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The UA administration is refusing to release evidence related to the resignation of Student Government Association president Grant Cochran, claim-ing it is protected by the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Cochran stepped down last weekend after the SGA attor-ney general launched an investigation into the selections process for the SGA First Year Council (FYC), a freshman leadership forum within the student government. SGA Communications Director Seth Morrow confirmed that depositions collected as part of that investigation have been given to University Judicial Affairs. “Those were handed over by the attorney gen-eral,” he said in an interview on Sept. 26. “Judicial Affairs has them.” But SGA Senate Finance Committee Chairman John Brinkerhoff said the SGA Senate still main-tains evidence about the FYC selections process that could be used in an internal investigation. “The Senate may conduct an internal investi-gation of the issue that will include a review of personal accounts and documents it maintains,” Brinkerhoff said. “However, I cannot comment further.”
University shields SGA recordsDepositions involving the resignation of Grant Cochran remain undisclosed
See FERPA, page 2 See DANCE, page 8
See LOEB, page 3
“Students involved with the investigation or with knowledge of specifi c information regarding the inves-tigation cannot talk
about it.”
— Deborah LaneUA spokeswoman
By Rebecca HowardContributing Writer
Dance Alabama! is back beginning Oct. 4, revealing another round of student choreographed and danced performances for its 13th season.
Open auditions are held at the beginning of each semester for any University of Alabama student to participate in the show, which happens twice each year. Over the course of five weeks, students gath-er on their own time to create and rehearse their pieces that are then critiqued weekly by the dance fac-ulty.
“These dance majors do some-thing incredible every semester,” said assistant professor of dance Sarah Barry. “They only have four to five weeks to audition dancers, craft a dance work, get feedback and make changes repeatedly, and finally present their work to a large public audience.”
Barry said she is continually impressed by how well the cho-reographers work under pres-sure, and the ability the students have to perform so many styles of dance.
“This concert is a wonderful reminder of the incredible versa-
tility of our dancers,” Barry said. After the April 27 tornado hit
Tuscaloosa last spring, senior dance major and vice president of Dance Alabama! Kelsey Ebersold said UA dancers became a closer-knit group.
“It’s definitely more emotion-al because of what we’ve been through,” Ebersold said. “You can see the vulnerability in the choreography.”
Ashley Volner, a junior dance major and president of Dance Alabama!, said this sea-son reflects relief rather than sadness.
Dance Alabama! returns for 13th seasonStudent-produced dances refl ect emotional toll of tornado through choreography
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• What: Dance Alabama!
• Where: Morgan Auditorium
• When: Oct. 4-6, 7 p.m.
• Cost: $12 for students, $15 for UA faculty/staff, $18 for adults
IF YOU GO ...
By Amanda SamsNews Editor
Paul Loeb, a California native and author of “Soul of a Citizen” and other books, applied former South African President Nelson Mandela’s multiplication of cour-age philosophy to a movement he believes is sorely needed at the University of Alabama – a move-ment for change – during a visit to campus last Thursday.
During several Student Affairs-sponsored events, Loeb spoke about the need to eliminate the racial segregation at the University, which he sees exem-plified in the all-white greek sys-tem and Student Government Association.
“I can’t think of a single moral argument justifying why keeping it this way is a good thing,” Loeb said. “It is 2011.”
In a later interview, Loeb went on to say the extent of racial segre-
gation is extreme at the University and exists as an ugly scar on the face of the University.
“It’s sad to say the administra-tion has abdicated a moral role and chance to lead by allowing this to continue,” Loeb said. “And they can lead. They have the power to do everything from delaying rush to declare that if the fraternities and sororities on campus do not accept some non-whites within two years, the University will revoke their charters. They could then take the land back to be used for University housing.”
He said the fact that sororities and fraternities are private insti-tutions is an unacceptable answer from the University regarding their lack of involvement in the integration process.
“Can a restaurant on University [Boulevard] say that no blacks are allowed to eat there because they are a private institution and can choose who they serve?” Loeb said. “I don’t think so. The admin-
istration doesn’t have the courage to integrate the greek system on their own stand, so the rest of the community needs to come togeth-er and give them courage.”
Loeb noted that 70 percent of the campus is not involved in greek life, and not everyone who is in the greek system favors segregation.
“Your tax dollars and tuition dollars are funding these new greek houses being built right
now on University land,” Loebsaid. “Again, this is a resourcethe University controls. There areAlabama taxpayers paying forthose houses, and they will neverhave the chance to use them. Theyare paying for segregation.”
He also said he believes hold-ing sorority recruitment beforeschool starts is destructive.
Visiting author talks greek segregationAuthor Paul Loeb spoke on campus Thursday about the need for a more in-tegrated greek system at The University.
CW | Daniel Roth
Richardson drives Tide offense0 | Number of points
Florida scored after jumping to an early 10-3 lead in the fi rst quarter.
4 | Number of consecutive 100-yard rushing games
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15 | Number of rushing yards Alabama’s
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181| Number of rushing yards Trent
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11| Number of tackles for loss Alabama
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90,888| Number of people in
attendance, making it the second largest in Florida history.
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Avanti applications now availableHomecoming parade time setThe University of Alabama Homecoming Parade will begin at noon on Saturday, Oct. 8, prior to the Crimson Tide football game against Vanderbilt University at Bryant-Denny Stadium at 6 p.m. The UA Alumni Association will hold an Alumni Tailgate Party from
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WEDNESDAYWhat: First WednesdaysWhere: Ferguson Center Room 232When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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CorrectionIn the Sept. 26 article “Tide player, cheer-leader bond as siblings,” Chris and Tiffany Underwood were incorrectly identified as the first siblings to be on the football team and the cheerleading squad at the same time. Morgan Garner was on the football team in 2004, while his twin brother Gregg Garner was on the cheer squad. The CW regrets the error and is happy to set the record straight.
Kyle BorlandContributing Writer
Anwar al-Awlaki, a high-ranking leader in the terrorist organization al-Qaida, was killed Friday morning in Yemen. Al-Awlaki was killed while driving in his car by two Hellfire missiles fired from an unmanned US drone. The strike killed three oth-ers, including Samir Khan, another American Jihad propagandist. Al-Awlaki was an American born cleric who has been cited as help-ing to motivate at least three attacks on U.S. soil. President Obama has described al-Awlaki as “the leader of external operations for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.” He has been called the “bin Laden of the internet” on more than one occasion because of his heavy influence in recruiting
young Muslims inside and outside the U.S. and to al-Qaida’s cause. Due to his fluency in English and knowl-edge of Western culture and technol-ogy, al-Awlaki was able to become the premiere terrorist recruiter in the world. A Yemeni official has described the strike as “a successful joint intel-ligence-sharing operation” between Yemen and the United States. President Obama says that the death of al-Awlaki is a “major blow for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and marks another milestone in the effort to defeat the terrorist net-work.” Al-Awlaki is the most recent high-ranking official to be neutral-ized by the Obama administration’s country-terrorism efforts this year. Al-Qaida’s infamous leader, Osama bin Laden, was killed in May.
In an attempt to obtain those docu-ments, The Crimson White sent public records requests to the SGA, the SGA Senate, and the SGA Judicial Board ask-ing for “any written testimony provided by members of the Student Government Association Senate or SGA staff detailing irregularities that occurred in the First Year Council selections process.” UA spokeswoman Deborah Lane responded to the requests sent to the SGA and the SGA Senate, saying that the records cannot be released to the public. “Without admission that the informa-tion you’ve requested would or would not constitute open records under Alabama law, you appear to be requesting only records that are linked or linkable to a particular student,” Lane said. “Such records are prohibited from disclosure by federal privacy laws.” When asked which specific laws she was referring to, Lane cited FERPA. However, Adam Goldstein, an attorney with the Student Press Law Center, said FERPA does not apply in this situation. He cited the Alabama court case Scott vs. Culpepper and Alabama Code Section 36-12-2 as evidence that public officers are bound to keep and disclose public records. “If you’re a public officer, you’re sub-ject to the Alabama public records law,” Goldstein said. “You don’t have the option of (taking a) request and (hand-ing) it off to someone who has an excuse not to release the record. Anyone who is
appointed discharge of public duty and receives compensation is a public officer. A public officer has to comply with public records requests. “It would be great if we all just never had to deal with the consequences of our mistakes by funneling requests through media relations,” he continued. “But state law says you, as a public official, have to answer. If they find that inconve-nient or find themselves not capable of complying with that obligation, perhaps they should consider not working for the government.” Furthermore, Goldstein said FERPA only applies to institutions that directly receive funding from specifc federal pro-grams. “That has nothing to do with the stu-dent government’s public officers,” he said. Several students declined to be inter-viewed for this story after administra-tors informed them that they could be referred to Judicial Affairs for talking to The Crimson White about the First Year Council scandal. “Students involved with the inves-tigation or with knowledge of specific information regarding the investigation cannot talk about it,” Lane said. She said talking to the media could be a viola-tion of a clause in the Code of Student Conduct that prohibits “any act which is intended to or has the effect of delaying or interfering with the orderly operation of the judicial process.” The SGA and the Office of Media Relations have not provided a time-table for when information explaining Cochran’s resignation will be released.
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By William EvansSenior Staff Reporter
Stephen Swinson said he has confidence; a sensation he said has become lost among the student body when in rela-tion to its Student Government Association. Sworn into the position of SGA President just one week ago after the resignation of Grant Cochran, Swinson addressed the relationship between the stu-dents and the SGA in his State of the University address Thursday evening in the Ferguson Student Center’s East Dining Hall. “In the past six months, we have lost focus,” he said. “We lost our commitment to serving all corners of campus. All three branches of the SGA recognize this and all three branches have pledged to recommit themselves to the effort of leaving campus better than it was before we took office. “My fellow colleagues, the stu-dent body has lost confidence in their SGA. It is my goal to rein-state that confidence in the com-ing months.” Inclusiveness, transparency and accountability, ideals cham-pioned by past SGA presidents, are values to be acted upon and not just talked about, he said. Swinson’s first approach to inclusiveness is the formation of an advisory board that will con-fer with him weekly to discuss campus issues, form initiatives and engage the student body. He said he wants the board to be comprised of a diverse selec-tion of students from all corners of campus to ensure the student body has adequate representa-
Swinson outlines agenda in State of University
tion on the board, he said. His second approach to inclu-siveness is to take SGA mem-bers outside of their offices in the Ferguson Student Center to engage the student body. “The SGA cannot simply rely on the phrase ‘my door is always open’ and expect students to approach their SGA officers,” he said. “In the coming weeks, the SGA will launch our campaign to connect. SGA executives will be seeking out groups on campus and attending their meetings. Our goal is not to inform these groups about what we are doing, but our goal is to listen and engage in conversation.” Swinson encouraged eager students to apply for the position of SGA Executive Vice President, the position he left upon taking the office of SGA President. Swinson moved beyond the abstract notions of trust and con-fidence to discuss what he called the real issues of the campus. Student organization seating, expanded this year and reserved for student organizations who are awarded seats in the lower bowl of the south end zone, must
become more transparent, he said. “There are currently three Student Organization Seating Task Forces conducting round table discussions about what students feel should be changed concerning student organization seating,” he said. “With these three committees’ input, we will strive to make the appropriate adjustments in order to ensure the process is one that all stu-dents have faith in.” Jeff Elrod, SGA president pro tempore of the Senate, said the SGA must be proactive in engag-ing the student body. “It’s time for all of us in all three branches to unite,” he said. “We can’t get anything done if we’re not working together. “We’ve got to reach out. We’ve got to get all areas of campus involved. Like Stephen said, it’s not just about telling them what we do. It’s about making our-selves available to where they feel welcome to come to us.” Elrod said Cochran’s resigna-tion has not disrupted the SGA from doing its work. “We haven’t had much time to think about it,” he said. “Work never stops. Each day we can’t spend too much time thinking about it.” Ryan Flamerich, SGA speak-er of the Senate, said Swinson wants to instill confidence in the student body in respect to its SGA.
“I think the impression Stephen is trying to give is that the SGA needs to win back the trust of the student body, and I think some of the steps he’s already taken within his first days in office are already start-ing, I hope, to send that message out,” he said. A new code of ethics will be developed to curtail SGA mem-bers from committing dishonor-able acts as representatives. “We’re working with the Attorney General’s office to develop an ethics code in the SGA to outline what it means to be a member of the SGA,” Flamerich said. “Also, the Senate Ethics Committee is looking into ways in which we can ensure such actions won’t happen again within our SGA, whether it be senators or various other mem-bers of the SGA. “Though this is a time that our SGA is working to rebuild the student body’s confidence, I’d like to point out that what has occurred in response to the events that transpired in the previous week, it shows that there are internal forces now within our SGA that hold people accountable. The types of cor-ruption that have been reported in the past won’t happen again no matter who you are, and I think though currently in the SGA we have a perception crisis, when it comes to accountability, it is at an all-time high.”
“This way, these girls sep-arate themselves off into groups from the beginning,” Loeb said. “It certainly doesn’t benefit them to be grouped with likeminded people for the remainder of their college careers. It does not accurately represent the diverse world they will graduate into. It is not only a disservice to non-greeks and other students; it is a disservice to the greeks.”
However, Loeb said he does not believe the greek system at the University is entirely bad.
“Then there is the other side of the greek system at the University,” he said. “This is the side that banded together in the aftermath of a deadly tornado to play an instrumen-tal role in the rebuilding of houses and raising of money. These organizations are cer-tainly not all bad. The struc-ture just needs to change.”
Loeb said he not only sees a need for change in the racial divide of the greek system at the University, but also a need for change in the racial constitution of the Student Government Association and centers on the issue of block seating.
“Student government isn’t a private individual,” he said. “It’s a public trust. It seems to me this is an ongoing problem. Then there is the whole ques-tion of ‘the Machine.’ The idea that they meet in a back room or whatever and determine who to elect through block vot-ing seems to go back to very ugly plantation-style politics.”
Loeb questioned the process of selecting the organizations
that will participate in block seating as well, because he said it disenfranchises a whole group of students.
“Block seating makes every-one else second class citi-zens,” Loeb said. “It just seems problematic to have one group of students treated differently from other students. It certain-ly doesn’t make Alabama look good. It really doesn’t.”
Loeb backed up his point by citing an example at the University of Washington when the administration was badly mistreating the jani-tors. He said all of the students banded together to hang a huge paper heart showing support for the janitors on Valentines Day. After the stu-dents really embraced the jan-itors who were being abused, the administration did the right thing—belatedly, he said.
“Sometimes having pres-sure is what it takes,” he said. “Pressure from the outside can really cause people on the inside to change.”
Mark Nelson, vice presi-dent for Student Affairs, later addressed Loeb’s points.
“Mr. Loeb discussed the need to have radical patience, to give human communities time to sort through what is wise and unwise,” Nelson said.
Loeb said his challenge isn’t just for black students, but it is for all students, includ-ing greek students and the University administration.
“Just because something has happened for a long time doesn’t mean that’s the way it should be,” Loeb said. “The campus should be tied togeth-er as one, just as you were after the tornado hit. It’s time for the University of Alabama to do the right thing.”
LOEBContinued from page 1
“My fellow colleagues, the student body has lost confi dence in their SGA. It is my goal to re-instate that confi dence in the coming months.”
— Stephen Swinson
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By John Davis@JohnMcLeodDavis
Choosing a topic each week can become difficult after a month or so, especially when a public figure isn’t doing something profoundly stupid. New SGA President Stephen Swinson made a straightforward and reasonable first impression, the HB 56 pro-test Wednesday was too meager for me to bother with giving it the UA TOMS treatment, and the Crimson Tide demolished Florida in a man-ner that makes it very difficult to be negative about much of anything. It then occurred to me that today is not only my birthday but also the start of Homecoming Week – which I can only conclude is some sort of divine mes-sage – and I knew immediately what I must do for the betterment of myself, the student body and the University as a whole. Today, I am officially launching my write-in campaign to become The University of Alabama’s 2011 Homecoming Queen. Let’s get one thing out of the way immediately: much like there’s no rule that says a dog can’t play basketball, there is also no rule that says I cannot run as a man. I know, because I did a search of something called the “Red Book” for the word “male” and came up with zero results for anything pertain-ing to the actual election. No, I wasn’t going to read the whole thing, because it’s 40 pages long.
Now, on to this whole “platform” thing; I tried to tailor it to specifically address the responsibilities the Homecoming Queen takes on once elected, but since no one can tell me what those actual-ly are I’m going to make up some that seem reasonable beyond just looking pretty (which, incidentally, I can also do really well). First, it stands to reason that the Homecoming Queen should reflect The University of Alabama as a whole. Is it realistic for the Homecoming Queen to be a beautiful, intelligent individual with serious thoughts on serious top-ics? Hell no! I provide the more accu-rate picture: a stunningly handsome individual who destroys his liver with the grit, determination and astound-ing frequency of the freshmen vandals in Ridgecrest South. That’s a metaphor you can believe in. Secondly, I firmly believe that the Homecoming Queen should be capable of winning all of the competitions that occur throughout the week, from bas-ketball to the art competition. Take a second to truly ponder this: who has a better chance of winning a dodgeball tournament, the 90-pound blonde or the guy who can throw a rubber ball the way Thor wishes he could throw Mjöllnir? I’ve already won the pomping contest, by the way. Since I don’t actually have a job and rarely go to class, I pomped the entire exterior of my house this morn-ing in an adderall-and-scotch induced fury. This gives me bonus points for being truly representative of the stu-dent body, because if the crowd at the Student Health Center is any indication, UA must have the largest population of ADD-stricken 18 to 22 year olds on the planet. The art competition is a lock, too. I’m told the theme is “What does Alabama mean to me,” which is easy enough. I plan on building a miniature replica of The Retreat: a nice enough place to stay temporarily before moving on after a few years. I imagine the earnestness of it will win over the judges, because let’s be honest — there’s no way in hell I’m staying in a state governed by Mr. Bentley and populated by people who want to arrest me for looking a Mexican in the eye while they all sing “Jesus Loves the Little White Children Who Were Born in America Legally and With Proper Documentation.” The overall theme of Homecoming this year is “The Tradition Rolls On.” Elect me Homecoming Queen and I promise to perpetuate the many tradi-tions The University of Alabama has become known for over the past 170 years.
John Davis is a senior majoring in tele-communication and film. His column runs on Mondays.
By Lexi Carter@lexicarter13
Since you obviously attend the University of Alabama, you’ve prob-ably already noticed that there are a ridiculous number of kids from Texas. And with that ridiculous number of Texas kids comes an equally ridicu-lous number of big Texas egos. And with those egos comes a little con-fusion to others on what is so great about Texas. I am here to set the record straight for all those Texas haters out there, from one Texan to a non-Texan. I want to inform you and answer all your questions about all that semi-obnox-ious Texas pride you see all over the University of Alabama campus. First and foremost, “Why do Texans have two license plates on their cars — one in the front and one in the back? Are they seriously that proud of their state that they have to put it on their cars twice?” Okay, lets be real — It’s the law in Texas to have two license plates. Honestly, that Texan whose car is parked in the West Commuter Lot probably didn’t think anything about the fact that they had two license plates until they saw that one of your car’s license plates says “BaMa gUrL” in red and silver rhinestones. Next, “Why did you even come to school at Alabama if you are so proud of Texas?” My response to that question is: Rude. You do realize that the presi-dent of the University is from Texas too, right? All sassiness aside, I actually do have a legitimate answer to that ques-tion for you. In Texas, they have a
rule where if you are in the top nine percent of your high school’s gradu-ating class (it will be eight percent next year), then you automatically get accepted to any state school. Schools fill up with students from the top nine/eight percent and don’t have the room to accept many other students who weren’t in the top percent. Hence, it becomes extremely difficult to get into the state school of your choice, which for most kids is UT or A&M. In my case, my graduating class was 776 kids, I was in the top 18 percent, and I had never been a die-hard Aggie or Longhorn fan. I knew from the beginning that I was going to end up at an out-of-state school. I didn’t even apply to any Texas schools because it wasn’t worth my time or the forests of trees they killed from the paper for all the rejection letters. I applied to three SEC schools, and Alabama just seemed to be the best fit. Long story short, Texans really do want to be here. They love the school, and they love the campus; however, they are still allowed to be proud of their home state. Finally, “But Texas isn’t even really the South… Shouldn’t it be at least be considered the Midwest or the South’s favorite cousin?”
Seriously y’all? Texas is geographi-cally further south than half of the states that claim the South like Tennessee or Arkansas. I’m not going to fight that battle, though. To answer the question and to appease all the readers of this article, Texans and southerners, I will say, ‘No, Texas isn’t the South, but it isn’t the Midwest, nor is it the South’s favorite cousin either.’ Texas is like its own country. We are bigger and better than the other states that we don’t need to direction-ally associate ourselves with because we know where we are located and that is all that matters. You may ask, “Well if Texans feel that way, then why don’t you just have your own time zone or something?” Funny you ask that, because any Texan’s response to “What time is it in Texas right now?” will be “Texas time.” Once a few of my fellow Texas comrades on a road trip tried to con-vince a kid in the car from New York that when he crossed the state line from Louisiana to Texas, he needed to change the time on his watch forward an hour. Sadly, it took him a good five min-utes before realizing we were joking.Its kind of like Mountain Brook kids specifying that they are from Mountain Brook when they could just as easily say they were from Birmingham. We may give them a hard time sometimes, but we accept it because they are just proud of where they are from. Think again before you hate on the Texans - they are just proud of where they are from - just like those “Brookies.”
Lexi Carter is a sophomore majoring in advertising.
By SoRelle Wyckoff@sorellew
We have accepted parking as an issue that cannot really be alleviat-ed. There are too many cars for too few spots, and we know that more parking passes are sold than spots available. We have accepted the clogged
exiting and entering of the park-ing lot and s t r e e t s , and we know that the deci-sion to make your own spot is a n swe r e d
with a fresh parking ticket. That’s just how it is. But, I have a solution. Yes, a solution to fix parking. We have the resources, it will cost noth-ing, and it’s an easy and sensible solution to a problem that has cre-ated a constant nightmare for the University. Not to mention, this solution will also help global warming, early-onset obesity and has the ability to save drivers a lot of money. How about, instead of reaching for your keys before class in the morn-ing, you grab your tennis shoes? With the exception of places like the Retreat, Woodlands and apartment complexes that are far removed from campus, the major-ity of off-campus housing is in a one and a half mile diameter from cam-pus (from Denny Chimes to be spe-cific). Driving one mile from your driveway to another parking spot is a little much. What if instead, you walked? Walking would free the clogged
surrounding streets, most of which are too small for a Tahoe to pass through anyways. The bumper to bumper traffic that fills University Boulevard 10 minutes before and after classes get out would be relieved, making it possible for the road to actually be useful to the rest of Tuscaloosa throughout the day. The parking lots would not be a total time sucker if only people who really needed to drive to campus used it. Instead of sitting in your car, trying to make polite parking ges-tures and avoiding terrible drivers for 15 minutes, you could get on your bike and be home in that amount of time. Now I know that there are rainy days, sick days and mornings when you wake up late that make an exception to the usefulness of this idea, but for the most part, walking or biking to class is very reasonable. It probably takes you more time to sit through traffic, wait for the people who ignore the “Do not walk” signs to cross the street, find a parking spot, get to that parking spot, park and walk to class from the parking lot that it would to just leave your front door and walk to class. The added bonuses of walking out-number most pro- driving argu-ments. Walking to and from class is a great addition to anyone’s routine. It’s an easy way to stay in shape and get low impact exercise, and being outside is a refreshing break from clogged classrooms and old student housing. Besides, driving such a short distance is kind of lazy. Think about the exhaust and car-bon you aren’t putting in the air. Also, think about the money you aren’t spending on gas for your car. Even taking one fill up out of your monthly budget gives you some extra cash that can be spent in a
much more fun way. Walking would lower the amount of cars in circulation, making the amount of exhaust in the Tuscaloosa air lower, which is definitely a good thing. Sure, you may have to re-time your pre-class routine, but once you create your route through back streets and parking lots, you’ll find that walking is a simpler way to start your day. If students started walking, it would leave the parking lots empty for those who really do need to park there. After having a 15-minute drive onto campus, the last thing one of those drivers wants is spend-ing another 15 minutes looking for a parking spot. So, if you have the opportunity to walk to class, do everyone (and yourself ) a favor, and walk. Just consider it. And maybe, instead of grabbing your keys and rushing out the door, you can stretch your legs and breath the fresh air; air that’s fresh because there is one less car poisoning it.
SoRelle Wycoff is a junior majoring in history and English. Her column runs on Mondays.
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By Jessica RuffinContributing Writer
Large wooden structures stand outside various buildings covered in blue tarps. Feet can be seen scurrying under these covered structures at all hours of the day and night. Inside the buildings, balls of tissue paper litter the floor. This is the prep-aration leading up to the highly anticipated event at the end of the week – the Homecoming Lawn Decoration Contest. Various organizations spend hours every day throughout homecoming week creating an image on a large wooden struc-ture composed of rolled-up balls of tissue paper, famously known as pomps. The structure itself is also known as a pomp. The finished products are revealed on the Friday before the homecoming game. Cati Hornbuckle, a senior majoring in nutrition, served as one of the Homecoming Chairs
for the Alpha Omicron Pi soror-ity last year. Alpha Omicron Pi won first place in the contest last year under Hornbuckle’s leadership, but she said the task was not easy. “The few weeks leading to homecoming, I was plan-ning and discussing [plans
for the pomp] every night,” Hornbuckle said. “During homecoming week, I only left the house for class; otherwise I was pomping or talking about pomping.” The pomps are taken down within a few days of the con-clusion of homecoming week.
Hornbuckle said this can be frustrating for her and the oth-ers who worked throughout the week on the projects. “I just wanted to keep our pomp displayed forever,” Hornbuckle said. “It’s funny because with all the planning and work put towards the pomp, you forget that home-coming is such a short-term thing and that it will be taken down in a split second. You are reminded very quickly.” However, Hornbuckle said she feels the efforts are defi-nitely worth the short-lived glory that comes from the pomp’s reveal. “I loved seeing everyone working so hard together and was so proud of our house,” Hornbuckle said. SGA Homecoming Director of Lawn Decorations, Kayla Glass, a senior majoring in nursing, said she believes the best part about the Lawn Decoration Contest goes beyond the fin-
Groups prep their pomps for homecoming week
attributeAlpha Omicron Pi won last yearʼs Homecoming Lawn Decora-tion Contest.
ished pomp. “The final product is not most important part [of the contest],” Glass said. “It’s the time spent together as a unified group and the memories made,” For Glass, the unification of an organization is one of the most positive results of the Homecoming Lawn Decoration Contest. She said organizations are able to show support for their school and come together in the process. “I believe this competition is an important part of homecom-ing week because it’s one of the few competitions that enables all of its members to par-ticipate in a single event, and therefore, is a representation
of the organization as a whole,”Glass said. “Students spendcountless hours rolling sheetsof pomp paper, which allowsthem to meet fellow members,grow closer as an organization,and have fun in the process.” Joe Hart, a junior majoringin German and quantitativeeconomics, said although hishands hurt after a while frompomping, the experience as awhole has been very enjoyable. “It was really fun just beingable to hang out with thegirls and get to know them sowell,” said Hart, a member ofthe Alpha Tau Omega frater-nity. “Toward the end I wassleep deprived, but it was soworth it.”
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Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.Sponsoring Organization: Alpha Kappa AlphaHonors/Activities: Anderson Society, SOURCE Board of Governors, Director of Fiscal Affairs, Coordinating Council of Honor Societies, 2010 Autherine Lucy Foster Award Recipient, XXXI Women’s Honorary
Hometown: Gadsden, Ala.Sponsoring Organization: Alpha Omicron PiHonors/Activities: Vice President of Recruitment for Alpha Omicron Pi, SGA Director of Value, Curriculum and Advising, Vice President of New Member Education for Alpha Omicron Pi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Cardinal Key
Hometown: Tuscaloosa, Ala.Sponsoring Organization: Golden Key International Honor SocietyHonors/Activities: “Spirit of Alabama” Leadership and Community Service Award - (2011 Miss University of Alabama pageant), Golden Key International Honor Society, University Scholars Program, Student Dietetic Association, President’s List
Hometown: Gloucester, Va. Sponsoring Organization: Student Athletic Advisory Committee Honors/Activities: XXXI Women’s Honorary, Women’s Rowing team, medalist at the Head of the Charles (world’s largest rowing event), SEC Academic Honor Roll, UnAshamed leadership team
Hometown: Burleson, TexasSponsoring Organizations: McNair Scholar Student AssociationHonors/Activities: President of XXXI Women’s Honorary, The Blackburn Institute, McNair Scholar, UA Softball Team, Mortar Board Honor Society, Hispanic Youth Institute volunteer
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.Sponsoring Organization: University Honors ProgramHonors/Activities: Director of Alabama Action, Freshman Year Experience Intern for the Honors College, Student Justice on the C&BA Academic Honor Council
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.Sponsoring Organization: Zeta Tau AlphaHonors/Activities: Zeta Tau Alpha Correspondence Secretary on Programs Council and Slate committee, Alpha Kappa Psi, University of Alabama Dean’s List, Student Assistant in the Office of Alumni Relations for C&BA, Alpha Kappa Psi All Academic Team
Hometown: Orlando, Fla. Sponsoring Organization: Kappa Alpha ThetaHonors/Activities: Kappa Alpha Theta Recruitment and Philanthropy Chair, College of Human Environmental Sciences Ambassador, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Golden Key International, Order of Omega, Council of Presidents’ Freshman Academic Achievement Award
Hometown: Odenville, Ala.Sponsoring Organization: Capstone College of Nursing AmbassadorsHonors/Activities: President of the Capstone College of Nursing ambassadors, Order of Omega, Junior Achievement volunteer, Tide Pride Athletic Hostess
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By Caroline MurrayStaff Reporter
In the second semester of her freshman year, Ashley Watts found out she was pregnant. She had never wanted or planned to be a mother that early in life. She wasn’t ready for a child. However, she refused to do what everyone thought she would do; she refused to give up. Now, the 24-year-old Watts is pursing her Master’s degree in criminal justice at the University of Alabama and is the proud mother of a 4-year-old. Watts’ story illustrates the lives of a segment of the University’s diverse population that is often overlooked: stu-dent parents. Watts is among the hundreds of young women across campus facing the chal-lenges of that group every day. “Being a mother and a student at the same time is extremely hard,” Watts said. “Anyone who tells you differently is delusion-al.” Natalie Adams, assistant dean of the graduate school, helped win the grant that founded UA’s Graduate Parent Support, and consequently, Undergraduate Parent Support. She said becom-ing a parent makes the college experience very different from the traditional 18 to 22-year-old student’s. “These students aren’t con-cerned with the block seating at football games, but with having
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UA student Haley Proffi tt, who is majoring in Criminal Justice, spends time between her studies with her two daughters, Re-becca and Katelyn, outside the Gorgas library.
high chairs in the Ferg,” Adams said. Rosalind Moore, director of Undergraduate Parent Support, has noticed these different con-cerns can create a sense of isola-tion for mothers. “We’ve seen from focus groups that student mothers often feel a sense of isolation,” Moore said. “Their classmates are fancy-free, and their levels of responsibility are completely dif-
ferent. These mothers’ biggest challenge is often just dealing with being different in an envi-ronment catered to traditional students.” Haley Proffitt, a 26-year-old junior majoring in criminal jus-tice, has had trouble matching her schedule with that of a tradi-tional student’s. “It is really hard, especially when you consider that I have a full-time job in addition to caring
for my two daughters,” Proffitt said. “Meeting at night for a group project or a paper is not something I can fit in my sched-ule.” Cori Perdue, a Ph.D. can-didate, director of Graduate Parent Support and mother of three, said challenges like these can be overwhelming to moth-ers. She said the best thing a mother can do is ask for help. “I realize we don’t all have it figured out, but that is okay,” Perdue said. “Though some-times uncomfortable, moms should be willing to ask ques-tions. We’ll help you figure it out.” Watts agreed becoming a mother should never mean giv-ing up on education. “One of the most common misconceptions I have faced is that everyone thought that once I became pregnant that I would just pack my bags and head back home,” Watts said. “They all thought I would just give up school, or take my daughter home to father to let him raise her. But that was never an option for me.” Watts said her life is often overwhelming, but she con-tinues to push through for her daughter. “My daughter will know that no matter what life may throw at her, she can still come out on top,” Watts said. “Getting preg-nant young does not have to be an ‘end of my life’ scenario. It is exactly what you make it, and I
chose to rise above and be more than just another statistic.” Kimberly Brown is a 31-year-old mother of two. She is also a freshman majoring in early childhood education. She agreed it is never too late to pursue your education. “Your dreams are not dead if you have children,” Brown said. “It is not the end of the world if you have children or procrasti-nated to go back to school. You can still be the successful person you want to be.” Proffitt said her becoming a mother led to her to value edu-cation more than she ever did before. “Being a student now is differ-ent than it was before,” Proffitt said. “I definitely appreciate education more. I want to instill just how important education is to my daughters.” Perdue said all students should respect student mothers for their commitment to better-ing their futures. “I would hate for people to think that student parents are irresponsible,” Perdue said. “I would hope peo-ple would respect them in that they aren’t giv-ing it up. They are making it work.” Watts, whose ulti-mate career goal is to become a Supreme Court justice, only wants her daughter to be happy. “My dreams for her
are that she will never want for anything, that everything she asks for in life I will be able to provide for her,” Watts said. “I want her to go to the best school, have friends and be happy, but above all know that anything is possible and achievable as long as she works for it.” For more information on the free services offered by Graduate and Undergraduate Parent Support, visit their web-site at gps.ua.edu.
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The University of Alabama School of Music’s Huxford Symphony Orchestra will per-form its first concert of the fall semester tonight at the Moody Music Building. The orchestra will perform the Prelude to Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg,” Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture” and Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 7.” The musical selections offer a range of styles from the Wagner’s heroic marches to Tchaikovsky’s melodies. In addition to this being the orchestra’s first concert of the year, this is also its first con-cert with Demondrae Thurman conducting as the orchestra’s new music director. Previously, Thurman conducted both of the orchestra’s spring 2011 con-certs before taking his role as
music director. In addition to being the Director of Orchestral Studies, Thurman is also the Brass Area Coordinator and the Associate Professor of Euphonium and Tuba for the School of Music. According to the School of Music’s website, “[he] is con-sidered one of the stars of the formidable generation of brass soloists.” Some of his other credits include co-founding the wind ensemble at Alabama State University in 1999, play-ing first euphonium and trom-bone in the “highly regarded” Sotto Voce Quartet and per-forming in France, Germany, England, Norway, Romania and throughout North America. Thurman is also a sought-after teacher and clinician, hav-ing been invited to festivals such as the U.S. Army Band Tuba and Euphonium Conference and the International Tuba/
Euphonium Conference. He was regarded by classicstoday.com as “one of the premiere euphonium players in the world.” As m usical director for the orchestra, Thurman plans to expand the string section, thus giving the group the ability to play pieces by composers that call for a larger orchestra, specifically composers such as Gustav Mahler and Dmitri Shostakovich. In the long term, Thurman plans for the orchestra to tour the state and region, which Thurman said he believes will increase the orchestra’s audience and work as a tool in recruiting students for the orchestra and the School of Music, especially out-of-state students. Tonight’s concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. There is no cost for admission and the concert is open to the public.
By Erich Hilkert
“Drive” is a solid movie with first-rate acting, but it is a bit derivative of “Taxi Driver.” In the movie’s defense, it is based on a book, so likely the book was originally derivative.
Similarities with “Taxi Driver” abound. The main character in each movie – Ryan Gosling in “Drive” and Robert DeNiro in “Taxi Driver” – is a driver by trade, a bit of a loner until meeting a young woman. He also runs into danger because of said woman, and both are filled with violence. It doesn’t seem to be a coincidence that Jodie Foster’s character in “Taxi Driver” is named Iris and Carey Mulligan’s character is named Irene. Collectively, they are the women who both get DeNiro and Gosling into trouble and redeem them.
In the opening scene, Gosling (simply known as “The Driver”) seems to be channeling DeNiro. He effectively keeps a toothpick in his mouth for most of the film. It’s a nice extra touch only seen by the best actors. There is even a low-angle shot of Gosling, with
his neatly-kept, short brown hair and slick jacket, while driving that is just like a shot of DeNiro at the beginning of “Taxi Driver.” Like DeNiro’s green army jack-et, Gosling eventually becomes associated with his white jacket with the emblem of a scorpion on the back.
There is even a speech similar
to one by DeNiro in “Taxi Driver” where Gosling tells Irene he has to go somewhere. Gosling shifts from being a gentlemen looking after a woman and her son to being someone not to be messed with relatively easily.
There are also major differ-ences: “Taxi Driver’s” violence occurs at the end of the film all at once and isn’t completely unexpected, while in “Drive” we are thrust into violence mid-way through and the violence is a bit more surprising. Also, Gosling is less pathetic than DeNiro’s Travis Bickles in “Taxi Driver.” He is aloof like Bickles, but Gosling isn’t antisocial and
doesn’t become obsessive over the young woman he meets. He does commit himself to the idea of protecting Irene but not to an obsessive level. He doesn’t open-ly hate people like Travis Bickles does; he just feels more comfort-able working on cars than being around people. Also, Irene has a son that Gosling comes to care for.
Another major difference is that “Drive” is a hybrid of the ‘80’s and the present in Los Angeles, while “Taxi Driver” is 1970s New York. The ‘80s-influ-enced soundtrack was stuck in my head afterward. The band College’s song “Real Hero”
almost becomes a theme song for The Driver. The music, with its ethereal synths and pulsing beats, is at times haunting or else driving (initially no pun intend-ed). Much like the film itself, it has a hypnotic draw.
The acting is first rate. Gosling was remarkable in “Half Nelson” and continues to do impressive work. In fact, this is but one of his three major roles this year (“Ides of March” with George Clooney will be out in a few weeks).
The violence is almost too much. After you’ve witnessed a few deaths, seeing the villain, played by Albert Brooks, brutal-ly stab a guy in the throat leaves you unsurprised.
“Drive” is recommended, but be prepared to receive a heavy dose of graphic violence. However, this isn’t just a run-of-the-mill thriller. “Drive” has good pacing, giving time for the characters to develop while jumping into the action before things get dull. Gosling is that rare thing: an anti-hero you care for. His actions aren’t typical of “the good guy” but they per-formed in the name of something bigger than himself.
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Runtime: 100 minutes
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‘Drive’ is worth the ride, resembles ‘Taxi Driver’Ryan Gosling stars in “Drive” which recalls Robert DeNiro’s per-formance in “Taxi Driver.”
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“A lot of us hadn’t seen each other since the tornado, and the first time we did was dur-ing auditions,” Volner said. “I feel like since we all shared the same experience, in a weird way without talking about it, it grooved us.”
This fall show is the last one for the many dancers who are graduating in December.
Volner said several of the seniors’ pieces symbolize mov-ing forward and leaving a leg-acy with the dance community at the University.
Ebersold, who also choreo-graphed this semester, said she believes dance is a direct link to her emotions.
“[My] piece is named ‘Alatross,’ for the psychological burden of a dancer because, as a dancer, you have to get past the burden in able to improve,” Ebersold said.
Volner, who is choreograph-ing, created her piece “Fallen Angel,” to play off the irony between angels and fallen angels.
“It’s a time when the danc-ers take a deep breath, relax and come together as a family before the curtain opens and the chaos begins,” Volner said.
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By Marquavius BurnettAssistant Sports Editor
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Alabama football team has won its first five games of the season, including two Southeastern Conference games, with each win coming in a different fashion. One thing that never chang-es about the Crimson Tide is its physicality. Alabama is arguably the most physical team in the country. They wear teams down with their physi-cal play, and after a quarter or two, teams are too beaten up to fight back. “That’s what we want our identity to be,” said offensive lineman Barrett Jones. “We want to be seen as a team that’s truly physical and we want to wear teams down.” That physicality was on
full display in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium against the Florida Gators in front of 90,888 screaming fans. After Florida
took a 10-3 lead in the first quarter, Alabama buckled down and didn’t allow the Gators to score again.
The Tide punished the Gators with big hit after big hit, even knocking a few Florida players out of the game, including Florida quarterback John Brantley. “That is something we pride ourselves on,” said safety Mark Barron. “Every time we hit you, we want to hurt you. We don’t want to end your career, but we want it to hurt you when we hit you. So that is just something we pride ourselves on.” The Tide has dominated opponents in all facets of the game this season. The offense pounds teams with its physi-cal running game. They push people around at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. If the offense isn’t playing well, then the defense can shut down opponents. If for some reason the defense struggles early on, the offense has the ability to outscore opponents with talented skill players
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Physicality key to Tide’s early season dominancesuch as Trent Richardson and Marquis Maze. One statistic that proves how much more physical the Tide has been compared to other teams is its run defense. Through five games, Alabama has allowed fewer than 46 yards per game and two yards per carry. “One thing we do here is try to play physical and dominate our opponent,” said nose tack-le Josh Chapman. “We want to dominate the line of scrim-mage, and we did that in this game.” Chapman said he takes it
personally when teams try to run the ball on the defense. “Being the nose guard, you don’t want a team run the ball on you,” Chapman said. Some experts believe that Alabama has the best defense in the country. Its play on the field and the statistics show that the Tide bolsters the top defensive unit in the nation. “I do believe we have the best defense in the country,” Chapman said. “I feel that we have some things to work on, but we have a great group of guys, so yes, I do believe we have the best defense.”
CW | Katie BennettTrent Richardson, 3, pushes through the offensive lineʼs blocks. The Tideʼs physicality on the line has lead to a powerful running game.
By Miranda MurphySports Reporter
The No. 3 Alabama men’s golf team finished fourth at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational at 27-over-par 867 on Sept. 18. Sophomore Bobby Wyatt said he felt his team didn’t perform as well as they should have in the tourna-ment. Wyatt led the Crimson Tide in the tournament, scor-ing a 4-over-par 214 to finish tied for fifth individually.
“We’re fortunate that it’s very early in the year,” Wyatt said. “As a unit, we were defi-nitely disappointed with fin-ishing fourth. We feel we’re a better team than that.” The Tide finished the first round 5-over-par 285 on the first day of competi-tion and shot 18-over-par 298 on the second day to enter
the last round tied for fifth. Alabama had its best round on the last day of competition, shooting 4-over-par 284 as a team.
Wyatt and sophomore Cory Whitsett rounded out their scores on Sunday at even-par 70. Whitsett finished tied for 36th at 13-over-par 223, along with senior Hunter Hamrick. Freshmen Justin Thomas and Tom Lovelady finished 22nd and tied for 25th overall, respectively.
Alabama has competed in two tournaments so far this year, finishing fourth in both.
“The play hasn’t been what we’ve expected yet,” Whitsett said. “You have to be patient, especially in golf. We just have to keep plucking away, working on the right things, and good things will happen.”
Head coach Jay Seawell said the team is still learning to be a unit.
“It takes a little time for some teams to gel,” Seawell said. “I think this team needs a little bit of chemistry. Everyone needs to trust that everyone is going to do their job.”
Seawell said the team is learning to compete in tour-naments every day.
“We have three rounds,” Seawell said. “Not only do you want to try and win a title, but you want to try and be
the best you can be each shot. The more we can do that, the better we will be.”
The team said they are not doing anything drastically dif-ferent this year to prepare for the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate on Monday. The tournament is hosted by Alabama. Last year, the team finished 3rd at the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate. Wyatt finished 2nd at 6-under-par 204.
“We’re learning lessons from the first tournaments,” Seawell said. “We’re paying more attention to detail and trying to get that winner’s attitude. We’re going to relax a bit and let our talent come out.”
“This is definitely a track that you can make a lot of birdies on,” Wyatt said. “We got a good feel this year, so it will be interesting to see what happens.”
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Tide looks forward to Jerry Pate Intercollegiate “Not only do you want to try and win a title, but you want to try and be the best you can be each shot. The more we can do that, the better we will be.”
— Jay Seawellmen’s golf head coach