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Monday, February 9, 2009

The decision regarding whether or not UA faculty and staff will receive raises for the 2009-2010 school year will not be made until State Legislature’s session ends in May, said UA spokeswoman

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Cathy Andreen. There are certain factors to consider when the University doles out raises, Andreen said. The decision to give out raises to members of faculty rests in the hands of the president and vice-president,

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Chuck D to speak Tuesday

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‘Keep Bama white’ Students, professors reﬂect on the integration struggle By Victor Luckerson Staff Reporter It’s an iconic image. Gov. George Wallace, shoulders squared, standing in the doorway of Foster Auditorium. From his perspective he is guarding against the invasion of an inferior race and a meddling national government. He stares down the assistant attorney general of the United States and when asked to move, says

defiantly: “No.” Less iconic is the image of a young black woman trapped in the McLure Education Library seven years earlier. Her name is Autherine Lucy and it is her third day as a UA student. A group of classmates, Klansmen and Tuscaloosa laborers have surrounded the building, clutching rocks and eggs and rotten produce. If she ventures out into the mob, she will be pelted with projectiles and

degrading insults. Or worse. Both of these moments are a part of the University’s legacy. Both were stepping stones on the path to desegregation. Both remain in people’s consciousness today. Autherine Lucy began that struggle in 1956 when she enrolled in the University’s graduate program in library science. Her arrival was preceded by days of student protests that included burning

crosses, a march upon the lawn of the President’s mansion and cries of “keep Bama white.” “As an outstanding young student scholar in her own right, Lucy was merely attempting to educate herself in the state of her birth, and she chose to attend the best university in the state,” said African-American studies professor Lowell Davis

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Rapper to address variety of topics By Patty Vaughan Contributing Writer Chuck D, the former leader and co-founder of the 1980s rap group Public Enemy will be coming to campus to speak to students Feb. 10 at 7 p.m in the Ferguson Center Ballroom. Sponsored by University Programs in coordination with the Residential Housing Association, Chuck D will be coming to speak about hip-hop, society and demographics and the presidential election. “The message he conveys not only pinpoints and discusses the impact of hip-hop, but he also talks about the country in general, the state that we’re in and the impact of a diverse community as a whole,” said Chad Clark, the Campus

www.publicenemy.com Chuck D, co-founder of the rap group Public Enemy, will speak Tuesday in the Ferg. Programs advisor. Chuck D’s speech will be taking place during Black History Month and marks the second time Chuck D has come to campus. “He transcends his fame and recording into the positive message that he is

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Board elects new members By Amanda Peterson Special projects reporter

fill the 2nd District seat. Britt Sexton, a 1985 UA alumnus from Decatur, takes over the The UA System Board of 4th District seat, and Ron Trustees elected three new Gray, a 1981 UA alumnus from members during its second Huntsville, will represent the 5th District. meeting day on Friday. Davis Malone, a 1983 UA alumnus from Dothan, will See BOARD, page 2

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CW | Drew Hoover Sarah Carlton, a sophomore majoring in theatre and American studies, rehearses her part as one of the five Women of Corinth during practice for “Medea” Wednesday night. By Brett Murph Contributing Writer

It follows the inevitable marriage collapse of Medea and Jason upon their arrival in Corinth, where the husband carries While some hopeless romantics are an affair with the daughter of King Creon. gathering roses for that special someone, Medea responds by killing all close to her the jilted have an opportunity to lament on husband, starting with the princess who the woes of love, as revenge takes center she poisons. Not even her children are stage Tuesday in the Allen Bales Theatre spared from her wrath. at 7:30 p.m. “I think everyone in a bad relationThe UA Department of Theatre and ship can come here and feel great about Dance will present “Medea,” the tragedy it,” said director Marion Mantovani, of a woman betrayed by her husband and amused at the irony of the play occurher resulting quest for vengeance. ring so close to Valentine’s Day. An MFA

directing graduate student, Mantovani’s former credits include “The Wild Party” and “The Mystery of Irma Vep.” Mantovani said she wanted this to be a challenge since it is her final play at the University. She went on to describe the issues of morality it alludes to, explaining that in Greek myth it was actually a more common practice for parents to kill their children. “The question I want the audience to ask

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UA to offer ﬁnance seminar By Margit Sample Contributing Writer UA students can learn how to become and remain financially responsible in the lobby of the Ferguson Center during Financial Awareness Week starting today. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday, students can receive information on budgeting, credit cards and student loans. There will be tables set up and flyers containing the information for students. UA senior Liz Mizell, secretary of UA Financial Planning, said the purpose is to teach students how to not only learn how to manage their money, but to continue to use new ways of staying financially stable. “We want to offer these college students helpful new material based on budgeting they can use,” Mizell said. “We

don’t want to just throw information at them with nowhere to go after that.” They said most college students don’t have a problem finding ways to manage money, but instead have problems staying consistent in managing their money. She said it is important for students to have a way to keep up with their finances and not get tied down with constant debt. UA senior Andy Gentile, president of Financial Planning, said they will offer resources students can use as a form of financial planning, such as money managing Web sites. Gentile said a budgeting Web site they especially want to advertise to students is mint.com. It is a free and secure Web site anyone can join and it includes online banking and shows if one has gone over budget in different

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areas of his or her finances. “It’s where Facebook meets your checkbook,” he said. Genitle said it has a free application for students with iPhones, where they can check their balances, budgets, transactions and investments wherever they are. Gentile said because they are not certified for financial planning, there won’t be individual consultation with

Monday, student group college politicians will ask panelists: “My president is black. Now what?” The forum will be in Room 30 Alston Hall at 7 p.m. The first of the group’s “Now What?” series, it will discuss the implications of Obama’s election for the black community as well as other minority groups and the possibility of future presidents with minority status. It will also discuss the expectations for Obama and his

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• Capstone Creed Week Capstone Heroes awards ceremony — 4 p.m., 205 Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library

• Capstone Creed Week Crimson is Integrity finale events featuring Nick Saban, UA President Robert Witt and Vice Provost Mark Nelson — 11:30 a.m., Ferguson Ballroom

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

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sending out through his lecture series today,” Clark said. According to the press release sent out by University Programs, Chuck D’s lectures go beyond rap music to discuss a diversity of topics, such as electoral politics, the representation of urban space and culture, and race in the media. “He has been in the spotlight with a lot of the students that are familiar with him,” Clark said. “They have gone back to his days with Public Enemy recording industry. It is name recognition because they have grown up with him and his career.” The press release also said that Chuck D is also a national spokesperson for Rock the Vote, the National Urban League and the National Alliance for African American Athletes. He has appeared in numerous public service announcements for national peace and the Partnership for a Drug Free America. “I think that there is just a lot of turmoil that goes a long with today’s society and he

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What: Chuck D to speak about Hip-hop society and politics

• When: Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m.

• Where: Ferguson Ballroom gives an uplifting and honest portrayal of how each individual can impact the world for the better and how specific groups of people can impact the world in a positive light,” Clark said. Chuck D will be speaking in the Ferguson Ballroom Tuesday at 7 p.m. Free tickets can be picked up by visiting the Crimson Arts ticket office in the Ferguson Center. Tickets are also available online at crimsonartstickets.com. A limited number of tickets are available and are required for admittance. For more information about the speech, contact Office of Campus Programs at 205-3487525.

—Kia Tyson, a freshman majoring in biology

THIS DAY IN ALABAMA HISTORY 1971: Pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige becomes the first Negro League veteran to be nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame. In August of that year, Paige, a pitching legend known for his fastball, showmanship and the longevity of his playing career, which spanned five decades, was inducted. Joe DiMaggio once called Paige “the best and fastest pitcher I’ve ever faced.” Paige was born in Mobile, most likely on July 7, 1906, although the exact date remains a mystery. Source: Alabama State Archives

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Andreen said. “The University’s budget priorities are developed by the president and vice presidents with input from deans, directors, administrators and faculty throughout the University,” Andreen said. To make these decisions, the president and vice presidents look at a variety of factors, including the University’s needs and priorities and the availability of funding. “Decisions about raises for faculty and staff are part of the budget process each year. The University’s budget requires the approval of the Board of Trustees,” Andreen said. The UA System Board of Trustees is composed of three members from the

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each student. They instead are coaching students on how to be financially responsible, especially during such a hard time in the economy. Mizell said they were in Birmingham last week while the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors was there getting information on dealing with debt and financial responsibility. “The NAPFA is an organization that travels around the nation giving information on financial planning, and they were in Birmingham, so we went to get information from them,” Gentile said. He said the NAPFA

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travels to about 60 different cities over the nation offering financial planning. More information can be found on their Web site, www.yourmoneybus.com. He said they wanted to bring a smaller version of this financial planning advice to the UA campus. Both Gentile and Mizell said they understand the financial burden most students face. Gentile said Financial Planning has around 60 members, and there are about 25 helping out during Financial Awareness Week. “We wanted to hit the peak lunch-hour in the Ferguson center when the most students will be there,” Gentile said.

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“Here we had a sworn ofﬁcer of the court, deliberately grandstanding, and challenging not only the Constitution, but the highest court in the land as well.”

. On her third day of class a mob of hundreds followed Lucy from building to building, throwing eggs at her and using racial slurs. As the day progressed, the crowd swelled to 3,000 and grew rowdier. They damaged a dean’s car in which Lucy was being escorted. At one point Lucy found herself trapped in the McLure Education Library as the mob surrounded her. Administrators and police forces had to create a distraction to allow her an escape route. Although UA students were involved, the main thrust of the violence came from members of the Tuscaloosa community, from Ku Klux Klan members and from angry southerners who had descended on campus from out of state. The incident led the University to suspend Lucy indefinitely for her own safety. After attempting to file a suit claiming the University conspired against her by not providing ample protection, she would be expelled for defaming the school. “Lucy was expelled from the University for telling the truth, that she was the victim of racist ideology, that attempted to exclude her from this public university,” Davis said. At the time the incident gained national attention. Letters flowed into The Crimson White from as far away as Quebec, Canada. Viewpoints varied widely, from chastising the University for bending to the will of an unruly mob to espousing the importance of maintaining “the purity of the white race.” Although a prominent story in the ’50s, Lucy’s tale has not carried through the years as resonantly as some others of the era. “Relegated to the footnotes of history, Lucy’s solitary

— African-American studies professor Lowell Davis

struggles during the dark days of southern apartheid should be required study for American students, interested in the practice and critique of American democracy,” Davis said. Many current students acknowledged that the Lucy saga is not as well known as many other events in the University’s history. “Those are very dark days for the University,” said Danielle Blevins, a senior majoring in journalism. “No one wants to focus on the negative aspects of anything.” She said it was important for students to understand the history of their institution, though. “Some things in history are down-played or just put in the past because while some feel it’s not as important, others may be ashamed of this cruel deed,” said Chartis Ivy, a junior majoring in journalism . While Lucy’s story has in many ways faded out of common memory, Wallace’s Foster Auditorium stand has become emblematic of an era. “Here we had a sworn officer of the court, deliberately grandstanding, and challenging not only the Constitution, but the highest court in the land as well,” Davis said. Wallace, who won the 1962 governor’s race by the largest margin in state history, had promised to do whatever necessary to keep Alabama colleges segregated, including physically standing in the schoolhouse door. However, desegregation quickly became not a choice, but an inevitability. “The pressure came from history, from black American citizens, from well-meaning whites all over the country,

but particularly in the North, and from the very few brave white lawmakers on the national scene,” Davis said. “The pressure was acute and ongoing for this state to remedy its Jim Crow mandates.” UA administration, the federal government, and Wallace himself spent months bracing Alabama citizens for the integration of the state’s flagship university and creating widespread security measures. On June 11, 1963, black students James Hood and Vivian Malone registered for classes for the summer semester. The campus was sealed off from all outsiders. Five-hundred National Guardsmen and 825 state law officers guarded the campus. An army boat patrolled the Black Warrior River. The University was bunkered down for war. War did not come, though, and on that day Alabama became the last state in the Union to integrate one of its colleges. Wallace maintained his schoolhouse door post for hours and gave speeches on the importance of states’ rights, but in the face of four National Guardsmen and an army general, he stepped aside. That June day marked the end of a long struggle, but its memories still echo today. “The legacy is longstanding, owing to the disturbing image

UA Corolla 1956 In a photo from the 1956 Corolla, three UA students wear black face makeup in representation of attitudes taken toward blacks in the year Autherine Lucy, the Universityʼs first black student enrolled.

“I feel blessed just know- rich history, and segregation of Wallace’s courthouse stand, which is boiled into the black ing things have changed so is part of that history,” Blevins said. “Seeing where it’s come American consciousness,” much,” Ivy said. “The University has a very from since then is amazing.” Davis said. Blevins said she might think about the Wallace inciTuscaloosa dent when walking by Foster Location Auditorium, but it wasn’t part Now Open!!! of her daily thought regimen. “While it’s not something people constantly think about, it’s extremely important to remember the struggle of how our [black] people got over,” Ivy said. “If we don’t learn our past, we’re only making ourselves ignorant for the future. Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Life is full of the good and the 409 23rd Avenue - Termerson Square - Downtown bad.” 205-345-5501 - www.mommagoldbergsdeli.com The pleas to “keep Bama white” failed. Today, minorities comprise more than 15 percent of the student population.

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The climb of Artur Davis On Friday, U.S. Rep. Artur Davis publicly announced his decision to run for governor of Alabama in 2010. Now, this doesn’t come as a surprise to most keen political observers, since he’s been hopping around the state claiming that he’ll “be back to run for governor” for the past year or so. Davis is a star in Washington, having already earned the good graces of President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic congressional leadership as a whole. He may be the one person in this state who could get the president on the phone at the drop of a hat. But something that’s made me scratch my head is why he would want to forfeit all that power and rapport in Washington to come back to Alabama and potentially lose a governor’s race. In an ideal world, Davis would have an even shot with anyone else for governor. He’s imminently qualified: Harvard-educated, work in civil rights law, time as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and six years as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He has eloquence, charm and charisma. But this is not an ideal world. Alabama is still working to overcome its racially fueled history. According to al.com, President Obama only won 39 percent of the vote in this state in November. I’m not going to broadly claim racism as the reason for this low percentage of the vote for the current president, but I think it would be naïve to claim race had nothing to do with it. Davis has quite the hill to climb. He’ll inevitably face off against Lieutenant Governor Jim Folsom Jr. or Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks in the primary. Both Folsom and Sparks maintain healthy support inside the Democratic base of the state. Folsom, a past state

Ian Sams governor, would be able to champion his recruitment of Mercedes to Alabama and his long history of public service to the state. Sparks, popular in both the agricultural and business communities, would be able to cross the state with his particular brand of populism, a populism that has emboldened many of Alabama’s past successful politicians. But I believe the steepest hill Davis will have to climb will be one of his own creation. Davis is undeniably trying to follow in the footsteps of his friend and (more than likely) political hero, President Obama. He is already trying to adopt the “Yes We Can” mentality and using rhetoric to challenge his own underdog status. But Obama was successful perhaps in part because he did not make race a focal point of his own campaign. He did not harp on his status as a bi-racial, mixed ethnicity citizen. Rather, he looked past race and sought to show the public that race wasn’t a big deal to him. Now, he didn’t shy away from the race issue, and he even publicly commented on it most eloquently in his March 2008 speech on race. But Davis is already showing his hand on race. Friday, at his press conference, he said, “There was a time 161

years ago … when it would have been inconceivable that a man from Kenya and a woman from Kansas with Confederate roots might find each other and give birth to an American president, just as inconceivable as what I’m about to try to do today.” He told the Associated Press, “I think Alabama is an equal opportunity employer.” Ac c o r d i n g to Th e Huntsville Times, over the weekend Davis again harped on the Obama-race question: “Davis likened that hurdle to another formerly inconceivable idea that a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas would meet, marry and produce a son who would go on to become president.” Clearly (and somewhat questionably), Davis is thrusting the issue of his race square into the public arena. He’s not giving stump speeches on issues or talking about the future of this state or highlighting his many past accomplishments. He’s framing the issue as: “Can Alabama elect a black governor?” In my mind, that’s the last question Davis wants at the forefront during his campaign. Obama did so well by recognizing his race then focusing on everything but it. Davis could learn a few things from the president, it seems. For Davis to have a chance against a powerful Democrat in the primary, .much less a chance in November of 2010 to win the governorship, he’s going to have to rise above the issue of race and focus on the bright, progressive future he wants to carry Alabama into. Then, and only then, would our popular congressman be able to bridge that racial gap and ascend to the state’s highest office. Ian Sams is a sophomore majoring in political science. His column runs on Mondays.

On preachers and their practices By Alex Hollinghead After reading another column by the easily satirized News Editor Dave Folk, I felt more compelled than ever to write a letter. On top of his column being just as incoherent as usual, I noticed a bit of confusion in “Practicing what you preach” (The CW, Feb. 5). Folk seemed to imply that expecting people to act civilized and accepting while not tolerating bigotry and overreaction is a double standard. What Folk does not seem to understand is that there is a difference between having freedom of choice and practicing civility and judgment. The woman in that Waffle House verbally assaulted the two girls, and as a result of her actions the two were humiliated in public by the police and forced to leave the diner. Just because the woman had every right to react as she did does not make her actions reasonable. Yes, it was the crowd’s choice to be disgusted and they had a right to. But the real double standard here is

that a straight couple would most likely have not had to deal with this sort of overreaction. Jessie Landon never said that what the old lady did should be illegal, but that it was a disgraceful display of bigotry. To top it all off, our law enforcement officers were called in because of this senselessness, while they could have been out doing something more productive. Folk also insists that people are chastised for celebrating being straight. Beside the fact that he offers no evidence of this and I cannot think of how a majority would go about celebrating their straightness, there are no cases of this sort of prejudice that I can find. But the thing that bothered me most about Folk’s most recent column was when he belittled the Declaration of Independence. While this document is not law, it represents an ideal that we as Americans have strived for since our founding. Though Jefferson may have been a slave owner himself, the ideals embodied in the Declaration are the basis

for many of America’s social advances, from the banning of slavery and segregation to women’s suffrage. History has shown us that we cannot let the rights and equal treatment of the few be decided by the many. Integration was not a popular idea, but now the thought of segregating people of other races is commonly considered abhorrent. It is not fair to let the majority decide on the personal lives of gay people, and it is a poisonous combination when the prejudice of the people and the long arm of the law mingle. And so, Mr. Folk, I want to reiterate that though prejudice is not illegal, belligerent displays of bigotry should be reviled. Along with our Constitutional right to free speech, we have the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thus, it is our duty as Americans to treat our fellow citizens of other sexual orientations as equals. Alex Hollinghead is a freshman majoring in physics and mathematics.

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A grand ol’ waste As much as passage of the “stimulus” bill is defining President Barack Obama’s first few weeks in office, Republicans are working to define their new role as the opposition party. New GOP Chairman Michael Steele is also looking to the future of the party and redefining ourselves as the party of small government and responsible spending. But that is — admittedly — going to be an uphill battle. After eight years of President George W. Bush, Americans have vilified the GOP. Why exactly that is, though, is up for debate. Some would say the media has managed one of the greatest shifts of public opinion in history. I find that theory without much merit, though. True, media bias exists, (and I should know) but at the end of the day, people are going to make up their own mind about the issues at hand. Democrats, on the other hand, say that Americans find Republican ideas “bankrupt” and go on to win sizeable majorities in both houses of Congress. After eight years of deficit spending and two wars, they say, Americans are tired of the established party. In all honesty, they’re more right than many, even if they — not surprisingly — overstate the situation. Americans need to be given a choice in politics, not simply between two parties that are more similar than different. And really, who wants Cookie Cutter Candidate Number Four to run for office? We’ve almost reached the point where what party a candidate is doesn’t matter, because, no matter their party or what they say, they’ll do something totally different once you elect them which shows us that the parties must differentiate from each other if they expect to survive. For Republicans, that is the challenge we must rise to before the midterm elections of 2010. We have to show Americans that when it comes to

Paul Thompson responsible, understated, and secure government, they should look to the Republican Party. Democrats can give stump speech after stump speech about how we’re in this mess because of President Bush, but no matter what is actually the case, that time is over. What Chairman Steele needs to do over the next few years is go out and speak to the people and tell them that Republicans, when we operate as a unit, at least, oppose wasteful government programs and spending. Fortunately, we’ve already had some success with that. Just a few weeks ago, all 166 Republican Congressmen voted a resounding “nay” on a bill that was — and is — full to bursting of earmarks and more wasteful spending. Working as a unit, the Congressmen sent a message to Obama and the Democratic-dominated Congress. Republicans are here to stand up for the people and do what we can to prevent incomprehensible amounts of money from being spent on projects that will not stimulate an economy racked by recession, as Democrats would have you believe the bill would. The Obama White House has already tried to demonize Republicans who refuse to work with him on his vaunted “stimulus” bill. The reality of the

situation, though, is that — at least in this case — a spirit of bi-partisanship is detrimental to the country. If Republicans were to suddenly start drinking the KoolAid and jump on Obama’s “stimulus” bandwagon, what respect could we have for ourselves? We oppose the bill on its complete and utter lack of ability to stimulate the economy. It’s a spending bill, and one that our own Sen. Richard Shelby says in a Sunday CNN article will lead to a “financial disaster.” Shelby went on to add, “Everybody on the street in America understands that … This is not the right road to go. We’ll pay dearly.” The Cato Institute, a nonpartisan policy think-tank has sharp criticisms of the “stimulus.” In last Monday’s New York Times, the Institute took out a full-page ad, publicly telling President Obama that not all economists agree that doing something is better than doing nothing. The ad featured more than 250 signatories and bluntly told the president, “More government spending by Hoover and Roosevelt did not pull the United States’ economy out of the Great Depression in the 1930s … It is a triumph of hope over experience to believe that more government spending will help the U.S. today.” Republicans recognized that fact and are defining ourselves as the true party of opposition to more and more wasteful government spending. Succeeding in that endeavor not only protects the average American from $1 trillion in profligate and reckless liberal expenditures, but also puts us back on track to being the true party of small government.

Paul Thompson is a sophomore majoring in political science and is the Opinions Editor of The Crimson White. His column runs on Mondays.

Water hidden at stadium By Stephanie Miller It’s four months ago and I’m in the stands of Bryant-Denny Stadium in the blazing sun, screaming to my heart’s content, “Yea, Alabama! Drown’em Tide!” And, man, am I drowning — in sweat. It’s hot. Suddenly, I cough. Of course, my throat has been parched since I first entered the stadium — no, since I first left my dorm room, but I’ve been ignoring this as best I could. I ignore it again now. I try to yell again, and nothing comes but pain. Damn. No recourse but to get water. I walk back to the concession stand and glance at the ridiculously long line and the ridiculously high prices. Yes, water is still $4. I did ask them if there was a water fountain anywhere, but they (workers approved by the University!) told me there wasn’t — but that’s not possible, is it? There are safety hazards with not having any water, and regulations put down by the law.

Already, I’ve seen two people carried downstairs on stretchers because of dehydration. I see a policeman and approach him, asking if he knows where water can be found. “I’m not sure,” he says. “There might be some by the bathroom downstairs.” So I walk downstairs and, praise God, there’s a water fountain! Yes, ladies and gentleman, right in front of the bathroom in the stadium are two beautiful water fountains just fountaining with delicious, cold water. For free. Now I bring an empty water bottle to every game (they won’t let you bring anything with liquid in) and fill it up at the fountain before I even walk out into the student section. It saves my throat and my pocket, if not my life. I know that hiding the water fountains is a great (and very lucrative) scam the University pulls to siphon yet more of our pocketbooks into the system, but

it’s a dangerous one. My mother supervises a pool in Louisiana, and I know there, at least, it is necessary to provide free water for public consumption. There obviously are water fountains at Bryant-Denny, but they aren’t very accessible or well known. I think the University should be required to tell us where these are, or at the very least have their workers able to direct us in the correct direction. We pay enough to get into the game and football tickets are profitable enough to forego the extra profit from naïve fans that cannot find the drinking fountain. At least I know where the stadium water is now, and I bequeath this knowledge to all the readers. Now if I could just figure out where the water is at the Coliseum …

Stephanie Miller is a freshman majoring in international studies.

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Visiting professor discusses culture of Nepal By Amanda Coppock Contributing Writer

Sangita Rayamajhi, a visiting professor from Nepal, will open the Honors College and Housing & Residential Communities Spring 2009 Series Tuesday. Rayamajhi will be speaking on cultural malpractices in Nepal, such as the trafficking of women and children. Rayamajhi will speak

Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. in Room 205 Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library. Rayamajhi said she hopes to teach students about her culture through her speech. She said she wants students to understand the importance of multiculturalism in today’s society. “It not only helps to broaden the outlook of the students, shape their perceptions,” Rayamajhi said, “but also goes

a long way in helping them to perceive their own cultures from a newer perspective, and therefore to respect it.” Rayamajhi is a professor at Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal and is now a visiting professor at the University. She teaches comparative literature and cross cultural studies as a part of the Honors College. “We’d like to showcase her as a resource and let students

get to know her,” said Amy E. Dayton-Wood, a Faculty-inResidence who assists with the series. The speakers series is facilitated by faculty-in-residence who live in honor’s residence halls, Dayton-Wood said. The goal of the series is to connect academics to what is going on in the world by focusing on what students are facing in their classes, community and the world,

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Rayamajhi will be the first of three speakers in the spring 2009 series. Last year the series premiered and focused primarily on the arts, Dayton-Wood said. This year the series has broadened to focus more on academics, she said. Dayton-Wood said the speakers after Rayamajhi this semester are sculptor Charlie Lucas and linguistic anthropologist Shirley Brice Heath.

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is: Was Medea right to kill her children? Was she justified?” she said. UA graduate Chris Geiger, who portrays Jason, said he thinks the real question is “who’s more wrong,” stating that both characters do bad things. Geiger said it’s two people destroying each other. Mantovani said she used text and character analysis exercises to help the actors grow as their characters. Chelsea Cardwell, who plays Medea, identified one of her director’s ideas as “seven levels of tension.” Cardwell said she and Geiger used that technique quite a bit to express a married couple feuding. She listed other levels as Medea’s regret, revenge, abandonment and a broken heart. Geiger said it’s important to make sure the audience sticks with you, stressing honesty as an actor’s first priority. He then described the play as very energetic, expressing concern over maintaining the argument, noting that Greek plays are supposed to make you sweat by the end of them. Cardwell said her concern was the language. “It is very similar to Shakespeare so some students might let that scare them,” Cardwell said. She advised students not to let it. However, Mantovani said she’s put a twist in her version, making it more modern. Mantovani said the play is a stylized piece done in selective realism, which she defined as taking attributes of Greek society and putting it in a more modern way. Mantovani said changing the chorus, the women of Corinth, into human statues was one of her contemporary ideas. Mantovani said the chorus will be wearing masks, noting that normally everyone would wear them in Greek tradition. She likened their music as “a little Greek with a modern sound.” She said they accomplished this by having two people play percussion and another on the piano, resulting in a very eerie sound at times, but angelic at other points. Mantovani described the costumes as a part of selective realism, also. “We also added other attributes to Medea, like red ribbons to her hair to stimulate blood of the children and tattoos on her arm to show her origins as a savage and witch,” Mantovani said. Mantovani said shadow puppets will add dramatic emphasis to the play, a task helmed by Matthew Burkholder, the sound puppetry director. Burkholder said during his research of shadow puppetry he came

Dayton-Wood said. The new director of the University Honors College, Jacqueline Morgan, said she hopes to take the programming from the residence halls and make it more campuswide, Dayton-Wood said. The primary audience has been honors students, but DaytonWood said they hope to make the honors college more visible by expanding programming.

By Brittney S. Knox Contributing Writer Approaching the end of a long day and wondering what should do to close out your night? Consider Open Mic Nights in the Ferguson Center or at Crimson Nights. The Open Mic sessions will be held every Tuesday throughout March. The next one will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m at Crimson Nights in Mary Burke Hall. Open Mic Night is sponsored by Bama After Dark, which is a division of University Programs. Bama After Dark plans a series of late night events for students to enjoy on campus. This is one of the many events they have planned for the spring, said Campus Programs Advisor Chad Clark. Other events this semester include Late Night Bowling, video game tournaments, movie screenings, Karoke Night, ’80s night, and a music series, which includes Wednesday night Jazz and some different acoustic events. Kia Tyson, a freshman majoring in biology, said she thinks these open mic sessions serve as a way for students to freely express CW | Drew Hoover Above: Julia Simpson and Matt Lummus practice shadow puppeteering during a rehearsal of Medea Tuesday night. Below: On stage, the Women of Corinth rehearse their parts while the puppeteers practice ʻemergenceʼ behind the white screens. across the work of Larry Reed, artistic director of ShadowLight Productions who had spent time in Indonesia learning Javanese Shadow tradition. Burkholder said the tech crew watched Reed’s techniques on YouTube to give them more insight into the process. He said the next step involved looking for evocative shapes. “We tried to find the real simple form in the puppet that expresses the character, emotion and action,” Burkholder said, listing water, trees and birds as a few forms. He said Medea is the only shadow puppet that faces the front, noting that it gives her more power. Burkholder said another plan included mixing 3-D objects with flat forms to add to the play’s

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creepy factor. He said the puppets illustrate suspense similar to the horror film, “Psycho.” “It’s your mind seeing the violence,” Burkholder said. Puppeteer Barrett Guyton said the background color changes with scenes of violence, including the scene where the princess is murdered. Guyton said performing the princess puppet in this scene is his main concern. He explained that he must control the puppet while distorting light at the same time. With everyone working to improve their roles, Burkholder said he is proud of how far they have come. “It’s been four weeks, from zero to fascinating work,” Burkholder said. “Medea” runs Feb. 10 through Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. with

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themselves. “It is a great way for you to express yourself and to unwind at the end of the day,” she said. Raven Rodgers, a freshmen majoring in English, said she thinks Open Mic Night is an intellectual and social gathering for students to participate in.” She said she remembers one night when everyone in attendance helped to construct their own ghost story. They also listen to poetry, which ranges from all topics, including love and relationships. Clark said all Bama After Dark events are free of charge for UA students and staff. Other things that Bama After Dark provides to other organizations are places to hold events, financial assistance and they grant insight into how to run an event successfully. Recently they have hosted acoustic musician Taylor Burton and they began this month with Free Bowling at Bama Bowl. Clark said he hopes students will attend the various events throughout the semester and have a great time.

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status as a cult of personality. The panel discussion will include political theory professor Utz McKnight, English professor Anthony Bolden and the presidents of UA student groups Sustained Dialogue and NAACP. The

panel will respond to questions and iconic news clips from the election season. “One is the famous clip of the woman who says that she doesn’t have to worry about her mortgage or putting gas in her car now,” Harris said. “We’re going to ask if people are setting themselves up for failure with Obama because they have such high expectations.”

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through Thursday from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Bryant Sports Grill offers its “Training Table” meals. In fact, the meals are designed for the athletes. The NCAA has certain rules and regulations as to the amounts of “gourmet” foods athletes are offered by the schools. And as we know, complying with the NCAA is something that’s generally considered to be a good idea. In a departure from my typical format, I want to just have a chat about this one. The atmosphere is about the same as it is at lunch. It’s darker and quieter, with only about half the number of people that eat there for lunch. The service is the same, the selection is extremely similar, and the food quality is nearly identical. Why did I choose this to be apart from lunch in the same spot if they’re nearly identical? Because there is one big difference between the two: the price. You see, one obvious distinction between dinner and lunch is the “carved entrée” offered. I was given a copy of the proposed three-week cycle menu used at Bryant Sports Grill. On it is a description of the food stuffs they will most likely have available. The carved entrées range from seemingly common (but still tasty) options like sliced turkey and pork tenderloin to rarer meats (for the average, poor college student) like Salisbury steak and roast prime ribs. The pasta often increases in sophistication, from mac and cheese for lunch to pasta ratatouille for dinner, and the noncarved entrées are also a bit better in quality than at lunch. It’s very tasty stuff, and all for the added price of — according to bamadining.com — $9.95. Added to your meal plan. During the week, I sat down with Bama Dining Director of Operations Paul Marcaurelle to

Bryant Sports Grill • Grade: 89 (out of 100) • Bottom Line: Good, quality food served, but at too steep a price for the average student. get my facts right, as some of my experiences weren’t matching up with what I already knew. During the talk, we did discover a few errors with the system. The Web site (and schedule on Bryant’s door) had previously said dinner was offered on Fridays. We got that fixed (though the door looks kinda funny now). Further, when I went to Bryant, I had been occasionally offered the chance to pay for my meal with one meal plan and one guest meal plan. Unfortunately, those offers were the result of a training issue. That deal was apparently offered in the past, but has been since discontinued. This was disappointing. The meal’s total price is $19.95. According to the Web site, that would mean that a meal plan covers $10 of the cost. However, when I tried it out with Dining Dollars, I was told that $10 more were removed after my meal plan was used. Paul Marcaurelle tried to explain the cost issue to me, but I was admittedly confused. He did, however, use the word “tax” in the explanation, something the Web site neglects to mention. If there is an extra price of taxation included, I think some note should be added. Taxation needs representation, after all. Or at least a warning. When I first started going there I had to question the extra price. It was my luck that I only ended up going on nights with pork tenderloin and roast pork loin, which in my mind, did not

really justify the additional $10. Was it the prestige of eating with athletes? I can eat lunches and take classes with them without extra cost. Not that I could personally tell you which guys are the athletes and which ones are just bigger than me. After talking with Marcaurelle, however, I came to see the point that it makes sense if you consider all the meals together. Salisbury steak and prime rib are not cheap, after all. So the price averages out to somewhere between the cost of the expensive and the not-so-expensive. I mean, it is an all-you-can-eat deal, so people downing three prime ribs can cut into the red. While that makes some sense, I’d personally prefer a system in which the price changed based on what was served, but I can understand the system would potentially be difficult to fix like that. But here’s the big problem for me. For an average student, an extra $10, even for all-you-caneat steak, seems steep. Bryant, it would seem, is the place you would go on campus to splurge ... but it would be unfortunate to find out your choice for splurging was brisket when you were looking forward to flank steak. I can head out to a Chinese buffet and get all-youcan-eat crab legs for $10 alone. If you’re an athlete, this place is great for you. You get to eat free, and you have some sway over what actually gets served, depending on whether or not you have a game that night. But for the average student who doesn’t have the greatest income in the world and probably won’t eat more than one steak, I don’t know if I’d swing by Bryant for dinner. It’s a great place in terms of food, service and quality. But that price tag, without the offer of two meal plans to cover it, drags it down for me.

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MOVIE REVIEW | ‘CORALINE’

Stop-motion ﬁlm a visual feast By Peterson Hill Contributing Writer

‘Coraline’

I often thought of running away from home or having alternate parents, but it was merely a fleeting idea. It never manifested to anything beyond a whimsical curiosity to know what adventures awaited outside my window. Coraline (voiced by Dakota Fanning) is a tempestuous little girl who teeters on the line of wanting to see what’s outside the window and actually going there. Henry Selick’s new film, “Coraline,” isn’t for little children. Frankly, if I were young and vulnerable, I would stomp out of the theater in absolute terror. Actually, I would consider this to be animation for adults. The Jones family moves into a new house that isn’t necessarily far off in the country, but the location offers little for young Coraline to do but bug her parents and play in the garden. As it constantly rains, she is always nagging her working parents. Her mother (Teri Hatcher) and father (John Hodgman) don’t have time to spare because they are constantly working on a gardening catalogue that would pull the family out of their economic struggles. One night when she is asleep, she awakes and follows a mouse to the secret door in the living room. What lies beyond this world is her “Other Mother” and “Other Father,” who have fabricated cheerfulness and all the tasty treats Coraline could ever want. In this other world there are amazing images to behold, such as the lush garden that, from an aerial view, looks just like young Coraline. The cheer lasts until she is told to sew buttons over her eyes, as every other person

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has in this alternate universe. The bright, rich colors disappear into an ominous, dark cloud that seems to sweep the world with tones of green and harsh blue. What will she decide to do? Well, you won’t find out here. Coraline has a few lovely characters that come in and out of her life, such as the talkative hunchback, Wyborn (Robert Bailey Jr.), the circus master, Mr. Bobinsky (Ian McShane), and the helpless, busty actresses and soothsayers from the basement apartment (Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French). Selick is a master at stopmotion animation. Pay close attention to the way that Mr. Bobinsky moves, which is long, dangly and wild. However, there is a definite aim for every movement. It is wild, but seems almost robotic, which makes for a poetic use of motion and animation graphics. Though I was fully engrossed

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Tigers wash out the Tide By Spencer White Sports Reporter

For the ninth consecutive game, the Alabama women’s basketball team found itself on the losing end of the scoreboard, falling to rival and No. 6 Auburn 81–54 at Coleman Coliseum Sunday afternoon. The Crimson Tide (12-12, 0-9 SEC) drop back to a .500 record on the season, and continue to search for their first conference victory of the season and first for head coach Wendell Hudson. On the other side of the court, the Auburn Tigers (23-1, 8-1 SEC)

find themselves in the midst of a dream season, bolstered by the outstanding play of its starting five and the inspired coaching of head coach Nell Fortner. “We’re just trying to take it one game at a time,” said DeWanna Bonner, who paced all scorers with 18 points. “This is the hardest part of the season because you tend to be worn down.” “What Auburn has right now, is they have seniors,” Hudson said. “What they’re taking is everybody’s best shot, and seniors don’t panic when they take everybody’s best shot.” The height advantage enjoyed by the Tigers was fully on display

early, as Auburn outrebounded the Tide 17-4 in the first 11 minutes of the contest. Bonner, Auburn senior guard and All-American candidate, pulled down seven rebounds in the first half alone, using her long frame and catlike grace to snake the ball away from the Tide’s inside players. “I thought from the get-go we were very aggressive on the offensive boards,” Fortner said. “When you don’t come up with that ball, you can’t make any plays,” Hudson said. Alabama found itself quickly overwhelmed by the speed, experience and deadly shooing of the Tigers, falling behind 32-16 with eight minutes remaining in the first half. “They made shots, they made plays,” Hudson said. “Good players make plays.” Auburn’s core of four senior starters, Bonner, Trevesha Jackson, Sherell Hobbs and Whitney Boddie, combined for 38 of the Tigers’ 47 first half points, as they quickly distanced

themselves from the outmatched Tide to take a 26-point lead into the half. “We’re just at the point in our season where we’re trying to move forward,” Boddie said. “This was a big step towards that, to come out early and get in them and try to get a lead.” “They do have experience, and we’re pretty young,” said sophomore guard Varisia Raffington, who tied with fellow sophomore Tierney Jenkins for leading scorer for the Tide with 13 points. Fortunes would not improve for the Tide in the second half, as Auburn would continue to employ a stifling defense, forcing the Tide to take difficult and hurried shots all afternoon. On the rare occasions when Alabama was able to grab an offensive rebound, they were often unable to take advantage of second chances, missing opportunities for makeable layups. “I thought we rebounded the ball and had some opportunities on the offensive rebounds in the second half and just didn’t make

CW | RF Rains Varisia Raffington drives by an Auburn defender in the Tideʼs 81-54 loss Sunday. Raffington led Alabama with 13 points.

baskets,” Hudson said. “That’s for its first SEC win when they take on Tennessee in Knoxville just players making plays.” Alabama will continue fighting on Thursday.

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take the doubles point. “We took care of business at 1 and 2,” Mainz said. “It puts us in a very good position coming into the singles to be up 1-0 and have that momentum and confidence and energy. I like the way we are taking care of the doubles point, but I still think we can improve on a couple things. I think we have work to do to keep it going to a higher gear.” Alabama wasted no time seizing points in the singles event, as sophomore Merrit Emery closed out Eckel 6-1,6-1. McLane had an impressive showing at the No. 2 spot defeating Kristina Radan 6-3,6-0. “I feel like, overall, we all fought really hard,” McLane said. “We knew they were a good team, and they were going to give us a good match. It’s really good we got doubles points, got the momentum going for singles and took care of business in singles.” Earlier in the week, Lindsey picked up SEC Freshman of the Week honors and her strong

performance showed as she triumphed past Huet with a 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-1 victory. “Whenever I come out, I want to fight everyday,” Lindsey said. “I love competing, and I love that I have other people there with me competing. It’s a fun atmosphere and I want to do well for the team.” The win over Oklahoma on Saturday was living proof that the team is improving weekin and week-out. Mainz still said she believes there’s more work to be done. “It’s going to take firing from all cylinders,” Mainz said. “Battling, grinding, working for each point we are going to get. We are going to have to dig in and get our teeth in and fight, dig, claw, bite and scratch every match we play no matter who it is and compete. We’re not going to blow people out, we are going to have to work for everything we get.” Alabama prepares to face No. 61 Iowa this Saturday in Tuscaloosa.

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BATON ROUGE, La. | Marcus Thornton scored 22 points to lead LSU in a 76-62 victory against Alabama in SEC play on Sunday. Thornton, who also grabbed six rebounds, was 8-of-13 from the field and 5-of-5 at the foul line. Thornton scored all but two of his points in the opening half. Tasmin Mitchell added 16 points and Garrett Temple had 10, all in the second half, for the Tigers (19-4, 7-1). Mikhail Torrance led the Crimson Tide (13-10, 3-6) with 12 points. Senario Hillman added 11 points, scoring nine in the second half. Alonzo Gee, who was averaging 14 points a game, was held to seven points. Freshman JaMychal Green scored eight quick points for the Tide but

played just 10 minutes due to a hip pointer. It took the Tigers a few minutes to get going after they made just two baskets in the first six-plus minutes and fell behind 13-4. LSU coach Trent Johnson was not expecting such a slow start. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got off to a real sluggish start,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That surprised me. Then, we got some contributions from guys off the bench. They gave us some energy. When we play with a sense of urgency, we can compete with anybody.â&#x20AC;? A three-point play by Thornton began a run of 17 consecutive Tigers points. Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3-pointer at the 7:23 mark of the first half gave LSU the lead at 24-22. The Tigers put together a 10-minute stretch of the first half in which they outscored the Tide 31-9. During that time, LSU went from trailing by nine points to taking a 13-point lead

at 35-22. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We came out without intensity,â&#x20AC;? Temple said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were just sluggish on offense. We were not setting screens, not cutting hard. Alabama had been struggling. Maybe we thought they were going to give us the game.â&#x20AC;? A pair of foul shots by Hillman with 3:48 left in the opening half ended the Tide drought. Baskets by Mitchell and Thornton in the last two minutes gave the Tigers a 40-28 halftime advantage. Alabama reduced their deficit to 11 points at 46-35 after Justin Knox made two foul shots with 15:39 left in the game. But Temple sparked a 154 run with two free throws and two 3-pointers, pushing the LSU lead to 22 points. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got off to a good start in the first six or eight minutes and had a six or seven-point lead,â&#x20AC;? Alabama interim coach Philip Pearson said.

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out,” Patterson said. Junior Ricki Lebegern led Alabama as the Tide’s only allarounder of the meet, setting a new career high on the uneven bars and a season-high 39.425 in the all around. She was edged out by 2008 Olympian Jessica Lopez, however, who won the all around for Denver with a 39.5. Price, who has not been at full strength the entire season, emerged back into AllAmerican form, posting her first two 9.9s of the season while also scoring an 8.5 on a balance beam routine that was supposed to be an exhibition until she was thrown into the lineup for Dennis at the last minute. “[Price] had done great the last two weeks of practice, but last week she reverted back a little bit in competition,” Patterson said. “So the goal tonight was, ‘We’ve made all these strides in practice, we want to perform it the

same way.’ ” Freshman Ashley Priess had arguably the best meet of her young career, scoring a meethigh 9.925 on the uneven bars and two solid 9.875s on the balance beam and floor exercises. Two Tide gymnasts also scored career highs on the vault—sophomore Megan Mashburn’s 9.825 and freshman Geralen Stack-Eaton’s 9.875.

“I couldn’t ask for more from the team,” Lebegern said. “We can rely on anybody now; we know we can go to anybody on the team and they can step it up.” Alabama will get back to its treacherous SEC schedule over the next few weeks, playing host to No. 11 LSU Friday before traveling to No. 8 Florida next week and then coming back home for No. 5 Auburn on Feb. 27.

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