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Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 118, Issue 38
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By Rebecca HowardContributing Writer
From the view at Denny Chimes, the field looks smooth as velvet. At both ends of the Quad stand three gold hoops, fifty feet high. The crimson figure on a broomstick moves so fast, it becomes blurred. Teams are lined up, ready to go. The sec-ond annual Muggle Quidditch World Cup is about to kick off.
Quidditch on the Quad, a campus-wide muggle Quidditch tournament hosted by Creative Campus, is back on Nov. 13 for its second sea-son. The event is based off of the Quidditch World Cup in the fourth Harry Potter book, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.”
While last year brought a surprising turnout and appre-ciation of the event, senior Creative Campus intern Alexandria Tucci said this year going to be a lot bigger.
“It’s exciting, because we know people are excited,” Tucci said. “I want it to be
nothing short of magical.” Through the fun and magic
of Quidditch on the Quad, players must remember that this is also a physical sport. Creative Campus interns said the game is more of a fast-paced combination of rugby, volleyball and soccer.
The “Quidditch 101,” explained by Tucci, is as fol-lows:
There are seven players on a field at a time, three boys and three girls, and one seek-er chasing after the snitch (University student dressed in gold head-to-toe).
All players are required to keep their broomstick in between their legs at all times. Capes are encouraged. Three chasers each have a quaffle, a semi-deflated vol-leyball, which you shoot through the goals, hula hoops on rods, protected by the keeper. There are two beaters who use dodgeballs, known as bludgers, to try and hit the opposing team. The last and final player, the seeker, chas-es the snitch, which has free
Quidditch on the Quad returns
By Melissa BrownStaff Reporter
Going to college may cut a young person’s risk of attempting suicide in half, experts say.
According to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2006, the school suicide rate, estimated to be about 7.5 per 100,000 students, is about half the rate seen in nonstudents of the same age.
The article states that an estimated 1,100 suicides and 24,000 attempts occur in col-lege students ages 18 to 24.
Lee Keyes, psychologist and executive director of the University of Alabama Counseling Center, said there are several theories to account for this data.
“If you think about who is in college, they’re people who are forward thinkers and planning for their futures,” Keyes said. “Folks who may not have hopes or plans about the future may be more depressed. Also, people who are able to go to college are often economically better off
or have more resources.” Despite a lower national
trend among college stu-dents, the University’s suiciderate since December 2010 is approximately double the estimated national rate of 7.5 per 100,000.
According to the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention, suicide is the third leading cause of death among American 15-24 year olds – regardless of education.
Larry Deavers, execu-tive director of Tuscaloosa’s Family Counseling Service, echoed Keyes’ idea of forwardthinking when asked why young people commit suicide. He said young people’s limit-ed life experiences might fac-tor into the decision to take one’s life.
Suicide rates higher at UA than average statistics
After a surprising turnout last year, registration for the game inspired by Harry Potter ends October 21
reign over the entire campus until it is caught.
Alyssa Dinberg said this year would include much more than just the game of Quidditch. This world cup will be surrounded with magic, including potion sta-tions. Bama Dining is bring-ing butter beer, and there will also be children’s stations set up. Dinberg said you could really use your imagination and have fun during this fes-tivity.
Tucci said she believes the
point is to have fun and pro-mote imagination. She said one great thing about college is that there are opportuni-ties to get involved in so many unique activities such as this. Creative Campus puts on this event in the “name of fun,” celebrating literacy and J.K. Rowling’s imagination, Tucci said.
“We take silliness very seri-ously,” Tucci said. “People get really qrunk for Quidditch.”
Submitted PhotoCreative Campus interns prepare for another year at Quidditch on The Quad.
CW | Drew HooverStudents compete in last year’s Quidditch on the Quad on Nov. 14, 2010. Registration for this year’s tournament starts Oct. 21.
“When someone accesses help, the suicidal impulse
goes away fairly rapidly.”
— Larry Deavers,executive director of Tuscaloosa’s
Family Counseling ServiceSee QUIDDITCH, page 5
By Jasmine CannonSenior Staff Reporter
The Student Health Center has seen an influx of students during this cold and flu season. The waiting room has been full of students seeking attention, everyday at all hours of the day, for anything from simple colds to broken limbs. In September alone, the SHC saw nearly 4,000 students.
While the center may be convenient for students, the wait times are causing many to complain.
Steve Galvez, certified registered nurse practitioner at the SHC, said wait times are shorter in the morning, ranging from 10-15 minutes, and greater around lunch-time, when waves of students come in at once.
“With our staff, during that time, we try as much as we can to change our sched-ule around it and accommodate [the stu-
dents],” Galvez said.Samantha Jordan, a freshman majoring
in criminal justice and psychology, said she was in and out of the SHC within an hour and a half, and that the wait time
was not too long for her. Jordan said wait time generally depends on the services the student needs.
Health Center juggles increase in student traffi c
See SHC, page 3 See COUNSELING, page 2
By Stephen Nathaniel DethrageSpecial Project Reporter
A currently unidentified per-son or group of people chalked racist slurs and pictures on the archway in front of Moody Music Building during the day Tuesday, according to witness-es and the UA administration. Witnesses said the vandal-ism depicted a figure hang-ing from a noose and several racial slurs and statements. The chalking also report-edly included the words, “I’m an Alabama nigger and I want to be free,” the open-ing lyrics to a song by coun-try musician Clifford Joseph Trahan, who sang under the
pseudonym Johnny Rebel. According to an administra-tor in Moody, a black female student reported the chalking, and University of Alabama Police Department was called. After pictures were taken and a police report filed, the messages and pictures were washed away, the administra-tor said. University President Robert Witt responded with a uni-versity-wide email vaguely detailing and strongly con-demning the actions, mirror-ing his response to the verbal racial harassment of Justin Zimmerman on campus in February of this year.
Moody arch chalked with racial slursPresident Witt sends email to students addressing incident
See CHALKING, page 2
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CW | Bryce Denton
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“They may not have a real broad worldview of problem solving or the forward think-ing that this problem is tem-porary, that it seems over-whelming right now, but ‘I can eventually get through,’” Deavers said. “Older adoles-cents seem to think more in terms of absolute. When they face the situation, sometimes they tend to make it seem more awful than it is because it seems so intense or so bad. They have a hard time think-ing through what it will be like on the other side.”
Despite these statistics, Keyes said people should remember that suicide is pre-ventable.
He urges friends and fam-ily to watch for red flags like pessimism, withdrawal from normal social activi-ties, increased sleep habits,
increased substance abuse or verbal indications of a desire to harm oneself, and to take action immediately.
“When someone accesses help, the suicidal impulse goes away fairly rapidly,” he said. “Be a good friend, talk with the person and express care and concern. Stay with them, and tell someone who is in a position to help.”
Keyes suggests going to religious leaders, family members, the police or tak-ing advantage of on-campus resources like the Student Health Center or Counseling Center.
“We have 22 people on staff – psychologists, counselors, social workers and psychia-trists,” he said. “Altogether, we have well over 100 years of combined experience in men-tal health in a variety of set-tings.”
On-campus students can also look to residence advi-sors for help, as they are
trained extensively in August and will attend suicide aware-ness training this month. Some students may find a per-son closer to their age more approachable.
“We emphasize with our staff to go with the student to the counseling center or help them make that appointment – to assist them with that pro-cess and help them get over the initial hurdle of seeking help,” said Amanda Wallace, assistant director of Housing and Residential Communities.
“It makes a difference if someone is willing to go with them to get help, instead of telling them what they need to do,” Deavers said. “It makes them more comfortable and more willing to seek help for themselves.”
For more information about suicide prevention, go to afsp.org, contact the University’s Counseling Center at (205) 348-3863, or, if you are in cri-sis, call 1-800-272-TALK.
COUNSELINGContinued from page 1
“I learned late Tuesday after-
noon that an unknown person or persons had chalked offen-sive words on a column of Moody Music Building,” Witt said. “While the entire com-
CHALKINGContinued from page 1
Brad Sagarin, a psychol-ogy professor at Northern Illinois University, will pres-ent his lecture, “Evolutionary Psychology: Exploring Darwin’s Psychological Legacy,” on Oct.13 at 7:30 p.m. in 127 Biology Building on The University of Alabama cam-pus. This lecture, which is part of the ALLELE series, is designed
for a non-technical audience. It is free and open to the public. Sagarin works in the field of evolutionary psychology, which many perceive as a new and controversial branch of psychology. According to Sagarin, evolutionary psy-chology uses the principles of natural and sexual selection to understand human thought, emotion and behavior.
Evolutionary psychology expert to speak as part of ALLELE series
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DALLAS - Blockbuster and Netflix Inc. Quick; guess which one said last month that it gained 500,000 subscribers in the previous 30 days and which one expects to lose 600,000 subscribers in the current quarter. Yes, Netflix’s big run has hit a hurdle. Ever since Netflix announced plans over the summer to raise pric-es for customers who want both its DVD and streaming services, the company has been bleeding subscribers. A short-lived plan to split the two services into separate orga-nizations drew such ire that the company backtracked earlier this week. With video-on-demand competitors also rising, Netflix suddenly finds itself in a defen-sive position that could see the pioneering company lose its lead in an industry it largely created. “I think what you’ll see in the short run is that Netflix will continue to have their base and beef up their content in various ways,” said John Barrett, director of research at
Dallas-based Parks Associates. But in the long run, deeper-pock-eted tech companies and tradi-tional cable, satellite and telecom TV providers are building their own services that will send on-demand video to consumers via Internet streaming, digital down-loads and even discs by mail. With many consumers preferring to get all their digital media from one source with one bill, Netflix could find itself the odd man out. “In the long run, there’s no reason why the service providers couldn’t hold on to the space,” Barrett said. With customers flocking and demand soaring, the movie and TV studios that sell their content to Netflix are raising their prices. Parks Associates said last month that 22 percent of U.S. households with broadband Internet service now use Netflix’s streaming video service. Netflix has seen its U.S. subscriber count grow from more than 12 million at the end of 2009 to 19.5 million at the end of 2010 to 24.6 million at the end of June. Netflix had expected that number to grow to 25 million by the end of its third quarter.
But on Sept. 15, Netflix announced that instead of growth, it expected to see its domestic subscriber count slip to 24 million, with losses on both the streaming and DVD plans. The company’s stock has taken a beating of late, falling more than 50 percent in the past six months. Customers have been bolting since July, when Netflix announced it would sepa-rate the pricing for its DVD and streaming services, raising the cost for customers who wanted both. In September, the com-pany offered angry consumers an apology and a new deal: The DVD-by-mail service would be split off into a separate organi-zation called Qwikster. But that move enraged customers even more, since the two services would have operated essentially as two companies with separate queues and billing services. This week, Netflix abruptly reversed course on the plan to separate the services, although the price increase remains. Some analysts have argued that all this maneuvering by Netflix is a prelude to a sale.
Netflix battered by angry customers, rising competitiors
As part of the kickoff for this year’s Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger food drive campaign, Barrett Jones, offensive line-man for the Crimson Tide, will be pied in the face today at noon in the Ferguson Plaza. Jones, who competed with other UA figures in a competition where stu-dents and faculty members donated money in honor of a contestant they wanted to see pied in the face, won the honor with more than $100
donated in his name of the total $350 the event raised. Through November 18, students can donate at vari-ous Bama Dining locations by texting BAMA to 27722 or by going online at beatau-burnbeathunger.ua .edu. Every dollar donated buys two pounds of food, and all donations go towards pur-chasing food. Do your part and help the Community Service Center reach its goal of 250,000 pounds of food.
Barrett Jones to get pied in the face today for Beat Auburn Beat Hunger
munity would certainly be offended by this language, it could be particularly upsetting to African Americans. “The words were removed as soon as they were discov-ered,” the email continued. “However, I want to emphasize in the strongest possible terms that The University of Alabama finds this behavior totally unacceptable and strongly condemns any use of these words on our campus. Every effort will be made to identify
and appropriately punish the individual(s) responsible. “This University respects and values each member of our community,” Witt concluded. “I hope that every decision will reflect that commitment.” In February, a Delta Tau Delta member used a racial slur toward Zimmerman, a graduate student, as he was walking past the fraternity’s house. Five days later, some-one chalked racial slurs and parts of the First Amendment
on and around the sidewalks that cross through the Quad. Mark Nelson, Vice President for Student Affairs, sent out an email the same day stating that the chalkings were mean-spirited and unacceptable. In an email sent at 4:37 p.m. Tuesday, the University announced a new 24-hour hot-line allowing students and oth-ers to anonymously report inci-dents of discrimination, harass-ment or hazing. The hotline number is 205-348-4258 (HALT).
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By Elizabeth ManningContributing Writer
At the University of Alabama, in any given class of 50-60 engi-neering students, as few as five female students will be pres-ent. The female demographic is hardly represented, but the gender imbalance is steadily lessening. The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is one exam-ple of a group on campus attempting to foster interest in technical fields. SWE regularly hosts events to promote this cause. Allyson Golden, a senior majoring in mechanical engi-neering, is a member of SWE. “I was co-chair for two semes-ters,” Golden said. “We hosted regular exam review sessions, and I was in charge of coor-dinating with professors who would hold the sessions and planning lunch and the sessions themselves.” Golden said she decided to major in engineering partly because of a family history in engineering. “I also liked math and science in school, and when I researched engineering, it looked like a job that fit my interests and in which I could easily get a job,”
By Jessica RuffinContributing Writer
One of the fatalities of the April 27 tornado was Marcus Smith, a member of the Sigma Pi fraternity at the University of Alabama. In the days that followed the storm, Smith’s pledge brother, Chris Flynn, received a phone call about Smith’s death. “I knew that everything had changed when the city I had lived in the for the last three years had been completely devastated, but I kept hop-ing that it would end there, that I wouldn’t lose anybody really close to me,” Flynn said. “When I got the call from our former president [about Marcus], I couldn’t believe it – everything just kind of stopped. “The first thing I could think to do was to send out a chapter email and suggest things to do for his family, because I can’t imagine what they were going
Fraternity honors fallen brother with plaque
Women engineers now more common
through at the time,” said Flynn, a senior majoring in economics and history. However, con-soling his fam-ily wasn’t enough for members of the Sigma Pi chapters at West Alabama and Auburn. They wanted to sup-port Alabama’s chapter as true brothers and decided to cre-ate a plaque in honor of Smith and present it to Alabama’s chap-ter with a dedica-tion ceremony. That ceremony was held this past weekend at the Sigma Pi house in Tuscaloosa. The plaque was
Harish RaoA plaque now hanging in the Sigma Pi fra-ternity house in honor of Marcus Smith has a quote that reads, “Unity, to be real, must stand the severest strain without breaking.”
ers from Livingston [West Alabama] decided to drive to Tuscaloosa and help with the cleanup.” Brothers from West Alabama and Auburn were in Tuscaloosa a few days after the tornado, volunteering and helping out wherever they could. Stroud’s last final of his college career was on April 3, but he was in Tuscaloosa help-ing with the tornado relief effort up until a few hours before it began. For the Sigma Pi chapter at Alabama, the volunteer work and the plaque from their fel-low chapters spoke volumes about their unity as brothers. Adrian said he was touched by his brothers’ [from the
West Alabama and Auburn chapters] kindness toward his own chapter and their fallen brother, whom they had never even met. “The incredible outpour-ing of support from the other Alabama chapters has defi-nitely brought us all much closer together,” said Adrian, a senior majoring in eco-nomics. “It really shows that ‘brotherhood’ isn’t something you only find within a pledge class or a single chapter, but that it’s truly far-reaching throughout our entire organi-zation.” On the plaque, there is a quote that reads, “Unity, to be real, must stand the severest strain without breaking.”
CW | Harish RaoChristine Evans (middle), a junior in mechanical engineering works with her classmates at the control and instrumentation components lab.
she said. Golden said she is also involved with E-Day, an event hosted by UA each year that focuses on high school students who are looking at majoring in engineering. At the event, potential engineering students acquire different perspectives about the occupational require-ments of engineering. The event also serves to educate students about the different opportuni-ties for both genders and all ethnic groups.
According to Mary Frank Fox’s study titled “Women in Scientific Fields: Doctoral Education and Academic Careers,” which was written in 2004 but contains results from research done in 1997, only 6.5 percent of doctoral scientists and professors in engineering fields were female at the time of the study. While this percent-age has surely risen in recent years, the gender divide is still great. “In 1997, 80 percent of women
employed in science and engi-neering fields were in psychol-ogy, social sciences, and life sciences,” the study said. “In 1973, women were 4 percent of the professors across scientific fields; in 1987, the proportion was 7 percent; in 1993, 10 per-cent; and in 1997, still just 11 percent.” Golden has one explanation as to why such a divide exists. “I think there is a certain stig-ma attached to engineering,” she said. “Women think, ‘Oh, that’s a guy job,’ and that’s a tough major that requires skills that men are more apt to have, but that’s not always true.” Golden said the University has taken noticeable steps to open the engineering school to less-represented groups, even in the time she has been a stu-dent. Ray Davis IV, a junior major-ing in finance and economics, works with engineers through his job.
“[People may be complain-ing] because of what they have to wait for,” she said. “I know there was a time when a lot of kids were getting sick, so it was probably a lot of kids in here with hours of waiting.”
To compensate for the times, the facilities have opened a new wing that includes six addition-al examination rooms to fulfill different student needs. There are now 27 rooms.
Galvez said the SHC is aware of the student complaints and said building a larger staff and having more space is essential with the growing student body. The center will welcome a new practitioner in November to
assist with the student load.Some students opt not to wait
for the doctor because they do not want to wait for a long time.
“[If] I need to get something checked out, and there’s such a long wait, I’m not even going,” said Britton Rogers, a freshman majoring in biology. “That’s a big factor – that you can’t even go in because you don’t want to wait an hour and a half or two hours.”
There are other options in Tuscaloosa for students, such as DCH on University Boulevard, MedSouth and Urgent Care. However, these places do not charge fees to a student’s school account, and they are not on campus.
“I’ve gone to MedSouth before, but it’s hard because their copayments aren’t billed
to your student account. With my insurance, it’s around $300 just to walk in the ER [at DCH], and more than to get seen and get a prescription with treat-ment,” sophomore Robert Campbell said.
Students feel if the SHC could be more organized, it would help immensely with the wait times.
“They could probably sort out what you’re here for better and have more nurses that can help with general stuff,” Jordan said.
The SHC offers a fast pass opportunity where students can call ahead of time to let the office know when they want to come in. Many times, this takes the place of making a tradi-tional appointment. With a fast pass, students can get treat-ment before walk-in patients.
SHCContinued from page 1
presented at that time from the Auburn chapter’s former president, Allen Stroud, to the Alabama chapter’s current president, Jacob Adrian. “We pray for Marcus’s fami-ly through the healing process and extend all of our thoughts to them,” Stroud said, leading the group in prayer on Sunday. “We thank you for this occa-sion and gather here today in his honor.” Stroud was first contacted by Sigma Pi at West Alabama a week after the tornado and asked if he would be inter-ested in participating in this gesture to honor Smith. After Stroud agreed, the designing process of the plaque began. Dylan Cooper from West Alabama came up with the design, but the design wasn’t initially Cooper’s first priority. “I worked on it for a little while and then decided it was time I do more than just sit there and design a plaque,” Cooper said. “So, all the broth-
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Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? Was it me? Couldn’t be. Then who? Well, if the alleged crime took place at the University of Alabama, we will never know because of FERPA. FERPA stands for the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. It is a federal law that serves to protect student education records and to sweep any embar-rassing incidents under the weak, legally interpreted rug for the University. You can chide UA media rela-tions all you want for its abuse and misuse of the law, but—what you may not know—FERPA can be used by studentsv in common circumstances, as well. Don’t hate it until you’ve tried it. In her video for “Last Friday Night,” Katy Perry becomes dis-tressed when she finds photos of her Friday night frolicking on Facebook. For students, there is no need to fret with FERPA. Simply sending all visual evi-dence to student affairs will fed-erally protect all party animals from public humiliation, scorn and social media lore. FERPA even extends into fam-ily affairs. You may already know that you have some say in regards to the release of your education records to your parents. But, did you know that you can FERPA-wall your parents about your social life? A typical conversation with your mom probably goes like this: “Hey, honey. I hope school is
treating you well. What’s happen-ing with that girl I keep hearing about?” Stop! Don’t fall for this unwar-ranted freedom of information request. If you are taming your own Caribbean queen and need to thwart any follow-up questions or, God forbid, inquiries from your extended family, you can whip your FERPA card out. For example: “Hi, Mom. I’m sorry I have to do this, but, because I consider any poten-tial relationship information as an education record, I am required by law to protect any and all details. Thus, I cannot comment any further. See you at Thanksgiving!” This same technique can be applied to many other situations for students. Your landlord wants to know where your rent money is? FERPA. Your professor asks you where you were during last week’s class? FERPA. Another student wants to know what time it is? FERPA. A Bryant-Denny security officer asks you to spread your legs? FERPA.
FERPA solves all public rela-tions problems. The hassle of car-ing about reputations, ramifica-tions and doing the “right thing” is taken care of. With this law, you can become a PR ninja. You can even use it as a get-out-of-jail-free card – right, RB Walker? My favorite and recommended application of FERPA is with aca-demic accolades. Yes, along with concealing embarrassing details, the law can protect your achieve-ments from becoming one of the trite statistics thrown around by this University. Inspirational student stories would no longer appear on ua.edu, much to the pleasure of every other student on campus who feels worthless after reading them. Recruiting stump speeches would lack substance. University brochures would only consist of photographs. For far too long, Truman Scholars, USA Today Academic All-Americans and National Merit F inalists have not been given the same privacy rights as alleged misconduct violators. Good students are thrown to the Princeton Review wolves while potentially guilty students are thrown into witness protection. Preposterous, I say. If the University would like to continue to shield itself behind FERPA for whatever it pleases, we as students can play that game just as well.
The identity of this colum-nist is protected by the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. His column runs on Wednesdays.
By Andrew Forsman
I am really excited to see all the articles calling out the SGA and the UA administration that have appeared in the CW this semester, and I can’t agree more with John Davis’ “Free the Docs, and why it matters.” Every year, like clockwork, I have seen SGA scandals, highly publicized racial incidents, com-pounding overcrowding problems and an admin-istration that lacks the conviction and the courage to step up to the plate and lead by example. In fact, the UA administration conducts itself in ways that remind me of a public relations firm. Whenever something happens that could potentially cause a decline in alumni donations, garner some nega-tive news coverage, or cause a potential student to question if UA is right for them, they scramble to sweep it under the rug and cover their backsides. Calling FERPA on every scandal that rolls by is just one way they do it. FERPA was meant to keep student privacy safe from people or institutions that have no business knowing a student’s academic record, not as a legal catch-all to protect university administrations and SGAs from their responsibility to be transparent. I don’t want to know Grant Cochran’s GPA, I don’t care how much his expected family contri-bution on his FAFSA is, and it is not my business how much scholarship he does or doesn’t get. I care that, as my SGA President, he was elected to serve me as a student, and that he presided over an SGA administration rocked with yet another scandal and was forced to resign. I care about the details relevant to his and others’ actions leading up to his resignation. I don’t find it unreasonable for an elected offi-cial to have to disclose relevant information that would have them held accountable to the students for their misdoings. But for the always image con-scious UA administration, that seems like just too much to swallow. Just like it was too much to swallow when, two years ago, people on the behalf of soon-to-be SGA President Steven Oliver were illegally registering students to vote in the Student Recreation Center locker rooms, among many other allegations of voter fraud and election rules violations. An elec-tion where the independent students were finally inspired to shake off their apathy and disenfran-chisement and vote (it was one of the closest elec-tions in recent record), and what were they met with? An administration that lacked the courage to do more than sweep the problems under the rug, hide behind FERPA, and chalk one up for the status quo. I have never felt a more intense and perva-sive sense of betrayal and anger among the student body than what existed during the two weeks after that election. And when the now infamous Justin Zimmerman incident happened on campus last year, it was again too hard to swallow for the UA PR machine. Students were met with rushed and garbled emails, stating that UA’s culture is one of racial harmony, tolerance and respect and that this was an isolated incident. An isolated incident? Members of marginalized groups having slurs thrown their way and openly coerced when they were just minding their own business? Perhaps this is true in the halls of Rose Administration. I have to hand it to Dr. Witt when it comes to physically and academically growing this University – regardless of how you feel about the sharp rise in numbers around here, it is hard to deny his administration’s success in crushing their goals for enrollment growth and for bringing more academic talent to the Capstone than ever. But, I am not alone in feeling like the increasing importance they have placed on numbers has lead them to forsake their responsibilities as leaders of the student body in areas that can’t be measured on a stats sheet. Like taking an active role in part-nering with the many student organizations that are working hard to move campus culture forward or by introducing initiatives of their own for the same purpose. Like recognizing that part of the “quality of the student experience” they claimed wouldn’t be adversely affected by our exponential growth includes both the enormous lines and lack of sit-ting room at Fresh Food during lunch. So please, Dr. Witt, step away from your spread-sheet of fall’s enrollment breakdown and your copy of the latest Princeton Review college rankings, and take a walk outside of Rose Administration. There are a lot of students who are really angry with your administration and some of the things that have gone on under its watch, but if you show you are sincerely ready to listen and be transpar-ent and honest, that you wish to lead this university forward with courage and conviction, we might all be surprised by how quickly that anger and finger pointing turns into a rush of cooperative progress.
Andrew Forsman is a senior majoring in psychology.
By Tyler Rigdon
Dear Baseball, I am your typical fan. Do not worry, though; I am a typical fan of other matters of entertainment, as well. I am a typical fan of interna-tional soccer, the Avett Brothers, primetime television slots, etc. I have been a lifelong Braves fan. Guess you had other plans for us this year, right? However, I would like to address an issue that haunts us typical baseball fans. Speaking of primetime televi-sion slots, my relationship with you can best be compared to my relationship with the television series “Lost.” Previews for the show, equitable to spring training, were around for a while. Intrigue was produced, but no real fanati-cism followed. Finally, the debut aired. The opening of a great television series is as amiable as the aroma of your opening day. For months, or seasons, in this analogous tele-vision metaphor, my attention was primarily focused on the day-to-day occurrences on your diamond and the week-to-week struggle to survive and discover on the Island. I was puzzled at the fact the Braves could be down eight games to the Marlins in June – although there were still a billion games left to play. As for Lost, I was puzzled at the fact that (insert any person, past happening, dietary prefer-ence, polar bear) had taken place. Suddenly, at the end of season four and my two-week free trial of Netflix, all interest was lost. For baseball, the end of season four lies somewhere around the All-Star
game. As the abrupt ending was unintentional with “Lost,” you were dropped with the best inten-tions. Our relationship was no longer benefitting me. You were transforming into a Harry Potter marathon for churchgoers against sorcery and “devil-worshipping.” However, I would check in on you from time to time. SportsCenter provided me with some highlights and an up-to-date playoff race, and I reminisced to a time where you were enjoyable to watch. I would catch some episodes of Lost as well, only to be “lost” as hell. Truth is, I had a new interest, and she was even attractive in the preseason. Football was all that I could think about. As a typical fan, I believe that I can speak for the typical fan base when I say, stop throwing yourself at us. It is desperate, and it does not bode well for your reputation. Your last-ditch efforts at stealing us back has included an enter-taining postseason; but, honestly, honey, more people viewed the Bears/Lions game Monday night instead of your two offers, which even included the first postseason grand slam. As I did view the last episode of “Lost,” I will most likely view the World Series. Sadly, I will probably only watch a couple of games and almost none in their entirety. For myself and the rest of the ADHD-ridden fan base out there, we have
some advice. First, why a 162-game season? Are you that vain? Lindsay Lohan does not steal the tabloid spotlight as tirelessly as you try to steal the sports spotlight. We are not look-ing for anything serious. We want to mingle. You have always been our late spring/early summer girl. Second, speaking of vain, remove your title of “America’s Pastime.” No one appreciates a girl who struts around in her tiara and talks about winning Miss Flat River Creek when she was fourteen. Besides, it has been a solid twenty years since your title. You are becoming a “Toddlers and Tiaras” mom. Third, have you ever played MLB Slugfest? It would be interesting to turn baseball into a full contact sport for a game or two. Think of things to up your sex appeal in these trying times. Baseball, we do appreciate you. You are loyal to the United States. You provide the most entertaining, nationally televised sporting event for twelve-year-olds. You have pro-vided other sports with reliable negotiating procedures – ahem, NBA. However, this typical fan and many others out there cannot con-tinue to pretend that you’re our one and only.
Tyler Rigdon is a sophomore majoring in broadcast journalism and economics. His column runs biweekly on Mondays.
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Major league baseball, you’re so vainAs a typical fan, I believe that I can speak for the typical fan base when I say, stop throwing yourself at us.
— Tyler Rigdon
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IN RESPONSE TO, “APPLE’S SIRI WILL CHANGE THE WAY WE
THINK OF TECHNOLOGY”
Trust me, as an EE, technology is not “smart”. Computers are dumb. They only do exactly what they are told by program-mers. They have to be told in the most basic way possible. There is no actual intelli-gence in our modern computers. I doubt intelligence is even pos-sible with the physical hardware of comput-ers we currently use, regardless of how sleek the programming is. – “unfriendlyfi re”
There is no true artifi -cial intelligence behind Siri. It recognizes voice commands and can build a dictionary of words that it can respond to. Iʼd wager that the UA CS depart-ment could throw to-gether a rough version of this as well. – Jeb
By Lauren FergusonStaff Reporter
For those looking for an activity to attend on an away game weekend, Kentuck’s annual Festival of the Arts will be providing a variety of entertainment and art. Kentuck will celebrate the festival’s 40th anniversary and will be held Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Kentuck Park. Over 250 artists will be par-ticipating in the event, with booths featuring a variety of folk, contemporary and tradi-tional art. There will also be selected artists providing edu-cational demonstrations of dif-ferent art techniques. UA ceramics and drawing instructor Daniel Livingston will be featuring his Raku pottery collection and demon-strating the pottery firing pro-cess. “My pieces are mainly deco-rative ware that are one of a kind,” Livingston said. “I gen-erally get my inspiration from
By Trey Irby
On the track “Surgeon” from St. Vincent’s third album “Strange Mercy,” Annie Clark says, “Best, finest surgeon, come cut me open.” Clark’s lyrics come from a quote said by Marilyn Monroe to Lee Strasberg on the idea of digging into the character and vulner-ability of a person. The idea of a fractured, nervous beauty stan-dard pervades the (ironically) beautiful “Strange Mercy.” Following up on the bril-liance of 2009’s “Actor,” Annie Clark’s multi-instrumentalist ways produce a record-break-ing notion of the boundaries of guitar. Her metaphor is the idea of tearing apart what you know and reconstructing it. Clark draws from references to Monroe, the films of Erich Rohmer and 1950s domesticity to tear all of those things down.But, I’ll avoid going into territo-ry that thousands of media out-lets have already gone into with this record. More interesting to me than the record itself, which is very worthy of being listened to, is that Clark’s words repre-
sent the old style of a record, a true standout album filled with great songs, with nothing overtly movement-worthy. I don’t think I’ve ever addressed the concept of a “movement,” so I’ll do so right now. You know how the media portrays the 1960s as Woodstock, the 1980s as new wave, and the early 1990s by the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video? Well, the underground’s movements are similar, from punk to post-punk to garage punk that sounds like pre-punk music. But the best record of this year, and one that hopefully will stand the test of time, seems more inclined on attacking gen-eral standards of popular cul-ture. This record is way better than anything Odd Future will put out this year, but those guys somehow represent a mo ve-ment. St. Vincent represents an admittedly pretty woman obsessing over the concept of what is ugly or if being pretty really represents anything positive after all. It’s a pretty deep philosophical subject for a record with a Steely Dan-like
LIFESTYLES
WEDNESDAY
FRIDAY
THURSDAY
• Animal Crackers: Gallaway Theatre, 7:30 p.m.• HCA Documentary Film Series Presents “Exit Through the Gift Shop”: Ferg Theater, 7 p.m.
• Homegrown Alabama Farmers Market: Canterbury Episcopal Chapel, 3 p.m.• Xpress Night: Starbucks in the Ferg, 6 p.m.• Animal Crackers: Gallaway Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
• American Studies 50th Anniversary Weekend: all day
LIFESTYLESthis week
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From staff reports Multiple Grammy award winning singer-songwriter Bryan Adams’ scheduled con-cert at The Bama Theatre has been postponed due to illness, according to Bryanadams.com. The concert has been resched-uled for Jan. 25, 2012. For fans who have already purchased tickets for the show on Oct. 12, those purchases will be honored for the show on Jan. 25. For anyone who would like to purchase tickets for the later date, they run from $45 to $65 and can be purchased using Ticketmaster.
Artists demonstrate at Kentuck Festival
COLUMN | MUSIC
St. Vincent’s ‘Strange Mercy’ one of year’s best albums
LIFESTYLES IN BRIEF Bryan Adams concert at The Bama Theatre postponed
strating artist for the past 18 years. “There will be a large num-ber of potters [at the festival] that will be demonstrating the different types of pottery tech-niques,” Livingston said. “You will see virtually every type of ceramics being made.” Livingston plans to bring 30-40 large pieces and 10-15 small pieces to sell and will fire around 40 pieces for dem-onstration during the festival.In addition to the festival, Livingston’s art is on display at the Kentuck Art Gallery in Northport. “I’m always excited about the festival,” Livingston said. “I’ve made a lot friends at Kentuck that I get to see every year and enjoy making new friends too. It’s a great way to spend two days.” Another demonstrating art-ist, Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., will be displaying his collec-tion of poster prints at the fes-tival. Kennedy first designed a poster for Kentuck’s Festival of the Arts in 2002 and has
since participated for the past nine years. His posters are created through the manual pro-cess of letterpress printing. Letterpress is a type of relief printing where a raised ser-vice of letters is inked and then applied to paper to create the print. “My printing process is an ongoing activity because I live and work in the same space,” Kennedy said. “When a person orders a print, I usually get it to them in about two weeks.” Kennedy will be bringing between 200-300 of his post-ers to show at the festival. The posters sell individually for $15 or in multiples for $10 each. Kennedy’s business is locat-ed in Gordo, Ala., and custom-ers can order posters from his website, kennedyprints.com. “Kentuck Festival of the Arts is an excellent festival and the best deal for $15 in Alabama,” Kennedy said. “It’s an experi-ence you need to have once in your four years as a student at the University of Alabama.”
nature.” Raku pottery is a traditional type of Japanese pottery that has been made for over 500 years. Raku pottery typically consists of Japanese tea bowls and is characterized by hand-molded clay that gives each piece a unique look.
“The best part of my art is getting to do what I enjoy doing,” Livingston said. “I always wanted to make stuff on the pottery wheel.” Livingston applied to be part of Kentuck’s festival his first two years and has since been invited back as a demon-
Submitted PhotoArtists will display their work this weekend at the Kentuck Festival.
prog solo, like on “Neutered Fruit.” Maybe I’m asking the wrong questions. The great thing about music is that our rubrics of judgment can be wildly dif-
ferent. Most fans go for music with a familiar sound; oth-ers go for something they feel represents them (even if it is an idealized version), and still others find pleasure in things
other people like. I don’t know if St. Vincent sounds like any of these things to you, and I severely doubt that unless you already like things with an indie aesthetic that you will enjoy her. Then again, that could always be the point. When most think of Marilyn Monroe, they think of pretty dresses and blonde hair. Clark thinks instead of the strange sentiments she voices. Clark claims “Cheerleader” was almost called “Dirteater,” but the former had a better ring. She also said she isn’t criticizing the practice of cheer-leading. “Strange Mercy” is a record of contradictions, which natu-rally means all of these contra-dictions flow into my thoughts. And like those thoughts, there are no clear answers in this record, and understandably, it’s that lack of clarity that is secretly brilliant. Clark creates questions out of thin air that not only have no answers, but may not even be the right ques-tions to ask. It’s just up to us to find the joy within.
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Hanna Williams, a Creative Campus intern, said it’s a time for everyone’s closet-nerd to come out. Williams said they create an environment where people find the silliness they have inside.
“It’s like Christmas around here,” Williams said. “I’m not even a Harry Potter fan, and it makes me a Harry Potter fan.”
Senior Creative Campus
intern Chris Izor is back play-ing for his second year in a row. Izor said his team, the “Albanian Achromantulas,” has already had their first practice and is ready for the competition this year.
“The Albanian Achromantulas
are here to win,” Izor said. Beyond the magical world of
Quidditch on the Quad, Tucci said Creative Campus is sell-ing T-shirts for the event. All of the proceeds go to Alabama Literacy. You can pre-order the shirts on the Creative Campus website.
Last year, 490 students com-peted in the World Cup tourna-ment in front of thousands of spectators from the University and the Tuscaloosa commu-nity. Teams must be coed, represent a specific coun-try and follow the University
QUIDDITCHContinued from page 1
Recreation Revised Edition of the International Quidditch Association Rulebook. Registration of teams, volun-teers and booths ends Oct. 21, leaving only nine days to cre-ate your team and pick your country.
The preliminary rounds of the Quidditch on the Quad begin Nov. 10 on the recreation fields, and then the final day of the Quidditch World Cup is Nov. 13. To register and pur-chase T-shirts, visit uacreative-campus.org.
“It’s like Christmas around here. I’m not even a Harry Potter fan, and it makes me
a Harry Potter fan.”
— Hannah Williams,Creative Campus intern
By Miranda MurphySports Reporter
The Alabama soccer team returns home this weekend to face Southeastern Conference opponents Arkansas and LSU. Head coach Todd Bramble said the Crimson Tide (6-6-2, 1-4-1 SEC) will not be mak-ing any drastic changes in the upcoming games. “We just need to keep pay-ing attention to the details that decide games in the conference at this level,” Bramble said. Bramble said he isn’t wor-ried about where the opposing teams are ranked, just how his team plays. “We’re going to perform the best we possibly can on Friday night against Arkansas,” Bramble said. “After the game, we will start planning for LSU. We’re not going to do anything special. We’ve played a lot of ranked teams already, and after we play them, we will play several more teams like them.” The Tide beat Arkansas (4-9-0) 2-1 and tied LSU (10-4-1) 0-0 on the road last year. Bramble said the team will have more confidence going into the games since they will be play-ing at home this year. “I wish we would have
handled ourselves on the road a little bit better so far, but I know we’re a really good team at home,” Bramble said. “We are looking forward to getting back on our home turf.” Sunday’s game will feature the annual Alabama Soccer Power of Pink event. There will be pink giveaways, and cancer survivors and fighters will be honored at the game. “It’s going to be really exciting,” freshman Theresa Diederich said. “We are going to come out and play the game for others that have struggled with cancer.” The Tide went 0-2 on the road last weekend against South Carolina and Florida. The team lost 4-1 to South Carolina on Friday night. South Carolina scored three goals in the first half of the game on Friday. Diederich scored the only goal for the Tide with a penalty kick in the 72nd min-ute. The Tide continued their road trip to Florida and lost 4-1 on Sunday. Junior Kaitlyn Smith earned her first goal of the season. Senior Carly Mygrants earned her first assist on the pass to Smith. The Tide faces Arkansas on Friday night at 8 p.m. and LSU on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Alabama Soccer Stadium.
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Tide looks to rebound this weekend at home
SOCCER
UA AthleticsSophomore forward Kendall Khanna dribbles against a Kentucky defender earlier this season.
By Morgan UptonContributing Writer
The Alabama volleyball team returns to Foster Auditorium this weekend to continue Southeastern Conference play, hosting South Carolina in the Power of Pink match and No. 13 Florida. The Crimson Tide hopes to rebound from a tough weekend on the road, but against a South Carolina team still looking for its first SEC victory and a top-25 Florida team, it won’t be easy. “We’re looking to obviously get better in the four practices we have this week prior to the weekend,” head coach Ed Allen said. “It’s a big weekend – it’s the Power of Pink weekend – which is huge for the University. Two teams are coming in this weekend that clearly are going to help us get better.” Friday’s match against South Carolina will serve as a Power of Pink event, an Alabama Athletics initiative to raise
Alabama returns for a big weekend VOLLEYBALL
awareness for the fight against breast cancer. The Tide was without a key player, junior Kayla Fitterer, the past two matches. Allen said he was unsure if Fitterer would be ready for Friday’s matchup. “We’re hoping Kayla’s able to progress through the week and get back on the floor,” he said. “We’re a different team with
her on the floor.” South Carolina comes in witha seven game losing streak andwithout its star player, sopho-more Juliette Thévenin, whohas been held out of play aftersuffering a concussion a fewweeks ago. The Gamecockshave 12 underclassmen. Withsuch an inexperienced team,South Carolina is still lookingfor a successful rotation. The Tide will play SouthCarolina at 7 p.m. on Fridayand Florida at 1 p.m. on Sunday,which will also be televised byFOX SportsSouth.
UA AthleticsSophomore setter Andrea McQuaid serves the ball against Ala-bama A&M earlier this season.
FRIDAY
SUNDAY
SATURDAY
• Volleyball vs. South Carolina: 7 p.m.•Soccer vs Arkansas: 7 p.m.
• Football vs Ole Miss: 5 p.m.
•Track & Field, Cross Country Crimson Classic: all day
• Volleyball vs Florida: 1 p.m.
• Soccer vs LSU: 1 p.m.
SPORTS this weekend
By Laura OwensSenior Sports Reporter
[email protected]@laurako_O
Running back Eddie Lacy, who hurt his foot during the Arkansas game, practiced Tuesday along with the other running backs. Head coach Nick Saban hasn’t said whether he’s playing for sure on Saturday, but center William Vlachos said he looked good at practice. “He’s a guy we want to get back into the lineup because he’s a great guy to have come in when Trent [Richardson] needs a blow, and obviously our training staff’s done a great job with him, so we’re looking for-ward to getting him back soon,” Vlachos said. Lacy didn’t play this past Saturday against Vanderbilt but did play against Florida two weekends ago. In the Swamp, he had five carries for 32 yards with one touchdown. For the season, Lacy has rushed for 397 yards, averaging more than eight yards per carry, and has five touchdowns.
Bye weeks
Last weekend, Ole Miss had a bye week, much like Vanderbilt had in its schedule before playing Alabama. Linebacker Jerrell Harris said he could tell a difference when a team had the off-week before. “When they have an extra week to prepare for you, we know that they’re going to come out with something dif-ferent, or they’re going to do stuff better than they usually would,” he said. “So you have to be ready for anything.”
Vlachos said halftime adjust-ments really help in situa-tions when a team has had a bye week before playing the Crimson Tide. “Especially last year, with teams coming off the off-week, they were able to install and hit us with things we had never seen before and we weren’t prepared for, so we take advan-tage of our time at halftime to adjust to what we need to do against that and make sure everyone’s on the same page,” he said. Alabama has two more games before its own week-end off. The Tide will face Ole Miss on the road and then Tennessee at home before the bye week. The game following that weekend is the showdown against LSU in Tuscaloosa.
Third down conversions
So far in 2011, the Tide’s offense has had more success with third down conversions. At the end of 2010, the conver-
sion rate was 44 percent, and it has improved to 49 percent this season. Comparing it to this time last year, though, it’s improved even more dramati-cally. In October of 2010, the offense only converted 42 per-cent of its third downs, and in the two games this month, it has converted 63 percent. Offensive lineman Barrett Jones said third downs were something else the offense focused on this summer in camp. “That’s a direct result from spending a lot of time on third downs in camp and a lot of time on the run game, just kind of getting back to being physical,” he said. Jones and Vlachos both said another reason was due to having third-and-manage-able situations, trying to limit negative plays on the first two downs. “The play-calling has been very good on third down, and I think the execution has been good for the most part,” Vlachos said.
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