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Serving the University of Alabama since 1894

Vol. 117, Issue 102

Civil War-era oak tree on Quad removed By Allie Hulcher Contributing Writer

Director of Media Relations Cathy Andreen. Duane Lamb, the assistant A large circle of dirt is all vice president for facilities that remains of a natural and grounds, said the tree, a landmark on the east side of water oak, had been dying for the Quad. Over spring break, at least four years. A fungus a tree crew removed a more called hypoxylon canker had than 150 year wold tree that attacked the bark system durlived through the Civil War ing a drought. Lamb also said and saw the University grow years ago cars used to park from 154 students to more on the Quad, perhaps adding stress to the roots. than 30,000. This stress, the fungus, the “Trees get old, and when they are dying they have to tree’s age and the heat combe taken down if they pose bined to seriously weaken the a safety hazard,” said UA oak.

Over the break, the University removed a dead oak tree located on the east side of the Quad.

“It had already started losing its primary branches, which is why we took it down, because it was becoming a safety hazard in addition to its poor health,” Lamb said. The tree crew removed most of the tree with a chain saw and used a stump grinder. The root system was so deteriorated that the roots were easily scraped up. Lamb said the Grounds Department always tries to

CW | Drew Hoover

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Officials unveil amphitheater operations plan

Who’s next?

Tide quarterbacks duel to replace Greg McElroy

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox speaks at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater media day. CW | Sara Beth Colburn

By Kelsey Stein Lifestyles Editor kmstein@crimson.ua.edu Roughly a week before the sold-out opening concert at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, the venue’s staff, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and city officials invited local media outlets to preview the facility. During the event Thursday morning, they addressed the issues involved with operating a venue with a capacity of 7,470 people – from traffic and parking logistics to serving food and drinks during events. The amphitheater staff will include about 350 people for concerts and other events, most of

whom will be local hires, said amphitheater director Wendy Riggs, who provided an overview of the venue’s operations. Tuscaloosa Department of Transportation director Tera Tubbs addressed the issue of parking, presenting maps that display a variety of parking options. Events will be treated in a manner similar to game days, with segments of both Jack Warner Parkway and Greensboro Avenue closed to traffic, Riggs said. The joint planning efforts of city and amphitheater staff will be tested Friday, April 1, for the Avett Brothers/Band of Horses concert.

Law School hosts 5k run By Jasmine Cannon Contributing Writer After a hiatus, the UA Law School has brought back Race to the Courthouse 5k. The race is a part of the Law School’s “Law Week” celebration and will take place on Saturday, March 26. The race costs $15 for members of the American Bar Association and $20 for nonmembers. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the UA Law School. “The law school is excited to bring back such a fun tradition,” said Rachael Tucker, a second year law student and member of the run organizing committee. “Race to the Courthouse has always been a favorite of law students and members of the community. In the past, some le this

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• Where: UA Law School • When: Saturday registration 8 a.m., race 9 a.m.

• Cost: $15 ABA members, $20 non-members participants have chosen to wear a shirt and tie while running. Lawyers are sometimes referred to as ‘ambulance chasers,’ and

See RACE, page 3

By Jasmine Cannon Contributing Writer The Residence Hall Association will be hosting the first Carnival on the Quad on Sunday, March 27, from 1 to 5 p.m. “This is the first time we’re having the Carnival on the Quad, and we’re planning on making it an annual event,” said Desirae Lewis, Bryce Lawn president and co-chair of the RHA programming committee. “We tried to plan Quad carnival activities last

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starter under center. Alabama will have three inexperienced underclassmen, AJ McCarron, Phillip Sims and Phillip Ely, competing to be the field general on offense. McCarron is the only player of the three

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RHA to host Carnival on the Quad IF YOU GO ... • What: Carnival on the Quad

• When: Sunday 1-5 p.m. • Cost: Free

semester for stress-free relief day, but we decided to push it back because we needed more time to get the items and

contracts [settled]. We figured that we could do it during the spring when it’s warm outside and people would come.” “We have been thinking about hosting an event on the Quad for a while now, but it’s been too cold,” said Paige Hill, Lakeside Hall Council president and co-chair of the RHA programming committee. “Now is just the perfect weather for an event like this. It’s kind of just a way to give back to the students something fun and free and will do a bit of promotion for RHA on the side.”

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The carnival, which will have activities spread across the entire Quad, is free to all students, faculty and members of the community. RHA has rented different inflatables from Fun Factory that will be set up for attendees to enjoy. There will be a gladiator joust, obstacle course, giant slide, cliff hanger, one-onone sports challenge and wall climbing. A wax hands

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CAMPUS CRIME: (March 12 to March 23)

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DUI OF ALCOHOL Time: 2:49 a.m. Date: March 12 Location: 500 Block of Red Drew Drive

THEFT OF PROPERTY II Time: 3:30 p.m. Date: March 15 Location: 300 Block of Stadium Drive

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Time: 6:45 a.m. Date: March 21 Location: 400 Block of 7th Avenue NE

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Time: 4:57 p.m. Date: March 23 Location: 700 Block of Capstone Drive

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Alabama Rotaract Club to host IJM Benefit Alabama’s Rotaract Club will host Midnight Madness to benefit the Alabama International Justice Mission at the Student Recreation Center on March 25 starting at 10 p.m. The event will feature 3 vs. 3 basketball, dodgeball and a D.J. I n t e r n at i o n a l Ju st i c e Mission is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms

of violent oppression, according to Rotaract Club member Christian Smith. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local officials to ensure immediate victim rescue and aftercare, to prosecute perpetrators and to promote functioning public justice systems, Smith said in an email. “I love basketball and sports, and I think Midnight Madness is a great way for students to enjoy sports and each other while raising money and awareness for IJM to fight slavery, sexual exploitation, and other forms of violent oppression that are largely unknown to most people today,� said IJM Treasurer John Pickering. Anyone interested in participating can register at the Ferguson Center and at the Rec until Friday.

NIT tickets for sale through University Tickets for the NIT semifinals in New York City’s Madison Square Garden are on sale now through the University. Fans have until Friday, March 25 at 5 p.m. to order tickets to the Tuesday, March 29 game against Colorado at 9 p.m. EST. Tickets for non-students are $45 each, and will be allocated and prioritized by Tide Totals priority points. Students may purchase one ticket per person at $10 each. If the Tide advances it will play Thursday, March 31. Fans purchasing semi final games will be given an option to purchase final game tickets. Exact ticket pick up location and times will be released when finalized. All tickets will be available at will call.

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ELI program seeks summer students By Jennie Kushner Senior staff reporter jfkushner@bama.ua.edu

Students looking to engage and examine other cultures have the opportunity to sign up for the Culturally Speaking program that will be offered in both summer school sessions. Culturally Speaking is an English Language Institute class that is part of an intensive English program for overseas students. Frannie James, a professor in the international honors college and global studies certificate program said ELI students aren’t the same as exchange students. James said ELI students are at the University specifically to learn and study the English lan-

guage, whereas exchange students are enrolled in courses. The goal of the participating UA student and ELI student, however, is similar, James said. “The overall idea of Culturally Speaking to try to get everyone to understand more about other cultures,� she said. “Everyone involved is looking to expand their knowledge and awareness other cultures, to find similarities and differences.� Two different sections meet twice weekly during the calendar year. ELI has six sessions. The bi-weekly hour-long discussion topics vary, she said. “It’s a kind of a mix of light, fun stuff, and then it will kind of get into something a little more serious, something a little more difficult,� she said. “Topics range from fun and

free time, academic life, transportation, social networking, role of religion, poverty and future plans,� she said. James has been involved with Culturally Speaking since the fall of 2006, but the program had been around for a couple of years before that, she said. Currently there are 33 UA students and 79 ELI students involved. James said ideally she would like 15 to 20 UA students sign up for the summer. James encourages students to participate in the summer because she typically sees low numbers. She said the low summer numbers are reflected school-wide. “UA population drops,� she said. “There are not as many students around in the summer; if they are here, they are

taking summer classes that can be demanding, and so you don’t have a lot of free time. Or it’s your summer and you want to use your free time differently.� James said during the regular school year, many students are involved with ELI, so much so that she has had to turn students away. James said the goal of the program is not for the UA students to teach the ELI students. “No one is correcting you; you are just getting the opportunity to speak,� she said. “It’s not a teaching thing. I’m sure sometimes that goes on naturally, but it’s not the object of the class.� James said the most frequently heard complaint of international students on campus is they have trouble making friends with American students.

“They don’t end up practicing English as much as you’d imagine because if you don’t make friends, when are you going to practice English? This gives them the practice.� Sarah Harris, a sophomore majoring in marketing, said she plans to spend her summer in Tuscaloosa and is considering participating in the program. “I will be here all summer, and from what I have heard it can be boring at times,� Harris said. “I am interested in other cultures and would consider traveling outside of the US so I see this as a good opportunity.� Alex Bailey, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering, said he would like to participate in the summer session, but his time is limited. “I would like to engage more

with the international students, but I simply would not have time to do so this summer,� he said. “I could see myself being interested in the fall session, though.� James said she encourages any students considering signing up for the program to speak with her. She can be reached at frannie.james@ua.edu.

FAST FACTS • What: Culturally Speaking is an English speaking class offered through ELI

• When: The class will be offered both summer sessions

Textbook writer speaks on evolution Dr. Douglas Futuyma, professor at Stony Brook University, presented his lecture, “Evolution: The Most Important Theory in Biology� to students at an ALLELE lecture Thursday night. CW | Teresa Portone By Melissa Brown Contributing Writer

The Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution Series hosted guest lecturer Douglas Futuyma, a leading researcher in evolution science, Thursday night. Students, faculty and community members gathered to hear Futuyma’s lecture, “Evolution: The Most Important Theory in Biology.� Futuyma has written

several textbooks, including “Evolutionary Biology� and “Evolution,� which are used in science classes on campus. Introduced as a leader in evolutionary biology, Futuyma began his lecture by asserting that evolution is both fact and theory – a notion he admits can be somewhat confusing. “We have two words which are very loaded words,� Futuyma said. “Theory is usually the notion that it is an

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replace trees with new ones, and has replaced around 1500 so far. The Grounds Department is using a tree survey software that marks the size, type and age of the trees. Lamb said this is a part of protecting our “urban campus forest.� “We continuously monitor the campus trees,� Lamb said. “A lot of the trees are getting old, and are around the same age as the oak.� Sophomore Colby Leopard said he misses the tree and feels that its absence negatively affects the Quad. “I don’t like that that tree is gone,� Leopard said. “Now we just have a big ugly spot of dirt over there.� Sarah White, a freshman majoring in marine science and biology, had a different view on the dying tree. White said the appearance of the campus helps attract students to the University. “Landscaping-wise, it wouldn’t have looked appealing,� White said. “A dead tree isn’t going to be good for the University.� Hanna Arvin, a freshman majoring in biology, noticed Wednesday that the tree was gone. She said she used it as a meeting spot for friends. “It was easy to just [say] ‘I’m at the tree on the nontree [side],� Arvin said. “You knew it was that tree.� Lamb said that there is a possibility that a new tree will be planted on the east side of the Quad. The new tree, he said, would be a little more out of the way so students will have room to play Frisbee, flag football, and do other activities. Junior Grahm Hoffart said he sees the positive side of its removal. “It was pretty dead, but now there’s more field space to play on out on the Quad,� Hoffart said. “It was a very, very pretty tree. I never even thought about it dying; I just always thought it was there and would be there for a while,� freshman Ashleigh Harris said.

The race is open to all who are interested and their families. The race, which is not solely for runners, is the main event on Saturday. There will also be door prizes and a $100 prize for the top overall female and male winners. Registration will be at the Law School beginning at 8 a.m. and the race will start at 9 a.m. Professor Mary Ksobiech has been active in getting members of the UA Law School faculty to partake in the race. “I’m excited that several professors and staff members are running, and even more are planning to cheer on the runners and walkers,� Ksobiech said in an emailed statement. All proceeds from the race will go to the Alabama Center for Law and Civic Education. “The law school is always stressing the importance of giving back to the community and using our time and talents to help others,� Tucker said. “We’re very excited to have the opportunity to do that here.� According to ACLCE’s official website, the organization “is a resource and training center dedicated to educating

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undemonstrated possibility with very little evidence. However, scientific theory is not a mere speculation or hypothesis, but a statement of well-supported general principles and laws, a complex of statements that together explain many phenomena.� After outlining the characteristics of a scientific theory, Futuyma described what the science of evolution was concerned with studying and explaining: inferring the history of life and understanding the causes of evolution. Futuyma spoke on changes in populations based on natural selection and DNA mutations before describing the ways evolutionary science is not just concerned with the past, but is useful in studying current issues as well. “We’re getting very rapid evolution of resistance to drugs – antibiotics – in pathogenic organisms, bacteria and viruses of all kinds,� he said. “This is one of the major, major issues in infectious disease control. As young citizens in civic knowledge in law and government.� ACLCE has been established since 1990 and has created school and community based programs including Teen Court, a peer sentencing court, and We the People, a national constitution law program. “Our main goal, of course, is to raise as much money as possible,� Tucker said. “But essential to the success of the event will be campus-wide participation. We hope that this will be a chance to meet and get to know other students on campus with whom we don’t normally have the opportunity to interact.� Ksobiech said, “The student committee came to me after they noticed their classmates often became so focused on their academic goals that they forgot to take good care of themselves. By organizing a run like this, we hope to emphasize the importance of a healthy mind and body as a part of our intellectual development. Given the stellar job by this year’s committee, I hope that this race can grow in the upcoming years, perhaps including even more members of the local community. For those interested in preregistering or looking for more information, email Tucker at rachael.tucker@law.ua.edu.

you know, one of the major problems of controlling HIV is that the population of viruses within an individual person is rapidly evolving.� At the conclusion of the lecture, the floor was opened up to questions from the audience. Several questions from the audience confronted the idea of why there is so much resistance to evolution when it is so well supported by scientific evidence. According to Futuyma, evolution has been resisted since its early days, often because some people believe it contradicts deeply held religious beliefs.

However, Futuyma said there are also people who do have strong religious beliefs and accept the theory of evolution. Futuyma said some resistance to evolution is probably because of the somewhat “unpalatable realities of natural selection,� such as instances of infanticide seen in lion prides or the siblicide that several species of birds practice. According to Leslie Rissler, a UA professor of biological sciences, people resistant to evolution should take the time to learn more about it. “It’s so misunderstood,

especially in a conservative environment. Unless you know the facts, unless you know the evidence, you should not dismiss it,� she said. Rissler said Futuyma’s lecture and the ALLELE series are important events for students of a liberal arts university to take advantage of. “It broadens your mind and exposes you to ideas you may never have been exposed to as young child,� she said. “Ideas like evolution, the most fundamental concepts of biology, should be understood by every educated person on the planet.�

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Why do we disregard the words of others? By Ben Friedman

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Friday, March 25, 2011 Editor • Tray Smith letters@cw.ua.edu Page 4

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“This administrationʼs foreign policy is non-existent. It becomes increasingly apparent that it is amateur hour in the White House. Obama has been late to every major international event that has taken place since his inauguration... except of course his Nobel Prize. He was on time for that, I suppose.” — Jeb, in response to “U.S. action in Libya key to fostering democracy”

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UA degree is not a golden ticket By Xavier Burgin One of the easiest ways to annoy others is carrying a severe case of unwarranted self-importance or self-delusion. These are the individuals who believe the world owes them and the individuals whose grasp on reality teeters between pathetic and painfully incoherent. They have the tendency to weasel their GPA into a completely unrelated discussion. They’re models, but their portfolio consists of horrid, high flash, point-and-click pictures in their bathroom near a dirty mirror. They tend to interject their opinion into a conversation whether or not someone has asked. They’re 36-year-old rappers getting ready to release their next mixtape. They are the kids who have the nerve to complain to a professor about their grade when they have 12 unexcused absences and play Angry Birds during lecture. The actual substance of their achievements pale in comparison to the delusions they have about themselves. It’s the Mel Kanye Wibson-esque ego without 12 Grammy Awards or two Oscars. It’s annoying, but the kind of self-importance that irks me the most is the one attached to the name of this school. Freshman year, I had an acquaintance who no longer attends the University. He was a terrible student and a perpetual slacker. Most freshmen are unsure of their career paths, but he didn’t care. His family was paying for his education, so as long he left UA

Who would honestly assume a diploma alone, without substantial grades or a resume highlighting extra-curricular prowess, would trump others because it had Alabama stamped on it? Apparently, many people do. with something, they would be satisfied. The only semi-positive idea he constantly reminded me of was that, when it was time to get a job, he could fall back on the fact his diploma said The University of Alabama. Apparently, he believed the name of the school alone would trump other candidates who came from smaller universities or – heaven forbid – those “rickety” historically black colleges. I considered him foolish. I assumed such an opinion could not possibly be held by a vast majority of individuals. Who would honestly assume a diploma alone, without substantial grades or a resume highlighting extra-curricular prowess, would trump others because it had Alabama stamped on it? Apparently, many people do. This is what pains me. So many students have this notion of inherent self-importance intertwined with mediocrity. I’m allowed to do below-average or average work, yet expect maximum turnout when applying to graduate schools or pursuing jobs. A seal from The University of Alabama is a ticket to streets paved with gold and glistening champagne stockpiled by oiledup Norwegian supermodels. Never mind the student from the smaller school who kept a consistent 3.8 GPA throughout his collegiate career. Ignore the commu-

nity college student who found an unpaid internship every semester plus work experience in her given field. Completely disregard every single student who has given up a summer or three to ensure they have the appropriate hours to fulfill their double major in less than four years. Your C-average begotten diploma is the big joker in a game of spades. I have kept a consistent 3.8 GPA on campus. I’ve never taken a summer off. Along with my major, I’m triple minoring. I’ve worked in the SGA while taking on the position of vice president of my fraternity. I’m president now. I’ve been a resident adviser for more than two years. I’ve interned in France for my major and still have been able to find extra time to host my own website and business. Guess what - success in the future is still not a guarantee! If there is anyone having delusions of unnecessary self-importance it’s probably me, but ask yourself this: If someone like me still questions the certainty of my academic future, do you really think just getting your degree will be enough? Xavier Burgin is a junior majoring in interdisciplinary studies and film production. His column runs biweekly on Fridays.

Stop gassing of shelter animals By Lu Mosley House Bill 147 and Senate Bill 172 – whether you are a Democrat, Republican, or an independent – is legislation we can all agree on. And I am begging everyone to make phone calls, write letters and send emails to your representatives telling them to vote “Yes” for this bill. It’s Beckham’s bill, and it would prohibit the use of gas chambers in euthanizing shelter animals. Shocked that this method is still utilized in our state? So was I. You probably thought, as I,

that shelter animals were humanely injected. In four Alabama counties, up to 16 gas chambers are still used. This is a cruel and barbaric practice. Animals are placed inside the metal chamber. After the gas is turned on, the cats and dogs convulse, vomit, choke and panic. They fight with each other attempting to get out. They are scared and do not understand. Some bang their heads against the chamber walls. This continues for 30 to 40 minutes depending on the size of the pet. Is this any way for a companion animal – or any animal – to spend its last minutes on earth? No. Injection is not only more humane, it actually costs

about $2 less per animal to administer. You can learn more about Beckham’s bill, other companion animal issues, and the nonpartisan PAC Alabama Votes for Responsible Animal Legislation at alabamavotesforanimals.org or by visiting the AVRAL Facebook page. Join us! Help get House Bill 147 and Senate Bill 172 passed. As Gandhi said – “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Lu Mosley is a member of Alabama Votes for Responsible Animal Legislation.

Dorm rooms need cleaning service By Gray West Every night when I come home to my dorm I think to myself, “Man, I need to vacuum and my roommate needs to clean that dirt off the floor.” Yet with a hectic schedule and a heavy course load, it can be hard to find time to give the dorm room a good clean. That is why I feel it is time that the University offers Capstone Maids. That’s right, I said it, Capstone Maids. Most honors students live in honors dorms. Wouldn’t it be great to be one of the only universities in the country to cater

to our honors students by offering personal Capstone Maid service for their rooms? This would go great with the laundry service started this year. With Capstone Maids you can use the time you would use cleaning on other things. You could study more, do community service work, or go home for the weekend instead of staying behind to clean the dorm. With Capstone Maids I could log onto myBama and submit a request for a Capstone Maid to work his or her magic on my dorm room. I would look forward to coming home late at night and walking into a clean room that

smells like citrus or fresh laundry. I may even study in the living room because everyone knows that a clean environment is better than a dirty one. So next time you walk through the living room and look at a paper plate your roommate has left there since August (and you know you are not going to clean it up because they ate off it and so you are going to leave it there to teach them a lesson) take a minute to think. Should I call Capstone Maids? Yes. Gray West is a sophomore majoring in advertising and theater.

It is said that actions speak louder than words, and I mostly agree. People may spout off all the ear-tickling r h e t o r i c they please, but their true intentions will be revealed, more often than not, through their actions. It should come as no surprise that the politicians of today will often act very differently than they speak. We have taken this idea, however, and idolized it to such a degree that its literal meaning has been lost. We’ve effectively translated “actions speak louder than words” into “words hold no weight whatsoever.” This is more than a pointless rhetorical musing; it’s a very real problem that has crippled the effectiveness of both national and state governments by eroding trust in people’s words. One perfect example is the recent scenario in Wisconsin. Wisconsin governor Scott Walker recently proposed a bill that is estimated to save the state $300 million desperately needed dollars within the next two years by requiring government workers to make contributions towards their health care and pension plans and by requiring a yearly voter referendum to approve the government workers’ collective bargaining rights. Chaos has ensued since the bill was proposed on Feb. 11, as teachers have risen up in protest and as Wisconsin’s fourteen Democratic state senators fled the state to prevent the quorum necessary for the vote to take place. There are, of course, many different opinions on this bill, and I am personally on the fence about both its fairness and its effectiveness. On the one hand, I don’t disagree entirely with Governor Walker’s efforts to balance the state’s budget nor with the bold means he’s taking to accomplish that. On the other hand, it is very hard for me not to view his proposed bill as a hidden way of squashing unions. The importance of this Wisconsin example, however, is not to diagnose where you stand on the issue, but to examine how the utter lack of trust in the opposite party’s words is a serious problem. Governor Walker has specifically mentioned that his purpose in creating the bill was not to bring down the teachers’ unions. Despite saying that, the unions and the Democratic senators alike have discredited his words and responded childishly through their protests and their fleeing. Similarly, the two biggest teacher’s unions in the state have even publicly agreed to the financial concessions of the bill (which was presumably Governor Walker’s main goal in the first place), yet Governor Walker has refused to believe their words, citing the actions of other local unions that had recently passed contracts that didn’t include his financial suggestions. This disregard of an opposite party’s words is a self-perpetuating problem. Because Governor Walker had so little trust in any statement from the unions that indicates a willingness to cooperate, he decided to attack the idea of the unions as a whole before the bill was even proposed. Similarly, because the unions had so little trust in any of Walker’s statements, they forced themselves, in essence, to believe that his only true intention was to disband their union. If the scenario remains the same, no consensus will be reached and the result will be a perpetuation of the same tired stereotypes about teacher’s unions and the same tired stereotypes about Republican governors. This problem is not limited to one specific scenario in the state of Wisconsin. Democrats and Republicans alike in Washington are constantly wishing the opposite party would start acting more like themselves, yet in the rare cases that this starts to happen we dismiss the words that precede their actions as purely political (or even deceitful) rhetoric. Though actions certainly hold more weight than words, and though politicians are often characterized as two-faced, almost all actions are preceded by words. Yes, politicians and their voting constituents must very carefully sift through political rhetoric to decide what they view as legitimate, but we cannot simply dismiss all rhetoric. Any rhetoric that indicates a willingness to reach across the political aisle in compromise will, by definition, look like a political scheme simply because it will be so abnormal. Who will be first to take a risk by laying aside their skepticism of rhetoric (because doing so is certainly a risk), and allow the opposing party to reinforce their rhetoric with stereotype-breaking actions? I don’t know, but I hope it happens soon.

Ben Friedman is a sophomore majoring in social entrepreneurship. His column runs on Fridays.

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Forst, Hughes vie for HCA leadership By Brittney Knox Staff Reporter bsknox@crimson.ua.edu

The Honors College Assembly will be selecting new officers next Tuesday and Wednesday in Nott Hall. HCA president Hallie Paul will leave office as the first president of the new organization and said she hopes the candidates for president will remember what the purpose of HCA is as he or she prepares to take office in the fall. “One of the purposes of HCA is to create a sense of community within the Honors College to ultimately pour into the University,” she said. The candidates for HCA president are sophomores Sarah Hughes and Michael Forst, both of whom are currently involved in HCA. Forst is majoring in economics and English and currently serves as the HCA director of student life and has developed his campaign based on three pillars. “First, I want the HCA to serve as an advocate for Honors College students to be able to hear their concerns,” he said. “My second pillar is to increase the scale and

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booth will be available for people to make an unlimited supply of replicated hands. Pizza, popcorn, snow cones and drinks will be served as well. There will be music and kickball, Frisbees and flag football equipment available to play pick-up games. Hill said RHA would like for Carnival on the Quad to be the association’s biggest event of the year. “I think a lot of people will already be on the Quad also because the weather has been so beautiful,” Hill said.

scope of programming within HCA, and, lastly, I want to use my experience to showcase to students that I am qualified to hold this position.” Some of the things Forst said he’d like to do to increase membership involvement are to generate an online form to become involved in HCA and utilize the newsletter to get the word out about events. Forst has been a part of the formation of HCA since spring 2011 and said he’s been pleased with its growth over the past year.

“I have watched the current president execute eloquently the office of president and since the formation of the HCA it has become something I really care about which is why I decided to run,” he said. “I believe there is a culture within the Honors College for academic success and I care about HCA and what it stands for,” he said. Hughes is majoring in political science and currently serves as the event coordinator for the civic engagement branch of HCA. Her campaign is based on the three “C’s”— connect, create and collaborate. “I will ensure equality of opportunity for all Honors College students to utilize our resources and create activities catered especially to their unique interests,” she said. Some of the things Hughes said she wants to do to increase involvement is to encourage HCA to connect within the established leadership and with Honors College students to promote involvement. “I am committed to creating an Honors College Assembly that is about and for the students and have been involved

“Hopefully, they will see us out there and come eat some food and play on the rentals.” Lewis said they are expecting more than 500 people to be in attendance. “I hope we have a lot of people come,” Lewis said. “I had contact with a lot of people emailing me about it. I got an email from the Graduate Services for Parents and Students, and they’re going to bring their students and their children.” Hill said this event is different from other events hosted by RHA before. “This event is more active, and it will be in a popular area during the busiest time of day,” she said. “So, I think it will be more convenient for people to

just drop by, get some food, and even get some RHA swag while they’re there.” “Residents and students should attend because it’s a great event to come out and meet fellow students, fellow residents that live on campus,” Lewis said. “It’s another event to get you out of your room, to enjoy school, and probably to take your mind off of tests that were given to you this week when you returned back from spring break.” RHA is planning an event for next month, but there have not been any final decisions made yet. On Sunday, all persons must sign a waiver and get a wristband before using any Fun Factory equipment.

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from within but plans to make the assembly truly representative of the Honors College student population by promoting the thing honors students have in common— their academic courses. An issue within the Honors College that Paul said the candidates should be thinking about is continuing to promote diversity. “I will work within our current structure of the diversity branch of Honors College Assembly in promoting events and reaching out to all corners of campus, including the already established and sucMichael Forst cessful groups that promote diversity,” Hughes said. Forst said he is also conin the Honors College since the first week of my freshman cerned about diversity and year, which is why I decided to would work with the diversity committee to approach the run,” she said. Hughes said she not only issue from all sides. “We want students to feel at plans to improve the HCA

home in the Honors College, and I hope to help them gain that feeling through positive programming that aids at students that can transfer into the Honors College and make efforts to work with the directors to promote diversity,” he said. Paul said the HCA has been engaging students that previously were not, but there is still work to be done.

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Pink Box Burlesque will once again take over the Bama Theatre this Friday for a night of dancing, comedy and live music. The show will celebrate the 1920s by paying tribute to traditional vaudeville. “The ladies and gents have tailored their acts to the cultural points of the 1920s: women’s suffrage, Prohibition, gentlemen and the heydays of traditional burlesque,” said Mama Dixie, madam of the Pink Box Burlesque troupe. The doors will open at 7:30 p.m., the band will start at 8:30, and the show will begin at 9. “We’re all really proud of this one,” Mama Dixie said. “Though all our performers represent their own time period, we all twisted and bent to the 1920s as an important era in American history.” Mama Dixie said there will be a fan dance, guest singer and trumpet player, a murder, mayhem and lots of 1920s style. “This show has been almost a year in the planning,” she said. “We’re all really enthusiastic about it.” Mama Dixie said this is an important show for PBB because it is the farewell performance for P.W. Ragland,

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• Where: Bama Theatre • When: Tonight at 8:30 Photo courtesy of Robert Sutton Tonight’s Pink Box Burlesque show celebrating the 1920s is a farewell performance for P.W. Ragland.

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As part of the School of Music’s Celebrity Series, internationally acclaimed pianist Barbara Nissman will perform tonight at 7:30 in the Moody Music Building Concert Hall. This will be her first visit to the University. “I have heard so much about the school from some good friends who are students there,” Nissman said in a UA news release. “I am very much looking forward to my visit. It will be fun to work with the piano students and to share the music of some of my favorite composer ‘friends’ with the audience.” Nissman will conduct two master classes on Saturday, the first at 10 a.m. in the Concert Hall and the second at 2 p.m. in the Choral/Opera Room. Tickets cost $22, $15 or $7 for students. For more information, call the School of Music box office at 348-7111.

who plays a “jobless, foulmouthed drunk that cares only about sex and booze,” according to the PBB website. “We did it up right for him,” Mama Dixie said. This is PBB’s fourth season in Tuscaloosa, and they perform about 12 original and review shows each year. “We have been grateful for the positive response from the community,” Mama Dixie said. Pink Box Burlesque has hosted a variety of events in Tuscaloosa, such as an annual masquerade ball, the Rocky Horror Picture Show, a live action performance of CLUE, and the occasional variety show. “Each show is a challenge made worthwhile by how much our growing audience enjoys it,” Mama Dixie said.

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Contest to put search skills to the test By Ashley Chaffin Staff Reporter alchaffin@gmail.com University Libraries is giving any student who thinks every question can be answered using Google or Wikipedia the chance to prove it this week. Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library is putting on the first ever Super Searcher contest, which gives students 20 research questions and 30 minutes to find the answers. Students are encouraged to use any resource that they think will find them the correct answer. “The contest is designed to allow students to not only showcase their existing skills in terms of finding information out on the web, but also to maybe show them that

everything can’t always be found through a simple Google search,� said Josh Sahib, research and instructional services librarian at Gorgas Library. “There are some different resources that are out there that they might not be aware of.� Super Searcher will take place today at 3 p.m. in Room 205 of Gorgas Library.

Students who wish to participate in the event can still preregister online at lib.ua.edu/ supersearcher. “We want as many people as possible to be able to participate,� Sahib said. “Preregistration will help things move a lot more smoothly because we are going to have a tight timeline on the day of the contest.� Preregistering guarantees the student will be enrolled in the eLearning course that has the test. It gives students access to practice tests and FAQs about the contest that they wouldn’t have access to otherwise. There is no cap on registration, but there will only be 46 computers available in the lab, so participants are encouraged to bring a personal computer if they can. Un ive r s i ty Libraries

modeled the competitiona after a similar contest a thirdparty company did on campus a few years ago. Sahib said he hopes that putting the test on eLearning and making a lot of the questions specific to UA library resources will make the test a better representation of students’ options while conducting research. “A lot of tuition dollars are ultimately spent on these electronic resources,� he said. “It’s sad to say that most students never even realize there is all this great stuff that the library has that they aren’t aware of. Hopefully this gives them a chance to see some of the different ways that you can find information.� The contest will consist of two types of questions, standard questions worth 100 points for a correct answer

and difficult questions worth 125 points for a correct answer. Students will also lose points for incorrect answers, 30 points lost on standard questions and 15 points lost on a difficult question. After the contest is scored, the top three participants will be awarded prizes. Sahib said they wanted the prizes to be technology-based because that is the basis of the contest. The first place winner will choose between an iPad, a Kindle and an iPod Touch. The second and third place winners will pick the remaining two prizes. On top of the prizes awarded to the top three finishers, there will be smaller door prizes given away throughout the event, as well as free pizza and drinks. “What makes this contest different, and the reason we

decided to do it, is that normally the library uses lectures to inform people about its resources through class work,� said Chris Schmidt, a Creative Campus intern. “I think the contest is a good idea because it generates interest in the libraries and it shows off the power that the Internet has and the library resources have combined.�

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Festival celebrates Jewish culture, cuisine By Lauren Cuervo Contributing Writer

new culture,� Allgood said. Admission to both the food festival and screening of the opening film is $12 in advance • What: Jewish Film and $15 at the door. The food Festival festival will be limited to 200 guests and advance tickets • Where: Bama Theatre are only available through the Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood • When: Saturday night at 759-3230 or jfftuscaloosa@ at 6:30 gmail.com. Tickets to attend just the will be a great opportunity opening film or any of the other for students to see films they three are available at the door wouldn’t normally be able to for $7 general admission and see as well as experience a $6 for students and seniors.

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The Bama Theatre is bringing some Jewish culture to Tuscaloosa for the ninth year in a row. Its annual Jewish Film Festival begins this Saturday night at 6:30 and features a different film every night for four straight nights. A food festival that features traditional Jewish cuisine and Klezner music by The Promised Band will start off the event. The first film of the series, “The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground,� will then be shown at 7:30 p.m. “This event is an interesting microcosm for students to see Jewish culture up close, especially for those from a small town where there might not have been any Jewish families,� said David Allgood, manager of the Bama Theatre. The Jewish Film Festival began in 2003 through a partnership between Temple Emanu-El and the Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa County. It was established to introduce local audiences to the best of Jewish filmmaking and expand cultural and social understanding. The festival’s films are all carefully selected by Temple Emanu-El and represent the best in recent Jewish filmmaking, as well as the best illustrations of its culture. “The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground� is a full-length documentary about the Grammy Award winning, New York based Klezmer band. Sunday’s feature film is “Yoo-Hoo Mrs. Goldberg,� the humorous story of television pioneer Gertrude Berg, who received the first Emmy for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Monday night’s film, “Ajami,� was an Academy Award nomi-

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who has any game experience. With only three scholarship players at quarterback, head coach Nick Saban has even been experimenting with freshman Blake Sims, who was recruited as an athlete, at the quarterback position. “You want to see guys show command in terms of their ability to manage the game,� Saban said. “You want to see that they have control of the huddle and the other people relative to their confidence in terms of what they are doing and how the other people around them believe in that position because that is critical. That’s a part of leadership, and it’s also a part of being able to execute.� McCarron, a redshirt sophomore, has an advantage over Sims because he has more game experience, and he has been with the team longer and has had more time to learn the system. He is considered a strong-

armed quarterback with good awareness and touch. Sims could become the first black player to start at quarterback since Andrew Zow. Coming out of high school, Sims was one of the top recruits in his class. He was a five-star recruit and the No. 1 ranked quarterback in his class, according to ESPNU and SuperPrep magazine. He possesses outstanding arm strength and excellent accuracy, as well as touch on his passes. This is not the first time Saban has had to deal with losing a veteran quarterback during his tenure at the Capstone. After the 2008 season, the Crimson Tide had to replace former quarterback John Parker Wilson. Greg McElroy, who hadn’t started since high school at the time, was in the same situation as the players are in now. Running back Trent Richardson said this type of change can be tough on running backs. “It’s a big difference when you switch quarterbacks, but at the same time, I believe that any quarterback we have could

go start anywhere,� Richardson said. “They just have to make everyone else believe it. I will support whoever gets the job, but right now it’s up in the air.� Richardson is right about the support that the new quarterback will receive, but that player will also have a lot of high expectations to live up to. Alabama fans, alumni and

coaches demand a lot out of their teams. Saban said the players around the young quarterbacks will play a big role in their success. “You have to be knowledgeable in terms of what the expectations of doing your job are and the standard that you can do it to,� Saban said. “That helps develop the confidence of people

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Tide misses Wyatt at Callaway Championship By Miranda Murphy Contributing Writer The University of Alabama men’s golf team finished 12th Tuesday without freshman Bobby Wyatt in the lineup at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship. Wyatt is the second-highest ranked player for the Tide at No. 19, according to the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings. He is currently out with a left shoulder injury and is expected to be out for the rest of the regular season. Head coach Jay Seawell said he believes

Wyatt will be back to practicing before the Southeastern Conference Championships and be able to participate in the event in April. “We missed [Wyatt] a fair amount,” freshman Cory Whitsett said. “He’s been a pretty reliable contributor all year. Any time a team is missing its second-ranked best player, it’s a big loss. Unfortunately, that’s the way it goes sometimes, and we just have to try and make the best of it.” The Golfweek/Sagarin No. 3-ranked Tide members said

they were not used to the match play style of golf since they usually play stroke play, though they agree that it was good experience. “We need to get in there and introduce our players to this style, since the championships are now determined this way,” Seawell said. “We didn’t handle it very well. It’s a different way of playing golf and a different mindset. At least now we have it in our minds what that kind of format is. We’ll be practicing that kind of style some, but we are concentrating on playing golf

stroke play.” The NCAA Regionals are now a mixture of stroke and match play style golf. The Tide is looking forward to trying its hand at match play again. “We just don’t play a lot of match play,” Whitsett said. “It’s definitely a different way of pairing and this will help us get ready for the NCAAs.” The Tide split its matches during the first round. Junior Bud Cauley and Whitsett finished by winning both of their matches. The Tide ended the second

round against Iowa by winning only one match by junior Hunter Hamrick. “[Iowa] has a very good team,” Seawell said. “They played better than us and came away with a win. I think it was a case of a good team playing another good team.” In the final round, the Tide lost to Pacific. Cauley, Whitsett and Trey Mullinax earned halves, while Hamrick and Strohmeyer lost their matches. The Tide is looking forward to completing its busy schedule. The team has a tourna-

ment every week for three weeks, with this past week at the Callaway Match Play Championships being the first. “The schedule is going to let us know what we are made of and how tough we are,” Whitsett said. “Any time you are playing three weeks in a row, you have to be resilient. You just have to go out, try to play well and improve every single round.” The Tide will be competing at the Linger Longer Invitational in Greensboro, Ga., on March 27-29.

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