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UA plans commencement ceremonies

By Katherine Martin News Editor klmartincw@gmail.com The University has announced it will hold three commencement ceremonies and a candlelight remembrance on Aug. 5 and 6 to award more than 4,000 graduates with diplomas and honor six UA students who died in the April 27

tornado.

Graduation, which was originally scheduled for May 7, was postponed after the EF-4 tornado hit Tuscaloosa.

Judy Bonner, provost and executive vice president, said the decision to have three ceremonies was based on the record number of graduates participating.

“At all UA commencement

ceremonies, we provide an opportunity for each graduate to walk across the stage and shake hands with both the dean and the president,” Bonner said. “We wanted to provide an ample opportunity to honor our students without making the ceremony too long for the graduates and their families.

“Based on the Registrar’s

Office’s survey of May candidates for degrees regarding their intent to participate in the commencement exercises in August and estimates from previous August ceremonies, we estimate that close to 4,000 students will participate, “Bonner said.

“Since many of our

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Reception for May graduates @ President’s Mansion Reception for August graduates @ President’s Mansion Commencement exercises @ Coleman Coliseum Candlelight remembrance @ steps of Gorgas Library

Students win at film festival in L.A. Parking sign-ups present problems

By Katherine Martin News Editor klmartincw@gmail.com Online parking registration opened Monday at midnight, and the first few hours of the sale didn’t go as smoothly as most students would have liked.

The software vendor did routine maintenance and server upgrades over the weekend, and the maintenance took longer than expected, said UA spokeswoman Cathy Andreen.

“As a result, parking registration was not available until about 4:45 a.m. Monday,” she said. “Parking Services contacted all students who registered for commuter parking permits or put their name on the waiting list on Monday to see if they could assist those students in completing their registration.”

Student parking permits increased an average of $20 for the year. Commuter permits increased from $185 to $205; residential permits increased from $240 to $260; perimeter permits increased from $140 to $150; and reserved permits increased from $420 to $450, Andreen said. according to an email sent to all UA students, the new fees reflect increased costs for additional CrimsonRide buses, expanding and creating a more efficient 348-RIDE system.

Walker Donaldson, a senior majoring in political science, said the most problematic issue was that students weren’t aware of how much parking decals were going to be until they purchased them.

Prices of parking decals were not finalized until late last week, Andreen said.

Donaldson said once he had already purchased his pass when registration opened at midnight, he received an email the next

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Submitted photo Xavier Burgin gives an acceptance speech after being awarded Best 3D Film for his film “Portrait of a Storm” at Campus MovieFest International.

By Mari Johnson Staff Reporter mjohnson6@crimson.ua.edu

winning films in the Campus MovieFest International Grand Finale.

Several weeks ago, students Students from all over the world from the University of Alabama traveled to Hollywood this past were invited to Campus MovieFest week to showcase their award- International, the world’s largest

SGA senate tables proposal to bring Zimride to campus

By Jasmine Cannon Senior Staff Reporter jmcannon@crimson.ua.edu In its first session of the summer, Thursday night the Student Government Association senate tabled a proposal to create a social media ridesharing network.

A bill to bring Zimride to the University was sent to the financial affairs committee for further consideration.

Senators discussed whether or not they wanted to commit funds to the program.

Ryan Flamerich, speaker of the senate, said the senate effectively rejected the proposal since funds needed to le this

they’re going to stand up for what they believe is right,” Flamerich said.

“I think there’s going to be some really special things to happen this year in this body,” he said. “This is a message to

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Rooster’s Blues House bar and restaurant to open this summer As old businesses begin to rebuild in Tuscaloosa following the April 27 tornado, the city is also welcoming a couple of new faces to town.

Rooster’s Blues House will be opening this summer, hoping to bring good food, good music and good times to the “City of Champions.”

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“I think, if anything, what we learned from this senate meeting… is that this senate is very different from the senates that have been here before, and this senate is very much more of a reflection of the student body – and

student film festival, because of their student films that placed in the UA Campus MovieFest.

Xavier Burgin, a senior majoring in film production, received the award for Best 3D Film at the grand finale. According to Burgin,

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By Jasmine Cannon Senior Staff Reporter jmcannon@crimson.ua.edu The Alabama in Bangladesh study abroad program, which is through Capstone International Academic Programs, has won the GoAbroad Innovation Award for Best Student Video.

The video features UA students at a Bangladesh school, among other photos, and can be found on the program’s website and on YouTube.

Holly Buckner, coordinator of Capstone International Programs, said she was notified of the GoAbroad awards early in the spring semester and encouraged the Alabama in Bangladesh director to apply.

Buckner found out in early May that the program was a finalist

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were not in Tuscaloosa to attend the earlier memorial service, we felt it was appropriate to have a time during the commencement weekend when the University community could remember the students who lost their lives in the tornado and reflect on the impact of the storm on everyone,” she said.

The candlelight remembrance will be at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 5 on the steps of Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library.

In addition, the University will award posthumous degrees to the students who died in the tornado during the 9 a.m.

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the executive branch that the senate is not going to be a rubber stamp this year.”

In a statement issued after the meeting, SGA Communications Director Seth Morrow expressed concern with the senate’s newfound right to reject the proposals of the executive branch.

“While senate’s decision to not fund the Zimride program illustrates the new separation of powers outlined in our constitution, it is disappointing that they chose to cut a program that would directly benefit every student at UA,” he said. “Zimride is an environmentally friendly rideshare program that students could use when traveling on campus, as well as to off campus events and functions such as football games.”

Arts and sciences senator Jeff Elrod was confirmed as president pro tempore of the senate. Elrod is the first nongreek student to hold the position in recent years, Flamerich said. In the speaker’s absence, the president pro tempore will lead the senate. “[Elrod] has been a leader in

and accepted the first place award while in Vancouver for the national NAFSA: Association of International Educators conference.

“I was very, very excited,” Buckner said. “I think that these programs really do signify that there is an extraordinary impact on people’s lives when they study abroad, and there is a lot of creativity in international programs right now. There are many amazing faculty doing very unique and interesting programs for students, and this is just one of them.”

The Alabama in Bangladesh program was also a finalist for the GoAbroad Innovative New Program award.

“I am so excited about both our most innovative program

nomination and our win for innovative student video,” said Rashmee Sharif, Alabama in Bangladesh program director.

“I feel that the immense interest in the Bangladesh program demonstrates a shift away from the traditional study abroad destinations of Europe to developing countries. Studying in a country like Bangladesh really shakes one’s paradigm, and the sights, moments and sounds experienced influence the student’s perception of the world for the rest of his or her life.”

George Guarino, a former graduate assistant at CIAP, assisted in making the video with Tyler Morgan, who participated in the program in 2010.

Guarino said it is a great honor to win the GoAbroad award and said it was a pleasure working

ceremony on Saturday. These students will also be remembered at the 2 p.m. ceremony.

Michael Wynn, a first year law student, worked with Bonner and Mark Nelson, vice president for student affairs and vice provost, to plan the graduation events and said the ceremonies will provide closure and finality for graduates whose semester ended abruptly.

“I’m glad the University is making a point to give students that are coming back the appropriate recognition they deserve,” he said. “I think the biggest success is the fact they’re doing the candlelight vigil on the steps of Gorgas. I think that’ll be the most moving and special acknowledgement.”

The fact that the University stepped up and decided to recognize and honor graduates is the most important thing, Wynn said.

“I’ll be excited to see what else happens on graduation day in the different celebrations,” he said.

Catherine Booker, a public relations graduate, said even though the planned commencement celebrations are a good plan, she won’t be attending. Booker said she and her family had already planned a vacation for the end of summer so it wouldn’t interfere with May graduation plans.

“I do think that it is a good way to remember exactly what happened, and it’s the right thing to do to have the

“I think, if anything, what we learned from this senate meeting… is that this senate is very different from the senates that have been here before, and this senate is very much more of a reflection of the student body – and they’re going to stand up for what they believe is right,” — Ryan Flamerich senate,” Flamerich said. “He was an instrumental part of the new 2011 SGA constitution; he has been instrumental in just about every major legislation that the senate did last year. He will do a great job.”

Elrod said, “I’m humbled and honored by my colleagues to give me the trust and the confidence to hold this position. I look forward to serving in any way that I can.”

To show appreciation to the UA Greek Relief efforts, the senate presented James Fowler and Meg McCrummen with a resolution. The senate also approved transfers of funds to the financial affairs and student affairs accounts.

“Those accounts have run deficits from the previous administration,” Flamerich said. “Senate approved the funds to zero-out the deficits, but there are going to be serious questions on why those accounts ran deficit in the

fall.”

Six resolutions were passed in memory of UA students who were killed by the April 27 tornado.

“On April 27, it was not a good day in Tuscaloosa, and I think it’s good that senate is celebrating the lives of those who passed away, because it shows that every student is important on this campus no matter what,” Flamerich said.

For his performance at the 2011 NCAA Track and Field National Championship, Alexis Paine authored a resolution congratulating Kirani James for his athletic success.

James won the 400-meter for the second year in the row and was named the South Region Athlete of the Year.

The last resolution presented and approved by the senate was a resolution to approve payment for the SGA “Through the Years” video project.

with Sharif to create the video.

GoAbroad was founded in 1999. The website, goabroad. com, provides extensive information on traveling and all subjects relative to studying abroad or out of the country.

“The unique programs honored by GoAbroad demonstrate advancements in study abroad programming and signify the extraordinary impact international programs have on people’s lives and the creativity of our colleagues in the field,” Buckner said.

Other GoAbroad Innovative Award categories include innovative use of social media and innovation in marketing.

Buckner says she hopes the CIAP continues to provide students with top-notch study abroad programs.

“I hope we continue to offer academically, interesting, unique and varied programs for our students,” she said.

“Wherever those programs are, award or no award, I hope they continue to be good, academically-sound and creative programs.”

Students participate in the Grameen Bank’s Basic Training Program while enrolled in the Alabama in Bangladesh summer course.

The program, named after the Nobel Peace Prize winner, is designed to teach students the fundamental philosophies and skills to replicate the Grameen Bank model. For more information on other UA international programs, visit international. ua.edu or email studyabroad@ ua.edu.

“I will probably miss not having graduated, but I understand that under these circumstances they couldn’t have done anything differently.”

— Catherine Booker, public relations graduate

ceremony,” Booker said. “At the same time, I don’t think that that many people are going to participate because everyone is scattered and has jobs.”

Booker said not having walked across the stage leaves her college career feeling unfinished.

“I will probably miss not having graduated, but I understand that under these

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morning letting him know how much it cost.

“It’s pretty evident their servers weren’t working properly when it was time to buy a pass,” Donaldson said.

“And opening registration up at midnight was weird; I’m in California, so I had sort of an advantage, but for those on the east coast, that’s 1 a.m.”

Channing Sleete, a junior, said she stayed up unti l 2 a.m. refreshing the parking services website, to no avail.

“You would think the University would figure out that when thousands of stu-

circumstances they couldn’t have done anything differently,” she said.

Booker said graduates shouldn’t hold grudges if they weren’t able to walk.

“It was such a tragic way to end everything,” she said.

“The candlelight vigil will outshine everything else.

People just need to remember those that lost their lives and those that lost love ones.”

dents go to the same website at the same minute, that it would crash the servers, seeing as that happened when I registered for classes too.”

Sleete said she wouldn’t be angry if it weren’t predictable.

“While I am glad they offered the option of trading in your pass for a commuter west pass, that isn’t a real solution to the registration itself, it’s just a quick fix,” she said.

“Their inept planning for the most basic university tasks is really the problem at hand.”

Any student who has questions should contact the office at uapark@bama. ua.edu or (205) 348-5471.

IN THE TWEET OF THE MOMENT Did anyone have trouble registering? How was the process? “got on at 7am and west commuter was already full.

Maybe our fearless leader should add parking before adding students!”

— @ mwest20, Matt West, senior, finance “logged on at exactly 12:01, WCommuter wasn’t even an option, put on a waiting list and forced to buy expensive TenHoor deck” — @Lauren_Hardison, Lauren Hardison, sophomore, Finance

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Alum to teach in Japan exchange program

By Jasmine Cannon Senior Staff Reporter jmcannon@crimson.ua.edu Ryan Hicks, a 2011 graduate, has been chosen to participate in the Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program.

“I feel very fortunate to be able to graduate and actually have a full-time job waiting for me in this economy,” said Hicks, who majored in geography and minored in Japanese.

“JET is something I’ve wanted to do since I was a freshman, so it’s still sinking in that I’m actually going to Japan. I still don’t believe it.”

Hicks will be working as an assistant language teacher in Saka, a city in Nagano prefecture. At one of the public junior high or high schools, he will be “team-teaching” with a Japanese teacher to help students learn English. This

Submitted photo Ryan Hicks, who graduated this year, is going to be an assistant language teacher in Saka, Japan, a city in the Nagano prefecture.

“The main intent of the JET provides students with the opportunity to learn from a Program is to promote grassJapanese teacher as well as a roots international exchange between Japan and other native speaker.

countries,” Hicks said. “My job will basically be to promote international exchange/understanding activities in the area.”

Avantis help incoming freshmen

By Noomi Grootens Contributing Writer Every summer, a group of University of Alabama students clad in crimson and gray polos strive to provide essential support to incoming students to help them adjust to their new college lives. From class registration to personal advice, this diverse group of leaders teaches future UA students everything they need to know in order to be successful at the Capstone.

To these Avantis, leading orientation sessions has become a great way to get involved in the UA community.

“I was interested in getting involved in our community at the University, and one of the ways I could do so was by helping incoming students through the orientation process,” said Jeremy Blount, a junior majoring in biology.

Blount said a great benefit of being an Avanti is the connections he has made with fellow students, faculty and staff.

“You meet a very diverse group of people, and it has helped me make connections all around campus,” Blount said.

Although orientations are often specifically geared towards incoming freshmen, some of the sessions are planned to accommodate the needs of transfer students.

Victor Williams, a junior majoring in event planning, said that the Bama Bound sessions become a useful tool for transfer students.

“Being set in my ways, going through my Bama Bound session as a transfer student helped me ease into the UA community as well as to establish great connections,” Williams said. “It made my transition easier, and I really

enjoy being able to do the same for other new students.”

Nicholas Kelly, a junior majoring in exercise science, said he enjoys being able to ease the transition for new students, but he said the skills he has developed will help him in his personal future endeavors.

“As an Avanti, you develop customer service and interpersonal skills that will prepare you for the future,” Kelly said.

“You also learn a lot about yourself and how to interact with others who are different from you.”

Working five days a week with early mornings that often last until late hours in the night can be extremely demanding and timeconsuming for team members. Katie von Diezelski, a sophomore majoring in accounting, said the key to balancing everything is thorough time management.

“You have to find the

balance between being an Avanti and your personal life through good time management,” von Diezelski said.

“You have to make the time for everything and use the time you have off wisely.”

Despite having a demanding schedule, Blount said sacrificing his free time throughout the summer to be a part of the program has been a great experience.

“I do get a bit jealous of my fellow peers who are hanging out at the pool all day,” Blount said. “But when you think about all of the things you are doing for the incoming families who are looking for guidance from us, you remember why you signed up to be a part of the team in the first place.

Through this experience, I’ve met some great people and done some great things that have made me a better person.”

The JET program, which is sponsored by the Japanese government, provides Hicks with the opportunity to take Japanese classes and learn more about Japanese society from a different point of view.

More than 5,000 U.S. citizens applied to participate in the JET program this year, according to Jessica Cork, advisor for educational and cultural affairs at Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta.

“It’s really competitive to get into the JET program,” Cork said. “The fact that he was accepted into the program is incredible. We only have 46 people leaving from the southeast area. It’s a very prestigious and competitive program.”

Cork said one of the advantages of the JET program is that participants have the opportunity to get immersed

in the culture of the country.

Hicks is looking forward to seeing a part of Japan that he’s never seen before. Nagano is known for its Japanese Alps and ski resorts.

“I’ve never been to Nagano or Saku, so I’m hoping to see a different side of Japan than the highly-urbanized areas I grew accustomed to last time,” Hicks said. “I’m really interested in checking out some of the active volcanoes in the region and doing some climbing as well.”

This is the 25th year that the JET Program has taken place.

The program lasts for one year, and then participants have the choice to stay for up to five years.

This will be Hicks’ second time traveling to Japan. Last year, he interned for the U.S. Department of State at one of the consulates in Japan.

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After the tornado, the shows must go on

By Sean Randall Wednesday, April 27, 2011.

Everyone in Tuscaloosa knows that date. Almost two months later our town is still reeling from the blow dealt us by that EF-4 tornado.

The tornado ruined many things.

It ruined plans, families, jobs, houses, neighborhoods, towns, roads, futures and lives. In one brief, painful moment, things changed in a massive way for many people.

The day of the tornado, I was supposed to be the assistant stage manager for the opening night of the Alpha Psi Omega show “Blackout.”

When the tornado hit, we didn’t realize exactly how bad things were for some time. There was a very brief moment where we thought we’d do the show that night anyway, but campus power had gone out, so there went that idea.

Then we found out how bad it really was. Our show was not happening, not Wednesday, not Thursday, nor the next couple days. It took until Thursday or Friday for power to even return to campus. When those of us involved in the show found out exactly how bad everything was around town, we stopped and said, “Alright. We’ve put about two months of work into this… but should we try and do it? Is that crass and self-serving?”

On Sunday, May 1, we put on the show. We decided, “Screw this tornado. We’re going to do this show, and we’re going to turn it into something productive.” We were already raising money for cancer and AIDS foundations, but we also took monetary and physical donations for Tuscaloosa relief. We had to do what we could.

The day after the storm, I was supposed to be stage-managing a read-through of the script for The Rude Mechanicals’ production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” That ended up being put off, of course.

When the date for opening night started looming closer, Dr. Steve Burch, the artistic director of The

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Rude Mechanicals, asked the company about the idea of donating half of the money earned this year through our “passing the hat” gains to Tuscaloosa relief. We voted a unanimous yes.

The Saturday after the tornado, I was supposed to be performing in my final Subject to Change concert.

I had only been with the UA men’s a capella group for two years, but the concert was still important to me. It almost hurt to think of it being cancelled.

Last Saturday, we held our concert and raised money for Tuscaloosa relief once more.

All throughout the summer, artistic movements have been held to raise money for Tuscaloosa relief.

Concerts, musicals and other stage productions have been trying to do what they can to help by gathering up as much money and supplies as possible.

But I don’t think that’s the important part.

Now, don’t get me wrong.

Tuscaloosa needs as much money as it can get right now, and more.

And there are so many supplies needed all across the board. In fact, the entire state of Alabama could do well with large helpings of both, and an extra dollop of national reminder that we’re still hurting would be nice, too.

Some might say our insistence that we continue with these shows was just selfish. Sure, there may have been a little of that in there.

We’d worked hard on these things, and some stupid natural disaster wasn’t going to spoil that.

Some might say our insistence to perform was an attempt to raise

money. That was definitely there.

Raising money for relief was very important to each event I was a part of.

But I think the reason that we need to insist continually that the arts continue on is because our community needs them now more than ever before.

As a theatre major, you might think me biased, as performance is going to be my bread and butter between bussing tables. But I earned no money from doing any of these events. I saw no definable personal gain beyond another notch on my résumé. These performances, and all of the arts, offer something somewhat unique: a sense of true community and an escape.

I’m not going to say the arts are the only things offering those qualities. But theatre, music, film, dance, studio art and all the other artistic forms can touch people in a lasting way. They are often transient events with lasting effects. And in this time of despair and pain, they can offer an escape and a lifting of spirits. They can remind people of harsh realities, but they can take that reminder away and let the audience be lost in a simple moment.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Two months later, the arts are still here, telling the world that disaster cannot stop what we set out to do and lending an invaluable aid to the community. The arts will always be here.

The shows must go on, and they will go on. Support the arts, and you will find that the arts are there to support you, too.

Sean Randall is a senior majoring in theatre and philosophy.

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As a theatre major, you might think me biased, as performance is going to be my bread and butter between bussing tables. But I earned no money from doing any of these events. I saw no definable personal gain beyond another notch on my résumé. These performances, and all of the arts, offer something somewhat unique: a sense of true community and an escape.

Alabama Medical Marijuana Coalition is an organization dedicated to the rights of patients. Its primary focus is organizing individuals and groups in the common goal of changing the laws concerning medical marijuana for patients in Alabama. It is the position of the AMMJC that excessive government regulations infringe on the physician’s ability and the patient’s right to properly treat their ailment. It is our goal, through aggressive legislation, community involvement and education to end these infringements and protect the rights and liberties of all Alabama patients.

Alabama Medical Marijuana Coalition is not just a medical marijuana organization; we are a patient’s rights organization. It is our goal to work with other groups in our communities. We have supporters who suffer from cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Crohn’s disease and a host of other illnesses and ailments. We will actively seek out these groups on both the state and local level and help them with their efforts in the community. Helping these groups reach their goals will

benefit the people in our organization.

We are proud to announce that we will be presenting “The Alabama Medical Marijuana Patients Rights Act” to the Alabama Legislature in the next session, and we believe that it stands a good chance of becoming law in this state.

However, we cannot do this without support from the community. This true grassroots organization depends on its supporters to become involved in the organization. If you support this cause, we need you to stand up for those who are unable to stand up for themselves.

We will be holding meetings throughout the state of Alabama.

Our next event will be the Germania Springs Picnic, which is to be held on July 16 at Germania Springs Park in Jacksonville, Ala. We need the general public to attend meetings. We need you to write letters to your state legislators and local newspapers. We need you to talk to the people who have influence on your state legislators, your doctor, your pastor, your city and county elected representatives.

To put it simply, we need you to get involved.

The problem with our cause is that people tend to think that this is a path to general legalization. That

is not the case.

If you have seen a cancer patient suffering from complete loss of appetite eat, or you have seen a Multiple Sclerosis patient with uncontrollable tremors who then has those tremors practically vanish, then you understand why this medication is so important. Patients who suffer from chronic pain, posttraumatic stress disorder or any of the numerous other ailments and illnesses can be treated with this safe and effective medication.

When the government stands between a doctor and a patient, it limits the ability to treat their illness and is a violation of the fundamental rights that this country was built upon. If you have any doubt of this, you can listen to Thomas Jefferson, the founding father who said, “If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny.”

It is time for us to stand up and save patients from that tyranny.

Join us today.

Ron Crumpton is a student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is the executive director of the Alabama Medical Marijuana Coalition.

America: the greatest country in the world. At least, that is what we are indoctrinated with from the time we are born.

“The land of the free, the home of the brave.” We are a land of Davy Crockets, Louis and Clarks, Paul Henrys, Stonewall Jacksons and Generals Grant and Lee. We are a prideful people; proud of our heritage, proud of our accomplishments and proud of our freedoms.

I do not argue any of these things. Selfindoctrinated or not, I firmly believe, based on all evidence I have seen, that America is the shining beacon upon a hill to which the rest of the world looks up to (even if done so begrudgingly). I do worry, however, that we are growing complacent; as a result, facts suggest we are slipping.

Our national debt will soon overshadow our gross national product; our education system is underpreparing our citizenry for the interconnected world economy; our borders are so weak it is – in some instances – harder to leave the country than to enter; and our beacon of democracy is still powered by an antiquated electoral college. Due to an undereducated populous (we are an intelligent civilization, but we are oft to fall for the sublimation handed to us from a biased media, rather than to fully research a topic), our politicians pander aimlessly only at those issues which incite voters, in hopes of gaining election.

What happened to the definition of an American, and who the hell changed it?

I have been a member of the Republican Party since I became interested in the political processes that govern our nation. There is much, however, I disagree with my party over. The Democratic Party, however, also provides much for me to disagree with. Like so many Americans, I am stuck in the middle; but because us “middlers” are too difficult for candidates to incite, we are almost always overlooked.

I am a fiscal conservative, but I am a social indifferent. When the Puritans moved to the Americas, the cornerstone of this land was that government would not interfere with social concepts (at the time, namely religion).

Today, however, the American populous and its governing officials are all too ready to tell citizens how to live their lives. Torn over issues such as civil unions (gay marriage), the legalization of marijuana, welfare, social security and immigration, much of America remains the “land of the free” only to the extent that you fit in with the ideals of the populous “brave” already here.

That is, you marry the opposite sex, you stick to alcohol and tobacco, you pay into social security and you emigrate here from the correct country.

Presidential candidate Herman Cain would feel uneasy appointing a MuslimAmerican to his administration. Michele Bachman supports state’s rights for marriage equality, but only until a constitutional amendment is passed banning it. Tim Pawlenty claims he balanced Minnesota’s budget, but in doing so, he leveraged millions of dollars of future debt on his state’s education system. Mitt Romney was for certain equality rights, but only until they made him unpopular.

Where are the Republicans who hold true to conservative values? What happened to government staying out of people’s lives?

What happened to the definition of an American, and who the hell changed it?

One of the most powerful sentences in all of history was written in 1776 by a man named Thomas Jefferson. He had this remarkable idea that, regardless if any man or government said otherwise, each human being on this earth was born with certain “unalienable rights.”

Think about those words in the Declaration of Independence. Each soul born unto this earth is granted – by heavenly mandate – the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

In Egypt, the populous just overthrew its government because it did not represent them or their ideals. There is civil unrest in Libya because a dictator is repressing his people from their unalienable rights. There is a large, silent rebellion occurring in Saudi Arabia because women are told they do not have the right to drive.

In 1775, colonists in America started a civil war with England for their independence because the government violated its agreement with them. In 1861, a civil war broke out in America because the government no longer represented its entire people. In 1965, 600 civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery to protest the inhibition of their equality.

Americans, by heritage, have a history of standing up to tyrannical governments who step between them and their unalienable rights; why do we keep allowing our current government to trend against us?

Peoples all around the globe are refusing to be repressed by their leaders; why do we not do the same? Have we become so pacifist a nation that the American government and those aspiring to lead it no longer fear disparaging the very freedoms our country was founded on?

The greatest rewards are rarely the easiest obtained. If Americans continue waiting for problems to solve themselves or for the right candidate to be elected, our predicament will only worsen.

West Honeycutt is a senior majoring in political science and economics.

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Interning valuable experience for students

By Jordan Staggs This summer, I am interning in Grayton Beach, near Destin, Fla. at Cornerstone Marketing & Advertising, Inc. Cornerstone is a pretty diverse company. It’s mostly a marketing and advertising firm that gains clients out of other companies and people who want to advertise their business, be it online, on billboards or in print. They basically hire Cornerstone to take care of all the production and distribution of the ads. Cornerstone has a full graphics design, web design and photo/video production department.

I found the internship through my older brother, who lives near Destin. His girlfriend was a model in one of the company’s magazine photo shoots last fall, so when my hopes to intern in New York fell through, I figured, why not go work at the beach all summer? I contacted the owners about interns and had an interview before being offered the job – which is paid, unlike most internships with similar companies. So… heck yeah, I took it!

As a senior majoring in journalism, you might ask – why are you at a marketing company?

Well, sometimes I ask myself the same thing, but Cornerstone is a little bit different than most

Jordan Staggs models on a YOLO paddleboard. companies of its kind because it also houses a small publishing company, which developed when Cornerstone owners decided to produce their own quarterly magazine in 2003.

The magazine is still printing once a season, and it is dubbed VIE – People + Places. This is the side of the company I was

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most interested to work with, as I plan on making a career out of magazine writing, editing and production.

VIE is a lifestyles publication best described by owner/president Lisa Burwell as “a local magazine with a global focus.”

The magazine covers local people doing interesting things all

along the Emerald Coast area of Northwest Florida. But the global outreach part of it tells the stories of people from the Emerald Coast living in or visiting other places around the world. For example, in every issue, VIE features the “Voyager” section, which depicts a local writer’s journey to places like Peru, and in the summer 2011 issue, there was a huge feature on New York City Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. It’s different from flower magazine in Birmingham, where I interned last summer (for free) and absolutely loved, but it’s just as exciting, and hello – the beach is about a minute from the office!

So, I’m excited about writing for VIE, which I will have at least one article in, and also for Sandestin Living, another quarterly magazine produced

by Cornerstone for its client, Sandestin Real Estate. For Sandestin Living, I also got to participate as a model in the summer 2011 cover photo shoot, on a YOLO paddleboard. It was an experience, to say the least.

My other daily duties at Cornerstone include things like writing press releases for various clients, doing social marketing by updating clients’ blogs and Facebook pages, and running errands or doing other office work.

I would advise anyone in college to seek out internships over the course of their years in school. Paid or not, they are valuable resume builders and excellent on-the-job training periods that will pay big time in the long run. Every college at UA has a job and internship posting, so search it, and if you don’t see something you’re

interested in, look on your own!

Most companies take interns.

Don’t be afraid to apply. If you don’t get one, so what? Go for the big one, and apply for other ones as well, in case it doesn’t work out. Whether it’s at a world-famous company or not, it’s still going to be a lot better than graduating college with nothing!

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Grounds crews keep campus tidy over summer No matter the season, the University of Alabama’s campus is always beautiful

By Haley Shelton Contributing Writer Despite recent rains, it is clear that Tuscaloosa is going through a drought. Most of the city is covered with dead grass and very few flowers. However, the University of Alabama’s facilities and grounds crews have been working very hard to keep the campus’s appearance top notch.

With Bama Bound in session all summer, the crews are working extra hard to keep the campus looking nice.

“Being on campus makes me even more excited to be here in the fall,” said freshman J’Cee Hyatt. “The campus is so beautiful.”

It is not just through the summer months that the ground crews are working hard to keep the campus beautiful. Strategic planning is used to decide what flowers and colors will be put on the campus during the academic year.

Duane Lamb, the assistant vice president of facilities and grounds, hired horticulturists onto his crew to assist in making these decisions. Their goal

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Burgin was awarded a $5,000 scholarship for his movie and said his award was a validation of his work.

“When my name was called for Best 3D Film, a weight lifted off my shoulders and another rested atop my head when I realized I had to give a speech,” Burgin said. “Still, I managed to trudge forward and give an outstanding speech on the devastation of the Tuscaloosa Tornado and the necessity of keeping our plight in the limelight of the media’s eyes.”

Burgin and his team, Que the Lights, previously won Best Drama at the University

is for the campus to look just as good in the more difficult summer and winter months as it does in the spring and fall months.

“You never know when someone might come visit the campus,” Lamb said. “We want it to look great yearround to ensure everyone who visits gets the sense that they are at home.”

Phillip S. Waite, an assistant professor in the Department of Horticultural and Landscape Architecture at Washington State, said about 62 percent of college students reported making their college decision on the appearance of the buildings and landscape. That is true at Alabama as well.

“The summer of my junior year in high school, I visited dozens of campuses,” said BethAnn Williams, a UA student from Michigan.

“Alabama’s campus stood out to me. It was uniquely beautiful, and I felt at home.”

The University appeals to different types of students from across the United States.

Layla Hening, a student from Remlap, Ala, said as soon as she saw the campus, she knew Alabama was where

she wanted to be.

“I love all the big trees,” Hening said.

In May, TheBestColleges. org released their list of the top 50 most beautiful college campuses in the United States. Alabama was ranked number 31, ahead of campuses such as Rollins College, Duke University, and Wake Forest University.

“It’s great to see all of our hard work paying off,” Lamb said. “Being ranked shows us that we are doing something right.”

Since Lamb was hired as the assistant vice president of facilities and grounds four years ago, he has implemented many practices to help improve the campus.

“The problem with the crews before was they were not always professionally trained to do everything expected of them,” Lamb said.

Lamb divided the 60 employees of the grounds crew into different teams. Each team is trained to do certain tasks.

Members of the teams are also assigned specific locations where they work daily.

“Giving the teams a permanent location to work

allows them to take pride in their work, knowing they are responsible for how the area looks,” he said.

The total budget for grounds maintenance in 2005 was $2.3 million. Although the campus has seen great improvements in the past years, the budget has only increased to $2.8 million.

Lamb has stressed great importance on the small things. Paying close attention to little details can change the look of an area with very little money spent.

Hanging baskets and flowerpots have been added around many buildings to add more color.

“Being an Alabama alumni, making the campus look great is a personal pride thing for me,” Lamb said.

Cleaning the outside of buildings on campus has also made a big difference, he said. The grounds crew has cleaned, detailed and repaired many of the buildings.

Lamb has also added a campus-wide irrigation system.

Making sure that each area has plenty of water is crucial to a beautiful campus.

The recent investment in a

The University’s grounds crews continue to keep the campus beautiful, even while the weather is erratic.

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master control, which regulates which areas need water, has been a great addition to assist with saving money and water. It is also required that, if for some reason sprinklers can’t get to an area, the crew waters it by hand.

“I feel like the University has gotten more beautiful as the years have gone by,” said Belinda Hyatt, a parent attending Bama Bound. “I am so excited to be able to enjoy the campus with my daughter during football season.”

ties and people involved in the film industry. Thomas Coiner, a senior and creator of the claymation “Blue Barry,” had the pleasure of going to Hollywood and said everyone learned a lot and had a good time.

“One night, we went to an improv comedy show to see Donald Glover, which was really cool,” Coiner said. “We got a good dose of L.A.” Coiner, whose film placed in the Top 28, said he was proud of all of the students from Alabama and their accomplishments.

Submitted Photo “I realize why 32 million Senior Xavier Burgin and other UA students stand on the red carpet in Hollywood at Campus Music Fest. people live in L.A. Because it’s a beautiful place.”

“Even though my first film movie first, I would have never of Alabama Campus MovieFest Andrew Carey, a 2011 for their film “Bottom of a ‘Bottom of a Glass’ didn’t win, got the chance to work on the graduate and director of had it not been for doing that 3D film, which allowed me to “Sugarbaby,” also placed in the Glass.” move on to the next level and Top 28 films and said it was a make my award winning film,” really good year for CMF in Burgin said. terms of dramas.

The students also got a “Usually, you get a lot of drachance to meet several celebri- mas that are corny, but four

of the top five films were dramas,” he said.

Carey was able to tour Turner Studios and said the workshops he attended were very enlightening about how to enter the film industry.

“Most of the celebrity presenters said that if you want to get into the industry, you should come to L.A. and start with low-end jobs and work your way up,” Carey said.

Burgin said he got the chance to meet Gabourey Sidibe, star of the movie “Precious.” He also said he enjoyed himself overall and was able to exchange business cards with over 200 people in the film industry.

“This entire event felt like a microcosm of the industry,” he said. “I may not meet everyone at the top and I may not even make it to the top, but these were the people I would later shake hands with if I did.”

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I have friends that live in Oxford, and when I visit we often go to Rooster’s; the atmosphere is great, and the food is good, too.

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and plans to bring the same success it has experienced there to Tuscaloosa.

The restaurant will be located downtown at 2321 University Blvd., right next to the Historic Brown’s Corner, in the space previously occupied

by Café Venice.

Hilary Young, a rising sophomore at the University of Alabama, is very excited about the restaurant coming to Tuscaloosa. A member of the Million Dollar Band and a music lover, she said she loves when restaurants incorporate music into the dining experience.

“I have friends that live in Oxford, and when I visit we often go to Rooster’s; the atmosphere is great, and the food is good, too,” Young said.

The menu offers a variety of food for even the pickiest eaters. Diners can start off with appetizers such as fried dill pickles, BBQ nachos or Rotel fries. Next, dig into an entrée

— Hilary Young

of fettuccine Alfredo, their specialty, Coldwater River Burger, or their Velvet Hammer, a 10oz filet topped with cajun cream sauce and loaded with savory grilled shrimp.

The restaurant has daily specials including 35-cent wings and $2 pitchers, halfprice steaks, $5 Uncle Bud Burgers, and all you can eat catfish. Rooster’s will offer happy hour Monday-Friday 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and various open-mic nights.

Continuing with its reputation for the best restaurant in town for live music, Rooster’s has already booked some topnotch acts for the this coming fall. In September, Rooster’s will be bringing Gary Clark Jr. on Sept. 8, Shannon McNally

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Ricky Floyd, a rising junior at Ole Miss, said the restaurant is a great place for college students looking for a different feel.

“Good food, great music, weekly specials are the best around…by far my favorite place in Oxford,” said Floyd.

Rooster’s Blues House is currently taking applications via their online website. Rooster’s also allows bands to perform in the restaurant. Local bands can contact the booking manager, Brent Harding, for the opportunity to play there.

The restaurant is still currently under construction but will be opening within the next few weeks.

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Coping with the summer school blues

By Robert Moore Contributing Writer Whether you are taking summer classes during a miniterm or full term, the constant struggle between wanting to hang out with friends at the pool or making it to your twelve o’clock is always there.

Summer terms, though shorter, come with the burden of having to sometimes choose between work and play. But does that choice always have to be work? Professors and students weigh in on coping with summer school and how to make it through the classes while still enjoying your summer.

Ron Gilmer, a religious studies professor, said his summer classes differ tremendously from his fall or spring classes. Because the class hours are longer to make up for the shortened weeks, it’s harder to keep students interested when you’re pelting them with information for two hours.

Gilmer also said he feels it’s not fair to require so much homework in a shortened amount of time or to force students to try to retain information for a test every week.

Because of this, Gilmer’s summer class only has two tests. His daily routine is to teach for an hour, have a tenminute break, and resume the

class with some unique way of keeping the students interested.

“It’s not our jobs to set students up to fail, but to really teach them,” Gilmer said.

However, not all teachers are as nice and understanding as Gilmer.

Kyle Holt, a rising senior at the University of Alabama, is taking statistics this summer.

According to Holt, the class he is taking is taught as it would be during the regular academic year, which he finds somewhat understandable since the information builds on itself, so there is not much room for cutting material.

He does feel, however, that

being bombarded with work and tests in such a short period of time is not in any student’s best interest. Statistics, or any problem-solving class, is hard enough without having to try to rush through material.

“Your future should not be based on what you can do in the classroom, but your work ethic in the field,” Holt said.

“Honestly, you should pass summer classes just for showing up everyday. It should not be this hard. But, you just have to stick it out and get through it.”

The University of Alabama Center for Teaching and Learning has provided students with tips for being suc-

cessful in the classroom.

One tip is not letting your interest in the course affect your grade in the course.

Whether you like the class or not, you will receive a grade at the end, so study hard, learn the material, and make it through the class. Develop a daily routine and set aside time for studying, playing, and resting. Managing your time is vital in order to do well.

And finally, seek out help if you need it. There are many resources available for you to use, such as the CTL. When it comes to dealing with that struggle between work and play, you have to choose what is most important

in the long haul.

Corey Smith, a rising senior, is currently taking summer classes, interning and participating in Theatre Tuscaloosa’s upcoming musical “A Drowsy Chaperone.” Smith said you must have your priorities in place and get the important things out of the way first in order to do well in summer school.

“School is the most important thing right now, and good times with friends are always going to come,” he said. “If you focus on what matters and get what you need to do out of the way, there will be plenty of time to play and do the things you want to do.”

Counseling Center offers support to tornado victims it be an individual crisis or one affecting the entire community. Because of this, once the Student Recreation Center was identified as a temporary shelter, counselors from the Counseling Center were present that evening and maintained a presence for the next four or five days.

In the days following the tornado, Keyes estimated that the Center saw between 350 to 400 students. Individual and group counseling sessions were held, and Keyes said the Center mobilized training efforts within Student Affairs, which trained faculty and staff members in psychological response to disasters.

“We offered, and still offer, a support group for students who were affected by the tornado. Any interested student just needs to contact us at our main number,” he said. “The group was suspended after about the fourth week. Right now we’re inviting students to contact us as they are interested to restart the group.”

In addition to the Counseling Center, the College of Education provided counseling services to its staff, faculty, and students, as well as at local schools. During the days following the tornado, 26 students were served.

According to Joy Burnham, an associate professor in the College of Education, the College will offer counseling services to students in the fall.

Keyes said students in coun-

seling are responding at different rates.

“It’s a process. In the immediate aftermath, there’s a lot of shock and numbness … and there’s a wide range of responses,” Keyes said.

“Some students have very mild responses and some very severe. Those who lost friends, for example, or witnessed very traumatic things are much more upset, of course.

“Students are still coming in, both the students that we started interacting with right afterward, but also students who are new to us, even now, and that will probably continue for a while. And for the most part, they are progressing fine, each at their own pace, their own stage.”

Keyes stressed when people get help early after a traumatic event like the tornado, they can recover much more quickly than if they wait.

Alyssa Dinberg, a senior in new college and a resident of Forest Lake, received counseling a few days after the tornado at the Counseling Center.

Dinberg, who was preparing to leave for Cannes, France, and dealing with determining the severities of damage to her house, said the session helped her prioritize.

“It helped me sort out what I needed to be focusing on.

I was so focused on the tornado and helping people that I didn’t even begin to prepare for France mentally or pack at all. [My counselor] was able to

on how to rebuild tornadoimpacted areas and establish a long-term vision for the city of Tuscaloosa.

City to host public Transportation will be proworkshop Thursday vided at the former Locklear Dodge site, the Leland Shopping Tuscaloosa Forward, a stra- Center and University Place tegic community plan to renew Elementary to assist those and rebuild, has planned a impacted by the storm.

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt public workshop on Thursday, June 30 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Maddox said rebuilding could the Bryant Conference Center ultimately take years, and the for citizens to share ideas most difficult part will be com-

ing up in the next few months in terms of debris removal and putting together a master plan in terms of zoning and building regulations.

“We’ve got to figure out a way, in these areas that have been impacted, to put together a comprehensive plan that allows for high-quality development in a way that shows the progress of the city,” he said.

“It doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy though.”

By Sarah Massey Senior Staff Reporter massey.sarahe@gmail.com

For the past two months, relief efforts throughout Tuscaloosa have been easy to spot. From relief workers handing out water to volunteers tarping roofs, the efforts to relieve the physical damage caused by the tornado are quite prevalent and constant.

The less obvious, yet still constant relief efforts that also continue to occur are those that focus on the psychological damage. Since nearly two hours after the tornado hit on April 27, the University of Alabama has been providing such relief efforts through its counseling services.

The Temporary Emergency Counseling Services, a coordinated effort of the University of Alabama mental heath professionals, provided counseling to those affected by the tornado in the days following the storm.

A coordinated effort by the UA Counseling Center, the University Medical Center, the College of Education, and the Psychology Department, students had immediate access to both individual and group counseling sessions.

Lee Keyes, executive director of the Counseling Center, said the rapid response was due to there being a standing procedure of mobilizing a response in a crisis, whether

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help me realize that my help was not a necessity to the process and there would be plenty to do when I got back,” Dinberg said. “I felt guilty for leaving for France and she did help me with that.”

Dinberg said she doesn’t anticipate needing any further counseling though.

“I think I’m dealing with the tornado in a natural way, so I don’t think I’ll need any further counseling for it,” she said.

Keyes said it’s hard to predict exactly how many students will seek out counseling again in the fall at the Center.

“Since many students went home very rapidly after the storm, that could have a buffering effect on many people because those folks,” he said.

“Unless they’ve come back to

campus already, they haven’t had to see the damage everyday or every week.

“They went home and got the support of their family and their friends, and got back into a different routine … That could actually have a protective influence. On the other hand, it’s also possible that people come back to town and for the first time since then see things and hear things, and it all comes back. So they could have a delayed response.”

The Counseling Center is already planning a response for the fall to help students.

Although plans have not been finalized, Keyes said the Center will have special outreach in forms of classroom presentations, a table at the Ferg and Rec Center, and some special communication pieces

that might go out through housing.

“It’s really just about getting out from these four walls and going onto campus so the students, as they’re going through their normal day, can interact with us if they need to,” he said.

Dinberg said that while she didn’t feel as though she needed the services as much as others, she believes counseling is a good way to deal with the trauma.

“I’d strongly recommend people to go there and talk to someone, even if they think they are dealing with it in a healthy way. Sometimes you don’t quite know what’s going on until you talk to someone about it,” she said. “They really can help a lot even if it’s someone to just listen.”

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How to go to a concert on $150

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By Ashley Chaffin Assistant Lifestyles Editor alchaffin@gmail.com

One thing I’ve noticed that I have in common with most other college students is that most of us do not like spending money, and most of us do not have a lot of money to spend. This, however, has never stopped me from finding ways to do what I want.

Last weekend a group of friends and I packed into two cars to go to Kentucky for an Umphrey’s McGee concert.

When I first decided I was going to go, I told my friends I needed this to be a “less than $100 trip,” which I completely thought was possible. I proved myself wrong, but it was still a less than $150 trip. And compared to other weekend vacations I’ve been on, that’s relatively inexpensive.

You might notice I haven’t included concert tickets in my breakdown. I did this because I bought my concert tickets in advance, meaning they were budgeted in another month/pay period. That’s one of the best things about concerts: tickets are bought in advance so you have time to make more money for the actual trip.

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Here is my breakdown: Hotel Room: $42 – This was the total for two nights. We split the cost between four people, making it cheaper.

Gas: $25 – We also split this between four people, making everyone’s share about the same.

Food: approximately $35 - This is mostly fast food and one ordered pizza split two ways.

We only went out to eat at a normal “sit-down” place once, and that was because the hotel gave us a coupon.

Anything else: $45 Tips for making your trip cheaper than mine: • Fill each car to its maximum; you’re giving up some comfort but you are saving some cash on gas and the hotel room.

• Put everyone you bring into one hotel room instead of splitting it up into two comfortable rooms.

• Buy food in advance, and bring a cooler. Buying sandwich meat and snacks at Walmart will be much cheaper than eating out anywhere. If you do go to the fast food places, dollar menu it up!

• Don’t spend money in the “anything else” category. This might mean not indulging in alcohol or not buying any merchandise at the show, but it will save you a huge amount of money (it would have kept me under $100).

• Make it a one-night trip instead of a weekend trip. Drive up, see the show, sleep in the hotel room and then head home.

We spent more money because we decided to explore Louisville on Saturday and drive home Sunday.

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Concerts within driving distance in July: • Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10 at Philips Arena in Atlanta: Taylor Swift • Wednesday, July 13 at the KFC YUM! Center in Louisville: R. Kelly

• Thursday, July 14 at The Wharf in Gulf Shores: Jason Aldean with Chris Young and Thompson Square • Sunday, July 17 at Philips Arena in Atlanta: Britney Spears • Saturday, July 23 at The

Wharf in Gulf Shores: Miranda Lambert with Gary Allen • Tuesday, July 26 at The Wharf in Gulf Shores: Kings of Leon with Band of Horses • Thursday, July 7 at The Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, Fl: Bob Dylan

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By Isabela Morales As it turns out, Ayn Rand isn’t the only libertarian-ish science fiction writer I can name (and on that note, it’s Ayn as in “fine,” not Ann as in “can.”) If you’ve visited Gorgas lately, you may recognize the name Cory Doctorow, too, from the first floor, right-side display case your peripheral vision registers for about half a second as you walk in. If you’ve visited the gloriously geeky webcomic XKCD any time in the last few years, you may be familiar with Cory Doctorow as the author who wears a red cape and goggles and blogs from his hot air balloon high above the tag clouds (see what I did there)? In any case, if you continue to read today’s book review column, you will be

familiar with Cory Doctorow – and that’s a prereq for passing Contemporary Sci-Fi 101.

Doctorow’s books could, if Linnaean overly specific classification’s your kind of thing, be listed among the best of the “postcyberpunk” genre. And no, that’s not just a portmanteau of postmodernism and cyberpunk (and no, this sentence is not just an excuse to use the word “portmanteau”— twice.) Postcyberpunk takes all the fun of cyborgs and human augmentation without the pesky elements of dystopia and evil robot overlords that cyberpunk writers of the 1980s took as a given.

Without all the jargon: these books promote the idea that science and technology will help to bring about utopia.

Singularity, anyone?

Two of Doctorow’s most recent novels (“Little Brother”, “For the Win”) have been geared to a young adult audience, with heroic teenage hackers, gamers and goldfarmers fighting oppressive governments. For an idea of where the good Doctorow stands politically, consider that “Little Brother” won the Libertarian Futurist Society’s 2009 Prometheus Award for Science Fiction. Didn’t I mention that he’s a Creative Commons crusader and fellow of the Electronic Frontier Foundation?

Keeping this in mind, Doctorow’s debut novel “Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom” (2003) can’t be beat for technoidealism, transhumanism, and a cast of characters who live, literally live, in Walt Disney

It’s compelling reading - and you won’t find cooler ideas, weirder characters, or cleaner writing on the market today, for any price.

World.

The world of Doctorow’s “Down and Out” gives us an end to disease, hunger, and death itself. Tedious government bureaucracy has been replaced by “Ad Hocracy,” informal government by voluntary association. And money exists no more – instead, people earn “whuffie,” ratings based on the esteem and respect others have for them. But even life in the happiest place on earth on the happiest possible earth can get complicated.

Our narrator is a century-

old man named Jules, down on his luck and his whuffie, who gets himself entangled in a mess of intra-Disney “Ad Hocracy” politics (here’s a hint: there’s murder in the Haunted Mansion.) For a supporting cast, we have Dan, a former missionary who is lost in life now that all the technophobes have either died off or been converted; Liz, Jules’s cheery, freckled girlfriend, born and raised in the Magic Kingdom itself; and Zed, a transhuman who has such a bad breakup that she “refreshes” herself to

a memory backup from before she even met the guy (ouch).

It’s compelling reading – and you won’t find cooler ideas, weirder characters, or cleaner writing on the market today, for any price.

But here’s the best part: there is no price. Cory Doctorow publishes all of his books under Creative Commons licenses, which means you can download the full text of “Down and Out” or any of his other novels online, completely free, at his blog (that’s worth some serious whuffie). Technological utopia indeed.

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owners want… well, the owners just want more money. To me, the owners seem greedy, especially with Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys and Robert Kraft of the New England Patriots doing most of the money. These guys own two of the most successful franchises in the league. Hell, Jones just built “JerryWorld,” a billion dollar stadium, so we know he isn’t short on cash. In this situation, I side with the players. I know most of you will say that players are paid millions of dollars just to play a game and they should shut up and take pay cuts, but imagine if your boss came to you and asked you to give back 30 percent of your yearly salary. Doesn’t sound good, huh?

The NBA is in an even bigger mess. According to league officials, 22 of 30 teams lost money last year. Owners want shorter

contract lengths so they don’t end up paying guys like Eddy Curry and Tracy McGrady $20 million per year for six years.

As the current CBA stands, the players receive 57 percent of the revenue. That’s just crazy.

Any time you have the guys who sign the checks making less than the guys they are giving the checks to, something is seriously wrong. With these major problems, the NBA could not start until January – or worse, lose an entire season.

I’m sure fellow NBA junkie [@ WesleyVaughn] will agree that if there is no NBA next season, I just may cry.

I hope both leagues figure it out. Neither can afford to miss a season (just ask the NHL what happened when they missed the 1994 season).

For the NFL, there is just too much money to be made. It’s the most popular sport in the

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She is a shining example of the fact that at the University of Alabama, you can truly have it all.”

Hoffman is the fifth UA athlete to be named SEC Female Athlete of the Year, joining Penny Hauschild, Dee Foster, Andreé Pickens, Jeana Rice and Lillie Leatherwood. With six winners, Alabama is tied with Tennessee for most all time winners of the title.

“I don’t think there is any question of the SEC’s prominence on the national scene in all sports, which makes Kayla’s latest honor all the more extraordinary,” Patterson said. “The fact that Alabama is tied for the most SEC Female Athlete of the Year honors in the award’s history, and that five of the Crimson Tide’s six honorees are gymnasts is a point of tremendous pride for our program.”

Has anyone else out there stopped to think that there is a possibility that there could be no professional football or professional basketball?

Yes, you heard me. With the National Football League and the National Basketball Association (not yet, but they will be on Thursday, once the current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires) currently in lockouts, fans of these leagues could be without their “religions” for some time.

Let’s start with the NFL. It’s millionaires versus billionaires. The NFL made $9 billion last year and cannot figure out how to split it. Among other things, the players want better benefits for themselves and the retired players. The

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The only people that could possibly be happy about either league not having a season are Major League Baseball com-

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