the
Sc ne
gets tattooed
10
Thursday, Feburary 19, 2009
6
SPORTS No. 1 Tide travels to California for the Cathedral City Tournement
Serving the University of Alabama since 1894
SUNDAY ALCOHOL SALES
Mayor talks alcohol sales
Vol. 115, Issue 90
SGA hosts advising discussion
Poetry Jam Slam
By Jessie Gable Staff Reporter
Economic stability also discussed By Danielle Drago Senior Staff Reporter
Tuscaloosa’s mayor of three years, Walt Maddox, gave a speech at the annual legislative breakfast this year outlining several goals, including the sale of alcohol on Sundays. He talked about this, as well as his other goals and the affects of the University on the city with The Crimson White.
CW: What were your goals outlined at the legislative breakfast? Maddox: Well, they are
more of legislative goals. You have to separate goals from those that are in terms of running the city and goals that are legislative. This was all about the city’s legislative agenda for the 2009 session. Some of the main points were to continue to advocate for zoning in and around Lake Tuscaloosa. It’s a cityowned lake that provides to over 200,000 people daily, but one of the issues we have is that around the lake there is no zoning protection. The city would like to see zoning
See ALCOHOL, page 3
CW | Marion R Walding A sign in Publix lets customers know alcohol cannot be sold on Sundays. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox wants to bring the sale of alcohol on Sundays to a referendum.
UA Student dies last Sunday By Karissa Bursch Staff Reporter
UA student Christopher Franklin Roman died at 25 years old Sunday due to unknown causes, said UA spokeswoman Cathy Andreen. Roman was a senior majoring in advertising, Andreen said. Roman was from Birmingham and graduated from Oak Mountain High
UA weather
TODAY
School in 2002, Andreen said. Roman was also involved with the Houndstooth Hut, a distributor of houndstooth apparel on gamedays and online. The visitation service was held Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. at the Southern Heritage Funeral Home and Cemetery in Pelham. The funeral service was directly after at 2 p.m., according to the student death notification addendum.
INSIDE Today’s paper
Opinions: Recycle with Creative Campus......4 Students journey on a religious retreat........5
Clear
52º/27º
Empty Bowls event for Homelessness week ..5
Friday
56º/34º
Sports: Gators beat Tide in menʼs basketball ..6
Saturday
49º/29º
Piano documentary debuts tonight ..........8
Clear Rain
CW | Drew Hoover Xavier Burgin, Sy Pryor and Jazzmin Franklin perform during Poetry Slam dress rehearsal on Feb. 17.
ʻF.E.A.R. 2ʼ Review ....8
P.O. Box 870170 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Newsroom: 348-6144 | Fax: 348-4116 | Advertising: 348-7845 | Classifieds: 348-7355 Letters, op-eds: letters@cw.ua.edu Press releases, announcements: news@cw.ua.edu
CW | Drew Hoover Assorted Flava, a dance performance group from Stillman College, performs a Caribbeanthemed dance choreographed by Carlos Shephard at the Poetry Slam dress rehearsal on Feb. 17.
As reported in The Crimson White on Wednesday, the University will be instituting DegreeWorks, a degree audit tool, in June 2009. On Feb. 18, the SGA hosted a roundtable discussion for students, teachers and faculty members to air their concerns about advising. At the discussion students and faculty members could freely discuss their complaints and confusion around advising and get feedback from other sources. SGA Secretary to the Senate Meg McCrummen and SGA Vice President for Academic Affairs Brandon Clark presented several possibilities that the SGA had considered to make advising easier and more productive for students. One of the major student complaints surrounding the UA advising process is that students are only allowed to sign up for one 15-minute time slot before they have to register. This time frame is not enough to discuss the classes they have to take the next semester as well as their plans for the future, said Tyler Reeves, a senator from the College of Arts and Sciences. Chris Hutt, an adviser in the College of Arts and Sciences, said most professors consider the focus of that appointment to be very narrow. “Students want to discuss the next 30 years of their life and advisers are just trying to get you through the next semester,” Hutt said.
See ADVISING, page 2
UA Filmmaker to ‘eat Alabama’ Grace to eat only food grown and prepared in Alabama By Karissa Bursch Staff Reporter Imagine eating only Alabama grown food — no Florida oranges, no Italian olive oil, no Chinese rice. Andrew Grace, a filmmaker at the Center for Public Television and Radio at the University and his wife, Rashmi Grace, set out to do this for one full year as a project titled Eating Alabama. Grace said he, his wife and two friends started the challenge in April of last year, thinking for four months they would only eat food grown and raised within the state. “Initially we were going to pursue this diet for one season, but decided to extend the season into six months, and then
finally, with a few more exceptions, Rashmi and I decided to continue the project for a year,” Grace said. “So, for the last ten and a half months we’ve been eating only food grown or raised here in Alabama.” The few exceptions to the food selection include cooking oil, limited spices, coffee and tea, Grace said. He said that other exceptions were made in the later part of the year when they went out to eat but all other food eaten at home is grown or raised within the Alabama’s borders. “The primary reason why we started this project was to see if it could be done,” Grace said. Grace explained that most food in the United States travels between 1,500 and 2,000 miles from “the farm to your plate”. “This system of food distribution — which relies entirely on cheap petroleum for both transportation and for the continued manufacturing of pesticides and herbicides used in industrial agriculture — is completely unsustainable,” Grace said. “We started Eating Alabama to see if we could reverse some of these trends, if only in our
See FOOD, page 2
Submitted photo Andrew Grace, a filmmaker at the center for Public Television and Radio at the University has only eaten state grown food for the past 10 months.
Semester at sea available for students By Hannah Mask Contributing Writer Students will have the opportunity to travel to 10 countries in 101 days while they study aboard a floating campus, thanks to Semester at Sea. Semester at Sea is a program that allows students to learn more about other countries and globalization through world travel while simultaneously earning credit hours. Ed Williams of the University’s department of theatre and dance will be teaching and traveling with the program for the first time in the fall, although the University has been involved with the program in years past.
“[Semester at Sea] puts things into a global context,” Williams said. “You get to see Islam at work in places like Turkey, Croatia and Egypt. “It’s so easy to compare other places to America,” he said. “With this, you get to compare country to country to country.” Williams’ voyage destinations include Morocco, Vietnam, China, Egypt and India. Throughout the course of the trip, students attend a variety of classes onboard. Up to 15 transferable credit hours can be earned, and there are classes offered to benefit any major, Williams said. Subjects offered include anthropology, biology, art, economics and
communications. Williams said at least 20 percent of every course’s content is related to experiences students will have off the boat. Williams will be teaching a class on world cinema. “It will be about how Hollywood portrays other countries,” Williams said. Depending on the voyage, Semester at Sea students, faculty members and employees spend from about 60 to 100 days travelling aboard the MV Explorer, the program’s cruise ship. The ship, which has a capacity of almost 900 people, has been re-outfitted to fit educational needs, Williams said. For
See ABROAD, page 3
the
Sc ne
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Ryan Mazer • Lifestyles Editor
Flicks to catch
T-town Ink
COBB HOLLYWOOD 16
By Kelsey Stein Senior Lifestyles Reporter
•“Confessions of a Shopaholic” (PG) •“Coraline” (PG) • “Fired Up” (PG-13) • “Friday the 13th” (2009) (R) • “Gran Torino” (R) • “He’s Just Not That Into You” (PG-13) • “Hotel for Dogs” (PG) •“The International” (R) • “My Bloody Valentine 3-D” (R) •“Paul Blart: Mall Cop” (PG) • “Pink Panther 2” (PG) • “Push” (PG-13) • “Slumdog Millionaire” (R) • “Taken” (PG-13) • “Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail” (PG-13) • “The Uninvited” (PG-13)
10
ryan.mazer@cw.ua.edu
CYNICAL TATTOOS Open since: About three years ago at the current location
Although people often stigmatize those with tattoos as unsavory or rebellious, some students have tattoos that represent something personally meaningful or symbolic. They can serve as a statement of religion or spiritual belief, fulfill a cosmetic purpose such as tattooed eyeliner, or be strictly decorative in nature. Despite the economic downturn, some students have been able to budget their money in order to accommodate their desire for new ink. A number of shops in the Tuscaloosa and Northport area specialize in body modification, particularly tattoos and piercings. Before the 21st century, people associated tattoos with the Russian mafia, drunken sailors and barbaric tribal peoples. The popularity and thus the acceptance of tattoos has escalated among the current generation, dubbed “Generation Next.” More than one-third of young adults between the ages of 18 to 25 have at least one tattoo, according to The Pew Research Center. Love ’em or leave ’em, tattoos seem to be here to stay. For this generation, at least.
UA STUDENT TATTOOS: SARAH PONDER Junior majoring in American studies Tattoos: 1. The boy from the book “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein — “I got it partially in memory of my grandmother and because I like the lesson. Life is about giving as well as taking and I think people forget that.“ 2. Infinity symbol — “I got it because I was 18 and thought it looked cool.” 3. State of Alabama — “Basically, you need to remember where you came from.”
History: Chris Howton, the owner, is originally from Fayette. He has traveled around the country tattooing and owned shops in many of the places he’s been. He moved back to Tuscaloosa and opened Cynical Tattoos to be near his friends and family. Recent tattoo trends: Whatever people see on TV shows. Cherry blossoms were popular for a while. “People are finally starting to get larger tattoos,” Howton said. “They are realizing that for a tattoo to be as nice and elaborate as they want it to be, it has to have some size to it.” UA tattoos: UA-themed tattoos are some of the most common tattoos they do, not only with students but in general. “The better the football team we have, the more of them we do,” Howton said. Shop minimum: $40 Hours: Monday through Friday from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Nightlife
MALLORY SCOTT Junior majoring in restaurant, hotel and meetings management Tattoo: It says “Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today” in Hebrew. “You shouldn’t take things for granted and tomorrow’s never guaranteed, so you should live as if every day was your last. There were instances in my life that made me want the tattoo.”
• Jupiter Bar & Grill — Jonathan Fox Band • Egan’s — The Bangtall Cats • Mellow Mushroom — Boombox • Little Willie’s — Tom Wolfe and Mark Lanter
FRIDAY • Jupiter Bar & Grill — Within Reason and Leaderdog • Egan’s — Necronomikids • Mellow Mushroom — Pretty Lights • Little Willie’s — Jason Herndon and The Wreck
SATURDAY
BRIAN SMITH Junior majoring in history Tattoos: 1. The Ukrainian national symbol — “That’s where I grew up, and it represents home to me in a way.” 2. “No one touches family” — “I value my family more than anything, so it’s part of a promise I made to them and my friends that I wouldn’t let anything happen to them.”
• Mellow Mushroom — The Pink Box Burlesque Big Top Show
BUBBA’S ETERNAL ART TATTOOS Open since: 2000 History: Bubba Huffman, the owner, is from Fayette, and he apprenticed in Kentucky. He worked for the original owner when the shop opened in 2000 and bought the shop for himself in October 2008. The stand-alone shop has two tattoo artists: Jon, who has nine years of experience, and Miller, who has 10 years. Recent tattoo trends: Girls: something small on their wrist. They want to get a tattoo, but they don’t want to show off too much. Guys: larger pieces instead of armbands. Portraits are becoming more popular, and Eternal Art has an award-winning portrait artist. UA tattoos: “Most people just want to symbolize where they went to school and show their pride, especially since the football program has gotten better,” Huffman said. Also, artists at Eternal Art have tattooed members of the swim and dive teams at the University. Where it hurts the most to get a tattoo: Anywhere on a bone, top of the foot, or the sternum Shop minimum: $60 for tattoos, $30 for piercings Hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
See information on Youngblood’s Tattoos, Page 9
18289
Open for viewing on Saturdays!!
18221
THURSDAY
Location: Lurleen B Wallace Boulevard, across the bridge in Northport
SUMNER PLACE GET ONE BEFORE THEY ARE GONE CALL US AT 205-758-5371 OR VISIT US AT 1407 10TH AVENUE
The Crimson White
LIFESTYLES
FEAR
Continued from page 8 as tables, couches, various cabinets and lockers and even soda machines. Rush to them, knock them over with the X button, crouch down and get ready. Your next action should probably be locating any explosive items (fire extinguishers, gas tanks, etc.), as they save a lot of ammo and unnecessary dying. This is especially necessary in the late game against heavily armored foes that can easily absorb a clip or more of submachine ammunition while mowing you down with advanced weaponry. Of course, your enemies are also adept at utilizing this new cover system and using those same explosive items against you. They also are more than
Thursday, February 19, 2009
willing to flush you out of cover with grenades, should they feel you found too good a hiding spot. It’s up to the player to balance run and gun with sit and shoot tactics. All in all, “F.E.A.R. 2� is immensely fun and tremendously disturbing. It takes the good things from the first game (creepy psychic girls, ghost enemies and invisible assassins) and improves upon them with the addition of new environments, new weapons and the ability to drive a robot through the city streets, mowing down enemies with missiles and chain guns. The game’s major shortfall, however, is lack of replayability due to its very linear design. Still, this game warrants at spawnpoint.com least a rental for both fans “F.E.A.R. 2� has action in many new locations, as seen in this battle against an assassin in a subway tunnel. and newcomers to “F.E.A.R.�
9
YOUNGBLOOD CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10
Youngblood’s Tattoos: Open since: About five years ago History: Youngblood, the owner, has been tattooing for almost 14 years. He has worked in Tuscaloosa for a total of 10 years, originally at a shop in Alberta. “I decided to go out on my own because I realized I could make a lot more money,� he said. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do anyway, to have my own business.� Recent tattoo trends: Girls have come in asking for stars, mainly on their wrists and hips. UA tattoos: They do a lot of Alabamathemed tattoos, especially during football season. Where it hurts the most to get a tattoo: On the sternum or ribcage Shop minimum: $40 Hours: Monday through Saturday from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Location: Fifteenth Street, next to the 15th Street Diner
CLASSIFIED RATES
205-348-SELL (7355)
For Sale or Rent Short walk from the stadium
Contact Rental: 205.469.3219 Sales: Wes York, 205.799.8080
CAMPUS Huge 3BR House. hardwood floors, very nice. Helen Keller Blvd area. $1200/ mo. Available Fall 2009! Call 752-1277 Lease & deposit required. CAMPUS Houses for Rent. Fall of 2009. Lease deposit required. No pets. Call 752-1277 NEWER HOME CLOSE TO CAMPUS 1611 18th Ave East 3bedroom/ 2bath quiet neighborhood hardwood ceramic washer dryer $930 month (205)454-3670
Emily Frost – Classifieds Coordinator
CAMPUS- Behind the University Strip. Small Efficiency Apartments. $300-350/ mo. Utilities included. Lease and deposit required. No pets. Call 752-1277. CAMPUS-DOWNTOWN 4 blocks from strip. 1 BR Apts. $375/ mo. Lease and deposit required. No pets. Broadstreet Apartments. Call 752-1277 CAMPUS- EFFICIENCY APARTMENTS next door to Publix Supermarket. $350/ month. Water included. Cobblestone
FAMILY MEDICAL CLINIC
Court Apartments. Lease & Deposit required, no pets. 205-752-1277 WILLOW WYCK 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 960 square feet, perfect for roommates, swimming pool, fireplace, five minutes from Campus. 3919690 UNIV. VILLAGE $475 1BR, 1BA, SINGLE unit sublet-not part of another unit. . Orig lease expires 7/25. Washer/ dryer included for 5 months. Chuck404@aol.com
Open Line Rate . . . . . 50¢ per word Student/Staff Line Rate . . . . . 35¢ per word Display Rate . . . . . $8.15 per column inch
Place your classifieds at www.cw.ua.edu lease or short term lease available thru July Call 800-810-0949 or Cell 740-707-5203 Leave return name and number or e-mail aicda@frognet. net
Palisades Leasing
Fall
% & "'$ ) % &
$ $"( %& '% ""%
SPRING BREAK- Sit back, relax. Let the waves roll in. Panama City Beach Rentals. Spring Break reservations. One call does it all-1800-923-2737 www.pcbeachrentals.com
Need Legal Help? bretsmithlaw.com
STUDENTPAYOUTS. COM Paid Survey Takers needed in Tuscaloosa. 100% FREE to join! Click on Surveys. WE PAY UP TO $75 per online survey. www. CashToSpend.com
(205) 349-CARE Open Daily SM 32 15th Street Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.
Established in 1983
This Crossword Puzzle sponsored by: Emergi-Care !BARTENDING! Up to $300/ day, no experience necessary. Training provided. If interested, call (800)965-6520 Ext 214. BARTENDERS & BANQUET SERVERS Banquet Servers & Bartenders are needed for the areas finest hotels and Country clubs. Must have prior serving experience. Flexible schedules available. Apply immediately- Five Points Staffing. (205)391-9784 CAPSTONE CLUB OF ALABAMA Now hiring... Waitstaff, Beverage Cart Operators, Golf Staff Flexible Schedule, Free Golf, Great Environment Apply in person 16000 Capstone Blvd Brookwood, AL (205)462-0590 NEW YEAR NEW WORK!!! $14 base/appt. Flex sched, customer sales/service, conditions apply, scholarship possible, Call Now 205-3449292 !! RESIDENT MANAGER Older Campus Apt. complex. 30-48 units. Free rent & Bonuses. Please send resume to: Weaver Rentals, LLC. 1017 6th Street. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
2000 VW BEETLE Fully loaded, 1.8-litre turbo, 71k miles, well-maintained, garage-kept. Great car for student or commuter. Will consider all serious offers. (205)534-0089
Buy & sell
No representation is made that the
GREAT 200 DISC CD PLAYER Sony CDPCX270, 200 Disc CD player w. keyboard and remote, $250 and Kenwood VR-209, Receiver, $150, or BOTH for $350. (205)391-4707
& Now
for the
+ ! $"" % + "! &"$ '$ &* *%& $"( + % " $ # % + "" % + &! %% "" % + !! ! %
FOR SALE Crimson Place condo. 3BR 3BA, washer/ dryer included, granite counter tops, walk-in closets. Starting @ $219,900. Call Roy 256-683-2462 - CONDO FOR RENT - 2 Bedroom - 2 Bath Ground level Condo River Road Terrace Unit101B, 1747 Jack Warner Parkway.Convenient to Campus and Town. Indoor & outdoor pool, fitness center. $700 per month. 1 year
Hate your job? Need employees? Annoying Landlord?... Let The Crimson White help!
using The Crimson White
classifieds
8VH &: &ODVVLÀHGV WR ÀQG URRPPDWHV KRXVLQJ FDUV DQG PXFK PRUH
Tired of Campus Living? Stop looking today. Call or come by
Eddins Estates
Online and in Print!
Just minutes from campus. •2 BR Apartments •Starting out at $555! •First month free •Move-in ready •Short-term leasing welcome
www.cw.ua.edu 205.348.SELL
mrdapartments.com 205-554-1725
Order your tickets Today!
1-877-G02-DEGA
8 Thursday, February 19, 2009
LIFESTYLES
The Crimson White
Don’t call it a comeback Summit aims to challenge notions of hip-hop By Josh Hedrick Lifestyles Reporter
A recent MTV commercial officially retired the term ‘blingbling’ from the hip vernacular. The commercial’s point was that once your grandmother starts using a term lifted from hip-hop and rap lyrics, it is no longer cool. This commercial also demonstrates just exactly how influential and intertwined hip-hop has become in everyday popular culture. The fourth annual Hip Hop Summit, hosted by the University’s Ferguson Center Student Union, culminates with the Hip Hop Summit main event in the Ferguson Ballroom. This year’s theme, “Expressing the Nation,” hopes to demonstrate the fluid nature of hip-hop and present various interpretations of what it means to people of different nations around the world. “It is about what hip-hop can mean,” said LaToya Scott, Coordinator for Special Events and Student Development. “We want you to come out and
share in the culture of hip-hop. Everyone comes with preconceived notions of hip-hop, just like country or rock, but you leave saying, ‘Is that really hiphop?’” This fourth edition of the Hip Hop Summit is bigger and more comprehensive than ever, Scott said. “This year we worked with Scott and added a community service aspect to the Summit and made it a week long event,” said Arielle Odem, president of the Black Student Union. Students volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club in Alberta City, painting the building and interacting with students. “We try to relate to kids on a level they understand, which is hip-hop,” Odem said. “Bringing it to the kids makes it more successful, it allows them to view the acts. It shows hip-hop in the community and puts a positive light on what it can do.” Although the educational influences and community service draws in crowds, the diversity of performances it what really makes The Summit successful,
Scott said. “It shows hip-hop on campus in various ways,” she said. “We have a mime group, fraternity and sorority step shows, a marching band and we even recreate some different scenes. And it’s all students — students who perform around town or in Birmingham.” While the Summit does not have a marquee attraction, the list of acts is adorned with talented and award winning performers, including the RipTide dance team. “If you ever watched America’s Best Dance Crew, we’re kinda like that — very choreography based performances with a little street thrown in, a little southern flavor, too,” RipTide President Amber Davis said. “We’re very diverse as a team, we represent a lot of different styles of hip-hop.” The group has performed at various events in and around campus and also travels when invited, Davis said. “One of the major events was when we danced at 106th and Park on BET,” she said. “We went in April and we won and got the chance to go back in July.” Also performing is Derryck “D-Sharp” Gleaton, a selfdescribed “hip-hop violinist,” who has appeared at The Apollo
If you go... • What: Ferguson Center Student Union presents the 4th Annual Hip Hop Summit
• When: Tonight at 8 p.m.
• Where:
Ferguson Cen-
ter Ballroom Theatre in Harlem. “Sometimes I guess I would call myself a rapper,” Gleaton said, “but I use music instead of words.” This will mark his second performance at The Summit after an enthusiastic response to his first outing, he said. “It was my first big performance on the UA campus and it was a great experience. The crowd was totally into it. They were waving their arms in the air, like they just didn’t care,” he added, laughing. Most students have probably never heard of the concept of a hip-hop violinist, and that is the point of the Summit, Scott said. “Our philosophy is to challenge. You think you know what it is? Well this is our notion. We want to have people critically analyze what they listen to.”
CW File Rappers of A2Z Keandre “Big Kee” Jones, left, and Andrew Cotten perform at the Hip-Hop Summit in 2008. Audience interaction is also a major element of the show. “There are parts where it is participatory,” Scott said. “You’ll be a spectator of course, but you will feel a sense of energy. It’s very energetic and fast paced but also informative. We just hope people walk away looking at hip-hop in an entirely different manner.” The Main Event of the Hip Hop Summit begins tonight at 8 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom. The room holds 1200 people with overflow in the west dining area and theater. The show will be
broadcast live to both of these areas. Last year’s attendance exceeded 2000 people, Scott said. “This year we are hoping for even more people to come out, engage, and share in the experience of hiphop at the University.” “It’s always a big performance, and a big crowd,” RipTide President Amber Davis said. “From the time it starts, the adrenaline is always there. We’re always excited to perform and we’ll be there to give a killer performance. We’re ready, and I hope everybody will love it.”
DOCUMENTARY | ‘THEY CAME TO PLAY’
VIDEO GAME REVIEW | F.E.A.R. 2
Film makes Alabama debut tonight
Blasting ghosts is more fun than ever
By Tyler Deierhoi Lifestyles Reporter The Bama Theatre will be presenting the Alabama debut of the documentary “They Came to Play” tonight. The screening will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be attended by the film’s director, Alex Rotaru, and Birmingham ophthalmologist Dr. Drew Mays, who participated in the competition covered by the film. “They Came to Play” is a documentary about the Van Cliburn Foundation’s Fifth International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs.
Breakfast served all day
We accept Dining Dollars 1301 University Blvd. “On the Strip” 750-0203
If you go... • What: Screening of documentary, “They Came to Play” followed by Q&A with Mays and Rotaru.
• When: Tonight at 7:30 • Where: The Bama Theatre
•
How Much: $6 for students, $7 for general admissions and $5 for Arts Council Members The competition involves 75 individuals over the age of 35 who work in careers that do not involve teaching or playing piano. The film premiered in Fort Worth, Texas, the location of the competition. The Foundation was founded in 1962 by a group of educators and citizens from Fort Worth who were inspired by American pianist Van Cliburn’s success in the International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in 1958. Cliburn’s win, which took place during the height of the Cold War, was celebrated across the world. The first Amateur Competition was held in 1999 with the intent of highlighting the importance
By Matt Ferguson Contributing Writer ocule.com The Bama Theatre will be debuting the documentary “They Came to Play,” about amateur pianists, tonight at 7:30. of music in everyday life. The documentary was the idea of producer Lori Miller. Miller has been working with films since the early ’90s and is an amateur musician. She said she always wanted to make a movie about classical music and, after reading about the competition, realized she had an opportunity to make the film. “I wanted to make this film to tell a human story about people who have led full lives but kept their music alive as well,” she said. When she discovered the competition, Miller contacted the Foundation to inquire about documenting the event. The Foundation approved of the idea and gave Miller the rights. She soon set out to find investors and a director. After speaking with many directors, she eventually found Rotaru through a friend. The director was exactly what she was looking for. “I hired Alex because he was an amateur pianist and had a lot of knowledge on the subject,” Miller said. “I wanted the film to have a musical feel and I knew that he would able to give it the direction that it needed.” Rotaru has been playing the piano since he was 5 or 6 and had a love of music throughout his life. Despite receiving a degree in physics and one in film production, Rotaru said he has
never lost his passion for music and tried to reflect that in the film. “I think I just wanted people out there to realize that having a hobby at such a high level was something to be encouraged,” he said. “I feel that having such an intense and beautiful activity in your life is important.” The crew began filming months before the competition. They selected a diverse group of competitors from the list and traveled to their hometowns to interview them and find out their stories. Those who were spotlighted in the film were selected for their stories, such as one man who had overcome a drug addiction with the help of his music. One person they interviewed was Birmingham ophthalmologist Drew Mays. Mays, who has been very successful since the competition, believes that the film captured the mood and experiences of those involved. “It shows a lot of the competition and the competitors,” said Mays. “They really did show these people very close to their real selves.” Miller said the overall tone of the film is one of encouragement and optimism. “It’s a feel-good movie,” she said. “I think that in tough times, good movies are great medicine for the soul.”
\h[[ ]_\ji w i t h fkhY^Wi[ C r o a k i e Lens Cloth
w w w. t h e s h i r t s h o p . b i z D o w n t o w n Tu s c a l o o s a 5 2 5 G r e e n s b o r o Av e n u e 752-6931
Service Department 205-345-8040
Service Hours Mon-Fri 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM Saturday 9:oo AM - 1:00 PM All service models available Call for quote on other makes
www.qualitymazdavw.com
I love a game that can convince me things are moving around in my room, make me nervous when walking dark halls and just plain scare me. But the best scares come not just from the classic “oh no there are enemies jumping at me unexpectedly” moments, but from terrifyingly human (or inhuman) characters, eerie locales and events that just pick at those little fears in the back of your mind. Hence my anticipation for the release of “F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin,” Monolith’s long-awaited sequel to the first “F.E.A.R.” “F.E.A.R. 2” begins during the closing minutes of the first installment, though in a different part of the city (those who didn’t play the first game can easily catch up on the back-story through the various scenes and intel items you acquire during the game). Your squad has been tasked with locating and capturing Armacham Technology Corporation President Genevieve Aristide, who some of you may remember from a post-credits phone call in the first “F.E.A.R.” You and a teammate are dropped off at the main entrance to the ATC headquarters building with some basic weapons and the hunt begins. Many people are likely cringing at the locale already, since a major complaint from the first “F.E.A.R.” was that the entire game took place in an office building, leading to repetitive and somewhat bland levels. “F.E.A.R. 2” does not suffer this malady as it has you moving between office buildings, underground laboratories, nuked city streets and even a local school. Corridors are dark and splattered with gore, but the creepiest part for me is still walking into a room, realizing there is no one there and then seeing doors and cabinets slowly opened by unseen forces. Graphically, the game is a big step up from the first “F.E.A.R.,” which is to be expected considering it is a good four years old now. The enemies (of which there are more than just
3 Month - Up to 12 months or 12,000 miles warranty on all genuine Mazda parts - Early-bird & night drop off available. - Free Shuttle Service Student 10% discount with proof of student ID!
4301 Greensboro Ave, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 345-8040 or toll-free 800-663-4240
Oil Change
‘F.E.A.R. 2’ •
What: “F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
• CW critic’s rating:
three varieties now) are very detailed and each has its own unique design. Environments, though generally muddled by the all-pervading gloom and darkness, are well-designed and full of those “little touches” like bloody hand prints and bullet holes everywhere. The controls are slightly different from the first “F.E.A.R.,” though it is difficult to call them a true “improvement.” Move, aim and fire are all the same, though the game has added a zoom feature for more precise aiming and remapped a few buttons, such as the “use medkit” button (the Y button, which now activates slow-motion). All these changes seem to put emphasis on taking it slow and using cover, since med-kits are relatively scarce and you die much faster in this game. On that note, a word of warning to players of the first “F.E.A.R.”: find new tactics. Whereas “F.E.A.R.” could be beaten rather easily by a combination of shotgun, slow-mo and rushing blindly into the fray, you will almost certainly die with this tactic, even in the early levels. The AI is smarter than ever and knows when to take cover for a firefight and when to rush your flanks. I cannot count the deaths I suffered by ignoring an enemy who circled behind me while I was busy popping up from behind cover to shoot his friends-in-hiding. In short, the game puts a much greater emphasis on cover and patience, as reflected by the addition of the new interactive cover system. The cover system really adds a new layer of strategy to the game. When entering an area, your first action should always be to identify any pieces of nearby interactive cover, such
See FEAR, page 9
$
31.95
- Replace engine oil and Genuine Mazda oil filter - Full Circle Service Inspection
with coupon
The Crimson White
SPORTS
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Fill out a NCAA Tournament Bracket for FREE! The perfect bracket wins $100,000,000!
Look for this on the CW Online soon
7
SPORTS
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Greg Ostendorf • Editor
6
crimsonwhitesports@gmail.com
SOFTBALL
No. 1 Tide heads west for showdown By Will Barry Senior Sports Reporter
The No. 1 Alabama softball team will take its talent west this week to Cathedral City, Calif., near Palm Springs, to take on BYU, Oregon, No. 6 UCLA, No. 8 Oklahoma and Hawaii in the Cathedral City Classic. The 32-team tournament field will include 20 of the 32 NCAA tournament teams and four of the eight teams that competed
in the Women’s College World Series last season: Alabama, Florida, UCLA and National Champion Arizona State. “The Palm Springs tournament and the Leadoff Classic the next weekend, to me, are the two top tournaments in the country, and to be invited to both is kind of special because the competition goes way up,” head coach Patrick Murphy said. The Tide is 8-0 on the season after starting the year off with
Cobb Theatres is NOW HIRING! Perfect part-time job for students. We offer: Competitive Wages, Flexible Work Schedule, Free Movie Privileges, Snack Stand Discounts, Etc. Please apply Monday thru Thursday after 1pm.
Call for Showtimes
back-to-back sweeps of tournaments by winning the South Alabama Invitational in Mobile and then the BAMA Bash in Tuscaloosa. An advantage to heading out west is to play teams outside the SEC and prepare for a grueling schedule down the stretch. “When we go out there there’s going to be Pac-10 teams,” Murphy said. “We play two — Oregon and UCLA — and then obviously Okalahoma’s top five and BYU is very good. Hawaii’s very good.” The tournament will be a homecoming for an Alabama player who will play a key role in the Tide’s success this season. “And then another reason we’re going to Palm Spring is for Charlotte Morgan, for all her family and friends to see her,” Murphy said. “It’s about 45 minutes from her home town in Moreno Valley and we’ll stop at
their house Wednesday night on the way to Palm Springs to eat. It’s just a good way for us to give back to them.” Morgan picked to play at Alabama over UCLA and Texas and is currently in her junior year for the Tide, batting .500 with one homerun and nine RBIs. From the pitching circle, Morgan is 3-0 on the season with a 1.17 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 18 innings pitched. The Tide will face BYU for the first time in program history. The Cougars are 6-5 on the season with an 0-3 mark against ranked teams. Oregon is 5-5 on the season. The all-time series between the two teams is tied at 1-1. The Tide won the last contest 3-0 in Feb. 2005. UCLA is 8-2 on the season and is an 11-time national championship program that won back-to-
CW | Marion R Walding Softball pitcher Kelsi Dunne throws a pitch during the softball game Sunday against East Carolina University as part of the BAMA Bash. Dunne had 12 strike-outs against the Pirates in the 8-0 shut out. The Tide swept the Bash, winning all four games. back titles in 2003 and 2004. Alabama has never beaten Bruins, trailing the all-time series 0-8. Alabama is 3-2 all-time against Oklahoma, who is 8-2 on the season. Alabama won the last meeting 5-0 in March 2006.
Hawaii is 2-8 on the season as the Tide will try to remain perfect against the Rainbow Warriors by improving their 2-0 all-time record against them. Alabama and BYU will be the fourth match-up of the tournament, playing today at 10:30 a.m.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Gators hand Tide 4th straight loss By Mark Long The Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. | Nick Calathes scored 22 points, Alex Tyus added 16 and Florida snapped a two-game losing streak with a 83-74 victory over Alabama on Wednesday night. Kenny Kadji had eight points and eight rebounds off the bench for the Gators, who had lost three of their last four coming into the game. Florida (20-6, 7-4 Southeastern Conference) beat Alabama for the eighth time in the last 10 meetings. The Gators also extended their streak of 20-win seasons to 11, the second-longest streak in
league history. Tubby Smith holds the record with 12, 10 at Kentucky and two at Georgia. Alonzo Gee led the Crimson Tide (13-12, 3-8), which has dropped four in a row and nine of 12, with 17 points. Senario Hillman added 15. The Gators had two shots at getting win No. 20 last week, but lost close road games against Kentucky and Georgia. They had a much easier time with Alabama. Although Florida led by as many as 16 points in each half, Alabama had a few chances to make it much closer than the final score. The Crimson Tide kept forcing the ball inside and getting second and third shots.
NEW
Alabama also got fouled, but missed nine of 16 from the free-throw line in the second half. Still, the Tide cut it to 7568 with 2:35 remaining. Florida responded by hitting eight in a row from the stripe — the team’s biggest weaknesses in several close losses. Walter Hodge sank two, then Calathes followed with a pair. Erving Walker’s two with 39.3 seconds left made it 81-72, sealing the win. Walker, who added two more in the closing seconds, finished with 13 points. The Gators were 19 of 24 from the line. They were even more effective from the 3point line, finishing 10 of 29. Florida was ahead 45-29 late
in the first half after consecutive 3-pointers from Hodge and Walker. Alabama closed the deficit to 47-35 at halftime and started slicing into the lead with strong post play in the second half. JaMychal Green finished with 12 points and 15 boards. The Gators, though, countered from outside. Calathes hit a 3-pointer to start 16-5 run that turned a 5550 game back into a big lead. Tyus came up huge, too, beating Alabama up and down the court and getting easy buckets in the paint. Florida improved to 14-0 at home this season, extending its home winning streak to 16 games.
SPORTS
2007. Denton has regularly placed among the top finishers in the sectional and state track and field championships during her four years at Vestavia Hills.
in brief
STUDENTS AND FACULTY CAN SAVE UP TO
Menʼs golf fourth in latest rankings UA Athletics The first Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches’ poll of the spring season was released Wednesday with Alabama ranked fourth nationally. The Crimson Tide finished the fall season with a second-place finish at the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational and a No. 3 ranking. The first poll of 2009 was released after many collegiate teams around the country kicked off their spring schedule last weekend. Alabama opens its spring slate Sunday at the John Hayt Intercollegiate at the Sawgrass Country Club in Jacksonville, Fla. Alabama received 463 points in the poll and one first-place vote. Georgia remains atop the rankings.
OFF THE FULL RETAIL PRICE*
Womenʼs Cross Country inks two UA Athletics
Adobe student licensing helps students and faculty save big. Get an amazingly low price on the software you need to gain a competitive edge and make your work stand out. Discover a wealth of exciting, new features in these end-to-end solutions for print, web, video, and mobile projects: ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 4 DESIGN PREMIUM US $299.00* ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 4 PRODUCTION PREMIUM US $299.00* ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 4 WEB PREMIUM US $249.00* ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 4 MASTER COLLECTION US $499.00*
SUPeStore
the
Learn more at 205 - 348 - 6124
* Prices valid in the United States and Canada only and subject to change without notice. Prices stated in U.S. dollars. Reseller prices may vary. Contact your reseller for details. The Adobe Open Options 4.5 Student Licensing Option is Contact your Adobe Authorized Education Reseller for complete program details. Adobe, the Adobe logo, and Creative Suite are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2008 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.
Alabama head women’s cross country coach Randy Hasenbank announced the signing of Katlyn Will and Elsbeth Denton to a National Letter of Intent. Will joins the Crimson Tide from Corinth, Miss., Denton from Vestavia Hills. Rated one of the top milers in the country, Will has garnered more than 10 individual state titles in track and cross country during her high school career. In addition, she has led her team to four consecutive state cross country and track and field team titles. Katlyn posted a time of 4:55 for the mile last spring at the Mobile Meet of Champions and ran 2:14 for 800 meters at the Mississippi State Championships in May. Denton earned 6A state cross country runner-up honors in
Osborne, Garrett headline 2009 coaching clinic UA Athletics
Alabama’s 2009 coaching clinic will feature some of the most recognizable figures in football history as well as two of the more well respected young coaches in the game. Tom Osborne, Derek Dooley, Jason Garrett, Stan Hixon and Ozzie Newsome are scheduled to speak in Tuscaloosa in March. Osborne was the head coach at Nebraska for 25 years and won three national title and 13 conference titles. He is currently Nebraska’s athletic director. Dooley serves as the head football coach and athletic director at Louisiana Tech, where last season he led his team to the school’s first bowl victory in more than 30 years. Garrett is the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach with the Dallas Cowboys, while Hixon is a 30-year coaching veteran who is currently the wide receivers coach with the Washington Redskins. Newsome, a four-year starter and an All-American at Alabama, is the general manager of the Baltimore Ravens. “The annual coaching clinic is one of our favorite events of the year,” head coach Nick Saban said. “We are looking forward to hearing from some outstanding coaches and spending some time sharing knowledge and exchanging ideas to enhance professional development at all levels. We have a great lineup of speakers again this year, which will include several of the region’s championship-winning high school coaches.” The clinic begins on the evening of March 26 and includes a full day of guest speakers on Friday before wrapping up on March 28 after the Tide holds one of the 15 spring practices.
The Crimson White
NEWS
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Empty bowls raise hunger awareness By Karissa Bursch Staff Reporter
Students and other members of the community came together and painted bowls and remembered those who do not have food to fill their own bowls for Hunger and Homelessness Week’s Second Annual Empty Bowls event on Wednesday. The event was hosted by University Presbyterian Church. Those who participated stretched their artistic muscle while discussing the impact of poverty and knowing that the money spent in order to paint the bowls would go to helping stop poverty. The $10 that participants paid in order to get a bowl covered the bowl itself, soup and a piece of bread.
“The bowl is supposed to remind the participants that there are people in the world who are hungry,” Simons said. “Students participated by helping serve the soup, attending and buying the bowls or helping make the bowls.” Hunger and Homelessness Week, which is an annual event sponsored by the Community Service Center, is meant to bring awareness of poverty in Alabama and give students an opportunity to participate in volunteering events that help those who are affected by hunger and homelessness. Empty Bowls, which was held for the second year at the United Presbyterian Church, was meant to raise awareness about hunger and raise funds to support a food drive, accord-
ing to a press release sent by University Presbyterian Church. Julie Simons, a sophomore and the Community Service Center coordinator for Hunger and Homelessness Week, said she picked Empty Bowls as a Hunger and Homelessness event because of the feeling of community it brought. “Empty Bowls is a national organization,” Simons said. “I had hoped that it would be a good way to get not only the University, but the community involved. Also the money raised through Empty Bowls went to the food pantry at University Presbyterian.” Joshua Burford, the Coordinator of Freshman Community Outreach at the Community Service Center, said he also was glad about
the sense of community it brought to the University. “[This event] is an important part of Hunger and Homelessness Week because it shows the cooperation amongst the UA community,” Burford said. Simons said she thinks each participant’s hand-painted bowl turned out good. “I loved all the bowls,” Simons said. “The interesting thing about them is that they were all different.” Simons said she hoped that the help doesn’t end with those who participated in Empty Bowls. “I hope that students realize the issue of hunger and homelessness in Tuscaloosa, and that there are many ways that
GOP govs may turn down stimulus money By Melinda Deslatte Associated Press Writer BATON ROUGE, La. | A handful of Republican governors are considering turning down some money from the federal stimulus package, a move opponents say puts conservative ideology ahead of the needs of constituents struggling with record foreclosures and soaring unemployment. Though none has outright rejected the money available for education, health care and infrastructure, the governors of Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alaska, South Carolina and Idaho have all questioned whether the $787 billion bill signed into law this week will even help the economy. “My concern is there’s going to be commitments attached to it that are a mile long,” said Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who considered rejecting some of the money but decided Wednesday to accept it. “We need the freedom to pick and choose. And we need the free-
dom to say ‘No thanks.” U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., the No. 3 House Democrat, said the governors — some of whom are said to be eyeing White House bids in 2012 — are putting their own interests first. “No community or constituent should be denied recovery assistance due to their governor’s political ideology or political aspirations,” Clyburn said Wednesday. In fact, governors who reject some of the stimulus aid may find themselves overridden by their own legislatures because of language Clyburn included in the bill that allows lawmakers to accept the federal money even if their governors object. He inserted the provision based on the early and vocal opposition to the stimulus plan by South Carolina’s Republican governor, Mark Sanford. But it also means governors like Sanford and Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal — a GOP up-and-comer often mentioned as a potential 2012
presidential candidate — can burnish their conservative credentials, knowing all the while that their legislatures can accept the money anyway. Jindal said he, like Perry and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, is concerned about strings attached to the money even though his state faces a $1.7 billion budget shortfall next year. Barbour spokesman Dan Turner, for example, cited concerns that accepting unemployment money from the stimulus package would force states to pay benefits to people who wouldn’t meet state requirements to receive them. In Idaho, Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter said he wasn’t interested in stimulus money that would expand programs and boost the state’s costs in future years when the federal dollars disappear — a worry also cited by Jindal and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. A spokesman said Sanford, the new head of the Republican Governors Association, is looking at the stimulus bill to
figure out how much of it he can control. “We’re going through a 1,200page bill to determine what our options are,” Spokesman Joel Sawyer said. “From there, we’ll make decisions.” But state Democratic Party chairwoman Carol Fowler says Sanford’s hesitation is driven by his political ambition rather than the best interests of a state that had the nation’s third-highest unemployment rate in December. “He’s so ideological,” Fowler said. “He would rather South Carolina do without jobs than take that money, and I think he’s looking for a way not to take it.” Not all Republican governors are reticent about using the federal cash. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist lobbied for the stimulus plan and Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has embraced it as he looks to close a $2.6 billion deficit in the state’s budget this year. Alabama Gov. Bob Riley has already figured the money into his state’s budget.
5
Search retreat held in March By Christy Roach Staff Reporter St. Francis Catholic Church is hosting the retreat SEARCH March 6 to March 8. It is being held at Hargis Retreat Center in Birmingham and costs $20 to attend. Jessica Mata, a junior majoring in nursing said SEARCH is a great time for students to get away from school and focus on God. She said the retreat is open to all students. Mata said students will carpool to the camp. Groups will leave at 3 p.m. and again at 5 p.m. Mata said students can register for the retreat online at stfrancisuofa.com, but they are still welcome if they do not register. SEARCH is a student led retreat. Mata said she decided to be a leader after her first SEARCH retreat. She served as a team member, then a co-director for two retreats and is now serving on team again. “As a team leader I help them talk and grow in their relationship with the Lord,” Mata said. Mata said the team meets once a week to plan what people will talk about, the food and any other details necessary for the retreat so students can get away and relax. St. Francis hosts a retreat each semester. Mata said her duties as a co-director were to be in charge of the team. She said they were the ones that
“As a team leader I help them talk and grow in their relationship with the Lord” — Jessica Mata, a junior majoring in nursing
handle any emergencies. “My first time as a co-director the power went out and it had snowed,” Mata said. “It was fun though.” Kevin Dudek, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, is one of the codirectors for this semester’s SEARCH retreat. He said they plan the meetings and make sure the groups stay on task. Dudek said the theme for the retreat is “Being Transformed by the Holy Spirit.” “The theme changes each semester but the outline of the retreat stays the same,” Dudek said. He said students participate in seven talks within their “families” of five to 10 searchers and two members from the teams. Students attending the retreat who are not on teams are referred to as searchers. Dudek said students also participate in games and attend an optional service of reconciliation on Saturday, followed by Mass on Sunday. He said reconciliation is when someone confesses to the priest, but this part of the weekend is optional since the retreat is open to all students, not just Catholics.
Street preacher visits UA
CW | Drew Hoover Michael Venyah, a street preacher with Soulwinners Ministries International, preaches to a crowd of students gathered outside the Ferguson Center Plaza on Monday.
Rent
Buy
2 BR 2 Bath 2 BR 2 Bath $482,000 for $2,200 www.thechimescondos.com For Rental Information for The Chimes call 469-3219 For Sales Information call Donna Petty at 799-7200 or Wes York at 799-8080
We Accept Bama Cash
Rent or Buy yours today! Rent: 2BR 2 Bath $1,300 Buy: 2BR 2 Bath $269,900 Rent: 3BR 3 1/2 Bath $1,900 Buy: 3BR 3 1/2 Bath $369,000
205 University Blvd. (205) 758-2455
18224
Come see us today!
*Gated Parking *Central Elevator *Rooftop Sun Deck *Private Balconies *Ceramic Tile *Granite counters *High efficiency *Plus much more! For Rental Information for Crimson Commons call 469-3219 For Sales Information Call Wes York at 799-8080
www.crimsoncommonscondos.com
18134
Amenities
OPINIONS
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Paul Thompson • Editor
4
letters@cw.ua.edu
Recycling — a holein-one By Emily Roberson
What’s more awesome than mini-golf? Not much. Creative Campus is hosting a contest inviting you to make a putt-putt hole out of recycled materials. You can win a thousand bucks for participating, so start collecting items you can use to build a transportable miniature golf hole. Find the link for a contest guide on creativecampus. ua.edu. You have until April 1 to register your Planet Lovin’ Putt-Putt Hole team. If choose to build a miniature golf hole out of used materials, you’ll get to display your hole on the quad on April 19, which is Earthfest. If Earthfest doesn’t ring a bell, you’re clearly a freshman. Earthfest is an annual celebration of the planet that happens on the quad near Earth Day. This year, Earthfest is planned to take place on Sunday, April 19. Now on to something more serious. The University of Alabama Environmental Council may be rethinking its monthly glass recycling drives. Why? Because of the ‘costs and pollution involved’ and because ‘the transport and handling of glass is a liability.’ The latter notion is the same reason Tuscaloosa C i ty ’s E nv i r o n m e n t a l Services doesn’t provide the service. Also, a critical population doesn’t exist to make the service viable in this area. The debate to make changes to glass recycling drives at your University is ongoing. Currently, the pollution created from transporting the glass Tuscaloosa, to Birmingham, and from Birmingham to a cement company in Calera, raises concerns among the environmentally enthused. UAEC members have attempted to contact the cement company in Calera to pick up glass containers collected in Tuscaloosa. However, they have been unable get in touch with the company’s recycling coordinator. The UAEC has also made attempts to contact other cement companies who may be able to use glass
as aggregate material. It has also been brought up that glass, which can be broken into pieces but does not necessarily decompose, can be made into sand. Furthermore, the recycling coordinator from the Alabama Environmental Council in Birmingham suggested contacting the city’s Chamber of Commerce to find another local industry with a use for glass collected at UAEC glass recycling drives. Other ideas to solve the UAEC’s glass recycling drive predicament are welcome. Please send your questions, suggestions, comments, criticisms and concerns to uaec@bama.ua.edu. Your voice is KEY in the renovation of glass recycling drives on your campus. Despite that the logistics of glass recycling drives are up in the air, UAEC members will be collecting glass containers on Fifth Avenue in front of the Student Recreation Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow. A member from UA Recycles will be taking the glass to the AEC Recycling Center in Birmingham after the drive is over. To be part of a live, realworld debate (you know, one that isn’t in print or on-line) regarding glass recycling drives, feel free to attend the next UAEC meeting, which will be held at noon this Sunday in 109 Carmichael Hall. In the meantime, start dumpster diving. That miniature golf hole isn’t going to build itself. Emily Roberson is The Crimson White’s environmental columnist. Her column runs bi-weekly on Thursdays.
MCT CAMPUS
I freaking want a chimp I was going through the Internet for a column idea when I saw it. Looking back at me is a picture of Travis, a 200-pound chimp cheesing into the camera looking a little like that really ugly uncle you have. That’s when I realized that I freaking want a chimp so bad. It’s not just the fact that chimps are adorable; it’s the fact that Travis is a man-eating destroyer of worlds hellbent on protecting his owner. I want that. You see, our friend Travis is (well, was) 70-year-old Sandra Herold’s pet chimp who mauled family friend Charla Nash to near death Monday afternoon in Connecticut. The ordeal started when Travis took some keys off the table and unlocked a door so he could have a little fun in the garden. Nash tries to lure him back in with an Elmo doll,
Dave Folk and apparently Elmo is code word for chimps to go berserk because Travis pounced on Nash like there was free McDonald’s at a fat camp. After a few minutes of Travis having a free-for-all on Nash’s face, police were called in, at which point Travis tore an officer’s side mirror off before
I didn’t know his name As many of you may have heard, Continental Airlines Flight 3407 crashed in Buffalo, N.Y., last Thursday night. All 49 passengers and crew were killed along with the owner of the home it hit. Among those killed was Beverly Eckert, a Sept. 11 widow and advocate for improved anti-terrorist efforts. I read the initial report of the incident about an hour after it happened. I was shocked, not only by the tragedy, but also at my reaction to it. I skimmed the article and thought about how awful it was, later on reading the names of those who had died. My eye was drawn immediately to Beverly Eckert’s name. Her story of triumph over the loss of her husband in the World Trade Center and crusades for a safer America was heartbreaking and painful, especially in the wake of her own unfortunate death.
Debra Flax I noticed that almost every story about the crash began with statements such as “Sept. 11 widow dies in plane crash” or “Sept. 11 activist and widow killed in accident.” All I could think about, though, were the 49 others who also perished. Clay Yarber, a decorated Marine Corps veteran from California, was 62 years old and
had survived two helicopter crashes during the Vietnam War. Though extremely fearful of flying, Yarber decided to travel by air to visit a friend in New York. Susan Wehle, a cantor from a Buffalo synagogue and the daughter of Holocaust survivors, was 55. She was coming home from her vacation in Costa Rica. Ellyce Kausner, a Florida law student, was 24. She was returning to her family’s home in New York to be her nephew’s “date” for his Valentine’s Day party and spend time with her family before taking her college exams. Doug Wielinski, who was 61 and a retired engineer, lost his life when the commuter plane crash-landed into his house. As a silver lining to the horrific occurrence, Wielinski’s wife, Karen, and daughter, Jill, escaped the
being shot and limping back to his playpen to die. Unlike 50 Cent, apparently chimps are not immune to being shot nine times. After the incident just about everyone was scratching their heads as to one: why did we just shoot a monkey, and two: what caused “Dunston Checks In” to turn into “King Kong?” Don’t worry though; police think they found a motive behind the vicious attack. Apparently Nash had recently changed her hair; I guess Travis doesn’t like blondes. Although just telling her it looked like crap was probably a little more polite than eating her face off. So, why should you care? Simple, this should serve as a lesson to any potential chimp owners (or blondes). Don’t f-- with human kind’s hairy cousin, the monkey. Here Connecticut police, I’ll give you a hint as to what
caused the attack. It is a freaking monkey in Connecticut! If God had intended monkeys to be in Connecticut he would have upped the thermostat about 50 degrees and slapped a jungle down. Guess what? He didn’t, and I’m guessing our friend Travis probably hated Connecticut just about as much as, well, anyone living in Connecticut. Stop getting weird animals, people. Whatever happened to puppies and those god-awful kitten creatures? Are they not good enough for you? You want something exotic, get a goldfish or a bunny and slap a bow tie on it. Have you ever seen a bunny with a bow tie? It’s just as cute as a chimp and a helluva lot less likely to maul your face off and die and a hail of gunfire.
Dave Folk is a News Editor for The Crimson White. His column runs on Thursdays.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
house with scratches. These are only four more faces out of the fifty lost. And even though I can’t tell you who each of the fifty was, I can say they were everyday men and women, making lives for themselves, living each day with and for the ones they loved. As we think about the events taking place in the world, from wars in the Middle East to fires in Australia and plane crashes in New York, we need to keep in mind that headlines are not news. We are news, the famous and the ordinary, the popular and the outcast. Never forget about the people involved, whether their names are bolded or not. Debra Flax is a freshman majoring in journalism. She is a regular contributor to The Crimson White.
Housing misleads recontracting students By Jared Lauridsen
and that it was only available until 8 a.m. on Tuesday? What’s even more disturbing may be the fact that HRC sent out an e-mail Tuesday reminding us to make selections later this week. This is a gap in the communication, a break in the established pattern that HRC would remind us of the applicable dates. Some of us need these reminders, due to busy schedules and stressful days. Why would housing abandon us in our time of need?
Many of you have received several e-mails from housing in the past few weeks. Most of those e-mails have been about recontracting, from Housing and Residential Communities, especially about paying next year’s oncampus housing deposit. These reminders set a precedent for HRC to help guide returning and incoming students through the application process. So why, pray tell, were we not reminded through this same channel that the “Stay put” option Jared Lauridsen is a junior was available on Monday, majoring in studio art.
WE WELCOME YOUR OPINIONS Editorial Board
Corey Craft Editor Phil Owen Managing Editor Kelli Abernathy Chief Copy Editor
James Jaillet Production Editor Breckan Duckworth Design Editor Paul Thompson Opinions Editor
Letters to the editor must be less than 200 words and guest columns less than 500. Send submissions to cwopinions@gmail.com. Submissions must include the author’s name, year, major and daytime phone number. Phone numbers are for verification and will not be published. Students should also include their year in school and major. For more information, call 348-6144. The CW reserves the right to edit all submissions.
The Crimson White
NEWS
Thursday, February 19, 2009
3
Collegiate 100 induction held Wednesday By Karissa Bursch Staff Reporter
induction ceremony Wednesday night where a group of young men were welcomed into the organization. Along with the actual induction, “I challenge you all to be men of integrity, men of intelligence and the ceremony included guest speakmen of influence,” the vice presi- er Lowell Davis, the faculty sponsor dent of membership for Collegiate for the group and a professor at the 100 William Garret said to a group University. The theme of Davis’ speech to the of young men dressed in an array of suits and ties as they waited in the Collegiate 100 was the fact that all of Ferguson Center Forum to be induct- the men there had the ability to keep ed into the Collegiate 100 Top 100 on fighting. He said that although injuries may have been sustained this Black Men. Alabama’s Collegiate 100 Chapter group of young men has the ability to of 100 Black Men of America had its continue fighting.
ABROAD
bar and a swimming pool, according to the program’s Web site, semesteratsea.org. Continued from page 1 Semester at Sea voyagers example, what might have spend about four or five days once been a casino is now a in each country visiting with lecture hall or a computer lab, other students in their homes he said. The MV Explorer also and learning more about how has two dining halls, a piano their lifestyles may differ from
Leron Gresham, a senior majoring in public relations and the chairman of the board for the Collegiate 100, said that he and two of his friends, Aubrey Coleman and Quinton Little, came up with the idea of starting a Collegiate 100 chapter after they looked at the low college retention rates for black males. In the induction it was cited that there is a 39 percent retention for collegiate black males, which is the lowest of any group. The Collegiate 100 is focused on changing those retention rates,
many Americans’. “It’s not about being tourists. It’s about really understanding the local culture,” Williams said. Faculty and staff are available to students 24 hours a day, Williams said. He also said he encourages
Gresham said. “[The Collegiate 100] is about student involvement,” Gresham said. “For example, we give our members education opportunities like tutoring. We have a diverse board with intelligent guys that make sure all members have opportunities.” There is an application process for those who wish to be members, Gresham said. The board members were hand-selected and the initiatives were chosen based on their application, school involvement and scholastics.
students at the University to get involved with Semester at Sea. “If [a student] knocks on my door, I have to be there,” he said. “I really want students [at the University] to know that I will be there, and they will be able to come to me if
Desiree Mahr, a sophomore majoring in public relations, came to the induction to support her friends. “I think they’re going to be a really powerful organization on campus, especially for black male students,” Mahr said. “They have already been having several events. They are establishing a place on campus and will continue to do so.” “We are a hard-working group of individuals trying to make a difference in our community,” Gresham said. “We are giving opportunities to develop student leaders.”
they need to. “I’ll be there to hold their hand if that’s what it takes.” Semester at Sea costs from about $10,000 to $30,000, depending on both the voyage and the room type a student requests. The cost includes tuition, lodging, meals and travel health insurance, according to the Web site. Scholarships and work grants
are available. The Institute for Shipboard Education awards about $2.6 million in financial aid annually, according to the Web site. Registration is still open for both the fall and summer voyages. Students interested in Semester at Sea may visit semesteratsea.org or contact Ed Williams at 348-3846 for more information.
Tuscaloosa Location
Now Open!!!
Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. 409 23rd Avenue - Termerson Square - Downtown 205-345-5501 - www.mommagoldbergsdeli.com
T-shirts
$8
Coupon Redeemable at Tuscaloosa location only.
Students gather to discuss their interests in studying abroad. A new Semester at Sea program will be offered soon.
ALCOHOL Continued from page 1
protection so that we can be able to ensure that we keep the water quality safe for the people of this community. The second thing was to get the legislature to grant us the authority to establish traffic light cameras. One of the things we have is a chronic problem with people running traffic lights. So, the ability to use cameras would allow us to issue citations to those who run traffic lights. The third thing was to allow the voters of this community to decide on Sunday alcohol sales. Those were some of the main points of the presentation. CW: Why do you think the sale of alcohol on Sunday should be brought to a community vote? Maddox: We already have Sunday sales in Tuscaloosa — every country club in Tuscaloosa serves alcohol. So we already have legalized sales. The issue before us at this point in time is that we are unable to draw major conventions because of the lack of Sunday alcohol sales. And with eight percent of our work force in the hospitality industry, it really comes down to an economic issue, and it comes down to a fairness issue. In the end, let’s let the people vote on it. I understand it can be a very passionate issue. I think for us, we continue to have this cloud, so let people vote and let them decide if they do not want to move forward with Sunday alcohol sale. If they decide to move forward with alcohol sales, then we know which direction we need to go. I think for us, it would almost clear the issue once and for all and let the people decide. CW: Has the sale of alcohol on Sunday ever been put to a vote? Maddox: No, it has not. CW: When will the people get to decide about this issue? Maddox: We’re asking the legislature to call a vote. Unfortunately, without home
CW | Norman Huynh
$1.2 billion economic impact sustaining us through a rough on this community, which is economic time. three times larger than the economic impact of Mercedes, just to give you some idea. Because of the University, CW: Are you facing opposia large number of citizens of tion with this? Maddox: Yeah, we’ve tried this community can pay their for eight straight years and mortgages, buy groceries, provide for their families overall. it’s failed. The success of the University CW: Aside from Sunday will directly impact the growth alcohol sales, what are your of this city and the success of this city. goals for Tuscaloosa? I’m proud to call the Maddox: We want to be the best city in the nation. University a partner in movUltimately, that is our goal ing this community forward. and to stay in our high qualCW: With the growth of the ity of life and make this one of the most livable cities in the University, how do you think nation. We’re working as hard the city will respond? Maddox: The city will as we know how to every day [grow], there’s no doubt. For to make that happen. every 1,000 new students CW: Great. And how do you that Dr. Witt recruits to the think the University affects University, a four million dolStone Creek lar economic impact is creatthe city of Tuscaloosa? Maddox: The University ed. The reason that the recesof Alabama is a significant sion has not been as harsh on piece of Tuscaloosa’s puzzle. Tuscaloosa is because of the The University represents a growth of the University. It is rule regarding the sale of alcohol, we have to request permission from the state legislature to hold a referendum.
Momma’sNachos
Free!
With purchase of sandwich & large drink... Good Thursdays only, Coupon Required
o S s I E U Our VAL
! T H G I BR
THURSDAY
The Jonathan Fox Band $1 Bud Selects $3 Jager Bombs Doors open at 9 Tickets $5
FRIDAY Within Reason
Bent Tree
r a e W o T You Have
S E D A H S
& Leaderdog Doors open at 9 Tickets $10 www.jupiteronthestrip.com
1307 University Blvd. - Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 - 205-248-6611
This could describe the solid value of our clean, well-maintained, less-expensive apartments, or our tastefully well-built newer apartment communi es that are good values because we put the emphasis on the things you really want.
391-6000 sealyrealty.com 1200 Greensboro Ave. Tuscaloosa, Al.35401
2
PAGE
• Hip-Hop Summit — 7 p.m., Ferguson Ballroom • UA department of theatre and dance presents ARDT spring concert — 7:30 p.m., Morgan Auditorium, also Friday at 5:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
• LECTURE: “Two Layers of the Mind: Serotonergic Function and What Impulsive Aggression and Depression Have in Common” with Dr. Charles S. Carver — 6:30 p.m., 208 Gordon Palmer Hall
• Bal Masque fundraiser for West Alabama AIDS Outreach — 8 p.m., Bama Theatre
• UP presents Movies in the Ferg with “Transporter 3” — 2 and 7 p.m., Ferguson Theater • UA School of Music presents Celebrity Series Concert featuring Verdehr Trio — 2 p.m., Moody Music Building Concert Hall
February 19, 2009
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Send announcements and campus news to cwnews@sa.ua.edu
Judicial Board spots for 2009-10 available The SGA Student Judicial Board is now accepting applications for the 2009-10 Board. We are seeking dependable, punctual, fair-minded undergraduate, graduate and law students. The Board adjudicates cases arising from student non-academic misconduct and parking violations. All applicants must be available during fall and spring semesters to attend Judicial Board every Tuesday at 6 p.m. Applications are due Feb. 24, and they can be found on both the SGA and Judicial affairs Web site. Please note that a letter of recommendation is needed. If you have any questions you may contact Chief Justice Emerald Greywoode at 348-6121 or at epgreywoode@bama.ua.edu.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “[Semester at Sea] puts things into a global context. You get to see Islam at work in places like Turkey, Croatia and Egypt. It’s so easy to compare other places to America. With this, you get to compare country to country to country.” — Ed Williams, UA department of theatre and dance
THIS DAY IN ALABAMA HISTORY 1807: Former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr was arrested in the Mississippi Territory at McIntosh Bluff, Washington County, in present-day Alabama. Burr was accused of treason for attempting to form a new republic in the Southwest. After spending several weeks in custody in Alabama, Burr was returned to Richmond, Va., for trial. Burr was acquitted of the charges, but quickly left the country to avoid other charges relating to the murder of Alexander Hamilton during an 1804 duel. Source: Alabama Department of Archives and History
THE CRIMSON WHITE EDITORIAL • Corey Craft, editor-in-chief, craft@cw.ua.edu, 348-8049 • Phil Owen, managing editor, owen@cw.ua.edu, 348-6146 • James Jaillet, production editor • Breckan Duckworth, design editor • Robert Bozeman, assistant design editor • Marion Walding, photo editor • RF Rains, assistant photo editor • Kelli Abernathy, chief copy editor • Paul Thompson, opinions editor • Dave Folk, news editor • Brett Bralley, news editor • Ryan Mazer, lifestyles editor • CJ McCormick, assistant lifestyles editor • Greg Ostendorf, sports editor • Ryan Wright, assistant sports editor • Eric McHargue, graphics editor • Andrew Richardson, Web editor
ADVERTISING
• Drew Gunn, advertising manager, 348-8995, cwbiz manager@sa.ua.edu • Jeff Haas, territory manager, 348-8044, territorymg2@ sa.ua.edu • Joe Greenwood, zones 3, (McFarland), 348-8735, smcwzone3-7@sa.ua.edu • Lance Hutchison, zone 4 (Northport), 348-8054, zone4@sa.ua.edu • Chris Green, zone 6 (15th Street), 348-6876, chrispgreen1@gmail.com
• Jake Knott, zone 7 (Skyland Blvd.) 348-8742, jknott23@gmail.com
• Carly Jayne Rullman, zone 8 (the Strip and downtown), 348-6875, zone8@sa.ua. edu • Dana Andrzejewski, zone 44 (downtown and downtown Northport), 348-6153, zone44@sa.ua.edu • Jarrett Cocharo, zone 55 (campus), 348-2670
Students share their study abroad experiences By Amy Castleberry Contributing Writer The SGA Office of International Involvement and Capstone International hosted its Study Abroad Exchange night in B.B. Comer Wednesday, as a part of celebrating the first ever International Involvement Week. Angela Channell, director of overseas study at the University, led a casual exchange between students who had studied abroad and allowed them to share their memories and experiences while reflecting on the major differences between the U.S. and other cultures. “I’ve been working with students for 14 years now and I love working with them and watching them transform after their abroad experience,” Channell said. “Some
FOOD
Continued from page 1 own lives.” Grace said it may be difficult for UA students to eat Alabama-grown produce all year round but it would be relatively easy during the summer and late fall months. “For most but the die-hard local food eaters, who spend a lot of time canning and preserving in the late summer and fall, eating local produce year round isn’t viable,” Grace said. “Even though we have an incredibly long
have never left the state of Alabama, and they undergo a unique change that has given them a new perspective on life. It’s truly rewarding for me and for them because they rave about their amazing experiences.” Chanell said the Capstone International program offers a variety of summer, semester and even year-long overseas academic study programs for course credit. If you do not find one of the programs to fit your study needs, Capstone International will work with you to find a suitable program, Chanell said. The University even has affiliates with a vast selection of programs all over the world with various scholarship opportunities. Sharon Gardner and Lekisha Gunn spoke and answered questions at the meeting having both spent semesters in
Mannheim, Germany. “Not only did I get a perspective on German culture by making friends I know will last a lifetime and living day to day immersed in the environment,” Gardner said. “But my interactions with other exchange students from around the world allowed me to develop a global interest and perspective that I would have never received in an average college class room. It changes how you view life in general.” Gardner said the simple things including grocery shopping, traveling on the street car and learning about the backgrounds of her new friends, were the most memorable and rewarding memories. Gunn said she enjoyed stepping out of her comfort zone and meeting new people from all over the world.
“The experience forces you to step out of what you’ve always been taught about abroad,” Gunn said. “It definitely makes you more aware of international affairs and news, allowing you to break out of that ugly narrow-minded American stereotype.” Will Thomas, the director of SGA Office of International Involvement, said he was impressed with the turnout of students interested in study abroad and was pleased with their dialogue. “With five percent of the University population being international students now, it is essential to learn and interact with students of various cultures,” Thomas said. “Studying abroad can be a great learning experience and I’m so happy so many students came out and showed an interest in this amazing opportunity.”
growing season here, most farmers who produce vegetables and fruits are limited by their customers, and most consumers think that fresh local produce can only be had during the summer months. Therefore, our farmers markets tend to be dormant from about December to May.” Fresh produce can be purchased at the Homegrown Alabama Farmers Market and the Tuscaloosa Farmers Market under the Lurleen Wallace Bridge during the summer months and into late fall, Grace said. Grace said it may also be feasible for students to organize and encourage the University to buy local produce. “There are many examples of successful farm to table programs at universities all over the country,” Grace said. “Aramark, UA’s food provider, has been involved with buying local produce at other
universities. But they’re not going to implement these changes without a dedicated group of students presenting a comprehensive plan of action.” Grace teaches a documentary film class at the University called Documenting Justice and applications to take the class can be found at the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility. “I have always been interested in good storytelling, and filmmaking seemed like a natural way to pursue my interests,” Grace said. “True stories are most interesting to me, so I’ve always focused on documentary filmmaking.” “Eating Alabama” will be a documentary that mostly likely will not come until next winter, Grace said. “I hope that people who see the film or people who read about our project will ask questions about their own food ways and will maybe try
and change some of their buying habits,” Grace said. “If everyone in this state made a concerted effort to buy locally raised vegetables and meats, we could put a huge amount of money back into our economy. It would help all of us.” Grace writes a blog about his experiences while doing Eating Alabama at eatingalabama.org. Grace also said a non-profit is also being formed called Eating Alabama, which will advocate for local food across the state through lobbying efforts. “[This will be] through creating a curriculum about agriculture and local food for public schools, and by creating more opportunities for producers to sell their products locally,” Grace said. “We’ll be looking for student volunteers to help further our efforts, and interested students should contact us through the blog.”
of the senate. Hutt said that the implementation of DegreeWorks Continued from page 1 should allow for more time DegreeWorks will provide to talk about a student’s life a standardized checklist plans, rather than just the for classes and track prog- immediate scholastic plans. “The goal will be that with ress to graduation, said Meg McCrummen, SGA secretary DegreeWorks we will able to have three minutes of class planning and then use the rest of the time to talk about the future,” Hutt said. Another part of DegreeWorks will allow students to make a four-year plan when they first enter the University. One issue brought up by McCrummen was how should advisers encourage new students to use the fouryear plan. Beth Mann, an adviser at
the College of Nursing, suggested that DegreeWorks be introduced at Bama Bound. Susan Noble, an adviser for chemical and biological engineering, said DegreeWorks should be introduced in the broad freshmen level classes of each major. “Every major has a introduction class that freshmen must take,” Noble said. “Maybe they could require that the four-year plan be part of the course curriculum.” McCrummen also introduced the idea of peer advising in each college. This would allow students to talk with older students in their major who could tell them about their teachers, classes and workload. Most of the advisers present agreed that having one student advise another would not be the most effective way to register for classes because learning styles differ from student to student and what works for one student may not help another. Hutt said there were already ways that students talk about professors, such as ratemyprofessor.com, and repeating this would not be necessary. Another idea McCummen introduced was the possibility of having teachers put the class syllabus online before students registered for classes. This way, students could see exactly how the workload would be for each class before they register for it. Noble said some colleges had this open to students, they just were not aware of it. Other advisers said this could be problematic because it would be asking professors to plan a class months in advance.
ADVISING
• Torri Blunt, nontraditional advertising, 348-4381, smterritorymanager1@sa.ua.edu • Emily Frost, classifieds coordinator, 348-7355, smcwclassmgr@sa.ua.edu • Amanda Lacey, creative services manager, 348-8042, cwadv@sa.ua.edu
The Crimson White is the community newspaper of The University of Alabama. The Crimson White is an editorially free newspaper produced by students. The University of Alabama cannot influence editorial decisions and editorial opinions are those of the editorial board and do not represent the official opinions of the University. Advertising offices of The Crimson White are on the first floor, Student Publications Building, 923 University Blvd. The advertising mailing address is P.O. Box 2389, Tuscaloosa, AL 35403-2389. The Crimson White (USPS 138020) is published weekly June, July and August, and is published four times a week September through April except for spring break, Thanksgiving, Labor Day and the months of May and December. The Crimson White is provided for free up to three issues. Any other papers are $1.00. The subscription rate for The Crimson White is $125 per year. Checks should be made payable to The University of Alabama and sent to: The Crimson White Subscription Department, P.O. Box 2389, Tuscaloosa, AL 35403-2389. The Crimson White is entered as periodical postage at Tuscaloosa, AL 35401. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Crimson White, P.O. Box 2389, Tuscaloosa, AL 35403-2389. All material contained herein, except advertising or where indicated otherwise, is Copyright © 2008 by The Crimson White and protected under the “Work Made for Hire” and “Periodical Publication” categories of the U.S. copyright laws. Material herein may not be reprinted without the expressed, written permission of The Crimson White.
Super TANtastic Spray Tans
“Get the charm without the harm!”
Buy 1 Airbrush Spray Tan
GET 1 FREE! $30
now until March 1st
205-345-7783
232 McFarland Blvd. N
182907
Thursday
TODAY