Monday, February 27, 2012 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 118, Issue 94 7, 2012 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 7 7 2012 S i h Ui i f Al b i 1894 P l e a s e r e c y c l e t h i s p a p e r • P l e a s e r e c y c le t h i s p a p e r • Briefs ........................ 2 Opinions ................... 4 Lifestyles.................... 7 WEATHER today INSIDE today’s paper Sports ..................... 10 Puzzles...................... 9 Classifieds ................. 9 Partly cloudy 66º/50º Tuesday 70º/63º Chance of rain P l e a s e r e h i s p a p e r • P l e a s e s p a p p p p p p p p p p e r LIFESTYLES PAGE 8 SPORTS PAGE 10 Tide connects from downtown, topples Mississippi State MEN’S BASKETBALL CW | Shannon Auvil Lindsey Short, a junior majoring in chemical engineering, helps an elementary school paint storm debris for “The Nest” project. Creative Campus unveiled “The Nest,” built out of tornado debris, Feb. 25 in Rose- dale Park. CW | Shannon Auvil ‘Nest’ nurtures rebirth By Jordan Cissell Staff Reporter [email protected] The mighty warrior pulls up atop his majestic steed, prepar- ing to do battle on the grassy slopes of the river’s bank. Helmet gleaming in the afternoon sun, he steps down from his mount and draws a menacing sword from the bed of his green Dodge Ram. Brady Farris, a member of the Shire of Okeborne Keep, the Tuscaloosa chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism, has arrived for the club’s fighter practice, held at 2 p.m. every Sunday at Manderson Landing. His horses may be under the hood, but the remainder of Farris’s ensemble – dented hel- met, sturdy armor, battle-worn shield and purple tunic – appears authentically medieval, which is exactly the point. “Basically, we’re a living his- tory recreation medieval group,” said Jessica Lawrence, the Seneschal, or president, of the Tuscaloosa chapter and a UA graduate student. “It’s like the Middle Ages,” said UA alumna Sierra Rodgers, “except we have electricity and use deodorant.” Local club goes medieval on the grass every Sunday afternoon Brady Farris (purple) and Jeremy Beat- ers (green), members of the Medieval Club, sword fight at Manderson Landing on Feb. 26. CW | Natalie Nichols The UA wheel- chair bas- ketball teams played their first games in Foster Audito- rium this week- end. CW | Megan Smith By Mary Grace Showfety Contributing Writer The Alabama men’s and women’s wheel- chair basketball teams made history in Foster Auditorium Friday night as the Crimson Tide took on the Illinois Fighting Illini in their final collegiate tournament of the season. The match will go down as the first wheelchair basketball game ever to be played in Foster. Wheelchair basketball teams play, win first games in Foster By Will Edwards Staff Reporter [email protected] On a windy Saturday, in a park whose swing sets and basketball goals were decimated by an EF4 tornado, UA students and profes- sors gathered as Creative Campus unveiled their newest project that they hope will bring back hope to the area. They call it “The Nest.” The Nest is a six-foot structure made up of branches torn from trees during the tornado of April 27 that sits at Rosedale Park, an area near public housing development Rosedale Court, which was nearly completely destroyed by storms. The idea for The Nest came in August from juniors Emma Fick and Naomi Thompson, and Fick said she couldn’t be more pleased with how it has turned out. “It’s surreal,” Fick said. “Seeing other people interacting with it is powerful.” People were encouraged to paint branches and weave them into the nest, thus making it what Fick called “true public art.” But it wasn’t all done in a day. SEE NEST PAGE 8 Structure in Rosedale Park commemorates those affected by April 27 storms By Stephen Dethrage and Taylor Holland The Crimson White Five greek students have banded together to form Advance UA, a group that calls itself a progressive Student Government Association ticket. Although three of the five candi- dates come from greek organizations that are members of the Machine, a secret political coalition of tradition- ally white fraternities and sororities, their website says they’re running independently of the Machine for the betterment of campus. “We all want to spread the message that it’s OK to have healthy competi- tion in an election,” said Alex Clark, Advance UA’s candidate for executive vice president. “With everything that campus has had to go through this semester, we’re a fresh, excit- ing, new group that really feels that we can bring a lot to campus; a lot of change.” Greeks form new political coalition Campaign violations, new policies also discussed during Sunday debate Alabama dedicates season to city, victims of April tornado Advance UA aims to offer more competition in this year’s SGA campaigns The Shire of Okeborne Keep brings medieval battles to Tuscaloosa SEE WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL PAGE 10 SEE MEDIEVAL CLUB PAGE 6 SEE SGA PAGE 3 SEE DEBATE PAGE 2 By Melissa Brown Senior Staff Reporter [email protected] Student Government Association presidential candidates discussed transparency, loyalty and campaign violations at Sunday night’s presiden- tial debate and candidate forum. In response to an audi- ence-submitted question, candidates were asked how they would respond to possible rumors and allega- tions about campaign violations. Candidate David Wilson spoke first, saying recent alle- gations were made against his campaign. Candidate Matt Calderone said he filed the violations report. “I’ve had allegations made against me – and it sucks,” Wilson said. “But you want to act honestly and ethically. How do we best use our time? We spend our time promot- ing our ideas. You know what you’re doing. You know if you’re being honest and ethical. You stand up for your- self.” In response to the hypothetical question, Calderone said he would like to sit down with any student who made allegations against him to put rumors to rest. In rebuttal, Wilson directly asked Calderone why he chose not to inform him of the actions being taken against his campaign. Wilson said the two had lunch together around the time the allegations surfaced. “David, I was never given a heads up that those actions were going to be taken,” Calderone said. “I felt it was my duty as a student to report it. Those investigations are still ongoing, no matter what some people say. I have an email in my pocket that says so.” In an interview following the debate, Wilson said he received a phone call from the Election Board the morn- ing of Saturday, Feb. 18, informing him that they were no longer pursuing the investigation. Though no references to the Machine were made in moderator questions, several candidates were careful to cover organization affiliation in their opening statements. Candidates for SGA talk transparency “ I’ve never accepted funds from an on or off-campus organization, including the Machine. —SGA presidential candidate Matt Calderone Voice The Generation of a Find out who won the title of...
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Monday, February 27, 2012 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 118, Issue 947, 2012 Serving the University of Alabama since 189477 2012 S i h U i i f Al b i 1894
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Opinions ...................4
Lifestyles ....................7
WEATHER todayINSIDE
today’s paperSports ..................... 10
Puzzles ......................9
Classifieds .................9
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LIFESTYLES PAGE 8SPORTS PAGE 10
Tide connects from downtown, topples Mississippi State
MEN’S BASKETBALL
CW | Shannon AuvilLindsey Short, a junior majoring in chemical engineering, helps an elementary school paint storm debris for “The Nest” project.
Creative Campus unveiled “The Nest,” built out of tornado debris, Feb. 25 in Rose-dale Park.
CW | Shannon Auvil
‘Nest’ nurtures rebirth
By Jordan CissellStaff [email protected]
The mighty warrior pulls up atop his majestic steed, prepar-
ing to do battle on the grassy slopes of the river’s bank. Helmet gleaming in the afternoon sun, he steps down from his mount and draws a menacing sword from the bed of his green Dodge Ram. Brady Farris, a member of the Shire of Okeborne Keep, the Tuscaloosa chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism, has
arrived for the club’s fighter practice, held at 2 p.m. every Sunday at Manderson Landing. His horses may be under the hood, but the remainder of Farris’s ensemble – dented hel-met, sturdy armor, battle-worn shield and purple tunic – appears authentically medieval, which is exactly the point. “Basically, we’re a living his-
tory recreation medieval group,”said Jessica Lawrence, the Seneschal, or president, of the Tuscaloosa chapter and a UA graduate student. “It’s like the Middle Ages,” said UA alumna Sierra Rodgers, “except we have electricity and use deodorant.”
Local club goes medieval on the grass every Sunday afternoonBrady Farris (purple) and Jeremy Beat-
ers (green), members of the Medieval Club,
sword fi ght at Manderson Landing on
Feb. 26. CW | Natalie Nichols
The UA wheel-chair bas-ketball teams played their fi rst games in Foster Audito-rium this week-end.
CW | Megan Smith
By Mary Grace Showfety Contributing Writer
The Alabama men’s and women’s wheel-chair basketball teams made history in Foster Auditorium Friday night as the Crimson Tide took on the Illinois Fighting Illini in their final collegiate tournament of the season. The match will go down as the first wheelchair basketball game ever to be played in Foster.
Wheelchair basketball teams play, win fi rst games in Foster
By Will EdwardsStaff Reporter [email protected]
On a windy Saturday, in a park whose swing sets and basketball goals were decimated by an EF4 tornado, UA students and profes-sors gathered as Creative Campus unveiled their newest project that they hope will bring back hope to the area. They call it “The Nest.” The Nest is a six-foot structure made up of branches torn from trees during the tornado of April 27 that sits at Rosedale Park, an area near public housing development Rosedale Court, which was nearly completely destroyed by storms. The idea for The Nest came in August from juniors Emma Fick and Naomi Thompson, and Fick said she couldn’t be more pleased with how it has turned out. “It’s surreal,” Fick said. “Seeing other people intera cting with it is powerful.”
People were encouraged to paint branches and weave them into the nest, thus making it what Fick called “true public art.” But it wasn’t all done in a day.
SEE NEST PAGE 8
Structure in Rosedale Park commemorates those affected by April 27 storms
By Stephen Dethrage and Taylor HollandThe Crimson White
Five greek students have banded together to form Advance UA, a group that calls itself a progressive Student Government Association ticket. Although three of the five candi-dates come from greek organizations that are members of the Machine, a secret political coalition of tradition-
ally white fraternities and sororities, their website says they’re running independently of the Machine for the betterment of campus. “We all want to spread the message that it’s OK to have healthy competi-tion in an election,” said Alex Clark, Advance UA’s candidate for executive vice president. “With everything that campus has had to go through this semester, we’re a fresh, excit-ing, new group that really feels that we can bring a lot to campus; a lot of change.”
Greeks form new political coalition
Campaign violations, new policies also discussed during Sunday debate
Alabama dedicates season to city, victims of April tornadoAdvance UA aims to offer
more competition in this year’s SGA campaigns
The Shire of Okeborne Keep brings medieval battles to Tuscaloosa
SEE WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL PAGE 10
SEE MEDIEVAL CLUB PAGE 6
SEE SGA PAGE 3
SEE DEBATE PAGE 2
By Melissa BrownSenior Staff [email protected]
Student Government Association presidential candidates discussed transparency, loyalty and campaign violations at Sunday night’s presiden-tial debate and candidate forum. In response to an audi-ence-submitted question, candidates were asked how they would respond to possible rumors and allega-tions about campaign violations. Candidate David Wilson spoke first, saying recent alle-gations were made against his campaign. Candidate Matt Calderone said he filed the violations report. “I’ve had allegations made against me – and it sucks,” Wilson said. “But you want to act honestly and ethically. How do we best use our time? We spend our time promot-ing our ideas. You know what you’re doing. You know if you’re being honest and ethical. You stand up for your-self.” In response to the hypothetical question, Calderone said he would like to sit down with any student who made allegations against him to put rumors to rest. In rebuttal, Wilson directly asked Calderone why he chose not to inform him of the actions being taken against his campaign. Wilson said the two had lunch together around the time the allegations surfaced. “David, I was never given a heads up that those actions were going to be taken,” Calderone said. “I felt it was my duty as a student to report it. Those investigations are still ongoing, no matter what some people say. I have an email in my pocket that says so.” In an interview following the debate, Wilson said he received a phone call from the Election Board the morn-ing of Saturday, Feb. 18, informing him that they were no longer pursuing the investigation. Though no references to the Machine were made in moderator questions, several candidates were careful to cover organization affiliation in their opening statements.
Candidates for SGA talk transparency
“I’ve never accepted funds from an on or off-campus organization, including the
Machine.
—SGA presidential candidate Matt Calderone
Voice The Generationof a
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Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney took turns bash-ing each other Saturday – a few hours apart – in front of about 1,200 people in Troy. The crowd at the event, spon-sored by the tea-party-affiliat-ed Americans for Prosperity, showed more enthusiasm for Santorum. Santorum said voters should rule out voting for Romney because, as the author of Massachusetts’ health care plan when he was governor, Romney couldn’t capitalize on what Santorum said is the biggest issue of the campaign: repealing federal health care reform. “Why would we nominate someone who is uniquely unqualified to take on the biggest issues of today?” Santorum said. The jabs drew standing ova-tions and cheers. When Romney spoke two hours after Santorum, he criti-cized the former senator from Pennsylvania for support-ing earmarks and raising the debt ceiling, and flip-flopping on opposing funding for No Child Left Behind and Planned Parenthood. But the crowd didn’t react. “I can attest to my conserva-tive credentials because one of the people who endorsed me in 2008 was Sen. Santorum,” Romney said. “I’m the con-servative candidate, and what we need in the White House is
principled conservative lead-ership. I’ll bring it.” Their lines drawing the most applause came at the expense of President Barack Obama. “President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college. What a snob,” Santorum said. “There are good, decent men and women who work hard every day who aren’t taught by some liberal college professor. Obama just wants to remake you into his image.” Romney added, “He’s out of ideas, and in 2012, he’s going to be out of office.” John Jimenez, 38, of Shelby Township said that if he had to cast a ballot right now, it would probably be for Santorum, “but I’m still open. I heard more specifics from Romney today than I ever have before.” He really wants to vote for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, “but I don’t think he can overcome his deficit in the polls.” Pat McCaffrey, 52, of Royal Oak said she’ll spend the week-end mulling what Romney and Santorum said Saturday. “Romney has a solid back-ground in finances, but I line up more with Santorum’s val-ues,” she said. “I think Romney may be a more formidable can-didate.” In Lansing, Romney spoke at the Ingham County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day breakfast and pledged to restore a sense of American exceptionalism and opportunity if elected and put an end to what he called
Obama’s “entitlement nation.” “This election is about the soul of America,” Romney told an audience of about 400 at the event. The Republican establish-ment of elected officials and longtime activists was well represented in the morning crowd, which was markedly pro-Romney. Still, many were anxious about how the Michigan native will fare in Tuesday’s primary. Santorum has shown surpris-ing strength in Michigan, they said. Some said they worried about the potential for mis-chief by Democrats, who may skip their party’s uncontested ballot and muck about in the Republican primary. In fact, two Democratic organizations in Detroit are encouraging Democrats to do just that and vote for Ron Paul, while the Daily Kos, a liberal blog, has encouraged Obama supporters to vote for Santorum to try to deny Romney victory in his native Michigan. Most polls have shown Romney doing better against Obama than other Republicans, including Santorum. I n g h a m C o u n t y Commissioner Steve Dougan said at the Lansing event: “This is wonderful, but there was a certain amount of preaching to the choir here. “I don’t know what’s going to happen” in Tuesday’s elec-tion.
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DEBATE FROM PAGE 1
Candidates talk politics
“I’ve gotten this far on my own accord. I’ve never changed my campaign,” Calderone said. “I’ve never accepted funds from an on or off-campus organiza-tion, including the Machine.” Candidate Shea Stripling, said she doesn’t believe the Machine represents an off-campus organization. “I’m sponsored by Waffle House,” she said to audience laughter. “Waffle House is open 24/7 – the same way SGA candi-dates should be available at all times.” Answering a question regarding transparency in office, Wilson said transparen-cy is crucial to ethical behavior. “What transparency means to me is just being honest,” Wilson said. “But it’s not just about being transparent and honest when it’s convenient, it means being transparent and accountable when it’s hard.” Calderone rebutted that transparency is a tenet candi-dates run on every year, but few people get what it really means. “Talking about transparency and taking action and doing it are two different things,” Calderone said. “I think talk-ing about transparency proj-
ects and having worked onprojects for the entire year aretwo different things. I think Ican increase transparency.” Stripling was careful to ref-erence her sponsoring organi-zation in her answer. “Transparency means to methat you know the good, youknow the bad, you know it all,”she said. “At Waffle House,they have the open grill. Yousaw the guy drop the hair inyour eggs. He knows you know,but you’re still going to eat theeggs. We should be able to havecomplete trust between theSGA and the people affected bythese policies. I believe trans-parency means trust.” All candidates agreed thatstudent response to April 27tornado was admirable andeach suggested ways to fosterand sustain ongoing commu-nity involvement. “Service must stay withinthe student government – thefoundation of student govern-ment is to serve students,”Calderone said. “I think weshould continue to partnerwith the CSC, and we shouldcontinue those partnershipsto unite students through ser-vice.” The debate, sponsored bythe Residence Hall Association,MBA Association andCulverhouse Ambassadorsalso featured a forum for exec-utive office candidates to pres-ent a three-minute platform.
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By SoRelle WyckoffOpinions [email protected]
Discussing the South’s history can be tricky, espe-cially while in the South, but Pulitzer Prize winner Douglas Blackmon spoke to a full room Thursday night in Gorgas 205 about the history of the post-civil war South and his prize-
winning book. Blackmon’s book, “Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II,” focuses on the treatment of African-Americans after the abolish-ment of slavery in the South and how the system of slavery again manifested itself. Convict leasing, leasing pris-
oners to be used as manual labor on farms or coalmines, became common in Alabama after the emancipation of slaves, and Blackmon said this was most often directed at African-Americans. “The South was addicted to slavery,” Blackmon said. “White people obviously knew how to grow cotton but could not resurrect the Southern
Pulitzer winner discusses post-Civil War slaveryPulitzer winner, journal-ist and
historian Douglas
Blackmon spoke
Thursday night
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economy without forced labor.” Blackmon’s book has also been turned into a documen-tary, recently aired on PBS. Blackmon played the first three minutes of the docu-mentary for the crowd, which included part of an interview with Sharon Malone, sister of Vivian Malone-Jones, the first African American to graduate from the University. “From the beginning, I knew there was a possibility of a film,” Blackmon said. “Telling stories today requires using multiple ways at the same time.” The film can be watched on the PBS website. There are also educational materials that can be used in a classroom set-ting. “The documentary is phe-nomenal,” said Josh Rothman, director of the Summersell Center for the Study of the South. “It’s a little grim but exceptionally well done.” However, talking about such a sensitive subject in the South does lead to some tension. Blackmon’s book has been banned from the Alabama Prison System. “I have not been invited to do
a lot of sessions in Alabama,” Blackmon said. “Birmingham, in particular, wasn’t interested in my book.” Since Jan. 1, Blackmon said he has flown over 24,000 miles around the country, speaking about his book and its mes-sage. This week concludes his travels, and Blackmon said the University was a great place to end. “Talking here, I feel like there’s a closing of the circle, in some respects,” Blackmon told the crowd. During his talk, Blackmon shared personal experi-ences from his childhood in Mississippi. It was many of these experiences, he said, that interested him in the treat-ment of African Americans in the South. “School was very inte-grated, but the rest of my life remained extremely segregat-ed,” Blackmon said. “It was a crazy world I grew up in, and I wanted to know why it was so crazy. So I started to ask ques-tions – questions that people didn’t really want to answer.” Blackmon went on from Mississippi to work for The Wall Street Journal from
1995 until recently and is cur-rently a contributing editor at The Washington Post and works with the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs. After writing a story for The Wall Street Journal about coal mines, Blackmon became interested in how the corpora-tions that used unpaid manual labor in the past fared now. “I started to write about corporate liability and moral liability, and after the article came out in 2001, there was a big reaction,” Blackmon said. “That’s when I realized this was much bigger than I thought.” “Historians have known about this for a while,” Rothman said, “but it hasn’t really been researched this extensively.” Blackmon also discussed how the South chose to react to its past years later. “It is interesting to compare how different societies wres-tled with the terrible things they have done,” Blackmon said. “For us to understand our society today, we must be hon-est about what has happened in the past.”
SGA FROM PAGE 1
Coalition looks to be alternative in SGA
Kyle Zimmerman, Advance UA’s candidate for vice presi-dent of external affairs, said what the group is advocat-ing isn’t so much to beat the Machine and beat the block vote, but rather to have people speak up for what they believe in. “The system just seemed unfair,” Zimmerman said. “I have friends in New Row fra-ternities and sororities, even friends that aren’t in a greek house, that have tried to do things on campus, and they never had a shot at it because they aren’t in the right fraterni-ties or sororities. They don’t know the right person, their moms and dads didn’t come to UA or they hadn’t given the right amount of money. “These students aren’t get-ting the opportunities they deserve, and that’s the direction that we want to take our group in. That is what really inspired me to jump on board with this campaign.” Advance UA’s candidate for vice president of financial affairs, Christian Smith, said he sees the whole election as some-thing that is much bigger than solely his campaign. “My campaign is…for a movement on this campus to think independently of the
ments about his support from the secret society in the past. “Like David [Wilson, presi-dential candidate,] I was a Machine-backed senator my sophomore year,” Smith said. “The idea of a secret society on campus was all new and exciting to me. It seemed like something you’d see in the movies. It wasn’t until I was elected senator and began to witness the effects of the Machine that I began to question it.” Zimmerman and Clark said they hadn’t received any politi-cal or financial support from the Machine during their time in SGA.
Presidential hopefuls weigh in on ticket
AdvanceUA does not include a candidate for the presidential race but received the support of all three stu-dents vying for that position. “I think students should have the opportunity to run any way they want to. If they want to run on a slate, they should be able to do that,” presidential hopeful Matt Calderone said. “If that’s their passion and that’s their tactic, they should be able to form those bonds and work with other students if that’s the way they want to go about leading this campus.” David Wilson, one of Calderone’s opponents, also supported the group. “It shows that people are beginning to finally differentiate the greek community from the Machine. It’s awesome, because
it’s not something we would have seen prior to this year,” candi-date David Wilson said. “I’m def-initely in support of AdvanceUA, because they’re doing what they think is right. I’m not say-ing that the people running with the Machine are wrong, but I am saying that the people running with AdvanceUA, they are doing what they think is right, and I can support that.” The third candidate, Shea Stripling, was unaware of the group when asked by The Crimson White to com-ment, but, after research-ing them, said they were a group she could get behind. “I think it’s a really great ini-tiative, and there’s so much loy-alty in the group,” Stripling said. “This is a great way to endorse loyalty and transparency.”
• Alex Clark: Executive vice president
• Christian Smith: Vice president for Financial Af-fairs
• Chandler Wright: Vice president for Student Af-fairs
• Kyle Zimmerman: Vice president for External Af-fairs
• A.J. Collins: Vice president for Academic Affairs
Advance UA Candidates
Machine,” Smith said. “Win or lose, I feel like the fact that five greek students decided to run against the Machine means progress. I’ve already noticed much progress in the greek sys-tem, with students questioning the Machine and showing much more interest in SGA.” Chandler Wright, Advance UA’s candidate for vice presi-dent of Student Affairs, said it’s obvious that there is a lot of turmoil within the inner work-ings of the greek system and the Machine right now, and that Advance UA is a strong testa-ment to that. “People give the Machine so much power by simply buying into their system instead of seeing it for what it really is,” Wright said. “I think that, as candidates, we all agree that our campaigns are about so much more than just winning. It’s about making a statement to
the greek system, our campus and the state of Alabama as a whole: we are ready for prog-ress, and we want to fight for it.” Despite their current races against the Machine, both Wright and Smith said the Machine had supported them in the past. “Last spring, I was elect-ed to Senate in the College of Communication and Information Sciences by the Machine,” Wright said. “In some ways, I owe a lot to the Machine. They helped me run my senate campaign last year. But what I learned most in the basement of the Phi Delta Theta house with a group of fellow senators every Tuesday night for the past year is that this sort of corrupt politics is unsustainable. This system is one that is painfully flawed and needs to be changed.” Smith voiced similar senti-
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By John Davis
Last week, The Crimson White ran an editorial piece that caught my eye. Titled “‘Friends with benefits’ relation-ship possible,” it addressed the pos-sibility – and benefits – of a platonic, physical relationship (I think). Though it initially raised an eyebrow simply because it was a topic I wasn’t used to seeing on page four, after read-ing it, it took me back to a November 2011 piece in The Atlantic titled “All the Single Ladies.” That piece, written by Kate Bolick, posited that because the college-edu-cated workforce was becoming more female-dominated, traditional ideas of romance, relationships and marriage were also beginning to change (I think). Bolick suggested that women may begin practicing the concept of “mar-rying down” – that is, marrying a man who does not earn the same income. We may also begin to see more women staying single throughout their adult
lives, as Bolick has done. To tie all this together neatly, I must pull from that bastion of intellectual firepower, the online CW comment section. A young woman – who inci-dentally happens to be a friend of mine – took offense to the author’s asser-tion that “the majority of girls at this University have getting the ‘ring by spring’ engrained in their brains from the minute they step foot on this cam-pus.” She went on to say that, when most girls propose a “friends with benefits”–style relationship, they’re
really trying to use that as a means to hook the man into an official boyfriend/girlfriend situation. Where I draw the parallel in all this is that, in the past, when men outnum-bered women in the workforce, the average age of marriage was lower than it is now. Whereas only men fresh out of college had 10-year career plans then, now that women outnumber men in college (including here at UA, where 54 percent of the student body is female) one finds that they, too, have 10-year career plans that put off marriage. And, as a friend helpfully pointed out last week during a discussion of all this, if your 10-year plan doesn’t involve marriage, what’s the point in being strapped down to one person when you’re 22? What I could perceive happening, and what I think Ms. Bolick was poten-tially alluding to, is that the future of relationships as we know them is shift-ing. The “ring by spring” mentality may always be prominent in the South,
where conservatism still reigns, but itseems to me that when you have a pop-ulation of men and women who don’thave marriage in their plans for at least10 years, the entire concept of a monog-amous relationship seems outdated. Which isn’t to say it’s wrong or obso-lete – personally, I don’t have a 10-yearplan, and thus no particular age standsout as the marriage years – but whenthe endgame of a long-term relation-ship is marriage, and marriage is beingput off until one’s 30s, people tend toask, “What’s the point?” This is why I found the column andits comment last week so fascinating.I was, essentially, witnessing beforemy eyes the declaration, consciouslyor subconsciously, of one’s belief that afriends with benefits relationship is notonly possible, but that it’s preferable toa traditional relationship.
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By Brielle Appelbaum
As the current assistant com-munication director, I am very pas-sionate about serving the student body. It is my goal to work towards empowering and educating every student on campus. Through projects like the Crimson Watch Program, Higher Education Day and the Voter Registration drive, I’ve realized the impact that posi-tive communication skills can have throughout the Capstone. I am here to serve the student body to the best of my ability, and if elected to the position of execu-tive secretary, I plan to do just that. My campaign has been completely transparent and mirrors how I plan to continue to work for the student body. Every speaking engagement has been posted online with pho-tographs, and in some cases, even filmed. I want to be held account-able for my actions and plan to do the same for everyone on the exec-utive cabinet. If elected, I would like to part-ner with The Crimson White and publish a weekly column about Student Government Association projects and initiatives. This is a positive way to reach out to the student body and allow everyone to hold the SGA accountable. I will encourage an open and ongoing dialogue between the student body and their representatives. A second way I would encour-age an open and honest dialogue is by typing detailed notes of each
meeting and posting them week-ly on the Student Government Association website. I support the student body and believe in keep-ing all representatives account-able for the projects they wish to accomplish. Throughout my campaign, I have had the pleasure of speaking to so many diverse groups on campus; it has really opened my eyes to the true meaning of being a student at the University of Alabama. We are a student body of educated, intelligent and diverse individu-als, but what unites us together is our love for the Capstone. By vot-ing for me, Brielle A p p e l b a u m , f o r S t u d e n t G o v e r n m e n t Association execu-tive secretary, you are choosing a representative that cares deeply for the University of Alabama and a candidate that puts the stu-dent body first. My father always told me actions speak louder than words, and I hope that my actions have shown that I am the qualified, caring and willing candidate for the job. Come Election Day on March 6, think BA for UA!
By Matt Harris
It is with great pride and honor that I wish to seek the office of your executive vice president. An inspirational leader, Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The future depends on what we do in the present.” Over these past few years, I have had the privilege to serve you in several different leadership positions. While serving in the Student Government Association, I have sponsored numerous
initiatives to improve stu-dent life. These i n i t i a t i v e s include: Julia’s online ordering on myBama as a Commerce and Business Administration senator; reach-ing out to every corner of campus this past year as your deputy chief of staff; organizing the first ever SGA and Campus V e t e r a n s
Association Memorial; extending hours of operation of Bruno Library during exam week; creation of the Executive Business Council, which will give stu-dents the opportunity to get involved with their college and feel a personal connection, and the restructuring of the Capstone Hero’s Award. These are just a few of my past projects that will enhance your experience as a student at
the University, and I promise to continue to work every day to improve student life at UA. As executive vice president, I will con-tinue to serve by implementing more fundraisers for student scholarships, creating more projects among SEC schools and proposing a concert for next year’s homecoming. I have also set forth plans to develop a student savings pro-gram and a Military Ball. I hope to announce soon a great stu-dent opportunity that I proposed to the University. I have already spent count-less hours working with our provost, Dr. Bonner, the current vice president of Academic Affairs, Clay Armentrout, and a marketing student, Paige Parker, on implementing winter session classes. Students would have the ability to go home over winter break and take an online class. This will allow students to spend time with their families over the holiday and receive credit towards graduation. In addition, we have been investigating a study abroad class over winter break. Students will have the ability to receive college credit in a for-eign country. These past initiatives demonstrate how much I have already done for this University and are examples of what the future has in store for students at the University of Alabama. I would be hon-ored to continue to serve you as your executive vice president. This is my vision, this is my dream, and if elected, this will be our future.
Matt Harris is the deputy chief of staff of the Student Government Association. He is running for the position of Executive Vice President.
By Sarah Patterson
On Feb. 17, 15,075 pink-clad fans filled Coleman Coliseum for Alabama Gymnastics’ 8th annual Power of Pink meet, and I want to express my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to every-one who has been a part of the phenomenal success of this vital cause over the past eight years. As was detailed in The Crimson White’s amazing cov-erage during “pink” week, since its inception, no one I have approached about the Power of Pink has ever said no. Thank you to The Crimson White’s editor-in-chief Victor Luckerson, sports editors Tony Tsoukalas and Marq Burnett and sports writer Marc Torrence for helping tell the Power of Pink story. Thanks go to Rita Martin and Robin Kelley, who help coordi-nate all things pink, as well as Professors Craig Wedderspoon and Jamey Grimes of the UA Art Department, Duane Lamb, UA’s assistant VP for Facilities and everyone on the Alabama campus who spent so much time and effort lighting Coleman Coliseum, Denny Chimes, the Ferguson Center Fountain and the Rec Center pink.
My sincere appreciation also goes to the Athletics Department Administration and staff for their incredible support of this vision. I am also grateful to everyone who helped create the amaz-ing atmosphere inside Coleman Coliseum, including the Gym Jammers pep band under the direction of Josh Walker, the UA cheerleaders under Jennifer Thrasher and the incomparable voice of Alabama Gymnastics, Tony Giles.Special thanks also to all the UA student-athletes and the sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha for helping “light up the night” by setting up
the DCH luminaries. I am also thankful for all our fans who, since our first breast cancer awareness meet in 2005, have continued to “Think Pink and Wear Pink” as they fill the Coliseum. You all are such a big part of the reason that we are “perfect in pink,” as the Tuscaloosa News said in its great “GymDay” section. To our wonderful alumni, who ask every year to have their reunion coincide with our “pink meet” so they can be a part of a cause that has come to mean so very much to them. Ladies, David and I cherish the cham-pionship legacy you have built here at Alabama, but more than anything, we love seeing the confident, accomplished women you have become, and the rela-tionships we have maintained through the years. To say that I am continually amazed by the generosity of David DeSantis and the employ-ees at Tuscaloosa Toyota, as well as Michael Anderson from Advision, is a vast understate-ment. I am so thankful for their ongoing support of the Power of Pink, from our meet to the other eight Power of Pink events hosted by the UA
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Open communication key for executive secretary ‘The future depends on what we do in the present’
This week, The Crimson White opinions page will feature guest columns submitted by this year’s Student Government Associa-tion candidates for executive positions. Each candidate has been offered the opportunity to submit a column. We will high-light a different SGA position each day, publishing the col-umns of those candidates who
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Athletics Department this year. I also want to thank DCH Health System CEO Bryan Kindred and the DCH Foundation’s Molly Baldwin and Casey Johnson for their support, as well as every-one who has helped raise $1.2 million for the DCH Breast Cancer Fund, which ben-efits disadvantaged women in the fight against breast
cancer. And last, but certainly not least, to the 18 survivors who were honored in the spotlight prior to the meet, and for all those in the stands, your cour-age and heart in this fight is truly inspirational to us all.
Sarah Patterson is the University of Alabama head gymnastics coach.
CW| Katie BennettKaitlyn Clark scores a 9.800 on bars Friday night at the Pink Meet against Arkansas.
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The University of Alabama Student Government Association Senate passed a res-olution to oppose the University of Alabama’s potential release land and mineral rights for the Shepherd Bend Mine that would discharge potentially danger-ous wastewater into the Black Warrior River. “It’s a resolution that states that the SGA and the students urge the University of Alabama Board of Trustees and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama System to not release the land and the mineral rights . . . We are asking them and implor-ing them not to lease that land to Shepherd Bend, LLC,” said Elliot Bell, a sophomore in his first year as an SGA senator and the resolution’s author. The mine, which has been a cause of protest at UA since 2007, was proposed by Shepherd Bend, LLC, and would be 800 feet from a major intake of the Birmingham Water Works Board that filters water for 200,000 Birmingham residents. The University of Alabama System owns 1,700 acres of the land on which the 1,773-acre coal mine would be located. The resolution, which was co-sponsored by SGA Senators Ryan Flamerich and Sydney Page, follows a similar one passed by the undergraduate SGA at University of Alabama at Birmingham last week and requests that the University of Alabama System not release the University-owned land or mineral rights. According to the Black Warrior Riverkeeper, the Shepherd Bend Mine likely would no longer be economi-cally feasible if the UA System abstains from selling or leasing the Walker County land. “What’s happening with the
request is that it’s on appeal right now . It has been, I believe, for the last year or two,” Bell said. “At the end of the day, it comes down to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees to say that they’re not going to lease the land, because if they don’t release the land and min-eral rights, then there is no ben-efit, financially, to the company. In the end, most supporters look not towards the benefit, but the amount of people being affect-ed.” Those who are affected, according to Nelson Brooke of Black Warrior Riverkeeper, are at the heart of the debate over strip mining. Moreover, Brooke said that the organization is very excited by the resolutions passed by the SGAs at both UA and UAB. “We are happy to see the operation growing and proud of the student support at both schools,” Brooke said. “We think it sends a strong message to the University [of Alabama] System that this is very important across the state: We value drink-ing water very highly. It’s more important than the amount of money this mine could raise.” While the resolution by the Senate was important for the cause, Bell said that the unanimous vote signaled to the Alabama student body that the SGA is aware of what students are saying. “If there is one thing I can leave you with, I think that this is a sign that the SGA is listening to the students of the University, and one thing that I am adamant about is that indi-viduals need to know they are being impacted by the SGA,” Bell said. “This is one of the more vocal impacts by the SGA to stand with the students of the University and residents of Birmingham in opposition to the Shepherd Bend Mine.”
By Adrienne BurchContributing Writer
“O courage, my soul, and let us jour-ney on” were the lyrics sung by the Holt High School Choir during Saturday’s first annual Holt Black History Celebration, a ceremony meant to honor the growth and transformation of the Holt community since the time of segregation. The ceremony was organized by Holt in Action’s Arts and Heritage Committee, a group created after the April 27 tornado to help in rebuilding the community both physically and emotionally. “We are trying to build racial harmony as we continue to recreate Holt,” said Nancy Callahan, head of the Arts and Heritage Committee. There were more than 15 speakers, black and white, who all told stories about their experiences in Holt during desegre-gation. Joe Nathan Moore Jr. entered Holt High School in the fall of 1965 as the only black student in his sophomore class. “I was the only fly in the buttermilk,” Moore said. Moore said he was alone for three years. “I already didn’t have the white folks saying anything, and now those at Boteler [his former high school] were calling me a traitor,” Moore said.
Moore had to work as a janitor at the school to earn the money to pay for his cap and gown for graduation. He also worked in the school kitchen in order to receive his meals for the day. “I don’t regret anything we went through,” Moore said. “Those students were able to teach their kids that we [African Americans] were just like them.” Moore said his whole class, all white students, stood up and applauded when he walked across the stage at graduation. He had not given up, and he had made a difference in his community. “They made a change,” said Joe Boteler, who graduated in 1967 as a white member of the first class at Holt to contain black students. “These six students showed up at Holt to make a difference in this world.” Offa Mae Brown Parker was born in Holt in 1928 and was pulled out of school at an early age to work in the cotton fields. She received little education and had to teach herself to read with the Bible. Parker has 10 children and has taught a weekly Bible class at the Crescent East Apartments for more than 40 years. She said God has blessed her, so she has made it through. “I hope that one day, people will not have to go through what I did…they can have a better life,” Parker said. Salley Bell Cook grew up in the Holt community and was bused from Holt to a
SGA Senate passes resolution opposingShepherd Bend mine
Holt looks to promote racial unity
CW | Shannon AuvilSally B. Cook shares her experience of busing during the segregation era in Holt. The speakers were part of an observance of Black History Month, hosted by Holt in Action’s Arts and Heritage Committee on Feb. 25.
school in Northport prior to desegregation efforts. Upon graduating from Stillman College, Cook had to register to vote in order to get a job teaching. She was forced to pay a poll tax and take a literacy test to register to vote. “Those things made me a stronger per-son,” Cook said. “When I became a teach-er, I no longer saw black and white, I saw students, because that’s what I was hired to do.”
By Kris MitchellContributing Writer
A group of University of Alabama students honored the writing of Mary Ward Brown Friday as actors per-formed a dramatic reading of “The Amaryllis,” one of Brown’s short stories. The story, about a retired judge who becomes fascinated by a blooming amaryllis plant, was accompanied by live jazz music, a favorite of Brown’s. “Writing starts with some-thing that sticks in your mind,” Brown said of her technique. “It gathers mate-rial and becomes something.” After the performance, Brown answered questions from the audience, gave writ-
ing advice and spoke about her life. “I couldn’t write poetry because I never could get the mechanics,” Brown said. “There’s a technique to writ-ing fiction, but it’s not as complicated.” Brown, a native of Alabama, began her writ-ing as a newspaper editor for Judson College, a Baptist women’s college in Marion, Ala. Brown married her hus-band, Kirtley Brown, in 1939. Several years after the birth of their sons and inheriting her family’s farm, Brown was exhausted from the stress of being a mother, wife and writer. “You have to put off writing
for awhile,” Brown said. “You have to make sacrifices.” Using author Stephen King as an example of writers who recommend writing every day, Brown recalled when her son was a teenager how she would try to write while he was in school. One day, he and his friends had finished playing basket-ball, and she wanted to finish a particular story, but she also wanted to make lunch for him and his friends. That day, Brown decided not to write anymore until “some-thing changed.” Brown’s appearance at the University was the result of an Honors College class’ desire to film documentaries about Alabama history and
biographies about famous Alabama residents. “Mary Ward Brown deserves to have a film made about her life, and [my stu-dents] are doing it.” said Billy Field, professor of docu-mentary film production in the Honors College. Brown has won numerous awards for her collections of short fiction, including the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award and the Lillian Smith Book Award. The University of Alabama Press published her second book, “It Wasn’t All Dancing.” Students who are interest-ed in the films made by The Honors College can find them at http://www.lightscamer-aAlabama.com.
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The discolored thrust of steel in front of Manly Hall has a name, a creator and a purpose, none of which are declared by a plaque or logo to identify the art-work. In fact, the steel sculpture is not designed to withstand the caprice of outside weather, but walk past Manly Hall adjacent to Clark Hall, and there it is, rust-ing under the open sky. Andrew Arvanetes drew from melancholy episodes in his per-sonal life to name the creation of his steel sculpture “Phoenix.” According to an emailed state-ment from Rebecca Florence, director of college relations and associate director of develop-ment for the College of Arts
and Sciences, the University brought “Phoenix” to campus in 1993, when the steel sculp-ture won the Purchase Award in the 1993 Alabama Biennial. The Biennial was an exhibition for outdoor artwork of “heroic proportions” that incorporated other sculptures like “Phoenix” into the campus aesthetic. The Biennial, funded by anonymous donations, ran in 1991, 1993 and 1995 until the donations dried up, much like the current crusty exterior of Arvanetes’ steel sculpture. “That’s a little disappointing,” he said when informed his art-work had taken a permanent vacation in the sun. “It had a very clean, slick finish to it. It’s a shame.” Arvanetes had lost some members of his family to a drunk driver before the hosting
of the 1993 Biennial. When he was told the theme of the art-work for the exhibition had to draw from mythology, the tale of the phoenix instantly snapped into his head. “The piece is called ‘Phoenix’ for the mythological bird that rises from the ashes to live again,” he said. “At the time, it was right after some pretty sub-stantial loss in my family, and the parameters of the exhibition had to do something with mythology. I thought about the idea of death and rebirth. That’s why I did the piece in the first place.” Arvanetes makes use of vehic-ular and mechanical details to distinguish his artwork. Interested in sculpture since his youth, he decided to pursue the hands-on mode of expression in his days in college. “My sister told me once, ‘You
know, you’re building the same thing you were as a kid, but it’s out of steel and not blocks,’” he said. “It was something always in me.” “A lot of artists have just done it and been amazing their whole lives,” he added. “I did not think of it as a vocation until I got older, but as a kid, I was always fascinated with all these things that people make.” Arvanetes likes to infuse movement, transition and bio-graphical narrative into his art-work without imposing a finicky interpretation onto his audience. “I use details that people may not know what they really mean but can make a story of their own kind, which is fine,” he said. “Sometimes, it’s what the piece appears to be doing, whether it’s moving or sailing or flying,” he continued. “It’s usu-
By Asher ElbeinContributing Writer
Those interested in job oppor-tunities in the fields of vehicu-lar manufacture, marketing, business and sales are in luck. Navistar International, a $10 billion company that produces commercial and military trucks, is coming to campus Feb. 28 for Navistar Day. “Navistar Day is one of the big-gest events of the spring semes-ter for the business school, and I’m really excited that we have the opportunity to connect tal-ented students of all majors here at the University of Alabama with this great company,” said Brandon Poley, a sales ambassa-dor. The sales program, in con-junction with the engineering department, MIS and others, hosts Navistar Day every year. It serves as an opportunity for students to meet representatives of the company and learn more about the job opportunities at Navistar. S e v e r a l Navistar representatives will
be on hand to take questions and give special presentations. Navistar will also display vari-ous examples of its wares to the presentation. These will include various models of large trucks. A race car and MRAP – a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected military vehicle – may be dis-played as well. “Navistar is a rare organiza-tion in that they feature jobs and internships applicable to students of all majors and back-grounds,” said Joe Calamusa, director of the sales program at UA. “The format for Navistar Day serves to connect students from across the entire UA cam-pus with a global industry lead-er. Whether a student is study-ing engineering or English, man-agement or mathematics, there are relevant professional oppor-tunities for them at Navistar.” Navistar is known for both its manufactured trucks and specialty engines. Their prod-ucts include vehicles such as the MaxxForce, IC Bus and the MRAP. The company has also been on the forefront of attempts
to produce efficient and eco-friendly engines. Accor ding to the EPA, all new truck engines from 2010 on must produce near-zero lim-its for NOx, a primary ingredi-ent of smog. While most other engine manufacturers chose to achieve this through a cocktail of chemical additives, Navistar has forged ahead in attempting to design a better engine, one that produces almost no NOx at all. The engine’s test data has been submitted to the EPA for certification, and the industry is currently awaiting the results. Navistar has stated an interest in offering internships and jobs to students of all backgrounds, emphasizing the opportunities it can provide to students pursuing vastly different majors. “Especially in this time of high unemployment. I think it’s great that they’re going to be here, and I’m very interested in attend-ing, both as an engineer and as a person interested in a future career,” said Rebekah Gage, a sophomore majoring in engi-neering.
‘Phoenix’ sculpture weathers time, elements
Navistar hosts job session
CW| Shannon AuvilArvanetes’ “Phoenix” sits outside Manly Hall.
ally some kind of personal emo-tion associated with that action. I do know that with this piece, on the tail in the back, there’s an altar with bleachers in the wings, almost like there could
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Farris quickly and deftly puts his sword, made of a dense bamboo-like material called rattan, to work against his foe, decked-out head-to-toe in an equally formidable array. All fighters are required to protect their head, neck, elbows, knees and kidneys but are allowed free reign when it comes to additional covering, or the lack thereof, Farris said. “I use as little armor as we can get away with, because it gets heavy real quick, and I don’t want all that weighing me down,” he said. In what the SCA deems “heavy combat,” participants battle at full speed and inten-sity. The fighting is regularly punctuated with the asser-tive “thwhack” of rattan on metal or, sometimes, rattan on human. Fighters determine for themselves whether or not a strike should count as a “hit.” “The fights operate on an honor system. It’s up to you to decide whether the blow was hard enough to be lethal,”
said Price Lawrence, a senior majoring in anthropology. “You’re better off being honest, though. If you get a reputation for not calling your hits, they’ll start hitting you harder.” He said fighter safety is serious business in the SCA, citing the organization’s con-tracts with multiple insurance companies and the 150-page fighter’s manual, with which combatants must be familiar to compete in official events. “SCA is about so much more than just fighting, though,” said Jessica Lawrence. At some places, they may play like it’s 1000 A.D., but at Okeborne Keep, they live it. SCA, an international orga-nization, is divided into 19 king-doms by geographic regions. Okeborne Keep is under the Kingdom of Meridies, which is composed of Alabama and parts of Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and Kentucky. Kingdoms regu-larly hold multi-day events in which members come togeth-er to camp, feast and craft, in addition to the fighting. “You don’t go to SCA events and just watch,” said Rodgers. “It’s interactive. And there’s something there for everyone.” In fact, several members
present at Sunday’s practice elect to sit on the sidelines, fully clothed in period garb and sewing or researching medi-eval recipes. The club is preparing for its trek to Gulf Wars, a week-long, multi-kingdom event in Mississippi from March 11-18. Approximately 4,000 people attended last year. “You forget the real world exists for awhile,” said club member Michelangelo Rollf. For students looking to become members, the club is hosting an event at Kentuck on Saturday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The program, which is free and open to the public, will include combat demon-strations and arts and sciences classes. Jessica Lawrence, inspired by the “substantial untapped potential” of the college demo-graphic, formed the student arm of the club two years ago. Okeborne Keep currently counts approximately 25 regu-lar members, half of whom Price Lawrence estimates to be University students. “There’s nothing like the rush of getting the crap beat out of you by a guy wearing a suit of armor,” he said.
be a funerary situation or court-room situation where a judge might sit.” Like a coat of polyurethane to preserve the surface of a paint-ing, Arvanetes carefully cleaned and sprayed the steel finish of “Phoenix” with Penetrol Oil to curtail the metal from oxidizing into a heap of rust. The Penetrol Oil seals the oxidation of the surface inside at the time of its application so that the steel, in effect, quits oxidizing, he said. He said “Phoenix,” now plopped onto a nondescript con-crete block on the lawn of Manly Hall, used to be inside the lobby of a campus administration building. “I was a little shocked, and I was hoping it was inside, but it’s not,” he said. “As long as it stays outside, it breaks down very quickly.”
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Jazz quintet Canada Day will kick off Sonic Frontiers, a new avant-garde jazz con-cert series on campus, giving music lovers in Tuscaloosa a great opportunity to expe-rience innovative music by world-class performers. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Theater and is free and open to the public. “The driving force behind the Sonic Frontiers concert series is to bring world-class performers of adventur-ous music to Tuscaloosa, so both the UA and broader Tuscaloosa community can have the opportunity to check out new music that will stretch their ears in new directions,” said Andrew Dewar, an assis-tant professor of interdisci-plinary arts and creator of the series. Dewar, an experimental musician himself, said he could have devoted himself to only promoting his own music in cities like New York and Los Angeles. However, he cre-ated this concert series as a way to further his colleagues’ work and to reach a broader audience in the community where he lives. “I feel that it is important to be a proactive force for the arts wherever you live,” Dewar said. “So, I’ve decid-ed to devote an enormous amount of time and energy into presenting concerts of
other artists in addition to my own work, many of whom would likely otherwise pass Alabama by on their way to New Orleans, Atlanta and Nashville.” This series is a first step toward a greater goal Dewar has. “We have an incred-ible opportunity to make Tuscaloosa one of the impor-
tant centers for adventurous music in the southeast, turn-ing it into a ‘must-do’ tour stop for adventurous bands on the road,” Dewar said. Charlie Bice, a Creative Campus intern who did graphic design for the promo-tional items, said he is look-ing forward to seeing Canada Day perform in what he said should be an interesting first performance. “Canada Day is very well repeated,” he said. “Jazz has always been a cool, mel-low way to enjoy music, so it will be interesting to see how these musicians push the envelope with that.” Canada Day, led by Harris Eisenstadt, will open the con-cert series.
Sonic Frontiers kicks off with jazz group Eisenstadt and Canada Day’s first album, released in 2009, received four stars in Downbeat magazine and made its way into several end-of-the-year top 10 lists. The band itself debuted in 2007 and has received high praise from critics since its incep-tion. “Professor Dewar is a friend of ours,” Eisenstadt said. “We knew him when he was in graduate school and from projects in New York City. He wanted to start having creative concerts, and we are happy to be a part of that.” Dewar was limited to choos-ing artists that were already on tour or had their travel funded by other venues because of his limited budget, he said. Ideally, Dewar said he will put together a larger bud-get for the next series that would allow him to bring a wider range of artists who are exploring exciting and unique ways of making music, but this is dependent on the amount of interest shown by the public. “It is important to me to keep the events economically
accessible to the community, ideally by continuing to pres-ent the concerts for free, but that will only be possible if we have a great turnout for the series, with lots of student and community interest,” he said. Therefore, the series will ultimately only be a sustain-able venture if music lovers in Tuscaloosa come out to the events and demonstrate their support by showing up and bringing their energy. Since all of the events are free and centrally located at the Ferguson Center Theater, Dewar said he is hoping that will encourage people to take a chance on music they might
not otherwise come out for ifit were a $20 to $30 ticketedevent. But Dewar has plans toexpand this project and makethe whole venture what hecalls “a hands-on learninglaboratory” for students inter-ested in arts production byhaving them do all the workand possibly even starting astudent-run nonprofit recordlabel that releases limitededition albums of the concertrecordings packaged in art-work produced by student orlocal artists. “Am I daydreaming?Absolutely,” Dewar said. “Butdoes that mean it can’t hap-pen? This concert series start-ed as a daydream.” UA’s New College, CapstoneInternational, the Collegeof Arts and Sciences, theBlount UndergraduateInitiative, the UA School ofMusic, the Ferguson Center,the Department of Race &Gender Studies and CreativeCampus sponsor the concerts.For more information on theseries, call 205-348-7884 orvisit www.creativecampus.ua.edu.
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Hollywood’s biggest stars were on the red carpet last night, and the film industry gathered together to recog-nize 2011’s finest achievements. Unfortunately, not every deserving movie or nominee actually made it on the list. Every Harry Potter fan under the sun was livid the final chap-ter in the film series didn’t receive a Best Picture nomina-tion, but at least the film got three nominations overall. With that in mind, here are brief highlights of five mov-ies that weren’t nominated for any Oscar awards. “We Need to Talk About Kevin” is one of the most talked-about snubs but hasn’t made its way to Tuscaloosa and therefore can’t be included here.
Melancholia
Probably the best movie in the bunch, “Melancholia” is all about mood, and mood pieces don’t usually do well with the Academy. I’m a big believer in Kirsten Dunst as an actress after seeing this. This was a daring performance where she plays a character who isn’t instantly likable but is very
human. “Melancholia” isn’t quite as enjoyable when she is absent. Whether you like “Melancholia” or not, it will stay with you for weeks. It’s one of the few movies from 2011 that I still think about regular-ly.
Drive
I must confess, while a lot of people were very upset about Albert Brooks being snubbed for a Best Supporting Actor nod, I was not. I didn’t think he was that spectacular and was pleased with the five can-didates chosen. Christopher Plummer was outstanding in “Beginners” and is overdue. While “Drive” is an interesting film, it’s not the sort of film that typically garners a Best Picture nomination. Ryan Gosling had a solid performance, but there seems to be an agreement that he was better in “The Ides of March.” Gosling actually did receive a Best Actor nomina-tion at the Golden Globes for his performance in “The Ides of March.”
50/50
The only downside to 50/50
is it tries to be a comedy, a drama and sort of a romance all at once. It’s one of the better movies of 2011, but movies that combine multiple genres don’t often do well with Oscar voters. No doubt the people involved aren’t crying because they suc-ceeded at making a movie that manages to be both funny and meaningful, and they didn’t seem too concerned with Oscar nominations. Even from the trailer, “War Horse” screamed
Oscar. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an underrated actor, and this was a strong performance, although probably not quite Oscar-level.
Win Win
Maybe Paul Giamatti deserved a nod, and maybe the screenplay deserved a nod, but it was a crowded
field. The main character in “Win Win” makes some very questionable moral choices. It’s hard to know whether such a character would be lik-able in person. Then again, you wonder if you wouldn’t do the same thing if you were faced with the same difficult choices. Paul Giamatti goes the extra mile to make you care for him, despite his flaws.
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Elizabeth Olsen was the strongest Oscar case, as the film was way too creepy and a little too unpolished to fit the proto-typical Best Picture film. John Hawkes was another support-ing actor who may have been left out. Again, I like the includ-ed field, but I’d make a stron-ger argument for Hawkes than Albert Brooks. Hawkes played a creepy character, which sometimes goes over well with voters, and in this case, some-times doesn’t go over so well. Olsen, the younger sister of the famous Olsen twins, may not have received an Oscar nomina-tion, but she received plenty of attention in this breakthrough performance.
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Here are some fi lms the Academy missed
“Unfortunately, not every deserving movie or nominee actually made it on the list.
By Ann Powers
Who is the voice of any gen-eration? It’s a question that can’t be answered. Nor should it be, really. To choose one rep-resentative figure for a group that’s diverse in all ways but one contradicts the realities of race, region, gender, class and personal affinity. As a forty-something white woman from Seattle who grew up on indie rock, I might choose Kurt Cobain as the voice of my generation. If I surveyed my friends, though, few would share my opinion. Danyel, who grew up in Oakland listening to hip-hop, would probably choose Tupac Shakur. My brother Patrick, who’s really into sports, vouches for Michael Jordan. Alex, a classical music critic, might choose someone whose work many of you don’t know: the composer John Adams. Rob, who was one of Microsoft’s first 100 employees, would say Bill Gates out of professional loyalty and Steve Jobs out of personal
admiration. Even that list contains more white guys than I’d like, most-ly because even in our more liberated and (arguably) equi-table times, women and people of color still hit glass ceilings as they climb to prominence. Then there’s the privileging of individual personhood. The Crimson White’s nicely argued final essay for this series, pit-ting Harry Potter against Mark Zuckerberg, glossed over a cou-ple of truths: Potter’s a fictional character (created by a woman who’s not of your generation, but mine), and Zuckerberg’s user-powered interface, not his singular presence, make him notable. Such qualifications aside, it’s fun and useful to think about which famous folk best channel your own hopes and dreams. Your votes for this contest
reveal the best fit for the voice of the current crop of students at the University of Alabama. Following that lead, I’m voting for Harry Potter to take home the big prize. As a New College instructor, I’ve encountered many students who literally grew in tandem with “The Boy Who Lived.” Rowling smartly structured the books so that each got a little more complicated each time, so that the kids who were their first audience – you, the genera-tion currently in college – would continue to feel just a little stretched by the experience. Unlike Facebook, which I can enjoy as much as you can, the Harry Potter series was created specifically for you. No younger readers will ever feel the same ownership of this artwork, the same kinship with its main characters. For that reason, I choose Harry Potter as the Voice of Your Generation. Having done so, I urge you to grapple with this whole idea again, but come up with a chorus instead of a solo artist!
Ann Powers is a New College professor and a music critic for National Public Radio.
“The Harry Potter series was created specifi cally for you.
No younger readers will ever feel the same ownership of this artwork, the same kin-
ship with its main characters.
By Daniel Roth
“This boy will be famous. There won’t be a child in our world who doesn’t know his name.” When Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling put these words in Professor McGonagall’s mouth, she would have had no idea that they would not only be true in the wizarding world, but in that of the lowly muggle, as well. Finding Harry Potter on Facebook would only result in the realization that the number of mutual friends you two share would actu-ally equal the number of your entire friends list. I doubt you could find many people that wouldn’t be able to at least call Harry Potter a mere acquaintance of theirs, if not a close friend. Not many have even come close to being able to impact our generation the way Harry has. Perhaps the biggest role
“The Boy Who Lived” has played in our lives was sim-ply growing and learning alongside us. As we dealt with the anger and complete frustration of a “grown up’s” inability to understand us, so did Harry. As we walked through unknown doors of social confusion with no sense of direction, Harry was there, taking those very same steps. As we grew with Harry, we also watched in awe at all he had at his fingertips. Flying broomsticks, invisibil-ity cloaks and even a living chessboard are toys we only dreamed of having as chil-dren. To Harry, they were a
reality. So, just as we related to Harry, we were also com-pletely enthralled with all he could achieve. The world, which he would ultimately save, was a playground for each of our imaginations. We placed ourselves in the shoes of one of his classmates and played the “what if?” game. But we also learned from Harry. He inspired us to keep pursu-ing our goals when circum-stances appeared to be hope-less, taught us what it truly meant to be a friend and showed us that love defeats all. With all sappiness aside, however, when one is look-ing back on an entire gen-eration, subjects that have been the most consistent tend to stick out more than others. Whether or not you take interest in the adven-tures of “The Chosen One,” there is no question that he has been apparent in the most crucial years of self-discovery throughout all of our lives.
Daniel Roth is a sophomore majoring in telecommunica-tion and film.
“Whether or not you take interest in the adventures
of “The Chosen One,” there is no question that he has been apparent in the most
crucial years of self-discovery throughout all of our lives.
Voice The Generationof a1 | Harry Potter
4 | Snooki
2 | Kanye West
3 | Katy Perry
1 | Jon Stewart
4 | LeBron James
2 | Beyoncé
3 | Barack Obama
1 | Justin Timberlake
4 | Michael Cera
2 | Mark Zuckerberg
3 | Lil Wayne
1 | Steve Jobs
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1 | Steve Jobs
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1 | Harry Potter
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2 | Mark Zuckerberg
‘The Boy Who Lived’: The voice of our generationHarry Potter offers special kinship for today’s college youth
Potter’s voice grew alongside our own in adolescence
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Artwork helps community cope
Construction of The Nest began in Rosedale Park on Feb. 10, but before that, Fick and Thompson took buckets of branches to Tuscaloosa Magnet School, Cottondale Elementary and Holt Elementary to let children paint their own branch to be weaved into the nest. “We asked the children, ‘What does a nest make you think of?’” Thompson said in her remarks to open the cer-emony. “And we got answers like ‘home’ and ‘survival.’” The day also featured UA English professor and Slash Pine Press director Patti White reading excerpts from “The Sound,” her 22-page essay about her experiences before, during and after the tornado. “[The Nest] is a brilliant-ly conceived project,” said White. “It is a structure that allows the wind to pass through it, but [it] remains, much like Tuscaloosa.” The day also featured trumpeter Brice Miller play-ing as some people painted branches to add to the struc-ture, and others stood and listened quietly. Alexis Clark, the coordi-nator of Creative Campus,
said The Nest was a really fresh idea and is Creative Campus’ first public art installation. “We worked closely with the Tuscaloosa Parks and Recreation Authority,” Clark said. “Rosedale was not getting a lot of atten-tion.” The day also included another Creative Campus project called “The Hope Tree.” On it, people tied notes that contained their wishes for Tuscaloosa’s future. The tree, which is another piece of debris, will be moved from Rosedale Park and placed in Maxwell Hall where Creative Campus’ offices are located. Although no one is sure how long The Nest will stand before being washed away, Fick said she hopes to get schools to hold field trips in which the children will be able to continue painting the nest.
“[The Nest] is a brilliantly conceived project. It is a
structure that allows the wind to pass through it, but [it] re-mains, much like Tuscaloosa.
—Patti White
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By Brett HudsonSenior Sports [email protected]@Brett_Hudson
Winning tournament bas-ketball is all about getting on a hot streak at the right time. Alabama did just that Saturday night, going from the worst 3-point shooting team in the Southeastern Conference to a team that shot 54.5 percent from behind the arc in a 67-50 win over Mississippi State. “In the second half, our guys came out with great energy,” head coach Anthony Grant said. “In the second half, we had a dominating performance all around.”
The barrage of 3-pointers for the Crimson Tide came after a first half that was close in every aspect of the game. Alabama had only one less rebound than Mississippi State in the first half and shot just 3-percent better from the field. Alabama had one more assist than the Bulldogs in the first half but also had one more turnover. Both teams made nine field goals in the first half. “In the first half, the game was, to me, somewhat dis-jointed,” Grant said. “We couldn’t get into a good flow. Defensively, we had a couple breakdowns, and Mississippi State, being a good team, took advantage of it. I thought we
were fortunate to go into half-time tied.” The deadlock that carried into halftime was created by a “heads-up play” by sophomore point guard Trevor Releford. With less than a second remaining in the first half and Alabama down 25-22, Releford was fouled in the act of shoot-ing a 3-pointer. Releford would go to the free throw line and make all three to end the half. “[Releford’s free throws] gave us a chance to regain the momentum and tie the game,” Grant said. “It’s a different feel-ing going into the locker room down three as opposed to a tie game.” The locker room feeling sent
Alabama into a shooting fren-zy, as the Tide started the sec-ond half on a 15-5 run on 3-point shots from Releford and fresh-men guards Levi Randolph and Rodney Cooper. “I thought we took the last play of the half and played the first five minutes of the [second] half just like that,” Mississippi State head coach Rick Stansbury said. “That was basically the game.” In the second half, Randolph shot 4-for-6 from the field, including one 3-point shot and a perfect 4-for-4 from the char-ity stripe. Randolph also had six rebounds in the second half, compared to just one in the first half. All of Cooper’s
eight points came in the sec-ond half. Sophomore guard Charles Hankerson scored all of his seven in the second half as well. Alabama’s second-half effort on the defensive side of the court was just as important as the offensive explosion. Mississippi State forward Arnett Moultrie, who came intoSaturday’s game leading the SEC in double-doubles, played all 40 minutes and scored sevenpoints going 1-for-3 shooting from the field. “They doubled him every time he caught it,” Stansbury said. “They played a lot of zoneto keep him from getting the ball.”SP
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Editor • Marquavius Burnett
MONDAY
WEDNESDAY
TUESDAY
• Women’s GolfAllstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate: All Day
• Baseball vs South Alabama: 6:05 p.m.
• Women’s GolfAllstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate: All Day
• Baseball vs Southern Mississippi: 4 p.m.
• Men’s Basketball vs Auburn: 7 p.m.
SPORTS this week
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Balance, shooting lead Tide over Miss. State
By Brett HudsonSenior Sports [email protected]@Brett_Hudson
Alabama exploded for a combined 30 runs this week-end as the Crimson Tide swept Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Alabama capped off the sweep with a 9-3 victory on Sunday. “It was good to see [freshman left-handed starting pitcher] Justin Kamplain get his first collegiate win,” Gaspard said. “We were able to get a comfort-able lead early. I thought the bullpen, particularly the back end with [junior right-handed relief pitcher Ian] Gardeck and [freshman right-handed relief pitcher Jake] Hubbard did a good job.” The comfortable lead that
BASEBALL
Tide dominates in sweep over weekend
CW | Susan HurwitzJon Kelton slides into home plate for a run against Arkansas-Pine Bluff this past weekend.
Gaspard enjoyed came in the first inning, in which Alabama scored five runs in the first inning after only scoring one first inning run in the five
games preceding Sunday. “Any time you can score early, it always gets you in a good flow,” Gaspard said. “Particularly with two-out hits
that extend the inning and extend the scoring, it was good to see. With each game, our at-bats are getting a little better, and our guys are getting a little more comfortable with what we want to do.” That offensive rally came after a minor hiccup in the Tide’s defense, giving up a run to Arkansas-Pine Bluff after Kamplain gave up a stand-up double to the leadoff batter, then walked the next one. A badly timed pitch in the dirt allowed both runners to advance to sec-ond and third. “I struggled in the first inning to get my control down,” Kamplain said. “Once I made the adjustments, everything was pretty smooth.” Kamplain gave up only one hit and no more runs in innings two through five.
While Kamplain was holding the Golden Lion offense down, Alabama kept pounding away at the plate. Alabama scored two runs in the bottom of the second and again in the bottom of the fifth after first baseman Jon Kelton’s single to center-field drove in Ben Moore and Cameron Carlisle. Moore, a freshman, had a productive weekend against the Golden Lions, notching three hits and four RBIs, including a three-run home run in the eighth inning of Friday night’s game, and scored three runs. The stout showing over the weekend should help Alabama going into its next game against South Alabama on Tuesday night. “Our confidence has shot up after this weekend,” Roberts said.
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL FROM PAGE 1
Tide looks to win fourth championship
Women’s Wheelchair Basketball
The Alabama women’s wheelchair basketball team beat the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Tide’s last collegiate tournament of the season Friday night. The Illini started the game off well, going up 2-0 over the Tide in the opening minutes. After that, it was all downhill for Illinois. Alabama crushed the Fighting Illini in the first half, up 37-27 at the break. Cindy Ouellet led Alabama in scoring in the first half with 11 points.
Alabama took the momen-tum into the second half, eventually coming away with a 68-49 victory. Alabama had four players score in the dou-ble digits. Karolina Lingyte led Alabama with 15 points, while Ouellet finished with 13. An-nika Zeyen and Katie Harvock finished with 14 and 10 points, respectively. The Crimson Tide came out victorious over the Illini, but the win was not the only cause for celebration for the team. After winning three consecu-tive national championships in 2009, 2010 and 2011, they were presented with their national championship rings by UA President Robert Witt. “This is great, and I really appreciate Dr. Witt and Provost Bonner for making it possible,” said Brent Hardin, director of wheelchair athlet-
ics. “They’ve been our biggest supporters from the start. We started here in Foster when it was not a very nice place, and to get to come back here and see it now and play in front of all of these fans is just great for our student athletes.” The Tide began practice in Foster Auditorium nine years ago when the program was founded with just the women’s team. As the regular season draws to a close, the team is begin-ning to gear up for nationals in just two weeks. Cindy Ouellet, a returning player for the Tide, said she is confident her team can con-tinue to improve along their road to another championship. “It’s going to be exciting, and obviously there’s a lot of pressure,” Ouellet said. “But if we play as a team, we can
have it.”
Men’s Wheelchair Basketball
The Alabama men’s wheel-chair basketball team hosted their final tournament of the season this weekend. The No. 3 Crimson Tide came out strong against the Fighting Illini of Illinois. Having previously lost to Texas on Friday, the Tide was determined to end the day in victory. Alabama came out with intensity in the first half, and it showed. The Tide’s play was somewhat sloppy, as it made numerous unnecessary fouls. Still, the Tide was able to tran-sition early and leave Foster Auditorium with a 74-66 vic-tory, in what head coach Miles
Thompson called a “must-win game.” “We played well there in spurts, but there’s room for a lot of improvement and growth in what we’re doing out there,” Thompson said. “We’re a young team, and sometimes we play pretty young.” Jared Arambula said the thrill from a win isn’t the only thing that this team plays for. Their season has been dedi-cated to the city of Tuscaloosa and the victims of the April 27 tornado. The Tide wears spe-cial shirts before every game in memory of the day. Both the men’s and women’s teams will compete in hopes of bringing home another nation-al championship in two weeks. “We’re working hard for something bigger than our-selves,” Arambula said.
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