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Terrence Codyʼs hand reaches out to block Tennessee kicker Daniel Lincolnʼs 44-yard game-winning field goal attempt as time expired. The block was Codyʼs second of the game.

By Jason Galloway Sports Editor In the past three and a half minutes, Mark Ingram lost the first fumble of his career, the Alabama defense gave up its first touchdown in 12 quarters, Tennessee recovered an onside

kick and the Volunteers completed a 23-yard pass into field goal range with four seconds remaining. Terrence Cody was not thinking about that. “I told myself when I lined up that I was going to block this field goal,” he said of the

ensuing 44-yard attempt. “As soon as the ball was snapped, I got a good jump on it, knocked the guard over and just put my hand up.” It was the mammoth nose tackle’s second blocked field goal of the fourth quarter in a 12-10 victory over Tennessee on

this third Saturday in October, and all 92,012 fans in BryantDenny Stadium watched as the emotional senior lay facedown on the grass before making his way into the north end zone tunnel to chants of “Cody.” “I was real emotional,” he said. “I actually saved the game

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kicker Daniel Lincoln made a 24-yard field goal early in the second quarter but allowed a 47-yard attempt to fall short on the last play of the half. “It always seems to help when you make a long kick,”

and made a play to keep us undefeated.” It wasn’t just the final attempt that made the difference, however. The entire game depended on field goals. Leigh Tiffin connected from 38, 50 and 22 yards out in the first half, while Volunteer

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Witt: UA still pursuing Bryce Flu vaccine By Eryn Phillips Senior Staff Reporter Despite the city’s pending lawsuit against the state to halt the sale of Bryce Hospital, UA President Robert Witt said Wednesday he believes the sale will go through. The Tuscaloosa City Council authorized Mayor Walt Maddox to file the suit at the Oct. 20 city council meeting after Gov. Bob Riley said he and

his advisers would consider another offer to move Bryce to the vacant Caraway hospital in Birmingham — taking 657 jobs out of Tuscaloosa in the midst of the current economic crisis. Witt would not comment on the pending lawsuit until he could review it this week, but Witt said the University made a more than fair offer for the property, despite the offer being taken off the table. Mental health officials said

the offer was about $24 million short of what they want. “I have spoken with the governor and he felt that our offer of $60 million plus the cost of decontamination and cleaning was reasonable and is still under consideration,” Witt said. “I am optimistic it will be accepted.” University officials have discussed the purchase of the hospital for almost four years, planning to use the land for

FAST FACTS • Mayor Walt Maddox filed a lawsuit against the state about the Bryce sale. • Bryce provides 657 jobs in Tuscaloosa. See BRYCE, page 3

Thomas answers students’ questions By Victor Luckerson Staff Reporter

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By Brittney Knox Staff Writer The swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus, has claimed several lives throughout the state of Alabama, and there have been some cases of students getting the virus at the University. However, the Student Health Center hopes to help students by providing the new FluMist vaccine, used to combat the swine flu virus. “The FluMist is used nasally and contains the live virus,” said Dr. David Roberts, a student health physician. “The

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shot works exactly like the mist, and they don’t have many side-effects.” The H1N1 shot has been delayed, and the SHC doesn’t have the actual shot right now, Roberts said. “The response of students getting the vaccine has been a good one,” he said. “Also, the vaccine does provide the patient with good immunity against the current H1N1 virus.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the FluMist

See VACCINE, page 2

FAST FACTS • The Student Health Center is offering the nasal spray version of the H1N1 vaccine.

• The center is not offering the shot because its production has been slower.

• To schedule an appointment, call 348-2778.

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When United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas came to the UA School of Law Friday afternoon, he didn’t want to speak at a group of law students — he wanted to speak with them. “All too often, we spend too much time talking at you and not discussing what you care about,” Thomas said. Thomas gave the Albritton Lecture, held by the law school each year to bring national and international judiciary figures to campus. Friday marked

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas answers questions and talks to UA students Friday.

Thomas’ second trip to the University and the 18th anniversary of his appointment to the Supreme Court. After a brief introductory speech, Thomas spent most of his hour-and-a-half stage time taking questions from the audience of law students, undergraduates and members of the community. “What I want to give you a sense of in answering questions is that there is no mystery to [the U.S. Supreme Court],” he said. “The court, as I see it, is the special place

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CAMPUS |Moral forum final tonight The UA Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility will host the final installment of the Moral Forum Tournament Monday at 7 p.m. in Morgan Auditorium. The final night’s debate the topic is lowering the drinking age from 21 years old to 18 years old, with two pairs of students from the Moral Forum course debating its points and counterpoints. $10,000 in scholarships will be awarded. The event is free and open to the public.

CAMPUS | Alternative Break trips interest meeting There will be an informational meeting for Alternative Break travel options over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend and spring break today from noon until 1 p.m. in Room 309 of the Ferguson Center. The MLK weekend service trip includes working with Habitat for Humanity and the historic Safe House Black History Museum. For more information email cmmclemore@crimson.ua.edu or call the Community Service Center at 348-2865.

should be given to people 2 to 49 years old who are not pregnant and do not have certain health conditions. Anyone with an allergy to eggs or any other substance in the vaccine, a weakened immune system or a long-term health problem should also avoid getting the vaccine. Dr. Jim McVay, director of health promotion and chronic disease at the Alabama Department of Public Health, said there are four

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manufacturers who produce 200 million doses of the vaccine. “Some of the producers are across the globe, which include Great Britain and Australia,” McVay said. “There has been a great demand across the state for the vaccine. Over 900 health care providers have ordered over a million doses.” Andrea Smith, a sophomore majoring pre-medical studies, said getting the vaccine is a great precautionary measure to take to prevent from catching the flu. “I don’t think the vaccine has been out long enough to have the opportunity to see whether

CAMPUS | SGA hosting Fall Festival The SGA is hosting a Fall Festival Tuesday from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. on the Ferguson Center Plaza. The SGA environmental department is sponsoring the event. There will be dance and musical performances by UA student groups, as well as free seasonal food and drinks, recycled craft-making and several other ways to participate. There will be environmental course listings for students and information for those who would like to find out more about what SGA is doing and ways to get involved. For more information, contact Justin Trott, director of the SGA department of environmental concerns at sgaenvironmentalconcerns@gmail.com.

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it works or not,” she said. Smith said since the swine flu furor has died down on campus, she has continued to remain calm about it but maintained a normal hand washing routine. Roberts said the SHC has given several hundred doses off-site and in Tutwiler Hall and Ridgecrest South. “Although we have not gotten any of the actual shots for the H1N1 virus, the supplies for the nasal vaccine meet the current demand,” he said. McVay said one of the goals at the end of November is to travel across the state to public and private schools with a team of nurses and administer the H1N1 vaccine. Due to slow production of the vaccine, ADPH will begin the program at the end of November, McVay said. “The goal would be to send the information out to the parent and to attach a permission slip,” he said. “Then set up at the schools and give the shots at no charge to the students.”

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CAMPUS | Ridgecrest hosts art night The Ridgecrest Community is sponsoring OctobARTfest Monday night from 6 to 9 in the Ferguson Center Plaza. This campus-wide event will include pumpkin painting, paint-bynumber, two short Sips ‘n Strokes classes (6 p.m. at 7:45 p.m.) and free food.

CAMPUS | Next Teach For America deadline Wednesday Of the 14 million children growing up in low-income communities, only 1 in 10 children are graduating from college. Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates and professionals of all majors, backgrounds, and career interests who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools. Join the movement. Apply to the 2010 Teach For America corps. Completing the resume, letter of intent and filling out the personal information page should take no longer than a few hours. The next application deadline is Wednesday. Find information online at teachforamerica.org.

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of Washington, D.C. People are civil. They engage in debate. They legitimately like each other. It’s the first place I’ve seen in Washington where people are genuinely friends.” In addition, Thomas shed light on the day-to-day practices of the Supreme Court. “We work independently,” he said. “We rarely see each other. We spend our time sitting at home reading briefs and deciding.” Throughout the afternoon, Thomas continually expressed that his job is a humbling experience. “These cases beat the heck out of me,” he said. “These cases are really hard. It’s not artwork. It’s deciding cases.” He also said he doesn’t keep a tally of his decisions. “The most I do after these cases is go home, and I hope and pray I’m right,” he said. “I try to give my best to every case. I try to be true to the structure of the Constitution, to the words of the Constitution.” The actual courtroom process rarely affects the outcome of Thomas’s decisions. “These cases are not new,” he said. “These are permutations of the same issue. We make things too complicated in our minds – 99.99 percent of the time I know my decision before I step on the bench.” He said he drew much strength from his Catholic faith. “I humbled myself before God,” he said. “I don’t know how you do it without faith.” He also offered insight on the difference in leadership style between former Chief Justice William Rehnquist and current Chief Justice John Roberts. “[Rehnquist] was more of a father figure,” Thomas said. “Chief Justice Roberts is more of a contemporary. Rehnquist would kind of glare at you. The new Chief Justice is too young to do that.” However, Thomas criticized the way the confirmation process for new justices has been politicized in recent years. “The whole effort is to pick judges that will give you the outcome you want,” he said. “It’s like if we had a confirmation hearing today to pick referees for tomorrow’s [football] game. I think it’s an important question for you to ask as a citizen: ‘How is your court any better for these difficult confirmation processes?’” Thomas is the second black man to serve on the Supreme Court. However, he said race was not the type of diversity the court should be looking for. “I’d like to see people from all over the country,” he said. “I’d like to see people from schools besides Harvard and Yale. Everybody can’t be from the same region. My goal is to have a court that’s fair.” Thomas said he conveys this desire for diversity in the court through his selection of law clerks. “I prefer kids with modest backgrounds,” he said. “It’s our Supreme Court, not just the Supreme Court of the elites.” He also said he likes to select clerks from places besides Ivy League schools, though his clerks typically graduate No. 1 in their class from law school. “They’ve got to be able to keep up,” he said. Thomas shared his own law school experience with the room full of current law students. “The best day of school for me was graduation,” he said. “I thought law school was extremely difficult. I thought I was going to fail out. I thought I failed the bar exam.” He offered advice for students preparing to embark on careers in a competitive field. “Life will make you realistic, but to keep doing your job you have to be idealistic,” he said. “Have confidence that the process you’re involved with will work. Don’t let people steal your joy. There’s bad in the world and there’s good in the world. You can be a force for good.” Several students said they were impressed by Thomas’ speech. “What came across so much was his humility,” said Jonathan Lanctot, a senior majoring in civil engineering. “He’s just doing the best he can. It’s that humility and warmth that struck me.” Cameron Miller, a second-year law student, found the speech reassuring. “It was great to see the human behind the cases,” he said. “There’s the image of a man on a pedestal separated from you and me, but he’s just one of us. I may not agree with a lot of his views, but as a human being, the advice he gave was great.”

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Former Alabama congressman Glen Browder will be discussing his new book, “The South’s New Racial Politics: Inside the Race Game of Southern History,� Tuesday in Gorgas Library Room 204 at 4 p.m. Browder is a professor emeritus of American democracy and political science at Jacksonville State University. He will continue to work on the next two books in this series. “This book claims that there is a new system of racial politics – ‘Biracial Accommodation’ – in the contemporary South,� Browder said in an e-mailed statement. Browder said he decided to write the book because as a professor and a politician, he decided something was missing in the “academic analysis of southern politics.� He said most of the writing about the South concerns the civil rights movement. “In this book [and two other

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forthcoming books], I hope to balance the ledger on southern politics,� Browder said. However, Browder said writing the book had it’s challenges. “I had to rely mainly on my own analysis since active politicians do not like to talk about their politics, and they absolutely refuse to reveal their racial ideas and maneuvers,� he said. There are some specific messages in the book he deems important, Browder said, including the historical overview and statement of the new racial system. “I challenge contemporary leaders to tackle race and racism as important problems in both southern and national democracy,� he said. Browder said this book is important in the academic world as well as specifically to University of Alabama students. Browder said the book will help all Alabama college students to comprehend past, current and future situations. Browder says he is excited to share his book with

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• When: Tues., 4 p.m. the University. “This will be my first time to talk with an audience mainly composed of faculty and students,â€? Browder said. Jessica Lacher-Feldman, coordinator of the event, said she chose to have Browder speak because the book seemed interesting and relevant on a number of issues. “I think that the subject is interesting and timely, and we like to bring in all different types of speakers and books,â€? she said. Lacher-Feldman said she invites everyone to come and spread the word around campus. “I think it’s very important to get experiences like this and to look for learning opportunities outside of the classroom,â€? she said. The event is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will be held following the lecture.

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outward expansion. Riley hired Kathy Sawyer as a consultant. She released a statement in April saying the state will sell Bryce Hospital for no less than $84.2 million. Witt said the Bryce campus was appraised at $50 million. “We made a very generous $60 million offer,� Witt said. “We will not be making a larger one.�

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IT OfďŹ ce plans to improve Wi-Fi, offer software grants By Eryn Phillips Senior Staff Reporter Microsoft released Windows 7 on Thursday after months of extensive testing to work out initial issues, but students may not use the new operating system just yet, according to the University Office of Information Technology. The Office of Information Technology is responsible for all software and hardware upgrades on campus. Public Relations Director Christina Frantom said the University is not in a rush to upgrade the hundreds of PCs in campus computer labs and libraries until the initial testing phase has been completed. “The Office of Information Technology will deploy the new operating system internally once Microsoft works out the kinks,â€? Frantom said. “There is no set date for software upgrades. It depends on how many problems are reported and have to be worked out.â€? When the University considers a huge OS upgrade, the top priority is to evaluate all security features the system offers so that hackers cannot gain access to information unique to the University’s own research, she said. “The operating system must have a great deal of online security features to keep our data, information and research safe,â€? Frantom said. Depending on what happens during the initial

release period, sometimes the Department of Information Technology will “leapfrog a version,� meaning that it will upgrade from Windows Vista to what is available now after it goes through extensive testing and all the kinks are worked out, Frantom said. John McGowan, director of the Office of Information Technology, said Microsoft is known for having problems with its products when they are initially released. “We want to make sure the new operating system provides the proper support students need,� McGowan said. Also, the department has spent $3.5 million this year to install public wireless Internet service in every building on campus. The project is a group effort with SGA and the Office of Academic Affairs, and it is scheduled to be complete by the end of the school year, McGowan said. “We have had great success with TideFi wireless on the Strip and the Quad also has wireless access free for all UA students and faculty,� he said. “The students said they wanted to be able to do assignments outside while enjoying the scenery around campus, so we installed wireless around the Quad.� People who come to Tuscaloosa to tailgate on Gameday are also allowed to use the service to pick up the game on their TVs and computers. The server is big enough to handle the high volume of traffic from tailgaters, he said.

FAST FACTS • Next year students should be able to pick up Wi-Fi anywhere on campus. • The school plans to offer a grant program to let students purchase software at discounted prices.

McGowan said the University is on top of the technology curve and every computer lab on campus is up-to-speed on which operating system is best for what the lab is being used for. “We use a technology roadmap when we think about upgrading to a new operating system, to guarantee the forward progress in where we are now to where we need to be in five years with multimedia, computers, iTunes — everything,� McGowan said. The IT department is also working on software licensing to get students significant discounts on software like the Microsoft Office Suite. Similar grant programs are currently allowing UAB students to purchase the suite for $10. Students can use the program for as long as they are in school, and provide feedback to Microsoft about how they could improve it, Frantom said. “It’s a pretty nice tradeoff for college students and Microsoft,� he said.

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Monday, October 26, 2009 Editor • Alan Blinder letters@cw.ua.edu

{ YOUR VIEW } WHAT DID YOU THINK OF SATURDAY’S GAME? “I donʼt think we played to our full potential.” — Jay Robinson, freshman, microbiology

“Ingram could have had a better game. McElroy could have had a better game. Terrence Cody was a beast pretty much the whole time.” — Stephen Crosby, sophomore, management information systems

“I thought that it was too close of a call, but Iʼm really glad that Terrence Cody is awesome.” — Laura Langley, junior, social work

“I think McElroy played better this week than in the previous two games.” — Tim Harris, freshman, saxophone performance

EDITORIAL BOARD Amanda Peterson Editor Will Nevin Managing Editor Alan Blinder Opinions Editor

WE WELCOME YOUR OPINIONS Letters to the editor must be less than 300 words and guest columns less than 800. Send submissions to letters@ cw.ua.edu. Submissions must include the author’s name, year, major and daytime phone number. Phone numbers are for verification and will not be published. Students should also include their year in school and major. For more information, call 348-6144. The CW reserves the right to edit all submissions.

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If the statistics hold true, 1,880 In short: Breast women who are curcancer warrants rently enrolled at early detection the University will and even more be diagnosed with awareness. breast cancer during the course of their lives. Eighty-nine percent of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer will survive. But, more importantly, 98 percent of women whose cancer is found early and confined to the breast will survive. Without question, early detection is vital to successful treatment, and we are pleased to see the outpouring of support for increased awareness. This year, it seems as if there has been more pink than usual. From the cover of Sports Illustrated a few weeks ago to some UA sororities encouraging students to wear pink to Saturday’s nationally televised game against Tennessee to the Race for the Cure earlier this month in Birmingham, we have been saturated in awareness efforts. And that is far from being a bad thing. Medical advocacy groups offer three suggestions for women who want to detect possible instances of breast cancer early. First, frequent breast self-exams can help women both learn what is normal for them and possibly assist in timely recognition of potential problems. (For step-by-step instructions on how to conduct a breast self-exam, go to komen.org/ bse.) Second, medical providers can perform a clinical breast exam. The American Cancer Society recommends that women begin having clinical breast exams at least every three years beginning at age 20. Later in life, women should have regular mammograms, though health care providers might recommend them earlier, taking into account factors like a woman’s family history. We would like to note that while women account for the vast majority of breast cancer cases, men can be affected, too. Researchers said that there were nearly 2,000 cases of breast cancer in men last year. The SGA will dedicate Wednesday to breast cancer awareness when every member of the organization will wear pink. Wednesday’s effort is an important message for the campus community, and we encourage all students, even those who are not a part of student government, to participate. We need more research into causes of and treatments for breast cancer. Until researchers manage to eradicate breast cancer, we must push for more awareness. One in eight women will endure breast cancer. That number is far too high. Learn the signs and symptoms. Be aware. Go pink.

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There’s a time for maturity By Alan Blinder I know the tradition: The victor of the game played on the Third Saturday of October (though it was the fourth Saturday this year) celebrates with cigars. The teams used to get cigars until the NCAA, whose member schools seem to forbid a lot, banned the practice. For the third consecutive year, it was Alabama’s turn to bring out the cigars. And that’s fine. If someone wants to celebrate with a cigar, so be it. But there’s a line. As my heart rate began to slow (though my ears were still ringing) on Saturday after Terrence Cody blocked Tennessee’s kick, I smelled something. Cigar smoke. In my immediate area, about a half-dozen people decided to ignore a University policy (“Smoking is prohibited in seated/ticketed areas, portals, and aisles of Bryant-Denny Stadium”) and light up. Looking around the student section, a few dozen others, both greek and independent, had done the same thing. While lighting up a cigar is not the end of the world — some will justify it by tradition — it triggered some thinking about the self-seeking attitude that pervades. All of this came after I saw some at half time decide to ignore the areas designated for smoking and stand in the middle of a con-

cession line and, well, smoke. All because they wanted to. Because it was convenient for their desires. It was selfish, discourteous and, to jump on the surgeon’s general bandwagon, unhealthy. Some among us seem to take pride in perpetually raising a middle finger to rules, policies or laws. Like the guy who sat behind me once and bragged about how he drove home the night before “drunk out of my mind” and was so proud he didn’t get caught. He wanted someone to praise his luck. But he didn’t deserve praise. He deserved prison time. Or maybe it’s the people who portray themselves as role models, as leaders of campus and society, who have fake IDs and aren’t shy about using them after a day of telling fellow students to spend their nights studying, not getting slammed. Then, before they go off to another leadership event, they tell you about their night with a plethora of booze. Or you see it on Facebook before they untag the pictures, if sober or smart enough to recognize the hypocrisy. Or the guy who, according to an English teacher here at the Capstone, received a paper back and immediately said to his friend, “Alright, I got a B! I was stoned out of my mind when I wrote this.” All of these episodes are symptomatic of a brazen attitude that dominates the collegiate psyche. A few weeks ago, Paul

Davis, a member of Alabama’s mental health board, accused the University of being similarly shameless in its bid to buy Bryce Hospital when he said the UAs attitude was, “We need, we want, we take.” While I find fault in Davis’ argument about Bryce, I think a version of his words could be applied, with startling accuracy, to some students. The sense of entitlement is frightening. We, as human beings, all have needs, wants and desires. Some, as psychologist Abraham Maslow wrote in 1943, are basic: food, water, sleep, even sex (some readers probably feel rather justified for whatever happened over the weekend). Other needs, however, take more time and more sacrifice. It is time for some people to grow up. Yes, they got into college. Yes, they are independent from their parents. Yes, they are permitted to make decisions. But no, they are not allowed to trample societal norms. No, they do not get to ignore rules simply because they want something. That’s what corrupt politicians do. It’s about courtesy. It’s about common sense. It’s about decency. We can’t always get what we want. Sometimes, we just have to live with less of what we want because we recognize that life isn’t all about us. Deal with it. Grow up. Alan Blinder is the opinions editor of The Crimson White. His column runs weekly on Mondays.

‘Starbucks Rap’ (feat. Wesley Vaughn) By Wesley Vaughn I’m gonna talk about Starbucks in my own way, You won’t read stuff like this every day. This column is not all in one beat, Doing such would be a sure feat. Each sentence group has its own melody, If you don’t like it, remember it’s free. Let’s get on to the paper’s crux, Of course it centers on Starbucks. Starbucks rules your morning scene, Always quenching your need for caffeine. It’s the only place you know, To get your favorite cup of joe. Classes make you wake up, So you go and buy a cup. It will make you all hyper, Like a draft day Mel Kiper. Some of their things aren’t so nice, I’ll start off with the drink price. An order can get so expensive, My wallet will become defensive. I hate spending $10 on a brown drink, I can get that stuff out of any broken sink. The line alone can take an hour, You might need to leave and take a shower. If you have homework you can do it in the line, Don’t worry about the time – you will be fine. They made tall the smallest cup size, Whoever did that is mighty wise. The largest cup is called a venti, Let’s get this changed, that’s my decree. The one in the Ferg plays ‘90s pop, Someone should call the music cop.

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rest, observe. Frappuccinos taste so good, If I could drink them daily, I would. The drink name might hurt your masculinity, They need to change it for men like me. The best flavor is definitely mocha, If you get any else you’re just a joke-ah. I become crazy with an espresso, Just like a painting by Picasso. I still down it anyway, It gets me through the whole day. I always fall for the hot chocolate, Even when it’s not cold outside yet. Via is coffee that’s instant, You can tell by the taste, it’s blatant. Of course there is that strange Tazo Tea, It’s almost as bad as that school in Tennessee. I could barely get on the bean, Liking tea would be unseen. You should try out their breakfast food, I was surprised it’s actually good. Hit me up with that old-fashioned doughnut, Though I need a large calorie cut. Wesley Vaughn is a sophomore majoring in public relations and political science. His column runs weekly on Monday.

Our View is the consensus of The Crimson White’s editorial board.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR You canʼt handle the truth By Jared Lauridsen

No matter how inconvenient the truth is for you, it’s not necessarily inflammatory. In a recent letter to the editor, a contributor claimed the Alabama Atheists and Agnostics were writing inflammatory messages and then complaining about getting erased. Two such messages were mentioned, one about fairy tales (which I will concede is somewhat inflammatory) and the other, “You don’t need God to be good.” The truth is that you don’t need God to be good. The personal philosophies of Jesus, the Ten Commandments and, from what I can tell, the central tenets of Islam and every other major religion, are to be excellent to each other. Saying that people are inherently “bad” without faith in God (or gods or what have you) is completely out of line. People can still be good, but they just won’t get all the perks. It’s like the difference between part- and full-time employment: You can still get paid, but full-time employees tend to get insurance and stuff like that. You don’t need God to be good. It’s not inflammatory to anyone, except the people who missed the point somewhere. It’s inflammatory to people who take these things way too seriously. A couple of the AAA members said they were intending to try to get interest from people who are on the fence about this sort of thing. They were appealing to people who were already becoming disillusioned with organized religion, not to people who are firmly rooted in their ways. But what may be the best part of this all is the counter chalking that apparently went on in front of ten Hoor. It appears that AAA wrote, “Who would Jesus silence?” and someone replied with, “Don’t preach about Jesus if you don’t believe in him!” I would like to demonstrate the difference between asking a question designed to point out flaws in an argument and preaching: preaching would be saying “Let he who is without sin throw the first stone.” They were just asking a question. Because, really, who would Jesus silence?

Jared Lauridsen is a senior majoring in studio art.

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Coach executive visits the Capstone Transportation By Katie McInnish Staff Writer

Jim Offutt, senior vice president of full price stores at Coach, talks to business honors students in Alston parlor Friday about international markets, the retail industry and internships.

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Manhattan, Tokyo, Shanghai and Tuscaloosa share something in common: a love for the classic American accessory, a Coach handbag. But unlike other cities filled with luxury lovers, the University is home to 1984 alumnus Jim Offutt, senior vice president of full price stores at Coach Inc. And unknown to fashionistas overseas, Offutt is one of many UA alumni working with the Coach brand. Offutt spoke at lunch with business honors students on Friday. On Thursday, he lectured on management communication, consumer behavior and fashion incorporated to business majors, fashion majors, MBA students and faculty. He also met with students about internships and jobs throughout the company. The Career Center hosted his visit. Before working with Coach, Offutt held regional and district management positions with J. Crew and Banana Republic. He has more than 20 years experience in retail. Offutt gave lunch attendees an inside look at the current environment of Coach Inc., from how the economy has impacted business to how they’re dealing with social media. He also spoke about the power of the American brand in today’s global market. “Coach is huge in China,� Offutt said. “They love New

Jim Offutt, a 1984 University graduate is vice president of full price shoes at Coach, Inc. York. They love the image of Manhattan.� And in China, shoppers are living their American dreams through retail. “Our store in Shanghai had to shut down one day because it completely sold out of all merchandise. Can you imagine a product flying off shelves that quickly?� Jamie Lyons, a senior majoring in marketing and French who is a reporter for The Crimson White, interned at Coach’s corporate headquarters in New York during the summer 2009. “My first trip to NYC was an intense experience,� Lyons said. “I went through a prescreen interview early in the spring semester, and then attended a recruitment event with many students competing for a limited number of jobs.� Lyons worked with the retail operations team for Coach International. John Wingenter, a 2008 operations management graduate, also interned during the summer with the jewelry and costing department. Manderson Graduate School of Business alumnus Tyler Williams cur-

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rently works with the company as a full-time employee. “It’s great to walk down the hall of our Manhattan office and see Tyler’s Alabama football calendar hanging up by his desk,� Offutt said. “You don’t see many southern things in Manhattan, and it’s good to go back with someone else from UA.� Offutt’s advice for scoring a highly competitive internship or job at Coach or any other

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The iPhone app is a kicker, and it makes using Zipcar more fun,� Williams said. “The iPhone app can do everything you need to do to find, reserve and drive a Zipcar.� The ability to get directions to a Zipcar, extend or cancel reservations and contact Zipcar if help is needed during a reservation are among some of the features the application offers. When using the application to search for a Zipcar, members can refine their search by typing in preferred location, time, car model and price. In addition, Zipcar member can use their iPhone or iPod Touch as a virtual key fob. Once the Zipcar is unlocked with the member’s card, the application can be used as a way to unlock and lock the Zipcar with one tap. The application also allows members to honk the horn of the car they have reserved, in case they cannot find the Zipcar in a large parking lot or among other Zipcars of the same model. Williams said the application has been downloaded more than 100,000 times since its release and given the popularity of the iPhone among young users and college students, the use of the application will continue to spread. Chris Jordan, a junior majoring in accounting, said he uses his iPod Touch and several of his applications to access Facebook, e-mail and Pandora Internet radio. Jordan emphasized the convenience of being able to reserve Zipcars without a computer. “iPods are just as functional as computers now,� he said. “A lot of times, I forget to do things on my computer, so if I forget, I can do everything I need to on my iPod, as long as I have Wi-Fi.� He said he thinks Zipcar’s new application will be convenient for Zipcar members. “iPods are a lot lighter to carry than a computer. I have my iPod Touch every day, but I don’t have my computer with me unless I know I’ll need it,� he said.

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Tide drops 2-0 match to Volunteers By Cyrus Ntakirutinka Senior Sports Reporter The Alabama women’s soccer team (6-9-1, 2-6-1) dropped a 2-0 game to the Tennessee Lady Volunteers Sunday. The Crimson Tide started the first half with a lot of energy, outshooting the Lady Vols 10-5. Head coach Todd Bramble said the team could have won the game based on its play early in the match. “The positive aspect is the way we played in the first half,” Bramble said. “I didn’t have any reason to believe that we would come out in the second half and things would be any different.” Bramble said he thought the players’ minutes were managed well in the first half. “We came back out and had lost a little bit of our mojo, whatever we had working for us in the first half wasn’t there. All in all the chances that we missed in the first half are the difference in the game and it came back to haunt us in the very end.” Alabama went into the half trailing 1-0 thanks to a goal in the tenth minute by Lady Vols

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MONDAY • Men’s Golf: Isleworth Collegiate Invitational, All Day, Isleworth Golf and Country Club, Winderemere, Fla. •Women’s Tennis: Day Four, All Day, Auburn, Ala.

TUESDAY • Men’s Golf: Isleworth Collegiate Invitational, All Day, Isleworth Golf and Country Club, Winderemere, Fla.

Above: Junior forward Brooke Rogers shields a Tennessee defender in Alabamaʼs 2-0 loss to the Volunteers Sunday. Right: Freshman midfielder Tia King prepares to kick the ball downfield. Far right: Junior forward Kelly King passes the ball to a teammate.

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midfielder Amy Harrison. The Tide saw a drop in shot production as Alabama recorded only three shots the rest of the game to Tennessee’s five. Bramble said the flow of the game changed in the second half against the Tide’s favor. “The way Tennessee plays, they’re very direct,” Bramble said. “There are a lot of balls that are just bouncing around in the center of the field. Whether they were anticipating better or just quicker to those loose balls, every little ball that bounced around seemed like they ended up with and coming at us again and that just took its toll. We couldn’t get any attacking rhythm going and it kind of deflated us a little bit.” Despite the loss, the team can relish as several freshmen have emerged and have managed to make a significant impact in the lineup this season. Bramble praised his young players for their work ethic and the effort they put on the field. “Ashley Willis continues to have a great year for us,” Bramble said. “Kaitlin Smith is helping us out, Megan

Peterson has come on the last two games and done an outstanding job in the back for us. “We’re a little bit unfortunate because Amanda Ortegon picked up an injury in the game today, and I felt she was really good in the first 20 minutes. I was looking forward to more of that from her in the second half, but she couldn’t really go because she was hurt and I think that took away from what some of the freshmen were able to do today.” The Tide now turns its sights on longtime rival Auburn as they face the Tigers at home on Friday at 7 p.m. Several seniors, including senior defender Grace Lawson, said they see the game as an opportunity to bounce back as well as a chance to try and make it to the Southeastern Conference tournament. “I would love to extend my stay here and have a few more games, because going to the SEC tournament is amazing,” Lawson said. “It’s really a great experience and I would love for the freshmen to start

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Alabama vs Tennessee — 12-10 FOOTBALL | SIDEBAR

Just getting bye By Spencer White Assistant Sports Editor It’s difficult for an accountant to work two months straight without a vacation. Imagine what it’s like for a football player. After what could only be described as an ugly game that could have resulted in Alabama’s first loss of the season against a hated rival, the Crimson Tide players have never looked forward to a week off more than they will after Saturday’s 12-10 victory over the Tennessee Volunteers. “We’re hurting right now,” said senior guard Mike Johnson. “We’ve got a lot of nicks and pains and a lot of tired legs, so hopefully this bye week will get our legs back up under us and we can come out with a new attitude.” While the Tide was able to earn a victory and “earn” is a loose term for this situation steadily decreasing offensive production and the Alabama defense’s inability to get off the field on crucial third down plays late in the game gave a clear reflection of which team enjoyed

a bye before the contest (Tennessee) and which had been grinding for eight weeks straight (Alabama). There was perhaps no bigger indicator of exactly how worn this Tide team has become than the wild final minutes of Saturday’s game, where the normally surehanded Mark Ingram lost the first fumble of his Alabama career with a nine-point lead and three and a half minutes to burn. What followed was a touchdown drive against a Tide defense, already exhausted by the 21 minutes spent on the field in the second half up to that point (Alabama’s defense spent 24:55 on the field in the third and fourth quarters), the first the Tide defense had surrendered in nearly three games of play. As if to snowball bad luck on top of bad luck, the Tide was unable to recover an onside kick and allowed the Vols to move the ball down to the Alabama 28-yard line, before senior nose tackle Terrence Cody blocked Daniel Lincoln’s game-winning field goal attempt as time expired. “We’ve got a lot of pride in

the way we do things around here,” said senior linebacker Eryk Anders. “When we have to, we can definitely step up.” At the same time, Anders was quick to acknowledge that the bye week for the Tide likely comes at the best time possible. “I think everybody’s a little tired and worn down,” Anders said. “This off-week’s going to do a lot for us.” Even head coach Nick Saban, always reluctant to give away a negative feeling, spoke on the exhaustion he saw in this week’s practices. “I didn’t want to say this, but I felt like our team was really tired this week psychologically, probably more mentally rather than physically,” he said. “We had a lot of guys beat up, a lot of guys missed practice and a lot of guys struggled to do what we need to do, but there are a lot of positives in this game today.” Perhaps the best positive is the simplest one as well. The Tide was able to win. “Luckily, we can learn some lessons without having a one in our loss column,” Johnson said.

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Tiffin said of his 50-yarder in the second quarter. “It seems to make every kick the rest of the game easier.” Lincoln lined up to redeem himself and cut the lead to three on a 43-yard attempt with 10:33 left in the game, but Cody ran right through the Vols’ Cory Sullins to notch his first block of the final period, temporarily preserving the sixpoint lead. Tiffin nailed a 49-yard attempt with 6:31 left in the game to give the Crimson Tide

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a 12-3 lead, finishing the game 4-for-4. Alabama (8-0, 5-0) got the ball back with 5:21 remaining after forcing a three-and-out, but Ingram lost the first fumble of his collegiate career, and Tennessee got another opportunity with 3:29 left in the game. Eight plays later, Volunteers quarterback Jo n at h a n Crompton found wide receiver Gerald Jones on a crossing route for an 11-yard touchdown pass to cut the deficit to 12-10 with 1:19 remaining. The touchdown came against a defense that spenT 24:55 of the 30 minutes in the second half on the field. Out of timeouts, Tennessee had to recover an onside kick to have any shot at completing the comeback. The Volunteers recovered, however, and what once seemed like a comfortable situation for the Tide was now a fight to survive. “Wow,” cornerback Javier Arenas said of his reaction to the onside recovery. “Then you got to transform back into your monster ways. Just get back on defense and try to make a stop.” At first, it appeared that stop would not come. Crompton completed a 23-yard pass to tight end Luke Stocker that put the Volunteers on the Alabama 27-yard line. Tennessee sent in the field goal unit with four seconds left, and Sullins was faced with stopping Cody just 10 and a half minutes after his first block. “He was probably thinking about a lot of things,” Cody said of Sullins. “I’d be scared of me too.” Cody knocked Sullins on his back for the second time in the quarter and blocked the kick as time expired, saving the game and the Tide’s undefeated season. “You talk about how fragile a season is,” said head coach Nick Saban. “We’re still [ahead] 12-3 and totally in control of the game with 3:29 [left] and the ball. That’s how fragile a season can be.”

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POSITION grades Quarterbacks – 3.2 Cumulative: 3.29 Greg McElroy was much more efficient (17-of-28) than he has been in the past few games, but Alabama’s passing game is going to need more than 120 yards to get to where it wants to be.

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have shown enough weakness defensively to be exploited by an offense of Alabama’s capabilities. Where then, does the problem lie? The Tide has an outstanding running back, more than worthy of Heisman consideration, in Mark Ingram. They have arguably one of the best wide receiver talents in the country in Julio Jones. The quarterback, Greg McElroy, while certainly not the darkhorse Heisman candidate some rabid fans were touting early on in the season, has not played terribly. A retooled offensive line has shown the ability to wear teams down throughout a game, beating and battering defensive fronts into submission by the fourth quarter. Where the Tide has started to falter has been in the method and strategy of its offensive play calls. Between the 20-yard lines, where pretty much any play has the potential to work if executed, the Tide has been more than serviceable. Alabama’s 37 red zone trips top the Southeastern Conference. But in the red zone, where space is limited and strategy is far more important, the Tide has a rather underwhelming

Terrence Cody’s two blocks fall under the special teams grade. The defensive line did not get as much pressure as the Tide would want, which results in the 3.8.

Is it 2005 again? It must be. I think I went to sleep after the Crimson Tide’s 38-20 victory over Kentucky four weeks ago and pulled a reverse Rip Van Winkle. I must have, because the Alabama offense looks like the group that couldn’t put up 20 points unless they played a cupcake. I did notice that No. 4 was out there though, so maybe Tyrone Prothro didn’t have a heart-wrenching injury that ruined offensive continuity. What? It’s 2009? You mean these are the same guys who put up at least 30 points on their first five opponents? And they haven’t scored more than 22 since then? Sadly, I discovered that I had, in fact, woken to just another Sunday. Unfortunately for the Tide offense, they haven’t been able to say the same. Something has gone terribly wrong for Alabama when they have the ball. Sure, they’ve played good defenses in the past few weeks. Ole Miss, South Carolina and Tennessee all rank in the top 25 nationally in defense, but these are also squads who

Linebackers – 3.7 Cumulative: 3.91

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Running backs – 2.7 Cumulative: 3.71 Besides a couple of decent-sized runs by Mark Ingram, the running backs didn’t exactly get the job done. Freshman Trent Richardson carried eight times for just 18 yards, and Ingram’s fumble with three and a half minutes left nearly lost the game.

Wide receivers/tight ends – 2.8 Cumulative: 3.34 Julio Jones finally came back to life for the Tide, catching seven passes for 54 yards, but he also dropped a secondquarter pass in the endzone. Darius Hanks added a couple drops.

Offensive line – 2.5 Cumulative: 3.11 After a spectacular performance in the ground game last week against South Carolina, no holes were opening up for Alabama’s running backs against the Volunteers.

Defensive line – 3.8 Cumulative: 3.95

The linebackers did a great job of containing Montario Hardesty and Bryce Brown, but they share the blame for giving Jonathan Crompton too much time in the pocket.

Defensive backs – 3.4 Cumulative: 3.68

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Terrence Cody (two blocked field goals) and Leigh Tiffin (four made field goals) won the game for the Tide.

Coaching – 3.0 Cumulative: 3.64 The defensive strategy was brilliant — taking away the run was the right way to go. But some questionable offensive play calling, including choosing the air attack two straight plays with a yard and a half to go, drops coaching to a 3.0.

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one situation from their own thirty and a 9-3 lead. McElroy attempted to sneak the Tide across the first-down marker and was handily rebuffed. The offensive line was beaten back and the slender quarterback had no chance to earn the first down. How did it happen? It’s easy for a defense to stop the run when they don’t fear the pass. And the Vols just didn’t. Alabama never took enough shots downfield, and the trend has been reflected in the yardage that McElroy has thrown in the last three weeks. McElroy had 147 yards against Ole Miss, 92 yards against South Carolina and 120 yards against Tennessee. Saturday’s output was particularly alarming, considering McElroy completed 18 passes. That’s an average of 6.6 yards per completion, which means the Tide simply isn’t taking enough shots downfield. Nick Saban acknowledged the Tide’s risk-aversive strategy in Saturday’s postgame press conference and vowed to fix it over the bye week. With the Tide facing perhaps its stiffest defensive challenge of the year against the LSU Tigers, fans will find out just how much has been fixed.

Terrence Cody • 2 tackles, 2 blocked field goals

Although Javier Arenas had a spectacular game, Kareem Jackson got beat on multiple slant routes and Alabama gave up too many big plays in the passing game, including the late touchdown and a 23-yarder that put the Vols in position to win the game.

Special teams – 4.0 Cumulative: 3.23

43.2 percent touchdown rate. That’s good (or bad) for 10th in the SEC. So far, the disparity in opportunities and payouts has not cost the Tide a game, but last Saturday’s 12-10 escape against the Tennessee Volunteers showed that even with an outstanding defense and a Groza-worthy Leigh Tiffin (without the tape), the Tide can still lose if the offense fails to finish drives. During the contest with the Vols, two separate events were indicative of the Tide coaching staff’s miscues and rather vanilla offensive plan. First, with the Tide holding a 6-3 lead in the second quarter, Alabama embarked on an impressive 64-yard drive that led them to second-and-1 at the Tennessee 4-yard line. Ingram earned 32 of those yards on eight carries. For the less mathematical, that’s four yards per carry. The Tide had one yard for a first down. Four for a touchdown. Sounds like a “duh,� but it turned into a “d’oh,� as Greg McElroy threw two consecutive fade routes to Julio Jones. Both were incomplete. On the second occasion, the Tide had a third-and-

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Rock musicals like “Rent,� “Repo! The Genetic Opera� and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show� didn’t always have the popularity they currently enjoy. There was a time when musical theatre was led by figures like Cole Porter and Rodgers and Hammerstein. Then came the 1960s and “Hair.� The Department of Theatre and Dance is presenting the campus debut of “Hair,� with story and lyrics written by Gerome Ragini and James Rado, beginning tonight at 7:30 in the Allen Bales Theatre on campus next to Rowand-Johnson Hall. The 1968 play, which has been nominated for eight Tony Awards, is about a tribe of hippies telling each of their unique stories overshadowed by the

Vietnam War draft, the drug culture and the opposition from their parents that all surrounded the era of the 1960s. “Hair� portrays a time when war affected everyone through songs that were made famous such as “Aquarius,� “Let the Sunshine� and “Hair.� The play is sold out. William Cotton, the stage manager of the show, said it was sold out a week and a half before rehearsals had even begun. “We have been rehearsing for seven weeks,� Cotton said. “‘Hair’ is different in that it’s more organic and has been left up to the actors in their exploration of the show. The actors are going to be portraying a raw real-world performance like the show demands.� This year marks the 40-year anniversary of the original Broadway hit. The show is sure to offer an outstanding

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Imagi Studios’ “Astro Boyâ€? doesn’t quite reach the heights of offerings from bigger names like Pixar and Dreamworks, but it is spectacular to watch and creative in its handling of the franchise. What holds it back is that it is not creative enough. The early promise of blurring the line between humans and robots gets dragged down by a number of clichĂŠd plot elements. The acting is also flatter than the writing and animation demand at times, and the title character’s development could have been handled better. “Astro Boyâ€? is set in a divided world where people live either on the environmentally ravaged surface or in floating city-states. Nicolas Cage plays Dr. Tenma, a robotics scientist raising his son, Toby (Freddie Highmore) in the floating paradise, Metro City. This city has a robot for every menial task humans don’t want to do, as demonstrated with dark humor in a traditionally animated sequence I wish I could say

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performance for those who attend. Guy Fauchon, the director of the show and a UA graduate student, said there are several reasons why “Hair� is such a great American musical. “It has historic controversy because of the nudity and reminds everyone that war has an ugly side,� Fauchon said. “Hair does not have a strong structure. I wanted to bring an organic creation and production with the tribe. “We had four days of tribe building to connect the students with the material and each other. It has been a true gift to be given the opportunity to direct “Hair� and to have it pay off with people who are so on board with how I wanted to portray it,� he said. The production of “Hair� is being brought to campus today through Sunday. Monday through Friday, the show

discovers it isn’t quite the same as the son he knew, however, and when a greedy politician (Donald Sutherland) tries to take the robot boy’s energy core to power an attack robot, the battle sends the boy reeling onto the surface world. There, he makes new friends who dub him “Astro,� but some of those friends are human, some are robots and some of both don’t especially like each other. It’s as complicated as it looks, although the plot elements are compartmentalized well enough to prevent confusion. What isn’t complicated — indeed, what’s tragically uncomplicated — is Astro himself. Tenma rejects Astro because he is literally too perfect, because his core is 100 percent positive energy. Specifically, Astro is missing Toby’s complacency and the lack of compassion for robots Toby shared with Tenma and most of other humans. This makes for a fascinating character study at first, but the problem is that it means Astro’s character development is complete the moment he’s activated. Astro’s journey through the

surface world should be one of self-discovery. Instead we get him trying to keep his robot identity secret from surfacedwelling humans while also helping the robots there. The “kid keeping a big secretâ€? plot is a terrible clichĂŠ, and so is the band of orphans Astro befriends, right down to the fact the only one who gets any development is a girl roughly Astro’s “age.â€? And at the end, he’s firmly convinced he knows why he was created, and I’m not sure why. What Imagi did get right was the emotional punch. Death, loneliness and loss are all running themes in “Astro Boy,â€? and the animators and writers treat both with gravitas. The scenes in the 20 or so minutes after Toby dies are especially touching. The actors aren’t always on the same page, however. Cage in particular doesn’t seem to give Tenma the same grief Imagi’s animators give him, and Highmore falls flat at times, too. Finally, Imagi has outdone themselves in the graphical department. Their last big-screen effort, “TMNT,â€? was pretty, but

it still fell right in the middle of the gap between heavyweights like Pixar and direct-to-television efforts like “Star Wars: Clone Wars.� With “Astro Boy,� Imagi has caught up with its older competitors, creating colorful cityscapes, sprawling junkyards, and intricate machines. I’m a little miffed at Imagi’s designers for not adhering a little closer to the character design aesthetic of Astro Boy creator Osamu Tezuka, especially considering that the Japanese regard Tezuka as their Walt Disney. Imagi got the important parts right, however. Astro is almost exactly as he was in the animes, Dr. Elefun (Bill Nighy) still has a big, round nose and Metro City wouldn’t be out of place in an anime comic at all. “Astro Boy� is a high-horsepower movie that isn’t firing on all cylinders. The visuals and the emotional punch are consistently there, but the main character’s development and the acting aren’t. As an anime fan, I’m hoping Imagi can do a better job in 2011 with their adaptation of “Gatchaman.�

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