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police said. The investigation is ongoing, and they do not have a suspect. Chase Long, a tenant at Rivermont and third year law student, witnessed the incident. “I was walking my dog, and I heard a shot,” Long said. “I saw a lean black man running away with a gun in his hand, and I saw [Deaderick] and a girl with him, and he said ‘He shot me, he shot me.’” Long immediately called the police, and he estimated Tuscaloosa police and the sheriff’s department were on the scene within five minutes. As for the shooter, Long said he does not think he would be able to pick the man out of a list of suspects. “I couldn’t make out his face,” Long said. “I could tell you who he wasn’t, but not who he was.” If Deaderick cannot play in Saturday’s season opener against Virginia Tech, junior Luther Davis or sophomore Marcell Dareus would likely start in Deaderick’s place. Deaderick started last year as a junior, leading the Crimson Tide in quarterback pressures, seven, while ranking second on the team with four sacks. Various media outlets, citing hospital officials, said Deaderick was released from DCH Tuesday afternoon.

Alabama defensive lineman Brandon Deaderick was shot during an attempted robbery at Rivermont Apartments off Rice Mine Road Monday night. Deaderick sustained a bullet wound that contacted his forearm before ricocheting into his hip. Deaderick was hospitalized at DCH Regional Medical Center soon after the incident, and head coach Nick Saban released a statement early Tuesday. Brandon Deaderick “We feel very fortunate that Brandon is doing well and that this is not a more serious situation,” Saban said in a statement. “We are hopeful that his condition will continue to improve as we expect him to be released from the hospital later. “Our concern at this time is for Brandon’s continued recovery as our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family, not about when he will return to football.” The suspect confronted Deaderick and a Assistant Sports Editor Spencer White contribfemale companion around 10:40 p.m. Monday, uted to this report.

AT&T upgrades to 3G in Tuscaloosa area By Brittney Knox Staff Writer CW | Tori Gordon Senior Jennifer Weber celebrates after an Alabama point in its match against Alabama A&M. The Tide collected their ﬁrst win of the season against the Bulldogs, dominating A&M 3-0 at the CAVE. To read the full story, see VOLLEYBALL, page 6.

Baseball coach retires By Spencer White Assistant Sports Editor

Jim Wells, the longtime head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team, has decided to retire after 15 seasons, according to a UA news release. Wells, 54, informed Athletics Director Mal Moore of his decision Monday. “Jim served our baseball program with distinction for 15 seasons,” said Moore in a prepared statement. “I have tremenJim Wells dous respect

for Jim and the reasons for which he made this decision at this time.” Moore also announced the vacancy left by Wells’ departure would be immediately filled by nine-year assistant Mitch Gaspard, who agreed to a three-year contract that is subject to approval by the UA System Board of Trustees. “Mitch is uniquely qualified to take over our program at this time,” Moore said. “We’re very fortunate to have a coach and recruiter of Mitch’s quality already on the staff. I am confident and excited about the direction of our baseball program.” Gaspard has previous head coaching experience at

Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La., where he was successful in leading the Demons to a 211-128 record in six seasons for a .622 winning percentage. “First of all, I want to thank President [Robert] Witt and coach Mal Moore for having the confidence in me to lead the Alabama baseball program,” Gaspard said. “My background as a head coach for six years and being an assistant here for so many years have prepared me to be the coach of the Crimson Tide.” Wells departs the Capstone as the most successful coach in UA baseball history,

See BASEBALL, page 2

On Sunday, AT&T upgraded and added cellular sites on campus so all customers will have access to the 3G technology that grants faster cell phone features, according to AT&T officials. “We have been working hard to get the whole city upgraded, and we really pushed for it to be done before football season,” said Sue Sperry, an AT&T representative. She said 3G, which stands for third generation, offers faster phone features such as AT&T Navigator and Internet service. “There was some slowness in the network during the switch over to 3G, but now it seems to be handling the traffic well,” Sperry said. The UA Office of Land Management and Real Estate Services negotiated the agreement for AT&T to install the new cell sites to handle the high cell phone traffic all over campus, said UA forester Mark Beeler. “The funds spent to upgrade

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“We have been working hard to get the whole city upgraded, and we really pushed for it to be done before football season.” — Sue Sperry

the campus sites were by AT&T,” Beeler said. “We monitored the progress made throughout the transition.” AT&T also has upgraded the site on top of Tutwiler along with a new site behind the smoke stacks next to B.B. Comer. In addition, there are new antennas on top of Rose Towers and by the gazebo near the lake at Lakeside Diner, Beeler said. Beeler said the University sends out UA Alerts on days when the weather is severe and to give other updates, and they didn’t want anyone to miss these due to a lack of signal. “Before the 3G upgrade, it was very hard to get a signal in the Ferguson Center because there was only a site on top of Tutwiler,” he said. Before the upgrade Lakeithia Stoves, a sopho-

more majoring in chemistry and an AT&T customer who lives on the north end of campus, said it was hard for her to get a signal during high traffic times of the day, but now her phone works a lot better. On game days it was very hard to get text messages because of so many people being in one place. “I think service will be better this year at the games with the new 3G technology,” Stoves said. Sperry said during the football games fans may see an AT&T truck and a truck similar to a Ford Ranger in the parking lot with an antenna. “We send the COWS [Cells on Wheels] and the COLTS [Cells on Light Trucks] as an extra way to try and handle the high-call volume,” she said.

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Shelby brings nation-leading $40 million to UA By Katie Koenig Staff Writer

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Earmarks are money given to fund a specific projects rather than general appropriations of to departments. Individual senators can request earmark funding for specific projects that affect their constituents and their communities, Lanoue said. The Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee approved the 2010 CJS appropriations bill in June, and it is

now waiting to be approved by the full appropriations committee. Having Shelby in such a highranking position in Congress helps to ensure that a large amount of federal earmarks will make their way to the area, Lanoue said. “Sen. Shelby has always been effective in bringing money to Alabama and the University,”

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The University received subcommittee approval for over $40 million in federal earmarks, the largest amount granted to any one institution in the country, according to a report released by OpenSecrets.org. The campus is set to receive more than double the amount of earmark money than the institution receiving the second-

largest amount, Mississippi State University, which could receive over $16 million in earmarks. David Lanoue, chairman of the political science department, said the University was able to receive such a large amount of earmarks because Republican Sen. Richard Shelby is the ranking minority member of the subcommittee in charge of appropriating earmarks.

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NEWS in brief CAMPUS | Poets speaking Thursday Creative Campus is proud to present guest poets Jeanie Thompson and Sue Walker, who will be visiting campus Thursday. Thompson is founder of the Alabama Writer’s Forum who is celebrating the recent release of her book, “The Seasons Bear Us.” Walker has served as Alabama’s Poet Laureate since 2003. During their visit, Thompson and Walker will take part in a conversation in Room 205 of Gorgas Library at 3:30 p.m. featuring a discussion about the Alabama Prison Arts and Education Project. There is also a reading at the Bama Theatre at 7:30 p.m. in conjunction with a photography exhibit by Wayne Sides. A book signing will follow the reading. Both events are free and open to the public.

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Mayor predicts service cuts By Eryn Phillips Staff Writer

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Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox released his recommendation for the city’s operating budgets for the 2010 fiscal year on Tuesday. With sales tax revenues drastically falling, UA students will most likely see cuts within Tuscaloosa’s public library system and other free services offered through the Tuscaloosa Parks and Recreation Authority next year. Maddox’s recommendation to the council predicts $106.2 million in revenue in 2010, down from $111.9 million in 2009. These predictions haven’t been this low since 2007. “I have $5.7 million less to work with this year,” Maddox said. “The budget must reflect our current economic condition.” He said his top priority is to protect the city’s core services, especially police, fire and rescue and environmental services like garbage pickup and road maintenance. These two departments will receive $43.1 million in 2010. “I would rather UA students

STATE | Ala. commission suspends new landmark listings

CAMPUS | Crossroads holds First Wednesday event Crossroads Community Center will host the final First Wednesdays @ Crossroads for this semester today. Each First Wednesday event features free popcorn, snacks, live DJ, video games, movies, cartoons and more. This month’s social will also feature numerous multicultural organizations. Please join the event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the last networking social for the semester in the Crossroads Lounge in the Ferguson Center Room 232.

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MONTGOMERY (AP) — The Alabama Historical Commission has suspended new listings to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage because it lacks an employee to run the program. The commission, a state agency affected by Gov. Bob Riley’s hiring freeze, recently received permission to hire an administrator for the program, which has been in existence since the 1970s. The Alabama Register lists buildings, sites, structures, objects and districts worthy of preservation. The commission decides which listed properties of national, state or local significance are worthy. Many Alabama Register properties are private residences, historic districts or commercial buildings.

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She said the highest call volume is at the beginning of the game, which is typically when people are trying to find each other, halftime and the end of the game. Courtney Haskin, a sophomore majoring in human development and an AT&T

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Lanoue said. Shelby’s office said in a news release in June that $30 million of the funding would go towards completing the Science and Engineering Complex at the University. The funding will help complete the complex. Two out of three phases for the complex are complete. Shelby said attaining earmarked funding for this project was important at this stage in attracting new students. “We must attract young students to math, science and engineering to effectively compete in the global economy,” Shelby

go to bed safe at night, which is why I put these departments so high on the budget,” Maddox said. With the University expanding its enrollment, every 1,000 new students generates $5 million for the local economy, he said. However, Maddox said the money is divided for many projects and services. The citywide hiring freeze will come to an end Oct.1, Maddox said. The only new position will be a bookkeeper in the Facilities Maintenance Department. “We desperately need this position to be filled,” Maddox said. Currently, city agencies like the Sister City Commission and Tuscaloosa City Convention and Visitor’s Beareu have been converted from receiving a percentage of the lodging tax to a flat funding cycle. Maddox has proposed that city agencies such as the Tuscaloosa Public Library and the Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority be cut by 15 percent. This will generate about $1.4 million. “I have reviewed all of these agencies, and they all have money set aside for times like

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CW | Eryn Phillips Mayor Walt Maddox and City Councilman William Tinker listen to colleagues after Tuesdayʼs city council meeting. this,” Maddox said. “There is a realm of possibility and people may lose their jobs, but everything will eventually pick up again.” There is an upside to all of these cuts. Maddox has budgeted fuel at $3 a gallon and down from $4 a gallon in the 2009 budget. Tuscaloosa Water and Sewer Department budget is showing a small increase in revenue, because 94 percent of its profit is due to sales. However, due to a wet summer, less people had to use the

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city’s water for their yards. The 2010 budget anticipates the Water and Sewer Department to generate $35.2 million. Councilman Lee Garrison said Maddox did a great job putting together his recommendation. “The thing is communication,” Lee said. “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” Members of City Council will be debating the recommendation all month. On Sept. 29 the final budget will be presented for adoption.

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customer, said she thinks it was time for the University to get the new technology. Ashley Ackerman, sophomore majoring in interior design and another customer who lives closer to the Tutwiler site, said being from Florida she was used to the 3G technology, but when she came to Alabama it was hard being without it. Before the upgrade, she said it was dif-

ficult to find places using the navigation feature on her phone because it was slow, but now it works a lot faster. “I love it now since they

have upgraded,” Ackerman said. “It is great getting your text messages when they are originally sent and not an hour later.”

said in a statement. “If we do not make the right investments now, it will cost us much more later, both fiscally and strategically.” The report by OpenSecrets. org said the other estimated $10 million in earmarks would go to the University for weather research in the Gulf of Mexico. Shelby’s release said $15 million of the entire CJS appropriations bill would go towards this project throughout the southeast. According to OpenSecrets. org, the University received an estimated $16 million in earmarks last year. Lanoue said the increase could be credited to Shelby’s influence and position. Shelby’s subcommittee has approved the funding, but it is

now waiting to be approved by the full appropriations committee. Alabama will not receive any of the funding until the bill is approved by the full committee. Lanoue said it will take some time to get this funding passed and in the hands of the University. He said Congress can simply send a check to the school. “The legislative process is a fairly lengthy process, and the initial passage is just a small part of the process,” Lanoue said. Earmark funding given to the University is not a loan in any way, and the increased amount received can be seen by the University and its faculty and staff as a good thing, Lanoue said.

“There is no greater tax burden and no amount that has to be paid back,” Lanoue said. Lanoue said people often hear earmarks discussed negatively as a part of pork-barrel spending. “It is one of those things a lot of politicians lash out at because it is an easy target, but every one of them tries to bring some back to their state,” Lanoue said. As far as how students and faculty should react to the increase in amount of earmark funding, Lanoue said it shouldn’t be seen negatively. “Obviously we benefit from having someone as beneficial as Sen. Shelby,” Lanoue said. “The funding is going to make life better for faculty and students.”

State prior to his arrival at Alabama and two SEC Coach of the Year awards while skipper of the Tide. “I want to thank all the players, both current and in the past, that have made the past 15 years so enjoyable for me and my family,” Wells said. “It’s really all about the players, and seeing so many go on to have success in their chosen fields is something in which I take great pride.” When it came down to it, however, Wells was more concerned about the progress the Tide program will make in his

absence more than the memories of his accomplishments in Tuscaloosa. “Today is really about the hiring of Mitch Gaspard to lead the Alabama baseball program and not about me retiring as the head coach,” Wells said. “I have no doubt that Mitch and his staff will continue to elevate the team to a championship level.” Gaspard will make his first appearance before the media Wednesday as head coach of the Tide when he and UA baseball players answer questions at Sewell-Thomas Field.

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leading the Tide to six SEC tournament championships, 12 NCAA Regionals and three College World Series, including a runner-up finish in 1997 to the Louisiana State Tigers. Wells compiled a 625-322, .656, record for the Crimson Tide, and in his 20 years of experience as a Division I coach, he received five coachof-the-year honors — three for Southland Conference Coach of the Year while at Northwestern

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UA taking action to combat the ﬂu By Karissa Bursch Staff Writer It’s flu season. However, instead of students walking around bundled in coats, scarves and gloves, they are still sporting shorts and tanktops. Flu season came a bit early this year. The University and Tuscaloosa are responding to this early onslaught of flu cases, according to an article in TIME magazine. According to the article titled “The Swine Flu Wars: H1N1 Comes to Alabama,” DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa is seeing almost twice the number of patients and those who come in with upper respiratory problems are sent to a separate waiting room with a face mask. The University is responding by having face masks available at Tutwiler Hall, having hand sanitizer available in most buildings on campus, distributing flu kits that contain a thermometer and Tylenol and creating a flu hotline for parents and students in case they want to learn more.

Lakeside are being asked to use hand sanitizer before getting their meal. UA spokeswoman Cathy Andreen said the University has a comprehensive plan in place in order to battle a flu outbreak. “Like most universities, UA has a comprehensive plan in place for handling the flu outbreak on campus,” Andreen said in an e-mail. “The Student Health Center set up a flu hotline for students and parents to call with questions, the University is providing information on basic steps to help limit the spread of flu and the University has provided hand sanitizer stations and individual bottles of hand sanitizer in common areas of residence halls, dining areas, computer labs and other high traffic areas of campus.” However, the University will not take measures to set up a “quarantine dorm” like Auburn University, Andreen said. “There are no plans for a CW | Katie Bennett Francesca Bailey, a freshman majoring in pre-law, uses the hand quarantine dorm at this time,” Andreen said. “Students who sanitizer provided on campus at Lakeside Dining. have the flu are asked to stay And students entering Fresh Food and the main cafeteria at isolated in their rooms until

they are fever free without fever reducing medicines for 24 hours.” Faculty members have been asked to be flexible in their attendance policies to accommodate students who have to miss class due to illness, Andreen said. Andreen said while there are more cases of flu than is usual for this time of year, the illness is generally mild. The magazine article gives five “Swine Flu Don’ts” for the reader. These include not rushing to the emergency room, not being afraid to eat pork, not hoarding antiviral medicines, not leaving home at the feeling of being sick and not panicking. Megan McDaniels, a junior majoring in advertising and political science, also gave some advice to students who think they may have H1N1. “I have a guy friend who got it and beat it with Advil and Tylenol,” McDaniels said. “[He said] it was much easier to cope with than the normal flu. Since I’ve had the regular flu and lived to tell the tale, I assume we’ll be fine.”

McDaniels said the University shouldn’t inform students on the dangers of swine flu but on the lack of danger. “[The University] should probably just try and help inform students as much as possible because I feel like people are scared because they’ve heard rumors about how awful it is,” McDaniels said. “It’s something new that hasn’t been around before and we haven’t had to deal with.” Andreen said students should be reminded that there are basic steps to prevent the spreading of the flu virus. Students should cover their nose and mouth with a tissue when they cough or sneeze and throw the tissue in the trash when done. Students should also wash their hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing. Alcohol-based hand-sanitizers can also be effective, Andreen said. The Student Health Center, which normally closes for Labor Day weekend, will be open this Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.

Nation need to ﬁnd health care solution By Matthew May

The difficulty with the tumultuous debate over health care reform is not unlike the process of eating Jell-O. As soon as you begin to think the gelatin substance is under your command, it deceivingly proceeds to merrily hop off the apparatus you’ve chosen to control it with, many times onto the floor.

At its heart, our dilemma seems to be one of interpretation. While as citizens, we likely found our opinions, preferences and expressions on the basis of our finances, our families, the media and — maybe just a little — our own, personally constructed characterizations and institutions that govern are charged with making sense of these exceptionally diverse

public sentiments and actually creating something that, well, works for “everyone.” Yet, in the case of the reform debate thus far, government has failed to make rational sense of the stances that should determine the quality of our outcome. To a great extent, this is a problem of polarization, or in laymen’s terms, “taking sides.” Though conceptual-

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izing the debate through the lens of sides dueling against one another dilutes the debate to a manageable news issue, it belies the more imperative issue of actual, tangible policy outcomes that is so important to our national welfare. Public option or not, there are things that can be done to improve the state of health care in America. A recent World Health Organization study puts us down about two spots above Timbuktu in the rankings of international health care systems. The basic fact warranting some sort of change is that tens of millions lack health insurance in our country, and along with the cost escalation that is fueled by the portion of our population affected by chronic diseases, we aren’t exactly in tip-top shape. A potentially public option could go a long way toward changing the dynamic of the American health care system to one that is more amicable to certain disadvantaged sectors of our population. At the same time, a public option carries with it several questions involving government regulation, its relationship with presently existing forms of public insurance, its

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In the health reform debate, devolving into a bunch of opinion-toting gunslingers ﬁghting to the death will not serve us well. — Matthew May

interactions with private insurers in certain markets and droves of others. Yet, what’s also clear is the reformers who are categorically “all-or-nothing” for the public option at this point are setting the entire effort up for defeat as much as their impassioned opposition. Governance, some fail to recall, is not conducted by isolated individuals, but by coalition collectives representing something that necessarily doesn’t reflect the opinions or preferences of every single individual within those groups. The trade-off between individual preference realization and advocacy power is one we shouldn’t simply tolerate but embrace for a policy outcome of any appreciable worth. Certainly no one forgets the hopeful rhetoric that propelled our current president into office. At its root was this message: “Let’s try to work for something that will increase our total welfare.” While these are just words, they represent a principle of governance we

would be smart to heed, lest we fail to ever move forward. The inherent nature of our political system should further warrant dynamic, not static, political actors who are able to both make concessions and engage in responsible bargaining that can increase the quality of our legislative outcomes. In the health reform debate, devolving into a bunch of opinion-toting gunslingers fighting to the death will not serve us well. Fundamentally a problem of interpretation, in this country we must acclimate to an environment where nothing will ever occur if no one is willing to move. If the process ever appears simple to us, as it seems to recently have, then we have deviated from a pragmatic understanding of our diverse political system. For once, let’s try to not let the Jell-O hit the floor.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2009 Editor • Alan Blinder letters@cw.ua.edu

{ YOUR VIEW } SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT REGULATE TOBACCO MORE OR LESS? “More. My brother smokes, and I really wish he wouldnʼt. You can ﬁnd on the Internet all the ingredients they put into cigarettes — they shouldnʼt be allowed to put stuff like that in there.” — Josh Randolph, junior, biology

“More, but at the same time, if you donʼt know what tobacco can do to you by now, youʼre just ignoring [warnings.]” — Tiffany Reese, sophomore, telecommunication and ﬁlm

“I think less. People should be able to take whatever kind of drug they want to take. Iʼve never smoked a cigarette before in my life, but people should be able to if they want to.” — Taylor Schuckert, junior, physical therapy and business

“Less. They deﬁnitely shouldnʼt make everybody put the warning labels on the top half of the cigarettes. Thatʼs awful.” — T.J. Wisenberger, senior, marketing and ﬁnance

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The University has a tradition of excellence when it comes to athletics, but no sport at the University has enjoyed as much prominence and success as football. Indeed, UA profesIn short: The Unisor Rick Bragg wrote versity made a in a 2007 edition of great move in Sports Illustrated, “If extending Nick football were a faith Saban’s contract anywhere, it would to 2017. be here on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa, Ala.” In the early part of the decade, the football program struggled. With NCAA investigations and a sub-par record, at least by Alabama standards, the team was not of the same caliber of teams in the Bryant and Stallings eras. But Nick Saban came along, and as we say in the South, hallelujah. In 2007, as Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa, “a great revival” began. Prophetic words, indeed. The 2007 season still was rough by Alabama standards. But there was reason to be optimistic, and the hopes of Alabama fans came to fruition in 2008 with a perfect regular season, the program’s eighth. Now with Alabama football a mere win shy of 800, Saban has agreed to remain with the team until 2017. While details of his compensation have yet to be released, pending approval of a Board of Trustees committee, we feel confident the package will be appropriate, considering his widespread popularity in the state and his successful record in Tuscaloosa. Saban says he wants to conclude his coaching career at the Capstone We could not be more pleased, and we look forward to seeing the fruits of his offseason efforts beginning Saturday in the Georgia Dome. Roll Tide.

The people need to act By Will Thomas Americans are angry. It’s all over the 24-hour news networks and YouTube — we’re angry about health care, we’re angry about federal bailouts to Wall Street and to Detroit and, most of all, we’re angry about the fact that it took so long to get 3G in Tuscaloosa — even though we’re thankful for it now. An article in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday titled “Health-Care Anger Has Deeper Roots” discusses the fact that, while enraged droves of people show up to health care forums across the country, their tendency is to lambast the efforts of our government on all fronts before moving specifically to the issue of health care. I think it says a lot about our current political situation when people across the country feel as though these forums serve as a time to rant about not just the issue on the marquee, but also about the rest of the choices facing our country today. Now there’s an important caveat about the language I’m using when I say “the choices facing our country today.” Our country is built upon the idea that we as individuals and as a country have choices. Choice is a fundamental element of who we are as a people. Our ancestors crossed land bridges and vast oceans to come here. The Founding Fathers — and Mothers, though history books fail to document their contributions — fought for a system of governance based on the will of the people. Many brave

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“It’s going to take all of ‘We the People’ to solve the issues that face our nation today, regardless of any ancillary factors, which may superficially divide us. — Will Thomas

Americans today, both on our soil and abroad, die side-by-side defending their beliefs. These actions are choices. They chose to cross, they chose to fight, they chose to die. So what does this have to do with our health care debate? The federal bailouts of Wall Street and Detroit? The energy crisis? The right to marry regardless of sexual orientation? We the people are mad about the choices being made in Washington, and we’re making it pretty clear we aren’t going to take it anymore. The politicians we elect every two, four and six years have gotten into a habit of making choices for us without us, and this time the issues at hand are far too big for 535 members of Congress, one president, nine Supreme Court justices and their cronies within the Beltway to solve. To put it bluntly, the situation we have now is far too much like that of the country our predecessors chose to leave, but worse — not just taxation, but bailouts health care and many, many other decisions without representation. It’s going to take all of “We The People” to solve the issues that face our nation today, regardless of any ancillary factors, which may superficially divide us. We have to realize we’ve made the

choice to give our destinies to people who have a track record of not being trustworthy, and now is the time we must choose to take it back or risk losing it forever. That being said, it’s time we all need to man (and woman) up to realize being civically engaged in this country takes a lot more work than just casting a ballot every few years. It’s hard, but trust me, it will be worth it in the long run, if only for your children and children’s children, which most politicians like to cite when they’re influencing you to make the choice that their political party has given them, instead of the one you’d actually prefer. If there is a choice we must now make, it is the choice to become the citizens that our Founding Fathers and Mothers were — informed, deliberate and active. We have to educate ourselves on issues without the bias of party platforms and the skewed media, get together and determine what it is we hold valuable and how we can work together and then get our hands dirty and get it done. It may take a lot of hard work, but we have no other choice to do it, if only for the kids. Will Thomas is a senior majoring in Economics and Finance. His column runs bi-weekly on Wednesdays.

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If you thought the University was everywhere — stop in just about any gas station in the state, sans Auburn, for proof — then wait until you log onto iTunes and see the UA logo. The University now participates in Apple’s acclaimed iTunes U program, which allows academic organizations to share content with the public at no cost to providers or recipients. There was little reason for the University not to participate in the program, which has the potential to enhance the institution’s reputation. The University is aggressively moving on growth plans, and we feel the iTunes U opportunity is one of paramount importance, especially when one considers the connectivity of young people. With little to lose from participating, our only question is this: Why did it take so long? Our View is the consensus of the Crimson White’s editorial board.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR CW should decline tanning ads By Alan Blum

Police fail in kidnapping case By Avery Adcock The reappearance of Jaycee Lee Dugard, 29, who was kidnapped 18 years ago, stunned the nation. The notion that Dugard is still alive and has been quarantined with two children she had with her abductor is chilling. Although this case is cause for hope for families of abducted children, it raises serious questions as to why the police did not find Dugard and her two children earlier. In 1991, Dugard was walking to the bus stop with her father when Philip Garrido, a convicted sex offender, snatched her. For nearly two decades, Dugard has been forced to live in rancid conditions, living in a tent in the backyard of Garrido’s home. The living conditions were so grotesque that it is hard to believe three humans lived there. The pictures of a litter-filled backyard among marijuana plants are shocking. This case should serve as an example, not only of the risks associated with having a convicted sex offender live in your area, but also how many times the police department in California erred. It is not as if Garrido and his wife were holding their victims in a dungeon in their basement. They were living in tents and sheds in broad daylight in a crowed, California neighborhood. Police and parole officers visited the residence on numerous occasions, making this story all the more shocking. Some of these sheds were

soundproof and could only be opened from the outside, which helps to understand how Garrido covered up the years of abuse. Most people have wondered why neighbors didn’t report any suspicions. But they did. Numerous times. In 2006, an anonymous tipster reported that Garrido was “psychotic and had a sexual addiction,” and also had children living in his backyard. The investigating officer said he searched the home

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“I cannot help but think of the torture these children and Dugard went through and how it could have been stopped much earlier.” — Avery Adcock

but did not go in the backyard. Law enforcement officials said others called in and reported people living in the backyard, but they were not aware of Garrido’s criminal history. It is disturbing to know that police were alerted of the abuse many times, and instead of thoroughly searching Garrido’s home, they gave it a glance and left. I cannot help but think of the torture these children and Dugard went through and how it could have been stopped much earlier. Officers even executed a surprise compliance check as part of being in the sex-offender registry and came up empty-handed. This — along with the fact that parole officers visited the home three

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in itself is scary, and the idea that one of these people could be housing kidnapped people is even more frightening. It is no secret that today you cannot be careful enough when it comes to avoiding being a victim of kidnapping, rape or assault. However, I did hold a little bit of comfort in the fact that mistakes like this would not happen if a kidnapping did occur. All of that security is gone. This case not only opens up many others, but it begs the question: How could this happen for 18 years? Avery Adcock is a sophomore majoring in political science. Her column runs weekly on Wednesdays.

As a family physician who cares for many University students, as a professor of family medicine for the past 10 years at the University and as a regular reader of The Crimson White, I am dismayed to see the school year starting out yet again with enticements to students by tanning-bed salons through ads in The CW. With the major determination in July by the International Agency for Research on Cancer that tanning beds rank alongside tobacco and hepatitis B as one the highest cancer causers, it’s time for The CW to do the right thing and decline further advertising for tanning salons. It seems we repeat this cycle every couple of years, wherein The CW does a one-and-done article on the subject, then gets back to business as usual. One year, I was told it’s a First Amendment matter, and The CW would not be on legally steady ground if it turned down such ads. That’s untrue, of course. The First Amendment does not mandate a publisher to accept an ad. There is no ban on cigarette advertising, yet responsible newspapers decline to publish such ads even in an economic downturn. No other advertised product is as irredeemably harmful, besides tobacco, as tanning beds. College students are heavily targeted by these irresponsible businesses, which downplay and otherwise misrepresent the scientific evidence because they’re just out to make a buck. It’s not only about ultraviolet radiation-related skin cancers such as malignant melanoma, which is one of the most horrible cancers and which we are seeing in younger age groups. It also is about prematurely aged skin, which is exactly the opposite of what the tanning bed promoters promise with their absurd claims of “UV-free.” We now know there is no safe form of ultraviolet radiation, and in Alabama, we already get among the highest exposures to sunlight in the country — all the more reason not to accelerate skin cancer and skin aging by tanning beds. Please do the right thing and help keep UA students healthy.

Alan Blum, M.D., is a professor and endowed chair in family medicine in the College of Community Health Sciences.

By Scott Young Staff Writer

Offering listeners a unique, yet somewhat combined perspective of modern-day music, The Incredible Sandwich will be on the menu at Mellow Mushroom Wednesday at 10 p.m. Lead by guitarist and vocalist Matt McKinney, he said the group plans to bring something original to Tuscaloosa music lovers. Their style covers almost every aspect of music imaginable, compared to other modern-day musicians. “The thing we strive to be is true to ourselves,” said McKinney. “This isn’t a style or genre that we decided to do. This music is who we are.” Having learned to love music early in life, each member completes the group through their musical talents and ideas that they have developed throughout the years. Rackley Davis’ drums, Kevin Juneau’s bass guitar, Damian Kapcala’s keyboard and McKinney’s lead make up the like-minded group that was named Best New Upstart Band in an article published in Flagpole Magazine on Oct. 8, 2008. Their live shows offer a

unique sound that combines rock, funk, jazz and Latin. The songs average around six minutes in length and are packed with guitar leads, some unusual lyrics and a few big finishes. Davis, the group’s drummer, hopes this unique style and originality will help them climb closer to the top. “Most of our feedback comes from our live shows,” said Davis. “We never play the same set twice. Every show is 90 percent original.” Some of the group’s influences have been music groups like Grateful Dead, Nirvana, Phish, Frank Zappa and the Allman Brothers. With stops scheduled in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi, the group is looking forward to touring the Southeast and plans to expand further west next spring. The band is based in Athens, Ga., along with their label, Mule Train Records, which started up in May 2008. A self-titled album with five songs from The Incredible Sandwich was the second to release under Mule Train, and the group is set to begin recording their first fulllength album this fall.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The Incredible Sandwich performs at the 40 Watt Club in Atlanta, Go. The Incredible Sandwich played at Mellow Mushroom, one of McKinney’s favorite stops, in May of 2009 and he said they drew a good crowd even though it was graduation weekend. McKinney said he was eager to return to

Tuscaloosa. “We always enjoy playing in Athens, but the Mellow Mushroom and the Georgia Theatre are some favorites,” said McKinney. The band has scheduled stops planned for The Brick

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Disney-Marvel deal Alabama gives state funds to 1st excites comic fans Some fear merger might compromise Marvel’s image By Jamie Lyons Staff Writer The Walt Disney Company announced plans to acquire Marvel Entertainment Inc. Monday. The deal is pending on an antitrust review and the consent of Marvel shareholders. The $4 billion acquisition has caught the attention of comic fans worldwide. The deal will unite Disney’s lovable childhood characters with the 5,000 characters of Marvel. The deal between these two companies is mutually beneficial, analysts say. Marvel will see a broader channel for global distribution and may take advantage of Disney’s strong relationships with retailers. Disney will acquire an already profitable company.

However, to the dismay of many, Disney investors may not see increase in earnings per share resulting from this deal until the 2012 fiscal year. On Disney’s newly rebranded network, Disney XD, over 20 hours of programming currently are Marvel television shows because of their appeal to a fan base that Disney was beginning to lose: young men. Jon Chandler, manager of The Comic Strip store in Tuscaloosa is optimistic about what this deal will do for the comic industry. He said the two companies had “no rivalry” before the deal because each targeted a different fan base. He said Disney appeals to younger children and Marvel to more mature audiences, so the deal between the two companies likely will increase

AP A man looks at an advertisement for the Spider- Man movie in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it is buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing such characters as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse and WALL-E.

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readership, especially of print comics. “Overall, Disney is expanding again to make more money, but they are good at it,” Chandler said. He said he predicts the joining of these two throngs of characters will result in many new and interesting projects for the company. Chandler also equated this new deal to Disney’s successful acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios Inc. in 2006 and said he imagines this deal will work out much the same way. Stephen Anthony Cheek, a junior majoring in psychology, said the deal would certainly benefit Disney, and his initial concerns about Marvel’s welfare faded after some reflection. “I think, overall, it will do Marvel Comics more good than harm,” Cheek said. “I was concerned that Disney might start inserting creative control over Marvel’s comic book stories, but Warner Bros. takes a fairly hands-off approach to DC stories.” Cheek said he wanted to see what Disney’s funding would be able to do for Marvel’s enterprises, such as their movies. “I would like to see them fund movies that otherwise would not be made without funding from a corporation like Disney,” Cheek said. “Also, I would like to see increased funding for marketing for Marvel’s comic books so more people would start reading them.” Casey Sloan, a senior majoring in English, was less optimistic. “That’s only because I remember growing up in a world where Peter Parker was not a Disney character,” Sloan said. “Future generations will grow up thinking of SpiderMan as a Disney character. “You’re transitioning from the comic book generation into the Disney generation, and that’s certainly not going to have a positive effect,” Sloan said. Information from the Associated Press was used in this report. Steven Nalley contributed to reporting.

independent ﬁlm By Sarah Beth Langcuster Staff Writer

Despite tough times due to the recession, the state found a way to put more money in the economy and create more jobs. Gov. Bob Riley announced in August that the state is funding its first independent film production for its new incentives program under the Alabama Film Office. The film, which qualifies for an approximately $153,000 rebate, is directed by Alan Hunter, who thanked Riley and the state for the support. “We are grateful to be the first project to receive incentives and help grow the entertainment industry in the state,” Hunter said. Hunter previously worked on other independent films including “Johnny Flynton,” which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2003. “Lifted,” his current project, tells the story of a talented young man who inspires to become a singer despite hard circumstances, and it will take place around rural Birmingham. The film will star new talent Uriah Shelton of Mobile, Ala., Dash Mihok, former American Idol winner Ruben Studdard, country singer Trace Adkins and Alan Hunter himself. “‘Lifted’ is a movie about a kid with a big heart and a great voice, and we think Uriah is going to be a big star after this,” Hunter said. During its third and final week of filming, production has been running smoothly, Hunter said. “We’ve had some great scenes with Ruben Studdard, who plays a kindly minister named Pastor Johnson,” Hunter said. “He befriends our young lead named Henry and helps inspire his love of music.” The film production employed 160 Alabama residents, according to Riley, and will be a test case for all other films hoping to qualify for the rebate. “This is a promising start to a thriving motion picture industry in our state,” Riley said in a statement.

The program’s incentives allow production to receive a rebate of 35 percent on salaries paid to state residents and 25 percent on other expenses. Though new to Alabama, this type of program has been successfully implemented in other states, including Louisiana and Georgia. The program aims to fund films under $10 million and also includes television productions. Many are optimistic about the program, including, Gary Copeland, UA professor of telecommunication and film. “The idea behind the rebate is to show that we have people who can do the jobs that movie studios do and that we don’t have to bring in camera grips and other positions in from somewhere else,” Copeland said. The incentives program would also help bring more money into the state’s economy through creating more jobs and skilled workers in the state. “The hope is to bring in more productions and larger productions.” Copeland said. Local filmmaker Lee Fanning, a 2007 graduate of the Alabama telecommunications and film department and producer for the up-and-coming feature “The Nocturnal Third,” said he is excited about the incentives program. “The incentives bill is a great thing,” Fanning said. “We are competitive again for large scale productions.” Larger productions means more jobs, more money pumped out into the economy and the hope of a larger industry, he said. “More big industry productions means more and more industry professionals willing to live in state.” Fanning said. The duration of the rebate will take place over 12 months, and next year will grow from $7.5 million to $10 million. Fanning said this program is good news for the state. “The incentives mean more money, and more money means more opportunities to everyone in the industry, big and small,” he said.

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The Alabama volleyball team picked up their first win of the season Tuesday night in the CAVE against Alabama A&M, beating the Bulldogs 3-0. The Crimson Tide is now 1-3 this season and undefeated at home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we won every long rally tonight. The focus and stamina to do that shows the maturity of our team,â&#x20AC;? said head coach Judy Green. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels great [to win]. It feels great to be at home and win. One of our goals here this year is to protect the Cave. And we are very proud of our team for how they started the home season.â&#x20AC;? In the first set, the Crimson Tide had to battle for a win. After being behind at the beginning, the team eventually came out with a 25-17 win against the Bulldogs. Junior Kayla Fitterer and freshman Calli Johnson led the team in hits the first set with four kills each. Alabama started off the second set ahead, but Alabama A&M came back to tie it up 7-7. After rallying back and forth to tie the score four times with two lead changes, Alabama eventually took the lead again, taking a hold of the second set

CW | Tori Gordon with a 25-15 win. During the third set, the Crimson Tide finally showed their true colors with their highest hitting percentage of the night with .405 and a total of 19 kills out of 37. Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sideout percentage was also the highest of the night at 72 percent. Alabama fought to gain another win against Alabama A&M, finally settling the dispute with a 25-19 victory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our number one goal for tonight was to do a good job of controlling the first contact,â&#x20AC;? Green said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first part of that goal is serving the ball in. The second part is passing.

The third thing we need to do for that goal is to stay on our feet and play defense. We did serve better tonight and I was very happy to see that.â&#x20AC;? Alabama had a total of 48 kills their first home game of the season compared with Alabama A&Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 23. Their overall hitting percentage of .383 was also well over Alabama A&Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s .094. Throughout the game, the Crimson Tide also had nine team blocks. Johnson led the game in kills with a total of 12 off a total of 17 attacks for a .647 hitting percentage against the Bulldogs. Ashley Frazier and Alyssa

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Meuth were right behind with gaining 10 kills and 9 kills each. Stephanie Riley and Kayla Schmidt also helped push the Bulldogs back to their pound with 22 and 14 assists. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Its really exciting to start off with a win at home and its just going to keep making the cave a hard atmosphere to play in for other teams,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think anytime you get a win itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always a good feeling. What we really wanted to do was focus on our passing and our serving just to control the tempo of the game. We can always pass better, but we did it good enough to get the win.â&#x20AC;?

Tide splits series over the weekend By Cyrus Ntakirutinka Senior Sports Reporter The Alabama womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer team put its season into full swing after playing Samford University and Jacksonville State University over the weekend. The Tide lost to Samford 3-0 on Friday but won its first game of the season Sunday 2-1 against Jacksonville. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunately, instead of it being the joy of winning it, in this situation it was probably more of a relief,â&#x20AC;? said head coach Todd Bramble. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt like there have been a lot of things going against us. We were in control for most of the game, but the goals werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t getting in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you rack up that many minutes without scoring, it starts to become a little bit alarming. We won the game and now thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sense of relief that allows us to relax a bit, and now we can just get on to business.â&#x20AC;? In Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first win of the season, the team benefited from a large contribution by the freshmen. Kaitlyn Smith, a freshman defender, scored at the 52-minute mark to even the score at 1-1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;College is much faster than high school,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first training session, I was getting knocked everywhere because I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t playing really

fast. But as training was going on, I learned to play the ball quicker. I just really want to contribute to the team and our wins.â&#x20AC;? Despite being only three games into the season, Bramble said a select group of freshmen can make a large impact and contribution to the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season. Among them is Smith, forward Amanda Ortegon and midfielder Ashley Willis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those three players in particular started the season well for us,â&#x20AC;? Bramble said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first person you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see on the score sheet is Ashley Willis, who stepped into the role of left back, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been playing very well on both sides of the ball. Defensively sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been solid and is contributing to the attack by going forward.â&#x20AC;? Alabama will host South Alabama on Sunday at 1 p.m. Bramble said this weekend will help the team prepare for this seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schedule. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Systematically, I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done all the general teaching,â&#x20AC;? Bramble said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made all the main points we needed to, so now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re starting to get to a phase where we just try to fine tune. We still have to give the players a ton of repetition in front of goal so they get the training there and the confidence to score goals.â&#x20AC;?

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SPORTS Page 8 • Wednesday, September 2, 2009 Editor • Jason Galloway crimsonwhitesports@ gmail.com

SPORTS this week FRIDAY • Women’s Cross Country Belmost Opener: Nashville, Tenn., all day

FOOTBALL

Flu a presence, not epidemic for Tide Far left: Greg McElroy goes through drills at Tuesdayʼs practice. McElroy has called the ﬂu precautions “a little bit over-hyped.”

By Spencer White Assistant Sports Editor With the rampant spread of the flu virus all across the Southeast, it is only natural the bug would spread to a few members of the Crimson Tide football team. Senior All-American Terrence Cody, sophomore starting wide receiver Marquis Maze and most recently, senior outside linebacker Cory Reamer are some of the players who have missed practice from the illness. “We’re hopeful that this does not become an issue for college sports or football this year,” said head coach Nick Saban Thursday. “Hopefully the management things that we’re doing will help us not have an issue or problem.” “Management things” include the distribution of specific health bundles to players, containing Clorox wipes and hand sanitizers. But some players are beginning to feel that perhaps the precautions are starting to border on the comical. “I think it’s a little bit overhyped,” said starting junior quarterback Greg McElroy. “Guys go out there and play with sprained ankles and twisted bones and all kinds of crazy stuff… I think it’s a little overblown, and it hasn’t had much of an effect on us.” All-SEC junior linebacker Rolando McClain had a somewhat different view, saying while he personally did not worry much about the flu, it

Left: Julio Jones runs after the catch during Tuesdayʼs practice. Jones has been fortunate enough to avoid the ﬂu so far. CW | Tori Gordon

was important for the Tide training staff to continue doing its job to prevent the virus spreading. “We have great trainers who are doing everything they can to prevent it,” McClain said. “I don’t really worry about it personally. If I get sick, I get

sick. I’m going to play through regardless.” Senior starting right guard Mike Johnson, who says he’s beginning to get a bit of a “sniffle,” has been doing his best to stay clean. “You see hand sanitizers everywhere around here,”

Johnson said. “It’s something you try not to focus on… I don’t think you get days off around here unless you run 103 (degrees).” Fellow offensive lineman William Vlachos also is careful to follow the coaches’ sanitation policies. “I just do what they ask, and knock on wood, I haven’t gotten sick yet,” Vlachos said. Playboy All-American Javier Arenas has taken more of a come-what-may approach, which could partially be due to his experience with the flu before. “We’re human. We’re going to get sick,” Arenas said. “If it happens, it happens…I had the

flu and I beat it. I won.” Hopefully for the Tide, the issues can be resolved by Saturday, a mere three days away, when Alabama returns to the Georgia Dome — the sight of last season’s triumphant return to the stage of national prominence — to do gridiron battle with the returning ACC champions, the Virginia Tech Hokies, in a top-ten matchup. After dealing with this flu pandemic, Arenas definitely is ready. “Just being out there and the whole atmosphere, I think is going to be great,” Arenas said. “Just to finally see another team, just to even look at them across the field.”

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