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DR. BONNER,
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Witt, Trustees replace Bailey with Judy Bonner
NEWS | BOARD OF TRUSTEES
T
hat was quarterback AJ McCarrons
response Saturday when asked
about Les Miles calling Death
Valley a place where opponents dreams go
to die.
The reality is that No. 1 Alabama (9-0, 6-0
SEC) has all but locked up the Southeastern
Conferences Western Division and still
controls its own destiny of making the BCS
National Championship game in January.
The reality is that No. 5 LSU (7-2, 3-2
SEC) had its national championship dreams
squashed by Alabama for the second year
in a row.

By Adam Mills and Melissa

Brown
CW Staff
When voters go to the polls
on Tuesday, they will have
the opportunity to vote on
Amendment 4, an amend-
ment that one side claims will
remove racist language from
the State Constitution, while
the other side believes it will
threaten Alabamians right to
public education.
The amendment has been
met with controversy and
unlikely opponents: the Black
Caucus and the Alabama
Education Association, among
others.
The Alabama Constitution
is one of the longest constitu-
tions in the world, with 800
amendments, and both sides
on the Amendment 4 fight are
entrenched in technicalities
dealing with language dating
from 1901 and 1954.
It is a mess, Gerald
Johnson, emeritus professor
of political science at Auburn
University, said. This is one
of the biggest messes I have
observed in a messy situation.
Johnson joins others in claim-
ing passing the amendment will
remove racist language but will
also reaffirm a 1956 amend-
ment, Amendment 111. The
language mandates separate
schools for white and colored
children.
History
In 1954, the Supreme Court
declared state laws establish-
ing separate schools for black
and white students to be uncon-
stitutional in Brown v. Board of
Education.
In an attempt to find a way
around the ruling, Alabama
politicians responded two years
later with the Amendment 111,
declaring nothing in this consti-
tution shall be construed as cre-
ating or recognizing any right to
education or training at public
expense.
Rather than provide state-
funded education to blacks, the
amendment removed the states
burden of having to offer public
schools to any Alabama children.
This opened the door for privately
funded segregated institutions.
Messy statewide
amendment goes
to vote Tuesday
NEWS | STATE POLITICS
By Chandler Wright
Staff Reporter
A Florida task force has
proposed charging differ-
ent tuition rates based on
a students major, and The
University of Alabama may be
on the track to implementing
such changes, as well.
Many schools in the U.S.
have recently been subject
to tuition increases. In July,
The University of Alabama
Board of Trustees approved a
tuition increase to apply to all
three campuses in the system.
Stephen Katsinas, director of
the Education Policy Center
at the University, said this is
related to state budget cuts to
higher education.
The Delta Cost Project and
other similar studies have
consistently shown as state
support has been cut, tuition
has been increased. The
tuition funds are supplanting
state funding, and institutions
are typically falling behind,
Katsinas said. Its not uncom-
mon to find when states cut
higher education budgets by
three or four percent, that
tuition is forced to increase by
double that amount, seven or
eight percent, because of the
sheer amount of funds.
The Florida Blue Ribbon
Task Force on State Higher
Education Reform proposes
a system of differentiated
tuition cost based on major.
There should be no resi-
dent student tuition increases
applied in high-skill, high-
wage, high-demand (market
driven) bachelor degrees, as
identified by the legislature,
the task force recommends in
the current draft of the pro-
posal.
In such a system, the state
legislature would identify
market demands for the state,
and schools would choose pro-
grams related to those fields.
As the proposal recommends,
tuition for students in those
programs would not go up, as
an incentive to draw students
to the programs, according to
Dale Brill, chair of the task
force.
This should help the 12
schools that make up the
State University System of
Florida think more like a sys-
tem and less like individual
institutions, Brill said. Lets
take, for instance, a journal-
ism degree. Why cant three
of the 12 schools in the system
pursue fantastic programs in
journalism, instead of all 12
having programs just to have
them? By implementing this
system, schools will be able to
identify those programs that
they want to pursue.
However, Katsinas said this
could affect an institutions
autonomy.
It is one thing for the state
to say what higher education
investments they would like
to make, its another thing
for the state to push institu-
tional use of internally real-
located funds, such as tuition
paid by students and fami-
lies, Katsinas said. If this
proposal does that and Im
not entirely sure it does or
not I dont think that it will
work well.
Florida task force proposes beating cuts by basing tuition on major
Some say Ala. public
education is at stake
SEE VOTE PAGE 13
UA education policy
expert forsees issues
SEE TUITION PAGE 2
BALLOT LANGUAGE
The ballot language of the
amendment will read:
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of Alabama of
1901, to repeal portions of
Section 256 and Amendment
111, now appearing as
Section 256 of the Official
Recompilation of the
Constitution of Alabama of
1901, as amended, relating
to separation of schools by
race and to repeal Section
259, Amendment 90, and
Amendment 109, relating to
the poll tax.
SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 13
By Chandler Wright and
Melissa Brown
CW Staff
The Universi ty of
Alabamas president Judy
Bonner addressed the Board
of Trustees Friday morning, a
day after being hired as the
first permanent woman presi-
dent in the schools history.
Bonner previously served as
provost and interim presi-
dent.
The job before us now is to
continue to build on the prog-
ress to maintain the momen-
tum and to seize the new
opportunities that lie before
us, Bonner said. Working
on behalf of the hardworking
tax payers of our great state
and our students and their
parents my commitment
to you is that we will build
on the progress of the last
decade, and we will make you
proud of your University.
Bonner, who was named
president Thursday after-
noon following the resigna-
tion of Guy Bailey, discussed
enrollment and application
increases, among other exam-
ples of recent success at the
Capstone.
We began this year with
a record enrollment of 33,602
students. This is a 5.8 percent
increase in enrollment, with
some 1,855 more students this
year than last year, Bonner
said. Applications for a seat
in our freshman class are
increasing at a rapid rate.
We have 8,000 more students
applying for a seat in our
freshman class this year than
just five years ago. That is a
43 percent increase.
Bonner also used the
opportunity to express her
gratitude to the board and the
University.
CW File
Guy Bailey
CW File
Judy Bonner
Board of Trustees approved Alabamas next
president in a unanimous vote on Friday
SEE BONNER PAGE 2
SPORTS | FOOTBALL
CW | Jungyu Wan
NEWS | TUITION
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LUNCH
BBQ Pork Sandwich
Chicken Fajita Pizza
Baked Macaroni & Cheese
Vegetable Medley
Home-style Baked Ziti
Curried Cauliflower Soup
Garden Burger (Vegetarian)

LUNCH
Meatloaf with Gravy
Indian-Spiced Chicken Wrap
General Tsos
Penne & Sausage
Grilled Red Potatoes
Cauliflower Au Gratin
Asian Coleslaw (Vegetarian)
FRESH FOOD
LUNCH
Chicken Fried Steak
Chicken Enchilada
State Fair Corn Dog
Spiced Sweet Potato Casserole
Steamed Green Beans
Squash Medley
Black Bean Corn Salad
(Vegetarian)

DINNER
BBQ Smoked Turkey Leg
Shrimp Quesadilla
White Rice
Broccoli & Cheddar Soup
Steamed Carrots with
Garlic-Ginger Butter
Roasted Vegetables
Eggplant & Bean Casserole
(Vegetarian)
ON THE MENU
DINNER
Meatloaf with Gravy
Chicken Gumbo with Brown
Rice
Pepperoni Pizza
Grilled Vegetable Pizza
Delmonico Potatoes
Tomatoes & Okra
Moroccan Vegetable Stew
(Vegetarian)
LAKESIDE
TUESDAY
What: UA Jazz Band
Where: Moody Music
Building
When: 7:30 p.m.
What: Alabama Repertory
Dance Theatre
Where: Morgan Hall
Auditorium
When: 7:30 p.m.

What: How to Study for
Multiple Choice Tests
Where: 230 Osband Hall
When: 4 - 5 p.m.
TODAY
What: CLC Movie Night:
Lemon Tree
Where: 241 B.B. Comer
When: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
What: Womens Basketball
vs. Stillman College
Where: Foster Auditorium
When: 6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
What: Huxford Symphony
Orchestra
Where: Moody Music Build-
ing
When: 7:30 p.m.
What: What a Drag! Lady
Gaga, Jo Calderone and the
Politics of Representation
Where: Ferguson Center
306
When: Noon - 1 p.m.
What: All of Us Fought the
War Book Launch
Where: Sellers Auditorium
When: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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However, Brill said the task
force hopes to contribute to a
discussion that will lead to the
end of status quo thinking in
higher education.
Were trying to introduce
some semblance of a mar-
ket dynamic information in
an environment where there
is none, Brill said. Most
students couldnt tell you
what they pay in tuition. In
economics, pricing is all we
have to determine and work out
supply and demand. So, when
the consumer is completely
separated from the cost of a
product, then the cost rises.
Once the proposal is com-
pleted, Brill said the task force
will hand over their findings to
Florida governor Rick Scott.
We do nothing more than
hand it to the governor, and
he does what he sees fit, Brill
said. These are nothing more
than recommendations to
inform the governor and the
legislature for their consider-
ation.
TUITION FROM PAGE 1
Tuition based on
major possible for UA
Our University holds a
very special place for all who
have been touched by it, from
the newest faculty to staff who
have been here for the longest
period of time to students
who are walking across the
Quad for the very first time,
Bonner said. Everyone who
has crimson in their blood
understands the life-changing
way in which the Capstone
impacts individuals.
Bailey resigned Wednesday
afternoon after holding office
for just 60 days. UA students
received an e-mail at 3:13 p.m.
with statements from Bailey,
trustee Paul Bryant, Jr. and
Chancellor Robert Witt.
Bailey cited his wifes health
for his resignation.
This is a decision my wife
Jan and I made together after
much discussion about how we
can best address her health,
which is the most important
priority in our lives, Bailey
wrote. We want to thank the
faculty, staff, students, alumni
and our many friends for your
warm welcome. My family
and I appreciate your under-
standing and your prayers.
Bailey did not attend the
Board of Trustees meeting
Thursday, where Bonner was
voted in unanimously by the
Board.
For now, Bonners previous
position of provost remains
open, but she said Thursday
that she will name an interim
quickly. Bonner said the UA
System has asked that inter-
ims not be candidates for the
position, a policy not in place
when Bonner sat as interim
president between the Witt
and Bailey presidencies.
Bonner said it was her deci-
sion not to enter the presiden-
tial search following Witts
move to chancellor.
I was serving as provost
and as interim president, and
I felt that I had enough balls
in the air that I did not need to
be a candidate for the position
at that time, she said.
Bonner said she is devoted
to continue building upon
the recent success of the
University.
With the sense of commu-
nity that has been built over
the last decade, I am confident
that our faculty, our staff, our
students, our alumni, our par-
ents will continue to work
together, Bonner said. My
commitment to you is that
we will build on the promise
of the last decade; we will
seize the opportunities that
lie before us, we will main-
tain the momentum, and we
will make you proud of your
University.
BONNER FROM PAGE 1
Board names Bonner
1st female president
BURKE
MCT Campus
HACKENSACK, N.J. Megan
Byrne, of Hillsdale, N.J., lived on
campus her first year of college
for a simple reason: She figured
she would make more friends in
a dorm than at her parents house
20 minutes away.
But after freshman year, she
decided to move back home for
another simple reason.
It was basically just the eco-
nomics, said Byrne, a sopho-
more at Ramapo College in
Mahwah, N.J. It was too expen-
sive.
A recent study suggests that
Byrne now is in the majority. As
college tuition continues to rise
and students contribute more
toward their education, 51 per-
cent of American college students
decided this year to live at home,
compared with 43 percent in 2010,
according to the student lender
Sallie Mae.
The numbers make sense in
light of the ever-rising cost of a
college education.
Student loan debt, which
reached $867 billion, eclipsed
credit card debt for the first time
in the countrys history earlier
this year, according to the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York.
Average tuition at public four-
year colleges went up 26 percent
more than inflation did over the
past four years. And federal aid
is stagnant after years of rapid
growth, according to a study
released recently by the College
Board.
It is unclear, however, how
much higher costs play into stu-
dents decision to commute.
Most schools dont ask stu-
dents their reasons for eschewing
the dorms. And economic pres-
sure to commute is often offset
by a common understanding that
the college experience is fuller for
students who live on campus.
It has to be a financial deci-
sion, but if thats not the major
factor, I certainly would advo-
cate living on campus, said
Courtney McAnuff, vice presi-
dent for enrollment management
at Rutgers University. Its a very
important part of the growth of
the students.
Commuter students also need
to factor in hidden costs of living
off campus. Besides fuel and park-
ing, commuter students often
take longer to graduate than their
peers in the dorms, McAnuff and
other administrators said.
There isnt a lot of research
that ties trends in college com-
muting with the economy, said
John Rury, a University of Kansas
professor who studied the rising
number of American commuter
students from 1960 to 1980. That
increase had more to do with the
expansion of the American mid-
dle class and more students being
able to afford college, he said.
The present-day statistics
are difficult to decipher because
researchers dont know how
many students are traditional
college students living at home
to save money and how many
are commuting for other rea-
sons, including working adults
who return to school for job skills
when they are worried about
impending layoffs.
There is a lot of anecdotal
evidence that students and their
families turn to commuter institu-
tions in tight times, as its a rather
obvious way to cut costs, he said.
On the other hand, I havent seen
reports of institutions having
trouble filling the dorms.
The on-campus population
could be shielded from dips tied
to the recession because the eco-
nomic downturn had a dispropor-
tionate impact on families with
lower levels of education, who are
less likely to send children to resi-
dential institutions. In addition,
federal financial aid and student
loans generally make it possible
for students to pay for on-campus
housing despite their familys
financial situation, he said.
One Ramapo senior, Gabrielle
Mondo, who commutes from her
parents house in Parsippany,
N.J., discovered firsthand how
difficult it is to track such trends
when she investigated rumors of
empty floors in residence halls for
an article in the student newspa-
per.
Lower numbers of students liv-
ing on campus had indeed allowed
the school to reduce the number
of students who had to triple up
in dorm rooms she found. But the
number of students living on cam-
pus, 2,771, is only 83 fewer than
last year, said a spokeswoman,
Anna Farneski. The school has 52
new commuters this year.
Most commuters Mondo inter-
viewed for her article said the
economy played a role in their
decision, but it wasnt the only
factor. The research matched her
own experience, she said.
Even though my parents
could afford to keep me there, it
didnt seem financially respon-
sible when I could save so much
money by staying at home, she
said. The decision has saved her
parents about $40,000 over the
past three years, she said.
She added, however, that she
probably would have decided to
commute anyway. She simply
wanted to be closer to her par-
ents. She said she has been able
to maintain the same social life as
during her freshman year when
she lived on campus. Commuting,
she said, has another often over-
looked advantage.
My parents arent going to be
saying, do shots when I have an
exam tomorrow, she said. I see
that as a big plus.
Students choosing to live in Moms house instead of Animal House
Editor | Melissa Brown
newsdesk@cw.ua.edu
Monday, November 5, 2012
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CW | Whitney Hencrix
Students participate in lm pitch
By Madison Roberts and
Katherine Langner
CW Staff
Two University of Alabama
students were invited to compete
in the Perfect Pitch Competition
at the New Orleans Film Festival
in October and tested their skills
pitching film ideas to a panel.
John Avent, a senior majoring
in media production, competed
in the festival after he pitched his
idea to his TV Production class,
and Jazzmine Franklin, a senior
majoring in telecommunica-
tion and film, won an honorable
mention for her documentary
idea, which included a $250 cash
prize.
Both contestants were required
to submit a one-page proposal
to the telecommunication and
film faculty members, who then
approved each proposal and
selected the students to move for-
ward with the competition. While
in New Orleans, La., both Avent
and Franklin were required to
pitch their proposal verbally to
judges.
We only had five minutes to
talk about our idea, and thats
not very long when youre
CW | Bryce Denton
Jazz Franklin, a senior majoring in telecommunication and lm,
recently received an award at the New Orleans Film Festival student
pitch competition.
trying to give someone the full
picture-setting, characters, plot,
theme, Avent said. Simple and
effective is what youre going for
when pitching. To say the least, it
was a much more tedious under-
taking than I had imagined when
I submitted the treatment.
Each contestant enlisted
the help of Nick Carrao, a pro-
fessor in the Department of
Telecommunication and Film
who had a short film screening
at the festival. Avent said Carrao
helped coach him through the
process.
I had never been to a film fes-
tival before, and I was nervous
about pitching my idea in front
of a bunch of industry people,
but, thankfully, Prof. Carrao
coached me through the whole
thing, which helped me out tre-
mendously, Avent said. We
met several times leading up to
the festival and went over the
pitch again and again until I had
it down.
Normally, the judges select
only one winner in each cat-
egory, but this year, they decided
last minute to give out honor-
able mention awards. Franklin
received an honorable mention
for her idea about Jesse Maple,
the first African American film-
maker who has been excluded
from multiple history books and
does not have an IMDB page.
Along with her two friends
who are also African American
women film producers, Franklin
will film her search to find out
who Maple was.
Were going to document
our experience of finding out
who she is and how that makes
us feel, Franklin said. Were
learning about this woman who
paved the way for us.
Franklin said she was excited
when she won the honorable
mention because she felt she
was spreading knowledge and
passion.
It was decided at the last min-
ute that they would give honor-
able mentions, she said. I was
so excited. I was happy that the
judges felt the same passion that
I felt about my idea, so it was a
good feeling.
She hopes the festival will
open opportunities for her in
the future because she wants
to continue to make documen-
taries throughout her career. If
anything, though, she says the
festival was a great networking
experience.
Overall, it was a great expe-
rience. I met a lot of folks, and
hopefully, I will see them again,
Franklin said. I hope it opened
up opportunities for me in the
future.
Although Avent did not win
anything at the festival, his TV
Production class voted his pilot
television proposal for a series
Backlash to premiere at the
Bama Theatre in January 2013.
The pilot includes a charac-
ter named Norman who lives
an unhappy life as an old-fash-
ioned journalist while trying to
civilize his students.
My idea was to display the
ironic contrast between how
media is produced and how we
interpret it, Avent said. I think
my idea was, for the most part, a
result of my frustration with the
dominance of lewd reality TV
and programming that you cant
seem to get away from these
days.
Although Avents pitch did not
win an award at the New Orleans
Film Festival, he hopes to send
his pitch for a series to other fes-
tivals after it premieres.
Well be submitting to sev-
eral film festivals across the
country, Avent said. Past pilots
have been screened at New York
Television Festival and The
International Television Festival
in Los Angeles. This year, were
aiming to exceed that success.
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To put it col-
loquially, one of
the candidates
for Al abama
Supreme Court
Chief Justice on
the ballot tomor-
row is a snake in
the grass. And, if
this state elects
him into office,
it should expect
him to bite.
Again.
The last time around, we had to watch as he
adamantly disregarded the will of a federal
judge in favor of the will of his god. We had
to watch as the Alabama Court of the Judiciary
removed him from office the same office hes
seeking now because he wouldnt remove from
the Alabama Supreme Court Building a 5,280-
pound, solid-granite monument to everything
the First Amendment protects us from when it
forbids Congress from passing any law respect-
ing an establishment of religion.
Were talking, of course, about Roy Moore, the
marshal of the parade of incompetents, bigots
and idiots that make their name in Alabama
politics by latching their fangs to the concept of
separation of church and state hoping to poison
it to death. Moore first bit back in 2004, when
he insisted he had the right to erect a monu-
ment of the Ten Commandments in the Alabama
Supreme Court Building.
The problem was that he had absolutely no
such right as a public official. To be sure, any
citizen has the right to believe, as Moore says
he does, that the Ten Commandments are the
moral foundation of U.S. law. But every citi-
zen has the right, guaranteed by the First
Amendment, to not have that view thrust upon
him or her by the government.
But Moore did not understand that concept
in 2004. It got him fired then. He still does not,
and we have no idea what this fundamental mis-
understanding of the role of the chief justice
could get him and our state into if hes elected
on Tuesday.
That makes this election more than a partisan
contest, and that is the first reason The Crimson
White endorses Moores opponent, Bob Vance.
The second is, somewhat sadly, this election
could be close.
Vance entered the race in August after the
Alabama Democratic Party realized it made a
bumbling error by nominating Harry Lyon, who
subsequently called proponents of gay marriage
sick and perverted.
As a result, Vance has had only a few months to
raise funds and campaign. By contrast, Moores
whole life is a campaign, a moral crusade that
unfortunately wont end even if he does lose
Tuesday.
Moore has said
that gay marraige
will be the ulti-
mate destruction
of our country
because it destroys
the very foundation
upon which this
nation is based.
Gay marriage is a
divisive political
issue, but it would
not destroy the
country nor would
it erode its foun-
dations. The Chief
Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court should be
concerned with applying Alabama law, not sav-
ing the country from social policies he opposes.
While Democrats refused to let Lyon remain
a spokesman for their party after he made his
disaparaging remarks, if Moore is elected, he
will be a spokesman for the entire state.
Vance got his undergraduate degree from
Princeton and studied law at Virginia. Hes been
a trial judge in Jefferson County for ten years,
and he says hell keep his politics, not to mention
his religion, out of the courtroom. Thats where
it belongs in the hearts and minds of individu-
als.
The Crimson White Editorial Board is as
divided politically as any group of nine people
in our country today. This, though, we can agree
on. Bob Vance is not young, but he represents
an opportunity for young people to salvage the
system that Roy Moore and his generation have
poisoned. Or, at least, he would allow them to be
able to say they attended college in Alabama and
not be ashamed to do so because of the perennial
embarrassment that would be Roy Moores sec-
ond go-around as Chief Justice.
Our View is the consensus of The Crimson White
Editorial Board.
Editor | SoRelle Wyckoff
letters@cw.ua.edu
Monday, November 5, 2012
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TODAYS TOPIC: THE ALABAMA ELECTION
The candidates in the race
for chief justice of the Alabama
Supreme Court provide the
most polarizing vision for the
direction of our state over the
next decade. The election also
introduces more amendments
to the Alabama Constitution, an
already lengthy and confusing
document. Limiting the amount
of amendments we continue to
add is key to Constitutional
reform, but we have chosen a
few to support, and we discuss
them below.
The states conservative wing
has nominated former Chief
Justice Roy Moore to fill the
position, reclaiming the post he
held until a disgraced fall from
office ruined his reputation as
an unbiased arbiter of the law.
In 2003, Moore was removed
from his position as the states
highest judicial officer after
refusing to follow an order
from a federal judge directing
him to remove the large statue
of the Ten Commandments he
had placed in the rotunda of the
federal judicial building in the
middle of the night. Since his
removal, Moore has maintained
that he will always acknowl-
edge God in the states court
system and argues that liberal
extremist groups are trying to
remove the moral fabric of our
society. He has spent the last
few years as the president of
the Foundation for Moral Law,
a nonprofit organization based
in downtown Montgomery
that represents and edu-
cates the public on the neces-
sity of acknowledging God in
government, according to the
organizations website.
Moore has sought the gov-
ernors office in the last two
statewide elections, but lost
both of his primary races.
Moore now wants his job back,
and has not been shy about his
intent to return the court to a
similar mindset that he cham-
pioned during his last time in
office. The states Democratic
Party had a bit of a rocky start
in choosing a candidate to face
Roy Moore, eventually sup-
porting Judge Robert S. Vance,
Jr., a respected trial judge from
Jefferson County. Vance is the
son of the late Judge Robert S.
Vance, Sr., a federal judge who
was tragically killed by a mail
bomb sent to his Birmingham
home in 1989. Although Vance
has only been involved in the
race for a few months, he has
out raised his Republican
challenger by almost 2-to-1
margins. Vance has focused
his campaign for chief justice
on the necessity of bringing
groups together and effectively
representing the entire state of
Alabama, regardless of politi-
cal affiliation. He is not shy
about his support for biparti-
sanship among all political
views. Vance contends that he
will not place partisan politics
into the job of chief justice and
will bring fairness and prag-
matism to the office. Vance
provides a strong challenge
to Moore and would provide
a more progressive and cen-
trist perspective to the states
highest court.
Vote for
Bob Vance
OUR VIEW
In short: Roy
Moore was
a pitiful em-
barassment
before, and, if
elected, hell be
one again.
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U A D E C I D E S
Amendment 2
Amendment 2 raises the cap on state
bonds to $750 million. Governor Bentley
has called this amendment one of the most
important of this year. However, the lan-
guage stated on the ballot seems to com-
plicate what it actually does, and what it
provides, to industries that want to locate
or expand in the state. The amendment
provides more opportunity and funding for
the state in luring major businesses and
creating jobs in the state.
Amendment 4
Amendment 4 plans to remove language
regarding poll taxes and school segrega-
tion remain in the Alabama Constitution.
Their presence in the constitution is racist
and outdated, but critics of the amendment
claim that it could possibly deny education
to some, as it does not specifically guaran-
tee the right to education. This is obvi-
ously a weak argument, as education will
remain heavily protected. Voting not to
remove racist language from our constitu-
tion would hurt us nationally as we attempt
to progress from our issues in the past.
Amendment 6
This is nothing more than a republi-
can attempt to block Obamas health care
reform, but because federal law always
super cedes state law, it is yet another
pointless amendment, only lengthening
our already confusing constitution. Voting
for this amendment would only prove
how uneducated our voting populace is
about how the law works. Vote against
amendment 6.
Amendment 7
The language of this amendment is
intentionally written to be vague. A yes
vote would hinder union rights in the state,
requiring more elections and more red
tape in unions and businesses. Alabama
Democratic Chairman Mark Kennedy sup-
ports a no vote, but conservatives in the
state are trumpeting the amendment as a
way to protect unions. But the vague lan-
guage protects their true motifs, whatever
they may be.
Amendment 8
Amendment 8 sets the salaries of mem-
bers of our state House and Senate to the
median household income; it also prohibits
members from increasing salaries for their
own terms and requires signed vouchers
for reimbursements. Current salaries will
be lowered as an effect, which is need-
ed in our failing economy. While some
may be concerned this amendment will
restrict lower-income citizens from run-
ning for office, voting for this amendment
will force greater accountability to our
state legislators.
By CW Staff
Amendments
One of the major problems with the Alabama
Constitution is its excessive length. Rifled with
amendments pertaining to specific counties or
cities, it is cluttered and inefficient. Amendments
3, 5 and 11 are examples of amendments that
do not pertain to citizens of Tuscaloosa city or
county, but require a statewide vote. Hope for
constitutional reform remains, but for that to be
possible, the skeleton of the Alabama govern-
ment must change, limiting state control of min-
ute county decisions. A vote for or against 3, 5
or 11 is nothing more than an uneducated guess
at the correct vote. Because we are not knowl-
edgeable about the best scenario for counties
not applicable to us, we will not suggest a vote
of support or against. However, the alternative
to some sort of reform process within the states
constitution like writing a new constitution
could prove to be problematic on many levels.
With the Republican super majority in the state
legislature and a rubber stamp of approval avail-
able in the governors office, one party would be
able to dominate any significant reforms.
With recent pieces of legislation like the
states controversial immigration law emanat-
ing from these legislators, the model for a new
constitution would likely be a disaster for the
states progress. An atmosphere of bipartisan-
ship is absolutely necessary for any feasible
attempt at true reform a trait not common in
the state capitol.
A society is as healthy as its
orphaned, widowed and elder-
ly. This means everyone is
equally valuable. A society can
tell what kind of job its doing
by measuring how it treats its
most powerless.
This is true of any healthy
society. We have obviously
failed.
The most recent articles in
The Crimson White regarding
hazing practices in our greek
system reflect this. These
are classic issues in systems.
But the Universitys response
through Dean of Students Tim
Hebsons words on Oct. 8 pulled
Ozs curtain back to reveal a
dark and dysfunctional system
that will deeply affect each and
every one of us. This dysfunc-
tion will cause us to fall short
of our full potential, as opposed
to meeting or exceeding our
potential.
Hebsons response was much
like a middle school principal
who claims no knowledge of
bullying or bureaucratically
states the complaint wasnt
made specifically enough
before the student jumped off
the bridge or shot forty unsus-
pecting people in a movie
theater.
The Universitys response
belittles the complainants,
empowers the bullies, and
helps to form a dysfunctional
society by allowing violence to
occur with a wink and a nod. It
also establishes an unhealthy
learning environment by com-
municating that were not all
equally valuable
and, therefore,
were not all safe.
It flies in the face
of the Universitys
goals, mission
and apparent
desired direction
if one examines
recent admis-
sion statistics.
This approach
will make neither
The University
of Alabama nor
i ts graduates
more competitive in a global
environment.
In fact, Hebsons words
sounded too much like other
regrettable, out-of-touch, his-
torically wrong words across
time that were proven to be
so not long after they were
uttered.
I think a better approach may
be to think more systemically,
with an eye on the broader
goals and the greater good.
Listening may be a good next
step. In a healthy system, if
some believe theres a problem,
there IS a problem for all. To
deny that reflects an unhealthy
system. Looking might be
a good approach, as well. A
quick look with an open mind
and listening ears
woul d refl ect
that the current
policy employed
to protect and
avoid disaster is
doing neither. An
unhealthy system
defends the sta-
tus quo without
thinking, listen-
ing or seeing.
Thats exactly
what Hebson did,
as I read it.
If everyone is
equally valuable, then its time
for us to treat each other that
way, develop sincere and effec-
tive policies that create and
protect a healthy society and
hold those accountable who
refuse to participate in foster-
ing one. But that also means
that the actives in the greek
system have a duty to do the
same. A healthy environment
requires everyone to stand up
and do the right thing. The fact
that anyone feels it necessary
to ask for help from the system
means that the good guys
have stood by and done noth-
ing, allowing the problem to
flourish. (Remember, Edmund
Burke said, All that is neces-
sary for the triumph of evil is
for good men to do nothing.)
Fraternities and sororities can
be great places to belong to and
develop community. But they
can also be environments full
of darkness and dysfunction.
The choice is up to the mem-
bers, chapters and national
chapters. But its also up to the
University to ensure its goals
and missions are shared or
respected by all whove chosen
to be a part of this University.
We all have something to gain
or lose by this.
A society is as healthy as
its orphaned, widowed and
elderly. Some courageous
guys took a big risk to illumi-
nate and highlight a need for
change. Does the University
really intend to shoot the mes-
sengers, wink, nod, look the
other way and thereby degrade
us all?
Robin Harvey is a graduate
student at The University of
Alabama.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
UAs response to hazing reveals dysfunctional system

Were talking, of course,
about Roy Moore, the
marshal of the parade
of incompetents, bigots
and idiots that make their
name in Alabama politics
by latching their fangs to
the concept of separation
of church and state hoping
to poison it to death.

Hebsons response was much

like a middle school principal
who claims no knowledge of
bullying or bureaucratically
states the complaint wasnt
made specically enough
before the student jumped
off the bridge or shot forty
unsuspecting people in a
movie theater.
Will Tucker Editor-in-Chief
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Monday, November 5, 2012 | Page 5
The University of Alabama alma mater a forgotten yet timeless tradition
By Ashanka Kumari
Chief Copy Editor
As most UA students know,
this years Homecoming theme
was Timeless Traditions.
From the parade to the thou-
sands of football fans in crimson,
white and houndstooth filling
Bryant-Denny Stadium, tradi-
tions were definitely apparent.
However, some traditions con-
tinue to overshadow ones that
should receive more attention.
Although I have lived in
Alabama since I was 9 years
old, I still dont know everything
about the state and its history.
When I was first accepted to
The University of Alabama, I
realized I knew nothing about
the school, besides the informa-
tion about its programs and the
name Nick Saban.
I began looking into the
traditions and customs of the
University after I decided I
would be attending. I learned
the words to the fight song,
Yea, Alabama! and eventually
even how to play the music on
trombone. I learned what Denny
Chimes was, some history about
Alabama football and that
Roll Tide was an appropriate
phrase for dozens upon dozens
of situations.
After a month at the Capstone,
I had learned even more. At this
point, I could locate several
buildings and knew the best
place to get lunch on campus.
However, one of the most impor-
tant things I had learned about
the University was the words to
the alma mater.
Almost every major institu-
tion has an alma mater, a piece
of music written for and about
the University, often to the
tune of an older piece of music.
For example, Texas A&Ms is
to the theme from the fourth
movement of Beethovens
Ninth Symphony, also known
as Ode to Joy. Ours is to the
tune of H.S. Thompsons ballad,
Annie Lisle.
Alabama, listen mother, to
our vows of love.
To thyself and to each other,
faithful friends well prove.
Faithful, loyal, firm and true,
heart bound to heart will beat.
Year by year, the ages through,
until in heavn we meet.
The words normally echo
some type of promise and love
for the school. The song usually
has several verses, though only
the first, like with our National
Anthem, is ever used.
During the homecoming pep
rally, when the band played the
fight song, it seemed as though
almost every person in the large
crowd clapped and sang along.
There was not the same reac-
tion when the alma mater was
played. Although our fight song
is important in showcasing our
pride for our teams, the school
song should be treated equally
or with even more importance.
Watching students, represen-
tatives and even administra-
tors who proudly chanted our
fight song stand in complete
silence during the alma mater
was somewhat embarrassing.
Shouldnt we treat the song that
truly represents our University
with more care?
At Oklahoma State University,
regardless of whether or not the
team wins, OSUs athletes turn
to face the student section and
sing their alma mater with the
students, faculty, alumni and
staff in the stands. Similarly,
the Million Dollar Band at
our University sings our alma
mater at the end of each game,
although most of the fans are
gone by this point. What if the
entire student body joined in?
At Louisiana State University,
not only does the entire student
body, band, alumni and faculty
sing their alma mater at each
football game, their Memorial
Tower (similar to Denny Chimes
at UA) plays the tune of their
alma mater at noon each day.
The words to their alma mater
are also displayed on the scrolls
in their football stadium so that
students can sing along and
proudly display their love for
their school, which they do col-
lectively at each game.
The University of Alabama
should consider employing
similar tactics to teach our
student body the words to our
school song. It would not take
much effort to add the words
to a graphic display in Bryant-
Denny Stadium each week or to
even make it so Denny Chimes
plays the tune at regular inter-
vals throughout each week,
instead of on scattered occa-
sions. If students, faculty, staff
and alumni really love and care
about our University as much
as they claim they do on game
days, they should take the time
to learn and sing the four lines
of lyrics written to showcase
this love.
Ashanka Kumari is the
Chief Copy Editor of The
Crimson White.
Americas choice for 2012: more options than candidates in spotlight
By Chris Beacham
Staff Columnist
When I ask people about
the 2012 Presidential
Election and which candi-
date they favor, I usually get
the response I dont like
either of em, followed by I
may not vote. I understand
the feeling because some-
times, when your choice is
between two candidates you
dont really like, its all about
choosing the lesser of two
evils, and that is a negative
way to make a decision. That
was how I was feeling during
this election.
During the Republican
primaries, like many youth
in my generation, Ron Paul
was my guy. His stance on
foreign affairs, personal lib-
erty, individual rights and the
role of government, delivered
with profound substance
and passion, was exciting.
Here was a politician who
understood how so many
people felt. He was authen-
tic and wise. Although he
ran as a Republican, he was
really a Libertarian.
The Libertarian Party can-
didate is now Gary Johnson,
who is trying to take Dr.
Pauls previously established
momentum and run on it. I
considered the possibility of
voting for this candidate, but
when I expressed this to a
family member of mine, they
said, Dont even vote, then.
Ive always been taught every
vote counts, but in this case,
that person could be right.
Why is that? Because can-
didates from other parties
dont get a voice.
In 1992, Independent candi-
date Ross Perot was allowed
to debate with Bill Clinton
and George Bush. Libertarian
Party candidate Gary
Johnson and Green Party
candidate Jill Stein were not
allowed to debate during this
election. The medias cover-
age of them was little to none.
When I looked at my ballot for
this election, I was surprised
at how many choices we have
for president other than Mitt
Romney and Barack Obama.
There are 11 candidates run-
ning for office. One could say
that some of the parties, like
the Prohibition Party or the
We The People Party, are
strange and insignificant.
But if these candidates are
running for office, shouldnt
they be given a platform?
Shouldnt they be allowed
to debate? There could be
numerous debates, like in a
party primary election.
Gary Johnson has a follow-
ing because people are tired
of choosing between two
candidates that they dont
connect with very much, but
he wont come even close to
winning. These alternative
candidates, like Ron Paul or
Gary Johnson, speak to a gen-
eration that is ready for some
sanity in politics. People are
ready for more choices. In
the future, I would like to
read the ballot and know who
every candidate on that bal-
lot is because they were a
part of the electoral process.
Its time for our democratic
system to expand and allow
more than two candidates to
receive the spotlight.
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Camp 1831 created to orient future freshmen
Incoming freshmen and transfer students will be able to attend three-day event at Camp McDowell
By Molly Olmstead
Contributing Writer
Preparation for entering col-
lege will take on new elements
this August as incoming fresh-
men and transfer students of
The University of Alabama will
have the opportunity to attend
Camp 1831, a three-day event
that will incorporate features
of both traditional orientation
and summer camp.
Named after the Universitys
founding in 1831, the camp will
be held at Camp McDowell in
the Bankhead National Forest
near Nauvoo, Ala. The First
Year Experience division of
the Office of Student Affairs
is planning the program to
host two different sessions in
August for the first year, each
serving about 150 students.
The program will focus on four
main themes: adventure, tradi-
tion, service and leadership.
Sara Hartley, the director of
First Year Experience, said the
program should easily mold
students into the lifestyle at
the University.
By introducing these stu-
dents to the history, tradi-
tions, resources, opportunities
and people at UA, we hope to
ease their academic and social
transition to the institution,
Hartley said.
David Wilson, a senior
majoring in economics, sits
on the advisory committee for
the planning of Camp 1831.
According to Wilson, many of
the days events will go beyond
normal camp activities and will
revolve around the University.
They may include activities
such as breakout sessions with
faculty members, panels from
different people on campus and
presentations by various orga-
nizations on campus.
Its like a few-day-long
crash course of the University
on what you can do as a fresh-
man, Wilson said.
According to Hartley, a
smoother transition leads to
increased student retention.
We know from our bench-
mark research that students
who participate in a program
such as Camp 1831 are more
likely to feel connected to
campus earlier in their college
career and are therefore more
likely to be successful and
to return their second year,
Hartley said.
The First Year Experience
office hopes students will leave
confident, equipped with new
friends and proud of being a
UA student. Wilson expects the
experience to be a memorable
one for participants.
The kind of students
that come to this want to be
involved, so were hoping even
the learning part will be fun for
them, he said.
Wilson believes the experi-
ence will be successful and
cited successes in similar pro-
grams in other schools.
Theyve kind of built it
into the culture, where, like, a
majority of the freshmen class
all go to their camp, so we
would love to see that, he said.
Elijah Sells, a freshman
majoring in biology, said he
would have enjoyed more bond-
ing opportunities before the
semester began.
When I came to orientation
during the summer, some of the
people I met, Im friends with
now, Sells said.
Camp 1831 will be led by
the A-Team, a crew of 24 cur-
rent students who will share
personal insight and advice
for an enjoyable and success-
ful first year at the Capstone.
Pairs of A-Team students will
each lead a small group of 10 to
15 students. Students interest-
ed in joining the A-Team will
be able to apply online at the
First Year Experience website
in January.
I would love for Camp 1831
to become a new tradition for
first-year students entering
the Capstone and something
that our incoming students
look forward to each year,
Hartley said.
By Phil W. Hudson
Contributing Writer
Staff Sgt. John L. Hooks, a
Tuscaloosa resident, was pre-
sented the Purple Heart last
Thursday in Bryant-Denny
Stadium for a wound he
received in Vietnam 43 years
ago.
Hooks enlisted in the
United States Air Force in
March 1957 and was honor-
ably discharged from ser-
vice in February 1972. Hooks
served three tours with the
U.S. Air Force in Vietnam,
one of which was served after
receiving a gunshot wound in
his left arm.
It is truly an honor and
privilege to be with you today
to present what is a very long
overdue Purple Heart to a dis-
tinguished American airman
and genuine war hero, said
Lt. Gen. David S. Fadok, the
commander and president of
the Air University at Maxwell
Air Force Base.
Hooks winked at his fam-
ily in attendance as Fadok
handed the war hero the
oldest known United States
Decoration still in use, the
Purple Heart.
He is one of the quiet-
est, sweet, kind-spirited men
you will ever meet. He is so
humble and kind, you would
have never known he was a
war hero,Jared Patterson,
Hooks nephew, said.
Hooks other awards
include the Distinguished
Flying Cross, the Air Medal
with 17 clusters, the Air Crew
Member badge with wings,
the Missile Mans Badge, the
Good Conduct Medal with five
loops, the Combat Readiness
Medal, the Air Force
Commendation Medal, the
Presidential Unit Citation, the
Air Force Outstanding Unit
Award, the Viet Gallantry
Cross with palm, the Vietnam
Service Medal, the Vietnam
Campaign Medal and the Air
Force Longevity Ribbon.
When asked what the dif-
ference was between the
awards he was presented
while still in the Air Force
and the Purple Heart he was
presented decades later,
Hooks said, When I got the
Distinguished Flying Cross,
that was real nice, but to be
able to have my family here is
just really great.
War hero gets Purple Heart
at Bryant-Denny Stadium

It is truly an honor and privi-

lege to be with you today to
present what is a very long
overdue Purple Heart to a
distinguished American air-
man and genuine war hero.
General David S. Fadok
UA Muslim community
thrives despite small size
By Ashanka Kumari
Chief Copy Editor
When Rashmee Sharif wakes
up each day, she begins with a
prayer. This is something that
she will do four more times
before the days end.
Sharif, a second-year mas-
ter of business administration
student at the Capstone, is a
Muslim and said practicing her
faith in Tuscaloosa has never
been an issue.
I dont feel different, she
said. I dont know how other
people perceive me, but I am
super comfortable here.
Islam is a monotheistic reli-
gion practiced by more than a
billion people around the world.
The fundamental belief of
Islam is that there is no God
but God, Sharif said. There
is only one God, and it is the
same God of Christianity and
of Judaism. Where Islam and
Christianity divert is the ques-
tion of Jesus. Muslims believe
that Jesus is a prophet of God,
whereas Christians believe
Jesus is God in human form. We
dont believe Jesus is God; we
dont worship him, but we love
and respect him as a prophet.
Less than 1 percent of UA
students identify themselves as
Muslim, Cathy Andreen, direc-
tor of media relations, said in
an emailed statement.
Only 92 (0.3 percent) UA
students identify themselves
as Muslim, Andreen said. It
is important to note that pro-
viding information about reli-
gious affiliation is voluntary
and many students, including
the majority of graduate and
professional students, do not
list a religious preference. The
University does not track that
religious preference in a way
that would show if students are
international students or not.
To identify herself as Muslim,
Sharif wears a headscarf.
I like being identified as a
Muslim, but another womans
reasons [for wearing a heads-
carf] might be completely dif-
ferent, Sharif said. Her rea-
sons for wearing a headscarf
are as unique as the woman
herself, and then there are
some [Muslim] women who
choose not to wear the heads-
carf.
Hisham Ali, a senior major-
ing in aerospace engineering
and an American Muslim, said
although political rhetoric may
suggest otherwise, he has yet to
perceive any direct discrimina-
tion towards his faith.
Much like any place, there
are many people here who do
not agree with others faiths,
Ali said. Some are just more
vocal than others. I think most
of the people I interact with on
a daily basis understand that
not all of the worlds almost two
billion Muslims can be repre-
sented by a few extremists.
Muslims fast during certain
times of the year as part of
practicing their religion, and
Ali said this does not prevent
him from being able to fully
participate.
I did have to continue
Ramadan Fasting through the
summer and [Million Dollar]
band camp this year, Ali said.
It is pretty trying on your body
to go from about 7 a.m. to 10
p.m. with no food or water in
the Tuscaloosa summer, but I
played about four hours of out-
door soccer a week to prepare
myself, and made sure I ate a
nutritious meal and hydrated
during the evening.
In Tuscaloosa, there is a
mosque for Muslim students,
as well as other members of the
community, looking for a group
to practice their faith within
weekly services.
[The Islamic Center] most-
ly just [offers a place for] the
Friday prayers, Sharif said.
We will have some community
activities, and sometimes, well
have an open house and invite
the entire community to come
look, just to kind of demystify
the activities. Just anything
that any house of worship
would do for its members.
The current structure of the
mosque located on Paul Bryant
Drive has been around since
1999, Sharif said. Both Arabic
and English are spoken in the
mosque.
All the prayers are in
Arabic, Sharif said. Every sin-
gle Muslim all over the world
does their prayers in Arabic
whether or not they speak it.
Sharif said although she has
heard stories of negative expe-
riences, she has never had one
herself.
I have faith in people, and
maybe because Im optimistic,
positive things come to me,
Sharif said. I love it here; I love
Tuscaloosa. Ive lived in Buenos
Aires, Canada, and Ive spent
some time in Spain and in Italy,
but its just the warm fuzziness
you get for your hometown. I
have a houndstooth headscarf I
wear on game days, and I have
totally embraced my religion
and my identity as someone
from Alabama.
CW | Caitlin Trotter
Muslim women gather at the Islamic Society of Tuscaloosa for after-
noon prayers on Friday, the Muslim holy day.
SGA concert ticket prices reduced
Tickets now available for Thursday, Nov. 8 RAGE
concert at myBama, Ferguson Center Room 356
By Mazie Bryant
Assistant News Editor
The Student Government
Association has announced a
decrease in ticket prices for
the Thursday, Nov. 8 RAGE
concert featuring B.o.B. at the
Tuscaloosa Amphitheater.
Student and guest tickets for
the concert are now on sale
for $10.
The SGA previously priced
the tickets at $25 for stu-
dents and the additional two
guest tickets at $30 each,
only for purchase through a
myBama account. Students
can now purchase tickets with
cash, credit card or Bama
Cash through myBama or in
Ferguson Center Room 356.
We feel that given the vari-
ety of options, more students
will be able to purchase tick-
ets and ultimately give back
to their fellow students,
Meagan Bryant, executive
press secretary for the SGA,
said.
Bryant said the money
raised at the RAGE concert
will fund additional student
need-based scholarships.
The SGA currently provides
two $1,000 scholarships per
month and hopes to increase
that number, Bryant said.
Additionally, event attendees
will be given the opportunity
to swipe their ACT card at the
gate for a chance to win one of
five $1,000 scholarships.
RAGE is all about students
helping students, SGA presi-
dent Matt Calderone said in
a press release. Purchasing
a ticket to B.o.B. is an invest-
ment in the students at our
University who are in need.
Crimson Ride buses will
transport students, faculty
and staff members and guests
to and from the concert, with
hubs at Lakeside Dining Hall,
Julia Tutwiler Hall and the
Tuscaloosa Amphitheater.
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Tuesdays ballot lled with choices for voters
This is a common ballot;
however, some ofces will
appear only in certain pre-
cincts, which will apply to
your districts.
The ofces
below will not
run in all
precincts.
AMENDMENT 1
Would reauthorize the
Forever Wild Land Trust for 20
years. The trust was created
in 1992 and has acquired over
227,000 acres of land for conser-
vation and recreation purposes.
The program is funded by 10
percent of interest generated
from the Alabama Trust Fund.
AMENDMENT 2
Would allow the state to refi-
nance economic development
bonds and issue more than $125
million in new bonds for eco-
nomic development projects.
AMENDMENT 3*
Would create the Stockton
Landmark District in Baldwin
County to prevent the com-
munity of Stockton from being
annexed by any municipality.
AMENDMENT 4
Would remove language that
requires separate schools for
black and white students and
language relating to the poll
tax. School segregation and
poll taxes were outlawed by
the federal government during
the Civil Rights Movement but
remain written in the States
constitution.
AMENDMENT 5*
Would allow the Prichard
Water and Sewer Board to be
merged with the Mobile Area
Water and Sewer System. The
amendment will only take
effect if a majority of the resi-
dents served by each system
approve the amendment.
AMENDMENT 6
Would prohibit any person,
employer or health care pro-
vider from being compelled to
participate in any health care
system. This would make the
health insurance mandate
under President Obamas
health reform law unconstitu-
tional in the state of Alabama
but, because federal law
trumps the state constitution,
wont effect the implementation
of the health law in the state.
AMENDMENT 7
Would reaffirm the right to
a secret ballot in all public and
union elections. The amend-
ment is targeted at federal
card-check legislation, which
would eliminate the secret bal-
lot in union elections. The legis-
lation hasnt been passed.
AMENDMENT 8
Would set compensation
for members of the Alabama
State House and Senate to the
median household income in
the state and prevent them
from voting to increase their
own salaries.
AMENDMENT 9
Would overhaul statutes
related to regulating and taxing
corporations and remove out-
dated language.
AMENDMENT 10
Would change banking
statutes and repeal language
related to banking.
AMENDMENT 11*
Would prevent municipalities
outside of Lawrence County
from establishing police juris-
dictions, ordinances or taxes in
Lawrence County.
AMENDMENT 12
Would prohibit the imposi-
tion of an occupational tax in
Tuscaloosa County.
*Amendments 3, 5, and 11 are local amendments that only affect counties or communities outside of Tuscaloosa, but require statewide votes because Alabama law sets a signicant amount of local law.
This ofce
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Monday, November 5, 2012
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100 Lenses changes students idea of home
By Becky Robinson
Staff Reporter
Football Saturdays at The
University of Alabama always
begin on Friday afternoon. Tents
go up, vendors set up, and visitors
prowl the campus eagerly. Elliot
Knight, a professor in the Honors
College and the Department of
Art and Art History, sits at his
desk in Nott Hall, ignoring the
nearby ruckus on the Quad. It
isnt football on his mind its
photography.
Knight grew up in Opelika, Ala.
and came to the University in 2003
to major in the New College. He
studied a mixture of photojour-
nalism, fine arts photography and
filmmaking, which laid the foun-
dation for his future work with
Black Belt 100 Lenses.
In 2006, Knight was working
for The Crimson White when he
found himself at the Ferguson
Centers new Crossroads
Community Center. Initially there
to take a portrait of the new direc-
tor, Bettina Byrd-Giles, Knight
found himself with the seed that
was soon to blossom into 100
Lenses.
She and I got to talking about
photography, and she told me
about a project she had done at a
conference, Knight said.
Byrd-Giless project involved
getting into groups and pho-
tographing the surrounding
areas. The two began thinking
of how this could translate to the
Universitys campus.
We came up with a project
we called 100 Lenses, and it was
because we had 100 cameras we
gave out to different students,
Knight said. After they had
taken their photos, they picked
their favorite three, and we built
a mural.
One year later, 100 Lenses
had expanded to several counties
within the Black Belt. Working
with Samory Pruitt, vice presi-
dent of Community Affairs
for the Black Belt Community
Foundation, Knight gave high
school students cameras so they
could document their day-to-day
experiences.
Although Knight said there
was not a particular story that
stood out to him, he noticed the
students attitudes toward their
hometowns changing. At the
exhibit in Sumter County, Knight
said one girls statement struck
him.
She was saying, Well, before,
people would ask me where I was
from, and Id just kind of mum-
ble and say, Im from Sumter
County, but now I say [positive-
ly], Im from Sumter County.
Knight said.
One former 100 Lenses par-
ticipant, DAnthony Jackson, said
the project inspired him to create
his own photography business.
Jackson took part in 100
Lenses from 2010 to 2012. He
is now a sophomore at the
University of West Alabama
majoring in integrated marketing
communications.
I learned how to view not
only my community but every-
thing at different perspectives
and see things in more of a future
point of view, Jackson said.
After leaving the program, I
began to see it as a place for res-
toration, of history and of future.
100 Lenses continued devel-
oping, and UA students became
involved in the process.
One thing we did with Black
Belt 100 Lenses was we started
doing a summer camp so that all
of the students came here [to the
University] for a week over the
summer, instead of it being over
the whole year in their county,
Knight said.
Knight started an Honors
College course, as well, in which
UA students partnered with art
students from Holt High School.
In addition to teaching and
community outreach, Knights
100 Lenses leaves a lasting
impact on the students who par-
ticipate.
Mr. Knight is one of the most
intelligent, well-rounded people I
have ever met, Jackson said. He
may not know this, but I look up
to him, and I consider him to be a
great role model in my life.

I learned how to view not

only my community but
everything at different
perspectives and see things
in more of a future point
of view.
DAnthony Jackson
By Megan Miller
Contributing Writer
The Alabama Repertory
Dance Theater fall concert, a fac-
ulty choreographed showcase of
technical ability and storytell-
ing performed by University of
Alabama dance majors, will host
the seasons first performance
Tuesday, Nov. 6.
The ARDT fall concert show-
cases faculty-choreographed
pieces and differs from Dance
Alabama!, which showcases
student choreography.
The company is performing
truly challenging work at the
highest level, Cornelius Carter,
director of the dance program and
artistic director of ARDT, said.
Carter said the caliber of
talent in the dance program
is so high this year that when
representatives came from
the Broadway Dance Center
in New York to watch Dance
Alabama! performances, they
ended up awarding six scholar-
ships to students in the dance
program.
Rita Snyder, associate profes-
sor of dance, staged one piece
for ARDT and choreographed a
second.
Snyders first piece is tra-
ditional choreography staged
after Marius Petipas choreogra-
phy. Snyder said this is a piece of
classical ballet repertoire, and
she staged it with the assistance
of her husband.
This is a piece tradition-
ally performed by principles of
major companies, so its a good
piece for students to perform,
Snyder said.
The second piece features
modern choreography that
Snyder titled Echoes in the
Wind.
Echoes in the Wind doesnt
have a specific story. Its more
like movement poetry, so Im
hoping the audience will get a
sense of who these people are
without a story, Snyder said.
Aaron Carter, a freshman
majoring in dance and chemis-
try, participated in the Dance
Alabama! fall concert, but said
the performances and experi-
ences of both concerts are vastly
different.
Dance Alabama! was cool to
see the students choreography,
Carter said. Im having fun
with this to see the more pro-
fessional aspect. Its interesting
to see the correlation between
teachers, since its their job, and
students.
Kathryn Annkey, a senior
majoring in dance, has been able
to participate in all aspects of
the dance department. Annkey
has choreographed for Dance
Alabama! and is the lead in
John Virciglios ARDT piece,
Sweet Dreams. Annkey said
this ARDT concert is bitter-
sweet for her.
I feel like the professors here
taught me in dance and in life,
Annkey said. They give us
advice on life decisions.
Annkey said the greatest part
of her experience in UAs dance
program has been the bonds she
has been able to form.
Everyone is really close and
really supportive of each other,
Annkey said. You get close as a
cast and as a department.
The concert will run Nov. 6-8
at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m.
in Morgan Auditorium. Tickets
can be purchased through the
Department of Theatre and
Dance web page, at the box
office in Rowand-Johnson Hall
or at the door the night of the
show.
ARDT fall concert showcases facultys choreography
IF YOU GO
What: Alabama
Repertory Dance
Theater fall concert
When: Nov. 6-8 at
7:30 p.m., Nov. 9 at
5:30 p.m.
Where: Morgan
Auditorium
Transportation pecking order
leaves a lot of bikers unhappy
By Megan Miller
Contributing Writer
Due to the influx of bicycles
on The University of Alabama
campus, the Quad has been
established as a pedestrian
priority zone to discourage
bikers from riding on side-
walks.
The idea came from
other universities that had
implemented the program,
Ronnie Robertson, director of
Transportation Services, said.
The program was presented
to the Parking and Traffic
Committee and assigned to a
subcommittee which involved
SGA last summer.
Katie Turgeon, a sophomore
majoring in chemistry, said
she prefers to ride her bike
on campus because she lives
behind the Strip, and walking
to Shelby Hall for her classes
would take too long.
I have to plan my routes
differently, based on where
the bike lanes are, Turgeon
said. At times, riding in bike
lanes is scary and seems
dangerous being right next
to cars, so, when I can, I take
the sidewalks if its not a busy
time in the day.
Turgeon said she feels there
is a pecking order on campus,
with pedestrians getting least
priority, followed by bikers,
with cars and buses being the
most dangerous but getting
the highest priority.
Some pedestrians are so
involved in their phones or
conversations that they dont
even look over and register
the fact that a bike or car
is coming, Turgeon said.
Meanwhile, bikers have the
responsibility of dodging
pedestrians while command-
ing cars and buses to yield to
them.
Additional bike lanes have
been put in place on cam-
pus, not in correlation with
the pedestrian priority zone.
Robertson said most of the
bike lanes were already in
place or already in the process
of being constructed before
this program was talked about.
UA tries to install bike
lanes when a roadway is
repaved or constructed to
assist with the bike traffic on
campus, Robertson said.
Thomas Northcutt, a junior
majoring in computer science
and psychology, said he tends
to worry more about pedestri-
ans than himself when riding
his bike on campus.
I get nervous riding my
bike because there are so
many people, Northcutt said.
I feel like Im going to hit
things, so I dont hit people.
Northcutt said the amount
of pedestrians on campus
has an effect on the routes he
takes while riding his bike.
I take longer ways because
people arent aware of bikers,
and they dont try to move,
Northcutt said.
Jessica Hatfield, a sopho-
more majoring in nursing,
said she chooses to walk
because she lives on the Strip.
Its every day that Im
dodging bikes, Hatfield said.
I havent noticed a change in
the bike traffic on the Quad
since the pedestrian priority
zone was added.
Most accidents between
pedestrians and bikes are not
reported, so Transportation
Services does not keep statis-
tics on these accidents.
We feel the few accidents
that are reported do not give
an accurate reflection on the
number of accidents that
occur on pedestrian side-
walks, Robertson said.
COLUMN | FILM
Independent lm Rubber unique, enlightening and confusing all at once
By Dana Woodruff
One of the best things
about Netflix is its archive of
fairly obscure independent
films. I recently stumbled
upon a particularly unique
find by the name of Rubber.
Literally a movie about a car
tire, Rubber is probably the
strangest thing Ive ever seen.
Once you get over the ini-
tial shock of realizing youre
watching a movie about an
inanimate object coming to
life, its actually rather enter-
taining, with a pretty decent
plot assuming you can make
it past the uncomfortably awk-
ward and confusing opening
scene.
Set in an eerily remote dust-
and-tumbleweed desert, the
film begins with a slightly
creepy bespectacled man, clad
in dress shirt and tie, stand-
ing alone with two handfuls of
binoculars. You can hear noth-
ing but silence and wind as the
camera focuses on the scat-
tered assortment of wooden
chairs that have been placed
haphazardly across a gravel
road for no apparent reason.
At this point, I was instantly
hooked because of the quirky
variables at play in such a
scene.
An old Cadillac slowly pulls
up to the man, intentionally
knocking down every chair on
the way, and a police officer
steps out of the car. Walking
up to face the camera, he
speaks directly to his audience
profound words that mean
nothing and everything at the
same time.
In the Steven Spielberg
movie E.T., why is the alien
brown? No reason. In Love
Story, why do the two char-
acters fall madly in love with
each other? No reasonI
could go on for hours with
more examples. The list is end-
less. You probably never gave
it a thought, but all great films,
without exception, contain
an important element of no
reason. And you know why?
Because life itself is filled with
no reason.
At this point, you may start
to see the parallels between
the officers speech and the
filming technique of the movie
itself. For example, why does
another officer climb out of
the trunk of the Cadillac and
hand the first officer a glass of
water? Why did the Cadillac
knock over every chair on its
way up the gravel road? Why is
the bespectacled man dressed
like hes going to church? You
demand answers for these
arbitrary oddities, answers
that you will never receive
because there is simply no rea-
son for their existence.
The whole film contin-
ues on in this fashion. Long
story short, a solitary car tire
that had been buried in the
dirt comes to life and rolls
through the desert, only to
discover that it has a super-
natural psychic power to kill.
The Netflix description, and I
quote, reads:
A car tire named Robert
rolls through the desert
Southwest using its strange
psychic powers to blow up
birds, bunnies, human beings
and more.
Yes, someone actually made
a movie like this.
The movie follows the
homicidal tires journey as it
embarks on a killing spree at
motels, on highways, etc. And
it is every bit as ridiculous as
it sounds. Meanwhile, theres
more to the story, as the
bespectacled man hands out
his binoculars to the specta-
tors people who have come
to watch the movie live as it is
taking place. Its all incredibly
confusing, with an Inception-
like twist that messes with
your mind its essentially a
movie within a movie.
I would recommend this film,
classified as a French comedy,
to anyone who enjoys awk-
ward humor, pointless details
and a perplexing plot line. Yes,
its cheesy, and yes, its low
budget, but it will definitely
leave you feeling enlightened
and confused at the same time
a dynamic extremely difficult
to conjure.
COLUMN | FASHION
Seasons favorite color, oxblood,
wearable on nails, bags and pants
By Becky Robinson
Ill be the first to admit Im not
a huge advocate of the whole
color of the season deal. But,
for fall/winter 2012, Im jump-
ing on the fashion bandwagon
and pledging my support for
oxblood.
Oxblood doesnt have the
most glamorous name in the
industry; in fact, its kind of gro-
tesque. This aside, the actual
color a deep, brownish red is
absolutely to die for and can be
worn or accessorized in a vari-
ety of ways.
The easiest way to rock
oxblood is accessories. As I type
this, Im sporting the deep shade
on my fingernails in Essies
Sole Mates, which you can grab
at Target or Ulta for about $8.
A cheaper option would be
Revlons Vixen, which goes for
about $4. Both give you deep,
sultry pops of oxblood without
having to swathe yourself in the
color.
Another great way to acces-
sorize with this seasons hot
shade is with lipstick. Admittedly
on the darker side, this look isnt
for the faint of heart. For the
best results, keep the rest of
your makeup simple: clean black
lashes and a matte foundation.
Clarins Rouge Prodige lipstick
is a fabulous choice for oxblood
lips; its hydrating without being
glossy and matte without being
dry.
The last and bolder way to
wear oxblood is a great over-
sized bag. Since oxblood is such
a rich color, choose a rich texture
to compliment the shade, like
leather. Most genuine leather
bags are going to put a dent in
your wallet, so my recommenda-
tion is to make sure you really
like this trend before diving in.
That being said, Tom Fords calf-
skin oxblood purse is my favor-
ite choice. Available at Neiman
Marcus, this bag is sure to go
fast, so get one while you can.
So, if youve taken a fancy to
the oxblood craze, its time for
an even bolder way to express
yourself. Instead of accessoriz-
ing yourself, make oxblood your
statement. One way to do this
is with a great pair of pants.
Everyone knows I love and
wholeheartedly recommend
skinnies, but oxblood works
with other styles and textures,
as well. Whether youre rock-
ing high-waisted silk trousers or
leather leggings, oxblood is your
color. Retailers everywhere are
stocking up on this trend, so
wherever your store of choice is,
I promise theyll have an oxblood
option.
With everyone on campus
rocking knee-high brown boots,
oxblood can be your way to
stand apart. Dr. Martens offer
their classic edgy boot with an
oxblood twist that you can buy
on their website. If you want a
taller shoe, DSWs online store
and outlets have a plethora of
oxblood shoes ranging in price
from steal to splurge.
No matter how daring you feel
this fall, oxblood is one trend
everyone can make work. It
works on every skin tone and
every body type and even in
every temperature (for those
November days when its still 80
degrees outside). If youre trepid
about trying on oxblood, start
small to make sure you like this
seasons hottest trend before
diving in.
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Crimson Tide rallies to defeat LSU Tigers 21-17 in nal minute of thriller in Baton Rouge
Although the LSU Tigers dominated
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with the win after a few dening
plays from some of Alabamas big-
gest names. AJ McCarron closed the
rst half by running in a touchdown,
leaving the score 14-3 at the half,
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The offense performed well under
pressure, executing two scoring drives in
its two-minute offense. But the Tide went
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The punting game was strong, pinning LSU
inside the 20-yard line on multiple occasions.
The unit rarely allowed the Tigers to have good
field position.
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By Charlie Potter
Contributing Writer
Alabama started off sluggish
but finished strong to upend
the Mississippi State Bulldogs
Sunday, Nov. 4 at the Newell-
Grissom Building.
The Crimson Tide dropped the
first set 22-25, but it claimed the
final three 26-24, 25-17 and 25-23,
respectively.
Alabama improved to 15-12,
with a conference record of 4-11,
while Mississippi State fell to 4-20
and 0-15 in the SEC.
Weve got such a young team
and playing so many young play-
ers, I think any win continues to
build confidence, head coach Ed
Allen said. Thats important to
us as we finish down the stretch.
Weve got five matchups left,
and I think all five are winnable
matches.
The Tide struggled in the first
set, and the Bulldogs took advan-
tage of Alabamas sloppy play.
I think we just need to be
consistent and keep our compo-
sure, senior outside hitter Kayla
Fitterer said. We came out in the
first set and just werent consis-
tent. We had a lot of errors.
But Fitterer and company
tightened their efforts and took
control of the game.
Alabama blocked a season-
high 14 team blocks, but Allen
thought the team could have had
more on Sunday.
Weve got to get better defen-
sively, particularly in the back
row, Allen said. I know we had a
season high in [team] blocks, but
we easily could have blocked 20-23
balls today. But we spent a good
chunk of the season fortunate to
have three blocks, and here weve
almost got five times that.
Several Tide players set
career highs in Starkville, Miss.
Leigh Moyer, Laura Steiner and
Kanesha Burch each posted per-
sonal bests in total blocks and
assisted blocks. Senior Kelsey
Melito recorded 16 digs, her own
career record.
Allen was especially pleased
with junior middle blocker Burch.
Kanesha came up huge for
us, Allen said. Shes going to get
those opportunities when people
choose to release on our outside
hitters, and shes going to get a
chance to go one-on-one. She did
a great job for an extremely high
percentage. When weve got a
middle thats doing, that youve
got a chance.
Fitterer finished with 15
kills, 15 digs and a .279 hitting
percentage. Sophomore outside
hitter Pricilla Duke-Ezeji led the
Tide with 19 kills. Junior defen-
sive specialist Christina Areanas
posted a team-high 23 digs.
Four players ended the game
with double digit kills. The offen-
sive balance is something that
Allen wants his team to harness
as it closes out the regular season.
Compared to last years team,
the Tide has drastically improved
and matured up to this point in
the season. Allen has noticed the
change in a years time.
Oh my gosh, its so much bet-
ter, its unreal, Allen said. Were
a whole lot more competitive.
This teams more physical, its
more balanced, its more offen-
sive than last years team. Its just
going to continue to grow and get
better.
Im most pleased that we chose
to compete in a difficult situation
because last years team would
not have won this match. This
years team is at least fighting
to the very end and represent-
ing The University of Alabama
in a way that it deserves to be
represented.
Alabamas next three games
will be in Foster Auditorium,
starting Friday with the Kentucky
Wildcats.
Crimson Tide defeats Miss. State
By Mary Grace Showfety
Staff Reporter
If you go to an Alabama wom-
ens basketball game this year,
you may not recognize the team in
crimson.
The Crimson Tide returns
to action in its first exhibition
game tonight at 6:30 p.m. against
Stillman.
The team is anxious to get
started and prove they are better
than the team that finished with
a 12-19 record and fell to South
Carolina in the first round of the
SEC Tournament last year.
Senior Celiscia Farmer said the
team could not be more excited.
Were just going to go out there
and do what we know we can do
the things we didnt have the
opportunity to do last year due
to injury, Farmer said. Were
ready.
To ensure improvement this
season, the Tide has taken on a
few additions to the coaching staff,
as well as the roster.
In the offseason, the Tide
announced the addition of former
Palm Beach Atlantic University
head coach, Clarisse Garcia, act-
ing as the new assistant coach.
Just a few weeks later, there was
another announcement of an addi-
tional three coaches; Tim Miller,
Donnie Quinn and former Tide
standout, Ericka Russell, as direc-
tor of player development.
Miller joins the Tide after serv-
ing as the womens head coach
at Bob Jones High School in
Madison, Ala. and Quinn, from
just down the road at Hoover High
School in Hoover, Ala.
On the court, the Tide has
brought in three freshmen to liven
things up: Nikki Hegstetter, Emily
Davis and Jasmine Steele.
Head coach Wendell Hudson is
very pleased with the fresh faces.
Of the three freshmen coming
in, Nikki, of course, is playing well
for us, Hudson said. Shell give
us some help in the posts. Emily
is really a unique player; she can
shoot the basketball at her size
and get a really good shot off.
Then, theres Jas, the little point
guard, and now shes excited.
After transferring from
Samford and walking on to the
team, Brittany Jack adds another
forward to the roster.
This season also marks the end
of a redshirt season after transfer-
ring from Rutgers for point guard
Daisha Simmons and forward
Bree Hutchen.
Hutchen, a captain, was a bit
unhappy with the preseason polls
that landed the Tide very last in
the SEC.
It was just kind of funny. It was
like a slap in the face, but we took
it in a positive way, and we know
that were not going to be dead
last, and we accept the challenge,
Hutchen said. We cant wait to
prove ourselves right and show
that all the hard work we did over
the summer is going to pay off.
Hutchen is not the only one who
feels secure in the teams abil-
ity. Hudson said the depth in this
years squad is something he has
not had in quite some time.
Another huge issue sur-
rounding last years squad was
injury, but as this season quickly
approaches, everyone remains
healthy, including Kaneisha Horn,
who was forced to sit out last year
after having surgery to repair a
torn anterior cruciate ligament.
I think the biggest thing about
this season is that we have enough
players to compete in the SEC,
Hudson said. We have enough
players to compete. Last year, we
got down to health-wise eight
players. Seven players, really. But
we have 14 now, and all are com-
peting.
The team has set aside three
main goals for the season: to
remain undefeated in nonconfer-
ence play, to finish in the top five of
the SEC and, finally, to make it to
the NCAA tournament.
This is my fifth year being the
head coach at Alabama, Hudson
said, I told Coach Moore when
I took over this program, it was
going to take us five years to get
to where we wanted to be and to
have enough SEC players to be
competitive. The first three years,
we got better every year; last year,
with injuries, that was another
story. But were doing it the right
way with everything, and were
headed in the right direction.
Womens basketball
will kick off season
tonight in exhibition
By Aldo Amato
Staff Reporter
The Alabama mens tennis
team showed signs of rebirth cap-
ping off a weekend full of victories
with an impressive individual
showing Sunday at the Crimson
Tide Fall Championships.
The Crimson Tide Fall
Championships tournament
brought out smaller schools
from the region as host Alabama
looked to improve on their fall
season. Tulane, Jackson State,
UAB and Middle Tennessee
State University were among
the schools invited to the
tournament.
Head coach George Husack
said the competition, though
small, posed a challenge for his
young team.
I thought competition was
good, and I thought it was solid,
he said. I think when you have
a tournament that forces you to
play this format, I dont think it
matters who your opponent is.
All the schools were great and
brought a different element, and,
in some cases, we not only had to
battle them, but also battle our-
selves, as well.
The Tide men kicked off the
weekend on Friday by securing
eight victories in doubles play.
Sophomore David Vieyra and
junior Daniil Proskura won both
of their doubles matches against
Tulane and UAB, respectively
and advanced early on. Junior
Carlos Taborga and sophomore
Rens van der Vis also won a pair
of their doubles matches against
Southern Miss and Furman.
They advanced as while red-
shirt freshman Brian Conlon
and sophomore Stuart Kenyon
posted wins over West Alabama.
Furman and also advanced.
I think we competed well
throughout the weekend,
Husack said. Thats exactly
what we wanted to do, and we got
better each match.
On Saturday, the Tide con-
tinued their winning ways,
capturing 14 victories. In the
doubles final, the Taborga and
van der Vis tandem won their
draw 8-6 over South Alabamas
Daniel Leitner and Bake Gregor.
Teammates Conlon and Kenyon
also won their doubles draw final
match 8-6 over South Alabama.
In singles Jaryd Botha won
both of his matches against
MTSU and Tulane and advanced
to the finals while teammates
Harris Barnard and Van der Vis
locked up a match against one
another in the finals after win-
ning both of their matches in
their bracket.
Husack said he was impressed
by his young players throughout
the weekend, starting with fresh-
man Becker OShaughnessey.
I think this weekend was a
learning weekend for Becker,
he said. In terms of maturity, he
realized when you have opportu-
nities, you have to capitalize on
them.
OShaughnessey won his
singles match on Sunday, along
with teammate Van der Vis, and
helped the Tide secure 31 total
victories for the entire tourna-
ment.
Sundays results were not
as plentiful as the other days,
Husack said. But, overall this
weekend, I thought we competed
well.
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The reality is that champion-
ship teams find a way to win.
The Crimson Tide needed
all 60 minutes to escape Death
Valley with a 21-17 victory over
the Tigers. This game was a
heavyweight slugfest, dominated
by LSU for 58 minutes of play.
Alabamas vaunted defense
was gashed for more than 400
yards. LSU possessed the ball
for nearly 40 of the 60 minutes.
Zach Mettenberger shred-
ded Alabamas secondary for
298 yards and a touchdown.
Everything fell into place for
LSU to pull the upset. But just
when it looked like Alabama
was knocked out, the Tide
gathered its footing for a stand-
ing eight count and had a
Rocky-like comeback.
I told our guys we would have
to overcome a lot of adversity to
win a game here, head coach
Nick Saban said.
Overcome they did. Alabama
hadnt trailed a game in the
fourth quarter since the 2010
Iron Bowl. Each game has been
essentially over by halftime this
season, so there were questions
of how McCarron and company
would respond to adversity in a
tough road environment.
Those questions were
answered as Alabama went
72 yards in five plays for the
go-ahead touchdown, giving
McCarron his Heisman moment
on a national stage.
I just love moments like that,
McCarron said. I like having the
ball in pressure situations.
McCarron led a surgical final
drive and never let the pressure
get to him. The junior found
wide receiver Kevin Norwood
for 18 yards on the first play, 15
yards on the second and 11 yards
on the third. He went to him a
fourth time, but the pass sailed
out of the back of the end zone.
The incomplete pass was a bless-
ing in disguise.
LSU played soft zone coverage
on first downs, but sent pressure
on second and third downs for
most of the game when Alabama
was behind in the down and
distance. Alabama countered
with runs up the middle and
quick passes.
So, when the offensive play
can down the pipe line, every
Alabama coach anticipated what
the Tigers would call on defense.
They blitzed, Saban said.
When we called that play, every-
one on the headset was saying, I
hope they pressure.
LSU predictably sent pres-
sure with cornerback Jalen
Mills, who didnt get there in
time. McCarron floated the ball
over Mills head to running back
T.J. Yeldon, who took care of the
rest. Yeldon outran linebacker
Kevin Minter, juked safety Craig
Loston and crossed the goal line
as a diving Barkevious Mingo fell
to his feet.
Yeldons legend continues to
grow at Alabama. He leads the
team with 725 rushing yards and
has eight total touchdowns. He
finished with 104 total yards and
a touchdown. After the fumble
at the goal line on the exchange
between him and McCarron, the
duo bounced back to save the day
for Alabama.
As Yeldon crossed the goal
line, he took away the Tigers
chance of making the national
championship and gave Alabama
fans even more reason to believe
this team is built to repeat.
I saw one guy coming towards
him, but Ill take T.J. one-on-
one, McCarron said. That kid
is a freak of nature, and Ill take
him one-on-one any day.
A Tiger Stadium record of
93,374 screaming fans went from
deafening to silent in a matter of
seconds all except a small pock-
et of crimson lovers that explod-
ed as Alabama took the lead.
I kept looking around, like is
there a flag or something, cen-
ter Barrett Jones said. It felt so
unreal.
Only it was real. Just as real
as Alabamas chances of making
trips to Atlanta and Miami this
postseason.
Alabama only needs a win
over Texas A&M to officially
clinch the SEC West and earn a
spot in the SEC Championship
game for the first time since 2009.
So, the reality is that this
Alabama team has a serious
chance of making some history
of its own.
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Yeldon scores to win
with 51 seconds left
Ballot language
Johnson, a public opinion
pollster, has been tracking the
publics reaction to the proposed
amendment. He said that polled
Alabamians favor public educa-
tion at public expense 92 percent
of the time, but voters may not
understand the language on the
ballot.
If you use the ballot language,
the amendment passes about
60/40. When you define what it
does, it fails 60/40, Johnson said.
If you read the ballot language
on Amendment 4, there is no way
for you to know what it really
does. Its dishonest, misleading.
What it doesnt say is that it reaf-
firms the 1956 amendment.
Opponents of Amendment
4 argue that Amendment 111
was struck down in the 1990s,
declared unconstitutional by a
circuit court. This ruling, they
argue, revalidated the original
1901 wording of the constitution,
returning the right of public edu-
cation to the state.
The 1901 statement
[claiming public education as a
right] is current, Johnson said.
If [Alabamians] vote yes, they
are reaffirming the 1956 amend-
ment [eliminating the guarantee
to education.]
Proponents of Amendment 4
disagree. Senator Arthur Orr (R),
sponsor of the amendment, said
the narrative has been hijacked.
Amendment 4 does not impact
the right to public education, Orr
said. The amendment has been
narrowly tailored to avoid it.
Orr said he proposed the
amendment to make Alabama
more attractive to businesses and
thought the amendment would
have little opposition. He said
many of the most vocal critics of
the amendment are or have been
on the AEA payroll.
He cited a letter from the
Alabama Law Institute with the
opinion that the amendment
would not affect the right to
public education.
Craig Baab, director of the
Constitutional Revision Project
at the Alabama Appleseed Center
for Law and Justice, agreed. The
fact of the matter is, Baab said,
there is no right to public educa-
tion in Alabama right now.
Whats confusing everybody
is where its like, If you vote for
this, youre voting to remove the
right to public education, but any
way you read the constitution
right now, 111 is still in there,
Baab said. This is very unset-
tled law, but you have to look
to something.
Baab said that in any copy of
the state constitution viewed now,
the clause against the right to
public education still stands.
Martha Morgan, emeritus
professor at the University of
Alabama School of Law, said this
is due not to law, but the legisla-
ture, and has no bearing on what
the law actually is. Morgan teach-
es constitutional law and was an
attorney for the plaintiff in one
of the cases challenging amend-
ment 111 in the 1990s.
Morgan said Amendment 111
removing the guarantee to pub-
lic education was struck down in
1991. After a confusing mess of
more than a decade, the Alabama
Supreme Court vacated the case
except to say that the denial
of public education as a right
was unconstitutional.
There are good people on
all sides of [the controversy],
Morgan said. I think its a mess
that weve gotten into it. Given
that were in it, I know what side I
have to be on.
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True freshman running back T.J. Yeldon took a screen pass 28 yards for a touchdown
to give Alabama a 21-17 win over LSU in Tiger Stadium. The score came with just 51
seconds left in the game, after Alabama had given up 14 straight points to lose their
lead in the second half.
ALABAMA VS. LSU
TIGER STADIUM NOVEMBER 3, 2012
ALABAMA 21 LSU 17
| Shannon Auvil
RAMMER JAMMER YELDON HAMMER