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The UA System Board of Trustees unanimously approved the contracts of four UA coaches Wednesday morn-ing, which included the new contract of first-year head basketball coach Anthony Grant and the contract exten-sion for head football coach Nick Saban. Grant will receive $1.8 mil-lion annually over the next seven years, according to his contract. Stipulations in the contract also include a $50,000 signing bonus and incentives ranging from

$15,000 for a regular season SEC West championship to $250,000 if Grant should bring a national title to Tuscaloosa. Grant will also receive use of two automobiles and a coun-try club membership. Saban’s extension tacks three more years onto his contract, pushing the final year of his services at the Capstone to 2017. The extended contract will give Saban no

additional money for base salary, but does pro-vide contract comple-tion benefits of $1.6 mil-lion if Saban stays for his fifth year, $1.7 million if he stays for eight, and

an additional $1.7 million should Saban coach the

Tide for 11 seasons. Saban will not receive the money if he is not under contract at Alabama, unless he is terminated without

cause. In addition to Saban and Grant, gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson received an extension to the 2014 season, as well as receiving automo-bile benefits in line with other coaches’ contracts. Head row-ing coach Larry Davis also received a contract extension to the 2011 season.

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By Hannah MaskStaff Writer

Due to the ongoing expan-sion of Bryant-Denny Stadium, the rules govern-ing entrance to the stadium are being stressed more than ever, according to SGA offi-cials. The SGA distributed post-ers around campus restat-ing the restrictions on things such as the size of purses allowed in the stadium, park-ing and items that are illegal to bring to football games. Having illegal items — like alcohol, tobacco and artificial noisemakers — SGA officials said will only serve to slow down the process of entering the stadium, which is estimat-ed to take 60 to 90 minutes this year because students will only be able to enter through Gate 29 facing Colonial Drive, according information about the changes. “If girls can come [to the game] without a purse, come without a purse,” said Harris Hagood, SGA executive advis-er. “Less baggage means less checking time [for the police-men]. The boots that guys sometimes wear also slow down the checking process.” If girls must bring purses, the maximum size allowed is 8.5 by 11 inches, about the size of a piece of paper, accord-ing to the Get in the Game information released by the University. “[The purse regulations are] to help make sure people

don’t sneak [illegal] things in,” Hagood said. Other prohibited items include outside food or drinks, coolers, umbrellas and flags or banners on poles. Residents who have orange parking decals will not be allowed to park on Colonial Drive or in the Tutwiler lots beginning at 5 p.m. the Friday before gameday, and the park-ing restrictions will last untilabout three hours after the game is over, according to theposter. Students who normal-ly park in the restricted areas must relocate to their other designated parking lots, like the orange or brown residentparking lots at Farrah, the Baptist Campus Ministries parking lot and the Campus Drive parking deck. Cars thatare not moved will be towed at their owner’s expense. Students with commuter hangtags can park as usual

By Danielle DragoStaff Reporter

One glance at the 150 American flags lining the Quad this week can evoke many emotions: patriotism, respect, honor. The flags were placed in honor of the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, their families, and those who continue to serve in the military. A memorial service will be held tonight on the steps of Gorgas Library at 6 p.m. recognizing the sacrifices of American heroes. The cer-emony is being sponsored by Capstone Conservatives, and is the first known memorial of Sept. 11 to take place on cam-pus. University of Alabama President Robert Witt, Chief Alan J. Martin of the Tuscaloosa Fire Department and Col. Duane A. Lamb of the U.S. Air Force will all speak at the memorial, which will also include patriotic music. Michael Barnes, a senior and president of Capstone Conservatives, said one of the main motives behind the cere-mony was to express gratitude for all of those serving in uni-form. The group helped to plan the event. “First and foremost, this cer-emony is to honor everyone in uniform, whether it is police-men, firefighters or the mili-tary,” Barnes said. “Our goal is for the firefighters, policemen and military that are present to understand that there are kids our age that appreciate what they do. Hopefully it will

Event to honor heroes SGA: arrive in advance to gamedayBanned items, large bags will slow process, say SGA offi cials

• Students will be limited to one main gate on gamedays.• The maximum size for a purse will be about equal to a standard sheet of paper.

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Board of Trustees approve four UA coaches’ contracts

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After months of heated debate, President Barack Obama addressed Congress and the nation on his plan to overhaul the current U.S. health care system.

The president has been trying to reach across party lines to create a comprehen-sive health care reform even though his own party remains split about the government co-ops, providing an alternative to the public option portion of the overhaul. Conservative Democrats are afraid of the cost, while liberals are insist-ing on it, arguing government co-ops aren’t good enough. And Republicans want citizens to be entirely responsible for buying their own insurance.

These co-ops would allow the government to fund as well as run health care programs simi-lar to Medicare and Medicaid.

Obama pushes health care plan in speech

Americans would be pay about 15 percent less in premiums, according to White House economists. “Our collective failure to meet this challenge year after year, decade after decade, has led us to the breaking point,”

Obama said in his speech. “Everyone understands the extraordinary hardships that are placed on the unin-sured who live every day just one accident or illness away

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APPresident Barack Obama outlines his goals for health care re-form in a speech Wednesday.

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CAMPUS | Blackburn Institute hosts discussion tonight Tonight at 7:30 in the Ferguson Center’s Crossroads Lounge, the Blackburn Institute is hosting “Real Talk: Understanding Culture.” The Real Talk series allows students to explore per-spectives outside of their personal backgrounds. The series offers students a “safe” environment to discuss ask ques-tions of others in the learning process. The next Real Talk will be Oct. 1 in the Riverside Community Center.

CAMPUS | Homegrown Alabama Farmersʼ Market today

Come relax while you peruse fresh Alabama-grown veg-gies, flowers, baked goods and honey today from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the lawn of Canterbury Episcopal Chapel on Hackberry Lane between University Boulevard and Bryant Drive, across the street from Burke Hall. The Alabama Blues Camp Band will provide live music. The last market of the season will be Sept. 24. For more information, email [email protected].

SPORTS | Johns receives one-year sentence

Former Alabama football player Jimmy Johns will spend a year in jail after a guilty plea in Tuscaloosa circuit court Tuesday. Johns, a former quarterback, running back and linebacker recruited by former head coach Mike Shula in 2005, plead-ed guilty to multiple counts of delivery and possession of a controlled substance. Johns was arrested in June 2008 after police took video and audio recordings of five cocaine deals Johns conducted in the parking lot of the UA athletic com-plex. As reported by the Press-Register (Mobile), Johns was originally sentenced to concurrent 15 and 10-year sentences but his plea deal will allow him to serve three years proba-tion in addition to a split one-year sentence, according to Johns’ lawyer Jim Roberts. Johns addressed the court before his sentencing: “I just want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to better my life, and I tell my parents and my family I’m sorry for everything I have put you through,” Johns said. “I want ya’ll to forgive me for what I placed upon our family and myself. I want to tell everybody I’m sorry for hurting myself and this community and my family.” A 37-game veteran for the Tide, 2008 was Johns’ final sea-son at the Capstone.

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By Sean AbdoliStaff Writer

The SGA hosted a forum on Wednesday in Graves Hall to explain the new system for how students receive, sell and use their tickets. They also used the time to answer student questions about the system. SGA president Steven Oliver and Vice President of Student Affairs Tyler Valeska explained the changes to this year’s ticket system. Harris Hagood, executive adviser, and Katie Breaseale, executive secretary, also attended the forum to help answer questions. “We definitely wanted to address ticket issues that stu-dents were worried about,” Valeska said. The forum discussed the new system for getting into football games and changes to the stadium, including the newly renovated south end zone.

Students can only enter through Gate 29 of the stadium beside Colonial Drive this sea-son. From there, students are siphoned into eight lines for them to swipe their ACTion cards to gain entrance into the stadium. All students must have their Act cards to enter the game. An issue that was addressed by the forum is the penalty on ticket holders who have three or more tickets left unused at the end of the season. These ticket holders are penalized by not being able to purchase post-season tick-ets for games such as the SEC championships or bowl games. They also become ineligible to purchase student tickets for the next football season “There are too many stu-dents at the University for tick-et holders to not use their tick-ets, either through donation or transferring them to other stu-dents,” Valeska said.

SGA hosts forum on tickets Oliver said that the system is a way to provide incentive for transferring and donat-ing tickets instead of letting them sit unused. Tickets can be accessed, transferred and donated through actcard.ua.edu on their Act card accounts. “Bottom line: There’s no rea-son for your ticket to not be used,” Oliver said. Students can now donate and transfer tickets until the end of the third quarter during home games. Ticket donations go to UA students on a waitlist. Students who did not receive season tickets are encouraged to join the waitlist. The waitlist opens on Sunday at 6 a.m. the week before each game. Students are notified through e-mail when they have received a donated ticket. Any tickets received can be activat-ed at the gate throughout the remainder of the game. The forum also discussed the new penalty for upgrading too many tickets. Students that

upgrade four or more tickets forfeit their rights to buy tick-ets for post-season games. Oliver said that this policy was implemented to discour-age students who buy tickets only to sell them at higher pric-es. “It’s not fair for students to buy tickets just to sell them atastronomical prices,” Oliver said. He also said that there would be an appeals system for thesepenalties. “The penalty [for unused tickets] is fine to me, but I think the upgrade policy is ridicu-lous,” said Cal Horton, a senior majoring in finance. He said he had friends and family visit often and thought the new system would penalize him. Oliver said that getting familiar with the new system is essential to having a problem-free experience on game day. “If you follow these rules that we’ve outline, then you should be good to go,” Oliver said.

on Fridays. On Saturdays, theycan park free with their permitin the upper lot at the Student Recreation Center off Fifth Avenue East. Though there are alternative parking options for students who normally park on Colonial Drive or in the Tutwiler lots, some students think it is unfair that residents are booted from their usual spots. “It’s stupid that residents pay about $220 to park near where they live, and then when it comes down to it, it’s clear that the University is catering moretoward rich alumni than their current students,” said Marcus Addington, a senior majoring in biology. Either way, one thing is cer-tain: the main goal this year is to cut down on the extra time itwill take students to enter the game through a solitary gate. “Get to the game early, because we don’t know how long it will take to get in,” Hagood said.

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from bankruptcy.” Obama’s speech focused on three details of the reform. First, nothing will require citizens who currently receive benefits from employers, Medicare or Medicaid to change coverage or doctors, in order to ensure safety and sta-bility. It will be against the law for all insurance companies to deny citizens’ coverage for any pre-existing medical conditions or drop coverage due to sick-ness. Currently more than 30 mil-lion Americans cannot get cov-erage, and 14,000 lose it every-day because premiums are going up 3 times faster than wages. For these people, health care will be made available at a reasonable cost. “It is heartbreaking, wrong and nobody should be treated like that in the United States of America,” Obama said. “If Americans can’t afford health

care, we will give them a choice.” An insurance exchange pro-gram will be created to allow people to shop for coverage at competitive prices and hold insurance companies account-able. All insurance compa-nies will be required to pay a fee for the most expensive services they offer. The pub-lic health care option within the exchange program will be available only to those who cannot afford coverage — it will be self-sufficient and only rely on premium costs. Obama said he wants the exchange program to be running in four years. The president also addressed the controversy surrounding his reform plan, assuring that no federal dollars will be spent on abortions and that illegal immigrants will not be eligiblefor any health care coverage. He also promises he will not sign a bill that adds to our defi-cit. Obama’s plan will cost $900 billion over the next 10 years. Obama said there are some details that need to be ironed out, but these goals will benefitall Americans. Ian Sams, the president of College Democrats and a junior majoring in political science, said Obama delivered a great speech, set the right tone and cleared misconceptions. “He is willing to make con-cessions to suit Americans and is calling for bi-partisanship,” Sams said. “The people who watched it tonight will be more open towards his ideas on health care reform.” However, Alex Bruce, the president of College Republicans and a senior double majoring in public rela-tions and Spanish, does not see Obama’s plan as promis-ing. She said there are obviousproblems in the health care plan he is promoting and doesnot think it is feasible when our country is in a recession. “We need to empower patients, as health care is a personal matter that should be kept in the hands of the American people at all times, not the government,” Bruce said.

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If you already have a ticket to this week’s home game and want to upgrade it to general admission for a non-UA student:

Check to make sure that access to the game has been placed on your Action Card no later 1. than 5 p.m. on Thursday by going to actcard.ua.edu and using the same login as your MyBama account to access the My Football Ticket tab.

Go to the Ticket Office in Coleman Coliseum no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday. You will need 2.

Access to the game will be removed from your Action Card, and you will be issued a paper ticket. 3.

to purchase postseason tickets this season.

check. No Bama Cash.

If you do not have a ticket to this week’s home game:

Go to 1. actcard.ua.edu, using the same login as your MyBama account.

Click on My Football Ticket and follow the instructions to place your name on the waiting 2. list for the ticket bank. Place your name on the waiting list as early in the week as possible, to maximize your opportunity to receive a ticket.

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If you are notified that you have received a ticket, you must attend the game or immediately 4. go online to actcard.ua.edu and donate the ticket back to the ticket bank.

If you don’t go to the game or donate the ticket, you will receive a penalty. 5.

Make sure your ticket is used! Students who do not use, donate or transfer tickets assigned 6. to them three or more times during the season will forfeit the right to purchase postseason tickets for this year and will not be able to purchase regular season or postseason tickets for fall 2010. This includes students who receive a ticket from another student or who receive a ticket through the ticket bank.

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By Lindsey SheltonStudent Life editor

The SGA will launch 348-RIDE Express today, a new late-night transportation ser-vice for students. This pro-gram is designed to provide infrastructure to support the current 348-RIDE program, which will in turn offer shorter wait times for 348-RIDE on and off campus, according to SGA officials. 348-RIDE Express will have two CrimsonRide buses that make a continuous loop around campus on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 9:30 p.m. until 3:30 a.m. “Because it covers such a large area, it is a win-win situ-ation for people on and off campus,” said SGA President Steven Oliver. 348-RIDE Express’s route was determined by research gathered by the SGA and Transportation Services through the current shuttle program. James Fowler, SGA vice president of external affairs, said the research helped him and his team figure out which locations were in high demand and which days the most calls came in to 348-RIDE. “Transportation Services really helped us out,” he said. “From all the research gath-ered from the Crimson Ride

and 348-Ride, we think this is going to be the best system. Wait times for calls to 348-RIDE can be as much as 40 minutes, and Fowler said that time would have continued to grow with more students attending the University. The 348-RIDE Express stops include Bryce Lawn, Gorgas library, Lakeside Dining Hall, the intersection of 4th Street and 12th Avenue, Tutwiler Hall and Burke, according to the SGA’s Web site. Fowler said the anticipated maximum wait time is between eight and 10 minutes. Anne Elizabeth Davis, SGA spokeswoman, said the express bus will be treated more as a CrimsonRide bus than a 348-RIDE van. It will stop at the bus stops, she said, and signs and flags will indi-cate which stops the 348-RIDE Express stops at. Students can track the loca-tion of buses from a computer or cell phone by visiting sga.ua.edu to link to the Web site for 348-RIDE Express. “We are looking forward to it,” Oliver said. “It’s going to be a great service.” The SGA will hold a bottle breaking ceremony today at 1:30 p.m. at the corner of Capstone Drive and Colonial Drive, on the Quad across from the Gorgas House.

SGA to launch 348-RIDE ExpressBus will run Thursday through Saturday nights

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By Phillip RawlsThe Associated Press

MONTGOMERY — The state attorney general sought a new execution date Tuesday for death row inmate Tommy Arthur, who has already avoided execu-tion three times for a 1982 killing in Muscle Shoals. Arthur’s last execution date was put on hold in July 2008 after another inmate claimed that he killed Troy Wicker Jr. in his Muscle Shoals home — and that Arthur was not involved. A Jefferson County judge reviewed the claim and ruled it false on Sept. 1. Assistant Attorney General Clay Crenshaw said that ruling cleared the way for the state to seek a new execution date Tuesday. One of Arthur’s attor-neys, Suhana Han of New York, said Tuesday she could not comment on the attorney general’s court fil-ing because she had not yet received a copy. Setting a new execution date can sometimes take months. Arthur was convicted of

capital murder and sen-tenced to die for the contract killing of Wicker on Feb. 1, 1982. Wicker’s wife, Judy Wicker, originally claimed she was attacked and raped when her husband was killed, but she later testi-fied she hired Arthur, a state work release inmate, to kill her husband. She was convicted for her role and served 10 years in prison. Arthur, 67, was last sched-uled to die at Alabama’s Holman Prison on July 31, 2008. But less than 24 hours before his scheduled execu-tion, the Alabama Supreme Court decided 5-4 to put his lethal injection on hold. The court acted after another state prisoner, Bobby Ray Gilbert, claimed that he killed Wicker and had unprotected sex with Wicker’s wife afterward. Gilbert is serving life in prison without parole for convictions in two other kill-ings. After halting Arthur’s execution, the Supreme Court directed Jefferson County Circuit Judge Teresa Pulliam to review Gilbert’s claims. The judge held hear-ings, with Judy Wicker say-ing that she did not know Gilbert and that she was present when Arthur shot her husband. The judge said testimony from other inmates showed Arthur worked with Gilbert to develop the false claim while both were at Holman Prison. She also wrote that DNA testing of crime scene evi-dence — done for the first time in the case — showed that none of the semen found on Judy Wicker’s clothing matched Gilbert’s.Instead, the judge said the semen “is consistent with her having sex with her husband at some time in the close proximity of the murder and her false alle-gation of rape, and not with Gilbert.” The judge wrote that the evidence “establishes that both Gilbert and Arthur have defrauded this Court.” In addition to Gilbert’s execution being halted last year, he also received court-ordered stays after execu-tion dates were set in 2001 and 2007.

Alabama AG seeks execution date for Arthur

By Deepti HajelaThe Associated Press

NEW YORK — A New York Times reporter taken hostage in Afghanistan and rescued by British comman-dos Wednesday told his edi-tors that the situation in the

Taliban hide-out where he was held had been growing more ominous. Stephen Farrell and his translator were taken hos-tage Saturday in the north-ern province of Kunduz when they went to cover a German-ordered airstrike of

two hijacked fuel tankers. The bombing, carried out by U.S. jets, caused a number of civil-ian casualties. British commandos carried out a raid to free him early Wednesday; the translator and a British commando were killed. The Times Executive Editor Bill Keller said he had under-stood from the military that they did not intend to conduct a raid unless the situation turned “particularly menac-ing, and they had actionable intelligence and a high prob-ability of success.” Keller said he doesn’t know what triggered the decision to carry out the raid, but that Farrell told him the situation had been growing worse. “It’s entirely possible that

the Allied forces picked up on a plan either to move the hos-tages or to do something with them,” Keller said Wednesday.The translator, Sultan Munadi, was killed in the firefight, said a spokesman for the Kunduz governor. A British defense official said he couldn’t rule out the possibility Munadi, 34, was killed by British gunfire. Keller said The Times was grateful Farrell was alive, but saddened by the deaths of Munadi and the commando. He said he would not second-guess the military’s decision to take action. “I don’t know enough about what intelligence they had,” he said. Another Times reporter and an Afghan colleague were kidnapped in November near Kabul and later taken to Pakistan. The men, David Rohde and Tahir Ludin, escaped seven months later.Keller said The Times had done a review of security pro-tocols after the Rohde kidnap-ping, but that another review would be undertaken. Covering Afghanistan car-ries risks for journalists, but it’s a story that needs to be told, said Joel Simon, execu-tive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists. “This is huge story of tre-mendous international sig-nificance and the media has an obligation to the best of its ability to cover it,” he said.

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Academic advis-ing has entered the 21st century, albeit with a major kink. Wi t h t h e launch of the sleek, easy-to-use DegreeWorks sys-tem, the University has transformed the way students engage inacademic planning. It is about time. The formersystem, Tide Navigator, was dated and far fromuser-friendly. DegreeWorks allows for student planning,as opposed to merely allowing students to seewhat they have already accomplished. Thecourse catalog is a labyrinth, and DegreeWorkshelps to simplify the policies and proceduresthat all students need to know to “Finish inFour.” The SGA’s efforts on DegreeWorks, whichwill culminate in a public relations campaign inOctober, are commendable. Few SGA initiativeshave greater potential to assist more studentsthan DegreeWorks. The “Finish in Four” cam-paign is one that will, with some luck, resonatewith students. Poor planning should never be anexcuse for taking longer than four years to earna degree, and it is our hope that DegreeWorkswill reduce the prevalence of that defense inyears to come. Provost Judy Bonner predicts thatDegreeWorks will allow students to make moreuse of their academic advising time. We hopethis is the case. Too often in the past, the half-hour time slot has been more ceremonial thanpractical. The academic advising period shouldbe more than a mere exercise. Rather, it shouldbe a time when students can feel free to askquestions about their major and prospectivecareers. With DegreeWorks, advising should bemore time-efficient and, therefore, more help-ful. The fundamental flaw of DegreeWorks, atthis point, is that it will be of no consequence tojuniors and seniors for several more weeks. The2006–08 academic catalog will not be integratedinto the system until Sept. 21, a delay from theinitial target of Aug. 31. Upperclassmen are thestudents on campus who need the resources ofDegreeWorks most as they head into the homestretch of their undergraduate careers. TheUniversity’s failure to provide all students witha functioning academic audit system is a disap-pointment. We expect more. Even with that problem, DegreeWorks isstill a brilliant new addition to the University’sarsenal of academic technology. Systems likeTegrity, eLearning (when it’s working), andDegreeWorks help students to thrive, and weare excited to see what is to come in the future. But we’re hoping to see more innovationsas graduates. With the help of DegreeWorks,we’re planning to finish in four.

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“Iʼm a gradu-ate student, so looking back, it

would have been benefi cial. I could have graduated

a semester earlier had I had a more simplifi ed version

of my require-ments. Instead, I took a bunch of courses I didnʼt

need, and missed three I needed.”

— Lindsey Smith, graduate student, political science

“I think it should be used to help people stay on track with their

majors, but I think it could also be a

problem for people to see how easy it is to change your

major.”

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“I have never used a program like this before. Honestly, my advisor did a great job, but if

thereʼs a new tool that helps advisers,

I would use it.”

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This summer, the issue of texting while driving was everywhere, appearing as the subject of editorial cartoons, news stories and even legisla-tive action: 18 states have now passed laws banning the prac-tice, up from only six at the beginning of the year. Texting may owe its spot in the national debate to the ascendance of Twitter, as drivers turned to their cell phones to trade messages about the Iranian election or the whereabouts of David Lynch or Diddy. Perhaps cru-cially, the widespread use of smartphones makes texting far easier because of built-in keyboards. But whatever the cause, texting while driving is a danger to society, and Congress should act to stop it by banning the practice nationwide, imposing strict penalties and launching an informational campaign to educate the country about its dangers. Evidence overwhelm-ingly indicates that texting makes driving — an already dangerous activity — much more accident-prone. A study released by Virginia Tech found the risk of an accident increases 23 times. A casual test by Car and Driver maga-zine, performed in actual cars, found that drivers who were texting reacted far slower than when under the influ-ence of alcohol.

Despite national attention, simultaneous text messaging and driving remains legal in much of the country. A nation-al ban may deter many poten-tial text messagers, especially if the penalty for causing an accident while texting rivaled that of drunk driving, like the law passed last month by the Utah legislature that could send offenders to prison for 15 years. But while such a law may help ensure that perpe-trators get the penalty they deserve, it may save few lives. Texters who get lucky and avoid an accident will be hard to detect, since phones are small and many hold theirs in their lap. The airwaves have been filled with proposals to pre-vent texting while driving. One proposed solution is to require all car manufactur-ers to disable cell phone use while the car is in motion. Cell phone-jamming technology not only exists, but it can also easily be made portable and moderately precise. But this approach is unnecessarily invasive, may prevent crucial emergency calls, and could be prohibitively expensive to implement retroactively. Other services are on the

market that detect whether a cell phone is in motion using GPS technology and shut off texting services according-ly. But whether the product comes in the form of software on the phone or a special car key that communicates with the phone via Bluetooth, these products are unreliable, and determined teens would find a way to subvert such electronic safeguards. Though technology appears to lie at the cause of the problem, we cannot turn to technology as a solution. As mobile technology continues to improve, texting will likely be superseded by some dis-traction we have yet to dis-cover. If we try to prevent tex-ting accidents with electronic blocks, it could mean the start of an arms race we are unlike-ly to win. Instead, the approach to preventing accidents due to cell phone use should bor-row from strategies used to combat drunk driving. Years of propaganda from govern-ment agencies and well-mean-ing non-profits like Mothers Against Drunk Driving have helped dramatically change cultural attitudes about drink-ing and driving. A National

Highway Traffic Safety Administration survey found that only 2.2 percent of night-time weekend drivers were drunk in 2007, down from 7.5 percent in the 1970s. A comprehensive program to educate drivers about the dangers of texting and other distractions must be part of any future driving safety leg-islation. Teenagers need to learn about the risks of cell phone use in driver’s educa-tion classes and potentially in high-school civics or human-development classes as well. The government should also purchase TV and radio adver-tisements warning about dis-tracted driving. Gory public services announcements will help in the short term, but we should also try to send mes-sages that reinforce good behavior, such as praising those who don’t text by calling them smart drivers or respon-sible citizens. To maximize its effective-ness, a national bill on cell phone use in cars should be enacted quickly. While text messaging has been around for a decade, its recent prolif-eration means that etiquette is still changing and attitudes toward acceptable behavior are still receptive to mold-ing. Americans need to get the message immediately that texting while driving is seri-ously unsafe, lest the notion that one must text back imme-diately, no matter the activity, become a permanent part of our culture.

Admittedly, changing atti-tudes about phone use may be harder than stopping drunk drivers. Alcohol is already illegal for drivers under 21 and was widely known to impair reflexes since long before the emergence of the automobile. Text messaging, on the other hand, is not only relatively new and fashionable but also marketed for its convenience. Yet the fact that the dangers of texting while driving are not always clear provides the most compelling reason why an aggressive informational campaign to expose them is necessary. The online debate over a national bill has been largely focused on the notion that a federal ban might be uncon-stitutional, but there are few reasons to support that claim. At the very least, the federal government could withhold funding from states which fail to pass cell phone usage laws. The underlying concern these people face is that such a law would unduly restrict their freedom. This complaint is entirely legitimate. However, in the case of text messaging, the temptation is so insidious that people cannot be fully trust-ed to decide for themselves whether it is safe to text behind the wheel. Besides, with so many lives at stake, is it really that much trouble to just pull over?

Adam Gold is a columnist for the Harvard Crimson.

By Jonathan Reed

Have you ever wondered who the University or Dunkin’ Donuts would campaign for in an elec-tion? You may not have to wait long to find out. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The court will decide whether or not corpo-rations and organizations can set up electioneering campaigns on their own or if they must continue to run such campaigns through political action committees. The decision will have tre-mendous ramifications for the way American elections are run. As a report by Politico.com says, “Imagine power companies spending millions of dollars on ads… accusing congressmen who supported climate change legisla-tion of trying to increase electric rates... or unions buying airtime to support primary challenges to conservative Democratic senators who opposed the labor-backed Employee Free Choice Act. Or even health care compa-nies saturating the airwaves with messages urging voters to deny President Obama a second term.” That last one made me laugh a little. Private health care compa-nies would be able to spend money from their general funds on adver-tising for political campaigns. They would likely advertise about how much more efficient they are than the government. These ads would be paid for by money they get through, well, rais-ing your premiums. Regardless of whether or not you agree with it, you’re getting charged for this company’s opinion. Of course, some believe the political impact of the magnifica-tion of corporate voices will be balanced by the ability of unions

to also benefit. This view ignores the fact that today’s unions are about as powerful and effective as Virginia Tech’s offense was Saturday. Any benefit unions can derive will be minimal compared to the massive influx of corporate money. Speaking of corporate money, the demand for advertising would increase dramatically. While this would be good for TV stations and the like, the increased demand would raise prices and make it more difficult for small business-es to advertise during an election season. Small businesses and “mom and pop shops” will have more difficulty buying ad time because companies like Blue Cross Blue Shield and Wal-Mart will be buy-ing it to tell you to support poli-ticians who oppose healthcare reform and the Employee Free Choice Act. Thinking of companies like Wal-Mart putting out ads oppos-ing the EFCA makes me laugh again. This money won’t be com-ing from the pockets of CEOs, trustees, owners, etc. It would come from the company’s general fund, from the money that could possibly go toward a raise for a cashier or health insurance for a stock boy. Forget them, spend it on cam-paign ads. If my employer, Target, wanted to endorse a candidate that I opposed, I wouldn’t want them spending money that could go toward helping the company publicize a message I disagree with. Target doesn’t have the right to speak for me. Theodore Olson, the attorney arguing for the case of Citizens United, wrote in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal that the case “is about the rights of all persons — individuals, associations, cor-porations and unions—to speak

freely.” Did I miss something here? I understand that a corporation can act as its own legal entity, that it can do business as if it were an individual, but we aren’t talking about opening a bank account. We’re talking about free and fair democratic elections. Corporations are not, as Olson claims, “persons.” Neither are unions or associations. Zaxby’s certainly can’t vote, but people like you and I can. Politics is a place where debate isn’t between face-less entities but between people. The fact that those arguing this case want to redefine what makes a “person” in this way is appalling. The idea of promoting corporations as having the same rights as persons can be offensive to those who support rights for those who are ignored but actu-ally breathe, be they disenfran-chised or unborn. As my friend Lisa Elizondo puts it: “if corpora-tions are people, too, then I’ll be damned if fetuses aren’t.” This isn’t as much about cam-paign finance as it is about the role of corporations in today’s society. They are a vehicle for personal economic progress, not persons themselves. If we declare that they deserve the freedom of speech as “individuals”, then what’s next? Maybe Wal-Mart will head to the polls to cast its vote. BP might get elected to Congress. You might end up in class sitting next to Sony, you never know. Instead of these big faceless corporations doing the talking, let’s leave politics and its dialogue to the individuals. You know, “we the people,” not the corporations.

Jonathan Reed is a sophomore majoring in political science and journalism. His column runs on Thursdays.

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By Christopher S. RugaberThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Job open-ings fell to the lowest level in nine years in July, accord-ing to a Labor Department report Wednesday, as busi-nesses remain reluctant to hire despite signs the economy is improving. The department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover survey, or JOLTS report, found that businesses and govern-ment advertised 2.4 million open positions on the last day in July, down from 2.5 million in June. That’s also the fewest openings since the department began compiling the data in December 2000. Still, jobs are being added in some sectors, as companies seek more health care, technol-ogy and child care workers. The report underscores the tough competition that job-less Americans face. With 14.5 million unemployed people in July and only 2.4 million open-ings, that means there were six unemployed people, on aver-age, for every job opening. The report also adds to evi-dence that companies likely will wait until the economy is clearly recovering before hiring new employees. Many analysts believe the economy is likely to grow at a healthy 3 percent rate in the second half of this year, pulling the country out of the worst recession since the 1930s. But they also worry that the growth will be difficult to sus-tain, particularly once govern-ment stimulus measures, such as the Cash for Clunkers pro-gram that ended last month, are no longer in effect. To be sure, there are some signs that hiring is slowly resuming. About one-third of both manufacturing and ser-vice sector companies plan to add jobs in September, according to a survey by the

APA woman looks through job listings at JobTrain, an educational and training institution that also offers career counseling and job placement services, in Menlo Park, Calif. Job openings fell to the lowest level in nine years in July, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday.

US job openings fall to lowest level in 9 years

Society for Human Resource Management. That’s the high-est combined total for the two sectors since October 2008, the group said. And online job postings increased by 5 percent in August from July, according to the Conference Board, a business research group. Job listings rose by 169,000 to 3.5 million, the board said, though that is down from 4.6 million a year earlier.

The largest increase in job openings was in health care practitioners and technicians, the Conference Board said, which rose by 52,700 to 574,400. That category includes physi-cal and occupational therapists and registered nurses. Management jobs rose 18,900 to more than 431,000, while computer and mathematical sciences increased by 8,800 to 406,800, according to the Conference Board’s report.

By Steve LeBlancThe Associated Press

NEWTON, Mass. — Former Bush White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card said Wednesday he is “thinking very seriously” about launch-ing a campaign for the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy. “I would like very much to run for the U.S. Senate,” said the longtime Republican stal-wart, who said he won’t make a final decision until he can discuss it further with his wife. Card said he will announce his final decision in the next three to four days. State Sen. Scott Brown, who has been mulling a run for the Senate seat, said Wednesday that he would urge Republicans to close ranks behind Card. He said he would drop his own bid if Card opts in. “I am going to encourage all of you to support Andy and to encourage him to run,” Brown told a meeting of state Republicans in Newton, Mass.Card’s years serving in the White House under former President George W. Bush could prove to be a dicey political hurdle in heavily Democratic Massachusetts. Card said his stint in the White House would both help and hurt him with Massachusetts voters if he decided to run. But he defend-ed his time in Washington, say-ing that while he didn’t always agree with Bush, he respected the way he made decisions and was proud to serve his coun-try. “You don’t apply for those jobs. They seek you out, and it’s also very difficult to say no to a president when they ask you to serve,” Card said. At the same time, Card tried to distance himself a little from Bush, saying he should not be tied to every

decision Bush made while president. “I’m not George W. Bush. I respect him. I respect how he made his tough decisions. I was greatly honored to serve at the White House,” he said. “But if I run, I would be run-ning as Andy Card.” Card and his wife, an ordained Methodist minister, live in Virginia. The couple also owns a house in Holbrook, Mass., and Card said he main-tains deep ties to the state. Card acknowledged that for many Americans, he is best remembered as the White House staffer who whispered in President Bush’s ear on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, that a second plane had struck the World Trade Center in New York City and that the country was under attack. He also conceded that he faces other daunting chal-lenges, including raising the millions of dollars needed to support a campaign for Senate in the compressed schedule of the special election set for

Jan. 19. Card also served under former President Ronald Reagan and was Secretary of Transportation under the first President Bush. Card, a former Massachusetts state lawmaker and failed candidate for governor in 1982, had words of praise for Kennedy, calling his service honorable, but said they didn’t always agree on every issue. If he jumps in the race, Card would join an increasingly crowded field of candidates and potential candidates. Attorney General Martha Coakley was the first Democrat to declare her candidacy. U.S. Reps. Michael Capuano, Stephen Lynch, Edward J. Markey and John Tierney also have said they’re considering running. On the Republican side — besides Brown — Bob Burr, a selectman from suburban Canton, says he will seek his party’s nomination. Kennedy died last month of brain cancer at age 77.

Former White House Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card Jr., speaks to a crowd during the Massachu-setts Republi-can Conven-tion in Lowell, Mass. Card is among the Re-publicans who could seek to be the succes-sor to the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Shuttle Discovery’s astronauts aimed for a Thursday evening landing to wrap up their suc-cessful space station deliv-ery mission, but late summer storms threatened to keep them up an extra day or two. Mission Control said Wednesday that “the weather will pose a challenge” for bring-ing Discovery home. The fore-cast called for a chance of thun-derstorms. Conditions were expected to worsen Friday and remain poor Saturday. “The weather in Florida this time of year is always a little iffy,” Discovery’s commander, Rick Sturckow, said from orbit. “If things aren’t good, the worst that can come out of it is that we have another day in space, which is a great deal.” In orbit since Aug. 29, Discovery has enough supplies to last until Sunday. If the shut-tle cannot return to Florida on Thursday, NASA will consider landing it in California, but not until Friday at the earliest. Astronaut Timothy Kopra is headed home after nearly two months at the international

space station. He said the flight wasn’t too long by any stretch. He should have spent an extra month at the outpost, but his ride up ended up being delayed because of shuttle problems. Buzz Lightyear, by compari-son, spent 15 months aboard the space station. The 12-inch action figure rocketed into “infinity and beyond” aboard Discovery in May 2008. Once Walt Disney World gets the toy back, it will be feted at a tickertape parade early next month with Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon. Kopra assured a TV inter-viewer that Buzz is doing well after so long in space. “He’s very secure. He’s in his spacesuit, and I’m quite confi-dent that he’ll have a very safe ride home. But we obviously cannot disclose his location upon the space shuttle,” Kopra joked. He kept a serious face, but his crewmates chuckled.Sturckow and his crew spent Wednesday checking their flight systems to make sure everything was in order for re-entry. While that was happen-ing, a small object resembling a strip of cloth floated away from the left side of the shuttle, back

along the payload bay. Mission Control assured the astronauts that while no one could identify the piece, it was not part of the shuttle’s ther-mal shielding and posed no safety concern for re-entry. Columbia was destroyed dur-ing re-entry in 2003 because of a gashed wing. It wasn’t until later that a space surveillance review discovered an object floating away from Columbia on flight day two; experts believe it was part of a wing panel. NASA cleared Discovery for re-entry after reviewing all the laser images sent down by the astronauts Tuesday from a survey of the vulnerable wings and nose. No micrometeorite damage was found. Thanks to restocking by Discovery, the space sta-tion now has enough food to last until February, as well as a spare air-cleanser and new treadmill. The exercise machine is named Colbert in honor of the TV comedian. More supplies will arrive on a Japanese vessel that’s due to lift off Thursday, just before Discovery’s scheduled 7:05 p.m. touchdown.

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The Discovery crew walks out of the Operations and Check-out building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Space shuttle Discovery is sched-uled to lift off Friday evening on a mission to the In-ternational Space Station.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs has returned to his showman role, taking the stage Wednesday at a product launch event for the first time since his nearly six-month-long medical leave. Jobs, who had a liver trans-plant this spring, got a stand-ing ovation. Looking thin and speaking quietly and with a scratchy voice, he told the audi-ence he had received the liver of a 20-year-old who died in a car accident, and urged the crowd to become organ donors. “I wouldn’t be here without such generosity,” Jobs said. During the early moments of the event, the CEO outlined an update to Apple’s iTunes soft-ware. Apple also issued a minor update to the iPhone software. Jobs had not appeared at such

an event since last October. He bowed out of his usual keynote at the year’s largest Mac trade show in January and went on leave shortly thereafter. Jobs disclosed in August 2004 that he had been diag-nosed with — and cured of — a rare form of pancreatic cancer called an islet cell neuroen-docrine tumor. Last year, he appeared increasingly thin, sparking speculation that his cancer had returned, though Apple attributed his weight loss then to a common bug. On Jan. 5, 2009, Jobs said he had a treatable hormone imbal-ance and that he would contin-ue to run the company. He went on leave the following week, saying his medical problems were “more complex” than he had thought. Apple’s chief operating officer, Tim Cook, took over daily duties. Jobs returned to work this summer.

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American Heroes, stems from the extraordinary efforts from all officers in uniform, Barnes said. “The name came from the fact that everyone has a hero, but there’s really only one kind of American hero,” Barnes said. “They do things that are, to me, more extraordinary than any athlete, without any of the recognition. They are a com-pletely different breed.” Selfless acts are what qualify one as a hero, Shaver said. “You can find heroes in all walks of life,” Shaver said. “I think a hero is someone who gives up himself to help others,

and does it in a selfless service, not to get any glory or fame or recognition. “They do it because it’s the right thing to do. They going above and beyond what the aver-age person is asked to do. The average American is not making those sacrifices and is depend-ing on people in service to do that for them. I think a memorial is the right thing to do,” he said. Barnes said he hopes students gain an appreciation for the day-to-day duties of those in uni-form. “It would be nice [for officers] to have the feeling that they are appreciated,” Barnes said.

HEROESContinued from page 1

By Khaled El-DeebThe Associated Press

TRIPOLI, Libya — The ail-ing Lockerbie bomber looked weak and pale, sitting in a

wheelchair, as he was visited by a group of African parlia-mentarians Wednesday in a rare appearance in the hospi-tal where he is being treated for prostate cancer. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi appeared for only five minutes and did not speak during the visit in the Tripoli Medical Center. Dressed in a hospital gown, he wore a surgical mask over his mouth and nose and a traditional embroidered cap. A line from an IV bottle was hooked into his hand. Al-Megrahi was freed from a Scottish prison last month on compassionate grounds because doctors said he was dying of his cancer. The release outraged the United States and many relatives of the 270 people killed in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland — and their anger was further

fanned by the warm welcome al-Megrahi received when he arrived home in Libya. Libyan officials have said little about his condition since his Aug. 20 homecom-ing. Al-Megrahi was rushed to the hospital 11 days later, and TV images at the time showed him breathing through an oxy-gen mask. Later, there were reports he was taken into intensive care, but Libyan offi-cials denied the reports. Al-Megrahi was the only per-son convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, which killed all 259 people on board — mostly Americans — and 11 people on the ground. In Washington, U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said he had not seen al-Megrahi’s latest appearance, but told reporters, “we have urged Libya to not give Mr. Megrahi a kind of public pro-

file that would be distressing to these families.” Al-Megrahiwas brought out Wednesday for a visit by 150 members of the South Africa-based Pan African Parliament, the largely symbolic body of the African Union. Some deliv-ered speeches congratulat-ing al-Megrahi on his release. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi later held a separate meeting with the parliamen-tarians. “I can’t prove that he (al-Megrahi) is guilty or inno-cent, but I sympathize with his health condition,” said Idriss Ndele Moussa, chairperson of the Pan African Parliament.Libyan lawmaker Mohammed Jibril told reporters that the Africans’ visit with al-Megra-hi was intended to mirror Europe’s treatment of a group of Bulgarian nurses that Libya freed in 2007 after jailing them for eight years on charges they intentionally infected Libyan children with the HIV virus. The five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor jailed with them denied the charges. Jibril said the nurses vis-ited the European parliament after their release and were given a warm welcome by the Bulgarian president, who par-doned them. Libya said then that the medics should have gone to a Bulgarian prison.

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APLibyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing but recently released from his Scottish prison on compassionate grounds, is seen as he is visited by a group of African parliamentarians, not pictured, at Tripoli Medi-cal Center in Tripoli, Libya Wednesday.

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By Lauren DunningStaff Writer

Imagine running the length of the Bryant-Denny Stadium football field 109 times, but only after completing a one-mile long swim and a bike course that is almost 25 miles long. As impossible as this may seem, it is a challenge that is regularly faced and conquered by the members of the Alabama Triathletes. The sport of triathlon is quickly becoming popular among athletes and begin-ners to the athletic arena alike. Swimming, biking and running are the three sports that make up a triathlon, creating a good formula for getting in shape, staying in shape and being healthy. To be able to maintain the endurance it takes to bike, swim and run such long dis-tances, the members of the Triathletes train about 20-25 hours per week in the various parts that make up a triath-lon. There are three stages of training: building, tapering and recovery. Building allows the athlete to gradually train to become ready for the race and is often grueling as the

body begins to conform to the intensity needed to be able to compete. Tapering is done the week of the race when the athlete allows their body to rest while still having a regimented workout. Finally, recovery happens after the race has taken place and the athletes allow their bodies a few days of relaxation. “Once you start, and you are around people that love it, you get hooked,” said Marion Steinberg, a junior and vice president of the group. If the training seems daunt-ing to take on, the Triathletes are also offering a mentor program for new members of the club who have never trained or competed. A veter-an of the club is paired with a new member and helps them learn proper training and workout regimen. A triath-lon competitor must also take care of their bodies by eating healthy, staying hydrated, and having a regular intake of carbohydrates in order to perform their best. Although the Alabama Triathletes have only been an established club for five years, the team is already making a big impact on intercolle-giate triathlon competition.

For the past four years they have been the overall team champion and had the overall female and male champions in the Southeast Collegiate Triathlon Conference. Their next meet is Sept. 19 at the Alabama Coastal Triathlon in Gulf Shores, and the No. 1-ranked Triathletes are planning to continue their dominance. “As the season comes to a close, I want the team to stay healthy and motivated to keep Alabama No. 1,” said junior Meredith Tyler. The Alabama Triathletes are always looking for new members, and anyone can join. The club is about stay-ing healthy while enjoying a vigorous workout, and no prior experience is needed to join. “I’m really excited about helping the new people com-ing in and developing their skills to become better ath-letes,” said junior J. Bruhn. Students who are inter-ested in becoming a part of the Alabama Triathletes can reach them at [email protected]. They can also visit the team’s web-site at alabamatriathletes.com.

Submitted photoAlex Woodard, a junior majoring in nursing, rides the bike stage at the USAT Talent ID Triathlon in Lubbock, Texas, in April.

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FOOTBALL

By Laura OwensSports Reporter

After the victory over Virginia Tech, the Tide wiped its brow and got to work on preparing for Florida International. The Tide won its only other game against FIU in 2006. “The big thing we like to do is continue to work on fundamen-tals,” head coach Nick Saban said. “Because we’re getting ready for different games, differ-ent offenses, different defenses, we don’t lose the fundamentals that are important in being able to execute.”

Defensive challenges

Florida-International’s offense generally keeps the ball in the air and likes to work out of no huddle on occasion. Both of these have been cause for extra work from the defense in practice, but senior Javier Arenas is confidant in their ability. “From watching film, the guys present a challenge, and all we gotta do is bring our A-game,” he said. “I like the challenges of it. I like the challenge of the pass and the intensity and when it’s spread and you know the pass is com-

ing, so you can anticipate certain things.”

Grant receiving

Junior running back Terry Grant has been getting reps at wide receiver throughout this week. Saban said the Tide wants to use Grant at both wide receiv-er and running back. “We think Terry is a guy that has more ability to contribute offensively than what we used him last year, as well as what we were able to use him in the first game,” Saban said. “He’s one of the best attitude

players on the team, he works hard every day, he’s very produc-tive,” Saban said. “He’s just in a position where we have two or three other guys that play a lot, so we’re trying to make him a dual role.”

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Starting running back Mark Ingram remained absent from practice Wednesday due to the flu. Redshirt freshman quarter-back Star Jackson, also recover-ing from the flu, was present at practice Wednesday for the first time this week.

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Brooks Webster is not your typical star athlete. After being rated the number one hitter in the Southeastern Conference, she is still not phased by her honor. When Webster was asked what she prided the most — the time the majority of athletes use to gloat over their accomplishments — she instead turned the focus away from herself. “I’m proud that I have a great supportive back-ground, my mom, my dad, my sister, my family,” said Webster. Webster’s humil-ity even shines on the volleyball court. Whether it’s encouraging a teammate or even doing a dance in the locker room before a game to lighten the mood, she’s always trying to find a way to brighten someone’s day. “Whenever someone is strug-gling she can always tell and she always tries to make you feel bet-ter,” sophomore Jennifer Webber said. “She always tries to make [us] laugh and tries to help [us] relax when [we are] on the court. She’s definitely the person on the team that when she talks, every-one listens, because it’s always

funny.” And Webster does have plenty to boast about. She learned how to play volleyball during her middle school physical educa-tion class, but the senior from Baltimore didn’t start playing for a team until her freshman year of high school, when she decided it would be a fun sport to take on alongside basketball, her main sport at the time. Most collegiate volleyball ath-letes have played their sport since the fifth grade or earlier traveling

with competitive teams, yet those athletes still aren’t near her level. “Her ability to jump and hit the ball over the block is a huge attri-bute,” Judy Green, head coach, said. “I think she’s very athletic and she can make any kind of move on the volleyball court just because of her superior ath-leticism… I think now she has a pretty high level of volleyball skill and you can see that (more) now later in her career than you did earlier before her senior year.” Webster has taken full advan-

tage of every opportunity that she has had to progress in her volleyball skills. In high school, she said she would go to free clin-ics put on by local community colleges to improve. Right now Webster is focusing on improving her accuracy in passing, but she never gets irritated with herself if things don’t work out her way during a game or practice. “I try to relax,” Webster said. “I never try and beat myself up over anything. If it [doesn’t] hap-pen it [doesn’t happen], I try to

stay relaxed and that really helps out a lot so [I] don’t get stressed out and lose [my] mind.” She has become one of the leaders both on and off the court because of her

unique personality. Webster’s carefree, optimistic attitude has rubbed off on her teammates. “She’s always positive,” Webber said. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen her frustrated, which is a big thing in athletes because everyone gets frustrated at some time. I feel like she always seems confident on the court and she never [lets another player no matter who they are intimidate her]. She’s definitely that go-to player.”

“She’s always positive. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her frustrated, which is a big thing...”

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Tuscaloosa and University Women Painters are holding their annual art show’s open-ing reception tonight from 6 to 8 in the Ferguson Center Art Gallery. The art show will feature 12 different female art-ists and their work. The gallery will last until Sept. 28. The Tuscaloosa and University Women Painters is a group of women that have been actively painting together for at least 30 years. The group originated as an interest group of women out of a university women’s club. At that time, the group most-ly consisted of women faculty members and spouses of fac-ulty members. Today, there are only a few people in the group that have that affiliation. Now, the group consists of members from the outside community who just have the common interest of wanting to be around other people work-ing and painting together. Deborah Hughes, an artist featured in the gallery, said while the members’ reasons for painting varied, one attribute the members share in common

sets them apart from other groups. “The thing that makes this group so much different from every club, is that we actually meet every week on location and paint together,” Hughes said. “Some of the artists con-sider it their profession, some do it out of personal interest, some have been doing it a long time and some have not been doing it that long. Hughes said all the artists enjoy themselves, and the meetings allow the members to give each other feedback on their work. She said she was pleased with how the group’s gallery exhibit turned out. “I have done several indi-vidual showings in this gal-lery myself and recently they have done a lot of great reno-vations,” Hughes said. “Also, the University of Alabama has been very supportive in show-ing our work.” All of the work in this gal-lery has never been shown before. The group does have some paintings hanging up at the Capstone Medical Center that gets changed every three months. There will be free food pro-vided by the Ferg at the open-

ing reception. The artists of the work will also be present to talk about the works with stu-dents and other people that are interested. Pamela Copeland has been painting in the group for two years now, and she said she enjoys the time that she spends with the group. She said any-one is interested in joining the group should attend the open-ing reception and talk to some of the artists about where they meet. “It is a wonderful opportu-nity to show our work,” said Pamela Copeland, another artist featured in the gallery today. “It is nice to have a place where we can look at each oth-er’s art.” The 12 artists who will be featured are Deborah Hughes, Diana Francko, Anne Stickney, Sharon Long, Dorothy Lott, Lisa Godwin, Dottye Lind, Jo Chism, Tana Thomas, Phyllis Brown, Pam Copeland and Takako Fujiwara. “It is just so much fun to look at everyone’s art together,” Copeland said. “Selling the work is just the icing on the cake. The most important part is appreciating art as a group.”

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LOS ANGELES — Ellen DeGeneres is dancing her way into the fourth judge’s seat on “American Idol.” Fox announced Wednesday the talk show host and come-dian, who admittedly has no formal music experience other than a passion for tunes, would join Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi for the ninth sea-son starting in January. The announcement all but

seals the departure of Paula Abdul, who announced she was quitting the show amid a contract dispute in July. DeGeneres told her talk show audience in an episode scheduled to air Thursday that she would not abandon her Emmy-winning chatfest, but would have “a day job and a night job.” “The times we’re living in,” she quipped, “we’re all doing that.” Abdul had been replaced by a succession of guest judges as “American Idol” started next

season’s auditions. Among them: Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Kristin Chenoweth, Joe Jonas, Neil Patrick Harris, Avril Lavigne, Katy Perry and Shania Twain — but not the 51-year-old DeGeneres. “Hopefully, I’m the people’s point of view because I’m just like you,” DeGeneres said on her show. “I sit at home and I watch it, and I don’t have that technical ... I’m not looking at it in a critical way from the producer’s mind. I’m looking at it as a person who is going to buy the music.”

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LONDON — Beatlemania is back with the rollout Wednesday of the Fab Four’s remastered CDs and first-ever video game, reaching out to a whole new genera-tion decades after their par-ents — and even grandpar-ents — first succumbed. It’s been nearly 40 years since John, Paul, George and Ringo announced their breakup, but the new game

and discs caused a worldwidebuzz as the Beatles returnedto the top of the charts inBritain, the land where it allbegan. Fans flocked to get theirhands on the long-await-ed sonic masterpieces,with lines snaking outsiderecord stores in London andLiverpool. Some die-hardsjammed the streets outsideAbbey Road, the landmarkstudio where the Beatlesrecorded many of theirgroundbreaking albums.

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Whether one is sporting their best new dress or bowtie or painted from head to toe in crimson and white, it all comes down to spirit and tradition during football game days. The fashion aspects during these Saturdays of the fall season are always present whether the fans realize them or not. Traditions of game day attire can be perceived differently depending on the person. The game day ritual has also been a presentation of spirit through the heart and, of course, the fashion of the fan.

WHY WOULD SOMEONE WANT TO PAINT THEMSELVES IN-STEAD OF DRESSING UP OR JUST LOOKING NICE IN THEIR BEST GAME ATTIRE?

Brianna Weekley, a freshman majoring in public relations, said she is planning to paint herself for the first home game this weekend. “When I watched the Alabama games on television last fall, I always used to see those people painted and it put a sense of school spirit in how I saw them,” Weekley said. She said it just feels like a better way to express herself and her strong confidence in the Tide.

HOW SHOULD STUDENTS PREPARE (CLOTHES WORN, PAINT TYPE, ETC.) BEFORE PAINTING ONE’S SELF?

Weekley said she is going to wear a pair of older shorts and a tank top that she doesn’t mind getting the paint on. Even though she plans to be in outfit for as long as possible on gameday, she said she will wait until an hour or so before the game to paint herself completely. By doing this, she said she would not have to sit around all day long in the paint possibly sweating or bumping up against something at the risk of messing up the paint.

WHAT PRECAUTIONS SHOULD STUDENTS TAKE IN THE EVENT OF BAD WEATHER? “Oh, I will be fully prepared with a very large poncho with a crimson “A’ on it,” Weekley said, laughing. She said even if the weather did prohibit her from painting herself with the “collegiate spirited body art,” she would still be present at the game and still be decked out in crimson and white, painted or not.

WHERE SHOULD FANS GET SUPPLIES FOR PAINTING UP? Extreme fans have to purchase their supplies from somewhere, and Ardis Hancock, assistant manager of the Alabama Book Store on the Strip, said the store has what fans need. “We see all types of Bama fans come into the store, all avid, some that dress up and some that literally have ‘Roll Tide’ written all over them,” Hancock said. From Collegiate Licensed face paint, tattoos, and fleece hats that Hancock says the store “can’t keep in stock during the colder games,” the Alabama Book Store is the place to go for those die-hard fans. “The tattoos are really popular, and the people who come in and buy them might be completely painted or dressed up,” Hancock said.

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Why would someone want to dress up for gameday instead of painting up or just wearing just any crimson and white attire? It’s a southern tradition to don your best crimson and white apparel in celebration of a Crimson Tide football game. Football is one of the most markedly remembered events in most people’s college experience at the Capstone. Jenn Stewart, a sophomore majoring in fashion retailing, said football games are the prime time for students to show their Crimson pride. “There’s no better place to show off your style than at football games,” said Jenn Stewart, a sophomore majoring in fashion retailing. “That’s half the fun — checking out what everyone is wearing this year.” Students and members of the community take part in dressing up for games, whether they are greek or not, as games are one of the biggest events at the Capstone.

WHAT SHOULD STUDENTS WEAR TO GAMEDAY? While houndstooth is an ever-popular choice for women’s apparel, it can often come in thick fabrics that do not breathe easily. Drew Smith, a sales associate at The Shirt Shop, said they are offering different fabrics. “We have polos made with Dry Tech, which will keep you cool during the day games,” Smith said. “Button-downs and polos are always popular for men and women, but the most popular brands for women are Mollie B and Leona.” Former Shirt Shop employee Lauren Leonard started the Leona brand, and it features loads of silk in sophisticated colors.

WHAT PRECAUTIONS SHOULD STUDENTS TAKE IN THE EVENT OF BAD WEATHER? “Always, always wear sunscreen,” Stewart said. “Wear layers so you can take off or add clothes as the temperature in the stadium fluctuates.” Although umbrellas are not allowed in Bryant-Denny, there are ways to keep dry during drizzly games. “In the case of bad weather, rain jackets or ponchos are a must,” she said. If you already have oily skin and you can’t stand the thought of going all day without powder to touch up your face, then switch to a lightweight translucent powder. For games later in the fall, Stewart recommends layers. “Luckily, the chunky cardigan is in the year,” Stewart said. “It offers a cozy way to stay warm for those late games.” “Jersey knits are best for breath-ability, and thankfully, gladiator sandals are popular this year.”

HOW TO PULL IT ALL TOGETHER She said accessories should be kept light for comfort, and students should remember that bags can be no bigger than a piece of paper to enter Bryant-Denny. For guys, Smith suggested Elephant Wear button-downs or polos, which offer a way to be spirited outside of t-shirts. “We offer so many colors and even a choice of an ‘A’ or an elephant on the shirt,” Smith said.

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