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For the love of the classroom Indiana phenom makes quiet life at the Capstone

By Amy Castleberry Staff Reporter

By Jason Galloway Sports Editor Kelly Muensterman has been known to leave an impression on the basketball court. Like the time the senior took to the outdoor courts known as “The Cage” on the north side of campus one night after classes when he was a freshman. The biology major kept sinking 3-pointer after 3-pointer, inching a little farther back with each made basket. Finally, he drained one 10 feet behind the arc in a defender’s face. Muensterman trotted down the court while a friend yelled, “Kelly range!” Later that night, after Muensterman had left “The Cage,” a player he had never met sank a deep three and proceeded to yell, “Kelly range!” after the ball swished through the net. Or how about the first impression Muensterman made at Alabama? After he told his freshman-year roommate, Glen Achorn, that he was “pretty decent in high school,” Achorn set the 19-yearold up with high school friends he knew who were assembling an intramural basketball team. The first time Muensterman played with his new teammates, they quietly sized him up, watching his pale, 6-foot-2 frame take a few effortless jump shots. After a few makes, he did something that would dazzle anything with a pair of eyes. He drove around someone to the basket, lifted the

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Submitted photo Kelly Muensterman takes a jump shot over two Owen Valley defenders in the regional semifinal of the 2006 Indiana High School Basketball state tournament. After being the third-leading scorer in Indiana his senior year, Muensterman chose an academic scholorship at Alabama over Division-I basketball offers.

Evolution lecture set for tonight in Biology building By Kyle D. Pierce Staff Writer

• What: ALLELE Lecture “Darwin’s Ventriloquists”

• Where: Biology building auditorium

• When: Tonight at 7:30

biological variation and patterns of perceived difference, and therefore not a “natural” category. In the 1980s and 1990s, Marks was heavily involved with the human genome project. In addition, he was a powerful spokesman offering scientific and ethical criticism of the Human Genome Diversity Project. As a result of that work, he became vice chairman of the Indigenous Peoples’ Council on Bio-Colonialism. According to their website, the IPCB exists to provide educational and technical support to indigenous peoples in the protection of their biological resources, cultural integrity, knowledge and collective rights. Marks studied at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and took graduate degrees in genetics

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On Nov. 8, Alpha Chi Omega will host the first annual Stomp Out Domestic Violence 5K Race. The sorority, which works year-round to support Turning Point, a domestic violence shelter in Tuscaloosa, will be using the event to raise awareness about domestic violence and funds for the local shelter. This will be the first run hosted by Alpha Chi Omega, which usually raises funds for their philanthropy through cookouts and other campus-wide events. “We wanted to do something different than we have done in the past,” said Jessica Boyd, vice president of fraternal relations for Alpha Chi Omega and a senior majoring in public relations. “We have done plenty of cookouts, supply drives and other things to raise money for domestic violence awareness and its victims.” Boyd came up with the idea to host a run this year. After the Alpha Chi Omega executive board approved the idea, the members began planning for the event. “We wanted to do something truly different and chose the 5K race because we had never done one before,” Boyd said. “This seemed like a great and active way to raise money and awareness for our cause.”

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• Where: RISE Center • When: Nov. 8 The run, which is being co-sponsored by Lambda Chi Alpha, will begin at the RISE Center on 5th Avenue, go throughout campus and end back at the starting point. The two groups decided on the route after discussing the event with the Tuscaloosa Track Club, suggesting that the race remain on campus since the groups are campus organizations. “Lambda Chi Alpha has been wonderful by helping us raise money and get awareness out about the event all over campus,” Boyd said. “We also have several sponsors that have made this race possible, such as PUR Water, who is providing all of the water for the race for free after seeing our ad on campus.” John Hails, the philanthropy chair for Lambda Chi Alpha and a junior majoring in political science,

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The UA community will have the opportunity to hear from noted biological anthropologist Jonathon Marks tonight at 7:30 in the Biology building auditorium. Marks’ lecture, titled “Darwin’s Ventriloquists,” is part of the 20092010 Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, known as ALLELE. “Darwin’s Ventriloquists” is about what Marks calls “inappropriate use of race and genetics in medicine.” According to a news release, Marks believes scientific racism is as serious a problem for evolutionary biology as unscientific creationism. “I argue that evolutionary biology cannot afford to provide a safe intellectual haven for scientific racism today,” Marks said. Scientific racism is defined as “the use of scientific or ostensibly scientific findings and methods to investigate differences between races, often to support or validate racist attitudes and worldviews.” Marks, according to various published reports, has been involved with a large amount of research in the fields of social Darwinism, scientific racism and evolution. This has led him to believe that race is a negotiation between patterns of

Blackburn hosts alt. energy talk

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T h e Blackburn Institute and the College of Engineering will host Alabama alumnae Linda Blevins, an adviser for the U.S. Department of Energy, as the keynote speaker for the Linda Bevins Gloria and John L. Blackburn Academic Symposium on Friday at 8 a.m. The symposium, titled “A Hole in your Pocket: Our Energy Crisis and Alternative Fuel Solutions,” will be held in Sellers Auditorium at the Bryant Conference Center and is free to the public. According to a UA news release, the event will also host two panel discussions, “Lighting the Future: From Coal to Wind, Solar, Biomass & Nuclear Power” and “Your Future Mobility: What will you be Driving in 25 years.” The symposium will examine the energy crisis and alternative fuel solutions, in addition to exploring the roles of Alabama and the nation as a whole in leading advances in alternative fuel production and research. Philip Westbrook, director of the Blackburn Institute, said the Blackburn Institute and the College of Engineering are proud to have a UA graduate who has achieved recognition and prominence in her field return to Tuscaloosa to speak. “Her knowledge and expertise will be very beneficial to our students and faculty members,” Westbrook said. “She will speak to the current policies of the federal government and how these policies will impact our lives not only as academics and students, but also as consumers and citizens.” After graduating summa cum laude from the University in 1989, Blevins went on to get her master’s degree from Virginia Tech and her doctoral degree from Purdue University. All of her degrees are in mechanical engineering. Blevins currently works as a senior technical advisor in the Office of the Deputy Director for Science Programs in the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. Her responsibilities include providing advice on science program management across the Office of Science and overseeing a budget of $5 billion that funds various forms of scientific research. Among her many other professional accolades, Blevins has also served on the executive board of the University of Alabama College of Engineering Leadership Board and the University of Alabama Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board. She is also a distinguished fellow in the UA mechanical engineering department. “Dr. Blevins is not only a respected expert in her field of mechanical engineering with more than 70 reports and conference papers,” Westbrook said. “She has testified before a Congressional subcommittee on the topic of gender equity in science and engineering. She is an excellent example of a UA graduate leading the way in her area of expertise and making a difference.” John Hammontree, student chairperson of the Blackburn Institute

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IF YOU GO ... • What: Blackburn Academic Symposium • Where: Bryant Conference Center • When: Friday at 8 a.m.

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CAMPUS | Beat Auburn Beat Hunger update

Tide softball releases 2010 schedule

The donations from Beat Auburn Beat Hunger supply food for nine counties in West Alabama and feed families in need through April of the next calendar year. The $235 raised at the Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Chili Kickoff will be donated in Delta Delta Delta’s name, who had the most members attend the event.

CAMPUS | Join the Alabama basketball student section Sign-ups for the new Alabama Basketball student section will be in the Ferguson Center Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is no cost, but students will get information such as promotions, game alerts and info sheets through their e-mails once the season begins. There will also be T-shirts available for $5 once a name is chosen in the fan poll on rolltide.com. Those who buy T-shirts will have priority seating for games. The women’s season opener will be Wednesday, Nov. 4, against North Alabama at 5:30 p.m. The men will play Montevallo at 7:30 p.m.

CAMPUS | University Club to host Homegrown Alabama event Homegrown Alabama is inviting both students and the community to attend “A Homegrown Affair,� which will take place Nov. 5 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the University Club. The event will feature a menu highlighting local food products and the culinary skills of David Dickensauge, executive chef at the University Club. The menu will feature products grown on local farms such as braised pork loin with a winter vegetable gratin and farmhouse mustard greens with muscadine relish. Tickets are $35 and proceeds support Homegrown Alabama’s goal to improve the on-campus farmer’s market and raise awareness of locally produced food items. For more information, e-mail homegrownalabama@gmail.com or call Sarah McFarland at 243-5963.

Alabama head softball coach Patrick Murphy announced the 2010 schedule Tuesday. The spring slate features 56 games, including 30 home contests, where the Tide set an NCAA record last season for fan attendance. The Tide will play 38 games against teams that made the 2009 NCAA postseason, including nine against teams that played at the Women’s College World Series last summer. The Tide officially opens the 2010 campaign against NCAA tournament participant Missouri for a three-game series when the two teams get things started Feb. 13 in a doubleheader. Before heading to Deland,

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Fla. for the Stetson Tournament Feb. 19, Alabama will host South Alabama on Feb. 16. The Tide will open Southeastern Conference play against WCWS participant Georgia. The two teams will meet for a three-game set, beginning March 13 in Athens, Ga. Alabama’s Power of Pink game comes against Northwestern on April 10 in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide will face the Wildcats twice in two days. “The Power of Pink� is the UA athletics department’s initiative to raise awareness of the fight against breast cancer. Alabama will also host a SEC series against Mississippi on April 17–18 and wraps up the regular season home slate against Tennessee on May 1–2. After welcoming Georgia Tech for a single contest on April 28, the Tide opens the final series of the regular season, a threegame set against Mississippi State in Starkville, on May 8.

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said Lambda Chi Alpha had been looking for a philanthropy event to get involved with and found the run to be the perfect opportunity to help out. “We’ve been helping Alpha Chi find sponsors and get supplies, and our entire house is signed up to participate in the run or help out on the day of the event,� Hails said. “The cool thing is, you don’t see a whole bunch of young men supporting this cause, and it’s something that we should definitely be concerned about. “Domestic Violence Month is also in October and shares the month with Breast Cancer Awareness Month,� Hails said. “So having the event right after Breast Cancer Awareness Month ends is a prime time to have

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• Sorority Row Trick-or-Treat: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sorority Row between Magnolia and Colonial Drive • “Hairâ€?: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Allen Bales Theatre

• Gloria and John L. Blackburn Academic Symposium: 8 a.m., Bryant Conference Center

For more events, see calendars on Arts & Entertainment and Sports.

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Maybe it’s not home-cooked. Maybe it’s not delicious. Maybe it’s hardly palatable even. But it’s better than hot water and noodles–or just noodles. So instead of looking at the dining hall as merely an unfortunate series of indigestible meals, look as it as an opportunity for creativity. For example, maybe cereal pairs nicely with chocolate syrup and marshmallow topping. Chicken nuggets might be better wrapped in bacon. Corn could become the ultimate accompaniment. So many possibilities, so few meals a day.

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chairman of the Blackburn Institute and a senior majoring English, said he is excited the Institute can engage with a progressive mind like Blevins and the public can discuss the issue of alternative energy resources at such an important time. “This is a topic that has something for everyone,� Hammontree said. “The mission of this lecture is not to preach, but to discuss the real issues of our state.� In addition, Hammontree said people who are hesitant about attending the symposium should keep one thing in mind: only the important issues will be discussed. “We won’t be sitting around talking about which lightbulbs to get,� Hammontree said. “I’m excited that we have the opportunity to talk about how these green initiatives will benefit the state.� A reception will be held at 8 a.m. to commemorate the event, followed with remarks by Blevins at 8:30 a.m.

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it, since the other cause tends to overshadow this one during October.� The run is not geared toward any particular group and Alpha Chi Omega and Lambda Chi Alpha encourage all students and community members to come out and get involved. “We have been marketing towards college students for the most part, but we have advertised in the community as well,� Boyd said. “We are hoping to have Alpha Chi alums at the event as well as some parents of our members.� Boyd and the sisters of Alpha Chi Omega are excited about the event and are looking forward to making it an annual event. “I think this event is a great way for people to give back to a good cause,� Boyd said. “We have had so many barbeques and supply drives in the past, but this is something new to get excited about. Domestic violence is a serious issue, especially in Alabama, and the members of Alpha Chi want to do their part to raise awareness for its victims.� Registration for the event will take place until Friday, Nov. 6, at 5 p.m. and costs $20 to participate. The check-in time for the race will begin at 1 p.m. with the race kicking off at 2 p.m. “There will be winners for the race, probably a top male and a top female,� Boyd said. “There will be pries for these winners that have been donated from local businesses in Tuscaloosa, like Nancy Taylor and Taco Casa.� For more information about the run and how to register, contact Jessica Boyd at jessicakboyd@gmail.com or visit the Stomp Out Domestic Violence Facebook group.

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and anthropology from the University of Arizona, completing his doctorate in 1984. He did post-doctoral research in the genetics department at University of California, Davis from 1984 to 1987, then taught at Yale for 10 years and Berkeley for three, before settling in Charlotte, N.C., where he is now a professor at the University of North CarolinaCharlotte. He has written several books, including “Evolutionary Anthropology� and “Human Biodiversity.� His book, “What it Means to be 98% Chimpanzee,� has won numerous awards, including the 2003 W.W. Howells Book Award from the Biological Anthropology Section of the American Anthropological Association and the 2009 J. I. Staley Prize from the School of Advanced Research. His second book, “Why I Am Not a Scientist,� will be available for signing at the lecture. According the ALLELE series Web site, the lecture series has been funded by private gifts to the University by Lou Perry of La Jolla, Calif., Eric Hopkins of Austin, Texas and The Barbara and Frank Peters Foundation of Corona del Mar, Calif.

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Scams target scholarships BCM program By Brittney Knox Staff Writer Recently, there has been an influx of scams involving the one thing most necessary for college students to attend an institute of higher learning — finances. These scams have occurred in the areas of financial aid and scholarships. “My heart just sunk for person I spoke with this summer who had paid nearly $2,500 dollars to a company who falsely promised to grant her child a scholarship

at the end of their senior year,� said Carolyn Rodgers, director of scholarships. Rogers said students should be careful when doing Google searches for scholarships online because they face the risk of running into non-trustworthy Web sites. “This happens all the time and the amount of money that these companies charge have ranged from $50 all the way to $2,500,� she said. “The money that that parent spent on the that company could have been

a scholarship.� According to the Project on Student Debt, the best deals are federally backed student loans, such as the Perkins — which charges just 5 percent interest — and Stafford loans. Other problematic loans include student loans and the extremely high interest rates. Allen said the financial aid office has people to help students with applications as well as with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Allen also said students that they should never pay

anyone to fill out their FAFSA, because it is indeed a free application that should be filled out every year before March 1. “The things that these people try to pay for as far as finding scholarships, it is something that if they had of called our office we have done for free,� Rodgers said. Rodgers said the way these companies obtain information about these students is through databases and high school Web sites to target the ones that are just going off to school.

Paying for college topic of forum By Victor Luckerson Staff Reporter Increases in tuition are as consistent as the annual falling of the leaves. However, the SGA and Collegiate Politicians are hoping to arm students with the tools they need to cope with the ever-rising cost of college. The two groups will be hosting a forum titled “How to Pay for College� in Room 205 of the Gorgas Library at 7:30 p.m. tonight. “As the leaders of our student body, we want to provide

information that will be helpful for students,� said Corderrol Harris, SGA advisory board chairman. “Students can learn about new ways to obtain money for tuition, which is steadily increasing.� Carolyn Rogers, director of scholarships, will speak about scholarship opportunities both through the University and through outside organizations. Michelle Boteler, a counselor in the financial aid office, will be speaking about the process of obtaining financial aid as well. “We’re just letting [students] know it’s not too late if they

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• When: Tonight at 7:30 haven’t applied [for financial aid] this year,� Boteler said. In addition, Boteler said while the Financial Aid office sends lots of information to students regarding college payments and financial aid opportunities, the forum would be a good opportunity to target students who need money

right now. “[The event] is for any student that’s looking for other ways to assist themselves,� she said. “It’s something that’s there to help students.� Harris and a group of SGA senators spearheaded the idea for the forum earlier this year. Harris said while other SGA events had looked at the issue of paying for college, this is the first time it’s being addressed in this particular format. The event comes after the University raised tuition by 9 percent in June, in addition to reducing the maximum class load to 16 hours. “If any student isn’t taking advantage of [financial aid] and wants to know what federal aid is, that would be a great reason to come out,� Boteler said.

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helps students with ďŹ nances By Karissa Bursch Staff Reporter A program that started out as something small and personal to a group of students at the Baptist Campus Ministry soon became a campus-wide program open to any students wishing to attend. Financial Peace was sponsored by Financial Health, Debt Management and Gambling Strategic Health Team and BCM. It occurred every Tuesday at 5 p.m. and Wednesday at 2 p.m. for the last three weeks of October, according to the Crimson Calendar. Nathan Young, a senior campus minister at BCM, said the program was authored by Dave Ramsey, who created Financial Peace University and is the host of his own faith-based radio program, according to the Dave Ramsey Web site. The program is originally a faith-based look at managing finances, Young said. However, the version Young purchased for BCM had all faith-based references removed. Young said they purchased this version because BCM originally wanted to provide the Financial Peace program for the student body in the Ferguson Center theatre or some other venue. “We figured if we could build a good bond with University students through this that has no faith-based references we could invite these students to more events,â€? Young said. “We were going to use it as an outreach tool.â€? However, BCM was hav-

ing trouble finding time and a venue so the program was put on the back burner, Young said. The University’s Financial Health, Debt Management and Gambling Strategic Health Team then offered to also take it on. “One of the reasons the University wanted to use it was because all the references to scripture and faith were removed,� Young said. The University invited BCM to become a member of various organizations and teams on campus. A list was sent out and the Financial Health, Debt Management and Gambling Strategic Health Team was a choice, Young said. Young said he and his wife are fans of Ramsey and while he was not an expert on finance, it was still an interest to him. Young said the program slowly built on itself. “It’s been a slow start but it gets better every time,� Young said. “Business classes are starting to mention it and it’s starting to grow.� The programs purpose was to educate college students on the importance of managing their finances and the dangers of debt. “I see students every semester who don’t know what to do and have $10,000 worth of debt,� Young said. Young said BCM is hoping to help out in other areas on campus. “We want to be a viable part of the campus population,� Young said. “We’re not trying to reinvent the wheel. If UA has something we can plug into we will. We’re just trying to build bridges and get involved on campus.�

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Halloween is coming up, and you know what that means: Time to dress up like a burrito, head to Chipotle and get a free meal. You might want to think again before you reach for that foil, though. What’s the real cost of that burrito? Your burrito is produced by the labor of many hard-working Chipotle employees. It doesn’t seem capitalist to, in a sense, deny these workers of their revenue. After all, that burrito costs money to make — from the tortilla and the sautéed onions (depending on your preference) on down to the labor to roll it up and the foil it’s wrapped in. When you walk in completely encased in your finest Reynolds Wrap, you aren’t planning on compensating the company or its employees for the expense of your dinner. How socialist. Of course, it’s a business promotion. Chipotle does this to get people to check out their food so they come back and pay for a burrito next time, which, from my experience, people almost invariably do. I still see striking similarities to the kinds of things I hear branded as socialism. A “free” burrito just for dressing up sounds an awful lot like “free” healthcare. See, there are probably a lot of people who don’t eat at Chipotle regularly (perhaps they eat at

“DO YOU THINK ILLEGAL DRUGS ARE A PROBLEM ON CAMPUS?” “I know of people that use them, so thier existence is an issue, but they donʼt actually cause any other problems.” — Samantha Telofski, sophomre majoring in English

“No, I donʼt believe illegal drugs are a problem on campus, but I feel that over-drinking and STDs should be more of a concern.” — Edward Foust, senior majoring in advertising

“I donʼt think theyʼre a huge problem, but they do exist. I think theyʼre just as big of a deal here as it is on any other campus.” — Kiera Martin, freshman majoring in early childhood development

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On Wednesday, a spokesman for the Alabama Department of Mental Health was quoted as saying that, as the University negotiIn short: Even with ates to buy Bryce, the University’s all parties must ongoing atremember that tempts to acpatients are most quire the Bryce important. property, we Th o u g h we owe a continusupport the ing obligation University’s efforts to the mentally to purchase Bryce, ill of Alabama. we agree that appropriate care for patients is crucial. We do have an obligation to support mental health programs in the state, and no one, including the University, is trying to abolish mental health services for deserving patients. However, we feel that there is a balance to be struck. If the state can provide appropriate care elsewhere, the patients should relocate. However, the state cannot – and should not – demand an excessive payout to move the patients to other facilities. The University of Alabama is not a portable institution. The state recognizes that mental health patients can be treated elsewhere. If they could not be helped in other locations, the state would not be exploring options for other facilities. Patients and their livelihoods are important. They are why we back massive public financing of the mental health system. However, the University should not be constrained when there are other options, nor should UA be expected to pick up the tab for other state agencies. The Legislature should look to allocate less money to pet projects that donors and supporters like and more to programs that actively help citizens who merit assistance.

Qdoba, the “poor man’s Chipotle”) who dress up for a burrito on Halloween. They don’t eat there regularly. They don’t pump money back into the system that in the end pays for their free burrito. They’re pretty much freeloaders. Sort of like the uninsured, the poor and those who don’t pay taxes. For reasons either within or beyond their control, they don’t put money back into the system. They get their free lunch. They’re Ronald Reagan’s “welfare queens” and today’s “lazy” working class. Then you have people who eat at Chipotle every week, perhaps every day. These people have tried everything on the menu, have a half-dozen favorite meals and actually know what carnitas, barbacoa and adobo all mean. They’re probably on a first-name basis with the employees and have the online ordering form bookmarked. These people pay for your free burrito. While it’s free to you, it’s paid for, bit by bit, through every other burrito bought at Chipotle. The company cannot just take on that loss. It has to pay for it somehow and those who get punished are the people who eat there regularly. These people are the taxpayers, the insured, those who pay their dues to society. They are the people who pay for things like welfare, emergency room bills for the uninsured, prisons and all sorts of other things to take care of those who don’t or can’t pay for themselves.

They work hard for their money, and a bit of it always goes for something beyond their own needs and wants. So if you decide to dress up for a free burrito this weekend, ask yourself: What would Adam Smith think? What would Karl Marx think? Do I really support this kind of freeloading? Of course, you’re a college student, so you probably do. It helps you out. You wouldn’t support it on a larger scale with healthcare or something similar because that’s a totally different issue. You’ve probably lived comfortably enough that you wouldn’t benefit from programs like that. I know I have. Some things are totally fine on a small scale like a burrito, and some are totally fine when the cost isn’t as obvious. When the benefit is for someone who isn’t a member of your trio of best friends (you, yourself and thy) and when the cost to you is clear, you might not support it. It’s only natural. Selfish, but natural. I probably won’t get a free burrito. I’ll pay for one some other time, though, and I’ll help chip in for your freebie. Really, stop worrying. This one’s on me. I guess that makes me a burrito socialist. Jonathan Reed is a sophomore majoring in political science and journalism. His column runs on Thursdays.

Eve’s apple, the Pandora’s Box of the biblical creation of the world, has been the fodder of many arguments dealing with why society is filled with hate, greed, jealousy and suffering. The unraveling events after the consumption of the forbidden fruit led, indirectly, to the dispersion of ignorant knowledge and resentful emotions. Once Adam and Eve had been thrown out of the Garden of Eden, they bore two sons, Cain and Abel. The story of these two brothers not only exemplifies what malice Eve let loose, but also marks the manifestation of spiteful aggression. After his offering of fruit was essentially dismissed by the Lord, Cain brought Abel, whose offering of sheep was praised, out into the field where Cain killed his brother. When asked about his brother’s whereabouts, Cain unpleasantly responded, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” (Genesis 4:9). Over 2,000 years have passed since the Garden of Eden episode. Aggressive acts, such as those committed outside of the garden walls, evolved to appropriately fit the surrounding time. Sinners were stoned by their biblical communities. Knights jousted at set tournaments. Crusaders massacred thousands in religious cleanses. Streets in the Wild West were plagued by cowboy shootouts. Whether you agree with the ethics or not, cowboys shot for respect, crusaders slaughtered for religious pursuit, knights jousted for status and rank. Brutality’s a heartless shape-shifter, constantly changing to accommodate the era. That being said, when did violence, as we know it today, shift

Debra Flax back into the purely senseless, immoral form that killed Abel in the field? In the spring of 1979, Brenda Ann Spencer opened fire on her combined elementary and high school. After killing two faculty members and injuring numerous

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world.” Twelve kids, one teacher, and the two gunmen dead because of what? Poet and philosopher George Santayana once said, “Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.” And it’s starting to look like Cain will kill Abel again. Some people are quick to blame the media for the persistence of such violence, while some blame parents, and others blame the school systems. And maybe they’re all right. But, despite whatever reasons there are, we have to realize that aggression is a flame that will never be extinguished. Small amounts of contempt are inherent in all of us simply because we’re human. What we also have to realize is that, though it will never fully

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others, Spencer was asked why she attacked the school. Spencer responded, coldly and unmercifully, “I don’t like Mondays. This livens up the day.” Yeah, because that totally makes sense. Twenty years later, on April 20, 1999 in Littleton, Colo., Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris opened fire at Columbine High School. The two angry seniors had been planning for a little over one year tracking down recipes for pipe bombs and had been allegedly considering suicide for an unrecorded amount of time. They even openly stated on the front page of Harris’ journal, as many angst-ridden teenagers would, saying “I hate the f***ing

Sleep easy, Mac Addicts: If your beloved MacBook, iPhone or iPod dies in the middle of the night, you won’t have to dread a drive to Birmingham in hopes of resuscitation. The Apple Store is coming to Tuscaloosa. More precisely, it’s coming to the SUPE Store, which, it turns out, can offer more than Alabama apparel and overpriced textbooks. The store, which will open on Nov. 18, will create a few new jobs in the area, but, more importantly, it will create a sense of calm and convenience for some. Apple products are increasingly pervasive at many colleges and universities — including Alabama — and the benefits of having Apple representatives at the Capstone will prove to be enormous. One of the great debates of our time is Mac vs. PC. We have a variety of personal allegiances, but we are certain that the presence of Apple at Alabama will improve the quality of life for a diverse, broad cross-section of campus.

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go away, the unethical violence that burns our society can only be subdued if we stop fueling the fire. As punishment for his vicious actions, Cain was cursed to walk the earth forever. At 16, Brenda Spencer was sentenced to life without parole after discriminating against a day of the week. And Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold gave their lives for a momentary high of twisted excitement. If we lose track of being our brothers’ keepers, what hope is there for the future? Debra Flax is a sophomore majoring in journalism. Her column runs weekly on Thursdays.

So Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is shaming his nation. That’s what pundits and commentators worldwide are saying as the Italian courts pursue charges of bribery, corruption and tax evasion. But by far the most visible allegations revolve around his sexual escapades. But before we all clamber aboard that bandwagon, is it possible we misunderstand? After all, as the prime minister explained at a recent news conference, “to my male colleagues present here I say: Raise your hand and tell me you don’t think it’s nice to rest your eyes on pleasant and enjoyable feminine presences — rather than sitting at a table with people lacking aesthetic qualities.” Certainly that must be why he showed up at 18-year-old Noemi Letizia’s birthday party last spring. It’s probably a coincidence that Letizia, a model, poses for provocative photos in her underwear. That couldn’t have been why he gave her a nice birthday present, a gold necklace worth about $10,000. Berlusconi is, of course, the wealthiest man in his nation. He owns Italy’s three most important television channels as well as several satellite and digital stations, and he learned quickly what Italians like to watch. In his most famous program, a game show back in the 1980s, a comely “housewife” took off an article of clothing every time a contestant gave a correct answer. Berlusconi figured if he liked it, Italians would love it. And they did. Berlusconi himself is Italy’s favorite soap opera right now. You’d assume that all of the press coverage, all of that back-room business, would spell Berlusconi’s political demise. Think of Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina and Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, both of whom are accused of covering up extra-marital affairs. The South Carolina legislature is considering impeachment, and Ensign’s re-election prospects appear to be slim. What about Berlusconi? Do we misunderstand? If the public opinion polls are an indicator, we do. His popularity among Italians, in recent polls, stands at 63 percent — a figure any chief of state would envy. What do Italians know that we don’t?

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ball with both hands as he left the ground and bounced it in off his head for a layup. “I remember [one of my teammates] dropped his jaw and said, ‘That just happened,’� Muensterman said.

They are the kind of impressions legends leave. Not many would use that tag to describe Muensterman, but his talents have done far more than leave a few college freshmen gawking. They once captivated an entire state, a state that embraces basketball more than any in the country. That freshman year at

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or eight years old would have the sense to do something like that?� Terry Muensterman said. “I thought, ‘Man, he’s pretty smart. Maybe he’ll be pretty good because he’s got the head on his shoulders.’� Kelly Muensterman’s love for the game transformed him into a perfectionist. The more his passion grew, the more demanding his practice regimen became. “As I got older, I would practice more and more and more,� he said. “I trained myself to not accept anything less than perfection. I could be in the gym and hit 20 threes in a row, and I’d miss one and I’d be so mad. I could hit a three, and if it didn’t swish perfectly I’d be mad.� Muensterman’s father coached the junior prep team at Mater Dei High School in Evansville, giving him access to the gym at all hours of the day. There was never a limit to the amount of time Muensterman could be on the court. By the time he was in high school, Muensterman’s basketball workouts had ballooned to about 40 hours per week. A typical day for Muensterman would involve arriving to Mater Dei a little before 6 a.m. to shoot around before school began. He would come back to the gym for regular practice after school, stay past the end and often came back later that night with his dad to shoot around even more. “I’m not a natural athlete, but I was sure that no one was going to work harder,� Muensterman said. “There was no way. Nobody would ever spend as much time in the gym. I always like the Larry Bird quote. Whenever he thought about getting out of the gym, he’d say, ‘I’m going to stay a little longer

because somewhere out there, somebody’s working harder than me, and somewhere down the line he’s going to beat me.’� He said Sunday was his big work day, when some varsity players on Mater Dei’s team had to be the clock operator for grade school games. “I’d shoot before those games, after those games, at halftimes of those games,� he said. “And when those games ended early afternoon, I just stayed there and would shoot all night.� Unlike most young players, Muensterman did not often have the dream of stepping onto an NBA court. He dedicated the first 18 years of his life to filling a gym with a 1,650-person capacity. After that, nothing really mattered. He was working toward one thing, to play for the Wildcats of Mater Dei High School. Not just because

high school player is what the state remembers you by. “People in Indiana don’t remember James Dean because he was a movie star,� Muensterman said. “They remember him because he was that skinny little guard that played for Fairmount High and scored however many points leading his team to the sectional finals his senior year.� So when Muensterman earned a starting job on Mater Dei’s varsity team as a sophomore in 2003, the endless hours of locking himself in the gym were already beginning to pay off. They paid e v e n bigger

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NEWS Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the No. 1 team in the state was just across town at Evansville Bosse High School, meaning the road to Regionals went through the Bulldogs. It was the Sectional final (equal to the round of 32 when considering the entire state) when the two met, and Mater Dei had scraped its way to a tie with about four seconds remaining. The Wildcats had possession on their own end of the court. Everyone knew who was getting the ball. Muensterman took the inbound pass and drove down the baseline. He took off near the basket, and a defender cut under him just as the ball rolled off his fingers. The whistle blew, and the ball rolled around the rim and into the basket with three-tenths of a second left. Muensterman purposely missed the free throw, and the game was over. “I’ve never had a better [leader],” said John Goebel, Muensterman’s high school coach. “He understood situations. The players all looked up to him and they listened to him. He wasn’t a real vocal, inyour-face leader; he led with confidence and with his work ethic. Kids followed him just because they trusted him.” Indiana crams its regional tournaments into one day. You play a Sweet 16 matchup in the morning. If you win, you come back that night to try to punch your ticket to the state Final Four in Indianapolis. Mater Dei kept shocking the state, as the emotionless Muensterman quietly dropped 64 points on that day (32 in each game) to lead the Wildcats to the Final Four. “I never showed any emotion,” he said. “I could hit a 35-foot three pointer in a guy’s face, and I just wouldn’t react. I never wanted anyone to know what I was thinking.” The Wildcats’ stay in Indianapolis would not be a happy one, however, as Mater Dei was outscored 23-5 in the fourth quarter against New Castle High School, suffering a 60-44 loss in the Final Four to end its improbable season. Muensterman failed to win his second state title in three years, but he did what he has

always done. Leave an impression on those who watched. He finished third in Indiana’s Mr. Basketball voting only to Oden and Conley, the No. 1 and No. 4 overall picks, respectively, in the NBA draft a year later. Although Oden received more than 90 percent of the votes, the fact that Muensterman had done enough to take any votes away from the seven-foot phenom is astonishing. “He was constantly surprising people with what he could do,” said Mary Ellen Muensterman, Kelly’s mother. With the tournament run behind him, Kelly Muensterman was stuck with a tough decision. Even though he had established himself as one of the top players in the top state for high school basketball, he was not recruited as highly by big Division-I schools because of his lack of height and raw athletic ability. He received offers from many smaller Division-I colleges, including hometown Evansville, who plays in the Missouri Valley Conference, one of the best mid-major leagues in the country. Muensterman also had the option of walking on at a bigger school like Notre Dame or Purdue, but with no athletic scholarship, ends could not meet. The intelligence Muensterman displayed on the court was not confined to sport, however, as he had also been offered a full tuition academic scholarship to Alabama. Shortly after directing Mater Dei to an improbable

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postseason run and just more than a decade after waving to his mother while celebrating the only points of his first season on the hardwood, Muensterman announced he would attend Alabama, abruptly ending his basketball career. *** M a ny wo u l d s ay Muensterman’s years of concentrated practice in the sport of basketball are now unnecessary. He disagrees. Every Indiana native that followed him in high school disagrees. High school basketball, what many think of as a stepping stone for talented athletes, was something completely different for Muensterman. “Playing college wasn’t on my mind,” he said. “You just focus on Sectionals. High school basketball, that’s what it is. That’s what I was working for. When I was a little kid and I was shooting around in the gym, I just wanted to play for the Wildcats.” The decision was an extremely difficult one, as he nearly ended up taking Evansville’s offer, but Muensterman said it’s one that he never regrets. “I don’t have to play in college to seemingly validate myself,” he said. “I don’t feel like I had anything to prove.” It wasn’t that Muensterman didn’t have the talent. He had loads of it. Many who watched him play would say he had enough to play for a top-notch Division-I school.

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“Somebody missed an opportunity,” Goebel said. “Even though he wasn’t fast or tall, he was a basketball player. He made plays.” Despite all the basketball training, Muensterman was as smart off the court as he was talented on it. Now a senior at Alabama, he has maintained a 3.8 GPA as a biology major and plans to attend law school after graduation. “He didn’t need basketball to be successful,” Goebel said. “He was going to do that anyway.” One wo u l d think Muensterman would be tempted to make a comeback by walking onto the Crimson Tide basketball team, but, aside from the fact that his biology major barely allows time for anything, he simply loves being a regular student. “I would be really surprised

if I couldn’t at least walk on [at Alabama],” Muensterman said. “I never really [thought about that]. When I decided I wasn’t going to play at [Evansville], that was sort of closing the book. “When I got down on campus, I really enjoyed being a ‘normal’ student. It was really an extreme change of pace for me, and I really liked it.” If Muensterman’s time at Alabama has proven anything, it’s that he doesn’t need basketball. He enjoys hearing a stranger yell, “Kelly range,” seeing a new teammate’s jaw drop and times like when he scored 46 points in an intramural game without making a three pointer, but nothing he has ever done with a basketball has defined him. He makes his impressions in the classroom now. To him, that’s just as gratifying.

Offense looks to recapture explosiveness By Jason Galloway Sports Editor Alabama has scored only two offensive touchdowns in the last three games, and head coach Nick Saban said the Crimson Tide needs to become more aggressive in the passing game. “I just think [taking shots downfield] is a point of emphasis for us,� he said. “We need to try to do it.� Saban said completing long passes is not always the purpose of taking those shots downfield, but that opening up other routes by forcing defensive backs to adjust can be just as important. “Just because you don’t have success doing it doesn’t mean it doesn’t have an effect on the game,� he said. “Sometimes, it’s about the effect that it has on how it affects everything else. “We used to play the Raiders when I was in pro ball, and they were going to have two fast guys

and they were going to throw the ball [deep] five or six times in the game‌ and you were going to have to cover them. That guy that’s playing them, whether they catch it or not, it makes him play different all the other plays in the game.â€? Saban said his offensive philosophy is based around attacking the middle of the field, something the Tide has been straying from the last few weeks. “That’s my philosophy — make the other team defend the middle of the field,â€? he said. “That’s how I want to play offense, and we just need to do it more. We have the weapons to do it, we have the plays to do it, it’s just we need to do it, and we’re going to do it.â€? This absence of big passing plays is easy to find. Quarterback Greg McElroy has not thrown for more than 150 yards since Alabama’s week four matchup against Arkansas. While he was more efficient

(17-of-28) against Tennessee last week than he had recently shown, the junior passed for just 120 yards against the Volunteers, translating into a weak seven yards per completion. However, Saban did not point to his quarterback for the lack of explosiveness in the passing game, but commended McElroy on a bounce-back performance after his worst outing of the year against South Carolina the week before. “He did a good job of executing what he was supposed to do in the game,� Saban said. “We’re very pleased with that. I think that’s how we want him to play, and it’s the mindset that we want him to have.� McElroy’s road back to stardom is likely to play a huge factor in the Tide’s ability to take more shots downfield the remainder of the season. “It’s great to have tremendous success, but sometimes

CW | Jerrod Seaton Tide quarterback Greg McElroy makes pre-snap adjustments before an offensive play against the Tennessee Volunteers Saturday. One of the focuses of the bye week is on the junior and the rest of the offense regaining the explosiveness that has declined in the last few weeks. when you have success and you get a buildup, you also can get chopped down pretty easily,� Saban said. “That cannot affect you. You have to keep focusing on the process of the things that you need to do to have success

at your position. “Don’t really focus on how you’re doing, trying to please others, but really what you’re doing. I think [McElroy] bought into that, and I think he played better because of it.�

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The International Student Association is hosting the first annual Gallery of Couture Fashion Show tonight in the Ferguson Center Ballroom. Tickets are $5 and the show starts at 8. The ISA and those involved with the fashion show set up a publicity event in the Ferguson Plaza Wednesday afternoon. Models, designers and ISA officers were present to promote the event by passing out flyers and announcing information while a live DJ supplied background music. The fashion show is a fundraiser for the ISA’s upcoming service project in Belize in May. “ISA needed a fundraiser, and now we have a cause: Quest for Edvancement. Twenty of us will be going to Belize to build a school this May,” said ISA President C.J. Bess, a junior majoring in international marketing. About the fashion show, Bess said, “Each designer had their own theme, and a lot of them have a personal style that they like to work with.” Bess said there will be six designers featured in the show, with designs ranging from

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The Associated Press “haute couture to urban.” Bess is also a featured designer in the show. Stephanie Glaze, vice president of ISA and a sophomore majoring in Spanish and psychology, said ISA hosts many social events that “unite domestic and international students on campus,” including a Thanksgiving potluck and Valentine’s Day party. “We are also trying to create more outreach on campus… and we are looking to partner with other on campus organizations,” Glaze said. Kendra Miller, a senior majoring in advertising and public relations, is the director of advertising for ISA and was instrumental in the planning of this event. She has been a model herself for 11 years and now has her own modeling agency. Miller said ISA was looking for a fundraiser and that a fashion show was the first thing that came to her mind. This show will feature “every aspect of couture, from hip hop fashion to sophisticated women’s wear to Avant Garde designs to body painting. There is something for everyone,” Miller said. Lewinale Harris, a sophomore majoring in digital media,

is a model for the show. She is an international student from Liberia and hopes people come to support the cause for impoverished children. “This fashion show is for a good cause, not just to look pretty. Education is so important and children need to be able to go to school,” Harris said. “The ISA included all types of students — it’s like the world in one — which is unlike many on campus organizations.” Harris added. In addition to the fashion show, the Riptide Dancers will be performing at the event. Giselle Warren, a senior majoring in advertising and public relations, is the president of Riptide Dancers and said the group performs at a lot of community events, especially on campus. “We are a diverse group and so we promote diversity,” Warren said. “The ISA pulls from all different cultures and we are a group of students from all different backgrounds.” In addition to the Gallery of Couture Fashion Show, the ISA will host additional fundraisers throughout the academic year to support the Quest for Edvancement and their trip to Belize in May.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Former television game show host Bob Barker, who ended episodes of “The Price is Right” by asking viewers to spay and neuter their pets, donated $1 million to Drury University to establish a professorship on animal rights that he hopes will lead to a full undergraduate degree program. Barker, who graduated from the small liberal arts school in 1947 with a degree in economics, said Tuesday that he hopes the school will eventually be able to offer a program of studies that would train them to be animal rights activists and to respect animals. “I think some students would become full-fledged animal rights activists,” Barker said. “Some will become lawyers and doctors who will always be interested in animal rights. And some will have more respect for animals.” The new professorship went to Patricia McEachern, a professor of French who will work full time to develop what Barker and McEachern said would be the nation’s first undergraduate program

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Barker has also has established endowment funds on animal rights law at eight law schools, including Harvard Law School. McEachern said it is too early to know how soon the animal rights program could be started, but she hopes to add two more courses to the program in the next two years. Drury would first offer animal rights as a minor before students can major in it. Drury has 1,555 full-time undergraduate students.

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Bumps in the night By Steven Nalley “Get out.� An employee at Alabama Heritage Magazine heard these words while at the magazine’s offices in the Kilgore House one day, according to Alabama Heritage editor Donna Baker. She said this incident occurred after she and a fellow doctoral student had begun investigating employees’ claims that the house was haunted. “We eventually started putting out tape recorders and actually talking to see if something would actually talk back, because we heard rumors on Ghost Hunters that things will talk back if you listen back,� Baker said. “We were hearing humming and whistling at first, but it sounded like something was trying to communicate with the humming, like they were trying to hear something but they couldn’t.� Staff from The Bear 95.3, The Crimson White and the Tuscaloosa Paranormal Research Group accompanied Baker Tuesday night, attempting to “communicate� with the supernatural. No responses were audible to the human ear. Baker said this method had worked when she went back with the employee who had heard an unexplained voice. “I went in there with her and I said, ‘I hear you were rude to this woman when she visited last time. I think you owe her an apology.’� Baker said. Baker said when the employee added, “I’m just here to help,� a voice audible on the tape recording said, “Thank you.� As an investigator in the tech department of the Tuscaloosa Paranormal Research Group, Cam Hamilton laid down three rules for those accompanying him and other investigators. The first rule was simple. “Turn your phone off when we start,� Hamilton said. The second rule was slightly more challenging, and required vigilance on the part of everyone in attendance that night. Hamilton told everyone to be as quiet as possible, explaining whoever makes a slight noise that could be mistaken for something paranormal should report it. This included a wide range of noises that are audible to the group’s highfidelity voice recorders. “If you make any kind of noises, make sure they’re not whispers,� Hamilton said. “Like, make sure you’re talking out loud so we know it’s you. If your stomach growls, mention, ‘that was my stomach growling,’ because it shows up on our recorders as, like, animal growls. They’re real sensitive. If you scuffle your feet, trip over something, anything you do that makes any kind of noise, announce it for the recorders.� As a result, between inquiries by the group, someone would periodically announce, “My stomach just growled real loud,� or “I just swallowed.� However, no one had trouble adhering to the third rule: “Don’t ask anything to use your energy,� Hamilton said. “Don’t ask anything to use your body in general, because that opens up a chance for possession.� Hamilton said extreme incidents, such as possession, unexplained scratches and the sensation of being shoved, are rare, but as part of three paranormal investigation groups, he has seen some of each. What separates TRPG from other groups is the scientific approach, Hamilton said. “Tuscaloosa Paranormal seems to be one of the only groups in the Southeast that doesn’t rely on psychics and healers and things like that for what they do,� Hamilton said. “They go out and have mediums actively talking to spirits and things like that. We rely on what we can catch with scientific equipment.� In addition, Hamilton also said the group differed from paranormal investigators depicted on TV, such as “Ghost Hunters.� “Those shows tend to have a lot more drama in them for ratings that real investigation doesn’t have,� Hamilton said. “Nine times out of 10, the things that they would be on TV saying, ‘What is that? I’m getting freaked out!’ is what we walk towards to find out what it is.

Instead, they’re, like, catatonic on these shows, but it’s all for ratings.� Hamilton said the group takes special care to approach any evidence with a healthy amount of skepticism. He said only 5-10 percent of the evidence each investigator reviews is even brought to discussion with the group, and from there, 50 percent of that evidence is debunked. “The first person to debunk evidence is the one that collects it if you’re a legitimate group, because you don’t want your evidence out there and someone else saying later, ‘Oh, that was humidity in the air reacting to the flash of a camera,’� Hamilton said. “That’s where a lot of orbs come from. You want to get rid of that ahead of time. That way the stuff that you do present is most likely real.� Baker said she too approached the evidence gathered at Kilgore with a fair amount of skepticism. For example, she said another group of investigators from Huntsville had brought a medium with them to the house. “[The medium] said she was hearing a particular man’s name, and when you listen to the recording, you hear the man saying his name,� Baker said. “I thought, ‘Okay, we don’t know if these people might have planted something in the house. We don’t know who we can trust.’� Baker said the Kilgore house was built in 1890 by Bryce Hospital for their chief engineer, Captain Charles Kilgore. When the youngest of his six children died of dysentery at 16, the Kilgores took in a niece of the same age. When she first started to attend the University, female students began to move into the house up to her death as well. After that, the Kilgores stopped taking on boarders, followed by Kilgore retiring and moving out of the house in 1921. Afterwards, Bryce employees started to move in and 10 years after the University bought the house in 1976, Heritage Alabama staff found the house in total disrepair. One relic left over from Kilgore’s stay in Bryce is his sword. “And we do think he [Kilgore] visits here or lives here, I’m not sure, because he sometimes talks to you when you’re near the sword,� Baker said. The investigators with TRPG have visited Kilgore House three times in the past, and Hamilton said most of the evidence of paranormal activity came from recorded audio. “We got a couple of things that may be voices,� Hamilton said. “We’ve got tapping on the microphones of one of our recorders that sounds like something was curious as to what it was. And there’s actually a copy of something that sounds like light clapping right by the microphone. This place gets visited a lot by several paranormal groups.�

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