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Tide books trip to Atlanta Ticket info for title game released From staff reports

CW | Bethany Martin Sophomore wide receiver, Julio Jones, brushes off an LSU defender on the way to a fourth-quarter touchdown. Jonesʼ touchdown gave the Tide a lead it would not relinquish. By Spencer White Assistant Sports Editor

terms of what we wanted to do, and we knew that it was about what we would do in the game.” With the victory, the Tide clinched the With a 73-yard Julio Jones touchdown and shutout fourth quarter defense, the No. 3 SEC West in consecutive seasons for the secCrimson Tide (9-0, 6-0 SEC) won a dramatic ond time since the league split into divisions 24-15 thriller over the No. 9 LSU Tigers (7-2, in 1992. The win also marks the first time 4-2) to punch a ticket to the Southeastern Alabama has gone 9-0 in back-to-back seasons Conference Championship for the second since the 1973-74 seasons under Bear Bryant. “It’s something a lot of guys don’t get to straight season Saturday night in Bryantexperience,” said senior kicker Leigh Tiffin. Denny Stadium. “This was a great team win against a very “To me that’s what it’s all about, being on a good football team,” said head coach Nick team that does something really special like Saban. “We knew that our destiny was ours in that.”

The aggressive play calling that Saban talked about during the bye week was evident in the early part of the game as Greg McElroy threw seven consecutive passes to open the Tide offense. The junior threw 25 passes in the first half — more than he threw in four complete games this season. “It was a different way to play our hand, but I thought it worked effectively and hopefully surprised them a bit in the beginning and caught them off guard,” Saban said. Though the attacking offense helped to

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UA students who want to buy Southeastern Conference Championship game tickets must be placed on a ticket request list beginning today. Students can go to actcard.ua.edu and add themselves to the waiting list between 8 a.m. today and 5 p.m. Tuesday. To be placed on the request list, students must go to actcard.ua.edu and click on the “My Football Ticket” link. They must log into the “My Football Ticket” tab with their MyBama accounts. Once logged in, click on the “Request Ticket” option to get on the waiting list. Students eligible to add themselves to the ticket request list must be currently enrolled and have confirmed their schedule for the fall semester and be able to attend athletic events under University policy. In addition to those criteria, students must not have gone over the restrictions set forth by the SGA for unused home game tickets or student guest upgrades. For the SEC Championship game, the SGA, with the support of the University administration, will implement an “80/20” percentage to all students. Eighty percent of the student SEC Championship tickets will be allocated to undergraduate students, and 20 percent of the student SEC Championship tickets will be allocated to graduate level students. If the number of student ticket requests in

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FAST FACTS • Students must sign up for a ticket request list starting today. • Undergraduates will receive 80 percent of the allotted student tickets. • Tickets are $45, and students will be allowed to purchase only one.

SGA gauges student opinion on new Web site Yourviewua.com now available to students By Karissa Bursch Staff Reporter

Now, instead of being e-mailed several times a semester or being asked to visit difMost students at UA are ferent Web sites, a number used to several e-mails a of UA surveys are going to be semester asking them to par- located on one central survey ticipate in numerous surveys location. Students can now log onto for the University to gauge yourviewua.com to access student opinion.

different University surveys. At this time, yourviewua. com features three surveys, the Student Choice Awards survey, which ended Oct. 31, a technology survey and a Rec Center parking survey. John Anselmo, a senator for the Culverhouse College

of Commerce and Business Administration and a junior majoring in political science, said the SGA Senate created the Web site to create a hub of surveys for students. “Students can get on and pick an issue that is important to them,” Anselmo said. “In this way, the SGA gets student opinions. As we make different surveys and get different

responses, each of these issues will be debated.” Since there are usually three or four surveys out at a time for students to complete, Anselmo said the SGA decided it would be good to get it all on one page. “The information will be distributed to the administration,” Anselmo said. Anselmo used the technology survey as an example.

“A good number of students seem to be upset about UA ResNet and that seems like a general consensus from what I understand, so there are questions on the survey about the ResNet,” Anselmo said. “The CIO here at Alabama will take what students tell him about technology on the survey and

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Fraternity holds reception to honor former adviser By William Evans Staff Writer

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good grades and staying out of trouble,” Paula Quarles said. “As a fraternity adviser, he also assisted with fundraisers and philanthropy events so that the fraternity could do something good for the community.” Paula Quarles said that when SAE was kicked off campus in the 1990s, Rusty worked with

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the University and the National Panhellenic Council to bring the fraternity back to campus. “This chapter is the founding chapter of SAE, and the house here on campus is full of history,” Paula Quarles said. “Some of the first members of this chapter were in the Civil War, and others are even buried here

in Tuscaloosa, so it was really important to get the fraternity back on campus.” Before the band started to play Saturday, Marbury Rainer, one of Quarles’ pledge brothers, and some other fraternity members gave a speech to the crowd gathered in the courtyard about the importance of Quarles’ work. Rainer, as a representative of the 1966 pledge class, said Quarles’ dedication to the house and its members was exceptional. In order to honor Quarles and his contributions to the fraternity, Rainer and his pledge class

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On Saturday at the UA chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s house, a crowd of current and older fraternity brothers gathered in the courtyard behind the house to socialize and enjoy the atmosphere before the home game against LSU. The weather was warm, a band was set to play and food and drinks were being served. In addition to these amenities, a reception was held this past Saturday in honor of Rusty

Quarles, a fraternity adviser to the SAE chapter at the University who passed away in 2002. “We’re really here to honor Rusty who kept this house running,” said R.B. Walker, a member of the fraternity, former SGA president and a 2008 graduate. “He is the second father for generations of young men.” Quarles’ widow Paula Quarles said her husband worked diligently to keep the fraternity out of trouble with the University and the National Panhellenic Council. “He made sure the boys were studying really hard, making

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raised enough money to name the courtyard after Quarles. To commemorate Quarles’ work for the fraternity, a plaque with his name engraved on it will be placed on the first brick column next to the gated entrance of the courtyard from behind the house. Along with the plaque, Paula Quarles said that the Order of Omega, a national honorary for fraternities and sororities, presents a fraternity adviser each year with the Rusty Quarles Outstanding Fraternity Adviser award at their banquet.

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NEWS in brief CAMPUS | SGA, Campus Veterans Association host Veterans Appreciation Week In honor of Veterans Day, the SGA is teaming up with the Campus Veterans Association to host Veterans Appreciation Week Monday through Wednesday. On Monday, a card signing for veterans will be held in front of the Gorgas House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A parade for Veterans will take place on Tuesday at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, located at 3701 Loop Road East, at 1 p.m. A showing of the film “The Great Raid” and a question and answer session with veterans will take place Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. at the Ferguson Theatre.

LOCAL | Barnes & Noble holds book drive to support local program From Nov. 1 through Jan. 1, the Tuscaloosa Barnes & Noble is holding a book drive to benefit Arts ’n Autism, which is a local after school and summer camp program. Each book is $3.99, and the goal is to have 1,500 books donated.

CAMPUS | Tri Delta holds late-night pancakes event Tuesday The UA chapter of Delta Delta Delta will hold its “Pancakes for a Cure” Breakfast Tuesday from 10 p.m. until midnight at the Beta Theta Pi house. Tickets can be purchased at the event for $5, and the cost covers unlimited pancakes. All proceeds go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and the Retreat, Halsey and Central Papers are sponsoring the event.

CAMPUS | UA launches new leadership program for students In Spring 2010, UA will launch a new student leadership initiative called Leadership UA. Leadership UA, modeled after Leadership Tuscaloosa and similar community-based organizations, will accept approximately 30 promising student leaders each year. Sophomores and juniors with interest in campus leadership are encouraged to apply. Applicants will be selected based on campus involvement, GPA and creative ideas for making improvements to the UA community with a team of their peers. Program components include monthly meetings with UA administrators throughout the spring semester, followed by a semester-long community based project in the fall. Program applications will be available at leadership.ua.edu beginning Thursday. Completed applications must be submitted to the Office of Student Involvement & Leadership by noon on Nov. 20. Finalists will participate in interviews during the week of Nov. 30 through Dec. 4.

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• Asian Studies Film Festival: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Alston Hall Room 30 • UA Percussion Ensemble Concert: 7:30 p.m., Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building

• ‘Swagger: The Construction of Gender and Race in Popular Culture’: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Alston Hall Room 40 • Literacy is the Edge Volunteer and Tutor Recruitment: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ferguson Center

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

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Volunteer opportunities available By Brittney Knox Staff Writer Students who are searching for a way to give their time to the community can do so by volunteering with LifeSouth and Caring Days Adult Day Care. LifeSouth Community Blood Center will be hosting the thirdannual Iron Bowl Challenge between Alabama and Auburn fans Nov. 16 through Nov. 19. There will be four locations on campus and one set up in the Ferguson Center. The location in the Ferguson Center will be open all days from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Other locations include on Capstone Drive in front of Gorgas, which will be open all days. The Sorority Row location will be open Nov. 16 and 17, Rose Towers on Nov. 17, Fraternity Row on Nov. 18 and Nov. 19 and Ridgecrest South on Nov. 19. “The goal of the Iron Bowl Challenge is to get 400 donors, which is 100 donors each day,” LifeSouth Representative Blair Middleton said. She said one pint of blood has the potential to save three lives, which means that if LifeSouth meets their goal, they could potentially save 1,200 lives in four days. Middleton urged alumni, faculty and students to donate, and she said donors would get a free T-shirt and be registered for a raffle to win a football autographed by Nick Saban. “We seek volunteers to recruit people to donate blood, put up posters and tape them around town,” she said. She said that some people may have never given blood before, and she encouraged those people to come and

bring a friend. “In today’s society we have come up with many things to find a substitute for, but there is no substitute for blood,” she said. Caring Days Adult Day Care offers another volunteering opportunity close to campus. Caring Days is a non-profit organization that offers adult day care for people age 18 and up who have any type of memory problem. “This place is to help those that may have a touch of Alzheimer’s and don’t want to sit at home all day doing nothing,” said Cheryl Ligon, research project coordinator with the Community Service Center. Ligon said she went out into the community to find somewhere for students who may not have transportation to volunteer. She said she chose Caring Days because it was close and thought it would be something students would enjoy doing. “My job is not only to find places and companies that need volunteers, but to place students in positions that they will like as well,” she said. Liz Marston, assistant director of Caring Days, said she would need volunteers to help interact with clients, play games and exercise. “We want them to have a fun day here, and the clients love to see young people come in to volunteer and help out for a few hours,” she said. She said they can always use an extra pair of hands to help and be interactive with the clients. “At Caring Days there is a 5-to-1 client ratio, so it would be great having the extra help around,” she said.

Caring Days Adult Day Care • Title: Client Care Volunteer • Purpose: Volunteers will assist with feeding, playing games, music, art and a variety of other activities. Volunteers with musical, art skills and computer skills are a plus. Volunteers must be compassionate, protect conﬁdentiality, respectful, cheerful and creative.

• Community Issues: Health and medical issues, mental health, senior citizens (elder care) • Type of Service: Companionship, direct service, outreach

• Minimum Time Commitment: 2 hours • Contact: Liz Marston, 752-6840, liz@caringdays.org • Web site: caringdays.org

LifeSouth • Title: Iron Bowl Challenge Blood Drive - Public Relations

• Purpose: LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is looking for volunteers for their 3rd annual blood drive challenge between Alabama and Auburn fans. They will have blood mobiles set up at 4 locations on campus and 1 inside set up in the Ferguson Center.

• Duties: Distribute ﬂyers, posters, etc. to different areas. Use contacts on campus to help spread the word about the blood drive. Make new contacts with various organizations and send information to them on the blood drive. Contact various media outlets about the blood drive. Also, promote the Beat Hunger food drive.

• Requirement: Comfortable dress when distributing materials.

• Minimum Time Commitment: 2 hours • Contact: Blaire Middleton, 834-3657

Student wins award, mentorship By Sean Abdoli Senior Staff Reporter Milton Nettles, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, won the Minority Scholarship Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. The award is given to 14 undergraduates each year and includes a $1,000 scholarship and a year of mentorship from a professional in each student’s field of study. According to AIChE’s Web site, the criteria judged for the award is the student’s participation in AIChE, along with grades, career objectives and professional activities. Nettles said he has been active in AIChe by helping at events and conferences. Throughout his time on

campus, he has won many awa r d s , including being named the Student Engineer of the Year by the engiMilton Nettles n e e r i n g department and the Engineering Council of Birmingham earlier this year. He also serves as an ambassador for the College of Engineering and as a justice in the Academic Honor Council. Nettles, who grew up in Monroeville, said his background helped make him successful. “I was raised by a single mother,” Nettles said. “She instilled in me work ethic, faith

and respect for people. I try to carry that with me in whatever I do.” Nettles said he is especially looking forward to the mentorship. “Any positive mentorship will be beneficial to my future,” Nettles said. He added that the professionals he would meet through the award would help him make connections. As for the future, Nettles said he hopes to use his education to serve rural communities like where he grew up. He said he plans to pursue a career in primary medicine. “My passion lies with serving underserved communities because I, myself, am a product of an underserved community.” Nettles said. Steve Ritchie, an adviser in the engineering department

and the faculty adviser for the UA student chapter of AIChE, wrote the recommendation for Nettles when he applied for the scholarship. He said Nettles was deserving of the scholarship. “We couldn’t be happier for someone like Milton to represent our department,” Ritchie said. “People who’ve attended conferences with him have come back with nothing but glowing reviews.” Because of Nettles’ participation with the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, he said he will not be able to attend the National Student Conference Awards Ceremony in Nashville, Tenn. “I think I’ll have representatives going to the conference, so I’m pretty sure I’ll have someone able to accept the award for me,” Nettles said.

UA student wins poster competition By Sean Abdoli Senior Staff Reporter

Frees said she was excited to win the competition. “It’s like winning a great Amy Frees, a senior major- football game,” Frees said. ing in chemical and biological “Getting to compete against engineering, was named the students was an honor by itself, winner of the undergraduate but winning actually adds a lot poster competition held by the of excitement. Frees’ poster was based on Society of Women Engineers. The competition pit engi- research she participated in under Chris Brazel, an associneering ate professor in chemical engistudents neering. from across The poster was named “Novel the country Materials for Triggered Cancer against each Therapy: Pulsed Release other. The from Thermally-Responsive purpose of Polymer Gels.” Brazel said the the contest, research focused on battling according individual cancer cells through to SWE’s heat and magnetism. Web site, Brazel said Frees earned the was to show Amy Frees award with hard work. how visual “She’s deserving,” Brazel presentation is important to engineers in explaining their said. “She can not only work research. As the winner of the in a lab but also present the competition, Frees was award- research.” Brazel said the ability to ed a $500 cash prize.

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take action. He will take it back and try to make positive change with whatever the survey produces.” Anselmo said the site was not introduced in senate legislation form to keep the project internal to the SGA. SGA spokeswoman Anne Elizabeth Davis said yourviewua.com will benefit both the University and its students. “Having a centralized

location for all SGA surveys benefits students because students will now be able to view and take surveys in one centralized location,” Davis said. “The Web site is designed with the hopes to increase survey participation and create convenience for students.” Davis said student opinion was an integral part of creating projects in the SGA office, so the Web site was also important to the SGA. “We want to represent the students opinion, and through these surveys, we are able to receive

present research coherently is a valued skill. “Being able to explain our research to people in other fields is important,” Brazel said. “It definitely helps people see the potential impact of our work.” Frees said presentation is important in engineering. “It’s important to be able to explain your work to a broad audience,” Frees said. “If you’re working on such cutting-edge research, it makes it easier to show its [the research’s] applications.” According the SWE’s Web site, the organization was founded in 1950 to promote engineering as a career choice for women. Frees, who attended the finals of the competition in Long Beach, Calif., said meeting other women in her field was a valuable experience. “Getting to network with

women in my field was pretty exciting,” Frees said. “It’s up to us, as women engineers, and programs like SWE to encourage women to pursue engineering.” Faced by underrepresentation of women in engineering, Frees said she was optimistic. “I feel that great strides have been made to include women here at the University,” Frees said. Frees said winning the competition provided motive to encourage her own ambitions. “It was further encouragement to pursue a career in engineering along with the research experience provided in working on the project,” Frees said. Another bright spot of the competition, she said, was visiting the West Coast. “It was thrilling to be able to visit the Pacific Ocean for the first time,” Frees said.

“We want to represent the students opinion, and through these surveys, we are able to receive valuable information and statistics in regards to students wants and needs.”

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for new ways to better communicate with the student body,” Davis said. “A centralized location for future voting information is currently being implemented, providing nonpartisan, unbiased information to help engage students in their government.

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Professors speak about Berlin Wall By Kyle D. Pierce Staff Writer

UA students got an early reminder of the fall of the Berlin Wall Friday at a presentation at the Ferguson Theater. The event, called â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Cold War & The Fall of the Berlin Wall: A Retrospective,â&#x20AC;? was a panel discussion and lecture with Rasma Lazda, associate professor of German; Margaret Peacock, assistant professor of history; and Steffen Guenzel, instructor in the department of English. All three of the faculty members lived inside the Iron Curtain of communism before the wall fell. A packed house at the Ferguson Center Theater heard the panel discuss many of the intricacies of the end of communism for Eastern Europe. The speakers

recounted stories about the hardships they encountered while living on the inside the Iron Curtain. Peacock told the story of an event that happened to her a few years before the fall. She was living in the west at the time, but she was able to secure a few trips back to the east to see some friends. Peacock said it was not until long after the fall of communism that she was able to see her â&#x20AC;&#x153;fileâ&#x20AC;? with the government, which included many hidden photographs from these trips. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to see my file. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to know what they knew or thought about me,â&#x20AC;? Peacock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We felt like animals in a zoo.â&#x20AC;? The panel was a unique opportunity to hear first hand accounts of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peaceful Revolutionâ&#x20AC;? that occurred in the fall of 1989. It was

sponsored by the AlabamaGermany Partnership, an alliance between many major Alabama and German businesses, including Daimler AG who is the maker of MercedesBenz. The art department, especially professor Mark Stevenson, added to the theme of the discussion with a recreation of part of the Berlin Wall in the Ferguson Center lobby. This art, coupled with the introductory video, set the mood for the discussion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students today should learn about the different world with its weekly nuclear bomb drills in the darkest days of the Cold War,â&#x20AC;? said Barbara Fischer, a professor in the German department and one of the organizers of the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today, it is unimaginable to live in a world divided by concrete, ideologies and minds.â&#x20AC;?

Assistant professor of history Margaret Peacock shares her experience of living inside the Iron Curtain before the fall of the Berlin Wall.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We knew we wanted to do something, then the AlabamaG e r m a ny Partnership approached us with such a great thing,â&#x20AC;? said James Gardner, president of the UA German Club and a graduate student in TESOL, when asked what happened to bring the event to campus. The event, together with similar events at universities across the nation, marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. According to the organizers, these events are intended to serve as a comparison to the lives many Americans life in the free west and tell a story of the much different world before the fall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Berlin was like an island,â&#x20AC;? Peacock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After the end of World War II, the people of Berlin begged the West to not abandon the city, and they did not.â&#x20AC;?

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The decay of political language By Wesley Vaughn

Monday, November 9, 2009 Editor • Alan Blinder letters@cw.ua.edu Page 4

{ YOUR VIEW } “I was ready to see us dominate them, but we didnʼt do that.” — Chat Hamer, senior majoring in business management

“I think [quarterback Greg McElroy] looked a little gunshy. I think we could have run them a little more, but we beat them up.” — Andrew Cotten, senior majoring in business

In today’s political environment, one does not need to strain to realize the unhealthy reign of political hyperbole over intelligent discourse. George Orwell noted on the subject that “political chaos is connected with the decay of language.” Our country is definitely walking down this path. To what degree is debatable. Wednesday, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., called for “freedom fighters” to join her and Republicans in Washington, D.C., to help defeat the current health care bill before the House passed it Saturday. She subsequently triggered an avalanche of evoking exaggerations. I recognize that the Republicans want to rile up their base, but Bachmann chose to call them “freedom fighters.” Dictionary. com defines a freedom fighter as an individual “engaged in armed rebellion or resistance against an oppressive government.” I assumed Bachmann didn’t actually mean it in that particular sense. I assumed wrong. During the Thursday protest, Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, the House minority leader, said, “I do think there is a rebellion going on in this country.” He went on to proclaim the health care bill as “the greatest threat to freedom” he has ever seen. It didn’t stop there. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., joined in when he said, “You’re going to see an army of Americans fighting for freedom in this next election.” Bachmann capped it all off with one of the dumbest names for a political rally ever. After much

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deliberation, she decided on “The Super Bowl of Freedom.” I don’t even know how to interpret that one. Did the New England Patriots play in it? But this event was all “organic,” according to Bachmann. Yes, she promoted and helped organize it, but real people attended. That qualifies as organic, right? Adding to the hilarity, a Republican communications director told party members, “Please know that this is a ‘press event,’ ‘press conference,’ or ‘House Call on Washington’ but not a ‘rally’ or ‘protest.’” When an event’s cry is “kill the bill” and attendees stage sit-ins in congressional offices, it’s a stretch to only call it a “press event.” The event ended with a reported 10 arrests for unlawful entry and disorderly conduct. Too bad that oppressive First Amendment doesn’t permit nonpeaceful assemblies. I always thought the Founding Fathers supported dictatorships. All of this hoopla banks on the current democratically elected administration being classified as an oppressive government. Give me a break. Congress and the White House can barely impress their own supporters, let alone oppress its opponents. If anything, the current minority party in Congress has bullied the politically weak majority into making major concessions on almost all legislation. A loud minority

— Sarah Hughes, freshman majoring in political science

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with a mute majority sure does not seem tyrannical. The Democrats failed to respond to the GOP’s sensational language or even their protests. It took a fellow Republican in Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., to come out against the use of Holocaust images during Bachmann’s event. Eventually, one, just one, Democrat condemned the protestors’ imagery and Republican politicians for allowing it. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs commented on the matter, but only after a reporter asked him about the recent protest. Calling for an army, freedom fighters or a rebellion should not be tolerated. American politics may be extremely stupid, but that doesn’t mean that every belief or action in this country needs an extreme labeling. Republicans do not deserve all the blame though. They are simply taking advantage of their opposition’s silence and refusal to refute. Democrats not standing up for themselves or for decent political discourse damages our country just as much as the words and actions of the Republicans. We are experiencing the decay of language. With this, political chaos can only follow. I can’t wait for 2010. Wesley Vaughn is a sophomore majoring in public relations and political science. His column runs weekly on Monday.

Hold reform to hold budget deﬁcits By Alan Blinder

“I feel like we played really well defensively, but thereʼs always room for improvement — and it deﬁnitely needs to improve before we play Auburn and deﬁnitely before we play in the SEC Championship.”

On Wednesday, the nation will In short: Military pause to honor the veterans have armed services and earned the right those who have to our highest served during both honors. conflict and peacetime. While the University will not be closed for the day, UA students should still take pains to say thank you. From engagements that elementary school textbooks chronicle like the Revolutionary War and World War II to forgotten conflicts like Korea to smaller interventions like Grenada and Somalia, the United States military has served this nation in a noble and virtuous way. While we set aside but a single day annually to remember the courage of our veterans, we should never decline an opportunity to remember their valor when the chance arises. On Saturday, the University set aside a few moments before the Crimson Tide’s allimportant game to honor the 13 souls who lost their lives in a murderous rampage at Texas’ Fort Hood last Thursday. Much of the crowd of 92,012 in Bryant-Denny Stadium did the right thing and stood silently. Even the LSU sections appeared quiet. But, in a disgraceful episode, the block seating section remained abuzz. The collective failure of those seated in the south end zone to pause is an embarrassment to the University and a slur to the men and women who have served over the generations. While some probably showed appropriate respect, the section’s conduct as a whole is inexcusable and unbecoming of an American tradition to honor those who serve, even if we disagree with why they were sent to battle. Even though a certain section of the campus community demonstrated an adversity to common decency, there are numerous opportunities for UA students to honor veterans throughout this week. The SGA and Campus Veterans Association have taken the lead to coordinate Veterans Appreciation Week. Until 2 p.m. today, students can drop by the Gorgas House to sign cards for veterans. On Tuesday, there will be a parade for veterans in which students may participate. Later in the day, the Ferguson Center will be host to a documentary screening and a question-andanswer session with veterans. On Wednesday, which is Veterans Day, Vice President for Student Affairs Mark Nelson will speak at a reception in Alston Hall’s parlor for veterans. The event, presented by the SGA and CVA, is a fitting tribute. Throughout the week, students are invited to donate items for members of the armed services. Bins will be placed in most residence halls, and we feel confident that the troops will be deeply appreciative of any donations. Our veterans and active troops merit deep and profound respect. While there were difficulties giving such respect on Saturday, we hope the UA community will band together to give sufficient esteem in the future. Absolutely no less is ever acceptable.

It’s rare, but American fiscal conservatives are set to agree with the Chinese prime minister. On Sunday, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, speaking in Egypt, said, “We hope the United States will keep an appropriate size to its deficit.” The Chinese have their reasons for craving a lower American budget deficit, which, for fiscal year 2009, hit $1.4 trillion, an approximately three-fold increase from 2008. China holds more U.S. government debt than any other creditor, and they have $2 trillion in foreign exchange reserves. China has invested about 70 percent of the $2 trillion in United States dollars. Wen went back to basic economics when he spoke. Perhaps he was mindful of an old Chinese proverb: “A good debt is not as good as no debt.” We should embrace such a mentality here. Interestingly, I think a large number of Americans do. A June poll from NBC News and The Wall Street Journal revealed that 58 percent of Americans believed the government should be more concerned about “keeping the budget deficit down even though it may mean it will take longer for the economy to recover.” That boils down to Americans saying, “We recognize that if we get into further debt, it will hurt us in the long term, and we’re willing to make some sacrifices now to avoid trouble later.” Congress spends a lot of time talking about how American education lags, but it seems that average Americans (or at least 58 percent of them) understand basic economic principles better than Congress. Deficit spending is not unwarranted at times. Indeed, deficit

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good. I know exactly why Democrats acted as quickly as they did, and they used the same maneuver Republicans did in 2005 when the GOP sought to reform social security. Democrats moved to pass a bill while they still had politics on their side with reasonable approval ratings and sound majorities in both chambers. But sometimes, and this is a lesson both parties could and should learn, we have to ignore politics. We have to set priorities, even if that means pushing other issues to the side. Democrats should have used their political capital to continue fueling an economic recovery. Ironically, I’m betting Democrats would have found expanded success at the ballot box next year had they spent their time creating economic solutions instead of a public option. Instead, Democrats find themselves with declining public approval (though, to be fair, there is always a honeymoon period for the newly elected) thanks, in part, to their pursuit of immediate health reform. The American people understand that any debt, even a debt with good intentions (and I don’t doubt Democrats have good, albeit flawed, intentions with health reform), is a losing scenario for the nation. With some luck, the Senate will go back to basics and reject reform for now in the name of minimizing further deficit. But I’m not counting on it, and I hope the Chinese aren’t either because Democrats appear poised to ignore numbers in favor of yet another social program.

spending is probably a smarter tactic than tax increases during recession. But there is a catch: Deficit spending should be used to create or expand programs that will stimulate and rebuild the economy. (We should be wary of even that, since our government seems to employ a broad and expensive definition of what exactly will stimulate the economy.) Under no circumstances, however, should we engage in deficit spending in the name of social programs. On Saturday, the day before Wen spoke in Egypt, 220 United States representatives voted to spend in the name of a social program. 215 members — including 39 Democrats — had the good sense to see that, even though we need health care reform, deficit spending to create a public option was not the way to go about it. Democrats have rightfully been calling for health care reform for decades. Without doubt, we need an improved system. But, in pushing reform so quickly after winning power and failing to take the broader national picture into account (besides their Alan Blinder is the opinions edipolitical aims), Democrats did the tor of The Crimson White. His colAmerican people more harm than umn runs weekly on Mondays.

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GUEST EDITORIAL West must keep watching Iran MCT Campus Iran appears ready to agree to ship its enriched uranium to France and Russia for processing into nuclear fuel. This would be a positive step — perhaps the first positive step since the Iranian nuclear program became public earlier this decade. The United States should embrace this Iranian concession. However, it’s only a positive step, not a positive outcome. Taking enriched uranium out of Iran for fuel processing does little more than buy the West time in dealing with what more and more looks to be a covert nuclear weapons program. Processing the enriched uranium outside Iran gives the West a better view of what is going on inside the nation. It means greater access to enrichment facilities. As International Atomic Energy Agency officials point out that the more they know, the better off everyone is. The West’s stonewall diplomatic tack toward the Iranian program from 2004 through this year did little more than decrease knowledge of the program, and the rancorous debate gave Iran cover and support at home for further developing a covert program. Inspectors have now visited the worrisome Qom facility, though their findings won’t be reported for a while yet. Oddly, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has used the fight to bolster his stature, is calling the new proposal a change from “confrontation to co-operation.” He may be right, and this may be in the best interests of the United States, Iran and the planet. But, hand in hand with cooperation, we must remain watchful. This editorial originally appeared in The Kansas City Star.

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Late-season hurricane takes aim at Gulf By Becky Bohrer The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded Sunday toward the Gulf Coast with 105 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm surges. A hurricane watch extended over more than 200 miles of coastline across southeastern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. Louisiana’s governor declared a state of emergency. Authorities said Ida could make landfall as early as Tuesday morning, although it was forecast to weaken by then. Officials and residents kept a close eye on the Category 2 hurricane as it approached, though there were no immediate plans for evacuations. Sunday evening, Ida was located 445 miles southsoutheast of the mouth of the Mississippi River and moving northwest near 12 mph. The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center shows Ida brushing near Louisiana and Mississippi, then making landfall near Alabama before continuing across north Florida. Yet many residents took the forecast in stride. “Even though we’re telling everybody to be prepared, my gut tells me it probably won’t be that bad,” said Steve Arndt, director of Bay Point Marina Co. in Panama City, Fla. In Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal had declared a state of emergency as a precaution, and the National Guard was on high alert if assistance was needed. New Orleans wasn’t included in the hurricane watch.

But officials were encouraging residents to prepare for potential gusts of 60 mph by removing any tree limbs that could damage their homes and securing or bringing in any trash cans, grills, potted plants or patio furniture. Nearly 1,400 Louisiana residents are still living in federally issued trailers and mobile homes after hurricanes Katrina and Rita; nearly 360 units remained in Mississippi. “FEMA stresses that those in temporary [housing] units should not take chances,” Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesman Andrew Thomas said. “Leave the unit behind and evacuate to a permanent structure that will better withstand tropical weather systems and the associated winds.” Mississippi authorities warned residents to be vigilant. Authorities were monitoring conditions to see whether any evacuations of lower-lying areas or school closures would be necessary. “It is likely we will at least be hit with strong winds and some flooding in our coastal counties,” said Jeff Rent, a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Officials “do not want anybody to be caught off guard.” Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Womack said forecasts called for tides of 4-7 feet above normal and rainfall totals of 5-7 inches within 24 hours, which could mean flooding along the coasts and along rivers. Alabama emergency management officials did not immediately respond to phone messages. In the Florida Panhandle,

AP Todd Wilson, center, of Ipswich, Mass., plays with his daughter Nicole, 7, in the pool as the waves crash onto the surf as hurricane Ida passes the resort area Sunday in Cancun, Mexico. Ida has grown into a hurricane for a second time as it moves over the Caribbean. residents in Bay County and Panama City were being advised to secure boats and prepare for storm surges that could reach 2-3 feet. Heavy rain, wind and possible flooding was also expected. “You really don’t know until it gets close how you’re going to be affected by it,” said Brad Monroe, Bay County’s deputy chief of emergency services. Ida wasn’t expected to pack the wallop seen in 2008 when

hurricanes Gustav and Ike pelted the Gulf Coast back-toback. There have been nine named storms this season, which ends Dec. 1. Ida is only the third hurricane to form, and neither of the others threatened land. Ida wasn’t expected to directly threaten New Orleans, where unflappable fans at the Saints football game seemed unaware a storm was approaching. “We’re used to tropical

storms,” said David Clements of Chalmette, La. “That’s why we have a dome.” Earlier Sunday, Ida’s wind and rain whipped palm trees in the Mexican resort city of Cancun. Fishermen tied their boats down, though tourists seemed to regard it as a minor setback. “It’s not what we expected,” said Kathleen Weisser, a nurse from Fernley, Nev. “We wanted sun. Instead we have liquid

sunshine.” Mexico had canceled all watches and warnings for the country Sunday evening. Ron Kaczorowski, of Chicago, said his daughter was forced to move her beach wedding inside because of the storm. He said he had tried to reassure his disappointed daughter that the nasty weather would make her wedding stand out. “I told her, ‘How many people get married in a hurricane?’”

Ill. prosecutors Senate to investigate Ft. Hood shooting seek journalism students’ grades By Allen G. Breed The Associated Press

By Karen Hawkins The Associated Press CHICAGO — A Northwestern University professor and journalism students who spent three years investigating the case of a man convicted in the 1978 killing of a security guard believe they have evidence that shows prosecutors put the wrong man behind bars. But in the quest to prove his innocence, they may have to defend themselves, too. Cook County prosecutors have outraged the university and the journalism community by issuing subpoenas to professor David Protess seeking his students’ grades, his syllabus and their private e-mails. Prosecutors claim since the team was made up of students, they may have been under pressure to prove the case to get a good grade. It’s a first for Protess and his investigative reporting students, who have helped free 11 innocent men from prison, including death row, since 1996. Their work is also credited with prompting then-Gov. George Ryan to empty the state’s death row in 2003, re-igniting a national debate on the death penalty. “Why are we talking about our grades when we should be talking about whether there’s an innocent man in prison?” said Evan Benn, a former Protess student mentioned in the state’s subpoena. None of the students has been individually subpoenaed. The prosecutor’s office — led by Anita Alvarez, who last year was elected Cook County state’s attorney on a reputation for toughness — said it’s just being thorough, and wants to determine if students may have skewed their findings to get a good grade. “It’s been framed as a witch hunt or a fishing expedition, and it’s not,” said Sally Daly, spokeswoman for Alvarez. “We’re engaging in a discovery process as we would in any criminal investigation.” Northwestern’s lawyers have filed a motion to quash the subpoenas, and the judge may act on that Tuesday, when a hearing is set to hear arguments about whether there should be a new

AP Northwestern University professor David Protess, founder of the Medill Innocence Project, talks with journalism students at a reporting strategy session in Evanston, Ill. trial in the case. In the prosecution’s response, they argue that Protess and his students aren’t journalists and therefore aren’t protected by reporters’ privilege. John Lavine, dean of Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, considers that argument chilling. “I don’t think the prosecution in a criminal case ... or the defense ever ought to be able to say we decide who is a journalist,” Lavine said. “They should never have that right.”

FORT HOOD, Texas — A key U.S. senator said Sunday he would begin an investigation into whether the Army missed signs that the man accused of opening fire at Fort Hood had embraced an increasingly extremist view of Islamic ideology. Sen. Joe Lieberman’s call for an investigation came a day after classmates who participated in a 2007-2008 master’s program at a military college said they complained to superiors about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan and what they considered to be his anti-American views, which included his giving a presentation that justified suicide bombing and telling classmates that Islamic law trumped the U.S. Constitution. “If Hasan was showing signs, saying to people that he had become an Islamist extremist, the U.S. Army has to have zero tolerance,” Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut, said on “Fox News Sunday.” He should have been gone.” Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, wants Congress to determine whether the shootings constitute a terrorist attack. Army Chief of Staff George Casey also warned Sunday against reaching conclusions about the suspected shooter’s motives until investigators have fully explored the attack. “I think the speculation (on Hasan’s Islamic roots) could potentially heighten backlash against some of our Muslim soldiers,” he said on ABC’s “This Week.” Dr. Val Finnell told The Associated Press on Saturday that he and other classmates participating in a 2007-08 master’s program with Hasan at the

AP Col. John Rossi speaks during a news conference at Fort Hood headquarters in Killeen, Texas, Sunday. Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is suspected of opening ﬁre on fellow soldiers during a shooting rampage on Thursday. Uniformed Services University complained about his comments, including that the war on terror was “a war against Islam.” Another classmate told the AP on Sunday that he complained to five officers and two civilian faculty members at the university. He wrote in a command climate survey sent to Pentagon officials that fear in the military of being seen as politically incorrect prevented an “intellectually honest discussion of Islamic ideology” in the ranks. The classmate requested anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. Meanwhile, the FBI will probably look into whether Hasan attended the same Virginia mosque as two Sept.

11 hijackers in 2001 at a time when a radical imam preached there, said a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. Imam Johari Abdul-Malik, outreach director at the Dar al Hijrah Islamic Center,

confirmed Sunday that Hasan’s family participated in services at the mosque in Falls Church, Va. Abdul-Malik said the Hasans were not leaders at the mosque and their attendance was utterly normal, and he did not know whether Hasan himself ever attended services there.

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Crimson rolls over White By Marquavius Burnett Staff Writer

The Crimson team dominated the White team 70-35 in the women’s basketball scrimmage on Sunday, outscoring the White team 41 to 16 in the second half. Head coach Wendell Hudson said the Crimson team was so dominant because they did not make as many mistakes as the White team. “They had fewer turnovers,” Hudson said. “They got on a roll and had a little bit more chemistry. They also didn’t let up and took pride in finishing the game.” Junior leader Tierney Jenkins said the Crimson team was able to play well because they played their usual game. “We played together,” Jenkins said. “We were aggressive, and we didn’t care who scored. We just played our game.” The biggest surprise from the game was the play by sophomore Kayla Robinson. She led both squads in scoring with 16 points. She also pulled down six big rebounds and went 8-for-8 from the free throw line. “Kayla was a surprise,” Hudson said. “We are going to need more of that type of play from her throughout the season.” Robinson said she just wanted to prove to herself and everyone else that she can perform. “I was tired of being just a back up player,” Robinson said. “I wanted to get more playing time. I wanted to show coach and the team that I could produce.” The Crimson team had five of their seven players score

in double figures. The White team only had one, LaToya King with 15 points. The White team’s main problem was not being able to take care of the ball. They had 21 turnovers to the Crimson team’s 10, and the team also committed eight more personal fouls (22) than the Crimson team (14). Since the Tide lost their first exhibition game of the season, Hudson said his staff has made adjustments on little things. “We worked on not fouling so much,” he said. “We cleaned up all that reaching and cut out the silly fouls. If you look at the box score from the exhibition game with North Alabama, free throws kept them in the game.” Hudson says the team is improving, but after watching the Crimson and White game he said the team’s biggest weakness will be in the post. “Our post play needs work,” he said. “We have been inconsistent at scoring the ball down low. Our perimeter game will be okay, we just have to score inside.” Jenkins and Robinson said they hope to step up and fill in that void. “My main thing is to rebound,” Jenkins said. “Even if I’m not scoring, I still need to rebound and also be a leader. I’ve been here for three years and I have to take on a bigger leadership role.” “I have to dominante the post,” Robinson said. “I have to rebound offensively and defensively.” This year’s team is dedicated to being better than last year. Robinson and the team know what it will take to improve. CW |John Michael Simpson “We have to be consistent,” she said. “And we cannot be Dedrea Magee dribbles the ball down the court during the Crimson-White womenʼs basketball scrimmage Sunday. Mageeʼs Crimson squad dominated the White team. selfish.”

Oklahoma out of AP poll, Stanford in By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Over the past decade, Oklahoma has rarely been out of the AP Top 25 and Stanford has rarely been in. On Sunday, the Sooners and Cardinal sort of swapped places. Oklahoma dropped out of the college football poll for the first time since 2005, and No. 25 Stanford moved into the rankings for the first time since 2001. The first six spots were held by major college football’s six unbeaten teams, with Florida, Texas and Alabama making up the top three for the second consecutive week. Florida received 39 first-place votes, Texas received 10 and Alabama 11. TCU moved up two spots to No. 4, bumping No. 5 Cincinnati and No. 6 Boise State back a spot. The Horned Frogs have their highest ranking since Oct. 15, 1956, when they were also No. 4. The top six in the BCS standings were the same as the AP Top 25, except Alabama was

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second in the BCS standings and Texas was in third. Oklahoma had managed to stay in the rankings this season while losing three close games without star quarterback Sam Bradford, but Saturday’s 10-3 loss at Nebraska dropped the Sooners to 5-4 and out of the media poll. Since 2000, the ‘05 season had been the only one in which Oklahoma spent any time unranked. The Sooners lost two games early and were out of the rankings from midSeptember until the final poll. Oklahoma won its bowl game and finished 8-4 that season. Notre Dame and California also dropped out after losses. The rest of the top 10 is Georgia Tech at No. 7, followed by Pittsburgh, LSU and Ohio State. Iowa dropped seven spots to No. 15 after losing for the first time this season, a 17-10 upset

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at home by Northwestern. The Hawkeyes fell out of the national championship race but are still in control of their Big Ten title hopes. Iowa and Ohio State play in Columbus on Saturday with a trip to the Rose Bowl on the line. Stanford (6-3) moved into the rankings after knocking off Oregon 51-42 to become bowl eligible. “We were confident. There was definitely no fear going into this game,” Stanford running back Toby Gerhart said. The Cardinal finished the 2001 season ranked, but haven’t been since. That was also the last season Stanford played in a bowl. Oregon fell seven spots to No. 14. No. 24 Clemson also made it into the Top 25 for the first time this season. The Tigers (6-3) beat Florida State 40-24 to take control of the ACC’s Atlantic division race. South Florida moved back into the rankings during an off week. Southern California starts the second 10, followed by Miami and Houston. Utah, Oklahoma State, Arizona, Penn State and Virginia Tech are 16-20. The Nittany Lions dropped eight spots after a 24-7 loss at home Icon SMI | Bob Stanton to Ohio State. Joining the three new teams Stanford running back Tony Gerhart carries the ball against in the final five were No. 21 Oregon. Gerhart had 233 yards and three touchdowns against the Ducks, who were ranked in the the top 10. Wisconsin and No. 22 BYU.

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this week

TUESDAY • Men’s Basketball vs Augusta State: 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa

THURSDAY • Swimming and Diving vs Auburn: 2 p.m., Auburn, Ala.

FRIDAY •Women’s Basketball vs Tennessee Tech: 5 p.m., Corpus Christi, Texas •Volleyball vs Ole Miss: 7 p.m., Tuscaloosa

SATURDAY

• Men’s Basketball vs Cornell: 1 p.m., Tuscaloosa • Football vs Mississippi State: 6 p.m., Starkville, Miss. • Women’s Basketball vs Air Force or Texas A&M—Corpus Christi: TBA, Corpus Christi, Texas • Women’s Cross Country, NCAA South Region Championships: All Day, Tuscaloosa • Men’s Cross Country, NCAA South Region Championships: 6 p.m., Starkville, Miss.

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move the ball down the field and gain yardage, the Tide always seemed to hit a road block on the LSU side of the field, and Leigh Tiffin’s 28-yard field goal in the second quarter were the only points the Tide put up in the first half. “We moved the ball well, changed field position a lot in the first half, but it didn’t pay off in points,” Saban said. Meanwhile, the Bayou Bengals’ sophomore quarterback Jordan Jefferson connected with tight end Deangelo Peterson on a 12-yard touchdown pass to give LSU a 7-3 halftime lead. The Tide drove into the red zone as the half closed, but Kelvin Sheppard intercepted McElroy’s pass to Colin Peek with 29 seconds remaining in the second quarter. “We like to get our tight end involved against the middle linebacker,” McElroy said. “It was a little frustrating, but the way we were able to rebound and bounce back was really nice.” The Tide came out of the locker room at halftime with a bang, receiving the opening kickoff and driving 81 yards, topped off by McElroy’s touchdown pass to Darius Hanks from 21 yards out for a 10-7 lead. The Tide defense held on the ensuing LSU drive, but the Tigers downed a Josh Jasper punt inside the Tide 1-yard line, which would lead to a safety after McElroy was called for intentional grounding. The 10-9 deficit became a 15-10 lead for LSU after Stevan Ridley scored on an 8-yard rush on the Tiger drive following the free kick. With the Tide still down 15-13 and 10 minutes left in the game, Jones finally burst out of the funk that has seemed to dominate his sophomore season, taking a McElroy screen pass on the first play of the drive and burst-

CW | Katie Bennett The Alabama defense waits for LSUʼs Jordan Jefferson to snap the ball. The defense held the Bayou Bengals to zero points and nine total yards in the fourth quarter. ing down the sideline for the go-ahead touchdown. Freshman Trent Richardson converted for two, and the Tide had regained the momentum and the lead, 21-15. Jones finished with four catches for 102 yards. “I expect to make those plays,” Jones said. “We had a good game plan going in, and it was able to open some things up for us out wide, and I was just able to make a play.”

POSITION grades

Quarterbacks – 3.3 Cumulative: 3.29

From that point, sophomore Heisman Trophy candidate Mark Ingram and the Tide defense carried Alabama to the finish line, as Ingram finished with 145 yards, including two on a critical fourth-and-one play from the LSU 45-yard line with less than seven minutes remaining in the game. The crucial run was made two plays after a tense review of a potentially game-altering pass from McElroy to Jones that

appeared to have been intercepted by Patrick Peterson. The play was ruled incomplete and held up under review, but it left a tense silence in the sold-out stadium for several minutes. “Well, it was kind of like an ‘oh shoot’ moment,” McElroy said. “Sometimes they’ve got to go in your favor, and that call did.” Tiffin booted his third field goal of the game, a 40-yarder, to give the Tide the final 24-15 lead

Offensive line – 3.3 Cumulative: 3.13

The front five had some trouble opening up running lanes early in the game, but provided solid pass protection for most of the first half, allowing McElroy time to throw. The Greg McElroy has faced more than his fair share of criti- line gave up what could have been a crucial safety in the cism, including from this staff, but give the beleaguered shadow of the goal line in the third quarter, but wore down junior credit after Saturday’s 276 yard, two touchdown per- the LSU defense in the final frame. formance against a top 25 pass defense. The interception at the end of the first half, and the nearly disastrous almostpick late in the fourth, lower the grade slightly.

Defensive line – 3.8 Cumulative: 3.93

Running backs – 4.0 Cumulative: 3.74

Terrance Cody and company surrendered only 95 yards on the ground, but it was over their season average. Until Charles Scott was injured, the LSU back was able to conMark Ingram once again put on a magnificent perfor- vert too many 3rd-and-short situations that kept Bayou mance against a quality opponent, tallying 144 yards on Bengal drives alive. Marcell Dareus’s two late sacks were 22 carries. Freshman Trent Richardson did well on limited crucial to keeping momentum in the Tide’s favor. carries, including a crucial two-point conversion after the Tide scored the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Wide receivers/tight ends – 4.0 Cumulative: 3.41

The Tide pass-catchers had arguably their finest performance of the season, finding open routes all game. Julio Jones finally had the breakout game Alabama fans have expected all season, and his 73-yard catch-and-run touchdown was the play of the game.

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Linebackers – 3.8 Cumulative: 3.9

Rolando McClain had another outstanding outing, racking up nine tackles and a quarterback hit. Nico Johnson recorded a 15-yard sack on Jordan Jefferson that killed an LSU drive and led to Jefferson leaving the game. Tiger freshman phenom Russell Shepard was adequately contained on the edges for the entirety of the game. Only Cory Reamer’s surrendered touchdown in pass coverage keeps the group from a perfect grade.

and, in the process, break the Alabama career scoring record held by former kicker Philip Doyle. “Those kind of things take care of themselves,” Tiffin said of the record. “I just try and go out there and do my job.” LSU’s last chance at victory was snatched away by sophomore safety and Louisiana native Robby Green, who intercepted Jarrett Lee’s pass with 2:04 left in the game

to ice a magnificent fourth quarter defensive effort in which the Tide held LSU to nine total yards and no points. “They came out fired up in the first half and we went pound-for-pound, blow-forblow,” Green said. “We never lost our intensity from the beginning of the game to the end of the game.” The Tide travels to face Mississippi State (4-5, 2-3) in Starkville Saturday. The game is

Defensive backs – 4.0 Cumulative: 3.71

The biggest defensive threat for the Tide heading into the game was the talented LSU wide receiver core, and the Alabama secondary made sure the threat did not become a promise. The LSU passing offense was held to a meager 158 passing yards, and much of the credit goes to the excellent coverage by the Tide defensive backs.

Special teams – 4.0 Cumulative: 3.71

Saturday was by far the shining moment of the Tide’s special teams for the season. Trindon Holliday never threatened to break a long return on kickoffs, and Javier Arenas had a crucial midfield return that set the Tide up for its first score of the game. Senior kicker Leigh Tiffin’s three field goals provided the winning margin of victory and placed him atop the all-time UA scoring record books.

Coaching – 3.8 Cumulative: 3.66

The offensive game plan to begin the game set the tone of aggression that head coach Nick Saban had preached about regaining all week, starting off the game with seven consecutive passes and 25 in the first half and opened the defense up for the run in the second half. On defense, the Tide simply contained LSU, forcing the Tigers to attempt to make big plays, which they could not do often enough late in the game to win.

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Receivers step up in Tide victory By Jason Galloway Sports Editor Criticism doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t usually faze Julio Jones, but the sophomore wide receiver wanted nothing more than to prove his most recent skeptic wrong in Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 24-15 victory over LSU. Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 73-yard touchdown catch with 10:24 left in the fourth quarter put the Crimson Tide ahead for good and put a clamp on LSU cornerback Patrick Petersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mouth for the rest of the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Julio actually got real mad at one point of the game,â&#x20AC;? said quarterback Greg McElroy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Peterson] I guess was talking a little bit. [Jones] said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Yeah, they say Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not great, well weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to show them right now,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and he sure did. He

made a great play in the key moment of the game. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever seen anyone run so fast down the line.â&#x20AC;? When it appeared nobody in the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s receiving corps was going to step up this season, Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game saw Jones record his first 100-yard receiving performance of the year, Marquis Maze haul in six passes for 88 yards (all in the first half ) and Darius Hanks make a fantastic 21-yard touchdown grab in the front corner of the end zone to give Alabama its first lead of the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to continue to feature [Jones], but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really pleased with the way the rest of our receivers played in the game,â&#x20AC;? said head coach Nick Saban. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They all made some big playsâ&#x20AC;Ś and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we

need.â&#x20AC;? Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 276 passing yards against the Tigers was the first time the Tide broke the 150-yard barrier since week four, and there were still missed opportunities for even more big plays through the air. McElroy missed a wide open Maze streaking down the sideline in the first quarter, overthrew Jones in the end zone in the second quarter, did not see a wide open Maze in the end zone on his interception near the end of the first half and put too much on a trick play pass to Brad Smelley in the third quarter that also could have gone for a touchdown. Despite the miscues, howCW | Katie Bennett ever, the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s receivers kept Junior wide receiver Darius Hanks angles toward the end zone after catching a third-quarter pass getting open, and the passing from quarterback Greg McElroy. Hanks would score on the play.

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The difference in Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total offensive yardage (452) and LSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (253). Alabama has outgained all but one opponent (Tennessee) this season.

The number of SEC West teams other than Alabama to repeat as division champ since the inception of the championship game in 1992.

The number of yards the LSU offense gained in the fourth quarter. The Tide offense also held onto the ball for 10:56 of the 15 minutes.

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5 With 144 yards on Saturday, Mark Ingram recorded his fifth 100-yard rushing game in 2009.

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Spectrum brings UA musicians together By Kerie Kerstetter Staff Writer

Like a spectrum of light, the Friday night concert at Moody Concert Hall was colorful and diverse. The Fall Spectrum Showcase, put on by the Moody School of Music, was a free event that began at 7:30 p.m. The show featured a sampling of all the different departments within the School of Music. The selections ranged from classical to jazz, and performers included both students and faculty. “The purpose of the concert was to see all the different things going on with music at our school,” said Will English, a freshman majoring in telecommunications and film and a member of the Million Dollar Band. The show began with the

“Star Spangled Banner,” performed by the Alabama Faculty Brass Quintet. Other performing groups included the Alabama Wind Ensemble, Capstone Woodwind Quintet, Percussion Ensemble, Cavell Trio, Huxford Symphony Orchestra, University Singers, Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Standards Combo. The musicians played from various spotlighted locations in the concert hall, including different parts of the stage and different tiers. Many students said they liked the concept of hearing a sampling from the various music departments all in one show. Bess Rhodes, a freshman majoring in chemical engineering, said the performers succeeded in showing the talent and diversity of the Music

School. “I have a lot of friends involved in different music programs, so I come to most all of the music performances, but it was neat to see it all at once.” Rhodes said. The Fall Spectrum Showcase lasted two hours, and ended with an energetic finale by the Million Dollar Band. Band members lined the aisles on all levels of the Moody Concert Hall as they danced and played multiple game day favorites. Songs included “I Want You Back” and “Thriller” by Michael Jackson, as well as “Get Ready” by the Temptations. The band ended with “Yea Alabama” in the spirit of Saturday’s football game against Louisiana State University. “The whole idea is to get excited for the game and to

get people interested in the band and what we’re doing,” said sophomore band member Anna McCullers. “We had fun doing that tonight. As much fun as you can have, we had it.” Organizers said they hope the concert aroused interest in the various music programs at the University. Students can visit music.ua.edu to learn more about the different departments and upcoming events. Many performing groups from the Fall Spectrum Showcase will be hosting concerts this week. The UA Percussion Ensemble performs tonight at 7:30 in the Moody Concert Hall, and the Jazz Standards Combo perCW | Bethany Martin forms Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. also at Moody. Visit the Web The Million Dollar Band was the grand ﬁnale at the Fall site for more information. Spectrum Concert Friday night.

Carrey’s ‘Christmas Carol’ wraps up $31M weekend The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jim Carrey’s Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on “A Christmas Carol,” which took in $31 million to open as the weekend’s top movie. The Disney animated version of the Charles Dickens classic knocked the King of Pop out of the No. 1 spot as “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” slipped to second place with $14 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Sony’s “This Is It,” presenting rehearsal performances Jackson shot

before his death last June, raised its domestic total to $57.9 million. Worldwide, “This Is It” has taken in $186.5 million. Featuring Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge and also as the three holiday ghosts that show Scrooge the error of his miserly ways, “A Christmas Carol” came in on the low end of Disney’s expectations for opening weekend. On the other end of the spectrum, Lionsgate’s acclaimed drama “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” had a spectacular start, pulling in $1.8 million in just 18 theaters, averaging $100,000 a cinema.

That compares with an $8,418 average for “A Christmas Carol” in 3,683 theaters. “Precious” had a record average for films opening in 10 or more theaters. Others that have averaged $100,000 or more typically debut in only a few cinemas. The weekend brought a rush of other new movies, led by George Clooney’s comedy “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” which finished at No. 3 with $13.3 million. The Overture Films release is a satiric look at U.S. military efforts to create “warrior monks” who can predict the future or

walk through walls. Debuting in fourth place with $12.5 million was Universal’s “The Fourth Kind,” starring Milla Jovovich as a psychologist studying alien abductions in Alaska. Cameron Diaz and James Marsden’s sci-fi tale “The Box” opened at No. 6 with $7.9 million. The Warner Bros. thriller centers on a couple given a mysterious box that can provide them $1 million, but at the cost of a stranger’s life. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com.

Final figures will be released Monday. 1. “A Christmas Carol,” $31 million. 2. “Michael Jackson’s This Is It,” $14 million. 3. “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” $13.3 million. 4. “The Fourth Kind,” $12.5 million. 5. “Paranormal Activity,” $8.6 million. 6. “The Box,” $7.9 million. 7. “Couples Retreat,” $6.4 million. 8. “Law Abiding Citizen,” $6.2 million. 9. “Where the Wild Things Are,” $4.2 million. 10. “Astro Boy,” $2.6 million.

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Clooney, other psychic ‘Jedi’ hilarious most of the time By Bryan Bofill Staff Writer

The United States government has funded a lot of questionable programs over the years, but a secret psychic soldier program? George Clooney plays the role of one such supposedly psychic soldier in his latest film “The Men Who Stare At Goats.” The premise for “The Men Who Stare At Goats” comes from a 2004 book of the same name written by Jon Ronson, who has investigated connections between the U.S. and the creation of psychic soldiers. Some of the information is true, and most won’t believe

it actually happened, but, believe it or not, some of it did happen. This is the idea: Lt. Django (Jeff Bridges) is asked after his military tour in Vietnam to head a U.S. government-sponsored psychic warrior program, dubbed “The New Earth Army” to compete with those commie-loving Russians. Lyn Cassady (Clooney) signs up for the program and flourishes as a psychic soldier under Django. Lyn develops skills that will aid him in preventing potential skirmishes, such as remote viewing, looking into the future, passing through walls and the ability to stop the heart of a goat just by staring at it. Now, we fast-forward to the present day. Lyn has been reactivated and ordered on a new mission in Iraq accompanied by newspaper journalist Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) who is desperate for a story.

Because of Lyn’s thick-headedness, Wilton and Lyn find themselves in the middle of the Iraqi conflict, trying desperately to reach their destination. “The Men Who Stare At Goats” is a laughably good time. You’ll find that director Grant Heslov and the cast put a lot of effort into making this movie work. The mixture of alleged happenings of U.S.-funded programs with the naïve and hilarious cast makes for a great comedy. The training of these psychic soldiers — “Jedi warriors” as Lyn calls them — often involves hippie and countercultural procedures to help them tap into the power of the mind. They meditate, dance to the hard rock music of Boston, and ingest large quantities of psychotropic drugs, usually LSD, to help them achieve their goals. One major flaw in “The Men

Who Stare At Goats” is that it struggles in its pacing. Most of the time you’ll be laughing and giggling at the quirky and amusing retorts by the cast, but some scenes do seem a little stretched and lost. During the more emotional scenes you’ll be wondering when the next funny moment will happen, but it won’t come for a while. It’s a hit-or-miss film. The story is compelling at first but comes to a crash landing in the end. The star-packed cast carries the plot all the way to the finish line. But the film is memorable. After watching it, you can’t help but quote it over and over again. If there is one thing that is missing in this film, it’s Kevin Spacey, who is utterly hilarious. “The Men Who Stare At Goats” is a trip and well worth the cost of admission despite the new hike in ticket prices at the movie theater.

‘THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS’ Runtime: 93 minutes MPAA rating: R Release date: Nov. 6 CW critic’s rating:

Bottom line: ““The Men Who Stare at Goats” is funny when it isn’t bogged down by less-interesting dramatic scenes. The ending and pacing hurt an otherwise compelling story.

UA Theatre Department performs Martin comedy By Steven Nalley Arts & Entertainment Editor

begin performing “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Gallaway Theatre. In the play, Einstein and What if Albert Einstein and Picasso are both on the verge of Pablo Picasso met? That’s the question the revolutionary ideas when they Alabama Theatre department cross paths in a French bar called will set out to answer when they the Lapin Agile, and they meet

other famous figures, including a man from the future who may or may not be Elvis Presley. Steve Martin wrote the play in 1993. The play will run from Tuesday to Saturday at 7:30 p.m, and on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.

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CW | Daniel Owen “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” is debuting at Galloway Theater. Steve Martin wrote the script for the play in 1993.