11.14.2008

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Friday, November 14, 2008

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Vol. 115, Issue 57

SEC student $80.6M budget approved tickets sold for stadium expansion for $45, not $35 Bluff lease, Error made by ticket office

By Brett Bralley News Editor

An error was made in the information that came from the ticket office regarding student tickets for the SEC Championship Game, said Doug Walker, UA Athletics spokesman.

The ticket office released information that said tickets would be sold for $35 each. However, students were sold tickets for $45 each.

In addition to the 1,262 seats allotted for students, the University allotted 550 seats for members of the Million Dollar Band. Walker said this was due to the extra equipment the band will be bringing, as well as their large instruments. “[The Million Dollar Band members] will occupy more seats than [they would] at a home game because of the equipment they bring with them,” Walker said.

renovation of Lloyd discussed

By Brett Bralley News Editor

A resolution outlining the estimated cost, design and scope of work on the expansion of the south end zone of BryantDenny Stadium was approved by the Physical Properties Committee of the UA System Board of Trustees at its meeting Thursday.

The estimated cost of the expansion is $80.6 million and would increase the stadium’s seating capacity to more than 101,000.

The scope of the project

includes a new 8,500 seat upper deck, an upper concourse with concessions and restrooms, 34 skyboxes, two expanded skyboxes, a 1,700-seat capacity in the South Zone club and a 1,500-seat capacity in the Stadium Club.

It will also include two corner video boards, as well as a ground-level market for food and merchandise vending.

The committee approved Stage III of the project. UA spokeswoman Debbie Lane said the next step is to allow major construction companies to issue bids on the project.

“I expect bids to be together within the next couple of months,” Lane said.

“After the bidding, we’ll come back and see if it’s a go or a no go.”

Lane said the south end zone expansion will look similar to the

CW File north end zone expansion completed in 2006, which expanded the seating capacity to grow to more than 92,000.

According to the resolution documents, the center scoreboard would disappear and be replaced with the expansion, while two video boards will be located similarly to the way they are located on the north

end zone.

The project was part of what the University included in its facilities plan, which was approved by the committee at its meeting in September.

Another resolution approved by the committee authorized the execution of a new lease

See BUDGET, page 8

Denny Chimes revealed

Still chiming after 80 years

By Victor Luckerson Staff Reporter

Looking proudly over the Quad, Denny Chimes has sent students scurrying to class with its top-of-the-hour tolls for almost 80 years. The structure, one of the tallest on campus, has maintained a classic feel even as its innards have been modernized again and again. Denny Chimes is at once a relic and a testament to evolution.

“It’s the icon of the University,” said Mike Largin, director of IT support for financial affairs.

“All the alumni identify with it.”

The story of the Chimes begins with its namesake, University President George H. Denny.

The President was considering leaving the University to return to his former role as president of Washington and Lee University. Students and faculty members held a fundraiser to erect a bell tower in Denny’s honor. On a rainy afternoon in May 1929, Gov. Bibb Graves presided over the dedication ceremony and President Denny decided to see through his 25-year plan for improving the University.

The gift was an expensive one. The construction of Denny Chimes cost $39,636 — about half a million dollars in today’s money.

From 1929 until the mid-1940s, a set of J.C. Deagan chimes was used inside the bell tower.

Around 1944, the chimes were removed and an electronic system was installed, though records do not indicate why. Largin speculated that the need for metal during World War II might have prompted the change.

In 1966, a new carillon, the unit that controls the chimes, was installed along with a set of miniature chimes whose sound was magnified out across the campus with a speaker system. These chimes are still in use today.

“It’s pretty sensitive equipment,” Largin said.

He said the Chimes were susceptible to lightning strikes and a number of other hazards.

In 1986, 25 cast-bronze bells were installed atop the tower thanks to funding from University alumni. Plaques honoring those donors are attached to the bells.

Few people are able to see the plaques or the bells, though, because visitors are not allowed up the derelict winding staircase that leads to the top of Denny Chimes. As the man charged with the Chimes’ upkeep, though, Largin has made CW|RF Rains the trip several times.

This page from a 1930s JC Deaganʼs catalogue shows what the inside of the belfry originally looked CW File See CHIMES, page 7 like. JC Deagan was a Chicago company that sold bells for towers.

UA weather

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Crime report ..............2 Opinions: Our View ...4

Chance of thunderstorms

74º/49º

Saturday

56º/34º

Sunday

56º/34º

Chance of rain Clear

MSA holds open house Thursday night..........5

Local officers regulate UA game days

Photos of Denny Chimes ...................7

UAPD works all home games

The Dexateens return to Tuscaloosa ............. 10

By Christy Conner Senior Staff Reporter

Video game review: “Resistance 2” ....... 11 Womenʼs basketball . 12

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With thousands of Alabama football fans filling the stadium on Saturday, the members of the University of Alabama Police Department have their work cut out for them.

With their shifts beginning several hours before kickoff and lasting through all postgame activities such as traffic control, every UAPD officer is required to work all home football games.

Additionally, UAPD is

assisted by a support staff, which includes officers from the Tuscaloosa Police Department and deputies from the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, as well as UA Security Resource Assistants, UAPD Community Services Director Andy Liles said.

The University also receives support from the Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue Department and the Tuscaloosa County Emergency Management Agency.

“The hours vary with the time of kick-off,” Liles said.

“The later the kick-off time is scheduled, the longer the hours required to work.”

On away-game weekends, UAPD maintains its standard

staffing, he said.

During home-game weekends, UAPD officers occasionally deal with alcohol-related issues. These issues, Liles said, are caused by a mix of students and visitors attending the game. Commonly, law enforcement officers deal with public intoxication, minors in possession, verbal disagreements, physical altercations, criminal mischief and minor thefts, he said.

“Some fans are stopped at the gates for attempting to enter with alcohol, with oversized purses or other prohibited items that are listed on signs outside each gate,” Liles

See GAME, page 8

SGA’s input boxes replaced

By Dave Folk News Editor The SGA recently ceased the use of their red suggestion boxes in lieu of the newly created Ideas to Action program.

Ideas to Action is an online system put together by the SGA and The Crimson White in which students can input their suggestions for what programs the SGA should support. A panel will then suggest which ideas are feasible and the student who suggested them can

See SGA, page 2

SPORTS

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Tide finish exhibition slate with 97-43 win

By Ryan Wright Sports Editor

For the first 10 minutes, the team picked to win the SEC West looked like it was going to get a game from a team from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference.

Instead, Alabama shook off a sluggish start to close out its exhibition season with a 97-43 rout of NAIA Belhaven Thursday night at Coleman Coliseum.

The Crimson Tide led just 1412 after more than 10 minutes ticked off the clock. The team was shooting just 20 percent (3of-15) from the field and, however unusual for an Alabama team of late, relied on the free throw line to stay on top early. “[Belhaven] was playing well,” point guard Ronald Steele said. “They were amped up. I think that our depth just kind of wore them out.”

A veteran-rookie combo of senior Alonzo Gee and freshman JaMychal Green spurred the Tide on a 30-11 run to close out the half and put the game out of reach for good.

Gee finished with 18 points, 17 coming in the first-half push.

Green added 10 of his 14 points before intermission. The 6-foot9 forward also accounted for seven rebounds, two assists, three blocks and five steals. “[JaMychal’s] a good player, and he’s going to keep getting better and better,” head coach Mark Gottfried said. “I like fact that he made foul shots (8-of11). What I also like about him, defensively, he jumps out there on the ball screen. He’s quick.

He’s got active hands. He can have an impact on the game in a lot of different ways. He just played a really solid game.”

Senario Hillman led all scorers with 21 points. The

sophomore, often-criticized for his shooting struggles last year, made three of this five 3point attempts, shot 66 percent from the field and made both of his free throws.

Forward Yamene Coleman found a rhythm with his midrange shot. He finished with a highly efficient 12 points on 6of-7 shooting.

Steele, still searching for his All-American point guard game, found a little more of it in his second game back.

“I’m getting more comfortable every game,” he said. “I’m slowly getting there. I’m not all the comfortable. It’s like being a freshman all over again, getting used to the game speed.

Everything. It’s all kind of foreign right now.”

Even if he felt like a freshman, he didn’t look like it, either on the court or on paper.

Steele settled into his passfirst, true point guard role, racking up eight assists to just one turnover. He looked off the defense, drove-and-dished and threw in a pass fake or two to keep the Blazers off kilter.

Steele’s performance didn’t elicit all praise from Gottfried, who in the locker room at half time told the senior to be more aggressive with his shot instead of being a pure distributor.

“Coach got onto me; he wanted me to get my misses out of the way,” Steele said. “I haven’t played in two years. I have to be more aggressive, but that’s kind of hard for me sometimes.

I try to be a playmaker. He told me he’s going to need me to score later in the year, so I need to get back in the swing of doing that. I just have to find a balance.”

Steele was 2-of-8 from the field with seven points, one fewer than his assist total.

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TOP: Sophomore Senario Hillman dribbles down court in Alabamaʼs 97-43 rout over Belhaven in the last exhibition game before the regular season. Hillman led all scorers with 21 points.

BELOW: Hillman looks to throw down a dunk against Belhaven.

While the team nearly cracked the century mark, Gottfried credited the Tide’s defense and unselfishness for the dominating win. Alabama forced Belhaven into a sloppy 31 turnovers. The Tide chalked up 26 assists and 20 steals on the night.

Alabama will open the regular season Sunday at home against Mercer at 6 p.m.

Alabama knocked off Mercer 90-83 on the road last season.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Butler returns ready, confident

By Jason Galloway Sports Reporter

Normally it’s tough to get talented shooters to stop jacking up shots, but for Alabama sophomore guard Alyson Butler, it’s just the opposite.

“She’s one of those unusual players that you have to fuss at about shooting the basketball,” said head coach Wendell Hudson. “She’s such a team player. Right now we’re telling her that her role in helping the team be successful is to shoot the basketball.”

Butler is one of the most accurate sharpshooters on the team, and she said her high school coach used to get very mad at her for not taking advantage of her shooting ability.

“One of my [college] coaches said I’ve got the best problem in the country with [not shooting too much],” Butler said. “I’ve gotten better with it. I just need to make sure I see the open looks and take the shot.”

Just before last season, however, an injury rendered her greatest asset incompetent.

Butler hurt her shooting shoulder after diving for a

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loose ball near the end of the 2006-07 season against Ole Miss. When she started suffering unbearable pain due to continual incidents of her shoulder popping out in practice at the start of the next year, Butler knew she needed to see a doctor.

The doctor’s news was not good — a torn labrum of Butler’s shoulder required the lefty to undergo seasonending surgery.

Having to be a spectator on the sidelines while redshirting her second year at Alabama, Butler said it was really difficult to see her team struggle through a 14-game losing streak to end the season.

“You want to contribute and be a part of the team, and I just had to try to do the best I could with my teammates vocally,” she said. “I couldn’t physically be out on the court; it was really hard.”

The hardship of season-ending surgery was just adding to the list of misfortune Butler has endured over her first two years with the Tide.

She had just finished going through reconstructive ankle surgery after her freshman year before she noticed something was seriously wrong with her shoulder. Just as she was getting back on track after the grueling ankle

injury, another took its place.

“I feel like my shot has gotten better since the surgery,” Butler said. “[The rehab] helped me learn the fundamentals again, so I guess it wasn’t all downfall.”

-Alyson Butler

“I go through preseason and I feel better with my ankle, then we get to practice and actually start, and my shoulder starts popping out three or four times a practice,” Butler said.

Six weeks in a sling was the easy part.

The injury caused Butler to lose all the motion in her arm, forcing her to relearn the skill that got her to Alabama—how to shoot a basketball.

Throughout the 2007-08 season, Butler worked on slowly gaining strength back and teaching her body what used to be her greatest strength on the basketball court.

“The first time I shot (after the surgery), I was about one foot away from the goal and I barely got it up there because it was so weak,” she said.

The rehab was like learning

all over again, as Butler and an assistant coach went back to the basics and fundamentals to get the range of motion back in her shoulder.

Post-surgery procedures are hardly ever fun, but it may have been a blessing in disguise for the redshirt sophomore guard, even though she may have even less reason to pass up an open shot now.

“I feel like my shot has gotten better since the surgery,” Butler said. “[The rehab] helped me learn the fundamentals again, so I guess it wasn’t all downfall.”

Now completely healthy, Butler was back on the hardwood for the Tide at the start the 2008-09 season.

In the Crimson Tide’s 76-49 season-opening victory over West Alabama last Friday, she shot a team-leading 60 percent from the field, scoring 14 points (another team high) and knocking down two three-pointers.

“I was so excited,” Butler said. “You got to try to get used to being back on the court, but for the first game back, I felt good.”

Now, more than ever, Butler looks to play an integral role on this year’s Alabama team, thanking the process of simply replacing fundamentals into her game for polishing

CW | Marian R. Walding Alyson Butler, 3, now completely healthy, was back on the hardwood for the Crimson Tide at the start of the 2008-09 season after recovering from a sports injury. her shooting ability.

“A lot of times when you have an injury, when you sit over on the sideline, you realize, ‘Maybe there’s some things I need to do a little

differently to make myself a better player,’” Hudson said.

“I think that’s what Alyson has done.

“She has the green light to shoot it any time.”

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division tonight when they welcome Ole Miss for a 7:30 p.m. match in the CAVE. “Well I think all our matches have implications, and Friday’s match is really going to be no bigger than any other match that we play the remainder of the season,” head coach Judy Green said. “Our goal right now in practice is to get in the gym and correct the things that we saw that need to be corrected from this past weekend and continue to focus on some of our strengths that we have going for our team at the moment. If we can do that then I think that we’ll put ourselves in a chance to actually score another successful weekend.”

The Tide is coming off a four-match road trip in which they went 3-1, winning at Mississippi State, Auburn and Georgia and losing at LSU. The team played Ole Miss earlier in the season when they traveled to Oxford, Miss., and beat the Rebels 3-1.

The Rebels bring an

“We want to finish this last stretch of the season, and we want to be the team that does a lot of damage to a lot of teams’ season finishes.”

- Judy Green, head coach of the volleyball team aggressive offense to Tuscaloosa as they look to even things up with the Tide.

“They play very high emotionally, and I think if they’re able to run the middle attack, then they can be pretty lethal,” Green said. “We played them the first time around [and] we did a nice job of neutralizing their middle attack with our serving and it was one of our best passing matches that we had up until that point in conference play. We were able to side-out and run our offense very effectively.”

Ole Miss comes in having

lost three of their last four matches and is looking to close in on LSU in the SEC West.

“This is an Ole Miss team that’s coming in here this Friday that’s coming off a weekend where they beat Kentucky at home in five sets,” Green said. “They’re going to be playing with a little bit more confidence, and they seem to be a better Friday team then they have been a Sunday team.”

Alabama will also host the Arkansas Razorbacks Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in the CAVE. The Tide played a Friday-Sunday road match earlier in the season against Ole Miss and Arkansas and won both matches.

Now with postseason opportunities on the line, the Tide has a chance to go 4-0 on the season against the Rebels and Razorbacks.

“We want to finish this last stretch of the season, and we want to be the team that does a lot of damage to a lot of teams’ season finishes,” Green said.

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VIDEOGAME REVIEW | RESISTANCE 2

First-person shooter a vast improvement

By Adrian Morris Contributing Writer

When I bought my PlayStation 3, the first game I bought on launch day was “Resistance: Fall of Man.” I was interested in the game because Insomniac Games, developer of the “Spyro” and “Ratchet and Clank” series, promised an intense first-person shooter with epic battles and diverse weapons. Although everything wasn’t perfect in “Resistance: Fall of Man,” it was by far the best game to gauge the PlayStation 3’s capabilities. So when “Resistance 2” came out last week, I couldn’t wait to test the 60-player online multiplayer feature, and I was interested in where the story was heading.

The storyline of “Resistance” gives a new take on alternate realities. The series takes place in a universe where World War II never occurred and the world is threatened by a virus that converts people into an alienlike race called the “Chimera.”

Europe was almost completely wiped out during the first game, but thanks to the United States and, in particular, the protagonist of the series, Nathan Hale, England was spared.

“Resistance 2” begins right after the first game, when Hale is taken back to the United States only to see that the Chimera have launched a massive offensive.

Two years later, with a the help of the SRPA, Special Research Projects Administration, Hale and his squad have to destroy a network of towers the Chimera have excavated in America.

Along the way, Hale and company must defeat Deadalus,

least 30 minutes. Some of the places you’ll go to are Chicago, Louisiana, Mexico, Iceland and San Francisco. Each of these levels is completely different from the other, and while levels will lead you into an abandoned town, other levels will place you in the middle of a war zone.

With that, I can say “Resistance 2” is a vast improvement over the first game. The graphics have improved, the number of animations and amount of detail on enemies appear to have increased, the sound and score are of high quality and the controls have been tightened.

My complaints about “Resistance 2” lie in the way it deals with the single-player story.

Though the pacing throughout the game is good, I couldn’t help but feel that “Resistance 2” should have been the first game in the series. Hale’s teammates seem like generic add-ons who don’t have any impact on what Hale does. In fact, you’ll still feel like you’re playing the game solo, but when your teammates are with you, they help out.

Your teammates’ AI and the Chimera’s AI is smart. They know how to use cover and when to charge in for the melee Developer: Insomniac attack. My problem is that the Games game will overwhelm you with ESRB rating: Mature enemies at times only so it can try to distract you from the heavPlatform: Playstation 3 ily linear level design. To give Critic’s rating: you a scope of the meaning of “overwhelming,” I killed more than 500 enemies with the basic rifle and more than 400 with another weapon. You might also find yourself dying a lot because level contains multiple sections of the large amount of enemies and will keep you busy for at and the diversity amongst them. the mastermind behind the Chimeras’ recent movements.

“Resistance 2” is gorgeous. No matter where you are at in the game, you’ll be able to find something to stare at, from the numerous warships spread across the sky to the way the light reflects on the water. “Resistance 2” runs on a modified version of the engine used in “Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction.” This means the old 1950’s look of “Resistance: Fall of Man” has now been replaced by vibrant hues of blue, red and yellow. This is the first time I’ve walked toward a battle thinking, “Wow, that’s beautiful.” The way the colors work together throughout the game is something to experience.

The environments are vast and give the game an epic quality. It’s hard to give the scale of the environments, but I would compare it to looking up at Rose Towers from ground level. You’ll feel that sense of scale in pretty much every environment. Each

‘Resistance 2’

scoutingforgames.com.tif “Resistence 2,” out now for the Playstation 3, is the sequel to the best-selling PS3 launch title, “Resistence: Fall of Man” Before you reach the halfway point in the game, you will be able to predict when you will encounter enemies. Too often you’re stuck leading your teammates through a tunnel or down a path towards the next battle and then repeating that process once again.

My final complaint about the single-player campaign is that you don’t feel any attachment to Hale. You never feel like you’re special or that you’re really making an impact on the war. In fact, I felt closer to the guy on the radio in every level who’s telling his situation to the country.

I think the saving grace for “Resistance 2” is its online features. The ability to play a completely separate story campaign with up to eight players is the best part of the game. You choose between three classes of soldiers. In short, medics can heal allies while dealing dam-

age to foes, spec-ops replace ammo for allies and the soldier uses a mini-Gatling gun with a shield. All these classes benefit from each other, and you’ll need these benefits because you’ll be facing even more enemies than in the single player — only this time it’s a lot of fun. You’ll gain xp throughout this mode, the single player mode and the competitive mode in order to level up your character to get better skills and weapons.

The competitive multiplayer aspect is nice, but I feel it’s lacking the structure necessary to manage 60 players, especially in the team deathmatch or deathmatch modes.

The last two modes are skirmish (controlling regions on the map) and Core Control (capture the flag). I will say that when you play with 40 people or fewer in these modes, they become much more enjoyable.

Conclusion

“Resistance 2” builds upon the faults of the first game but takes a step back in the single-player campaign. The action throughout the game is fast and nicely paced, but I would have liked to see the linear level design better disguised. The omission of some of the weapons from the first game is sad, but I actually think the rifle, shotgun, magnum and some of the other weapons you’ll get in the game are balanced and fun to use. I’m still interested to find out what will happen to the world in this alternate reality, and the coop experience is something to keep coming back to, because each time you play a level it’s completely randomly designed.

If you own a PS3 and haven’t bought “Resistance 2,” then I definitely think you should pick it up because, despite its faults, it’s worth buying.

Site increases exposure to independent films

By Kelsey Stein Staff Reporter In an attempt to increase the availability of independent and foreign-language films, New York-based film company Gigantic Releasing has launched a Web site where any

viewer can watch first-run feature films online.

PC and Mac users with a broadband connection can access the commercial-free films on the Web site, www. giganticdigital.com. The site automatically adjusts to an individual computer’s bandwidth to provide the highest quality to each viewer.

The site currently features two films — David Kaplan’s “Year of the Fish” and Wayne Price’s “The Doorman.” An online ticket is $2.99 per film for unlimited viewing during a three-day period, according to

a press release from Gigantic.

Paying $3 for an online ticket is much more affordable than burning the gas to get to the movie theater and then buying expensive popcorn and movie tickets, Gigantic Releasing President Mark Lipsky said.

“It’s tough on a college-

and Spanish. “We’re always strapped for cash. Also, anything available online is super convenient because we’re all permanently affixed to our computers anyway.”

The Web site also includes a section of free short films, both narratives and documentaries, in which independent filmmakers can submit their work. Gigantic is anxious to expand the “Free Content” section of the site, which will consist mostly of short films that range from two to 70 minutes in length, Lipsky said.

The company’s goal is to make independent films available to 300 million people across the US, instead of the couple thousand who can view them in select theaters in New student budget to go to the York and Los Angeles, Lipsky movies on a regular basis,” said said.

Caroline Beard, a sophomore “I would love to support indemajoring in public relations pendent filmmakers more,”

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Beard said, “but we’re not in a market where we really see or hear anything about independent films, because many of them involve controversial topics.”

The next film set to be launched on the Gigantic Digital site is “Must Read After My Death,” which will be released simultaneously in theaters and on the Web site in early 2009,

according to a press release.

“More and more people have nice, new widescreen computer monitors or televisions,” Lipsky said. “With this as an option, why would you leave home?”

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Band plays first local show of semester

By Caleb Johnson Senior Lifestyles Reporter

If you have walked up and down University Boulevard lately, you might have noticed a name Tuscaloosa has not seen or heard for quite a while.

It is posted on a brightly lit marquee, printed in bold, black ink on flyers papered around town and hanging on the lips of every red-blooded rock and roll fan in the city — The Dexateens.

The Dexateens will play their first show in Tuscaloosa this semester at the Jupiter Bar & Grill Friday night. The show will take place in the Jupiter’s smaller room, which features a new PA system and a cozier atmosphere than the larger main room.

No, Tuscaloosa, The Dexateens have not forgotten about us — singer and guitarist Elliott McPherson said the band has just been working up some new songs for its homecoming, which they will debut Friday night.

“Even if you’re playing every other month, and you’re coming out and playing the same set, I just feel like that’s borderline lazy,” McPherson said. “Now, we’re going to get up there, we’ve got a whole bunch of new stuff we’re going to play, and I feel better about that. We’re not playing the same thing we played six months ago.

It’s going to be a pretty radically different set.”

This will be partly due to the addition of Arkadelphia’s Lee Bains on guitar and vocals, and the further assimilation of drummer Brian Gosling. While McPherson was quick to credit past members of the band, he said everything just feels right now.

“I feel like the band’s the best it’s been ever,” he said.

The Dexateens are fresh off finishing up a new album, “Singlewide,” which will be released in April. The album was recorded at Mark Never’s Beech House Recordings studio in Nashville, Tenn. Long-time Dexateens fans may be surprised by the album’s more-rootsy sound, but McPherson said it is still The Dexateens, just with a little different side of the band.

“We approached it in the studio like CCR would approach something,” he said. “The core of everything was an acoustic guitar on every single track.

But having said that, it’s not a soft record. At times, it can be pretty loud.

It’s got a lot of different dynamics.”

The recording process was also different this time around. The band cut the vocals and acoustic guitar live, then went back and overdubbed everything else. In the past, The Dexateens have cut the band live and the vocals

last.

“We sort of approached it from a different angle,” he said. “I feel like it’s very different from ‘Lost and Found.’”

“Lost and Found,” the band’s last album, was released as a free download with Skybucket Records. Despite the album’s radio-friendly sound, it did not catch on like the band had hoped. McPherson said the lack of an extended tour and weak publicity probably contributed to this.

However, he thinks things will be different with “Singlewide.”

The combination of a new album, a distributing deal with Thirty Tigers and Red, a subsidiary of Sony, and playing shows in new cities like Baton Rouge, La., and Nashville, Tenn., will help the band reach its ultimate goal — becoming totally independent.

“Singlewide” will also be The Dexateens’ first release on their label, Cornelius Chapel Records, in conjunction with Skybucket.

“The goal is for us to be in charge of our own future,” he said. “We want to be calling our own shots.”

The Dexateens have kept things in the family over the years. McPherson hopes to bring other Southern artists into the fold over the years, like he has Bains.

“It’s always been real small,

Submitted photo The Dexateens will play their first show in Tuscaloosa this semester at Jupiter Bar and Grill Friday night. independent punk-rock affiliations,” he said. “It’s a long term goal for me personally, and I think everybody else in the band, to be able to take this label that we’re getting off the ground and be able to host other artists on the label.”

First things first though, The Dexateens have a show at one of the

larger venues in town, a new member to introduce and new songs to play.

McPherson sounds confident though, as he talks about the future over the phone while on vacation in Florida.

The Dexateens are finally getting the hang of things, he said.

“I think we’re about to go around a big learning curve,” he said.

New bar opens in downtown Tuscaloosa

By Josh Hedrick Contributing Writer

Traditions, a new Tuscaloosa bar, is now open for business.

The bar replaced Jazziz C’s jazz club at the intersection of Greensboro Avenue and University Boulevard.

“It’s like we say in our radio ad: It’s a place to come and start new traditions,” Traditions owner Chad Tucker said. “We aren’t really shooting for a specific

clientele; it’s really just a laid back atmosphere.”

The bar’s exterior is painted in a distinct crimson-andwhite homage to the Crimson Tide. The owner and manager each bring a younger aura to the location while still appealing to Bama fans and bargoers of all ages.

“We aren’t trying to cater to any specific age group, we just try to produce a fun, easygoing time that anyone can come and enjoy,” bar manager

Cristina Tooley said.

“Well, we are a 21-and-up bar, and what everyone wants to know is our drink specials,” Tooley said. “We have happy hour daily from 5 to 9 p.m. and $1.50 domestics every night except Saturday. We have $4 martinis all the time.”

Domestic beer is $2.50 once happy hour ends.

Tucker said he is in the process of mixing up an exclusive house drink.

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The drink is still in the works, but can be expected to debut in the coming weeks.

In keeping with the musical tradition of its jazz club predecessor, Traditions features live local music almost every night.

“We’re very much open to bands coming to play;

anyone can have a chance to try to get their band on,” Tucker said. “The music is primarily acoustic; a full band is usually just a little much for our spot.”

The bar shows all home games and typically opens for business an hour before afternoon games and has regular hours for night games. Hours are 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Saturday.

“Everyone has really enjoyed the atmosphere and

the music so far; people just don’t know where we are located,” Tucker said.

Patron Matt Wetzel managed to find the location, and said Traditions is now his bar of choice.

“It’s a laid-back atmosphere and I always have a great time.

I enjoy the younger crowd and music,” Wetzel said.

The bar is located at 516 Greensboro Ave., between Bodie’s Café and Chuck’s Fish.

It holds 75 to 80 people.

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Fashion designer convicted in LA

By Thomas Watkins Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES | An up-andcoming fashion designer who has worked with A-list celebrities was convicted Thursday of sexually assaulting seven girls and women, some of them aspiring models lured to Los Angeles with promises of jobs and stays at luxury hotels.

After nearly two weeks of deliberation, a jury found Anand Jon Alexander, once featured on “America’s Next Top Model,” guilty of 14 felonies, including forcible rape, and two misdemeanors. Authorities said his victims ranged in age from 14 to 21.

The 34-year-old designer faces a mandatory life sentence because the jury found he had committed multiple forceful acts against multiple victims.

He must serve 67 years before he is eligible for parole, meaning he will probably spend the rest of his life in prison.

Several people in the courtAP/Nick Ut room gasped as the verdicts were read, but Alexander Defendant Anand Jon Alexander appears at his trial Thursday showed no emotion. The 34Nov. 13, 2008 in Los Angeles. year-old designer wore a light gray suit and yellow tie, his

black hair pulled back in a ponytail. He nodded grimly toward supporters before he was led away by sheriff’s deputies.

He is under indictment in New York on similar charges involving nine women and is under investigation by authorities in Texas and Massachusetts.

“The ones that we know of are probably the tip of the iceberg of what truly exists,” prosecutor Frances Young said outside court after the verdicts were read.

Alexander’s attorneys maintained he was innocent, saying that there was a lack of physical evidence and that the women lied in court and sought revenge. Defense attorney Larry Levine said he would appeal.

“This case is not over by a long shot,” Levine told reporters outside court. “For now, we are disappointed.”

Levine said several victims were not credible because they remained in contact with Alexander after the alleged assaults, calling him on many occasions on his cell phone. Prosecutors said it was

Alexander who kept in contact with the victims.

He was convicted of forcible rape, multiple counts of committing a lewd act on a child, attempted forcible oral copulation, and attempted sexual assault.

He was found not guilty of four felonies, including sexual penetration by a foreign object, oral copulation of a person under 18, and unlawful sexual intercourse. Jurors could not reach a verdict on three counts, and Superior Court Judge David Wesley declared a mistrial on those charges.

Outside the courtroom, several of Alexander’s friends and relatives huddled together, some weeping openly. They declined to be interviewed.

Defense attorney Anthony Brooklier said jurors were swayed by the sheer number of charges and didn’t judge each allegation on its merits.

“They were a bunch of weak cases. ... The cumulative effect was probably very prejudicial,” Brooklier said.

The prosecutor, smiling broadly, said she was relieved by the verdicts and credited the victims with having the

courage to come forward and testify.

“Mr. Alexander is a 34-yearold man who masquerades as a fashion designer,” Young said.

“Similar to the way pedophiles surround themselves with children, he chose a career where be could be surrounded by young, very naive, very impressionable girls ... and victimized them.”

Sentencing is set for January.

Before his arrest last year, Alexander was featured on “Top Model” and touted by Newsweek as a person to watch. His Web site lists dozens of celebrity A-listers as clients, including Paris Hilton, described as a fan of Alexander’s hand-printed jeans, which sell for more than $700. He has also worked with singer Mary J. Blige.

Beverly Hills police began investigating Alexander in March 2007 when a woman reported she had been sexually assaulted in his apartment.

Born in India, Alexander graduated from the Parsons School of Design in New York and launched a fashion line in 1999.

Gunshot report at VA Tech a false alarm

By Tom Breen Associated Press Writer BLACKSBURG, Va. | An exploded cartridge from a nail gun produced sounds similar to gunfire near a Virginia Tech dormitory Thursday, briefly scaring a campus still scarred from mass shootings last year.

The scare was the first use of the university’s revamped crisis alert system. Virginia Tech added text messages and other ways of warning students of possible danger to its system of email alerts after gunman SeungHui Cho took 32 lives before

turning the gun on himself.

The results were spotty: While an initial text message explaining police were investigating potential gunfire was successful, text messages that explained the sounds were not gunfire did not go through on mobile phones. The problem was traced to the service provider in the mountainous area, university spokesman Larry Hincker said, and school officials have asked the vendor for an explanation.

“We attempt to use as many channels as possible to notify the community of emergency situations,” Hincker said in a

statement. “We regret that the one system not under our control failed to work as expected.”

Police secured Pritchard Hall around 1 p.m., and searched every room in the 1,000-student dormitory. They reopened it two hours later after finding no evidence of gunshots.

The school sent out a campus alert saying police were investigating “reported sounds of gunshots in Pritchard Hall” before police determined that the sounds came from an exploding cartridge from a nail gun that had been set off near a trash bin.

Police responded to the

dormitory within three minutes of the report, Hincker said, and the campus was alerted with a series of messages sent to e-mails, to cell phones, on the school Web page and to classroom message boards.

Several students said they got alerts both by e-mails and text messages. About 30,000 students, faculty and staff on the 28,000-student campus subscribe to the emergency text message system, and 70 percent of them wanted that to be the primary way they are notified about potential danger on campus.

“I was actually very impressed

by how quick it was,” said Adam Parker, a sophomore who got an e-mail and two text messages.

But freshman Lauren Dalton said, “By the time I got the alert, it was over.”

Officers found an exploded cartridge from a power nailer used in construction near trash bins nearby. Police theorized that someone caused the construction shell to explode, possibly by slamming the lid of a trash bin, and the sound echoed.

Only the dorm was locked down because witnesses reported hearing the sounds coming from the direction of that

building, Hincker said.

There are several construction projects nearby, campus police spokesman Lenny Session said, and authorities were looking for two men who apparently set the cartridge off.

Mina Sharobim, a sophomore resident adviser at Pritchard Hall, said he didn’t hear any loud noises, but spoke with police officers who were conducting the building search. He was satisfied with the response: “Especially with the things that have happened here, you never can be too careful.”

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Race does not worry Alabama congressman Rep. Davis a possible candidate for governor

By Amanda Peterson Special to the Crimson White

The statistics are against Rep. Artur Davis becoming Alabama’s governor.

The state — a battleground in the Civil Rights movement — has never elected a black person to the job. Exit polls from last week’s presidential election show that 88 percent of white voters in Alabama picked Sen. John McCain.

Some experts say the black congressman could face a stiff battle running in the

same Democratic Party that produced late Gov. George Wallace, a segregationist icon.

Davis, who political observers speculate will announce his plans in January, did not have an opponent in last week’s election, in which he won a fourth term.

But Davis said he is not concerned about race. He says anyone who looks at his travels and speeches would know his plans, and he does not believe Alabamians cast their presidential ballots based on race.

“To suggest otherwise is to malign them, and I am not in the habit of maligning voters,” Davis said.

Besides, Davis said, Obama, with 40 percent of the state’s vote, finished about the same as Sen. John Kerry, who received 37 percent in 2004, and former Vice President Al Gore, who received 42 percent in 2000.

According to the Census Bureau, 71 percent of Alabama’s population is white and 26 percent is black. About 30 percent of the voters last week were black, according to exit polls.

National Democrats just do not do as well in Alabama because the state is more conservative, said Davis, who considers himself a conservative Democrat.

Though race may have mattered for some voters in the presidential election, it was not a deciding factor, said David Lanoue, chairman of the political science department at the University.

He said a homegrown moderate has a better chance in the gubernatorial election than a liberal Democrat campaigning in Alabama in the presidential election.

Gov. Bob Riley, a Republican, has served two terms and cannot run again.

The congressman has another event on his January calendar, his marriage to Tara Johnson of Montgomery, who works for the Alabama Forestry Commission.

Davis should not rush into a decision about the election, Lanoue said. The wave of support that helped Democrats this election might not be there in two years, and Democrats have struggled in state races recently.

“There’s no reason for him to be preemptive about it,” Lanoue said. “It’s not as though it would be a shock.”

If a candidate had a more conservative record on social issues, Lanoue said, a Democrat potentially could sway enough Republicans to win.

Davis has broken with his party to vote for such issues such as a ban on partial-birth abortions, and he defended Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., when his Democratic challenger Josh

Segall attacked him for voting for the financial bailout last month — Davis also voted for the bill.

If he leaves his House seat, Davis said he expects another Democrat would fill it. Three Democrats and four Republicans represent Alabama in the House.

Both of Alabama’s senators are Republican.

Even if another Democrat filled Davis’ Seventh District seat, it would be a blow for Democrats and the state to lose him as a representative, said Joe Turnham, Alabama Democratic Party chairman.

“For Congressman Davis, his great problem is that he has so many choices,” Turnham said.

Glenn Feldman, director of the Center for Labor Education and Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, said he thinks Davis has a “darn good shot at the Democratic primary.”

But in the general election, he said Davis would have a tougher time — partially because of race.

“There are some areas that are showing signs of progress on race, but I still believe race would be a formidable obstacle,” he said.

For his part, Davis said he focuses on the elections of Mayor Sam Jones, who was elected as Mobile’s first black mayor in 2005, and James Fields, who became the first black elected to the Alabama House of Representatives from Cullman County, which is 97 percent white.

It is unfair to the voters to suggest race affects who they choose, he said.

“You trust the voters, and the worst thing you can do is suggest someone is a racist,” Davis said.

SHFWire Photo | Amanda Peterson Rep. Artur Davis speaks at an American Cancer Society press conference on Capitol Hill in September. Davis, who is expected to run for governor in 2010, has supported health care reforms as a congressman.

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Georgia and LSU bring a larger fan base to the games, he said.

“The excitement level of the visiting and home fans is higher and emotions are more visible,” Liles said.

In an effort to help game days run more smoothly, fans and visitors are encouraged to familiarize themselves with information provided at www. uagameday.com, he said.

“The UAPD wants the game day experience of all the fans to be a positive one,” Liles said. “By allowing plenty of time to arrive safely to campus, following all directions from police, security, traffic control personnel and calling the UAPD at 348-5454 if you need assistance, will all add to the enjoyment of the University of Alabama football game day experience.”

Warner Parkway and Helen Keller Boulevard about a mile from campus, and allowed students to pay the same as they Continued from page 1 would for on-campus housing. agreement at The Bluff at The University also allowed Waterworks Landing apart- students to use their housing ments by the University. scholarships.

The University leased the Students were billed apartments located at Jack through their student account

and were under same regulations of the Department of Housing and Residential Communities as on-campus residents.

According to the resolution, the University is required to lease between 184 and 208 beds of the two- and threebedroom suites beginning in January 2009 and extending through August 2011.

In August 2011, the University will be obligated to lease only 50 percent of the units. In August 2012, the University will be obligated to lease 25 percent of the units, according to the resolution.

It also stated that rent will increase by 3 percent each year beginning Aug. 11, 2010.

Another resolution brought to the committee was for a proposal to be made to the National Parks Service by the University to acquire 4.03 acres along the Black Warrior River, which is contiguous to 4.2 acres the University already owns on the Black Warrior River, according to documents from the University.

“We are only applying [for the property],” said Lynda Gilbert, vice president for Financial Affairs. “We do not know if we will be receiving the property yet.”

Another item brought to the committee continues the renovation of Lloyd Hall, a project that was introduced in June 2006. Resolution documents set a goal for the project to be completed by August 2009.

All measures are expected to be approved by the board at its meeting this morning.

Continued from page 1 said. ”Overwhelmingly, most all of those attending the game do not cause problems and enjoy the game experience.”

However, officers have noticed a visible difference in behavior for SEC games. The SEC games and certain out-ofstate rivalries like Tennessee,

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CHIMES Continued from page 1

“It’s kind of like stepping back in time, especially stepping up those steps,” Largin said. In describing the top of Denny Chimes, he spoke of the faded white walls, the cakes of dust and the initials of lovers carved into the bricks.

“You get a sense of history when you’re standing at the top,” he said.

The bells, chimes and organ are used to play a variety of tunes throughout the year. A clock in the bell system controls the playing of the Westminster Chimes and the tolling of the bells at the top of each hour. Largin has to roll back the clock for Daylight Savings Time and reset it if the electricity goes out.

Denny Chimes can also be set to play music automatically through a roll player that uses needles to play long sheets of music. Cabinets inside the Chimes are stacked with the faded rolls of “Pomp and Circumstance,” “Silent Night,” the alma mater and the fight song.

Sometimes, though, the Chimes require the talent and spontaneity of a live organist. Garrett Martin, a first year graduate student in organ performance, is the current carilloneur.

“It’s sort of an elusive mystery to the University that someone’s actually in here doing this,” Martin said. “I basically learned how to do it by trial and error.”

A resident of Tennessee, Martin said he didn’t even know about the Chimes in his earlier years.

“The more I searched into it, though, the more excited I got,” he said.

Martin plays at the Chimes for memorial services, during the Christmas season and for each of the home football games. On game day he leaves the door of the Chimes open so that people can come in ask him to play their favorites. When “Happy Birthday” and Disney tunes come wafting across the crimson Quad, it’s often by fan request.

Soon it will be time for the Chimes’ next great renovation. The miniature chimes in the carillon are being replaced by a digital system at the end of the semester. The organ will function more like a keyboard, with the keys playing digitized MIDI notes. The dusty roll sheets will be replaced with electronic versions of the songs.

Martin said he had to fight to keep the decades-old organ safe during the renovation process.

“There’s a certain amount of elegance and whimsy to it,” he said. “It’s a part of this tower.”

He also expressed some sadness at the loss of the roll player. “There’s something really neat about those rolls,” Martin said. “They’re a sign of the days gone by.”

The significance of Denny Chimes extends far beyond its bricks and its bells. The bell tower holds the stories of the men and women who have upheld its legacy for the last 80 years.

TOP LEFT: The organ is how a

person plays the chimes when it is controlled manually on special occasions, like memorials.

BOTTOM LEFT: Mike Largin, in charge of the Chimesʼ upkeep, leans against the digital console.

RIGHT: This roll-play sheet

music directs the chimesʼ song most days. The chimes are played by a person on a console only on special occasions like memorials.

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NRHH applications being accepted

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outstanding contributions to residence hall programming and leadership.

Graham said recognition levels are awarded regionally and nationally as part of membership in the National Association of College and University Residence Halls and the NRHH. Graham said the UA chapter is fortunate to have Ron Hamner, national chair for NRHH, nearby at UAB as a model and resource for helping the state and school programs.

Hamner said his involvement with the NRHH has caused his leadership skills and involvement to grow tremendously.

“The NRHH is based on three pillars: scholastics, recognition and service,” he said.

Hamner said there are over 217 chapters nationwide that are divided into eight regions, and there are many affiliation schools in the process of gaining membership.

“Each chapter and university judge applicants based on grade point average and leadership and campus and residence hall activities,” Hamner said.

The UA Omega Rho Sigma chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary is accepting applications at residence halls and at the Housing and Residential Communities office in Burke East through Nov. 21. Darryl Graham, president of the Rose Towers Hall Council, said the University is reestablishing its chapter with the NRHH on campus to build prestige and ownership for campus Residence Hall Advisors.

Graham said the NRHH awards are based on more than scholarship honors. “The NRHH recognizes leadership in and commitment to improving the lives of on- campus residents,” he said. “It seeks to identify those who have extraordinarily benefitted the residential community.”

Graham said applicants must be in good standing with the University and at least in their second semester of living in a residence hall. He said UA hall councils are given participation in the NRHH “Of the Month” program that awards students and programs for

Hamner said the NRHH sponsors the “Spring into Service” committee on the NRHH level that is related to a branch responsible for “creating legislature and lobbying the government to designate April as National Residence Hall Month to recognize importance,” Hamner said.

Hamner said part of National Residence Hall Month is dedicated to sharing information about diversity and its importance on relationships in residence halls.

“It’s still important to maintain relationships with roommates and other relationships people make in residence halls that will be important later in life,” Hamner said.

Graham said selected staff and student judges will review each application and possibly interview applicants to recognize the top one percent of student leaders who impact the residential community to be apart of the UA NRHH chapter.

“We encourage students to nominate themselves as well as others,” he said.

Graham said the new member induction will be held in early spring 2009.

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Muslim Student Association holds open house

By Valerie Cason Contributing Writer The Muslim Student Association sponsored an open house at the Islamic Society of Tuscaloosa Thursday night.

Farah Majid, UA law student and member of the MSA, said the purpose of the event was to “allow community members to come to the mosque and observe and interact and promote awareness.”

The event began with a meet and greet, and the MSA provided refreshments.

Ranita Sharif, vice president of the MSA and a graduate student at the University, welcomed attendees to the Islamic Society of Tuscaloosa and introduced Bilal Ahmad, president of MSA. Ahmad translated a recitation from the Quran and introduced speaker Adam Tarifique to give a presentation of the introduction to Islam. Tarifique is active in the Birmingham Islamic Society. Tarifique began by telling a story to explain the

basic ideas about Islamic culture. He said the Arabic word “Islam” can be defined from five verbs: “surrender, submission, obedience, sincerity and peace.”

Tarifique explained requirements for Muslims, including praying five times a day and an annual donation of income to poverty.

“It is required for every Muslim to give 2.5 percent of their income to the poor,” he said.

Tarifique said that this money donated is not for the government or any organization, but goes directly for the poor.

Tarifique also clarified common misconceptions about Muslims and Islamic beliefs.

He explained that many people believe Muslims worship a “black box in the desert.”

But, he said, “This black box represents a focal point for Muslims to be united in one single direction in prayer.”

Tarifique explained the two major sins for a Muslim person. He said the first rule of a Muslim is to worship God, or Allah, in Arabic, alone.

“The second major sin by a Muslim is to disobey our parents,” he said.

Following the presentation, visitors were invited to participate in a quiz for prizes about Islamic ideals before starting a question and answer session. Tarifique and audience members shared in answering questions about the prophets Jesus and Muhammad and the relationship between the Bible and the Quran.

Karly Alexander and Whitney Talley, seniors majoring in communication disorders, attended the event with their multicultural issues class.

“We’re both Christians and we’re learning to administer therapy to future clients of all cultures,” Alexander said.

“We want to know more about Islamic culture,” Talley said.

Sharif said the open house was the MSA’s last event of the semester. She said she hopes those that attended enjoyed learning about Islamic culture.

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in their class. The notes range for people to remain in school,” in price from $12 to $20 and are Kemp said. “Students who are going to wash out, are going to sold on a test-to-test schedule. wash out.”

There are dozens of legitiUNotes is not only for stumate reasons for UA students “Teachers are a mixed-bag, dents who have missed a class, to miss class. Getting sick from though. Kemp said he also sells living in a dorm, studying all some are offended, but othnotes to students who maintain night for another class’ test, a ers are glad we’re here.” high GPAs but also suffer from boring topic in a lecture class or test anxiety. Other students a family emergency are all part —Rob Kemp, manager of who have only missed one or of college life. However, most UNotes two classes because of a family teachers are less than underemergency or an illness use the standing towards students who notes also. miss class regularly.

While some teachers think Rob Kemp, manager of Students with lacking attendance records still have a UNotes, located off University UNotes work, others are skeptichance of passing their classes Blvd., said UNotes offers stu- cal, Kemp said.

“Teachers are a mixed-bag,” though. UNotes offers UA stu- dents one last hope at passing a he said. “Some are offended, but dents the opportunity to buy class.

“We provide the opportunity others are glad we’re here.” notes taken by other students

The SGA and the Department of Health Promotion and Wellness will be hosting the “Rising Tide” student tailgate Saturday.

Louise Crow, vice president of student affairs, said the idea behind the tailgate is to create an atmosphere for students to simply get together and cheer on the Crimson Tide.

“It’s difficult to find student tailgates where it doesn’t matter who you are what organization

you’re in,” Crow said. “We’re giving students the opportunity to just come, no questions asked. Not all of us have parents that come up and tailgate with us, either.”

Delynne Wilcox, health planning and prevention coordinator for the Student Health Center, said this is the second time the tailgate has been held. More than 200 students attended the last tailgate in September, she said.

Students who took the AlcoholEdu course were given the opportunity to engage

ing careful notes has improved their performance on tests and relieves test anxiety.”

UNotes hires students with high GPAs to take notes in their classes and then sell them to the store. The most popular notes come from marketing and management classes. However, a large portion of the notes are sold to students who are in large freshmen classes or classes that do not pertain to their major, Kemp said.

On average, UNotes will sell notes to 500 students each semester. This number goes up around the time of midterm exams and finals, Kemp said.

There have been some

By Dave Folk News Editor

and share in focus groups and express their opinions on social climates at the University.

“Students indicated that they are interested in getting involved in a student tailgate,” Wilcox said.

The SGA designed T-shirts for the event, Crow said. She said it will be held at the grass lot across from Carmichael Hall. The tailgate will include free food, live music and T-shirt giveaways, and will start about two to three hours before kickoff. No alcohol will be provided at the tailgate, Crow said.

University will all receive funds from the event.

“Last year we raised about The scent of barbequed $5,000, so we’re looking to hamburgers will be radiating hopefully get more,” Delta from the Delta Zeta Sorority Zeta Philanthropy chair house today from 5 p.m. to 8 Katie Bivens, a senior majorp.m. ing in public relations, said.

“Hamburgers for Hearing” is the title of the philanthropy event, and the cost is $5 at “Last year we raised the door. about $5,000, so we’re All proceeds to the event looking to hopefully get will be split up among four more.” national organizations to help the hearing impaired. The —Katie Bivens, Starkey Hearing Foundation, philanthropy chair House Ear Institute, Painted Turtle Camp and Gallaudet

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problems between UNotes and the UA staff. Kemp said that some professors in ten Hoor consistently tear down UNotes flyers. He also said that other professors are angry because someone reportedly slipped on some UNotes sidewalk chalk outside Gorgas Library.

“Right now we’re just trying to coordinate our advertising, especially our sidewalk chalk, with the University janitorial staff,” Kemp said.

UNotes operates on both UA and Auburn University campuses; however, the Auburn location sells more than the UA store, Kemp said.

Delta Zeta to host “Hamburgers for Hearing”

SGA, Health Promotion and Wellness to host ‘Rising Tide’ student tailgate

By Brett Bralley News Editor

Most of the best selling notes are from teachers that speak soft, are less dynamic, teach solely via lecture or teach extremely large classes.

Professor Caryl Cooper teaches Mass Communications 101, which is a typically large class in the College of Communications and Informational Sciences.

“I don’t know how useful UNotes are for students,” Cooper said. “I’ve been teaching for a long time, and I’ve never had a student tell me that UNotes helped improve his or her performance on a test. However, students have told me that reading the textbook, attending class and tak-

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Delta Zeta President Patty Ann Green said the house was just glad to have the chance to help out a good cause.

“We are very excited to be hosting the cookout this year,” Green said. “The girls have worked very hard to make sure this year’s event is a success.”

Bivens said there would be food and music for the event.

“I think it’s a really great way to make money for the hearing impaired and it’s a good way to get good food and hear great music,” Bivens said.

OPINIONS

Friday, November 14, 2008

Paul Thompson • Editor

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OUR VIEW

Good news for Bryant-Denny Yesterday, the Physical Properties Committee of the Board of Trustees of the UA System approved a budget for a proposed expansion of the south endzone of Bryant-Denny Stadium.

The proposed expansion would increase the stadium’s total capacity to more than 101,000 and would include 8,500 upperlevel seats, an upper-level concourse with concession stands and restrooms, 34 skyboxes, two expanded skyboxes, several Stadium Clubs and two corner video boards, among other things.

The Crimson White’s editorial board is excited about the new expansion proposal, though with a few reservations.

The south endzone is notoriously crowded and is very close to Paul W. Bryant Drive. The expanded section would need to be carefully designed and planned before any construction begins, taking care to maintain the integrity of the building.

That said, we absolutely welcome the addition of seats to the stadium. What we do request of the University — as nearly any student probably would — is that student seats be expanded.

If nothing else, the student section must be kept proportionate to the increase in total seating. We understand the University needs to appease alumni and large donors, but this time we think current students need to come first.

With an enrollment quickly approaching 30,000, we find it crucial that more students be given the opportunity to attend home football games. A student section of about 11,000 precludes many students from going to home games, especially with enrollment on the rise.

At the very least, students absolutely must be a consideration, especially after this week’s SEC Championship Game ticketing debacle. After all, current students are going to be alumni at some point. The University would be wise to cater to their wants this time around.

MCT Campus

Thanks to the moderates…

Our View is the consensus of the CW editorial board.

Tickets, the Georgia Dome and the Gator Chomp different directions, all by groups of fans saying, “We deserve the most!” No matter how you feel about the ticket situation, you have to give them credit for doing what they could.

Granted, in the future (when we go to the SEC championship next year) the University should look into a pointsbased system that keeps Dave Folk track of which students go to what games, and rewards the “best” fans.

I never bothered to apply That being said, I have comfor a ticket to the SEC piled a list of things for you Championship Game (guess to do while you are not in the I’m not a true fan). The rea- Georgia Dome on Dec. 6. son is that I knew I had less a chance of winning than Things to do in the Dirty Dirty McCain in California. during the SECCG: Since there are roughly So you didn’t get that ticket; 22,000 students and only1.262 that shouldn’t stop you from tickets being dished out, I had all the festivities leading up to a slight hunch I wasn’t going kick off. Get a bunch of friends to be in that lucky 2.3 percent. together and head over to the Many students didn’t take it Georgia Dome where you can as easy as I did. As soon as the enjoy everything that goes lists had been posted, there into a big football game (food, were Facebook groups being beer, fights). created and curse words being While there, make sure to used liberally. antagonize the Florida Gator While I do think the sys- fans for that stupid Gator tem used by the University to Chomp (it looks more like divvy out these golden tickets an obese Hungry, Hungry was flawed, I still feel maybe Hippo). After you have poked students should let up a little at them for that, point out how on the ol’ Capstone. dumb their female mascot After all, we’re not the only looks. Remind them, if necessects of fans vying for tick- sary, that it is animal cruelty ets. Granted, pissing us off to dress up and put lipstick on now tends to translate into no an alligator. alumni donations down the road, but still the University Things to do in Tuscaloosa did its best to accommodate during the SECCG: us.

Nothing…

We have to remember that the student section in Bryant- Things to do on campus durDenny makes up less than 20 ing the SECCG: percent of the stadium. The You could watch the game rest of those seats are for with some friends, prank call hard—working alumni and University of Florida students regular fans who would also and enjoy pizza from one of kill to be in the Georgia Dome your favorite restaurants. If you’re not into football (you on Dec. 6.

Tickets also have to be allot- could apply to transfer someted to the athletes’ families, where else) you can study or faculty and staff. And with- play unhealthy amounts of out the Million Dollar Band, “Halo 3” with all of your other how will we be able to play friends.

Rammer Jammer after we cook the Gators like a hungry Dave Folk is a news editor redneck? for The Crimson White. His UA was tugged a thousand column runs on Fridays.

Paul Thompson I’ve been thinking a great deal about what went wrong on Election Night. And while I can’t say anything for certain, I think the blame rests in at least two places (though many, may more can be identified): Mike Huckabee and John McCain.

Why do I say that? Well, for a number of reasons, as you’ll see below.

During the primaries, we in the Republican Party had numerous choices, including candidates like Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney. After some dropped out, including my original favorite, Fred Thompson, we were left with a three way race between Huckabee, McCain and Romney. Each candidate had different strengths, though what McCain’s were we still aren’t sure.

Huckabee received numerous votes and delegates from the so-called “religious right” prompting him to think he actually had a chance of

winning the general election.

What he didn’t realize is that he was costing the party the entire election. He should have known that he could never compete nationally as the favorite son of the biblethumping religious “nuts.”

Recognizing that, Huckabee should have dropped out, and given his delegates to Mitt Romney, who was the only candidate who would have won this election for us.

Instead, Huckabee stayed in and stole votes that would have otherwise gone to Romney, which had the ultimate effect of handing the nomination to one of the party’s most liberal members — John McCain.

I’ve never liked McCain, that is, until I was forced to because of his securing the nomination. In fact, I was even published on this very page earlier this year begging voters to keep the nomination from him. He is simply too liberal to be a Republican.

His work to limit the freedom of speech is legendary; a cause near and dear to many Democrats through the socalled “fairness doctrine.”

With his work to pass the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Act (an act that has gone further to limit political speech than nearly any other), McCain consorted with a senator who had such strong disregard for the safety of the American people that he became the only senator to vote against the Patriot Act. A true Republican would never have even considered working with someone like Feingold, especially not to limit freedoms guaranteed by

“I’ve never liked McCain, that is, until I was forced to because of his securing the nomination. In fact, I was even published on this very page earlier this year begging voters to keep the nomination from him. He is simply too liberal to be a Republican. His work to limit the freedom of speech is legendary; a cause near and dear to many Democrats through the so-called “fairness doctrine.” the Constitution. Just yesterday, according to a Fox News article, the RNC announced that it was filing two lawsuits challenging McCain’s not-soconstitutional foray into campaign reform.

RNC Chairman Mike Duncan said in a memo released yesterday, “The Democrats are now being led by a candidate who himself broke his pledge to accept public financing and failed to comply with campaign finance law. Despite this, as happened with the last lawsuit challenging campaign finance restrictions, the Democrat Party will no doubt hypocritically sit on the sidelines while the RNC defends political parties constitutional rights.”

That’s exactly my point, Mr. Duncan. Exactly. Except that McCain sided with liberal Democrats in passing that legislation. After all, his name is attached to the act the RNC has continually challenged since it was adopted in 2002.

Was McCain really the man we wanted to put up to win the election? I mean, I would have taken him over Obama any day, but still, wouldn’t it be nice to have an actual conservative run for president on the Republican ticket? Or is that just too much to ask?

The real problem on Nov. 4 was that the race wasn’t between a liberal and a conservative. Obama has re-defined the word liberal, becoming the most liberal senator in the entire United States Senate in less than one term, while John McCain was busy working to limit free speech and political association. This was a race between an ultra-liberal and a Democrat in a stolen Republican’s suit.

You all saw last week that I was — shall we say — less than pleased with the outcome of the election, and this is exactly why. To know that we fielded a candidate who moved the entire party’s platform left and left us in shambles is painful.

Some good can come of this debacle, though. What we need to do is re-define ourselves as the part of conservatism and show the American people that we are not the party of John McCain and other moderately Republican Democrats.

Paul Thompson is the opinions editor of The Crimson White. His column runs on Fridays.

SGA and CW want to make your ideas a reality

By Cason Kirby First, let me say what a great year it has been for this University, your Student Government and The Crimson Tide football program. All three groups have been raising the bar and bringing excellence to this institution.

I appreciate all your support as we begin to wrap up the fall semester.

I am excited to join with The Crimson White in inviting you to make your thoughts and ideas known about improving things here at the Capstone. Hopefully you have read about our

new joint program, “Ideas to Action.” With this initiative, you are able to submit ideas on The Crimson White, SGA or myBama websites, where they will be reviewed by a panel of student leaders.

One idea each month will be chosen and written about in The Crimson White, as our “idea to action.” Using SGA resources, the idea submitter will then be given the opportunity to co-chair a task force that will turn the idea into a reality.

We know here at the University of Alabama our students truly are our greatest asset. So we want to make

“Ideas to Action.” We need each of you, as the best and “We know here at the brightest, to help us make University of Alabama our state’s Flagship deservour students truly are our ing of that distinction. greatest asset. So we Next time you say “this want to make sure you needs to be fixed” or “this are involved in solving is unfair,” become a part of the problems confronting the solution by submitting your answer to the problem, students and become part of the team every day. ” that fixes it! I look forward to working with you on YOUR sure you are involved in solv- ideas, and making your stuing the problems confront- dent government better. ing students every day. Be Roll Tide! it offering thoughts on safer crosswalks or new services and programs for students, no Cason M. Kirby idea is too big or too small for SGA President

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TODAY

SATURDAY

• John Wathen gives “Coal Truth” presentation; 3 p.m., Maxwell Hall

• Football vs. Mississippi State; 6:45 p.m., ESPN

• Volleyball vs. Ole Miss; 7:30 p.m., The CAVE

MONDAY

• UP presents Drive-In Movie: “The Dark Knight”; 6:30 p.m., Softball Stadium parking lot

• UA School of Music presents the Huxford Symphony Orchestra; 7:30 p.m., Moody Music Building Concert Hall

• Men’s Basketball vs. Mercer; 6 p.m., Coleman Coliseum

• Women’s Basketball vs. Centenary; 6 p.m., Coleman Coliseum

• Volleyball vs. Arkansas; 1:30 p.m., The CAVE

November 14, 2008

CORRECTION

SUNDAY

1,000 WORDS Every Friday, 1,000 Words features a photo from around the University. Send submissions to cwnews@sa.ua.edu.

In Thursday’s edition of The Crimson White, a guest columnist incorrectly identified Mitt Romney as the former governor of Utah. In actuality, Romney was governor of Massachusetts.

The Crimson White regrets the error and is happy to set the record straight.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Send announcements and campus news to cwnews@sa.ua.edu

Sigma Chi hosts barbeque fundraiser The Sigma Chi fraternity, the Alpha Chi Omega sorority and the UA Entrepreneurship Club will host the Barbeque and Band fundraising event today at 5 p.m. For a $5 donation, event-goers will receive a barbeque dinner and enjoy the music of the band Hayden’s Corner. All proceeds will go toward the establishment of Absolute Hope, the not-for-profit organization Brad Sullivan has planned for the betterment of victims of paralysis in and around the Tuscaloosa area.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s kind of like stepping back in time, especially stepping up those steps … You get a sense of history when you’re standing at the top.”

— Mike Largin, director of IT support for Financial Affairs, on Denny Chimes

TODAY IN HISTORY On this day in 1851, “Moby-Dick,” a novel by Herman Melville about the voyage of the whaling ship Pequod, is published by Harper & Brothers in New York. “Moby-Dick” is now considered a great classic of American literature and contains one of the most famous opening lines in fiction: “Call me Ishmael.”

Initially, though, the book about Captain Ahab and his quest for a giant white whale was a flop.

Source: www.history.com

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CW | Norman Huynh Chicago Symphony Orchestra trombonist Michael Mulcahy plays in the Moody Music Building Concert Hall on Nov. 5.

Mulcahy visited the University last week to teach a master class and give a recital before his performance with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in Birmingham.

Crime Report Compiled by Christy Conner Senior Staff Reporter

NOV. 6

• Theft occurred at 1:15 p.m. at Bruno Library • Criminal Mischief occurred at 11:12 a.m. at the Ferguson parking deck

south lot • Theft 2 occurred at 2:35 NOV. 12 p.m. at Amelia Gayle Gorgas • Criminal mischief occurred Library at 5 a.m. at Bryant Hall

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SGA

• Public intoxication occurred • Unlawful breaking and at 4 a.m. at the drive next to Continued from page 1 Parham East entering of a vehicle occurred then choose to co-chair the at 1:30 p.m. at Gordon Palmer NOV. 9 committee designated for the • Theft occurred at 9:52 a.m. at program. the Chi Phi house Executive Vice President of • Burglary 3 occurred at 8:30 the SGA Allen Ross said the red suggestion boxes were disp.m. at Burke West continued because a far better, Cobb Theatres is NOW HIRING! more efficient system had been NOV. 10 Perfect part-time job for students.

• Theft 3 occurred at 1:15 p.m. developed.

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NOV. 11 Crimson White Editor-inCall for Showtimes • Cr i m i n a l t r e sp a s s i n g Chief Corey Craft said he was occurred at 6 a.m. at Rose excited about the partnership Towers and thinks going to Internetonly submissions is a good idea.

“I think this is a good step for the SGA to take to get more students involved on campus issues, and I’m happy The CW is a part of this,” Craft said. “It’s a beneficial partnership for the students.”

SGA President Cason Kirby said this is the best way for the SGA to be effective.

“Ideas to Action embodies our student government’s dedication to responsive action for our student body,” Kirby said. “On the most fundamental level, students can now make an impact on our University, and I am excited to bring students this opportunity in partnership with The Crimson White.”

The SGA’s red Input Boxes were placed throughout campus in 2003, and due to a major miscommunication when they were first enacted some have not been checked since their inception.

Since the SGA has developed the new Ideas to Action program, the Senate recently moved to take down the boxes and in the process check five plus years of any ideas submitted.

Senator James Fowler said another reason for the removal of the boxes was the overwhelming statistics showing it would be easier to have an Internet program than physical boxes.

“As technology has evolved, and since the installation of the red SGA Input Boxes over five years ago, it became evident that the SGA needed to adopt an online form of communication with the students of The University. The red SGA Input Boxes were a great way for the SGA to receive comments, ideas and concerns during the time before the explosion of usage of the Internet,” Fowler said.

Fowler also said since 2003 almost all college students are online, and the Ideas to Action program would be checked more often.

“It is evident that technology has integrated into the lives of each student on the campus of The University of Alabama,” he said. “According to the United States Department of Education, 98 percent of students on college campuses use a computer on a daily basis.”

Students wishing to submit an idea can go to the SGA Web site at sga.ua.edu, or the box on The Crimson White’s Web site.

• Harassment occurred at 11:45 p.m. at Harris Hall • Theft 3 occurred at 4:30 p.m. at the Blount Hall bike rack

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