The Crimson White - 4/8/09 by The Crimson White

SPORTS

The Tide thrashes the Trojans, 22-4

Tickets sell out in 71 minutes

CW|Babatunde Ajilore Brian Davis, a junior majoring in electrical engineering, logs in to to rolltide.com to purchase his football tickets.

Some students encounter technical problems By Victor Luckerson Senior Staff Reporter In a little more than an hour, 11,000 student tickets for the 2009 Crimson Tide football season were claimed Monday morning. That number was not enough to satiate a campus populating more than 20,000 and many students were left emptyhanded. Ryan Milster, a sophomore majoring in general business, said he logged onto the rolltide.com ticket Web site the night before to ensure he would be able to purchase tickets. He said he entered the waiting room, a page that included a timer that counted down 60 seconds and told students not to refresh the Web page, at 6:45 a.m. Milster said on several occasions, the waiting room timer would go down to one and the Web site would freeze. He said he finally gave up trying to get through around 8:30 a.m. “It seems like they weren’t prepared for that many people,” Milster said. “The way they have the site set up to work with that is not working.” Tony Hearns, a sophomore majoring in psychology, said he got up at 6 a.m. to log onto rolltide.com. “This was my first time really trying to get tickets,” he said. “I was amped.” However, Hearns said he was never able to get beyond the waiting room and gave up around 8 a.m. “Nothing ever changed,” he said. Although there was an online waiting room, some students said students who logged on earlier were not necessarily given access first. Sarah Masterson, a junior majoring in ecology, said her suitemate who logged on at 6:30 got tickets before another suitemate who logged on at 6. Masterson herself was unable to claim tickets. “[The Web site] would slow down all of a sudden, stop the countdown at one and pretend it was loading another page,” she said. “I would get really excited.” She said then the she would get a “page cannot be displayed” error through her Internet browser. Doug Walker of UA Athletics Media Relations said the University was using multiple servers to handle the mass

See TICKETS, page 3

TODAY

INSIDE Today’s paper

National: Iowa addresses same-sex marriage ...3 Opinions: Our View ...4

Clear

68º/47º

Thursday

74º/56º

Friday

72º/54º

Partly cloudy

Chance of thunderstorms

“The Sandman” transcends its medium

Serving the University of Alabama since 1894

FOOTBALL

UA weather

LIFESTYLES

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

“Take Back the Night” rally marches for abuse awareness

Opinions: Students respond to tickets .....5 Sudents march to ʻTake Back the Nightʼ........6 Lifestyles: ʻSandmanʼ an epic comic ..............7 Sports: Saban talks about A-Day .....................8

Hilliard to run for Congress By Drew Taylor Senior Staff Reporter On a cold Monday afternoon in front of the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse, state Rep. Earl Hilliard Jr., D-Jefferson, announced his candidacy for the Seventh Congressional District being vacated by Congressman Artur Davis, who announced his gubernatorial candidacy in February following Gov. Bob Riley. Hilliard is the son of former U.S. Congressman Earl Hilliard Sr., who in 1992 became the first black Alabamian to be elected to the position since Reconstruction. Hilliard lost his seat to Davis in 2002. In his speech, Hilliard maintained Davis did a superb job serving four terms in the United States Congress and plans to continue his legacy by working with economic development in the area. “I will commit every day to working for you the way you deserve to be represented,” Hilliard said. In addition, Hilliard expressed the need for politicians to work together with President Obama’s economic recovery plan.

“There are talented people who can’t find jobs and are moving away,” Hilliard said. “Bottomline, we need to reengineer our approach to politics.” Drawing from his past experience in independent filmmaking and television production, Hilliard compared making a film to political action and said a project cannot be accomplished if the right elements don’t come together. “If an actor doesn’t learn his lines or a scene isn’t edited properly, no matter how great the film is, it will never be successful,” Hilliard said. A l a b a m a ’s S eve n t h Congressional District is comprised of 12 counties, including Tuscaloosa, Jefferson and Pickens County. Terri Sewell, a lawyer from Selma, announced her candidacy for the position in February. Several public officials, including Sens. Rodger Smitherman and Bobby Singleton, Jefferson County Commissioner Shelia Smoot and former Selma Mayor James Perkins, have expressed interest in running, CW | RF Rains but have yet to announce their Earl Hilliard stands in front of the Tuscaloosa County Courtcandidacies. house, where he announced his candiacy for Congress Monday.

New SGA council sworn into ofﬁce By Karissa Bursch Staff Reporter On the lawn of the Gorgas House, a small crowd of University students, family members and well-wishers sat to watch as the old brought in the new. The old SGA council stepped down late Tuesday afternoon and the new SGA council members were sworn into office for the 2009-10 year. The new council members sat in chairs on the second floor porch of the Gorgas House while each was signed into office by the former chief justice. After Steven Oliver, new SGA president, was sworn in he addressed the crowd of onlookers with some remarks about the upcoming year. Oliver said there is greater significance in this election because this election year has brought in more than 50 percent of students voting, which is the first time more than 14,000 students has played a role in picking leadership. “This is an unprecedented call to action,” Oliver said. “Students made it clear they want their SGA to use their

CW | RF Rains New SGA President Steven Oliver deivers a speech at Gorgas House. resources to represent their voice. We are going to work with the students and faculty to create the best academic environment.” Oliver acknowledged the fact that the election was close and he said he looked at his new

office as a chance to fulfill the responsibility of providing a voice to all the students. “The election made one thing clear to me — I’m determined to use my time as president to make student government more productive and beneficial,” Oliver said. “We are a campus divided but we will work hard to reach out to all types of students so no one gets left behind.” In the address, Oliver said he that he wanted to begin were to make sure the council members get out of the office, and he wants to start regular meetings with student organizations. “Members of the council will not be restricted to the office and will spend time on the Quad and the promenade listening to student opinion,” Oliver said. “There will also be biweekly meetings with student organizations.” Oliver ended his address by lauding the University and its students. “We’re fortunate to attend the University during this time of growth and expansion,” Oliver said. “This student body is the most talented and equipped that the University has ever seen.”

Former Chief Justice Emerald Greywoode said she appreciated all Oliver stated in his address. “He recognized how the SGA truly is faced with a new era,” Greywoode said. “This is a wonderful time of opportunity for SGA to make this an SGA for all students. I would hope that next year this enthusiasm will continue.” Greywoode said she feels the new SGA council members are prepared because of their past experience. “A number of [the new council members] were helping in different positions in the past administration so now they can help with the new administration,” Greywoode said. Former SGA council and senate members were also present for the inauguration. Allen Ross, the former executive vice president, said he is excited for the new executive council and for Oliver. “I know the next executive council has an extensive platform but they will accomplish all they go out to do and more,” Ross said. “There’s a lot of work ahead of us but we’re ready,” Oliver said after the address.

Kirby assesses year, accomplishments By Danielle Drago Senior Staff Reporter

accomplishments this year were made to ultimately benefit UA students, both present and future. Roughly one year ago, on the “I believe that the SGA presieve of his inauguration, incomdent and his or her represening SGA president Cason Kirby tatives have a responsibility to stood in the SGA president’s not only the current students room staring at the pictures of at the University but to all all of the past SGA presidents, students who will one day call knowing that his face would be our University home. I think the next one to appear on the we have a responsibility to the wall. future of our institution, and I “I looked at those faces and think student leaders must be thought, ‘What in the world very cognoscente of that,” he have I gotten myself into? I’m said. so far over my head,’” he said. Once inaugurated, Kirby’s Yesterday afternoon, mere administration started working hours before he stepped down immediately on implementing from his position, Kirby said he feels assuming the role of the the most talented group of stu- a 24-hour library system, one of SGA president is the most ben- dents I’ve ever known. We have the main parts of his platform. an amazing team and I really “That’s something that I felt eficial thing he has done. “I feel like for me, person- owe them for all of our accom- our students needed on this ally, this is the most meaning- plishments this year. I feel we campus. I felt that having a 24ful, most important thing I’ve were able to work well together hour library would really speak to our institution’s commitever done,” he said. “I’ve been and accomplish a lot.” Kirby said the SGA ment to the academic success so fortunate to be working with

Cason Kirby

P.O. Box 870170 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Newsroom: 348-6144 | Fax: 348-4116 | Advertising: 348-7845 | Classifieds: 348-7355 Letters, op-eds: letters@cw.ua.edu Press releases, announcements: news@cw.ua.edu

Vol. 115, Issue 112

of our students,” he said. The 24-hour library system will become permanent, Kirby said. “[It has been] overwhelmingly successful. My policy from the very beginning was if a student wants to study, whether it is 4 o’clock in the afternoon or 4 o’clock in the morning, they should have a safe and convenient place to do so. I think we’ve accomplished that this year,” he said. Another success of the Kirby administration was the reformation of the emergency student loan system, which allows students to take out loans from the SGA. “With the current economic situation, times are tough. So many students are struggling [financially] now. So, we’ve tried to do as much as we can

See KIRBY, page 6

PAGE Wednesday

TODAY • Education Interview Day for students interested in teaching — 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Ferguson Ballroom

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

• 14th Annual Jazz Ensemble Tribute Concert: Latin-Caribbean Jazz Music Fest — 7 p.m., Moody Music Building Concert Hall

• HONORS DAY — CLASSES DISMISSED

• “The Environmental Family in a Changing World” — 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., UA Arboretum

• 11th annual William Darden Lecture, featuring Jinx Campbell — 7 p.m., 127 Biology Building

• Writing Center Workshop Series on “Avoiding plagiarism” — 3 p.m., 121 Wilson Hall •Crimson Tide baseball vs. LSU — 6:35 p.m., Sewell-Thomas Stadium

April 8, 2009

CORRECTION

In the article “Forums, panels to discuss Foster” that ran Monday, it was incorrectly stated that in 1963 Gov. George Wallace stood on the steps of Foster Auditorium and turned away black students James Hood and Vivian Malone Jones from enrolling at the University. Wallace did stand in front of the door to make a statement, but the federal government intervened and Hood and Malone enrolled at the University that day. Malone graduated in 1965 and was the first black graduate at the University.

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

QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s had a tremendous impact on recruiting. And I think from an image standpoint because this year’s game’s on ESPN it would have a tremendous national exposure image.” –– Football head coach Nick Saban on A-Day

BIRTHDAYS We want to list your birthday here. Send your name, birthdate, year and major to cwnews@sa.ua.edu. Put “birthday” in the subject line. And look for birthday greetings from us on your special day.

Fraternities host minority forum By Hannah Mask Contributing Writer Braving the rain and tornadoes, Zeta Beta Tau, a Jewish fraternity, and Kappa Alpha Psi, a black fraternity, came together Tuesday night to discuss what life is like for members of minority groups to live in the South. Alicia Brooks, who works with the Southern Poverty Law Center, spoke to the group about the Civil Rights Movement, hate groups and accepting diversity. The SPLC is a Montgomerybased, privately funded law firm that represents largeimpact lawsuits that come about as a result of hate crimes. It was founded by Joe Levin, an alumni of the University’s ZBT chapter, Brooks said. Eric Isaacson, ZBT vice president, said the idea for the forum came about after Aaron Zucker, ZBT’s social chairman, and Chris Rogers, a member of

Kappa Alpha Psi, met one day at the gym. “They joked around about throwing a party together, and then that turned to talking about what it’s like to live in the South and also be a minority,” Isaacson said. Currently, there are more than 926 active hate groups across the United States, Brooks said. She also said there has been a 50 percent increase in the number of groups since 2000, in correlation with an increase in immigration. “Ninety-eight to 99 percent of hate groups are white supremacy, but there are a number of black hate groups, too,” she said. “Neo-Nazis, Skinheads and Christian identity groups are the most common.” Black hate groups include the New Black Panther Party and several that are part of the Nation of Islam, Brooks said. “The original Black Panther

1974: Mobile native Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 715th career home run to break Babe Ruth’s longstanding record. Aaron finished his career with 755 home runs, the best in Major League Baseball at that time. Source: Alabama Department of Archives and History

THE CRIMSON WHITE EDITORIAL • Corey Craft, editor-in-chief, craft@cw.ua.edu, 348-8049 • Phil Owen, managing editor, owen@cw.ua.edu, 348-6146 • James Jaillet, production editor • Breckan Duckworth, design editor • Robert Bozeman, assistant design editor • Marion Walding, photo editor • RF Rains, assistant photo editor • Kelli Abernathy, chief copy editor • Paul Thompson, opinions editor • Dave Folk, news editor • Brett Bralley, news editor • Ryan Mazer, lifestyles editor • CJ McCormick, assistant lifestyles editor • Greg Ostendorf, sports editor • Ryan Wright, assistant sports editor • Eric McHargue, graphics editor • Andrew Richardson, Web editor

ADVERTISING

• Jeff Haas, territory manaer, 348-8044, territorymg2@ sa.ua.edu • Joe Greenwood, zones 3, (McFarland), 348-8735, smcwzone3-7@sa.ua.edu • Lance Hutchison, zone 4 (Northport), 348-8054, zone4@sa.ua.edu • Chris Green, zone 6 (15th Street), 348-6876, chrispgreen1@gmail.com

• Jake Knott, zone 7 (Skyland Blvd.) 348-8742, jknott23@gmail.com

• Carly Jayne Rullman, zone 8 (the Strip and downtown), 348-6875, zone8@sa.ua. edu • Dana Andrzejewski, zone 44 (downtown and downtown Northport), 348-6153, zone44@sa.ua.edu • Jarrett Cocharo, zone 55 (campus), 348-2670 • Torri Blunt, nontraditional advertising, 348-4381, smterritorymanager1@sa.ua.edu • Emily Frost, classifieds coordinator, 348-7355, smcwclassmgr@sa.ua.edu • Amanda Lacey, creative services manager, 348-8042, cwadv@sa.ua.edu

The Crimson White is the community newspaper of The University of Alabama. The Crimson White is an editorially free newspaper produced by students. The University of Alabama cannot influence editorial decisions and editorial opinions are those of the editorial board and do not represent the official opinions of the University. Advertising offices of The Crimson White are on the first floor, Student Publications Building, 923 University Blvd. The advertising mailing address is P.O. Box 2389, Tuscaloosa, AL 35403-2389. The Crimson White (USPS 138020) is published weekly June, July and August, and is published four times a week September through April except for spring break, Thanksgiving, Labor Day and the months of May and December. The Crimson White is provided for free up to three issues. Any other papers are $1.00. The subscription rate for The Crimson White is $125 per year. Checks should be made payable to The University of Alabama and sent to: The Crimson White Subscription Department, P.O. Box 2389, Tuscaloosa, AL 35403-2389. The Crimson White is entered as periodical postage at Tuscaloosa, AL 35401. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Crimson White, P.O. Box 2389, Tuscaloosa, AL 35403-2389. All material contained herein, except advertising or where indicated otherwise, is Copyright © 2008 by The Crimson White and protected under the “Work Made for Hire” and “Periodical Publication” categories of the U.S. copyright laws. Material herein may not be reprinted without the expressed, written permission of The Crimson White.

Party wasn’t anti-white, but pro-black,” she said. Joel Schoenberg, a ZBT senior majoring in biology, said he believes racism stems from ignorance. “I was one of about three Jewish kids in a city of about 100,000,” he said. “You see black, and you see white, but you don’t understand ‘Jewish’ unless you know what that means. “It’s not that everyone hated me or didn’t like me, they just didn’t understand. So the only thing they could do was listen to what someone else said about it.” And oftentimes in the South, children learn racism on their parents’ knees, Brooks said. Schoenberg said the only way to counteract ignorance is to be proactive in educating people about diversity. “When you see something you don’t like, don’t get mad about it. Find a way to approach the situation in a way that will

help,” he said. Leron Gresham, a senior member of Kappa Alpha Psi majoring in public relations, said self-education is also important. “I don’t blame the ignorant, but you have to get out of your box and talk to different people in order to learn about them,” he said. The key, Brooks said, is developing personal relationships with diverse groups of people. “Once you connect with a person, really connect, you’ll begin to stand up for them,” she said. “Stereotyping is a natural phenomenon, and you have to work to move past it.” Brooks, Schoenberg and Gresham agreed in saying change will only come about if people are willing to be open with each other. “Give yourselves permission to share who you are,” Brooks said.

Forum discusses history of Foster By Amy Castleberry Contributing Writer

educating the campus community about the historical Foster Auditorium building on With the culmination of campus, the Creative Campus Foster Auditorium Awareness organization hosted a “Past, Week, a week dedicated to Present and Future” forum as

THIS DAY IN ALABAMA HISTORY

• Drew Gunn, advertising manager, 348-8995, cwbiz manager@sa.ua.edu

• Crimson Tide baseball vs. LSU — 6:06 p.m., Sewell-Thomas Stadium

Cobb Theatres is NOW HIRING! Perfect part-time job for students. Just go to www.CobbTheatres.com to print an application and drop it off at the theatre.

Call for Showtimes

the grand final event in the Ferguson Ballroom Monday. Hank Lazer, associate provost for Academic Affairs, said the week was cut short because Creative Campus planned more events than the organization could handle. Moderated by Creative Campus interns Angelica Agee and Barret Guyton, the purpose of the forum was to educate the community, acknowledge Foster Auditorium’s past and recognize it as an integral part of the University’s history. Creative Campus hosted a panel comprised of members of the UA community including SGA President Steven

Oliver, former SGA President Cason Kirby, UA alumna and creator of the Save Foster Auditorium Petition Candace Portis, former SGA presidential candidate Kendra Key, former Assistant Dean of Women Glenda Guyton and Curator of UA’s Hoole Special Collections Library Joyce Lamont. The forum was to educate attendees on the history of Foster Auditorium, inspire action in favor of the preservation of the auditorium and facilitate discussion in the community concerning the future of the historic building. Foster Auditorium has a rich history on campus as discussed by panel member Joyce Lamont. A Tuscaloosa native, Lamont received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Capstone and has been affiliated with the UA Libraries since 1954. Lamont said she recalls witnessing speakers such as Bobby Kennedy and entertainers like James Brown and Louis Armstrong performing in Foster. She said the auditorium was the original site of registration and graduation, greek formals and other University sponsored events. Lamont said she also witnessed the integration of the University on June 11, 1963 as well as the day that Gov. George Wallace stood in the schoolhouse door, trying to prevent students Vivian Malone Jones and James Hood from registering for classes. “Foster Auditorium has served for so many cultural events on campus,” Lamont said. “With the ability to hold over 5,000 people, many outstanding things occurred there. With the integration of the University, not only was it the site where George Wallace defiantly stood in the schoolhouse door, but it was also where President Carmichael and the faculty met to plan for Autherine Lucy’s admission to the University. President Carmichael wanted everything done safely and efficiently. It was a frightening time during those riots with reporters everywhere and national guardsmen, but with the admission of Autherine Lucy, Vivian

See FOSTER, page 3

We Deliver

Fast! We accept Dining Dollars 1301 University Blvd. “On the Strip” 750-0203

The Crimson White

NEWS

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Same-sex marriage legal in Iowa and Vermont equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution. Yesterday, the Vermont legislature voted 100-49 in the House and 23-5 in the Senate to override Gov. Jim Douglas’ veto of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. The two states join Massachusetts and Connecticut in having the ceremony and Vermont is the By Josh Veazey first to do so by legislature. Senior Staff Reporter “I think that the justice’s decision on Friday is a sign In less than three weeks, that the U.S. is trying to come same-sex couples from anyto terms with the unconstiwhere in the U.S. will be able to tutionality of prohibiting marry in Iowa and Vermont. same-sex marriage,” said Alex Last Friday, the Iowa Hollinghead, a freshman majorSupreme Court, in a unani- ing in physics and math and a mous ruling, held that a state member of the student group law defining marriage between Spectrum, a University group a man and woman violates the founded to further support and

Iowa strikes down ban in court, Vermont passes bill

FOSTER Continued from page 2

Malone Jones and James Hood to the University, Foster Auditorium in turn witnessed so many great things.” Former Assistant Dean of Women Glenda Guyton was also present during the integration of the University and recalled the events. “The campus was completely closed off to the public with the National Guard policing the campus,” Guyton said. “They removed everything — rocks, twigs, anything that might be used to insight a riot and the students were kept in their dorms.” With such a rich history, many audience members said they attended the event to learn more about what the University has in store for Foster’s future. Although according to the panel, concrete plans to turn the building into a museum or restore it to its original use were not decided upon, the purpose of the forum was to educate, inspire action and generate discussion and ideas for the building, which has become quite worn.

Candace Portis encouraged students and the community to get involved with the project and have a say in the future of Foster. “Foster is a registered landmark with a plaque, but many aren’t satisfied with its current condition,” Portis said. “The University’s priority are students first and if we speak out about this issue, they will listen. Unfortunately an overwhelming number of students have no clue about the building’s history or its impact on UA. It is our job to educate those who are unaware in order to have a say in the building’s future.” Cason Kirby commented on the future plans for Foster and said he was confident in a revitalization in coming years. “I’m confident we will see a revitalized Foster Auditorium that serves students needs and organizations. We have to place emphasis on the history but more on the progress,” Kirby said. According to the panel, Foster’s revitalization is dependent on the help of alumni, students and the community. Different audience members asked questions

understanding for the LGBTQ community. “I think people all over the country are starting to realize that there’s no justifiable reason that two consenting adults in love should be denied the benefits of a full, legal marriage.” Hollinghead said Iowa was particularly significant, because many of the judges were conservative and because of the state’s demographics, analysts cannot dismiss it as a “liberal fringe” movement. Danny Upton, UA Law School alumnus and former director of Equality Alabama, said the Iowa ruling was distinct in the way in which the validity of the law was questioned — that in order for a statute to survive, including why the historic building wasn’t highlighted as a stopping point for prospective students and families on the campus tour. The panel said the University believes that showing the building would not put the University in the best light, which is their goal during tours. The panel said many ideas are currently being discussed whether to recognize Foster’s past as a whole with a commemorative museum, utilizing it as an operable building on campus or even housing the donated $4.8 Million Paul R. Jones Art Collection. “Everyone has a stake and it must be approached gently,” Portis said. “We have to set an example and address the future of Foster Auditorium as a community and as a united whole. As soon as we take sides or claim one community has a larger interest in Foster than the campus community as a whole, we will resort right back to 1963.” To learn more about Foster Auditorium and participate in the discussion, visit Creative Campus’ Web site talkaboutfoster.com.

they argued, it must “advance a compelling state interest.” “In the course of pleading the arguments, [the defendants] argued that there were compelling state interests that were served and substantially advanced by having this prohibition of same-sex marriage — that it was necessary, for instance, to provide a stable environment for children, or for reproduction,” Upton said. “Basically, what the Supreme Court did was to say, not that those aren’t compelling interests, but that the prohibition of same-sex marriage does not substantially advance any state interest.” According to politico.com, legislation could be introduced

TICKETS Continued from page 1

volume. He also said student location should not have been a factor in their ability to access the Web site and the ticketing office had not received complaints about technical problems. Despite problems, SGA Vice President for Student Affairs Louise Crow said the number of issues reported to the SGA was significantly decreased from last year. “Students were informed this year,” she said. “They knew exactly what they needed to do. The SGA’s role was to inform students about ticket sales and instruct them on how the system works.” “When 17,000 students are logging on at the same time, nothing can accommodate that,” Crow said. “Of course students that didn’t get tickets are going to be frustrated.” Crow said the SGA had instituted the My Ticket program, which allows students to trade, donate and receive tickets online, to accommodate these ticketless students.

to reverse the privilege in Iowa by 2013, but would likely require a Republican takeover of the legislature. A constitutional convention could put the issue on a ballot by 2011. Upton said it is not likely that opponents of the ruling would seek to rewrite the equal protection clause, but would probably write a new amendment explicitly banning same-sex marriage. “None of the verbage of any law means anything read in a vacuum — it’s only read in light of other amendments, court decisions and precedents,” Upton said. “So they wouldn’t have to change the equal protection amendment, just change the constitution by passing some other kind

of amendment, then later on, when a case comes up where there’s a question about equal protection, they say, ‘We have to read the equal protection amendment and amendment x together, and together, it carves out an exception to equal protection.’” Mason Dyess, a senior majoring in political science and chairman of College Republicans, acknowledges the potential social implications of same-sex marriage, but said his main concern of Iowa was that activist judges were circumventing the will of the people. “If any state wants to legalize it, that’s their citizen’s responsibility — not their courts,” Dyess said.

CANTERBURY

2 BEDR 1 BEDR

apartments

OOMS F

OOM PR

ICE!

Two Bedroom / 1.5 Bath From $526 4 Minute Walk To Campus Steps From Stadium Swimming Pool On-Site Clothes Care Center Furnished Apartments Available On-site Information Center Open Daily

391-6075 1108 14th Avenue • sealyrealty.com

E V I L O T E C A L P T A E R G GET A F O T O L A G N I D N E P S WITHOUT

$$$!

Canterbury Is Walking Distance To UA! 2 Bedrooms For A 1 Bedroom Price! 391-6075 ce to live! Bent Tree is a great pla r plans! Great Roommate Floo 7 Blocks From Campus. 391-6070

Dive Into Stone Creek! Studios, 1,2,3 Bedrooms & Town Homes 391-6040

ADVANCE LEASING GOING ON NOW FOR SUMMER & FALL!

OPINIONS

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Paul Thompson • Editor

letters@cw.ua.edu

OUR VIEW

Ticket system ‘improvements’ not working The Editorial Board of The Crimson White had quite a time getting 2009-2010 student football tickets on Monday morning, and, like many of you, we weren’t happy with the process. In the interest of full disclosure, though, we all managed to wrangle tickets for next year. We got up early, like you, and got in the “virtual online waiting room” and tried to follow the rules and get tickets honestly. Except that method didn’t work. Some of us opened multiple browser widows and

refreshed them, too, and still got tickets sooner than some students who followed all of the rules to the letter. Clearly, following instructions was, at least on Monday, something to be avoided. Which brings us to our gripe with the entire process. After last year’s debacle, the system was supposed to be improved, but despite what the University might call “improvements” to the on-line ticket purchasing system, problems still abounded on Monday morning. Clearly, whatever it was

that was improved didn’t work out so well. Some SGA officials, including VP of Student Affairs Louise Crow, said the number of problems reported was down this year, as compared to last year. And that’s great, except the system still didn’t work. It may have been less of a debacle than last year; the system is fundamentally flawed in some way or another. Evidently, we weren’t the only ones to notice that, as you can well see on page five of today’s edition of The Crimson

White. Though there are a number of solutions proposed, we aren’t sure what the best one is. Some seem more logical than others, but the fact remains that 11,000 student tickets were sold in just over an hour. Invariably, some people will be left out in the cold, but it seems to us that the obvious remedy is to increase the size of the student section in Bryant-Denny Stadium. We’re optimistic that exactly that will happen for the start of the season after this upcoming one, especially with the

stadium expansion. We’re also pleased to see the new punitive features contained in next year’s ticket system. According to rolltide.com, students who don’t sell or donate their tickets and then don’t attend the game three times will lose their eligibility to buy tickets for the 2010-2011 season. Students who upgrade their tickets to student guest tickets three times will lose their chance to get postseason tickets for this coming season. All of that is to say that we’re looking forward to the

good changes coming to the system, but they are unfortunately cast in less than a hopeful light after the problems — of whatever nature — the student ticket buying system had on Monday. At least this was an improvement over last year, but that’s really all the good we have to say about what happened on Monday morning. We simply must do better next year.

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

Following Iowa’s lead

Jon Reed

MCT Campus

Prevent ticket tragedy next year

Jessie Landon

I can only think of one way to motivate thousands of college students to wake up before 6 a.m.: Bama student football ticket sales. Facebook came in a close second to the busiest Web site of the morning. Every status update I saw regarded a panic attack about the waiting line or some bold statement about beating the system. About an hour later, everyone’s statuses said something along the lines of “got my tickets.”

Now that the bloodbath that was 2009 Football Ticket Sales is over, let’s discuss how we can prevent this campus-wide tragedy from happening again. If the system for buying tickets was a little less ridiculous, I doubt the early morning panic attacks and excessive cursing would decrease exponentially. Honestly, I think upperclassmen should have the opportunity to buy tickets first. Sorry, freshman and sophomores. It’s not like you won’t be able to buy tickets later. Yeah, it’s a little bit more expensive, but we’ve been here longer. No, that doesn’t make us bigger or better fans, but we’ve literally put in the hours. Your time will come. Don’t worry. Usually, I find rolltide.com very useful and it is usually very easy to navigate. I give them an “A” for effort for giving students the opportunity to register their credit card information ahead of time. I believe this sped up the process quite a bit. I also know it saved my tail. I’m sure everyone is aware of the loophole in which someone

who has already been through the waiting room could just sign in as someone else and buy their tickets for them. While this probably screwed a lot of other people and froze up the waiting rooms, I would be ticketless without this loophole and my Ticket Hero. I would like to address all the Ticket Heros out there. You know who you are — the ones who beat the system and helped hundreds of your friends get their tickets. Thanks for doing your civic duty in helping out your fellow students. Now, I hate to use LSU as an example for anything, because it’s very well known how much I hate LSU, but they actually have a good system going. They call it their LSU Student Priority Point System. Basically, students earn points by attending other athletic events throughout the year. The more active you are and the more points you have, the easier it is for you to get tickets. So every time you swipe your ACTion card at an event like a gymnastics meet — which

by the way ladies, congratulations! — you’ll get points. This will help cut out those students who only buy tickets to sell them. I’ve been that person before, and I am truly sorry because after this morning I understand how stressful the process is. A reward system sounds like awesome motivation to help support the rest of our athletic family. So to those of you who got tickets, congrats and to those who didn’t manage to get past the virtual waiting room, I’m really sorry. Here’s to hoping the University hears our cries of despair and makes ticket sales much easier next year. I have a feeling it can’t be that difficult, because I’ve never heard of any other school having a massacre for ticket sales. This is the greatest school in the country, I’m pretty sure we can come up with a better way to support the greatest team in the world. Roll Tide! Jessie Landon is a junior majoring in journalism. Her column runs on Wednesdays.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR The CW — a student-centered newspaper To the editors of The Crimson White: producing a quality publication is no easy task, and it must be even more difficult when it is required four times a week. Thank you for publishing a student

centered paper that includes quality original student work on a daily basis. I particularly appreciate the original student articles included in the Lifestyles section. For example, today I was delighted to

read a unique, informative and interesting review of the new film “Adventureland” by Peterson Hill. The student Lifestyles pieces give this paper true life, exclusive style and a solid connection to its

primary readership, the students. So thanks for your hard work.

Michelle Fuentes is a doctoral student in political science.

On April 24, barring further legal challenges, another state will be added to the list of those where marriage isn’t limited to just the fancies of prudes. This new state isn’t a typical liberal state like California or some New England state like you might expect. It’s a state that just four years ago voted to keep George W. Bush in office. It’s Iowa, a state probably best known for corn, presidential caucuses and a Kevin Costner movie about baseball. Iowa’s decision to lift its ban on same-sex marriage did not come as a result of a vote but as a result of the state Supreme Court striking down the law restricting marriage to a man and a woman. Since the state didn’t have a Constitutional Amendment on the books like many states do, the Court was able to overturn the law in Varnum v. Brien. Of course, many people in Iowa are now pushing for a “Defense of Marriage Amendment” (DOMA) to overturn the ruling and it will probably pass. When the existing rules keep you from winning, you rewrite the rules. Now imagine the irony if (more likely, when) this DOMA is passed. A law banning same-sex marriage was struck down because it violated a fundamental part of the Iowa Constitution: the idea of equal protection under the law. A DOMA would write unequal protection into the Constitution alongside a provision providing for equal protection. It seems pretty paradoxical to me that a law can be struck down because it doesn’t provide equal protection under the Constitution, but once it’s voted as an amendment it’s perfectly fine. I say the DOMA will most likely be passed because that seems to be the trend. Of the states that have voted on these Constitutional Amendments, only Arizona has ever voted one down (in

2006, the Amendment passed in 2008). Despite Iowa’s long history of promoting equality (the text of the Varnum decision enumerates many instances of Iowa’s progressive past, such as allowing women to be lawyers and integrating public schools far before the rest of the country), the pure electoral power of the “family values” voting bloc is overpowering. Alabama passed a DOMA in 2006, which includes its own interesting provision. Alabama Amendment 774 refuses to recognize a marriage or civil union issued in “any jurisdiction.” If a same-sex couple ran off to get married in Iowa in a few weeks, or if they ran off to Massachusetts or Connecticut today, they would not receive the protections of marriage in Alabama. Sound fair to you? Imagine if you were a licensed driver in Iowa or Massachusetts or Connecticut and you were pulled over for some minor traffic violation here in Alabama. Your first offense, in fact, even though you’ve been driving for years and years. You don’t just get booked for speeding, but for driving without a license and driving an unregistered vehicle. See, Alabama doesn’t recognize your Iowa or Massachusetts or Connecticut driver’s license and vehicle registration. Still sound fair? I know what you’re saying, one state can’t possibly ignore the legally binding contracts and records of another state, this is all the same country, after all. Well, according to Article IV, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution, “Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records and judicial Proceedings of every other State.” This means a marriage in New Jersey is still a marriage in Florida, so why can’t a marriage in Iowa still be a marriage in Alabama? Until all of these legal issues get sorted out, probably brought on by debates over California’s Proposition 8, what happens in Iowa, Connecticut and Massachusetts will have to stay there. We can only hope that, in the words of Iowa’s Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal and House Speaker Pat Murphy, “When all is said and done … the only lasting question about today’s events will be why it took us so long.”

Jonathan Reed is a freshman majoring in political science and journalism. His column runs bi-weekly on Wednesdays.

WE WELCOME YOUR OPINIONS Editorial Board

Corey Craft Editor Phil Owen Managing Editor Kelli Abernathy Chief Copy Editor

James Jaillet Production Editor Breckan Duckworth Design Editor Paul Thompson Opinions Editor

Letters to the editor must be less than 200 words and guest columns less than 500. Send submissions to cwopinions@gmail.com. Submissions must include the author’s name, year, major and daytime phone number. Phone numbers are for verification and will not be published. Students should also include their year in school and major. For more information, call 348-6144. The CW reserves the right to edit all submissions.

The Crimson White

OPINIONS

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

STUDENT TICKET REBUTTAL

Ticket Web site incompetent By Paul Kilgo If you are currently a UA student, then you are painfully aware of how student tickets are being sold this year. Yes, they’re doing this “innovative” thing where you can purchase your tickets over the Internet. Great, huh? Let’s explain how the process works. First, you must log into the ticket-purchasing page. From there, you can choose to buy your student tickets with your plastic and get on with your life. Easy enough. Unfortunately, this Web site, which is not run by the University, can’t seem to handle the immense amount of traffic it receives the day tickets go on sale. It simply can’t process that many login attempts at one time. Their solution? A self-described “virtual on line waiting room.” This software uses dated technology that is both ineffective and insecure even to your twelve-year-old nephew. More secure techniques are employed on the University’s own Web site.

How does it work? First you are displayed a 60 second countdown. You might think you will be able to login at the end of the 60 seconds. However, if too many people are logged in, it will bump you back to the “virtual waiting room” to wait another 60 seconds. This process repeats indeterminately. The remarkable thing about this solution is that it outright lies to you. In fact, everything they tell you not to do will increase your chances of getting your tickets. Don’t refresh the browser? If you refresh the login page faster, you increase the chance you will catch someone signing off and you will get their spot. Don’t open multiple browsers? Why not? If you have several countdown pages, each one would be acting in your favor by increasing the number of times it refreshes the login page. Don’t leave the page? You might as well. You can refresh faster than it can. It may tell you that you are waiting, and that is definitely true. You will be waiting a long

time. But it does not tell you that you will be granted access in any particular order. All it takes is for someone to try to login at the right time while you are waiting your 60 seconds for the page to refresh, or someone who knows how the darned thing works to exploit it. It’s the classic case of security through obscurity. The informed crowd has caught on to this as seen on some comments posted at The Crimson White’s Web site. Students have every right to be extremely upset about this. A person could have been waiting for two hours only to be trumped by someone who has been waiting for two seconds. I write this to plead to the Athletic Department: with all that swell money you have, how about investing some of that toward the source? You know, the fans. Please, drop this nonsense and hire someone who can do good work. Paul Kilgo is a sophomore majoring in computer science and physics.

Let’s do something new for football By Emily Gatto

After driving to campus to spend an hour and 15 minutes on two different computers and having my parents log on at home to wait in a virtual waiting room, I was finally deemed worthy to spend $43 on Alabama student football tickets. My roommate (and thousands of other students) was not so lucky. Every year the question is raised, how do we decide who gets tickets and how do we make the system more efficient? Though there are numerous possibilities, I’d like to present just a few. First, implement a GPA requirement. Students under a certain GPA, say a 1.67, which is a C- average, should be considered ineligible for tickets. This would give students the motivation to study (and improve their GPAs) while causing the University’s overall student GPA to increase, moving us up in academic polls and ratings. This brings more students (and more money) to

the University. Few can complain about bringing more money in. Second, allocate more tickets for students. This would decrease the number of tickets that can be sold to non-student season ticket holders, but students will one day graduate and become alumnae, and a happy student makes a happy alumnus (which in turn means they’ll spend more money on buying football tickets/donate more money to the university). Once again, the University can’t complain about more money. Third, have a raffle, an oldfashioned-camp out-in-front-ofColeman-Coliseum-for-24 hoursraffle. Many schools across the nation still put students in a raffle or lottery for athletic events. Give eligible students a weeklong window to go to Coleman and swipe their ACTion card and be put in the raffle. Let the computer select ID numbers randomly as if it were doing a raffle and those students gets their tickets. The raffle could also be based on seniority. Just as stu-

dents have registration priority based upon earned hours, ticket sales can be based upon hours that have been earned at the University. Some solutions are simpler, such as having a server that is compatible with all computers, or allowing students to check their computer’s compatibility with the server before purchase day. The virtual waiting room needs to have a way to track who arrived first in the waiting room and keep a list of when people arrived. This would allow students who were placed in the waiting room to get be directed to the login page based on when they arrived, not by luck. Having a school of 28,000 students try to get 11,000 football tickets that sell out in just over an hour presents numerous problems and thousands of incredibly unhappy students. Why not try something new for a change? Emily Gatto is a sophomore majoring in nursing.

Bobbing for tickets By Richard E. Richards II As athletic director, Moore should be embarrassed of the elementary procedure and doltish people he employs. The simple fact that this system is still conducted online with absurd amounts of Web traffic should have been an negative indicator during last year’s debacle. The cowardice of our athletic department is illustrated through the simple fact that we are still conducting this crapshoot on a Monday morning at 7 on a computer. It is also indisputable that some were given priority ticketing, or at the very least notified of a faster way to finish this process. Jimbo Dawkins, an Arts and Sciences senator and close friend of mine, let the world know of how easily he purchased tickets with the following sympathetic Facebook status, “Jimbo thinks it’s strange that he didn’t have to sit in the ‘virtual waiting room’ at all while other people sat in it the whole time and didn’t get tickets ... To those people, I’m so sorry. This system needs to be changed.” It is also extremely bush league that only a certain few discovered the true way to shirk their way around the agonizing process by buying their other friends’ tickets.

When one fortunate student was rid of the sadistic grips of the waiting room, they could simply buy tickets for as many people as they wanted. This certainly chaps my a- - the most, thinking that a freshman girl in Tutwiler Hall could have gotten tickets for her entire hall with ease. It would be similar to Charlie getting the golden ticket and bringing all of his classmates to the chocolate factory. Tickets should be warranted by credit hours earned and nothing else. It is a well known fact that nearly every student on this campus wants football tickets, even those who would rather not go to the game will buy tickets in order to profit off of the University’s mistakes. Allowing folks to do this is asinine; if one needs to sell a ticket, they should never charge over face value. The thought of an incoming freshman selling me his Tennessee ticket for $150 in order to fund his hookah circle outside of Paty Hall gives me heart palpitations. Now that we have tickets on our ACTion cards, the University can track everything we do with them, and students should be reprimanded for letting them go unused or selling them to make profits. Those of you who got tickets

and are taking this as a pissed off guy with no solution are dense. If I had any say, (I’m on the SGA ticketing committee and I still don’t), I would allot football tickets in the same manner that Duke University allots basketball tickets. There would be a full day for those with senior class standing to come to Coleman Coliseum and wait in line for tickets. The ticket dispenser could look up the student’s identification number to make sure he or she is in good standing and is indeed qualified. The process would happen each of the next three days, each day progressing with a different range of credit hours until the tickets were all allotted. This would certainly enrage the majority of the freshman class, but who gives a damn? This University will always bring in a freshman class as large as admissions wants to make it, regardless of football ticket allotment. Simply put, Mal Moore cares for money, not the University. If this 80.6 million dollar stadium expansion does not increase student seating, it will solidify the fact that we employ money-grubbing Judases with no regard for those who pay tuition to this University.

Richard E. Richards II is a sophomore majoring in public relations.

Ticket process must be revamped By James Tarbox Like most of you, I watched the countdown clock go from 60 to 1 second many times Monday morning while trying to buy student football tickets. This resetting clock became an all too common occurrence. Many students watched this clock from before 7 a.m. until the word began to spread that student football tickets were sold out shortly after 8 a.m. While all of us who got our tickets are happy, those without are left with the question of why. The system that the University used Monday morning is unacceptable. 7 a.m. became a free-for-all for tickets on a server that is grossly inadequate. While many of you watched this countdown until the bitter end, a large number of your fellow students were able to get back on the Web

site and buy tickets for their friends. Now, I must be honest, a friend is how I was able to get my tickets since I could not make my way up the “waiting line,” but my brother, other upcoming seniors and many students who followed all of the instructions listed on Rolltide. com were not as lucky. There is no question that the ticket buying process needs to be evaluated and revamped. I suggest a system that runs by credit hours earned here at the University. This would not be much different than signing up for class (If myBama can do it, then any system can do it). This system would proportion tickets for each class and each class would have a different day to buy their tickets. At the end of the week there can be a first come, first serve buying period for those students miss-

ing their class’ buying period. No matter how tickets are sold, it is unacceptable that upcoming seniors who have had tickets and supported the football team during their freshmen, sophomore and junior years are be left out because they were timed out of Rolltide.com’s “waiting line.” Now, you may be saying that a system based on class rank would not be the fairest way. Then I would venture to say that you would agree with me that the fairest thing would be for the University to accommodate the growth here on campus and provide tickets for all students who wish to attend football games … But that would mean we’re living in a dream. James Tarbox is a junior majoring in political science.

apartment homes

Newly renovated apartments provide a stress-free, quiet environment ideal for those looking to get away. Aﬀordable rates and a convenient location on Veterans Memorial Parkway makes Quail Valley perfect for students.

205-345-1440 • haedwards.com 2030 9th Street-Tuscaloosa, Alabama

6 Wednesday, April 8, 2009

NEWS

The Crimson White

‘Take Back the Night’ calls for end to sexual assault By John Bryant Contributing Writer

Tuesday night the UA Women’s Resource Center hosted “Take Back the Night” in honor of the national campaign to end sexual assault and abuse toward women. Stacy Panitch, the program coordinator for the WRC, and the Event Planner for “Take Back The Night,” showed up in her teal shirt, the color honoring Sexual Assault Awareness Month, to rally young women to take action against sexual assault. Along with the WRC there were many co-sponsors at the event including Verizon Wireless, Pepsi, Alabama Panhellenic Association, Turning Points, the Counseling Center, Unscripted, Alpha Chi Omega, the Department for

KIRBY

Conitnued from page 1

to support those students who really are struggling and need us the most this year,” Kirby said.

Women’s Studies and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. David Giegel, the Central Alabama District Manager of Verizon Wireless, came to speak to the audience about Hopeline, Verizon’s campaign to help to end violence toward women and to aid the victims of sexual and domestic abuse. Hopeline has provided more than 5.6 million phones to shelters all across America and has contributed more than $6.3 million in cash grants to domestic violence agencies and organizations nationally, Giegel said. Women who are in a shelter as victims of sexual or domestic violence may use the wireless phones collected by Hopeline in order to get the help that they need, Giegel said. Kathy Echols, a native to Tuscaloosa who earned her bachelor’s and Ph.D. at the

University, also spoke on the issue of violence toward women. Echols said only the attacker can fully prevent an assault, but she gave many “risk reduction” suggestions to the women. “Know your surroundings,” Echols said. “If you feel uncomfortable in a situation don’t think you are overreacting, don’t be afraid to get out. You can call a cab or even the police.” Echols also gave advise to the women who are victims of sexual assault. “It is easier to heal by talking, don’t be embarrassed and don’t be afraid to talk.” Echols said. After Echols, Mike Sullivan, the director of Crossing Points, made a speech to the crowd giving examples of past assaults, but he also spoke to the men in

the crowd saying, “[as young men] you have to help to take back the night.” After the speakers, and two performances, the crowd took part in a march around campus, carrying signs and chanting slogans in an effort to raise awareness for the abused women of Tuscaloosa. “On campus [Women’s Resource Center] do tons of educational work.” Panitch said. “We speak to classrooms and at [freshman] orientation. We make students aware of the resources available to them and also the statistics [of sexual assault.” The University and the WRC provide many services for both men and women including an on-call advocate, after-hours services, hospital and courtCW | Katie Bennett room support, counseling and UA students marched through campus at the “Take Back the an academic advocate, and it is Night” rally to end abuse against women.

Kirby was able to dramatically increase funding this year for the program by working along with UA President Robert Witt and the Division of Student Affairs to provide additional funding for the program, and increased

funding by 20 times the original amount, from $10,000 to $200,000 in the spring semester. Over the course of his administration, the maximum loan amount was raised from $350 to $500. Recently, the process to apply for these loans was put online through myBama. Kirby’s platform last year also included a plan for the implementation of a textbook rental system, which will allow students to rent textbooks for a fraction of their purchase cost from the University Supply Store. The program, which Kirby said will relieve part of student’s financial burdens, is revolutionary. “Very few schools have a system like this. I feel we’ve been able to break new ground on the issue of textbook costs,” he said. The delay of putting the program into action stems from the amount of people involved in the process, said Kirby. “It’s something that’s taken a lot longer [than expected]. There are a lot of stakeholders in this policy: from administrators, to the [University] Supply Store to faculty members, to students. We had to bring a lot of people to the table,” he said. Though the results of this plan will not be seen until next fall, Kirby said it will be worth the wait. “I think come fall you’ll be able to see a great product that was definitely worth the time. I’m very excited about,”

he said. Kirby’s platform also considered the application of an academic forgiveness policy, where if a student did poorly in a class, they could retake it with minimal consequences. “I originally was a huge supporter of academic forgiveness. I wanted to encourage freshmen and first-year students to not be afraid to take challenging classes. I think that would contribute to the academic purpose of our institution,” he said. However, after evaluating other’s conflicting opinions on the subject, Kirby said he decided that he could not implement a program that did not have the strong support of students. “I don’t think our student body is at a place where we all agree or have a general consensus. I don’t think it was fair for me, as an SGA president, who tries to represent all of our students to spend a lot of time and an extreme amount of effort pursuing a policy that a significant, even though minority, portion of our student body did not support,” he said. However, Kirby said the issue may be brought up again in the future. “I think there will be a time where our student body can come to consensus and find the right path to take. I just don’t think that we as a university community are at that point yet. I still think that it is a valuable idea that is worth discussion on our campus,” he said. The most challenging part of the job as SGA president was dealing with the shortage of resources and tuition increase, Kirby said.

Tonight

April 8th

Day of Show Tickets: $18, Doors at 8pm www.jupiteronthestrip.com

Search “Jupiter Bar”

1307 University Blvd. - Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 - 205-248-6611

“Our resources are stretched thin in this economy and we received a huge decrease in state funding. It’s hit everyone hard. I feel that SGA presidents should never support tuition increases, but the University was put in this difficult position by the state,” he said. Kirby said ultimately he felt the tuition increase would positively impact students as a whole. “I struggled with the issue of not fighting against an increased financial burden on our student’s families, but at the same time I see the momentum that our campus has and I don’t want to lose that. I don’t want to make students pay more, but I also don’t want students to come to school next year and see their academic opportunities suffer. I think we have had to walk a very fine line this year,” he said. Despite any struggles, Kirby said his favorite part of being SGA president was meeting people. “[As president], you get to meet so many fascinating students and administrators and community leaders. That will definitely be the part of the job I miss the most,” he said. Though his term has come to an end, Kirby said he is excited for the new administration. “I am very excited that Steven [Oliver] is taking over next year. There is no one with whom I would be more comfortable leaving this student government. I think he is a very thoughtful and very diligent student leader. He is going to be a true asset to our student body next year,” he said.

For Rental Information for call John Randall at 750-2260 For Sales Information call Donna Petty at 799-7200 or Wes York at 799-8080

18392

Sale or Rent starting at $1,500

www.thechimescondos.com

Greek Themed Party Apparel Military, Cowboy, and Boots 3VJH[LK TPSLZ WHZ[ YP]LY VU 4J-HYSHUK )S]K 5VY[O PU [OL =LZ[H]PH :OVWWVUN *LU[LY

Rent or Buy call us today! Starting at $600 per bedroom

Amenities

18393

*Gated Parking *Central Elevator *Rooftop Sun Deck *Private Balconies *Ceramic Tile *Granite counters *High eﬃciency *Multiple ﬂoor plans *Plus much more!

For Rental Information call John Randall: 750-2260 For Sales Information call Wes York: 799-8080

www.crimsoncommonscondos.com

Kirby said he looks forward to further improvements within the University and student government. “I am so excited over where I see our University and our student government going in the future. I think with every coming year the University gains more and more national respect, especially from the academic community,” he said. When future SGA presidents gaze at the portraits of their predecessors, it is likely Kirby will be remembered for his accomplishments undertaken this year. “I’m really proud of what we have accomplished this year … I’m really proud of the way we’ve governed,” he said.

Wilderness Course to be held in May By Jennie Kushner Contributing Writer

The Student Recreation Center will be hosting the Wilderness First Responder Course in the Student Activity Center. The deadline to sign up is April 8 or until all of the 20 spots are spoken for. The course will be led by Wilderness Medical Associates and will be 70 hours divided into a week. Participants will learn the essential skills needed to aid someone hurt in the wilderness. “This course teaches you how to sustain a life until advance life support arrives, like EMTs,” said Lance Haynie, program coordinator of outdoor recreation. People who plan to participate must be at least 16 years old, and must have a written parent consent if under 18. The deposit to sign up is $200 and the total cost for students is $525, and $575 for non-students. This course will offer certifications in Wilderness First Responder, Anaphylaxis and BLS/Healthcare Providerlevel CPR all valid for three years, according to the Student Recreation Center’s Web site.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

LIFESTYLES Ryan Mazer • Editor

ryan.mazer@cw.ua.edu

COLUMN | COMICS CORNER

Masterpiece transcends its medium By Robert Bozeman Assistant Design Editor Have you ever considered that your dreams may not exist only in your head? Maybe there is a place, like heaven or hell, that you visit when not in the waking world. A world populated by mythological creatures. A world that, like dreams, is almost insubstantial. Neil Gaiman, author of the finished “Sandman” series, got this idea from the Australian Aboriginal people, who include it heavily in their mythologies. The title character, Morpheus (more commonly referred to simply as “Dream”) is one of seven in a fictional pantheon known as The Endless. The others are Death, Despair, Delirium (formerly Delight), Destruction, Desire and Destiny. Together they interact with deities from nearly every religion and mythology. “Sandman” sprung from a proposal Neil Gaiman gave to DC Comics to restart the “Sandman” series from the 1970s. However, when DC accepted his proposal, they did so with the caveat that they keep the name, but feature a whole new character. Over the course of 75 issues, collected now into 10 trade paperback volumes, Dream interacts with a variety of forbiddenplanet.co.uk characters and settings from

all over history and mythology, bit interested in comics, you as well as the Comic Strip on some from the DC Universe, have to check it out. It is avail- Hargrove and all major online most not. In fact, many stories able in the education library book retailers. presented in the “Sandman” comics don’t have Dream as the protagonist — he is merely an ever-present influence. Gaiman’s “Sandman” is second to none. He bypasses all the works of his contemporaries, including Frank Miller and Alan Moore. He has gained fame recently from his novel writing, with works including “Stardust,” “American Gods” and “Coraline.” The series starts with the apartments imprisonment of Dream by would-be occultists who acci 8 Spacious Floor Plans dentally summon him while 2 Swimming Pools Townhomes Available trying to summon a demon to 2201 48th Street East Furnished Apartments Available do their bidding. The rest of Tuscaloosa, Al.35405 the series highlights his peraspenvillage@sealyrealty.com spective change after 70 years of imprisonment. Dream becomes more interested in the waking world, interacting with people and their lives, he tries to settle family issues and make amends with old loves (specifically one he banished to hell before bargaining for her soul years later). In one story he interacts with Shakespeare and in another he grants a man eternal life. His family, The Endless, also interact in these stories for their won games and manipulations. Overall, this is a fantastic series, the best comics has to offer. If you are even a little

Get In Line!

UP TO 3 MONTHS

FREE RENT

ASPEN VILLAGE

391-6050

Smurf Out Poverty Dance

e no I can picture m

CW | Drew Hoover

\h[[ ]_\ji w i t h fkhY^Wi[ C r o a k i e Lens Cloth

GET YOUR ADVANCE LEASE FOR SUMMER & FALL ! CW | Drew Hoover Students dress as Smurfs and dance in the Ferguson Center to promote “Smurf Out Poverty,” a charity event aimed at breaking a world record while helping the poor. It is hosted by Chi Alpha Campus Ministry in partnership with several student organizations, local churches and businesses. Go to SmurfOutPoverty.org for more information.

Specials Going On Now: w w w. t h e s h i r t s h o p . b i z D o w n t o w n Tu s c a l o o s a 5 2 5 G r e e n s b o r o Av e n u e 752-6931

2 Bedroom 1 Bath $800 FREE RENT 2 Bedroom 2 Bath $600 FREE RENT + 1st Month FREE

5050 Cypress Creek Ave 391-6026 mview@sealyrealty.com

a-day shirts are in the house! Available at Ferguson Center, Tutwiler Hall & Bryant Museum locations.

also available online at supestore.ua.edu.

8 Wednesday, April 8, 2009

SPORTS

The Crimson White

FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK

Saban speaks about approaching A-Day By Britton Lynn Contributing Writer

Monday was the Alabama football teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 11th practice of the spring, which leaves only four remaining until the annual A-Day scrimmage. Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record-breaking numbers at the A-Day game two years ago set the bar for the country. The game not only gets the fans excited but also motivates players to show their supporters what they have accomplished within the fourth quarter off-season program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was able to participate in the A-Day game last year and it really blew me away,â&#x20AC;? senior tight end Colin Peek said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you run out of the tunnel and see almost 90,000 people in the stands for a spring scrimmage it is really amazing. The A-Day Game is something that you look forward to because you have so many days of spring practice

and you work out so hard that the game is a place that you can showcase your game and give the fans a good show.â&#x20AC;? Head coach Nick Saban thanked the fans in advance for their enthusiasm and excitement about the A-Day game, which he said encourages the players. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to emphasize the importance of the very strong support in attendance that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had at A-Day,â&#x20AC;? Saban said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had a tremendous impact on recruiting. And I think from an image standpoint because this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on ESPN it would have a tremendous national exposure image. I know we have set the standard for what spring games are. People send us information on all the promotional stuff theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing to try to beat us on spring game attendance. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their arms race.â&#x20AC;? The practice will be televised

nationally on ESPN.

Position battles Sabanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anti-depth chart policy has forced all of the players to fight for starting roles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; his competitive strategy lets no single player get the satisfaction of knowing he has a starting position. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are moving a lot of guys around to a lot of different places and I know [the media doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t] believe this, but for administrative reasons we play guys at positions, so they can get the reps we feel they need,â&#x20AC;? Saban said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I know it drives you guys crazy because you have to have an opening day roster two deep today, but, from our perspective we have things we need to do today, and we [have] something we need to do tomorrow. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not necessary to have a depth chart. We move guys around, which gives us more flexibility in terms

of personnel in the fall.â&#x20AC;? Everyone has heard about the competition going on at quarterback, but other crucial positions have stirred competition on the turf as well. With the losses of Nick Walker and Travis McCall, the tight end position is up for grabs. Rashad Johnson, last seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior free safety, left a spot open in the secondary and in leadership. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to be one of those people that can make calls like Rashad and do all the things that Rashad does,â&#x20AC;? said Ali Sharrief, who is in the mix. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He never took a play off. Every time heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s making a call. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m trying to be that guy. He can basically call a play before it happens. He has great instincts. Because of him not being here, we [safeties] have some very big shoes to fill.â&#x20AC;? Former All-American Andre Smith left a 6-foot-4-inch, 330pound hole in the offensive line, alongside Antoine Caldwell,

who recently graduated. David Ross and William Vlachos are both players being considered to take over as the new center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It takes time. Those guys â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Marlon, Antoine and Andre â&#x20AC;&#x201D; those guys they took a ton of snaps in their time here and they got real comfortable at their position,â&#x20AC;? Ross said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no question that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge amount of competition going on, and it makes everyone better when we do that.â&#x20AC;? A permanent depth chart for all positions will not be determined until the first game.

of practice. In his absence, Terry Grant dominated the ground in rushing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We held [Mark Ingram] out for the scrimmage. He may be out for a week [or two],â&#x20AC;? Saban said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Terry Grant did a really good job. Obviously he has the most experience. The other backs did fine. They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have as good of an opportunity as Terry Grant did, who took most of the reps from the first team.â&#x20AC;? Terry Grant led the game in rushing during the first scrimmage on April 1 with 63 yards on 18 carries. Jeramie Griffin followed Grant with 24 yards on 10 Starters nicked up carries and a touchdown. Senior All-SEC offensive lineFew injuries have plagued man Mike Johnson sprained his the Crimson Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s starters this ankle when someone fell on it spring, but when they do occur, during Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really have a progother players have taken advannosis of when he will be back. tage of the vacancy. Tailback Mark Ingram suf- Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day-to-day, but I would fered a hamstring injury last think he [will] be out for a few Monday and has been held out days,â&#x20AC;? Saban said.

MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GOLF

Bud Cauley captures medalist honors Championship Tuesday at the par-72, 7,017-yard Lakeside Course at The Golf Club of Georgia to earn a share of medalist honors. Cauley and his second-round true freshman Bud Cauley co-leader Erik Flores of UCLA carded a 1-over 73 in the final both shot 73s in the final round round of the U.S. Collegiate to finish at 4-under-par 212 for the 54-hole tournament. It is Cauleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first collegiate individual tournament title of his Alabama career. The eighth-ranked Crimson Tide finished tied for fifth place as a team after shooting a 6-overpar round of 294 in Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final round. Alabama joined No. 6 Washington and No. 23 Texas A&M at 22-over-par 886 for the tournament.

Tide ďŹ fth at U.S. Collegiate Championship UA Athletics

ALPHARETTA, Ga. | Alabama

LACOSTE WEEK

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a good day today,â&#x20AC;? Alabama head coach Jay Seawell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was pretty tough conditions with snow flurries on and off all day but the guys did a good job. We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t finish well, but we will learn from it. Bud [Cauley] played very well and to win a tournament, with probably the toughest field in college golf, was impressive. I think as a team we are making the right strides, and we are looking forward to the challenge next weekend at the SEC Championships.â&#x20AC;? Clemson took home the team title with a 4-under 284 in the third round to finish at 12over-par 876. The Tigers edged Stanford by two strokes (878)

with host Georgia Tech finishing third at 17-over 881 and topranked Georgia fourth at 19-over 883. The field at the U.S. Collegiate Championship included the top 11 teams in the most recent Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches Poll. The No. 8 Tide beat out five of those teams, including No. 2 Oklahoma State, No. 3 Southern California, No. 6 Florida, No. 7 Indiana and No. 11 South Carolina. Redshirt freshman Hunter Hamrick fired the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only sub-par round of the day with a 1under 71 that included four birdies and three bogeys. Hamrick entered the final round in a tie for 40th position, but shot up the

leaderboard to finish in a tie for 19th at 6-over 222. Senior Matt Hughes was the No. 3 man for Alabama as he finished tied for 32nd at 9-over 225. He shot a 4-over 76 on Tuesday while fellow senior Matthew Swan turned in his top round of the tournament with a 2-over 74 in the final round. Swan finished in a tie for 62nd. Redshirt freshman Hunter Slatton also shot 76 on Tuesday to finish at 14-over 230. The U.S. Collegiate Championship was the Tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final tune-up before traveling to the Frederica Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Ga., on April 17-19 to defend is SEC Championship title.

SOFTBALL

Dunne named National Softball Player of the Week UA Athletics

Great

Alabama sophomore pitcher Kelsi Dunne was named the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Player of the Week and the USA Softball Player of the Week Tuesday. The honors are a career first for the right-hander and the awards also mark the first of the season for a member of the Crimson Tide. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a great honor but

"# ! ! ! !

Easter

Basket

st I found the be own! apartment in t

High Country

UA Athletics

Bostick Golf Course. The Crimson Tide posted GAINESVILLE, Fla. | The No. a three-round score of 918 7 Alabama womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf team (+78), five strokes behind No. earned a fourth place finish 10 Duke and No. 6 Auburn who at the Sun Trust Lady Gator shared the lead after 54 holes Invitational in the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s before Auburn won the team final tune-up before the SEC title in a playoff. Alabama shot a final Championship on Tuesday, April 7 at the Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mark round 315 (+35) in blustery

conditions at the par-70 layout on a day in which no team shot better than 22-over-par. Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amanda Blumenherst won the individual title with a 222 (+12). â&#x20AC;&#x153;The wind was blowing 2530 mph but we have to play better than we did today,â&#x20AC;? said Alabama head coach Mic

apartments

UP TO 3 MONTHS T FREE REN rt Rents Sta

At $519

BANKS McFARLAND 391-6085 SARAH for Treasurer on HES Council of Presidents Restaurant and Hospitaltity Management Major Member of HARACA Deans List 2008 Alumni of Delta Delta Delta (Alpha Nu Chapter)

HES Majors, Remember to Vote Today in the Lobby of Doster Hall from 9 am - 4pm ADVANCE LEASING GOING ON NOW! 4801 Cypress Creek Ave. Tuscaloosa, AL 35405

then came back and pitched a gem in the series finale, striking out 10 en route to the shutout. Alabama will make up its rained out game against Samford this week on Wednesday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the UA Softball Complex. The Tide will continue SEC play against the Gamecocks in Columbia, S.C., for a threegame series beginning on Friday.

Tide ďŹ nishes fourth at Lady Gator Invitational

allowed eight hits. She held the potent Georgia offense to a .190 average and posted a 0.54 ERA on the weekend. Dunne now has six wins against ranked opponents on the season. After allowing a single run in the first game against the Bulldogs Dunne came back and earned the win by pitching an inning in relief in an extra inning thriller in the night cap. The right-hander

WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GOLF

one that I would not be able to achieve without my teammates and coaches,â&#x20AC;? Dunne said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My teammates made great plays behind me all weekend and put me in position to be successful.â&#x20AC;? Dunne, who was named the SEC Player of the Week on Monday, collected all three wins against No. 6 Georgia on the weekend. In 13 innings pitched, she gave up one earned run, struck out 11, and

Potter following Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final round. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did a lot of good things; hit a lot of good shots. We just had way too many three-putts that nullified our good shots. We are going to have to go back and work on our putting. We were in position to win again today, and we let it get away from us. We are doing a lot of good things, and I think we are inches from playing really, really well.â&#x20AC;? Senior Kathleen Ekey notched her third straight top 10 finish and sixth in nine competitions this season, finishing tied for ninth at 227 (+17). Sophomore Camilla Lennarth came in just outside the top 10 with a tie for 11th after shooting 78 in the final round for a 54-hole score of 228 (+18). Junior Helena Blomberg, competing as an individual, shot the low round of the day for the Tide with a 76 (+6) to land in a tie for 19th place. Freshman Brooke Pancake wrapped up the tournament one stroke behind Blomberg at 232 (+22) and finished tied for 22nd. Junior Rhea Nair shot her best round of the tournament with a 78 in the final round to finish tied for 46th and sophomore Courtney Harter posted a 79 to conclude play in a tie for 63rd. Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next outing comes at the SEC Championship on the Cobblestone Park Golf Course in Blythewood, S.C., April 17-19.

The Crimson White

CLASSIFIEDS

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

CLASSIFIED RATES

205-348-SELL (7355)

Open Line Rate . . . . . 50Â˘ per word Student/Staff Line Rate . . . . . 35Â˘ per word Display Rate . . . . . $8.15 per column inch

Emily Frost â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Classifieds Coordinator

Place your classifieds at www.cw.ua.edu/sell

247.9978 342.3339 Play NOW... Move in Later!! Place Your $250 Deposit Today & Begin FREE Unlimited Use of Our Recreational Amenities Immediately! Must Move In By June 2009

1 & 2 BR Apts Starting at $535!

â&#x20AC;˘ Golf Privileges at our 18-hole Golf Course â&#x20AC;˘ Fitness Center â&#x20AC;˘ Tanning Beds â&#x20AC;˘ Business Center â&#x20AC;˘ Whirlpool/ Sauna â&#x20AC;˘ Resort Style Pool Professionally Managed by Lindsey Management Co., Inc. Apply online at www.lindseymanagement.com

For Sale or Rent Short walk from the stadium

Contact

Rental: John Randall 205.750.2260

Sales: Wes York, 205.799.8080

;PYLK VM *HTW\Z 3P]PUN& Stop looking today. Call or come by

Eddins Estates

HOUSES Apartments & Condos

NOW Leasing for Fall 2009

Just minutes from campus. ROOMMATE NEEDED! )HPDOH :DQWHG URRP available in 5 bedroom KRXVH FORVH WR FDPSXV

Â&#x2039; )9 (WHY[TLU[Z Â&#x2039;:[HY[PUN V\[ H[ Â&#x2039;-PYZ[ TVU[O MYLL Â&#x2039;4V]L PU YLHK` Â&#x2039;:OVY[ [LYT SLHZPUN ^LSJVTL mrdapartments.com 205-554-1725

FOR SALE Crimson 3ODFH FRQGR %5 %$ ZDVKHU GU\HU LQFOXGHG JUDQLWH FRXQWHU WRSV ZDON LQ FORVHWV 6WDUWLQJ # &DOO 5R\ 256-683-2462

(205) 349-CARE Open Daily SM 32 15th Street Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

*EĹ˝Ç >Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x201A;Ć?Ĺ?ĹśĹ?* *Ä¨Ĺ˝Ć&#x152; &Ä&#x201A;ĹŻĹŻ* ĎŽ Î&#x2DC; Î&#x2DC; ĎŽ Î&#x2DC; ĎŻ Ä?Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x161;Ć&#x152;Ĺ˝Ĺ˝ĹľĆ? Ć?Ć&#x161;Ä&#x201A;Ć&#x152; Ć?Ć&#x161;Ä&#x201A;Ć&#x152;Ć&#x;ĹśĹ? Ä&#x201A;Ć&#x161; Î¨ĎľĎ´Ďą Z Z>z DKs /E s s /> > Í&#x160; /ĹśÄ?ĹŻĆľÄ&#x161;Ä&#x17E;Ć?Í&#x2014; tÄ&#x201A;Ć&#x161;Ä&#x17E;Ć&#x152; tÄ&#x201A; tÄ&#x201A;Ć?Ĺ&#x161;Ä&#x17E;Ć&#x152;ÍŹ Ć&#x152;Ç&#x2021;Ä&#x17E;Ć&#x152; FR R FREE Ć&#x161;Ä&#x201A;ĹśĹśĹ?ĹśĹ? ĎŽĎ° ĎŽĎ°ÍŹĎł ^Ä&#x17E;Ä?ĆľĆ&#x152;Ĺ?Ć&#x161;Ç&#x2021;

'Ä&#x201A;Ć&#x161;Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x161; Ä?Ĺ˝ĹľĹľĆľĹśĹ?Ć&#x161;Ç&#x2021; KÄ¸Ä?Ä&#x17E; Ĺ?Ć? Ĺ˝Ć&#x2030;Ä&#x17E;Ĺś Ä&#x17E;Ç&#x20AC;Ä&#x17E;Ć&#x152;Ä&#x161;Ä&#x201A;Ç&#x2021;Í&#x160;

t(205)750-2260

(VWDEOLVKHG LQ

Homemade Mexican Food

!BARTENDING! Up to GD\ QR H[SHULHQFH necessary. Training proYLGHG ,I LQWHUHVWHG FDOO ([W BARTENDERS & BANQUET SERVERS Banquet Servers & Bartenders are needed for WKH DUHDV ÂżQHVW KRWHOV and Country clubs. Must have prior serving experience. Flexible schedules available. Apply immediately- Five Points 6WDIÂżQJ BROKE FROM SPRING BREAK? 6WXGHQW :RUN $14 base/ appt. Flex VFKHG FXVWRPHU VDOHV VHUYLFH FRQGLWLRQV DSSO\ VFKRODUVKLS SRVVLEOH &DOO 1RZ 9292 !! GET PAID CASH AND REWARDS IRU WDNLQJ online surveys. www. CashToSpend.com MARKETING/ADVERTISING $12/hr. Putting RXW Ă&#x20AC;\HUV DIWHUQRRQV and nights. Please apply in person Buffalo Philâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub & Cafe on University Strip. MORTGAGE PROTECTION SALES LEADS LEADS LEADS FT/ PT (DUQ ZHHN &DOO Ashleigh at 256-4440762 or visit www.securehome.org NEED A PART TIME JOB? &KHFN XV RXW ZZZ P\QHWZRUNFOXE com STILL LOOKING FOR SUMMER WORK? 0DNH over $8000 this sumPHU ZRUNLQJ ZLWK )DVWTrac Training. Locations DYDOLDEOH DUH 1DVKYLOOH .QR[YLOOH $WODQWD )RU more info call Aaron at 615-975-7171. STUDENTPAYOUTS. COM 3DLG 6XUYH\ 7DNers needed in Tuscaloosa. 100% FREE to join! &OLFN RQ 6XUYH\V STUDENTS NEEDED FOR Bryant-Denny 6N\ER[ 3URJUDP IRU IDOO 2009. Hiring responsible UA students to assist in VN\ER[ FOXE RSHUD-

Add`^c\ [dg V X]VaaZc\Z4

7j^aY je gZhjbZ VcY \Zi eV^Y [dg ^i#

Hdji]lZhiZgc 8dbeVcn ^h add`^c\ [dg * hijYZcih id ]^gZ [dg hjbbZg ldg`# 6k\# eVn -!%%% 8dciVXi/ 6aZX Ajch[dgY [dg YZiV^ah#

.%&")&(",&*, tions at all Bama home football games. Email VN\ER[RIÂżFH#LD XD HGX for an application and more information. THE TUSCALOOSA COUNTY P.A.R.A. is accepting applications for the following positions: w /LIHJXDUGV 37 w Day Camp Counselors 37 $SSOLFDWLRQV DQG job descriptions are available at any PARA RIÂżFH )RU PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ FDOO or visit our website at www.tcpara.org. Preemployment drug screen required for all positions. EOE. WEBMASTER NEEDED, to edit pictures and manage an online store. Part time. Flexible hours. Call Marty 205-9381206.

0 18

n 1U

y Blvd.

rsit ive

aloosa, AL 35401

â&#x20AC;˘ Hair and Color Specialists â&#x20AC;˘ Nails/Pedicures PRESENT YOUR ACT CARD & RECEIVE $10 OFF FIRST VISIT Open Tuesday - Friday

205-464-0516 www.studioctuscaloosa.com

Mini-Storage

Country Club

of Tuscaloosa â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since 1977â&#x20AC;?

APARTMENTS

SUMMER STORAGE FOR STUDENTS

$5 DISCOUNT w/ ACT CARD

FAMILY MEDICAL CLINIC

at Tuscaloosa

TRADITIONS

Look No Further!

TRADITIONS

CAMPUS Huge 3BR +RXVH KDUGZRRG Ă&#x20AC;RRUV very nice. Helen Keller Blvd area. $1200/ mo. Available Fall 2009! Call 752-1277 Lease & deposit required. CAMPUS Houses for Rent. Fall of 2009. Lease deposit required. No pets. Call 752-1277 2, 3, and 4 bedroom homes for Fall. Call Michael Jaobson Real EsWDWH HOUSE FOR RENT 2215 1st Avenue. 3 EHGURRPV IXOO EDWK ADT security by owner. Washer & dryer. Must see. $1200.00 per month. 205-992-6486 Mall Mini Storage 3BR/2BA HOUSES - Computerized gate system 3BR/2BA Houses Two - Month to month lease 3BR/2BA houses side - Competitive prices by side convenient to - All units ground level campus and shopping. - Locally owned and $850/mo and $1050/mo. professional staff - Pay ahead discounts WALK-2-CLASS & - Clean facility - Variety of sizes available enjoy privacy this FALL! - Emergency Service 2 Bedrooms:1321- 1/2 24 hour on Call 6th Ave. $575 ; 132 0 (exclusions apply) -1/2 6th Ave. $525. 3 - Call For Seasonal Rates! Bedrooms 715 -17th Ave $795; 1 Bedroom 7072 Convenient 1/2 -11th St. $275; 537Locations 19th St. $450 www.delview.com. 345-4600 Look for the bright AVAILABLE FALL #37 CIRCLEWOOD $650 P/ ORANGE doors! MO 1518 3RD AVENUE $1200 P/MO CALL FOR DETAILS 349-4951 OR CALL NOW! 534-4413 3 BEDROOM HOUSE 4531 Jug Factory Lane IXOO EDWKV OJ NLWFKHQ Across From McFarland Mall GHQ GLQLQJ OLYLQJ Tuscaloosa URRP FHQWUDO DLU ZDVK205-759-2000 er/dryer incl; Plus lots of storage space; Great 150 McFarland Blvd. West for graduate or a family. Northport Near Colonial Bank Please contact me if in205-759-5427 terested vporter@nyc. UU FRP

WASHER, DRYER, DISHWASHER!! 2 bedroom 1 or 2 baths. Close to Rec. Center. 425-8th Ave. N.E. 345-4600 www.delview.com BRAND NEW 1 & 2 BEDROOM APTS Starting at $389/ month. Gated Community. 1 Now renting Mile from UA Campus. on-campus houses Affordable Student Liv& apartments for LQJ DW ,WV %HVW 9339. fall 2009. BEST LOCATION & House Summer PRICE! Stadium Apts. Sublease 1/2 Price Now Leasing for SumNewly Renovated mer & Fall. 1BR $350/ Campus Area. PR &DOO 0LNH Call for Details 7905 1 BLOCK TO McFarGordon Miller land Blvd. & Holy Spirit Realty Company Church. One & Two bedrooms from $360. 345-9758 www.gmrealty.org Onsite Management. Willow Chase 758-2825 www.delview.com HACKBERRY LANE Remodeled. 2BR 1BA. $585/mo. $585 deposit. Call 752-9317 SUMMER/FALL Downtown 14th Street 2BR/ CAMPUS- Behind the 2BA Duplex $625/month 394University Strip. Small Water included (IÂżFLHQF\ $SDUWPHQWV 1111 $300-350/ mo. Utilities included. Lease and deposit required. No pets. Call 752-1277. OFF CAMPUS RIVIERA APTS. Downtown Northport. Newly renovated 2 BR $580/Mth. Lease toGD\ WILLOW WYCK 2 EHGURRP EDWK VTXDUH IHHW SHUIHFW IRU URRPPDWHV VZLPPLQJ â&#x20AC;˘ Pets allowed SRRO ÂżUHSODFH ÂżYH PLQâ&#x20AC;˘ On & Close to utes from Campus. 391campus 9690 SEE STADIUM from â&#x20AC;˘ Washer & Dryer Private Balcony!! Brand Connections NEW-Excercise Room... www.delview.com 750- â&#x20AC;˘$475 & up 2135 SUMMER & FALL!! (205) 554-1792 Spacious 2 Bedroom/2 Full Baths!! Convewww.alliedrealtyinc.com nient!! Across Street from Home Depot! 1600 9HWHUDQV 3NZ\ &2857 WOODS. www.delview. com 205-556-6200

Only 7 minutes from campus!

DELL LAPTOP AND LXI television for sale. $50 HDFK 2%2 8227

Pre-Leasing for Fall now! Large Floor Plans One, two and three bedroom Townhomes Excellent for roommates

3208 Rice Mine Road

205-758-0379

- Sunken living rooms - Large, sparkling pool -Two tennis courts -Playground and clubhouse -Laundry Facilities

We Sell Boxes!

205 - 345 - 2081

MARY KAY BEAUTY CONSULTANT You can earn $50-$100 extra a ZHHN *HW VWDUWHG WRGD\ and receive free product!

Buying? Selling? CORVETTE !!! 1967 &KHYUROHW &RUYHWWH FRXSH F\OLQGHU H[WHULRU FRORU <HOORZ LQWHULRU FRORU :KLWH PLOHV PDQXDO UDUH DQG JUHDW PXVFOH FDU IRU GHWDLOV e-mail me trishashansen@gmail.com or call PH

Place your Ad Here! 348-7355

LOST Two hearing aids & electronic listening device in a gray case with green writing. Last seen in 101 Rowand Johnson. ,I IRXQG SOHDVH FRQWDFW WKH 2IÂżFH RI 'LVDELOLW\ 6HUYLFHV FREE DIAMOND EARRINGS

Register to win FREE one carat DIAMOND EARRINGS studs. Go to diamondwave.com LAWN CARE Affordable prices with no contract required. Student Discount! Call for free estiPDWHV

Free Internet WiFi Everyday Specials

Less Than $5

WE DELIVER

Hours:

Mon-Fri: 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-9pm Sat: 11am-3pm Closed Sunday

508 13th Ave. 345-0899

Advertise with CW Classifieds cw.ua.edu

Order your tickets Today!

1-877-G02-DEGA

SPORTS

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Greg Ostendorf • Editor

crimsonwhitesports@gmail.com

BASEBALL

Alabama crushes the Trojans By Spencer White Sports Reporter

of the season for Alabama (2110, 6-6 SEC), who racked up 19 hits, including four home The Crimson Tide baseball runs. team put on a dominant offen“We hit pretty good,” sive performance Tuesday Alabama head coach Jim night, mauling the Troy Wells said. “Offensively, [we Trojans 22-4 at Sewell-Thomas were] outstanding.” Stadium. Alabama started off with a It was the third 20-run game bang, scoring five runs in the

ing f r u s f o tired or the net f the right

? t n e m t r a ap

a’s tuscaloos t apartmen rs! e t r a u q d hea w! & fall no

er for summ g in s a e l e Ave. advanc ensboro 1200 gre

0 391-600 .com y t l a e r y l sea

first inning after Jake Smith belted the opening pitch of his first at-bat deep over the left-center field wall with the bases loaded. It was the 10th home run of the year for Smith and his first grand slam of the season. The following batter, first baseman Clay Jones, sent the next pitch to nearly the same location, giving the Tide their fourth back-toback home runs of the season. Jones would finish the game batting 4-4 with three RBIs. “Some people say hitting is contagious,” Jones said. “Tonight was kind of an example of that.” Troy (18-13, 7-5 Sun Belt) would respond in the bottom of the first frame with a couple of their own bombs, with third baseman Brett Henry and centerfielder Chad Watson each launching solo shots to pull the score to 5-2 in favor of the Tide. Alabama wasted no time tacking more runs onto their

advantage, as the first three batters of the second inning reached base before right fielder Kent Matthes connected on a laser that crept over the left field fence to give Alabama two grand slams in consecutive innings. It was the first time the Tide has racked up two grand slams in a single game since March 15, 1992, and gave Alabama a comfortable 11-2 lead at the conclusion of the second frame. “That was crazy,” Matthes said of the grand slams. “That really got us started … this is a good Troy team. It was good to get on the board early.” Alabama would continue to pound the hapless Trojan pitchers, scoring another run in the third when shortstop Josh Rutledge tagged up off a Matthes sacrifice fly. It was Matthes’ fifth RBI of the game, who would go on to tally seven, setting a career high and leading the Tide for the night. “I felt really good at the plate tonight,” Matthes said. “I just knew it was going to be a good night.” The contest would turn borderline midway through the contest, as Alabama would take advantage of the errant pitching of three Troy pitchers to score five runs off two hit batters, four walks, a sacrifice fly and two hits to take a 173 lead. Four of the Tide’s runs came after two batters had been retired. It was the fourth five-run inning of the game, a record for the 2009 season. “It just shows how good a offense it is,” Wells said. “They’ve done that all year … the numbers don’t lie.”

Courtney Davies | UA Athletics Right ﬁelder Kent Matthes hit two grand slams in Tuesday nightʼs game against Troy. The Tide won 22-4. Matthes would crush his second four-bagger of the night in the bottom of the sixth, a towering two-run shot to left field, giving him his NCAAleading 19th of the season. It was Matthes’ 39th homerun of his career, pushing him up to seventh all time in Alabama baseball history. Casey Kebodeaux was credited with the win, throwing three innings after starter David Head was removed in

the third inning. Kebodeaux (2-0) surrendered three hits and allowed one earned run, while throwing three strikeouts. Alabama faces a stiff test beginning Friday, when the LSU Tigers come to Tuscaloosa for a three game series. “You’re not going to score 22 against them,” Wells said. Game one of the series is scheduled for Friday at 6:30 p.m.

Moving for the summer? We will Pick-up, Store, & Deliver *Packages starting at $99.95 Limited space available Secure your space now! Call 345-0311 or Email Brian@Parktransfer.com

Exams are too stressful to worry about moving! CALL TODAY!

G N I V MO AL I C E P S