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Serving the University of Alabama since 1894

Outdoor Rec offers trips for students

By Hannah Mask Contributing Writer

Fast facts

For students who are looking for new ways to enjoy the warmer weather, the University’s Outdoor Recreation program offers a spectrum of activities and equipment.

Outdoor Recreation’s trips and equipment are available to any student at the Capstone, regardless of major or class standing, said Outdoor Recreation’s program Coordinator Lance Haynie.

“We like to have people from all difference backgrounds participate in our programs,” Haynie said.

Throughout the year, Outdoor Rec offers a number of trips, including kayaking, cave exploration, camping and backpacking, Haynie said. Most recently, a group went to Tumbling Rock Cave in Northern Alabama, where they spent a day exploring the cave, Haynie said.

Katie Bodet, a sophomore majoring in general health studies, was in the group that went to Tumbling Rock.

“As we emerged [from the cave], soaking wet and muddy from head to toe, I have never felt more accomplished in my whole life,” Bodet said. Bodet said she has also been a part of various other trips.

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• Trips cost between $30 and $80

• Visit urec.ua.edu or more info “Whether it’s jamming out to music or playing funny ice breakers, the group leaders always make it a fun time for everyone, and you always leave with more friends than you came with,” Bodet said.

On Feb. 20 to 22, a group will travel to Rock Town, Ga., Haynie said, where they will spend their time climbing.

Group sizes and costs vary, Haynie said.

“Typically a group size for things that are closer [to Tuscaloosa] can be as small as two people,” Haynie said.

“But for things that are further away, we’re required to be at least at 50 percent capacity, which is about five people.”

Haynie said most trips cost between $30 and $80.

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CW | Wai Li Football head coach Nick Saban speaks about how integrity plays a role in coaching Wednesday for the finale event of Capstone Creed Week.

Saban, President Witt, Vice-Provost Nelson speak on integrity

By Josh Veazey Senior Staff Reporter

and your priorities on a day-to-day basis,” Saban said. “And those three things determine the choices you make, and the choicFootball head coach Nick Saban, UA es you make make you who you are.”

Saban cited a speech by Martin Luther President Robert Witt and Vice President of Student Affairs and Vice Provost Mark King Jr. in which King spoke of a shoe shinNelson spoke on the meaning of integrity er who was the “one guy in Montgomery, Wednesday at the concluding event for the Alabama, that [King] would really let shine his shoes, because that guy had such pride fourth annual Capstone Creed Week.

“I say all time that your character is in his performance in the job that he did as an accumulation of your thoughts, habits a shoe shine guy.”

King’s message, Saban said, was no matter what your job is, do it to the best of your ability.

“And if you can do that, you’ve accomplished the best there is in life, because you know you did your best, to be the best you can be, at whatever it is you choose to do,” Saban said. “[King said] shine shoes like Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel.”

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Juicy Campus shuts down Forum talks about effects of gossip sites on students

By Amy Castleberry Contributing Writer

CW | Drew Hoover Lance Haynie, program coordinator of Outdoor Recreation, works in the bike shop of the Outdoor Recreation office.

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The college gossip Web site Juicy Campus shut down Feb. 5 due to the poor economy, according to a post by CEO Matt Ivester on Juicy Campus’s Official Blog.

The site expanded to more than 500 college campuses across the U.S. and had more than a million users visiting the site every month since its launch a year and a half ago.

“Unfortunately, even with great traffic and strong user loyalty, a business can’t

survive and grow without a steady stream of revenue to support it,” Ivester said in the post. “In these historically difficult economic times, online ad revenue has plummeted and venture capital funding has dissolved, Juicy Campus’ exponential growth outpaced our ability to muster the resources needed to survive this economic downturn.”

The Web site, which has sparked a lot of controversy over many of its postings, now redirects visitors to another site, collegeacb.com, or The Anonymous Confession Board,

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which according to College ACB’s press release is an “easily accessible forum where everyone is invited to converse openly, without fear of reprisal or reprimand.”

A UA network had beem on the site.

In correlation with Capstone Creed Week and the phrase of the Creed, “I will strive for excellence,” a roundtable discussion was hosted Tuesday in the Ferguson Forum in order to discuss sites such as Juicy Campus and College ACB and their impact on the campus community.

With a panel including representatives from the judicial board, judicial affairs, IT Security, University Counsel and the Counseling Center,

the panel engaged students in discussions raised by the Web site’s content.

The panel talked about free speech rights under the first amendment, and even the possibility of blocking such sites from the University’s Internet server. However, the reigning theme of responsibility continuously resurfaced throughout the discussion.

“The biggest issue surrounding this topic is the anonymity the site encourages,” University Counsel representative Michael Spearing said. “No one is held responsible and therefore there is no punishment.”

Spearing said with the passing of the Communications

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Former CIA agent settles down at UA

By Danielle Drago Senior Staff Reporter There is little that suggests that Stephen Schwab has not been a professor for most of his career. His office is filled to the brim with classic literature and foreign places, and he details his class schedule as if he has been doing it forever. Yet Schwab has not been a professor for long. He has spent the majority of his life working in the CIA. Schwab began working for the CIA after earning an undergraduate degree in history.

His main focus, he said, was Latin America.

“I became interested in Latin America when I was 14 years old and went to Mexico for the first time,” Schwab said.

After taking courses in Spanish and German, Schwab said he was basically fluent in two different languages, an advantage when applying for jobs with international scope.

Schwab said he became interested in

working for the CIA after he felt a sense of patriotism as the Vietnam conflict started to escalate.

“I was too nearsighted to join the military, but I was interested during that time in possibly working with an interesting and challenging job with the federal government.

Someone suggested to me, with my background, I would be a good candidate for the Central Intelligence Agency,” Schwab said.

For the next 32 years, Schwab was involved with one of the most respected intelligence agencies in the world. He started writing for high-level intelligence publications, many of which landed on the president’s desk.

He said this informed his career as a professor because he learned how to communicate his thoughts clearly and quickly.

“If you get a chance to write for the president’s brief you have to get to the point.

Clear, effective and succinct communication is absolutely essential, otherwise you can’t do it,” he said.

“This helped form my lectures and developing discussions for classes,” he said.

In addition to writing for intelligence publications, Schwab worked mostly within Latin American countries, including a job within the Argentinan embassy.

Schwab gained recognition when Juan Perón, the leader of Argentina at the time, died. Instead of focusing on the death of the leader, he focused on the policies of the future leader of the country.

“The duty of a Central Intelligence officer is trying to look ahead and see what is going to happen next,” he said.

Schwab said his favorite part of being within the CIA was working on task forces in Haiti and elsewhere in Latin America.

“Whenever there is an anticipation of a change in government or an invasion, the Central Intelligence Agency creates a task force. When you get to be involved in

See AGENT, page 2

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something like that, that’s the most fun,” he said.

After retiring from the agency, Schwab started teaching at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, where he taught classes on strategic intelligence.

Schwab then started taking classes for his second master’s degree at night, and eventually came to the University for his Ph.D., where he started teaching classes as a graduate student. Schwab officially started teaching classes as a professor in the fall of 2008, after he completed his dissertation on the history of Guantanamo Bay. His book, “The Enduring Significance of Guantanamo, 1898-2008,” will be published this fall by the University of Kansas press.

“I’m already starting to think what kind of research I want to do after that,” he said.

As for the future, Schwab is content with his

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Continued from page 1 Decency Act of 1996, operators of Web sites are not seen as publishers and therefore are not legally liable for the words of third parties who use their services. Many attendees voiced their frustration with this information and many agreed that university-wide awareness and responsibility need to be perpetuated.

Aubrey Coleman, a panel member and member of Student Judicial Board said he believes students should educate themselves and be responsible and held accountable for their speech.

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“I enjoy the flexibility of my present situation,” he said.

Schwab is an adjunct professor with appointments within the history department, the Honors College, and the Blount Initiative Program.

“I like working with students. For me, teaching is an opportunity to meet and interact with the people who you are trying to influence.

There’s less of that in my former career. You never know, no matter how well you write a piece, whether the president’s going to read it. You never know whether if you write a study, if people will read it in a timely fashion.

You can’t control it,” Schwab said.

He said he enjoyed gauging student’s reactions to his lectures and discussions.

“You have a lot more control when you are in a classroom and you are communicating with people and you know they understand with the questions you ask and the feedback you get. That is rewarding in new and different ways,” Schwab said. malicious posts,” Coleman said.

Adam Korak, a sophomore majoring in athletic training, said he did not know anything about the gossip site and attended the discussion to become more informed.

“I had never heard of the site before this forum, but after listening to the discussion, I don’t think this Web site is a fad, more sites will just continue to surface, and more people will be upset by what’s said,” Korak, said. “But as a University, we need to take responsibility and realize this directly affects us a community and maybe recognize it’s gone too far.”

The sudden shut down of Juicy Campus is said to be unrelated to the recent ban at Tennessee State University and is not linked to the New Jersey and Connecticut attorney general investigations for possible violations of state consumer protection and fraud laws, according to the FAQ post on the Juicy Campus blog. Also, no legal charges have been brought against the Web site according to the post.

With the site’s shut down, Ivester said in the blog how he hopes his Juicy Campus Web site will be remembered.”

“While there are parts of Juicy Campus that none of us will miss — the mean-spirited posts and personal attacks — it has also been a place for the fun, lighthearted gossip of college life. I hope that is how it is remembered,” Ivester said.

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Obama praises Lincoln’s legacy at Ford’s Theatre

By Brett Zongker The Associated Press President Barack Obama praised Abraham Lincoln for his conviction that a divided nation could be made whole at a gala Wednesday night celebrating the $25 million renovation of Ford’s Theatre.

The president and first lady Michelle Obama joined a crowd of Hollywood stars and Washington heavy-hitters for the celebration on the eve of Lincoln’s 200th birthday. The theater where Lincoln was assassinated is reopening after an 18-month facelift that

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Saban also recalled that when he coached alongside head coach Bill Belichick at the Cleveland Browns, there was a simple sign outside the coach’s office: “Do your job.”

Saban said integrity usually yields because of external forces, many times as criticism from people who don’t share your goals.

“We live in a very negative world — everybody’s criticizing everybody,” Saban said. “There will be a lot of [negative energy] externally for you to listen to and get affected by if you choose it. And it goes back to who you are, and it’s not what everybody else thinks — it’s what you think about yourself.”

Saban joked that he never listens to the Paul Finebaum radio show, which is often critical of him. He also said in his first year as head coach at Michigan State, he once replaced a player that had missed an important kick even though he knew it wasn’t the best decision.

“I made the mistake of reading the newspaper. They killed the guy,” Saban said. “I got affected by that. So I changed kickers, and the new kicker missed the next kick of the next game, and we lost the next game because of a kick. It changed my integrity to my other players and the commitment to the principles and values that I believe in, in terms of playing the best players.”

Witt spoke on the origin of the word “integrity” with a story of soldiers of the Roman Empire who would strike their armor before a battle and shout to their commander “integritas.”

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Calling the theater “hallowed space” where Lincoln’s legacy thrives, Obama praised him for restoring a sense of unity to the country.

“For despite all that divided us — North and South, black and white — he had an unyielding belief that we were, at heart, one nation, and one people,” Obama said.

“And because of Abraham Lincoln, and all who’ve carried on his work in the generations since, that is what we remain today.”

“The sound that they made would convey to the officer that they were well-protected by the armor,” Witt said. “Over time, they started saying, ‘integer.’ The meaning of that is not only was the armor strong, but the person under the armor was complete, bold, strong and committed the mission.”

Nelson said he thinks most of the time, students compromise their integrity because they find themselves in a tight spot.

“Most students do not intend to make errors in judgment regarding issues of integrity, especially academic integrity,” Nelson said.

“Where they find themselves in trouble is when they procrastinate, and get into a bind, and sometimes your judgment just isn’t what it should be sometime.

So the lesson there is to prepare in advance.”

Nelson said the creed itself was created by UA students, first written on a napkin outside of Starbucks, because student leaders “saw a need for students to engage in a conversation about what it means to be a member of a community of scholars, and truly what it means to be a graduate of the University of Alabama.”

Student leaders then and now, he said, hope that students will continue the dialogue of what integrity means after they graduate.

“Integrity and character are like a muscle,” Nelson said. “It’s not something that’s revealed during a difficult time or circumstance. It’s something that you have to build with the small decisions you make every day.

And then when you are faced with a difficult decision or you are under a time crunch, your integrity and your character will reveal itself because you’ve worked that muscle.”

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Director receives title for skills in his field

By Kellie Munts Contributing Writer Grayson Glaze, executive director of the Alabama Center for Real Estate, has recently earned the designation of Certified Commercial Investment Member, one of the most highly respected titles in the real estate industry.

The CCIM curriculum focuses on skill sets that are necessary in commercial investment real estate. Upon completion of the curriculum requirements, Glaze submitted a portfolio that documented his experiences in the real estate industry. Included in the portfolio were verified real estate transactions that cumulatively exceeded ten million dollars in value. According to Glaze, the transactions included in the portfolio are more meaningful on a level aside from the monetary value attached to them.

“Every transaction along the way represented another opportunity to learn and grow professionally that only enhances your ability to serve your future clients at the highest level,” Glaze said.

In addition to the extensive work involved in completing the required curriculum and submitting the portfolio, those working toward CCIM designation must complete a comprehensive exam. Glaze believes that the exam was actually more difficult than the exams he was required to complete throughout law school.

“The highlight was learning that I was blessed to have passed the six-hour comprehensive exam in Chicago and receiving the CCIM pin later that evening,” Glaze said.

Glaze has been pursuing this goal since he worked in the private sector. In the competitive real estate industry, Glaze recognized that the CCIM designation could assist in advancing his career even further. The networking opportunities that Glaze has due to his involvement in CCIM allow him to be

a benefit to the real estate program at the University.

“Being a member of CCIM provides for a unique opportunity for me to remain engaged, in essence allowing me to keep an ear to the ground, ensuring that ACRE’s industry service hits the mark,” Glaze said.

According to Glaze, because of his CCIM designation he is able to work to maintain the education curriculum for real estate students to ensure that they will be fully prepared upon entering the industry.

As Glaze continues his career he said he intends to encourage real estate students at the University to pursue the CCIM designation. While the process is extensive, Glaze emphasizes the impact that the title can have on the career of someone involved in the real estate industry. According to Glaze, the real estate program at the University was recently accepted into the CCIM Institute’s University Alliance Program.

This honor, which was due in part to ACRE’s influence, will allow students to earn the CCIM designation at an accelerated pace.

“The alliance includes only 19 real estate programs from across the country including the world-renowned programs of MIT and Texas A&M so we are extremely blessed to be recognized among the nation’s best,” Glaze said.

Glaze said he sees the alliance as a great benefit to students who are working toward the goal he recently accomplished. The elite title has been designated to more than 9,000 real estate professionals thus far, while an additional 10,000 are currently pursuing the designation.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Amaki gives Brown Bag lecture

By Martha Gravlee Contributing Writer The department of women’s studies and the Women’s Resource Center continued their Brown Bag Lecture Series with a talk by Amalia Amaki, a professor in the department of art Wednesday afternoon.

Amaki’s lecture was titled “Double Consciousness in 3-D: Sculptor Nancy Elizabeth Prophet as a Negro Renaissance Model and Why It Matters Today.” This lecture was also a part of the programming for Black History Month.

Amaki spoke about the life and works of Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, an African-American sculptor in the early 20th century. Prophet’s works defied convention and challenged stereotypes.

“This is still a work in progress,” Amaki said before the

lecture. “I’ve been researching this artist since 1989.”

Her academic interest in Prophet was sparked when she taught at Spelman College in Atlanta, Amaki said. Prophet came to Spelman in the ’30s to help found the college’s art program.

“She was so accomplished as a young woman in her twenties and had an international reputation,” Amaki said. “That’s a hard enough thing to achieve today, and it was especially difficult for a woman of color in the 1920s.”

Amaki said she hoped the lecture would provide her an opportunity to discuss her research and get reactions and feedback from the lecture’s attendees.

This was the fourth time she had presented on Prophet’s life, but Amaki said each lecture had a different feel and direction.

“There’s always a different

slant on her life,” Amaki said.

“There are also large gaps of her life when no one knew anything about what she was doing.”

Amaki spoke for an hour on the Prophet’s life and accomplishments and their further significance in the present era.

“Prophet said that she was born much too early,” Amaki said. “People either loved her or hated her. She wasn’t the stereotypical AfricanAmerican woman of that time.”

At the end of the lecture, during a brief question and answer session, Amaki was asked to relate Prophet’s experiences to the changes in the African-American community that are currently underway with the election of President Barack Obama.

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Holly Luther, assistant director of the Women’s Resource Center, said choosing Amaki for February’s Brown Bag Lecture was a joint effort between the resource center and the department of women’s studies, and that she was chosen for her extensive work in researching this particular artist.

“She has done significant research,” she said. “She has so many broad experience that she brings and we wanted to have the opportunity to hear her.”

Rico Knight, a senior majoring in graphic design, was one of the students in attendance.

He is one of Amaki’s students, and said he admires his teacher’s work and enjoyed the lecture.

“It’s awesome,” he said. “It was very inspiring.”

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“The cost of the trip includes the cost of equipment,” Haynie said. “If we’re going climbing, [Outdoor Rec] provides shoes, harnesses and camping equipment if we’ll be staying overnight.”

Outdoor Recreation trips do not exclude new members and students may sign up at any point during the year, Haynie said.

“We post a calendar on our Web site at the beginning of the year listing the dates for the trips we have planned,” Haynie said. “But we don’t cut people off from joining; they can join throughout the year.”

The calendar can be accessed by visiting urec.ua.edu.

Those interested in traveling with Outdoor Rec should go to the department, which is on the second floor of the Student Recreation Center, no later than two or three days before the trip’s departure time, Haynie said.

Outdoor Rec is not only about trips; students may also rent equipment for personal use, and it is a great way to meet people, Bodet said.

“I love meeting new people that I probably wouldn’t meet otherwise, being outside and away from the stress of a hectic college life,” Bodet said.

Haynie said by next semester, he hopes to begin offering day clinics on outdoor education.

“They’ll last about two or three hours, and they’ll be about things like how to cook while camping,” Haynie said.

He also said other topics may include clothing basics, like how to avoid over packing, home gardening and living sustainably by cutting down wastes.

“I encourage everyone to do something outside at least once a week, and [Outdoor Rec] can help,” Bodet said. “The staff is super friendly and will hook you up with everything you’ll need.”

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Thanks for sucking, Montgomery

OUR VIEW

Lighting map a fantastic resource We were surprised to learn of the safer walking routes map that the University of Alabama Police Department released yesterday. In all honesty, we may have glanced at the map while flipping through the Safer Living Guide, but probably like many of you, we didn’t notice it.

That has changed now, and we couldn’t be more supportive of UAPD’s efforts at promoting the extremely useful route map.

Lighting, while far from being a problem on campus, could be better in a few areas, and knowing where to walk late at night is key to student safety.

The map, now being disseminated aggressively across campus by a number of groups, will go a long way toward keeping students better informed of safer routes back to their residence halls or wherever else they might be headed late at night.

Sure, 348-RIDE and CrimsonRide are great sources of transit, especially at night, but most people still prefer to walk.

Knowing the best, not to mention most well-lit — and therefore safest — route to take is crucial in preventing crimes against students as they walk across campus at night.

Really, the only group this map hurts is criminals, but you won’t catch us feeling sorry for them.

The after-dark walking routes map can be found in UAPD’s Safer Living Guide that is available online, in residence halls all over campus and in the UAPD offices in New Hall.

Our View is the consensus of The Crimson White’s Editorial Board.

Living out of state my entire life I can assure you that Alabama’s not necessarily known as the smartest state out there. Let’s just put it this way: according to the rest of the nation, if all the states were kids on a playground, Alabama would be the one in the corner slightly drooling on himself next to the trash can that is New Jersey.

Now, going to school here, you know that’s not the case.

We have the second most National Merit Scholars in the SEC, and 11th most in the nation. On top of that we have more Academic All-Americans than Harvard and Yale, and, oh yeah, we’re also a public university. So wouldn’t it make sense to acknowledge the effort President Robert Witt has put in and reward the University with more state money to continue attracting the “best and brightest?”

Yeah, that’s what I thought, too, but apparently not to the pencil-pushing window lickers in Montgomery who just recently cut our funding by 3.16 percent, according to the

Dave Folk UA System. Just to recap, that’s a cut of 25 percent in just two years. You couldn’t cut 25 percent in two years if you were combining Jenny Craig and an unhealthy amount of blow (which you can sadly no longer buy from Jimmy Johns).

The best part about it is that Alabama’s K-12 budget has only been cut by 2.63 percent overall, also according the UA System. So you can rest

assured that the extra couple thousand you’ll be paying next year will guarantee that Jimmy No-name, who will most likely live in his trailer the rest of his life, doesn’t have to skip his state-funded lunch. All that money we’re shelling out is for naught, it kind of ticks me off considering the measly paycheck I get from this paper goes to taking that burden off my parents.

Basically we’re busting our butts here in Tuscaloosa so the governor’s education plan can look that much better on paper, and what do we get in return? A big juicy middle finger from the state legislature.

We’re effectively rewriting decades of Alabama’s piss-poor education record by achieving what no one else in the nation thought we could do, and you’re scratching us off like a mosquito in Africa.

Who here would guess that the University would pull in me from Pennsylvania, or you from Ohio or you from California? Well they did it, they got the best and bright-

est, and now they’re cutting us out just when the economy starts to make it hard for us to pay for an education.

So, what can you do? The first thing you can do is show that students actually do care about their education and come out to The Zone at Bryant-Denny tonight at 6:30 for the Scholarship Date Auction. Not only will money raised go towards the general scholarship fund, but also just by showing up you’ll be entered to win a chance at a $500 scholarship of your own.

The only way you could make out any better than that is by bidding on moi, who’ll be auctioned off representing this fine publication. Shameless plug aside, this is a serious issue for us. If there is one issue that should call you to action it should be the travesty that Montgomery is passing on to us.

Dave Folk a News Editor for The Crimson White. His column runs on Thursdays.

Disappointment in A-Rod unnecessary

By Trey Irby

I’ll level with you, here. I’ve had a bad go of things the past few days. I’ve had a love life that’s continually nonexistent.

I’ve been sick and my throat’s felt like I’ve stayed in Las Vegas for far too long. I nearly lost a couple of prized possessions in the past day or so. This clearly isn’t good times for Mr. Irby.

And whose fault is that?

Why, Alex Rodriguez, of course.

You see, my example of life’s mundane disappointment caused by the failure of someone else is the exact ration of thought that causes people to over glorify sports icons and then bastardize them when they’re revealed to be “frauds.”

People glorify sports, film and music superstars as idols as if these creatures aren’t human and aren’t bound to mistakes or to not living up to their impossible standards.

This isn’t saying A-Rod being on steroids is suddenly viewable as a “mere mistake,” but

if I were to honestly blame him or view myself as disappointed by him, I would be a fool.

Because at the end of the day, even as a sports fan, I know less than nothing about Alex Rodriguez’s personal life. I know he might have slept with Madonna, but I know nothing of the man himself. Therefore, he makes no bother to me. The same goes for former Alabama football star Shaun Alexander, whose Seahawks jersey is hanging up in my room. I also have never met the man or his wife or his three daughters in person. Therefore, he is great, but his actions do not personally affect me, nor should I feel disappointed when he reveals his flaws.

Don’t take this as me not caring about their achievements, because I will cry if the day comes that a man I adored watching on the football field passes on. But there’s a difference in missing a person for their loss and being “disappointed” and feeling entitled to be upset about what they do. Being invested in some-

one’s ability and being invested in their life are two different things altogether, but sadly, the prying eyes of celebrity culture and sports media culture try to blend these things together.

Musician Fiona Apple once told the world “you shouldn’t model your life on what you think that [celebrities] think is cool, and what we’re wearing and what we’re saying.” She also said an expletive somewhere in there, and she said this as a response to people wanting to model themselves after her. She thought it was a sickening idea that people felt they were a part of her life because she wrote a song about being a bad, bad girl. And she indirectly made a statement that culture never took a hold of because it would destroy the point of celebrity.

At the end of the day, to completely rely on someone you don’t truly know is to look into the eyes of disappointment that you don’t have to feel.

Trey Irby is a freshman majoring in journalism.

Retail therapy for the struggling economy

By Liz Lane The unemployment rate is expected to reach more than ten percent, the highest it has been since the great depression. Last Wednesday, I found myself adding to this statistic.

I have been working at the same shoe store for over two years. I went through my first, second, third, fourth and fifth boyfriend, senior year of high school, my college freshman craziness and my sophomore slump, all while working at the same store.

It was my home away from home, my shoe sanctuary and the only place I will ever be able to say I was a professional singer (sing karaoke and receive ten percent off your final purchase).

Not only did I grow up on 608 Greensboro Ave., I was also a retail therapist. Women came in the store shopping for shoes, looking for hope. I gave it to them in the form of four-inch stilettos.

Women told me about ex-husbands, the burdens of motherhood, weight gain and friends from hell. I told them how to stand tall, be above, at least in

heels, their problems.

For years, the consumer market has been there at your beck and call. Hello, 24-hour WalMart?

However, retail, as well as the global market, needs a little therapy.

I could fill this column with facts about the economic stimulus package all day, but very few would understand, and doesn’t it take understanding to progress our economy forward?

Here’s a simplified plan anyone could understand, and as an American citizen it is your duty to follow my advice. What is this brilliant plan?

Shop till you drop.

So what? You just lost your job? I did too. But apparently going into debt is making other places a lot of money.

Reason two? Like you need another reason to shop. Anyway, the more you buy, the more money a store makes, and the more employees that store will require. Soon, they will beg you to work for them, and you can even do it in style with those sale items you purchased during our economic rescission.

Reason three: retail makes people happy. During a two-year study working at the shoe store, I made several observations, scientific or not.

On average, an individual will walk into the store either yelling on the phone or frowning about either a.) a boy, b.) a friend or c.) money.

That same individual will then purchase a product with a.) boy’s cash, b.) money the individual was going to use on the friend or c.) money they don’t have.

The custumer will then leave a.) on the phone cooing with boy or friend or b.) smiling with a skip in their step. Simple.

Forget politically correct terminology and just shop. It’s your duty as an American citizen.

On a side note, if you are looking to hire the least conceited, best and brightest employee in the grand city of Tuscaloosa, I would be happy — ecstatic — to hear from you. I will sell to customers and save our struggling economy.

Liz Lane is The Crimson White’s fashion columnist. Her column runs bi-weekly on Thursdays.

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Forget what you know –– be open-minded I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you don’t know everything. In fact, you may hardly know anything. Yet, the bulk of people are very sure of their beliefs and opinions. Nothing annoys me more than a person who’s unwilling to admit his own ignorance either because of pride or plain stubbornness. The Greek philosopher Socrates once said, “I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.”

Now, I’m not saying we all should stop sharing our thoughts and opinions just because they may be wrong, but we shouldn’t adhere to our beliefs so strongly that we lose sight of what is most important: learning. That is, after all, what most of us are here to do.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. As college students, we are supposed to be the beacons of open-minded intellectual thought. There’s nothing wrong with a healthy debate to stimulate your mind, but too often debates try to make every issue black or white when most things are just shades of grey.

The most obvious example is the issue of liberalism versus conservatism. It is the core subject of much debate that goes on in this very newspaper.

President Obama is going to leave this nation in ruins, while

Turney Foshee others believe Obama will only make our nation stronger. And still a great many are apathetic. But who is right? It doesn’t matter who is right, because it’s something we just don’t know.

Admitting ignorance is something many people have a problem doing.

Politics aside, many see their way of life as the only way of life. Some see television as the scourge of our society, but a great many devote much time to it. Those who hate television believe it to be intellectually depraved, while those who love television see it as constructive

a way as any to spend their time.

Who is right? Again, it doesn’t matter. Our differences should be cherished — not put under constant scrutiny.

Fear of the unknown is perhaps the greatest fear known to man. We crave reassurance, routine and understanding.

But our logical selves must be learn to side-step these emotional needs and finally own up to our ignorance, for that is a true sign of intelligence. There are experts on any subject, but there are no experts on every subject.

Your beliefs help you live your life the same as anybody else, and there’s no reason for you to force them on anyone — that does nothing but reinforce the beliefs of the opposition.

We must learn to question ourselves before we earn the right to question anyone else.

The next time you find yourself straining to make someone understand why you believe you’re right, remember the words of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, “It is nobler to declare oneself wrong than to insist on being right — especially when one is right.”

Turney Foshee is a sophomore majoring in journalism. He is a regular contributor to The Crimson White.

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HRC to help with off-campus housing

By Amanda Coppock Contributing Writer

A lease, location, price, safety — there is a lot to think about when choosing a place to live off-campus for the first time. To help students with the transition to off-campus living the Housing and Residential Communities are sponsoring Off-Campus Housing Sessions.

The sessions will be held on Monday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Julia Tutwiler Hall Living Room and on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. in Mary Burke Hall, said Julie Elmore, assistant director for off-campus housing. Elmore and representatives from Crimson Choice will lead the sessions.

Elmore took the position of helping students in dealing with the transition from oncampus to off-campus housing last October after the University saw a need to help students in this process, she said.

“Just because they don’t

live in our housing,” Elmore said, “doesn’t mean that they aren’t our students.”

The Off-Campus Housing Sessions aim to teach students important things to know about moving to offcampus housing such as leases and tenant-landlord rights, Elmore said.

Students vary in what they look for in off-campus housing, Elmore said. Most people are concerned with finding housing that is close to campus, and the properties that are the closest to campus tend to fill up the fastest, she said.

She talks to a lot of parents who are looking for rent that falls somewhere in the range of $450 to $600 a month, she said.

Students should be sure to know their budget when they start looking for a place to live, Elmore said. They should also be sure to thoroughly read the lease before signing it, she said.

Many people want to live with their friends when they

move off-campus, but they should be careful to choose a roommate who will be financially stable and not be a safety risk, Elmore said.

If one roommate fails to pay their rent, the others will be responsible for covering their portion, she said.

One thing that many students are unaware of is a Tuscaloosa City Ordinance stating that in most areas it is unlawful for more than three unrelated individuals to live in a house together, Elmore said. When looking to live in a house, this is important to remember so that students do not lose their residence and have to look for a new place to live in September or October, she said.

The Housing and Residential Communities conducted a survey to see what issues students were concerned with about moving off-campus and they found that students were primarily concerned with budgeting, Elmore said. One disadvantage that students

reported about living off-campus was the fact that they feel less informed about what is happening on-campus, she said.

In addition to Elmore’s tips about moving to off-campus housing, Crimson Choice will be at the sessions to share information about safety, Elmore said.

Crimson Choice goes around to different realty companies that agree to be inspected and look at a percentage of their units, said Crimson Choice’s Tim Harless.

“There are 73 criteria that we look for,” Harless said, “Some of the main ones include a solid core door, dead bolts and smoke detectors.”

Properties that meet the criteria are considered accepted

by Crimson Choice and are put on the Crimson Choice Web site listing, Harless said.

In addition to the listing of accepted properties, students can see a listing of the criteria, he said. For more information and a list of properties

students can visit crimsonchoice.ua.edu, he said.

The Off Campus Association is another organization in place to help students who live off-campus. The OCA has been serving the UA community for more than 40 years, according to offcampusassociation.com The OCA helps its members to set up their utilities and covers the required deposits, said Charlain Fondren, the OCA Office Manager. There is a $60 membership fee that covers the $150 deposit required

by Alabama Power and the $100 deposit required for

properties that use gas, Fondren said.

Most members of OCA are students, Fondren said. OCA is strictly for students, staff and faculty members of the University, she said. Students can find more information about OCA at the Web site, offcampusassociation.com, and most students chose to join online, Fondren said.

The most important thing for students to remember is to ask any questions that they can think of, said Elmore, and to ask for help in the transition to off-campus housing.

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By Christy Roach Staff Reporter

Mark Thomas plans to speak at the ACHA 2009 Annual Meeting: “Building Bridges by the Bay” May 26 through 30 in San Francisco. He will be talking about optimizing ADHD medication therapy in college health.

Thomas said he has been working in this field for over ten years and has done most of his research at the University.

He serves as a staff physician at the Student Health Center and as an adjunct professor of the College of Community Health Sciences in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

Thomas said the conference

will host doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other professionals within student health from around the country. Thomas attended the University of Alabama School of Medicine and did his clinical training at the University.

Thomas said the majority of his practice is devoted to ADHD treatment. He said he is passionate about his work with treating ADHD because of the difference it can make in a student’s life.

“My work is part of a larger effort of a group of faculty and staff members on campus called the ‘ADHD Consortium’ who have joined together to coordinate services and improve the academic

experience of students diagnosed with this condition,” Thomas said.

Thomas said some of the symptoms of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) include lack of attention during tasks, restlessness and constantly interrupting.

ADHD hyperactive predominant is usually diagnosed in younger children, while ADHD predominantly inattentive is diagnosed in middle school and beyond.

“Females are more likely to be diagnosed with ‘ADHD, predominantly inattentive,’ while males, particularly at early ages, are more likely to be diagnosed with ‘ADHD combined type,’” Thomas said.

Thomas said medicating these conditions is very important. He said not treating this condition can lead to possible depression, school failure and a higher risk for injuries.

“It is important for medication to be taken every day including non-school days due to the increased risks,” Thomas said.

Thomas said the medication to treat ADHD is not addictive at the doses it is prescribed. He said it actually makes it less likely for someone to have an addiction problem.

“I hope to improve the care provided for ADHD in student health centers at colleges and universities across the country,” Thomas said.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

CBS’s Seth Davis discusses Tide’s future

By Greg Ostendorf Sports Editor In the midst of the college basketball season, the CW caught up with CBS analyst and Sports Illustrated writer Seth Davis to talk about the next coach at Alabama, the future of former head coach Mark Gottfried and

by the way of names in terms of who they’re pursuing. The only really tangible thing I heard is CW: You mentioned Sunday that that they are prepared to pay, Alabama may pay upwards of $2 which surprised me a little given million. What are some names how much money they laid you’re hearing, and who do you out to pay Nick Saban and the impression that Alabama is just think they might get? a football school. Let’s see when SD: I haven’t heard too much push comes to shove if they are the SEC’s chances in the NCAA Tournament.

really able to make that type of financial commitment. One thing that I really am hearing in a lot of these different situations is how much the economy is going to affect things. Obviously, Alabama being a public institution, these are very challenging times. A lot of people are trying to push Tubby Smith. I personally don’t see that happening.

The more realistic and more frequent name being mentioned is Mike Anderson. He’s from Birmingham. He’s familiar with the league and familiar with the state from coaching at UAB. He’d be a natural, and he’s obviously a great coach. He would be expensive, but if they’re prepared to step up to the plate, I would think that would be something they would be able to do. Other than that, I think that obviously Anthony Grant at VCU and his SEC pedigree is going to figure in. I think Georgia likes him too.

I think that he’s somebody who is a little more of a cost-efficient choice, who I think would nonetheless do a terrific job there.

CW: Do you see coaches not wanting to come because of Nick Saban’s presence and the idea they will always be overshadowed by him?

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SD: I actually see the opposite.

It’s interesting you ask that question because for a long time, that was the mentality. Don’t go to a football school, you want your own deal. But there are two big advantages to a football school that I think people are realizing.

I think Billy Donovan is a great example of that. I think Jeff Capel right now is a great example of that. Number one, first and foremost, football schools have a lot of money, and that means their facilities are great, the perks are great, the way they travel on their

recruiting budget. That money is really important. Number two is a football program gives you a lot of cover. When Nick Saban’s team goes on a two or three game losing streak, you got people jumping off buildings in Tuscaloosa. If the basketball team has a bad season, most of the time, then it’s just, ‘when’s the spring game?’ Obviously, things ran their course with Mark Gottfried, but he did have 11 years there. I would say this.

A smart coach would look at what Billy Donovan has done at Florida and look at the situation at Alabama and think that there are more positives than negatives to a school having such a prominent football program.

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do you see making it, and do you see any of them making it to the second weekend?

CW: Do you see Mark Gottfried getting a job next year at a small- SD: I don’t see any teams from the SEC making the second er school? weekend, to be honest. I think SD: I talked to Mark last week, the one that maybe has the best and I don’t know what he’s going chance is Florida because they to do. I don’t think he knows. I can really score. They could think that he’s going to try to maybe get hot for a weekend, enjoy life not being, as he put it, make a bunch of three-pointers ‘on the hamster wheel.’ I think and somehow get there. But at he’s interested in getting into some point, you’ve got to be able some television. I don’t know to play defense. At some point, that he’s going to be so quick to you’ve got to be able to play rush back. He’s got some money through the post. At some point, in his pocket. That always slows you’ve got to crash the offensive down the process. I think the boards, and those are all things right situation he would jump that I think Florida is going to at, but my guess is he will prob- have trouble doing. Kentucky ably take a year off and enjoy has two guys who are the best life a little bit and then try to in the league at their position, get back in. I know he wants but I don’t think that’s enough to to coach again, and I’m sure at carry them to the second weeksome point he will, but for him end. Everybody else, as far as to jump right back into it, I’m not I’m concerned, should be happy sure would be the smartest thing just to get bids. Tennessee’s got in the world. But if he got a job a pretty good case, obviously, that was so good he couldn’t turn and we’ll see if there’s a fourth, it down, that would be a pretty maybe LSU, out of there. These things come in cycles, and the good situation for him as well.

SEC has been really terrific for CW: With the NCAA a long time. This is just a down Tournament, what SEC teams year they’re having.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Tide looking to topple Goliath

By Spencer White Sports Reporter If the day ever comes when a Mount Rushmore is built for coaches, the face of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt is certain to have a reserved place.

Summitt, who on Feb. 5 became the first coach in NCAA history to win 1,000 games in any sport, is a titan in both her sport and her state, leading the Volunteers to six national championships, 14 SEC championships, and 18 NCAA tournament Final Four appearances. Summitt is continuing her success in her 35th season, with her team sitting at a 17-5 record, along with a 6-2 conference mark.

“She is the ultimate basketball coach,” Alabama head coach Wendell Hudson said.

“Not only has she built a program, she’s sustained it at such a high level.”

With the Crimson Tide in the midst of a winless slump in SEC play, it is in Knoxville, Tenn., on the court named after Summitt, that Hudson and the Alabama women’s basketball team will attempt to overcome one of the most hostile crowds in the country against one of the best minds in the game Tuesday night at

Thompson-Boling Arena.

“It’s an exciting experience, to play in front of an environment like that,” Hudson said.

“I’m real excited about it … I don’t think you see an atmosphere like that until you go to Tennessee.”

“I bet it’s going to be pretty tough,” sophomore forward Tierney Jenkins said. “You just have to look at it like another game.”

Summitt’s team, like Hudson’s, is filled with a host of young contributors, a factor that, combined with the packed coliseum, could lead to some mistakes common with inexperience.

“I would expect that you have a few more turnovers, and a few more plays like ‘oh, what did she see there,’” Hudson said. “I think she’s experiencing that with her team right now … and of course we’ve experienced it.”

After a decisive defeat at the hands of the Auburn Tigers last Sunday, Hudson has worked this week to focus on his players looking for the open shot and making the extra pass to find it.

“What we’re trying to do is teach the players where the gaps are,” Hudson said. “The ordinary pass might not be there, you need to make the

extra one.”

The Tide has also suffered from the occasional scoring drought in games, sinking a series of shots to keep up with their opponents only to see the next collection of shots fall astray, something that occurred on several occasions against the Tigers.

“We had some wide open shots, and really had a chance to change the game,” Hudson said.

For Jenkins, the game holds a special meaning. A Tennessee native, Jenkins grew up with dreams of one day suiting up for Summitt.

“Growing up, all little girls that were playing basketball said, ‘I’m going to play for Pat Summitt,’” Jenkins said.

For Alabama, the game is a chance to break a streak of SEC losses that dates back to January 2008. For Jenkins, it is a chance to score a bit of a victory over her home state school.

“I would probably cry in the middle of the floor or something [if we won],” Jenkins said. “When I go home this summer, I can just say ‘we beat your school.’”

Tip-off is scheduled for 6 AP Photo p.m. Thursday.

Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt looks to get her 1001st career win against Alabama tonight.

MEN’S RUGBY

Rugby team ready for Saturday

By Britton Lynn Contributing Writer

After 80 minutes of blood, sweat, running and tackling, the 33 Alabama ruggers met at the center of the field and shook hands with their opponents. Later that same day, the team shared stories, exchanged jokes and enjoyed hamburgers and hot dogs, which their opponents, Vanderbilt, cooked for them after the game.

This unique tradition of holding no aggression or hostility towards one’s opponents — even after Alabama defeated Vanderbilt by 23 points — is common to rugby, a sport known as the “Gentleman’s Game.”

“It’s not like other sports where you just come out to play; it’s a family,” said Dain Stewart, a junior and the Alabama men’s rugby president. “It’s a different brotherhood. It’s a worldwide brotherhood.”

Besides playing the game,

the team eats, travels and plays poker and video games to develop team unity. Coach Malcolm Croft, who previously played on a rugby team in England, will also cook team meals consisting of traditional British foods at his home.

Some of the teammates compare their closeness to that of a fraternity.

“Every guy knows he is never alone. He has help and knows where [his] teammates are,” said Troy Shoemaker, a senior and the team treasurer. “When we get the ball, we don’t try to squeeze out meters to score. We take the tackle, set up a clean ruck and know the next guy is going to come in [and] take the ball for a bit more.”

Even after the Alabama rugby players graduate, many remain in contact through their annual Croft-Duffy Cup. During the Croft-Duffy Cup, which takes place in the fall, former players return to Tuscaloosa to compete against the current squad.

The team remains the oldest club sport on campus, starting 37 years ago. This year’s 13 dedicated seniors are doing their part to make the coming decades even better.

“We, the seniors, don’t just want to be successful during our tenure; we want to get Alabama rugby to becoming a dominate team and ultimately striving to become a Division 1 rugby team,” Shoemaker said.

The team, which has only been a Division 2 team for two years, is already in the top quarter of its matrix. With an undefeated season so far, the rugby team has beaten each opponent by at least 20 points.

Alabama beat Marion Military 74-7 for its biggest win so far this year. Most recently, Alabama beat Vanderbilt 30-7.

This Saturday, the rugby team will be playing undefeated Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss., at 1 p.m. Last year, Alabama was able to defeat Ole Miss 477.

“It’s going to be a tough

game,” Croft said. “It’s only been the last year or two that we’ve gotten to grips with them.”

Ole Miss’ coach is an exAll-American player from two years ago, which helps explain why the team has been known to play physical and strong in the pack. Ole Miss chooses to run the ball on the field with short hard hitting phases rather than kicking it the majority of the time. Alabama’s game plan is to dominate Ole Miss’ scrums and not give up any easy scores.

“This year’s team has a chance to go a long way if we keep playing to our potential,” Shoemaker said. “We have the making to be Mid-South Champions and play in the Finals Tournament and who knows, maybe win Division 2 champions. Nick Saban said it best when he said, ‘you have to take it one game at a time.’”

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The Huxford Symphony Orchestra will perform a free concert this evening to celebrate the beginning of the Alabama All-State Orchestra Festival and the winners of the annual Concerto Competition. The “Concerto and Aria” concert will begin tonight at 7:30 in the Moody Music Building Concert Hall.

The winners of the University’s Concerto Competition are awarded the opportunity to perform solo works with the Huxford Orchestra. Each year, students with exceptional musical ability are selected to perform as featured artists, and several past winners have continued to

become renowned professional musicians. This year, a solo violinist will play Shostakovich’s “Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra,” and a vocalist will sing arias by Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss and Ruggero Leoncavallo.

Last year’s winner, Matthew Mireles, a graduate student studying euphonium performance, said performing with an orchestra is a unique experience for a soloist, especially a euphonium player.

“I have performed with many concert bands, but it was only my second time with an orchestra. It’s a great experience for a soloist,” he said. “I was only the second euphonium player to ever play with [the concerto competition] here. The winners

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What: The Huxford Symphony Orchestra presents “Concerto and Aria” When: Tonight at 7:30 Where: Moody Music Building Concert Hall are usually pianists, string players or vocalists.”

Laura Walters, a junior majoring in music education and principle bassist in the Huxford Orchestra, said her favorite piece on tonight’s program is Benjamin Britten’s “A Young Person’s Guide to the

Orchestra.” The piece contains 13 variations highlighting each section of the orchestra and is often used in children’s musical education.

Walters said she looks forward to Opera Theatre director Paul Houghtaling’s reading of “a lighthearted script which explains a lot to the audience about the music and instrumentation of the orchestra” as a part of “A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.” The piece is most often performed and recorded without the narration, so it will be a unique experience to hear the original script.

Britten’s piece was selected in honor of the All-State Orchestra students who will be spending the weekend in rehears-

als and master classes at the University. The students range from beginning string players through high school seniors who will have the opportunity to become acquainted with the University’s orchestral music department. The festival will culminate in a concert by the All-State Orchestra members on Sunday at 1 p.m.

The Huxford Symphony Orchestra is composed of a diverse group of students from freshman undergraduates to graduating doctoral students, and members come from different regions across the country and the world. The Huxford Orchestra, the only collegiate orchestra in the state, holds auditions each fall and all interested students are encouraged

to audition regardless of major.

Playing in a music ensemble is not just learning about music but learning life skills such as cooperation and leadership as well. The amount of teamwork required of the members of a musical ensemble sets the Huxford Orchestra apart from other campus organizations, according to Walters.

“The football team has over 50 players, but only 11 of them take the field at a time,” she said. “In a musical ensemble there can be up to 60 people on stage, and all of us have to work together at the same time. Each one of us must play with the same expression, tone quality and timing in order to create music ... no one in orchestra gets benched. We all play, all the time.”

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She believes that this pious act should erase the guilt.

Of course, this does not work out for Viridiana. The paupers go crazy, trash the mansion in a drunken orgy and one of the afflicted tries to rape Viridiana.

She ultimately loses her faith and turns her back on God. I have to say, I really don’t know what all the fuss is about.

This film was pretty tame, and left me a little disappointed. The only thing that was remotely blasphemous about the film was during the paupers’ fit of debauchery, when they mock da Vinci’s rendition of “The Last Supper” in an inebriated pose.

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I kept waiting for something remotely disturbing to appear before me onscreen, but nothing ever did. I have honestly seen more shocking things in an episode of “Rock of Love.” I mean, where are the eyeball cutting scenes?

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I read about “Viridiana” and learned that the film was condemned by the Vatican as sacrilegious and was banned in the director’s home country of Spain until 1977. This alone led me to believe that quite a ride was in store. Unfortunately, all this hype left me wanting more after finally viewing the film.

The title character, Viridiana (Silvia Pinal), is a novitiate in a Spanish convent. She is just days away from taking her final vows and officially becoming a nun.

She only has one living relative, her uncle Don Jaime (Fernando Rey). Before taking her vows, Viridiana’s Mother Superior encourages her to leave the convent for a few days to visit with her uncle, since she will be sequestered within the confines of the convent once she completes her initiation.

When she arrives at her uncle’s estate, he is immediately smitten by Viridiana’s angelic beauty and to the resemblance of his widow, who is her aunt.

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During tonight’s show, the group will play songs from many of their older albums, as well as a few from their most recent album, which features acoustic versions of their most popular songs. “We definitely feed off the crowd, so our show’s going to be that much more energized if

the crowd’s feeling it,� Copeland said.

If this is similar to past shows it will be a sellout, with the Jupiter thronged with as many people as it can legally hold, said Jeremiah Jones, owner of the bar and grill.

Everyone has heard Sister Hazel’s music at some point, especially if you’ve lived in the Southeast for any period of time, Jones said. They remain popular in Tuscaloosa, and in general, because the band appeals to a large demographic, from people in their 40s down to today’s col-

lege-age students. If you enjoy music then you can understand the message of their music and lyrics, whether it’s a slower love song or a fun, upbeat song. “It’s really funny the way life works out,� he said. “I remember being a 16-year-old lifeguard in 1998 or so and hearing music at the pool like ‘Champagne High’ when it was top of the charts. It’s really ironic the way you recall things like that, and now I’m booking them.�

Most of the band members met while attending college in Gainesville and are selfdescribed big-time SEC fans.

NATIONAL Continued from page 10 particularly The Beatles. “The first song we played was ‘Get Back,’� Bond said. “In fact, the band name comes from The Beatles’ song ‘Happiness is a Warm Gun’ from disk one of The White Album.�

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“We enjoy coming into the setting of towns that house major colleges, like Tuscaloosa, Athens and Gainesville,� Copeland said. “There’s a life about them that you don’t get in other towns.�

Sister Hazel has played at the Jupiter twice before. Copeland recalls Tuscaloosa as a classic southern college town with lively, and usually “socially lubricated,� crowds.

Jones enjoys having Sister Hazel play at the Jupiter because their widespread appeal attracts a diverse crowd, with a broader age range than many performers draw.

“There’s less risk because there aren’t quite as many 19 and 20 year olds, so I don’t have to worry so much about underage drinking,� he said. “When all of those factors are aligned, it makes for a good night that’s as conflict-free as possible. They’re a win-win-win-win situation.�

Hana Pestle, a 19-yearold singer/songwriter from Montana, will perform the opening act before Sister Hazel. She first performed live at the age of 14 and has been touring ever since, according to her Web site, hanapestle.com.

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EP, and her first full album will debut in July.

Tickets to the 19-and-up show cost $20. The doors will open at 8 p.m., with Hana coming on at 9 and Sister Hazel around 10:15. “If you haven’t been, you need to come out and experience it because it’s not your average event,� Copeland said. “Our shows have a life of their own. Honestly I can’t ever remember having someone say ‘Man, that really wasn’t what I was hoping for.’ You’re in for the time of your life.�

the major influences of the band, such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Strokes and others. “We’re a product of our influences,� Watson said. “And we’re certainly not afraid to say that.�

The album was recorded in a single day in November 2008.

The band began at midnight and spent the next 20 hours recording, finishing up in a little under 24 hours.

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self-sufficient. It does its own editing, mixing, production and even its own promotion. “You learn a lot about the right and wrong ways to promote,� said Watson. “When you’re working on your own, it’s a matter of trial and error.�

Bond said he has found the experience supportive and positive. “It’s like having a kid, and you just watch it grow and grow,�

Bond said. “It takes all these things you’ve taught it and does even more. Things you couldn’t imagine it would do.�

Bond hopes that those who enjoy the “Dixie� will share it with people they know. “If you like the record,� said Bond, “tell somebody.�

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Nightlife THURSDAY • Jupiter Bar & Grill —Hana Pestle; Sister Hazel • Egan’s — Rooster Blues • Little Willie’s — The Matt Wiley Jazz Trio • Mellow Mushroom — The National Trust

FRIDAY • Jupiter Bar & Grill —The Hypsys; Bishop Black • Mellow Mushroom — Lord T and Eloise; Two Fresh • Little Willie’s — Kent Burnside and The New Generation

SATURDAY • Egan’s — Satan’s Youth Ministers • Mellow Mushroom — Uri

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Florida-based fivesome Sister Hazel What: Performance will bare their southern rock roots at by Sister Hazel and Hana Jupiter Bar & Grill tonight, a show Pestle sure to thrill Hazelnuts and casual listeners alike.

When: Tonight at 8 Despite more than a decade of music-making, the band still refuses to Where: Jupiter Bar & categorize itself. The members choose Grill not to label their style or adhere to a strict definition for their music.

Cost: $18 general “Some bands you can easily slide admission into a genre, but you can call us everything from pop/rock to southern rock,” said Drew Copeland, vocalist and rhythm guitarist. “It’s hard to nail our sound with one specific thing.”

The group has sold more than two million records, with six top 30 singles.

Besides the American rock sound on many of their discs, their albums include a holiday collection, a live rock album and their newest album, “Before the Amplifiers,” a live acoustic collection.

They have a large following of dedicated fans, called Hazelnuts, who have inspired the band to create such events as The Rock Boat, the world’s largest floating music festival, and The Rock Slope.

The members of the band also actively contribute to charities, in honor of their namesake, a nun who operated a homeless shelter in Florida,

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This Friday marks the release of a new record by local band The National Trust. Their new album, “Goodnight Dixie Goodnight,” brings together the sounds of the band’s musical influences and their own originality and talent. The band is celebrating with a show at the Mellow Mushroom tonight at 10 and an official release party at 220 Reed St. on Friday, which also begins at 10 and is open to the public with a $5 cover charge. Web site wellthatscool.com will broadcast the event.

The National Trust was formed three years ago by guitarist and vocalist Stuart Bond, guitarist Jake Contributed by Maggie Machtolff Cain and drummer Reed Watson, a UA alumnus. The original trio of Tuscaloosa natives received considerable local acclaim for their 2008 album, “The Hackberry E.P.” Daniel Crisler joined as bassist in January 2008. Meeting through the local music scene, the band members were eventually brought together by their love of music,

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