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Chuck D talks politics, future By Patty Vaughn Contributing Writer

Chuck D spoke Wednesday night to students about President Obama, demographics and the influence of hip-hop. Dozens of students, faculty members and Tuscaloosa residents came to the Ferguson Ballroom to hear Chuck D speak. Throughout the speech there were several breaks for applauses and inspirational moments. Chuck D began by talking about Barack Obama. He called Obama “the ultimate rapper.” Obama has earned this title, Chuck D said, through three rules. “Rule number one is that President Obama has a strong voice. Rule number two is that he means what he says, and rule number three is that he raises emotion,” Chuck D said. Chuck D has been going to college campuses to talk to students since 1991. He has been at the Capstone once before and his message has drastically changed due to the election. “Thank God for President Barack Obama because that’s a grown, responsible and accountable man,” Chuck D said. Chuck D said Obama will start to raise the standard whether citizens like it or not. He also told the audience, specifically the students, that intelligence was the way of the future. “[You had] better be a nerd every second of every day,” he said. The way to help society is to get an education and to not rely on fame, Chuck D said. One shouldn’t pay attention to the fashion statements being set by the music artists out in Hollywood, but instead should be saving their money, he said. Chuck D spoke about three words that begin with the letter ‘F’ and end in the letter ‘E.’ Fame, fade and fake. Fame will fade and in the end. It is all fake, he said. “What happened to the artists that said the things that needed to be said?” Chuck D said. Chuck D noted that in 2009 there should be

By Lindsey Holland Contributing Writer New policy changes have been implemented for BamaBike users. BamaBike • Bikes can be checked is a program that charges students a registration fee of out for three days $10 for unlimited use of bikes instead of seven until the start of a new school year. The program has a total • There will be a late fee of 36 bikes available for use of $5 per day for the and maintains them with the registration fees. first five days, then $10 The changes took effect in after that January and include shorter rental periods. The rental • If BamaBike staff finds period for bikes is now three a bike that is overdue, days instead of seven days. Students will also be they will repossess it, charged a late fee of $5 for and the user will be rethe first five days a bike is quired to return the key overdue. After five days, the fee will increase to $10. • Students can return According to the policy this was due to bikes being renttheir BamaBike to any ed and kept past their due location during or after date. check-out hours Users will also not be allowed to use a bike if they have an outstanding balance on their account, according to the policy. Users will also not be allowed to check out a bike they have just returned, the policy said. If no other bike is available at that site, students will have to go to another check-out site. Also, if the BamaBike staff finds a bike that is overdue, they

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Statements of candidacy due today From staff reports All statements of candidacy and statements of intent for SGA elections are due today at 5 p.m. to sgaelections@sa.ua. edu. Candidate applications will be certified by the Elections Board on Thursday and Friday. All executive and senate candidates and their campaign managers must attend one of the SGA orientation sessions, which are Feb. 17 and Feb. 18 will be held at the Ferguson Center. Official campaigning begins Feb. 20. Candidacy announcements will be made at the Ferguson Plaza on Feb. 23 and Feb 24.

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Date auction raises scholarship funds By Victor Luckerson Staff Reporter Workers, coordinators and auctionees are getting geared up for tomorrow night’s Scholarship Date Auction. The event, co-sponsored by the SGA and the National Society of Black Engineers, will beat The Zone in Bryant-Denny Stadium at 6:30 on Thursday night. Terry Saban, football coach Nick Saban’s wife, will be the master of ceremonies. “We will be auctioning off 35 to 40 of the most high profile students from across a wide variety of student organizations and athletic teams,” SGA executive director James Fowler said. All the money raised will be put towards various student scholarships. Those in attendance will be entered into a

raffle to win $500 scholarships at the end of the night, and the National Society of Black Engineers will also be using some of the funds to sponsor several book scholarships. “It’s a good way to get students together to mingle and raise scholarship funds,” said Oretta Clemons, a senior majoring in civil engineering and member of NSBE. She said the event would be a good opportunity to underscore the important role of scholarships, even in the face of possible budget cuts for the University. This is the 10th year NSBE has sponsored a date auction; however, it’s the first year they’ve worked with the SGA. “The National Society of Black Engineers have played a key role in laying the foundation

If you go... What: SGA Scholarship Date Auction When: Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

the SGA’s Ideas to Action program. “As I began my work with the Ideas to Action proCost: $2, which includes gram, I didn’t really know one rafﬂe ticket, other what to expect,” Kinney said. “However, as work progressed, rafﬂe tickets are $1, with and I came to realize we were a 10 ticket limit actually making the idea that I submitted a reality. This has been a great experience, and I to make next Thursday’s event a hope that all students will submit their ideas to the Ideas to major success,” Fowler said. The concept was presented Action program. Take credit for to the SGA by Kirby Kinney, a your ideas, and see them come sophomore majoring in psy- true to improve the campus for chology. It is the first project in all.”

Where: The Zone at Bryant-Denny Stadium

UAPD releases after-dark walking routes map By Karissa Bursch Staff Reporter

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Keeping in mind safety while walking around campus late at night has always been an important part of the precautions recommended to UA students by the University of Alabama Police Department. The lighting used to keep pathways welllit at night are a part of this safety, and though pathways around campus have been lit for years, UAPD is now promoting the map that illustrates where the most well-lit paths on campus are. The brochure that shows the map of well-lit pathways has been around for years, Officer Andy Liles of UAPD said. The after-dark walking

• After-dark walking routes map shows well-lit pathways around campus. • The map is featured in the UAPD Safer Living Guide brochure.

Library celebrates Darwin’s birthday By Kellie Munts Contributing Writer

now pushing it hard,” Liles said. The Safer Living Guide, which has information on emergency preparedness, personal safety and theft prevention, has more than 60 locations where it is

The Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering will celebrate the 200th birthday of renowned scientist Charles Darwin on Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. Louis Pitschmann, dean of libraries, suggested sponsoring a small program on Charles Darwin, and those at the Rodgers library brought the idea to fruition. “The birthday idea popped into our minds and then we realized it was the 150th

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• The map is updated every year, according to lighting changes and new walking paths. routes map can be found in the Safer Living guidebook given out by UAPD, online and in UAPD’s public reports kiosk. “We haven’t done a good job of disseminating [the recommended after-dark walking routes map] which is one of the reasons why we are

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TODAY

• Rodgers Library commemorates Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of his “On the Origin of Species” — 2 p.m., Rodgers Library

• Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity presents the film “Selma, Lord, Selma” — 7 p.m., Campus Programs Lounge

• SGA Scholarship Date Auction — 6:30 p.m., The Zone at Bryant-Denny Stadium

In the Friday, Feb. 6 edition of The Crimson White, a CW photographer fabricated a quote in the “Your View” feature on the opinions page. The quote attributed to Emily McGee was incorrect and does not reflect her views on the subject. The photographer has been fired, and The CW apologizes for the error.

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Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society sponsors Outstanding Senior Award This rewards up to two senior students who have made extraordinary contributions to the University or the Tuscaloosa community through his or her academic and extracurricular activities. The application for the award can be found at honorsocieties. ua.edu/awards.htm. The application is due Feb. 16 by 4 p.m. For further information, please contact Benton Atchison at bentonatchison@gmail.com.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s a good way to get students together to mingle and raise scholarship funds.” —Oretta Clemons, a senior majoring in civil engineering and member of NSBE on the date auction on Thursday.

BIRTHDAYS We want to list your birthday here. Send your name, birthdate, year and major to cwnews@sa.ua.edu. Put “birthday” in the subject line. And look for birthday greetings from us on your special day.

THIS DAY IN WORLD HISTORY 1990: Nelson Mandela, the leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, was released from prison after 27 years of incarceration. Source: www.history.com

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SATURDAY • Close to Home: An Evening of Bluegrass with Hurricane Creek benefiting Tuscaloosa’s One Place — 4 to 6 p.m., Bama Theatre •Alabama Museum of Natural History and UA Arboretum present St. Valentine’s Day Dinner — 6:30 p.m., Smith Hall

UA honors Capstone Heroes By Sydney Holtzclaw Contributing Writer As part of Capstone Creed Week, the Student Leaders Council recognized eleven individuals and one organization as Capstone Heroes at an awards ceremony Tuesday night at Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library. The ceremony began with special remarks made by Joshua Burcham and Bradley Davidson, 2003 graduates of the University, former members of the Student Leadership Council and writers of the Capstone Creed. “I became the president of the Student Leaders Council in fall 2002. That year we decided our big thing was going to be to instate a campus wide creed. We talked to everyone that fall — alumni, faculty, students, athletes, boosters — to decide what it meant to be a member of UA. The survey of ideas left us with 100 words or so on paper,” Davidson said. Over the next few months, the members of the council consulted professors and administrators on which words to keep as tenets of the creed. “Often, our meetings would last hours past the scheduled time and sometimes even became heated. Finally, over the course of two Monday night meetings at the Ferg, the Capstone Creed was finalized at a table at Starbucks,” Davidson said. The principles Burcham, Davidson and their fellow writers laid out on napkin at Starbucks in 2003 have come to exemplify values members of the UA community endeavor to uphold. Each year since the initiation of Capstone Creed Week, the Student Leaders Council has

CW | Katie Bennett The Kappa Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and 11 other members of the UA community accept awards for their excellence in exemplifying the values of the Capstone Creed. The honorees were recognized by Mark Nelson, vice president for Student Affairs, Corrie Harris, director of Student Involvement, and Kendra Key, a 2008 Capstone Hero Honoree. strived to recognize individuals who advocate the pursuit of knowledge, act according to ethical standards, place others before themselves and strive for excellence. “The Capstone Hero award was created in 2005 as a means to recognize faculty, staff and students who inspire and challenge us to embody the ideas of the creed,” said Corrie Harris, director of student involvement. “Each recipient honored thus far has been among some of the most distinguished and passionate people I know and this year is no exception,” Harris said. Each honoree was nominated by a member of the community, and a selection committee made up of students, staff and faculty

members then reviewed each nomination. “This year we have twelve honorees, comprised of three members of faculty and staff, eight students, and one group,” Harris said. Those honored were as follows: the Kappa Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Carolyn Fulmer, Jessica Garcia, Patty Ann Green, Robert Harris III, Elizabeth Jones, Brice Miller, Lindsey Mullen, Milton Nettles, Margaret Purcell, Ian Sams and Erin White. “I was so honored when I learned I would be receiving this award tonight,” said Sams, the youngest recipient of the Capstone Hero award and a CW columnist. “I was nominated by

a friend and respected peer. It shows me the work I’m putting in is making a difference. It truly humbles me.” White, a junior majoring in finanace, agreed with Sams, saying, “To be nominated by a friend is an honor on a personal level. I was truly surprised when I found out I would be receiving this award.” “The initiation of the creed has gone beyond my expectations,” Burcham said. Davidson echoed Burcham saying, “It’s amazing to see the creed on a huge banner in the Ferguson Center when we literally wrote it on a napkin. It started out as just an idea Josh had as a freshman and now it is represented by a whole week.”

Panel discusses black community The impact of Obama’s presidency a key topic By Josh Veazey Senior Staff Reporter

What” series discussed the Obama presidency and its potential to affect economic The first installment of the stability, “politics as usual” Collegiate Politicians’ “Now and the perceived dualities of blacks living in America. “[Obama’s election] was not just about African-Americans, or ethnicity,” said Anthony Bolden, English professor. “He was the first person who actually stood for that position of progressive politics and development. And that’s why he was celebrated all over the world.” The discussion panel included Bolden, political science professor Utz McKnight, industrial engineering professor Christopher Greene, UA NAACP president Ashley Cherry, and Sustained Dialogue moderator Cedrick Alexander. The panel responded to popu1301 University Blvd. lar video clips that evoked “On the Strip” questions about Obama and 750-0203 the black community, and

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afterwards, took questions from the audience. One clip was a spoken word poem by a black author titled “Nerd vs. N-----,” in which the poet has a schizophrenic conversation with himself as the “nerd,” a voice of education, social conformity and external image, and the “n-----,” an inner voice more in touch with black roots who accuses the nerd of submission and assimilation. Responding to the clip, Bolden cited an idea W.E.B. DuBois labeled “double consciousness” — a theory that African Americans see themselves through the eyes of other, and with the accompanying stereotypes. “It’s a peculiar sensation — the sense of always looking at one’s self through the eyes of others who look on omnisciently with amuse, contempt and pity,” Bolden said. “[You’ve] got one mind, but you see another.” McKnight noted that this dualistic problem may go beyond the black community

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to anyone looking to define and better themselves. “Everybody experiences these problems, as they’re listening to hip hop and they love slasher movies, and then here they are being a straight-A student in business,” McKnight said. “And they ask, ‘How do I juxtapose these things?’ But those are really problematic definitions. Can you see any value in calling someone a ‘nerd?’” McKnight also joked that he himself had been listening to “Hypnotize” by Notorious B.I.G. when he entered Alston Hall that night, even though he came representing higher academia. McKnight also related the idea to the comparison of two black leaders: Martin Luther King Jr., a more celebrated, mainstream icon, and Malcolm X, whose rhetoric and methods of organizing the black community many African Americans shy away from discussing. “At some point the problem may be that we feel ashamed or embarrassed about the ways that Malcolm — not Martin — organized the parolees, the drug addicts and everybody else,” McKnight said. However, McKnight cited Obama’s time as a community organizer as evidence that the two schools of thought can reconcile, and that the notion of choosing one or the other may be what he calls a “false juxtaposition.” “I think that one of the ways Malcolm and Martin dealt with one another is seeing each other as necessary to the black community,” McKnight said. “In a day when you had an incredible number of black men and women who have gone through the prison system, those people had a very difficult time being mobilized by the Martin Luther King’s in the 1950s and 1960s. “The Malcolm organizations would work for them. I’m not saying that either organization is appropriate –– I think that there are real problems with the type of politics each represented. We have many different sides to the community ––this is a very diverse community. And

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Brown Bag series continues today By Martha Gravlee Contributing Writer

“It’s really about trying to bring together people from across campus and give them an opportunity to learn about research that’s being done that they might not know about.” DeMaeyer said the lecture could be beneficial to any student on campus. “They could come and hear someone give, in a very informal way, information that they might not get elsewhere,” she said. Attendance at the lectures improves every month, DeMaeyer said. “We have a lot of regulars who always come and are very dedicated and we have also been gaining more and more,” she said. “It’s always open.” Amaki, this month’s speaker, is a professor in the art department. Her lecture will be titled “Double Consciousness in

Three-D: Sculptor Nancy Elizabeth Prophet as a Negro Renaissance Model and Why It Matters Today.” “Dr. Amaki is a very dynamic speaker, very high energy, as well as a respected scholar,” said Catherine Pagani, chairwoman of the art department. “Her work really crosses borders,” Pagani said. “She’s both an artist and an art historian. She’s highly published and she’s one of those unique people.” Pagani said anybody from any discipline could benefit from hearing Amaki speak. “She is just fun to listen to,” she said. “She has a great sense of humor and she can speak to people at all levels from all backgrounds.” The lecture will be at 12:30 p.m. in 308 Manly Hall. Attendees are encouraged to bring lunch with them.

of times,” said Keegan Reinhart, who is a member of the BamaBike Outdoor Recreation Continued from page 1 staff. will repossess the bike and the Reinhart said one of the reacurrent owner will be required sons for the changes was due to return the key to the lock. As to the fact that students were a final policy change, BamaBike keeping the bikes, making them users will not be able to check unavailable for other students to out the same bike they have just use. checked in. This is due to some BamaBike started in the fall bikes getting a lot of wear while 2006 as part of the SGA Task others don’t, the policy said. Force. Officially housed in “We have people that keep Student Affairs, the program [the bikes] for extended periods has stations at Rose Towers, the

Ferguson Center, the Student Recreation Center and more. Reinhart said there is work in progress to add a BamaBike location to Harris Hall. To use the BamaBike system, students must complete an online registration process. After this, students can walk up to the front desk at any BamaBike location and check out a bike. Students must bring their signed liability and consent form along with their receipt. Students will then be issued a key to a bike locked to a rack near the station.

The department of women’s studies and the Women’s Resource Center will continue their monthly Brown Bag Lecture Series today with speaker Amalia Amaki. A Brown Bag lecture is held every month. Though the series is sponsored by the department of women’s studies and the WRC, lecturers come from many different departments at the University. “The women’s studies department and Women’s Resource Center come together to highlight women’s research that is happening on campus,” said Melanie DeMaeyer, a graduate student in the department of women’s studies. “This happens across the semester,” DeMaeyer said.

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anniversary of Darwin’s book,” said John Sandy, head of Rodgers library. “On the Origin of Species,” published in 1859, was the major work of Darwin’s lifetime. According to Sandy, the public had a somewhat adverse reaction to the book when it was first released. But those at Rodgers library said they think it is fitting to include the anniversary of its publication in the celebration of Darwin’s birthday. Sandy contacted Harriet Smith-Somerville, interim chair of biological sciences, in order to find a

PANEL

Continued from page 2 so we need all different ways that work.” The discussion also expanded to Obama’s policies, including infrastructure and energy policies. Greene said he first became a supporter of Obama after reading a passage from Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope” in which Obama said he wished there were “less lawyers and more engineers.” “He realized that the infrastructure of this country needs not just money thrown

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University transportation like and where you are supposed to arrive and that if a student CrimsonRide. Reggie Mann, a transit man- ever feels unsafe that he or she Continued from page 1 ager for CrimsonRide, said after should give UAPD a call. “We as people can do every10 p.m. students can call the distributed profusely, Liles said. CrimsonRide which will pick thing right but we can still be “A lot of times people don’t up students anywhere in the victims of crime,” Liles said. take advantage of the informa- area between 15th Street, River “We can never control the tion that is out there,” Liles Road, Helen Keller Boulevard desires of those who want to said. commit crimes. I could never and Queen City Avenue. University Police has partMann said the only advice sit here and tell you that nothnered up with Student Affairs, he has for students who need ing will happen to you on those which originally published the transportation after dark is to paths, but your level of safety map, and HRC in an agreement “continue to ride.” will be much higher.” to publish, print and distribute “I look at this as a father, not Liles said UAPD constantly the maps in various locations, teaches students to always walk only as a police officer,” Liles which include dorms and greek in groups of at least two or three said. “And I believe this campus houses, Liles said. people, to let friends know when is safe.” The map is updated every year, Liles said. The map modifications according to lighting changes, which result from complaints about dark places on campus, bulbs that may have gone out or been covered up by foliage and new or extended walking paths. “Every year we have a lighting survey that measures lighting standards and makes recommendations to the University about what changes need to be made,” Liles said. Liles said although the lighting may be changed almost every year, it is only because UAPD keeps a higher standard of lighting for the after-dark walking routes. It also does not mean that lighting off of the walking routes is not looked after too, he said. “Just because these are enhanced areas doesn’t mean there isn’t good lighting all over campus,” Liles said. “We take this very seriously to make sure we keep an acceptable standard for the students at the University.” Liles said UAPD encourages CW | Drew Hoover students to take the routes Lauren Breland, a freshman majoring in psychology, and Adrian specified on the map when Garcia, a freshman majoring in classics, walk along a well-lit going home, and if they prefer quad sidewalk Tuesday night. not to walk, they recommend

knowledgeable speaker for the event. She recommended Daniel Graf, an assistant professor of biological sciences, for the event. According to Sandy, Graf ’s research on mollusks lends itself well to the topics of natural selection similar to those discussed in Darwin’s works. Sandy, among others at Rodgers library, support biological sciences and are optimistic about the lecture. “He’s going to speak a little bit on Darwin’s work, but also on Darwin as a person,” Sandy said. “It’s sort of a blending of the two topics into one lecture.” While the program will focus on Darwin and his theories, the event is open to the

public. Sandy welcomes students from a variety of disciplines to attend. “This program is also for students from the arts and sciences, those that are studying history, teaching and nursing,” Sandy said. “We would love to see a lot of students from the non-sciences show up to learn about Darwin because they often do not have the opportunity to learn about his theories as science students do.” As an additional incentive for students to attend, cake and punch will be served at the conclusion of Graf’s brief lecture. Sandy specified that the icing on the cake will read “Darwin 200,” as if the scientist himself is in attendance. The program will be brief

and is intended to be nothing more than a light-hearted celebration of a renowned scientist. “This is not heavy-duty science, it’s a light celebration in recognition of one of the greatest scientists and scientific publications of all time,” Sandy said. To continue to recognize Darwin and his theories even after the celebration has ended, a display showcasing Darwin’s works as well as other books in the field of evolution will be on display for the duration of February. Many of Darwin’s works are included in the UA libraries, numbering in more than 100 titles total. Several of those works are included in the dis-

at it, but sharp minds to fix it for good so it can last longer,” Greene said. “There’s an organization called the National Science Foundation which performs 85 percent of the engineering research done in this country — he wants to increase the budget. That’s one of the ‘pork’ parts of the stimulus package, which I think is a high necessity.” All three panelists called

for more group discussions to help solve the problems they addressed. Bolden suggested holding what Ziggy Marley refers to as “conscious talks” and showing a film with a discussion afterwards. “I think that the answer to all these problems is in organizations and meetings like this, and in having films nights — breaking that

traditional structure that exists on campus with a sense of adding new things in there,” McKnight said. The next Collegiate Politicians discussion will be Monday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Campus Programs Lounge in the Ferguson Center, and the next “Now what?” forum, titled “Baby Got Back,” will be March 2.

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change, and the change can come from the intelligence of those with an education. He took the motto from the Army, “Be All You Can Be,” and applied it to students particularly. He told students to get passports so they can see the world and break away from the “radio, TV, movie nation” that we have become. That nation, Chuck D said, is a nation that is controlled by what they watch and hear and make it their own definition. “Citizens of the planet, if you don’t take care of the world, then it’s a wrap,” Chuck D said. He noted that it is up to college students to challenge any information given to them and go out and help change the world that we live in today “because it’s broken in more ways than just the economy.”

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The case against the majority An old saying goes “beware the power of stupid people in large groups.” It draws its wisdom from the fact that people often make mistakes, especially when aided by a mob mentality. After all, the majority of people (sports writers, at least) thought Georgia was the best team in college football, the Patriots would win the Super Bowl and the Red Sox or Yankees would definitely come out atop the American League East. Of course, the basis of democracy is that the majority typically makes the decisions. Occasionally, the majority makes a decision that isn’t heard (i.e. the 2000 Presidential Election), and sometimes the opposite happens and a decision is made that shouldn’t be (i.e. any early 1930s Parliamentary Election in Germany). Fortunately, this is the United States, and we’re somewhat protected against the tyranny of the majority. Thank you, James Madison. Thanks to the recent trend of the right wing getting all up in your business, the great phrase “majority rule” seems to have forgotten its partner “minority rights.” Now, your private business is up for public referendum and what happens in your bedroom is subject to the ballot. You

Jon Reed could power the home of every California voter who checked “yes” on Prop. 8 off of the sheer generating capacity of James Madison spinning in his grave. James Madison was not the most trusting of Constitutional architects. This is why we have a President that can veto bills and a Congress that can override him. This is why the Constitution is “the supreme law of the land.” He even (inadvertently) gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review. Even when Congress, the President and a majority of the people agree on something, the Court and the Constitution are there to protect the basic rights of all Americans. Madison knew and described in his “Federalist #10” the

problem of faction. He understood that a majority of the people can and will find a way to oppress the minority, and he wrote into our Constitution the aforementioned protections against the tyranny of the majority. The gradual growth of equality in the United States has often been against the grain of the voting public. The issue of same-sex marriage isn’t one to be put to a majority vote. It is an issue that concerns only a minority of people, no more important to the government than whether Coke is better than Pepsi or PCs are better than Macs. We’ve heard the argument that it is “immoral,” yet these same people often defend capital punishment and voted for an adulterer for President. We’ve heard the argument that it “violates the sanctity of marriage,” yet these people often indulge themselves in the 24-hour marriages of celebrities and voted for a divorcee for President. They even have the audacity to quote a book which our very “supreme law of the land” deems should be kept out of the halls of government in shaping public policy. Why, then, has this become such a big deal? Isn’t this the

“land of the free?” In a country that prides itself on its “freedom of religion,” why are we denied freedom from religion or freedom from the views of the more dominant religions? Most of all, why do we put up with the violation of our own Constitution, namely the idea of “full faith and credit” between the states (Article IV, Section I)? It seems these people have no respect for the document that gives them the right to believe what they do. “Freedom of religion,” which we all love so dearly, gives people as much right to disobey those precious Bible verses as much as it gives Christians the right to obey them. Where the law should come in is not in morality, but in the deprivation of someone else’s rights. As I see it, two guys or two girls getting hitched doesn’t infringe upon my rights. So, in the words of my esteemed colleague Dave Folk: “let’s stop having the government butt into people’s lives and leave it up to the people to decide.” That’s right, the people. Every last one of them. Jonathan Reed is a freshman majoring in political science and journalism, his column runs biweekly on Wednesdays.

Political correctness: just plain wrong By Sean Randall

“Baa, baa, rainbow sheep, have you any wool? / Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full. / One for the Master, one for the Dame / And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.” Does this rhyme sound familiar? Something isn’t quite right, however. Can you figure it out? No? I’ll give a hint. It’s the same thing that caused people to whine about and nearly ruin a perfectly decent and somewhat humorous inauguration prayer. The answer is political correctness. Political correctness, while it seems like a great thing to prevent people from being offended, is, quite frankly, an idiotic thing. The “War on Christmas,” Cookie Monster singing “Cookie is a sometimes food,” complaining about a rhyme that referred to ethnicity via color, it’s ridiculous. In the poem I quoted, you may notice a similarity to another poem about a black sheep. However, in Oxfordshire, England, preschoolers have been taught the politically correct version, quoted above. It seems the teachers did not want to offend anyone by evoking the image of the slave trade.

To fight political correctness in its stupidity, we need two things: Common sense and an understanding of “PC.” For common sense, we ask, “How many preschoolers will link ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’ to slavery?” Personally, I never made a connection of that sort until I read the ridiculous story defending the change. Or, ask, “Is Cookie Monster munching on cookies really making kids fat?” Sorry, parents, but if your kid’s getting fat on cookies, it isn’t because he’s committing Grand Theft Oreo. Instead of changing Cookie Monster, change yourself. How about the question, “What exactly is offensive?” This is key to understanding PC. The answer is that nothing is inherently offensive. Let me give you an example. In 1939, Margaret Mitchell’s book “Gone With the Wind” was made into a film. That film is the first time a curse word was used in cinema. “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” That line caused riots in the streets because of how offensive it was. Less than 50 years later, “Scarface” came out with 226 “f--s” and derivatives, according to IMDb. No riots that I know of.

Offense is something someone takes on a personal basis. There is nothing objectively offensive. Sure, we can guess that something will probably offend someone based on situation, context, tone, and familiarity with the person… but that makes the issue far too complex to brand something as inherently offensive. Political correctness is intended to help people try not to offend others. Clearly, however, it can’t actually pull off that goal in a sensible manner. So... if political correctness cannot help us avoid offending people, as someone somewhere will be offended by what you say, what does it do? It slowly tears at our society. People constantly have to watch what they say in order to not get slapped with a lawsuit. In 2006, an airport in Seattle decided to take down its Christmas trees in order to avoid a lawsuit from the local Jewish Rabbi, who asked that a menorah be put up, too. Well, goodness, sorry to offend. They were merely putting up pagan decorations typically associated with the holiday of Christmas, which used to be about Jesus but is now more about commercialism. But now, the druids will be angry with you for taking down

their trees. Thanks, Rabbi. Less recently was the “McDonalds made me fat!” gig. Thirty days, three meals a day, nothing but Mickey Dee’s fatness. Now McDonalds has no Super Size. It would be politically incorrect to be the cause of such a social negative. Thanks a lot, oh fat one. How about “oh horizontally expanded one,” as political correctness says calling people fat is wrong. And now, we have a poem read as part of an inaugural benediction that people are still angry about, because it was “offensive.” Others recognized it as light-hearted. It wasn’t intended to be racist or offensive. The context it was in didn’t make it that way. Political correctness made it that way. And that’s a shame. For us to be so angry about something as simple as a little Dr. Seusslike poem and to take sides over something as petty as that is a sad sign of the state we are in. I’m not saying people should intend to be offensive … But we should intend to not be so petty and learn to work together, especially in this time when we need to work to help our country. Sean Randall is a junior majoring in theatre and philosophy.

Iran into Bolivia By Wesley Vaughn Unlike Loverboy who was “loving every minute of it” when he was shot into space, the United States and other nations fear Iran’s ability to launch anything into orbit, which they did in the form of a satellite earlier this week. Iran may not have won the space race, finishing ninth, but they did display their rising technology. This could potentially combine President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s fiery rhetoric with a means. Sputnik sparked America’s full involvement in the space race. The latest satellite should push a different type of race that we cannot win with the help of Hollywood..Clearly any simpleminded person can see the situation at hand and at least know possible solutions. Our Congress consistently fails to achieve this required status. To prove their stupidity the Senate approved a tax credit for Americans buying new cars. Citizens can now receive a rebate after buying cars they do not want or cannot afford from companies funded by the government to produce those very vehicles. This is why the show

“Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?” should be a requirement for potential congressional members. How about tax credits for investing in actual green technology and not the research and development that the car companies should have being doing all along? Green companies currently face downsizing due to oil and coal lobbyists in Washington D.C. taking subsidies over the ones who could actually help America wean off funding towards the Middle East and prevent that satellite from becoming an intercontinental missile. President Obama, if you want to have high approval in the long term, you will need to make potentially career-ending decisions. Talking to Iran will not produce anything. Hitting their budget absolutely will. Unlike Congress, you have a capable energy adviser, Stephen Chu, and a brain, allegedly. Play it smart, not politically. A recent New York Times article outlined Bolivia’s supply of lithium, a valuable resource for improved batteries for hybrid cars and other electronics. The government stands reluctant

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One era ends, another begins A sigh was heard around the country on Feb. 5, 2009. This Thursday was a glorious day that saw the death of the wretched gossip site Juicy Campus. Juicy Campus claimed to shut down due to lack of advertising, funding and writing. According to Juicy Campus, “Unfortunately, even with great traffic and strong user loyalty, a business can’t survive and grow without a steady stream of revenue to support it. In these historically difficult economic times, online ad revenue has plummeted and venture capital funding has dissolved.” I just think they were sued so many times that they ran out of funding for their settlements and lawyer bills. After a measly four days with the comfort of knowing that no one would publicly bash me for my opinions on gay rights or your stupid track shorts and UGGs, I was informed that a new Web site had surfaced as a replacement for Juicy Campus. The College Anonymous Confession Board, or ACB, claims to be a reformed version of Juicy Campus. According to its press release, located at blogger.com — how professional — ACB’s mission statement claims, “The College ACB seeks to give students a place to vent, rant and talk to college peers in an environment free from social constraints and about subjects that might otherwise be taboo.” Okay, I get it. We all need a place to vent and ask those questions we are a bit uncomfortable admitting we have. That is great. I’m all about venting and feeling more comfortable, so let’s explore the rest of this website, shall we? Apparently, this “philosophy” separates the ACB from Juicy Campus, because it isn’t “a Web site that fostered superficial interactions, often derogatory and needlessly crude. By contrast, the ACB consistently hosts a higher level of discourse — while still making room for the occasional gossip post.” This is where I get a little confused. I bet Juicy Campus started out with the occasional gossip post, and look where it ended up, with postings discussing who had the right sized private parts and who has had the most special friends. For those of you who weren’t blessed enough to be a part of the Juicy Campus community, it’s hard for you to understand

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the sinking feeling you get in your stomach when you see the search results for your name. The worst part was knowing there was no possible way to remove the thoughtful things people had said about you. ACB has created a means to remove “any post that might be threatening, libelous, or otherwise illegal.” You have to register with your school e-mail address to be able to report questionable material, but you don’t have to register to create a post. I wonder which option they are encouraging more. According to the ACB Terms of Use, if you are registered and create a questionable post, you can be suspended from the Web site, so watch out. My favorite concept included on ACB definitely has to be the Crush List. What, are we in fifth grade again? Considering you are supposed to be 18 years old to view the Web site, this seems a bit juvenile. Users can add five e-mail addresses to their Crush List and if your crush adds your e-mail address to the list, ACB will alert you both of your newfound love. Wow, that sounds romantic. Just go on Facebook and poke the person you have a crush on or, even better, tell them to their face. We all have the freedom to say what we want and I love that freedom. But all this unnecessary gossip is just a waste of time. I hate that I have brought any extra attention to this Web site, but I hope you guys will realize how stupid it is. Go read a book, watch the news or do your homework. Do something productive with your life, because nothing about this Web site or one like it is going to better you as a person.

Jessie Landon is a junior majoring in journalism. Her column runs on Wednesdays.

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on allowing other countries to harvest the mineral and does not have the resources to effectively do it on its own. I see this changing in upcoming years. If lithium is a major game-changer in the green industry, countries will be vying to buddy up with Bolivia. To prospective friends, President Morales likes sunset strolls on beaches and, like Julia Roberts in “Runaway Bride,” eggs Benedict. America will not take this approach if we gain interest in the lithium. Bolivia’s government will become insufficient and we will help them fix it up. Problem solved. The growing importance of Bolivia will signify the standing of the movement towards better energy usage. Going green is more dire than Chris Paul’s injury to the New Orleans Hornets. If politicians do what sounds good to their constituency over what is smart, then America will blow a 20-point lead in 12 minutes and fall in the standings. As Kermit the Frog once said, “It’s not easy being green;” however, I think it will be worth it. Wesley Vaughn is a freshman majoring in journalism.

By Kelly Poole I sincerely believe that unless we do something, many of our liberties are in jeopardy. Let me voice my concerns, and if you agree, you need to do something about it. Shift of the Census Department: Obama has shifted the Census Department directly under White House jurisdiction. Before, the secretary of commerce oversaw the Census Department; Obama has nominated Judd Gregg, a Republican, to be the secretary of commerce. Immediately, many groups went berserk, accusing Gregg of trying to under-represent minorities. So Obama changed it. Making the office a partisan office could improperly influence legislative redistricting. In English, this means that the department could group areas in ways that benefit democrats, to influence elections. Justice (or not): A judge has ruled that all charges will be dropped against the mastermind behind the 2000 attack on the USS Cole. Why? Because the poor guy was waterboarded. Once again,

our government is putting the rights of prisoners and criminals ahead of its citizens and other law-abiding individuals. I recently saw an interview with a black lady whose son was killed in that incident; she said, “I voted for Obama; now I realize I made a mistake. I want justice for my son and because of Obama I will have none.” President Obama said he was going to invite these families to the White House and discuss it with them before making any decision. Yet, he made the decision before they came, so several turned down the invitation. Fairness Doctrine: The name sounds pretty great. Politicians know that they have to give fancy names to garner support. They say they want radio hosts to be “fair,” requiring equal time for both sides. But, what does that mean? It means that the government has the right to shut you up. If the government thinks you aren’t being “fair,” they tell you to change your reporting style or get off the air. What happened to freedom of speech? This is really just a silencing of the opposition. It’s Communist China with a souped-up name.

Of course, conservative radio is much more popular than liberal radio. Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Glen Beck are the most listened-to radio shows in America. But they won’t be on the air if the “Fairness Doctrine” has its way. Now, I’m not saying you must agree with everything they say. I don’t agree with anything Howard Stern, Rachel Maddow or Keith Olbermann says. But they have the right to say it, and I’m not going to try to silence them. However, the other side doesn’t give us as much freedom. Are you concerned yet? The new administration is promoting “change,” all right — change to our freedoms and to justice for the innocent. Many don’t get involved in politics because they say they are tired of hearing about it. It’s too complicated. It takes too much time. But if you believe the same things I do, email your senators, representatives and the White House. Nothing will get done if you don’t tell them how you feel. Kelly Poole is a graduate student in finance.

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Missing Ink holds creepy contests By Kelsey Stein Senior Lifestyles Reporter In recognition of 2009’s double dose of Friday the 13th, the Missing Ink will continue its contest series with “Love You to Pieces,” a creepy creative writing contest, and “A Killer Film Contest.” Because Friday the 13th and Valentine’s Day fall so close to each other this year, short story and poetry submissions should focus on a scary or awful

dating experience. The ‘DEADline’ for story submissions is Friday, Feb. 13. All entries should be sent by e-mail to missingink09@gmail. com. A panel of judges from the Missing Ink staff and Creative Campus will select the winning stories, which will be published on their Web site. Self-described as “UA’s official unofficial online arts magazine,” The Missing Ink is an online publication sponsored

by Creative Campus. The staff is dedicated to increasing awareness of the arts on the UA campus. The creepy theme of the creative writing contest will be echoed in next month’s film contest. Students can submit short films, either scary or non-fiction, by the ‘DEADline,’ March 13. “[Our] main goal is to help promote talented students that are passionate about videography,” said Stephanie

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‘The Walking Dead’ captivates the living just adds to its occasionally suffocatingly dark feel. And being published by Image Comics, as opposed to Marvel or DC, allows Kirkman’s writing to be as vulgar, gritty and realistic as he wants in a stunning and very appropriate black and white art style started by Moore and continued by Charlie Adlard since issue #7. The story is also very emotionally appealing and isn’t just a shallow action-oriented series. You watch some characters struggle with loss and others with hard decisions. Characters grow and change and that evolution is the

mechanism that pushes the stories forward. Whereas the majority of comic books — particularly in the superhero genre — are pushed forward by external forces and villains, it really is the character-driven storylines that give “The Walking Dead” a literary feel in a medium that is very accessible. However, sometimes the story arcs can become muddled with too many characters and too much unnecessary drama. Kirkman does like to occasionally clean things up by eliminating a few characters, in which case it is convenient that they are in a post-apocalyptic

zombie-infested world. Also, most issues will tend to end with a large cliffhanger that the next issues may or may not live up to. The comics also benefit from being published by user-owned comics publisher, Image. Readers of user-owned comics like “The Walking Dead” never have to worry about their favorite titles being taken over by other writers, and it gives the original creator full control of the direction of the series. Shortly after leaving Marvel indefinitely to become a partner

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Superior comic delivers mediocre series By Ryan Mazer Lifestyles Editor

It’s difficult to account for the mediocre first two episodes of comic Demetri Martin’s new Comedy Central series, “Important Things with Demetri Martin.” The show’s flaws could stem either from Martin’s unfamiliarity with the sketch form or mere laziness. Of the two, the former would make me sad but hopeful, like watching a young bird struggle to take flight. The latter, on the other hand, would anger me, like when watching a bird that takes for granted his unique gift and instead sits in his nest for days at a time. Either way, I’m the true victim, for I must face the fact that I myself will never be able to fly, and soon will be hospitalized. Typically, I have blind faith in the artists I respect. As Demetri Martin is one such artist, I set my expectations high for his show. Fortunately, I can admit defeat when presented with contrary evidence, allowing me to now report that the majority of the first two episodes does not come close to rivaling the ambition, creativity, and wit of his standup specials. In standup, Martin seemed creatively liberated, confi-

appserv02.uncw.edu Demetri Martinʼs new show “Important Things” plays on Comedy Central. dent in molding the form to his advantage, ignoring its conventions and expressing his ideas in thoughtful, exciting ways. His standup shows were mixed media showcases of verbal jokes, drawings and

musical performances, so it seemed a fair bet that his talents and interests would translate effortlessly to sketch comedy. As it turns out, Martin comes across as oddly constrained by the format, with the series’ only

consistent strength lying in its standup segments. The best of these segments can be found at the end of the premiere episode, in which Martin plays guitar, harmonica and steps on bells, all while flipping through a sketchpad of visual jokes until reaching pages that explain, “I’m not an idiot. I’m just having trouble coordinating right now,” and then finally turning to the last page, which asks provocatively, “Or am I?” It’s disheartening that none of the sketches share this level of ambition or attention to craft. Actually, much of the show feels quite sloppy. In some cases, I could sense a clever conceit suffering from poor execution. For instance, a sketch titled, “Guy who is way too early for a rave,” introduces a promising concept but goes nowhere, following Martin as he wears rave attire and dances in public places during the day. Without showing even a single reaction from nearby pedestrians, his antics soon seem inconsequential and pointless. Elsewhere on the show, some sketches lack the creative seed altogether. In one segment, a janitor discovers a time machine and travels through time,

having sex with notable women of each period. While moderately funny, this is an easy idea, one certainly not unique to Martin’s sensibility. Had the concept served as a foundation for funnier or more creative developments, it could have worked. Needless to say, it didn’t. A characteristic that can be found throughout Martin’s material, and which has always bothered me, are his hipster flourishes — such as the precious minimalism of the titles to his standup specials, “These are Jokes” and “Demetri Martin. Person.” But unlike past works, there’s just not enough quality material to distract me from it here. Still, “Important Things” does deliver scattered moments of brilliant sketch comedy. A sketch in the first episode, for instance, chronicles a man’s addiction to buying diamond rings for his wife — and the destructive consequences of said addiction on his life — through a series of commercials for the rings. In the second episode, another great sketch advertises a rat repellent which works by introducing religion to your rats — who then will naturally be compelled to kill each other

in the name of it — and uses computer animation to demonstrate the hilariously intricate process. Despite my initial disappointment, I remain hopeful that the show will grow stronger as it continues — that this bird will leave his nest. Because when I’m rehabilitated and then released back into the world, I really don’t need any temptations.

‘Important Things with Demetri Martin’ Premiere date: Tonight at 9:30 on Comedy Central

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Bottom line: “Important Things with Demetri Martin” shows serious potential, but feels generally sloppy and uninspired in its infancy.

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Orleans, La. “Sending it back certainly isn’t the death penalty,” LOS ANGELES | Prosecutors Goldman said. said Tuesday they want more “If you’re Chris Brown,” evidence from police before he added, “it’s both bad and determining whether to good.” press charges against Chris A police spokeswoman said Brown, who’s accused in a the department had no comdomestic dispute that reportment about the district attoredly involves pop superstar ney’s decision. Rihanna. The department has said Police presented a case it was alerted to the inciregarding Brown on Tuesday, dent in the upscale Hancock but did not release any of its Park neighborhood by a 911 details, Los Angeles County call, but have provided few District Attorney spokeswomofficial details beyond the an Jane Robison said. She initial report. Brown’s attorsaid the office would have no ney and spokesman have not further comment on the case. returned multiple calls and eBrown was arrested Sunday mails seeking comment since night after surrendering to Sunday. police, who sought the 19Brown remains free on year-old singer when a woman $50,000 bail. identified him as her attackThe allegations have at er during a fight the night least momentarily tarnished before. Numerous media outBrown’s squeaky-clean image. lets, citing sources and police At least one major sponofficials who were not named, sor, Wrigley, has suspended have identified the woman as ad campaigns featuring the 20-year-old Rihanna, Brown’s singer, who has scored with longtime girlfriend. hits such as 2005’s “Run It!” Though an initial police and a Grammy-nominated news release indicated that duet with Jordin Sparks, “No they were investigating a batAir.” tery on a woman who was Brown has withdrawn injured, Brown was booked from public appearances in only on suspicion of making Phoenix scheduled for this a criminal threat, a felony. weekend before the NBA Police have said that prosecuAll-Star game. Rihanna on tors would determine what Tuesday postponed a planned charges, if any, were warrantThe Associated Press concert in Malaysia. ed. Chris Brown accepts the artist of the year award at the AmeriBrown and Rihanna, whose The district attorney’s kickcan Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 23, 2008. full name is Robyn Rihanna ing the case back to police Fenty, skipped planned could signal that prosecutors are seeking to build stron- evidence is too flimsy or has away altogether, said Stan performances at Sunday’s ger charges against Brown; holes that would drop it to a Goldman, a law professor Grammy Awards, leaving felor it could mean the current misdemeanor or make it go at Loyola University in New low recording artists to try to

Heigl, Knight leaving ‘Grey’s’ for new ‘career paths’ The Associated Press

Pickens, who plays Dr. Richard Webber on the ABC series, told LOS ANGELES | “Grey’s Us Weekly magazine that Heigl Anatomy” cast member James and Knight are leaving. Pickens says he wishes Heigl Pickens Jr. says the medical drama will be saying goodbye “nothing but the best,” the magto Katherine Heigl and T.R. azine reported online Tuesday. He says his other co-star, Knight, Knight.

DEAD Continued from page 6 at Image, Kirkman explained in a video editorial for comicbookresources.com that comic books have things backwards. “No one watches a movie and decides they want to do movies and aspires to only ever do ‘Pulp Fiction 2,’” said Kirkman. This level of self-respect as an artist and ambition towards making comics a viable and respectable art form is a great reason why

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make sense of the allegations. Kanye West, who toured with Rihanna, said on Ryan Seacrest’s morning radio show Tuesday morning that the reports of abuse were “devastating.” “I feel like, just as a person,

I don’t care how famous she is or even if she just worked at McDonald’s, that should never happen,” West said on the show, which is broadcast on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles. “It should never come to that place.”

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Miss consistent Lebegern leads No. 5 Tide with unshakable conﬁdence By Jason Galloway Senior Sports Reporter Ricki Lebegern loved gymnastics before she even knew what it was. As a curious and fearless 6 year old, climbing up on the kitchen counter to get her own glass out of the cupboard and tight roping the back of the couch were her common forms of entertainment. “We have a television system that’s a good height, and one day I was just sitting on top of it and my mom came in and she panicked like, ‘How did you get up there?’ Lebegern said. “I think after that [my parents] kind of realized putting me in gymnastics was the way to go.” It proved to be a rewarding decision, as the Annandale, Va., native flirted with the elite level of competition (the highest level a gymnast can achieve) on her way to the Capstone. Now a junior competing in the all around for Alabama, one would be hard pressed to say she is not the heart and soul of the No. 5 Crimson Tide. “She is like a hero to this team,” sophomore AllAmerican Kayla Hoffman said. “Not only does she carry us with her attitude, but she’s also one of the toughest, reliable

competitors that we have. She’s a leader whether she wants to be or not.” Serving as the “rock” of the Alabama gymnastics team, as head coach Sarah Patterson often describes, Lebegern possesses an uncanny ability to never produce a bad routine. Hailing as arguably the Tide’s most consistent competitor, she has not returned anything lower than a 9.7 on any routine through five meets this season. “She’s someone who we know we can completely trust,” Hoffman said. “She’s going to hit her routine; she’s going to do the best that she can. And if she doesn’t, she’s going to feel really bad about it and do it next time.” Patterson said Lebegern’s leadership does not only shine through when the lights go on in Coleman Coliseum. “I think not only is Ricki our most consistent gymnast in her performance and in her attitude in competition, but she’s the same way in practice,” Patterson said. “I think that’s critical in developing into the kind of performer that she has been.” Having competed in the all around her entire career with the Tide, Lebegern’s teammates always count on her for

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four solid scores. The added pressure of being relied on for every event could churn the nerves inside many gymnasts, but Lebegern continues to execute unwavering performances. She said her anxiety actually boils to greater extent when she does not compete in an event. “I’ve found that when I sit out a few meets, it’s actually more stressful,” Lebegern said. “Then you don’t have control of anything that goes on. It’s totally out of your hands. When you’re competing, you can control what you do and set the tone.” Lebegern is now ranked 12th nationally in the all around after a season-high 39.425 against Denver last week, but she said bringing her teammates together is what she really gives to the team. “It’s something I love to do, to come in here with a fun, positive attitude and bring the personality to the team,” she said. “I try to do the best that I can to help bring the team along and help push the team to become better, not only as gymnasts themselves but as a team.” Whether it can be attributed to Lebegern or not, Alabama has improved every week of the season, scoring a seasonhigh in every meet. The Tide jumped from No. 9 to No. 5 in the rankings this week and Lebegern will continue to be the rock that carries Alabama alongside the top gymnastics programs in the country.

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Having the week off could not have come at a better time for the Alabama men’s basketball team. Reeling from two straight road losses at Vanderbilt and LSU, the Crimson Tide still searching for an identity under interim coach Phillip Pearson, who has been at the post just two weeks. Also, freshman big man JaMychal Green, who was beginning to emerge as Alabama’s top scorer, suffered a hip pointer in the first half of the LSU game. The week of rest should help him get healthy, Pearson said. “I think the off-week, with us not having a game in the middle of the week, comes at a good time for us,” Pearson said. “Certainly, JaMychal [Green] is a little banged up after the fall on Sunday afternoon, and I think mentally it gives us an opportunity to sort of regroup after 13 or 14

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days of going after it pretty hard and pretty long.” Since taking over for Gottfried, Pearson has begun to use the entire bench. Players like Demetrius Jemison, Brandon Hollinger and Anthony Brock find themselves contributing more after rarely seeing the court earlier in the season. Brock, a junior-college transfer, single-handedly brought the Tide back in last week’s loss to Vanderbilt. He was 5-of-6 from behind the arc and finished with a careerhigh 15 points. “Brock has done a nice job, and I certainly think that he’s a threat,” Pearson said. “I think as an opponent, you have to respect Anthony Brock and his ability to make a shot.” After starting all but one game as a sophomore, Jemison had played more than 10 minutes in just one game since the New Year. In the last four

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Junior Demetrius Jemison, who has averaged almost 19 minutes over the last four games, has seen a significant increase in playing time since interim coach Phillip Pearson took over. CW File

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Continued from page 8 games with Pearson at the helm, the junior has averaged close to 19 minutes per game. In Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss to LSU, Jemison played 26 minutes and scored a season-high nine points for the Tide, including a put-back basket at the buzzer to end the first half. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done a really nice job the past two or three games of coming in and defending and working the glass really hard,â&#x20AC;? Pearson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like those things about him. I think there is a certain role that he can fit on this team.â&#x20AC;? Jemisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience has helped him ease back into the rotation, and he may be called on even more now with the status of Green uncertain for Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The nice thing for him is that as a third-year player

in our program, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had a chance to play for two years,â&#x20AC;? Pearson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been in these arenas; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been on the road and played against highcaliber competition.â&#x20AC;? Saturday, Alabama returns home for the first time since Jan. 31 to take on South Carolina. The Tide has the grueling task of trying to defend Gamecocks point guard Devan Downey. Downey is tied for second in the SEC in scoring, averaging 20 points per game. He also ranks in the top five with over four assists per game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to have a plan that we can defend him, and it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a one-man plan,â&#x20AC;? Pearson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to have two or three different guys that will guard him, give him some different looks, and throughout the game, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need to change our defenses from man to zone.â&#x20AC;? The Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day game against the Gamecocks is scheduled to tip off at 2 p.m.

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Tide with two Hogan Award contenders UA Athletics Alabama golfers Matthew Swan and Bud Cauley were named to the 2009 watch list for the Ben Hogan Award, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Monday. The annual award goes to the top player in college golf. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the highest award in college golf, like the Heisman

Trophy is in college football, so it is a great honor just to be included on the watch list,â&#x20AC;? head coach Jay Seawell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is exciting to have two players on the watch list, and it is a tremendous honor for Matthew [Swan] and Bud [Cauley]. Now they have to go out and play their best golf this spring and try to win the award.â&#x20AC;? Swan, a senior from

Montgomery, enters the spring campaign ranked 30th nationally in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index. He was an honorable mention AllAmerican and first-team AllSEC performer following the 2007-08 season. Swan boasts a scoring average of 71.50 this year with two top-10 finishes during the fall schedule. Cauley, a true freshman from Jacksonville, Fla., has

UA Athletics The Alabama softball team took over the top spot in both the USA Today/NFCA and ESPN.com/USA Top 25 polls after turning in a 4-0 start during the opening weekend of the 2009 season. The No. 1 ranking marks the third year in a

row that the Crimson Tide has earned the accolade. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We appreciate the recognition this early in the season,â&#x20AC;? head coach Patrick Murphy said. â&#x20AC;?All of us are excited about this teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s potential. This senior class has now been ranked No. 1 three straight years. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a credit to the

players and all of their hard work.â&#x20AC;? The team received 12 firstplace votes in the ESPN.com/ USA Softball poll and will open its home season this weekend in the Bama Bash. SEC rival Florida landed at No. 2 with eight first-place votes, while Oklahoma moved to No. 3 after

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