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Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 117, Issue 19
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Student dies in crash Ingram out after surgery
UA addresses commuter parking issuesBy Patty Vaughan
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Along with increased enrollment and bus route changes, parking on campus has been a concern shared by faculty, staff and students. Every year, Transportation Services asks students and staff to apply for parking passes that allow them to park in the area that best fits their daily schedules. However, it’s not easy for Transportation Services to find a happy medium and please everyone. Chris D’Esposito, assistant director of Transportation Services, said they try to keep track of all the parking areas on campus. “We monitor all of the capacities in the parking [areas] to make sure that things aren’t over uti-lized,” D’Esposito, said. “We do take into consid-eration what is said in previous years. Last year, we got criticized because there weren’t enough people parking in the west ten Hoor area.” Because construction was completed in the gravel lot behind Publix, Transportation
By Hannah MaskAssistant News Editor
A University student died in a two-car wreck in Opp, Ala., Sunday en route to Tuscaloosa, according to UA reports. Nicole Francois, a sopho-more majoring in public rela-tions, ran off the right side of the road as she was driving on Highway 331, said Kristen Saban, a sophomore majoring in telecommunication and film. “[Francois] overcorrected
herself trying to get back on the road, and the car spun into the oncoming lane,” Saban said. “It was raining, and an oncoming car hit the passenger side and she was instantly killed.” Saban said she first met Francois when they were high school freshmen in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. “Nicole was the first person to approach me,” she said. “I remember her saying, ‘I know you don’t talk much, but I know why, and I think I can get you to talk! Come sit with me and my
friends at lunch today, please!’ I was pretty excited that some-one as nice as her took me under her wing that year. “Within the moment that I sat down with her that day, we became the best of friends. Up until now, we have been insep-arable and two peas in a pod. We did everything together, went everywhere together. If we went shopping, we always bought matching things. We called each other sisters.”
See FRANCOIS, page 2
By SoRelle WyckoffContributing Writer
When students come back from summer vaca-tion, often their experi-ences are variations of the same stories about going to the beach or summer jobs and internships. However, Lizzie Beale, a sophomore majoring in Spanish and interdisciplinary studies, has a different story to tell. Beginning today, the University’s New Gallery will be showing photographs from Beale’s summer proj-ect, called “Strangers.” “The exhibit is a compila-tion of my summer endeav-ors,” Beale said. Throughout the past summer, Beale traveled throughout the Northeast
Campus gallery shows student photos
By Katherine MartinStaff Reporter
Miscommunication regard-ing the sales process for away game football tickets led to confusion among students, said Stephen Swinson, SGA vice president of student affairs. “From my understanding, students knew about the sale, which is one of our most impor-tant goals,” Swinson said. “After speaking with several students, there seems to have been some miscommunication
on how the process works and the important dates to remem-ber.” Swinson said the Student Government Association will address the issues with the Athletic Department in the near future. “We will work with UA Athletics to advertise the sales process at a much earlier date for next season,” Swinson said. “Also, it is important that we simplify the process in a fash-ion similar to what the SGA
Away game ticket sales see mixed reactions
working on farms, usually in two-week intervals, in exchange for meals and a bed. “I was amazed at the gen-erosity I encountered along
the way,” she said. Beale said she uses the photos to show the people she got to know throughout her summer. “They tell a story of the
strangers I met along the way,” she said. “[These are] people who treat-ed me as if I were a long
This is one of many photos taken by Lizzie Beale this sum-mer to be featured in New Gallery.
Submitted by Lizzie Beale
See TICKETS, page 6 See EXHIBIT, page 8
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Crimson Tide running back Mark Ingram had surgery on his left knee Tuesday for an injury sustained in Monday’s practice and has been ruled out of Saturday’s game against San Jose State. “Mark had an arthroscopic procedure this morning with Dr. Cain and Dr. Andrews and it was successful,” head
coach Nick Saban said in a statement released Tuesday. “It was a situation where everyone involved thought it would be better to take care of now, so he would not have any issues with it later in the season.” Saban said in the release that there is no chance of Ingram playing Saturday, and that his availabil-ity for upcoming games after the opener will be
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ON CAMPUS
What: Religious Studies cookout
When: 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Where: Woods Quad
THURSDAY
What: Artrageous River-front Art Tour and Art Night
Where: Downtown Tusca-loosa and Northport
When: 5 – 9 p.m.
What: Women’s Resource Center & Counseling Center Open House
When: 2 – 4 p.m.
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Where: Ridgecrest South Lobby and Courtyard; in the event of rain the open house will be held in the Ridgecrest South Atrium on the second fl oor of the north tower
When: 4 – 6 p.m.
What: Works by Timothy Weber art exhibit
Where: Kentuck Art Center in downtown Northport
When: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
What: LessThanUThink’s red carpet kick-off night
Where: Innisfree Irish Pub
When: 9 – 11 p.m.
CORRECTION In the August 30 edition of The Crimson White, a story mistakenly stated that Citizen Cope and Drive-By Truckers will be playing at The Dixie when the concerts will actually be held at the Bama Theatre. The story also stated that a sprinkler system has already been installed at The Dixie when it has not yet. In fact, The Dixie has at least three more months of work before the main room can be opened. The Crimson White regrets the error and is happy to set the record straight.
Community Service Center to host annual Volunteer Expo
First Year Council applicants must reapply Due to a technical issue on the SGA website, applications for First Year Council submitted prior to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 25 were lost. Students may reapply until the new extended deadline of Friday, Sept. 3 at 5:00 p.m. The fresh-man class will receive a university email inform-ing them of this mishap.
The University of Alabama Community Service Center will hold a Volunteer Expo Thursday, Sept. 2, in the Ferguson Center. The expo, which lasts from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., aims to connect students with nonprofit organizations they may be interested in. Organizations will help students get more involved in their commu-nity and provide information about service projects and local agencies. To learn more about service projects and opportunities to vol-unteer, students can request infor-mation from the CSC office in 346 Ferguson Center.
What: UA chapter of NAACP – “The Warm-Up”
When: 6 – 8 p.m.
Where: Riverside Community Center and pool
What: Last day of Back-to-School Blood Drive
When: All day
Where: Ferguson Center Ballroom
Though Saban moved to Tuscaloosa in the middle of her sophomore year of high school, she said she and Francois vowed to remain friends. “When college finally came around, Nicole and I moved into our dorm and went through rush together,” she said. “We both pledged Phi Mu, had classes together and did everything together, yet again.” By Monday, Francois’ Facebook wall was filled with posts ending in “LIOB,” a Phi
Mu parting wish to fellow sis-ters that stands for “love in our bond.” “Nicole was such an irre-placeable part of our sister-hood and family,” Phi Mu President Chelsea Cernosek said. “Nicole’s memory will remain close to our hearts, and our thoughts and prayers go out to all of those who were touched by her life.” Melanie Miller, associ-ate dean of students, said Francois’ absence will not go unnoticed. “Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Nicole Francois,” she said. “She was a treasured member of the
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Alabama family and she will be greatly missed.” Tyler Reed, a senior major-ing in political science and former SGA vice president for academic affairs, was dating Francois. He said he’s finding it hard to gather the strength to talk about the accident. “At this time, I cannot express into words the emo-tions that I am feeling,” he said. “This is an unbelievable tragedy, but she was put in our lives for a special purpose. Nicole is an amazing person and the time anyone spent with her is a blessing. She knows of the great friends she has and the support they have given is overwhelming.”
Saban agreed; Francois’ friends counted themselves lucky. “She touched so many peo-ple’s lives and was there for me through thick and thin,” Saban said. “Every person she met while being here loves her so much and will never forget her. Losing my best friend will never leave my thoughts, but I am so glad to know that my very best friend is now my guardian angel and she will be with me all of the time. I learned so much from her about how to be a better per-son and to love everyone, and I will never regret one moment I ever spent with her.”
“I learned so much from her about how to be a better person and to love everyone, and I will
never regret one moment I ever spent with her.”
— Kristen Saban, a sophomore majoring in telecommunications and film
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By Amanda SamsSenior Staff Reporter
Vibrant paint strokes have transformed the sterile walls of the exam rooms in the Student Health Center into the master-pieces of an artist. Crimson, black, green, blue, purple, white and yellow swirl together to form full-fledged wall murals depicting the various academic and athletic programs at the University. “I think they thought these murals would be a cool way to incorporate everything that students like about this cam-pus, especially all of the sports,” said Jackie Ward, administra-tive secretary to the director of the SHC. “We have everything from basketball to baseball to gymnastics.”
Some of the rooms contain murals of buildings such as the medical school, while others show moments from Crimson Tide football, such as the SEC Championship game. “Each room varies, portray-ing a glimpse of the campus here,” said Hannah Emerson, a sophomore majoring in speech pathology. “The murals really show the pride we have at the University of Alabama, wheth-er you’re hoarse at a game or hoarse at a doctor’s appoint-ment.” The artist, Stephen Ardovino, began painting each of the murals in the SHC, sports clinic and pediatrics ward five years ago. “Art is a gift,” he wrote on his website, stephenardovino.com. “I feel blessed to have the abil-ity to convey my perception to the viewer with paint and can-vas.”
Ardovino said his favorite artist of all time and biggest inspiration is Leonardo da Vinci, and he has developed a career around his passion for painting. “I have always painted, but it really started as a hobby when I was a small child,” Ardovino said. “I was 18 or 19 years old when I got my first job to paint a mural in a friend’s home, and it just kept going from there.” His career evolved into a business, Ardovino Arts, where he paints murals, commis-sioned paintings and prints. “I just love to paint,” Ardovino explained. “It has always been a passion of mine. I especially enjoy painting sports, since I’m an Alabama fan, but I love paint-ing in general. That’s the only way I know how to describe it.” Ardovino’s most recent
endeavor is a painting of Terrence Cody’s field goal block in the Alabama vs. Tennessee game during the 2009 season. “This painting is entitled ‘Championship Block,’ and I am waiting on permission for it to be licensed by the University,” he said. “Stephen Ardovino is just fabulous and so talented,” Ward said. “He painted each of the murals from a tiny photograph, only about an inch bigger than a Post-It Note. It’s incredible that he has never had any for-mal training in art.” The sports murals already in each of the individual SHC exam rooms are common con-versation pieces between nurs-es and patients. “I think they’re wonderful,” said Mary Freeman, allergy nurse at the SHC. “You just don’t see things like that in offices.”
Artist paints mural at Health Center
Two walls in the Student Health Center now feature artist Stephen Ardovinoʼs depictions of some of the Universityʼs proudest moments.
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“Each room varies, portraying a glimpse of the campus here.”
— Hannah Emerson, a sophomore majoring in speech pathology{ }
Services was able to add 150 to 200 spaces, D’Esposito said. “We oversell all the com-muter areas on the knowledge that not every student and not every faculty [or] staff member comes to class or their office on the same days at the same time,” D’Esposito said. The number of spots allotted to the west ten Hoor parking deck is 1,599. This year, 3,124 students – an increase from about 2,600 last year – received the west commuter parking pass, while 149 students were denied. “We’ve given more oppor-tunity for people to have the west commuter area, which for whatever reason, has the high-est desire,” D’Esposito said. “We try to accommodate the desires of students, faculty and staff by putting as much park-ing in there as possible but not overstepping the bounds.” Seth Morrow, a senior major-ing in political science, said he feels the University needs to do something drastic about park-ing. “I think the University is trying to put a Band-Aid on an issue that needs to be addressed with a more compre-hensive solution,” he said. Ronnie Robertson, director of Transportation Services, said they have seen a problem with the west commuter park-ing area and are trying their best to figure out the issue. “We are seeing some prob-lems,” Robertson said. “We don’t know if it’s something else going on over there. It could be a scheduling problem. We’re working on it and trying to see what’s going on over there.” D’Esposito said they are not provided a class schedule, so they’re not sure what the busi-est times of day are on campus. “All we try to do is try to make sure that we’re using an area to its fullest without exceeding the demand,” D’Esposito said. Abby Mason, a junior major-ing in accounting, said in an e-mail that she feels the University failed to accommo-date the number of freshmen entering campus. “Parking is much worse this year, and I believe the problem is no one took into account that
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the large class of freshmen who had to live on campus last year would be living off campus this year and commuting to park this fall,” Mason said. “Parking on campus is over crowded, and finding a parking spot is time consuming. It takes at least 30 minutes to fight traffic to leave campus.” Morrow said he sent an e-mail to Transportation Services to figure out why parking was such an issue this year. He said he feels parking is slowly mov-ing in the right direction, and he is happy that the University is listening to students. “They put the cones on the curbs, which has kept cars from parking. It’s good to see the University at least is listen-ing, and it was nice that they responded to the e-mail.” As for the future of parking on campus, D’Esposito said Transportation Services is fac-
ing a landlocked situation. The University is bordered on three sides by the city of Tuscaloosa and one side by a river, he said. Building a regular parking lot costs $5,000 per space and a parking deck is $13,000 to $15,000 per space, he said. “There’s only so many places that we can go. You need con-siderable funding and consider-able land. Right now, from what we have given to us to work with, there’s not too much more we can do.” As for Morrow, he said he believes that eventually there will have to be a limitation of cars on campus. “If we continue to increase enrollment, we’re going to have to limit the number of cars that are allowed on campus,” he said. “I look forward to a solu-tion being found in the future. I think if we continue to grow, we have to adjust the campus.”
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“#UATraffic is terrible! People need to start boarding the buses instead of driving everywhere. We don’t have 4 lane roads!”
Tara McNair, Junior, ac-counting @TMAC4UA
“In the case of West Commuter it seems like they issued too many per-mits for not enough spaces.”
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By Ben Friedman
Men and womendeserve equal athleticopportunities. Femaleathletes work every bit ashard as male athletes. Asa spectator, though, foot-ball will always have myheart; I enjoyed the wom-en’s soccer games lastyear and had an absolute
blast at the gymnastics’ Power of Pink meet. The unintended consequences of Title IX ofthe Education Amendments of 1972, however,are hurting men’s athletic opportunities acrossthe country. Title IX was written in 1972 and states that “noperson in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be deniedthe benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiv-ing Federal financial assistance…” In the seventies, the act was much needed.Women experienced widespread discriminationin both athletics and academics. Considerablyfewer women’s intercollegiate teams existed,and the ones that did were grossly underfund-ed. In the immediate aftermath of Title IX, manyprograms tried to prolong the discriminationvia clever budgeting loopholes to restructurewhich areas received federal funding. Someprograms just outright ignored the act. To combat this non-compliance, the depart-ment of Health, Education and Welfare wrotea policy interpretation known as the Title IX“three prong test for compliance.” A university must comply with only one of the three prongs.An institution can comply by following thefirst prong, by “providing athletic participation opportunities that are substantially proportion-ate to student enrollment,” by prong two, “dem-onstrating a continual expansion of athleticopportunities for the underrepresented sex” orby prong three, “full and effective accommoda-tion of the interest and ability of the underrep-resented sex.” When the three-prong test was written in1979, females were of course the underrep-resented sex and, since then, the number ofDivision I women’s teams has increased by 450percent. Title IX worked. We are now seeing the unintended conse-quences of the three-prong test. Men’s athletic programs are being cut to even the gap between the number of men and women’s athletic partic-ipants. In 2008, there were 3,347 women’s inter-collegiate teams to just 2,855 men’s teams. 170 men’s golf teams and 132 men’s rowing teamshave been cut in the past fifteen years alone. Women’s athletics should be given everyopportunity to flourish, but not at the expenseof men’s athletics. What really matters is how well we accom-modate each sex’s interest, not how well we can juxtapose them and get the results to match. Wedon’t even have the same number of men andwomen at the University, so we’re already start-ing with skewed statistics. The 54 to 46 percent female to male ratio makes it even harder for usto comply with prong one. Football is the elephant in the room. With thenumber of players we keep on our roster, other men’s sports are forced to cut roster spots orbe eliminated entirely. Our non-existent men’s soccer, volleyball, crew, and gymnastics teams shouldn’t suffer because Alabama loves foot-ball. Womenssportsfoundation.org responds tothis issue by saying “if men want to use 100participation opportunities playing football,that’s fine. If women want to use 100 participa-tion opportunities playing soccer, softball andfield hockey, that’s fine too.” Their argumentassumes that there is a scarcity of “participa-tion opportunities” to be had, but this isn’t thecase at all. The University just signed a 30 million dollarcontract with Nike, so it’s safe to say we havethe funding to support any team of either sex forwhich there is adequate interest. We have more than ten different Christianorganizations on campus, yet only one athe-ist/agnostic organization. We recognize thequantity of these opposing clubs as appropri-ate because they both satisfy the given level ofinterest, not because they are equal when com-pared to each other. This isn’t to say women are less interested insports; it’s to say men are equally interested inmissing sports. If there is any evidence that sug-gests a given gender’s overall interest in athlet-ics, it would be the fact that, even after remov-ing football and basketball, the median men’sdivision one program still nets an average $2.6million compared to $375,000 for the medianwomen’s program. Either concessions cost con-siderably more at men’s sporting events than at women’s events of the same sport, or men arejust packing the stands more. Even the wording of the three-prong test essen-tially ties men’s hands behind their backs. Theonly argument men could make would be thattheir interests are not being effectively accom-modated (prong three), yet this prong onlyapplies to the underrepresented sex, not to bothsexes. Even self-proclaimed women’s-rights advo-cate John Irving described the current versionof Title IX as “purely vindictive.” I’ll cheer asloudly as anyone at my next soccer game, but please, let’s get men back on the field.
Ben Friedman is a sophomore majoring in socialentrepreneurship. His column runs bi-weekly onWednesdays.
By Morgan Dowdy
I appreciate the interest Reed Watson has taken in my music col-umn about The Dexateens. To stim-ulate frank conversation is the goal of anyone who aspires to write for the public’s consumption, and cer-tainly the conversation over the past week has been, at times, quite frank. Watson’s 800-plus word response, published in the Aug. 30 edition of The Crimson White, politely but frankly outlined his grievances. I should first say that I did not write that particular column as any-thing but a Dexateens retrospective, meaning to introduce new students to a central facet of our local culture, so I can’t deny that Watson’s reac-tion perplexed me. Specifically, he took offense to two phrases I used to describe the band. I stated that, in the aftermath of the demise of The Chukker seven years ago, certain elements of the local scene — specifically The Dexateens’ intrinsic “individualism and eccen-tricity” — are rarer. Watson and I may sharply dis-agree about the historical impor-tance of The Chukker era, but I still do not find this statement to be inflammatory or controversial by any stretch. Abundant feedback has since solidified my opinion. And, as I stated in the Dexateens column and to Watson personally before his printed opinion, I plan to address issues concerning The Chukker in an eventual column. I can agree with Watson on the
point that local media has often not been up to snuff when it comes to covering local music. But to “lose patience” with The Crimson White after merely two weeks of the Fall semester strikes me as, well, unrea-sonably impatient. At this point in the year, we’re still a new group of editors, columnists and reporters. For Watson to pounce before anyone has had time to do much of anything is unproductive at best, downright suspicious at worst, and much more negative than anything two relatively neutral phrases in a music column lauding a local band could have been interpreted to mean. In fact, before the column in ques-tion was even conceived, the life-styles section of this newspaper was already anticipating coverage for Watson’s own Hackberry Records’ Fall Showcase. I had already decid-ed to dedicate my column exclusive-ly to local music and issues. At the end of July, I gave local band Them Natives, whose music I very much love, their first published write-up. The Dexateens column itself was, of course, locally focused. Kelsey Stein, our lifestyles editor, has made the importance of local coverage clear. How can Watson possibly claim that this year’s incarnation of The Crimson White has spurned local music? Unfortunately, I suspect he has conflated “local music” with “Hackberry Records.” I think this is the key distinction to make. Watson represents his
label and his label only. That is, he is the representative of a very small cohort within a much greater, high-ly fragmented art community. Why then does he feel he needs to speak for everyone? As the noise level rose last week, I received a great deal of support from long-term local musicians, for-mer local musicians, fans of local music, even a former CW lifestyles editor. One former local musician, hav-ing noticed the fray on Facebook, graciously e-mailed in his support. He hasn’t lived in town for over a year, yet felt so inclined. Many of these people do not even know me, and their kindness and genuine positivity have been greatly felt on a personal level. Let me now restate my apprecia-tion for Watson’s active contribu-tion to the local music conversation. That said, in the wake of his state-ments I absolutely don’t believe this paper’s trajectory needs be adjust-ed. I personally will continue to advocate the best local music I can find as responsibly as possible. That may occasionally include Hackberry artists; quite often it will not. The six acts on Watson’s label represent only a small minority of notable local musicians. In short, I will act as fairly as I can. He can continue to begrudge that if he wants; I don’t really care.
Morgan Dowdy is a music colum-nist for the lifestyles section of The Crimson White.
By Wesley Vaughn
Capstonians, not all seats in Bryant-Denny Stadium were cre-ated equal. If that were true, block seating – I’m sorry, I mean “student organization seating” – would not be located in prime south end zone real estate with its significant price tag. Thanks to the superb minds and wherewithal of our SGA Senate, another area with an adjoining club for students packs such a audiovi-sual punch that it costs $10 to join. It’s location: the new upper deck. Perhaps that punch is one to the nose, because those seats are nose-bleeds. That is, unless you talk to a mem-ber of the SGA or athletic depart-ment. He or she will hyperbolically hail it as “an exciting new Game Day opportunity” or even “the new way to experience Alabama foot-ball.” This new student seating area will only be unique because the SGA Senate acquired the funding to provide T-shirts for all members, the opening of a new express gate for the area, book scholarships, free concession coupons and sup-posedly even more. Please stop fooling around by padding your legislative box scores, senators. This club had no grounds to be created in the first place. You know it too; your half-hearted effort makes it abundantly clear. The new student section area should be last resort seating for stu-dents. If they arrive late and cannot find a seat in the lower deck, they should move to the upper deck. No need for a silly club, T-shirts and giveaways.
The seats t h e m s e l v e s have built-in incen-tives: they can be used as seats, and the game can be seen from them. Simple
enough. Students will end up filling them; stadium science has proven it. The tacit fear of losing the tradi-tion of block seating drove the cre-ation of this club and its wasteful spending. Two recent changes gen-erated such angst. With the new stadium expansion, more students are allowed access to home games, and they will need seats. The club’s stated purpose is to draw the newly created overflow from the bottom deck to the top one. It is especially important in keep-ing students away from wander-ing into the greek student section – which never fills up at the same rate as the rest of the student sec-tion. Adding that to the farcical name change to “student organization seating” and the possibility of non-greek organizations actually reserving room in the hallowed lower bowl could make a fraternity brother croak-ie. If the SGA senators who spon-sored this legislation knew how to promote, they would agree to sit in their revolutionary section for the first home game this weekend at least. They won’t, though. Students never clamored for a High Tide Club. The Senate enact-ed it before students even stepped
foot in the newly expanded Bryant-Denny Stadium. I find it impossible that the Senate could have accu-rately predicted a problem weeks before game day. I do find it all too possible that the Senate’s stultifying solution to a supposed problem has the trac-tion of bowling shoes on a bowling lane. The Facebook fan page for the club has less than 250 members with an estimated majority of those joining for the sake of accepting an invite from a friend. Beyond that, the one Crimson White news arti-cle on the club accounts for all pub-licity involved. Even the inept nutjobs in Washington, D.C. know how to aggrandize their projects, whether or not they actually work. The sen-ators here will learn soon enough. An alternate solution to the High Tide Club that works better finan-cially and effectively involves hir-ing stadium monitors who would kindly suggest students fill the upper deck once the lower student section becomes full. Done. My plan steers clear of unnecessarily further segment-ing the student section at football games and blindly throwing money at an issue that may not even exist. You can thank me later, Senate. Actually, if you could write up one of your famously overused resolutions for me, I would greatly appreciate it. You never miss the opportunity to crank one of those out anyway.
Wesley Vaughn is a junior major-ing in public relations and politi-cal science. His column runs on Wednesday.
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By Ethan SummersContributing Writer
Aug. 29 marked the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall at New Orleans. Taylor Miller, a senior majoring in man-agement and a New Orleans native, was living in the city as the storm made its march towards land.
Crimson White: Where were you living when Katrina hit? Where did you go to school? How old were you?
Taylor Miller: I was living in NOLA before the hurri-cane hit. I was a junior in high school, 16 years old, at Louise S. McGehee.
CW: Did you evacuate the city? If so, where to and for how long?
TM: I evacuated on August 28th and it took me 17 hours to get to Destin, FL, a normal 4-hour drive. We arrived at the hotel right as Katrina was making landfall and turned on the TV to see the coverage. It was disarming to see video of places near where my friends, who didn’t evacuate, lived and not being able to get in touch with them because the phone lines were constantly jammed.
CW: What’s cleanup been like for you and your family?
TM: Cleanup has been an entire process for most New Orleanians. My school partici-pated in Habitat for Humanity before the storm, but after the storm our participation rate skyrocketed. We take such pride in our city and were so upset that some members of the nation felt it was an act of God to destroy our “sin city,” so we really took it upon our-selves to put all the pieces back together.
My family was fortunate enough to not have our entire house destroyed. [There
UA student discusses his Katrina experience
Submitted photoPictured are photos of Taylor Millerʼs home in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Despite the destruction, Miller says his familyʼs house fared better than many.
were] just a few feet of water. We were able to move back in that February and just needed a FEMA trailer to use for the kitchen. They delivered one in February but forgot to leave the keys so we had to wait until March when they finally brought them back. My high school was the very first Pre-K to 12th grade school to reopen and I was there on the first day back, Oct. 26, 2005. It was weird liv-ing in NOLA again. It was a dead city for the most part. Only like one convenience store was open and most res-taurants were still closed.
CW: You’re in school at Alabama. Did the storm and its aftermath play a role in your choice to go here? TM: The storm had no role in my choice to come to Alabama. That was mostly football and distance. CW: How did you feel about the local and federal govern-ments’ and FEMA’s responses to the storm?
TM: In general I feel like the governments, both local and federal, could never have been prepared for the aftermath of the hurricane. They had a delayed response but did what they could. They were over-whelmed and under lots of
pressure. FEMA set back our return for home by months but we got by. It was the great-est natural disaster the nation has seen, and I can’t really think of any way to properly prepare for the unknown so I don’t begrudge anyone really.
CW: Five years have passed. Is NOLA better than you thought it’d be? Worse? Stronger? Weaker?
TM: Five years later and our city is strong. New Orleanians across the nation have more pride in their hometown than ever. The fleur-de-lis is on ste-roids, basically. I feel like we, as a city, pulled ourselves up by the bootstraps if you will. We know how great of a place it is, we know what we have to offer every individual: we provide an escape from the normal day-to-day life. There are still many places that are yet to be rebuilt, places you can drive by and still see the markings on the front porch from where the National Guard went inside to look for any survivors.
It’s been a long process and we’re back, bigger than ever, but still have places that need fixing. I’m glad that it seems most people, at least now, support the re-building process and know that New Orleans is a place anyone can call home.
6 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 NEWS The Crimson White
The National Pan-Hellenic Coun-cil hosted a Block Party Aug. 26 in the Ferg Plaza. Starting at 7 p.m., the Block Party provided students with information on campus life, food, beverages and recreation before the main event, the Greek Stroll Off. A stroll is a coordinated dance executed by all members of the particular fraternity or sorority in unison. It is usually executed in a line but can be broken off into different parts. Omega Psi Phi, Kappa Al-pha Psi, Alpha Phi Alpha, Sigma Gamma Rho, Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha Kappa Alpha and Phi Beta Sigma participated in this year’s festivities showing off their newly implemented strolls and hops. The Block Party allowed many a glimpse into a promi-nent aspect of African American culture on campus as well as a preview of their potential future fraternity or sorority.
Photo courtesy of Xavier Burgin
Pan-Hellenic Council hosts Greek Stroll Off
decided on a week-to-week basis. “We will make every decision in the future based on what’s best for Mark and his career as we consult with Dr. Cain and Dr. Andrews on his progress,” Saban said. Junior wide receiver Julio Jones still has confidence in the Tide’s offense despite the absence of the Heisman-winning running back. “We just hope the best for him,” he said. “He’s still the same. He doesn’t want anyone to feel bad for him. We’ve still got Trent, [Demetrius] Goode, [Eddie] Lacy.” Center William Vlachos said he is also reassured by the tal-ent in Alabama’s running back core. “It’s terrible for Mark,” he
said. “Fortunately for us, we have guys who can step up for us. It’s an opportunity for them to step up.” Sophomore Richardson, who played as Ingram’s back up last year, will now step into his place for the first game against San Jose State on Saturday. “Mark’s doing good,” Richardson said. “He’s very competitive. He was in surgery this morning, and in the meet-ing this afternoon, so it’s not like he’s not out there. I know Mark. [When he comes back], he’ll have something to fight for, something to prove.” The injury is not expected to be serious, according to Saban. “This is not an injury that will affect Mark’s future abil-ity to make a full recovery in a relatively short time frame,” Saban said.
Zac Al-Khateeb contributed to this report.
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and Athletics accomplished with the home game on-sale this past summer.” Students had the opportunity to apply for away game tickets between Aug. 23 and 25 and pay for them by Aug. 27, Swinson said. After all requests were received, students were sorted by UA earned credit hours from highest to lowest. Each game was then filled until the allotment for each game was full, Swinson said.University students receive 12 percent of road game ticket allot-ment, which varies from game to game. Morgan Duffy, a UA graduate student, said she thought the pro-cess was pretty efficient. “I liked how the e-mail told you what the actual criteria were for each game,” Duffy said. For each game, there were a number of hours required in order to purchase tickets, Duffy said. The LSU game required the most, 164 UA credit hours for graduate students and 115 for undergraduate students. There were separate pools for graduate students and under-graduate students, Duffy said.
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“It’s terrible for Mark. Fortunately for us, we have guys who can step up for us. It’s an
opportunity for them to step up.”
— William Vlachos{ }
Eight percent of the away game tickets went to undergrads and 20 percent went to grad students. Duffy said she had to have friends remind her about the dates to purchase tickets because the dates were only posted in the e-mails. Taylor Bryant, a senior major-ing in marketing, said overall, it was a fair process. “The SGA did a much better job for selling both home and away game tickets this year,” Bryant said. Bryant said he did not get a ticket to the LSU because he did not have the hours required. “It kind of rubbed me the wrong way when I saw the mini-mum requirement of 115 [hours] for underclassmen,” Bryant said. Bryant said his major requires 120 hours to graduate and other students like fifth-year seniors and double-majors would already have more hours. Andrew Parten, a senior majoring in biology, said he did not try to apply for tickets to away games because he is a transfer student. “Because it’s based complete-ly on UA credit hours, and it’s my second year here,” Parten said, “I didn’t meet the hour require-ments.”
CW| John Michael SimpsonJunior running back and Heisman Trophey winner Mark Ingram practices speed drills on Aug. 17 to prepare for the Tide’s season opener against San Jose State.
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SPORTS this weekend
By Cyrus NtakirutinkaSports Reporter
The University of Alabama women’s soccer team endured a tough battle against the Ghana U-17 national team on Monday that ended at 2-2 in regulation. The Crimson Tide lost a penalty shootout 4-3. The match – which did not count against the Tide’s record – was one that allowed Alabama to rest a few starters as well as give a few of the younger play-ers good match experience. “It was a fun night and a great cultural experience for both teams,” head coach Todd Bramble sad. “This game did a lot for us in the fact that we
got to play and develop our reserves for the first 45 min-utes and then be put in a pres-sure situation and comeback with our starters in the second half.” Alabama’s starting squad, which consisted mostly of reserves, struggled at the start of the match, giving up two goals in the first 10 min-utes, including an impressive 22-yard strike off a free kick from Ghana’s Priscilla Sesu. Despite getting outshot 12-4 at half, the reserves began to show more resilience midway through the match as they lim-ited Ghana’s chances of extend-ing the lead further. The Tide began the second
half with the core of the nor-mal starting unit, and it didn’t take long before Alabama was on the board and put the game back within reach. In the 62nd minute, freshman Kendall Khanna passed it far post to senior Victoria Frederick for the first Tide goal. Alabama became energized after the score and began applying more pressure to Ghana. The push by the Tide began to show in the shot totals as Alabama tallied 12 shots in the second half to Ghana’s 9. One of the Tide’s shots was an impres-sive attempt from outside the 18-yard line by freshman Molly Atherton, as she recorded the first goal of her career to even
the score at 2-2 with less than 10 minutes to go. “It felt great for that to be my first career goal,” Atherton said. “I hadn’t played as well as I would have liked the first 40 or so minutes before that. To give our team the equalizer and hopefully a chance to win felt pretty good. I think I’ve been waiting for this for the first three games and I kept telling myself, ‘I’m going to get my first goal tonight.’ It hap-pened tonight, and it is a big relief.” The equalizer was a posi-tive for the Tide as it showed the team’s will to fight back in pressure situations. Bramble was pleased with the overall
effort and what the team can gain from facing a tough oppo-nent this early in the season. “I couldn’t have asked for anything more,” Bramble said. “That Ghana team is a week away from opening up in the U-17 World Cup in Trinidad, so we’re their last preparation game and they came out with their best team. But, what a great night against a skillful team. It’s great to have them here, the cultural experience. We had a good crowd to see them and it was a great night here at the stadium.” Alabama gets a bit of rest until their showdown against Chattanooga on Sunday at the Alabama Soccer Complex.
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Practice continues without Ingram
By Zac Al-KhateebContributing Writer
The University of Alabama football team had one of its last practices before the first game of the season in the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields on Tuesday. The Crimson Tide drilled in full pads with no black jerseys present. Though junior running back Mark Ingram’s presence was missed on the field, practice went on as usual as the Tide continued fine tun-ing techniques.
Players ready for home opener
After a long spring and fall, the Tide can finally hit play-ers with other-colored jerseys Saturday when they take on the San Jose State Spartans in the newly renovated Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama players can finally take out all of their
aggression on someone other than a teammate. Junior center William Vlachos said he was ready to play some-one other than a teammate. “We’re very excited [to play],” Vlachos said. “It’s why you prac-tice.” Sophomore running back Trent Richardson, who will be taking the bulk of the car-ries this Saturday in place of the injured Ingram, said he is ready to play at home. “[Starting a game is] going to feel like high school again,” Richardson said. “But it’s no big-gie. [I’m] just happy to be play-ing back in Bryant-Denny.”
Team ready to step up in Ingram’s
absence
In the absence of Ingram, many players will need to step up Saturday to ensure there
isn’t a drop off on the offensive side of the ball. Fortunately for the Tide, all of the backups are ready to use this as an opportu-nity to better themselves against San Jose. Vlachos commented on what he and the rest of the offensive line would have to do in order to help the backup players tran-sition into carrying the bulk of the game. The prospective starters for the Tide’s offensive line consist of left tackle James Carpenter, left guard Chance Warmack, Vlachos at center, right guard Barrett Jones and right tackle D.J. Fluker. “Do our job, do what we got to do, get a hat on a hat,” Vlachos said. “Hopefully these guys will use this opportunity to step up.” Vlachos even noted his own improvement. “[I’m] always improving,” he said. “Trying to get bigger, stronger, faster. Experience from last year certainly helped me.”
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Students, faculty and staff of all ages and cultural backgrounds can attend the semester’s premier of First Wednesdays, a monthly inter-cultural soirée designed to pro-mote a sense of community and friendship on campus. Crossroads Community Center will host the event at the Crossroads Lounge in the Ferguson Center today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. “This is, of course, our grand kickoff,” said Brice Miller, asso-ciate director of Crossroads. “We want to promote interna-tional students socializing with others on campus and being able to feel comfortable.” Last semester’s First Wednesdays were successful, Miller said, with an average of about 80 to 100 guests stopping by to enjoy games, cultural information sessions, conversa-tions and free food. “One Wednesday we had
about 200 people show up,” Miller said. “First Wednesdays is really starting to develop an identity of its own across cam-pus, which is what we were seeking to do.” Today’s event will host a plethora of activities and fea-ture a live broadcast from 90.7 The Capstone, as well as music from Crossroads’ own radio show, Turn on the A.C. (Alabama Culture). Informational tables from clubs and groups including First Friends, SGA, Spectrum, Study Abroad and the NAACP will be set up in at the Crossroads cen-ter and outside on the Ferguson Center mezzanine. “It’s like a mini Get on Board Day,” said Jo Greene, a gradu-ate assistant at Crossroads. “It’s a very busy day, but it’s a fun, good atmosphere.” First Wednesdays, which is celebrating its fifth year on campus, promotes various cul-tural holidays and months each week, with Sept. 15 beginning their celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
“We’re really reaching out in coordination with international programs,” Miller said. Different cultural clubs on campus will often have activities set up for First Wednesdays. For example, the Japanese Club has contributed with origami lessons in the past. “I guess my favorite thing would be just the social aspect of it,” Greene said. “Where stu-dents come mingle with others. I think that’s a vital aspect on such a large campus.” Greene said he began his work with First Wednesdays two years ago as a volunteer. He said he has had many posi-tive experiences with meeting people through Crossroads and its programs, which is impor-tant for students. “Meeting people they may not know about, people with different backgrounds and cul-tures that are on campus,” he said. “I’ve met a number of dif-ferent people [through this pro-gram] and still hold close bonds with them today.”
Also opening today at the Crossroads Lounge will be Brice Miller’s own photog-raphy exhibition, “Katrina: 5 Years Later,” documenting his personal experience of the Hurricane Katrina disaster and efforts to rebuild a city in the aftermath. “We welcome the entire stu-dent body, faculty and staff to come out and join us,” Miller said. Crossroads also holds many other activities and events each month at the Lounge, including Real Talk, an open discussion of issues on and off campus; Global Café, where students can bring their lunch and enjoy music, poetry or other art; and Community Conversations, a dialogue session from various people about topics targeted toward student interest. All events are free and open to anyone who wishes to participate. For more infor-mation, visit the Crossroads Community Center, Room 232 in the Ferguson Center or crossroads.ua.edu.
Crossroads promotes cultural exchange
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lost friend and whom I will probably never see again. The photos tell about the intrinsic benevolence of people.” The local food movement and sustainable agriculture drove Beale’s journey, which took her as far north as Canada and introduced her to a range of lifestyles and ways
of living off the land. Beale kept up a blog throughout the summer as part of her project. The blog included pictures, stories and updates on her travels, as well as her multiple projects. Many of the farms Beale worked on during the summer are shown, as is the progress she initiated or witnessed. “I’m just excited to share these stories with people and inspire people to travel more,” Beale said. Through her adventures, Beale said she wants to remind students that “trav-eling doesn’t require a lot of money or connections or even a plan. Being adventurous and willing to make friends every-where you go pays off.” The photos will be shown in New Gallery in 216 Lloyd Hall until Oct. 15. The gallery is free of charge. Joe Parmer, a senior in New College, is one of the co-
curators of New Gallery, along with Alex Campisi. “[New Gallery is] art and community space run by New College, which aims to show-case the creative diversity of the New College student body,” Parmer said. Those involved with the gal-lery have added six non-visual art events this year, including readings and music perfor-mances. Beale’s photographs will be the first show for the 2010-2011 New Gallery. Parmer said the reason they selected Beale’s work for the new exhibit was her ambition.“Her photos, which were taken during her recent food and farm independent study, perfectly encompass the inter-disciplinary model,” Parmer said. Anyone interested can visit the New Gallery web page at as.ua.edu/nc/new_gallery or the New Gallery Facebook page.
Lizzie Beale’s photography features the people she met while traveling over the summer. The photos, which fi rst ap-peared on her blog, will be showcased in New Gallery in 216 Lloyd Hall until Oct. 15.
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Editor • Kelsey [email protected]
WEDNESDAY
LIFESTYLESthis week
By Kelsey SteinLifestyles Editor
Many people don’t realize the turnover the CW experi-ences each year — practically our entire staff changes every fall, as previous staff mem-bers graduate or move on to other publications. That’s the nature of a stu-dent publication, and it keeps the paper fresh by allowing the new staff to focus the cov-erage as they see fit. At the same time, we can’t magically convert the paper to fit our vision of what it should be as soon as that task falls into our laps. In the past, many people have criticized this newspa-per, and particularly the life-styles section, for ignoring essential facets of Tuscaloosa arts and local culture. The people involved in and curi-ous about the local scene have repeatedly lamented that they’ve been let down by local arts coverage. I have one short year to change that perception, if pos-sible. I think the media and members of the arts commu-nity as a whole should have a largely positive relation-ship, considering the fact that interaction can only benefit us both. I want to clarify the goals I’d like to accomplish throughout the next two semesters. To the best of my abilities, this year’s lifestyles section will primarily emphasize local coverage. We plan to
COLUMN
An appeal to local arts enthusiastsI’m not superhuman by any stretch of the imagina-tion. As much as I wish I could keep track of every arts-related event happening in Tuscaloosa and its
surrounding areas, I can’t.{ }
THURSDAY
• MFA Book Arts Exhibit: 6 p.m., Bama Theatre, Junior Leagure Gallery
• Callooh! Callay!/The Cancers:11:30 p.m., Egan’s
• E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]
• Phone: OSM — 348-7257 CW — 348-6144
HOW TO GET IN TOUCH
cover Tuscaloosa events, both on and off campus, and write about topics exclusive to our newspaper. What’s the purpose of a stu-dent newspaper if it doesn’t focus on issues of particular and immediate interest to stu-dents? In other words, yeah, Jersey Shore is popular, but you can read about it in any national tabloid, newspaper, website or blog. The purpose of The Crimson White should be to give stu-dents coverage they absolute-ly can’t get anywhere else. Every person I’ve ever met in the Tuscaloosa arts com-munity has one thing in com-mon — a tremendous passion for what they do. I don’t want any one of these people to feel overlooked or discriminated against by this publication. After living in Tuscaloosa for three years, this job has taught me I still have a lot to learn about the arts scene in this city. Most notably, it does exist in a big way, and it’s cer-tainly vibrant now and grow-ing rapidly. For the culturally inclined, there’s almost always some-thing to experience, if you know where to look.
Tuscaloosa lays claim to a host of seriously talented local musicians, all types of cultur-al events at the Bama Theatre, the Kentuck and Druid City arts festivals, an assortment of religious groups, numerous restaurants that serve amaz-ing food and much more. Lifestyles includes all aspects of culture, including music, film, art, theatre, gam-ing, food, television, fashion, dance, health, religion and lit-erature. Last time I checked, there are only 24 hours every day, though I often wish there
were more. I’m not superhuman by any stretch of the imagination. As much as I wish I could keep track of every arts-related event happening in Tuscaloosa and its surround-ing areas, I can’t. So please, please, please if you have something going on,
tell me about it. E-mail me, find me on Facebook, call the Office of Student Media. Meet me, and I’ll probably give you my cell number or my personal e-mail, just to ensure you can contact me at any time. Reach out to us, and we’ll reach out to you.
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