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Students seek SUPe Store alternatives By Josh Veazey Senior Staff Reporter Tabatha Dye has an entire Excel spreadsheet comparing textbook prices from a wide variety of sellers. The winner on almost every line is not the University Supply Store or any other venue in Tuscaloosa — It is Amazon.com. “I buy online because, first of all, I know they’re in stock, and second, they’re around their original price, sometimes lower, because they’re used,” said Dye, a sophomore majoring in civil engineering. “It’s easier to just go in [to a store], buy the book and take it home. But I don’t think people realize how much money they can save.” Chelsea Chatman, a freshman, said she bought all of her textbooks at the Alabama Book Store on Paul W. Bryant Drive because each one was significantly cheaper there than at the SUPe Store. “I don’t even go in [the SUPe Store] anymore,” Chatman said. “The only thing I have bought recently at the SUPe Store are headphones.” Neal Ward, a freshman majoring in accounting, said he bought most of his books online because they were cheaper and he does not mind if books arrive in poor condition. “If you can read them, it’s good enough,” Ward said. “Also, when you buy used books, they already have useful notes in them. It’s cheaper, and they deliver it to me. I spend two or three times as much in [the SUPe Store], and selling them
back, I get scrap.” Dye cited several frustrations with the SUPe Store, including over-crowdedness and book shortages, which she suspects happen because the store does not change order numbers to accommodate new people entering the class. “You have to stand in line for an hour to get the books that you ordered online for the purpose of not having to stand in line,” Dye said. “Also, the SUPe Store runs out of these books used, so you have no choice but to buy them new. Even worse is when they don’t have any at all. [In] one of my classes I’m missing two books. They were supposed to get them on the fifth, and they haven’t gotten them in yet. I have to keep coming back and checking.” Michael Greathouse, a junior majoring in economics and political science, said he has not used the SUPe Store since last year when he spent $836 and sold them back for only $163. Instead, his search will start on Amazon and other Web sites such as Ebay, and he doesn’t mind waiting an extra week for them to come. “Normally if you explain to the professor that you bought it off campus, they will take that into account. Or you can look on with someone else,” Greathouse said. “If I need it, I can have it shipped overnight for $14 extra, and I’m still beating the cost of buying it at the SUPe Store.” Dye, however, has experienced firsthand the drawbacks of online buying. One
CW | RF Rains Some UA students weigh the options of buying books online, at the University Supply Store or at an off-campus alternative. While buying books online can be cheaper, it can also be risky. Some students say, however, the convenience of buying books on campus trumps higher costs. book she purchased was supposed to be shipped Dec. 26, but she is still waiting on it. “We contacted them, and they were like, ‘We were on Christmas vacation. You should have expected that we were gone,’” Dye said. “How was I supposed to know they
were gone? They should have taken the listing down.” Dye said she generally buys textbooks online, but gets general novels at places like the SUPe Store. Advantages of the SUPe Store, she said, include a helpful staff, used books that are always in decent
UA: Sig Ep hazing case closed By Brett Bralley News Editor
The investigation of the hazing incident that resulted in the removal of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity from campus has been closed, said Tim Hebson, dean of students. Hebson said he would not comment any further on the details of the investigation. “We said everything we’re going to say,” Hebson said. “We’ve said more than we usually do on any kind of investigation, but it’s closed now; it’s over with and there’s really no reason to say anything else.” UA spokeswoman Cathy Andreen said negotiations are underway with different groups about moving into the Sig Ep house, but nothing has yet been finalized. The Crimson White confirmed details of the incident, which occurred last month, with a member of the fraternity, who requested to remain anonymous. The incident involved the heating of a
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metal chair by means of a blowtorch or iron. Once the chair was heated, pledges were asked to sit down on the heated chair, though the fraternity member said no pledge was forced or required to do so by anyone present. The incident was uncovered, the fraternity member confirmed, when one of the pledges went to DCH Regional Medical Center for burn treatment several days after the incident occurred. The wounds were discovered in an advanced stage of infection and the pledge suffered a collapsed lung as a result of the infection. Soon after, the University received a call from an “outside source,” Hebson told The CW. The call informed the Office of the Dean of Students of the hazing incident. Hebson said, however, no one from the fraternity had come forward to press charges or make a formal complaint to the University, making any charges from the victims unlikely. Hebson said his office would conduct
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SGA offers Bama Cash for academic advising stories By Dave Folk News Editor Though this semester is just getting kicked off, it is never too early to begin thinking about a student’s class schedule for next semester. With that class schedule comes the dreaded advising gauntlet. To ease the pain of this process and show students how to make the most out of their advising appointment, the SGA has started planning Academic Advising
Week from Feb. 2 to 6, but is first asking students to lend a hand. The SGA is seeking students to submit any stories involving advising, either good or bad, to megmccrummen@gmail.com. The tales should be between 100 and 500 words and must be submitted by Jan. 16. Students whose stories are chosen will receive $20 Bama Cash. “The SGA is interested
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books online.” Jeremy Christian, a junior majoring in business, said he will probably purchase all of his books at the Off-Campus Bookstore on 14th Street next to Hackberry Lane because
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an investigation of the incident, following “due process.” He said the fraternity’s local Alumni Board submitted a list of about 30 names for investigation. The fraternity’s suspension, Hebson said, was invoked by the Sigma Phi Epsilon national chapter, which enacted the punishment before the University could carry out any action. The fraternity’s local Alumni Board also conducted an investigation, said Ralph Clements, president of the board. Clements told The CW that the board asked questions to anyone who may have been involved, compiled the list of names that was submitted to the Office of the Dean of Students and wrote a summary of what they uncovered. Clements said their investigation was an internal matter.
condition and the ease in which items can be returned. “One of the nice things about it is if you end up not needing a book, and you don’t unwrap it, you can always bring it back for a full refund,” Dye said. “You can’t usually do that when you order
By Amy Castleberry Contributing Writer Adam Harbison, a December 2007 UA graduate and Truman scholar, has become the first student at the University to win the George J. Mitchell
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Scholarship, which will allow him to study in Ireland and Northern Ireland next fall. The George J. Mitchell Scholarship, a national award sponsored by the U.S.-Ireland Alliance, is designed to allow young intellectual leaders
the opportunity to experience Ireland, while nurturing leadership opportunities, intellectual achievements and a commitment to public and community service, according to its Web site. According to the US-Ireland
alliance Web site, applicants are judged on three criteria including academic excellence, leadership and a commitment to community service. The Mitchell Scholarship will provide Harbison with tuition, housing, a living expenses stipend and an international travel stipend. Harbison said he was shocked when he was notified of the news that he had won the prestigious scholarship. “I actually didn’t think the interview had gone as well as I would have liked,” Harbison said. “But of course I was ecstatic and very appreciative that I had won the scholarship and would be allowed to participate in such an amazing opportunity.” The Mitchell scholarship will allow Harbison to study at
Queens University in Belfast, Ireland, and spend a year working in the country’s rural areas, helping him to earn his master’s degree. “I’m most looking forward to visiting some of the farms in Ireland and getting a first-hand experience,” Harbison said. Harbison grew up on a farm and has always been interested in rural issues. He studied healthcare studies and management at the University. “The University of Alabama helped shape my interests and what I wanted to do with the rest of my life,” Harbison said. “Now I’m being given this amazing opportunity to further my interests and studies and do so abroad.”
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• “BRAVO”: Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra’s Tribute to John S. Bickley, with cellist Tsuyoshi Tsitsumiat — 2 p.m., Moody Music Building • Men’s Basketball vs. LSU — 12:30 p.m., Coleman Coliseum
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “I don’t even go in [the SUPe Store] anymore. The only thing I have bought recently at the SUPe Store are headphones.” — Chelsea Chatman, a freshman, on purchasing books at the SUPe Store.
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THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY 2000: In an American Football Conference (AFC) wild card match-up at Adelphia Coliseum in Nashville, Tenn., the Tennessee Titans stage a last-second come-from-behind victory to beat the Buffalo Bills 22-16 on a kickoff return play later dubbed the “Music City Miracle.” Source: www.history.com
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Continued from page 1 he’s found it to be cheaper, but he may buy from the SUPe Store if he is pressed for time. “Here, it might be more, but I don’t have to drive anywhere, so it’s as convenient as anything, especially considering traffic in this town,” Christian said. Dye said she strongly recommends taking the time to research every purchase, and that she once saved $100
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in knowing exactly what students think of advising as it stands. Collecting these stories, hearing from students is the essential first step in SGA advocating for your concerns,” said SGA secretary Meg McCrummen. “We will use these examples — with absolutely no names — in a presentation to faculty during the upcoming Academic Advising Week. This is only the beginning of a broad examination of academic advising.”
As for his undergraduate success at the Capstone, Harbison said the University helped him reach his goals. Harbison was a member of the Advanced Business Honors Program and a member of the international Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honors society. He was also inducted into all four senior honor societies including the Anderson Society, Mortar Board, Blue Key and Omicron Delta Kappa. According to a UA News release, Harbison received the UA National Alumni Association’s Outstanding Senior Award and was named to the USA Today All-USA Today College Academic Team. Harbison will study in Ireland from September until July. He plans on returning to Alabama after he completes his master’s degree to apply what he has learned in Ireland to rural areas in Alabama.
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on a single book by finding it online. The important thing, she said, is to get a sense of the actual worth of the book. “If you actually pick up the book and look on the back, sometimes they say what the actual price of the book is. I’ve found that [the SUPe Store] charges at least seven or eight bucks for a convenience fee,” Dye said. “I don’t think they really try to compete with anyone. Once more people start checking online, they’re going to have to lower their prices.”
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Ready or not, the spring semester is officially underway. Good grief. I had so many ambitious designs for the long Christmas break, and yet I hardly accomplished anything at all. Even before I finished the final exam of 2008, I had already compiled quite the lengthy mental laundry list of chores and activities for myself that would guarantee an active and productive sabbatical from school. I was going to finally unpack the spare bedroom in my apartment, resume the exercise regimen that I had abandoned halfway through last semester, improve my golf game with a minimum of 36 holes a week and, in the midst of all of these lofty aspirations, I also planned on seeing as many obscure films as I possibly could. However, my actual list of holiday accomplishments reads like this: I accrued over 450,000 fans on “Rock Band 2,” ate pecan pie and sausage balls as though my life depended on it, watched a handful of mediocre mainstream films and a bunch of old episodes of “30 Rock” then sat around and desperately awaited my financial aid direct-deposit to go through for the final two weeks of break. Thankfully, in spite of all of my underachieving, I was able to uncover a few hidden gems among the cinematic rough. “Primer” is one of the most original modern films I have seen in some time. To avoid giving too much away, I will be brief with the summary. The film tells the story of a group of engineers who fill their nights away from their day job toiling away inside of a garage making computerrelated devices as a side business. They then use the profits of the business to finance their own experimental science projects. One of theses pet projects inadvertently becomes a time
machine. Automatically, this sends “Primer” into the genre of science fiction, which may turn some of you off immediately. But do not be fooled. While the film could be categorized as science fiction, it is actually heavily steeped in science fact. This is not the fantastical science fiction fare for the Trekkie crowds. There are zero buxom lady aliens with slightly deformed foreheads sporting skin-tight Lycra uniforms. This is an unusual and original brand of sci-fi that the genre so desperately needs. The aesthetic of the film is ingenious, cost-efficient and accents the cold and clinical tone of the story perfectly. The sterile and flat fluorescent lighting coupled with the complicated technical jargon used by the characters grants the film complete credibility. The dense, scientific language that permeates the script also forces the audience out of the loop. Ordinarily, this is not a good move for a director if he wishes to be well-received, unless his last name happens to be Godard. The idea of purposefully perplexing and alienating an audience is generally one to be avoided, yet director Shane Carruth boldly achieves this on his first effort as a filmmaker. This brings me to Carruth’s experimental lack of exposition. He avoids exposition like the plague. Therefore, the film requires all of your undivided attention. It would also help if you happened to have a manual for inter-dimensional physics lying around. If you miss just a few minutes, you will be utterly lost. Not that you won’t be lost at the end of the film anyway, but trust me, it’s going to be much tougher to follow if you miss anything. The pacing of the film is where Carruth really scores. As a freshman filmmaker, he already has a keen sense of timing. The film unfolds quickly
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enough to keep you interested, despite the fact you often have no idea what these people are saying. I thoroughly enjoyed the convoluted approach to time travel that the film presented. I have seen the film a couple of times now, and I am still no closer to understanding the logistics of Carruth’s theory of time travel. I challenge anyone to completely grasp what is happening. The characters remain conscious about the inherent paradoxes time travel causes and the film deliberately avoids addressing many of the questions it has created in relation to its own paradoxes. A favorite line of mine from the film is, “Are you hungry? I haven’t eaten since later this afternoon.” What?
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Tide looking to carry turnaround By Spencer White Sports Reporter With the Alabama women’s basketball season just past the halfway point, the fruits of Coach Wendell Hudson’s first year as head coach are starting to ripen. And if the current record is any indication, it’s going to end up as a pretty sweet crop. Through the first 15 games of the 2008-2009 season, the Crimson Tide has amassed a stunning 12-3 record, sweeping into the SEC slate with a six-game winning streak and a tournament win in the Crimson Tide Holiday Classic. Eight players are averaging at least five points a game, and six are playing at least 20 minutes per contest. The team has already captured four more victories than in the entire 2007-2008 campaign. “We’re playing a lot freer,” senior Camilla Blands said. “So we get a lot more easy baskets … because we’re not thinking so much about if this is a shot to take or not.” Another big part of the turnaround has been the continued stellar play of former All-SEC freshman Tierney Jenkins, who leads the Tide with an average of 11.6 points per game. When asked what the biggest team factor has been in the team’s resurgence,
she had only one thing to say: “Attitude,” Jenkins said. “Our attitude going towards practice and going toward each game has been completely different from last year.” It’s only going to get harder from this point. Heading into conference play, nine of the 12 SEC teams have accrued 10 wins or more. This fact hasn’t been lost on Blands, a veteran of the SEC wars. “You have to realize that you’re not going to get a lucky win every night,” Blands said. “You have to fight for every win … But you can’t put too much emphasis on it because you don’t want to make anyone nervous.” Jenkins had similar thoughts. “I think it’s a state-ofmind thing,” Jenkins said. “Obviously, the SEC teams are going to be better, but we’re not playing teams with [former Tennessee All-American] Candace Parker. I think the SEC is wide-open.” One of those teams, the Vanderbilt Commodores, will be the Tide’s first SEC opponent tonight at Coleman Coliseum. “They’ve always been a shooting team,” Jenkins said. “They live and die by the [three-point shot].” “They have a really good team.” Blands said. “They’re a really smart team. They
execute well.” The star for the Commodores, Christina Worth, comes into the game averaging just below 15 points a game, along with a remarkable 42.7 percent clip from behind the 3-point arc. “We feel like if we can contain her, we can contain the team,” Jenkins said. “You’ve got to make sure she’s not going to get any open looks from three or from anywhere,” Blands said. “She’s a smart player.” Following Vanderbilt, the Tide will face off against LSU, Kentucky and Mississippi and will cap off the start of conference play with a match up against undefeated and top-ten Auburn on the road. Jenkins didn’t want to place special emphasis on the Tigers, but it was obvious the rivalry extends far beyond the football gridiron. “It is pretty far ahead, and we just take it one game at a time, but I think in the back of our minds. Auburn is our rival,” Jenkins said. “They’ve been doing great,” Blands said. “Their core group has been there for a long time, which I’ve played against every year, so that’s definitely exciting.” Tip-off for the Vanderbilt | CW File game is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Coleman Coliseum. Admission Sophomore Tierney Jenkins drives towards the hoop during the Crimson White game earlier this is free for students with season. Jenkins leads the team, which is on a six-game winning streak, with 11.6 points per game. ACTion cards.
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Depth will help team in spring season By Cyrus Ntakirutinka Sports Reporter The Alabama men’s tennis team, ranked 23rd in the nation, looks to start the spring season in high fashion this weekend at the Key Biscayne Invitational in Key Biscayne, Fla. “We had a good fall and didn’t play some of our top guys on a complete schedule,” head coach Billy Pate said. “We have a very lengthy and competitive spring schedule. It’s something that can give us a little bit of experience early in the semester to
jumpstart what we are trying to do.” The Tide will play against No. 16 Michigan, No. 2 Texas and a Georgia Tech team close to cracking the top-25 preseason poll. Pate believes strong opponents early can only help the team improve. “No. 1, it’s just straight competition,” Pate said. “Getting there with three other highly competitive teams from different conferences gives us a different look in terms of people we don’t see. We are going to see all the SEC schools soon
enough, but we are going to see these guys this weekend that we might not normally see.” Pate said he thinks the team’s performance in the fall was due to the depth of the entire squad. “We have an exceptionally deep squad this year,” Pate said. “They are all competing for spots, which is a good problem to have. We have given guys the chances to compete for their spots and will continue to do that this weekend. The dual match season starts Jan. 24, and we really have to begin to
make decisions on who plays.” The Tide will be without Mathieu Thibaudeau, who is out due to an illness, but Pate is confident other players can fill the void. True freshman Michael Thompson is among the young players Pate thinks can make an impact this spring. Thompson was ranked as high as 70th in the world junior events rankings. The freshman from South Africa also participated in the U.S. Open junior event held in New York, as well as the Wimbledon junior
event. “He will be seeing his first action this weekend,” Pate said. “We are happy to have him, he is another one that will be vying for a position and we are going to see what he can do.” Pate has seen this particular squad improve as the seasons passed and feels this is the most talented. “It’s definitely the most depth I have had here at Alabama,” Pate said. “A few years ago we had some good teams that maybe had a hole
here or there. We set out to get guys that would always be solid and competitive. Now we have a whole slew of them competing. Its great to have that.” While this weekend’s tournament may be only the start of the 2009, for the five seniors on team, it will be a major step in their careers. “The guys are anxious to be back,” Pate said. “There is a renewed sense of spirit. When you have that many seniors going into the final semester, they want to make the most of it.”
Cowboys release troubled CB Pacman Jones By JEFF CARLTON The Associated Press
Cowboys are done with him. JoneswasreleasedWednesday by the Cowboys following a turIRVING, Texas | Troubled cor- bulent season in which he was nerback Adam “Pacman” Jones suspended six games for an must look elsewhere in the NFL off-field scuffle and made little for another chance. The Dallas impact on the field.
Jones, expected to give the Cowboys a boost on defense and special teams, had no interceptions and averaged just 4.5 yards per punt return. His release will become official Feb. 9, the first day NFL teams can make
waiver requests. “He was surprised, and I think he was obviously somewhat hurt,” said Worrick Robinson, Jones’ Nashville, Tenn.-based attorney. “At the same time, he understands the business behind
what is happening here.” Jones’ attorney added he expects the cornerback will be back with some team in 2009. “He is young. He has a lot of ability and he is eager to get back on the field,” Robinson said.
Cowboys spokesman Rich Dalrymple declined to comment on the team’s decision and said owner Jerry Jones was unavailable. Coach Wade Phillips did not immediately return a message left by The Associated Press.
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Has justice been dealt? In the Dec. 4 edition of The Crimson White, we reported the details of the now-infamous hazing incident that occurred in November to members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon pledge class. As we investigated further, University officials told The CW an investigation into Sig Ep’s alleged violations of the hazing policy would be complete before the University closed for the holidays, and that around 30 students were being investigated. Now that we have returned to campus, University officials have declined comment to The CW in our attempts to determine the results and outcomes
of the investigation. All The CW determined was that the University considers the matter completely “closed.” No official word will be given to shed more light on the situation, our reporters were told. Hazing can be prosecuted as a crime in the Alabama criminal court system and the University has a clear responsibility to protect all of its students from ritualized bodily harm at the hands of other students. We’ve said it before, but it certainly bears repeating that the University simply must put students ahead of anything else. It’s no secret that this
incident mars that image, but sweeping it further under the rug and giving the impression that not enough — if anything — has been done to punish those responsible only serves to make that perception worse. Not to put too fine a point on it, but the culprits absolutely must be held accountable. We’re not on a crusade to uncover the names of those responsible, but the public deserves to know that something was done to reprimand them for burning their fellow students. Releasing the results of the investigation and stating the punishments would
Resolve to reduce your energy consumption By Emily Roberson
It’s eight days into 2009. Hopefully, you’ve made your resolutions and you’re sticking with them. Surely one of the promises you’ve made to yourself is to recycle more. Hopefully you plan to make use of the blue bins and tri-bins located throughout our campus. Surely you’ll be depositing aluminum and plastic into these receptacles. Maybe you’ll even use the bins designated for newspaper and office paper, too. It’s an easy way for you to help save the polar bears, after all. Here’s another challenge you can make for yourself that will have a positive effect on your planet — make an effort to conserve energy. The SGA Department of Environmental Concerns will soon be embarking on an initiative to encourage those students who live in dorms to reduce the amount of energy they use. This initiative will not, however, encourage students to remain sedentary to reduce the amount of energy they expend. Instead, the Energy Conservation Campaign will pit the residential halls against each other in a challenge to lower the number of kilowatthours used to power each building. The goal is a 10 percent decrease.
Results for every month’s decrease in electricity consumption will be recorded on charts located in residence hall lobbies. Students living in halls that conserve the most will win extraordinary prizes like good karma, pats on the back and items that can be enjoyed by everyone in the hall, including an Xbox 360 or a Wii system. Another incentive to take part in this Energy Conservation Campaign lies in the giddy feeling of accomplishment you’ll get from knowing you’ll be relying less on power supplied by burning coal. Think of that toxic ash spill that took place at a coal plant in Knoxville, Tenn., over your holiday break. In case you didn’t catch wind of the disaster, a forty-acre pond containing poisonous coal ash collapsed, damaging homes and polluting the Tennessee River. The bottom line is that the incident, which could be considered a result of a heavy reliance on coal burning to provide power, might not have been so detrimental had people made a conscious effort to reduce their energy usage by doing simple things like: • Setting the thermostat between 74 and 78 degrees Fahrenheit in warmer months and between 68 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit in cooler months.
• Keeping doors and windows closed unless the air conditioning system is off. It keeps intruders out, too. • Not leaving chargers plugged in and unplugging appliances. This is easy to do — you can convince yourself that you have a compulsive unplugging problem. • Turning off lights and electronics. Who’s afraid of the dark anyway? • Buying compact fluorescent light bulbs. They may be more expensive, but they save energy and money in the long run. • Hanging up clothes to dry instead of using a dryer. This prevents static cling as well. • Taking quick, cold showers. It’s totally possible if you meditate while doing so, or if you imagine navigating the turbulent waters on a winter white water rafting trip. All of these tips are outlined in the Dorm Dweller’s Guide to Saving Energy, which will be distributed to all campus residents. Students who don’t live on campus can follow these tips to save on their electricity bills, so try sucking it up and bearing frigid water for Earth’s sake. Emily Roberson is a junior majoring in advertising. This Column is 100 Percent Recyclable runs bi-weekly on Thursdays.
be an acceptable way for the University to shed the widely-held opinion — however unjustified it may be — that the Capstone commonly turns a blind eye to the actions of greek students. If the University is serious about preventing hazing in the future, as the anti-hazing policy would seem to imply, considering this matter “closed” is not going to cut it. Given the severe nature of the offense, even giving the impression that nothing stern has been done in response is abjectly unacceptable. Our View is the consensus of the CW editorial board.
Stimulus packages? Economic bailouts? Earmarks? Luis Vuitton couldn’t even handle this baggage, or could he? While fashion and our current economic situation may seem like separate entities, they go together better than crimson and white, possibly. For example, in May 1967, a stock brokerage firm compared hemlines with the Dow Jones Industrial. Further research has indicated a huge correlation between the two seemingly unrelated items. In the year 1967, skirts swept the streets as the economy faced many obstacles. The stock market was up 2,100 percent in value when Twiggy’s bare legs danced over television screens. However, this year, miniskirts were as scarce as the amount of resources left in our global economy. While fabric isn’t being cut short, designers are. Betsey Johnson, an influential designer since the ’60s, can’t even afford to be a part of New York City’s February Fashion Week. Carmen Marc Valvo is also left without the finances to be a part of the fashion week amidst what some economic advisers are calling the biggest recession since the Great Depression. What else is depressing? Black is the new black. Depressing or not, all the inthe-know British fashionistas are dining on a new cuisine as well: squirrel. These small mammals have overrun parts of Britain, making them cheap and environmentally friendly because they are local. They can be used to make a variety of dishes from squirrel pie with vegetables to honey and cider squirrel. I wonder what PETA would think of squirrel coats. Another hard coming for the global market is the
downfall of advertising. Even after factoring inflation into advertising’s spending report for 2009, money traded is still less than it was in 2001, making it the first three-year decline since 2001. On the bright side, designers are working around the clock (as long as they can afford to keep the lights on) to bring a glimpse of hope to the economic situation. Pantone, the biggest name in color, released the top ten list for spring. The winners are fuchsia red, salmon rose, palace blue, Lucite green, super lemon, dark citron, lavender, vibrant green, rose dust and slate grey. OK, so slate grey is not the most joyful color, but it’s an improvement to last year’s color palate of black, black, some purple and, oh wait, I forgot black. Here’s something to celebrate. Mimosa was named the color of the year; think Champagne mixed with orange juice — a golden yellow. “The color yellow exemplifies the warmth and nurturing quality of the sun, properties we as humans are naturally drawn to for reassurance,” Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute Leatrice Eiseman said. Also, here’s something to die for: tie-dye is back. If we are forced to resort to the use of burlap sacks for clothing, at least we can tie dye and rhinestone the thing to a hippie meets Britney beauty. In brief, look for embellished tops, decadent silks and satins, vests and minimalist basics with a punch of color a fight club couldn’t even take. Avoid at all costs micro minis, ill-fitted tops and for now, squirrel coats.
Liz Lane is The Crimson White’s fashion columnist. Her column runs biweekly on Thursdays.
Nine political predictions for 2009 By Allysia Finley The Stanford Daily 1.Gays succeed in their lawsuit against Proposition 8, thereby redefining marriage and negating the will of the people. Atheists petition the state to redefine Christmas as a celebration of winter rather than of Christ’s birth. 2. Governor Schwarzenegger caves in to the California legislature’s constitutionally dubious budget that allows for an increase in “fees” without the requisite two-thirds majority. Taxpayer groups sue and lose in California’s superior court. The gas tax rises by 13 cents a gallon, sales tax by 0.75 percent and personal income taxes by 2.5 percent. Consumers spend even less because of the increase in sales tax. The economy slows even more, forcing the legislature to seek new, constitutionally dubious ways to increase revenue. They propose repealing the 30-year-old constitutional amendment Prop. 13, which protects homeowners from paying higher taxes on homes that have appreciated in value since their purchase. 3. President Obama crafts a health care plan that extends government coverage to the poor and focuses on preventive care. The new law is titled No Person Left Overweight. Accordingly, he decides to provide poor people with gym vouchers to help halt the “obesity epidemic.” Fitness centers build new locations in
impoverished areas in order to get government handouts. Individuals who do not meet set annual goals will face fines and may have to undergo a government-subsidized bypass surgery procedure. If they continually fail to meet weight loss objectives, they will be deported and forced to hunt and gather their own food. 4.Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is convicted and impeached for corruption of office and trying to sell a Senate seat. As he enters his prison cell, he mutters, “I am innocent. I didn’t do anything wrong.” Alaska Senator Ted Stevens and New York congressman Charlie Rangel pay him sympathy visits. Meanwhile, Martha Stewart takes up the humanitarian mission of cooking for corrupt politicians in jail. 5. The economy continues to nosedive. President Obama increases his proposed stimulus package from $670 billion to $1 trillion (nearly $300 billion more than the cost of the Iraq War to date) in order “to create or preserve 2.5 million jobs.” He takes a pen to the budget and line by line adds new requirements for programs in order to ensure that they maximize employment, irrespective of efficiency. 6. President Obama starts airing a “Got Hope?” commercial featuring him chanting to a large crowd of unemployed people, “Yes we can.” The commercial serves as a preview for his 2012 campaign. He
also appears in a commercial defending “gifts” that he has received from Saudi oilmen. He claims “It was a little cocker spaniel dog…black and white spotted. And our little girl named it Dominoes. And you know, the kids (like all kids) love the dog, and I just want to say right now, that regardless of what they say about it, we’re gonna keep it.” 7. Caroline Kennedy prepares an exploratory committee for a presidential run in 2016. NBC creates a reality TV show based on New York politics titled “The Real New World.” 8. Sarah Palin decides to revamp her image by getting a crew cut to support the troops in Iraq. Hundreds of thousands of women across the nation follow suit. While appearing on Oprah to discuss her marathon training routine and hairstyle, she shies away from discussing her plans for 2012. When asked whether she plans to stay involved in national politics, she replies, “You betcha.” 9. Conservatives continue to bicker over the future of the GOP. They come to hate one another more than they hate the Democrats. Libertarians try to oust President Bush from the Republican Party. Evangelicals defend Bush by mounting an attack on libertarians’ civil liberties. Bush seeks asylum on his Texas ranch. This column was originally published by The Stanford Daily.
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3 men charged in election bias attacks By Tom Hays The Associated Press NEW YORK — Three men, riled by Barack Obama’s victory, spent election night hunting down black people to beat up and yelling insults about the president-elect, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The men beat a Liberian immigrant teen, pushed a black man to the ground and drove their car over a white man they thought was black, according to the indictment. Ralph Nicoletti, 18, Michael Contreras, 18, and Brian Carranza, 21, were arrested early Wednesday. All three pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to interfere with voting rights. “Violence and intimidation aimed at interfering with the constitutional rights of every citizen, including the right to vote, will not be tolerated,” U.S. Attorney Benton Campbell said in a statement. A fourth defendant was expected to separately plead guilty to unspecified charges, according to law enforcement officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the plea deal had not been made public. Nicoletti was part of a vigilante crew whose “primary purpose is to defend its members in inter-neighborhood disputes, some of which have resulted in significant violence,” the indictment said. Nicoletti and Contreras were held without bail, and Carranza was released on $200,000 bond. Nicoletti and Carranza are white; Contreras is Hispanic. Their lawyers left
court without speaking to reporters. Before the rampage on Nov. 4, 2008, the men had gathered at a makeshift clubhouse in their Staten Island neighborhood, where they monitored the election results on the Internet. Prosecutors said in court papers that shortly after learning of Obama’s victory, making him the nation’s first black president, they “decided to find African-Americans to assault in retaliation for an African-American winning the election.” Nicoletti drove the group to a black neighborhood, where they stopped Ali Kamara and beat him with a metal pipe and retractable police baton, prosecutors said. They later pushed a black man to the ground, demanded a Hispanic man tell them how he voted and “yelled profanities about Obama as they drove past an election night gathering of African-Americans at a hair salon,” the court papers said. Finally, the defendants used their car to run over a white man, Ronald Forte, who they mistakenly believed was black, the papers said. The victim was in a coma for several days but survived. At the arraignment, Forte’s mother told the court that her son had been “left in the gutter to die” and now requires fulltime care. “It’s the most horrible thing that’s ever happened to me or my family, and it’s not going to go away,” Eileen Forte said. Kamara’s mother also spoke, saying, “My son was innocent. They beat him for Obama.” If convicted of the federal charges, the men each would face up to 10 years in prison.
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Creative Campus Initiative sponsors art contest From staff reports TheCreativeCampusInitiative is accepting submissions for the Missing Art Contest. Accepted entries include all artistic mediums in 2-D and 3-D, such as photography, sculpture and painting. Submissions are due by Jan. 12 at 5 p.m. at Maxwell Hall. Awards for artistic submissions include a $250 purchase prize for best in show, a $150 first runner-up prize and a $50 audience award. The Bama Theatre will host an event on Jan. 14 from 6 p.m.
to 9 p.m., where all submissions will be displayed in the theatre’s Junior League Gallery. A jazz combo and local violinist Derryck “D#” Gleaton will provide entertainment for the evening. The contest is open to all UA students. For complete rules and an entry form, visit www. uamissingink.ua.edu. If you have any questions, please email The Missing Ink at missingink09@ gmail.com or Creative Campus at uacreativecampus@gmail. com.
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is scheduled in Tuscaloosa on April 4. All basketball and gymnastics events take place in Coleman Coliseum on Paul W. Bryant Drive. The baseball and softball seasons begin in late February and continue through May at Sewell-Thomas Stadium and the Softball Stadium, respectively. Men’s and women’s tennis matches will occur through the spring semester at the Tennis Stadium near the Student Recreation Center. Admission to most of these sporting events is free with an ACTion card.
Ever since Alabama’s 34-10 victory over Clemson at the end of August, SEC football has consumed weekend after weekend for UA students and fans. Hoping for an outstanding season, the UA community watched Alabama games, Auburn games, Florida games and any other games in between. Now that Alabama’s football season has ended, though, UA enthusiasts may be wondering how to pass the time until Sept. 5. Tuscaloosa has plenty Bama Theatre to offer besides football, so here are a few suggestions to The historic Bama Theatre fill your time until next seaon Greensboro Avenue offers son. a wide range of arts presentations throughout the year. Sporting events Film events such as the ongoEven though football is over ing Cinema Nouveau series for this year, the Crimson Tide and the Jewish Film Festival in is surging in other sports. late January allow the commuThere are men’s and women’s nity to view less mainstream home basketball games almost films than those at the Cobb every week until the begin- Hollywood 16. The Bama Theatre also ning of March, and gymnastics meets will be held Jan. 16; showcases upcoming local Feb. 6, 13 and 27; and March 6. bands with Acoustic Nights The NCAA Northeast Regional through the year and offers Championship for gymnastics a variety of other concerts,
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Theatre Tuscaloosa, a community theatre group, is performing “Miscast; A Musical Mishap Cabaret” and “Doubt, A Parable” this semester at the Bean-Brown Theatre on the campus of Shelton State Community College. Tickets can be purchased online at the Theatre Tuscaloosa Web site. The Broadway musical “Wicked” is coming to Birmingham April 3 to 5, 7, 8 and 10 at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex. Tickets for “Wicked” range from $30 to $125.
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On April 4 and 5, the City of Tuscaloosa will host its first air show at the Tuscaloosa regional airport. Admission is free to the public, and the show will feature demonstrations by the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels among other aerobatics groups. The gates open at 9 a.m. both days. Flying begins at 11 a.m. and the Blue Angels fly at 3 p.m. In addition to the aerial demonstrations there will be food, vendors and ground entertainment.