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SGA debates code of ethics All three branches of the SGA convene to discuss a code to monitor activity

By Stephen Nathaniel Dethrage Assistant News Editor sndethrage@crimson.ua.edu Th e S e n at e Ethics Committee met Wednesday night to discuss the creation of a code of ethics for the University of Alabama’s Student G ov e r n m e n t Administration.

The group, which consisted of members of all three branches of student government, said there was a problem because no code of ethics currently exists for the SGA. After discussion, the group decided to begin drafting a code of ethics that was a standalone document from their constitution and their code of laws.

“We should have the ethics code, which kind of outlines what are the principles and core beliefs of the SGA, and more of a separate, more judicial, internal code that describes the violations and how to deal with them,” said Ryan Flamerich, SGA speaker of the Senate.

David Wilson, SGA vice president of student affairs,

“When I think of a code of ethics, I think of moral guidelines. It does not need to cover procedures; it needs to cover guidelines.”

— David Wilson, SGA vice president of student affairs said he agreed that a code was necessary, but the procedures for violations of SGA code of laws should be outlined in a different document.

“When I think of a code of ethics, I think of moral guidelines,” Wilson said. “It does not need to cover procedures; it needs to cover guidelines.”

“Last month, with the investigation into the manipulation of First Year Council applications, the SGA experienced a situation where a strong, well-written ethics chapter would have been most useful in delineating how the SGA should handle an investigation,” SGA Attorney General David Simpson said in a press release.

See ETHICS, page 6

Music professor, arts critic to be memorialized

By Alexandra Ellsworth Senior Staff Reporter amellsworth@crimson.ua.edu The School of Music will honor the passing of music professor Frederic Goossen with a free memorial concert featuring some of his most significant compositions Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Concert Hall of Moody Music Building.

Goossen joined the music faculty of the University in 1958 and retired from the University in 1996. During his tenure at Alabama, Goossen taught all aspects of musical composition and theory and served for 25 years as director of graduate studies in music.

Goossen died this summer at the age of 83. Music professor Scott Bridges said this concert will be a celebration of Goossen’s life and a way for people to say goodbye, since Goossen did not have a funeral.

“People like Goossen are rare, maybe even very rare,” Bridges said. “He was a special person.”

Performances of Goossen’s music at the memorial will serve as an opportunity to celebrate his life through music.

All of the music that will be performed will be Goossen’s original work, and four or five people will speak about his life and impact.

“But he was not simply a composer,” Bridges said. “He was a board member, a scholar, and many other things. He truly wore a lot of different hats.” le this

Students meet outside Foster Auditorium to protest intolerance

By Sydney Newman Contributing Writer

— Kimberly Mosher, Not Isolated March particiapant it is time to make a statement about the campus and the type of collegiate environment it fosters.

Hudson also said the march was about building alliances by fostering a culture of inclusiveness, while erasing intolerance experienced by members of the student body, as well as to emphasize that the use of derogatory language and similar intolerable incidents directed at students are not isolated.

Before the march began, Brianna Darby, secretary of SWACA, said she learned of the incidences that have occurred on campus once she joined the association and was surprised that this type of behavior is still in existence today.

See MARCH, page 8

Renovation not always best value

By William Evans Senior Staff Reporter wjevans@crimson.ua.edu

FREDERIC GOOSEN

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• What: Memorial Concert for Frederic Goosen

• Where: Concert Hall of Moody Music Building

• When: Sunday at 7 p.m.

• Cost: Free Osiris Molina, professor of clarinet, said Goossen’s music theory and composition students held him in very high regard. Molina will perform a piece on the clarinet that Goossen wrote for him. This was the last piece Goossen ever wrote, and the memorial concert will be its debut.

“He cared about his students,” Molina said. “He put teaching first, and he was a true artistic spirit.”

See GOOSEN, page 12

The buildings on this campus illustrate a story of a university that has evolved from a military school to a bastion of segregation, and now, to a modern research-oriented institution.

The University preserves the buildings that have withstood the test of time so as to lend an aura of tradition to the campus, but that policy is in stark contrast to its treatment of the older residence halls that are perceived as expendable due to

their lack of historical or architectural significance.

“If a building is historically significant or has great architectural impact to the campus, we certainly look to restore those types of buildings,” said Dan Wolfe, University planner. “Rose Towers obviously wouldn’t fall into that category.”

With the student body surpassing 30,000, living space for students is a chief consideration in designing the campus Submitted Photo master plan.

Russell Hall, one of the older buildings on campus, is set to get a See BUILDINGS, page 5 facelift due to its worn exterior.

HB 56 law impacts international students on campus

By Matt Mecoli and Rich Robinson The Crimson White In light of Alabama’s new immigration law, Capstone International recently sent out an announcement with its email newsletter to international students reminding them of the importance of carrying their passports and other documentation related to their immigration statuses, especially because of the sections of the law that allow law enforcement officers to stop individuals if “a reasonable suspicion”

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“Where I am from, this isn’t an issue.

It just isn’t acceptable anymore.”

A group of students and faculty assembled outside Foster Auditorium to hold a peaceful protest march from the MaloneHood Plaza to the Ferguson Center Plaza on Wednesday. The protesters represented numerous campus organizations, ethnicities and backgrounds from the University of Alabama campus.

Sean Hudson, the director of public relations for the Social Work Association of Cultural Awareness, said the Not Isolated March was planned in response to recent events on campus that have led members of SWACA and the other cosponsoring organizations to believe

international students,” said Lingxuan Liu, a student from China in the English Language Institute.

At yesterday’s Exotic Food Exchange in B.B. Comer Hall, Philemon Kirlles, an international student and senior in New — Ana Skelton, College, said, “What they’re doing with UA Spanish professor immigration laws is important. They aren’t wrong. If I were in my Egypt, my exists that the person is in the country country, I would want the same thing.

When you have 3.5 million homeless illegally.

International students have had nota- in the streets, like you do here, you need the jobs.” bly mixed reactions.

“I don’t think it is a good law, because there may be greater limitations for See HB 56, page 2

“Just like in any bad situation, people show their good sides, and a lot of people are coming out to defend those that cannot defend themselves.”

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Netanyahu before he was reunited with his family. Military footage showed him hugging his father, Naom Shalit.

A medical exam found the freed soldier to be in good health but weak and underweight. He was expected to undergo more tests before returning to his northern Israel home in Mitzpe Hila.

The family has requested privacy in the coming weeks as their son adjusts

Continued from page 1 Ana Skelton, a Spanish teacher who is originally from Brazil, is strongly against the law.

“Just like in any bad situation, people show their good sides, and a lot of people are coming out to defend those that cannot defend themselves,” Skelton said.

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Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit embraced his father for the first time Tuesday after 1,941 days of captivity in the Gaza Strip.

Under a carefully choreographed Israeli-Palestinian prisoner exchange, the 25-year-old sergeant was taken to Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, where the

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Under the deal reached between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, a total of 1,027 Palestinians will be freed in exchange for Shalit. The swap began in the predawn hours Tuesday as Israel started transporting 477 Palestinian detainees in heavily-guarded convoys from jails to various Red Cross meeting points.

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says the new law is in the best interest of the state.

“As I have said on many occasions, if the federal government had done its job by enforcing its own immigration laws, we wouldn’t be here today,” Bentley said in a press release.

“Unfortunately, by failing to do its job, the federal government has left the problem of dealing with illegal immigration to the states. Alabama needed a tough law against illegal immigration. We now have one. I will continue to fight to see this law upheld.”

S ke l t o n disagrees with Bentley, saying, “Unfortunately, this law is being driven by fear, hatred and prejudice and is propagating the negative racial image that Alabama already has.”

The law, previously known as House Bill 56, was upheld

by Judge Sharon Blackburn on Sept. 28 but may still reach the U.S. Supreme Court on appeal.

Ultimately, many international students are concerned about potential dangers for legal immigrants should they be stopped without immigration documentation.

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Pedestrian safety a growing issue for UA students More than a dozen accidents including pedestrians have happened on or around campus in 2011

By Melissa Brown Staff Reporter mbrown104@crimson.ua.edu

Jessica Evers planned to spend her Thursday afternoon on Oct. 6 like any other typical college student: grocery shopping at Publix on The Strip, tanning and picking up some dinner from Moe’s.

However, when Evers stepped off the curb at Publix to walk to the shopping center across the street, a car attempting to make the turn light at the intersection struck her from behind. “The traffic had stopped for me and I looked left, right and then started walking forward,� Evers said. “I should have checked left again because the car came from behind the traffic to cross the double yellow lines and enter the turning lane.�

Evers said she believes the car was going fast, but she remained conscious after the collision. “I took a look at my leg for maybe a second and immediately realized that it was broken,� Evers said. “I screamed as loud as I could and soon people were surrounding me. A nurse happened to be close by along with the driver in the car that was letting me cross the straight moving traffic. I yelled for someone to call 911 and it was probably five minutes until an ambulance arrived.�

Evers’ leg was broken in two places, and she is expected to take several months to fully recover.

While she admits she was jaywalking, Evers said she believes The Strip is a dangerous spot for pedestrians. “I do believe that pedestrian safety is a huge issue around The Strip,�

Evers said. “There are no cross walks

ic core of the campus is to be kept as vehicle-free as possible,� stated the 2007 Pedestrian System Plan.

According to the document, the campus changed from an automobile-dominated campus to a pedestrian-accessible one by removing on street parking, installation of bicycle and transit lanes, and installation of a transit system – all of which are still implemented today at the core of the campus.

There are no current plans to add any additional pedestrian features to campus streets at this time.

However, UAPD offers traffic safety guidelines for drivers and pedestrians.

The department hopes to better communicate these guidelines to students in the future. “UAPD is currently developing a power-point presentation on Pedestrian Safety that will be used in programs given by officers in the Community Oriented Policing unit to those in their areas of responsibility,�

Andreen said. “This presentation will help get the information out to a broader range of students.�

For drivers travelling on campus, UAPD advises caution in crowded areas, such as crosswalks at peak CW | Drew Hoover class times. Drivers are instructed to Students cross over University Boulevard on their way to class. A number of pedestrian safety issues have been reported. yield to pedestrians crossing intersections and to come to a complete stop if pedestrians are in the crosswalk. except at the light. It would be great if Spokesperson Cathy Andreen said. pus. In recent years, the University UAPD cautions all pedestrians to they could put one over by where I was “Reports for the other accidents indi- has made major campus changes to obey any pedestrian signals and look cate that the pedestrian suffered inju- accommodate the pedestrian student left-right-left before crossing any road. walking and one across University.�

According to UA Media Relations, ries that were not considered serious body.

In addition, UAPD advises students In 2007, the University adapted its to make eye contact with the driver the University of Alabama Police or that the pedestrian had possible Department has investigated 15 acci- injuries but did not seek medical atten- Campus Master Plan in hopes to cre- before crossing in front of a stopped ate a more pedestrian-friendly envi- vehicle. tion.� dents in 2011 involving pedestrians.

Traffic accidents involving pedestri- ronment. “Serious injuries occurred in two Finally, cross only at marked cross“To minimize conflict between walks – you can be held responsible for of those accidents, including the ans might worry UA students, as most [recent] accident near The Strip,� UA spend their days walking around cam- pedestrians and vehicles, the academ- an accident if you cross elsewhere.

Number of HIV cases rises in college-aged individuals

By Matt Mecoli Contributing Writer According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, as of Oct. 1, there have been 17,799 reported cases of HIV in the state of Alabama so far this year. Around 3 percent of cases reported were in the Tuscaloosa area.

Susan Gaskins, who is an AIDS Certified RN, a professor in the College of Nursing at UA and director-at-large on the HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board, said, despite an increased ability to identify HIV and additional precautions that can be taken to prevent contracting the disease, the number of reported cases continues to grow.

According to AVERT, an international HIV & AIDS charity, “numerous studies have shown that condoms, if used consistently and correctly, are highly effective at preventing HIV infection.�

She said that while a number of STDs do not have a known cure, they are more manageable the earlier they are detected. Additionally, early detection can help prevent the spread of STDs. Locally, HIV testing is conducted at the Student Health

“College-aged students know about HIV. They know how to prevent it, but they don’t do it.� — Susan Gaskins

“We can identify the virus,�

Gaskins said. “We know the steps to prevent infection. So, people should not still be getting infected.�

The ADPH also reports that 14.41 percent of the known cases this year have been within the age group of 13- to 24-year-olds. While this is a lower percentage than the middle-aged adult group (33.93 percent), Gaskins said bad habits are leading to a rise in college-aged individuals contracting the disease. “College-aged students know about HIV,� Gaskins said. “They know how to prevent it, but they don’t do it.

When teens are drinking, they

are less likely to practice safer sex.�

She added one-night stands and random hook-ups are more likely to lead to the passing on of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV. “It’s just not something you really think about as being possible,� said Jamie Watson, a sophomore majoring in nursing. “It’s almost like ‘that only happens to other people.’ It’s weird to think that it could actually happen.�

Gaskins said people should start taking personal responsibility for protecting themselves and should get tested immediately if they think they’ve contracted an STD.

Center and the West Alabama AIDS outreach clinic in downtown Tuscaloosa.

In addition to HIV/AIDS relief efforts in Tuscaloosa, one of the premier centers for AIDS research is the School of Medicine at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. On

Sept. 27, UAB was host to the first of several National HIV/ AIDS Strategy Implementation Dialogue meetings, which are being held by the White House Office of National AIDS Policy in an effort to examine issues and encourage action and collaboration.

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{ YOUR VIEW } WEB COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO ‘MALLET ASSEMBLY TARGETED BY HATE SPEECH’ “Like seriously, the nicest group of people on campus and we throw hate speech at them because they canʼt bench 200 pounds.

God, this place sometimes.”

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“Mallet truly is a family, and I will be forever grateful for the experiences Iʼve had and the friendships Iʼve gained from being a part of it. Itʼs such a shame that others cannot tolerate differing viewpoints and choose to take it out on this very accepting group of students.”

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an excellent job of coordinating to work, I’m usually needed to events and service times to help unpack, stack and organize cans Te m p o r a r y E m e r g e n c y UA students become involved of food, as there are generally Services (TES) is a very efficient in their community. They facili- new donations that need to be nonprofit organization commit- tate events such as the Sunday processed. While working there, ted to helping the less fortunate in the greater Tuscaloosa area.

A much greater impact could be made if more people would give But, they struggle with a problem that is common among nonprofits their time and resources to help TES provide for these needy – the lack of volunteer support. people.

Even though it has been six months since the devastating tornado, there are still many people in the Tuscaloosa area who are in Service Initiative and Hands on I have also been able to fill many need of basic necessities – nutri- Tuscaloosa. But, what some peo- paper grocery bags with soup, tious food, seasonally appropri- ple might not know is that there vegetables and other shelf-stable ate clothing or money to help pay are opportunities for students to food items. These bags are given for rent or utilities. Every day, volunteer any day of the week, out to hungry people who come people are helped in each of those working alongside student direc- to TES for assistance. If unpackareas by TES staff and dedicated tors of the CSC. These directors ing canned goods isn’t for you, volunteers. But, a much greater volunteer their time every week there are other opportunities to impact could be made if more at various nonprofits. There is serve at TES, such as organizing people would give their time and even a student assistant direc- non-food donations or interacting resources to help TES provide for tor who volunteers at TES every with clients.

Can you imagine what would Thursday. these needy people.

Volunteer work obviously helps happen if every student on camWe, as students, have so many luxuries compared with the lives nonprofit organizations and pus took just one hour a week of the clients of TES. Many UA needy people, but surprisingly, to serve in our community? We students have an all-you-care- it is also beneficial to the people could effect real change in the to-eat meal plan and take it for volunteering. It not only gives Tuscaloosa area.

So, I encourage you to get your granted; yet some of the people them a bigger picture than their helped by TES don’t have enough own little world, but it also gets nose out of the books for a while them out of their comfort zone. or party just one hour less so you food for their next meal.

When I look around on home And, as a volunteer, it always lifts can get involved and connected game Saturdays, I notice that my spirit to know that I am mak- in your community. Stop by the almost every student has donned ing a difference. Sometimes when Community Service Center Office a special gameday outfit – and yet, I go to help at TES, I arrive not in the Ferguson Center, or cresome people in the Tuscaloosa looking forward to the experience ate an account on slpro.ua.edu to community don’t even have a at all, such as when I’m tired and start your service experience.

Even if the Thursday service change of clothing. And as stu- just want to sleep, or when I’m in dents living in the comfortable, a sour mood because of all of my time for TES doesn’t work with your schedule, there are many climate-controlled dorms on homework.

Each visit, by the time I leave, other ways to serve any day of campus, we don’t have to be concerned with paying a high utility I am always surprised at how the week. I challenge you to get bill, unlike many of the clients at happy, awake and less stressed I involved through community feel, just from helping for an hour service for the well-being of the TES. greater Tuscaloosa area, not to Helping students bridge those and a half.

I’ve been involved in only one mention yourself! gaps is one of the goals of the Community Service Center. of many different aspects with Located on the second floor of the which TES needs help – work- Laura Steiner is a freshman Ferguson Center, the CSC does ing in the food pantry. When I go majoring in music performance.

I have come to realize that oncampus parking is in need of serious help. The University is lacking in available parking near and in front of dorms, which in turn leads to more students being fined for parking illegally or not in their zone.

The Lakeside dorms are especially bad in terms of parking. There are around 100 spots in front of Lakeside West and East. Each dorm itself houses at least three times that amount.

If students are not lucky enough to find a parking space in front

of Lakeside, they must then park all the way over at the Ferguson Center or Ridgecrest parking deck. This is extremely inconvenient, especially since we all pay more than $200 to park close to our dorm.

I know that if I have to go off campus, and I take my car, I will definitely not have my parking space when I return. Once I return, I end up spending at least 5-10 minutes searching for a parking space and then walking another 5-10 minutes to get back to my dorm. This may not seem like a big deal, but when I have to be in class at certain times, every minute counts.

We also need more advertising about the shelter itself – where it is and how everyone can get involved – to be made available to every cat and dog lover on campus.

By creating an informational booth, like Get On Board Day without all the chaos, I believe that Bama PAWS could rally many more students to go to the shelter and volunteer. Maybe in the future, we can go to shelters like it around the country and adopt our own pets, without fearing for the well-being of our houses whenever we leave them alone.

Shelby Manley is a freshman majoring in biology.

Tray Smith is the opinions editor of The Crimson White. His column runs on Thursdays.

SoRelle Wyckoff came up with the idea of just telling people to walk to their classes to help with the parking issue. I agree that this is a good idea for most people, and I do walk to all of my classes instead of trying to drive to them.

However, this still does not fix the problem of when people need to use their cars to go off campus and then return. I propose that the University start expanding the parking lots around Lakeside and make a parking lot where the pond is.

Emily McClain is a freshman majoring in kinesiology.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter needs your help

By Shelby Manley For all the clubs and servicelearning courses available on campus, I am shocked to see how little volunteerism actually gets done, even with deserving nonprofits.

The lack of volunteers for the Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter is causing animals to sit alone in their cages all day, every day.

The only time they face human interaction is when the cages are cleaned, the water bowls are filled or they are taken out for veterinary care.

These dogs and cats quickly develop behavioral problems due to the lack of attention, endanger-

ing any potential adopters, whether they are students or families.

Shelter dogs can’t meet without barking, socialize without fighting or be left alone in a house without going stir crazy. Bama PAWS, a student organization that promotes animal welfare and volunteering at the shelter, has attempted to remedy this.

They have tried to raise awareness for the need of volunteers by hanging fliers throughout campus and advertising for people to join their service group. It is important for students to know how easy it is to get involved with the shelter, and a campus program that promotes this is just what the University needs.

We just need more engagement between students and administrators and more action towards creating a campus of equal opportunity and inclusivity for its students.

consider an email an appropriate response to major campus challenges.

Administrators constantly promote studentdriven change and student autonomy, yet when students yearn for progress and offer their leadership on different issues, they receive little support. President Witt could easily follow up his emails by committing his administration to stand behind student groups working to advance the University.

Students are ready to have difficult conversations and address difficult issues; there have been many meetings where students from across campus have done just that. But if administrators aren’t willing to follow up on those discussions, provoke conversations in different communities and take a lead in challenging students to higher aspirations, why should we?

Taking a proactive role in engaging the student body isn’t dictating action by administrative fiat. It’s leading.

We are encouraged to be patient, but we have been patient. Over the past 20 years, the same stories about the same issues have cycled through not just The Crimson White, but national media outlets, as well. Something has to give. We can’t just stay in the same inert state of racial division forever.

The quality and geographic diversity of the students President Witt has attracted to this University is outstanding. Those students are now pressing for decisive action because they see the same potential in this University that President Witt sees. That’s why they came here.

That’s why he brought them here.

It isn’t enough to just bring great students to the University, though. We must create an atmosphere that lets those students do great things, not just for themselves, but also for this campus.

It has happened before. The renovation of Foster Auditorium is a great example of a project that brought students and administrators together to celebrate a testament of our progress as a community. It is a great example of President Witt’s leadership.

We can still build upon that achievement. We just need more engagement between students and administrators and more action towards creating a campus of equal opportunity and inclusivity for its students.

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By Emily McClain

Last Tuesday, University of Alabama students received another email from President Robert Witt condemning a racially offensive act of vandalism on the Moody Music Building. At 114 words, the email was nearly twice as long as the 63-word statement Witt sent out after the last time he was notified of a racially offensive incident in February. So, I guess that counts as progress.

But, despite President Witt’s insistence that “this University respects and values each member of our community,” his policy of demonstrating that respect by periodically sending out reactionary emails is becoming quite an embarrassment.

When students saw their faith in their elected leaders challenged a month ago, they received no email about the administration’s commitment to developing a culture of ethical leadership or any substantive proposal to address the challenges to student involvement on this campus.

When the Board of Trustees voted to hike tuition by nine percent this summer, there was no email explaining the increase or detailing plans to cut costs and reduce the burden placed on students.

When multiple premier campus programs ended up being over 90% white, there was no email about the importance of more inclusive and fair selections processes in the future.

Conversely, there was no email from President Witt when leaders in the greek community called for more inclusivity last year, nor was there much follow-up support from the University.

There was no email yesterday when groups of students walked from Foster Auditorium to the Ferguson Center to bring attention to discriminatory acts on campus.

If President Witt is going to respond to every major campus event with an email, he could at least respond to issues that impact the opportunities afforded to students, instead of only elevating isolated and senseless racial incidents.

It seems like the best way to get his attention is, unfortunately, to make some outrageous statement that is sure to offend a significant part of the student body.

Of course, ideally, President Witt wouldn’t

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UA honors four outstanding teachers with highest award

By Katie Thurber Contributing Writer

Four UA professors recently received one of the highest honors available to instructors, the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award.

This award, presented by the University of Alabama National Alumni Association every year, distinguishes teachers who have gone above and beyond to show dedication to their students and departments.

This year’s recipients are Lawrence F. Kohl, an associate professor in the history department; Patrick R. LeClair and Seth Panitch of the College of Arts and Sciences; and Jannis L. Brakefield of the College of Human Environmental Sciences.

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Rose Towers, scheduled to be demolished in the summer of 2012, is disposable because residence halls, even honors dormitories, are not designed to be permanent fixtures of campus.

“More than likely, when the Riverside residential community becomes older, because they’re frame construction, they probably won’t be renovated,” Wolfe said. “My guess is that they’ll probably be taken down and replaced, but historically significant buildings, or buildings around the Quad or buildings that add to the architectural beauty of the campus get renovated.”

Byrd, Wilson and ParkerAdams have already disappeared as student living quarters to accommodate for an expansion in sorority housing behind the President’s Mansion.

“They were old, they were antiquated, they had outlived their usefulness, and renovation really wasn’t a good option on those,” Wolfe said.

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While the recipients have notable accomplishments and distinctions, many attribute their inspiration and motivation for teaching to the students they influence every day.

“College students are at a very special time in life, and I want to help them use this special opportunity wisely,” Kohl said. “I never lose my passion for teaching because I am

always learning myself and because I am always encountering new young people who are curious about life.”

“What inspires me?” Panitch asked. “When I walk into class, and

the students are already working; or when I leave class, and they continue to work. I want to be a part of that student’s process and an instrument toward their success.”

“The historic buildings, restored and maintained, speak volumes to the intent of the administration to preserve and protect tradition, integrity and heritage exemplified

by UA.” —Mike Spooner, building envelope manager on campus that predate the Civil War will likely never be replaced, Wolfe said.

Gorgas House, Maxwell Hall, the Round House next to Gorgas Library and the President’s Mansion all survived the engulfing flames set to campus in 1865 by the Union troops, he said.

All of the construction and demolition set in place by the campus master plan to tailor the campus to a growing student body should not lead people to believe that the University is trigger-happy with the wrecking ball.

Renovating an older building may be more cost-effective from a construction standpoint than tearing it down.

“If you look at a Graves Hall or a Lloyd Hall, those buildings have been totally renovated,” Wolfe said. “Lloyd Hall still looks exactly the same on the outside, but instead of an

old chemistry building on the inside, it’s now a state-of-theart classroom building, and Graves Hall is a state-of-the-art classroom building as well for the school of education.”

Wolfe offered Russell Hall as an example of a future renovation.

“Russell Hall is an unappealing building the way it is, but because of its location on University Boulevard, it doesn’t make sense to tear it down,” he said. “It’s a good building, it can be restored, so what we’re going to do is put a new face on it so the architecture does blend with our campus.”

Tim Leopard, assistant vice president for construction, said the decision to renovate involves a number of factors that would dissuade the University from building anew.

Historical significance, adaptability to new structural codes, architecture that is constituent with the campus and land use all come into play.

The cost-effectiveness of renovation is also a key consideration from a construction standpoint.

“With respect to renovation versus demolish and rebuild, ‘cost-effective’ means balancing the cost of building a new building with selective demolition and renovation, plus any

premium cost to bring the building up to current structural systems,” he said in an emailed statement. “All things being equal, a renovation will typically save money, given that you are not building a new skin and structure. If the skin or structure requires significant work, then the cost will usually not balance out.”

Appearances matter to the University, because successful recruitment of new students is in part dependent on the beauty of the campus.

“All those that visit with expectations of attending UA, as well as other distinguished guests, are affected by the appearance of the campus,” said Mike Spooner, the building envelope manager who rids older buildings of grime and grit that accumulate over time.

Spooner applied an environmentally friendly cleaning agent to Denny Chimes, for instance, to aid in restoring the prominent symbol.

Years of weather had allowed water to seep into the exterior, causing extensive deterioration.

“The historic buildings, restored and maintained, speak volumes to the intent of the administration to preserve and protect tradition, integrity and heritage exemplified by UA,” he said.

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Anthropology department to show alternative medicine documentaries Two award winning documentaries, ‘East Meets West’ and ‘9000 Needles,’ will be screened on campus this Monday

By Judah Martin Contributing Writer “East Meets West” and “9000 Needles,” both award-winning documentary films about alternative forms of medicine, will be screened Monday, Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. in Room 30 of ten Hoor Hall by the department of anthropology.

After the film screening, Dr. Sarita Elizabeth Cox, doctor of naturopathy, a UA graduate and licensed acupuncturist, will field questions.

“East Meets West,” a film about the history of oriental medicine and its potential future in modern society, was directed

by Lynn Walker and produced and hosted by Jennifer Buys.

The documentary subsequently won the Special Jury Award at the Oregon Film Awards, as well as an honorable mention at the Los Angeles Reel Film Festival.

“9000 Needles” tells the story of Doug Dearth, a 40-year-old man who, after suffering a massive stroke that left him unable to walk, exhausted all traditional American medical resources before finally travelling to Tianjin, China for acupunctural treatment. Dearth directed and produced the film himself and afterwards won awards for Best Documentary at the Phoenix Film Festival, DocuWest Film Festival and the Temecula Valley International

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• Cost: Free Film Festival These films play a significant role in the life of Michelle Satcher, a doctoral student in the department of anthropology.

“These films are important to the Anthropology Department because several of our faculty and students study biocultural medical anthropology, which investigates human health from the perspective that biology and culture are in constant interaction,” Satcher said. “[Oriental medicine and acupuncture] are powerful methods that have been healing people in Asia and worldwide for a long time.”

What concerns Satcher, however, is that the state of Alabama does not recognize acupuncture and oriental medicine as legitimate forms of treatment. Therefore, there are no licensing requirements for practitioners, and oftentimes

people with little or no training can advertise themselves as practitioners of oriental medicine or acupuncture.

“Until Alabama changes its laws regarding this matter, these people will continue to do this with impunity,” Satcher said. “This is obviously a problem for health care consumers who may receive unsafe and ineffective care. Patients wouldn’t pay a person with no medical training to perform an appendectomy and are legally protected from persons who would do so under false pretenses. The same protection should be afforded to patients who pursue acupuncture and oriental medicine to treat illness.”

This is an exciting event for students like Michael Battito, a senior majoring in music, who would like to gain an understanding of what alternative medicine is.

“I would say I’m not as educated as I could be,” Battito said. “Just based on my prior knowledge, I’m open to the idea of other cultures. I’m sure the department here is going to handle it well and present it in a respectable manner.”

Satcher said alternative medicine is so ignored by the state of Alabama that the ten Hoor film screening will be the first actual media event about acupuncture and oriental medicine in the state.

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Retired general to speak on leadership

By Elizabeth Manning Contributing Writer The University of Alabama will welcome retired Lt. Gen. William Bud Forster, a threestar general and UA alumnus, back to campus on Oct. 21 to speak about his experiences with leadership and how lessons he learned as a young adult helped to prepare him for the life he has led.

Forster will be in Room 205 of Gorgas Library at 11 a.m. Friday. The lecture will be open to the public, and students are encouraged to attend.

Forster’s list of accomplishments include serving and leading in the United States Armed Forces, becoming vice president of Northrop Grumman Corp, a major research firm in Hunstville, Ala., earning a doctorate in nuclear chemistry from the University of California and managing the Kiowa and Apache flight programs.

Forster said managing the flight programs was primarily a test of leadership and technical skills.

“The training and leadership experience I got from the Army and technical experience from UA and UC helped in developing and transitioning [Kiowa and Apache] helicopters,” Forster said.

Forster led a distinguished military career and received over 30 awards for service. He said the most important facet of the military, however, is the life lessons that can be used both in military and civilian life.

Lt. Col. Jim Shaver, of the UA Army ROTC, agreed with Forster’s statement.

“We encourage our ROTC cadets to attend the lecture; leadership is something you need to have whether you are in military or corporate America,” Lt. Col. Shaver said.

After his military career, Forster became the first Army officer chosen for astronaut training, according to a recent press release from the University. He said he truly believes that a strong foundation is of utmost importance for success in all areas of life.

“It’s important to learn the fundamentals at an early period in your life. I was afforded that opportunity at UA,” Forster said. “A professor my senior year, who probably gave me more authority than I deserved, allowed me to be a lab instructor, and this helped me to understand my potential.”

Don Hays, an assistant to Dean Robert Olin of the College of Arts and Sciences, was quick to mention the honor in having Forster give a speech at the University.

“The lecture series brings in distinguished alumni who can inspire the students and say, ‘Hey, I was like you at one point ... not knowing where I wanted to go or what I wanted to do,’” Hays said.

The Mills lecture series was created by an endowment given by Helen Crow Mills and the late Dr. John Mills. The endowment was established in order to bring in distinguished alumni speakers to inspire students at the University and give them a sense of what is possible through hard work and perseverance.

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Wilson said the guidelines “It quickly became evident set aside in the code of eththat a nuanced process was ics should be specific enough necessary for handling future to cover the points they instances where SGA offi- addressed, but also vague cials breach our governing enough to disallow loopholes documents, University Code of inherent in a lengthy and comConduct and other governing plicated set. He cited one suglaws and regulations,” Simpson gested point, do not discriminate, and argued that including said in the release.

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Flamerich also opened debate over the instances in which SGA documents are shielded by FERPA, a federal law that, for the sake of individual privacy, allows a group to declare certain educational records confidential.

“We need to decide whether or not documents within the SGA are protected by FERPA,” Flamerich said. “This is an ongoing question, and we don’t know the answer.

“I think all SGAs in the state of Florida have all their members sign a FERPA waiver form, which states that all the educational records, their GPA, transcripts, all of those are educational records and are protected by FERPA. But anything that they do, anything in terms of SGA meetings or documents, anything SGA-related, anything in an official capacity, including official investigations into their actions, they waive the right to protection under FERPA.” The group agreed that FERPA was being used to cover documents that were not what the law intended and said that they needed to take some time, both to iron out their code of ethics and to determine what documents qualified for FERPA confidentiality and what ought to be waived.

“This is the first time, in my knowledge of the SGA, that all branches of the SGA have come together to make real, substantive changes to the code of laws,” Flamerich said.

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Critical Language Institute organized the Exotic Food Tasting event at B. B .Comer Hall on October 19. Food from several different countries was offered free of cost to students and faculty.

Paul Bryant, Jr. reflects on life as son of legend

By Rich Robinson Staff Reporter rarobinson2@crimson.ua.edu Paul W. Bryant, Jr., president pro tempore of the Board of Trustees, has become a major figure at the University of Alabama, nearly 30 years after his father, legendary head football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant last roamed the University’s sidelines.

Born in Birmingham in the mid 940s, Bryant went on to attend Alabama while his father was head football coach, a position he would hold until his retirement in 1982.

While at the Capstone, Bryant was in Sigma Nu fraternity and was elected president of the business college.

Today, Bryant jokes about his long-ago dalliance into politics. “I was not the Machine candidate, but then again, no one ran against me,” Bryant said.

A spitting image of his father, he speaks very softly, seemingly judging the weight of each syllable. “It was a little harder,” Bryant said when asked about the difficulties of growing up in the shadow of a legend.

While sitting in his favorite chair at his office on North McFarland Boulevard, Bryant starts in on his early life. “My father wanted me to go to law school, but I did not end up doing that,” he said.

Instead of pursuing a juris doctorate, Bryant went into

Submitted Paul Bryant, Jr. is the son of former Alabama football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant and the president pro tempore of the Board of Trustees that was significant until many years later,” he said.

“We met at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, where he of course ran into some earlier issues.”

At the time, “Bear” Bryant was the head coach of the University of Kentucky Wildcats and was a friend of then Brooklyn Dodgers shortstop Pee Wee Reese.

Bryant was also on campus the summer following the historic “Stand in the School House Door.”

“It was not that strange when we came in the fall, but we were aware of the FBI agents that had their shirttails out because of their concealed weapons,” Bryant said. “Most of the noise was really off campus.”

Bryant is now seeking to create more history with his role as president pro tempore of the Board of Trustees.

The Board governs the University of Alabama system, which encompasses The Capstone, The University of Alabama at Birmingham and The University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Bryant was first elected to the board in 2000 and was involved in the presidential search committee that brought current President Robert E. Witt to campus.

“I was vice chairman of the search committee and met Dr. Witt for the first time at the Fort Worth Airport,” he said.

Since that meeting at the airport, Bryant has been a staunch devotee of Witt’s many expansion projects that have seen the size of the University nearly double in 10 years.

“The board of trustees approves the financial aspects of Dr. Witt’s plans, and we work to help get his projects moving forward,” he said.

Towards the end of the interview, Bryant sat back in his chair and reflected. “It’s been a really good run,” he said. “I’m real proud of what we’ve been able to do, and I think it will continue as long as you guys, the students, help us get there.”

most successful businessmen in the South.

He is the president of Greene Group, Inc., a privately held holding company, and the chairman of Bryant Bank, a rapidly expanding Alabama-based bank, founded in 2005.

Bryant Bank prides itself with upholding values of a community bank, even saying on its website, “At a time when so many smaller banks have sold to larger ones, we’re committed for the long haul.”

Bryant is also a triple-A rated history buff.

“When I was a child in Kentucky, the man who lived across the street from us collected various items from the

It’s been a really good run. I’m real proud of what we’ve been able to do, and I think it will continue as long as you guys, the students, help us get there.

— Paul Bryant, Jr. something he loved: sports.

“I worked as the general manager of the Birmingham minor league baseball team for two years and started when I was 22,” he said.

Although he enjoyed his day-to-day responsibilities in baseball, he was not a fan of the travel associated with it, especially when it took him far from Alabama. The last straw came when he was forced to move to California, a place that he did not enjoy.

He quickly returned to the South, where he began working in the financial services realm.

“The baseball job was a real good experience to be involved in – it dealt with so many aspects of business,” he said.

During his time in the private sector, Bryant has built up a reputation for creating many small businesses – 25, to be exact.

“A lot of them were real estate ventures, pari-mutuel racing tracks and banks,” he said.

Fast-forward 40 years, and Bryant is arguably one of the

Civil War, and that’s how I got excited about it,” he said.

He took his love of Civil War history to activism later in life, when the Walt Disney Company pushed to build a new theme park in a historically important area of Virginia.

Bryant sprung to action by helping to fund the antidevelopment campaign, which was a success, as Disney quickly scrapped the plans.

Bryant went on to continue his passion for saving historic sites by helping found the Civil War Preservation Trust, a nonprofit organization that is, according to them, “the number one entity saving battlefield land in America, protecting land at a rate four times that of the National Park Service.” Bryant now wryly calls himself the “Chairman Emeritus” of the trust.

Bryant has had some very interesting run-ins with history in his own right.

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Frisbee tournament to be held

By Brett Saunders Contributing Writer The Tuscaloosa branch of Habitat for Humanity will holding a charity ultimate Frisbee tournament to help raise money for efforts building houses in Tuscaloosa on Friday, Oct. 21.

“We are trying to raise money to help those who lost their houses in the tornado and have them rebuilt,” said Lauren Wesley, a sophomore and coordinator of the ultimate Frisbee tournament. “I have been working on this for about two weeks, coordinating with the [Student Recreation Center] and getting teams set up.”

The cost to participate in the tournament will be $5 per person and all the proceeds will go

toward the rebuilding effort.

At the event, T-shirts will be sold for $12, and the winners of the tournament will get free T-shirts. Each team will have five to seven players, and anyone who wants to sign up individually will be placed on a team.

“This is a great opportunity to have a lot of fun and give back to the community,” Wesley said.

Habitat for Humanity has also been working closely with Nick Saban on a program to rebuild the houses devastated in the tornado.

“Right now Habitat for Humanity is doing 13 for 13, which is a program working alongside Coach Nick Saban to build 13 houses for the 13 national championships we

have and we hope to have them all built by January,” said Jared Patterson, volunteer coordinator and director of outreach.

Patterson said Bob Johnson, the executive director of Habitat for Humanity in Tuscaloosa, has been working in Tuscaloosa since April 27, and the program started on July 10. Since July, the office has grown from a small affiliate to an organization with eight employees and is still growing.

“We’ve had some expected struggles, like getting familiar with each other, but everything has gone fantastic so far,” Patterson said.

Students have until Thursday night to sign up for the event.

To sign up, students need to contact Lauren Wesley at lewesley@crimson.ua.edu.

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Hudson said a derogatory phrase was directed toward him last spring, which, in conjunction with recent occurrences, prompted him to organize the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The University is not as inclusive as it is diverse,â&#x20AC;?

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SWACA, said she felt obligated to participate because segregation should not occur in this day and age. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where I am from, this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an issue,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t acceptable anymore.â&#x20AC;?

When the protesters stepped off of the Malone-Hood Plaza onto 6th Avenue, there were University of Alabama Police Department officers directing traffic to allow the group to cross University Boulevard safely, and news crews from various stations were there to document the events that occurred.

Almost all of the participants carried posters with them on the march. Some of the posters exhibited the phrase â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are all Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s people,â&#x20AC;? while others had the words â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not an isolated incidentâ&#x20AC;? printed on them.

There were a number of members from the Black Faculty and Staff Association who attended the march, including Joyce Stallworth, president of the organization.

Hudson said this is the first of a number of events that will occur on campus over the next year to erase intolerance and promote inclusiveness.

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for 70 yards against LSU’s vaunted defense.

Despite the loss of quarterback Tyler Bray for the game, Saban said he still greatly respects Tennessee’s offensive game.

“This is one of the best, most well-coached teams in the passing game that we play,” Saban said. “And they’re probably leading the league… on third down conversions because of that. They ran the ball effectively last week; they ran the ball on us last year.”

Still, for junior defensive lineman Damion Square, the only thing his team needs to worry about is executing on defense. Square alluded to the lack of execution last year when Poole was the only running back on the season to rush for over 100 yards on Alabama’s defense.

Square said that Tennessee’s offense is still nothing to be overlooked.

“They’re a good bunch,” Square said. “They got guys that want to run the ball. That’s what they like to do. They want to get a lot of movement up front, and they want to run the football. That’s the one thing that we gotta go in and stop.”

The Alabama Crimson Tide continued its preparations for its first rivalry of the season Wednesday against the Tennessee Volunteers (3-3, 0-3).

Despite the lopsided nature of the series in recent years, in which the Tide has won the last four meetings, head coach Nick Saban said his team will not overlook one of Alabama’s biggest rivals.

“I think Tennessee’s a very, very wellcoached team,” Saban said. “I have a lot of respect for this football team.”

Saban said his team hasn’t changed its preparation at all, despite the rivalry implications.

“We don’t really do anything different in preparation,” Saban said. “I think we have a lot of respect for Tennessee, and we have a lot of respect for the rivalry. It’s something we really hold in high esteem, and we try to make our people proud.”

Senior wide receiver Darius Hanks echoed his coach’s thoughts on the game.

“I feel just like any other game,” Hanks said. Practice notes “Just like any other SEC game, it’s a big game.

Last time, when we had the same record, the game was pretty tight. Coach Saban’s been Saban said sophomore guard Anthony preaching that we can’t let them get up on Steen is day-to-day with his concusus. We got to come out strong this week.” sion on whether he will play against Tennessee Saturday. Steen did not practice Wednesday.

Alabama defense ready for Tennessee

Sophomore running back Eddie Lacy continued to practice Wednesday, although he On the season, one of Tennessee’s strong was limping badly. points has been its offense, particularly in its passing game. On the season, the Vols Junior offensive lineman Barrett Jones did rank 23rd nationally in passing offense with not practice Wednesday due to a “nagging CW | Natalie Nichols 294 yards a game. Saturday against LSU, injury.” Both Jones and Saban said they On Oct. 19, the Crimson Tide prepares for their upcoming matchup with Vols running back Tauren Poole rushed expected him to play Saturday. the Tennessee Volunteers.

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Saban keeps team focused on next opponent

By Brett Hudson Senior Sports Reporter bbhudson@crimson.ua.edu @Brett_Hudson Head coach Nick Saban is known for his tenacity in many areas, but especially in preparations. In his press conference Wednesday, he wasted no time making this known, addressing it in his opening comments.

“I’m focused on one thing, one game that we play on Saturday,” Saban said. “Not what’s going to happen next week, or two weeks from now, or two years from now, or twenty years from now.

That’s all speculation.”

That statement likely stems from when Saban made national headlines after getting frustrated at the lack of media questions pertaining to the upcoming game against Tennessee, many of which were dealing with off-

the-field issues.

“On Monday, I was in here [the Naylor Stone Media Suite] all day, and I have yet to be asked a question about the game,” Saban said. “So, if you have a question that’s not about the game, do me a favor and don’t ask, because I don’t want to get on national television and embarrass myself anymore.”

These are the measures that Saban is willing to take to keep his and his team’s focus on such an important game, not only for this season, but also for the legacy of this team.

“I think it’s really important to our players, how they do in games against their rivals,” Saban said. “People will ask you that for the rest of your life.

How many times did you beat this team? How many times did you beat that team? Those are important accomplishments to

our players.”

The players know how important rivalry games are, especially the Tennessee game.

“Tennessee is a really important game because of the history behind it,” offensive lineman Barrett Jones said. “It’s the third Saturday in October. It’s a really important game to a lot of people. Being from Tennessee, it’s a big game for me.”

That especially holds true for the third Saturday in October.

There is a tradition dating back to the 1950s when then-headtrainer Jim Goostree would hand out victory cigars after a win against Tennessee.

“Anything that we do like that, I think it’s something that’s internal to the team,” Saban said. “I don’t think that should be a public thing.”

As for this year, the Tide is focused and ready to play.

Saban talks to a reporter after the Ole Miss game.

Saban has never lost to Tennessee while at Alabama.

UA Athletics “Last time [the Volunteers came to Tuscaloosa], we had the same record, and the game was pretty tight,” wide receiver Darius Hanks said. “Saban has been preaching that we can’t let

SWIMMING AND DIVING

McIlquham strives for excellence in the pool

By Mary Grace Showfety Contributing Writer Alabama’s swimming and diving head coach Eric McIlquham constantly strives for the best for his team in the pool as well as in the classroom. His winning attitude and determination are what set him apart from the average coach.

In his ninth season at the University, the Crimson Tide has had seven top-25 national finishes including back-toback-to-back top-15 finishes for the men in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

BJ Hornikel, a sophomore freestyle swimmer, admires McIlquham as a coach.

“I think he’s a great coach,” Hornikel said. “He’s really good at motivating all of us. He gets us pumped for meets and practice.”

However, making waves in the pool is not the only thing that McIlquham emphasizes as a coach. Academics remain a top priority to the Alabama swimming and diving team.

“The kids I have are smart kids,” McIlquham said. “That has been an environment that we as a coaching staff implore upon our kids. It’s like anything in life, if you’re going to do it, you need to do it the best that you can possibly do it. That goes both ways; great athletes are that way and the same approach is taken in the classroom.”

The swimming and diving team maintain academic excellence at all times.

“When you look at these kids, they’re practicing 20 hours a week and some are putting in 10 miles a day in the water,” McIlquham said.

“They do a great job representing this university. When you’re sitting on a 3.66 GPA for the women and a 3.44 GPA for the men, which is number one

and number two overall for all swimming and diving teams in the country, you can really look at it and think ‘Wow that’s pretty good.’”

McIlquham began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the Capstone in 1992 when he had the opportunity to coach Rania Elwani, who McIlquham calls the best athlete in Egypt at the time.

He went on to coach Elwani in the Olympics as an assistant for the Egyptian National Team, and in 2000 he served as the Egyptian head coach in the Olympic games.

Out of the 55 members of UA’s swimming and diving team, nine are international students. McIlquham says the

mix of local and international students is a good blend.

Ida Persson, a redshirt senior, is an international student from Ostersund, Sweden.

She has worked with Coach McIlquham since arriving at the University.

“He’s been a great coach to me,” Persson said.

She attributes her success to working hard and having a set schedule.

McIlquham hopes that the team will finish in the top three in the Southeastern Conference and in the top 10 nationally. Since it is also an Olympic year, he is hoping to have as many Crimson Tide athletes placed on Olympic teams as possible.

said. “They ran the ball effectively last week, and they ran the ball on us last year. I have a lot of respect for this football team.

They do a lot of things that are difficult on defense.”

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Tide women prepare for rough conference schedule

By Chris Moran Contributing Writer Because the Southeastern Conference is one of the most competitive women’s tennis conferences in the country, there is no doubt that every team needs leadership.

Four teams from the SEC – Florida, Georgia, Vanderbilt and Arkansas – are all ranked in the top 25, with Florida at No. 1.

“I think we’re up there with Florida and Georgia,” UA player Alexa Guarachi said. “We just have to believe it.”

Guarachi plays both singles and doubles on the team, and playing both gives her more experience on the court.

“For me, it helps me a lot playing doubles and singles because we play doubles first, and it kind

UA Athletics Swimming and diving coach Eric McIlquham has led his teams to success in and out of the pool.

them get up on us; we have to come out strong.”

Saban added, “I think this is one of the most well-coached teams in the passing game that we play all year long,” Saban

of gets you ready for singles,” Guarachi said.

Depth is a key component for a team in any sport, and with five starters back from last year, head coach Jenny Mainz expects big things from her girls this season.

“Any time for two or three solid years you’ve got the top part of your lineup back, and they’re experienced, they’ve got maturity…I certainly think they’re very capable,” Mainz said.

Junior Antonia Foehse is coming off a comeback win from this weekend’s Roberta Alison Fall Classic. She lost her first set 6-2 but then rebounded by winning the next two 6-0, 6-2. Mainz said she could carry that momentum throughout the season.

“She could be an impact, a pivotal player this fall and this spring,” Mainz said. “I think it

would be really exciting to see her go into regionals and do some damage.”

Although the Crimson Tide has five starters back this year, they also lost two seniors.

However, the Tide has High School All-American Emily Zabor to help fill their shoes.

Mainz said she has been very impressed with the freshmen so far.

“She is the most coachable, enthusiastic, eager – just everything you would want in a teammate, in a player, in a student athlete,” Mainz said. “I really think it’s her intent to get better every day.”

The Crimson Tide plays this weekend, Oct. 21-24, in Birmingham in the 2011 USTA/ITA Southern Regional Championships.

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Honors College Assembly helps put on fall festival

By Lauren Ferguson Staff Reporter ldferguson@crimson.ua.edu

The Honors College Assembly partnered with Tuscaloosaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s One Place and the Volunteer Reception Center to sponsor the All For One fall festival and tornado cleanup this Sunday.

The festival will be held in Jaycee Park in Alberta City, and cleanup will be in the surrounding area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Honors College Assembly wants to bring student volunteers from UA to help out these families that Tuscaloosaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s One Place has reached out to,â&#x20AC;? said Emily Broman, a sophomore majoring in chemical engineering and psychology.

Several students from the Honors College had worked with Tuscaloosaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s One Place and Volunteer Reception Center during the aftermath of the tornado and

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Broman said the Honors College Assembly was contacted by the Volunteer Reception Center to participate in the annual fall festival to make it a larger event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There has been a real sense of collaboration among the community entities,â&#x20AC;? Broman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a variety of resources to use to make an impact.â&#x20AC;?

This is the first year of student involvement, and volunteers can participate in either the festival activities or debris cleanup. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tuscaloosa is a home away from home, and we are very connected to the city and local schools,â&#x20AC;? said Sarah Hughes, a junior majoring in political science and president of Honors College Assembly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to use our resources to give back to the community.â&#x20AC;?

The fall festival will be held from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will have a variety of Halloween carnival activities

and booths put on by student and community groups.

Activities will include a costume contest supported by the Lambda Sigma Honor Society, Trick-or-Treat bag decorating by the Community Service Center, a cupcake walk by Human Environmental Science students, face painting by Somerville Hall resident advisors, a bean bag toss by Trinity United Methodist Church, a temporary tattoo station

by Phi Mu sorority and pumpkin decorating by the Honors College Assembly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am really excited to see the kids interact with the students,â&#x20AC;? Hughes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to play with kids often, and we just want them to have fun.â&#x20AC;?

In addition to the booths, there will be free food, music, hayrides and a fire truck. Tuscaloosaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s One Place invited families from Alberta City to attend the festival as a way

to reach out to those still struggling with the effects of the storm.

Tuscaloosaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s One Place is a nonprofit family resource center offering services and aid to underprivileged families in the Tuscaloosa area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want students to come volunteer for the families affected by the tornado,â&#x20AC;? Hughes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This event allows the families to come out and take their mind off of it. The festival gives them something to do and not worry about anything.â&#x20AC;?

For those interested in volunteer relief work, a group will meet at the park at noon to conduct a quick training session before starting cleanup. Suggested attire includes jeans, closed-toe shoes and T-shirts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I look forward to interacting with people and hearing their stories six months after the storm,â&#x20AC;? Hughes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can see what their needs are so we can continue to help out.â&#x20AC;?

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T-Town Top 3: A look into the best bars Tuscaloosa has to offer

By Avery Driggers 1. Innisfree Irish Pub 1925 University Blvd Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Innisfree has been in Tuscaloosa for only four years, but it has already cemented itself a staple on the bar scene.

Innisfree is a great all-purpose bar. The food is good, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always full of people and the drink selection is better than most.

The space is large and welldivided. There is ample outdoor seating, plenty of places to eat,

dance and listen to live music, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an additional bar and pool tables in the back. If you are wanting to make a night of it, head to Innisfree on a Wednesday, grab dinner, enjoy trivia at 9:30 (round winners get free drinks and pitchers) and stick around for $1, $2 and $3 drink specials. There may be better bars in town for specific things, but if you are looking for a good time at a great bar that offers a little bit of everything, check out Innisfree.

2. Alcove International Tavern 730 22nd Ave Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 There isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a more appropriately named bar in town than the Alcove. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hip and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unlike any other bar in Tuscaloosa. Draught beers are served out of mason jars, grad students abound and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more likely to hear Dizzy Gillespie in the background than Lil Wayne. The Alcove has arguably the best drink selection in town, boasting more than 100 different

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Molina said if Goossen stopped by his office to quickly tell him about something, it would turn into a 45-minute conversation about music or Goossenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life and career.

For nearly 40 years, he was a writer for The Tuscaloosa News. He wrote a weekly column on the fine arts, and in his early years in Tuscaloosa, he served as a regular music, art and theater critic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe many people were touched by his eloquent writing about the arts,â&#x20AC;? Molina said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had a great love of music and arts of all kinds.â&#x20AC;?

Molina said he always stressed in his writing the importance of finding art in everyday life.

As a composer, Goossen wrote nearly 150 works of music, many of which were commercially published by ACA Entertainment and recorded. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He wrote very challenging music that was, nonetheless, very rewarding,â&#x20AC;? said Bruce

Murray, a close friend and colleague of Goossen.

Murray, the dean and artistic administrator of the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina, will perform two pieces of Goossenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work on the piano.

Murray taught at the University alongside Goossen for several years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was extremely intelligent,â&#x20AC;? Murray said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the best teachers I know â&#x20AC;&#x201C; maybe the best classroom teacher I have ever known.â&#x20AC;?

The college intends to produce a memory book devoted to Goossen, which will be available to everyone who attends the concert. The book will be filled with personal recollections of Goossen and his deep and lasting impact on many individuals from various walks of life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think most of all, he was one of those people willing to explore other ideas, the kind of intellect we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily see here very often now,â&#x20AC;?

Bridges said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He represented the era of a gentleman and a scholar, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have that again.â&#x20AC;?

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Bring It: 10 reasons to try P90X

By Gabriel Dickson It’s everywhere. Celebrities are doing it. Ironically, its infomercial is on when you’re sitting up late at night with that bag of potato chips. What is it? The answer is P90X, the extreme 90-day home fitness program. Here are 10 reasons you should “bring it:”

1. Get in great shape, physically This first one is a bit obvious. But where P90X separates itself is the fact that the program focuses on total body fitness, incorporating 12 workouts, from jump training to yoga, from back to ab work.

This will ensure all-around tone and a balanced looking physique.

2. Keep stress to a minimum level

4. Structure So you want to start a fitness journey but are absolutely clueless on how to go about it? For the newbie, a structured program like P90X is a godsend. To gain/lose muscle, adhering to a specific diet is a must, and P90x comes with a nutrition guide to help. What workouts do I do? Tony Horton has that covered. Just as Horton says, “How do you know what to do if you don’t know what you did?”

5. Works for everybody Your goal is to get lean muscle, shed unwanted weight or gain muscle; no matter the goal, P90X is tailored to fit you with a program for each: lean for those who want to lose more, classic for any goal and doubles for the people that want a little extra cardio.

College is stressful: midterms, a paper every week and especially finals. How do I keep from going insane? P90X is here to help. With exercise comes endorphins. A chemical released by the brain to ease pain and reduce stress (OMG!), these also give a sensation of euphoria. Soon enough, you’ll be saying, “What midterm?”

6. You don’t get bored

3. Be constructive, not destructive

7. Teaches discipline, commitment

The endorphin high is addictive; people try to replicate it with other substances. Then things become a habit. Stick with working out. You’ll feel better and live a lot longer.

These skills are essential to survive in college and the real world.

By keeping pace with a program that produces extreme results quickly, waking up and doing this doesn’t become a chore.

P90X is based on a workout principle known as “muscle confusion,” mixing up your routine every 30 days to keep your muscles guessing in order to maximize results.

People get bored doing the same bicep curls and leg presses all the time.

8. Great option for the self-conscious People are afraid to go to gyms because they believe they aren’t as fit as the person next to them. This may or may not be true. With P90X, however, the stigma goes away because you can get ripped at home without worry.

9. Build self-esteem and confidence You get down on yourself. It happens every once in a while, and P90X will help you dig out of that place, so let the endorphins flow.

10. If nothing else, Tony is hilarious.

The man leading you on your fitness journey is Mr. Tony Horton.

An ex-comedian, he keeps P90X from being just another boring workout. With gems such as, “Tip of the day: don’t smash your face” to making random pterodactyl noises. There is even a Facebook page dedicated to “Tony Horton-isms” and numerous YouTube compilations of just his lines.

For these last couple birthdays/Christmases, it hasn’t been video games or iPods I’ve asked for - it’s been P90X-related gear.

If that doesn’t speak volumes for the program, I don’t know what does. Being a graduate myself, I can honestly say if you “Bring It!” your life will be forever changed.

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Find the humanity in your Spring schedule Five interesting classes to make the most of filling your humanities requirement

By Nathan Proctor Contributing Writer Part of the University’s general education requirement is that each student complete at least 12 hours of humanities, literature and fine arts courses combined. While none of the required hours must be earned in a

class with a humanities designation, many students at the University find a course or two that pique their interest. The humanities classically explore the studies of human thought and culture; at the University, this spans a range of literature, language, rhetoric and media. Some of the classes students may enroll in include:

African American Literature (AAST 249) What it is: A survey of African-American literature, from its earliest expressions to the present, identifying the aesthetics of the African-American literary tradition, through readings of spirituals, slave narratives, poetry, drama, autobiography, fiction and nonfiction.

American – even Western – literature, history and culture, and to engage issues related to identity and difference in more and more thoughtful and nuanced ways.” – Professor Yolanda Manora

“Our class relates present-day events with historical occurrences and compares the What it’s like: “Ultimately, a course that two. Overall, African-American literafocuses on African-American literature ture is not just about reading works by and culture affords students an oppor- African-Americans; it is about evaluating tunity to deepen their understanding of real life.” – Bria Harper, sophomore

Public Speaking (COM 123) What it is: A course teaching the theory and practice of public speaking, seeking to cultivate the qualities of invention, arrangement, style, memory and delivery in students to develop students able to teach, entertain and persuade in their speech.

What it’s like: “Even though it pushes me outside my comfort zone, it’s one class where I know everyone’s name and something interesting about each of them, and my professor understands that people get nervous and helps make it easier.” – Elizabeth Kelly, freshman

English Literature I (EN 205) debate and question what we are reading more actively than they would in a lecture.

The course’s discussions ask for students’ own personal responses to texts, intending to feel more interactive, as if the students were engaging the texts themselves in conversation; students end up viewing these classic What it’s like: “Because it’s such a small texts in a new, more creative, more fluid class, students get the opportunity to discuss, light.” – Professor Colleen Hollister What it is: A survey of the major works of early British literature, aiming to teach students how to read and analyze them while bringing about an understanding of the basis of English literary history and Englishspeaking culture.

Motion Picture History and Criticism (TCF 112) What it is: An exploration of the development of the cinema, with an emphasis on the relation of technical advances to film content and style. Films from the silent era to modern-day Hollywood are screened in class.

through which they were made, as well as make connections between those major film movement eras and contemporary practices.” – Professor Kristen Warner

“Although you are getting credit for watching movies, you’re responsible for underWhat’s it like: “In Film History and standing the characteristics of films as Criticism, we encourage the students to well as the history of it. It’s a little difficult, watch films they may otherwise elect not [but] it’s an interesting course.” – Morgan to and to understand the historical contexts Lenahan, freshman

19th Century Russian Literature in Translation (RUS 223) be some of the best, if not the best, ever produced. For anyone interested in literature, it would be worth taking the class for that reason alone. Along the way, [students] become somewhat familiar with the course of Russian history and learn a lot about Russian culture, and a little about What it’s like: “Many people consider Russian folklore.” – Professor Andrew M. Russian literature of the Golden Age to Drozd What it is: An analysis of 19th century Russian literature, including translated novels from classic authors such as Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, and a range of poetry, plays and short stories with an emphasis on literary and historical trends.

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Show your school spirit this Halloween season Everyone in the Tuscaloosa community is invited to participate in a Pumpkin Carving Extravaganza put on

by Alabama Art Kitchen and Homegrown Alabama. To participate in the contest,, participants should bring p p p p g their own pumpkin and carving idea to Alabama Art Kitchen on Sunday, Oct. 23.

The contest will start at 2 p.m. and last until 6 p.m. After the pumpkin carving, the pumpkins will be judged in the following categories: audience choice, most creative, scariest and silliest. The winning pumpkins will receive prizes.

At the end of the day, the pumpkins

will be auctioned off to the highest bidders. The extravaganza is hoping for some elaborate pumpkins, with local artists participating and hosting the event.

All proceeds made from the auction p Kitchen will go to support Alabama Art and Homegrown Alabama.

LIFESTYLES Page 16• Thursday, October 20, 2011 Editor • Stephanie Brumfield lifestyles@cw.ua.edu

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COBB HOLLYWOOD 16 • Johnny English Reborn (PG) • Paranormal Activity 3 (R) • The Three Musketeers 3D (PG-13) • The Big Year (PG) • Footloose (PG-13) • The Thing (R) • Real Steel IMAX (PG-13) • The Ides of March (R) • 50/50 (R) • Courageous (PG-13) • Dream House (PG-13) • Dolphin Tale 3D (PG) • Moneyball (PG-13) • The Lion King 3D (G)

LIFESTYLES S this weekend THURSDAY • Improbable Fictions presents Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Bama Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY • Thoroughly Modern Millie Junior: Bama Theatre, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

•Hans Condor, Model Citizen, Silverlions 20/20: Green Bar, 10 p.m.

SUNDAY • Memorial Concert for Frederic Goossen: Moody Music Building, 3 p.m.

Other pumpkin carving ideas: Alabama A Harry Potter Lightning Bolt Deathstar

Greek Letters Mickey Mouse Spider Bat

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Benefits: Alabama Art Kitchen and Homegrown Alabama Where: Alabama Art Kitchen, 2626 University Blvd.

When: Oct. 23, 2-7 p.m.