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Flu shots Tide starts fast, holds on available from SHC By Bethany Blair Contributing Writer Despite last year’s H1N1 outbreak, the Student Health Center is expecting a typical flu season this year, SHC Nurse Supervisor David Brown said. “We don’t have any number predictions, but we’re expecting a normal flu season,” Brown said. “We’re not seeing droves. Prevention is the best thing — if we all practice prevention, it won’t be a big flu season.” Symptoms of the common flu include, but are not limited to, a fever of about 102 degrees or higher, headache, body aches, runny or stuffy nose and a sore throat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The flu spreads through the air when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks. People can also become infected by touching an object with the influenza virus on it and then touching their eyes, nose or mouth, the CDC states. At last week’s Health Fair, the Health Center gave more than 150 flu shots to students, faculty and staff. But just getting the vaccine won’t prevent getting sick — it has to be administered at the first sign of flu season, Brown said. “The first line of defense against catching the flu is the flu shot,” Brown said. “I recommend getting it as soon as you can. You can make an appointment at the Health Center, but we take walk-ins too.” After the 2009 H1N1 outbreak, the vaccine protects against influenza types A and B, as well as the H1N1 virus. The SHC offers flu vaccinations in their main office and also plans to set up vaccination
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CW | Jerrod Seaton Sophomore running back Trent Richardson eludes a pair of Ole Miss defenders in Alabama’s 23-10 victory over the Rebels Saturday. Richardson had 45 yards rushing and 101 yards receiving in the game. By Jason Galloway Sports Editor jtgalloway@crimson.ua.edu
The Crimson Tide had a comfortable lead and smothered the Rebels into just 41 yards and two first downs. Watching the next 30 minutes, For the first 30 minutes of Saturday’s 23-10 victory over Ole however, it wasn’t difficult to tell Miss, Alabama looked like last the Crimson Tide had lost a game season’s championship-winning (and nearly a second) in the first half of this season. team.
“As a team, we worry about it because that’s what we’re taught to do,” wide receiver Marquis Maze said. “We’re taught to play for 60 minutes, and we want to dominate each opponent we play every game.” After a first half filled with Alabama scores and Ole Miss
punts, the Rebels stayed even with the Tide the entire second half and gained 202 yards of offense. That “Jekyll and Hyde” difference between halves is something Alabama has been struggling with
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Step show attracts thousands Kentuck Festival draws crowds to Northport area
By Jessica Kelly Contributing Writer The National Pan-Hellenic Council held its annual homecoming step show Friday in Foster Auditorium, the first event to take place there since its restoration. The show, hosted by comedian Joe Clair and DJ Serious, began at 8 p.m. Six NPHC sororities and fraternities competed in this year’s show, themed “The Pride. The Celebration.” Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity were the winners of this year’s competition. Melissa Ellis, a senior and member of the AKA step team,
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Artist Robert Frito from Asheville, N.C. brings his artwork to the Kentuck festival. CW | Megan Smith Members of Alpha Phi Alpha performed Friday night at Foster Auditorium. The Step Show was held by the National Pan-Hellenic Council, and is the first event to be showcased since the buildings renovation.
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Pickens to discuss fuel plan at The Zone By William Evans Senior Staff Reporter wjevans@crimson.ua.edu T. Boone Pickens, an American financier, created the Pickens Plan to wean America off its dependence on foreign oil. Pickens will promote his plan at a town hall event tonight at 6 at The Zone in Bryant-Denny Stadium. To accomplish this goal, natural gas deposits on domestic soil
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By Kelsey Stein Lifestyles Editor Thousands of people flooded the Kentuck Festival on Saturday and Sunday to enjoy local food, music and a variety of work by artists from across the country. Winding paths led guests around Kentuck Park, where they could see more than 250 artists and their works, including woodcarvings, sculpture, metalwork, jewelry, paintings, photography and more. Kentuck Executive Director
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Jan Pruitt said the festival was a huge success, thanks to a core of hardworking volunteers. Valerie Piette, Kentuck’s program manager, and Emily Leigh, Kentuck’s assistant director, along with the rest of the Kentuck staff, worked since the close of last year’s festival to make this one a success. “You close one and you say ‘woohoo,’ and you consider the lessons you’ve learned,” Pruitt said. “We just want to build on this success next year for the
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ON CAMPUS Samford professor to speak on religion Monday David Bains, a professor of religion at Samford University in Birmingham, will present a lecture on religious buildings in Washington, D.C., Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Gorgas Library Room 205. Bains’ lecture, “National Cathedral
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can’t sell it, then you’re going to get foreign oil‌ My case is pretty simple.â€? Dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration Barry Mason said Pickens hopes to contribute to energy independence. “He has something he is promoting as the Pickens Plan to make the nation energy independent over time,â€? he said. Mason said people are welcome to attend the event even if they find they disagree with Pickens. “We’d be happy to see a lot of students come out, even if they may not agree with his viewpoints,â€? Mason said. Asher Elbin, a freshman in New College, said he doubts the sincerity of Pickens’ platform. “I think that the plan is not sincere,â€? he said. “It’s a business proposal. He’s organizing this as a method of promoting
his business.� Elbin said people will subscribe to Pickens’ platform because of his spotlight in the public eye. “There’s always a problem when you have a public figure campaigning for something,� he said. Elbin said the nature of information regarding fossil fuels and energy resources tends to confuse rather than clarify. “There is such a smokescreen of information on fossil fuels,� he said. “It’s not really clear what’s actually going on. It becomes belief instead of reasoned debate.� He said the Pickens Plan should not be perceived as a philanthropic effort. “I don’t think he’s a bad man for doing what he’s doing,� Elbin said. “I think it’s important to recognize what he’s doing is for business and not for philanthropy.�
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Congressman Aderholt to speak tomorrow Anna Kate Delavan Contributing Writer
Congressman Robert Aderholt, Representative of the fourth district of Alabama, is scheduled to speak at the University Tuesday, Oct. 19. “Congressman Aderholt always looks forward to speaking to college students about his job as a U.S. Congressman,� said Darrel Jordan, press secretary for Aderholt. “He plans on talking with the students about his career and how he became a Congressman. He will also share advice for anyone who might be interested in working in politics
after graduation.� Seth Morrow, communications director of College Republicans, says students will also be able to register to vote and learn about the absentee voting process. The discussion will be held in the Ferguson Center in room 360 and is open to the public. College Republicans will be sponsoring the event. “Regardless of political affiliation, it is a major accomplishment to have a United States Congressman on campus, and we hope to have an impressive turnout,� says Morrow. “It is rare that a current Congressman would take
time out of their busy schedule to visit campus, so we are excited to have Congressman Aderholt,� Morrow added. Aderholt sponsored the first bill President Obama vetoed which would have allowed banks to speed up the process of foreclosure. “My legislation would improve interstate commerce by requiring that documents be recognized in any state or federal court,� said Aderholt, according to a press release. “It would help court reporters, attorneys, business owners and consumers in general. “The bill expressly requires lawful notarizations, and in no
way validates improper notarizations. Enforcement of legal notarizations is a state responsibility and I fully support each state attorney general vigorously prosecuting all notarization fraud,� he added. The legislation would have required that documents be recognized in any state or federal court if the subject affects interstate commerce and the document is duly notarized by seal or if a seal is tagged to an electronic document, according to a press release. Aderholt introduced the bill in October of 2009 and it passed the House and Senate in 2010. “I first introduced this legis-
lation in April of 2005, and obviously there was no concern about weakening the foreclosure documentation process at that time,� Aderholt said. “I was pretty shocked that the bill had received so much opposition at the last minute like that,� he added. He said he believes the “fears� of the bill were because of the recent news in foreclosure documentation fraud. “I am eager to get another version of this bill completed and passed in November, with the support of the White House, the Senate and the House,� Aderholt said. “This bill has strong bipartisan sup-
port and I hope that the White House will work with Congress to educate the public and answer any concerns so that this legislation can become law.�
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• When: Tuesday, Oct. 19
SGA to host event for students interested in offBy Melissa Brown Contributing Writer The SGA will be hosting a Landlords, Leases and Legalities event on Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Theater, open to all students interested in living offcampus next year. According to SGA Press Secretary Katie Breaseale, the event will address the main problems and questions students have when moving into an off-campus house or apartment. Several speakers involved in housing and realty
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clinics across campus starting today. “We’ll be giving shots at clinics around campus next week,� Brown said. “We’ll be set up at the Ferg and in front of the dorms. We’re trying to make it as accessible as possible.� The SHC also offers another option besides the flu injection. The flu mist is a nasal spray that contains live, but weakened, influenza virus,
are scheduled to attend. There will also be a question and answer session to allow the audience to get answers for their specific questions and
problems. Stephen Swinson, SGA vice president of Student Affairs, acknowledges that moving offcampus can be stressful, and encourages any students with questions or concerns to attend the event. “For many students, college is the first time they have to pick an apartment or house, pay bills, and maintain their property,� Swinson said. “This can be an overwhelming challenge for some. Landlord, Leases and Legalities provides some beneficial guidance on their rights as tenants, tak-
ing safety precautions, selecting a stable residence, and the importance of up keeping their home.� The Landlords, Leases and Legalities event will feature three speakers directly involved in different areas of off-campus housing: Steve Rumsey of Rumsey Properties, Professor Anne Hornsby, director of the Civil Law Clinic, and Julie Elmore. Julie Elmore, the assistant director of Off-Campus and Greek Housing at the University, said the goal of the program is to inform students
so they can make educated choices when it comes to living off campus. “I will speak to them about the importance of knowing the cost of living off campus and having a budget, the importance of knowing for sure that you want to live with your selected roommate for a year in the location you select, the importance of reading the lease and knowing what you are signing, and remembering that they are University of Alabama students no matter where they live,� Elmore said. In addition to the Landlords,
Leases and Legalities event, students looking for off-campus housing information can attend the Off-Campus Housing Fair on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ferg, hosted by Housing and Residential Communities’ Off-Campus Resources. “They can expect a variety of different properties to be represented at the Fair,� said Elmore, whose department will be hosting the fair. Elmore encourages anyone interested in speaking with local property owners or seeing what housing and rental rates are available to attend.
according to the CDC. It is sprayed into the nostrils and protects against the flu for 12 months as opposed to the vaccine, which contains dead virus particles and lasts for six months. The mist is available for anyone who doesn’t have long-term health problems such as asthma, anemia or diseases that compromise the immune system. Flu prevention is as simple as being more cautious of one’s surroundings, Brown said. “I always say: wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands,� he said.
Hand washing, keeping mouths covered when coughing and disinfecting all the surfaces around one’s home or workplace will significantly lower the risk of contracting the flu. Brown also suggested carrying around a small bottle of hand sanitizer to use throughout the day. If you do happen to catch the flu, Dr. Irma Higginbotham recommended laying low for as long as possible, despite a busy schedule. “Take some Tylenol or Motrin to keep your fever down, rest as much as possible
and drink a lot of fluids,� Higginbotham said. “I know [students] have classes and they have to study, but if it’s possible, stay at home so you don’t spread it all over campus.� Higginbotham also advised students, faculty and staff to seek medical attention if their symptoms become severe. “If they really are running a high fever, I would recommend to come [to the SHC] and be checked out,� Higginbotham said. “If we check them and immediately start treating them with anti-viral medica-
tions, like Tamiflu, within the first 48 hours, we can reduce their time being sick and reduce their symptoms.� Jack Lester, a junior double majoring in psychology and telecommunications and film, said he always prepares for flu season. “I plan to get the vaccine at the Student Health Center or another doctor’s office when I go home,� Lester said. “I always keep Gatorade and chicken soup on hand, just in case. I try to use hand sanitizer as much as possible.� Other students like Ginny
Imbrogno, a junior majoring in telecommunications and film, said they don’t let flu season interrupt their normal routines. “I know I should, but I really don’t do anything for flu season,� Imbrogno said. “I don’t get the flu shot. I do get allergy shots every week, but that’s pretty normal.� The SHC will be giving flu shots throughout flu season for a $20 fee. To look up vaccine clinic locations around campus, visit the Student Health Center’s Facebook page or call them at 348-6262.
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• When: Tomorrow at 7 p.m.
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held the first place trophy to her chest after her sorority’s win. “It feels really good to win, especially for our chapter because our chapter hasn’t won in ten years,� Ellis said. “We put a lot of work, time, blood, sweat and tears, everything, into this show.� Ellis said preparing for the step show brought on a lot of stress. “One week ago, we had two girls go down in injury, so we had to have two girls come in and learn a full show in a week, and they were just amazing,� Ellis said. Ellis said now that the AKAs have won the step show, they plan to build on their step team, continue to grow, learn and love one another. Kennard Edwards, junior and vice president of Alpha Kappa Psi, said their win feels great. “We haven’t won a step show since 2002, so we came into [the competition] with the mindset that we really wanted to win,� Edwards said. Edwards said their step team was confident when they performed Friday night. “We worked hard for a month and we knew we had a lot on our shoulders, but we didn’t let that get to us too much,� Edwards said. “We just did what we had to do and tried to be smooth.� Crowd participation set the Kappas’ winning performance apart from their opponents’ performances, Edwards said. “We put on good skits to make the audience laugh and to entertain them, not just by stepping, but with a little acting too,� he said. “That helped out a lot.� Dana Green, a sophomore majoring in human development and family studies, said she enjoyed this year’s step show. “I think this show was better than last year’s because the seating at the Foster Auditorium was better than last year’s at the Coliseum,� Green said. Green said the annual homecoming step show is an important part of many students’ homecoming experience.
CW|Megan Smith “It gives people something to look forward to at the end of homecoming week,� Green said. “I was really excited.� Temani Beck, director of NPHC events and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, said several students and alumni thought this year’s homecoming step show was the best they have ever seen at the Capstone. “The crowd reaction was amazing,� Beck said. “People were proud of the teams. They were excited. They were anxious. You could tell. It was really like a very, very dramatic movie the entire time. Some people didn’t know what to expect, especially when you got down to who was going to win the show. People were literally on the edge of their seats waiting for the winners to be announced.� Beck said out of the more than 30 years the NPHC has hosted the homecoming step show, this year was the first time the teams could incorporate audiovisual technology into their performances.
“It added a whole other dimension to the show and a completely different level of rivalry and competition,� Beck said. “I think it was a valuable asset to the program this year.� Alumni from even ten years back were present at Friday night’s show, Beck said. “This was literally one of the biggest shows, one of the biggest productions, especially for the African American community, during homecoming week,� she said. Beck said the step show planning committee sold about 2,600 tickets for the event. Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity secured $700 each with their first place wins, and Delta Sigma Theta sorority and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity received $400 for their second place wins. As a part of their first place prize, Alpha Kappa Alpha and Alpha Kappa Psi went on to perform at Saturday’s Alumni Affairs Homecoming Stage on the Quad.
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and utterly ridiculous. Students who attend the University of Alabama and buy a ticket should be guaranteed a seat in the stadium. I don’t know what can be done to fix this problem, but something must change. The new addition to the stadium cannot even hold the amount of people who allegedly have a seat. If the student section was extended even more instead of selling general admission tickets to make more money, that could alleviate the problem. If the number of tickets sold equaled the number of seats available, that would also help the problem. All I want is a guaranteed seat at the game without having to go in three hours before kickoff or get into a fight. Is that too much to ask? I know I am not the only person who has had this problem — I think I am speaking for the majority of our student body.
If there is one sentence I’ve heard more than any other during my first two years on campus, it would be this one: “The University just wants your money.” I’ve heard it from different people almost daily. This sentence is often thrown around amidst the frustration of tuition costs, expensive parking tickets, the mandatory purchase of 300 Dining Dollars and other small administrative fees we might incur in the Student Services Center across from the Ferguson Center. I recognize my bias as an optimist, but saying “the University just wants your money” is intellectually lazy. Barring any secret and large-scale embezzlement schemes I’m unaware of, the assertion that the University purely wants my money just doesn’t make logical sense. It’s hard to imagine any organization purely wanting a single thing and because the “just” in the sentence is mainly a product of heat-of-the-moment frustration, I’ll argue the University doesn’t even mainly want our money. First, there is no such thing as this abstract entity we call “The University of Alabama”, with goals and motives that exists apart from the individual employees that comprise its body. If we are going to assert that the University wants our money, we need to pinpoint exactly which employees we are referring to. Chances are we’re not referring to our professors, dining hall employees, construction workers, custodial staff, police force, security guards or advisors, because they earn a salary, not a commission. At that, we’ve already eliminated about 95 percent of this “University” idea that just wants our money. Just because an employee earns a salary, however, doesn’t disqualify that person from the potential motivation of mainly wanting our money. They could want our money in the sense that the amount of our money they bring in is the measuring stick by which they either keep or lose their job. This is not the case, however, with the positions mentioned above. Professors retain or lose their job based on the effectiveness of their teaching. In almost the exact same way, I can only assume that parking pass officials who work in the Student Services Center, the same ones we accuse of “only wanting our money,” retain or lose their jobs based on the competence and attitude with which they perform their administrative tasks, not by how many $10 transfer fees they can solicit. All these positions’ measuring sticks are service, not revenue, and you’d be hard pressed to find a time when giving better service equates to charging more money. If anyone’s job specifications would specifically dictate that he or she focuses mainly on taking our money, it would be somebody in a high-ranking position, like the president. If President Witt merely aspired to be a businessman, it would have been much easier for him to bypass the whole education system and go straight to Wall Street. Surely he’s smart enough. Why would any aspiring university president who just wants our money go through the necessary years of graduate school and more graduate school, learn about complicated educational theories, spend years paying off school loans and forget about everything education-related he or she ever learned, only to become a money-driven president? What an odd occupational field and what a circuitous route for those goals. A more plausible theory is that President Witt went through years of schooling because he actually cares about higher education. Though the University (remember, we’re referring to specific individuals) might not want our money, it does need money. However, it doesn’t need our money. We have a $535,305,247 endowment. One large donation from a faithful alumnus will cover all the $50 parking tickets you can possibly imagine. Alumni donations also use quality, not revenue, as a measuring stick. An incredibly wealthy alumnus will be more likely to donate money to improve a College of Nursing facility because he or she has heard about the quality of teaching and success of the students in nursing classes than because they were able to charge a lot of students a pricey tuition. Some universities with large enough endowments are even experimenting with free tuition because they simply don’t need it. Granted some administrators might come from backgrounds in the business world, but in the end, both the way university jobs are paid and retained and the way the University secures big-ticket donations is such that it is highly unlikely the individuals working such jobs “just want our money.” Maybe, just maybe, it’s the case that they “just care about our education.”
Rachel Ruckdeschel is a junior majoring in kinesiology-human performance and exercise science.
Ben Friedman is a sophomore majoring in social entrepreneurship. His column runs on Mondays.
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Ending our need for OPEC By T. Boone Pickens
Monday, October 18, 2010 Editor • Tray Smith letters@cw.ua.edu Page 4
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“Been to Dreamland on several occasions. Have not enjoyed the food yet. Ribs (are way) too fatty. This has been my experience every time there.” — Steve, in response to “The search for Tuscaloosa’s best barbecue”
Alabama is a major player in the oil and gas business. The state earns nearly $3 billion per year from direct oil and gas production and its share of lease bonuses, royalties, trust-fund investment income and severance taxes. That’s a great deal of money, but when you look at the full landscape of our oil requirements you find the United States imports more than 10 million barrels of oil per day at a cost of about $1 billion per day-seven days a week. That means Alabama’s entire annual income from oil and gas would pay for just three days of our oil imports. Seventy percent of that oil is used to power our national fleet of 250 million passenger cars and light trucks on gasoline and our 8 million heavy-duty trucks, which run on diesel. About 40 percent of our oil imports come from OPEC countries. OPEC controls about a third of all the oil produced in the world and has the ability to artificially control prices. Anyone who remembers the Arab Oil Embargo of the early 1970s remembers how disruptive that was to everyone’s life-personal and commercial. Back in those days, we imported only about a quarter of the oil we required. Today, that requirement has risen to nearly two-thirds, which presents “a very real national security risk.” I have been involved in promoting the use of domestic natural gas as a vehicle fuel since July 2008 when I introduced the Pickens Plan. This is how quickly the landscape – or the
geological formation – has changed: When we began the Pickens Plan, natural gas was arguably a limited resource. Major users – the power companies, pharmaceuticals and chemical manufacturers – were cautious of using natural gas as a vehicle fuel because it would have raised prices. Talk about a difference two years can make. Today, improvements in drilling technology have opened the vast shale deposits under Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Appalachia, in addition to smaller deposits scattered around the North American plate, to commercially viable recovery of natural gas. It is now estimated we have more than a 100-year supply of this clean, domestic resource. I am not suggesting we can become “energy independent.” The sheer scale of the U.S. economy, which is twice as big as the second-largest economy, China, requires enormous amounts of energy. Our two largest petroleumtrading partners are Mexico and Canada – two countries whose economic health is closely tied to our own. What we can do is to become independent of our need for OPEC oil. We can get off OPEC oil by using domestic natural gas, instead of imported diesel, to fuel the 18-wheelers, which move goods from border-toborder and coast-to-coast. Truck fleets are refreshed on a seven-year cycle. That means if we begin replacing diesel trucks with natural gas trucks next year, we can have the entire fleet off imported diesel by 2018. That would take care of about half the oil we
import from OPEC. By jumpstarting a natural gas vehicle industry in the U.S., we would find a significant number of Americans might begin to ask for vehicles running on natural gas which, over the next ten years, would take care of the other half of OPEC oil. People often ask, why not batteries for cars and trucks? A battery will not push an 18-wheeler. Battery technology is improving, but even a million battery-operated cars are a drop in the bucket when measured against the 250 million cars in the U.S. Moving toward natural gas as a principal transportation fuel – as we transition to a day when all vehicles will run on battery or hydrogen – is crucial for the environment, for the economy and for our national security. I will be on campus this evening hosting a town hall meeting for the students, faculty and alumni of the University of Alabama. Ending our dependence on foreign oil is the calling of your generation. I am 82 years old; I can make it to the finish line. If young people like you do not force this country to get on its own resources, then you will see a dramatic reduction in your standard of living. If you care about seeing America free from the national and economic security threats of OPEC oil, I hope to see you tonight at 6 p.m. at the Zone at Bryant-Denny stadium for my town hall. T. Boone Pickens is the creator of the Pickens Plan. He can be followed on Twitter @boonepickens.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Smokers should follow the thirty-foot rule By Ryan Flamerich
“I donʼt understand where youʼre getting at calling someone who is obviously a history buff and is concerned with preserving factual history, a Nazi? It seems to me that that is just typical liberal rant.” — Josh, in response to “Witches, Nazis, and Tea Party lunatics”
There is no better time to be a student at the University than the fall. The sounds of Bryant-Denny on gameday, the sight of the plants on the Quad changing color, and the cool breeze signaling the coming winter make fall a magical time. Yet last week, on my way across campus from the Ferguson Center to the Quad, one of these cool breezes was interlaced with enough cigarette smoke to cause an elephant to faint. Now I will be honest and say I think smoking is a disgusting habit, but I also think that if someone wants to die early of a chronic disease, they should have that right. After all, one of my good friends is a chain smoker who commonly dealt with bouts of sickness, but I never once told him to stop; that is the role of the Student Health Center. The problem with smoking on campus is that it affects the health of everyone else. There are countless studies that show second hand smoke is just as
dangerous to one’s health as firsthand smoke. People can choose not to smoke, and they can choose to go to bars and restaurants that are smokefree. However, when it comes to where they have class, most students don’t have a choice. Right now, individuals are not allowed to smoke within 30 feet of the entrance of a building. I don’t know how far 30 feet is, but what I do know is that every time I walk out of ten Hoor Hall I am greeted with enough secondhand smoke to cause an instantaneous case of lung cancer. There are designated smoking areas for a reason. These areas are placed in semi-open locations that stay clear of the entrance of buildings and the main crossways of campus to prevent smoke buildup and limit the amount of people exposed. Lets look at Bryant-Denny Stadium as an example. At the Ole Miss game this past Saturday, I could deal with the four pools of vomit I had to cross going to the restroom, but what bothered me was having to cross the mass of
smokers who could have easily moved to the designated smoking areas, which even include benches for them to sit on. These areas are raised and are away from the main walkways. Yet, they chose to violate my right of choosing not to smoke. If people can’t follow the rules of smoking in designated areas, and the University is not going to enforce these rules, than a campus-wide smoking ban should be imposed. I don’t want to infringe on one’s right to smoke, but I don’t want my right not to smoke to be infringed on because some people cannot follow the rules. If you don’t get good grades, you lose your scholarship. If you don’t pay your cell phone bill, your iPhone becomes a really pretty brick. If you smoke where you shouldn’t, you should not be able to smoke anymore. We are all adults on this campus. Let’s start acting like it. Ryan Flamerich is a sophomore majoring in engineering and a member of the SGA Senate.
It’s still too hard to find seats in Bryant-Denny Stadium By Rachel Ruckdeschel
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I am completely displeased with the availability of seats in BryantDenny Stadium. I paid for a student ticket package over the summer in order to gain access to all of the home Alabama football games. I was under the impression that if I bought a ticket to a game, I would be guaranteed a seat in the stadium. Every Saturday, I go into the game over an hour early to begin the search for seats. Almost every time, my date and I have to argue with people in order to get a seat. Two weeks ago, at the Alabama vs. Florida game, we went into the stadium an hour early, just as we always do. The lower deck of the student section was already full so we were sent to the upper deck. After walking all of the way up to the top of the stadium, we walked around for about 15 minutes searching for seats that did not exist. I asked an usher if he could find us two seats and he replied that every seat was already full and we would just have to try to squeeze ourselves
in somewhere. He did not help us try to find seats; he only reported that the ticket office sold more tickets than there were available seats. He said that the University does not expect everyone to come to all of the games so they sell more tickets than the amount of seats in the student section. My date and I continued to look for seats and finally found one open seat, which was supposedly saved. I ended up sitting on my boyfriend’s lap for the duration of the game because it was the only available seat in the student section of the stadium. My friends who unfortunately came into the game after I did had to stand in the aisles until the ushers forced them to move because they were blocking the stairs. They ended up having to leave because there were no seats for them to sit in and nowhere for them to even stand. I also have a friend who didn’t get a seat in the upper deck despite having paid ten extra dollars at the beginning of the year to be a part of the High Tide Club. This is completely
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Top Left: Shellie Street is crowned by Gov. Bob Riley at midfield halftime Saturday. CW | Jerrod Seaton Top Right: Nick Saban excites the crowd at the pep rally. He welcomed alumni back to the campus and thanked everyone for their support. CW | Jeri Gulsby Right: Girls dance in the choreography contest held in Coleman Coliseum Thursday night at 6 p.m. CW | John Michael Simpson
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Mugshots aims for mass appeal
Page 8 • Monday, October 18, 2010 Editor • Kelsey Stein kmstein@crimson.ua.edu
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By Ashley Chaffin Contributing Writer
Downtown Tuscaloosa is home to a burger that would intimidate the hungriest of men. The Mugshot is stacked three patties high with all the trimmings, beer-battered fries, an onion ring and a pickle. Anyone willing to take on this monstrous burger has 12 minutes to finish it off or they are left with a $20 bill and a lot of leftovers. Mugshots, home of the Mugshot, has become a favorite among Tuscaloosa residents since it opened its doors in 2005, largely because of its gigantic portions. “For the college crowd, it’s a bit pricier, but the portion is worth it,” said Zac Corbett, a sophomore majoring in premed. “You pay that much and you get a burger that, in my opinion, is worth every dollar.” While sitting on a beach in Hawaii, Ron Savell and Chris McDonald, co-owners of Mugshots, decided it was their calling to open a restaurant that served great food and drinks in a community atmosphere. When they returned to Hattiesburg, Miss., they recruited friends and family to help them work around the clock to make their dream a reality. When the first Mugshots opened its doors on Jan. 10,
2004, Savell and McDonald thanked their friends and family by naming the food on the menu after them. Today, Mugshots has grown into five different locations, and the Tuscaloosa one maintains the original quality of food and community atmosphere. “The atmosphere is nostalgic, and it’s not only the menu of what they offer but the interior and the way it’s built that is just very appealing,” Corbett said. “It’s not too formal, but it’s also not a hole in the wall.” Will Anderson, the general manager of the Mugshots in Tuscaloosa, said it is the downtown location that makes Mugshots such a good fit in the town. During the weekdays it is filled with businessmen, college students at night and families on the weekends. “We try to cater to everyone,” he said. “We are geared towards the whole community.” When Mugshots first opened in Tuscaloosa, however, the owners weren’t sure to which community they most wanted to appeal. Originally they had a full-service bar upstairs to try to capitalize on Tuscaloosa’s growing nightlife scene. It wasn’t long before owners realized that it was better to keep Mugshots the way it was intended to be, a full-service restaurant, and Tuscaloosa residents are glad they did.
CW | Sara Beth Colburn Mugshots’ front windows demonstate the sense of community its owners strive for with Alabama football, decorative designs. “Most people want to separate where they drink and smoke from where they eat,” Corbett said. “This way it is open to a much larger crowd, you’ll be able to get families in there, and it’s open to college kids who aren’t appealed to the bar scene at all.” Mugshots’ menu has something for everyone, but it is the burgers that keep customers coming back for more. Each
burger is stacked high with toppings, but some of their burgers come with toppings you may not expect. “The Gamble” is loaded with homemade chili, cheddar cheese sauce, sour cream and jalapeños, while the most popular burger, “The McDonald,” comes with so many toppings it’s hard to bite into it. “We sell that the most for sure,” Anderson said. “It
comes with bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, ranch and barbecue sauce. I would always get it when I came to Mugshots before I worked here.” Corbett said these adventurous burgers are what makes Mugshots so appealing. He said there are so many places around Tuscaloosa that put the same thing on burgers that it is great to be able to try something new.
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“Jackass” offers more of the same stupidity By Carter Glascock If there has ever been a worthier candidate for the 3-D treatment, then our culture is seriously in trouble. This movie has it all: flying excrement, flapping genitalia and just about every other idiotic and immature way of getting a laugh, all presented in glorious stop motion 3-D. If this type of treatment sounds excessive
for a film series like Jackass, well, it is. But that is entirely the point of this movie and the whole series in general. I think it’s safe to say most people are pretty familiar with the tried and true formula of “Jackass” by now, as they probably had to watch their friends imitate it in middle school. A visually nervous guy who is usually scantily clad endures some extremely painful, dis-
gusting or just embarrassing trick much to the delight of his four giggling buddies who wait on the sidelines. Deriding this film series for being “stupid” is like criticizing Jackson Pollock paintings for being too “messy;” that’s the whole point. And, boy, this movie sure is stupid. Some of the stunts and pranks involved in the film are so juvenile and bottom-ofthe-barrel, it makes the first two films in the series look refined by comparison. But it is through this stupidity that we see how Johnny Knoxville and the gang tap into a type of absurdist humor that is almost brave in its willingness to buck conventions about what is appropriate for a mainstream comedy and for mass consumption by moviegoers in general. “Brave” is most certainly a term that would apply to just about every member of the Jackass team, even more so for the intrepid crew that has to simultaneously film them and try to stomach them all at the same time. Some of the funniest (or at least most interesting) scenes of these movies depict one of the cast members wanting to relent moments before he has to do something extremely painful. It is an almost uneasy reminder that these guys have the same amount of breakable bones that we have, and it adds to the tension in the air. A good example of this in the film involves a cast member, scantily clad of course, visually trembling while playing a real life version of blindfolded “Pin the Tail on the Donkey.”
His buddies, who are usually there to convince him to do it and then add insult to injury once he’s done, laugh hysterically (as hard as the audience probably is), but know that the next scene could involve them performing something 10 times as gross or dangerous. I can’t lie; there is some sort of sadistic pleasure in watching someone like Bam Margera, with his annoying mall-kid attire and attitude, get moved to tears out of his fear of snakes, which the fellow cast members fully exploit, of course. That’s what makes this movie more interesting than, say, watching Evel Knievel jump over a row of buses. The sense of danger is more palpable because these guys react in ways that most of us would probably react after enduring such horrors. That also might be the biggest drawback to the film as well. The sense of danger that was present in “Jackass 2” doesn’t seem as prevalent here. Maybe because we know no one died in making the movie, or that, after 10 years of doing this, these guys are finally starting to get old. This is probably what has pushed the film into this far more scatological territory. It’s a cry of rebellion in which they are refusing to grow up or tone it down with age. There is also a real sense that these guys care about each other as well, despite how much damage they inflict on each other. A montage of baby pictures of the cast and crew
‘JACKASS 3D’ Runtime: 94 minutes MPAA rating: R Release date: Oct. 15 CW critic’s rating:
Bottom line: “It won’t be appealing to anyone aside from the already converted, but this new entry in the series will keep fans in stitches.”
played over the end credits solidifies this point that these guys are like a family, one that has been brought together through extreme mental stress. Some kindred spirit celebrities like Spike Jonze and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy join in on the fun as well for some entertaining cameos. It really is hard not to double over with laughter at some of these on-screen shenanigans, regardless of how you view the film’s idiotic nature or what implications it could have about our culture in general. When these guys hit their zenith, they provide some of the most outrageous forms of absurdist comedy you could ever want to see and a lot you wouldn’t. When the film is at its worst, it’s still scarier than anything that would pop out at you in “Saw 3D.”
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40th anniversary.” Though the specific numbers aren’t in yet, Pruitt said attendance seemed higher than the 2009 festival, which had somewhere between 10,500 and 12,000 attendees. Artists’ sales also increased, which Pruitt cited as a sign the economy is finally picking up. Kentuck studio artist Kerry Kennedy said she heard positive feedback from artists and attendees alike. “This is how Kentuck is,” she said. “It’s the quintessential experience. The weather has been beautiful, and the people are friendly.” Kennedy, a potter, has attended the festival since she was a child. She said it was an honor to be an exhibiting artist for the first time this year. Also a potter, Don McWhorter has displayed his work at the Kentuck festival for 14 years. “The quality’s always been superb,” McWhorter said. “There’s a good stream of new art mixed with artists who come back year after year, and it’s always top-rate and innovative.” He has worked full-time as a potter for 38 years, often changing his style and technique. Part of being invited back to Kentuck, for him, means constantly evolving and not becoming complacent. After years of showing his work at Kentuck, McWhorter received his first award this year, “Best in Show.” He has won awards at other shows, but said Kentuck is “a tougher nut to crack” because of the caliber of artwork. “There are some artists from across the country I see only at Kentuck, and they would’ve gotten my vote,” McWhorter said. “To be even considered in a category with them, I’m just totally humbled, flattered and thrilled.” McWhorter, who hails from Carrollton, Ga., said he enjoys the attitude toward art he’s seen in Alabama. “I respect what they do in Alabama,” he said. “They don’t depend on New York City, L.A.
Above left: The Sloss Furnace demonstrates melting iron to pour into the patrons’ molds they carved themselves. Above right: The Sandman demonstrating his artwork during the Kentuck festival Sunday afternoon. Below: The Lost Bayou Ramblers played during the Kentuck festival Sunday afternoon.
CW | Sara Beth Colburn or Paris for publications that guide the public to what great art is. Alabama decides for itself.” Sarah Hicks, a junior majoring in English, attended the festival for the first time this year as a volunteer with the University of Alabama Circle K Club. Hicks said students should consider attending because it’s a great opportunity to see local art, and there are a number of incentives, including tickets given away by the Honors College. “It’s legit, and everybody
here is so talented,” she said. “You think it’s going to be older people milling around, but it’s much more interactive than I expected.” Each year, the Kentuck Festival has grown in popularity with both students and the community and has received local and national acclaim. The staff focuses on the organization’s mission to perpetuate the arts, engage the community and empower artists. “This is what Kentuck ought to be like,” Pruitt said. “The festival was terrific, the artists can get more money and people can
CW | Sara Beth Colburn Above middle: Artist George Jones Jr., from Florence shows us how he makes his natural baskets and brooms. Above: Artist Chris Hubbard from Farmington, Ga., brings his Heaven to Hell Car to Kentuck.
Vols game not an automatic win By Laura Owens Assistant Sports Editor crimsonwhitesports@gmail.com
Perhaps I’m the only one, but I’m not already counting the Tennessee game this weekend as a win. This year, the Volunteers are 2-4 overall, 0-3 in the Southeastern Conference. Compare that to Alabama’s near perfect 6-1, 3-1 SEC record, and it seems like a no-brainer that the Crimson Tide will dominate. But think about last year. Then, Alabama was at a perfect 7-0 hosting the 3-3 Vols. It was another case in which Alabama clearly had the advantage on paper. However, quarterback Greg McElroy averaged just over 4 yards per throw, while running back Mark Ingram only ran for 99 yards. The offense struggled all game, evident by the 12-10 score. Special teams took care of all the scoring with four field goals. In the last few seconds of the game, Terrence “Mount” Cody saved the perfect season with a block that came to be known as both “Rocky Block” and “Rocky Stop.” It was week eight in college football, and Alabama needed a break; Tennessee had just had its break. The Tide hung on, literally, by the tips of Cody’s fingers, barely staying perfect. The scenario for this upcoming game is similar. Both teams have one more loss than in their meeting last year, but it’s the week before Alabama’s off week and the week after Tennessee’s. And never discount the fact that it’s a rivalry game. Some people say they
hate Tennessee more than Auburn. The Vols feel the rivalry, too, and they play up to it almost every year that they’re down. True, they almost lost to UAB at home, but the next week they went to Baton Rogue, almost beating LSU on the road. They won’t just roll over and die, despite what Alabama fans might want. Don’t get me wrong. I want Alabama to crush them. I’m among those fans who can’t stand that ugly orange color. I hate the song “Rocky Top” with a passion. So do I want to win? Of course. And should we win? Of course. But that doesn’t automatically mean we will win. It’s another SEC road test for the Tide. The team has to put together 60 minutes of outstanding play, which I haven’t seen since the SEC Championship game last year. And furthermore, they have to do it on the road, which hasn’t gone according to plan since playing Mississippi State in November 2009. There’s just one more week until Alabama can take a mostly well-deserved break. The national championship and SEC championship dreams are still alive. It’s one game at a time. So this year, even though there isn’t a mountain around to block a potential game-winning field goal, this team has other assets. It’s time to put together a perfect 60-minute game. It’s time to punch a team in the mouth and win the whole game on both sides. It’s time to really play some Alabama football.
POSITION GRADES
BY THE NUMBERS
Offense: 3.8 Cumulative: 3.56
Defense: 3.6 Cumulative: 3.4
Although the running game still didn’t get back to its explosive ways, it was much better than last week. The passing game produced some explosive plays, including an 85-yard screen pass to Trent Richardson to put the game out of reach, and the Tide’s only turnover came on special teams.
The defense looked by far the most dominant it has all year in the first half, giving up just 41 yards and two first downs through the first 30 minutes. But, the second half was a different story. Although the Rebels only scored seven second-half points, they gained more than 200 yards.
Special teams: 3.4 Cumulative: 3.3
Coaching: 3.8 Cumulative: 3.76
Marquis Maze had some great returns Saturday, but he also fielded a punt inside the 5-yard line and fumbled it at the 20 to give Ole Miss its only good field position of the first half. Alabama also missed a field goal in the game, and Foster had some short kickoffs.
Nothing was wrong with the game plan on offense or defense. The two-tenths off comes from the change in intensity from the first half to the second half. Although it’s the players’ responsibility to play for 60 minutes, that also comes back to coaching.
41 | The total number
of yards the Ole Miss offense mustered in the first half of Saturday’s game.
11 | Alabama quarter-
back Greg McElroy has been sacked 11 times in the past two games. The Rebels got to him four times Saturday after South Carolina brought him down seven times last week.
5 | McElroy is tied for
fifth all time in touchdown passes at Alabama with 30. John Parker Wilson holds the record at 47.
QUOTE OF THE GAME
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| Alabama’s average margin of victory at home this season. Saturday’s 23-10 win was the Crimson Tide’s closest game in Bryant-Denny this year.
“We’re still waiting on that game where we dominate our opponent for 60 minutes. When we put it all together, I think we’re unstoppable. It’s going to come.” — Junior wide receiver Marquis Maze
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PLAYER OF THE GAME Trent Richardson • 11 carries for 45 yards • 5 catches for 101 yards • Took a screen pass 85
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| The distance of Trent Richardson’s touchdown catch on a screen from Greg McElroy in Saturday’s game. It was a career long for Richardson and McElroy.
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| The number of penalties for Ole Miss in Saturday’s game for 106 yards. Coming into the game, the Rebels were the least penalized team in the SEC with 21 on the year.
yards for a score in the second half
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SPORTS this week
WEDNESDAY • Volleyball vs MIssissippi State: 7 p.m.
THURSDAY • Soccer vs Georgia: 7 p.m.
FRIDAY • Softball vs Central Alabama: 4 p.m.
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all season. It began at Arkansas, when the Tide got in a big hole to start the game before fighting back for an improbable 24-20 victory. Although Alabama’s next game against Florida was a blowout, all the damage to the Gators was done in the first half, and the Tide let off the gas down the stretch. Last week, it finally caught up. Alabama played a tough second half against South Carolina, but it could not overcome an early 21-3 deficit and suffered its first regular-season loss since 2007. Like head coach Nick Saban said after his team’s loss to the Gamecocks: “I was proud of the way we fought back in the second half, but what about the first half?” Although there was no threat of losing Saturday, it was the same story again. Alabama was quite unimpressive after the break, as Ole Miss gained on the Tide in the second half. “We’re still waiting on that game where we dominate our opponent for 60 minutes,” Maze said. “When we put it all together, I think we’re unstoppable. It’s going to come.” Four conference games in, Alabama is still looking for that game. “It’s all mental, really,” junior safety Mark Barron said. “You just have to be able to focus for 60 minutes. It’ll probably be a great thing [when it happens]. I feel like it’s on the way.” Junior defensive end Marcell Dareus said although the Tide hasn’t found that perfect balance between the first and second halves yet, it’s not a difficult thing to accomplish. “It takes a lot out of you, but if you execute your assignments, it’s really not that hard,” he said. “Just go out there and do what you’ve got to do and get off the field.” Next week’s game against a struggling Tennessee could be a fantastic opportunity for Alabama to finally play the game it’s been looking for, as the Volunteers are 2-4 and nearly lost to UAB at home earlier this season.
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Above: The defense stops the Rebelsʼ play in the 23-10 victory. Left: Ingram runs in the open field against the Rebels. For the game, he had 60 yards on 15 carries for the game. CW | John Michael Simpson
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Alabama gets two shutouts in Fall Brawl I By Jordan Bannister Sports Reporter jmbannister@crimson.ua.edu
Huntsville falls to the Tide The University of Alabama at Huntsville gave the Crimson Tide some healthy competition Sunday, but Alabama beat the Chargers 4-0 in its second fall season game. The Alabama starting nine held off UAH in the first inning with the bases loaded. When the Tide came to bat, left fielder Kayla Braud stole second base. In the bottom of the second inning, the Tide stole another base thanks to the quick thinking of starting right fielder Keima Davis. A double by catcher Olivia Gibson brought in Davis and third baseman Kaila Hunt for the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first runs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone was doing their job and getting on base and it was just my turn to put them there,â&#x20AC;? Gibson said. She said the team runs on-base drills at practice and makes getting from base to base a focal point in their overall offensive strategy. Around the lineup again, Braud bunted a ball to the left of the pitcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mound for a single and brought Gibson home for the third run of the game. UAH showed its fighting spirit and gained a few hits on the Tide in the top of the third, but after a quick plate confer-
ence, Alabama pitcher Kelsi Dunne got back on track and wrapped up the inning. Junior first baseman Cassie Reilly-Boccia singled in the bottom of the third inning and stole another base for the Tide. The chargersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense held the Tide scoreless in the inning. At the top of the sixth, Huntsville worked to make some runs but once again the Tide stopped them short, keeping the score 3-0 Alabama. Reilly-Boccia lead off the bottom of the sixth with a home run over the center-field fence on her first pitch, adding one more run to the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s score. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been trying to work on being a little bit more aggressive at the plate because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a bit passive,â&#x20AC;? ReillyBoccia said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to work on as a team, to be more aggressive on strike zones.â&#x20AC;?
UA strikes again For the second game of the doubleheader, Alabama faced Northwest Florida College at home at the John and Ann Rhodes Softball Complex. The autumn weather was perfect for a ball game, and the Tide definitely didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run out of steam the second time around, winning the game 8-0. Though Florida came into the game just as driven as Huntsville, it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand a chance against pitcher Jackie Traina, and no player got past second base at the top of the first. Shortstop Kaila Hunt
Alabama pitcher Jackie Traina pitches the all against Northwest Florida State. The Crimson Tide won the game 8-0.
smashed her second pitch out to the back of the fence and gained a double for the Tide. Third baseman Courtney Conley sent one over the back fence at the bottom of the second off Northwest Florida pitcher Allison Rice. The score was 1-0 Alabama at the end of the inning. Conley said she was just waiting on the right pitch to come around and that the instinct theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been working on this fall really kicked in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At practice weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been talking about killer instinct and finishing things off,â&#x20AC;? she said. Another double from Hunt brought in Keima Davis for Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second run of the game in the bottom of the third. A sacrifice fly from Traina brought in Ryan Iamurri from third base for the third run. Cassie Reilly-Boccia sent yet another ball sailing over the back fence Sunday for two runs, Hunt and herself, leaving the score 5-0 Alabama at the end of the third. Catcher Kendall Dawson brought in center fielder Jennifer Fenton in the bottom of the fourth, adding another point to the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s score. With the bases loaded, Hunt hit a pop fly that brought in Jackey Branham (pinch running for Dawson) for the next run scored. The score at the end of the fourth inning was 7-0 in favor of Alabama. Northwest Florida was still unable to score by the top of the fifth. Courtney Conley smashed another ball over the fence as well, this time down
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stronger over the weekend, even though its 23-10 victory over Ole Miss wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the most impressive. With Ohio Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss to Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national champi- Wisconsin and Nebraskaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s onship hopes got significantly loss to unranked Texas, two of
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