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Mallet Assembly targeted by hate speech Hostility between dorms escalates from verbal incidents to pranks resulting in student hit by car By Stephen Walker Senior Staff Reporter scwalker1@crimson.ua.edu
ment for the past couple of years,” said Jeffrey Guenther, who teaches at the University and serves as the Assembly’s live-in faculty advisor. Earlier this semester, hate speech “This year has seen a marked increase incident directed toward the Mallet in the frequency of incidents of verbal Assembly, the University of Alabama’s and physical harassment.” Although hate speech is nothing new independent honors living facility, occurred on campus but garnered no to members of the Mallet Assembly, public response from University offi- Guenther and other members of the Assembly have witnessed an escalacials. “Mallet has – unfortunately – been tion of hate incidents in recent months. “Ever since I was elected to the the recipient of some verbal harass-
position of Mallet’s Chairman of the “This year has seen a marked Board of Governors, there have been increase in the frequency of times that vehicles have driven past incidents of verbal and physical the building and their occupants have harassment.” yelled obscenities and derogatory comments toward Mallet and its mem— Jeffrey Guenther, bers,” he said. “There have also been a Mallet Assembly’s live-in advisor number of pranks and an instance of theft of property.” Guenther said the most disturbing Meeting had adjourned. “I went to the front of the building to event of the semester took place at the beginning of September, shortly after see if anything was out of the ordinary the Assembly’s Executive Committee because students had reported some
immature, shameful behavior originating from across the street,” he said. “After opening the door and receiving anecdotes of what had happened while the Executive Committee Meeting was in session, I heard the first bout of inappropriate, defamatory and discriminatory language first-hand. One or more individuals yelled a few phrases such as, ‘Mallet’s gay,’ ‘[Expletive] Mallet,’ and ‘Mallet faggots are going to die!’”
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Racial slurs spur march on campus March aims to promote more inclusion between UA students By Jordan Cissell Contributing Writer
CW | Margo Smith Fraternity members put on their best high heels and take part in the Walk A Mile in Her Shoes relay race sponsored by Alpha Chi Omega.
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Today at noon, University of Alabama students are invited to participate in the Not Isolated March, which will proceed from the Malone-Hood Plaza outside of Foster Auditorium to the Ferguson Center as a peaceful demonstration to raise awareness of minorities’ rights in the campus community. “It is time to make a statement about our campus and the type of collegiate environment that we both have and desire,” said Sean Hudson, public relations director for the Social Work Association for Cultural Awareness (SWACA), the group sponsoring the event in conjunction with several other campus organizations. Though the march comes little more than a week after
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the chalking of racial slurs on Moody Music Building, Hudson said the inspiration for the event arose much earlier, from racial slurs yelled on fraternity row in the spring semester of 2011, racial and gender slurs chalked on the Quad also in spring of 2011 and gay-bashing on The Strip in the summer.
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Stilettos stomp out struggle
Sociology 101 was split into two separate sections when students had to sit on the floor the first day of class.
‘Walk a Mile in Her Shoes’ raises awareness about domestic violence By Taylor Holland News Editor tlholland1@crimson.ua.edu
Shoes, cost participants $10 with all proceeds going towards Turning Point of Tuscaloosa, a private, non-profit corporation that provides comprehensive quality Students wearing heels, both male services to victims of domestic abuse and and female, raced through obstacles on sexual assault. Abby Grace Brown, the vice president of Colonial Drive Tuesday in an attempt to fraternal relations for Alpha Chi Omega, raise awareness of domestic violence. The event, called Walk a Mile in Her the group that hosted the event, said she
was pleased with the event. “We had a great turnout, somewhere between 350 and 400 participants came out from all across the UA campus,” Brown said. “We’re excited to have them here and to help raise awareness for domestic violence.”
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The Wheelchair Basketball team will take on Phi Gamma Delta this Thursday.
Men’s Wheelchair Basketball team takes on Phi Gamma Delta
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In an effort to raise money, the team will play an exhibition game Thursday By Kyle Borland Contributing Writer The UA Men’s Wheelchair Basketball team will play an exhibition game against the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity as part of a fundraiser this Thursday, Oct. 20. Admission to the game is $5 and students can pay with their le this
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crowded classes are,” said Susanne Treece, a sophomore majoring in English. “Every student is sitting directly beside another student. Everyone is tightly packed into the classroom.” During the first week of the semester, classroom overcrowding was a larger problem due to miscommunication issues between faculty members.
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Attractions, other sites at Disneyland expose visitors to lead, group says From MCTcampus Dozens of leaded-glass windows and brass rail chains, door knobs and drinking water fountains at some of Disneyland’s most popular attractions expose children to high levels of lead, according to an environmental group seeking a court injunction Tuesday to require the amusement park to cover the items or post health warnings. The Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation filed a lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court in April against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. Inc., alleging excessive levels of lead in such commonly touched objects as the Sword in Stone attraction, where Disneyland photographers encourage children to pose while pulling on the sword handle. Other objects include brass door knobs at Minnie’s House and stained-glass windows in a door at the entrance to a beauty salon in Cinderella’s Castle. Testing conducted in June and December for Mateel, called wipe testing,
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aimed to mimic what happens when someone touches lead-tainted items. In those tests, a volunteer wiped his hands with a laboratory version of a moist towelette, then touched windows, brass chains and door knobs throughout the park. In each case, the volunteer then wiped the palms and fingers of his hands with a second towelette, which was analyzed by an independent laboratory. The tests found hand lead exposures at the Haunted Mansion, Peter Pan Ride and Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride of 1 microgram, 9.75 micrograms and 5.82 micrograms respectively, Mateel said. A wipe sample taken from a stainedglass Pinocchio window in the dining area of Village Haus restaurant found a lead exposure of 350 micrograms, Mateel said. Under state law, warnings are required if exposure for average users exceeds 0.5 micrograms per day. Lead attacks the nervous and reproductive systems, causes cognitive and behavioral changes and increases the risk of cancer.
“This is something to kick off the season and have a little fun,� said men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball coach Brent Hardin. “What our guys are going to do is spot the fraternity 40 points. They will probably beat them 80-40 or something like that.� JD Derby, a member of the WCBB, said the idea for this event originally started out as a joke between team members a couple weeks ago. It continued to come up and eventually they decided to make the idea a reality. “It was completely random and a joke but as we talked about it more, we realized that this could have some real potential,� Derby said. Each member of the team is required to raise $1000. Derby said he hopes this game will raise enough money to make it a staple fundraiser for the team in the future. “We are really hoping to make this a once-a-semester event on campus,� said Derby. The team said they hope not only to repeat this but also to be
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able to expand it. “We have a lot of ideas for making this event even bigger. We really want this to become something that students look forward to every semester,� he said. The WCBB will play about 35 games during the regular season and then travel to the National Intercollegiate Championship at the University of Illinois. The team said they want to improve themselves and their skills during trips to the Final Four, which they have reached the past two years, and aim to compete in the men’s championship game this season. “Most people that I talk to think our guys are favored to go pretty far this year,� Hardin said. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see our guys for a championship this year.� Hardin encouraged fans that have not witnessed to wheelchair basketball to come out Thursday and check out the team for themselves. “If they haven’t seen basketball before, people will be surprised with how athletic our players are,� Hardin said. “Our guys and our girls are some of the best athletes on campus.�
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Continued from page 1 Brown said although the topic is a tough one to talk about, it is important to continue to do so. “Many people don’t realize how many people are affected by domestic violence,” she said. Alabama ranked second in the nation in the rate of women killed by men, according to a study released last month by the Violence Policy Center. Further statistics showed that one in four women experience domestic violence in their lifetimes, according to a press release from Alpha Chi Omega. Jeremiah Knight, the director of customer service for Verizon in Huntsville, Ala., said he and Verizon were pleased to partner with the event to raise awareness of domestic violence. He also spoke about HopeLine, Verizon’s program through which users donate cell phones they no longer use
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“Some overrides were given by well-intentioned staff who thought that the capacity for the classrooms had not been reached when in fact it had,” said University Registrar Michael George. “In each case, the classroom capacity was exceeded by mistake. These problems were resolved expeditiously either by moving the classes to larger classrooms or asking students to move to a different section that still had seats available.” However, even though the student body has increased drastically, the student-to-teacher ratio in 2006 of 19:1 was the same five years later in 2010. Due to good planning and execution, the University has been able to maintain the relatively low class-
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Wishing to diffuse the situation, Guenther confronted some of the students about their behavior. “I decided I would inform the group of students from which the verbal harassment seemed to originate about the possible repercussions of their behavior,” he said. “I walked over to the front of Paty – with two student residents of Mallet to serve as witnesses – to where that group was sitting, introduced myself as a faculty member and faculty-in-residence for the Mallet Assembly, and explained that their actions could be interpreted as creating a hostile environment for students and a hostile work environment for myself.” Guenther also informed students that such behavior could result in either the University Police or Student Affairs becoming involved in the situation. After talking with the residents of Paty Hall, the Mallet Assembly sign was stolen, Guenther said. A Mallet officer who tried to stop the theft was struck by a pickup truck at a low
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to them to be refurbished or recycled. The phones are then turned around and given to domestic violence centers. Since 2001, Verizon has raised about $8 million for HopeLine, he said. Knight announced the University would show a movie in the Ferg Theater on Nov. 14 entitled, “Telling Amy’s Story,” a documentary about a former Penn State student killed as a result of domestic violence. “We want as many people
as possible to know the signs of domestic violence,” he said. “Oftentimes, we may know someone who is experiencing this and fail to act. Events such as this one will help everyone be able to identify some of domestic violence’s warning signs and find the courage to act. “It’s all about getting excited and having fun, but to also realize that to walk a mile in her shoes is not so much fun,” he said.
Supporters of the march argue that discriminatory acts such as these impede students’ pursuit of education and growth at the University. The Black Faculty and Staff Association confirmed this assertion in an issued statement, saying that the display of such prejudices “perpetuates an unwelcoming and hostile campus environment.” “This is not an isolated problem,” Spectrum President Lauren Jacobs said. “This is not just about racism. There are problems with homophobia, sexism and other forms of discrimination.” Adrienne McCollum, president of SWACA, said the best way to begin addressing the issue of discrimination at the University was to bring awareness to the campus community through meaningful demonstration.
room ratio, said Judy Bonner, executive vice president and provost. “As part of our plan to accommodate the larger student body, we had the capacity to grow without the addition of any new classrooms by simply improving our classroom utilization,” Bonner said. Since this situational accommodation, smaller classes seem to fell the burden and uncomfortable atmosphere of overcrowding more directly than larger classes. Smaller classes must find the space and seating to serve their students. “Some classes contain a random assortment of seating arrangements to fit the number of students,” Treece said. “Many times classes feel claustrophobic and tend to create an awkward proximity between students.” By contrast, some professors have noticed that, although
the student population at has increased, their classrooms are less crowded due to departmental maneuvering. “Class enrollment has indeed increased over the past several years, commensurate with the student growth at UA,” biology professor Kim Caldwell said. “However, to accommodate for this, the Department of Biological Sciences now offers more sections of each class so that all students who want to take the course have an experience that is not overcrowded in our auditorium. In general, our department has opened more sections of several of our core curriculum courses to accommodate student growth.” Unfortunately, some professors notice that overcrowding is not an important issue because of a decrease in student involvement throughout the year. Anthropology profes-
sor Elizabeth Cooper said she believes her classroom might feel uncomfortable if students attended class regularly. “If students were as enthusiastic about class attendance as they were at the beginning of the semester, overcrowding may be more of a problem in my class than it is in reality,” Cooper said. If students are still uncomfortable with the crowding of classrooms, office associate for the Honors College Yolanda Williams reminds students that with an average student-toteacher ratio of 15:1, the Honors College is a great way to avoid the stresses that overcrowding can cause. “In the Honors College, classes tend to be much smaller compared to their non-Honors equivalents,” Williams said. “We offer students a more individual approach to learning that is hard to find in other classes.”
speed. Also, two other residents of Mallet Assembly were physically harassed. As a member of the Mallet Assembly, Guenther said he is angered by the hate shown by some students toward the Assembly, but is unsure of their motivation. “At times I get quite angry because I identify with Mallet, its residents and its officers,” Guenther said. “On the other hand, I wonder if the students engaging in harassing language and behavior fully comprehend what they are doing.” Guenther said he believes the University has a responsibility to educate students about the dangers of hate speech. “As an institution, I personally believe that UA has an obligation to educate students about what harassment and assault look like and the repercussions that engaging in acts of harassment and assault can have in the professional world,” he said. As a recipient of hate speech, Guenther advises those who would use derogatory terms against a minority of any sort to think twice before doing so. “Before using any word as a pejorative or spouting any
derogatory term for a racial, religious or sexual minority or person or group with any other legally protected status, realize that a person representing any one of those groups could be in your presence,” Guenther said. “Or, you could simply remember this age old adage: Love thy neighbor as thyself.” University faculty and leaders of campus organizations expressed disgust for hate speech targeting the Mallet Assembly. “I am appalled at this behavior and hope that we can locate the students who are engaging in creating an unsafe environment for our students, faculty, and staff,” said Joshua Burford, president of the Capstone Alliance, the University’s professional organization for LGBTQ faculty and staff. Many challenges remain for the University in solving the problem of hate speech against all minority groups, said Meredith Bagley, who teaches at the University and is part of the Capstone Alliance, Safe Zone and Spectrum. “The University clearly has stern challenges around racebased hate speech on this cam-
pus,” Bagley said. “However, we know that hate does not discriminate and thus our responses and awareness need to include the wide range of unfortunate and ugly actions taken by bigoted people.”
“Everybody needs to come together, help raise awareness, and show that discrimination on any grounds is not acceptable,” she said. Jacobs suggested taking the solution one step further. She proposed the creation of a forum to open up a dialogue on why these events occur and facilitate better understanding between students. Both Jacobs and McCollum encouraged anyone interested in marching to come join in the demonstration. Poster-making meetings were held in the evening on Sunday and Monday to get students involved early. Marchers will meet at the Malone-Hood Plaza at 11:30 to get ready and distribute signs before the march begins at noon. “The whole purpose of this march is inclusion,” McCollum said. “We encourage all students to come out and show support
for making this happen, even if they’re not part of a minority group. Having everyone walking with us will speak volumes and show that people really care.” McCollum emphasized that the march was not an effort to bash the UA administration or the student body, but rather to publicly address the issue, a sentiment shared by Hudson. “It should be stressed that UA is not a bad campus,” he said. “However, there are a number of individuals who refuse to acknowledge the issues and help build a more inclusive campus.” Organizers predict the march will mark the first steps down the road toward a more accepting Capstone community. “I believe that we can create a more harmonious campus environment,” McCollum said, “and the creation of that environment starts this Wednesday.”
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Immigration bill crosses line By Brad Tipper
A week ago, the Tuscaloosa News printed an article titled, “Immigrants fearing deportation make plans for kids.” My first thought was that the title was merely stating the obvious. Wasn’t this “fear” that is being felt by members of our community, though maybe not legal, the purpose of HB-56? What this article did illustrate was that this bill’s effects are widespread across our state, and not just as simple as ensuring that illegal immigrants are brought to “justice.” I am an advocate of initiatives that decrease and/or completely stop illegal immigration, so in that aspect I do agree with our state’s commitment toward enforcing federal laws against illegal immigration. But this bill steps over the line. MCT Campus
Hostility in block seating appalling By Ryan Davis
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{ YOUR VIEW } WEB COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO “PATRICK FOR MACHINE PRESIDENT” “Along with all the out-of-state and high test score students, the reaction to this article indicates Alabama has been recruiting a whole horde of students deficient in satire.” — David Smith
“There is a time and place for everything and this is clearly not the time or place… The racial vandalizations, slurs, and isolated incidents were never properly handled and the campus is going to continue to go in a (downward) spiral if things do not change immediately!” — Shannon Harris
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As a former member of the Million Dollar Band, I’ve experienced some hostile football environments. The 2008 Tide game in Death Valley was Nick Saban’s first time visiting LSU as Alabama’s head coach. Reportedly, some LSU faithful would spit before and after they mentioned his name. I counted over 200 middle fingers between entering campus and arriving at the stadium, and the MDB had to walk into the stadium through a police barricade due to the hostility of the fans. Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium, Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium and Georgia’s Sanford Stadium all factor into my hostile environments list. However, while LSU ’08 easily ranks first among my experiences of hostility and loathing, second place on my list might surprise you. Bryant-Denny. As an MBA student, I enjoy the privilege of sitting in the MBA block section, which is located next to Pi Kappa Alpha’s seating section. Now, due to some unusual circumstances, I was later than normal in arriving at the stadium for the Vanderbilt game, and due to my section being full, I sat on the edge of the Pi Kappa Alpha block. Of course, this was after confirming with stadium staff that all sections were fair game for seating 45 minutes before kick-off. As expected, a flood of pledges and their dates converged upon the section about 20 minutes before kick off, and some inebriated red-headed step child of a pledge pointed me out and demanded that I leave his section.
My friends and I responded calmly that, per block seating rules, we were within our rights to remain in the section, and that we weren’t moving. If he had a problem, he could consult with the police or Gameday staff and ultimately learn that we were right in our stance. I was utterly shocked (sarcasm) to discover that this civil alternative was not the preferred course of action for this fine young and upstanding pledge. Instead, he response was as follows: “Well, if you want to stay, then that’s on you. You probably won’t enjoy it. Don’t be surprised if you end up with spit on your back or your face.” Another fraternity “nicely” warned me that I would probably be infuriated, if not humiliated, by the time the game ended. Now, I’ve dealt with senses of entitlement, but this was ridiculous. I am unsure of how a young college student here gains the foolish gall to blatantly threaten other students at a game in which we are all present to support an athletic team…about a seat. He pushed my girlfriend before leaving to find his big brother, and I somehow managed to control myself in telling him to get away from us rather than taking violent measures. Over the next ten minutes, we were approached by an older Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity brother, a Homecoming Committee member and organizer (who said we should move because he hadn’t slept all weekend and he was late due to being at the President’s Mansion, like we were supposed to just give up our seats for his large, sweaty pleasure), and heard numerous sorority girls screaming lines regarding “f-ing GDIs” needing to leave.
We also noticed an SGA officer wearing his nametag while pouring alcohol from a disposable flask into a pledge’s cup. Fortunately, as we directed each of these hostile, overly entitled students to the stadium staff, they each were reminded of block seating regulations and given no choice but to let us be. Our fine red-headed friend did return a few more times, attempting to force us to leave. Ultimately, everything turned out fine. After all, the section was empty after halftime, as it always is. Life just has so many ironies. I won’t bore the student body or further arouse emotions by using this experience as a springboard to argue about the hypocrisy and stupidity of block seating. That argument has been made, and is probably pointless to perpetuate. However, I am appalled at the uninformed hostility that fellow Alabama students so easily display toward fellow students, over seating, in spite of our being in compliance with block seating rules. Fraternities and sororities, if you are going to champion your undeserved special sections, inform yourselves on how they work. Try to make sure your pledges come just a few minutes earlier to the games if they want to sit down. Don’t make a pledge enforce attendance in your seating sections. Finally, to my fellow GDIs, go sit in your favorite fraternity’s section. Just wait until 45 minutes before kick off and go camp out. They probably won’t be there to stop you when you get there and they’ll only be at the game for about an hour anyway. Ryan Davis is an MBA student.
A PR lesson for the Capstone By Wesley Vaughn @WesleyVaughn As a public relations major, I feel it necessary to inform the Capstone about the purpose and practice of proper public relations in light of the University’s recent decisions regarding its legally questionable use of FERPA, President Witt’s cookie-cutter racial incident email and any other passive maneuvering in recent history. The Office of University Relations handles public relations for the University, and its goals are listed on its website’s home page. Here are the two that stood out for me: “To strengthen the sense of community, connection and loyalty between UA and its key stakeholders.” “To increase the value that key stakeholders place on the ways UA fulfills its mission of teaching, research and service.” Those sound pretty great, right? Assuming that students do count as “key stakeholders,” that is. If not, the University’s lack of student acknowledgement makes absolute sense. As administrators love to say, though, it’s like this everywhere. To prove them wrong, I set out to find a higher education institution that strived to involve students as much as possible. The rampant cynicism on campus led me to believe that I would have to scour the entire country for just one school that fulfills my insatiable optimism. Capstonians, I am glad to report that I found such a place. Thousands and thousands of feet away from the University of Alabama sits Birmingham-
Southern College, our state’s proverbial and literal college on a hilltop. In a letter to Inside Higher Ed, BSC’s president wrote, “Caring for students, faculty, staff, and alumni cannot be simply sending out monthly missives on the state of the college or university.” But, BSC is still licking its wounds after an embarrassing and costly financial crisis. There is no way its president has enough time to actually show he cares. Let me guess, he walks around campus and talks to everyone? Fat chance. He continued, “I spend at least two hours a day walking the campus, visiting classrooms, eating in the cafeteria, attending sports practices and events, and simply talking to students, faculty and staff.” Excuse me as I eat crow. This guy must be some radical hippie taking over a distressed liberal arts college, right? Wrong. Gen. Charles Krulak, a 35-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and former member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was named president of the college this past March. I know that Krulak is still in his
honeymoon period, and I know that Birmingham-Southern was looking for anyone to lift it out of its sorrow, but until his hiring afterglow wears off, we won’t know how successful he is in upholding his promises. I’m not even asking for or expecting that degree of commitment. I’m asking for actions beyond failed meetings with fraternity presidents, temporary discussions with campus leaders and manhandling of the student government. For his relative inexperience, Krulak recognized a PR problem and has sought to mend it. He may fall short of the lofty expectations he has erected, but at least he set out lofty expectations in the first place. Even if he fails, he should gain the respect of students on the way. He has already attracted rave reviews in the BSC student newspaper. I have to assume that is one of the ultimate goals of all university presidents – unless, of course, a university president disparages the student newspaper and refuses to meet with its editors. Good call, President Witt and media relations. Because, as no PR professionals or textbooks will tell you, all good PR campaigns are run without the help of media outlets. Although irritated students will graduate, their opinions will not. Until the administration and university relations accept their PR mistakes, one of the top PR programs in the nation will ironically sit a block away. Wesley Vaughn is a senior majoring in public relations and political science. His column runs on Wednesday.
—Brad Tipper
With the current state of the American economy, it is completely understandable for citizens and lawmakers alike to not want to provide for people who are not legal citizens of our country. This is an idea I not only understand, but also agree with. It is a ridiculous concept that a nation in as much debt as we are at the moment should be expected to pump out money in the direction of illegal aliens. But what about the other side of it? As so many have used as a defense, it is true that in many cases illegal immigrants who work in jobs in our community do not pay taxes directly out of their paycheck, there are other areas where they must be subjected to the same standards as legal citizens. Sales and property taxes, which bring the most amount of revenue to the state, are still obviously paid no matter if you’re in our state legally or illegally. So what happens if 4 percent of a state’s population is no longer here to pay the two taxes that bring the most amount of revenue to the state? You don’t have to be an economics major to understand that the amount of money coming in from both of these taxes drops substantially as a result. This economic effect is not even including the massive hit that the agriculture, landscaping, food service, maintenance, and construction fields have taken due to workers not showing up to work, and the boycotts in these industries that have taken place in reaction to the bill. But the social impact that comes along with this bill is the most concerning aspect. Though last week a federal court struck down the parts that were the most unsettling, including the requirement for state officials to check the immigration status of students in public schools, the underlying social effects are still evident. Parents, concerned about the possibility of being forced to no longer live in our country, must make plans and arrange legal documents to allow friends and family to take custody of their children who are considered legal residents because they were born here. This problem arises only because parents want their children to have a better life, the life in which they were seeking in coming to our great country. This law forces many to worry about the future of not only themselves, but their own children’s as well. There are other social implications from this bill. Victims of crimes are now hesitant to go to the authorities because of the fear of being deported by simply reporting the crime. No matter a person’s legal status, they should not be afraid to approach the police about a crime in which they were the victims in the state of Alabama. I am an advocate of initiatives that decrease and/or completely stop illegal immigration, so in that aspect I do agree with our state’s commitment toward enforcing federal laws against illegal immigration. But this bill steps over the line. As a nation built on strong morals and freedom, I do not believe we as Americans can support laws that encourage racial profiling and instill fear into the daily lives of individuals who simply wish to build a better life for themselves and their families. In the end, this bill has mostly only inspired negative responses from across the nation, including appeals of the law from numerous bodies including religious groups, civil rights groups, the Mexican government and our own federal government. Is the social, economic and legal implications of this bill really worth having the toughest immigration law in the nation?
Brad Tipper is a sophomore majoring in political science and economics. His column runs biweekly on Wednesdays.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Matthews Elementary School needs help By Meghan Brantley
I am writing this letter to address my concerns with Matthews Elementary, a public school in Tuscaloosa. Due to lack of funds and awareness, the elementary school is unable to supply its students with the proper supplies and help they need. After the April 27 tornado, Matthews Elementary lost many supplies and need help replenishing their funds. I worry that without help in raising awareness, the students at Matthews Elementary will not be able to prosper and get a proper education. I want to thank Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority for holding a book drive for Matthews Elementary and sending supplies to the school earlier this year. This support is a positive thing because other chapters of Kappa Kappa Gamma around the world are supporting public schools in the same way. Providing more information to University of Alabama students will help raise awareness for Matthews Elementary. I believe that by raising awareness for Matthews Elementary, the community will be able to gather the supplies needed and make the school a place for children to receive a proper education.
Meghan Brantley is a freshman majoring in business.
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Halloween has Black Metal : The most evil genre a storied history
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Black metal is full of these clowns.
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Halloween has changed since University of Alabama students were in elementary school. Bobbing for apples and trading collected candies are activities of the past, replaced by standing over kegs and migrating from costume party to costume party. In the haze of beer and revealing costumes, the holiday has lost some of its mysticism. In the interest of revitalizing some of that spooky awe, here’s a brief history of Oct. 31. Most believe Halloween has its roots in the United Kingdom where, around 2000 years ago, the Celts celebrated their festival of Samhain. Marking the beginning of the Celtic New Year, Nov. 1 officially brought an end to the harvest season and the start to a winter marred with cold, darkness and death. The origins of our Halloween are associated with the party beforehand. On the Celtic New Year’s Eve, Oct. 31, the dead were thought to return to Earth. People danced, crossdressed, told fortunes, pulled pranks and built bonfires whose embers were transported in hollowed-out turnips (the first Jack O’Lanterns) all in the name of aiding the good spirits and blocking the bad. Then, the Romans came, and with the Romans, naturally, came their parties. During their 400 years of ruling over Celtic lands, the empire incorporated two of their own festivals with
Samhain. One festival, Feralia, was a day in late October on which the Romans celebrated the dead. The other festival honors Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruitful abundance. Pomona’s symbol is an apple, and combining her festival with Samhain may explain today’s tradition of “bobbing” for apples. As Christianity spread throughout the empire, new traditions clashed with old ones. All Saints Day, a Catholic holiday celebrating the saints, originally held on May 13, was moved to Nov. 1 in an attempt to draw attention away from the Pagan religions. Eventually, the Church made Nov. 2 All Souls Day, also known as AllHallows. The night before AllHallows, originally Samhain, became known as All-Hallows Eve and, ultimately, Halloween. As Protestants colonized America in the 18th century, harvest festivals became common. European cultures meshed with Native American spiritualism as Colonial Halloween festivities included tomfoolery and ghost stories. Eventually, the arrival of the Irish in the mid-nineteenth century helped to make the festival a national event. The Irish also brought their fall custom of dressing in costume and going door-to-door asking for money and food. This tradition eventually became trick-or-treating. Recently, Halloween has become more conservative. When the baby-boomers were children, the holiday had rid itself of spiritual overtones, replacing them with Snickers.
Take a nice, long look at those two clowns pictured with this article. What questions immediately come to mind? I’ll go ahead and answer the big three: 1. Yes, they are in fact wearing bullet belts, 2. No, this is not KISS and 3. Sorry, but I really have no idea if they were serious in this or not (though I hope they were). If you can truly view these individuals and think to yourself, “Hey, I could totally take something, anything these guys do seriously,” then you are a better man than I. With the best and most evil of holidays approaching rapidly, I introduce you to the most evil of metals: the black metal. Black metal as it is known today was born in the dungeons (moms’ basements) of Scandinavia in the late 80s as bands like Norway’s Darkthrone, Immortal and Mayhem began taking the influences of 80s speed and thrash metal bands and morphing them into a grim, cold and entirely unique form. This new subgenre of metal is now known today by its extreme primitiveness and minimalism as well as its overbearing abrasiveness and bleakness. Another token characteristic of the genre is the propensity of the musicians to make the production of the music sound as ungodly awful as possible. Despite having such a distinct, polarizing sound, most of black metal’s international recognition stems from its often Satanic lyrical content and the genre’s notorious beginnings in the Norway black metal scene. In Norway, early pioneers of the style held
Submitted Photo staunch nationalistic and highly anti-Christian ideologies. Black metal fanatics, including both major musicians and fans alike, participated in over fifty church burnings during the genre’s peak years from 1992 to 1996, but that doesn’t even cover half of the bizarre, disturbing occurrences of this time. However, if I had to pick one particular story that encompasses everything this movement was at the time, it’d definitely be this one about a little band called Mayhem. Mayhem formed in 1984 in Oslo, Norway, with their original vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin, or “Dead,” as he was known by band mates and fans. In 1991, Dead committed suicide in “an old house in the forest” that the band was residing in at the time. When fellow band mate Euronymous found Dead…well, dead, he then proceeded to take pictures of the scene. Rumors
abound that the band made a stew out of pieces of Dead’s brain, and the band themselves claim that necklaces were made out of pieces of his skull. Two years later, Euronymous was stabbed to death by a former band mate. Somehow this band still exists with only one remaining original member that’s not murdered or a murderer. Whether that lighthearted anecdote piqued your interest or revolted you, you’d be hardpressed finding a more dividing, cold and haunting genre of music than black metal. I realize none of that sounds very appealing (at all) and it certainly isn’t easy listening, but when you’re trying to figure out what to listen to on a cloudless, full-moon October night, you might just reach for Darkthrone’s “Transylvanian Hunger” over the Misfits or Screamin’ Jay or whatever people listen to for Halloween.
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The Alabama Symphonic Band will be playing their first of four concerts of the year this Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Moody concert hall; the concert is free and open to the public. The Symphonic Band is a wind ensemble, much like an orchestra with added instruments such as trumpets and the like. Each musician plays more as a soloist within a large group, like a track and field athlete in the Olympics. This band, under the instruction of Randall Coleman, the associate director of bands for the University of Alabama, and Adam Dalton will be performing pieces by legendary march composer John Phillip Sousa and Ryan George. “It will appeal to everybody,”
• What: Alabama Symphonic Band concert • Where: Moody Music Building • When: Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. • Cost: Free Adam Bearden, a trumpet player for the symphonic band, said. Bearden, a junior majoring in music education, has been in the symphonic band for three years but has played the trumpet for much longer, 10 years to be exact. The band practices twice a week, on Mondays and Wednesdays. “It’s really something we
can’t pull off,” Bearden said. After performing for three years, Bearden no longer gets nervous, just anticipatory. “I’m just ready to get out there and play music,” he said. His favorite piece of the performance is either Sousa’s “Nobles of the Mystic Shrine” or “Hymn To The Infinite Sky” by Satoshi Yagisawa. A trumpet player, Bearden enjoys Sousa because it is “quintessential trumpet playing”. “Melodies allow for bolder statements, but also softer, more melodical musical passages,” he said. Whatever they play, Bearden and the other band members, are confident in their repertoire under the guidance of Mr. Coleman. “He is an excellent model for the music education majors in the ensemble,” he said.
Team keeps energy up in midseason By Laura Owens Senior Sports Reporter lkowens@crimson.ua.edu @laurako_O The Tennessee game is Alabama’s last before its bye week, and it’s typically around this time in the season that the team can start to look sluggish. However, senior center William Vlachos said the team’s energy level has been really great so far in practice this week. “It’s been really good,� he said. “It’s been really spirited. This time of the year, you kind of have to make a conscious effort to make sure it is like that because it gets a little monotonous in this time of the year, when you’ve been practicing for a while, and everybody’s a little nicked up, but I think the energy level has been exceptional. We’ve got to continue that until Saturday.� Last season in particular, when six teams had a bye week before playing Alabama, it began to wear on the team, with three of those six teams winning the game. “Last year, we lost some games in this stretch, in this part of the year, so I think we’re conscious of that. Also, when you watch the film, yeah you score 52 points and rush for 389 yards, but you also see about 200 yards out there that you missed as an offense. We’re hungry right now.�
Approaching the record Sophomore quarterback AJ McCarron has been shaking up the usual role of an Alabama quarterback. While most Crimson Tide quarterbacks are referred to as game managers, McCarron is also a playmaker. The sophomore has gone six games and 151 passes without an interception, a record that is third best in school history.
The longest streak is 190 passes set by Brodie Croyle, and second place is held by Jay Barker. McCarron has just surpassed the most recent quarterback to graduate, Greg McElroy, whose record was 149 passes. For the receivers, they’ve been playing a big role in this season, with McCarron’s ability to thread the needle and see downfield. Senior wide receiver Brandon Gibson, who got his first career touchdown reception Saturday against Ole Miss, said McCarron will continue to improve in his next few years with the Tide. “He’s going to be a great quarterback,� he said. “He’s going to develop a lot more this year and even next year. If he keeps coming in with the same work ethic, the same attitude, he’s going to be a great quarterback for us.�
High school rivalries In high school, Gibson and McCarron played for rival high schools in Mobile, with Gibson playing at UMSWright and McCarron at St. Paul’s Episcopal School. Gibson said they never hated each other, just the other’s school. “We had two schools on the same street, so it was a lot of fun,� he said. “It was pretty competitive. We all grew up in park football leagues. Back at home in Mobile, I need to go see those guys and wish them good luck because it’s definitely a lot of fun playing against St. Paul’s.� He said that rivalry is comparable to the AlabamaTennessee rivalry. “It’s a big rivalry game,� Gibson said. “We’re taking everything really seriously this week, focusing on the things that we’ve got to have for this week and not looking ahead.�
Tight ends run through drills during practice Tuesday afternoon.
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CW | Margo Smith Linebacker CJ Moseley returns to practice after suffering an elbow injury earlier this season.
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Bama faces big weekend By Miranda Murphy Sports Reporter The Alabama women’s soccer team will face Southeastern Conference opponents Tennessee and Georgia this weekend. “These teams are ranked higher than us, so it’s a great opportunity for our team,” head coach Todd Bramble said. “We’re pretty excited.” The weekend games may decide the fate of the Crimson Tide and their advancement in the SEC tournament. “These games will either make us or break us,” Bramble said. The top eight teams in the SEC overall will advance to the SEC Tournament. The Tide is currently ranked third in the SEC West and will go into the weekend with a 2-5-1 SEC record and a 7-7-2 record overall. Tennessee (12-4-0, 5-3-0 SEC) is currently ranked fourth in the SEC East and 26th overall. Georgia (12-4-0, 6-2-0 SEC) is currently ranked second in the SEC East and 46th overall. “These games are not only important to the rankings, but also so we can get a good 90- minute game under our belt,” senior goalkeeper Justine Bernier said. “It’s going to be huge for us to start out strong and finish strong.” The Tide split its last two games with a win against Arkansas 3-0 and a loss against LSU 2-0.
Lindsey Sillers breaks away from LSU defenders. Alabama is currently 7-7-2 overall.
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Bernier said the team needs to have the mentality to give the games their all this weekend. “We need to keep competing no matter what happens,” Bernier said. “If we go into the game thinking we are going to compete in every play, then at the end of the game we’re going to be really happy with the results.” Bramble said the team is not changing a lot, but they’re working on gaining scoring chances for the upcoming games. “We’ve been doing good this season,” Bramble said. “We just
need to work on scoring some more goals.” The Tide will play the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers at home on Thursday, Oct. 20, and then the team will travel to Athens, Ga., to face the University of Georgia Bulldogs on Sunday, Oct. 23. “Playing Tennessee at home is going to be huge because we have an amazing support system at home and amazing fans that come out,” Bernier said. “It’s going to be a really good weekend.”
Tide regains Fitterer By Morgan Upton Contributing Writer The University of Alabama will continue conference play this weekend on the road against LSU and Arkansas. The Crimson Tide is hopeful to have junior Kayla Fitterer back into the lineup. Fitterer has been out of the lineup for the past four matches nursing pains in her lower abdomen. Fitterer almost played during last weekend’s matches, but said she wasn’t fully healthy. Now at 100 percent, Fitterer is ready to get on the court. “I’m excited to get back in there,” Fitterer said. “I haven’t sat out for four games in a row, that I can remember, since freshman year maybe. It’s hard being on the sidelines when you’re used to playing and starting, so I’m just excited to get back in there and help out the team.” Fitterer produced almost one-third of Alabama’s offense. Without its go-to player, the Tide had to make adjustments. Head coach Ed Allen said having Fitterer back in the lineup would be a great benefit to the team. “We’re adding someone who clearly makes us better offensively,” Allen said. “We began a season leaning on her too much and now we’ve learned to not lean on her at all. We’ve grown accustomed to playing without her, so anything we get from
CW | Pete Pajor Leigh Moyer prepares to spike the ball against Alabama A&M on Oct. 4th, 2011. her is going to be a bonus.” Many of the Tide’s players stepped up during Fitterer’s absence, and with everyone’s role increased, Allen expects a stronger team. “Our team has had to grow the past two weeks without her,” Allen said. “I think we should be a better team than we were before she got hurt.” Alabama will travel to Baton Rouge to take on the Tigers Friday night at 7 p.m. The team will then head to Fayetteville to compete against the Razorbacks on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. This is the second time these teams will face off against each other. “They came here so we know how they play and what we can
do to win,” Fitterer said. “We need to focus on what we can to do and me getting back into the lineup and just practicing as a whole team right now.” Allen said consistency would continue to be a main point for the weekend, saying the first matchup against LSU and Arkansas were wins they should have picked up. “We had sets get away from us that we had sizable leads in,” Allen said. “So, we have to do a much better job of playing consistently through points 1-25 and not just 1-20. That’s our biggest issue, closing out sets in the final five points.” Alabama will return to Foster Auditorium to host Georgia on Oct. 28 and Auburn on Oct. 30.
MEN’S TENNIS
Regional Championships present challenges, chance for redemption By Chad Troyan Contributing Writer
they will compete against LSU, Auburn, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Tulane among other Alabama’s Men’s Tennis team schools. Head Coach Bill Pate acknowlhas been training hard since its mediocre performance at edged that their performance at the All-American Main Draw the All American Main Draw was in Tulsa, Okla. The men will not their best performance, but be traveling to compete in the also was not their worst. Pate said that despite their perUSTA/ITA Southern Regional Championships in Auburn where formance at their last matches, he
still believes they have a chance to do well. Pate said he expects a lot from junior Jarryd Botha and senior Ricky Doverspike, but said they are very close to where they need to be. “We’re still trying to figure out doubles combinations,” Pate said. Pate said when competing in the Southern Regional Championship he will approach
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practice the same way he would for any other event. “It may be a greater opportunity and have greater rewards, but we look for the same things as any other performance.” Jarryd Botha said everything comes down to what they can do, not what their opponents do. “You can only control what you control,” Botha said.
Botha is coming off a consolation finals defeat in the AllAmerican Main Draw and has been training ever since. “I’ve been focusing more on the mental part,” Botha said. “I’ve been more consistent as well.” Botha said the team’s key strengths in upcoming matches include solid chemistry and good fitness.
“I think we have a very physical fit team,” Botha said. Botha said he has high expectations for the Tide, adding that he would not rule out the possibilities of some upsets happening this weekend. “We’ve been very close a number of times,” Botha said. “I think there will be upsets this weekend.”
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