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Larger student body crowds Gorgas Students crowd into study rooms as exam week draws closer.

By Allie Hulcher Contributing Writer

Week here, some students are expressing worries about being able to study at Gorgas at all. Owen Cooper, a senior majorYou don’t have to frequently visit Gorgas Library to have ing in management, has had six noticed the immense amount of previous cram-for-exam weeks visitors that circulate through to go through. He said every the building. On any day of the year when Dead Week rolls week, it can be difficult to find around, he certainly isn’t the a study spot on the first floor only student with the idea to and with the dreaded Dead w\ study at Gorgas.

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“Everyone is crammed in, making up for all the slack during the semester,” he said. There has been a 50 percent increase in student enrollment in the past seven years, and Gorgas has seen the effect of the bigger student population, according to an e-mail from University of Alabama Libraries. Gorgas has seen a

103.7 percent increase of use between the 2002-03 and 2009-10 school years. Gorgas has been multiplying its seating capacity repeatedly since 2003. The reference collection was removed from the first floor in 2009, and earlier this year, the Gorgas Library underwent an

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SGA plans Tide struggles through 2010 potential concert for next year By Kelsey Stein Lifestyles Editor kmstein@crimson.ua.edu D e s p i t e the decline in Look inside to see traditional a list of students’ Homecoming concerts, stutop band choices dents may have an alternative to look forward to in the Tuscaloosa amphitheater. Construction at the amphitheater will be mostly completed by Friday, and the venue is set to open in March 2011. “We’ve looked at other campuses, especially SEC schools,” said Kelli Knox-Hall, the senior assistant director of Ferguson Operations. “Big homecoming concerts are becoming harder to pull off because a lot of bands don’t want to play college campuses in general.” The Ferguson Center staff and the Student Government Association are collaborating to explore the possibilities of a spring show for students at the new venue. Their aim is to schedule it in April, making it one of the first

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UA grants awards to students, faculty By Brittney Knox Staff Reporter bsknox@crimson.ua.edu The five Premier Awards, the highest awards given by the University, honor a total of six students and two non-students, including faculty members. UA president Robert Witt will present this year’s awards to the winners at a dinner event in the spring. The period for nominations runs through today, and applications and letters of recommendation for the Awards are due Dec. 3. Kristin Sutton, undergraduate assistant for the Premier Awards, works to raise student awareness about the opportunity to apply. “We want students to know how prestigious these awards are,” she said. “Oftentimes there are really qualified students on this campus that just don’t apply.” She said this year they have begun using a nomination process to be able to recognize those who qualify for the awards. “Those persons that represent selfless service,

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an offense almost identical and a defense that still showed potential, this Alabama football team was expected to do more beyond Coming into the 2010 season a 9-3 season. Back in July when head coach off a national championship with

By Jasmine Cannon Contributing Writer The Auburn Tigers didn’t just squeak out a win in Bryant-Denny Stadium this year. Auburn raised enough cans of food to end Alabama’s three-year winning streak in the Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive. The total amount of donated goods increased from last year. This year,

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not proven anything. The 2009 team earned the title, but this group was a separate team and should be treated as such.

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Auburn beats Bama in canned food drive Alabama raised 218,510 pounds of food while Auburn gathered 234,116 pounds. “My expectation was to increase donations from last year and get back over the 200,000 pound mark,” said Hillary Moore, UA Community Service Center public relations and marketing director. “I’m very

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Singers and the Alabama Jazz Ensemble give a performance of holiday music. Tickets for Students are $6 for Section A and $4 for Section B. This is an MUS 121 approved event.

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Harvard professor to speak on evolution

7:30 p.m. Hoekstra’s lecture, titled “From Darwin to DNA: How Organisms Adapt to their Environment,” is part of Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, presented by the College of Arts and Sciences and the departments of anthropology, biological sciences, geological

sciences, philosophy and psychology. Hoekstra’s lecture is the second lecture in the series, which will last all school year. Her lecture will discuss the way organisms adapt to their changing environments and how diversity grows through evolution.

part is collecting as much as we can. We increased our totals by Continued from page 1 more than 20 percent over last year’s numbers.” proud of the job our directors The 17th annual Beat Auburn did. We always want to beat Beat Hunger Food Drive, sponAuburn, but the most important sored by the Community Service

Center, kicked off on Oct. 11 and ended on Nov. 22. All of the goods raised by Alabama will go to the West Alabama Food Bank, which serves food stamps and soup kitchens in a nine-county area, Moore said.

Harvard professor Hopi Hoekstra, an expert on evolutionary biology, will speak in the Biology Building auditorium Thursday, Dec. 2 at

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Although AU won the food competition, I think the real winners are the people who the food goes to. — Quentin Torbert, Auburn student

“The 218,000 pounds of food we raised speaks volumes as to the level of commitment and support from the University and its supporters,” said Rob Maxwell, co-director of Beat Auburn Beat Hunger. “While we didn’t ‘win,’ we raised a lot more than last year at a time when charitable giving in the United States has reached historic lows. All of the donations from Auburn will go to the East Alabama Food Bank. “We’re thrilled,” said Karla DeBrunner, office manager for the East Alabama Food Bank. “Nearly 7 percent of Alabama households have gone hungry at some point during the last year… We have lots of need for food distribution, and obviously 234,116 pounds is a lot of food.” UA students made contributions at multiple donation stations that were set up around campus. Many students participated through on-campus organizations they are involved in. UA and AU students wanted to beat each other for the pleasure of beating their rival. However, students did not forget what was most important. “I was expecting us to win,” said Miesha Hill, a UA sophomore majoring in exercise and sports science. “I’m always going for our team. But it just didn’t go our way this year. I think it was a good outcome.

Even though we didn’t win I still think it was for a good cause. I just wanted to give back to the people who don’t have as much as we do.” Quentin Torbert, a freshman business major at Auburn, said that he was a fan of good competitions. “I am so glad Auburn won the food drive,” Torbert said. “I think friendly competitions like these help promote good, clean sports. Best of all, unfortunate families in the area get to benefit by getting meals. Although AU won the food competition, I think the real winners are the people who the food goes to. I think the whole Bama versus AU food drive is a very clever idea because it gets students pumped to donate. We wanted to really beat Alabama, so we were motivated even more to drop a few cans in the barrel.” While UA students didn’t win this year, they hope to take back the crown in 2011. “I hope that the UA community will really come out and support the drive again,” Moore stated. “It would be great to see student organizations compete with each other to see who can raise more food.” The drive has been going on for 17 years. Since 1994, Alabama and Auburn have combined to donate over 2.5 million pounds of food.

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Students “engineer the future� Program focuses on balancing stress, health By Melissa Brown Contributing Writer The University’s Office of Health Promotion and Wellness is hosting 12 Days of Wellness, a program targeted toward faculty and staff during this stressful time of year. The program, kicking off today in the lobby of Russell Hall at 11 a.m., is designed to encourage participants to take time for themselves when stresses from the holiday season and end of the semester can seem overwhelming. “Give yourself the gift of health,� said Rebecca Kelly, the Director of the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness. According to Kelly, end-ofthe-year stress often results in people forgetting to think about their personal health as they focus on helping or pleasing others. The program hopes to counteract bad habits such as unhealthy eating, overspending and stress that often plague people throughout the holidays. Despite the wealth of opportunities to get involved in local holiday fanfare, this program is not engineered to make participants’ daily lives more busy than normal, said Kelly. “This is not a program to encourage people to do more, but instead step back and renew our spirit,� she said. Kelly said the three tenets of the program are Reflect, Relax and Renew. The calendar events were chosen to revolve around these three ideas. The 12 Days of Wellness plays off the 12 Days of

Christmas idea, with each day promoting a unique theme for participants to focus on — Exercise, Nutrition, Family, Safety, Career, Intellectual, Social, Emotional, Self-Care, Financial, Cultural and Conservation. Participants will receive daily e-mails with tips relating to the theme, as well as a calendar of events. The program will offer activities, such as massages and a yoga class, to encourage faculty and staff to relax, and also advertise a selection of community holiday events as fun activities to renew participants’ energy and spirit. The Office of Health Promotion and Wellness conducts several programs throughout the year encouraging faculty and staff to cultivate healthy lifestyles. This fall, they organized the Crimson Couch to 5K Training and Walk/Run. “We had 760 participants registered for the Couch to 5K and 540 faculty, staff, family and friends completed the 5K. They are automatically enrolled in the [12 Days of Wellness] program,� Kelly said. Health Promotion and Wellness also offers a health screening program called Wellbama, according to their website, wellness.ua.edu. Wellbama is a free health and wellness program for faculty and staff. OHPW will offer a variety of programs in Spring 2011, such as Strive for Five, Strive to Scale Back and Spring Training.

How do you make value out of Post-it Notes? That’s the question more than 1,000 first-year engineering students asked themselves the first week of the university’s new class, Engineering the Future, said Rick Stogner, instructor of the class. Stogner said the idea of the project is to get students to think out of their normal thought processes. “When we first told them what the project was, in all eight classes, they just sat there like they had seen a nuclear bomb go off,� Stogner said. “They were in stunned silence.� Derek Kidd, a freshman majoring in computer science, said the new class allowed students to explore the creative side of engineering. “We were pretty much lost when we first given the assignment,� Kidd said. Value could mean money, increased social awareness, art, music, fun or education — anything where you imagine a better world and decide what steps you need to take to get there, Stogner said. The reason for the project, which was first done by Stanford University in 2007, was that most professions are being commoditized. “We’re competing with China and India and places that are producing a large number of engineers,� Stogner said. Commodity, Stogner said, means the job markets are competing on price, which is very bad for American engineers. The only way to compete with other job markets is to lower prices, which is not good for salaries, he said. Stogner said he believes engineers can fight the commoditization of their profession by being creative and innovative. “Instead of the traditional go to work for a big company route,� he said, “maybe they’ll be creative and have an idea and start their own company.�

America’s advantage, Stogner said, is that our country embraces this idea because we tend to be creative, innovative and willing to take risks when other countries are not. “It’s really kind of a new phenomenon to ask engineering students to develop their creativity,� he said. Kidd and his group made a video where students were given a blank Post-it Note and told to write down what was most valuable to them. Answers ranged from friends and family to music and sex. Kidd said at first the group thought about how to make value out of the Post-it’s themselves and then realized what was written on the Post-it Notes

was what was valuable. “We realized that if we could give people a lesson, then why not give them a lesson about what is valuable to others,� Kidd said. David Phelps, a freshman majoring in engineering, said the project was finally something that allowed him to be productive in an introduction class. Other classes, Phelps said, just let you know there are things out there to do, but you never get to do them and this class gave students the chance to create. Phelps’s group took Post-it Notes and wrote notes to potential students, those notes will be mailed out with recruitment letters.

The group’s idea, Phelps said, was to create a well from the Post-it Notes that could be used in developing countries. “We realized we didn’t quite have the time for that,� he said. “And water and paper don’t really work well [together].� Phelps said he would absolutely suggest the class for other engineering students to take. “As the class went on,� he said, “we came to realize how creative engineers have to be and how the key, especially for our generation, is not math and science. It’s more innovation and trying to make things and put a whole new spin on them to make them more productive and more widely available throughout society.�

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Democrats, although their majority is looking rather grim, as it relies on a lot of men and women who are on the hot seat and could vote with the Republicans on a lot of legislation. And the White House is still occupied by President Obama, who still champions a lot of liberal causes. But with another presidential election lurking around the corner, and almost certain redistricting battles looming, it certainly would not surprise me if Republicans were to hold fast or make more gains in upcoming election cycles. It certainly would not buck the global trend, where conservative ideas seem as popular as ever. Many political commentators are stating that the Republican dominance in this election cycle is somehow a novel concept. The Tea Party is, according to these talking heads, the pinnacle of the extreme right’s manifestation in quite a while. Actually, the Tea Party looks like Nancy Pelosi compared to some of the neo-fascist movements winning elections across Europe, and was relatively marginalized within the confines of our two party system. So, in conclusion, Republicans should be proud of winning this election, joining the Tories, Fidesz, Moderates, Dutch VVD and other victorious conservative parties. Let’s hope Speaker-elect Boehner will work with President Obama in a bipartisan, if not mildly center-right, manner, and that our country will be able to get back on its feet again. If conservative policies have worked elsewhere, they could work here. A.J. Collins is a sophomore majoring in political science, economics and math.

Wesley Vaughn is a junior majoring in public relations and political science. His column runs on Wednesday.

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When I tell someone that I attend the University of Alabama, I expect one of two responses: How about that football team or are you in a fraternity? Capstonians, we have an identity crisis. I’m not concerned with my relatives and the complete strangers who have little knowledge of our university. I’m concerned with students complying with those UA stereotypes. Not just in a way that suggests a student has to be greek or a fan of the football team or both, but also in a way suggests if a student is neither, he or she probably feels left out and frustrated. Every student doesn’t live or die with the Crimson Tide, and most don’t belong to a greek organization. We cannot accept either of these two labels as a true unifying force, because neither can represent all of campus. Still, both do help acclimate a large number of new students to their surroundings. I enrolled here with no allegiance to UA athletics, only to connect with the 2008 football team and become the unruly Bama fan I am today. In my case, the football team did foster my connection with the University, but I love sports. We can’t rely on all incoming freshmen to have a passion for football nor even – dare I say it – our team’s success. Greek life creates bonds between members of the same house and those in other houses and provides a portion of freshmen with a strong base of friendships. Sometimes though, a fraternity or sorority can dominate a student’s identification. Instead of identifying as a UA student, a student may distinguish themselves as a member of a certain house at the University. Even within greek life, there is the divide between the white and minority organizations. Finding and institutionalizing a UA identification across the board requires the efforts of the administration and all students. When President Robert Witt announced his goal of reaching 35,000 students by 2020, current students rightly questioned how the campus could support such a number without accompanying expansion projects. The other major concern should be when the University will stop devoting a majority of its time and resources to recruiting and start addressing student life. It doesn’t matter how large, involved or smart future freshmen classes are if they don’t feel a part of the University. They will either transfer or become apathetic, joining the large number of indifferent students already attending the Capstone. The University can recruit with quantitative standards for only so long. A vibrant, unified student body should attract high school students just as well as numbers on a page. It is difficult to quantify student life, but the numbers that the University hammered into our heads lose all value with one step on campus. As students, we have a powerful voice at this university. We need to prove that we can use it effectively. The administration can’t help us if it doesn’t know the problems we face. We have the responsibility to engage in open discussions to facilitate student-administration collaboration by pinpointing the issues. Discussion can be defined as exploring solutions and is the first step in the solution process. Its success is based on the degree and the diversity of participation. Our identity crisis is prevailing. We need to discuss the UA standard that relates to every segment on campus and can be a common bond for all students. It will not take a public forum or a powerful student group to address this – though they would help significantly. It takes talking about it at lunch with a friend, asking someone else for their opinion and creating conversations on Facebook and Twitter. As long as it incites discussion, it benefits the cause. This must be an organic student movement. The most important individuals are the ones that speak. If you feel left out, this is the time to express your feelings and concerns. If you have grand ideas, this is the time to share them. This process will be long and will probably outlast the students currently on this campus, but it is a necessary one that has yet to be enacted. Though Alabama football and greek life do connect the student body to a degree, these two labels should not be how students identify with our university. We need to discuss, decide, and implement a unified student identity.

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In a climate where specialization and job preparation are becoming increasingly accepted as the default purposes of a college education, many undergrads fall prey to the cliché question, What are you going to do with that major?” This question most often carries a negative connotation and can be translated “How will your soft major, which lacks a hard skill set, prepare you for the ‘real world,’ assuming you don’t want to become a professor in the subject you study?” If you have ever been asked this question, you need not worry. This implied criticism of your path of study is unfounded and illogical. There are, of course, certain career paths that absolutely require one’s course of study be technical and hard skills-based. Aspiring metallurgical engineers better have metallurgical engineering degrees, aspiring marine biology professors should have marine biology degrees and aspiring nurses should have nursing degrees. Outside of these career paths, however, exists a mass of students who neither have set career paths requiring a technical skill (think doctors or engineers), nor a set pursuit of a passion (think dance or theatre majors). They understandably want to make a living and often do so in any variety of sales, service or administrative positions. These are the people who fall victim to the cliché question about if they are pursuing anything other than a business major. Chances are, they derive their joy and satisfaction not from the love of the good or service their industry centers around but from a general pursuit of success in whatever that

industry may be. Don’t get me wrong, business majors are incredibly helpful. They can provide you with a greater appreciation of financial systems, teach the latest managerial strategies, and equip you with a necessary “business vocabulary.” To dismiss any other major as unfit for the business world, however, is wrong. First, consider the fact that, regardless of the job one is hired for, he or she will undoubtedly be trained upon hire to execute his or her daily tasks and industry-specific responsibilities. They will learn industry lingo in the workplace if they didn’t in the classroom. The few hard skills that aren’t industry-specific (accounting or aptness with technology, perhaps) can be gained through taking a few of those specific courses as electives. Second, think of the struggles people in the “business world” might face down the road. I would argue that most have nothing to do with one’s college studies, but even if some do, it is highly unlikely such problems stem from a lack of a business degree. Struggling salesmen will more likely be struggling from the lack of communication skills or organized thinking habits than from the lack of understanding how a supply and demand chart works. Similarly, poor managers will likely suffer more from a lack of critical thinking skills or from a misunderstanding of interpersonal relationships than they will suffer from a lack of famous managerial theories or from, more simply, the lack of a management degree. It is ironic, therefore, that these crucial skills — from critical thinking to logical reasoning to interpersonal communication skills — are most often exercised and improved in the very

“soft skill” classes that are so often criticized for their irrelevance. Philosophy majors have no choice but to practice conscious critical thinking on a daily basis. Communications majors are constantly refining their communication skills. Even English and journalism majors constantly practice the art of translating complicated thoughts into clear ideas, which is arguably the most important skill any customer service representative can possess. When one discounts the use of these majors, what he or she might gain from a business major can easily be lost in that he or she forgoes the practice of consciously honing his or her critical thinking and communication skills. This would all be a moot point if all the evidence showed otherwise, but it doesn’t. Only one-third of CEO’s running America’s largest companies have business administration degrees. Though there are a staggering number of successful businessmen with traditional business degrees, and probably more so than any other single degree, there are certainly many famous counterexamples. Michael Dell went the pre-med route at Texas. JPMorgan Chase CEO James Dimon majored in psychology at Tufts and former Disney CEO Michael Eisner majored in English without ever taking a business course. Currently, more CEO’s of Fortune 500 companies have dropped out of college than have attended Harvard. If you plan to enter this realm of business, you should assess the costs and benefits of any major you may so choose, but don’t discount the use of non business-school majors. Ben Friedman is a sophomore majoring in social entrepreneurship.

The globe is tilting right By A.J. Collins As I’m sure you have all heard, earlier this month, Republicans trounced Democrats nationally, taking 63 House seats, six Senate spots and governor’s mansions from Maine to New Mexico and Florida to Wisconsin. Conservatism, it seems, has triumphed in this election cycle, and the national political map has been overcome by a tide of promises for smaller government, fewer taxes and repudiations of the policies of the Obama administration. But in the macrocosmic perspective, this shift to the center-right isn’t so shocking. The world, or at least the generic stable, industrialized democracy, has been moving toward conservative policies over the past couple of years, and I’d be willing to assert that 2010 could go down as one of the most right-leaning election years ever. Don’t believe me? Look at Britain, where voters tossed out Gordon Brown and his Labour allies, giving David Cameron’s Tories a chance to work with Nick Clegg’s newly right-tilting Lib Dems on changing the UK’s policies. After 13 years of Labour rule, what’s on the agenda? Deficit reduction, political reform and Euroscepticism. But that’s mild compared to other elections across Europe this year. Ponder Sweden, known to many Americans as the most left-friendly major democracy in the world. Swedes just re-elected their centerright government for the first time in a very long time. Not conservative enough? The anti-immigration, far right Sweden Democrats entered the Riksdag, sparking protests all over the country.

What about Hungary? Fidesz, the conservative party, was granted over two-thirds of seats by voters, and the far-right Jobbik nearly topped the Socialists for second place. The list goes on. The Dutch just elected a center-right government supported by a far-right party. The Polish presidential election turned rapidly into a runoff between, you guessed it, two right-of-center candidates. Japan’s upper house turned markedly back to the Liberal Democratic Party, whose name is a misnomer for their staunchly conservative policies. Perhaps the lone holdout against this global trend was Australia, where Julia Gillard’s Labor Party narrowly won re-election. How narrow? Labor doesn’t hold a majority, and must rely on at least two former members of the conservative National Party in order to pass legislation. As though this weren’t striking enough, of the 27 European Union countries, only four, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Slovenia, have left-leaning governments. Nineteen, meanwhile, are right tilting. The other four are either grand coalitions of both major social democratic and conservative parties or are a mess. (I’m looking at you, Belgium.) Our Canadian neighbors to the north are still conservative. John Key’s popularity in New Zealand is off the charts. He’s championing small government, conservative policies. So what does this mean for all of us? We aren’t European, Australian, Japanese, or anything but good ole fashioned American. Well, true. I understand that our entire country isn’t doused in scarlet. The Senate is still held by the

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Although the Crimson Tide’s football record this season did not turn out to be what many expected, most students say that they are still satisfied with the program and are already looking forward to next year’s season. “I feel like 9-3 is a pretty good season for most teams, but considering the players we have, we should have done better,” said Michael Khalilian, a junior majoring in management information systems. This year’s 9-3 regular season record falls short of many

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students’ expectations after a perfect 2009 season. “I thought we might lose one, but I never imagined three,” Khalilian said. “Especially when we had our whole offense returning from a championship year.” Khalilian said he believes that in past years, the football program has done much better with considerably less talent.

“I think we were more driven in the 2008 season because we hadn’t tasted success in a while,” Khalilian said. However, he believes that last year’s national championship title is not the only reason this season did not turn out the way most Alabama fans had hoped. “I think that we definitely played with more drive last season when we hadn’t just

come off winning a national championship,” Khalilian said. “But we may have just been overrated this year because of last season.” Tyler Mills, a senior majoring in management information systems, said he does not feel that the Alabama football team played to their potential. “I expected the secondary to have the struggles that they did, but the real disappointment to me was the offense,” Mills said. “I think play calling was a big part of it but there is no excuse for the inconsistency we had running the ball. We just didn’t have poise in big games like we did

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last year.” Mills has followed the Tide closely since Nick Saban’s arrival in 2007 and said he is very impressed with what Saban has done for the program, this season not excluded. “I think the team has made huge strides in terms of the effort they give week in and week out since he got here,” Mills said. “As far as this season goes, I think it’s less Saban’s fault and more the fault of those players that enjoyed a national championship last season and got complacent coming into this year.” Mills said despite a

disappointing season, he still has great confidence in the Tide and is excited to see what happens next year. “Saban has already been on record that next year’s team will be the most talented he’s ever coached, and we continue to recruit extremely well,” Mills said. “I think losing three games this year, especially the way we lost them, will be fuel for some of the younger guys to get better. I don’t think anyone can say they aren’t satisfied with the program after all that it went through over the past decade. We are definitely on the right track going into the future, and we’ll bounce back.”

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me to always be conscious of those in the world around me,” Kendra Key, one of last year’s Premier Award recipients, said in a press release. Sutton said all students who meet the requirements are urged to apply for the awards and students should not be intimated by the prestigious of the award. “The recipients of the past that have won these awards said that it was something they never expected, they just applied,” she said. “The students may not have thought they had what the committee was looking for, but turns out it actually was.” The selection committee is comprised of people from all around campus and those who have been associated with the awards in the past. The committee’s diversity is an asset when they choose the recipients of the awards, Sutton said.

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UA alum fired for Iron Bowl music By William Evans Senior Staff Reporter wjevans@crimson.ua.edu The University terminated an employee Monday morning for playing unauthorized music over the public address system of Bryant-Denny stadium prior to kickoff at the Iron Bowl, University spokeswoman Deborah Lane said in a release Monday. According to the Tuscaloosa News, the part-time employee who was terminated was Jason Adlman, a 2008 UA graduate, and the music he played “Take the Money and Run”

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extreme makeover. The first floor of the library, now known as the Gorgas Library Learning Commons, transformed from having a seat capacity of 255 to now being able to seat 459 patrons. This includes nearly 100 new computer workstations, the e-mail stated. Cooper, however, is doubtful that the increase in seats will be able to accommodate the increase in the student population. “It should help,” Cooper said. “But since there are more students it might even out.” Besides being the largest library on campus and having to accommodate more students, there are other reasons that Gorgas is attracting so many visitors. The library provides the only multimedia training, computer lab and equipment loan that is not restricted to students enrolled in a specific class or college. Gorgas has become a hub for informal meetings between teaching assistants, professors and their students. “The number of people

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Honestly, in my experience, only the first floor is ever busy, and even then my only concern is over the availability of computers. — Adella Smith

using Gorgas Library is what one would expect in a research library at a university with the high academic standards the University of Alabama has set,” said Louis Pitschmann, dean of libraries. Some students note that even though the first floor of Gorgas is bustling, other floors seem quiet and neglected. “Honestly, in my experience, only the first floor is ever busy, and even then my only concern is over the availability of computers,” said Adella Smith, a freshman double majoring in history and English. “Most other resources are untouched, and relatively easy to get a hold of.” Alex McQueen, a junior majoring in biology, can often be seen at the library but will only go to the library at the beginning of this week. “After that, I’ll probably just stay home to study,” McQueen said. “It’s just not worth the hassle of finding a seat and trying to keep it all day.”

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the stadium was at less-thanfull capacity. Logan Payne, a sophomore majoring in history, said he also disagrees with the termination of the employee. “It looks worse on the school by firing him,” Payne said. Josh Graulee, a junior majoring in philosophy, said he did not agree with the termination of the employee because the songs were not obscene or distasteful. “If he had put on something ridiculous like the ‘Thong Song,’ then I could see why he would have been fired,” Graulee said.

scripted and approved by a senior administrator in the Athletics Department,” Lane said. “The former staff member deviated from the script that had been approved for the game with Auburn, and the University took steps to immediately terminate his contract.” Lane said the University took the proper course of action to maintain respect for opposing teams. “The University of Alabama takes great pride in our football team’s long-standing tradition of playing the game with dignity and class, and showing respect for play-

ers and coaches of opposing teams,” Lane said. “We are disappointed when actions of any staff member undermine our deeply held values and expectations.” Kyle Morgan, a sophomore majoring in civil engineering, said he disagrees with the University’s decision to penalize the employee by terminating him. “I don’t think he should have gotten fired,” Morgan said. “If it’s his first strike, that isn’t grounds for firing him.” Morgan said the impact of the two songs was minimal because the songs were played before kickoff when

for possibilities to accommodate its visitors. “Perhaps the more important question is what should

Gorgas Library begin putting said. Gorgas Library will be open in place now to meet the needs of students over the next one 24 hours a day throughout to three years,” Pitschmann Dead week and Finals week.

Lauren Wolfe, a sophomore majoring in human development, doesn’t normally visit Gorgas, but expects to study there this week. “I would recommend trying one of the higher floors, where there’s less people,” she said. Smith said she won’t let crowding at Gorgas keep her from studying for her exams. “If I can’t find any seats, I’ll probably just go to the engineering library, a computer lab in either ten Hoor or Rowand Johnson, or just go to someone’s dorm building.” As he is less than hopeful for finding a study spot in Gorgas, Cooper has a backup plan that has seen him through in past years. “I’m going to try Gorgas, but if it’s packed I’ll go to the business library or the Tuscaloosa Public Library,” Cooper said. “If it’s too crowded I’ll try somewhere else. It’s just not worth it.” Even after the recent makeover to its first floor, Gorgas Library is still looking ahead

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WVUA to list best albums of 2010 By Ashley Chaffin Contributing Writer The University radio station, WVUA 90.7, will take a break from its regular programming Thursday to count down the top 25 albums of 2010. Joshua Thomas, host of the usual Thursday night show “Get Folked Up,” will be joined by WVUA hosts Adam Morrow, Donovan Reinwald and Parker White Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. Together they will count down the best albums from what Thomas said might be the best year of music in a decade. “All these bands that I’ve listened to forever, they all came out with good albums at the same time,” he said. “Even the local scene has chosen this year to explode.” The group said the final list, including albums from local and national bands, has been difficult to put together. Thomas said he thought about his list for a while before he was able to write it out and even now wonders if certain things should have been changed. Morrow and Reinwald discussed it sporadically for about a month before finally sitting down and writing it. After each individual list was submitted, points were assigned to each album based on their position – the top album received 25 points, the second received 24 points, and so on. Finally, all of the points were totaled to create the top 25 list that will be aired. The race to be the number one album of the year will come down to only a few points, with Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” and The National’s “High Violet” tied for the top spot. “Adam and Donovan had those two albums pretty high, and I had them pretty high too, so it just worked out that they just got enough points to jump everyone else,” Thomas said. “And I’m fine with it because they are both really, really good and I think they represent this year in music pretty well.”

He said he has made a list of his favorite albums for years but never had a place to share them and is excited to finally have the opportunity to broadcast it. Claire Brucker, the station manager at WVUA, said the station has combined specialty shows before but had never put together a comprehensive list like this one. “These are three shows coming together that sometimes skirt similar artists, but generally focus on different aspects of the music culture’s landscape, so you’re going to get different views from everyone involved,” Morrow said. Although these four share a passion for music, it wasn’t until they all joined WVUA that they met. Morrow and Reinwald are the hosts of “The People’s Show,” which airs from 8 to 10 p.m. on Sundays. “The People’s Show” plays music that can’t be heard on any other station in Tuscaloosa because they focus on the local music scene. White is the host of “Up Beat Up,” which airs Mondays from 8 to 10 p.m. This show features “mixtape-style playlists of indie music.” He often brings in bands to perform live on-air or brings in a record player, which is unique to his show. Thomas’s show, “Get Folked Up,” airs from 4 to 6 p.m Thursday nights and features folk and folk-inspired music. “They all have their own unique opinions and their own unique shows,” Brucker said. “I think it will be exciting to see them come together.” She expects the show will have both serious and funny aspects because that is the way all of the hosts approach their own shows. This will be the one time listeners can tune in to get opinions from a lot of people who are really passionate about music. “I highly suggest that if you’ve never listened before, this is the show to listen to,” she said.

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There are many religious organizations on campus that cover a wide spectrum of faiths, sects and beliefs. However, where do students go who consider themselves non-religious? The University’s student-led atheist and agnostic organization, Alabama Atheists and Agnostics, or AAA, is a “freethinking and non-religious community” that offers a place for students who “hold various perspectives on faith and religion,” according to the AAA Facebook page. Peter Sloan, the former vice president of AAA and a founder of the organization, defined being atheist as someone who believes God does not exist, while being agnostic is believing that it is impossible to know whether God exists. “In my opinion, most agnostics live their day-to-day lives as though they were atheists,” Sloan said. Sophomore Tim Keele, the current president of AAA, agreed with Sloan’s definitions but also said AAA wants to emphasize is that the definitions of atheism and agnosticism are “non-personal.” “The phrase atheist has such a stigma that if a precise definition is not being used, people will argue in circles to avoid the label,” Keele said. “Generally, a sign of a recently-turned-atheist is their refusal to call themselves one, even if they qualify for the definition. In general, atheism implies a world view that does not draw upon the spiritual at all; for most of our members, this implies a scientific or analytic mode of doing things.” Many of the group meetings are devoted to informal group discussions about faith and religion where members can discuss personal definitions such

as Sloan’s or Keele’s and others’ thoughts on religion. Sloan said many atheists and agnostics differ in philosophy and he said atheism and agnosticism should not be considered a faith, spirituality or religion. “All they are is the lack of traditional theistic belief so they do not have any official creed or doctrine,” Sloan said. “Atheists and agnostics differ from each other greatly — and proudly so.” “I personally believe that atheism cannot be subsumed under spirituality because it is, by definition, a statement on the usefulness of spirituality,” Keele said. “It is a separate worldview from faith or religion.” Keele said he has not faced many difficulties as an atheist at the University but said he feels the biggest problems students in AAA face is being atheist or agnostic in the South. “College campuses tend to be, if not open-minded, at least somewhat tolerant,” Keele said. “The worst an atheist at UA is likely to experience is an alienated friend, some awkward meetings or classes that turn out to be almost entirely Christian and the occasional uncomfortable run-in with bigots… Local high schools are far less accepting of atheism in general, and several AAA members do not feel safe or wanted in their own homes.” Keele said AAA can be a haven for students for this reason. “In this respect, AAA acts as a safe haven for the non-religious to talk about their beliefs, experiences and lives without fear,” Keele said. “It allows many people to just be themselves for the first time.” While he has experienced moments of prejudice, Sloan said his time at the University has been rewarding. “I feel great being an atheist at UA,” Sloan said. “I have

definitely encountered some bigotry or close-mindedness, but instances of it have been few and far between. I love that I helped establish an organization on campus that provides something unique and important.” Keele recommended students who are atheists or agnostics and are looking to get involved first try out AAA by coming to some social events or committee meetings. He said there is an Ask-an-Atheist table the first week of every month in the Ferguson Center. “The best way for students to get a feel for what we do and how they can contribute is to get to know the AAA’s members and projects,” Keele said. “Askan-Atheist tables are a great way to meet people and learn what individual AAA members believe and how they contribute to AAA.” Sloan said the group is the single best place at the Unversity to meet other nonreligious students. Keele said this semester AAA focused on making popular past events a regular thing – such a weekly AAA dinner, forum-type discussions and the Ask-an-Atheist table. Next semester AAA is planning a community service event without going to a church, meetings with other local organizations like AAA, a political action committee, a lecture series and a screening of Carl Sagan’s mini-series “Cosmos.” “To get involved, come to our first group and committee meetings next semester,” Keele said. Junior Gordon Maples, secretary of AAA, said he is looking forward to the future growth and outreach of the group. “In the future, we are looking forward to working in the community with other religious and non-religious organizations alike for the good of the community as a whole,” Maples said.

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The Crimson White Staff’s Favorite Holiday Songs To help students get into the holiday spirit, the editors of The Crimson White each selected one of their favorite holiday songs. Tell us your own favorites by writing on The Crimson White’s Facebook page.

“Greensleeves� - John Coltrane Also known as “What Child is This,� Greensleeves is one of the most recognizable folk melodies ever written and has become a Christmas staple. The fact that the tune has been played by so many different people with so many different styles (including a few lousy New Age renditions, complete with birds chirping) is part of its appeal, but I’m going with Coltrane’s as my favorite of them. It is a six-minute jazz romp and is more of a typical jazz song than a typical holiday song. - Adam Greene, chief copy editor

“Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12/24� - Trans-Siberian Orchestra An electrifying piece sure to leave the listener hungry for more, this metal Christmas ballad finds a spot on my favorites list because of the powerful, aggressive drive it delivers. Sans lyrics, this combination of “Carol of the Bells� (another favorite) and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen� help put TSO on the map and composes the stuff awesome is made of. Check out a live performance (at the BJCC December 11) for a sound and light show you won’t soon forget or give the full album a listen and follow the rock opera from start to finish. - Jerrod Seaton, photo editor

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Okay, so this isn’t your standard holiday radio fare. But this song, from perhaps one of the greatest (albeit dysfunctional) Christmas movies is pretty great. Jack discovers Christmas Town and is completely in awe, wonder and confusion. It’s very reminiscent of the first Christmas, I remember, with all the lights and fanfare. Add in the macabre bits where Jack talks about children throwing snowballs instead of heads, and you get a nice balance between holiday spirit and that interesting Tim Burton touch. - Sean Randall, assistant lifestyles editor

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“Don’t Shoot Me, Santa� - The Killers This song is awesome partly because it’s got that signature Killers style of music and unforgettable vocals, and also because it’s a funny (if somewhat creepy) twist on Christmas music. It may not be your run-of-the-mill cheesy Christmas song, but it’s worth a listen for the hilarious, bizarre music video alone, especially because it’s rumored to be directed and edited by the adorably geeky Matthew Gray Gubler from “Criminal Minds.� - Kelsey Stein, lifestyles editor

“All I Want For Christmas Is You� - Mariah Carey This is one of those songs that you put down as your favorite because you know that everyone busts out singing this song in their car at Christmas time. Even though it constantly plays on the radio, it can’t help but put you in the Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and winter mood. Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, this song is still a classic shower-belting, car-screaming, overly-embarrassing song that you can’t help but love. - Patty Vaughan, assistant news editor

“Christmas Means to Me� - Hanson This song gets no play, and I really don’t understand why. The entire album, “Snowed In,� is full of hidden little gems like this — songs that are infinitely better than monstrosities such as “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas� and the song that almost made me stop listening to music altogether, “Christmas Shoes.� Taylor Hanson’s oh-so-very sultry (approximately) 14-year-old voice never ceases to amaze me. We’re not even going to talk about that album cover, where Taylor’s golden mane flows out around him as he lays on the ground next to his two brothers.

While the classic version of this song is a fairly monotonous children’s tune, The Jackson 5 are sure to fill any holiday dance floor with this inspired rendition. The frenzied intro is enough to turn heads, and Michael’s pitch-perfect voice can make anybody - Hannah Mask, assistant news editor feel like a kid again. Add the rest of the Jackson 5’s background vocals, and Michael’s emphatic “One more time!� at the end, and you’ve got one of the best Christmas songs of all time.

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“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen� - Barenaked Ladies In Huntsville, the radio station Star 99.1 starts playing Christmas music the day after Thanksgiving. I’m all for it, but it really gets old after a month. When this song comes on, though, I momentarily forgive Star 99.1 for all the times they play “Christmas Shoes� and “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas.� “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen� just encompasses how I feel about Christmas, and I’ve always liked Barenaked Ladies; the first CD I ever bought was one of theirs. Their version of this old English Christmas hymn rocks, and Sarah McLachlan’s “We Three Kings� verses that close out the song actually make it better. - Will Tucker, news editor

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Kanye West reviews not accurate By Trey Irby I have to admit I’ve felt a little sick the past few days. You see, I still actually pay attention to reviews from major media, because I guess I have nothing else better to do with my day-to-day life. I don’t know if this sickness had to do with the media’s reviews of Kanye West’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,� but I’m starting to feel far too affected by it. Four major publications (Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, USA Today and The Independent) have awarded the record a perfect score, a mark it doesn’t entirely deserve. The biggest trouble I’ve felt about my opinion on this record, though, has a lot to do with how media consumes rating scores. If you have indie hipster friends (or just friends wholly consumed with music), it’s probably not hard to get into a discussion about Pitchfork’s rating system, how ridiculous it is and so on. But until the Kanye release, I saw the ratings more like guidelines. If the record looks likable despite a low score, I listen anyway. (The Brody Dalle-fronted hard rock project Spinnerette earned a low score and was still liked by me, for example.) If the record gets a high rating, it’s probably not as good as said, but still fun (Sleigh Bells, Vampire Weekend, et al.). This all reads as ridiculous, I realize. Score ratings matter so little in the grand scheme of

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life and matter only to people I’ve never met who frequent message boards anonymously (like myself.) And yet, this has been one of those bubbling under problems of music and media in general; namely, being unsatisfied with the opinions of others. Gaming media suffers worse from this problem than others. I can hearken back to the days that Ubi Soft raked Dan Hsu of Electronic Gaming Monthly over the coals for not thinking “Assassin’s Creed� was a good game. Still, I feel uncomfortable about my own opinions in comparison to those of a community that I found crazy for calling Kanye’s record a “modern classic.� Writers, like a great majority of people, do pay attention to the words of others. Criticisms can go either way, since dwelling on criticism makes for bad writing in my personal experience. However, they still listen to what someone thinks about things they enjoy. If I really enjoy “Red Dead Redemption� or “Inception,� I am quicker to notice the opinion that mirrors my thoughts. We want to talk about movies, games and so on with a sense of the writers we enjoy telling us what we want to hear (with prettier diction). Maybe I’ll just never be able to settle Kanye the rapper as a creator of classics. I don’t know what my thoughts on “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy� even accomplish. Maybe it just makes me think about why I do this stuff.

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events after the amphitheater opens the previous month. As they weigh their options, the planning committee is awaiting further information from the city of Tuscaloosa, responsible for operation of the facility, and Red Mountain Entertainment, a Birmingham-based company that will promote and manage events. Students who voted for Homecoming queen had the option of completing a survey choosing among a variety of musical genres and artists they would like to see in Tuscaloosa. The bands that received the most votes were MGMT with 30.3 percent, Jason Derulo with 27.3 percent and Darius Rucker with 23.5 percent. The feedback was as diverse as the student body, Knox-Hall said. Another section where students wrote in their favorite performers elicited responses ranging from Lil’ Wayne and Luke Bryan to Dave Matthews and Widespread Panic. “We were excited that students were interested in seeing artists that were diverse, from more than one genre,� said Nicole Bohannon, the SGA executive vice president and a member of the planning committee Despite student interest, more well-known performers probably will not be an option. “Once we got quotes about what their talent fees would be, realistically they were just too expensive,� KnoxHall said. “We’re still trying to explore options of what’s feasible from a budget standpoint.� Keeping expenses low is crucial, as the concert would be part of an annual SGA philanthropy event that raises money for a scholarship fund. Knox-Hall said they also want to keep ticket prices at $20-25 for students. “It’s hard to do both – get a popular artist and keep tickets at a reasonable rate,� she said. They are working with a

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SGA Amphitheater Survey Results MGMT 1,892

The Black Keys 658

Jason Derulo 1,700

The Roots 652

Darius Rucker 1,465

Ray Lamontagne 438

Miranda Lambert 1,259

Wilco 332

Ben Folds 799

Cage the Elephant 332

Sara Bareilles 706

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booking company to compile a we’re limited to,� she said. We’re always open to student list of artists who are available “We just used that as a start- input for bands they’d like to at the right time, in the right ing point to gauge interest. see come to campus.� price range and interested in performing a show for college students, Bohannon said. Students could choose multiple bands they preferred, and more than 10,000 votes were tallied. Sophomore Ke e l a n Marlowe, who participated in the online survey, said she would like to see more diverse groups performing the same event. She said a good example was August’s GreekFest, which featured the electronic group Pretty Lights, the more mellow Slightly Stoopid and rappers Bone-Thugs-nHarmony. in Crimson, “I go to all the music events Khaki, and Black on the Strip,� Marlowe said. S-XXL “I feel like a lot of people $ 00 are going to be interested in bringing culture to town, and music is part of that.� She said she’d like to see “The Black Keys� and liked many other artists on the survey. Junior Hope McKay and freshman Jessica Smith weren’t as happy with the options, saying they weren’t diverse enough. “I listen to all kinds of music but I didn’t like those groups,� Smith said. Bohannon said they are www.theshirtshop.biz open to student input about Mon.-Fri. 7-6pm bands they would like to see Sat 9-5pm come to Tuscaloosa. Home Game Sundays 11-3 “The list of bands on the EPXOUPXO t survey is definitely not what

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Tide enters offseason optimistic By Morgan Upton Contributing Writer The Alabama women’s volleyball team wrapped up the 2010 season Nov. 24 with a win over Mississippi State. With the 3-1 victory over State, Alabama finished the season 11-19. The game gave head coach Judy Green a victory for her last match at the Capstone. Sophomore Kayla Fitterer said finishing with a win was important to the team. “It helped going out with a win,” Fitterer said. “Especially for our last game in the CAVE and for Coach Green. We knew how important it was.” Alabama improved its record from the 2010 spring season, but Fitterer said the team had not reached its potential. “We came out determined and did better but not like we should have,” Fitterer said. We need to step it up.” Freshman Brianne Vande Griend echoed her teammates’ thoughts, saying the loss to Florida on Nov. 14 was a wakeup call.

Sophomore Kayla Fitterer goes for a spike during a match against South Carolina on Oct. 10. The Tide won the match in three straight sets, but finished the season 1119.

“We weren’t playing with a sense of urgency,” Vande Griend said. “We were content we had lost to No. 1 Florida when we could have beaten them.” The biggest achievement of the year was the comeback victory over Kentucky. Fitterer said the tough win proved how well the Tide could play when under pressure. Alabama will see major changes in the offseason. A new head coach will be named, and the team will move play to Foster Auditorium. While these changes are happening, the Tide will be working on technique and details. “We usually work on technique for the spring season,” Fitterer said. “We need a lot of help. We’ll just be working on the basics.” Vande Griend said working on the defense is important, too. “We’re a smaller team, so getting better on defense will help us against the bigger teams. We’re ready to be better.”

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SPORTS in brief McElroy suffers concussion in last home start From staff reports With his team trailing by one point late in the fourth quarter of Friday’s Iron Bowl, Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy suffered a concussion and did not return to the game. Head coach Nick Saban said after the game that McElroy should be fine by the time the team plays again, which will likely be Jan. 7 in the Cotton Bowl or Jan. 1 in the Outback Bowl. McElroy’s injury came with less than six minutes to go in

the game when he was sacked on third and long. Backup quarterback AJ McCarron got a chance to lead a last-minute drive to come away with a victory, but he threw four straight incompletions to end the game.

est in program history, as the team fell one spot short of its fourth straight top-10 finish. The 11th-place finish came after the Crimson Tide finished second at the Southeastern Conference Championships. SEC Champion Arkansas finished 10th at NCAAs. Senior Julius Bor became the Men’s cross country 10th Alabama runner to earn team finishes 11th All-American honors with his 35th-place finish in the 10-kiloat NCAAs meter race. Runner Nathan Corder was From staff reports awarded with the NCAA’s presThe Alabama men’s cross- tigious Elite 88 award, given country team took home to the athlete with the highest 11th place at the NCAA cumulative grade-point averChampionships in Terre Haute, age participating in the finals of each of the NCAA’s 88 chamInd., on Nov. 22. The finish was the fifth high- pionships.

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“Last year was a great part of Alabama tradition, certainly an indelible part of Alabama football history,� Saban said at Media Days. “But last year is basically over. You know, we’re not really defending a championship. I’m sure somebody is going to ask me, ‘How are you going to defend this championship?’ The championship’s a part of history, and we’re not going to defend anything.� Regardless, Alabama came into the season ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25, returning most of its offensive starters, including its quarterback and Heisman-winning running back. The media predicted the Crimson Tide to make a return trip to Atlanta for the Southeastern Conference championship. Perhaps the Tide could even make a case for championship title No. 14. With such talk surrounding this team, it would be enough for them to lose their focus on what it would actually take to make such talk a reality. “Look at the preseason, look at the ESPN All-Access special, look at the ‘Nick Saban: Gamechanger’ movie, look at the preseason ranking No. 1,� said Kevin Scarbinsky,

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• If Auburn beats South Carolina in the SEC Championship game, Alabama would likely play in the Cotton Bowl. If Arkansas was left out of the BCS, or the Cotton Bowl chose to invite a 9-4 Gamecocks team over Alabama, however, the Tide would play in the Outback or Chick-ďŹ l-A Bowl. telling you how good you are, you have a tendency to believe it even before you’ve actually achieved it.â€? So then what happened to this squad that was almost destined to do everything all over again? Scarbinsky said one of the most tangible reasons was the fact that the defense was so young. Having lost almost all of its starters to the NFL draft, it was a new set of playCW | Drew Hoover ers that needed to step up in a conference known for its Junior running back Mark Ingram fumbles during the Tide’s 28-27 defensive superiority. loss to Auburn Friday. It was only the second lost fumble of Ingram’s An intangible matter, three years at the Capstone. Scarbinsky said, was the fact a writer for The Birmingham champions. It’s easy to say that this team didn’t have News. “Everybody was telling don’t listen to that. It’s easy to quite the same chemistry and say you haven’t accomplished leadership as last year’s team. them how good they were. “Many people, including anything, or this team hasn’t myself, picked them early accomplished anything, but on to repeat as national when the whole world is

• If South Carolina upsets Auburn, both of those teams would make the BCS, and Alabama would likely end up in the Outback Bowl after Arkansas and LSU take up the Capitol One and Cotton spots. * A bowl can choose any bowl-eligible

team it wants from a speciďŹ c conference, but teams are rarely chosen out of order in respect to their overall records.

“Even though they had a lot of the same guys back on offense, they never seemed to have that same chemistry as that ’09 team,� he said. After the heart breaking 28-27 loss last Friday to Auburn, Saban said in the post-game press conference a big part of the team’s problem was learning to play a full 60-minute game. “I’m pleased with the progress that we’ve made, but we didn’t finish the game today,� he said. “When you play against good teams, you’re going to have to play for 60 minutes. There’s a lot of lessons to be learned in how important finishing is and continuing to do things

correctly. There’s a lot to learn about how you ensure success.� As with the end of any regular season, there’s always hope for what will come in the season to follow. Though Alabama will potentially lose key starters on offense, the defense will be older and more capable next season. “There will be some definite transition,� Scarbinsky said. “But the bottom line is that they’re not going to be lacking talent. They won’t just fall off to 7-5 or 6-6. The question becomes, will they be an 8-4, 9-3 team, or will they be an 11-1, 12-0 team? It’s hard to predict right now based on what they might lose.�

FINAL CUMULATIVE POSITION GRADES Offense: 3.49

Special teams: 3.45

With almost the entire starting offense returning, the pressure was on to recreate last year’s efďŹ ciency and talent. However, with the loss of two starting offensive linemen, the running game wasn’t nearly as effective as last year. Junior wide receiver Julio Jones stepped up big to produce high offensive numbers and breaking season records. In most games, the offense was able to score enough points to win. The biggest issue was whether or not a majority of the points came in the ďŹ rst half or the second. Overall, it was a successful season for the offense, but it wasn’t as dominant as people expected.

With an entirely new set of kickers, special teams were also in question coming into this season. There weren’t any moments of the season that the Tide needed a field goal to clinch a win, so special teams was never really tested with that pressure. But, there were a decent number of field goals missed by both kickers. They need to be more consistent. The coverage for both kick off and punts was much better this year, which helped flip field position when necessary. This trio of kickers will be with the Tide for a while, so they have the time to improve and be more reliable.

Defense: 3.46

Coaching: 3.83

This year’s defense was almost entirely reconstructed after the Tide lost almost all of its defensive starters from last year. As the season progressed, the defense was able to mature, sometimes in the middle of the games themselves. This defense, young though it is, still leads the Southeastern Conference in points per game allowed, even after allowing Auburn four touchdowns. Though this defense wasn’t as successful as last year, it still exhibited an impressive performance, and these young guys show promise for the future.

This season obviously wasn’t perfect, but as far as the coaching staff goes, all the coaches did a pretty good job getting their players ready for the games. The three losses weren’t all attributed to poor coaching; not many schools in this conference will likely out-coach Alabama. One thing to consider though is that this team never played well for a full 60 minutes. Head coach Nick Saban addressed that several times, but it continued to be a problem. It’s something the coaches need to evaluate in the offseason to see how that problem can be fixed.

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Students bring cricket to Capstone By Brett Hudson Contributing Writer

the past six seasons. But with the foreign community growing here at the Alabama has been building Capstone, cricket has made its a pretty impressive national appearance at the university. The cricket club has been on power in ball and bat sports in recent years. The softball campus since about 1997, but team was one out away from had its first official scorecard a trip to the Women’s College from a meet in 2000. Since then, World Series last season, and the club has been mostly made the baseball team has made the up of non-Americans, despite NCAA Regional stage five of the sport’s many similarities to

the national pastime. In cricket, the bowler throws the ball to the batsman, who scores by running back and forth on the pitch in between two wickets after the ball is hit. The bowler is very similar to a pitcher in baseball. The most notable differences are, in cricket, the bowler often runs forward to the wicket in order to pitch. Also, since the bat is

Submitted photo The Alabama cricket club has been on campus since 1997.

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much larger in cricket than in baseball, the bowler often bounces the ball off the ground to try to make it harder to hit. The batsman differs from the baseball batter only in the fact that the batsman has to judge the ball’s bounce. Also, the bat is much longer and heavier than a traditional baseball bat, and is also slightly curved on one side and flat on the other. The cricket team here at the Capstone has seen some success, including beating Ole Miss in a tournament on Oct. 9. The team then lost to Auburn, but was able to win against the Huntsville Cricket League on Oct. 2. Club President Hareesh Gottipatti has always been a big cricket enthusiast. “I’ve been playing cricket since I was about 10,” Gottipatti said. “When I came to Alabama, I did not want to stop.” Gottipatti and his teammate, captain Koushik Kothapalli, played cricket together for the college they received their bachelor’s degree from in India.

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30 Days 30 “Playing cricket for the university in India is very similar to playing football for the university here,” Kothapalli said. “The players are like celebrities.” Many of their teammates are in similar situations. They played cricket for the majority of their lives in their respective home countries, then decided to come to the Capstone to receive a master’s degree, and continued playing cricket here. They practice on Saturdays at 3:30 or 4 p.m. at the Recreation Center Fields, when football gamedays are not in the way. Since many are going to be graduating at the end of this semester or this academic year, the team is looking for new players to join the team. If interested, Gottipatti encourag-

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