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By Alexandra EllsworthStaff Reporter
Full Moon Bar-B-Que has reopened in Tuscaloosa as a carryout, call-in and catering restaurant after being destroyed in the torna-do that raged through the city this past April.
“It didn’t really hit me that the tornado had caused so much destruction until I came back and realized that some of my favorite things were gone,” sophomore Andrew Wash said.
He said he finds it encouraging that Full Moon is reopen-ing and hopes that other restaurants and businesses will follow suit.
“It gives a lot of hope to a lot of people,” said Brian Ahmed, owner of Tuscaloosa’s Full Moon Bar-B-Que.
Full Moon has reopened at a temporary loca-tion on Veterans Memorial Parkway and they
Full Moon BBQ reopens at temporary location
By Stephen Nathaniel DethrageSpecial Projects Reporter
A pledge of the Gamma Alpha chap-ter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, who alleges that he was seriously injured during hazing in September 2009, filed a lawsuit electronically on Aug. 12 of this year against the frater-nity and 10 of its members.
The lawsuit contends that, as the result of wrongful conduct by the fra-
ternity members being charged, the pledge, Thomas Scott Willoch, suf-fered severe and permanent bodily injuries, physical pain and severe mental distress when he was dropped out of a truck onto the pavement while unconscious.
Willoch says in his lawsuit that he required medical treatment and has been hospitalized repeatedly since the time of the alleged hazing, has and will continue to incur medical expens-es and is incapacitated and unable to
seek or obtain employment.Willoch is suing the fraternity and
the 10 members named for negligence in providing alcohol to a minor, allow-ing him to be hurt while unconscious, and failing to transport him to a hos-pital for treatment after he sustained his injuries.
He is seeking damages for physical and emotional harm, past and future medical bills, and wages lost due to his loss of earning capacity.
Willoch’s attorney, R. Randy
Edwards, declined to comment on the pending lawsuit.
“No one on our side is going to talk to you about this,” said Edwards, a former Alabama football player under Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant.
According to the court records, Willoch enrolled at the University of Alabama as a freshman for the Fall 2009 semester, accepted a bid from the University’s chapter of Pi Kappa
Pi Kappa Alpha sued for hazing violation• A pledge from PKA has fi led a lawsuit against 10 members on the fraternity
• The pledge claims he suf-fered physical and emotional harm from hazing
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— Brian Ahmed, owner
By Stephen WalkerSenior Staff Reporter
In a move that was long awaited by many of Alabama’s minority residents, the Obama administration filed a lawsuit on Aug. 1 to stop the state’s tough new immigration law from going into effect.
The law, known as H.B. 56, is considered by many legal scholars to be the toughest anti-illegal immigration law in the nation.
Many states, including Arizona and Georgia, have enacted similar legislation in recent months, aimed at curbing the rising number of illegal immigrants residing in their respective states.
If allowed to become law exactly as written, H.B. 56 would enable police officers to ask for
Students weigh in on immigration lawsuitTough anti-immigration legislation delayed to end of month by federal judge
Fewer groups on the blockOrganizations left out in this year’s student seating arrangement in Bryant-Denny Stadium
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#BlockSeatingBy Tray Smith
Opinions Editor
Block seating privileges were given to 31 organizations at a meet-ing of the Student Organization Seating Committee Tuesday night, down from 34 organizations last year.
Only three non-greek organizations received organizational seat-ing in the 4,400-seat section, down from eight groups a year ago. Five of the 36 applications submitted for Student Organization Seating last Friday were never graded by the committee—a number includ-ing the Law School and the graduate business school.
SGA Vice President for Student Affairs David Wilson interrupted the meeting at one point, saying, “There’s a handbook called the rules book, procedures of these meetings and stuff, does anybody have a copy of the handbook?”
No member had a copy on hand. “There need to be rules,” Wilson said. Darrell Hargreaves, the block seating faculty advisor, also noted
issues with the group’s procedures. “Doing this over the summer when you’re abroad…you guys are
gone over the summer, and then trying to cram it into August in two or three weeks, and trying to get on the same page? Virtually impos-sible,” Hargreaves told the committee as its members deliberated a block seating chart proposed by committee chair Mckenzie Jones.
“You guys need to reconvene in January and discuss policy, rules,
and things like that, because things aren’t crystal clear,” he said. “This is your organization. This is a student-run organization. But there are a lot of I-don’t-knows.”
The committee eventually passed the proposed chart in a 9-4 vote. During the meeting, multiple committee members raised concerns about Jones’ decision to put the Honors College Assembly on the third row.
“I just find it kind of ironic, the only concern that many of you have shared is just only about HCA,” said Jones, a member of Phi Gamma Delta. “If it’s just [that] everybody can’t be happy—it’s just one organization that you’re nitpicking on the block—then I think we’re pretty successful.”
Sarah Hughes, president of the Honors College Assembly, said she was satisfied with the proposal’s allocation for HCA.
“I am satisfied with the amount of seats we got, because we are such a large student organization,” she said after the meeting.
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CAIRO _ Several members of fugitive Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s family crossed into Algeria on Monday, complicating the interim rebel authority’s goal of prosecut-ing members of his inner circle for allegedly siphoning off the country’s oil wealth and con-tributing to human rights viola-tions. Gadhafi’s wife, Safia, daugh-ter, Aisha, sons Hannibal and Mohamed and their children crossed the border into Algeria at 8:45 a.m. Monday, according to a statement from Algeria’s Foreign Ministry. News reports said Mourad Benmehidi, the Algerian ambassador to the United Nations, informed Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the family’s arrival.The news that some of Gadhafi’s family had escaped was greeted with bitterness in Libya.
Prisoners wait at the Ain Zara police sta-tion in Tripoli, Libya, to be transported to the nearby Ain Zara prison, where Libyan rebels are hold-ing suspected loyal merce-naries.
David Enders/MCT “We have promised to pro-vide a just trial to all those criminals, and therefore we consider this an act of aggres-sion,” Mahmoud Shamman, a spokesman for the rebels’ National Transitional Council, told the Reuters news agency. “We are warning anybody not to shelter Gadhafi and his
sons. We are going after them in any place, to find them and arrest them,” he said. Gadhafi and his most visible son, Saif al Islam, remained at large a week after rebel forces ransacked the ruler’s Tripoli compound and fought pitched battles against clusters of remaining loyalists.
Alpha, and, in September, was asked to come to the fraternity house for a swap with the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority.
“While at the House, Thomas Scott Willoch was surrounded by members of the local Chapter in the main lobby of the Chapter House and made to drink exces-sive amounts of intoxicat-ing beverages,” the lawsuit said. “As a result, he became extremely intoxicated and lost consciousness on the floor where he remained unconscious and nonrespon-sive.”
In his lawsuit, Willoch alleges that while he was unconscious, the Pi Kappa Alphas moved him to a truck. While within, one of them opened the passen-ger door of the truck and Willoch fell out, striking his head on the pavement and
sustaining injuries to his head and neck.
The lawsuit alleges that after his injury, Willoch was put back into the truck and driven to his apartment, where the Pi Kappa Alphas left him for the evening. Willoch claims that the next morning, he awoke on the living room floor in great pain and covered with blood and vomit.
“UA is not part of this lawsuit and we have no comment on it,” said Cathy Andreen, director of media relations for the University. “That is our only comment.”
Each of the ten mem-bers of the fraternity who are named in the lawsuit declined to comment.
Gentry McCreary, director of Greek Affairs, and Dakota Peterson, president of the Interfraternity Council, which serves as the govern-ing body of fraternities on campus, also had no com-ment about the lawsuit.
proof of immigration status during routine traffic stops and force employers to check the immigration status of each new employee. More controversial, however, are the provisions that would punish legal resi-dents with fines and jail time for assisting illegal immigrants with transportation and other necessities.
The Obama administration is suing primarily on the grounds that immigration enforcement should be left up to the federal government.
“Various provisions of H.B. 56 conflict with federal immigra-tion law and undermine the federal government’s careful balance of immigration enforce-ment priorities and objectives,” states a news release from the Department of Justice.
Students, particularly those involved in political organiza-tions at UA, expressed strong opinions about the President’s decision to sue the state of Alabama.
“What I find interesting about the Obama administra-tion is its willingness to super-sede the Constitution in almost every way possible,” said Cliff Sims, chairman of College Republicans. “However, when it comes to protecting our bor-ders, something they are actu-ally supposed to do, they drop the ball, leaving the states in a position where they have to pro-tect themselves.”
By filing a lawsuit to block H.B. 56, the Obama administration is setting a trend that could poten-tially have a harmful effect on the American legal system in the long run, Sims said.
“We are also a country in which everyone is equal under
the law,” he said. “Ignoring laws just because the administration doesn’t like them is a dangerous precedent that is an attack to the rule of law, one of our found-ing principles.”
Allowing illegal immigrants to live in Alabama and benefit from the programs designed to help needy Americans is unfair to those who are here legally, Sims said.
“In a time when we are run-ning record deficits, it is not reasonable to ask American taxpayers to continue to pro-vide free services for those who do not pay into the system,” he said.
Although not a perfect piece of legislation, Sims said he expects H.B. 56 to be upheld and tweaked in future legislative sessions.
Elizabeth Robinson, vice pres-ident of the Libertarian group Young Americans for Liberty, also voiced support for H.B. 56,
saying that it was lawmakers’ only way of dealing with rising costs associated with illegal immigrants.
“Paying for public benefits for illegal immigrants is a fiscal burden on the state,” Robinson said. “The main problem isn’t the immigrants themselves, but the welfare state that the United States has become.”
Robinson said she believes the federal government should pass legislation that would make laws such as H.B. 56 unnecessary.
“Immigration reform should come in the form of secure bor-ders, entitlement restructuring and an efficient way for immi-grants to come work in the U.S. legally,” Robinson said.
Other groups, such as College Democrats, feel quite the oppo-site about the law.
“The UA College Democrats support the President’s decision and feel that there are things
contained in the law that we feel are unconstitutional,” said Jamie Woodham, president of the College Democrats.
Those who disagree with the law should voice their opinions to their legislators, Woodham said.
“I would definitely say the bot-tom line is that we don’t agree with the bill that Alabama passed,” he said. “We’d like to encourage other Alabamians to stand up and say that this bill is wrong and it should not have been passed.”
College Democrats are plan-ning an event on campus that will allow people to share their opinions about H.B. 56.
Although the law was set to go into effect on Sept. 1, U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn blocked H.B. 56 until Sept. 29 so she can consider the large number of lawsuits filed against it.
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By Ashanka KumariContributing Writer
Members of the Psi chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon at the University earned the honor of “Best DKE Chapter” for the 2010-2011 academic year and have been awarded the Lion Trophy for their efforts, according to a press release. The Lion Trophy is given to the top DKE chapter from July 2010-July 2011 and is the highest honor a DKE chapter can receive, said DKE repre-sentative Jake Gray. “We believe our commit-ment to service with UA Greek Relief, which sent over 52,000 meals and 100,000 non-perishable items to the city of Tuscaloosa in the weeks following the tornado, is what put us over the edge,” Gray said.
According to a press release, following the disas-trous events of April 27, the members of the Psi chapter founded and organized UA Greek Relief. “With the help of 400 vol-unteers per day, who were coordinated largely by DKEs at the Psi chapter house, UA Greek Relief made an enor-mous impact on the city of Tuscaloosa through its relief efforts,” said Thomas Hudson, the chapter consul-tant of the DKE International Fraternity, in a press release. According to the press release, the Alabama DKEs’ efforts proved their chap-ter to be the best and have become leaders among all fraternity men. The Lion’s Trophy will be presented to the UA DKEs from DKE International dur-
By Caroline MurrayContributing Writer
With the cost of college con-stantly rising, many students need financing beyond schol-arships and cash to pay for their education. For students like Rachel Coleman, a junior majoring in telecommunica-tions and film, student loans are a solution. “Student loans have been a great way for me to get through college without stressing about money,” Coleman said. Coleman has unsubsi-dized federal loans, which means that the Department of Education funds the loan. The loan started accruing interest at the time she accepted the loan offer. Cassandra Coleman, a grad-uate student, has both unsub-sidized and subsidized federal loans, and said she recom-mends that students be knowl-edgeable about their loans. “Know the difference between subsidized and
unsubsidized loans and be very aware of interest rates,” Cassandra Coleman said. “They can kill.” Students can learn about this difference and other important parts of the loan application process in the Student Financial Office in the Student Services Center. “We have a resource center available for students to come and fill out the FASFA,” said Helen Allen, associate direc-tor of Student Financial Aid. “Counselors are available to see students at any time.” The Free Application for Federal Student Aid Allen mentioned must be complet-ed in order for students to receive federal financial aid. Both Rachel Coleman and Cassandra Coleman said the process is simple and easy to understand. “It is very easy to do online,” Cassandra Coleman said. “You only need to renew FASFA info once a year.” Allen said FASFA is an important step to financing
education because it is an application for more than just loans. “When you submit the FASFA you are applying for all federal money, including grants, at the same time,” Allen said. The FASFA is not only for those with high demonstrated financial need, but for every student looking for financing options. “All students are eligible to receive federal loans,” Allen said. “Federal student loans are guaranteed funds.” Where financial need does come into play is in determin-ing if the loan is subsidized or unsubsidized. Subsidized loans are only awarded to those students with high financial need because they do not accrue interest until after the student’s graduation. Unsubsidized loans, which start accruing interest imme-diately upon acceptance of the loan offer, are guaranteed to any student that filled out the FASFA.
The total amount of the loan offered depends on class standing. The amount rises from $5,550 freshman year to $6,500 sophomore year to $7,500 junior and senior year on the premise that the fur-ther along a student is in school, the more likely the stu-dent is to graduate and repay their debt. While federal student loans do not require that students make a payment on their loans until six months after graduation, there is an advan-tage to paying on unsubsi-dized loans. Allen said that because the interest on these loans accumulates, paying off interest while in school leaves students with lower overall costs. Students like Rachel Coleman, however, choose to wait and make payments until they have a stable income. “I’m holding off on loan payments until I have a job,” Rachel Coleman said. “I will be able to pay them in a much more manageable way then.”
Students: Learn about loans
DKE earns best chapter awarding homecoming week, Gray said. “The award is a testament to the hard work of many leaders in DKE over the past several years,” Gray said. “The chapter has seen great improvement in both scholar-ship and service over the past several years, and the credit for that cannot go to a single person.” In 1894, an award, now known as the Lion’s Trophy, was presented as a gift to the last surviving founder of DKE, according to a press release. Following his death in 1905, the trophy was returned to the fraternity and is now symboli-cally presented each year to the group excelling in chapter
operations. “A 40-page application was judged off of three categories: philanthropy, scholarship and alumni relations,” Gray said. According to the press release, the Alabama DKEs excelled in each area and sur-passed all others in excellence in alumni relations and com-munity service. “This is a team award, and the DKEs are very proud to bring the Lion’s Trophy back to the Psi chapter for the first time since 2007,” Gray said. There are over 90 DKE chap-ters in the United States and Canada. This year, the North Carolina and Penn State chap-ters came in second and third places, respectively.
When asked to release the average score each organi-zation received after being reviewed by the committee, Jones said he did not have those scores with him.
“I could have brought (them) here but I don’t think that was necessary. The seat-ing should speak for itself on whether or not someone was rated low or high,” Jones said.
SGA Communications Director Seth Morrow later confirmed that the five orga-nizations earning the most points were Phi Gamma Delta, Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Nu and Kappa Alpha Order, respectively.
When it came time to vote on the proposal, Jones said it had been confirmed that he could vote for absent member Raymond Dawkins. Flamerich challenged that
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assertion. “Actually, let’s just do it like
this. Since Raymond can’t be here, and you came in late, your vote does not count, Will,” said Jones, referring to committee member Will Pylant. “And everybody else will vote. That makes it an even number.”
A.J. Collins, chief of staff for the legislative branch, informed Jones that if the committee was operating under Robert’s Rules of Order, he could not prevent another member of the com-mittee from voting.
After some discussion, Jones then asked committee members to vote with a show of hands.
“Yes, this is the actual vote,” he said.
Some committee members objected, asking for a secret ballot. Jones agreed.
When asked for a copy of committee voting procedures, none was provided to The Crimson White.
Y e s t e r d a y , Federal Judge Sharon Blackburn pushed back the day on which Alabama’s H.B. 56 would become law from Sept. 1 to Sept. 28. Regardless of your views on immigration policy, you have to be glad that this law is being considered extreme-ly carefully by our judicial system. Praise for this reprieve showered down from both sides of the aisle in Montgomery, and for good reason. House Bill 56 is certainly the harshest of the harsh immigration laws introduced since Arizona broke the usurping-federal-responsibility ice with their SB 1070 in 2010. The concerns about undocumented immigrants taking American jobs in hard times such as these are very real. That our legislators waited until times were hard to address immigration pol-icy – which is anything but new – allows room for one to wonder whether this issue is purely politi-cal. Certainly our legislators did not miss the abuse that SB 1070 received in the courtroom. Certainly they saw how a preliminary injunction – like the one Judge Blackburn is mulling over now – blocked most of Arizona’s bill. So, when times are hard, our legislators chose a path that is proven to cost the state money, clog the legal system and encourage racial discrimination. This path is also completely unproven as a way to fix the problems associated with undocumented immi-gration (how is Arizona doing a year later?), not to mention our job-creation problem. Let’s not forget that H.B. 56 does not exactly complement our most fundamental American values, namely freedom, civil rights, a right to privacy, religious freedom or the pursuit of happiness. Judge Blackburn’s delay sheds little light on the final destination of the legislation, but it is no less a relief for a state that does not have the resources to enforce the multitude of ways one might interpret the “reasonable suspicion” provision of H.B. 56. It is also a relief that on Thursday, we will not condemn the naturalized children of undocumented immigrants as felons for not reporting their parents to the authorities. At least now we have a month, before we make it illegal to walk around without the documents that prove your citizenship. You can watch three Alabama football games with your undocumented friend before it becomes a felony to drive them to, say, a hospital. Police officers across the state must be wiping the sweat off their fore-heads, relieved that they can continue protecting their communities instead of taking on the federal government’s job of enforcing immigration policy. We commend Judge Blackburn for pressing “pause” and allowing the judicial system time to con-sider the unnervingly far-reaching consequences of this law. We hope our judicial system will ensure that the rights of every person are protected, and we hope that, ultimately, this law will not conflict with the Southern hospitality on which we pride ourselves.
Our View is the consensus of the Crimson White’s editorial board.
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EDITORIAL BOARD
“There is an easy way to fi x this
problem. All those students that have
written in complain-ing about block
seating could ALL sit in the greek sec-tion one weekend (or all season).
If they try to kick you out, demand to know on what
grounds.”
— Jeb, in response to “Block seating needs reform”
“Typical abuse of power by an
SGA-affi liated of-fi cial. Whereʼs the surprise? SGA and block seating have
always worked to the advantage of greek students, at the expense of everybody else.”
— nobody3155, in response to “Proto-col ignored in block
seating”
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Blackburn smart to delay law
OUR VIEW
In short: A fed-eral judge was right to delay enforcement of Alabama’s im-migration law
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By Tyler Rigdon
As we arrive at football sea-son, we arrive at another year of opinions, rants and beliefs. I could not think of a better way to open the year than to write about Auburn. This is my biased yet objective approach to Auburn and its future. Earlier this summer, Auburn football coach Gene Chizik was given a raise and a contract extension after the Tigers miraculously won the national championship. His raise places his salary at $3.5 million (up to $4.5 mil-lion with incentives) a year through 2015. This is the abso-lute dumbest thing I have ever heard in my life, which is an accomplishment.
List of other dumb things I’ve heard:1. “I don’t like sweet tea.”2. “It’s just a water moccasin.”3. “Nah, you can go left on red.”4. Anything out of Michelle Bachmann’s mouth.
Trust me. The list is much longer, and I am possibly for-getting some priceless mate-rial. I also know that many people/barners - hopefully no one reading this paper - may think that I am idiotic. Before you say anything:
1. Dude, he won a national championship.
Oh wait, did he? I am almost positive I stated that in the second sentence. I agree, readers. That is a miraculous accomplishment. I am sure that his leadership, determi-nation and damn good looks secured his place among the gods. He had to coach a poor, young quarterback to be an elite Heisman winner. He had to whip in to shape a malnour-ished, humble nose tackle to become one of the country’s best and still most humble. He called the plays, he made the shots, and he won the games. If you have not been alert-ed to the sarcasm yet, I truly
pity your life as an individual. I have never seen a coach so disconnected from the earn-ings of a team in my short twenty years on this earth. The offense’s success was thanks to Cam Newton and Gus Malzahn. The defense’s lack of success and minor victories were thanks to Nick Fairley only. Gomer Pyle could have coached this team to a national championship and would have been much more entertaining to watch.
2. Bro, he’s been recruiting well
Rivals.com has ranked Auburn in the top ten in recruitment over the past two years (#4 in 2010 and #7 in 2011). Okay, that is decent. However, their rival, Alabama (#5 in 2010 and #1 in 2011) has still outperformed them in this aspect. The only proof of how Chizik handles recruits once on campus is at Iowa State - the Vanderbilt of the Big 12 who cannot even pride itself
on academics. Sure, the recruits look like potential NFL prospects, but giving a raise and an exten-sion before knowing what will become of the first classes of the fighting Chiziks is beyond me. Georgia is ranked #2 in the nation over the past ten years in recruiting. What do they have to show for it? The answer is nothing. Alabama, which floundered in mediocracy for much of the 2000s, rebounded off the growth and development of a few strong recruiting classes. It is in the cards for Auburn, but it would have been wise to let things play out before offer-ing the raise and extension. I doubt Chizik would have left the place if not offered a raise.
3. He sends us personalized e-mails
Nothing infuriates me more than when Auburn fans spew the words ‘at least our coach cares enough to email us,’
especially when the sad soul believes the e-mail is in some way personalized. There could not be more things wrong with that sentence. If generic word-play most likely written by a Farmhouse athletic depart-ment intern gets you going, you should prepare for a life full of TV dinners and disap-pointment. Secondly, who the hell needs an e-mail to validate anything concerning football? I know that Auburn is “All In” on their idea of being a “family,” but I would much rather have a coach than a Jim Jones-esque circus of a cult. Next thing you know, he will write a book also personalized for all of his fans. Oh wait, he already did.
P.S. Should I even begin with this year’s schedule? I saw a more positive outlook in “The Perfect Storm.” If you haven’t seen it, everyone dies.
Tyler Rigdon is a junior majoring in chemical engi-neering.
By Wesley Vaughn@wesleyvaughn
Student Organization Seating, formerly known as block seat-ing, will cease to exist next year. With an expected yearly increase in student population and a static
student seat-ing capacity in Bryant-Denny Stadium, it will no longer remain viable. It will barely function this year.
The majority of the accusations and contempt will be misplaced, though. The Honors College Assembly will be seen as the super group that decided to butt into the south end zone with its large member base and long list of individual accolades. The SGA speaker of the senate will be seen as the instiga-tor for block seating’s eventual removal. When a group that simply fol-lows the rules to apply for seat-ing and a campus representative who simply asks questions about those vague rules are cast as agi-tators, you know you are at the University of Alabama. We don’t value change; we despise it. What most may be unaware of is how greek-only block seating was disbanded in the first place. Two years ago, a senior administrator and a selected group of campus leaders – both greek and non-greek – decided over the course of a few meetings to work towards opening up block seating to other organizations. This group understood the future impact of its goal, mainly
setting the stage for block seat-ing’s ultimate demise. None of these meetings were attended by current HCA leadership or the speaker of the senate, and most attendees have already graduated. Historically, block seating has been the starkest representation of a divided campus. There may only be seven or eight home games a year, but sporting events at this athletic-addicted school should be a time to shed personal differences and cheer for the team that repre-sents all of us. Designating an area that separated some from others restricted that opportunity and bred disdain. Even if traditionally barred students do not decide to sit in the south end zone once Student Organization Seating is gone, it is important enough that they have the freedom to choose not to. Many have commented that this was done “the wrong way.” Well, if “the right way” includes wait-ing until those who have benefited from unchanged policies and mini-mal supervision decide that they no longer want unfair treatment, I think those individuals may have progress confused with a concept that cares about selfish desires. I do not condone those who acted aggressively for the sole rea-son to elicit a delightfully resentful response. Nor do I condone those who spread fear and lies to rally their supporters and create ani-mosity. At the end of the day, we are all UA students. Of course we do not all see eye to eye. However, this issue is so futile and so driven by those before us that to participate in this ridiculous conflict as if there are winners and losers is to accept that we are pitted against
one another. Though we may be fighting for seats at a football game, we are not playing football. There are no teams. There aren’t even any rules or spectators. We are playing a game invented by students no longer at this University, students who have no meaningful connec-tion with us. We all stopped looking under the tree once we found out that Santa was created and perpetu-ated by our parents. When will we stop looking for an ongoing strug-gle that was created and perpetu-ated by our alumni? Student organization seating and block seating served as a great incentive system for organizations to achieve academically and par-ticipate philanthropically. Instead of resuscitating organization seat-ing next year, a new incentive sys-tem for groups must be created. Margaret Mead once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Maybe that small group of pro-gressive campus leaders knew what they were doing; maybe the large group of impetuous stu-dents on both sides of campus who refuse to lower their rhetorical weapons do not. We have an opportunity to create an incentive system that involves all organizations on cam-pus. Who will step above the petty divisions and form such an avant-garde group to settle this contro-versy?
Wesley Vaughn is a senior major-ing in public relations and politi-cal science. His column runs on Wednesday.
By DJ Jackson
I am writing in regard to the articles about block seat-ing. What is the goal of student organizational seating? That is the question I keep contemplat-ing as the events over the past weeks have played out. In all of this, I think we have lost the reason for having a stu-dent section. Student seating
should be an opportunity for all students to come together and cheer on the Crimson Tide. As the University grows in number, it only seems neces-sary that we progress forward as a student body. As a native of Tuscaloosa, I am a firm believer in carrying on traditions, but as an engaged student I believe that if we are serious about cre-ating a campus community we
need to make serious changes to student life on campus. It is common knowledge that the greek system wants to par-ticipate in block seating in order to separate themselves from the other commoners of the student section, but what incentive do the leaders of other organiza-tions have to give in to this pub-lic display of elitism? Of course the leaders of SGA,
who just so happen to also be in the greek system, favor a proce-dure that allows them to control block seating with little-to-no outside input. I challenge the leaders of campus organizations and our administration to discontinue the perpetuation of narrow-minded traditions governing student affairs. The first step in creating a
community-centered campus culture is to eliminate block seating. If the University and its administration is committed to standing by the Capstone Creed, then it needs to start enforcing “honesty, fairness, and respect” in the organization that is sup-posed to represent its students.
DJ Jackson is a sophomore majoring in history.
Block seating on its last leg
Three reasons Gene Chizik didn’t deserve that raise
What is the goal of block seating?
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By Heather LightseyContributing Writer
After an EF4 tornado devas-tated areas of West Alabama in late April, Tuscaloosa News reporter Chase Goodbread cre-ated a Facebook group to raise long-term volunteerism for Tuscaloosa tornado relief. The group, Forget Us Not Tuscaloosa, works to attract volunteers to fill every day of an entire calendar year that began on June 1, 2011. Goodbread said the idea came from watching the short-term relief provided by various other organizations in Tuscaloosa.
“We knew in two to four months, the short-term aid would be gone,” Goodbread said. “We wanted to help create something more long-term and widespread. The goal is to have one person claim each of the 365 days in the calendar year.” Many UA students are among the volunteers who have signed up to devote their time or money to a community service project of their choice for an entire day. Kelsey Richaud, a senior majoring in art history, said she heard about the organization through her church group on campus and wanted to help. “Tuesday was the day I chose
to volunteer,” Richaud said. “I saved clothes and food to donate to the local food back and emer-gency services.” Alabama Credit Union, part-nering with Forget Us Not Tuscaloosa, has sponsored a calendar, which sells for $5, to help volunteers remember their chosen date. “ACU promises to match each calendar sold up to $50,000 for the Tuscaloosa Disaster Relief fund,” Kelly Jones said. “As of right now, we have $10,000 ready to donate. We would really love to be able to donate the full $50,000.” Gov. Robert Bentley, Mayor
Walt Maddox and former University of Alabama football players are among those who have registered. Their pictures appear on the calendar on their specified dates. Alabama Credit Union also chose one day of each month in which their employees donate or volunteer to local organi-zations. Forest Lake Baptist Church, the Tuscaloosa Animal Shelter and the Alabama Tree Recovery Campaign are among the organizations helped by ACU. Trey Newman, a senior majoring in management, signed up to serve food and
water around severely damaged homes in Alberta on June 1, the first date people were allowed to sign up. “I wanted to help the organi-zation and raise awareness for the cause,” Newman said. “I think it’s neat that every day at least one individual will volun-teer in some way.” Newman said he lived at the Retreat when the tornado tore through, and he saw firsthand how big it was and the destruc-tion it left in its wake. “I actually left to study abroad in Italy in May, and it was one of those things where you hate leaving your home behind, dam-
aged the way it was,” Newman said. “It was kind of on my mind the whole time I was in Italy. When I got home, I really want-ed to help, so I signed up for the first available date on Forget Us Not Tuscaloosa. There weren’t that many admissions at the time.” Goodbread, said the organi-zation has grown steadily in the past few months, with around 165 dates having been claimed so far. “I think it is a great cause, and I really encourage everyone to sign up,” Newman said. “It shows that our community will never forget April 27.”
“Forget Us Not” volunteers help day by dayTuscaloosa Save the Date aims to get residents active in tornado recovery by scheduling projects daily
By Elisabeth GarciaContributing Writer
With acceptance as its man-tra, Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority hopes to reach out across campus to women inter-ested in becoming part of greek life.
The sorority, founded in 2003, is the first national multicul-tural sorority at the University, according to its website.
“If we aren’t known as some-one coming right in, we get looked over because we’re so small,” said Tiffany Reese, a senior member majoring in tele-communications and film.
The sorority is not part of the Panhellenic Association; instead, it is part of the United Greek Council.
Rachel Brown, the president of DXP, said the sorority has attempted to have greek life mention their names to the potential new members who are not extended a bid during for-mal Fall Recruitment week, but their attempts have been largely ignored.
Brown said she believes the sorority stands out from the others. Brown said DXP is very LGBTQ-friendly, a factor she
Sorority searches for diversity• What: Delta Xi Phi informational meeting
• Where: Ferguson Center Room 204A
• When: Sept. 13, 14, 27 and 28 at 7 p.m.
IF YOU GO ...
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Members of Delta Xi Phi show their pride in their sorority.
By Brett SaundersContributing writer
The University of Alabama will host Get on Board Day at the Ferguson Center plaza today from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. to showcase different student organizations on campus and allow interested students the opportunity to sign up for involvement in these various clubs. “Get on Board Day is an information fair for students who are trying to get involved in various organizations,” said Alex Karagas, coordina-tor of Student Involvement and Leadership. “This year, we will have 256 tables, which will make it the largest Get on Board day we have had.” Karagas said Get on Board Day had thousands of students pass through last year, and organizers expect more this year. “The Woods Quad will have academic and profes-sional organizations, and the Promenade and Plaza will have religious and athletic
organizations,” Karagas said. Nancy Hogan, director of Fiscal Affairs for the SOURCE and a senior at the University, said she has been involved with Get on Board Day since her freshman year. “Over the years, we have been refining our maps, and organizations will now be grouped together by their interests,” Hogan said. “More students are getting involved and trying to broaden their horizons; sometimes students don’t know where to start and throw in the towel instead of thinking about what they want to devote their time to.” There will be maps and people available to help stu-dents who need to be directed to certain tables or who need help finding the organization that is most in common among those with their interests and hobbies. Students interested in find-ing out which organizations will be present can visit the-source.ua.edu to find a com-plete list of organizations that will be attending.
Get on Board Day expects big turnout
said she believes is not often found elsewhere.
Part of the reason for the club’s anonymity is the fact that the sorority does not participate in recruitment week.
Instead, they holds interest meetings in the Ferguson Center to get to know interested par-ticipants on a deeper level and further explain details that may otherwise get overlooked, Reese said.
Though Delta Xi Phi is smaller
than most sororities, Brown said the girls take pride in this factor as it provides a means for better connections with their sisters.
DXP’s adviser, Erien Watson, said the girls are planning com-munity service with a local chil-dren’s group and the event Take Back The Night, which stands against violence toward women.
“We partnered with the Women’s Resource Center last year and hosted a forum cen-tering around women in differ-
ent career fields who broke the ‘glass ceiling,’” Brown said.
The chapter is one of only two chapters in the Southeast, according to its website.
Brown said this has caused a close connection to the other chapter, which is located at Mississippi State. Each year, the two meet at UA or MSU for bond-ing exercises and a formal.
Reese said Delta Xi Phi’s infor-mational meetings will be held Sept. 13, 14, 27 and 28 in room 204A in the Ferg at 7 p.m. The dates for the October meetings are yet to be determined.
“We want you to support and believe in what we believe in and be as open minded as we are and want to have another family,” Reese said.
6 Wednesday, August 31, 2011 SPORTS The Crimson White
By Miranda MurphySports Reporter
One thing both the soccer and volleyball teams can agree on is that traveling on road trips brings them together as a team.
“What makes traveling enjoy-able is being around the team,” sophomore Molly Atherton said. “You get to bond with everyone the whole time, whereas you might not get to when you’re at home in your own apartments or dorms.”
Senior Stephanie Riley said the volleyball team sees away games as a chance to get closer.
Playing 15 out of 28 games this season on the road can be tiresome for the volleyball team, but Riley said players get used to it over time.
“It’s hard at first, but as you gain experience and go through the grueling seasons,
you get used to the routine,” Riley said.
The teams usually travel by bus to most of their away games. Atherton said the buses the soccer team travels on come equipped with Wi-Fi and DirecTV.
“The amenities make it a lot more comfortable,” Atherton said. “It’s actually not bad to travel.”
Atherton said the soccer team will fly on a commercial flight to a match against the University of San Diego on Friday.
“This is going to be my first time traveling like this with the team,” Atherton said. “I think it’s going to be a fun experience.”
The teams said they get to stay in nice hotels like The Hilton Garden Inn and The Marriott during away games.
“Normally, when we travel,
the hotels we stay in are usu-ally first class,” Atherton said. “It’s very enjoyable, and there aren’t a lot of distractions for the team.”
Both teams agreed that flying is easier on the teams because it’s fast and easy.
“I would prefer flying every time because it’s easier on our legs,” Atherton said. “I would fly to every trip if I could.”
The teams said they keep themselves entertained during the trips by listening to music, getting on their laptops, play-ing board games or watching movies while on the bus.
“We’ve brought Apples to Apples before with us, and we watch a lot of romantic come-dies,” senior Shannon Lathrop said. “We also like to watch the seasons of ‘Glee.’”
The volleyball team is looking forward to experiencing their first road games of the season
this week with their new head coach Ed Allen.
“Coach Allen is definitely a fan of the inspirational sports movies,” Riley said. “I definite-ly foresee a lot of those in our future.”
The teams said playing the
opposing teams at their stadi-ums is one of their least favor-ite parts of traveling.
“I think playing away is always hard with the road crowds and the animosity, especially at places like Auburn and LSU, but it’s a fun challenge,” Riley
said. “We like to go into other teams’ gyms and wipe up the floor with them.”
The teams said there are fun things they get to do while vis-iting other cities, even though playing away from home can be tough.
“My freshman and sopho-more years, we had SEC Coaches Beach Volleyball Championships,” Riley said. “It was a lot of fun. There was no pressure, and it was a really fun thing to do. Most of the time, we got to eat a lot of good food and go shopping too, so that was a plus.”
While playing on the road can be fun, the teams said they miss playing in front of the home crowds.
“It’s good to get away for the weekend, but it’s always more comforting to play at home and harder to play on the road,” Lathrop said.
SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL
Traveling as a team makes the heart grow fonder
Former Tide runner Kirani James wins gold in South Korea
Former University of Alabama track star Kirani James won his first gold medal on Tuesday in the 400 meters at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.
James was representing his native country of Grenada. James, 18, posted a personal best time of 44.60 to defeat defending champion LaShawn Merritt for the gold medal.
Following the race, James told reporters, “I’m a bit sur-prised by the win, but I’m happy to come here, represent my country and run a per-sonal best. This means great things not only for me, but the people in my country and the rest of the 400-meter sprint-ers. I think we have a chance to make it a very competi-tive event come next year’s Olympics.”
With 100 meters remaining,
James was behind more than a meter but ran down Merritt to win by a stride and three one-hundredths of a second at the finish line. With the win, James became the youngest 400-meter world champion in history by more than two years.
“I just tried to stay as relaxed as possible and finish strong,” James said of coming from behind to win.
During his time at Alabama, James won a pair of NCAA outdoor titles in the 400 meters, was a three-time SEC Champion and the 2011 SEC Indoor and Outdoor Runner of the Year.
UA AthleticsNo. 14 Kaitlyn Smith, left, protects the ball against Kennesaw St.
By Laura OwensSenior Sports Reporter
As the Alabama Crimson Tide practiced inside Tuesday afternoon to take a break from the sun, the team is solely focused on Saturday’s opponent Kent State, refusing to look ahead to bigger games in the near future. Not only is Saturday the Tide’s first meeting with Kent State, but the Golden Flashes also have a new head coach in Darrell Hazell. However, junior linebacker Nico Johnson said the new addition hasn’t made preparation too much more difficult. “We’ve got Coach [Nick] Saban, so we pretty much study places their coach used to be and try to put stuff together,” Johnson said. “Coach [Kirby] Smart and Coach Saban do a good job of doing that. So we just do what they tell us and go from there.” Senior linebacker Jerrell Harris said they can’t take anyone for granted. “It doesn’t matter who you’re playing, everybody’s going to show up and treat us like it’s a championship game, so we’ve got to come out and play,” he said.
Duron Carter continues to work In his second day at practice, wide receiver Duron Carter is still in shorts due to the rule that he can’t wear full pads at practice until after his fourth practice. His teammates say despite his late arriv-al, he’s been working hard. “Everybody noticed today that he’s going a little extra hard,” Johnson said. “You’ve got to respect the fact that he’s doing what he’s doing, and he’s just working. He wants to get on the field, you can tell.” Senior center William Vlachos said he saw some of what Carter can do this sum-mer and that he is really talented. “We look forward to him getting up to speed with the offense,” he said. “Hopefully he’ll keep progressing and contribute this year.
New tricks from new coaches Defensive line coach Chris Rumph has been adding his own set of skills to the defense’s game, according to Vlachos. “Every coach is going to have certain things in their bag of tricks that they’re going to pass on to their players,” he said.
“Since he’s a defensive end kind of guy, he’s good with hand stuff and pass-rush stuff. Our guys have been pretty savvy with their pass-rushes and their interior game.” Vlachos said new offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland is similar to last year’s coach Joe Pendry in that they expect their players to work hard all the time.
Avoiding the tackle With all the quarterbacks wearing black, the defense won’t touch them. Johnson said it can be hard to pull off a tackle when he’s got a quarterback in a good position. “We tag off and run on by,” Johnson said. “It is hard because you work so hard to get there, but I’ve been here three years,so I’m kind of used to it.”
Saban’s Alma mater Though Saban graduated from Kent State, Harris said the team doesn’t talk about that in preparation for the season opener. “He hasn’t ever said anything about it,” Harris said. “We haven’t joked with him at all about it.”
Tide looks no further than Saturday“This means great things not only for me, but the people in my country and the rest of the 400-meter sprinters. I think we have a chance to make it a very competitive event come next year’s Olympics.”
— Kirani James
BBQContinued from page 1
By Gabriel DicksonContributing Writer
The lifelong passion of a man has found a new home in Tuscaloosa. The Paul R. Jones Gallery of Art, located at 2308 Sixth St., is currently hous-ing a 1,700-piece collection of American art estimated at over $4.8 million. The collection, donated to the University in 2008 by Alabama native Paul R. Jones, is one of the largest collections of African-American art in the world. Paul R. Jones started this collection because he felt black artists were being overlooked and were not being judged based solely on artistic merit. Lucy Curzon, faculty advi-sor of the student exhibition and assistant professor in the department of art and art his-tory, said the location of the building carries as much sig-nificance as the art itself. “With the location of the Harrison Galleries and the Children’s Hands On Museum, the administration wanted to create an art epicenter,” Curzon said. “Paul Jones believed that art was not just for the select few; he wanted it to be accessible to anyone to view. By making it acces-sible to everyone, we can make what Mr. Jones wanted to come true.” The new Jones Gallery will have different exhibitions run-ning all year long. The inau-gural exhibition titled Icon
are very thankful to have the support of the community as they endeavor to serve their southern-style barbeque.
Ahmed said it was very dif-ficult to reopen in the wake of the tornado.
“There were not a lot of options because the city just does not seem to know what to do,” he said. “It was not very easy to get anything done as far as paperwork.”
Ahmed said they have had a lot of setbacks and are still trying to find a new location to rebuild a full service res-taurant.
“We hope to be a full service restaurant again, but in the
Gallery helps create epicenter for art
CW | Drew Hoover
The Paul R. Jones Gallery of Art, located on Sixth Street, features 1700 pieces of art from the ʻ70s, ʻ80s and 90s.
will be open until Sept.16 and has been curated by graduate students in studio art and art history from the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The exhibit will showcase works by famous artists such as Carrie Mae Weems, Emma Amos and Clarissa Sigh, among others. “This exhibit features works done by artists in the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s,” Curazon said. “People can channel through artists from that time. Works of art are markers of society.” The opening reception was held Aug. 13. “There were several hun-dred people, including digni-taries from UA, Tuscaloosa and Paul R. Jones’ great niece,” Curzon said. Caleb Sexton, a UA student majoring in graphic design who is currently working under Curzon as a gallery assistant, points out the sig-nificance of the inaugural exhibit. He said he believes the
• What: Paul R. Jones Gallery of American Art
• Where: 2308 Sixth St. Downtown Tuscaloosa
• When: Icon exhibit will be open until Sept. 16
• Cost: Free
IF YOU GO ...
Icon exhibit showcases those “Iconoclasts, or history book artists.” “Art and design are means of communication to publicize events – it’s what makes soci-ety, society,” Sexton said. The exhibit is open to the public for free, and the gallery will be participating in Art Night on the first Thursday of each month, when they will stay open late. In accordance with the mis-sion of Paul R. Jones, teaching is the main goal of the gallery, and Sexton is one student
mean time, we are open seven days a week, full catering, carryout and call in,” he said. “We want the community to know we are a full force.”
Full Moon kept 20 employees on the payroll and brought them all back to work when the restaurant reopened at its temporary location.
“We felt it was our respon-sibility to take care of them,” said Matt Hawkins, manager of Full Moon.
Business will be hurting some, because dine-in and drive through made up about 50 percent of the business, but the carryout and catering is doing really well, Ahmed and Hawkins said.
“We are fortunate to open in time for school to start back, and we are very excited to be
back working and be involved in the community again,” Ahmed said.
The restaurant opened at its new temporary location on Aug. 1, in plenty of time to prepare for the new school year and upcoming football season.
“We look forward to the support of our community,” Ahmed said. “We don’t want to lose the support of our cus-tomers.”
Full Moon will have a kitchen trailer on the Quad on game days and will be catering for a lot of tents. For more infor-mation on menu and location, visit fullmoonbbq.com, or for catering, call (205) 886-9447.
“We are excited to be back, have some fun… and Roll Tide!”
LIFESTYLES
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Editor • Stephanie Brumfield
who is taking advantage of the experience he is gaining through working at the gal-lery. He has already started his own graphic design business, Rising Phoenix Designs. “It helps me gain involve-ment in a real world setting,
because art is such a big part of the community,” Sexton said. For more information on the collection, gallery or Paul R. Jones, go to art.ua.edu/site/galleries/paul-r-jones-collec-tion.
Make sure to pick up the paper on September 1 for a copy of
CONUNDRUMS, a book of puzzles (aka procrastination).
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8 Wednesday, August 31, 2011 LIFESTYLES The Crimson White
By Trey Irby
In honor of the new semester, I decided to talk to a couple of fine musicians about their recent favorite albums from the state. I will pass the floor on to them to comment.
Reed Watson
The Secret Sisters – “The Secret Sisters” – When these girls sing, the hair on your arms will stand on end. They’ve got-ten a lot of opportunities in the last year, playing Glastonbury and Newport Folk, touring with Dylan, but they’re getting those opportunities because the record has such a profound effect on those that hear it. It is roots music, but they figure out a way to make it relevant and fresh. It’s a haunting record that showcases real, unabashed
talent. Underhill Family Orchestra – “Underhill Family Orchestra” – I had a bad feeling about this when I got the CD – it was a hand-made case and it just felt like it would sound cheap. I was intrigued by the music, though, so I was really excited when they came to town to play a show. They blew me away! Take the earnestness of Arcade Fire and the melody and vibe of Mumford and Sons, and you’re getting close to the idea of what UFO is going for. They are going to be a force to be reckoned with in this state. Lauderdale- “Moving On” – This is the most recent release that’s caught my ear, but I think it’s a stellar release that will build, slowly, into a record that many people are familiar with. I first heard these guys on a whim one night, when they did a cover
By Nathan ProctorContributing Writer
Music and laughter erupted from the Ferguson Center on Aug. 18, marking the first Xpress Night of the fall semes-ter. A bi-monthly open mic night for UA students at the Ferguson Center Starbucks, Xpress Night was birthed last year by graduate student Ryan Davis, founding direc-tor of the Honors College Assembly’s Arts Awareness branch, and junior Colby Leopard, its current director. Davis, tasked with creat-ing and furthering an artistic culture within the Honors College, aimed to create a space in which art could not only be shared but could also foster an environment in which creative conversation could flow. This idea was passed on to Leopard, who put together what he expected to be a small open mic night hosted twice a semester. However, accord-ing to Leopard, after an out-pouring of participation and attendance the night grew into a bi-monthly staple in the Ferguson Center, featuring acts that ranged from acoustic music and stand-up comedy to spoken word and juggling. “In college, there’s a large drop off in arts participation and expression because of the lack of opportunities,” said Leopard. “[Xpress Night] is to provide opportunity for stu-dents which they don’t typi-
cally have.” Leopard said the Thursday night event now “flows organ-ically” and is intended to expand the culture of the cam-pus arts scene. In this spirit, Xpress Night will again com-bine efforts with the Black Student Union’s “Common Ground” event, which pro-vides similar opportunity for student expression, to cre-ate a shared open mic night, “Xpress Night on Common Ground,” later this semester. “[This collaboration] says a lot about today from where we were forty years ago,” Leopard said. Davis said Xpress Night has provided avenues for studentexpression on and off cam-pus beyond his expectations, and its consistent attendance, averaging 50-75 students but at times stretching over 100, has branded it an unqualifiedsuccess. Freshman Jack Blankenship had performed at open mic nights and talent shows around Tuscaloosa, but until arriving on campus, he found that his expressive opportuni-ties had all but dried up. Arriving at the University early, he jumped at the announcement of August’s Xpress Night and showcased his “one-man band” act. The next Xpress Night will take place Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Starbucks. Students can sign up to perform by contacting [email protected].
COLUMN | MUSIC
Alabama musicians pick the best of fall
of “Stars Fell on Alabama.” It was the first time I’d ever heard a state band trying to connect the dots to a jazz-centric past, especially when it’s an “alt-coun-try” group to be the one doing it. Reed Watson is an artist manager/publicist for Cork
Xpress Night returns to Ferg
G-Side – “The One...Cohesive”
Dexateens – “Red Dust Rising”
Callooh! Callay! – “Sassprilluh Champagne”
Blaine Duncan and the Lookers – Self-Titled
Jamey Johnson – “The Guitar Song”
TREY’S LIST: Industries and former mem-ber of Sparrow + the Ghost and The National Trust. He lives in Florence, Ala.
Joshua Folmar
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Shawn Mac-Donald, a junior majoring in biology, plays guitar at one of HCA’s Xpress Night events last year.
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