Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 117, Issue 3 LIFESTYLES LIFESTYLES 10 10 Frank Turner provides anthems for cynics P l e a s e r e c y c le t h i s p a p e r • P l e a s e r e c y c l e th i s p a p e r • P.O. Box 870170 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Newsroom: 348-6144 | Fax: 348-8036 | Advertising: 348-7845 | Classifieds: 348-7355 Letters, op-eds: [email protected] Press releases, announcements: [email protected]Briefs ........................ 2 Opinions ................... 4 Lifestyles.................... 9 WEATHER today INSIDE today’s paper Sports ..................... 12 Puzzles.................... 15 Classifieds ............... 15 Chance of thunderstorms 94º/72º Thursday 92º/67º Chance of thunderstorms By Marquavius Burnett Assistant Sports Editor [email protected]@marq_burnett Softball coach Patrick Murphy had a change of heart on Sunday and decided to come back to the University of Alabama after agreeing to be the head coach at LSU on Thursday. In a statement released by the University, Murphy said, “First, I want to thank everyone at the University of Alabama – the administration, the players and the support staff – for their support over the last few days. I have tremendous respect for the University of Alabama and for LSU. LSU offered me a great Tuition hike on trustees’ agenda Murphy backs out as LSU coach Market serves up local, fresh produce CW | Hannah Mills Local farmer Gary Smith sells his produce at the farmers’ market at the Canterbury Episcopal Church on Thursday. Many local farmers use the market to sell directly to customers. By Stephen Walker Senior Staff Reporter [email protected]In the wee hours of New Year’s Day, 2011, while many Americans were celebrating the beginning of a new year, portions of the Southeastern U.S. were being pummeled by a series of violent tornadoes. During the first three hours of this year, seven confirmed tornadoes touched down in the state of Mississippi, leav- ing behind a path of devasta- tion and destruction and kick- ing off what would become one of the most active tornado sea- sons in U.S. history. According to the National Weather Service, over a thousand confirmed torna- does touched down within the first five months of 2011, caus- ing an estimated $20 million in damage. National Weather Service statistics revealed that 60 of this year’s twisters were “killer tornadoes,” causing This year deadliest tornado season in recent U.S. history 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 2011 '10 '09 '08 '07 '06 '05 '04 '03 '02 '01 2000 536 45 21 126 81 67 39 36 54 55 40 41 TORNADO FATALITIES PER YEAR SINCE 2000 National Weather Service By Ashley Chaffin Assistant Lifestyles Editor [email protected]Many UA students who were left homeless after the tornado are having some difficulty find- ing housing for next year. Before the tornado, Tuscaloosa seemed to have something for every per- son’s needs, with apartments and houses around the city available for rent. Currently, Tuscaloosa cannot offer this variety of housing anymore, and some of the housing options available are not ideal for everyone. “There aren’t many hous- es out there for rent,” said Brandon McLeod, a senior who was displaced by the tornado. “I am really looking for a place Students rethink housing for fall semester after tornado CW | Kelsey Stein This house in Cedar Crest is one of many homes destroyed by the April 27 tornado. See HOUSING, page 3 See TORNADOES, page 3 See MURPHY, page 13 By Robert Moore Contributing Writer For the last four years, Homegrown Alabama has held a weekly market where mem- bers of the community can come and buy items directly from the people that grow them. Homegrown Alabama is a farmers’ market run by a student-led group at The University of Alabama that is held every Thursday from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. The market features fresh vegetables, fruit, flowers, meats, and other items produced by local farmers and members of the community. Held at the Canterbury Episcopal Chapel, white tents cover the lawn while mer- chants busily work under them to provide fresh goods to their customers. Visitors get the feeling of really knowing their sellers and are able to build a See HOMEGROWN, page 7 IF YOU GO... • What: Homegrown Alabama Farmers’ Market • Where: Canterbury Episcopal Chapel • When: Every Thursday, 3 to 6 p.m. By Katherine Martin News Editor [email protected]The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees will meet this week in Mobile to discuss tuition increases, said Kellee Reinhart, vice chancellor for system rela- tions for the University of Alabama System. Trustees will also review a number of pro- posed renovations and additions, as well as new building projects on campus. A North Campus Student Center, which will include a dining area, housing and resi- dential community offices, and recreational center is to be built in the center of the North Campus Residential Community, accord- ing to documents. The center is expected to be approximately 75,000 gross square feet and will offer panoramic views of the Black Warrior River. Sigma Chi fraternity has proposed to be relocated and build a new nearly $7 mil- lion house. The new house would include 35 bedrooms and 20 bathrooms in addition to a housemother suite, library, study and formal reception area, among others. Zeta Beta Tau fraternity has proposed a renovation and addition to its existing hous- ing project that will comply with code and accessibility requirements and accommo- date growth in membership. Delta Delta Delta sorority has also pro- posed to be relocated and build a 40,000 gross square foot house in the new Magnolia devel- opment behind the President’s Mansion. The house is anticipated to be a three-story facil- ity with a full basement and the capabilities to house approximately 76 members. If the resolution is passed, Russell Hall will also undergo renovations and additions in order to meet the demands of increasing student enrollment and update the existing facility to meet modern educational require- ments and standards. Saint Francis of Assisi University Parish has proposed plans to build a new 17,000 square foot church sanctuary, which will accommo- date a new worship sanctuary, a day chapel and other support spaces. The addition will See TRUSTEES, page 2 Alabama pitcher Lauren Sewell talks with coach Patrick Murphy between innings of a Women's College World Series game against Florida on June 5. 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Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 117, Issue 3
Softball coach Patrick Murphy had a change of heart on Sunday and decided to come back to the University of Alabama after agreeing to be the head coach at LSU on Thursday.
In a statement released by the University, Murphy said, “First, I want to thank everyone at the University of Alabama – the administration, the players and the support staff – for their support over the last few days. I have tremendous respect for the University of Alabama and for LSU. LSU offered me a great
Tuition hike on trustees’ agenda
Murphy backs out as LSU coach
Market serves up local, fresh produce
CW | Hannah MillsLocal farmer Gary Smith sells his produce at the farmers’ market at the Canterbury Episcopal Church on Thursday. Many local farmers use the market to sell directly to customers.
In the wee hours of New Year’s Day, 2011, while many Americans were celebrating the beginning of a new year, portions of the Southeastern U.S. were being pummeled by a series of violent tornadoes.
During the first three hours of this year, seven confirmed tornadoes touched down in the state of Mississippi, leav-ing behind a path of devasta-tion and destruction and kick-ing off what would become one of the most active tornado sea-sons in U.S. history. According to the National Weather Service, over a
thousand confirmed torna-does touched down within the first five months of 2011, caus-ing an estimated $20 million in damage. National Weather Service statistics revealed that 60 of this year’s twisters were “killer tornadoes,” causing
This year deadliest tornado season in recent U.S. history
Many UA students who were left homeless after the tornado are having some difficulty find-ing housing for next year. Before the tornado, Tuscaloosa seemed to have something for every per-son’s needs, with apartments and houses around the city available for rent. Currently, Tuscaloosa cannot offer this variety of housing anymore, and some of the housing options available are not ideal for everyone. “There aren’t many hous-es out there for rent,” said Brandon McLeod, a senior who was displaced by the tornado. “I am really looking for a place
Students rethink housing for fall semester after tornado
CW | Kelsey SteinThis house in Cedar Crest is one of many homes destroyed by the April 27 tornado.See HOUSING, page 3
See TORNADOES, page 3
See MURPHY, page 13
By Robert MooreContributing Writer
For the last four years, Homegrown Alabama has held a weekly market where mem-bers of the community can come and buy items directly from the people that grow them.
Homegrown Alabama is a farmers’ market run by a student-led group at The University of Alabama that is held every Thursday from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. The market features fresh vegetables, fruit, flowers, meats, and other items produced by local farmers and members of the community.
Held at the Canterbury Episcopal Chapel, white tents cover the lawn while mer-chants busily work under them to provide fresh goods to their customers. Visitors get the feeling of really knowing their sellers and are able to build a
See HOMEGROWN, page 7
IF YOU GO...• What: Homegrown Alabama Farmers’ Market
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees will meet this week in Mobile to discuss tuition increases, said Kellee Reinhart, vice chancellor for system rela-tions for the University of Alabama System. Trustees will also review a number of pro-posed renovations and additions, as well as new building projects on campus. A North Campus Student Center, which will include a dining area, housing and resi-dential community offices, and recreational center is to be built in the center of the North Campus Residential Community, accord-ing to documents. The center is expected to be approximately 75,000 gross square feet and will offer panoramic views of the Black Warrior River. Sigma Chi fraternity has proposed to be relocated and build a new nearly $7 mil-lion house. The new house would include 35 bedrooms and 20 bathrooms in addition to a housemother suite, library, study and formal reception area, among others. Zeta Beta Tau fraternity has proposed a renovation and addition to its existing hous-ing project that will comply with code and accessibility requirements and accommo-date growth in membership. Delta Delta Delta sorority has also pro-posed to be relocated and build a 40,000 gross square foot house in the new Magnolia devel-opment behind the President’s Mansion. The house is anticipated to be a three-story facil-ity with a full basement and the capabilities to house approximately 76 members. If the resolution is passed, Russell Hall will also undergo renovations and additions in order to meet the demands of increasing student enrollment and update the existing facility to meet modern educational require-ments and standards. Saint Francis of Assisi University Parish has proposed plans to build a new 17,000 square foot church sanctuary, which will accommo-date a new worship sanctuary, a day chapel and other support spaces. The addition will
See TRUSTEES, page 2
Alabama pitcher Lauren Sewell talks with coach Patrick Murphy between innings of a Women's College World Series game against Florida on June 5.
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Two UA students have been named members of the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship program by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Education. The University has had stu-dents on the list of Hollings scholars since the inception of the program in 2005. Upcoming juniors A.J. Collins and Sarah Johnson are two of 104 Hollings scholars selected nationally for this year.
“I’m definitely ecstatic,” Collins said. “It’ll be a really valuable experience for me. The internship is going to be really beneficial for profession-al stuff in the future.” Collins, a native of Amissville, Va., is majoring in economics and political sci-ence. He is a member of the University’s Computer-Based and International Honors pro-grams. Paan Jindapon, along with James Cover, has ties with Collins through the Culverhouse College of Commerce. Collins’ research focuses on group sizes and
whether or not they have an effect on resource production and allocation. “I’m very excited [for A.J.],” Jindapon said. “We are very supportive and we are very, very happy for him…His strength is his discipline, ambi-tion and commitment. Other students try to come up with some research project, but they didn’t actually finish or couldn’t do [the projects]. He’s the only one who could set a time frame and follow the plan. That’s very impressive for a young guy. Whatever he wants to do, he’s going to do it well; he can accomplish anything.”
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Johnson said, “I was extremely honored and thrilled to receive it, since I knew the level of talent of the applicant pool and thought I had a slim chance. I know that the sum-mer internship will give me a chance to broaden my hori-zons and enjoy opportunities to work in areas that few under-graduates experience.” Johnson, a native of Mesquite, Texas, is majoring in mechanical engineering while taking part in the University’s Computer-Based Honors Program. Johnson’s research focuses on testing the efficien-cy of alcohol-based fuels and developing methods to improve their stability and efficiency. “I think she’ll have fun with this,” said Marcus Ashford, mechanical engineering pro-fessor and Johnson’s adviser. “Sarah is one of the few stu-dents that we have that is bright enough and driven enough that she can do things like [the Hollings program], where she gets the opportunity to actually try the things that she likes.” Gary Sloan, UA coordinator of Prestige Scholarships and Awards said, “The University does very well in the scholar-ship competitions where it’s
not just based on grades, wherethe students are actually outdoing things. That’s where ourstudents really shine – is goingout and doing things.” As stated on the Hollings’scholarship website, the pro-gram provides scholars withup to $8,000 per year and a10-week, full-time internship.Scholars can also receive aca-demic assistance for full-timestudy during another schoolyear. Collins and Johnson trav-eled to D.C. for orientation lastweek and will attend confer-ences where they will presenta paper and/or a poster. “We are very pleased withthe selection of these two UAstudents as recipients of thiscompetitive and distinguishedaward,” said Dean Shan eSharpe of the Honors College.“Both Sarah and A.J. were for-tunate to engage in researchprojects throughout theirsophomore year and both havean interest in advancing themission of NOAA, which arekey elements in the selectionthe scholarship recipients. Ourfaculty is to be commended fortime and effort they commit toworking with our students onmeaningful research experi-ences.”
ABOUT THE PROGRAMThe program is named after former U.S. Senator Ernest Hollings, who retired in 2005, and is designed to increase undergraduate training in areas such as research, technol-ogy and education; increase public under-standing; and to recruit and prepare students for public service careers.
hold approximately 700 parish-ioners. The University will also acquire a federal military training facility for educational purposes. Trustees will discuss plans to renovate and add additions to the Ferguson Center, which was constructed in the 1970s to serve a smaller student body. The project planned includes accommodating the Office of the Student Media and the Career Center. Other future plans include
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an addition to Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library that will dou-ble the current seating capac-ity, enhance access to critical print collections to students and faculty in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and offer the technology-driven infra-structure found in libraries at peer institutions. Trustees will also discuss long-term plans that may be submitted to the Board for approval within the next two years. Some of these pl ans include a project targeted for Sewell-Thomas Stadium, Tutwiler Hall renovation, Paty Hall renovation and various infrastructure projects.
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The April 27 tornado did more than suck up entire buildings and swirl them around in the air – it spat them back out and left residents, government officials and con-struction companies to clean up the leftover mess. Six and a half square miles of Tuscaloosa were com-pletely destroyed, Mayor Walt Maddox said. As of June 8, 417,439 cubic yards of debris had been removed; that is enough to fill Bryant-Denny Stadium to the top and have more pouring out over the edges. While that number cer-tainly seems impressive, it is still only a fraction of the total debris that was left after the storm. Tuscaloosa had 1.5 million cubic yards of debris total scattered around the city, Maddox said. “What the tornado did in six minutes may take us six years to actually recover,” he said. “We have to be patient, and we have to understand that this is a marathon.” According to Sara Corbett, public affairs specialist from the Army Corps of Engineers, several companies have been responsible for helping out
Where it’s going The Black Warrior Solid Waste Facility Veolia ES Eagle Bluff Landfill Jug Factory Road Temporary Debris Reduction Site Peterson Quarry Vegetative debris is being ground and recycled
Debris removal will take a few more months
with the debris removal in Tuscaloosa. “The debris is actually going to a couple of different plac-es,” Corbett said. “The Black Warrior Solid Waste Facility, Veolia ES Eagle Bluff Landfill, Jug Factory Road Temporary Debris Reduction Site and Peterson Quarry are the four different areas that it’s going to.” Depending on the category of the debris, it is taken to a designated landfill. Vegetative debris is the exception, how-ever, and will be “grinded into a material that can be recycled for a wide variety of uses,” Corbett said, instead of going into a landfill. The hazardous waste will also have to be carefully sort-ed through, more carefully than other categories of waste, and then finally disposed of properly, she said. This process of debris removal will not be a quick one, much to many residents’ dismay, Maddox said.
Will Terry, a UA junior whose home was destroyed by the tornado, said that although it is disheartening that it will take so long for Tuscaloosa to be a completely normal city again, city officials, members of FEMA and members of the Army Corps are doing the best they possibly can and are pri-oritizing citizen’s homes first. “The next day [after the tornado] there were already people fixing roofs and stuff,” Terry said. “And the communi-ty has done a great job of relo-cating students who lost their homes. I already have a lease to live at the Woodlands next fall instead of at my house, and they ended up giving all of my roommates and I $50 off per person per month’s rent because we lost our house.” It has been seven weeks today since the tornado hit. As far as completely removing all of the debris from the city and focusing solely on construc-tion and rebuilding, Maddox said he expects the process to
last a little bit longer. “The timetable is four to six months,” he said. “I think ulti-mately years. I think the most difficult part is coming up in the next few months in terms of completing debris removal.”
Until then, volunteers and officials will continue the pain-fully slow process of literally picking up trash and debris all day long. “We’ve got to figure out a way in these areas that have
been impacted to put togeth-er a comprehensive plan that allows for high-quality devel-opment in a way that shows the progress of this great city,” Maddox said. “It doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy though.”
that has a fence for my two dogs; I definitely don’t want to be in an apartment next year.” Before the tornado, McLeod lived in a house behind the CVS on 15th Street. It was fair-ly close to campus, with space for his dogs to run around. He hasn’t found anything that could accommodate his needs yet. “I’ve looked around cam-pus and around Hargrove,” he said. “I’ve been looking every-day pretty much since it hap-pened.” In order to find a place that is right for him, McLeod might have to start looking in Northport, a solution Mayor Maddox thinks many people may have to resort to. “I think we’ll be close, but there will likely be several hundred people that will have to seek housing outside the city – whether it’s Northport,
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or in the county, or possibly in another county,” Maddox said. For anyone who isn’t will-ing to move out of the city of Tuscaloosa, there are still apartment complexes with rooms available. University Village Apartments and Cornerstone Properties, who manage complexes like The Houndstooth and University Downs, are just a few of the places still leasing for fall. Cathy Andreen, director of media relations, said only 80 percent of the off-campus ho using was full last year, so they believe student housing needs can be met. FEMA is one of the best options students can look to when trying to receive assis-tance with finding a new place to live. As of yesterday, FEMA had given $53.8 million in assistance to individuals and households, with $38.3 million of that going towards housing assistance, according to Tim Tyson, a public information specialist for FEMA.
“Disaster survivors who qualify for rental assistance have been able to find tem-porary lodging,” Tyson said. “We work really closely with the city, the county and the state to locate rental proper-ties.” After all of the other options in and around Tuscaloosa have been exhausted, FEMA temporary housing will be called on as a last resort, Tyson said. The mobile homes come in two models, a three bedroom and a smaller park model. All of the units have never been lived in and are relatively new. Tyson said some temporary housing has already been brought into Tuscaloosa. “We like to get survivors located close to their com-munity, their churches, their schools so they can get into the rebuilding process in as a familiar setting as possible,” he said. “In large scale disas-ters, such as this one, it’s a dif-ficult concept.”
severe property damage but also tragic loss of life. At least 536 people died in the United States this year as a result of these deadly tornadoes. This number appears especially large when compared to 45 fatalities in 2010 and just 21 deaths in 2009. The April 27 tornadoes, referred to as the “Dixie Outbreak” by the National Weather Service, claimed the lives of at least 335 people and now hold the record for deadli-est tornado day (midnight to midnight) in modern history. There are many possibilities for the increased number of tor-nadoes this year, said Richard
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Scott, WVUA’s chief meteorolo-gist. “The jet stream has been stronger than normal this year due to a colder than normal air mass to the north and warmer than normal air mass to the south,” Scott said. A jet stream is a thin, nar-row band of wind in the upper atmosphere, according to the National Weather Service. Jet stream winds often reach 100 to 200 miles per hour on a daily basis. These bands of air have
great implications on weather conditions in the lower atmo-sphere. “A stronger jet creates stron-ger wind shear and provides a stronger lift for storms,” Scott said. Although most people would likely agree that the slower than usual hurricane season last year is a good thing, Scott said he believes it could be a contribut-ing factor to the high number of tornadoes across the southeast this year.
“The Gulf of Mexic o is warmer than normal due to the lack of hurricanes last year in the Gulf,” he said. “Usually, several hurri-canes track across the gulf and upwelling cools the gulf temper-ature a bit. Without that process last year, the gulf stayed warmer than usual.” Often, higher than normal hurricane or tornado seasons that continue for several years are related to weather patterns, Scott said. “[Severe weather conditions] could be related to the lack of pattern change,” Scott said. “Or, this could be related to a La Niña or El Niño pattern, which often sticks around for several years.
These patterns can become a culprit for drought in the deep south or flooding over periods of months and years.” Meteorologists, like Scott, use various tools and sources of data to attempt to predict and under-stand tornadoes and other storm patterns. “There are lots of tools we use to forecast the weather in the short term and long term,” Scott said. “As for the short and long term, we have lots of computer data we can look at that gives us a guide to what type of weather we can expect.” Meteorologists use data about recent and historic weather pat-terns to help them understand
current weather phenomena. “We also look at past patterns – as in, what’s been the key fac-tor over the past few days, weeks and months – or historical data, such as what type of weather we often see in a pattern like the one we’re in right now,” Scott said. Even with all the technology available to meteorologists, it is still hard to predict weather pat-terns since they are constantly changing. “I think it’s a wonder that we are able to figure out the weath-er this afternoon, much less seven days out,” he said. “Data changes, and we must roll with the punches to figure out what our weather is going to do.”
What the tornado did in six minutes may take us six years to actually recover. We have to be patient, and we have to understand that this is a marathon.
— Walt Maddox
I think it’s a wonder that we are able to fi gure out the weather this afternoon, much less seven days out,” he said. “Data changes, and we must roll with the punches to fi gure out what our weather is going to do.”
—Richard Scott
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The clear winners of Monday night’s Republican presidential debate were Michele Bachman and Newt Gingrich. Bachman announced during the debate that she had filed her paperwork to run and would be making an official announcement soon; Gingrich proved that even though his staff left him (along with his many wives), he is still an intel-ligent and proven leader. The clear winner of the night, however, was Mitt Romney. Romney, who entered the debate the clear frontrunner, came out unharmed. He said nothing to sabotage him-self, and candidates who had previ-ously been attacking him – like Tim Pawlenty – were too afraid to do so onstage. Additionally, Romney was shown in a recent poll to be either tied with or ahead of President Obama, should the general election come down between the two. Add in his financial war chest, and he will continue to lead amongst the Republican candidates. CNN focused far too much on social issues during the debate, rather than the ailing economy. One clearly disappointing moment was when six of the seven candi-dates condemned gay marriage. Recent studies have shown that as much as one-third of homosexu-als vote Republican, and I fear this is something that will inevitably become the civil rights issue of the
century. Republicans condemning it only makes them look outdated and hurts the party’s voter base. Social issues like gay marriage and abor-tion have a minimal effect on the millions of Americans who are out of a job, struggling to keep their homes or unable to provide for their fami-lies. Issues like the economy, quanti-tative easing (QE1, 2, and potentially 3), the capital gains tax and health-care, however, can directly affect them and are what Republicans should be focusing their efforts on. Rick Santorum came across as a radical conservative, and, in my opinion, needs to take his campaign back to the 1800’s. Santorum is your grandma’s Republican and has no chance of winning the Republican primary, nor the general election. His whole campaign is anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage and anti-every-thing-social. During the debate, he failed to adequately address any real issues facing this country. Michele Bachman, however, had the flare that has been miss-ing from the Republican Party. She seemed unafraid to answer any question, did not hesitate with any answer, and she answered with an emotional connection reminiscent of Ronald Reagan. She repeatedly reiterated her record in the United States House of Representatives, where she has attempted to repeal Obamacare, and, according to her, has “put principle over party.” When questioned about the Tea
Party and how it could hurt the Republican Party, she immediately fired back that the Tea Party is “… a wide swath of America and why the left fears [it].” She may really be on to something, and at the very least, her well-spoken and quick-to-answer self could be a real force to reckon with against our articulate, sitting president. Herman Cain failed to live up to his high expectations and comes away from the debate wounded, while Ron Paul remains his him-self: intelligent, but coming across as too crazy to be elected our com-mander-in-chief. The clear loser of the debate, however, is neither Cain nor Paul. Instead, it is its moderator, John King, who replaced the typi-cal timing bells and warning lights with annoying stutters and inter-ruptions. He tried to lighten the mood with questions about “Coke or Pepsi,” and “Dancing with the Stars or American Idol,” but instead, he further annoyed the debate’s audi-ence and greatly detracted from the candidate’s answers. While the debate answered some questions, Americans will still have to wait for a debate where tough questions are asked and direct answers are demanded.
West Honeycutt is a senior majoring in political science. He also served at the State Deputy Chairman for the College Republican Federation of Alabama.
GOP debate highlights new contender
By Wesley Vaughn
The best NBA season in recent history cameto an end when the pure, undaunted knightsof the Dallas Mavericks slew the vile dragonthat was the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBAFinals on Sunday night. At least, that was how itseemed. Now, professional basketball is in limbo, asanalysts have to apocalyptically footnote allpredictions with “assuming we have a seasonnext year.” The thrills of this past season haveculminated in a cliffhanger – and we don’t knowthe release date of the much-anticipated sequel. The 2010-2011 season began last July withthe statement euphemized around the world of“I’m taking my talents to South Beach.” LeBronJames’ “The Decision” ignited a media and pub-lic firestorm around the Miami Heat, a frenzyunseen since the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls.It wasn’t the media’s creation, either; “TheDecision” was ESPN’s highest overnight ratingfor any non-NFL program in 2010. The Heat helped draw attention to this year’sseason, but the rest of the league stepped up aswell and provided captivating glimpses into thefuture. Derrick Rose made the leap to elite talent ear-lier than expected, becoming the youngest play-er in history to take home the NBA MVP award.Rose highlights the plethora of talented youngguards. The lengthy list includes John Wall,Russell Westbrook, Tyreke Evans, Ty Lawson,Stephen Curry, Jeff Teague, Eric Gordon andothers. A number of big men also established theirpresence this year. Kevin Love, LaMarcusAldridge, Blake Griffin and Al Horford especial-ly cemented their places as long-term fixturesfor their respective teams. The playoffs reflected this talent shift, asolder teams began to fall to younger ones. Itwas a changing of the guard year; the dynastiesof the past decade showed signs of their demise.The Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs andBoston Celtics all failed to reach their respec-tive conference finals. With their elders on the descent, the youngcores of the Oklahoma City Thunder, ChicagoBulls and Memphis Grizzlies made deep playoffruns and became top competitors for next year’sLarry O’Brien Trophy. This year belonged to the Mavericks and theHeat though. Five years after Dwayne Wade andthe Heat broke the heart of Dirk Nowitzki andthe Mavericks in the 2006 Finals, the rematchwas set with good versus evil on the line. It tooksix historically close games for the Mavericks totake home the franchise’s first championship. Much will be said and argued about the lega-cies of the players on both sides. Jason Kidd and Nowitzki relinquished theirhold on leading all active players in playoffgames played without winning a championship.Each has now vaulted in the rankings of the bestof all time. Nowitzki has broken into the top 20with the addition of a ring, achieving somethingCharles Barkley and Karl Malone never did, andis the best European player in league history. Much more will be said and argued whereLeBron James stacks up. The best comparisonthat has been made so far is to Wilt Chamberlain,with the 2010-2011 Heat playing the part of the1967-1968 Lakers. Chamberlain enjoyed the lifeof a celebrity, racked up gaudy stats, was asuperhuman athlete, probably relied too muchon his jump shot and joined a team with twoother stars (Jerry West and Elgin Baylor) in1967. Sound familiar? In the 1968 Finals, the Lakers ran into theBoston Celtics near the tail end of the BillRussell dynasty. The Celtics were an undeni-able, veteran team that went on to win the seriesin six games. After the devastating loss, it tookthat Lakers team four years to win a champion-ship – the only one for that big three. Only time will tell if history repeats itself.But, only time will tell what will happen withthe lockout, which leaves us with unansweredquestions. Will there be a full season next year?Will there be a hard salary cap instituted? Canthe Heat pull it together? Which young teamwill emerge as the strongest? Will the expectedrelocations of Chris Paul and Dwight Howardalter the NBA landscape again? Who do we have to blame for this hype andintrigue? I’m taking my blame to South Beach.
Wesley Vaughn is a senior majoring in publicrelations and political science.
An ode to the 2010-2011 NBA season
The University should give the May gradu-
ates their own gradua-tion ceremony like they did for the May gradu-ates from law school.
-UAgrad11
When I graduated in December 1985, there was only one gradua-tion ceremony, and it
was held the following May. Since I already had my diploma in
hand, I did not return almost 6 months after the fact to walk across
the stage.-UAGrad85
This isnʼt the fi rst time that diplomas were
issued before the com-mencement ceremony.
For several years, there was only one
commencement cere-mony, which was held in May. August and December graduates were issued diplomas in those months but could participate in the ceremony that
took place in the fol-lowing May.
-Bill
By John Davis
Recently, a friend and I were driving when a song by Katy Perry came on the radio. Or Ke$ha. Or Rihanna. One of those. Anyway, he made the comment that this music is our generation’s disco. It made sense, though I didn’t give it much thought, until one day while I was having lunch at a popular establishment here in Tuscaloosa. Sitting there, con-versing about football and work and all other manners of things, I suddenly realized I had been lis-tening to the same bass line over the course of four songs. It was only then that I realized just how right my friend had been. A brief history of disco, per Wikipedia (don’t worry, the article is thoroughly-cited): disco came about in the late sixties and early seventies as a reaction to the rock-dominated music scene of the time (think Beatles, Rolling Stones, early Zeppelin, etc.) by various racial and cultural minorities. In terms of musical similari-
ties with today’s pop music, disco essentially coined that thumping bass line one hears. You know, that thump-thump-thump-thump throughout the entire song; it’s this trait that makes two songs indistinguishable if you aren’t paying attention. Disco declined and eventually died following “Disco Demolition Night” at a Chicago White Sox double-header. The event came to be known as the breaking point for the wave of anti-disco senti-ment among rock fans, especially those of the punk variety (see Dead Kennedys’ “Saturday Night Holocaust”). Allow me to go on a tangent for a moment: In the last ten years or so, I, as a rock ‘n’ roll music fan, feel the way disco fans felt when the scene began in the late six-ties. That is, I am tired of the pop music. What passed for rock ‘n’ roll in the Aughts was a mash-up of many different bands of vary-ing styles attempting to resurrect some other style from the last fifty years. Am I really expect-ed to list Chevelle, Mudvayne
and Shinedown alongside The Beatles, Zeppelin, Springsteen and Nirvana as the best (re: most likely to be remembered) of a decade? If anything, in twenty years our children will be jam-ming to Nickelback and Creed the same way we rock out to Poison and Slaughter: with tongue firmly planted in cheek. But back to disco: by September 1979 – two months after Disco Demolition Night – no disco records were in the top 10 and the punk, new wave, and glam rock/hair metal movements were begin-ning to sweep the nation (whether this was a good thing or not is up to the reader). It is my sincerest hope that in the coming years this nation will experience a similar musical conflagration – one that leaves in its wake a scorched earth ripe for new and original rock art-ists to make their mark with a sound that refuses to be deriva-tive; a sound made in garages and basements, not on a computer. John Davis is a senior majoring in baggage handling.
A new age of disco; can’t wait until it dies
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
MCT Campus
Jonathan Reed EditorWesley Vaughn Opinions EditorAdam Greene Managing Editor
Drew Hoover Photo Editor
By Dana Andrzejewski
It was 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, and my boyfriend, Daniel, and I were eating a late lunch while watch-ing the tornado rip through Cullman, Ala. “If I saw that headed my way, I would prob-ably vomit and pass out,” I told him as I watched the debris and sheer power rip through homes and businesses. I didn’t know that what was coming for us was much, much worse. We heard the tornado warnings and the sirens blar-ing when James Spann, the best weatherman I have ever
Refl ections on a storm experience
known, told us that we needed to head to our safe place. The warning said that the tornado would be at Bryant-Denny Stadium at 4:45 p.m. My safe place is the Office of Student Media, in front of the stadium, in the basement where I run my advertising staff for The Crimson White. We did the best thing we could’ve done, which was pack up our dog and head to the OSM. When we arrived, there were people all downstairs, hun-kered down for the storm that was headed our way. So, here I was, an hour past the Cullman tornado, in the same situation that many of those people were. My mother called and warned me: “a big one is headed your way.” I watched the skycam and scanned the landscape look-
ing for Bryant-Denny Stadium, located right behind the place that at least fifteen people, including myself, were praying to make it through. A few min-utes after the skycam went out, the lights flickered and died. Four of us plus a small wiener dog were squished under my desk in the eerie silence, wait-ing for the sound of a train that would never come. It was scary quiet, and the only thought that went through my mind was that I had to stay alive to answer the phone when my mother called to tell me it was over. Suddenly, we got the all clear and made our way outside, as if coming out from under a rock. I looked to my right and left and saw the statues, the stadium and Reese Phifer and wondered where in the world it
went. Then we got the call; 15th Street was destroyed, gone, leveled. I thought of my apart-ment and the close friends and neighbors that had sought out the Downs as their safe place. “We have to get home, they need us,” I said to Daniel, and we left the OSM. The first sight coming over the hill by Taco Bell on 15th took the wind out of me. I could see all the way to Target, beyond that. It was unbelievable – total devasta-tion. We pulled into the Downs, and I immediately found two friends and co-workers and embraced them in the middle of the road. The relief was so great, the hurt so strong, the disbelief so overwhelming. The three of us broke down for the world to see and didn’t think twice. We were together
and safe. A lot of people may havewritten off the student body,told us to go home and getsafe, but what they fail to seeis that we are home. After allour highjinks through theyears, we are standing besidethe city that puts up with us.This is our home, these are ourneighbors, this is our c ity, andthis is the time that we showthe traditions and values wepreach every day. Our traditionis built on tenacity, legends,heroes, victories, excellence,drive, pride, endurance, desire,intensity, courage, fight, spirit,focus, grit, heart, class andcomebacks.
Dana Andrzejewski is theadvertising coordinator of TheCrimson White.
The Crimson White NEWS Wednesday, June 15, 2011 5
Hardin appointed new dean of Commerce and Business college
By Noomi GrootensContributing Writer
J. Michael Hardin has been selected as the new dean of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University. According to the college’s website, one of Hardin’s main priorities is to help the col-lege excel. “The faculty members in our college are extraordi-nary,” Hardin said. “They excel in research, in teach-ing, and in service to the University, community, state and nation. One of my main goals as dean will be to do whatever I can to help them reach even greater heights.” Hardin also said he wants to help the college further its reputation on a national level,
according to the site. “Our college has been built on a great culture and repu-tation during the tenure of Dean Mason and has risen to national prominence,” Hardin said. “My desire is to further this reputation and to con-tinue to build on the excellent culture that we have estab-lished.” Michael Bailey, a recent graduate of the CBA program and current MBA student, has confidence in Hardin’s ability to successfully lead the col-lege. “Although Dean Mason’s shoes will be hard to fill, I have full confidence that Dr. Hardin will successfully guide the future of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business,” Bailey said. “He has strong ties to the business school, a passion for higher
education and a relentless work ethic coupled with a high moral code. I only have excitement about the future of the college.” Hardin joined the UA facul-ty in 2001. He will assume the position, previously held by dr. J. Barry Mason, on Aug. 16.
J. Michael Hardin
By Patty Vaughan Special to the Crimson White
As relief efforts continue in Tuscaloosa, freshmen who plan to attend The University of Alabama in the fall said the recent disaster has not discour-aged them from joining the Crimson Tide. “The recent tornado in Tuscaloosa has not affected my decision to attend Alabama, because when I visited Bama, the community was so welcom-ing and friendly, and now after the tragedy, I feel that everyone there will be even more friendly and more willing to lend a help-ing hand,” incoming freshman Hunter Bailey said. The University said it’s mak-ing a conscious effort to contact incoming students and their parents. “The University is reaching out to accepted students and their parents to let them know that the campus is fully func-tional, and that interim term, summer terms, orientation and the fall semester will begin as scheduled,” Cathy Andreen, director of media relations, said. “We are communicating that all academic and support services are fully operational, and our residence halls, academic build-ings and support services are open and fully functional.” Another incoming freshman, Jay Kennedy, said his biggest concern was making sure all of his family in Tuscaloosa was safe. “I have a couple family mem-bers in the area, and the biggest concern was for them and my family’s safety,” Kennedy said. “All of my life, I’ve been going to The University of Alabama, and it was less of a question of whether or not I was going to be there. The bigger question was how can I get down there sooner and help the process, because it’s home to me. It never affected my decision of whether or not I was going to be
UA assures students campus is operational
at Alabama.” Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox said students return-ing in the fall will probably not notice any dramatic changes. “It’ll likely be the beginning of next year before you see major construction take place,” Maddox said. “I think the big-gest difference is that the majority of the debris will likely be gone.” After Hurricane Katrina flooded more than 80 percent of Tulane’s campus in 2005, Mike Strecker, director of public rela-tions at Tulane, said about 88 percent of the students returned to campus in the spring after closing for the fall semester. As far as the future, Kennedy said his parents have talked about basic aspects of what to do during a tornado. “We’ve just talked about basic tornado safety guidelines, and to make sure I’m always aware of the weather and of what’s going on and where I need to be in the event that this happens,” Kennedy said. “It’s the basic stuff that you’re taught: stay away from windows and get to the first floor. There was noth-ing really beyond that that we talked about.” As for returning students, the University is providing informa-tion for them as well.
“We have also communicated to all students that normal oper-ations have resumed,” Andreen said. “UA staff and administra-tors are working with rental property owners to identify quality housing options for our students who need that infor-mation. We will continue to communicate that information over the coming weeks.” As for Bailey, he said he’s looking forward to coming to the University and sharing The Capstone experience. “The tornado, luckily, has not directly affected my life, and I am terribly sorry for all who have been badly affected by the tornado,” Bailey said. “I hope that this does not drastically affect my experience next year, and I am sure it won’t.” Upon returning to campus in the fall, Maddox said the num-ber one thing students can do to help with relief efforts is to volunteer whenever they can. “The sweat equity is very valuable,” Maddox said. “I think the second thing [students] carry with them is the same spirit that they left, if they went home for the summer, that spir-it of working out in Tuscaloosa, understanding that this is their city too. If we do that, I think we can do great things. I really, truly believe that.”
CW| Margo SmithOne Forest Lake resident shows Tuscaloosaʼs solidarity after the tornado.
The University of Alabama has been named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, a federal honor awarded to universities that have shown a commit-ment to volunteering and civic engagement. This is the Capstone’s fifth year to be named to the Honor Roll and the second to be to the Honor Roll with Distinction, according to Heather Christensen, research project coordinator at the UA Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility.
The awards process begins with an application process in which universities are asked to estimate the community ser-vice participation of students. “The application asks univer-sities to estimate the number of students they have involved in community service, the number of students involved in service-learning projects, the number of students serving more than 20 hours, and the total number of service hours completed by students during an academic year,” Christensen said. In addition to service hours, Christensen and the CESR highlighted three spe-cific UA service projects in the application.
University awarded for civic engagement “We chose to highlight the Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Fight, which resulted in an estimated 17,400 meals; the Tuscaloosa’s One Place After-school Mentoring Program; and Impact Alabama, in which students prepared 2,900 tax returns, tutored 85 Pre-AP stu-dents and conducted vision screenings for 1,730 children,” Christensen said. Wahnee Sherman, director of Community Service Center, said she believes these estab-lished service projects and the University’s service-learning courses create an atmosphere to facilitate students who want to get involved.“Our institution has a commit-ment to service,” Sherman said. “Students are given opportuni-ties to serve in their classes, in their organizations, and as individuals. All a student has to have is a desire to want to get
involved with the community, and we work to help find oppor-tunities for them to give back in meaningful ways.” In addition to projects and opportunities offered by cam-pus organizations and faculty, UA students show individual initiative when it comes to com-munity service. One such student, junior Colby Leopard, started a lit-eracy program called READ Alabama at Tuscaloosa-area middle schools. Recently awarded the Center for Community-Based Partnership’s Excellence in Community Engagement Award, the program pairs uni-versity students with underper-forming middle school students in a mentoring/reading pro-gram. According to Leopard, READ became a part of the Civic Engagement branch of the
Honors College Assembly and, last semester, had about 150 students volunteering an hour of their time each week to men-tor and read with local middle school students. “I believe I wanted to help because even though the prob-lems exist, it is more impor-tant to be the solution,” said Leopard. “I may not be from Tuscaloosa or Alabama, but it is my home and I wanted to the show the city that I do care and that the University cares by being an active part of the com-munity.” Christensen said she believes Leopard is not alone in his sen-timents. “Year after year, UA students continue to show a passion for helping others. They actively seek out ways to give back to the community,” Christensen said. “In making UA our home, we
become a part of the commu-nity of Tuscaloosa,” Leopard said. “That means we get to go to football games and walk The Strip, but it also means we accept the problems of illitera-cy, homelessness, and poverty as our own problems. It is our job as members of the commu-nity to face this head on and do something about it.” According to Sherman, the University’s atmosphere of community engagement and volunteering not only benefits the Tuscaloosa area, but also students themselves. “[Students] also gain a great-er understanding of others and about themselves,” Sherman said. “We hope that by engag-ing in meaningful service while they are part of their higher education institutions, they will make service a habit as they graduate and become produc-tive members of society.”
By Melissa BrownContributing Writer
The School of Library and Information Studies has named Heidi Julien director following an international search to fill the position beginning Aug. 16. Julien is currently a profes-sor and graduate coordina-tor in the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. “Our College is extremely pleased to have an interna-tionally recognized scholar and administrator like Dr. Julien stepping into the direc-tor position for SLIS,” said Loy Singleton, dean of the UA College of Communication and Information Sciences, in a recent UA press release. Julien, a native Canadian, received a Bachelor of Education and Master of Library and Information Sciences degree from the University of Alberta before
Library Studies appoints new director
pursuing her Ph.D. in library and information sciences at the University of West Ontario. She began her career in Wellington, New Zealand and later taught at various institutions through-out Canada. Despite her international experience, this will be Julien’s first extended experience in Alabama. “I am intrigued by the histo-ry and geography of the South and am looking forward to
learning more about this part of the world and its people,” Julien said. Julien said she was drawn to the SLIS in part because of its diversity and innovative pro-grams, but Southern charm played a part as well. “I am attracted [to the SLIS] by the school’s commitment to high quality teaching and to innovative programs, as well as its commitment to diversity and to community service,” she said. “I am attracted by the South’s reputation for hospi-tality and friendliness, which I have certainly experienced in my two trips to Tuscaloosa so far.” According to Steve Miller, chair of the director search committee, the committee was impressed during interviews with Julien’s vision of building a strong scholastic community at Alabama as well as her suc-cess in academia. “Dr. Julien is at the top of her form as a vital faculty member
with strong research produc-tivity,” Miller said. Julien said her research is largely nationally funded and focuses on two areas: informa-tion behavior and information literacy. “[My research] has focused on information behavior - how people think about, access and use information - and informa-tion literacy, the skill set need-ed to access and use informa-tion efficiently, effectively and ethically,” Julien said. According to Julien, her international experience and contacts are strengths she willbring to the position, but she also expects to learn from her new colleagues and students. “I look forward to having my expectations, assumptions and perspectives challenged and my horizons expanded,” she said. “I have a deep curiosity about all the world’s diverse cultures and perspectives and see this move as an exciting adventure.”
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Following the destruction of the tornado on April 27, a num-ber of local organizations and groups provided a helping hand for the city of Tuscaloosa. Some were adults, but there were also young people involved. The Black Warrior Council Boy Scouts of America had tools in tow as they began their work to rebuild the city the day after the storm. “The day after [the tornado], we had Boy Scout volunteers,” said Chris Mehaffey, senior finance director. “Several of
our volunteers got together on their own and started going out and cutting trees on the 28th. We had Boy Scouts here in Tuscaloosa County, Walker County and Winston County that manned donation sites.” At these donation locations, the Scouts collected donations, helped sort items, distributed items and prepared meals. “The Boy Scouts are pre-pared and helpful, so they – youth and adults – were out there trying to do what they could to help those that had been affected,” Mehaffey said. While the Black Warrior Council has been work-ing at home, there have also
been troops from outside of Tuscaloosa that have lent help-ing hands. Mehaffey said there were two representatives from the national headquarters that made a visit to see what assistance they could provide. Neighboring scouts also came for the Storm Relief Day Camp that the BWC hosted. “Several of our neighbor-ing boy scout councils – Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile, Atlanta and as far away as Dallas, Tx. and Bethesda, Md. – they all sent support to help us put that day camp together,” Mehaffey said. “Nationally, the scouting family has come together to help here
at the BWC to make sure scout-ing continues.” The camp was a free one-day event held at Snow Hinton Park. Youth participated in activities such as flag foot-ball, pinewood derby and also received free movie tickets. “I think it’s always nice that, although you’re in the envi-ronment where it happened, you can remove yourself and have some relaxation, because if you concentrate on that too much it can consume you,” said Herb Ragsdale, director of the Scott Reach program. “What we wanted to do was take a day where we could catch our breaths and get away from the
day-to-day catastrophe-looking areas.” The BWC will continue recruiting at the beginning of next school year while still assisting with the clean-up and rebuilding of Tuscaloosa. “I’m happy [with the work we’ve done],” Ragsdale said. “I wish we could do more, but the efforts we have put for-ward will really help out, and I think that’s what the organi-zation is all about in terms of community service, so I’m very pleased across the board to be a part of anything that’s trying to rebuild our city.” “We’re going to continue our mission – which is to instill
character in young people sothey’ll lead a moral and ethi-cal life,” Mehaffey said. “We’regoing to continue to reach outto kids that were affected bythe storms, whether they weredirectly impacted or if theyhave to ride through a part oftown that the tornado wentthrough.” “It’s our desire to help and tocontinue to reach out to thosekids and make sure they’restill kids and don’t grow up tooquickly because of this storm.” For more information on theBlack Warrior Council BoyScouts, visit their website at www.bwc-bsa.org or call theiroffice at 205-554-1680.
relationship with them. The market offers activities for children such as coloring, as well as live music while you shop. Farmers and merchants are more than willing to answer questions about their products, such as where they come from and how they are grown or made. The market boasts visi-tors of all ages, from University of Alabama students to newly-weds to senior citizens. “It’s good to see local pro-duce and local people com-ing out and supporting each other,” said Lauryn Alyworth, a student at The University of Alabama. Missy Burgess, the owner of Cheeky Maiden Soap Co., is one of the vendors who sells at the market. She makes her product completely from scratch, using the old-fashioned cold process. She offers 100 percent natural bath and body products. One of the values of her company is introducing the surround-ing communities to healthy, natural products. She said she believes the farmers’ market helps stimulate the local econo-my and also cuts down on pack-aging and shipping, which in turn helps the environment. Gary Smith, a local farmer,
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Boy Scouts give help to tornado victims
was contacted by the state to get involved with the market when it was first started. Under his tent, you can find fresh veg-etables such as collard greens, peas and tomatoes. “It brings fresh vegetables and fresh fruits to everybody, some a lot better than what you get in the stores,” said Smith. Andrea Mabry, a graduate of the University of Alabama, founded the market in 2007. At the first market, vendors were sold out of products within the first hour. The number of ven-dors has nearly doubled since
it started, with the market expecting more than 20 vend-ers at the peak of the season. “[Customers] meet their farm-er, talk to them, and gain the tangible appreciation for the people that are growing their food,” Mabry said. “It also helps people question where their food comes from, who is growing it, and what kind of practices they are using.” The market also allows the use of Alabama EBT, and will award $5 for every $10 in EBT that a customer uses.
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Sometimes, a bare wall is all that is needed for inspiration. For assistant professor of art Sky Shineman, it was a bare wall that sparked her inter-est in light, an interest she has since incorporated into a painting that earned her the first-place prize at a national art show. “I used to watch a wall in my apartment change shape and color all because of light,” Shineman said. “I became real-ly interested in light phenom-ena and the passage of time.
[Look at anything and you’ll realize that] it’s only going to look that way right now. A cloud could pass by, and it would be completely changed.” Her painting “Early/Dusk,” which won “Best of Show” at the Westmoreland Art Nationals Juried Exhibition in Youngwood, Pennsylvania at the beginning of June, explores these relationships. “Early/Dusk” is actually composed of two 12 in. by 12 in. panels, and though each square is similar in color, each represents a different time of day. The first represents the bright, harsh light of early
Art exhibition recognizes UA professor
morning, while the second rep-resents droopy dusk, she said. Time of day affects the quality of light that we see. As in Shineman’s paintings, time also plays an important role in the Westmoreland Art Exhibition, which is judged by a different person each year. This year’s juror was Kulvinder Kaur Dhew, who grew up in England and received her master’s in paint-ing from The Royal College of Art in London. “Upon selecting pieces for
the show, I was very aware of the sheer human effort that goes into making art... The variation of themes on display in these works appears to indi-cate that our need to express something of our experiences is alive and kicking,” Dhew said of the selection process. One way the Westmoreland show recognizes artists’ efforts is by awarding mon-etary prizes to its winners. By winning “Best of Show,” Shineman won $700 that she says will go “right back into
supplies.” “It’s unbelievably gener-ous,” said Shineman, who also was awarded $750 for plac-ing first in the West Alabama Juried Show in November. “It’s not often that big mon-etary awards are given [at art shows], but it’s nice to have recognition. Material, travel, postage…it all adds up, and I’m really glad there are situ-ations like this to support art-ists.” As part of the exhibition, Shineman’s painting has been
on display at the Westmoreland County Community College since June 4 and will be taken down today. It will be on display again at the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival, where it will be eligible for another round of awards after it is judged by a second juror. The festi-val will be held at Twin Lakes Park in Greensburg, Pa., July 1 through 4 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, visit artsandheritage.com.
Submitted photoSky Shineman’s painting “Early/Dusk” was awarded “Best of Show” at the Westmoreland Art Nationals Juried Exhibition. represents different times of day.
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By Caroline Murray Contributing Writer
The Tennessee sun blazed through the foggy haze that the kicked-up dust and cigarette smoke had created, blurring the tens of thousands of peo-ple roaming the farm. Patrons crowded every inch of the cov-eted shade, more of them half-naked than fully clothed. Every few minutes, spontaneous eruptions of cheers would join the live music coming from the stages of Centeroo. Strangers chatted through the bandanas shielding their lungs from the inescapable dust as they waited for shows to begin and joyfully danced and sang together once the music began.
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival celebrated “ten years of magic” this year. The event was held on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn. from June 9 to June 12. The festival show-cased over 175 performers, ranging from Grammy-winning Arcade Fire to big name rap-per Lil’ Wayne to indie favorite Beirut.
Beyond the shows and activities offered, a key component of the Bonnaroo experience was the accommodations. While there were RV campsites available, the majority of patrons spent
the four days in a campsite the size of a dorm room, sleeping in a tent without free access to a shower. Among the 80,000 Bonnaroo attendees were several Alabama students who viewed the camping experience a little differently.
Mandy Watts, a senior major-ing in math education, wasn’t a fan.
“Roughing it sucked a lot,” she said with a laugh. “I show-ered using the melted cooler ice and the mushroom water foun-tain.”
Madeleine Cheatham, a junior majoring in public relations, however, enjoyed the change of pace.
“It’s nice to have a break from reality,” she said.
Entering the gates of Bonnaroo is entering into a dif-ferent world. It is a place where it is socially acceptable to walk around in only a swimsuit (with no body of water in sight), drink a beer at 9 a.m., and go without bathing after sweating profusely for 72 hours straight.
With food offerings such as veggie corndogs and eggplant meatball subs, it is a vegetari-an’s paradise. It is a place where trash is labeled “landfill” and is nestled between a recycling and compost bin. It is a place where, even in constant crowds, persis-tent 95 degree heat, and rampant
use of various legal and illegal substances, violence is rare. It is a place where love for music is all it takes to bring people of all walks of life together.
“All the people there are real-ly unique, and it is fun to go out of your comfort zone and meet all the different people there. It is neat to know that you are all sharing the same passion: music,” said Reed Ellis, a senior majoring in public relations.
“There’s something about thousands of people singing along to that song that gives you chills,” said Seth Nelson, recent marketing graduate.
Students agree that it is the people who attend Bonnaroo that made it unforgettable.
“The type of people you see at Bonnaroo are the people that don’t have a care in the world, and as a result, they are really enjoying life,” Nelson said.
“It feels like everyone is on the same page and enjoying themselves. It feels like no one can really bring you down,” Ellis said. “At Bonnaroo I feel like I truly learned that you can not judge people by what they look like, because everyone has their own stories. The people that you meet can change your outlook on life.”
For videos, pictures and news from the festival, check out bonnaroo.com.
Bonnaroo offers fans an escape
In The Tweet of the Moment“it was difficult to battle the
elements of being outside four days straight.. wouldn’t go back unless I have an RV”
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The music festival, Bonnaroo, celebrates its ten-year anniversary this June.
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By Jonathan Reed
Thanks to British musician Frank Turner, nobody can ever say cynical atheists don’t have hymns. Turner, a former member of British punk band Million Dead, who now produces music ranging from raucous, pound-ing rock to a cappella anthems, uses his soulful sound to spin truly modern tales in his lat-est album, “England Keep My Bones.” The album begins with “Eulogy,” a song that reflects the changes Turner and many other punk rockers have undergone in the past decade. It begins with melodic strings and builds into a pounding rock song. What sets it apart, though, is the spirit of it. Turner uses more subtle and complex music but still cap-tures the spirit of punk. “I haven’t always been a perfect person,” he sings. “I haven’t done what mom and dad had dreamed. On the day I die, I’ll say ‘at least I f---ing tried.’ That’s the only eulogy I need.” Throughout the rest of “England Keep My Bones,” Turner continues to skewer the things society has come to love – from religion to work that isn’t rock and roll – on his personal quest to find a kind of redemption for today’s world. Before Turner can find redemption, he explores the fear and paranoia of today’s society. In “I Am Disappeared,” he talks about a girl named Amy, who has nightmares about the life she lives: “Dreams of pirate ships and Patty Hearst, breaking through a life over-rehearsed. She can’t remember which came first, the house, the home, or the ter-rible thirst.” As the song builds from a low-key acoustic piece into
REVIEW | ‘ENGLAND KEEP MY BONES’
A modern musician’s quest for a new kind of redemption
Artist: Frank Turner
Recording Label: Epitaph
Release date: June 7
Number of Tracks: 12
CW critic’s rating:
Bottom line: Frank Turner weaves a tale of redemption while devel-oping a highly varied and listenable musical style.
“England Keep My Bones”
a rising rock ballad, Turner turns to himself, describing his own dreams of being crushed, of being trapped in an elevator falling out of control. Then, in the refrain, Turner explains how he copes: “And on the worst days, when it feels like life weighs 10,000 tons, I sleep with my passport, one eye on the back door, so I can always run. I can get up, shower and in half an hour I’ll be gone.” In “I Still Believe,” Turner reveals a bit of hope. He turns to what may be a tired cliché, but may also be just the truth: the redemptive power of rock and roll. He sings of “the saints” – Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and “all the greats” – and of the fact that everyone can find a song for everything they feel. “Who’d have thought,” he sings, “that after all, something as simple as rock and roll could save us all.” As the album closes, Turner brings out a choir and puts together a song that, if you just
heard the title and the music, you would swear was an old gospel standard. But the cho-rus of “Glory Hallelujah” showsjust how wrong you would be:“There is no God, so clap your hands together. There is no God, no heaven and no hell. There is no God, we’re all in this together. There is no God,so ring that victory bell.” The song is an anthem of Turner’s belief in the ultimate triumph of the human spirit – with no help from above. He asks us to imagine a world without blood shed over distantlands that we deem importantbecause our fathers told us of them. He paints a picture of a people not relying on priests and “fairies up above,” and a world the meek have already inherited. For all of Turner’s pessi-mism, he realizes the impor-tance of life and keeping up the fight in the end. There is no fear of death, no pessimism,just a righteous belief in the power of man. “So just accept that there’s an end game and we haven’t got much time,” he sings, “andin the here and now we can tryand do things right.”
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By Sarah Massey
As I sat on the tarmac wait-ing for my plane to take off on May 7, I was wary of the weeks ahead of me. Two weeks prior, I was eager to leave for Cannes, France to be an intern with The American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival, but the devastation that had struck in the week between had left me torn – with only a desire to stay and help my college town. Leaving my town that had – in many areas – been reduced to rubble and traveling to intern in a town full of red carpets and extravagance seemed triv-ial, and in my mind, wrong. I didn’t know what to think or how to feel about the situ-ation; I considered finding a way out of the trip days before I left. With all options exhaust-ed and knowing that in the end I’d regret not taking advantage of this opportunity, I embarked on my eight-hour flight across the Atlantic, unaware of what I was about to experience. Now, almost two weeks removed from my travels in France, processing my time spent as an intern and the dras-tic change of environments is a daily task. I still don’t know fully what to think about the experience; the two weeks went by faster than I imagined. Looking back, though, I can’t even begin to put into words how thankful I am that I wasn’t able to talk myself out of the trip. Cannes, a naturally gorgeous city in the south of France, lit-erally transforms overnight in preparation to hosting the Cannes Film Festival. Red car-pets are rolled out, temporary pavilions are set up along the beach, and celebrities, models and film industry profession-als pour into the city. With my arrival to Cannes three days prior to the start of the festival, I was able to witness the dra-matic transformation and all the necessary work that goes into making the film indus-try and its celebrities appear
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so glamorous. Only through creativity and an enormous amount of staging is glamour actually achieved. My internship with the American Pavilion was any-thing but glamorous; however, the people that I worked with and the work I did singlehand-edly made the experience rewarding. As an intern with the American Pavilion – a busi-ness and entertainment venue complete with a restaurant and Internet cafe for profes-sionals in the industry – I was on the “Pip Squad” (our boss’s name was Pip, hence the title). We were in charge of getting tickets for both market and red carpet film screenings. Every morning I retrieved the tickets for films in official competition, which Pip would exchange throughout the day. We had a complex system to ensure that every intern at least had the opportunity to walk the red carpet for a film premiere – an experience that couldn’t be passed up. Another critical part of my experience in Cannes was actually seeing the films. While I didn’t get to see as many I would have liked, the setting of a film festival forced me to view them with a more critical eye and value them as a form of art, rather than merely entertainment. After seeing movies like “We Need to Talk about Kevin,” “Martha Marcy May Marlene,” “Tree of Life” and a documentary on the New York Times, “Page One,” I can easily say that we have a strong line of films to
be released in the next few months. My time in Cannes was short-lived, but every moment was packed full of things that I will remember for the rest of my life. The people that I met, the talented friends I made (all of whose work we will undoubtedly be seeing in the future), and the film education I received during those two weeks I wouldn’t trade for any-thing. Life is back to normal now – no more red carpets or star-studded parties – but I find
myself continually reflecting on the two drastically different events that occurred this past month, attempting to come to terms with them. I’m still try-ing to figure out what I learned from each and hope in months to come my ideas and thoughts will be more concrete. But if anything, I realize that I entered Cannes with a differ-ent perspective than the rest; a more realistic perspective, which allowed me to view the festival as it is, without getting caught up in the glamour and extravagance.
Left: The view of the Cannes, France beach behind the Ameri-can Pavilion.Below:The cast of “Once Upon a Time in Anato-lia,” a Turkish fi lm, leave the red carpet pre-miere at the Grant Lumiere Theatre.Submitted by Sarah Massey
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Checking in on summer signings
ment from Brandon Greene of Cedar Grove H.S. in Ellenwood, Ga. Greene is a big-bodied, dominating offensive tackle who excels in run-blocking. He is the fifth-ranked offensive tackle in the nation and 25th overall prospect according to the ESPNU150. Greene is ath-letic enough to pull and trap, even from the center position. Standing at 6’5’’ and weighing 285 pounds, Greene sports a big frame that could be a force for the Crimson Tide. The Crimson Tide has also received verbal com-mitments from four-star outside linebacker Tyler Hayes of Thomasville H.S. in Thomasville, Ala.; four-star
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opportunity, but I realized once I got there that I had made a mistake that had nothing to do with LSU. I realized that I belong at Alabama. Alabama is where my heart is and I cannot in good conscience try to do a job in which I am not totally committed beyond any doubt. I can honestly say that the last few days have only made it clear that Alabama is where I want to be – beyond any doubt. It would have been totally unfair to everyone at LSU – especially the players – for me to be conflicted at all about where I was.” Murphy also said LSU was great in handling the situation and they had nothing to do with him leaving. “I appreciate everything LSU did,” Murphy said. “They
Well, that was awkward. And the next head softball coach for the University of Alabama will be… Patrick Murphy? The same Patrick Murphy who just left the Crimson Tide for its much-hated rival LSU? Am I the only one here who feels dumped? Murph, you need to sell the rights to this one to Hallmark. You’d make a killing. I see it now: Guy has girl. Guy and girl go through tur-moil on way to an excellent relationship. Things are get-ting good, however, girl leaves guy for new stranger for no apparent reason. Finally, the girl realizes that her infatu-ation for the stranger is only based on selfish lust, and she returns to her old relationship. Seriously though, what is this, a high school romance? What now? How does the University know that Murphy won’t bolt again? I understand the argument that Murphy came to a realization that Alabama is the school for him, but it is not easy to forget that he was about to pull a Benedict Arnold. Apparently Les Miles is not the only one who thinks the grass is greener at LSU. I don’t want to come down too hard on Murphy. I have a lot of respect for the man, and what he has done for this university is nothing short of remarkable. That is what makes this near departure hurt a little more. Coach Murphy, Alabama needs you. The fans, the ones that you call the best in America, they need you. The players you recruited, the
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did everything in a first class manner. This change of heart is not in any way a reflection on anyone at LSU. It is solely something that I am respon-sible for. I can only convey to everyone my deepest apolo-gies for putting all of those who care about both of these programs through a difficult time. In my heart, I know that this is the right thing for me to do.” Athletic director Mal Moore said, “I am glad to see that he has had a change of heart, because I have always known that he is one of the finest coaches in America.” Murphy led Alabama to a 53-11 record this past season that included a third place finish at the Women’s College World Series and a second consecutive Southeastern Conference regular season title. Under his direction in 2011, Murphy had four players
earn NFCA All-American hon-ors and five garner All-SEC accolades, including two-time SEC Pitcher of the Year Kelsi Dunne. In 13 seasons at Alabama, Murphy has racked up a 712-210 overall record and a 287-86 record in SEC play. He has also led the Crimson Tide to
seven Women’s College World Series, seven SEC champion-ships (four tournament and three regular season) and a postseason berth every sea-son. Alyson Habetz, Alabama’s associate head coach, who joined Murphy at LSU, will also return as part of the staff.
PATRICK MURPHY STATS• 712-210 overall record (13 seasons at UA)• 287-86 SEC Play• 7 Women’s College World Series Appearances• 7 SEC Championships (4 tournaments, 3 regular seasons)•13 NCAA Tournament Appearances
Kiriani James repeats as NCAA champion
University of Alabama track star Kirani James has captured his second NCAA champion-ship at 400 meters in as many years for the Tide, beating out Texas Tech runner Gil Roberts by .03 seconds to repeat as champion. Since coming to the Tide from Grenada, James has had continued success. Friday’s NCAA championships were no different as James won the 400-meter dash with a time of 45.092. “It was a very close fin-ish, and there were a lot of question marks and tense moments as we waited for the results,” James said. “When they flashed the final results on the board, I was ecstatic and happy that I could pull off such a feat. It’s always great to accomplish something like this. I ran and competed with a great group of guys, and I’m so happy to repeat as the NCAA Champion.”
SPORTS in brief
Running out of the eighth lane, James ran the whole race without seeing the competition. James, however, was not affect-ed by the challenge, not letting go of his lead the entire race. “It happens, and you can’t control things like that,” James said of those adversities. “I’m glad I was ready and prepared to deal with that and control what I could control. I was running blind and just trying
Kristel Vourna earns spot on Greek Olympic Squad
Fresh off her NCAA Championship appearance, University of Alabama swim-mer Kristel Vourna has earned a spot on the Greek 2011 World Championship team. The spot was earned after Vourna set a new Greek record in the 100-meter but-terfly. Vourna’s time of 58.39 at the Banja Luka Open ranks her 14th in the world at the event. Along with a spot on the 2011 Championship team, the extraordinary performance earned her a spot on the 2012 Greek Olympic squad. Earlier this season, Vourna was placed on the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman team. At the SEC Championsh ips, she finished fourth while setting a school record of 52.19 in the event. Vourna also ranks third all-time in the 50-meter and fourth in the 100-meter freestyle at Alabama. Vourna will now travel to Shanghai, China for the World Championships from July 24 through the 31.
to control my race and finish strong.” James’ title is the 24th Championship for the men’s track and field program.
James repeats as 400-meter Champion Time of 45.092 was just .03 sec-onds faster than second place.James title is 24th champion-ship for men’s track and field program.
UA AthleticsMenʼs track star Kiriani James repeated as NCAA chamion in the 400m Friday.
girls who gave their blood and sweat for you, they need you. The community that ral-lied behind this team during a natural disaster, they need you. I hope it is true; I hope coach Murphy really came to the realization that he has something special here at The University of Alabama. I hope that he takes a strong team of returning players back to Oklahoma City next year. I hope he not only wins a championship, but multiple ones. Coach Murphy, you made the right decision. What you have accomplished at The University of Alabama is nothing short of amazing, but you still have much more to accomplish here. Sure, you might have put fans through a confusing, rollercoaster weekend. You might have riled a few people and sports editors up, but I assure you, I speak for everyone connected to Alabama softball when I say we welcome you back 100 percent. It is time to put this entire thing behind us and focus on recovering from back-to-back heartbreaking losses in the Women’s College World Series. It’s time for you to get back to what you do best, building a constant cham-pion. You are something t hat this University, this commu-nity counts on, so it’s time to decide. Do you like us?... Check yes or no.
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When the game of football began in the 1860s, the first organized football games were essentially games of backyard football between groups of col-lege buddies. Players were the same size, they could play mul-tiple positions, and they never wore helmets.
“Originally they had no hel-mets, but they started getting injuries, particularly to the ear and nose,” Ken Gaddy, director of Bryant Museum said. “They even tried using nose guards, and players started growing long hair to protect them-selves.” Not until the 1890s did play-ers begin to wear helmets. The very first types of helmets worn were made of leather. If you have ever seen the movie “Leatherheads” with George Clooney, you get the idea. “As I recall, the helmets we played in were leather,” Don Salls, former Alabama full-back and defensive back said. “When you did head on tack-ling, you had to worry about your head. We all survived, and I don’t remember anyone com-ing out with any type of head injury. They weren’t plastic though.” The first plastic helmets were introduced in 1939. The plastic shell was stronger, lighter, longer lasting, and did not rot the way leather does when wet. You could also add color to the plastic lids to differ-entiate teams. They were a step up from the old leather tops but lacked one valuable necessity: facemasks, which were not implemented until 1955. As the game’s popularity began to grow in the 1970s and 1980s, different changes were made to the chinstrap to fur-ther ensure player safety. Due to more safety concerns, four point chinstraps were required in college football. These helped keep the helmet firmly in place during contact. These
days, it’s hard to recognize a helmet from five or six years ago, let alone thirty years. “A helmet worn by Joe Namath is completely different from a helmet worn by Brodie Croyle,” Gaddy said. “The hel-mets the players wear today are even different than what players wore when Brodie was here. Technology has changed so much that now they have helmets that can almost cus-tom fit to a player’s head.” In today’s world, helmets are constantly being tested and changed. Football is taking steps at every level to further protect players from head and neck injuries. Helmets today
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Today’s Birthday (06/15/11). Having a lunar eclipse on your birthday makes you special. It also facilitates a big-pic-ture career view. This year partnerships and new opportunities for creative ac-tion abound. Trust your instincts, and reap what you’ve sown.To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- A potentially prosperous possibil-ity beckons. Research and make plans, listing actions. Talk to friends and fam-ily to get other views, and then sit with the information a bit.Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Don’t spend what you don’t have yet. Do the homework before you make suggestions. A difficult situation is teaching you something. Learn what you need to know.Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Lay low and play it cool today. Busi-ness is building in intensity, and will only pick up, so get what rest you can. Don’t fret. It will all work out.Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Make sure you know what’s request-ed before doing the work. Present your view. Constant communication is beneficial. Finish up a big project, and then celebrate.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Self-discipline’s the best kind. Let the guilt go. Rumors may not match facts, so double-check before accepting. Get clear instructions to save time and money.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Keep an objective point of view, and check it out from various angles. You have the concentration, so indulge your curiosity. Ask a friend with experience.Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- The moon is going through an eclipse in your third house, making for some intensity in communications. Write it all down, and make sense of it later. You get good material.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Don’t go crazy while shopping. Consider options carefully, and proceed with caution. Count your cash, and choose priorities. Check the schedule to avoid confusion.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Conflicts threaten to stop you. You have the resources to handle it. You have a winning argument. Keep emo-tion out of it. Be patient with yourself and others.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- After all that reflection, you’ll find out what’s needed. Expect differences of opinion. Disagree persuasively. Your heart is in the work. Come from there.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Interaction glitches can happen. Friends mean well but may not under-stand. Don’t rely on Facebook to get your thoughts across. Think it over, and speak directly.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- If you’re doubting yourself today, focus on others instead. You could start a family project. Get out of your own head, and listen to your crew. They’re here for you.
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