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By Jennie KushnerSenior Staff Reporter
If you see a security guard in one of six park-ing lots on campus at night, don’t worry. They won’t shoot. Captain Larry Montgomery, associate direc-tor for security resources with the University of Alabama Police Department, said the Security Resource Assistants are the eyes and the ears of the UAPD. Montgomery said the security guards are not sworn-in as officers, but wear a uniform. Guards’ booths are located at the front and back Tutwiler lots, Riverside East, Rose Towers and Ridgecrest North and South, Montgomery said. SRAs regularly patrol all lots on campus. “I am proud of the work they do,” Montgomery said. “They are not armed. We don’t train them to be, and we don’t want them to be. We teach them to retreat from any danger.” Montgomery said SRAs see a lot of action but it typically is not criminal. “Since we have put security resources in these lots, vehicle break-ins and criminal mischief has gone down drastically,” Montgomery said. “We almost have no crime occurring in those lots.” Cathy Andreen, UA spokeswoman, said
By William EvansSenior Staff Reporter
The familiar routine of attending classes from Monday through Friday is normally dis-rupted only when holidays fall within the week. However, this Thursday, due
By Taylor HollandSenior Staff Reporter
The university selection process can be a tough one for those interested in higher education, as each school evokes different emotions for every individual. For many Alabama resi-dents, as well as others living in the Southeast, the question of attending the University of Alabama or Auburn University is a tough one. Ryan Missanelli, a UA grad-uate student and employee in the Office of Enrollment Services and Programs, said the University of Alabama offers a sense of family and tradition to prospective stu-dents. “Most people attending UA today are in-state students, so they’ve been introduced to the school’s history in their Alabama history classes,” Missanelli said. “Whether it’s the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door or Bear Bryant and our football program, these pro-spective students know all about UA and have an idea of its identity.” Missanelli said he thinks one of the primary factors influencing students about where to attend college is their family ties. “Every school has its share of strengths and weakness-es,” he said. “But when all that is said and done, I think that one’s family ties really play an important role in the selection process.” Those family ties attracted junior Kerri Pender to Auburn University. Her mother and father both graduated from the school in the mid-1980s.
Gameday crowds crash campus earlywill arrive on campus. Thursday is generally the busiest day for students, University spokeswoman Cathy Andreen said in an e-mailed statement. “UA has more students in class and on campus on Thursdays than any other day of the week,” she said. “With
several thousand fans and visi-tors coming to campus for a Thursday game, it is not logis-tically possible for the cam-pus to continue to operate in a ‘business as usual’ manner. We must operate as if it were a gameday Saturday.” Andreen said the University made adjustments to its fall
break schedule to accommo-date for the loss of class time. “After the game was moved to Thursday, the University made the decision to shift oneday of the fall semester break from Thursday, Oct. 28 to Thursday, Nov. 18,” she said.
to the football game against Georgia State University,
classes are cancelled to accom-modate the number of fans who
“UA has more students in class and on campus on Thursdays than any other day of the week.”
— Cathy Andreen{ }
Crimson Tide v. Plains PrideMany students faced tough decision choosing between Alabama and Auburn
Parking lot guards lack weaponsSecurity Resource Assistants serve as eyes and ears of UAPD
Scenethe
See CLASS, page 8
See SECURITY, page 2
By Ashley ChaffinContributing Writer
As most Alabama fans sit around a table enjoying their Thanksgiving dinners, business-es in Tuscaloosa will be prepar-ing for the crowds that flood into Tuscaloosa every year for the Iron Bowl. With Auburn undefeated and ranked No. 2 in the BCS polls, and Alabama’s three seasons of home game victories on the line, res-taurants and bars are expecting crowds to be filled with both types of fans.
“It’s very exciting, everybody is on their toes and everybody is always talking about how badly they are going to beat each other,” said Blake Horton, general man-ager of The Bear Trap. “It’s a great atmosphere though; it’s usually pretty friendly for the most part.” Bill Lloyd, the owner of Wilhagan’s, said being at the res-taurant for the game is as close to being at the stadium as you can get. Everyone has shakers, they play the fight songs and no one is afraid to cheer. Horton said The
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Restaurants and bars prepare for Iron Bowl
See IRON, page 8
CW | Thomas LewallenThe Houndstooth and other bars and restaurants in Tuscaloosa are pre-paring for large crowds for the Iron Bowl.
By Brittney Knox Staff Reporter
For some, the Confederate flag is tradition-ally a symbol of Southern pride, but for others, it rekindles a flame of hatred. Stillman College and UA honors students presented a collabora-tive forum that discussed views of the meaning behind the Confederate flag. A video presentation was shown with stu-dents’ quotes ranging from “It’s a reminder of the South” to “I think it means hate.” Historically, the Confederate flag was used during the Civil War during the years of 1861 to 1865 as the offi-cial flag of the South. Students at the forum showcased a PowerPoint presentation with images of the Ku Klux Klan toting the flag at hate rallies — images that reflected the negative correlation of the flag. Elishia Martin, a senior majoring in nursing at Stillman College, presented the views per-taining to the idea that the symbol of the flag represents a heritage that links the Confederate flag to Southern history. “Some people simply feel it is a symbol of the South,” she said. “Soldiers that fought for the
Confederate fl ag promptsdiscussion
See HERITAGE, page 7
See DECISION, page 8 CW | Brian Pohuski
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By Hailey Grace AllenContributing Writer
The University’s Army ROTC program is teaming up with the Pi Beta Phi sorority to host the University’s first Victory Lap for Literacy, a 5K run to raise awareness and funds to combat Alabama’s growing illiteracy rates. The event will take place this Saturday, at the south-west corner of the Quad. “Illiteracy is a growing problem in Alabama as well as the rest of the United States,” said Cadet Kirby Thornton, a senior majoring in entrepre-neurship and a member of the ROTC program. “The goal of this event is to promote lit-eracy in West Alabama and to help raise money for the University’s ROTC program.”
ON CAMPUS
New channels added to on-campus cable lineup
The University has added three new channels to the UA cable line-up. ResLife Cinema is on Channel 15, WUOA.DT
Art to be displayed in Woods Hall Prints by current students and alumni of the department of art and art history are on exhibit in the Sella-Granata Art Gallery on the first floor of Woods Hall through Nov.
Classes canceled today As a reminder, classes
What: Georgia State tailgate for freshmen, trans-fer students and more
Where: Tent on the quad across from the Bidgood Crimson Ride stop
When: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
What: 64th Annual Federal Tax Clinic
Where: Bryant Conference Center
When: 7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
What: Al’s Pals Mentorship Program
Where: Ferguson 356
When: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
What: Student Chamber Music
Where: Moody Recital Hall
When: 5 p.m.
What: Keynote address at the MLC Graduate Student Conference - Dr. Jo Anne Engelbert will be delivering the keynote address Borges to His Translators: “Make me macho and gaucho and skinny”
Where: Heritage Room Ferguson Student Center
When: 6 - 7 p.m.
What: University Chorus and Shelton Singers; Rocky Tejada, conductor
Where: Moody Concert Hall
When: 7:30 p.m.
What: Victory Lap for Literacy
Where: ROTC Building behind Gorgas Library
When: 10 a.m.
What: “Grown Ups” movie screening
Where: Ferguson Center theatre
When: 8 -10 p.m.
5K run supports local literacy• What: 5K run to raise awareness and funds to combat growing illiteracy rates
• Where: Southwest courner of the Quad
• When: Saturday
• How much: $15
IF YOU GO ...
SECURITYContinued from page 1
because the SRAs are in uni-form, they are a big deterrent to someone like a criminal.
is on 23.1 and Comcast SportsSouth is on Channel 66. Several other channelswere also moved in order toaccommodate these channeladditions. In order to get all ofthe channels, it is suggestedthat you rescan your TV. Forthe new channel line-up, visitfinancialaffairs.ua.edu.
19. For more information, con-tact Sarah Marshall at 348-1900.
have been canceled for Thursday, Nov. 18, to accom-modate the several thou-sand fans expected in town to attend the 6:30 p.m. foot-ball game against Georgia State University at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Classes will resume on Friday, Nov. 19.
the program next year butin order to do so there willhave to be a good turn out atSaturday’s event, Thorntonsaid. “This weekend, we hope topromote a better understand-ing in our community aboutthe importance and effectsof illiteracy,” Ehni said. “Wealso really want to help sup-port the University’s ROTCprogram.” Registration for the 5K willbegin at 8:30 a.m. at the ROTCbuilding behind Gorgas, andthe run will begin at 10 a.m. The 5K run will be aroundthe University’s campus,heading toward UniversityBoulevard and ending on theQuad in front of Morgan Hall. Registration fees are $15and each registrant willreceive a T-shirt.
According to the National Right to Read Foundation, 42 million American adults can’t read at all and 50 million are unable to read at a higher level than is expected of a fourth or fifth grader. “We hope that this fund-
This authority figure goes a long way, she said. Montgomery said on a typi-cal day, 13 people work the afternoon and the night shifts. On day shifts there are about five people. However, gamedays require more attention, he said. “We have 39 people work-ing; we do the driving details so we usually have eight or nine people working on that,” he said. “We also assist offi-cers at the student gates and help in the student sections. “They are present in uni-forms but don’t have enforce-ment duties.” Montgomery said the SRAs also work traffic posts to assist the police officers in directing traffic after the games. Montgomery, who has worked for the University since 1978, said the University implemented an electrical locking system for doors in 2004. The division officers who aren’t sworn in will check doors if an alarm sounds or a malfunction occurs. Montgomery said UAPD has a Safer Living Guide to help students be safer on campus. “Try not to travel alone and stay in well lit areas,” Montgomery said. “If you are in an area where you feel unsafe, call us. If you are walking to your vehicle and
need an escort, we are here for that.” Students said they appreci-ate the effort the University is taking to make them feel pro-tected, but they question if a deterrent like unarmed secu-rity guards is enough. “Even though they are unarmed, they still give off the illusion to unwanted guests that they do have the ability to take action if needed,” said Elizabeth Lowder, a senior majoring in advertising. “If I was in a problematic situation in one of those areas, I would assume that the guard would be able to help me immedi-ately. It is misleading for stu-dents who feel that they are protected.” “I think it is a waste of our money and someone’s time to have a physical body sit-ting in a parking lot all night long who can’t do anything if a dangerous situation arises,” said Kiara Smith, a fresh-man majoring in business. “Honestly, what is the point of them?” Robert Fender, a senior majoring in business, said he thinks the guards instill a sense of safety in students. “I think they’re a good thing to have because they can be there faster than police or anything if there’s an emer-gency and they give students a sense of protection, especially late at night,” he said.
I think it is a waste of our money and someone’s time to have a physical body sitting in a parking lot all night long who can’t do anything if a dangerous
situation arises.
—Kiara Smith, freshman, business{ }
This program gives books to younger children whose families cannot afford to buy books. That way, chil-
dren don’t go too long without any practice.
— Molly Ehni, junior, psychology{ }raiser can help decrease that number around the Tuscaloosa area,” Thornton said. Half of the proceeds from the event will be donated to First Book, an organiza-tion that provides new books to children. Pi Beta Phi has teamed up with the organiza-tion in an effort to eliminate the barrier of illiteracy. “This program gives books to younger children whose families cannot afford to buy books,” said Molly Ehni, a
junior majoring in psychol-ogy and the coordinator of the event for Pi Beta Phi sorority. “That way, children don’t go too long without any prac-tice.” “Money raised from the event will also go to help the University’s ROTC program attract more students to the University and to equip the program in developing better leaders for the U.S. military,” Thornton said. Members of the ROTC and Pi Beta Phi hope to continue
The Crimson White NEWS Thursday, November 18, 2010 3
By Ethan SummersStaff Reporter
A broken iPhone no longer requires a trip to Birmingham or weeks waiting on your return package. Phone Restore held its grand opening Nov. 12. Located across the street from Hokkaido on 15th Street, the store repairs iPhones, iPads, iPods, laptops, other smart phones and any-thing else they can, said Chris Koerner. Koerner is founder and owner of Phone Restore, along with Andrew Batteen. Koerner, a senior majoring in business management and entrepreneurship, said the idea came to him in the spring when he had to deal with a broken phone. “I had an iPhone and I broke it in May and I was really dis-traught,” he said. “I didn’t know what to do. I realized I might be able to fix it if I tried, if I tinkered with it.” Koerner said his success encouraged him to contin-ue learning about repairing iPhones. Entrepreneurship has always been a lifelong dream of his, he said. “When I was 11 years old, I was selling used golf balls from a Red Rider wagon,” he said. He said he developed some experience in business work-ing with a rental property and a website that offered students online options for buying text-books. Koerner eventually spoke with a friend and fellow church member, Andrew Batteen, about the idea of opening a local store to repair iPhones. Batteen is a Ph.D. student in higher education administra-tion at the University. Batteen said he and Koerner spent much time before last May discussing business ideas. “We would go to Barnes and Noble every so often and have brainstorming sessions about ideas and things we could start,” he said. When Koerner came to him early in the summer with the
Smartphone repair store grows rapidlyidea of a repair shop for tech gadgets, Batteen said it made perfect sense. “We tried a bunch of differ-ent ideas and when this one came up, it was like ‘well duh,’” Batteen said. “I’ve always been kind of a fix-it kind of guy. If I break any electronics, I try and research it and find the best way to get it fixed. I never take my car to the mechanic. I try and do that myself.” The men began an expen-sive process of trial-and-error to learn how to repair iPhones over the summer, Batteen said. “It took us breaking iPhones to learn the ins and outs of it,” he said. “In order to fix a screen, we would break an LCD in the process.” Batteen said the men spent significant time and money working with already broken iPhones. “We got some broken [iPhones] off eBay and we ordered some parts,” Batteen said. “We also found that there are a lot of parts floating around.” Koerner said word of their knowledge spread and friends started asking to have them repair their phones. They worked throughout the summer, maxing out their cred-it cards and learning every-thing they could about repair-ing the products, they said. On Sept. 9, Phone Restore offi-cially held their soft opening. Koerner said the store reached the point where their revenue covered expenses. They haven’t spent any money to advertise, according to Koerner, relying on word of mouth and fliers on campus. Both men said the store has been a great success, to the point that they’re already mak-ing serious plans for multiple new stores in Birmingham. “Potentially in January, we’re going to be moving to Birmingham,” Batteen said. “Our goal is really to have five or six stores in a year.” He said their market research shows that a population of about 100,000 people can sup-port a single store. Birmingham
would ideally have several loca-tions to support the city’s large population, while he said they have no plans for additional stores in the smaller market of Tuscaloosa. “There’s just a big need for it, and we’ve got to get out and get in the market,” Batteen said. The store itself, located beside Batteries Plus on 15th Street, is bare. Koerner said this is because they have much more space than they need. “We have a 1,200 square foot space, but we only really need 800 square feet,” he said. The only products sold in the store are OtterBox cases, because they’re “just the best,” according to Koerner. The store also offers insurance plans for phones. Koerner helped a customer while being interviewed in the store. The woman needed her “Home” button replaced. The button is one of only four hard buttons on the phone and is crucially important for use. She said that to have the repairs made by other experts would require an expensive trip to Birmingham or sev-eral weeks of waiting for her shipped-off phone to return. Her entire visit lasted 15 min-utes from diagnosis to receipt and cost $55. Koerner said the store only uses the same parts Apple uses, and only from the same suppliers. The same customer asked if her warranty would be voided for going to a third party for repairs. “The moment you broke it, your warranty’s voided because they [Apple] don’t cover dam-age,” Koerner said. The rapid repair time, an average of 10 to 15 minutes on the counter in front of the cus-tomer, is typical for the store, Koerner said. “We pride ourselves on fixing
phones in 5 to 10 minutes, right in front of you,” he said. “We try to be professional and fast so people can just get in, get out and get on with their lives.” The store is still in its infan-cy, but both men said they are optimistic about its future. “Once we get the second store, the third store will be a lot easier,” Batteen said. “We’re documenting everything that it took to get the first store going.” Koerner, who graduates in May, said it’s a dream come true. “It’s really awesome to know I won’t have to look for a job,” he said.
Co-founder of Phone Restore, Andrew Batteen, shows a piece of artwork made of broken iPhone screens that he has re-paired.
CW| Sara Beth Colburn
“I’ve always been kind of a fi x-it kind of guy. If I break any electronics, I try and research it and fi nd the best way to get it fi xed. I never take my car to
the mechanic. I try and do that myself.”
— Andrew Batteen
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Toys for Tots Drive
Bring a new & unwrapped toy to Rowand Johnson
Hall or the Office of Student Media during the month of November and recieve $1 off a new ticket purchase
to “ARDT” or
“The Rose Tattoo”
Toys for Tots is sponsored by the US Marine Corps
Visit theatre.ua.edu or call 205-348-3400 for more information
UA’s Department of
Theatre & Dance
Available now at the Ferguson Center, Tutwiler Hall, and Bryant Museum locations. Also available online:
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Thursday, November 18, 2010Editor • Tray [email protected]
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WE WELCOME YOUR OPINIONSLetters to the editor must be less than 300 words and guest columns less than 800. Send submissions to [email protected]. Submissions must include the author’s name, year, major and day-time phone number. Phone numbers are for verification and will not be published. Students should also include their year in school and major. For more information, call 348-6144. The CW reserves the right to edit all submissions.
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Tray Smith Opinions EditorAdam Greene Chief Copy Editor
“No, because the game goes
so late, I think itʼs hard to get work
done.”
— Kristin Gipner, senior, elementary
education
“No, I think class wouldnʼt be
productive. Youʼd be too tired from
the game.”
— Ross Hester, sophomore, business
YOUR VIEW { }
By Debra Flax
Last week, I wrote an article about the mean-ing behind the word “weird,” and as how that resonates with people who get called that and worse all the time. A concerned stu-dent eventu-ally expressed disinterest in the piece. First and foremost, I’d like to thank that student and all those who read my columns everyweek. Your attention and readership is greatlyappreciated. Second off, I’d like to ask how opinions are sup-posed to, in any way, lack feelings, emotions andpersonal beliefs about various matters. Whetherit has to do with how a student views the cam-pus bus system or why someone disagrees witha policy made by a state official or just how theyfeel about a disheartening conversation, thosefeelings are what make up the articles you readon this page every day. Those emotions are thebasis for opinions and have every right to belongon this campus and in this campus newspaper. With the growing number of high school and col-lege student suicides, that reality is a very impor-tant one. Feelings have everything to do with notonly how we interact with those around us, butalso how we think and believe. Sharing thosethoughts, we’re able to let the people around usknow what our beliefs are. We’re able to expressthat none of us are alone in any belief and to poten-tially save someone who thinks they are. The fact that we all have the opportunity to saywhat we want, how we want with the freedom wedeserve is a truth that many of today’s societyforgets is actually a privilege. We are lucky to beable to have this newspaper and have the abilityto express our agreeing or disagreeing thoughtson whatever subject matter, whether you putyour name to it or not. It’s bold to speak yourmind, but it’s often more courageous to put yourentire self out there for people to read, enjoy, ortear apart. No matter what they discuss, people’s opin-ions have substance. You may think the same.You may think he or she has gone completelymad. But every opinion, every feeling woven intoit, has substance because it’s what the personbelieves. It’s what the person wants to sharewith those reading and with which wants toevoke emotion, whether that emotion is anger,hatred, love, acceptance, and so on right downthe line. When you watch a friend deteriorate into ashadow of himself and you discuss his suicide inrelation to the thousands who’ve met a similarfate, you tell me that’s supposed to lack emotion.When you have a columnist express his indiffer-ence with his university’s band and seeminglythe entire campus lashes back, you tell me thatlacks feeling. When you have a writer, whethertalented or just talking, simply trying to make itknown that it’s all right to be different in a worldthat’s not completely used to that yet and some-one shoots it down for being inane, you tell methat lacks purpose. We are a merely a forum. We are the namesthat get you all to talk, express and feel. We arejust here to help you and, in turn, make us bet-ter communicators. So, yes, feelings have everyright to belong on an opinions page and mostabsolutely matter in the grand scheme of ourcampus and campuses across the country. Ifthey didn’t, you wouldn’t be reading this sectionin the first place. Debra Flax is a junior majoring in journalism.Her column runs on Thursdays.
By Michael Patrick
Marriage is one of the old-est institutions still recognized in our society today, and it does not seem to be losing any of its value or momentum. Marriage is simply a legal contract between two individuals; however, we have made it into so much more. Society has created social and religious implications for the word “marriage,” and now many people are using them as tools in the fight against same-sex couples joining in on the ancient tradition. Many people argue that mar-riage is a religious institution and allowing same-sex couples to marry would be entrenching upon their freedom of religion. It is true that marriage is often thought of as a religious insti-tution; however, the Catholic Church did not even consider the act to be a sacrament until 1215 A.D., previously considering it a secular practice of exchanging property. Therefore, marriage can hardly be considered exclu-sively religious. E.J. Graff, author of “What is Marriage For?” and resident scholar at the Brandeis Women’s Studies Research Center, reports that marriage has been a political battleground for centuries. She says that after industrialization, when men begin to work in facto-ries, marriage moved away from the traditional model: “In 1920 and 1930 every third magazine article is saying ‘this is the end of marriage as we know it,’ ‘this is the death of the family,’ and ‘this is the period of the collapse of traditional marriage.’ Because
Opinions can’t lack feelings
MCT Campus
No problems with gay marriage
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
By John Anselmo
In this paper, on this page, I have strongly advocated the unifica-tion of the s t u d e n t body, sev-eral times. Over and over again, I have c l a i m e d that an active stu-dent body on a quest for the best of our school and state is so very important to our future. So far this year I have been impressed and proud, but not sur-prised, considering the fine people we have here at the Capstone, of the path our student body has taken. Events like the one we saw on Sunday at the Quad show that we are growing closer as a commu-nity. We can see it from places that we haven’t before. Our SGA presi-dent is moving the finances of our student government out of the dark and is calling for unity across campus. I am going to ask my peers again to join together, on a somewhat lighter note, but maybe not for people in this state and area of the country. As everyone knows, the best rivalry in college football will add another chapter to its storied history in just eight days. The Iron Bowl always means a little something extra. The last two years, national championship aspi-rations have been on the line for our Crimson Tide. This year, the
Show your class, Bamasame hopes will be on the table for our rival, the Auburn Tigers. We haven’t seen the regular sea-son of college football end quite like this one. This season has brought us not one, but two non-automatic BCS qualifiers in the balance for a trip to Glendale. Widespread accu-sations are being held against the lone Heisman frontrunner. With all of the energy this sea-son and its developments have brought, let’s remember who we really are and what we stand for. We know we don’t stand for attack-ing people who have put their rep-utations on the line, reporting sto-ries that they believe lead to truth, just doing their jobs. And yes, these reporters should pay the consequences if they accused with no cause. We are going to wait for due process to bring justice either way. Our football players show their class on the field, helping the oppo-nent up after each play. This is con-trary to the actions you see after the play by our rival. You don’t see the men wearing crimson and white spearing quarterbacks like fish. Our players don’t brag about body slamming others in WWE fashion. We follow the advice of our leg-endary head coach, “knock ‘em down, pick ‘em back up and run back to the huddle.” Our players are not stars on YouTube for tar-geting the knees of other football players. We don’t sing about how great it is to be part of our institution while an injured opposing player is lying on the field. We just cancelled our celebratory cheer, the Rammer Jammer, respecting the passing of a former member of our foe. On Nov. 26, let’s rise to the
occasion. Let’s make Bryant-Denny what it should be — the toughest place to play in college football. We can remember our values and class while doing this. Our players deserve the best we can provide as fans. Let’s believe in them, especially when they face the nation’s finest. Remember last time we faced the best team in the land, with a seem-ingly unstoppable signal-caller? Let’s show our class and hospi-tality to Auburn and their follow-ing when they make the quest to Tuscaloosa. We can fully support our team while doing this. My father has a framed sports section from one of the Birmingham newspapers from Jan., 1993. “1-der-land” was the title of the page, as the claiming of Alabama’s 12th national championship was chron-icled. Paul Finebaum had a column in this paper on that day, titled “Tradition topples the Trash .” Finebaum spoke of Alabama and its tradition, overcoming the “trash” of Miami’s football pro-gram, which had been most pomp and arrogant before the Sugar Bowl game. Being a member of the Alabama community, let’s overcome the classlessness and trash that has contaminated our beloved sport. A fine balance of pride, enthusiasm and class, which is in the heart of every Crimson Tide fan, should be present on the Friday of the Iron Bowl. Paul “Bear” Bryant once said, “Just show your class.” That’s basically all we need to know as Alabama fans going into the week of the Iron Bowl.
John Anselmo is a senior majoring in economics.
suddenly youngsters are behav-ing bizarrely; they’re dating, not on the front porch, but outside of their parents view… and they’re having sex with contraception.” Similar arguments about the death of family values and tradi-tional marriage are being thrust upon same-sex marriages today. People say that because homo-sexual couples cannot reproduce, their relationships cannot be nat-ural and therefore they should not be allowed to wed. But that argument suggests that marriage is in some way tied to the ability to reproduce, which is untrue. There is another popular idea floating around suggesting states should have the right to vote upon legalizing same-sex marriage. However this is not a states’ right issue. The Defense of Marriage Act, passed in 1996 under the Clinton administration, defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman. The act also allows states the abil-ity to not recognize unions from other states. This means that gay men and women are denied over 1,000 federal benefits, including inheritance, immigration, Social Security and hospital visitation. That means that if a man in Vermont, where gay marriage is legal, wishes to marry a man from Venezuela, they still would not be able to acquire a green card because the marriage would
not be federally recognized. Many hateful zealots, like James Dobson, love to use argu-ments that say same-sex mar-riage is just a slippery slope to “marriage between a man and his donkey.” Equating a consent-ing marriage between two adults does not in any way compare to the marriage between a human being and an animal or an adult and child. This type of speech illustrates a core misunderstand-ing of people and is blatantly ignorant hate. Recently after U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker overturned Proposition 8 in California many conservatives accused him of legislating from the bench; however, the same could be said in Brown v. Board of Education. The judicial system has an obligation to stand up for minorities when no one else will. Conservatives love to grand-stand their love for freedoms and how evil the government is for interfering with the private lives of citizens, and now that they have the chance to actually stand up for something that is not directly related to fiscal policies, they choose to stand up for regu-lation of private issues.
Michael Patrick is a junior majoring in political science. His column runs bi-weekly on Thursdays.
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By Will Turner
In his letter to the editor, “Show Compassion for Atheist Friends,” Professor Phil Bishop dem-onstrates a fundamental misconception that most theists have about atheism. The problem is that they assume atheism is something more than it is. In fact, atheism is not a hypothesis, or an ideology, or a substitute for religion. Atheism, in the simplest terms, is the rejection of claims made by theists for the existence of, and access to, the supernatural. In other words, atheism is the belief that the burden of proof required to satisfy the truth of theistic claims is not satisfied. That’s it. While many atheists express opinions and beliefs that go beyond that simple principal, being an atheist does not require more. Because of his misconception, Professor Bishop assumes that the truth of evolution-ary theory is indispensable to atheism. This is untrue. While many may be struck by the fact that evolution explains the diversity of life with-out any need for supernatural intervention, this says nothing about whether or not there are any gods. An understanding of evolution is merely compatible with atheism; it does not necessarily precede it.
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resources that are available for them,” she said. NAMI-UA hopes to partner with the Counseling Center in establishing student-to-student support groups where dialogue about mental health issues can be fostered in an open environ-ment, she added. Kimberlee Hawkins, presi-dent of NAMI-UA and a senior majoring in healthcare manage-ment, said the student organiza-tion is in the beginning stages of its development and is therefore looking forward to partnering with the Counseling Center and Project Health from the Student Health Center to facilitate stress-reduction in the student body. She said Project Health does de-stressing events during exam-inations such as the Pancake Breakfast and the Counseling Center has an outreach program scheduled by its calendar. She said she hopes to see NAMI-UA partnering with these organiza-tions for these events. Hawkins said NAMI-UA is not
a replacement for therapy or treatment. “It’s not going to be a treat-ment group,” she said. “We want to establish a student-to-student group and since we’re really new right now, we’re looking to part-ner with other organizations.” NAMI-UA could be a source of information for students to use to determine where they need to go for certain mental health ser-vices, she added. Hawkins said NAMI-UA will raise money for the West Alabama Coalition for the Homeless, or WACH, and has stationed boxes in some of the residence halls to gather dona-tions. NAMI-UA hopes to raise $200 for WACH’s Thanksgiving Dinner. Titcomb said the erosion of the stigma attached to mental ill-ness is crucial. “We take the view that mental health and mental illness affect everyone whether you identify as living with a mental illness or not,” she said.
By Amanda SamsSenior Staff Reporter
Could you take a few square inches of fabric, tack it and sew it all together into a king-sized quilt over the course of three days? Six ladies from the West Perry-County Marion Arts and Crafts Association certainly can. Berdia Nelson, Eunice Hewitt, Mattie Atkins, Rosa Martin and Walta Mae Kennie use their col-laborative talent to piece togeth-er the new Quilts Gallery in Nott Hall. “I make my own patterns and sew all the time,” said Hewitt, maker of a turquoise quilt called Diamond in the Square, priced at $500. “I do all of this by hand. I can make Jacob’s Ladder, Texas Star and of course the nine-patch.” Atkins said she has been sewing since she was 10 or 12
years old. “I got started when I was a little girl, and people in the com-munity would piece up quilts,” Atkins said. “My first quilt was only a 4 x 4 with straight blocks across.” Atkins was forced to learn her trade very quickly. “When my oldest son was born we didn’t have much and I had to make his clothes,” she said. “He was a little on the stout side, and then my other sons and daughters ended up being all dif-ferent shapes and sizes as well.” Atkins sewed clothing for her five sons and two daughters by hand. When they would outgrow an outfit, she would save the material to turn into “britches quilts,” which were made from recycled clothing. “I have made a lot of quilts in my lifetime, probably at least 45 to 50,” Atkins said. “My abso-lute favorite was a yellow and
purple quilt I gave to my son. It was made out of tiny flowers and formed a large fan in the middle.” The ladies first became acquainted with members of the Honor’s College through the University Fellows Black Belt Experience, which is set up to build community rela-tionships. Students try to get to know members of this rural community, understand their needs, and help out in any way possible. “As part of the Black Belt Experience for Fellows, we live in Marion County for three weeks,” Director of the UA Honors Program Jacqueline Morgan said. “We feel privileged to have gotten to know these spe-cial women over the last three years in their home. It’s a plea-sure to bring them into our home tonight.” Morgan said it is fun to allow
these friends to showcase their talents in an exhibit. “I established a special con-nection with them immediately,” said David Phelps, a freshman majoring in engineering. “My grandma taught me to quilt when I was a very young boy, but I don’t remember it. She passed away, and these women repre-sent something I don’t have any-more.” Phelps explained that people in his generation are focused on efficiency and getting a job done quickly. Many would see no value in homemade quilts anymore. However, to Phelps, the quilts are symbolic of rich tradition and the special bond he once shared with his grand-mother. He said he believes they should be treasured as the gifts they are. Before leaving the gallery, the group proved they had one more collective talent: singing gospel
By William EvansSenior Staff Reporter
The National Alliance on Mental Illness aspires to erode the stigma attached to mental illness and to improve the lives of students who are directly or indirectly affected by mental illness, said Caroline Titcomb, graduate advisor for NAMI-UA and a graduate student pursuing her doctorate in clinical psychol-ogy. NAMI is a mental health advo-cacy organization that has chap-ters nationwide, but NAMI-UA is the first college club in the state of Alabama to be affiliated with the group, according to a press release by NAMI-UA dissemi-nate released in February. Titcomb said the organization wants to disseminate informa-tion to studentm pertaining to the University’s mental health services. “One of our goals is to share with students on campus the
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CW | Teresa PortoneLexi Pabadellias, a mechanical engineering major, and Eunice Hewitt, discuss “Diamond in the Square.”
songs. Martin stepped to the microphone and sang “Let Your Light Shine.” The others joined in and encouraged student par-ticipation. The quilters have no problem opening their hearts and souls
to others, according to Honors College instructor Chip Cooper. He said the ladies offer a bless-ing to all that should be cher-ished. Their quilts will be hang-ing in Nott Hall for the rest of the year, and they are all for sale.
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By Ashanka KumariContributing Writer
The Alabama Center for the Book, housed at the University’s libraries, is co-sponsoring “Letters About Literature,” a state and national reading and writing contest for schoolchildren in fourth through 12th grade. The contest asks students to select a fiction or nonfic-tion book, short story, poem, essay or speech and write a personal letter to the author of the book in which they explore their reactions to the piece of literature they read. “Students write a let-ter to their favorite author explaining how the author’s work influenced his or her life,” said Donna Adcock, public relations director for the Alabama Center for the Book. Letters About Literature is a national reading promo-tion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, presented in partnership with Target and affiliate state Centers for the Book, according to the con-test website. There are three levels of entry. Level one consists of fourth through sixth grad-ers; level two is made up of seventh through eighth grade students and level three students range from ninth through 12th graders. The deadline for entering the contest is Dec. 10 and all submissions must be sent by mail. For more information regarding this contest, visit lettersaboutliterature.org or
alabamacenterforthebook.lib.ua.edu. The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress will select six national win-ners — two from each level — and 12 national honor-able mention winners, com-prised of four students from each level. The national winners will receive a $500 Target gift card and secure a $10,000 LAL grant in his or her name for a community or school library so that others can continue to experience personal relationships with authors and the stories they tell. The national honorable mention winners will each receive a $100 Target gift card and secure a $1,000 LAL Reading Promotion Grant in their name for his/her com-munity or school library. Along with this, there are different length require-ments for each of the dif-ferent levels of entry. Level one entries must be between 100 and 400 words; level two entries must be between 300 and 600 words; level three entries must be between 500 and 800 words. The Alabama Center for the Book moved to the UA campus this year after being housed at Auburn University for the last 10 years. “The contest encourages students to write honestly as if they were having a con-versation with the author,” Adcock said. “They would be reflecting on the different characters and they may feel bonded to a character in the book.”
By Ethan SummersStaff Reporter
Graduate students in the modern languages depart-ment will host the first Alabama Modern Languages Conference Friday and Saturday. The conference itself will be housed in the Ferguson Student Center. Registration is free and begins at 8 a.m. Friday in the Anderson Room, and an official welcome will follow. The focus of this year’s conference is “Transnational Topics in Language and Literature,” said Larissa Clachar, a second year Ph.D. student in Latin American literature and member of the conference’s organizing com-mittee. Clachar said the department is organizing the conference to provide students with oppor-tunities to meet people and share their projects. “We are doing this because we’ve never had one, and our department has good students that want to share their work,” she said. “This will be a first conference for a lot of people so it’s a learning [and] train-ing experience and a good net-working opportunity since we have participants from over 15 different universities present-ing.” The 15 universities involved include Vanderbilt University, The University of Georgia, Indiana University,
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The University of Texas at Austin, Emory University, The Ohio State University, The University of Chicago and Auburn University, Clachar said. The conference will cover topics in multiple languages, she added. “We will have papers in Spanish, French, German and of course English dealing with literature, linguistics and sec-ond language acquisition,” Clachar said. Brad Holley is a Ph.D. stu-dent in French and another member of the organizing committee. He said the confer-ence would be a first showcase for many students. “This conference is bring-ing in both current and future scholars from various uni-versities. For some, this may be the first venue in which they are able to present their research, and the University of Alabama benefits from that in a few ways,” he said. “Some of these presenters may cur-rently be involved in a mas-ter’s program at their univer-sity and be looking to continue onto a doctorate program. This conference puts Alabama onto their radar.” Holley continued by explain-ing how the conference would benefit the University in the future. “Likewise, for those who continue onto an academic career and will be in the posi-tion of advising students who wish to pursue post-graduate
By Jasmine CannonContributing Writer
In conjunction with International Education Week hosted by Capstone International, Rodgers Library featured the week’s spotlight session entitled “Science of Hot Sauce.” Ben Villalón, a professor emeritus of plant virology and plant breeding at Texas A&M University, was the speaker for the event. He spoke about topics such as nutritional and health aspects of chilies, the properties of hot sauce and other information regarding fruits and vegetables. Villalón said he was able to discuss his expertise on peppers through Mangala Krishnamurthy, who is a ref-erence librarian at Rodgers Library. They met in New Orleans through their work with libraries. “Back in June there was a big meeting in New Orleans with the special library asso-ciation,” Villalón said. “One of the ladies that I knew from the library at LSU called me and told me to come through to the special library association. I came and gave a presentation. I met [Krishnamurthy] there and she came up to me after the meeting and said ‘I want you to come to UA.’” Krishnamurthy was pleased with the outcome of the day’s festivities. “Today went very well,” Krishnamurthy said. “I was very pleased to see so many people coming. We had sam-ples and recipes that we were giving out and it’s giving some different touch to the talk, so it’s really nice.” The presentation began with Villalon’s declaration that chil-ies are probably the most pho-togenic vegetables, as well as the most nutritional crop in the world. He went on to explain the correlation between healthy food and healthy lifestyles, say-ing that food is simultaneously the most important medicine and poison in the world. Villalon recommended
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audience members visit webmd.com, whfoods.org and scottrobertsweb.com for guid-ance on healthy eating. The components of a well-balanced diet include seven grams of protein, nine grams of carbo-hydrates/sugars and one and a half grams of fat each meal. Both good and bad foods for the pantry and refrigerator were discussed as well. Villalón’s recent work with peppers is combined with a fighting a viral outbreak on peppers in Texas. “The virus problem they had in South Texas was destroying our chili industry,” Villalon said. “They asked me to come down and work on developing virus disease resistant pep-pers.” The outbreak has been con-trolled and has decreased dras-tically, though there are scien-tists who are still working to diminish the entire virus. He went on to break down the chemical structures of peppers and chilies, referring to capsaicin and capsicums. While green peppers are the most popular peppers in the U.S., yellow peppers are the most nutritious and have high flavonoids and much flavor. When evaluating the peppers, Villalón said one must take yield, size, color, flavor, pun-gency and wall thickness into consideration. There were students in the audience from different
educational backgrounds. Lindsey Sherrill, a senior majoring in secondary edu-cation, and Megan Tyler, a sophomore on the pre-med track, were both in attendance and learned about the event through their chemistry class. “I thought [Villalón’s presen-tation] was good,” Sherrill said. “I don’t think the area gets enough culture as it is, so it was
Logan Chan-dler, a freshman majoring in engi-neering, samples the spicy foods supplied by Sitar restau-rant for the Sci-ence of Hotsauce event in Rodgers Library on Tues-day.
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very interesting.” Tyler said, “This event sounded a lot more interesting than a lot of the other chemis-try lectures. I knew that pep-pers were good for you, but I didn’t realize how extremely healthy peppers are. I think it’s awesome that he came to speak to us, and you can definitely tell he knows what he is talking about.”
Students sample spicy foods follow-ing plant virology profes-sor Ben Villalón’s presenta-tion.
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degrees, this conference has the potential showcase our own university’s strengths,” Holley said. “Our own gradu-ate students will benefit from this conference by being pre-sented with a new flow of ideas which they may not have come into contact with previously.” Clachar said the high point of the conference is their keynote speaker, Jo Anne Engelbert. The keynote address is scheduled for Friday Nov. 19 in the Heritage Room of the Ferguson Student Center, Clachar said. “Everyone is welcome, and it’s free,” Clachar said. “[Engelbert] founded the program in translator training at Montclair State University,” Clachar said. She published translations for 40 Latin American authors and translated the official magazine for the Americas Society for 10 years, Clachar said. Holley said the support for the conference is impressive. “There has been substantial support from various organi-zations and departments from the University which have helped to bring this confer-ence to fruition, including the department of modern lan-guages and classics, the gradu-ate school and the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as others,” she said. “While we as graduate students bore a good amount of work, [we] could not have done it without their encouragement and support.”
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The Crimson White NEWS Thursday, November 18, 2010 7Shalyn Smith and Claire Arm-strong open the Heritage or Hate lecture Wednes-day, introducing the issue of the Confederate fl ag and its meaning in the South at the Wynn Center at Stillman col-lege. The event was a joint effort between Stillman College and the University of Alabama.
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Confederacy were fighting to defend the states, their home and their country.” Martin, along with other students at Stillman, became involved with this forum through a class taught at Stillman titled “The Citizen.” Thomas Herwig, an Honors College professor, contacted the instructor at Stillman to spark the effort of the joint collaboration. Herwig and Amira Sakr, a German student at Stillman, presented the German per-spective on hate symbols. Herwig gave an in-depth look at the origins of the swastika, which is the symbol directly associated with the genocide of the Jews during the time of Adolph Hitler. He said, like the Confederate flag, the swastika originally had a positive connotation, but after the events of World War II would never be able to escape the negative aspects
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The views about the flag meaning hate come from its historical uses by the Ku Klux Klan, and other groups that opposed school integration and civil rights used the flag as well. Morrison said he feels
taking the course was a great experience and he got the opportunity to work with students from all different backgrounds. Stillman College and the University have worked together on projects in
the past two years said Linda Bradford, director of Stillman’s Harte Honors Program. “We definitely want to keep the collaboration going in the future, because it has hap-pened in the past as an event
on diversity,” she said. “I think the event tonight was very healthy for every-one and it is good to be able to know that we don’t all have to agree, but that we can have a good professional discus-sion,” she said.
that are now associated with the symbol. “I hope after the forum tonight people leave with an educated and academic view on what the Confederate flag actually means,” said Bettye Mullen, instructor of “The Citizen” at Stillman College. She said some black people think the flag simply means hate, while some white peo-ple think it means heritage. However, her personal view is that it means both. “No matter what another person thinks the flag means, we should always remember that we should respect other’s views about it,” she said. Lane Morrison, a senior majoring in civil engineer-ing and a student in the University’s Honors College, presented his views and sparked discussion about the flag symbolizing hate. “Before this course, I hon-estly didn’t have a strong view about the issue,” he said. “During this, I was also able to learn a lot about the history of the flag.”
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“By taking advantage of and shifting an already planned semester break day, there is no loss of class time. This announcement was made in July to give students, faculty and staff as much time as pos-sible to make adjustments, if needed, to their plans for the semester break.” In an announcement released July 1 by the Athletics Media Relations office, the University and Georgia State University mutually consent-ed to move the date of their
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football game from the origi-nal date of Saturday, Nov. 20 to Thursday, Nov. 18. In the release, Athletics Director Mal Moore stated the movement of the game to Thursday reflects schedul-ing challenges the athletics department encountered. “We have a number of scheduling challenges this year in football and this was the best way for us to deal with one of those,” Moore said. “We explored all options available to us, with our play-ers’ health and safety in mind. This was our best remedy. We deeply appreciate everyone’s cooperation, particularly Dr.
Witt and Georgia State.” David Hose, a freshman majoring in business finance, said he has attended every home and away game of the Crimson Tide since 2006. Despite its move to a week-day, he said he will attend the game against Georgia State. “I agree with moving [the date of the game] because it will give us extra time to pre-pare against Auburn,” he said. “I like the format of the way [the Athletics Department] has handled it.” He said he foresees stu-dents skipping Friday morn-ing classes because the game will dip into the evening and
induce people to celebrate into the night. Matthew Bailey, a junior majoring in political science, said he is thrilled the schedul-ing of the game. “I think it’s great because I have Friday classes off,” he said. “I have a four-day week-end.” He also said he agrees that many students will ditch class Friday. The rearranging of fall break to accommodate for the game complicated students’ plans for those holidays, but Bailey said he was not person-ally affected by the schedul-ing changes.
separate rushes at Wilhagan’s throughout the entire day. “The optimum home game for us is at 2:30,” he said. “Friday is going to be just like a Saturday gameday for us.” This biggest downside he sees in having the game on Friday is losing the crowds that come in the night before, a downside owners from bars such as The Bear Trap and The Houndstooth also recognize. “We plan for people to stay for the whole weekend, and if they don’t stay then that’s okay too,” said Doug Nelson, owner of The Houndstooth. “We stock up with as much as we can for every game.” Despite the expected losses in business, many of these places will be open on Thursday and are ordering the same amount of food and drink that they always do. Each said they have to fill their kitchens to capac-ity, schedule a full staff and be prepared for nonstop crowds for every SEC game. They said they know what to expect from this Iron Bowl based on their experi-ences in years past.
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atmosphere the school creates. “I was attracted to Auburn because of the usual stuff, real-ly,” Howell said. “The campus is beautiful, the traditions, ath-letics, plus the school is good academically. Most people who come here have some kind of family tie to the university. But it’s not just that. You just feel at home here.” But Alabama families don’t just bleed orange and blue. Anna Sedlak, a UA freshman majoring in English, said she chose the University of Alabama partly because her father went here. “My family ties were a big factor in the decision to come to UA,” she said. “Plus, it has a pret-ty campus, offered me a scholar-ship and the incoming freshmen are guaranteed a dorm. They’re not at Auburn.” Sedlak said she looked at Auburn University, but knew it wasn’t for her as soon as she saw it. “The campus isn’t pretty,” she said. “It’s spread out all over town. I made the right decision in coming to UA.”
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“With most people being from the state of Alabama, everybody knows what to expect with the rivalry and everyone is kind of together,” Horton said. Despite the game being on a Friday instead of a Saturday, most restaurants and bars are preparing themselves just as they would for any SEC game. “Everything is going to be exactly the same,” said Brian Ahmed, owner of Full Moon Barbeque in Tuscaloosa. “We’re here to support the team; we’re here to support the fans — what-ever is better for them is better for us.” Ahmed also said, however, that having the game early on a Friday is not necessarily the ideal. For businesses that make most of their gameday profits from catering, a 1:30 p.m. kick-off is not desirable because they expect most people to skip lunch and head straight to the game. However, the restaurants and bars that do not rely heavily on catering benefit from a 1:30 p.m. kickoff. Lloyd said an afternoon kickoff allows for about four
measure even places like Buffalo Phil’s are taking just to be safe. “We try to eliminate problems before they occur,” said Craig Williams, general manager at Buffalo Phil’s. At Wilhagan’s, Lloyd remem-bers a yelling match between a 50-year-old Alabama fan and an Auburn student. No one could remember any fights breaking out.
Bear Trap is the same way, and they typically only have to pre-pare for fights once fans get intoxicated. In order to maintain the peace, The Bear Trap has sched-uled a full security staff, just as they do for every home game, a
“Auburn had everything I was looking for academically and was already my home,” Pender said. “I know you all have heard and talked about the Auburn family, but unless you have lived, breathed and loved it, you can never fully understand it. It runs deep with the students and we all feel a special connection, even with alumni. I’ve heard of many freshmen who have chosen Auburn because of the bond that everyone seems to share.” In addition to her family ties to the school, Pender said Auburn University’s campus is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. “There’s a reason why Auburn is called ‘The Loveliest Village in the Plains,’” she said. Trey Howell, an Auburn sophomore, said he was also drawn to the school because of his family ties, as well as the
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By Mike AlbaneseContributing Writer
The University’s men’s cross country team has secured a spot in the National Championship field after a dominating per-formance at the NCAA South Regional in Hoover. This, their fourth consecu-tive regional title, has earned them a slot to compete for the NCAA National title in Terre Haute, Ind., starting Nov. 22. “This year, it had a spe-cial feeling,” head coach Joe Walker said. “Seeing these guys come together and per-form at a high level brought a smile to my face.” All five of the Tide runners finished in the top 13, highlight-ed by dazzling performances
by junior Carison Kemei and senior Julius Bor who finished second and third, respectively. Kemei posted a time of 30:05.08, two seconds behind the lead-er, Florida State’s Ciaran O’Lionaird. Bor finished one second behind Kemei with a time of 30:06.96. “They both ran with a sense of urgency,” Walker said. “They got themselves to the front and contended for the lead.” As a unit on the 10km course, the Tide collected 30 points to win the event by 25 points. All five Tide runners earned All-Region honors. “After I crossed the finish-ing line, I knew we were going to win,” junior Joel Rop said. “That’s what we were looking for.”
He also said it felt good to put together a great performance against strong teams such as Florida State University. “I think it was more of a men-tality they brought,” Walker said. “They wanted to compete well as a group and they were capable of it.” Heading into the regional tournament, Bor said they did a lot of fartlek workouts in prep-aration for the tournament. A fartlek workout is a form of conditioning which puts stress on the whole aerobic energy system due to the con-tinuous nature of the exercise. The difference between fartlek workouts and other exercise systems is that the speed and intensity varies, which puts more stress on the aerobic and
anaerobic systems. Along with Kemei and Bor, Rop, junior Moses Kiptoo and senior Andrew Kirwa posted strong times. With a fifth place finish and a time of 30:13.23, Rop continued what has been a strong season. Kiptoo posted a time of 30:23.70 for a ninth place finish and Kirwa posted a time of 30:37.96 which earned him a 13th place finish and his fourth All-South honor. Heading into nationals, it is important that the Tide does not lose focus. Walker empha-sized the importance of bring-ing the same mindset and effort they brought to the Regional Championship into nationals. “You’d like to duplicate that effort from last week and see
another performance similar,” Walker said. “Sometimes in our sport you have a high following followed by a low. We have to come back with another great performance and we need to get into similar mindset.” Walker said there are four or five teams that are run-ning great week in and week out. Also, he said there are 10 teams, including his squad, that are talented and capable of competing with anyone. However, it doesn’t mat-ter what the teams did at the regional tournament. It’s important who shows up when it matters the most. “On that day everyone is identical on paper,” Walker said. “It’s how you perform on that day.”
By Marilyn VaughnContributing Writer
The Alabama women’s cross country team can call this past weekend’s NCAA Regional meet a success for two reasons.Firstly, the Crimson Tide came into the tournament ranked 10th in the region, but finished 7th out of 25 teams. Secondly, the team did so without one of its top runners, junior Kelsey Johnson, who finished first on the team at the previous meet, the Southeastern Conference Championships. “We didn’t find out until 10:30 p.m. Friday night that [Johnson] wasn’t going to be with us to compete,” said head coach Randy Hasenbank. “I think they all felt a responsi-bility to step up and really per-form well.” Sidelined by this abrupt change in plans, the Tide ran the other six women from the allotted seven eligible to
compete, opting not to replace Kelsey on such short notice. Of the six who ran, only five were eligible to score for the team. Four of the five run-ners who scored for team did so while running career-best times. “It was probably our best collective performance of the year,” Hasenbank said. “Of course, unfortunately, without Kelsey in the lineup. They did a tremendous job holding on to 7th place. We were ranked 10th going into this thing, and when I started the year with this team, I felt like we were a top-five team in the region for sure.” The women competed in a field of 185 runners. Junior Andrea Torske was the first to cross the line for the Tide in 32nd place with a career-high time of 21.00.73. This was a per-sonal best of nearly a minute for Torske at the six-kilometer distance. Torkse’s finish put
her just one minute and eight seconds behind the first place runner, Kristie Krueger, from the University of Georgia, who ran 19:52. “The potential for this course to run fast existed,” Hasenbank said. “It was a flat course; it was dry, and it was great competi-tion. All of those factors pretty much ensured a person could run fast. It’s typically 10, 20 or 30 seconds from time to time, but that was a pretty signifi-cant improvement by Torske.” Senior Haley Moody said, “We didn’t exactly know how fast it was going to run, but I think everyone was pleasantly surprised. I think everyone ran PR’s or season bests.” Last weekend’s race was the final competition for the women this season. Only the top two finishing teams at the regionals meet advanced to the NCAA National Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., later in the month. In addition to this, the
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Tide fi nishes seventh in regionalstop five individual runners not on a qualifying team advanced. For seniors, this was their last cross country race in their careers. Senior Haley Moody offered advice to the under-classmen teammates. “Just keep improving,” Moody said. “Andrea and Leigh have definitely improved from last year. If everyone can keep improving like that, then the team can be really great next year. Moody is among four seniors who the team will lose after
this season. She said she is sad to leave the lineup but confi-dent her team will continue to perform well. “The four of us [seniors] are leaving, but it’s nice to know the team is not going to crum-ble when we leave,” Moody said. “The team is going to be great. I’m sure the freshmen will step up as well.” Hasenbank said, “We’ll cer-tainly miss them, but there is absolutely no doubt that this team can be much better as we get older.”
By Tony TsoukalasSenior Sports Reporter
The UA women’s lacrosse club is starting its seventh year at the University, poised to make huge strides both this season as well as in seasons to come. Because lacrosse is not an NCAA-sanctioned sport at the University, the Crimson Tide plays in a league called the Southern Women’s Lacrosse League along with other schools from the Southeast. The Tide has established itself as a contender in the SWLL and hope to improve from last year when the team starts its regular season in the spring. Much of the team’s recent success is due in part to new coach Brian Stanley. “He’s just done an amazing job,” President Madison Cook said. “He has really turned us around.” Stanley is well versed in wom-en’s lacrosse after coaching pre-viously for high school teams in Georgia. Stanley brings more strategy and knowledge than UA coaches in the past. The Tide has not had any trouble adjusting to its new coach. Stanley’s great atti-tude and passion for the game allowed for him and the players to hit it off from the start. “From day one, the players have welcomed me with open arms and have been eager to listen and learn,” Stanley said. “These are great attributes and
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building blocks for a strong winning team.” Cook said, “He’s really high intensity, and he definitely tells us what his expectations are. I feel like if anything, it has helped so much more. Honestly, everyone is so happy to have him around.” Aside from being the team’s coach, Stanley is also a full-time air traffic controller at the Atlanta International Airport. Stanley makes the three-hour trip from Atlanta to Tuscaloosa every Tuesday and Thursday to coach the Tide. “My driving force is the pas-sion and the dedication, drive and determination of these ladies,” Stanley said. “I feel it is a great privilege and honor to be invited by the University of Alabama women’s lacrosse team. I am honored to give my time and knowledge to help this program succeed.” Stanley has always been an Alabama fan. As a young boy growing up in Birmingham, Stanley said he dreamt of play-ing under coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. To be able to coach at the University is something he said he enjoys and is grateful for. “Luckily, two of my big-gest passions outside my wife and family were able to be combined: The University of Alabama and coaching,” Stanley said. “For me, being a part of the UA lacrosse program has been a dream come true.” Stanley said he sees constant improvement and that the team
should be able to make big strides this season. “I see the girls being more competitive in each game they play,” Stanley said. “With con-stant improvement I see the girls being a force to be reck-oned with in the SWLL tourna-ment at the end of the year.” The Tide also hopes to fur-ther the program into the future by eventually going from being a club team to an NCAA-sanctioned team. The team is in its seventh year as a club. Clubs are eligible after their sixth year to be considered by the NCAA. “We don’t want to stay a club,” Cook said. “We absolute-ly want to go all the way, even-tually recruit and have sponsor-ships.” With women’s lacrosse becoming one of the fastest growing sports in the nation, Stanley said he hopes to see the Tide on the next level in the near future. “I would love to see the University of Alabama take the lead among the SEC Division-I schools and be a pioneer,” Stanley said. “I really feel that once a school like Alabama makes the commitment, the other SEC D-I schools will shortly follow.”
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By Brett HudsonContributing Writer
The women’s basketball team got the best of the North Carolina State Wolfpack Wednesday night, 95-84. Senior Tierney Jenkins was named Southeastern Conference Player of the Week on Nov. 15, and lived up to that reputation by getting her third double-double in as many games this season, scoring 22 points and getting 11 rebounds in the big win for the Crimson Tide. The Tide’s newfound up-tempo, high-pressure attack imposed its will in the Wolfpack, forcing two turn-overs and leading the team to a 6-0 lead just more than two minutes into the game. The rest of the half was hard
fought, with the Wolfpack keep-ing it close until a clutch play from junior Alicia Mitcham gave the Tide the double-digit lead it held for the remainder of the game. “Our theme is relentless-ness,” said junior Erika Russell, who ended the game with 18 points, four rebounds and three steals. “Having intensity through the entire game built our confidence and it got us a lot of easy baskets in the first half tonight.” Working off of a 13-point lead at halftime, the Tide started off the second half with yet another 6-0 run, ending with a Wolfpack timeout. That run sparked the Tide to take a 20-point lead it would keep until a late charge by the Wolfpack brought the deficit down to the final 11 points.
Fouls were a big problem for the both teams. The Wolfpack had two players foul out and one more with four fouls, giving up two four-point play oppor-tunities. Jasmine Robinson converted her opportunity in the first half, giving the Tide a nine-point lead and capping a 13-4 run. The Tide had its own foul trouble, with three foul-outs in the game. Freshman Kaneisha Horn was charged with a technical and fouled out midway through the sec-ond half with only two points and one rebound in 11 min-utes. Robinson and Russell also fouled out with 37 points and nine rebounds between the two. This win was a big stride for head coach Wendell Hudson’s program, moving forward
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towards a potential NCAA tournament bid. Hudson thinks it is too early to be thinking about postseason basketball, but Jenkins has her eyes set on the tournament. “From the moment we started practice, we set goals,” Jenkins said. “We thought today was a big day for us to prove we want to be in the NCAA tournament. “It’s plastered in our minds,” she said. “You can’t tell us any different.” Hudson was more focused on that game and how it improved the team. “For starters, NC State is a really good basketball team and a very good program,” Hudson said. “That being said, we pretty much had control of the game, but we have to finish better than that. We aren’t as happy with the way we finished as we should be.” Finishing the game will be a big point in practice as the team gets right back to work preparing for its first road game at Georgia Southern on Friday. “We’re just going to work on finishing the game, along with our defense,” Hudson said. “We get our first road test this weekend, and that’s going to be interesting for our team, for our players.”
CW | Margo SmithTop: Senior forward Tierney Jenkins shoots during Wednesday’s victory over NC State. Jenkins led all Crimson Tide scorers with 22 points in Alabama’s 95-point outburst against the Wolfpack.
Bottom: Senior point guard LaToya King calls a play as she brings the ball down the court during Alabama’s 95-84 victory over NC State Wednesday night.
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By Brooke MarshallContributing Writer
The 26th Annual West Alabama Juried Art Show exhibit of local artists’ work will open with a reception on Nov. 21 to showcase the win-ners. The exhibit, presented by The Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa County, will begin with a reception and the presentation of awards on Nov. 21 from 2 to 3:30 p.m., and the exhibit will run through Dec. 14 at the Bama Theatre’s Junior League Gallery. Admission is free to the pub-lic. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and during Bama Theatre events. The Junior League Gallery is located on
Local artists exhibit work at Bama Theatrethe second floor of the PARA Building. Attendees should enter the gallery through this entrance, which is adjacent to the theatre and where the Arts Council offices are locat-ed. Kevin Ledgewood, publicist for the Arts Council, said the show was opened to artists in Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale and Pickens counties. Artists had to be 18 or older and the artwork must be an original. “It’s an attempt to bring individual artists together in the community and encour-age them to show their work,” Ledgewood said. “And if they have a chance to show their work then they’re more like-ly to paint or explore their medium even more. That’s the goal of the Arts Council, to
encourage that.” The West Alabama Juried Art Show was first established under Gail Skidmore, a former executive director of the Arts Council, Ledgewood said. Sharron Rudowski, edu-cation director for the Arts Council, said there were 118 pieces submitted for the art show with 45 artists partici-pating. 65 were accepted into the exhibit. The exhibit includes oil, watercolor, acrylic, glass, fiber, wood and photography from the artists Rudowski said. “It’s growing each year,” she said. “We’ve had almost twice as many entries this year than we did in the past. We had enough entries this year to fill two galleries.” The awards included The
Michael Goodson and Richard Zoellner Purchase Award (Best of Show) with a prize amount of $750 to Sky Shineman for “Olentangy” an oil on canvas; the Gail Skidmore Memorial cash award (second place) with a prize amount of $300 to Keyser Wilson for “Remants” an acrylic painting; third place with a prize amount of $100 went to Hallie O’Kelley for “Memories of Edgewood Farm - Hinton, Iowa” a hand quilt-ing, screen printing, hand dye-ing quilt; and two honorable mentions Maurice Clabaugh for “Spray” a Manzanita Root Burl (wood sculpture) and Pamela Copeland for “Orchid Gazing” an oil painting. Shineman, an assistant pro-fessor in the department of art and art history who teaches painting, won the best of show
prize. Her piece “Olentangy” was named after a river in her hometown of Columbus, Ohio. “It’s not of the river,” Shineman said. “This painting just kind of reminded me of the experience of seeing that river or being around it.” Shineman entered the show last year and was invit-ed to enter a piece this year. She said she enjoys being a part of the art community in Tuscaloosa. “I’m really honored that they chose me out of such a strong group of work,” Shineman said. “I think it’s great they put on an annual show for the community. The artwork was submit-ted Nov. 1 through 5 and was judged by Deborah Karpman, professor of studio art and co-director of foundations at
the University of Montevallo, Rudowski said. Shineman’s piece will be accepted into the gallery per-manently, while most of the artwork will be on sale at the exhibit. The Arts Council will be available to help people who wish to purchase artwork get into contact with the art-ists to make negotiations, Ledgewood said. The Arts Council is current-ly in the process of setting up a second gallery. It will allow more space for exhibitions of local artwork, Rudowski said. The new gallery will be ready at the beginning of 2011. “As far as the entire Arts Council, we are thrilled that so many people entered the show and are so enthusiastic about their craft,” Ledgewood said.
By Karissa Bursch Senior Staff Reporter
This Saturday night students can get transported into the University’s own live episode of Glee. Students will have a chance to enjoy popular, cur-rent songs as performed by the University’s own show choir group, Resonance. The concert will be at the Bama Theatre on Greensboro Avenue at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, with doors opening at 7. Student tickets are $5 and adult tickets are $7. Tickets can be bought at a table in the Ferguson Center on Friday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. or at the door on Saturday. Before Glee and before show choir groups were all the rage, Resonance was started at the University by Michael Zauchin, a student and the director of Resonance. Zauchin said it was a strug-gle, but after a lot of work and support it came together. “I started Resonance in the summer of 2008 before Glee was even a sensation,” Zauchin said. “Resonance was quite an undertaking trying to muster up enough belief in myself that I could take on such a big proj-ect, but with the support of our faculty advisor and some close friends I felt like I had a sta-ble foundation to really build something.” Since then Zauchin said the group has been growing at an amazing rate. “The talent, passion, the drive that the students bring to the stage every semester con-tinues to grow and it amazes me,” he said. Resonance is now in its third year of existence. “We have performed around the state of Alabama as well as three major concerts at the University,” Zauchin said. “Audiences have ranged from 200 for our first performance to 800 with our last performance.” Resonance has played many popular and modern songs in the past such as Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” to Mika’s “Touch You,” Sara Bareilles’s “Gravity” to Lady Gaga’s “Dancing in the Dark,” Zauchin said.
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Attendees can look forward to a similar variety at the upcoming concert. Songs by Rascal Flatts, Aerosmith, Tina Turner and more will be per-formed, Zauchin said. “In the past we have done many songs that just happen to
have been replicated on ‘Glee,’” Zauchin said. In the beginning Resonance only had one concert a year, but as of last year Resonance began doing two concerts a year. Zauchin said Resonance will
singers and dancers and we are backed up by a 10-per-son live band,” Zauchin said. “Students interested in joining can audition for the group next fall during the first few weeks of class.” David Ray, a freshman majoring in international stud-ies and Japanese and a mem-ber of Resonance, said his favorite part of being a part of Resonance is the feeing of fam-ily it provides. “Every single member of this group I know is there for me whenever I need them,”
Ray said “We are a family,” Zauchin said. “It’s amazing how such a diverse group of people can come together under one com-mon thread — music. The bondthat is build between the stu-dents is unfathomable.” Ray encouraged students to attend in order to see other students demonstrate not as widely viewed talents. “It is an awesome opportu-nity to see peers use their tal-ents in a way that they might not see often,” Ray said. “Theyare going to love it.”
have its annual Spring Revue, a performance at the Alabama Heritage Magazine’s 25th Anniversary Party and other performances at other schools around the state. Members of Resonance will have tables set up in the Ferguson Center this Friday from 11 a.m. till 3:30 p.m. to sell tickets, chat and answer ques-tions. If students are interest-ed in getting involved with Resonance, auditions are held in the fall of every year. “There are currently 40
Above: Ally Forehand and Shane Slaughter dance during the show choir’s per-formance last year.
Left: Junior Corinth Young performs the opening number.
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International Document-ing Justice screened four times Wednesday at the Bama Theatre. The second annual fi lm screening followed vari-ous subjects around the world in places such as Cuba, Rwanda and Mexico. It is sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibil-ity and the department of telecom-munication and fi lm.
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Nearly every seat was filled at the Bama Theatre for Wednesday night’s sec-ond annual International D o c u m e n t i n g Ju st i c e screening, presented by the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, the department of telecommunication and film and Capstone International. The four films shown were
made by undergraduate stu-dents as final projects for the International Documenting Justice class that each of them took before going abroad. In the class, the students learned the art of documentary film-making without having had any previous experience doing so. Before the films began, Stephen Black, director of the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, said, “There is no other year-long
International Documenting Justice screens student fi lms at Bama Theatre
documentary course like this in the country, much less an international documenting course. I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of this orga-nization and program.” The first film, titled “Beyond the Border,” is set in El Paso, Texas, and was created by Marshall Houston, a senior majoring in English and eco-nomics, and Drew Hoover, a junior majoring in history and studio art. In the film, the audience learns that many El Paso citi-zens have family members that live just across the border in the Mexican town of Ciudad Juarez, a town that, in recent years, has become “more dan-gerous than Baghdad,” said a professor at the University of Texas at El Paso who was fea-tured in the film. Some El Paso citizens remember going to Ciudad Juarez as children to buy candy, and others remember going to Ciudad Juarez for a late-night dinner or movie, after which they simply walked back to their homes in El Paso. Now, because of drug-relat-ed violence, someone is mur-dered every three hours in Ciudad Juarez, and a wall sep-arates the two cities, prevent-ing these casual excursions. “I really hope people will consider the border and think about it in a different way,” Houston said. “We don’t often realize how our policies affect Mexico. We only think about how they affect the U.S.” The second film, “The Garden and the City,” was created by Wilson Boardman, now an Alabama graduate. Boardman, who called in via cell phone from Denver to talk about his film, said he made his film about a farmer living in Havana, Cuba. The film featured images of the farmer feeding rabbits, slicing fruit, watering plants and tending to his organic gar-
den, which he said he uses to feed his family and neighbors. In the film, he said the fun-damental thing in life was to feel good about your work, and to remember that if you plant love, you will harvest love. The third film, “What is Left,” was created by Grant Luiken, a senior majoring in international studies and Spanish. The film is set in Uruguay, where Luiken’s camera rides along in a horse-drawn cart with a “clasificadore,” some-one who earns money solely by digging through garbage to recycle it. The clasificadore explains how broken, plastic chairs can
create new chairs, how plastic soda bottles can create cloth-ing and how old cardboard can make diaries, folders and books. The recycled materials, he said, get exported to China where they are made into goods that are then exported to the United States. The film shows that Uruguay citizens have mixed feelings about the clasificadores. Some see the clasificadores’ work as unsanitary, while others see it as work that has to be done. “They are people too. They have to do something,” one woman said. The fourth film, “You Must Be Something,” was created by Linn Groft, a senior in New
College. Groft’s film is set inRwanda and tells the story ofSunny, a man whose family leftRwanda during the genocidethat killed more than 800,000Rwandans. Despite the genocide, Sunnysaid he never felt he belongedanywhere except Rwanda. InUganda, Kenya and Canada,people had viewed him asbeing “different.” Sunny also emphasized thatnot all Rwandans are killersand victims — they’re simplyRwandans. “We had a great turnouttonight,” Groft said. “I’m gladthe film is finally finished, butI want to do it again. The expe-rience was great.”
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Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Yesterday’s efforts pay off now in the form of curious opportunities to work with others. Check into the de-tails carefully, before moving forward.Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Take time for meditation early on. This aligns your thinking with coworkers. What seemed an obstacle yesterday becomes today’s glorious opportunity.Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 5 -- You have a sense of your own creative potential, and want to get into action. Associates with demands present a challenge. Buy them off with chocolates.Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Focus on food today. How delicious! Use all your talents and imagination for a menu to please all. It doesn’t need to take all day to taste good.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Possibilities and difficulties appear, as you plan travel with associates. Take advantage of the opportunities as they arise, yet maintain a flexible schedule.
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LIFESTYLESPage 14 • Thursday, November 18, 2010Editor • Kelsey Stein
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• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (PG-13)• The Next Three Days (PG-13)• Skyline (PG-13)• Unstoppable (PG-13) • Morning Glory (PG-13)• Due Date (R)• For Colored Girls (R)• Megamind 3D (PG)• Paranormal Activity 2 (R)• Saw- The Final Chapter (R)• Life As We Know It (PG-13)
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THURSDAY
• Billy Snowden and Greg Staggs: Gnemi’s Top Shelf
• Gameday cookout: Copper Top
• Druid City Band: Rounders
• Andrew Raffo Dewar and Thern Natives: 7:30 p.m., Alabama Art Kitchen
• “Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1” premiere: midnight
FRIDAY
• Plato Jones: Gnemi’s Top Shelf• Mario Mena: Rounders• “The Rose Tattoo”: 7:30 p.m., Gallaway Theatre• Black Willis Band and Blaine Duncan & the Lookers: 10 p.m., Mellow Mushroom
SATURDAY
• Two and 1/2 White Guys: Gnemi’s Top Shelf• College football cookout: Copper Top• No Means Yes: Rounders• REPO No. 4 opening: 6 p.m., Alabama Art Kitchen• Resonance show choir fall show: 7:30 p.m., Bama Theatre• “The Rose Tattoo”: 7:30 p.m., Gallaway Theatre• A Very Potter Guerrilla The-atre: 11 p.m., Allen Bales Theatre
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s StoneReleased: Nov. 2001Director: Chris Columbus
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsReleased: Nov. 2002Director: Chris Columbus
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanReleased: June 2004Director: Alfonso Cuarón
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireReleased: Nov 2005Director: Mike Newell
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Harry Potter and the Order of the PheonixReleased: July 2007Director: David Yates
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceReleased: July 2009Director: David Yates
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Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsReleased: Part 1: Nov. 19Part 2: July 2011Director: David Yates
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‘Potter’ spell still strongBy Jordan Staggs
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Don your cloaks and get out your magic wands, because “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” hits theaters all over the country at midnight. The first half of the final install-ment in J.K. Rowling’s phenom-enal saga about The Boy Who Lived has avid Potter fans and mere movie-going Muggles alike scrambling for tickets to see the premiere. Tuscaloosa is no exception. Cobb Hollywood 16 Cinemas on Skyland Boulevard had already sold out 12 of 14 open theaters for the midnight premiere as of noon Wednesday, and could be opening the final two show-rooms for ticket sales if the first 14 sell out. “Deathly Hallows” opens on hero Harry Potter and his best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, drop-ping out of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to search for a way to defeat the evil Lord Voldemort once and for all. The Deathly Hallows, three legendary magical objects, might just be the key to winning, but Voldemort has his eye on them as well. With his power growing, it won’t be easy for Harry and the rest to do any-thing safely. Part 2, which will include the epic Battle of Hogwarts, will be released in July 2011. Midnight premieres have
become a staple of popular mov-ies such as the Harry Potter series. Fans from miles around come to see the film, but it’s about more than that. It’s about magical camaraderie. People dress up in costumes of their favorite characters, bring the books along to read before the movie starts and sometimes hold activities like trivia con-tests to pass the time standing in the horrendously long lines. “I grew up with Harry Potter,” said Kaycee McFalls, a sopho-more majoring in French and international studies. “I think it’s the best kind of book for so many ages. So many people are able to read it and enjoy it.” McFalls said, as a Harry Potter “purist,” she is not a huge fan of the movies. Still, she has never missed a midnight show-ing. She will be attending the pre-miere with a large group of her friends, but does not mind if the theater is too crowded for them to all sit together. She said she will probably know someone in every theater, and will be focused on the movie anyway. “I’m excited to see Hermione kind of bust it up,” McFalls said, “and see Molly Weasley kick some a** [in Part 2].” Jackie Clay, a junior major-ing in biology, said she is also excited about seeing how the novel will translate over to the big screen. “Since this movie is the first of two parts, I’m anticipating seeing where they will cut off
in the novel,” Clay said. “I’m also really interested to see how Harry, Ron and Hermione’s relationships with one another will develop on screen in their final journey together.” Clay also grew up reading the books, and will be going to Thursday’s premiere with her best friend of 13 years, Brett Hannan, also a junior at the University. It is a special event for the pair, who lived far apart until they began college at the University. “When a book was released, we would buy it immediately and call each other to update where we were in the novel,” Clay said. “We would go to the book releases and movie premieres together when we could.” Like many fans across the country holding Potter movie marathons and re-reading the books as quickly as possible, McFalls and Clay have been gearing up for the “Deathly Hallows” premiere for weeks. They both participated in the UA Quidditch on the Quad World Cup on Sunday and said the experience was a blast. “If they don’t do Quidditch on the Quad next year, I’m leaving Alabama,” McFalls said. Tickets for the midnight premiere of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” in Tuscaloosa are available at the Cobb Theatre and online at Fandango.com, but fans should swish-and-click fast to avoid getting sold out.
The time has come for the beginning of the end. Merlin’s beard, I can’t believe it’s actu-ally here. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” premieres tonight at midnight, and you’d better believe I will be there, along with half of the student body from what I’ve heard. Now, for those of you who are not veteran midnight pre-miere attendees, you might be wondering, “What do I wear to something like this?” Because there WILL be people who go all-out in full wizarding garb, right down to the hat with the stuffed vulture on top. I went as Nymphadora Tonks one year, pink wig and all. Maybe you don’t want to go quite that wicked with your Potter outfit, but you still want to geek out a little bit with a themed T-shirt or maybe even a cloak. Certainly some of you will be sporting your Quidditch gear from Sunday’s match and carrying the wands you made at the Ollivander’s tent. But if you need a little fur-ther insight into the world of wizarding fashion, I’ve got a few quick tips for you. Just for fun, I sorted them into four cat-egories coordinating with the Houses of Hogwarts.
Gryffi ndor
Ah, the House of the brave, the bold and the reckless. Really, all you need to do to fit in here is draw a lightning bolt on your forehead and wear glasses. But if you don’t want to actually BE Harry Potter, you
Wicked wizard wardrobes
could try just wearing a crim-son shirt — surely you have one if you live here — and some-thing gold. Girls, this could be jewelry, with a lion pendant if you have it. Or anyone could throw a scarf into the mix and look like they just stepped out of a Charms lesson.
Huffl epuff
Do you find yourself attract-ed to the House of yellow? The colors of this House are yellow and black, but you don’t have to dress like a bee. Just a but-ton-up shirt and a tie will go a long way here, particularly if you have those colors. But the Hufflepuffs are goody-goods anyway, so as long as you’re all tucked in and neat-looking, you could probably pass for Cedric Diggory’s best friend. Too bad he’s a vampire now.
Ravenclaw
Look out! Here comes the magical nerd herd. Blue is their
color, and if you really want to look like you belong here, a stack of books in your arms might just be the key. But obvi-ously that’s going to get annoy-ing when you’re standing in line at the Cobb, so maybe just a pair of fake glasses, some pigtails or even just a pencil behind your ear will show your Ravenclaw pride.
Slytherin
For all of you who are plan-ning on trying to sneak into the movie theater, I wouldn’t advise it. It’s going to be super crowded and we’ll spot your green “I Heart Malfoy” T-shirt a long way off. Personally, I think I belong with you dun-geon-dwellers. I will prob-ably be wearing my Slytherin tee, but if you don’t have one, just something green will do. Anything with a snake on it is also perfect. Don’t forget to add a sneering expression and yell “5 points from Gryffindor!” any time you see a bad costume.
HARRY POTTER THROUGH THE AGES
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