trying to do is put a smile on their face now and for the future. I know our players will certainly do a good job of that.” Last season, the Tide welcomed Grayson to be a part of their team, but it was decided during the offseason to officially make him and his family a part of Alabama baseball. Grayson was given No. 15 and is now formally on the team. “We realize any time that you’re dealing with a brain tumor that every day isn’t going to be rosy,” Gaspard said. “We want to be a small part of doing what we can to help on those days. We want to do what we can to be there for his family and support them in those tough times.” Although this is Grayson’s first time as an official member of the team, the team said they hope to see him again soon. “He’s welcome back whenever he wants,” Kelton said. “He’s a part of the team now. He’s got his own locker and gear, so [he can return] whenever he wants.”

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on-field, pre-scrimmage warmups and ended with him and his family joining the team for the postgame meal. “It shows you how small baseball is in comparison to everything else,” junior outfielder/ infielder Jon Kelton said. “It’s what we do all day, every day. You get so caught up in it that when you see a kid and his family that is going through something like that, you realize how unimportant it is compared to that. It’s just nice to make an impact.” Grayson was partnered with the Alabama baseball team through the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, a non-profit, charitable organization formed in 2005 to improve the quality of life for children with pediatric brain tumors and their families. Friends of Jaclyn matches a child in need of support with a college or high school sports team based on a geographic

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Jones acts as role model on and off field By Britton Lynn Senior Sports Reporter bmlynn@crimson.ua.edu

Just a few weeks after Alabama won the BCS National Championship and a day after the Crimson Tide opened spring practice, sophomore offensive lineman Barrett Jones left for Haiti. “It’s something that has impacted my life tremend o u s l y, ” Jones said. “I’ve always thought it was Barrett Jones ext r e m e ly i mp o r t a n t to use the football platform that God’s given me to do things other than football and to use that opportunity to go places and talk to kids, like in Haiti, for example. It is great to change kids’ lives.” While most college students were lounging on the beach during Spring Break, Jones was riding in the back of a pickup truck for seven hours to visit the spot where a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the island. “Barrett Jones is one of the finest people I’ve ever had the opportunity to be around in terms of his willingness to help others, his involvement in the community, and going to a foreign country to help with difficult circumstances,” head coach Nick Saban said. “He’s very giving. I use the term, do you want to be blessed or do you want to be a blessing? I think Jones is a blessing in a lot of ways. He’s an outstanding football player, smart and helps the other players play better with his leadership.” Jones was one of two returning starters on Alabama’s offensive line this season. And while Jones has been a major asset to the Tide in his two years starting, it’s his involvement with community service and commitment to helping others that his teammates like to talk about. “Barrett is a great person,” said junior defensive lineman Marcell Dareus. “I told him I was Haitian. I told him it was real nice to go there since I have brothers and sisters over there. It shows his character and who he really is as a person. He’s deeper than just his performance as an offensive lineman. He’s a real good person all the way around.” Not only does Jones help a country in need, but he also makes sure to do his part right here in Tuscaloosa, on and off the field. “Barrett’s always been someone I look up to off the field,” said senior tight end Preston Dial. “The things he does in his off time are never selfish, whether it be Haiti or speaking at the Huddle. “But, on the field he’s helped guys like [Chance] Warmack and [D.J.] Fluker. When things are getting crazy, it’s tough for you to help someone else. Barrett always makes sure he goes out of his way to make sure D.J. and Chance are where they need to be. It’s helped them mature a lot

Top: Offensive lineman Barrett Jones (75) helps block upfield for running back Trent Richardson (3) in last year’s SEC Championship game against Florida. CW | Jerrod Seaton Bottom Left: Barrett Jones (75) celebrates with the rest of the offense after helping pave the way for a Mark Ingram (22) touchdown. Bottom Right: Offensive lineman Barrett Jones (75) helps give quarterback Greg McElroy (12) more time to throw against Florida two weeks ago. CW | Drew Hoover faster than if Barrett hadn’t have been here.” During his time on the team, Jones has developed from a leader on the offensive line into a role model for the entire team. “I call him Big Teddy Bear,” said sophomore linebacker Nico Johnson. “Some of the younger guys like me, we look up to him. He leads our team in the right direction.” With a football schedule that includes traveling many weekends in the fall, constantly watching film, going to practice, lifting weights and going to the football team’s study halls, there isn’t too much free time for the players. “Just the fact that he puts as much time in the film room and at practice as he does going out into the community,” said junior Mark Ingram. “You show a lot of appreciation for that because time is very limited. Just that he

could manage all that and spend all that time equally is impressive.” Last season, Jones earned first-team Freshman AllAmerican and freshman AllSEC honors. He was also recognized as a second-team CoSIDA/ ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American in 2009. Besides being an SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll selection and winning the Jerry Duncan “I Like to Practice” Award from spring practice, he’s also received the Derrick Thomas Community Service Award for his work in Haiti. “Obviously he’s a good football player,” said junior offensive lineman William Vlachos. “Everyone knows that. But the stuff he does off the field is very special. I look up to him for the type of person he is and the way he carries himself. It’s a privilege to play next to him.”

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Clothing store meshes football, philanthropy By Breanna Thackerson Special to The Crimson White

Tuscaloosa clothing store Ellie Crimson caters to student shoppers in an effort to increase its business while giving back to the community at the same time. Located on The Strip, Ellie Crimson is a women’s fashion boutique that opened in October 2009. Storeowner Pat Poole said he wanted a fun promotional activity to bring customers in the store, as well as to get involved into the community. “I wanted to draw attraction to the store,” Poole said. “We wanted to get people to stop in and see what we have to offer.” As a result, Poole came up with what is now called the Sorority Challenge. Participating

sororities are paired each week to play a monetary football game, he said. Teams are awarded points based on how much money its members spend in the store during the week. Active sorority members, and even alumnae, are given credit toward their sorority’s team when they wear their letters and spend money in the store. Teams are awarded a safety (two points) when $25 is spent, a field goal for every $50 and up to 17 points when members spend $250, Hallmark said. At the end of each week, the store manager contacts the philanthropy chairs of the participating sororities to announce the winner. “I’m a man, and football is the way I think,” Poole said. “I

thought combining football and shopping would be a neat experience and something fun for the girls to get excited about.” Poole said there will be a tournament at the end of the process for the top winners. In the end, Ellie Crimson will donate money to the winning sorority’s philanthropy. “The ultimate thing is that we are giving back to their philanthropy,” Poole said. “A lot of these philanthropies mean a lot to us, so we want to give back.” Lauren Hallmark, store manager, said the Sorority Challenge is a fun way to get involved in the community and encourage women to shop in their store. “I think this has definitely helped our business,” Hallmark said. “But we didn’t want it

to just be awarding a sorority for shopping. We wanted it to ultimately be about their philanthropy.” Zeta Tau Alpha’s philanthropy chair, Ashley Shea Abernathy, said she has enjoyed working with Ellie Crimson. “I have really liked participating,” Abernathy said. “I think [Poole] is a genius for pulling in the sororities and getting them to compete. We love healthy competition, and it gets them good business and gives our philanthropy money, too.” Ellie Crimson has given back to participating sororities by helping sponsor their philanthropy events as well, Abernathy said. As a result, she encourages her members to go shop to help establish Ellie Crimson in the

community. “We have almost 200 points, and all I have had to do is just encourage girls to go,” Abernathy said. “I think we have so many points because I don’t think people realized how affordable it is. Now they are shopping there on a regular basis. I have one girl that goes twice a week to see their new stuff, and they even know her by name there.” Poole said Ellie Crimson is creating multiple ways to reach out to the community and appeal to many different customers. “We want to get involved with the community and are working on ways to do that,” Poole said. The store offers a “buzz word,” or word of the week, for customers on their Facebook and Twitter pages, Poole said.

By saying this word, people in the community are able to save 20 percent off an item they purchase in the store. Ellie Crimson is also teaming up with The Big Oak Ranch and the University’s Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive during the week of the Georgia State football game. Sorority members involved in the Sorority Challenge will receive points for canned goods and used clothing they bring in to the store. “Our overall goal is to bless others and give back here in Tuscaloosa,” Poole said. “We have been given so much and [been] blessed with so much, so we really want to give back by creating a fun atmosphere for the girls.”

Tide slips and slides to glory Bankhead Series By Alex Cohen Staff Reporter

The University knows a little something about collegiate records. Citing football, 22 Southeastern Conference Championships and 57 bowl appearances have solidified the University’s status as a decorated program. Tuscaloosa is home to other world records, as well. Edgar’s Closet Museum, at 22 square feet, is the smallest museum in the world. But what if you’re not a member of the football team? What if you don’t have the means to dedicate a closet to a poet? How do those left out stamp their names in that beer brewery’s book of records? Students and non-students alike will have the opportunity Friday. Beginning at 2 p.m. and lasting until 5 p.m., Schick Hydro will host “Slide for Campus Pride at Alabama” at the Retreat at Lake Tamaha. Attendees will have the opportunity to go down the Schick Hydro Slide in an attempt to set the world record for the most people to go down a slip n’ slide in one hour. Mary Kathryn Doggette, a junior majoring in public relations and leasing intern at the Retreat, contends that this event might help the Crimson

faithful cope with the football team’s first loss of the season. “We like to win. We’re a winning school,” Doggette said. “Just because [the football team] had one loss is no reason to stop doing what we do.” The event will take place on the lawn in the Retreat’s newer division. There, a 50-foot, lubed-up, hosed-down slide will act as the potential portal to the record books. More than 1864 bodies will have to slide in the time frame in order to set the record currently held by the University of Central Florida. The University is competing for UCF’s record with nine other schools across the country. Schick specifically chose these 10 schools to promote their products. “I think they asked us because we’re champions, and they know we can throw a good party,” said Lisa Sudderth, a junior majoring in public relations and brand ambassador for Schick. Being chosen as a participant indicates that Schick projects a big turnout. This is good for Schick from a promotional standpoint, but it’s also good for students interested in setting the record. “The record at the University of Central Florida was set by about 40 people,” Doggette said. “We already

have more than 200 confirmed guests on the Facebook event.” Students can expect a bunch of giveaways from various sponsors of the event including Schick Hydro, Moe’s Original BBQ, Chick-fil-a and Monster Energy Drink. “Those types of sponsors usually mean free food,” Doggette said. However, there might be other reasons to attend besides free eats and the glory that comes with world records. The event will provide a venue for a live band on an outdoor stage, as well as the opportunity to have fun in swimsuits before fall finally decides to stay. There are also monetary incentives. Student organizations will be paid $100 for every 10 members who slide down the Hydro Slide. Also, the two organizations with the most sliders will receive $500. Doggette said she believes others should be excited. “Slip n’ slide? You don’t have to ask me twice,” she said. “This is just one more title for Alabama to hold.” Doggette said attendees will have plenty of time to change clothes and make it to the homecoming bonfire that starts at 7 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/HydroExperience.

brings renowned poets By Lauren Braun Contributing Writer

The Bankhead Visiting Writers Series will host its second reading of the year with GC Waldrep and Sabrina Orah Mark reading their poetry tonight at 7 in Smith Hall Room 205. Admission is free. The creative writing program hosts the series, which invites writers and poets from across the literary world to come and give a free reading, said Curtis Rutherford, assistant to the director of the program. The creative writing program invites both emerging young writers and award-winning distinguished writers to speak. Students will have the opportunity to hear GC Waldrep read from his collection of works. Waldrep, a renowned poet, has written full-length collections such as “Goldbeater’s Skin,” “Disclamor” and “Archicembalo.” His work has appeared in many journals, including “Harper’s,” “Boston Review,” “Best American Poetry 2010” and others. Waldrep is also a winner of the Dorset Prize. He received his Master

of Fine Arts in creative writing at the University of Iowa and his Ph.D. in history from Duke University. Waldrep is collaborating with John Gallaher on his fourth poetry collection, “Your Father on the Train of Ghosts,” due out in April 2011. He is currently teaching creative writing at Bucknell University. The event will also host Sabrina Orah Mark. According to her website, sabrinaorahmark.com, she is currently teaching literature and creative writing at Agnes Scott College and The University of Georgia. She, like Waldrep, received her MFA at the University of Iowa. Her work has been published in various journals, such as “Best American Poetry 2007.” Mark has one published book, “The Babies.” The Bankhead Visiting Writers Series has other recognized writers scheduled to appear, including Ted Conover on Nov. 9, Cecil Giscombe on Feb. 17, Larry Sutin on March 3 and Brenda Hillman and Claudia Keelan on April 7. The program has been successful in the past, with previous speakers including Charles Simic, Alice McDermott, Kevin Young, Neil Gaiman and others.

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The search for Tuscaloosa’s best barbecue By Avery Driggers

Of history’s many great rivalries, there are a few that come to mind that display entities so great and competitions so fierce that they strike a chord amongst us all: Man vs. nature, Alabama vs. Auburn, Seinfeld vs. Newman and, perhaps the most poignant, Dreamland vs. Archibald’s. Both are legendary rib places, both believe that white bread is the superior side item and both seem to think they have the best barbecue in town. So which one truly does? With stretchy pants and wet-naps in hand, I set out to find the answer.

Dreamland Down McFarland and up a curvy road near Skyland, you will find a small red building with an even smaller sign reading “Dreamland,� humble settings for such a legendary place. I had never been to the original one before, but as I creaked open the front door, I felt like I was walking into a place I’d been a hundred

times. The smoky aroma filled the low ceilinged room. Photos, newspaper clippings and license plates littered the walls, and, amidst all the hubbub, a faintly lit menu hung on the wall. From what I could tell, they’ve got ribs and they’ve got white bread, and if you’re feeling really peckish they’ve got coleslaw, baked beans and banana pudding for sides. I decided to go big and order one of each. A large stack of white bread and sauce was put before me as I waited on my food — is this an appetizer, like chips and salsa? I didn’t have too long to ponder this, though, because two minutes later my food came zooming towards me. After a few bites, my first response was that the sauce was delicious. The vinegarbased sauce was smoky and tangy with a healthy dose of heat. The ribs, however, were a bit overdone. They weren’t awful and did have a good bit of flavor. But, truth be told, despite their slogan, I have had ribs just like them at several

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Artist Wadsworth Jarrell to visit campus Wadsworth Jarrell, an artist whose piece “Jazz Giants� is featured in the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art, will hold a lecture tonight. The lecture, part of the Paul R. Jones Artist Lecture Series, will take place at 5:15 p.m. in ten Hoor Hall Room 30. There will be a reception following the lecture, and Jarrell will sign copies of his book “Wadsworth Jarrell: The Artist as Revolutionary.� The event is free and open to the public. Jarrell will speak about his life as a politically engaged artist. Stacy Morgan, an associate professor of American Studies, said the lecture series has been held since the late Paul R. Jones donated the collection in 2008. “The idea with the series has been to invite artists whose work is represented in the collection to campus to talk about their work in a broader sense,� Morgan said. Morgan said Jarrell became most famous when working with a group of artists known as AfriCOBRA to create the “Wall of Respect� mural in Chicago. “Their idea was that they wanted to create art that was accessible to the community, meaning particularly to the black community, to the poor working class, audiences that weren’t necessarily going to art galleries or to museums in large numbers at that point in the 1960s,� Morgan said. The mural was a catalyst for an explosion of public mural paintings across the United States in the late 1960s and 1970s. The artists in AfriCOBRA wanted to create a mural in an outdoor setting to respond to the politics of the 1960s Black Power Movement, Morgan said. The mural was a way for them to help empower black

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communities. The “Wall of Respect� featured many heroes from black history, including artists, musicians, athletes, writers and political leaders. “[The mural] was trying to create a historical narrative showing these different examples of Black Achievement in American History,� Morgan said. The artists worked on the mural collectively. Jarrell will also be on campus visiting with art students to give them feedback on their work, Morgan said. Jarrell, who is 81 and lives in Cleveland, is a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago and taught at Howard University and the University of Georgia. Miriam Norris, collections manager for the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art, said the collection is made up of mostly African-American art. Norris said Jones envisioned African-American art as part of the larger American art and should be viewed that way. Jones started collecting in the 1960s and continued until his death in January. “His collecting of AfricanAmerican art stemmed from noticing that AfricanAmerican artists weren’t being collected as much as other American artists,� Norris said. “He, as an art collector, became a great support

to a number of artists.� Norris said he bought upand-coming artists’ work to encourage them and also collected well-known artists’ work. Jones has a long history with the University dating back to 1949, she said. “He applied to the law school here and he received a letter that strongly encouraged him not to attend the University because he was AfricanAmerican,� Norris said. “For someone to have that long history with the University in the time where Alabama and the South have had a difficult history, for him to come back and give his art collection to the University, it shows how much of an amazing person he was, how much of a forgiving person and generous person to share what he enjoyed with all the students that are here and the students that will be here in the future.� Jones never attended the University. He also gave a collection to the University of Delaware.

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Local restaurant sees name, menu changes By Cameron Kiszla Staff Reporter wckiszla@crimson.ua.edu These days, it is nearly impossible to avoid commercials for sports grills that specialize in chicken wings. But Bob Baumhower can recall a time when a wingbased restaurant was hard to come by. After all, he’s been in the restaurant business for nearly 30 years. “When I first got the business in 1981, there were no other wing restaurants in the state,” he said. “We pushed wings. It was what we were.” Now, the owner and head fry cook of the Baumhower’s Wings chain of restaurants has decided to change the name and menu of his establishment. “We’ve evolved to where we’re a lot more than wings now,” Baumhower said. “All of these other restaurants, whether it’s Buffalo Wild Wings, Wing Zone, just call themselves Wings right now. It’s a little confusing out there, so we’ve been working on this for awhile and we decided to go with

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self-taught, the Columbus, Ohio, native has made everything from gates, handrails and garden hardware to chandeliers, large sculptures, stainless steel doors and the basket hangers and trash containers of downtown Northport. “I wanted to pick out the hardest thing that I could ever do,” he said. “I wasn’t raised in a workshop environment, and there were very few people doing blacksmithing when I began. I gathered tools and began learning and teaching myself. I have a 50 percent idea when I start something about where it’s going to end up. I just see what happens with the other 50 percent.” Davis began showing his work at Kentuck after coming to the festival as a bystander.

Baumhower’s Restaurant.” The new Baumhower’s will feature a menu that is similar to what Wings served but has added several regional dishes. “We haven’t changed the menu that much actually,” Baumhower said. “We added a few Southern things like catfish, which we get from right here in Alabama, and a couple of other Southern dishes… But the core of the menu, whether it’s Buffalo-style chicken wings or our sandwiches or salads, is still here.” Along with the additions to the menu, Baumhower said the restaurant will now feature only local meats and seafood. “We’re buying our catfish from Harvest Selects, which is a state-of-Alabama-based company,” he said. “We get all of our shrimp from Bayou la Batre, only wild shrimp. It’s caught down in Forrest Gump land. “We try as much as possible to buy local, and we’re doing a better job communicating that… We’re just trying to feature more Southern things on the menu and a lot of local stuff we buy in the state of

Alabama. All of our meats are fresh and come from Birmingham.” The menus themselves are being changed. The Tuscaloosa location will feature a special new menu cover designed by Chad Martin of Action Sports Art, a design group focusing on athletics, and will feature scenes of Crimson Tide football. Will Clark, a sophomore majoring in history, said he is very excited about the new menu items. “I like [the changes],” Clark said. “It’s hard to find good soul food up here. I’m definitely going to go to Baumhower’s more often.” Hannah Moody, a sophomore majoring in elementary education, has worked at the Tuscaloosa Baumhower’s Restaurant for a month and a half. “The Hot Bama Brown is a pretty popular new dish,” Moody said. “It’s an openfaced sourdough sandwich with our almost-fried turkey, topped with blanco cheese, parmesan cheese, mashed potatoes, bacon, a tomato and mushroom beef gravy.

“People like it because it’s not only delicious, but unique to a sports bar menu. You won’t be able to find anything like it in Tuscaloosa.” Baumhower said he believes

“That first time, I came both days,” he said. “I thought it was the most fabulous thing I had ever seen. There are all kinds of people and so many unusual booths and different styles of art. It’s an incredible thing to see.” Like Davis, Kerry Kennedy will be demonstrating and selling her work. She will be demonstrating pottery techniques. Unlike Davis, Kennedy grew up in Tuscaloosa and has been coming to the festival her whole life. “I consider myself a native,” she said. Kennedy has always been either a bystander or a volunteer with Kentuck until now, and she is excited about her first year as an invited artist at the festival. “It’s like a homecoming for me,” she said. “I’ve only missed one or two festivals in my lifetime, and because of that I’ve come to know many

of the artists. It’s amazing to be a part of something that I came to as a young kid. It’s a source of inspiration for me.” Kennedy first began making pottery as a student at the University where she took several art classes and came within just a few credits of getting an art degree, she said. Since then, she has opened her own gallery called Firehorse Pottery in Northport. “I took ceramics and fell in love with it,” she said. “And the good thing is, with pottery, you make your own way. You figure it out for yourself.” Kennedy said she was drawn to pottery because of its flexibility and functionality. “Pottery is endless in variation,” she said. “It can be sculpture, or it can be flat like a painting. I also love to make pots that function well. I love hearing people say, ‘Hey, I use your mug every day.’ I get that

a lot.” Despite the fact that Kennedy has been coming to the Kentuck Festival for years, she said it still takes her months to digest everything that’s there. “It’s such a creative explosion,” she said. Pruitt, who has been the executive director since January, said, “To me, even if you don’t buy a single thing, it’s just interesting to come and look at the different kinds of art. You can meet the artists and talk to them, and it’s fun to do with friends and by yourself. And the weather looks really nice this year.” Weekend passes for the festival are $15 and can only be bought in advance through Friday. Otherwise, tickets cost $10 per day and can be bought at the gate or online from the Kentuck website. For more information, visit kentuck. org.

CW | Katie Bennett Baumhower’s Wings and Sports Grill has undergone a recent menu change, as well as reducing several prices on the menu. They now serve “soul food” in addition to wings. these changes, along with several price reductions on the menu, will help his restaurants flourish in the sluggish economy. “The only constant in life,

as far as I’m concerned, is that there’s going to be change,” he said. “We’re only trying to get better and we feel like this is a much better menu in a lot of ways.”

On File More than 250 artists show their work at the Kentuck Festival each year. Many sell their wares and some offer demonstrations of their techniques.

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The potters, blacksmiths and basket makers of Northport’s Kentuck Festival of the Arts are back for another year of sharing their art with the Tuscaloosa-Northport community. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday, more than 250 artists will be set up in Kentuck Park near downtown Northport as part of the festival’s 39th year running. Named one of the top 10 art fairs and festivals in the coun-

try by American Style magazine, Kentuck is only able to accept one-quarter to one-third of the artists who apply for the festival each year, Executive Director Jan Pruitt said. “All of our artists are either invited or selected by a jury of artists,” she said. “We are still in the fortunate position of receiving too many applications than we have spaces for.” But the festival’s prominence doesn’t end with the artists. Visitors have the unique oppor-

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tunity to see not just finished art but also art as works-inprogress. Artists will demonstrate iron-pouring, forge work, pottery-making and more throughout the weekend. Steve Davis, a metal artist and owner of Sunheart Metal Works, will be working the coal forge. Davis has been a blacksmith for more than 40 years and has been with Kentuck for more than 20 years. Primarily

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From metalworkers and woodworkers to potters, printmakers and quilters, these artists embody the diversity of craft throughout Alabama and the Southeast. For this year’s festival, many artisans will demonstrate their crafts, including the West Alabama Quilters Guild and potter Daniel Livingston. Sloss Furnaces Metal Art will offer visitors the chance to participate in metal casting and mold design.

Bands will perform both days of the festival, beginning each morning at 11 with the final group taking the stage at 3:30 p.m. The groups span

the spectrum of musical styles, including Scottish and Irish fiddle tunes, jazz numbers, bluegrass pieces and country blues tunes, among others.

Akina Adderley and the Vintage Playboys Ben Preston The Poole Brothers Jason Bailey Band Lost Bayou Ramblers The Vogt Family Contra Band Dixie Bee-Liners The University of Alabama Crimson Jazz Quartet

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Instead of practicing more mainstream artistic techniques learned academically, many folk artists’ skills are selftaught. Their work often expresses the cultural identity of a town or

region. The folk artists at the Kentuck Festival construct all sorts of work, ranging from homemade flags, to sculptures made from all sorts of materials, to paintings.

Willie/Willie Lamendola Charlie Lucas Mary Proctor Sarah Rakes Sam McMillan

Robert Frito Seven Cher Schaffer Dr. Bob Schaffer Bernice Sims James “Buddy” Snipes

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