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Today’s paperOpinions: Panel discusses President Obama .....2
Problems with political correctness ..............4
Lifestyles:Missing Ink creepy contest..........6
“Important Things with Demetri Martin”........7
Sports:Lebegern leads in gymnastics ...............8
Menʼs basketball rests takes week off......8
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 115, Issue 85
SEVERE WEATHER88Inclement weather is possible;
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By Victor LuckersonStaff Reporter
Workers, coordinators and auctionees are getting geared up for tomorrow night’s Scholarship Date Auction. The event, co-sponsored by the SGA and the National Society of Black Engineers, will beat The Zone in Bryant-Denny Stadium at 6:30 on Thursday night. Terry Saban, football coach Nick Saban’s wife, will be the master of ceremonies. “We will be auctioning off 35 to 40 of the most high profile students from across a wide variety of student organizations and athletic teams,” SGA execu-tive director James Fowler said. All the money raised will be put towards various student scholarships. Those in atten-dance will be entered into a
raffle to win $500 scholarships at the end of the night, and the National Society of Black Engineers will also be using some of the funds to sponsor several book scholarships. “It’s a good way to get stu-dents together to mingle and raise scholarship funds,” said Oretta Clemons, a senior major-ing in civil engineering and member of NSBE. She said the event would be a good opportunity to under-score the important role of scholarships, even in the face of possible budget cuts for the University. This is the 10th year NSBE has sponsored a date auc-tion; however, it’s the first year they’ve worked with the SGA. “The National Society of Black Engineers have played a key role in laying the foundation
to make next Thursday’s event a major success,” Fowler said. The concept was presented to the SGA by Kirby Kinney, a sophomore majoring in psy-chology. It is the first project in
the SGA’s Ideas to Action pro-gram. “As I began my work with the Ideas to Action pro-gram, I didn’t really knowwhat to expect,” Kinney said.“However, as work progressed,and I came to realize we wereactually making the idea that I submitted a reality. This hasbeen a great experience, and Ihope that all students will sub-mit their ideas to the Ideas toAction program. Take credit foryour ideas, and see them cometrue to improve the campus forall.”
Date auction raises scholarship funds
By Kellie MuntsContributing Writer
The Rodgers Library forScience and Engineering will celebrate the 200th birthday of renowned scientist CharlesDarwin on Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. Louis Pitschmann, dean of libraries, suggested sponsor-ing a small program on CharlesDarwin, and those at the Rodgers library brought the idea to fruition. “The birthday idea poppedinto our minds and then we realized it was the 150th
Library celebrates Darwin’s birthday
By Lindsey Holland Contributing Writer
New policy changes have been implemented for BamaBike users. BamaBike is a program that charges students a registration fee of $10 for unlimited use of bikes until the start of a new school year. The program has a total of 36 bikes available for use and maintains them with the registration fees. The changes took effect in January and include shorter rental periods. The rental period for bikes is now three days instead of seven days. Students will also be charged a late fee of $5 for the first five days a bike is overdue. After five days, the fee will increase to $10. According to the policy this was due to bikes being rent-ed and kept past their due date. Users will also not be allowed to use a bike if they have an outstanding balance on their account, according to the policy. Users will also not be allowed to check out a bike they have just returned, the policy said. If no other bike is available at that site, students will have to go to another check-out site. Also, if the BamaBike staff finds a bike that is overdue, they
Bike renters to face fees, higher price
By Karissa BurschStaff Reporter
Keeping in mind safety while walking around cam-pus late at night has always been an important part of the precautions recommend-ed to UA students by the University of Alabama Police Department. The lighting used to keep pathways well-lit at night are a part of this safety, and though pathways around campus have been lit for years, UAPD is now pro-moting the map that illus-trates where the most well-lit paths on campus are. The brochure that shows the map of well-lit pathways has been around for years, Officer Andy Liles of UAPD said. The after-dark walking
routes map can be found in the Safer Living guidebook given out by UAPD, online and in UAPD’s public reports kiosk. “We haven’t done a good job of disseminating [the rec-ommended after-dark walk-ing routes map] which is one of the reasons why we are
now pushing it hard,” Liles said. The Safer Living Guide, which has information on emergency preparedness, personal safety and theft prevention, has more than 60 locations where it is
UAPD releases after-dark walking routes map
Fast facts• Bikes can be checked out for three days instead of seven
• There will be a late fee of $5 per day for the fi rst fi ve days, then $10 after that
• If BamaBike staff fi nds a bike that is overdue, they will repossess it, and the user will be re-quired to return the key
• Students can return their BamaBike to any location during or after check-out hours
From staff reports
All statements of candidacy and statements of intent for SGA elections are due today at 5 p.m. to [email protected]. Candidate applications will be certified by the Elections Board on Thursday and Friday. All executive and senate candidates and their campaign man-agers must attend one of the SGA orientation sessions, which are Feb. 17 and Feb. 18 will be held at the Ferguson Center. Official campaigning begins Feb. 20. Candidacy announce-ments will be made at the Ferguson Plaza on Feb. 23 and Feb 24.
Statements of candidacy
due today
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If you go... What: SGA Scholarship Date Auction
When: Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Where: The Zone at Bry-ant-Denny Stadium
Cost: $2, which includes one raffl e ticket, other raffl e tickets are $1, with a 10 ticket limit
Fast facts• After-dark walking routes map shows well-lit path-ways around campus.
• The map is featured in the UAPD Safer Living Guide brochure.
• The map is updated every year, according to light-ing changes and new walking paths.
By Patty VaughnContributing Writer
Chuck D spoke Wednesday night to studentsabout President Obama, demographics and the influence of hip-hop. Dozens of students, faculty members and Tuscaloosa residents came to the FergusonBallroom to hear Chuck D speak. Throughoutthe speech there were several breaks forapplauses and inspirational moments. Chuck D began by talking about Barack Obama. He called Obama “the ultimate rap-per.” Obama has earned this title, Chuck D said, through three rules. “Rule number one is that President Obama has a strong voice. Rule number two is that he means what he says, and rule number three is that he raises emotion,” Chuck D said. Chuck D has been going to college campuses to talk to students since 1991. He has been at the Capstone once before and his message has drastically changed due to the election. “Thank God for President Barack Obama because that’s a grown, responsible and accountable man,” Chuck D said. Chuck D said Obama will start to raise the standard whether citizens like it or not. He also told the audience, specifically the students, that intelligence was the way of the future. “[You had] better be a nerd every second of every day,” he said. The way to help society is to get an educa-tion and to not rely on fame, Chuck D said. One shouldn’t pay attention to the fashion state-ments being set by the music artists out in Hollywood, but instead should be saving their money, he said. Chuck D spoke about three words that begin with the letter ‘F’ and end in the letter ‘E.’ Fame, fade and fake. Fame will fade and in the end. It is all fake, he said. “What happened to the artists that said the things that needed to be said?” Chuck D said. Chuck D noted that in 2009 there should be
Chuck D talks politics, future
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SPORTSSPORTSLebegern’s consistancy Lebegern’s consistancy
sustains No. 5 Tidesustains No. 5 Tide
LIFESTYLESDemetri Martin’s ‘Important things’ uninspired,shows
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As part of Capstone Creed Week, the Student Leaders Council recognized eleven indi-viduals and one organization as Capstone Heroes at an awards ceremony Tuesday night at Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library. The ceremony began with special remarks made by Joshua Burcham and Bradley Davidson, 2003 graduates of the University, former members of the Student Leadership Council and writers of the Capstone Creed. “I became the president of the Student Leaders Council in fall 2002. That year we decided our big thing was going to be to instate a campus wide creed. We talked to everyone that fall — alumni, faculty, students, athletes, boosters — to decide what it meant to be a member of UA. The survey of ideas left us with 100 words or so on paper,” Davidson said. Over the next few months, the members of the council consult-ed professors and administra-tors on which words to keep as tenets of the creed. “Often, our meetings would last hours past the scheduled time and sometimes even became heated. Finally, over the course of two Monday night meetings at the Ferg, the Capstone Creed was finalized at a table at Starbucks,” Davidson said. The principles Burcham, Davidson and their fellow writers laid out on napkin at Starbucks in 2003 have come to exemplify values members of the UA community endeavor to uphold. Each year since the ini-tiation of Capstone Creed Week, the Student Leaders Council has
strived to recognize individu-als who advocate the pursuit of knowledge, act according to ethical standards, place others before themselves and strive for excellence. “The Capstone Hero award was created in 2005 as a means to recognize faculty, staff and students who inspire and chal-lenge us to embody the ideas of the creed,” said Corrie Harris, director of student involvement. “Each recipient honored thus far has been among some of the most distinguished and passion-ate people I know and this year is no exception,” Harris said. Each honoree was nominated by a member of the community, and a selection committee made up of students, staff and faculty
members then reviewed each nomination. “This year we have twelve honorees, comprised of three members of faculty and staff, eight students, and one group,” Harris said. Those honored were as fol-lows: the Kappa Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Carolyn Fulmer, Jessica Garcia, Patty Ann Green, Robert Harris III, Elizabeth Jones, Brice Miller, Lindsey Mullen, Milton Nettles, Margaret Purcell, Ian Sams and Erin White. “I was so honored when I learned I would be receiving this award tonight,” said Sams, the youngest recipient of the Capstone Hero award and a CW columnist. “I was nominated by
a friend and respected peer. It shows me the work I’m puttingin is making a difference. It trulyhumbles me.” White, a junior majoring in finanace, agreed with Sams,saying, “To be nominated by afriend is an honor on a personal level. I was truly surprised whenI found out I would be receivingthis award.” “The initiation of the creed has gone beyond my expectations,” Burcham said. Davidson echoed Burcham saying, “It’s amazing to see the creed on a huge ban-ner in the Ferguson Center whenwe literally wrote it on a napkin.It started out as just an idea Joshhad as a freshman and now it is represented by a whole week.”
By Josh VeazeySenior Staff Reporter
The first installment of the Collegiate Politicians’ “Now
What” series discussed the Obama presidency and its potential to affect economic stability, “politics as usual” and the perceived dualities of blacks living in America. “[Obama’s election] was not just about African-Americans, or ethnicity,” said Anthony Bolden, English professor. “He was the first person who actu-ally stood for that position of progressive politics and devel-opment. And that’s why he was celebrated all over the world.” The discussion panel included Bolden, political sci-ence professor Utz McKnight, industrial engineering pro-fessor Christopher Greene, UA NAACP president Ashley Cherry, and Sustained Dialogue moderator Cedrick Alexander. The panel responded to popu-lar video clips that evoked questions about Obama and the black community, and
afterwards, took questions from the audience. One clip was a spoken word poem by a black author titled “Nerd vs. N-----,” in which the poet has a schizophrenic con-versation with himself as the “nerd,” a voice of education, social conformity and external image, and the “n-----,” an inner voice more in touch with black roots who accuses the nerd of submission and assimilation. Responding to the clip, Bolden cited an idea W.E.B. DuBois labeled “double con-sciousness” — a theory that African Americans see them-selves through the eyes of other, and with the accompany-ing stereotypes. “It’s a peculiar sensation — the sense of always looking at one’s self through the eyes of others who look on omniscient-ly with amuse, contempt and pity,” Bolden said. “[You’ve] got one mind, but you see anoth-er.” McKnight noted that this dualistic problem may go beyond the black community
to anyone looking to define andbetter themselves. “Everybody experiencesthese problems, as they’re lis-tening to hip hop and they loveslasher movies, and then herethey are being a straight-A stu-dent in business,” McKnightsaid. “And they ask, ‘How do I juxtapose these things?’ But those are really problematic definitions. Can you see anyvalue in calling someone a ‘nerd?’” McKnight also joked that he himself had been listeningto “Hypnotize” by NotoriousB.I.G. when he entered AlstonHall that night, even though hecame representing higher aca-demia. McKnight also related the idea to the comparison of twoblack leaders: Martin LutherKing Jr., a more celebrated,mainstream icon, and MalcolmX, whose rhetoric and methods of organizing the black commu-nity many African Americans shy away from discussing. “At some point the problemmay be that we feel ashamedor embarrassed about the ways that Malcolm — not Martin — organized the parolees, thedrug addicts and everybodyelse,” McKnight said. However, McKnight cited Obama’s time as a communityorganizer as evidence that thetwo schools of thought can rec-oncile, and that the notion of choosing one or the other maybe what he calls a “false juxta-position.” “I think that one of the ways Malcolm and Martin dealt with one another is seeing each other as necessary to the blackcommunity,” McKnight said. “In a day when you had an incred-ible number of black men and women who have gone through the prison system, those peoplehad a very difficult time being mobilized by the Martin Luther King’s in the 1950s and 1960s. “The Malcolm organizations would work for them. I’m not saying that either organizationis appropriate –– I think that there are real problems with the type of politics each repre-sented. We have many differentsides to the community ––this is a very diverse community. And
Panel discusses black communityThe impact of Obama’s presidency a key topic
UA honors Capstone Heroes
CW | Katie Bennett The Kappa Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and 11 other members of the UA community accept awards for their excellence in exemplifying the values of the Capstone Creed. The honorees were recognized by Mark Nelson, vice president for Student Affairs, Corrie Harris, director of Student Involvement, and Kendra Key, a 2008 Capstone Hero Honoree.
In the Friday, Feb. 6 edition of The Crimson White, a CW photographer fabricated a quote in the “Your View” feature on the opinions page. The quote attributed to Emily McGee was incorrect and does not reflect her views on the subject. The photographer has been fired, and The CW apologizes for the error.
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CORRECTION
This rewards up to two senior students who have made extraor-dinary contributions to the University or the Tuscaloosa commu-nity through his or her academic and extracurricular activities. The application for the award can be found at honorsocieties.ua.edu/awards.htm. The application is due Feb. 16 by 4 p.m. For further information, please contact Benton Atchison at [email protected].
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By Martha GravleeContributing Writer
The department of wom-en’s studies and the Women’s Resource Center will con-tinue their monthly Brown Bag Lecture Series today with speaker Amalia Amaki. A Brown Bag lecture is held every month. Though the series is sponsored by the department of women’s studies and the WRC, lecturers come from many different depart-ments at the University. “The women’s studies department and Women’s Resource Center come together to highlight wom-en’s research that is happen-ing on campus,” said Melanie DeMaeyer, a graduate student in the department of women’s studies. “This happens across the semester,” DeMaeyer said.
“It’s really about trying to bring together people from across campus and give them an opportunity to learn about research that’s being done that they might not know about.” DeMaeyer said the lecture could be beneficial to any stu-dent on campus. “They could come and hear someone give, in a very infor-mal way, information that they might not get elsewhere,” she said. Attendance at the lec-tures improves every month, DeMaeyer said. “We have a lot of regulars who always come and are very dedicated and we have also been gaining more and more,” she said. “It’s always open.” Amaki, this month’s speak-er, is a professor in the art department. Her lecture will be titled “Double Consciousness in
Three-D: Sculptor Nancy Elizabeth Prophet as a Negro Renaissance Model and Why It Matters Today.” “Dr. Amaki is a very dynam-ic speaker, very high energy, as well as a respected scholar,” said Catherine Pagani, chair-woman of the art department. “Her work really crosses borders,” Pagani said. “She’s both an artist and an art his-torian. She’s highly published and she’s one of those unique people.” Pagani said anybody from any discipline could benefit from hearing Amaki speak. “She is just fun to listen to,” she said. “She has a great sense of humor and she can speak to people at all levels from all backgrounds.” The lecture will be at 12:30 p.m. in 308 Manly Hall. Attendees are encouraged to bring lunch with them.
Brown Bag series continues today
so we need all different ways that work.” The discussion also expand-ed to Obama’s policies, includ-ing infrastructure and energy policies. Greene said he first became a supporter of Obama after reading a passage from Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope” in which Obama said he wished there were “less law-yers and more engineers.” “He realized that the infra-structure of this country needs not just money thrown
at it, but sharp minds to fix it for good so it can last longer,” Greene said. “There’s an orga-nization called the National Science Foundation which performs 85 percent of the engineering research done in this country — he wants to increase the budget. That’s one of the ‘pork’ parts of the stimulus package, which I think is a high necessity.” All three panelists called
for more group discussions to help solve the problems they addressed. Bolden suggested holding what Ziggy Marley refers to as “conscious talks” and showing a film with a dis-cussion afterwards. “I think that the answer to all these problems is in organizations and meet-ings like this, and in having films nights — breaking that
traditional structure that exists on campus with a sense of adding new things in there,” McKnight said. The next Collegiate Politicians discussion will be Monday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Campus Programs Lounge in the Ferguson Center, and the next “Now what?” forum, titled “Baby Got Back,” will be March 2.
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will repossess the bike and the current owner will be required to return the key to the lock. As a final policy change, BamaBike users will not be able to check out the same bike they have just checked in. This is due to some bikes getting a lot of wear while others don’t, the policy said. “We have people that keep [the bikes] for extended periods
of times,” said Keegan Reinhart, who is a member of the BamaBike Outdoor Recreation staff. Reinhart said one of the rea-sons for the changes was due to the fact that students were keeping the bikes, making them unavailable for other students to use. BamaBike started in the fall 2006 as part of the SGA Task Force. Officially housed in Student Affairs, the program has stations at Rose Towers, the
Ferguson Center, the Student Recreation Center and more. Reinhart said there is work in progress to add a BamaBike location to Harris Hall. To use the BamaBike sys-tem, students must complete an online registration process. After this, students can walk up to the front desk at any BamaBike loca-tion and check out a bike. Students must bring their signed liability and consent form along with their receipt. Students will then be issued a key to a bike locked to a rack near the station.
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change, and the change can come from the intelligence of those with an education. He took the motto from the Army, “Be All You Can Be,” and applied it to students par-ticularly. He told students to get passports so they can see the world and break away from the “radio, TV, movie nation” that we have become. That nation, Chuck D said, is a nation that is controlled by what they watch and hear and make it their own definition. “Citizens of the planet, if you don’t take care of the world, then it’s a wrap,” Chuck D said. He noted that it is up to col-lege students to challenge any information given to them and go out and help change the world that we live in today “because it’s broken in more ways than just the economy.”
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distributed profusely, Liles said. “A lot of times people don’t take advantage of the informa-tion that is out there,” Liles said. University Police has part-nered up with Student Affairs, which originally published the map, and HRC in an agreement to publish, print and distribute the maps in various locations, which include dorms and greek houses, Liles said. The map is updated every year, Liles said. The map modi-fications according to lighting changes, which result from complaints about dark places on campus, bulbs that may have gone out or been cov-ered up by foliage and new or extended walking paths. “Every year we have a light-ing survey that measures lighting standards and makes recommendations to the University about what changes need to be made,” Liles said. Liles said although the light-ing may be changed almost every year, it is only because UAPD keeps a higher standard of lighting for the after-dark walking routes. It also does not mean that lighting off of the walking routes is not looked after too, he said. “Just because these are enhanced areas doesn’t mean there isn’t good lighting all over campus,” Liles said. “We take this very seriously to make sure we keep an accept-able standard for the students at the University.” Liles said UAPD encourages students to take the routes specified on the map when going home, and if they prefer not to walk, they recommend
University transportation like CrimsonRide. Reggie Mann, a transit man-ager for CrimsonRide, said after 10 p.m. students can call the CrimsonRide which will pick up students anywhere in the area between 15th Street, River Road, Helen Keller Boulevard and Queen City Avenue. Mann said the only advice he has for students who need transportation after dark is to “continue to ride.” Liles said UAPD constantly teaches students to always walk in groups of at least two or three people, to let friends know when
and where you are supposedto arrive and that if a studentever feels unsafe that he or she should give UAPD a call. “We as people can do every-thing right but we can still be victims of crime,” Liles said. “We can never control the desires of those who want to commit crimes. I could neversit here and tell you that noth-ing will happen to you on those paths, but your level of safety will be much higher.” “I look at this as a father, notonly as a police officer,” Lilessaid. “And I believe this campusis safe.”
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anniversary of Darwin’s book,” said John Sandy, head of Rodgers library. “On the Origin of Species,” published in 1859, was the major work of Darwin’s life-time. According to Sandy, the public had a somewhat adverse reaction to the book when it was first released. But those at Rodgers library said they think it is fitting to include the anniversary of its publication in the celebration of Darwin’s birthday. Sandy contacted Harriet Smith-Somerville, inter-im chair of biological sci-ences, in order to find a
knowledgeable speaker for the event. She recommended Daniel Graf, an assistant pro-fessor of biological sciences, for the event. According to Sandy, Graf ’s research on mollusks lends itself well to the topics of natural selection similar to those discussed in Darwin’s works. Sandy, among others at Rodgers library, sup-port biological sciences and are optimistic about the lec-ture. “He’s going to speak a little bit on Darwin’s work, but also on Darwin as a person,” Sandy said. “It’s sort of a blending of the two topics into one lec-ture.” While the program will focus on Darwin and his theo-ries, the event is open to the
public. Sandy welcomes stu-dents from a variety of disci-plines to attend. “This program is also for students from the arts and sci-ences, those that are studying history, teaching and nursing,” Sandy said. “We would love to see a lot of students from the non-sciences show up to learn about Darwin because they often do not have the oppor-tunity to learn about his theo-ries as science students do.” As an additional incentive for students to attend, cake and punch will be served at the conclusion of Graf’s brief lecture. Sandy specified that the icing on the cake will read “Darwin 200,” as if the scien-tist himself is in attendance. The program will be brief
and is intended to be nothing more than a light-hearted cel-ebration of a renowned scien-tist. “This is not heavy-duty sci-ence, it’s a light celebration in recognition of one of the greatest scientists and scien-tific publications of all time,” Sandy said. To continue to recognize Darwin and his theories even after the celebration has ended, a display showcas-ing Darwin’s works as well as other books in the field of evolution will be on display for the duration of February. Many of Darwin’s works are included in the UA libraries, numbering in more than 100 titles total. Several of those works are included in the dis-
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An old saying goes “beware the power of stupid people in large groups.” It draws its wis-dom from the fact that people often make mistakes, especially when aided by a mob mentality. After all, the majority of people (sports writers, at least) thought Georgia was the best team in col-lege football, the Patriots would win the Super Bowl and the Red Sox or Yankees would definitely come out atop the American League East. Of course, the basis of democracy is that the majority typically makes the decisions. Occasionally, the majority makes a decision that isn’t heard (i.e. the 2000 Presidential Election), and sometimes the opposite happens and a decision is made that shouldn’t be (i.e. any early 1930s Parliamentary Election in Germany). Fortunately, this is the United States, and we’re somewhat protected against the tyranny of the majority. Thank you, James Madison. Thanks to the recent trend of the right wing getting all up in your business, the great phrase “majority rule” seems to have forgotten its partner “minority rights.” Now, your private busi-ness is up for public referendum and what happens in your bed-room is subject to the ballot. You
could power the home of every California voter who checked “yes” on Prop. 8 off of the sheer generating capacity of James Madison spinning in his grave. James Madison was not the most trusting of Constitutional architects. This is why we have a President that can veto bills and a Congress that can override him. This is why the Constitution is “the supreme law of the land.” He even (inadvertently) gave the Supreme Court the power of judi-cial review. Even when Congress, the President and a majority of the people agree on something, the Court and the Constitution are there to protect the basic rights of all Americans. Madison knew and described in his “Federalist #10” the
problem of faction. He under-stood that a majority of the people can and will find a way to oppress the minority, and he wrote into our Constitution the aforementioned protections against the tyranny of the major-ity. The gradual growth of equal-ity in the United States has often been against the grain of the vot-ing public. The issue of same-sex mar-riage isn’t one to be put to a majority vote. It is an issue that concerns only a minority of people, no more important to the government than whether Coke is better than Pepsi or PCs are better than Macs. We’ve heard the argument that it is “immor-al,” yet these same people often defend capital punishment and voted for an adulterer for President. We’ve heard the argu-ment that it “violates the sancti-ty of marriage,” yet these people often indulge themselves in the 24-hour marriages of celebri-ties and voted for a divorcee for President. They even have the audacity to quote a book which our very “supreme law of the land” deems should be kept out of the halls of government in shaping public policy. Why, then, has this become such a big deal? Isn’t this the
“land of the free?” In a country that prides itself on its “freedom of religion,” why are we denied freedom from religion or free-dom from the views of the more dominant religions? Most of all, why do we put up with the vio-lation of our own Constitution, namely the idea of “full faith and credit” between the states (Article IV, Section I)? It seems these people have no respect for the document that gives them the right to believe what they do. “Freedom of religion,” which we all love so dearly, gives people as much right to disobey those precious Bible verses as much as it gives Christians the right to obey them. Where the law should come in is not in morality, but in the deprivation of some-one else’s rights. As I see it, two guys or two girls getting hitched doesn’t infringe upon my rights. So, in the words of my esteemed colleague Dave Folk: “let’s stop having the govern-ment butt into people’s lives and leave it up to the people to decide.” That’s right, the people. Every last one of them.
Jonathan Reed is a freshman majoring in political science and journalism, his column runs bi-weekly on Wednesdays.
A sigh was heard around the country on Feb. 5, 2009. This Thursday was a glori-ous day that saw the death of the wretched gossip site Juicy Campus. Juicy Campus claimed to shut down due to lack of adver-tising, funding and writing. According to Juicy Campus, “Unfortunately, even with great traffic and strong user loyalty, a business can’t survive and grow without a steady stream of revenue to support it. In these historically difficult eco-nomic times, online ad revenue has plummeted and venture capital funding has dissolved.” I just think they were sued so many times that they ran out of funding for their settlements and lawyer bills. After a measly four days with the comfort of know-ing that no one would pub-licly bash me for my opinions on gay rights or your stupid track shorts and UGGs, I was informed that a new Web site had surfaced as a replacement for Juicy Campus. The College Anonymous Confession Board, or ACB, claims to be a reformed version of Juicy Campus. According to its press release, located at blogger.com — how professional — ACB’s mission statement claims, “The College ACB seeks to give students a place to vent, rant and talk to college peers in an environment free from social constraints and about subjects that might otherwise be taboo.” Okay, I get it. We all need a place to vent and ask those questions we are a bit uncom-fortable admitting we have. That is great. I’m all about venting and feeling more com-fortable, so let’s explore the rest of this website, shall we? Apparently, this “philoso-phy” separates the ACB from Juicy Campus, because it isn’t “a Web site that fostered super-ficial interactions, often derog-atory and needlessly crude. By contrast, the ACB consis-tently hosts a higher level of discourse — while still making room for the occasional gossip post.” This is where I get a little confused. I bet Juicy Campus started out with the occasional gossip post, and look where it ended up, with postings dis-cussing who had the right sized private parts and who has had the most special friends. For those of you who weren’t blessed enough to be a part of the Juicy Campus community, it’s hard for you to understand
the sinking feeling you get in your stomach when you see the search results for your name. The worst part was knowingthere was no possible way toremove the thoughtful things people had said about you.ACB has created a means to remove “any post that might be threatening, libelous, or other-wise illegal.” You have to reg-ister with your school e-mail address to be able to report questionable material, but youdon’t have to register to createa post. I wonder which optionthey are encouraging more.According to the ACB Termsof Use, if you are registeredand create a questionable post, you can be suspended from the Web site, so watch out. My favorite concept included on ACB definitely has to be the Crush List. What, are we in fifth grade again? Considering you are supposed to be 18 yearsold to view the Web site, thisseems a bit juvenile. Users can add five e-mail addresses to their Crush List and if yourcrush adds your e-mail address to the list, ACB will alert you both of your newfound love. Wow, that sounds romantic. Just go on Facebook and poke the person you have a crush on or, even better, tell them to their face. We all have the freedom to say what we want and I love that freedom. But all this unnecessary gossip is just a waste of time. I hate that I have brought any extra attention to this Web site, but I hope you guys will realize how stupid it is. Go read a book, watch the news or do your homework.Do something productive withyour life, because nothingabout this Web site or one like it is going to better you as a person.
Jessie Landon is a juniormajoring in journalism. Her column runs on Wednesdays.
The case against the majority
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By Wesley Vaughn
Unlike Loverboy who was “lov-ing every minute of it” when he was shot into space, the United States and other nations fear Iran’s ability to launch anything into orbit, which they did in the form of a satellite earlier this week. Iran may not have won the space race, finishing ninth, but they did display their rising technology. This could potential-ly combine President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s fiery rhetoric with a means. Sputnik sparked America’s full involvement in the space race. The latest satellite should push a different type of race that we cannot win with the help of Hollywood..Clearly any simple-minded person can see the situ-ation at hand and at least know possible solutions. Our Congress consistently fails to achieve this required status. To prove their stupidity the Senate approved a tax cred-it for Americans buying new cars. Citizens can now receive a rebate after buying cars they do not want or cannot afford from companies funded by the gov-ernment to produce those very vehicles. This is why the show
“Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?” should be a require-ment for potential congressional members. How about tax credits for investing in actual green tech-nology and not the research and development that the car companies should have being doing all along? Green compa-nies currently face downsizing due to oil and coal lobbyists in Washington D.C. taking subsi-dies over the ones who could actually help America wean off funding towards the Middle East and prevent that satellite from becoming an intercontinental missile. President Obama, if you want to have high approval in the long term, you will need to make potentially career-ending deci-sions. Talking to Iran will not produce anything. Hitting their budget absolutely will. Unlike Congress, you have a capable energy adviser, Stephen Chu, and a brain, allegedly. Play it smart, not politically. A recent New York Times article outlined Bolivia’s supply of lithium, a valuable resource for improved batteries for hybrid cars and other electronics. The government stands reluctant
on allowing other countries to harvest the mineral and does not have the resources to effec-tively do it on its own. I see this changing in upcoming years. If lithium is a major game-changer in the green industry, countries will be vying to buddy up with Bolivia. To prospective friends, President Morales likes sunset strolls on beaches and, like Julia Roberts in “Runaway Bride,” eggs Benedict. America will not take this approach if we gain interest in the lithium. Bolivia’s government will become insufficient and we will help them fix it up. Problem solved. The growing importance of Bolivia will signify the stand-ing of the movement towards better energy usage. Going green is more dire than Chris Paul’s injury to the New Orleans Hornets. If politi-cians do what sounds good to their constituency over what is smart, then America will blow a 20-point lead in 12 minutes and fall in the standings. As Kermit the Frog once said, “It’s not easy being green;” however, I think it will be worth it.
Wesley Vaughn is a freshman majoring in journalism.
By Kelly Poole
I sincerely believe that unless we do something, many of our liberties are in jeopardy. Let me voice my concerns, and if you agree, you need to do something about it. Shift of the Census
Department: Obama has shifted the Census Department directly under White House jurisdic-tion. Before, the secretary of commerce oversaw the Census Department; Obama has nomi-nated Judd Gregg, a Republican, to be the secretary of com-merce. Immediately, many groups went berserk, accusing Gregg of trying to under-represent minorities. So Obama changed it. Making the office a partisan office could improperly influ-ence legislative redistricting. In English, this means that the department could group areas in ways that benefit democrats, to influence elections. Justice (or not): A judge has ruled that all charges will be dropped against the mastermind behind the 2000 attack on the USS Cole. Why? Because the poor guy was waterboarded. Once again,
our government is putting the rights of prisoners and crimi-nals ahead of its citizens and other law-abiding individuals. I recently saw an interview with a black lady whose son was killed in that incident; she said, “I voted for Obama; now I realize I made a mistake. I want justice for my son and because of Obama I will have none.” President Obama said he was going to invite these families to the White House and discuss it with them before making any decision. Yet, he made the deci-sion before they came, so sev-eral turned down the invitation. Fairness Doctrine: The name sounds pretty great. Politicians know that they have to give fancy names to garner support. They say they want radio hosts to be “fair,” requiring equal time for both sides. But, what does that mean? It means that the govern-ment has the right to shut you up. If the government thinks you aren’t being “fair,” they tell you to change your reporting style or get off the air. What hap-pened to freedom of speech? This is really just a silencing of the opposition. It’s Communist China with a souped-up name.
Of course, conservative radio is much more popular than liberal radio. Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Glen Beck are the most listened-to radio shows inAmerica. But they won’t be on the air if the “Fairness Doctrine” has its way. Now, I’m not saying youmust agree with everything theysay. I don’t agree with anythingHoward Stern, Rachel Maddow or Keith Olbermann says. But they have the right to say it, and I’m not going to try to silence them. However, the other side doesn’t give us as much free-dom. Are you concerned yet? Thenew administration is promot-ing “change,” all right — change to our freedoms and to justicefor the innocent. Many don’t get involved in politics becausethey say they are tired of hear-ing about it. It’s too complicated. It takestoo much time. But if you believe the same things I do, email yoursenators, representatives and the White House. Nothing will get done if you don’t tell them how you feel. Kelly Poole is a graduatestudent in finance.
Iran into Bolivia Change to what?
By Sean Randall
“Baa, baa, rainbow sheep, have you any wool? / Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full. / One for the Master, one for the Dame / And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.” Does this rhyme sound famil-iar? Something isn’t quite right, however. Can you figure it out? No? I’ll give a hint. It’s the same thing that caused people to whine about and nearly ruin a perfectly decent and somewhat humorous inauguration prayer. The answer is political cor-rectness. Political correctness, while it seems like a great thing to pre-vent people from being offended, is, quite frankly, an idiotic thing. The “War on Christmas,” Cookie Monster singing “Cookie is a sometimes food,” complaining about a rhyme that referred to ethnicity via color, it’s ridicu-lous. In the poem I quoted, you may notice a similarity to another poem about a black sheep. However, in Oxfordshire, England, preschoolers have been taught the politically correct ver-sion, quoted above. It seems the teachers did not want to offend anyone by evoking the image of the slave trade.
To fight political correctness in its stupidity, we need two things: Common sense and an understanding of “PC.” For common sense, we ask, “How many preschoolers will link ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’ to slavery?” Personally, I never made a connection of that sort until I read the ridiculous story defending the change. Or, ask, “Is Cookie Monster munching on cookies really making kids fat?” Sorry, parents, but if your kid’s getting fat on cookies, it isn’t because he’s committing Grand Theft Oreo. Instead of changing Cookie Monster, change your-self. How about the question, “What exactly is offensive?” This is key to understanding PC. The answer is that nothing is inherently offensive. Let me give you an example. In 1939, Margaret Mitchell’s book “Gone With the Wind” was made into a film. That film is the first time a curse word was used in cinema. “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” That line caused riots in the streets because of how offen-sive it was. Less than 50 years later, “Scarface” came out with 226 “f---s” and derivatives, according to IMDb. No riots that I know of.
Offense is something someone takes on a personal basis. There is nothing objectively offensive. Sure, we can guess that some-thing will probably offend some-one based on situation, context, tone, and familiarity with the person… but that makes the issue far too complex to brand something as inherently offen-sive. Political correctness is intend-ed to help people try not to offend others. Clearly, however, it can’t actually pull off that goal in a sensible manner. So... if political correctness cannot help us avoid offending people, as someone somewhere will be offended by what you say, what does it do? It slowly tears at our society. People constantly have to watch what they say in order to not get slapped with a lawsuit. In 2006, an airport in Seattle decided to take down its Christmas trees in order to avoid a lawsuit from the local Jewish Rabbi, who asked that a menorah be put up, too. Well, goodness, sorry to offend. They were merely putting up pagan decorations typically associated with the holiday of Christmas, which used to be about Jesus but is now more about commercial-ism. But now, the druids will be angry with you for taking down
their trees. Thanks, Rabbi. Less recently was the “McDonalds made me fat!” gig. Thirty days, three meals a day, nothing but Mickey Dee’s fatness. Now McDonalds has no Super Size. It would be politically incorrect to be the cause of such a social negative. Thanks a lot, oh fat one. How about “oh horizontally expanded one,” as political cor-rectness says calling people fat is wrong. And now, we have a poem read as part of an inaugural benedic-tion that people are still angry about, because it was “offen-sive.” Others recognized it as light-hearted. It wasn’t intended to be racist or offensive. The con-text it was in didn’t make it that way. Political correctness made it that way. And that’s a shame. For us to be so angry about something as simple as a little Dr. Seuss-like poem and to take sides over something as petty as that is a sad sign of the state we are in. I’m not saying people should intend to be offensive … But we should intend to not be so petty and learn to work together, espe-cially in this time when we need to work to help our country.
Sean Randall is a junior major-ing in theatre and philosophy.
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LIFESTYLESWednesday, February 11, 2009 Ryan Mazer • Editor [email protected] 6
By Kelsey SteinSenior Lifestyles Reporter
In recognition of 2009’s dou-ble dose of Friday the 13th, the Missing Ink will continue its contest series with “Love You to Pieces,” a creepy creative writing contest, and “A Killer Film Contest.” Because Friday the 13th and Valentine’s Day fall so close to each other this year, short story and poetry submissions should focus on a scary or awful
dating experience. The ‘DEADline’ for story submissions is Friday, Feb. 13. All entries should be sent by e-mail to [email protected]. A panel of judges from the Missing Ink staff and Creative Campus will select the win-ning stories, which will be pub-lished on their Web site. Self-described as “UA’s offi-cial unofficial online arts mag-azine,” The Missing Ink is an online publication sponsored
by Creative Campus. The staff is dedicated to increasing awareness of the arts on the UA campus. The creepy theme of the creative writing contest will be echoed in next month’s film contest. Students can submit short films, either scary or non-fiction, by the ‘DEADline,’ March 13. “[Our] main goal is to help promote talented students that are passionate about videography,” said Stephanie
Summer, editor-in-chief of the Missing Ink. “As with the cre-ative writing contest, we want to give all students a chance to showcase their work, and the cool thing about it is that you don’t have to be an art or film major to enter work.” A panel will judge the films
and choose the two best, which will first be displayed in a pub-lic showing and later featured on the Web site. “The film contest idea was developed from my interest in raising awareness about the Kilgore House, the blue house on Hackberry lane across from
the Biology building, and its historical importance as a part of campus,” Summer said. Spiritual Connection Investigators, a paranormal research team, combed the house Saturday in search of evidence that it is haunted, she said.
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Robert Kirkman’s ongoing series, “The Walking Dead,” picks up with the question you are left with after every zombie movie: “What now?” The series, created by Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore, is the story of Rick Grimes, a policeman who is injured in a firefight and wakes up in the hospital alone. He soon finds out that his world is now filled with classic Romero-styled walking dead, and he sets out to Atlanta to find his wife and son.
His story is one of basic survival, and despite the ever-looming zombie threat, the “Walking Dead” title can be a bit misleading, because the story isn’t about zombies. They are merely a catalyst for the story that could be set in any kind of survival setting, and the antagonists are more typi-cally living scoundrels and evil people trying to take advantage of the group of survivors that Rick joins. That isn’t to say the zombies aren’t an overwhelming pres-ence. They serve as a continued menace and source of anxiety throughout the series, which
just adds to its occasionally suf-focatingly dark feel. And being published by Image Comics, as opposed to Marvel or DC, allows Kirkman’s writing to be as vulgar, gritty and realistic as he wants in a stunning and very appropriate black and white art style started by Moore and con-tinued by Charlie Adlard since issue #7. The story is also very emo-tionally appealing and isn’t just a shallow action-oriented series. You watch some char-acters struggle with loss and others with hard decisions. Characters grow and change and that evolution is the
mechanism that pushes the stories forward. Whereas the majority of comic books — par-ticularly in the superhero genre — are pushed forward by exter-nal forces and villains, it really is the character-driven sto-rylines that give “The Walking Dead” a literary feel in a medi-um that is very accessible. However, sometimes the story arcs can become mud-dled with too many characters and too much unnecessary drama. Kirkman does like to occasionally clean things up by eliminating a few characters, in which case it is convenient that they are in a post-apocalyptic
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By Ryan MazerLifestyles Editor
It’s difficult to account for the mediocre first two episodes of comic Demetri Martin’s new Comedy Central series, “Important Things with Demetri Martin.” The show’s flaws could stem either from Martin’s unfa-miliarity with the sketch form or mere laziness. Of the two, the former would make me sad but hopeful, like watching a young bird struggle to take flight. The latter, on the other hand, would anger me, like when watching a bird that takes for granted his unique gift and instead sits in his nest for days at a time. Either way, I’m the true victim, for I must face the fact that I myself will never be able to fly, and soon will be hospitalized. Typically, I have blind faith in the artists I respect. As Demetri Martin is one such artist, I set my expectations high for his show. Fortunately, I can admit defeat when presented with contrary evidence, allowing me to now report that the majority of the first two episodes does not come close to rivaling the ambition, creativity, and wit of his standup specials. In standup, Martin seemed creatively liberated, confi-
dent in molding the form to his advantage, ignoring its conventions and expressing his ideas in thoughtful, excit-ing ways. His standup shows were mixed media showcases of verbal jokes, drawings and
musical performances, so it seemed a fair bet that his talents and interests would translate effortlessly to sketch comedy. As it turns out, Martin comes across as oddly constrained by the format, with the series’ only
consistent strength lying in its standup segments. The best of these segments can be found at the end of the premiere episode, in which Martin plays guitar, harmonica and steps on bells, all while flipping through a sketchpad of visual jokes until reaching pages that explain, “I’m not an idiot. I’m just having trouble coordinating right now,” and then finally turning to the last page, which asks provocatively, “Or am I?” It’s disheartening that none of the sketches share this level of ambition or attention to craft. Actually, much of the show feels quite sloppy. In some cases, I could sense a clever conceit suffering from poor execution. For instance, a sketch titled, “Guy who is way too early for a rave,” introduces a promis-ing concept but goes nowhere, following Martin as he wears rave attire and dances in public places during the day. Without showing even a single reaction from nearby pedestrians, his antics soon seem inconsequen-tial and pointless. Elsewhere on the show, some sketches lack the creative seed altogether. In one segment, a janitor discovers a time machine and travels through time,
having sex with notable women of each period. While moderate-ly funny, this is an easy idea, one certainly not unique to Martin’s sensibility. Had the concept served as a foundation for fun-nier or more creative develop-ments, it could have worked. Needless to say, it didn’t. A characteristic that can be found throughout Martin’s material, and which has always bothered me, are his hipster flourishes — such as the pre-cious minimalism of the titles to his standup specials, “These are Jokes” and “Demetri Martin. Person.” But unlike past works, there’s just not enough quality material to distract me from it here. Still, “Important Things” does deliver scattered moments of brilliant sketch comedy. A sketch in the first episode, for instance, chroni-cles a man’s addiction to buy-ing diamond rings for his wife — and the destructive conse-quences of said addiction on his life — through a series of commercials for the rings. In the second episode, another great sketch advertises a rat repellent which works by introducing religion to your rats — who then will naturally be compelled to kill each other
in the name of it — and uses computer animation to demon-strate the hilariously intricate process. Despite my initial disappoint-ment, I remain hopeful that the show will grow stronger as it continues — that this bird will leave his nest. Because whenI’m rehabilitated and then released back into the world, I really don’t need any tempta-tions.
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at Image, Kirkman explained in a video editorial for comicbookresources .com that comic books have things backwards. “No one watches a movie and decides they want to do movies and aspires to only ever do ‘Pulp Fiction 2,’” said Kirkman. This level of self-respect as an artist and ambition towards making comics a viable and respectable art form is a great reason why
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LOS ANGELES | “Grey’s Anatomy” cast member James Pickens Jr. says the medical drama will be saying goodbye to Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight.
Pickens, who plays Dr. Richard Webber on the ABC series, told Us Weekly magazine that Heigl and Knight are leaving. Pickens says he wishes Heigl “nothing but the best,” the mag-azine reported online Tuesday. He says his other co-star, Knight,
wants to pursue other “career paths.” Publicists for Knight and for series creator Shonda Rhimes declined comment. Requests for comment from Heigl’s publicist and ABC were not immediately returned.
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LOS ANGELES | Prosecutors said Tuesday they want more evidence from police before determining whether to press charges against Chris Brown, who’s accused in a domestic dispute that report-edly involves pop superstar Rihanna. Police presented a case regarding Brown on Tuesday, but did not release any of its details, Los Angeles County District Attorney spokeswom-an Jane Robison said. She said the office would have no further comment on the case. Brown was arrested Sunday night after surrendering to police, who sought the 19-year-old singer when a woman identified him as her attack-er during a fight the night before. Numerous media out-lets, citing sources and police officials who were not named, have identified the woman as 20-year-old Rihanna, Brown’s longtime girlfriend. Though an initial police news release indicated that they were investigating a bat-tery on a woman who was injured, Brown was booked only on suspicion of making a criminal threat, a felony. Police have said that prosecu-tors would determine what charges, if any, were warrant-ed. The district attorney’s kick-ing the case back to police could signal that prosecutors are seeking to build stron-ger charges against Brown; or it could mean the current
evidence is too flimsy or has holes that would drop it to a misdemeanor or make it go
away altogether, said Stan Goldman, a law professor at Loyola University in New
Orleans, La. “Sending it back certain-ly isn’t the death penalty,” Goldman said. “If you’re Chris Brown,” he added, “it’s both bad and good.” A police spokeswoman said the department had no com-ment about the district attor-ney’s decision. The department has said it was alerted to the inci-dent in the upscale Hancock Park neighborhood by a 911 call, but have provided few official details beyond the initial report. Brown’s attor-ney and spokesman have not returned multiple calls and e-mails seeking comment since Sunday. Brown remains free on $50,000 bail. The allegations have at least momentarily tarnished Brown’s squeaky-clean image. At least one major spon-sor, Wrigley, has suspended ad campaigns featuring the singer, who has scored with hits such as 2005’s “Run It!” and a Grammy-nominated duet with Jordin Sparks, “No Air.” Brown has withdrawn from public appearances in Phoenix scheduled for this weekend before the NBA All-Star game. Rihanna on Tuesday postponed a planned concert in Malaysia. Brown and Rihanna, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, skipped planned performances at Sunday’s Grammy Awards, leaving fel-low recording artists to try to
make sense of the allegations. Kanye West, who toured with Rihanna, said on Ryan Seacrest’s morning radio show Tuesday morning that the reports of abuse were “devastating.” “I feel like, just as a person,
I don’t care how famous she is or even if she just worked at McDonald’s, that should never happen,” West said on the show, which is broadcast on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles. “It should never come to that place.”
The Associated PressChris Brown accepts the artist of the year award at the Ameri-can Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 23, 2008.
‘Important Things with Demetri Martin’
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Having the week off could not have come at a better time for the Alabama men’s basketball team. Reeling from two straight road losses at Vanderbilt and LSU, the Crimson Tide still searching for an identity under interim coach Phillip Pearson, who has been at the post just two weeks. Also, freshman big man JaMychal Green, who was beginning to emerge as Alabama’s top scorer, suf-fered a hip pointer in the first half of the LSU game. The week of rest should help him get healthy, Pearson said. “I think the off-week, with us not having a game in the middle of the week, comes at a good time for us,” Pearson said. “Certainly, JaMychal [Green] is a little banged up after the fall on Sunday after-noon, and I think mentally it gives us an opportunity to sort of regroup after 13 or 14
days of going after it pretty hard and pretty long.” Since taking over for Gottfried, Pearson has begun to use the entire bench. Players like Demetrius Jemison, Brandon Hollinger and Anthony Brock find them-selves contributing more after rarely seeing the court earlier in the season. Brock, a junior-college transfer, single-handedly brought the Tide back in last week’s loss to Vanderbilt. He was 5-of-6 from behind the arc and finished with a career-high 15 points. “Brock has done a nice job, and I certainly think that he’s a threat,” Pearson said. “I think as an opponent, you have to respect Anthony Brock and his ability to make a shot.” After starting all but one game as a sophomore, Jemison had played more than 10 min-utes in just one game since the New Year. In the last four
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Ricki Lebegern loved gym-nastics before she even knew what it was. As a curious and fearless 6 year old, climbing up on the kitchen counter to get her own glass out of the cupboard and tight roping the back of the couch were her common forms of entertainment. “We have a television system that’s a good height, and one day I was just sitting on top of it and my mom came in and she panicked like, ‘How did you get up there?’ Lebegern said. “I think after that [my parents] kind of realized putting me in gymnastics was the way to go.” It proved to be a rewarding decision, as the Annandale, Va., native flirted with the elite level of competition (the high-est level a gymnast can achieve) on her way to the Capstone. Now a junior competing in the all around for Alabama, one would be hard pressed to say she is not the heart and soul of the No. 5 Crimson Tide. “She is like a hero to this team,” sophomore All-American Kayla Hoffman said. “Not only does she carry us with her attitude, but she’s also one of the toughest, reliable
competitors that we have. She’s a leader whether she wants to be or not.” Serving as the “rock” of the Alabama gymnastics team, as head coach Sarah Patterson often describes, Lebegern pos-sesses an uncanny ability to never produce a bad routine. Hailing as arguably the Tide’s most consistent compet-itor, she has not returned any-thing lower than a 9.7 on any routine through five meets this season. “She’s someone who we know we can completely trust,” Hoffman said. “She’s going to hit her routine; she’s going to do the best that she can. And if she doesn’t, she’s going to feel really bad about it and do it next time.” Patterson said Lebegern’s leadership does not only shine through when the lights go on in Coleman Coliseum. “I think not only is Ricki our most consistent gymnast in her performance and in her atti-tude in competition, but she’s the same way in practice,” Patterson said. “I think that’s critical in developing into the kind of performer that she has been.” Having competed in the all around her entire career with the Tide, Lebegern’s team-mates always count on her for
four solid scores. The added pressure of being relied on for every event could churn the nerves inside many gym-nasts, but Lebegern continues to execute unwavering perfor-mances. She said her anxiety actually boils to greater extent when she does not compete in an event. “I’ve found that when I sit out a few meets, it’s actually more stressful,” Lebegern said. “Then you don’t have con-trol of anything that goes on. It’s totally out of your hands. When you’re competing, you can control what you do and set the tone.” Lebegern is now ranked 12th nationally in the all around after a season-high 39.425 against Denver last week, but she said bringing her team-mates together is what she really gives to the team. “It’s something I love to do, to come in here with a fun, positive attitude and bring the personality to the team,” she said. “I try to do the best that I can to help bring the team along and help push the team to become better, not only as gymnasts themselves but as a team.” Whether it can be attributed to Lebegern or not, Alabama has improved every week of the season, scoring a season-high in every meet. The Tide jumped from No. 9 to No. 5 in the rankings this week and Lebegern will continue to be the rock that carries Alabama alongside the top gymnastics programs in the country.
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Lebegern leads No. 5 Tide with unshakable confi dence
Ricki Lebe-gern performs a fl oor routine during a meet against LSU last year. Lebegernʼs rock-solid consistency has anchored the Tide this year, and her teammates and coaches have taken notice.
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Junior Demetrius Jemison, who has averaged almost 19 minutes over the last four games, has seen a signifi cant increase in playing time since interim coach Phil-lip Pearson took over.
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games with Pearson at the helm, the junior has averaged close to 19 minutes per game. In Sunday’s loss to LSU, Jemison played 26 minutes and scored a season-high nine points for the Tide, including a put-back basket at the buzz-er to end the first half. “I think he’s done a really nice job the past two or three games of coming in and defending and working the glass really hard,” Pearson said. “I like those things about him. I think there is a certain role that he can fit on this team.” Jemison’s experience has helped him ease back into the rotation, and he may be called on even more now with the status of Green uncertain for Saturday’s game. “The nice thing for him is that as a third-year player
in our program, he’s had a chance to play for two years,” Pearson said. “He’s been in these arenas; he’s been on the road and played against high-caliber competition.” Saturday, Alabama returns home for the first time since Jan. 31 to take on South Carolina. The Tide has the grueling task of trying to defend Gamecocks point guard Devan Downey. Downey is tied for second in the SEC in scoring, averaging 20 points per game. He also ranks in the top five with over four assists per game. “We’ll have to have a plan that we can defend him, and it won’t be a one-man plan,” Pearson said. “We’ll have to have two or three different guys that will guard him, give him some different looks, and throughout the game, we’ll need to change our defenses from man to zone.” The Valentine’s Day game against the Gamecocks is sched-uled to tip off at 2 p.m.
UA Athletics The Alabama softball team took over the top spot in both the USA Today/NFCA and ESPN.com/USA Top 25 polls after turning in a 4-0 start dur-ing the opening weekend of the 2009 season. The No. 1 rank-ing marks the third year in a
row that the Crimson Tide has earned the accolade. “We appreciate the recogni-tion this early in the season,” head coach Patrick Murphy said. ”All of us are excited about this team’s potential. This senior class has now been ranked No. 1 three straight years. It’s a credit to the
players and all of their hard work.” The team received 12 first-place votes in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll and will open its home season this weekend in the Bama Bash. SEC rival Florida landed at No. 2 with eight first-place votes, while Oklahoma moved to No. 3 after
capturing the Hawaii ParadiseClassic title. In the USA Today /NFCA poll the Gators check in at No. 2 after taking two of three games from Baylor last weekend. DefendingNCAA champion Arizona Statelocked in the No. 3 spot after a 5-1 opening weekend hosting the Kajikawa Classic.
Softball climbs to No. 1 in both polls
UA Athletics Alabama golfers Matthew Swan and Bud Cauley were named to the 2009 watch list for the Ben Hogan Award, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Monday. The annual award goes to the top player in college golf. “It’s the highest award in college golf, like the Heisman
Trophy is in college football, so it is a great honor just to be included on the watch list,” head coach Jay Seawell said. “It is exciting to have two players on the watch list, and it is a tremendous honor for Matthew [Swan] and Bud [Cauley]. Now they have to go out and play their best golf this spring and try to win the award.” Swan, a senior from
Montgomery, enters the spring campaign ranked 30th nation-ally in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index. He was an honorable mention All-American and first-team All-SEC performer following the 2007-08 season. Swan boasts a scoring average of 71.50 this year with two top-10 finishes during the fall schedule. Cauley, a true freshman from Jacksonville, Fla., has
made an immediate impactin the Crimson Tide’s lineup. He led Alabama with a 71.08 stroke average during the fall season and posted two top-five finishes in four tournaments.Cauley ranks 13th nationallyin the individual Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index entering the spring campaignand has played 12 career rounds at Alabama, with five of those coming in below par.
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