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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
Women’s basketball drops another game to Auburn
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Faculty pay raises under review By Danielle Drago Senior Staff Reporter
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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,
See RAISES, page 2
Chuck D to speak Tuesday
Vol. 115, Issue 84
‘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
See REFLECT, page 3
‘Medea’ comes to Allen Bales
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
See RAPPER, page 2
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
UA weather
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Opinions: Artur Davis still climbing...................4
Partly Cloudy
74º/52º
Tuesday
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
Thunder Storms
Poetry reading hosted by Bama After Dark......5 Bryant Sports Grill dinner worth the price?.......6
72º/56º
ʻCoralineʼ engrossed with imagery...................7
70º/47º
Sports: Womenʼs tennis stays unbeaten .........8 Gymnastics: Tide thrashes Denver .................. 10
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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
See MEDIA, page 5
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
If you go... • What: Financial Awareness Week
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When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday and Wednesday
• Where: Ferguson Center lobby
College politicians to hold forum By Josh Veazey Senior Staff Reporter
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
See FINANCE, page 3
See FORUM, page 5