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UA parade involvement on the rise By Avery Dame Metro/State Editor

As Alabama’s ranking rises in the polls, fan participation rises right along with it, including activities like the Homecoming parade. Chad Clark, director of student engagement in the Student Involvement and Leadership Office, said the University expects to at least match the 2008 parade attendance numbers of 7,000 to 8,000 spectators. The parade will have 75 to 85 groups participating this year. The University is starting to see a lot more community involvement as well with the parade, Clark said. Both local businesses and some gubernatorial candidates have entered a float or are walking in the

parade as well as non-greek organizations. “One of our goals is to expand involvement to entire University, and we’ve had a lot of success with that,” he said. And though Alabama’s ranking helps spur interest, Clark said he hopes once groups get involved, they’ll stay involved no matter how well the football team is doing. The parade does include a float-judging competition, broken down into categories for large organizations, small organizations and an overall prize. A panel of four or five judges will score floats based on appearance and creativity, and winners will be announced during the halftime ceremony. But while thousands of

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Coleman hosts choreography contest

CW | Katie Bennett The Bama Boom Bustas, from the Phi Mu sorority, were the first place winners of the Homecomming Choreography Contest. See more photos on page six.

Step show relocates to Coleman Coliseum By Meghan Hollis Staff Writer

fraternities and sororities that make up the NPHC will battle it out in an event that brings As Homecoming week comes a series of different styles of to a close, UA sororities and music along with energetic, fraternities are holding the in-your-face choreography and annual Homecoming step show stunts. The event also will feature at Coleman Coliseum. The step show is being Bama Boom Bustas, the winbrought to campus courtesy ner of Thursday’s choreograof the National Pan-Hellenic phy contest, as the opening Council and the SGA. Eight act, along with a celebrity host,

Homecoming helps, hurts local economy By Eryn Phillips Senior Staff Reporter

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Garrett said. “Seeing and hearing the show won’t be an issue this year, and there’s going to be more room for a bigger crowd. We have more funds and people involved in the event to put together a bigger production.” As far as ticket sales, the current status shows promise

IF YOU GO ... • What: Step show • Where: Coleman Coliseum

• When: Tonight at 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

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Series of events will fund scholarships By Karissa Bursch Staff Reporter The SGA will host a series of events Nov. 4 through Nov. 6 to raise money for a new set of need- and merit-based scholarships, which students now can apply for on the SGA Web site, according to a resolution introduced at the SGA Senate meeting Thursday. Executive Vice President Meg McCrummen said the SGA was examining different

ways to address financial aid. Ideas about how to raise more money for scholarships were discussed at the SGA Senate retreat, she said, and those ideas directly led to this event. Nicole Bohannon, a sophomore majoring in political science, authored the resolution encouraging participation in the event and endorsing RAGE: Students for Scholarships. McCrummen said the idea for the event was a joint effort among her, Bohannon and

several other senators, including Peyton Falkenburg, Jamie Burke, Aaron Zucker, Jimmy Screven and Kelsey Kurth, who also were sponsors of the resolution. The SGA Senate chose financial aid and literacy as one of their main focus areas this year, according to the resolution. Bohannon said this focus was the inspiration for the events. They range from a concert on Wednesday night at the Bama Theatre featuring the Tim Reynolds Band with post and pre-parties at the Brick House to a Taste of

Tuscaloosa and hot air balloon rides on the Quad on Thursday to a late night snack of Chikfil-A on Friday, according to the resolution. Bohannon said the hot air balloon ride is especially meant to bring people to the event. “We’re hoping that the hot air balloons will be spectacular enough to pull people from all across campus,” Bohannon said. McCrummen said the hot air balloon idea came about last

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Quarterback returns as grand marshal By Kelsey Hendrix Staff Reporter The last time Richard Todd stood mid-field in BryantDenny Stadium, he was Alabama’s All-American quarterback. But on Saturday, Todd will return instead as the 2009 Homecoming parade grand marshal. Todd, former UA quarterback under coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, led the Alabama Crimson Tide to four Southeastern Conference championships and a national championship in 1973. He went

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“This year is a bigger deal because it’s Friday’s main event,” Garrett said. “The show used to take place at the same time as the Homecoming concert, but since there’s not one this year, it will take place right after the pep rally. “The step show also used to be held in the Ferguson Center but is now going to take place at a bigger venue,”

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on, as a first-round draft pick, to play for the New York Jets for nine years and for the New Orleans Saints for an additional two years. “[Todd] was chosen as this year’s Homecoming grand marshal because he is an outstanding athlete, he did a lot for the University while he was here, and he still does,” said Mary Cypress Howell, executive director of Homecoming. “He loves Alabama football and hasn’t been recognized before, so we thought it would be a great opportunity to honor him this year.”

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“He loves Alabama football and hasn’t been recognized before, so we thought it would be a great opportunity to honor him this year.”

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Todd, who currently works as a managing director for Bear Stearns, a division of J.P. Morgan in Atlanta, will return this weekend to fulfill the ceremonial duties as Homecoming grand marshal. “As grand marshal, Todd will speak at a reception and at the pep rally on Friday

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Tuscaloosa officials say this year’s Homecoming weekend is a “double-edged sword” for the local economy, drawing thousands of Crimson Tide fans — and their tax dollars — to a city that will pay plenty in return to accommodate them. “While we’ve got 100,000 people coming to town, we are spending a lot of money on keeping city and UA police on duty throughout the weekend,” said City Clerk Tracy Croom. “Fire and rescue workers are also essential at the stadium all day — just in case.” Gamedays already clog roads and pack much of the city, but Homecoming is expected to draw thousands of alumni and their families, whether they attend the game or not. “With the football environment we are in, we prepare for huge crowds every week, not just Homecoming,” said

Councilman Lee Garrison, chairman of Tuscaloosa’s Finance Committee. “We’re preparing for big.” Croom also said that because kickoff isn’t until 6:45 p.m., many officers will be getting paid overtime, which also is costly to the city, but she said the city is prepared. The UA campus has lost a lot of parking at the soccer fields and Student Recreation Center due to the high amount of rain in the area. But Croom said the city’s new downtown parking garage will be open and monitored by police at all hours. City officials hope Crimson Tide fans will use the new facility, which is free and within walking distance of dozens of restaurants and bars. Shuttle services also will be available to take people from the parking deck to the stadium. But the late start also means that dozens of city employees likely will not get home until around 4 a.m. Sunday morning, Croom said.

Rip-Tide and a DJ. The venue for the step show has moved to the Coliseum, providing more space and equipment. William Garrett, a senior majoring in engineering as well as the director of the National Pan-Hellenic Council and member of the SGA Homecoming board, said he is happy to see the show held at the Coliseum this year.

night,” Howell said. “He is also in the parade on Saturday morning, will give a speech to the alumni on the Quad before the game, will sit in the president’s box for the game, and will come down to the field at halftime to be presented with

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NEWS in brief CAMPUS | Red flags of awareness Oct. 19-23 is UA Alcohol Awareness Week. The Office of Student Judicial Affairs encourages UA students to visit the Red Flag of Awareness display on the Quad. The 1,700 red flags displayed on the Quad represent the national number of college student deaths relating from alcohol misuse and abuse. The objective of the flag display is to promote awareness and provide a visual representation of the effects of alcohol abuse. The display will be up for the entire week of Alcohol Awareness.

CAMPUS | Bama Dining surveying student thoughts on campus dining Bama Dining is conducting a survey to better understand student thoughts about campus lifestyle and preferences. By getting feedback from students, Bama Dining officials will gain valuable insight to help improve your overall campus dining experience. This online survey will take 5 to 10 minutes, and responses are confidential. Go to www.college-survey.com/ualabama to share your thoughts.

CAMPUS | RA applications available On-campus residents who are interested in applying to be a resident adviser in spring 2010 are invited to an informational sessions. At the meetings, officials will outline basic job requirements and expectations for the job as well as answering any questions. The next meeting will be Sunday 7 p.m. in Crimson Nights, Burke West The Spring 2010 Resident Advisor Position Application is now available online at facultyjobs.ua.edu.

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having a successful turnout. Garrett said, “The sale of tickets are going well, as we expected. We set a goal of 3,000, and I think we will easily reach that.” Stepping is not only an expressive form of dance but also differentiates many of the eight NPHC Greek organizations from one another. A unique theme for each organization is also key in getting the attention of the crowd and the judges. Alexis Roberts, a junior majoring in advertising, as well as a participant in the show representing Delta Sigma Theta in the women’s division, said she is looking forward to performing her sorority’s unique style of stepping tonight. “Our style is very different, not so much traditional and very difficult,” Roberts said. “The show we put on is more than just stepping, it’s an entire themed production.

“We’ve been preparing for about six weeks to be fully prepared for this year’s show,” Roberts said. “The Deltas won first place last year, so we wanted to make sure this year was going to be bigger and grander than the years prior. The Deltas have a long tradition of victories and we hope to continue that legacy this year.” H.D. Windfield Robinson is the former head recruiter of Omega Psi Phi, and also a recent graduate currently obtaining his MBA. Robinson remains involved with his fraternity by participating and helping his brothers prepare for this year’s show. “I supervised and motivated during practices as well as taking part in brainstorming for creative ideas for the show,” Robinson said. The Omega Psi Phis are the reigning champions of the men’s division from last year’s show. Robinson said their style and energy is easily identified with those who have seen them perform. “Our style can be described

The Crimson White as being enthusiastic, some would probably say aggressive,” Robinson said. “We pour our heart and soul into every march we do. “I think that this year’s skits and theme we will do like we did last year. It’s definitely going to entertain and make the crowd laugh.” The sororities and fraternities are hoping to see a range of different types of students to come and watch tonight’s main event, since no other conflicting event will take place at the same time. Roberts said step shows are non-traditional, so students who have not seen one should take the opportunity. “The best way to describe it would be very live,” Roberts said. “The show features multiple aspects, such as the DJ, comedians as well as other organizations participating. “Typically, the step show had been a big deal in the African American community,” Roberts added. “This year, we want the entire campus to be involved with the show.” Drake Hall, a senior

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CAMPUS | Register for 5K by Monday Stomp Out Domestic Violence will be held on Nov. 8, with check-in beginning at 1 p.m. at the RISE Center. The race will begin at 2 p.m. and will follow a course through the campus. All proceeds for this event will go to domestic violence awareness and prevention, and it is sponsored by Alpha Chi Omega and Lambda Chi Alpha. The registration fee is $20, which includes a T-shirt if you sign up before Monday. If you would like to sign up, please email Jessica Boyd at jessicakboyd@gmail.com for a registration form.

CAMPUS | New UA Bahaʼi Club holds campus event The UA Baha’i Club invites the campus and community to the celebration of the Birth of the Bab, who is one of the twin manifestations for the Baha’i Dispensation. The Baha’i Faith is an independent world religion with followers throughout the world who practice and promote unity. The program of prayers, songs and descriptions about the Bab’s life and mission will be Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Room 205 of Gorgas Library. The event is dedicated to the seven Baha’i believers who have been jailed in Iran for more than a year because of their religious beliefs. Refreshments will be served.

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majoring in physical and special education, said he plans to spend his Friday evening at the show. “It’s been big talk on campus besides the game,” Hall said. “I always like watching the fraternities step. “I’m glad it’s Friday’s main event. It’s something different this year to not have something else going on during the show,” Hall said. “I’ve seen a couple of shows before and I was impressed. I saw a lot of things that I had never seen before, so you definitely get your money’s worth.” The show is scheduled to last from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Crimson Arts Tickets sells tickets to the event at crimsonartstickets.com. General Public tickets are $20, Student tickets are $15 for high school and college students with their ID present, and children age 12 and under are $5. Parking will be available in the Soccer Lot. Parking for people with disabilities will be available on a limited basis in front of the Coliseum on Coliseum Drive.

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Alabama fans may be coming into town just for Homecoming, for the Tuscaloosa Police Department the Homecoming parade is just like any other parade, according to Capt. Greg Kosloff. “Nothing is being done different than in years past with the parade,” Kosloff said. TPD and the University of Alabama Police Department will have officers stationed at every intersection to keep an eye on the crowd and the parade participants. A city ordinance restricts parade participants from throwing candy. The ordinance was passed following an incident in the 2006 Homecoming parade, when a 7-year-old girl was hit by an 18-wheeler and both of her legs were broken while going after a piece of candy. If parade participants are seen throwing candy, Kosloff said police officers are allowed to issue a citation. Though the city does allow participants to walk alongside the route and hand items out, the University’s agreement does not allow for this practice, Clark said. The parade will start at 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of 21st Street and Greensboro Avenue, ending at the intersection of Hackberry Lane and University Boulevard. Lineup for the floats beings at 10 a.m., and Clark said he expects the roads to be blocked off not long after that. Clark said the crowds get bigger the closer the parade gets to the stadium. “Anywhere down University Boulevard, it’s packed,” he said.

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semester when she was looking through old Corolla yearbooks. “In the 80s, they had the same kind of event on the Quad,” McCrummen said. Students and other interested parties can purchase tickets for RAGE before the event at crimsonartstickets.com. Tickets sold at the individual events will be $10 on Wednesday, $5 on Thursday and Friday. Ticket packages also can be purchased before and at the event for $25, according to the resolution. The tickets include entry to all the events, a chance to be drawn for a ride in the hot air balloons, a T-shirt and a can koozie. The scholarship deadline is Nov. 6, and the scholarships will be given in $500 and $1,500 amounts. All current students can apply with the exception of students who work in the SGA, Bohannon said. McCrummen said the SGA is trying to make it so all proceeds from the RAGE event go entirely to the scholarships. “We’re trying to cover all the overhead costs with corporate sponsorships and partnerships,” McCrummen said. “An instrumental part of this is organizations that have volunteered to be partnered with us for the event,” Bohannon said. McCrummen said she hoped this would be an event that included students giving back to their peers. “This is a students-helpingstudents effort,” McCrummen said.

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University chef utilizes fresh produce By Kellie Munts Senior Staff Reporter Executive Chef David Dickensauge has made an impact on the University Club in just a few short months through his emphasis on using local, fresh produce. Dickensauge has worked in kitchens since he was 15 years old. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of New Orleans and Culinard of Birmingham, Dickensauge worked throughout the country refining his skills as a chef. He worked as a sous chef in highly regarded restaurants in New York, Chicago and Orlando before coming to Tuscaloosa to work at Café Venice. Through his work at that restaurant, he met UA President Robert

Witt and soon became his personal chef for several different events. It was the time that Dickensauge spent on the Gulf Coast that shaped his passion for using local vegetable in his cooking. Through working with influential chefs who harnessed the flavors in fresh foods, Dickensauge said he was inspired to apply those techniques in his own work. “When I went to Chicago, I was big into using Southern produce,” Dickensauge said. “These local farmers, they are the laymen of what we do, and they get overshadowed by the big guys so we need to support them whenever we can.” Dickensauge is working to build relationships with local farmers and take advantage

of the produce found in local farmer’s markets. The vegetables in central Alabama are some of the best he’s been able to use in his food, he said. Before Dickensauge began working at the University Club, most of the produce being served to guests there came directly from the freezer. One of the main goals Dickensauge had was to revolutionize the menu for the slow foods movement. “It’s so simple to make fresh food taste good,” Dickensauge said. “You have to do so much to frozen food, but if you get fresh produce and use fresh products they’re good on their own.” General manager of the University Club Lori McCool said she supports the work

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Executive Chef David Dickensauge uses fresh, local ingredients for the University Clubʼs dishes like this one, sirloin with gratin and avocado relish with red tomatoes. CW | Nhung Walsh that Dickensauge has done to improve the menu and the general quality of the food served. “We’re trying to change the mentality of the people who come to eat here,” McCool said. “It is no comparison. You can’t go into any restaurant and get what he’s putting out.” Most of the response from club members has been positive, Dickensauge said. By changing the menu to utilize the fresh local produce available in central Alabama, the menu also became much more healthy. The slow foods move-

ment emphasizes health, and by working closely with Grow Alabama and other programs, Dickensauge plans to increase awareness on the viability of what local farmers have to offer. Luke Alsup, sous chef at the University Club, also supports local foods due to his experience with local food while he studied at the Culinary Institute of Florence in Italy. “I think it’s absolutely crucial that we support local farmers because it both benefits us and supports local farmers,”

Alsup said. Especially during the current economic climate, fresh food offers a cheaper and better alternative to the food found in major grocery stores, Dickensauge said. By emphasizing his use of fresh produce, Dickensauge can save money as well as support local farmers. “It’s all in progression right now,” Dickensauge said. “I probably put a little more love in the food than most other people, and I think that people can pick up on that.”

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the Alabama golf team. Todd said he has a strong connection with Alabama because his whole family has been a part of the University. “My dad and brother both went to Alabama, my kids have gone there, and I even met my wife there at Gallette’s back in 1980,” Todd said. “So we have a big connection with Alabama, and that makes it really special to us.” Todd recalled his time in the 1970s as quarterback for the Alabama football team as being a big time for Alabama football. “The 1973 team made a lot of team records for the University and was one of the best football teams the University has ever had,” Todd said. “We had so many great player, that we probably played three com-

plete teams on offensive alone. None of us really even played that much because there were so many great people on the team.” After being asked by Mal Moore, former offensive coordinator and quarterback coach in the 1970s and current athletic director for the University, to be the Homecoming grand marshal for the year, Todd said he gladly accepted the role. “I am very honored to have been chosen,” Todd said. “It was very special to be asked by Mal, since we go way back, and I feel like I can represent our guys and some really good teams from the ‘70s while I’m there. I know there a lot of other guys that they could bring back, so I’m really honored to have been chosen this year.”

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dedication to the University.” Since attending the University from 1972-1976, Todd has remained involved with the University and has one son who recently graduated from the University and a daughter who currently is a freshman at the Capstone. “I definitely bleed crimson,” Todd said. “When my son was at the University, I came back a lot to see golf matches and was reconnected with the University in a big way. I’m there every weekend that there’s a football game, and I am excited to come back this weekend as grand marshal.” His son, Gator Todd, went to the University and played on

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Friday, October !6, 2009 Editor • Alan Blinder letters@cw.ua.edu Page 4

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Returning to glory

Homecoming and all of its In short: Hometraditions — coming offers a the bonfire, the time to celebrate parade, and the the campus and lawn decoraathletic achievetions, among ments. others — are upon us. This year’s theme is “Return to Glory,” which is fitting given our recent football successes. This year, we cannot only celebrate our return to past successes. We can rejoice in new achievements as well. The University continues its tradition of producing successes, in the classroom and in athletics, just as it has been doing since 1831. If only we had been singing Rammer Jammer for that long. Despite our reputation as a football school, the University’s student body of 28,807 produces remarkable scholarship in conjunction with faculty members from across every academic discipline. The University is home to more members of USA Today’s All-USA Academic Team than any other school in the nation, Harvard and Yale included. We produce winners of prestige scholarships: Truman, Goldwater and Hollings, among others. Under Mal Moore, who coached under Bear Bryant, the athletic program is one of the finest anywhere in the United States. The football team is ranked No. 2 in the nation. The basketball program is looking ahead to a season under a new head coach, Anthony Grant. Gymnastics dominates. The softball team is one of the most feared anywhere. And those teams are just some examples of our strength in athletics. We continue to improve as an institution, and we look forward to seeing the growth and progress of the University when we return for Homecoming in the decades to come as alumni. On this Homecoming 2009, we are proud to be the latest torchbearers of a great tradition, the tradition of excellence that so embodies the University of Alabama.

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The definition of stupidity By Jacob Summers Two weeks ago, when I was thinking about how to approach an article about our involvement in Afghanistan, my prospects were bright, hopeful even. I wanted to write a motivating piece about how our troops have fought hard, but that it’s time to come home. And I stick to that sentiment. However, as I sat down to look at article after article and watch many online videos and news reports to remind me of all that had happened, I ran out of time, and my patience waned. Everything there was to view about our relations with Afghanistan fell into the camp of being negative and demanding action — or negative and apathetic. People don’t believe the situation is ever going to get better. There is much argument over whether we should be involved now or whether we should have ever been involved. The problem is this. Years ago, amid the post-terrorist attack confusion, we all banded together to become a better nation — divided not by lines of race, creed, party affiliation or motto — only by the way we wanted to rectify wrongs and get back at those who would see worse happen. It wasn’t perfectly blissful, but it was tolerant. This situation, however, didn’t last long. We decided those lines would be the ones that redivided us: how we would attack our attackers. Do we only attack

Afghanistan? Or do we fight a “War on Terror” and move into Iran, Iraq and so forth, in order to move our “foot in the door” to “stomping out any evil wherever it may exist”? Now we stand divided as to what to do next. We’re years and trillions of dollars into the conflict. We are on the tail end of every action our former president is responsible for and waiting for our current president to decide on a solid course of action. We’re waiting on him to stop worrying about what will keep him high in the opinion polls. During the campaign, Obama vowed to end the war. Now he’s sending 17,000 additional troops over to pad the lining on the coffin of his indecision and make it look as though what he is doing is any different than what already is being done. Frankly, as a God-fearing, military-loving, gun-toting, independently-minded Republican, I think we should leave. I believe we have every right to have attacked our attackers, and then to make the point that anyone who would side with them or others like them will be dealt with accordingly. We’ve done this. Past that, it is not our responsibility to help a nation that doesn’t want our help, for whatever reasons they may have. Our current president promised we would be gone. Now he’s changing course. After having taken a tour of the world, apologizing for our actions — the same

actions he is now committing, only this time after having kissed enough babies and won enough Nobel prizes to get away with anything — he repeats Bush’s actions and comes out smelling like roses. Additionally, and possibly most importantly for a country that is not our own, that does not want us there and which has been attacked for their extremists’ transgressions against us, citizens and innocent bystanders are dying in explosions, gunfire and attacks by the Taliban for simply being where they live. To then send 17,000 more troops over in order to make this administration appear better informed and direct is not just wrong. It’s genocide. Casualties are bound to happen. War is ugly, and we cannot always inform those in the way that we are coming and risk letting the enemy know. Also, we cannot always rely on the competence of those we are helping to move out of the line of fire. Rosy tint aside, to continue to place ourselves in a position to support a war that doesn’t help us, doesn’t help them and doesn’t hurt the enemy is moronic. To quote the genius Albert Einstein, “The definition of stupidity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Jacob Summers is a senior majoring in public relations, business and computer science. His column runs weekly on Friday.

Democrats need to stand tall By Ian Sams Inside the Democratic Party, a major schism is occurring over what the president’s policy in Afghanistan should be. A few weeks ago, a report by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the current commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, leaked to The Washington Post. In the report, McChrystal requests an additional 40,000 troops from the president. Leading up to this report, many inside the administration and Congress were mulling over where to go in regards to Afghanistan. Vice President Joe Biden has supported a military reduction in the country, with more specific attention focused on targeting small al-Qaeda cells in northern Afghanistan and southern Pakistan. Congressional leaders like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have called for patience in reviewing Gen. McChrystal’s request and in discussing future strategy in Afghanistan with the president. Liberal bloggers like Arianna Huffington have even suggested that Biden resign if Obama agrees with McChrystal’s assessment and calls for sending additional troops to the region. In the end, what we don’t know about administration policy on Afghanistan far outweighs what we do know. It seems Obama is carefully reviewing all his options, listening intently to counsel from Biden, McChrystal and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Kerry arrived in Afghanistan earlier this week for a series of briefings with McChrystal and other command-

ing officers on the ground. Analyzing the situation in Afghanistan is not as cut-and-dry as we perhaps once thought it was. For the first few years following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the conflict with al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan was seen as the “noble fight” in comparison with the “fool’s errand” in Iraq. Democratic leaders, like Biden, who was then a senator, argued vociferously for the shifting of troops from Iraq to Afghanistan to more intensely tamp down the lingering Taliban and attack terrorism in its apparent home base. Today, we see a much different landscape in Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda forces have retreated into smaller, localized groups in the mountainous northern regions of the country. Many more cells have fled to southern Pakistan and are launching attacks on American and NATO military personnel from the mountains of a country the U.S. is not permitted to attack. Pakistani leadership has been unreliable, if not plainly defiant, in assisting NATO forces in weeding out terrorists within that country’s borders. The escalating violence in Afghanistan and the increasing instability of the country as a whole is not easily comparable to that of Iraq in 2005 and 2006. There, a troop surge seemed to be the perfect fit. Gen. David Petraeus, then the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, oversaw a fairly successful strategy that decreased violence and allowed the political system in Iraq to stabilize and regain at least nominal control. Today in Afghanistan, the United States is dealing with a shape-shifting enemy who understands how successful relocation

to Pakistan could be and who operates not through insurgency but calculated, specific attacks on military personnel. Furthermore, the terrain is completely dissimilar to that of Iraq. The heart of the battle in Afghanistan is now in the mountains, hardly a locale easy for soldiers to patrol and engage in ground attacks. At the end of the day, the Democratic Party, namely its few members with ultimate input on a military decision such as Obama, Biden and Kerry, must reanalyze the current strategy in Afghanistan before committing additional troops to battle, despite the request of McChrystal. After review, if the president sees the need for more troops as the only way to weed out al-Qaeda and stabilize the region, then he should ask Congress for their support in sending more. Liberal leaders should not oppose more troops for the sake of opposing them. Democratic leaders have a responsibility to listen to the advice of commanders on the ground and to shape our policy going forward. Maybe Biden is right and we should scale down and localize our efforts. Or maybe McChrystal’s request for more bodies should be met. Whatever the case, Democrats need to support the president’s decision and implement a longterm strategy for success and stability within Afghanistan. For too long, they have been labeled as the party of “cut-andrun.” It is time they claim their place as the party committed to securing America against her 21st century threats. Ian Sams is a junior majoring in political science. His column appears on Fridays.

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GUEST COLUMN Goldstone report fair By Edward Mostoller

Reading Miriam Fry’s letter about the Goldstone Report on Thursday was an exercise in restraint. The Goldstone Report was biased and flawed? A few counterpoints: The report blames the IDF and Palestinian militants for committing war crimes. Amnesty International has supported the conclusion of Goldstone. In a telling bit of evidence, the Israeli government and the political wing of Hamas accuse the report of being biased. And to quell accusations of anti-Semitism, common when speaking against the Israeli government, the head of the investigatory panel that produced the report is Jewish. Michael Oren (who, as the Israeli ambassador, might be a bit biased himself) is quoted blaming the report for an undeserved, unfair condemnation of Israel. Let’s review the conclusion of the report’s focus on Israel: “A deliberately disproportionate attack designed to punish, humiliate and terrorize a civilian population, radically diminish its local economic capacity both to work and to provide for itself, and to force upon it an ever-increasing sense of dependency and vulnerability.” Designed to punish, humiliate and terrorize civilians? In nearly one in three cases examined by the report, Palestinian civilians were shot while waving white flags. The IDF also used munitions that stick to human skin and cause severe burns. Diminishing the economic capacity while the increasing dependency and vulnerability of Palestinians? Israel destroyed facilities handling food production, water and sewage treatment, industrial facilities, hospitals, mosques and homes. British Col. Richard Kemp’s comment that he “can’t think of any country in the world which would participate in such a farce of justice” (supporting the Goldstone Report) contrasts the comment the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations in early October, who, according to the Jerusalem Post, “admitted it was unlikely that Israel could stop the report from heading to New York,” based on the votes of the UN Human Rights Council. This has been a lambasting of the actions of the IDF during the most recent Gaza conflict, yet it is clear that it was not a completely one-sided event. Yet to excuse Israel’s actions as “defensive” is to present an incomplete causal relationship between the causes and effects of the fighting. It was not Hamas’ indiscriminate firing of rockets towards Israel that caused this conflict. These attacks were in themselves defensive actions. After years of deplorable living conditions caused by Israeli occupation, forced settlements, embargoes and blockades, who can blame Palestinians for attempting to fight for their rights? Would citizens of the United States stand idly by while any invading force occupied our land? Were the Palestinians not subjugated by Israel, they, too, would be a UN charter signee and therefore deserving of the rights of Article 51. Simply labeling them as terrorists and therefore undeserving of any legitimacy is a cop-out, as the actions of the IDF caused at least as much terror for the civilians of Gaza. What must be done is not to take Israel more seriously. Instead, President Obama and the United States must reject the nation’s previous unequivocal support of Israel and use the substantial leverage that the U.S. could wield over Israel to push them into peace talks with the Palestinians in order to prevent the violence that erupts between the two. Edward Mostoller is a sophomore majoring in political science.

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Quad to light up By William Evans Staff Writer As soon as the pep rally is over on Friday night, which starts at 7 p.m. on the Quad, the event known as the bonfire. “This year, we’re going to use 15 to 20 gallons of accelerant for the bonfire,� said Bob Pugh, director of risk management for the University. “The bonfire will be shorter in height but larger in width this Homecoming.� Pugh said the committee to set up the bonfire has been working with Air Force ROTC students to bring the heavy equipment onto the quad. “The group has been supercooperative,� Pugh said. The SGA Homecoming committee has worked to prepare for the event as well.

Mary Cypress Howell, executive director of the SGA Homecoming committee, said the bonfire shape was adjusted so the Quad would not be damaged. The large trucks to bring in the poles to stabilize the taller bonfire would have hurt the grass because it is so soft after the rain, she said. The weather should be clear by Friday night, so Howell said she still thinks plenty of people will attend the event – despite a potentially muddy Quad. “It’s still an exciting time, and everyone will still want to come,� Howell said. Pugh said 20 to 25 cadets will stand 100 feet past the bonfire to keep the crowd from getting too close to the conflagration. All the while, the fire department will be monitoring the

massive burn. Pugh also said though the forecast for Friday is clear, the possibility of rain could diminish the turnout for the bonfire. “Of course, the bonfire won’t be canceled just because it rains,� Pugh said. “We’re still going to light it.� Pugh said a key element of the bonfire is making it safe for the crowd to enjoy. “When something goes wrong with an event like this, it’s usually really bad,� Pugh said. “That’s why I’m so involved.� Overall, Pugh said he was excited to be involved with such an event that has a lot of history. Pugh said all the credit should go to the ROTC students and grounds crew who have worked diligently to ensure an entertaining but safe spectacle on Friday.

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Astronomy night viewing remains part of Homecoming By Carolyn Bero Staff Writer Dawn Williams, assistant professor in the department of physics and astronomy, and the UA astronomy program will host a public night sky viewing tonight on top of Gallalee Hall. The focus this week will be on Jupiter, and some additional deep sky objects may be featured. Holding a night sky viewing session open to the public on Homecoming weekend has been a UA tradition for quite some time, said Bill Keel, an astronomy professor. These events are family and student friendly, as well as free of charge, he said. “This is my 23rd year [at UA], and they were already doing them when I arrived,� Keel said. This year’s night sky viewings are particularly significant because the year marks the 400th anniver-

sary of Galileo Galilei’s use of a telescope. In honor of this, an International Year of Astronomy to celebrate astronomy and mark the significance of Galileo’s discovery is ongoing. The goals of this international event are to stimulate interest in astronomy and remind people of its day-to-day impact. Next weekend, UA astronomers have scheduled Galilean Nights as a part of this international celebration. Galilean Nights will occur over a three-day period to coincide with Galileo’s first use of a telescope to view the night sky. A special focus will be placed on Jupiter and its moons, as those were the first objects viewed by Galileo through his telescope. The astronomy students have participated in activities to prepare for the event, such as building a telescope similar to the one used by Galileo.

The public will be able to view these same objects tonight, too, for those who only are in town this weekend. “Jupiter will be our main observing object, and it will give people a chance to see Jupiter and its moon,� Williams said. She also emphasized the historical importance of Jupiter as the first object viewed by Galileo 400 years ago. If time allows, there also will be a chance to view several different deep sky objects through the on-campus telescope. The 16-inch research grade reflector telescope was installed in January 2005. There are additional night sky viewings using a telescope in Moundville. For those who cannot make it during Homecoming weekend, the faculty holds public nights, averaging at least one a month during the school year.

Panorama welcomes international students By Alden Jones Staff Writer All international and graduate students are invited to participate in Panorama, a monthly forum focused on cultural diversity and service. The Wesley Foundation and St. Francis co-host Panorama for interested international and graduate students. Panorama meets every sec-

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celebrates the diversity of international and local students. “We choose to honor our diversity through times of fellowship and service,� Hunter said. “It is also very important that we do all this in an environment of respect. We choose to use those differences as a way to actually connect with each other by celebrating our differences.� This is St. Francis’ first year being involved with Panorama. Susan Nelms, campus minister at St. Francis, said they were happy to be a part of the project. “Although this is not really a religious type organization, more service oriented, it would be worth partnering in,� Nelms said. This fall, Panorama will help with a halfway house making blankets for the Concolata Sisters, a charity that helps those in need in Greene County. “For the fall semester we are going to try to work on two projects,� Nelms said. “The Presbyterian Church has kind of a halfway house that we will be helping with. The second part of the project is we are going to make blankets for the Concolata Sisters in Greene County. They have an outreach to the extremely poor who live around Eutaw. They are always in need of blankets to give out.� Nelms said it has been hard to get information to international students and they want more international and graduate students involved. Any interested students can join the Panorama Facebook group or go to the Wesley Foundation at noon on Nov. 8.

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Prof took cues from her dad, now gives them Former UA First Lady goes from student to teacher By Gigi Alford Staff Writer

Anne Cleino Witt credits all of her music students for enriching her life, but there is one who particularly stands out. That is 92-year-old aspiring cellist and Witt’s father, Edward Cleino. A well-known Alabama music educator who hosted the television show “Music Time” on Alabama Education Television from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, Cleino is the reason Witt pursued a career in the field, but he is now taking lessons from Witt. Cleino also was the reason Witt almost decided not to be

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a music teacher — for fear of being in her father’s shadow. “He was known so well in this field,” Witt, 64, said. “He was Mr. Music Education for the state of Alabama.” Her passion — and perhaps genetic predisposition — for music and teaching eventually made it irresistible. “It was as if I had already done it [taught music] in a previous life,” Witt said. “I just aligned myself, my emotions, with my abilities. Then the forward momentum happened.” That forward momentum carried the UA graduate away from her hometown of Tuscaloosa for more than 20 years. But now she can be found building more momentum everywhere there is strings music. Witt originally moved back home as first lady of the University in 2003, but following her divorce from UA

President Robert Witt in 2005, she took a position teaching music education in the School of Music. Witt also is the coordinator of the Tuscaloosa City Strings in Schools program, the president of the String Quartet Society of Tuscaloosa and offers adult strings lessons for beginning to advanced students. Her father is in the beginner class. Cleino said he enjoys being under his daughter’s tutelage, and they both appreciate the irony of the role reversal. “She said I was her first teacher, and she’s now my last teacher,” Cleino said of Witt. One of Cleino’s first acts as his daughter’s music teacher was to put her, at the age of 4, in a music theory and piano class with one of his colleagues at the UA School of Music. Witt describes her father’s parenting style as decisive — a point illustrated by the way she, at age 11, took cello lessons. “One day Dad just brought home a cello and said, ‘Here, you’re going to play this now,’” she said. Cleino admits he was more than influential in his daughter playing the cello. “I had always been so fascinated by the cello,” Cleino said. “I always wanted to play a string instrument.” Her parents taught her how to manage people, Witt said. As the eldest of five siblings, she referred to herself as the “assistant manager” in the family. She attributes her style of encouraging young musicians to the way her parents guided her on her path, especially when she would ask if she could quit playing. “I used to ask, ‘Can I ever quit?’” Witt said. “They’d say, ‘Sure.’ And I’d ask, ‘Well, when? I’m ready.’ They’d reply, ‘No, you’re not ready. You’re not good enough yet.’” She praises her parents for having a vision for her and being strong enough to have kept her going, but in a “nice, smiling way.” Now she uses the same tactics with her younger students.

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“I’m always smiling,” she said of her approach to encouraging students on difficult days. “They’ll ask, ‘Do we have to play today?’ I’ll say, ‘You get to play today. Aren’t we lucky? Open your cases. We’re ready to start.’” By the time Witt was a teenager, she was displaying keen music ability, and eventually the thought of quitting was miles away. Her father guided her even at the University as she decided what she wanted to pursue with her life. In figuring out her major, Witt said she thought she might find it by a process of elimination by taking a variety of introductory classes. Most of her classes were in the music and speech building, present day Rowand-Johnson Hall. Cleino, however, gives his daughter all the credit for her having excelled along the trail he blazed in Alabama. He said she developed the aptitude early on for reading musicians and performances, building largely on her gift of perfect pitch. Witt attributes her achievements to being brought up in a rich musical and cultural environment. She got a college scholar-

ship by becoming a finalist in the Miss Alabama pageant, where she played a concerto movement on her cello to a recording of her playing a piano accompaniment. Her studies led her to the University of Texas, and she eventually claimed a spot performing with the Austin Symphony. She played with the group for 22 years, bolstering her reputation as a teacher. Today, Witt serves on the String Quartet Society of Tuscaloosa’s board with her mother, Elizabeth Cleino. Witt also leads an initiative for the quartet that supports string instrument instruction in schools. Now Witt could not be happier to have followed in her father’s footsteps and to be part of a legacy of music education in Tuscaloosa and beyond. Cleino is equally proud, especially of his daughter’s efforts to improve the prominence of strings music. “If there isn’t an advocate,” Cleino said of the push to restore the city’s lost tradition, “strings just fade away. Anne is helping get us back there. There wouldn’t be any strings if it weren’t for Anne.”

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Golf tournament to support scholarships By John Justice Staff Writer

The sixth annual Board of Visitors Scholarship Golf Tournament will be Oct. 23 at the North River Yacht Club at 11 a.m. The tournament will support the College of Continuing Studies, and sponsorship packages for teams up to four people range from $1,500 to $2,500. Individuals who wish to participate can purchase sponsorships for $250. Hole sponsorships also are available for $250. Billy Hatmaker has participated in the tournament for the last five years. “The tournament is firstclass, the course at the North River Yacht Club is very nice and they really take care of you,” Hatmaker said. “I always tell people that you will have a car loaded full of gear and goodies they give you before you ever get to the first hole. It also gives you a really good feeling knowing that what you’re

doing is helping someone and knowing you’re helping pay for a student’s education is a great feeling.” Hatmaker said he plans on purchasing a team this year for himself, his two sons and his son’s father-in-law to play on. Last year, participants included individuals from across the state and corporate teams from Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Mobile and Atlanta. Notable participants from last year’s tournament included former UA quarterback Joe Namath and professional golfer Jerry Pate. Both Namath and Pate received their degrees through the college’s External Degree Program. The tournament is a fundraiser for the Endowed Scholarship Fund awarded to part-time or full-time undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in academic degree programs facilitated through the College of Continuing Studies. Students who meet the criteria are then awarded based on financial need and

academic excellence. The Board of Visitors was established to further the mission of the College. The College of Continuing Studies provides educational opportunities to non-traditional students around the state, region, nation, through distance-learning programs delivered over the Internet through videotape and videoconferencing. The College also offers professional development training programs for career enhancement through workshops, seminars and conferences which are also available online. Last year, the tournament raised more than $17,000, and over the last five years, it has raised more than $120,000 in scholarship money, according to a news release. Bill Elrod, director of advancement for the College of Continuing Studies, gave his reason for choosing golf as a fundraiser. “Because it’s fun for everyone and a great way to raise money,” Elrod said.

NEWS in brief Another Mobile witness says ex-Alabama judge paddled him MOBILE — A witness testified Thursday that former Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas paddled him at the courthouse because the judge felt he was not behaving properly after being put on probation. Thomas is on trial on charges accusing him of paddling and sexually abusing male inmates in exchange for leniency. The 33-year-old witness said the judge told him he was going to get a paddling because, “I wasn’t acting like a mature man.” He said he submitted to the

paddling because Thomas was a judge and because he feared Thomas would revoke the probation he received in 2000 for possession of cocaine. The man also testified that his mother told him not to get involved with the prosecution of the former judge because she thought there was a conspiracy against Thomas. The Associated Press generally does not use the names of victims of alleged sex crimes. Another inmate, currently serving a sentence in federal prison for possession of cocaine, said he was paddled by Thomas as a young man,

but he refused the judge’s directions to drop his boxers for the paddling. The man’s mother testified that she had given the judge permission to paddle her son. Thomas spent 17 years as a judge in Mobile before resigning in 2007 after allegations of the paddlings surfaced. He is charged with kidnapping, extortion, assault, sexual abuse and sodomy involving 14 present or former inmates. Half of the inmates have testified so far in the trial, which is in its second week. The former judge’s attorneys say he is the target of lies.

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A 6-year-old boy was found hiding in a cardboard box in his family’s garage Thursday after being feared aboard a homemade helium balloon that hurtled 50 miles through the sky on live television. The discovery marked a bizarre end to a saga that started when the giant silvery balloon floated away from the family’s yard Thursday morning, sparking a frantic rescue operation that involved military helicopters and briefly halted some departures from Denver International Airport. Then, more than two hours after the balloon gently touched down in a field with no sign of the boy, Sheriff Jim Alderden turned to reporters during a news conference, gave a thumbs up and said 6-yearold Falcon Heene was at his house. “Apparently he’s been there the whole time,” he said. The confusion over whether the boy was in the balloon arose as the family tinkered with the craft Thursday and Falcon’s father scolded him for getting inside a compartment. He said Falcon’s brother saw him inside the compartment and that’s why they mistakenly thought he was aboard the balloon when it launched. But the boy had fled to the garage, climbing a pole into the rafters and hiding in a cardboard box, at some point after the scolding and was never in the balloon during its two-hour, 50-mile journey through two counties. “I yelled at him. I’m really sorry I yelled at him,” Richard Heene said, choking up and hugging Falcon to him during a news conference. “I was in the attic and he scared me because he yelled at me,” Falcon said. “That’s why I went in the attic.” Heene said the balloon wasn’t tethered properly, and “it was a mishap. I’m not going to lay blame on anybody.” The boys’ parents are storm chasers who appeared twice in the ABC reality show “Wife Swap,” most recently in March. The show promoted the Heene family as storm chasers who also “devote their time to scientific experiments that include looking for extraterrestrials and building a research-gathering flying saucer to send into the eye of the storm.” Richard Heene said the family had been working on a lowaltitude vehicle that people could take out of their garages and use to hover over traffic. But it wasn’t supposed to go higher than 20 feet or so, he said. Richard Heene adamantly denied the notion that the whole thing was a big publicity stunt. “That’s horrible after the crap we just went through. No.” During a live interview with CNN, Falcon said he had heard his family calling his name. “You did?” Mayumi Heene said. “Why didn’t you come out?” Richard Heene said. Falcon answered, “You had said that we did this for a show.” Later, Richard Heene bristled when the family was asked to clarify and said he didn’t know what his son meant. He didn’t ask his son what he meant by “a show.” “I’m kind of appalled after all the feelings that I went through up and down that you guys are trying to suggest something else,” Richard Heene said. The sheriff said he would meet with investigators on

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Friday to see if the case warranted further investigation. “As of this point, there’s no indication that this was a hoax,” Alderden said. The flying saucer-like craft tipped precariously at times before gliding to the ground in a dirt field 12 miles northeast of Denver International Airport. Sheriff’s deputies secured it to keep it in place, tossing shovelfuls of dirt on one edge and poking holes to let the helium out. With the child nowhere in sight, investigators searched the balloon’s path. Several people reported seeing something fall from the craft while it was in the air, and yellow crimescene tape was placed around the home. Neighbor Bob Licko, 65, said he was leaving home when he heard commotion in the backyard of the family. He said he saw two boys on the roof with a camera, commenting about their brother. “One of the boys yelled to me that his brother was way up in the air,” Licko said. Licko said the boy’s mother seemed distraught and that the boy’s father was running around the house. Licko said he didn’t believe any hoax was involved. “Based on what I witnessed in the backyard in the morning with the parents, I don’t think that’s the case,” Licko said. “They’re better actors than I thought they were if that’s the case.” In a 2007 interview with The Denver Post, Richard Heene described becoming a storm chaser after a tornado ripped off a roof where he was working as a contractor and said he once flew a plane around Hurricane Wilma’s perimeter in 2005. Pursuing bad weather was a family activity with the children coming along as the father sought evidence to prove his theory that rotating storms create their own magnetic fields. Although Richard said he has no specialized training, they had a computer tracking system in their car and a special motorcycle. While the balloon was airborne, Colorado Army National Guard sent an OH-58 Kiowa helicopter and a Black Hawk UH-60 to try to rescue the boy, possibly by lowering someone to the balloon. They also were working with pilots of ultralight aircraft on the possibility of putting weights on the homemade craft to weigh it down. Alderden said he didn’t have an estimate of how much the search cost. Capt. Troy Brown said the Black Hawk helicopter was in the air for nearly three hours, and the Kiowa helicopter was airborne for about one hour. The Black Hawk costs about $4,600 an hour to fly, and the Kiowa is $700 an hour, Brown said. Col. Chris Petty, one of the pilots aboard the Black Hawk, said he was thrilled the boy was OK. Asked what he would say to the 6-year-old if he saw him, Petty said: “I’m really glad you’re alive, I’m very thankful, but I’d sure like to know the rest of the story.” The episode led to a brief shutdown of northbound departures from one of the nation’s busiest airports between 1 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. MDT, said Lyle Burrington, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association representative at the Federal Aviation Administration’s radar center in Longmont, Colo. The balloon was about 15 miles northwest of the airport at that time.

WASHINGTON — When it comes time to vote, every Democrat in the Senate — and perhaps more than one Republican — will support legislation overhauling the nation’s health care system, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee predicted Thursday. That assertion by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., was a notable show of confidence coming in the midst of negotiations with Majority Leader Harry Reid and White House officials to finalize legislation that can satisfy liberal Democrats without alienating moderates — and get the 60 votes needed to advance in the 100-seat Senate. Baucus told reporters that lawmakers have a moral obligation to repair the health care system to rein in costs

and extend coverage to millions of the uninsured. “And that is why we are going to pass health care reform legislation this year, and it is why every Democrat will vote for it, and it is why there will be at least one Republican and maybe a couple more who also will vote for it,” Baucus said. “Every Democrat will vote for national health care reform,” Baucus emphasized. Democrats control 60 Senate votes, but that includes two independents, and leaders have been uncertain of support from a number of moderates who’ve expressed concerns about the price tag of health care legislation and the government’s role in a remade system. Baucus’ prediction followed approval by his committee earlier this week of a 10-year, $829 billion bill that makes numerous changes to the health care

Senate Democratic caucus meeting Thursday. But because of opposition from moderate Senate Democrats, any public plan Reid does include likely would be some type of compromise, such as leaving the decision on a public plan to states or offering public coverage only as a backstop in areas where one insurer has a lock on the market — the approach favored by Snowe. Reid said, “We’re going to work very hard ... to see what, if anything, we’re going to do” on a government plan. “I favor a public option. Everyone knows that,” Reid added. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., mounted a strong defense of a public plan at a news conference, contending that recent attacks from the health insurance industry should dispel any doubts about the need for it.

system along the lines sought by President Barack Obama, but taking a more centrist approach than the other four health care bills approved by House and Senate committees. Baucus and Reid met Thursday with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and other officials wrestling to merge the Finance bill with a more liberal version passed by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Reid later held out hope of getting support from more Republicans than just Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, who was the lone GOP “yes” vote in the Finance Committee. Unanswered is whether Reid will include provisions in the bill to allow the government to sell insurance in competition with private industry. That socalled public plan is supported by liberals, who spoke up in favor of it at a closed-door

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Tide emerging into nation’s best The Alabama menĘźs cross country team huddles at this yearĘźs Crimson Classic. The Tide took down No. 1 Oregon in SpringďŹ eld, Ore., last weekend and moved up to No. 3, the highest ranking in school history.

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In 1930, Atlanta Journal columnist Everett Strupper described what he heard to be a stampede of elephants as the Crimson Tide football team took the field. The same year, the Tide won its second national championship and started one of the longest dynasties in college football. Seventy-nine years later, a stampede of swifter and faster feet sweep through Tuscaloosa as the Alabama cross country team looks to make some noise of its own. The Tide shocked the cross country world when Alabama traveled to Springfield, Ore., on Oct. 2 and became the first team in two years to knock the University of Oregon Ducks from the No. 1 ranking. “Actually I was surprised because I was not expecting us to beat Oregon or BYU because we did not have our No. 2 runner,� said team manager Augustus Maiyo. Playing the upset is becoming a familiar role for Alabama, as the Tide broke Arkansas’s streak of 17 straight Southeastern Conference titles last year. “I feel we have arrived in the sense that we can line up with the best in the country and compete,� said head coach Joe Walker. After defeating Oregon, the Tide moved to No. 3 in the coaches’ poll, the highest the team has ever been ranked. “It was a great race for the

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Page 11 • Friday, October 16, 2009 Editor • Jason Galloway crimsonwhitesports@ gmail.com team because Oregon’s the perennial powerhouse that everyone shoots after,â€? said sophomore runner Austin Duckworth. “I think we are going in a great direction as a program and a team, I think the regionals here will get some more motivation for people to come out and support us, especially if we win the SEC championship.â€? Winning big meets like Oregon this year and the SEC championship last year has helped in bringing awareness to the program, but Walker said recruiting has really propelled the Tide to the top of the

cross country world. “The main factor in college athletics is recruiting – once you got the talent, obviously coaching comes into play, being fit, but it starts with getting talent and guys who can compete at a high level,� Walker said. “We are also looking abroad, which is different from other sports. We have a great connection with Kenya, which is one of the best distance-running nations in the world along with the US. We certainly draw from two of the best nations.� Kenyan-born runners have shared much of the Tide’s

success this season. In fact, Alabama’s top five runners all hail from Kenya. This includes last year’s SEC champion senior Emmanuel Bor, who has been out all of this season with an injury. Duckworth said the loss of Bor actually has been a blessing in disguise. “It’s a huge advantage because now everyone has the thought of ‘How good are they really if they add in one more guy who is the defending SEC champion’,� Duckworth said. The next meet for the Tide is this weekend, where it will travel to Terre Haute, Ind., to

compete in Pre Nationals. The event will put Alabama up against 20 of the top 30 teams in the nation. However, Walker said the Tide has placed its focus on the end of the month when Alabama will travel to Oxford, Miss., for the SEC championships. The Tide will be looking to repeat as SEC champions, a feat that Alabama has never accomplished. “It turns the curve and proves that we can beat [Oregon] and after how we did last year,� Duckworth said. “We should be able to repeat as SEC championship.�

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Moody returns healthy for remaining races By NiCarla Friend Staff Writer While trying to recuperate from a knee injury, Haley Moody was not at her best last season. But after spending the summer getting into better shape than she was when she first came to Alabama two years ago when she earned AllSoutheastern Conference and All-SEC freshman honors, the junior from Morristown, Tenn., has returned this season better than ever. Moody and her teammates compete in Terre Haute, Ind., at the Pre-Nationals meet this weekend. Though some of the freshmen may have done better in the races in Moody’s first year, she brought something to the team that many other girls could not: leadership.

UA Athletics | Cory Johnson Haley Moody runs at the 2007 Crimson Classic as a freshman, a race where she ďŹ nished third. “I think [Haley] is a great teammate,â€? said Alabama runner Sara Vaughn. “She’s really a team leader, and she

encourages everyone at practice. She’s just a really good role model for younger teammates to follow.� Despite her injuries, Moody still remained positive for the rest of her team. “I mean, she had a really tough season last year, so I really admire that she stuck with it, and she’s encouraging through it all,� Vaughn said. “She lifted us up even when she was kind of down, so I admire that about her. She’s just persistent and driven and she pushed through it, so I admire her for that.� “She’s competed at a higher level [compared to the freshmen at that time] and I think that any teammate can respect what it takes to prepare yourself to get to that level,� said head coach Randy Hasenbank. “She came in

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Guarachi makes early impact By Sydney Branch Staff Writer Alabama freshman Alexa Guarachi has begun her collegiate tennis career with much success, highlighted by a big win in her single’s draw in the Southeastern Conference Fall Coaches’ Classic. Guarachi defeated Jackie Wu, a junior from Vanderbilt, in the finals, marking the first ranked victory of her college career. Guarachi, who started playing at age 3, said her family helped to make her a successful tennis player. “Both of my parents teach tennis, and my dad actually played tennis at Alabama,� Guarachi said. “He was one of the biggest reasons I got into tennis.� In addition to her father, Guarachi draws inspiration from Kim Clijsters, winner of

the 2009 Women’s U.S. Open Singles Division. “She retired and came back to win the U.S. Open this year,� she said. “I have always thought she was really cool.� Guarachi has competed in the Junior U.S. Open, Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, but considers competing in Wimbledon her greatest tennis accomplishment thus far. “I played in Junior Wimbledon last summer,� she said. “I mean, it’s Wimbledon. Being able to say that I am competing on the courts of Wimbledon was one of the coolest things that have happened in my tennis career.� Ranked No. 5 in the class of 2009, Guarachi was recruited heavily by the Crimson Tide. “Jenny Mainz, the head coach, had been recruiting me,� Guarachi said. “The summer before my senior year she

started talking to me, but I always knew that Alabama was where I wanted to go to college.� Family ties to the Tide made her decision to play tennis at Alabama almost automatic. “My whole family went here. I am the seventh generation to attend Alabama,� Guarachi said. “My heart was here, and it would have been hard for me to play tennis anywhere else.� Guarachi’s father, Fernando Guarachi, played tennis for the Tide and her uncle, Felipe Guarachi, and great-grandfather, Hilman Holley, both played Alabama football. Guarachi said she has enjoyed playing college tennis so far. “It is a lot different than just playing by yourself and actually playing for a team,� Guarachi said. “I love it. I love my teammates and the coaches and everything and I can not wait for

and she’s already been AllRegional and All-SEC. She’s a tremendous athlete and I think that commands some respect from her teammates who haven’t been there can learn from someone who has been successful.� Moody said she thinks her injury pushed her to work even harder to get into shape for this season. “Since this summer, I’ve put in a lot of miles,� Moody said. “I’ve just been concentrating on running a lot and keeping myself healthy. One thing about my injury is that I wasn’t able to train physically for a long time, so I just focused on staying healthy and not getting hurt and running a lot to get in shape for this season.� And Hasenbank believes she is just as good – if not

better – than she was before her injury. “A lot of the girls on the team only know she had a really good freshman year but they didn’t get a chance to see it,� Hasenbank said. “A lot of the young girls are just now learning a little bit about who Haley is as a runner because she struggled quite a bit last year because she had shin splints and her leg was bothering her a lot at the end of her freshman year. “I think basically Haley Moody went home and reinvented herself over the summer and has come back in a very competitive mindset, and a very good, strong healthy body.� Despite her knee injury, Moody is not scared about how well she is going to do this season — she has been

looking forward to it. “I’ve been pretty excited about this season since last spring,� Moody said. “I trained all summer, so I’m just really anxious and excited to get it going more than being scared.� So far, Moody has been doing far better this season than she did last season. In this year’s Crimson Classic, Moody finished with a time of 17:48.50, whereas last year she finished with a time of 18:42.48. Moody is confident she is back better than before, and there’s one thing she hopes to achieve before the end of the season. “My freshman year, [winning] All-SEC was really exciting, getting my award,� she said. “I want to repeat that again this year.�

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UA takes fourth straight Pate win By Anthony Johnson Staff Writer Wet and rainy conditions didn’t stand in the way of the No. 4 Crimson Tide men’s golf team claiming its fourth straight title at the Jerry Pate National Collegiate Tuesday. Typically each tournament is a 36-hole event, but terrible weather shortened the event to an 18-hole shootout. Hunter Hamrick played well in the final round – despite soggy course conditions – birding four of the final five holes to post a 5-under round of 65 on the par-70 course to earn medalist honors. “For him to birdie the last four holes just shows the kind of player he really is,� said head coach Jay Seawell. “Anytime you are at the end of a round or end of a tournament and play the way he did, it just shows you the kind of player and leader he is for this team.� Hamrick’s string of birdies included a 20-yard chip in on the 17th hole. “It was kind of a freaky, lucky thing really,� Hamrick said. “I actually hit it way right and got lucky.�

this week and play much better.� Seawell challenged the team after its return home from Washington and demanded more focus and more attention to detail. “These guys knew that the way we played in Washington was not representative of Alabama golf,� Seawell said. The Tide took the message to heart and responded with another victory and a successful title defense. “The team was kind of down after the last tournament, and we lost a little bit of confidence, so this was a big win,� Hamrick said. “Hopefully we can carry the momentum with us to Florida.� The Tide will travel to Windermere, Fla., on Oct. 25 to close out the fall in the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational. “We have energy on this team, and we have confidence growing now,� Seawell said. “We need to remember why we were successful and go out and do it again. We know what happens when we don’t focus like we should, and now we have seen what happens when we do.�

The Tide finished with a final total of 273(-7), three strokes ahead of secondplace Texas. Helping lead the Tide was redshirt freshman Scott Strohmeyer, who posted a career-best round of 69(-1), finishing in a tie for 11th place. “We weren’t too happy after the last tournament and knew we were much better than that,� Strohmeyer said. “We worked hard this week and just tried to learn from our mistakes.� For the second time this season, Tide All-American Bud Cauley posted a top10 finish with a final round of 68(-2), finishing tied for fourth. Redshirt freshman Lee Knox fired a final round 74(+3) to finish in a tie for 44th-place. Mindset was the key to victory this week for a Tide team that assessed its 12th-place performance in Washington on Sept. 28 as less than stellar. “We played pretty horrible up there,� Hamrick said. “We felt pretty bad about that and came together this week and realized we needed to step it up a little bit, and we were able to go out

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Angels meet Yankees for 1st time in ALCS By Ronald Blum The Associated Press NEW YORK — Mark Teixeira remembers calling Torii Hunter last winter. “After I signed with the Yankees, I said, ‘You know, good luck to you guys. Hopefully, we’ll see you in the ALCS,’� Teixeira recalled. And then he repeated the message when Hunter reached first base during the first series between the teams in May. “I’m like, ‘OK, I like that,’� Hunter told his former teammate. “And now we’re here.� Having dispatched the Yankees in the first round of the playoffs in 2002 and 2005, the Angels meet New York for the first time in the AL championship series starting — weather permitting — Friday night. John Lackey pitches for the high-flying Angels, who won their fifth AL West title in six seasons under manager Mike Scioscia and then swept wildcard Boston in the division series. Back in the postseason after missing out in 2008, New York swept Minnesota to reach the ALCS for the first time in five years and goes with CC Sabathia, who could get three starts in the best-of-seven matchup. “Maybe we’re going to face CC seven times this series,� Scioscia joked. “It depends on

saying they’re tough because of what he said was their “$10 billion payroll.â€? OK, OK. He admitted that’s an exaggeration of the actual $201 million opening-day figure. Still, that dwarfs the Angels’ $114 million outlay. Not that it’s made a difference on the field. At 73-63, the Angels are the only AL club with a winning regular-season record against the Yankees since 1996. New York had the best record in the major leagues during the regular season at 103-59, and the Angels were second at 97-65. The teams split 10 games. “I don’t know if you’re ever AP going to be able to measure Los Angeles AngelsĘź Scott Kayourself against an organizmir covers his head from the zation like the Yankees. It rain during practice Thursday might take a century before at Yankee Stadium in New you would get there,â€? Scioscia York. said. “But I think our guys feel good at the way they go about how much rain we get.â€? Sabathia could have been their business, the way that pitching Game 1 for the Angels. they play the game hard, the When the big lefty was a free way that they push the game agent after last season, Hunter and the way they bring every recruited him for Los Angeles. aspect to baseball which makes They had gotten to know each this game beautiful on to the other in the AL Central when field.â€? Lackey will start for Los Sabathia pitched for the Indians and Hunter played for the Angeles after pitching 7 1-3 shutout innings last week in Twins. “He’s one of my buddies in the Angels’ postseason opener the game,â€? the effervescent against Boston. He faced the outfielder said. “He’s throwing Yankees once this year, allowup and in, 97, 98 mph, under my ing two runs over seven inning chin, shaving my goatee, and in a July 12 win. “I’m not going to get intimidatthen we go to dinner and talk ed by anybody,â€? he said. “That’s about it and laugh.â€? Hunter praised the Yankees, why I’m throwing tomorrow.â€?

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More than 30,000 artists and art lovers are expected to flock to Northport this weekend to participate in and enjoy the annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts. The festival will be held in Kentuck Park, on the banks of the Black Warrior River. This year there will be more than 300 booths showcasing the work of artists ranging from sculptors to woodworkers. Artists who display their work at the festival are divided into three categories: guest artists, invited artists and open artists. “Invited artists have been voted in three years in a row and are automatically on the list,� said Emily Leigh, co-director of the Kentuck Museum. “Open means the artist had to apply to a panel of judges.� Guest artists are “the real self-taught folk artists,� Leigh said. Kentuck serves as a showcase for folk artists who hail from states across the nation, including Michigan, Texas, Colorado and California. Each individual artist is chosen by a panel of judges, which further guarantees their talent. Lackey Stephens, a traditional artist based out of Northport, said folk art requires a certain level of understanding to be appreciated. “There is no definite focal point,� Stephens said. “The art is more about personal interpretation.� Kentuck program manager Valerie Piette said the annual festival attendees enjoy the diversity of art presented each year. This festival, she said, is no exception. “This year we have something that isn’t typical,� Piette said. “The Gee’s Bend Quilters are going to be back, and they’re a nationally renown group that have been featured on a lot of different documentaries so that should be a draw for people.� An Alabama native, Hallie O’Kelley, has created trademark quilt patterns that have

IF YOU GO ... • What: Kentuck Festival of the Arts

• Where: Kentuck Park, on the bank of the Black Warriar River

• When: Sat. and Sun. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

embellished the festival’s posters and advertisements for the past 20 years. “The quilts started as a tradition but have become recognizable as Kentuck,� Leigh said. Sloss Furnaces’ Metal Arts groupwill be returning to the festival for the seventh year. They will demonstrate techniques to create simple metal sculptures and attendees will be able to create their own cast iron tiles. All of the artists at the festival will have some of their work for sale, Piette said. While there will be more costly pieces, she said she expects many of the artists to offer affordable options as well. “I think that’s generally what an artist tries to do every year, have less expensive options so that people will buy what they have,� Piette said. “They understand the situation that we’re in as far as economic hardship goes. It’s worthwhile for them to have lower priced items in their booths, and that’s probably what you’ll see out there.� To accompany the artists and demonstrators, there will be musicians showcased throughout the festival. There will be two stages at the festival and a continuous stream of live music will be playing to entertain attendees. A few of the artists scheduled to play are active in the local music scene, and Piette said many UA students might recognize them. One of those artists, Elliott McPherson, lead singer of The Dexateens, will play an

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this weekend FRIDAY • Dance Alabama!: Morgan Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

SATURDAY • Kentuck Festival of the Arts: Kentuck Park, Northport, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • The Bangtail Cats: Mellow Mushroom, 9 p.m.

SUNDAY • “Funny People:â€? Ferguson Theatre, 7 p.m.

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LAS VEGAS — Garth Brooks is coming to The Strip. The country superstar and casino owner Steve Wynn announced Thursday afternoon that Brooks will be taking over the Encore theater at Wynn Las Vegas about 15 weeks a year, perhaps for the next five years. And it only cost the entrepreneur a jet. “I told him he couldn’t afford me,” Brooks said while sitting on stage with Wynn. “I was wrong. Wow.” Wynn bought the jet for Brooks so the best-selling solo act could continue to spend a maximum amount of time with his three teenage daughters and still perform. His youngest child has five years till she’s off to college, and the deal Brooks and Wynn struck is flexible enough to guarantee the singer

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acoustic set on Saturday night. The upbeat, bluegrass-style band Shotgun Party will be traveling to Northport from Austin, Texas to participate in the festival. Piette said she expects their sound to appeal to the collegeaged attendees. The group is scheduled to play on Saturday afternoon, which would provide ideal timing to enjoy the art and the food at the festival before going to the football game that evening, Piette said. To please food lovers and attract them to the festival, there will be more vendors and a wider variety of options than ever before. Typical festival foods will be served alongside Cajun, Greek, vegetarian and organic food options. The Kentuck Festival is organized yearly by a nonprofit that also runs the Kentuck Museum in downtown Northport. In February, Kentuck’s director

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“When a man can do what Garth does, it’s almost a crime against nature for him not to do that.” —Casino owner Steve Wynn

won’t miss a precious moment. He’ll play shows on select Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays beginning Dec. 11. The plane lets him leave his Oklahoma home at 6 on Fridays and return home in time on Sundays so he can be ready to drive his girls to school the next morning. “Every argument we ever had about why we shouldn’t do this, he had an answer to,” Brooks said of Wynn. He got a simple answer when he asked what happens if things don’t work out: Wynn told him, “You quit.” “We’ve agreed to a relationship together and that relationship I hope lasts for the entire

five years,” Wynn said. Brooks, 47, started the day in Nashville where he told reporters he was coming out of the retirement he announced in 2000. Brooks wanted to spend more time with his children, and has accomplished that goal. He said every member of his family signed off on the deal. The girls range in age from 13 to 17 and weren’t exactly upset that dad might be getting out from underfoot some of the time, he said. Brooks’ wife, Trisha Yearwood, also signed off on the plan, as did his exwife, Sandy Mahl. “I don’t have any trepidation because I’ve cleared it with

of six years resigned, leaving the board with a tax lien on the property and the difficulty of finding and hiring a new director. Carrie Fitts and Emily Leigh decided to “play shop” and became volunteers. They are now the interim co-directors and have managed to bring together the Kentuck Festival successfully. “It’s tough, but we’re trying to ask for money for Kentuck from all different sources,” Leigh said. The festival depends on volunteers from the community like Chuck Gerdau, chairman of Friends of Historic Northport. Gerdau has volunteered at the Kentuck festival for 10 years. “It’s a service that’s needed,” Gerdau said. “Many of the artists that come are from all over the country, and it’s important for them to know someone here that can help get the stuff back to their galleries.” The festival has transformed significantly since it first began on the streets of Main Avenue

in downtown Northport. Leigh said prior to working at Kentuck, she attended the Festival for about 23 years and enjoyed it. Considering the Homecoming football game is on Saturday evening, she said the festival is something people coming in for the game could do earlier in the day. “Many students that are not from Tuscaloosa do not venture out into the community, and the festival is a chance to do that,” Leigh said. Due to limited parking options at the festival, attendees are encouraged to take advantage of the free continuous shuttle rides to the park from the Northport Civic Center and Main Avenue in downtown Northport. The festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Advance purchase weekend tickets are $15 and daily tickets may be purchased at the gate for $10 each day. Tickets also can be purchased online at kentuck.org/ tickets.html.

the most important people,” Brooks said. Vegas will be just about the only chance to see Brooks over the next half decade. He even plans to hold his charity events at the theater. Until his youngest daughter is off to college, “You will probably not see new music from me. You will probably not see a tour from me.” The entertainer told reporters in Nashville that he felt like he needed to formally announce the end of his retirement so there would be no limitations going forward. “We’re going to take the retirement roof off over our head, and let me tell you I already feel taller,” Brooks said. “It’s nice.” Brooks said there will be no script for the show, which will be about 90 minutes. He plans to play solo with his acoustic guitar, but he could invite others to join him and didn’t rule out Yearwood taking the stage

AP In this April 6 file photo, Garth Brooks poses backstage at the ACM Artist of the Decade All Star Concert in Las Vegas.

with him occasionally. He will play some of his own music, but also offer fans interpretations of his favorite artists, such as Merle Haggard, Elton John,

George Strait and Simon & Garfunkel. It was clear Brooks was excited about the opportunity to play on a regular basis and reconnect with the fans who have helped him sell more than 128 million albums in a stellar career that started in the late ‘80s and transformed country music. His last studio album, “Scarecrow,” came out in 2001, but he showed with the release of his three-disc “The Ultimate Hits” that he still has selling power. It finished 10th on Billboard’s list of the top albums for 2008. Wynn said he framed the e-mail Brooks sent asking to play in the theater for the first time and said asking Brooks to take over the Encore was much more than a business decision. “When a man can do what Garth does, it’s almost a crime against nature for him not to do that,” Wynn said.

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