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By Bethany BlairContributing Writer
The Office of Student Judicial Affairs and the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness are teaming up to promote Alcohol Awareness Week on campus from Oct. 18 to Oct. 22. According to the Judicial Affairs website, the two offices are hosting a series of events on the Quad through-out the week. On Monday, the
organization set up 1,900 red flags representing the nation-al number of alcohol-related college student deaths. The organization also plans to distribute alcohol awareness ribbons through Thursday, “Know Your BAC” cards today and host a drunk driving simulator seminar Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ferguson Center. “I think the purpose of
By Katherine MartinStaff Reporter
According to fall 2010 demo-graphic data released by
Southeastern Conference univer-sities, the Univeristy of Alabama has the third-lowest percentage of minority students. Data shows SEC schools remain majority white. The greatest
difference within the white ethnic category is Vanderbilt University on the low end, with roughly 55 percent, and the University of Tennessee on the high end, where 84 percent of students are white.
In all of the SEC schools, the ethnic groups Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and American Indian or Alaska native make up the
By William EvansSenior Staff Reporter
Domestic energy advocate T. Boone Pickens spoke Monday evening to an audience in The Zone of Bryant-Denny Stadium about his plan to end America’s dependence on OPEC oil. Before his speech, Pickens said America’s growing rate of consumption of OPEC oil threat-ens national security. “We have a security issue for our country,” he said. “We’re actually buying from the enemy.We’re funding both sides of the war.” Pickens said America consumes 21 million of the 86 million barrels of oil produced daily. “We’re using 25 percent of all the oil produced in the world every day with only 4 percent of thepopulation, and that is not sustainable,” he said. Forty percent of the imported oil, which amounts to five million barrels of oil a day, comes from nations in the Middle East that the State Department recommends United States citizensdo not visit, he said. “The Taliban is getting part of what we spend
By Brett HudsonContributing Writer
The Alabama women’s wheelchair basketball team is a force to be reckoned with nationally. With a history of success and a new coach tak-ing over the program at the end of the season, some of the best players in the sport are vying for a position on the team. The Crimson Tide is a two-time defending national cham-pion. The team made it to the national championship game in 2008, only to have the game-winning shot rim out and lose by one point to Illinois. The co-captains of the team are Annika Zeyen and Kimberly Champion, a senior studying exercise science. “[The 2009 and 2010 cham-pionships] were awesome,” Champion said. “Coming off of that one-point loss in 2008, to come back and get the champi-onship was great.” Despite the pressure of
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defending the national cham-pionship, the team has not lost sight of its values. “We have goals for the year,” Champion said. “We want to win it all, have a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher, have each other’s backs at all times, [and] get better each day.” Current head coach and Director of Wheelchair Athletics Brent Hardin is hand-ing over the head coaching position to Matt Buchi, the cur-rent assistant coach, at the end of this season. Hardin draws some similari-ties between his team and the championship-winning football team.
CORRECTION: In the Monday, Oct. 18, edition of The Crimson White, it was reported that Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity won this year’s step show, when the winner was in fact Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. The Crimson White regrets the error and is happy to set the record straight.
Auburn hosts second debate
Exclusively on cw.ua.edu
See ALCOHOL, page 3
See CLUB, page 3
By Amanda SamsSenior Staff Writer
Republican Robert Bentley’s platform is job creation. Democrat Ron Sparks’ plat-form is improving various pub-lic services through a lottery. The gubernatorial candidates steered most of their answers back to these two themes
during Tuesday’s gubernatorial debate at Auburn University, said Michael J. New, assistant professor in the University’s department of political science. The University’s Student Government Association hosted a viewing of the debate at the Ferguson Center for interested students. New acted as com-mentator both before and after the debate.
“Sparks was a bit aggressive today, which may be a function of the fact that he is behind in the polls,” New said. “And while I’ve seen Sparks go on the offen-sive quite a few times, I don’t know that he has drawn a lot of blood.” Gina Miller, a graduate stu-dent in political science, said she
Submitted photoWomen’s wheelchair basketball player Cindy Ouellet dribbles the ball in a game during the 2008 season. The Alabama women’s wheelchair basketball club team has won the past two national championships.
CW | Teresa PortoneSigns are posted around campus that draw attention to the reper-cussions of alcohol abuse.
See DEBATE, page 3
CW | Brian Pohuski
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• SGA hosts off-campus housing event• Jim Folsom to speak at Law School
• State senator stresses need for women in politics
• Congressman Robert Aderholt speaks on politi-cal experience• Apwonjo raises awareness about the Congo
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SPORTS• Men’s cross country team deemed underdog
• Women’s cross country regroups for Southeastern championships
• Women’s rowing looks for highest bid yet
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ON THE MENU ON THE CALENDARLAKESIDE
LunchButtermilk Fried ChickenButtered RiceSeasoned PeasS’moresTomatoes Baked with Duxelle Stuffing (Vegetarian)
DinnerChopped SteakHerb-Roasted Red PotatoesBrussel SproutsPinto BeansCheese Enchiladas (Vegetarian)
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FRESH FOODOven Baken BBQ ChickenRice PilafFresh Buttered SquashButtermilk PancakesVegetable Fajita (Vegetarian)
ON CAMPUS
What: Know Your BAC
Where: On the Quad near the Red Flag of Awareness display
When: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
THURSDAY
What: Financial Peace for the Next Generation
Where: 309 Ferguson Center
When: Noon - 1:30 p.m.
What: The second annual Southeast Milton Seminar - speaker will be Joe Wit-treich, distinguished profes-sor of English at the CUNY Graduate School, who will present a lecture titled “Lost Paradise Regained: The Twin Halves of Milton’s Epic Vision”. Please e-mail David Ainsworth ([email protected]) if you plan to attend.
Where: 301 Morgan Hall
When: 5 - 6 p.m.
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FRIDAYTODAY
What: Grad night at the Rec - event is free and will include food, demonstrations of the services provided by the center, door prizes and much more.
Where: University Recre-ation Center
When: 7 - 10 p.m.
What: Academic Integrity Week Student Panel
Where: Graves Hall Room 118
When: 7 - 8 p.m.
What: Under the Covers literary reading - Mary Ward Brown, about her re-cent publications, “Tongues of Flame “and “It Wasn’t All Dancing.”
Where: Bryant Conference Center
When: Noon - 1:30 p.m
Carl A. Elliot Society applications due FridayApplications for membership in the Carl A. Elliott Society are due Oct. 22. The Elliott Society is an honor society dedi-cated to increasing access to education and to educational opportunities in both the city of Tuscaloosa and the state of Alabama. Freshmen through seniors are welcome to apply. Email Caitlin Clark at [email protected]
HRC hosts Off-Campus Hous-ing Fair
Housing and Residential Communities will host an Off-Campus Housing Fair today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the main floor of the Ferguson Center. Students can learn about the variety of rental properties and which off-campus housing options are avail-able for next year. For more information, e-mail Julie Elmore at [email protected].
BRYANTLunch
Deep Fried PorkTurkey TetrazzniRice PilafSteamed AsparagusBean Nachos (Vegetarian)
What: Dr. Anthony Fodor “A microbial paradox: re-sistance of the human-asso-ciated microbial community to antibiotics and dietary manipulations”
Where: 226 Lloyd
When: 4 - 5 p.m.
What: Save A Life Tour - drunk driving simulator
Where: Ferguson Center, 2nd fl oor
When: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
in the Middle East,” he said. “I want to cut off the five million barrels we get from OPEC.” To stem the purchase of OPEC oil, Pickens said heavy-duty transport units, especially 18-wheelers, should cease to use diesel fuel derived from OPEC and instead begin to use
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domestic sources of natural gas. “America has the largest nat-ural gas reserves in the world,” he said. “We take the heavy duty 18-wheelers — there are eight million of them — and we incentivize those owners as they replace their diesels. They replace them with natu-ral gas and they get a $65,000 tax rebate.” During his speech at The
Zone, Pickens said every presi-dential administration since Richard Nixon has failed to fol-low through on their pledges to end American consumption of foreign energy. He said the nation is in need of a viable energy plan. “A fool with a plan can beat a genius with no plan,” he said. “The United States, for 40 years, [has been] without an energy plan …. If we go for-ward 10 years — and 10 years goes by pretty fast — we will be importing 75 percent of our oil and paying $300 [per barrel of oil],” he said. Pickens said natural gas reserves under American soil can supply the nation with roughly 200 years of fuel. “We now have more natural gas than Russia and Iran,” he said. “We’ve got to have the resources that will replace the five million barrels from OPEC.” Chris Ellam, a freshman majoring in chemical engineer-ing who attended the speech, said he supports Pickens’ plat-form. “We have the natural gas
here,” he said. “We just have to get it … He could have explained his idea of how to pay for it better.” Charles Pontaze, an investor in energy stocks, said he sup-ports the use of natural gas as an alternative to gasoline or diesel fuel. “I’m willing to bet my money on natural gas,” he said. “It’s so abundant.” Mark McConville, who also attended the speech, said he has converted his business vans to run off of natural gas. His business, Airport Express, provides a shuttle service at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. “It was just something I believe in,” he said. “We have to get away from foreign oil … We can transition to [natural gas] easily …. It’s not reinvent-ing the wheel.” Marlena McConville, his daughter and a freshman majoring in food and nutrition, said she traveled with her fam-ily during the summer along Route 66 from Santa Monica,
CW | Erin ArmstrongT. Boone Pickens speaks about his plan to end the U.S. depen-dence on foreign oil.
California to Chicago, Illinois in her dad’s 1966 Pontiac GTOthat used natural gas for fuel. “The trip took little over a week,” she said. She said the use of natural gas as a fuel for her dad’s busi-ness has been a wise invest-ment. “It’s saved them money over-all because it’s cheaper than regular gas,” she said.
Academic Honor Council hosts integrity panel
As a part of Academic Integrity Week, the Academic Honor Council is host-ing a panel discussion on integrity. The discussion is tonight at 7 in Graves Hall Room 118. The theme for the week, “Champions don’t cheat. Choose integrity,” will also serve as the basis for
the panel. The panelists include Amelia Haas and Nick Lambert of the Academic Honor Council, Mark Nelson, Vice President of Student Affairs, and Stephen Swinson, SGA Vice President of Student Affairs. Read the whole story online at cw.ua.edu.
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Alcohol Awareness Week is just to make students aware of making good choices and decisions,” said Paula Perry, assistant director of educa-tional programs at the Office of Student Judicial Affairs. “We just want to make sure they know what’s out there and available for them whether it be a cab service, or if they need 348-RIDE — stuff like that.” Perry said students have pre-conceived notions about how others are drinking around them, which leads to danger-ous drinking habits. “They think that everyone on campus is drinking and that everybody is drinking to get drunk,” Perry said. “That’s not always the case. Most are just having a couple drinks to get a good buzz.” It’s these misconceptions
with football.” Hardin described the team as a “superclub.” Not only does the team recruit worldwide, but it also travels nationwide every year, and both coaches are on University payroll. “We’re a little bit different,” Hardin said. “We’re some-where in between the National Collegiate Athletic Association and a normal club team, just because we recruit and give out full scholarships to come play here, we just aren’t recognized by the NCAA.” There are players who even garner comparisons to the
football players. “We have a Lithuanian, Karolina Lingyte; she’s our Trent Richardson,” Champion said. “She’s a beast. We have to kick her out of the weight room sometimes.” It won’t be long until the play-ers have the rings to show off the hard work of last season. “As far as I know, they’re in the mail,” senior Katie “Peaches” Harnock said. “I’m Canadian, so we don’t have the whole championship ring tradi-tion thing, so this will be pretty cool.” Hardin said, “We’re going to
get them. We’re going to have a ceremony and it will either be before a men’s basketball game at Coleman Coliseum or before our first home game this sea-son.” And if you ask the players why Alabama is the best club, they say it comes down to domi-nating opponents. “We are so dedicated,” Harnock said. “We work hard everyday; we change our diets and we change our schedules to play at the highest level. We play 40 games a season, and it’s a tough season, but we work so hard that we succeed.”
ALCOHOLContinued from page 1
CLUBContinued from page 1
smallest amount of the universi-ty’s population, most represent-ing less than one percent. At the University of Alabama, minorities and international students comprise about 20 percent of student enrollment, said Jimmy Williams, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. More than 955 international students representing 61 coun-tries study, work and live at the University, Williams said. Jim Bindon, a UA anthropol-ogy professor, said diversity on campus is important because it brings different experiences to the classrooms. “The best discussions I’ve had in my class on race, eth-nicity and human variation have been those with interna-tional students and with a very diverse class bringing their
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enjoyed this debate more than the previous one. “I was less impressed with Sparks, however,” Miller said. “I felt like he responded to Bentley’s strong arguments more with platitudes. I would say he did better in the first debate than this one, mostly because he did not have strong rebuttals.” New said he thought both can-didates gave competent answers to all of the issues that were posed. One question focused on prioritizing agencies that must be funded through the general fund. Bentley said he believes fund-ing Medicaid and the prison sys-tem are top priorities. “There are two agencies that must be funded,” he said. “Medicaid is one. We must also fund the department of corrections. If we don’t fund that, we will be letting people out of prisons.” Bentley pointed out that there are currently 25,000 prisoners in Alabama with only 13,000 places. He advocates alternative sen-tencing, such as rehabilitation for drug addicts. “Our jails should not be acute detoxification centers for this state,” he said. Sparks said he believes Medicaid and education should be priorities in funding. “I’m the only guy in this elec-tion who has put one penny toward education,” Sparks said. “Can you imagine looking into the eyes of the people in Alabama as governor and say-ing ‘I don’t have the money for education?’” Sparks said that he wants to pass the lottery for two reasons
DEBATEContinued from page 1
different experiences in to our class,” Bindon said. Bindon said he didn’t experi-ence racial discrimination until he was in his late 20s and didn’t realize the extent of his white privilege until much later. “A classroom full of 20 year olds with my background and experience wouldn’t have much to say about race – or most other social issues facing our country today,” Bindon said. “They may think they do, but the ideas they bring up would still be based on their world experience.” Having a diverse group of stu-dents adds to classroom discus-sions, Bindon said. For example, Bindon said, when talking about how Josiah Nott sought to scientifically prove the biological inferior-ity of Africans in support of southern slavery, it’s different when there are several students who are descendants of slaves or international students who are not familiar with the U.S.
history of slavery in the class. Bindon said for the most part, universities are concerned about keeping an increasing enrollment so that their tuition money grows and that is their primary motivation for paying attention to demographics. Bindon said the few schools that are actually trying to build diversity, frequently in direct opposition to their boards of trustees or legislators, are doing so for a few reasons. “One, a diversity of point of views makes for a more stimu-lating intellectual environ-ment—that diversity should include ethnicity, socioeconom-ic status, and a variety of other social factors that cause expe-riential differences allowing for interesting discussions. “Two, the future of any democracy depends on an informed citizenry—all citizens, not just one ethnicity or social class. “Three, college is a gateway
to community leadership and again, we need diverse leader-ship both to provide diverse solutions to our problems and to make everyone feel invested in our communities,” Bindon said. “I benefit and students who share my white privileged background benefit more from having ethnically diverse stu-dents on campus more than the minority students benefit – although it might take individu-als a long time to realize that,” Bindon said. “I try to acceler-ate that understanding in my class.” Coresa Hogan, president of the Black Student Union, said there is plenty of diversity at the University, but we aren’t necessarily tapping in to all it has to offer. “There are at least 10 events per week that a student can take part in to expand their intelli-gence and view on life,” Hogan said. “I just believe that we are
so comfortable in our ‘boxes’ we come here in that we lose sight of the growth we need to gain during out college experience.” Black students make up about 12 percent of the student population at the University, up almost one percent from 2009. Hogan said this number is exciting. “As a leader of an organiza-tion that creates opportunities for this demographic, it pleases me to know that there is a larg-er community out there that we can reach,” Hogan said. Among the many things the University does to add diversity to campus, Williams said, is to recruit the best and brightest students from high schools with predominantly minority popu-lations and sponsor a number of multicultural events. “There are many programs at UA, from departments to the 13 colleges and at the central administration level, which pro-mote diversity,” Williams said.
“It is imperative that we con-tinue to assess these programs for their contribution to increas-ing and recognizing diversity on campus.” Williams said he believes the University’s accomplishments related to diversity are due in large part to the commitment of a multitude of individuals and organizations, not just one enti-ty which focuses on diversity. Hogan said the recruitment of minorities has increased significantly and is a direct product of the efforts made bythe administration and admis-sions. “There are more than enough opportunities for stu-dents to get involved,” Hogan said. “The Capstone boasts more than 300 student organi-zations. I would suggest stu-dents start looking for groups that not only fit their culture, but their interests. This leaves more room for expanding their options and experiences.”
The Of-fi ce of Student Judicial Affairs displayed 1,900 red fl ags on the quad this week to repre-sent the national num-ber of students who died due to alcohol abuse.
CW | Teresa Portone
— to improve the pre-K pro-grams and create scholarships. New noted that most of the questions posed were on bread-and-butter issues, such as taxes, healthcare and infrastructure, instead of on social issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage and gun control. “The fact that Bentley has conservative views on social issues in a conservative state would have worked to his advantage,” New said. “Bentley
checks off all of the boxes a Republican candidate should check off.” New acknowledged that Sparks is very knowledgeable about the gambling and lottery issues, and he said Bentley could have done better combating those arguments. “Bentley was able to win by not losing,” New said. Michael Forst, a sophomore majoring in economics and English, said he thought the
debate itself was similar the last one. “It was a pretty lackluster debate which showed the can-didates’ positions,” Forst said. “I really enjoyed listening to Dr. New’s insights – both on the political process and his reaction to the debate.” New said he thinks Sparks has his work cut out for him. “I would be very surprised to see [Bentley] lose, but in politics anything can happen,” he said.
that often get students in trou-ble, and educating the student body is one way to reduce the number of alcohol-related sanctions, Perry said. “We do get a lot of minor in possession. That’s our main case,” Perry said. “But we’re doing a lot of proactive work where we go out to all of the freshman compass classes, and we talk about making good choices when it comes to alco-hol. We also talk to them about the most common sanctions: minor in possession, DUI and public intoxication.” Perry said students need to learn about the consequences of uncontrolled drinking, but also should take steps to pro-tect themselves while drinking. “Most of the time, young people don’t have a high toler-ance level,” Perry said. “They just get to campus where they get an up-close and personal chance to actually drink the way they want. Know your
tolerance and stick with it. Have a plan and some friends with you who know that plan. Don’t let yourself be convinced to have more than you can handle.” Delynne Wilcox, assistant director of health promotion and wellness at the Student Health Center, also advised stu-dents to mind their limits when consuming alcohol. “It’s important to be aware of how much alcohol you are consuming,” Wilcox said. “Students should take protec-tive measure like eating before they drink and while they are drinking. Pacing their drinks is also important.” She said self-made drinks can be the most harmful because students aren’t always aware of how much they’re pouring. A lot of the time, students end up making much stronger drinks than they intended. “Just because it fits in a 16-ounce SOLO cup doesn’t mean it counts as one drink,”
Wilcox said. Alec Gainer, a junior major-ing in operations management, said he doesn’t let alcohol dis-rupt his life and affect his col-lege performance. “I think that alcohol is a problem on campus, but that there are better things I can be spending my time on,” Gainer said. Alyssa Viladiu, a freshman majoring in secondary English education, said she appreciates how the University is address-ing the problems associated with alcohol head-on. “Honestly, I’m not much of a partier,” Viladiu said. “But it’s good that [Alcohol Awareness Week] is such an outward motion on campus. I’m not super educated about alcohol, but I’m glad they’re doing this.” For more information about alcohol awareness, and com-mon alcohol-related citations, visit the judicial affairs website at ja.ua.edu/index.html.
“I think it’s tough to com-pare us to football, just because that’s a completely different animal,” Hardin said. “I think the biggest similarity is in recruiting. When we approach who we are going to target, we both ask ourselves, ‘Who is the best in the world at what they do?’ Also, we have the luxury that a lot of people want to be here. People want to come to Alabama to play wheelchair basketball just like they do
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“As a student, go-ing in (one) hour before the game is extremely risky, especially for the Florida game. The student section is
always full and the later you go in, you risk not hav-ing a seat. I for
one believe that all students who want to attend the game should be allowed
to.”
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By Josh Morrison
Our nation should be concerned with the rising debt in this coun-try and its affects as a whole. As of Oct. 15, 2010, the U.S. national debt is $13,600,000,000,000. Debt per citizen is $48,785, and debt per taxpayer is $120,100. These numbers continuously change and are approximate due to the constant rising of each. Due to the out of control spending by the federal government, each U.S. citizen is liable for $48,785. Even if the spending spree ends now, which is highly unlikely, the dam-age is done. If a man is about to lose his house, does he go off and buy a boat or car? That would be finan-cial suicide because he will not be able to sustain himself under free market principles. Why is it sustainable for the government to do the same? Since when has it become economically sound to pay off one’s debt by acquiring more? Every child born into this gener-ation will be born owing his or her country for something in which he or she has had no means of con-trolling. How is this in the best interest of our nation? When one generation accumu-lates debt it is incapable of paying off in its own existence, that debt is passed to the next generation. The coming generations should be born with the same rights
granted by the Constitution — the rights that some think so little of today — not debt. “A man’s prop-erty is the fruit of his industry, and if it may be taken from him under any pretense whatever, at the will of another, he cannot be said to be free, for he labors like a bond slave, not for himself, but for another,” said Samuel Adams. Is this not what the government is doing by, under the pretense of caring for the U.S., depriving the unborn of their natural rights of “equal opportunity,” and confin-ing them to “equal outcome?” How is one supposed to have “equal opportunity” when born already in debt? By what means does the govern-ment propose paying off this debt? The government does not produce money or anything of economic value. They rely on the private sector for its funds by taxation. The saying “Made in America” is no longer a factor, because we no longer have anything worth exporting to pay off the debt. Whatever they spend, we pick up the tab with further taxation. If the amount they spend exceeds the amount at hand then they bur-den us with more taxes to pay it off and distribute the funds how they please. Now here are two scenarios. Man A has gone to the racetrack and gambled his money on the race. This man ends up losing the bet and is in a bad predicament
because he may lose his house. In order to pay off this debt, he has to burden someone else by taking that which is not his. Man A goes to a house without the owner’s consent and takes that which he has not earned. Then man A goes off and distributes the funds he took how he pleases. In this case, this is illegal, and man A would be considered a thief. Now, Man B, on the other hand, is not just a man, he is a group of men called “The Federal Government.” This group B has no income that it can call its own, although it’s very generous by wanting to be the caretaker of everyone. So in order to do this B has to have money. So, where does he get it? He starts writing bad checks (stimulus packages) and starts giving money to all sorts of people. Now, isn’t that just nice of him? Soon he comes to a problem. “How can I pay for this money that I cre-ated out of thin air? How about this, I’ll go to multiple people and take a little that each have earned (taxes). Surely, a few dollars here and there won’t be missed.” Now that B has some money, he distrib-utes it how he pleases. Spending money he doesn’t have, and taking money he did not earn. Would this scenario not be the legalized ver-sion of the first?
Josh Morrison is a sophomore majoring in civil engineering.
By Sean Randall
This gubernato-rial campaign season, it seems everyone involved in the elec-tion in this state is saying “Gambling this,” or “Lottery that.” Occasionally there’s a “Job market the other” thrown in. But when it comes to the lottery, every-one has an opinion about whether or not it will help education. Allow me to settle the argument. It won’t. Not because it will fail to bring money in or something, but because, even if the lottery worked above and beyond perfec-tion, pumping a lot of money into a system with more holes than a Louis Sachar novel won’t change the fact that our education system, in this state and in this nation, is defunct. Talking to a friend and former professor, I was given a story of when she taught college somewhere else. There was a football player in her class, a senior. He was a shy, well-spoken, quiet and nice guy. But every time he was asked to read something aloud in class, he found an excuse not to. So, one day, she called him into her office, handed him a sheet of paper and asked him to read what was on it. And he couldn’t. A college senior, illiterate. How does that happen? Teachers just pushing him along, thinking, “He’s a football player, he won’t need to read, he has the sport?” Unless he’s Brett Favre, he’s going to retire one day, should he play professionally. Then what does he do? Open a restaurant? If you can’t read your own menus or building con-tracts, that’s probably no good. Be a sportscast-er? He can’t read the teleprompter. Now, maybe that’s a special case of the educa-tion system failing massively, but I’ve seen some of the basic essays written for some of those general education intro classes most everyone apparently has to take. Capitalization, punctua-tion and spelling are all out the window. Words that don’t exist get used, and with spell check and grammar check on pretty much every word processor, these basic things shouldn’t happen even if you don’t have the educational skills to catch them whilst you write them. There are also rumors of teachers allowing students to write essays in “text speak.” No offence, teachers, but if you do that, you should be fired. You’re failing at your job as an educa-tor. Basic writing and basic mathematics are skills that are, apparently, disappearing en masse these days. My father teaches remedial mathematics courses for people sometimes in their 40s. Those are people who can’t add or subtract, can’t do their taxes or balance their checkbook. So, why is this happening? Our pre-college education is apparently fail-ing us. And our national drive to get anyone and everyone into college, because that’s what really matters, is making us sloppy. If you can’t do basic math or don’t have basic writing skills, you shouldn’t be in college. You should be relearning those basic skills which you prob-ably will need in the real world. That’s one of the problems: Students. They sit through middle school, high school and gen-eral education courses in college and say, “I will never use this again, why should I care?” And maybe you’re right when it comes to biol-ogy or intro to listening or some similar intro course. But the ability to read, write and do basic mathematics is something everyone will need to use. Sorry, but it’s simply embarrassing when big CEOs can’t even send out memos without basic errors riddled through them. Students aren’t the only problem. Teachers are also failing the students by failing to do what they should, many times. No student should get to their senior year of college illiter-ate. A teacher somewhere along the line needed to take the time to fix that problem, or at least notice it. No student should be thinking text speak is an acceptable form of writing, either. And, colleges? Colleges should maybe start being a little less “arms wide open” and a little more, “Wait… you can’t read, write or do arith-metic? Let’s send you to some remedial courses before we let you into the other stuff.” Maybe our education of the educators is faulty. I don’t know. But something, somewhere, is clearly screwed up. If the problem persists, it will be trouble for our nation. Maybe not 50 years down the road. Maybe not even 100. But, eventually, we’re going to have a nation filled with people who can’t write, add or read hiring the elite few who actually can to do all their work for them. Now, I realize I’m not offering a solution, merely pointing out the problems. But I rec-ognize I’m not quite educated enough on the subject and the processes for change and ref-ormation to suggest something that is actually feasible. But maybe, just maybe, someone who is running for governor should be? So, forget the lottery. Want to fix our educa-tion? Fix our standards.
Sean Randall is the assistant lifestyles editor for The Crimson White.
Mallet is able to rise above
By Lauren Collier
Sometime in the wee hours of the morning on Thursday, a group of people decided to steal a large chunk of the unfinished Homecoming float sitting in front of the Mallet Assembly. This theft shook our hopes of having any sort of smooth operations in building our float. Some might say that we had it coming because we just left the float out on our front lawn. Well, what about all of the sororities’ Homecoming decorations? Should we expect sororities to keep their large lawn decorations and unfin-ished billboards inside to prevent others from stealing their work, rendering null their many hours of pomping? Recently, the Mallet Assembly has dealt with quite a few attempts at breaking our spirit. Every night, just like clockwork, people drive
in front of Palmer Hall, shouting obscenities as we wave back. About a month ago, our sign was stolen from the front of our building. We have also discovered a Facebook group making fun of and insulting the Mallet Assembly. Now, our float has been stolen, and I can honestly say that it is getting a little more difficult to laugh it off. We have learned to make fun of ourselves when it comes to organizations and individuals tearing away at our dig-nity. We get it. We’re different. However, do not think you are completely victorious, Oh Great Conniving Thieves. I can say as a Malleteer that we are used to peo-ple not liking us. Mallet is a joke to quite a few students around cam-pus. Some think that only creepy creepers live in Mallet; others say that all people in Mallet ever do is play D&D or sit around and smoke cigarettes or attend Star Trek con-ventions. Although it is true that we do have our dorky habits such as chess tournaments, Jeopardy! parties every afternoon and mat-tress jumping on the front lawn,
we do not limit ourselves to these activities alone. Let me put the rumors to rest by saying that the Mallet Asssembly is an Honors Program, a very involved organization around cam-pus and, above all, a family. When a student moves into Palmer Hall, he or she is already a part of the Mallet Assembly. They are already a part of the family. We tailgate. We host SGA debates. We are extremely involved in Housing and Residential Communities and love being a part of the Homecoming festivities. We are just like every other organiza-tion on campus and deserve to have equal involvement in all aspects of life at the University of Alabama. Since its founding in 1961, the Mallet Assembly has stood along-side other organizations on campus as a symbol of student leadership and independent thinking, and it will continue to do so in the future. Mallet über alles!
Lauren Collier is a junior majoring in anthropology and French.
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By Ross Owens
Well, it seems as though Paul Thompson drank the Kool-Aid. Thompson’s article, “Witches, Nazis, and Tea Party Lunatics,” is nothing more than the raving luna-cy of an ignorant lemming who can’t see the forest for the trees. This response is not a defense or attack on any political leaning, but an appeal to people to judge politicians based on the issues rather than personal lives, which may include historical recreations or even witch-craft. The media has recently attacked Rich Lott for his participation in a group years ago. According to an interview, he participated in the reenactment organization “Wiking” because he and his son both enjoy history. What is wrong with that? Is
he marching down the streets in full SS uniform? Is he circulating anti-Semitic literature? Is he advocating racial superiority of any kind by this participation? No, no and no. For those who have never seen a historical reenactment, it usually consists of two opposing forces (usu-ally friends in real life, mind you) dressed in period attire recreating a battle or similar scenario for the purpose of educating the public and spending a weekend with friends. These groups usually write a script, rehearse it and bookend each per-formance with a history lesson. Afterwards, they probably grill and talk about football. These people are just actors. There was no public out-cry when Heath Ledger dressed up as the Joker and bombed a hospital in “The Dark Knight.” Somebody has to pretend to be the bad guy in these scenarios. It does not mean they subscribe to the beliefs of the characters they portray. In Lott’s case, he states he has
played Nazi as well as Allied forces. Authentic Nazi-era uniforms, med-als and weapons are highly sought after by both collectors and re-enactors for their historical signifi-cance—not for the advancement of some crazy politico-ethnic agenda. Judge a candidate on the issues he or she supports or does not sup-port, and let them have their hob-bies to themselves. Until Lott is driv-ing around with a megaphone and an army of brown coats marching in unison (South Park, anyone?), I think we can safely assume he is not a member of the National-Socialists Party. Plus, if he truly were a Tea Partier, he would not support big government anyway. Until we focus on the issues, rather than what the mainstream media shoves down our throats on slow news days, no prog-ress will be made in either direc-tion—left or right.
Ross Owens is a junior majoring in anthropology and German.
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LIFESTYLESCW |John Michael SimpsonOpus restaurant recently opened in downtown Northport. Opus of-fers a fi ne dining, multi-cultured menu.
By SoRelle WyckoffContributing Writer
The empty building on the corner of 5th Street and Main Avenue in downtown Northport quietly opened its doors to a new restaurant last week. The tables were dressed, draped with white cloths and acces-sorized with wine glasses and silverware. The black and white tiled floor shone, and the bar was fully stocked. “On Wednesday, we unlocked the doors to the public, but we didn’t tell anyone,” said restau-rant owner Michael Allen. “We just let people discover Opus and walk in.” Opus, the newest addition to Northport dining, offers fine dining with a multi-culturally inspired menu. This is the second restaurant owned by Michael and Claudia Allen, who are also owners of Kozy’s in Tuscaloosa. After being with Kozy’s for nine years, Michael Allen said they were ready to try some-thing new. “Opus is a mix of all things,” Michael Allen said. “It has tradi-tional aspects of Kozy’s, but this [restaurant] branches out with almost unlimited creativity for the menu.” Robert Lewis, a UA alum-nus and part of the wait staff, described the menu as a unique
fusion of flavors. “Opus combines a lot of cook-ing techniques, ranging from Spanish, French, Asian, Italian and American,” Lewis said. While Opus offers an equiva-lent fine dining experience, both Lewis and Michael Allen said they believe this menu is more moderately priced than Kozy’s. “Sure, students don’t eat fine dining all the time, but when they do want to go out, Opus is that option,” Michael Allen said. “Its contemporary part is directed a little bit more at stu-dents. We want to show that fine dining can be affordable.” Soft jazz, the background music during the day, is switched out for more modern music at night. The expanded martini and appetizer list encourages stu-dents to come and either eat or meet for drinks before going out, Michael Allen said. “It may be a risk,” Michael Allen said of the contemporary elements, “but the student pop-ulation and University in gen-eral is a major part of our com-munity.” The location and community were an important part of the growth of Opus. The previous two tenants were restaurants as well, and Lewis said the com-munity was happy to see a res-taurant take the space, which has been empty for more than
three months. “It fell into our lap,” Michael Allen said. “It’s a great building and a great location. We man-aged to give it a bit of a face lift — we have definitely made it our own.” Despite the challenges of set-tling into a new place, Michael Allen said he has been pleased with the way that Opus open-ing has gone so far. Many of the wait staff, like Lewis, have come from Kozy’s and are already experienced. “It’s a big job, but things are falling into place,” Michael Allen said. Tuesday night, Opus served its first meal to close friends, new business neighbors and contributors to the restaurant. “It was the best meal I’ve had in a really long time,” said Mary Cesar, owner of Mary’s Cakes, a bakery near Opus. The four-course meal consist-ed of quail “lollipops” wrapped in bacon, portobello lettuce wraps with gorgonzola cheese and tomato, a main dish of lob-ster pot pie and a dessert course of chocolate samplings. Both Michael Allen and Lewis pointed out other notable menu items. “The baked lobster maca-roni and cheese has been a hit so far, as well as the appetizer menu,” Michael Allen said. He said the quail “lollipops” were
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his favorite. Lewis pulled what he saw as the most popular dish from the gourmet sandwich menu— a blackened grouper sandwich. He also said the filet of beef au Poivre and the Newburg lobster pot pie as favorites. During the lunch hour, three women leaving had only positive things to say. They described the meal as “tasty” and “delicious.” According to Cesar, the Opus experience was not limited to the food. She said she found that
the wait staff complemented the fine dining. “It’s really unusual in Tuscaloosa to find service that pays as much attention as they did,” she said. And it’s in serving the cus-tomer, Michael Allen said, that he finds his favorite part of the restaurant industry. “Every single day changes,” he said. “The menu changes, the specials change, people’s tastes change — but that’s what keeps it from becoming stagnant and complacent.”
By Alex CohenStaff Reporter
Many college students have a hard time expressing them-selves. As high school becomes a thing of the past, opportunities for outlets like choir practices, piano recitals and band rehears-als stay packed away with old yearbooks. After all, those extracurricular activities are often on parents’ checkbooks pushing children toward creativity. Can students ever have those outlets again? Or do they just become secrets hid-den behind college majors and social lives? Tonight, the Crossroads Community Center will encour-age students to keep at it as they host the Spoken Secrets Poetry Jam at 7 in the Ferguson Theater.Jo Greene, a Crossroads gradu-ate assistant, said he believes they offer an intimate venue for creative students struggling to get recognized in a mix of more than 30,000. “It’s called Spoken Secrets because the campus is so big; it’s hard to see talented people,” Greene said. “We offer an atmo-sphere where students can come express their feelings through music, poetry and art.” Greene was inspired to start Spoken Secrets when another program pushing self-expression — Common Ground, a Black Student Union initiative — ended. The first Spoken Secrets, which took place on April 6, attracted a diverse crowd. Whitney Jones, a junior major-ing in psychology and public rela-tions and a Crossroads intern, was pleased with the attendance. “Last time it was a really good turnout,” she said. “Participants came from many different races
and ethnicities and performed for a diverse audience.” The first Spoken Secrets also featured a celebrity. Tamika Harper, perhaps better known by her stage name Georgia Me, has appeared on HBO’s “Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam” and BET’s “The Mo’Nique Show.” Known as the Queen of Spoken Word, Harper graced April’s audience with her poetry and is set to do so again this time. Jones said working with Harper was easy. “Jo shot her an e-mail not expecting a reply,” Jones said. “Not only did she reply, but she was excited to perform at the event. She had no expenses and was just happy to help. It really speaks volumes to what kind of person she is.” Next semester’s edition of Spoken Secrets will feature three poets from HBO’s “Brave New Voices.” The event has not only attract-ed established celebrities but also local up-and-comers. Erika Wade, a sophomore majoring in English and African-American studies, is a published poet and enthusiastic Spoken Secrets par-ticipant. She said she is disheartened by the amount of weight today’s society puts on the art of spoken word. “A lot of people think writing and reading poetry is easy and useless,” Wade said. “People dis-regard it. They approach it light-ly and don’t understand its role in society as a critique of what’s going on and what needs to go on.” Wade said she thinks Spoken Secrets provides a good stage for the forgotten art form. “[The event] made me feel like poetry is a respectable art again,” she said.
Rhymes to fl y at poetry jam As an epicenter for stu-dent involvement and culture, Crossroads Community Center offers opportunities for students to encounter the unfamiliar. The center has scheduled events ranging from perfor-mances such as Secrets to more informal community conversa-tion. All events welcome all stu-
dents and are free. Greene said he is happy to continue the center’s tradition tonight. “We want students to leave knowing something they didn’t know before they came into our space,” Greene said. For more information, visit crossroads.ua.edu.
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SPORTS this week
By Jordan BannisterSports Reporter
The Alabama volleyball team had a tough bout this weekend, falling to both Kentucky, 3-1 (15-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-12), on Friday and No. 24 Tennessee, 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 26-24), on Sunday. Just when the Tide seemed to be fighting its way out of a six-game losing streak with a big Southeastern Conference win over South Carolina, 3-0
(25-19, 25-18, 25-16), Alabama was bested by Kentucky this past Friday. The Tide won the first set of the meet 15-25, leaving the out-look of the rest of the compe-tition positive until Kentucky regrouped and defeated Alabama three times in a row. “In my mind, I’m thinking, ‘OK, we’re going to get it done tonight, get it done on the road,’ but as soon as Kentucky start-ed playing better, we started backing down a little bit, got a
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Bama faces disappointments on the roadlittle timid,” said head coach Judy Green. “We just lost our rhythm. We made more errors than they did that evening and that certainly lead to us not being successful.” Alabama senior Alyssa Meuth topped a personal best and achieved a game-high 20 kills for the Tide, while fresh-man Whitney Billings of Kentucky led the Wildcats with just 14 kills. On Sunday, the Lady Volunteers came into their home game against the Tide fully confident due to their shutout win over Mississippi State 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-18) on Oct. 15. Tennessee dominated the match hitting percentage .286 compared to Alabama’s .205 in its victory. For the first time this season, the Tide scored zero aces in the entire match. “I thought the team regrouped pretty well on Sunday,” Green said. “We did not play a very good first set, but we made some really good adjustments and played much more maturely against Tennessee, which is a much bet-ter team than Kentucky. I feel like we play really well against the good teams in our confer-ence and very haphazardly against the average teams, the ones we have an opportunity to beat. It’s just a matter of consis-tency.” The Tide now stands at 9-10 in regular-season play and falls to 1-8 in the conference. Alabama will take a trip to Starkville, Miss., to face the Mississippi State Bulldogs at 7 tonight. “We know we didn’t play our
best Friday,” said freshman Morgan Hendrix. “To be able to come out Sunday and play that much better that fast, we’re all ready to get back in a gym on Wednesday and get going because we know we’re not at square one. We’ve done tons of work already to improve, and we’re just a couple of steps behind really achieving our goals and taking everybody out.” Alabama’s next sched-uled home match is against Mississippi in the CAVE at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. This event will serve as part of Alabama’s Alumni Weekend.
Beginning Friday, to honor for-mer Tide athletes, the volley-ball team will allow the former student-athletes to watch an official team practice, enjoy a meet-and-greet luncheon, tour the facilities and receive special recognition during sets 2 and 3 of the game on Sunday. Green reports that there are already more than 28 alumni signed up for the weekend. “I think they will be very impressed with the character and the class of our team and our staff,” Green said. “We have alums coming from every era of Alabama volleyball. It will be a fun weekend for everybody.”
Sopho-more Kayla Fitterer waits for the ball during a match in Sep-tember against Furman. Though the Tide lost this past weeked, she made a kill to win the fi rst game against Ken-tucky.
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A lot of criticism has been made of senior quarterback Greg McElroy’s 11 sacks in the past two games, but both Saban and McElroy’s teammates said the sacks are everyone’s responsibility. “I don’t think it’s his fault because we’ve got 10 other guys on the field with him,” said junior wide receiver Marquis Maze. “Everything has to work for everything else to work well on offense.” Even sophomore offensive lineman Barrett Jones took the blame for leaving McElroy in a vulnerable position during each of the those games. “It’s really hard to say any-thing to Greg until you really have sat back in the SEC pocket with 350 pounders running after you and trying to diagnose a defense while shifting around,” Jones said. “He definitely has a harder job than a lot of people realize. A lot of people think it’s just really easy. It’s extremely complex what he does on a day-to-day basis.” While the rest of the team supports McElroy and did not think the sacks were com-pletely his fault, he took full responsibility and recognized
the areas where he needs to improve to help the team play to its full potential. “I’ve got to do a better job of keeping us out of negative plays,” McElroy said. “My checks have got to be better. My efficiency has to be better from a passing standpoint, as far as quick and immediate routes. If I look at where I was as far as seven games last year, it’s night and day between this year, and everyone’s going to try to find a problem. That’s fine. I try to find problems within myself.”
Players of the Week
The Alabama coaching staff named sophomore run-ning back Trent Richardson and junior offensive lineman Alfred McCullough players of the week on offense after their performances in the Ole Miss game. Richardson’s 220 all-pur-pose yards was highlighted with an 85-yard screen pass that he took for a touchdown. Richardson is the only player to be recognized by the coach-ing staff all seven weeks of the season. McCullough made his first career start on Saturday, replacing injured DJ Fluker at right tackle. On the defen-
sive side of the ball, Mark Barron and C.J. Mosley were named players of the week. Barron recorded a team-high seven tackles and grabbed his second interception of the sea-son. Mosley had five total tack-les during the game. Cade Foster, Marquis Maze, who was the SEC co-special teams player of the week, and Alex Watkins were named players of the week on special teams. Maze finished with the third-best game in school histo-ry with six punts for 125 yards. He is now ranked fifth nation-ally and second in the SEC with an average of 18.7 yards per punt return. Foster went 2-for-2 on field goal attempts and had a career-high kick of 49 yards. Watkins most notably laid a bone-crushing hit to set up a big punt return from Maze. “I think we have done rea-sonably well on special teams,” Saban said. “Kick return has been better than in the past, from a statistical standpoint, in terms of drive start. Our spe-cialists can be a little more con-sistent, but I think they all have promise and have done a good job to this point.”
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Junior of-fensive line-man Alfred McCullough lines up for a play against Ole Miss on Saturday. MuCullough replaced the injured DJ Fluker at right tackle, and Fluker is question-able for this weekend’s game at Tennessee.
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Today’s birthday (10/20/10). This year your potential to bring everything together into a beautiful, successful package is high. Handle the details. You care more than anyone else, after all. Desire meets intelligence to form just the right energetic mix. Follow your heart for best results.
Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- You must devise a creative plan that includes your partner and other important individuals. You won’t sat-isfy everyone, but will provide basic needs.Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Your need for independence may lead to travel away from home. A friend suggests an unexpected des-tination that suits your mood beauti-fully.Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Rapidly developing circumstances force you to adapt to social demands. In the process, an idea transforms and you discover opportunities.Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- If you want the spotlight today, you can have it, but only if you overcome an objection from a close associate. You can share, if you’re willing.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- What you think you want in the morn-ing changes dramatically halfway through the day. Others offer alterna-tives that seem more appealing. Now you have choice.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- You want change, and you’re willing to run right out and make it. Younger people may seem inflexible on at least one point. Be patient.Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- The course of love doesn’t run smooth for someone in your family. You can soothe ruffled feathers by telling jokes and being utterly silly.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Apply your creativity to concrete problems with a sibling or neighbor. It’s better to have a great plan than to rush forward without one.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- You may need to spend money today on others. Listen to de-mands, and then figure out what can be done to accommodate them with-out breaking the budget.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Creative requirements at home put you on notice that you’re skills are in high demand. Shop carefully for the best bargain and quality.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- You want to shout your news from the rooftops. Call the essential parties first. They deserve to know in advance. Then issue a press release.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- You don’t have to take the spotlight today. In fact, others benefit when you allow them to have their say and reserve your response for an-other day.
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