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The University has announced it will hold three commencement ceremonies and a candlelight remem-brance on Aug. 5 and 6 to award more than 4,000 graduates with diplomas and honor six UA stu-dents who died in the April 27

tornado. Graduation, which was origi-nally scheduled for May 7, was postponed after the EF-4 tor-nado hit Tuscaloosa. Judy Bonner, provost and executive vice president, said the decision to have three ceremonies was based on the record number of graduates participating. “At all UA commencement

ceremonies, we provide an opportunity for each gradu-ate to walk across the stage and shake hands with both the dean and the president,” Bonner said. “We wanted to provide an ample opportunity to honor our students without making the ceremony too long for the graduates and their families. “Based on the Registrar’s

Office’s survey of May candi-dates for degrees regarding their intent to participate in the commencement exercises in August and estimates from previous August ceremo-nies, we estimate that close to 4,000 students will participate, “Bonner said. “Since many of our

By Mari Johnson Staff Reporter

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Students from all over the world traveled to Hollywood this past week to showcase their award-

winning films in the Campus MovieFest International Grand Finale. Several weeks ago, students from the University of Alabama were invited to Campus MovieFest International, the world’s largest

student film festival, because of their student films that placed in the UA Campus MovieFest. Xavier Burgin, a senior major-ing in film production, received the award for Best 3D Film at the grand finale. According to Burgin,

his film “Portrait of a Storm,” pro-vided an up-close look at the April 27 tornado and included personal accounts from survivors as scenes of the devastation filled the screen.

By Jasmine CannonSenior Staff Reporter

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In its first session of the summer, Thursday night the Student Government Association senate tabled a proposal to create a social media ridesharing network. A bill to bring Zimride to the University was sent to the financial affairs commit-tee for further consideration. Senators discussed whether or not they wanted to commit funds to the program. Ryan Flamerich, speaker of the senate, said the senate effectively rejected the pro-posal since funds needed to

By Robert Moore Contributing Writer

As old businesses begin to rebuild in Tuscaloosa fol-lowing the April 27 tornado, the city is also welcoming a couple of new faces to town. Rooster’s Blues House will be opening this summer, hoping to bring good food, good music and good times to the “City of Champions.” Rooster’s Blues House is a restaurant and bar that boasts great food and great entertain-ment. The restaurant hails from Oxford, Miss., where its first establishment is located,

UA plans commencement ceremoniesCOMMENCEMENT SCHEDULE

Students win at fi lm festival in L.A.

SGA senate tables proposal to bring Zimride to campus

be allocated before July 1. “I think, if anything, what we learned from this senate meeting… is that this sen-ate is very different from the senates that have been here before, and this senate is very much more of a reflec-tion of the student body – and

they’re going to stand up for what they believe is right,” Flamerich said. “I think there’s going to be some really special things to happen this year in this body,” he said. “This is a message to

Rooster’s Blues House bar and restaurant to open this summer

Parking sign-ups present problems

roostersblueshouse.comRooster’s Blues House, a bar and restuarant based in Oxford, Miss., will open soon in Tuscaloosa.

ZIMRIDE• Zimride is a social media tool to coordiante ridesharing and carpooling.• The SGA Senate tabled a bill to pay for a UA Zimride Thursday night.

See GRADUATION, page 2

See MOVIEFEST, page 6

See SENATE, page 2 See ROOSTERʼS, page 6

Submitted photoXavier Burgin gives an acceptance speech after being awarded Best 3D Film for his fi lm “Portrait of a Storm” at Campus MovieFest International.

By Katherine MartinNews Editor

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Online parking registration opened Monday at midnight, and the first few hours of the sale didn’t go as smoothly as most students would have liked. The software vendor did routine mainte-nance and server upgrades over the weekend, and the maintenance took longer than expect-ed, said UA spokeswoman Cathy Andreen. “As a result, parking registration was not available until about 4:45 a.m. Monday,” she said. “Parking Services contacted all students who registered for commuter parking per-mits or put their name on the waiting list on Monday to see if they could assist those stu-dents in completing their registration.” Student parking permits increased an aver-age of $20 for the year. Commuter permits increased from $185 to $205; residential permits increased from $240 to $260; perimeter permits increased from $140 to $150; and reserved per-mits increased from $420 to $450, Andreen said. according to an email sent to all UA students, the new fees reflect increased costs for addi-tional CrimsonRide buses, expanding and cre-ating a more efficient 348-RIDE system. Walker Donaldson, a senior majoring in political science, said the most problematic issue was that students weren’t aware of how much parking decals were going to be until they purchased them. Prices of parking decals were not finalized until late last week, Andreen said. Donaldson said once he had already pur-chased his pass when registration opened at midnight, he received an email the next

See PARKING, page 2

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The Alabama in Bangladesh study abroad program, which is through Capstone International Academic Programs, has won the GoAbroad Innovation Award for Best Student Video. The video features UA students at a Bangladesh school, among other photos, and can be found on the program’s website and on YouTube. Holly Buckner, coordina-tor of Capstone International Programs, said she was noti-fied of the GoAbroad awards early in the spring semester and encouraged the Alabama in Bangladesh director to apply. Buckner found out in early May that the program was a finalist

and accepted the first place award while in Vancouver for the national NAFSA: Association of International Educators conference. “I was very, very excited,” Buckner said. “I think that these programs really do sig-nify that there is an extraordi-nary impact on people’s lives when they study abroad, and there is a lot of creativity in international programs right now. There are many amazing faculty doing very unique and interesting programs for stu-dents, and this is just one of them.” The Alabama in Bangladesh program was also a finalist for the GoAbroad Innovative New Program award. “I am so excited about both our most innovative program

nomination and our win for innovative student video,” said Rashmee Sharif, Alabama in Bangladesh program director. “I feel that the immense inter-est in the Bangladesh program demonstrates a shift away from the traditional study abroad destinations of Europe to devel-oping countries. Studying in a country like Bangladesh really shakes one’s paradigm, and the sights, moments and sounds experienced influence the stu-dent’s perception of the world for the rest of his or her life.” George Guarino, a former graduate assistant at CIAP, assisted in making the video with Tyler Morgan, who partic-ipated in the program in 2010. Guarino said it is a great honor to win the GoAbroad award and said it was a pleasure working

with Sharif to create the video. GoAbroad was founded in 1999. The website, goabroad.com, provides extensive infor-mation on traveling and all subjects relative to studying abroad or out of the country. “The unique programs hon-ored by GoAbroad demonstrate advancements in study abroad programming and signify the extraordinary impact inter-national programs have on people’s lives and the creativity of our colleagues in the field,” Buckner said. Other GoAbroad Innovative Award categories include inno-vative use of social media and innovation in marketing. Buckner says she hopes the CIAP continues to provide students with top-notch study abroad programs.

“I hope we continue to offer academically, interesting, unique and varied programs for our students,” she said. “Wherever those programs are, award or no award, I hopethey continue to be good, aca-demically-sound and creative programs.” Students participate in the Grameen Bank’s Basic Training Program while enrolled in the Alabama in Bangladesh summer course. The program, named after the Nobel Peace Prize winner, is designed to teach students thefundamental philosophies and skills to replicate the GrameenBank model. For more informa-tion on other UA international programs, visit international.ua.edu or email studyabroad@ua.edu.

Alabama in Bangladesh wins award

students were not in Tuscaloosa to attend the ear-lier memorial service, we felt it was appropriate to have a time during the commence-ment weekend when the University community could remember the students who lost their lives in the tornado and reflect on the impact of the storm on everyone,” she said. The candlelight remem-brance will be at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 5 on the steps of Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library. In addition, the University will award posthumous degrees to the students who died in the tornado during the 9 a.m.

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ceremony on Saturday. These students will also be remem-bered at the 2 p.m. ceremony. Michael Wynn, a first year law student, worked with Bonner and Mark Nelson, vice president for student affairs and vice provost, to plan the graduation events and said the ceremonies will provide closure and finality for gradu-ates whose semester ended abruptly. “I’m glad the University is making a point to give stu-dents that are coming back the appropriate recognition they deserve,” he said. “I think the biggest success is the fact they’re doing the candlelight vigil on the steps of Gorgas. I think that’ll be the most mov-ing and special acknowledge-ment.”

The fact that the University stepped up and decided to rec-ognize and honor graduates is the most important thing, Wynn said. “I’ll be excited to see what else happens on graduation day in the different celebra-tions,” he said. Catherine Booker, a pub-lic relations graduate, said even though the planned commencement celebrations are a good plan, she won’t be attending. Booker said she and her family had already planned a vacation for the end of summer so it wouldn’t interfere with May gradua-tion plans. “I do think that it is a good way to remember exactly what happened, and it’s the right thing to do to have the

the executive branch that the senate is not going to be a rub-ber stamp this year.” In a statement issued after the meeting, SGA Communications Director Seth Morrow expressed con-cern with the senate’s new-found right to reject the pro-posals of the executive branch. “While senate’s decision to not fund the Zimride program illustrates the new separation of powers outlined in our con-stitution, it is disappointing that they chose to cut a pro-gram that would directly ben-efit every student at UA,” he said. “Zimride is an environ-mentally friendly rideshare program that students could use when traveling on campus, as well as to off campus events and functions such as football games.” Arts and sciences senator Jeff Elrod was confirmed as president pro tempore of the senate. Elrod is the first non-greek student to hold the posi-tion in recent years, Flamerich said. In the speaker’s absence, the president pro tempore will lead the senate. “[Elrod] has been a leader in

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senate,” Flamerich said. “He was an instrumental part of the new 2011 SGA constitution; he has been instrumental in just about every major legis-lation that the senate did last year. He will do a great job.” Elrod said, “I’m humbled and honored by my colleagues to give me the trust and the confidence to hold this posi-tion. I look forward to serving in any way that I can.” To show appreciation to the UA Greek Relief efforts, the senate presented James Fowler and Meg McCrummen with a resolution. The sen-ate also approved transfers of funds to the financial affairs and student affairs accounts. “Those accounts have run deficits from the previous administration,” Flamerich said. “Senate approved the funds to zero-out the deficits, but there are going to be seri-ous questions on why those accounts ran deficit in the

fall.” Six resolutions were passed in memory of UA students who were killed by the April 27 tor-nado. “On April 27, it was not a good day in Tuscaloosa, and I think it’s good that senate is celebrating the lives of those who passed away, because it shows that every student is important on this campus no matter what,” Flamerich said. For his performance at the 2011 NCAA Track and Field National Championship, Alexis Paine authored a reso-lution congratulating Kirani James for his athletic success. James won the 400-meter for the second year in the row and was named the South Region Athlete of the Year. The last resolution pre-sented and approved by the senate was a resolution to approve payment for the SGA “Through the Years” video project.

morning letting him know how much it cost. “It’s pretty evident their servers weren’t working properly when it was time to buy a pass,” Donaldson said. “And opening registration up at midnight was weird; I’m in California, so I had sort of an advantage, but for those on the east coast, that’s 1 a.m.” Channing Sleete, a junior, said she stayed up unti l 2 a.m. refreshing the parking services website, to no avail. “You would think the University would figure out that when thousands of stu-

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ceremony,” Booker said. “At the same time, I don’t think that that many people are going to participate because everyone is scattered and has jobs.” Booker said not having walked across the stage leaves her college career feel-ing unfinished. “I will probably miss not having graduated, but I understand that under these

circumstances they couldn’t have done anything different-ly,” she said. Booker said graduates shouldn’t hold grudges if they weren’t able to walk. “It was such a tragic way to end everything,” she said. “The candlelight vigil will outshine everything else. People just need to remember those that lost their lives and those that lost love ones.”

“I will probably miss not having graduated, but I understand that under these circumstances they couldn’t have done anything differently.”

— Catherine Booker, public relations graduate

“I think, if anything, what we learned from this senate meeting… is that this senate is very different from the senates that have been here before, and this senate is very much more of a refl ection of the student body – and they’re going to stand up for what they believe is

right,”

— Ryan Flamerich

dents go to the same websiteat the same minute, that itwould crash the servers, see-ing as that happened when Iregistered for classes too.” Sleete said she wouldn’tbe angry if it weren’t pre-dictable. “While I am glad theyoffered the option of trad-ing in your pass for a com-muter west pass, thatisn’t a real solution tothe registration itself, it’sjust a quick fix,” she said. “Their inept planning forthe most basic universitytasks is really the problemat hand.” Any student who hasquestions should contactthe office at uapark@bama.ua.edu or (205) 348-5471.

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By Jasmine CannonSenior Staff Reporter

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Ryan Hicks, a 2011 graduate, has been chosen to participate in the Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program. “I feel very fortunate to be able to graduate and actually have a full-time job waiting for me in this economy,” said Hicks, who majored in geogra-phy and minored in Japanese. “JET is something I’ve wanted to do since I was a freshman, so it’s still sinking in that I’m actually going to Japan. I still don’t believe it.” Hicks will be working as an assistant language teacher in Saka, a city in Nagano pre-fecture. At one of the public junior high or high schools, he will be “team-teaching” with a Japanese teacher to help students learn English. This

Alum to teach in Japan exchange program

provides students with the opportunity to learn from a Japanese teacher as well as a native speaker.

“The main intent of the JET Program is to promote grass-roots international exchange between Japan and other

countries,” Hicks said. “My job will basically be to promote international exchange/under-standing activities in the area.”

The JET program, which is sponsored by the Japanese government, provides Hicks with the opportunity to take Japanese classes and learn more about Japanese society from a different point of view. More than 5,000 U.S. citizens applied to participate in the JET program this year, accord-ing to Jessica Cork, advisor for educational and cultural affairs at Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta. “It’s really competitive to get into the JET program,” Cork said. “The fact that he was accepted into the pro-gram is incredible. We only have 46 people leaving from the southeast area. It’s a very prestigious and competitive program.” Cork said one of the advan-tages of the JET program is that participants have the opportunity to get immersed

in the culture of the country. Hicks is looking forward to seeing a part of Japan that he’s never seen bef ore. Nagano is known for its Japanese Alps and ski resorts. “I’ve never been to Nagano or Saku, so I’m hoping to see a different side of Japan than the highly-urbanized areas I grew accustomed to last time,” Hicks said. “I’m really interest-ed in checking out some of the active volcanoes in the region and doing some climbing as well.” This is the 25th year that the JET Program has taken place. The program lasts for one year, and then participants have the choice to stay for up to five years. This will be Hicks’ second time traveling to Japan. Last year, he interned for the U.S. Department of State at one of the consulates in Japan.

By Noomi GrootensContributing Writer

Every summer, a group of University of Alabama stu-dents clad in crimson and gray polos strive to provide essen-tial support to incoming stu-dents to help them adjust to their new college lives. From class registration to personal advice, this diverse group of leaders teaches future UA stu-dents everything they need to know in order to be successful at the Capstone. To these Avantis, leading ori-entation sessions has become a great way to get involved in the UA community. “I was interested in getting involved in our community at the University, and one of the ways I could do so was by help-ing incoming students through the orientation process,” said Jeremy Blount, a junior major-ing in biology.

Blount said a great benefit of being an Avanti is the connec-tions he has made with fellow students, faculty and staff. “You meet a very diverse group of people, and it has helped me make connections all around campus,” Blount said. Although orientations are often specifically geared towards incoming freshmen, some of the sessions are planned to accommodate the needs of transfer students. Victor Williams, a junior majoring in event planning, said that the Bama Bound ses-sions become a useful tool for transfer students. “Being set in my ways, going through my Bama Bound session as a transfer stu-dent helped me ease into the UA community as well as to establish great connections,” Williams said. “It made my transition easier, and I really

enjoy being able to do the same for other new students.” Nicholas Kelly, a junior majoring in exercise science, said he enjoys being able to ease the transition for new stu-dents, but he said the skills he has developed will help him in his personal future endeavors. “As an Avanti, you develop customer service and interper-sonal skills that will prepare you for the future,” Kelly said. “You also learn a lot about yourself and how to interact with others who are different from you.” Working five days a week with early mornings that often last until late hours in the night can be extremely demanding and timeconsuming for team members. Katie von Diezelski, a sophomore majoring in accounting, said the key to bal-ancing everything is thorough time management. “You have to find the

balance between being an Avanti and your personal life through good time manage-ment,” von Diezelski said. “You have to make the time for everything and use the time you have off wisely.” Despite having a demanding schedule, Blount said sacrific-ing his free time throughout the summer to be a part of the program has been a great experience. “I do get a bit jealous of my fellow peers who are hanging out at the pool all day,” Blount said. “But when you think about all of the things you are doing for the incoming fami-lies who are looking for guid-ance from us, you remember why you signed up to be a part of the team in the first place. Through this experience, I’ve met some great people and done some great things that have made me a better person.”

Avantis help incoming freshmen

Submitted photoRyan Hicks, who graduated this year, is going to be an assistant language teacher in Saka, Ja-pan, a city in the Nagano prefecture.

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By West Honeycutt

America: the greatest country in theworld. At least, that is what we are indoc-trinated with from the time we are born.“The land of the free, the home of thebrave.” We are a land of Davy Crockets,Louis and Clarks, Paul Henrys, StonewallJacksons and Generals Grant and Lee. Weare a prideful people; proud of our heritage,proud of our accomplishments and proud ofour freedoms. I do not argue any of these things. Self-indoctrinated or not, I firmly believe, basedon all evidence I have seen, that America isthe shining beacon upon a hill to which therest of the world looks up to (even if done sobegrudgingly). I do worry, however, that weare growing complacent; as a result, factssuggest we are slipping. Our national debt will soon overshadowour gross national product; our educationsystem is underpreparing our citizenry forthe interconnected world economy; our bor-ders are so weak it is – in some instances– harder to leave the country than to enter;and our beacon of democracy is still pow-ered by an antiquated electoral college. Dueto an undereducated populous (we are anintelligent civilization, but we are oft to fallfor the sublimation handed to us from abiased media, rather than to fully researcha topic), our politicians pander aimlesslyonly at those issues which incite voters, inhopes of gaining election.

America 2.0

By Sean Randall

Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Everyone in Tuscaloosa knows that date. Almost two months later our town is still reeling from the blow dealt us by that EF-4 tornado. The tornado ruined many things. It ruined plans, families, jobs, hous-es, neighborhoods, towns, roads, futures and lives. In one brief, pain-ful moment, things changed in a massive way for many people. The day of the tornado, I was supposed to be the assistant stage manager for the opening night of the Alpha Psi Omega show “Blackout.” When the tornado hit, we didn’t realize exactly how bad things were for some time. There was a very brief moment where we thought we’d do the show that night anyway, but campus power had gone out, so there went that idea. Then we found out how bad it real-ly was. Our show was not happen-ing, not Wednesday, not Thursday, nor the next couple days. It took until Thursday or Friday for power to even return to campus. When those of us involved in the show found out exactly how bad every-thing was around town, we stopped and said, “Alright. We’ve put about two months of work into this… but should we try and do it? Is that crass and self-serving?” On Sunday, May 1, we put on the show. We decided, “Screw this tor-nado. We’re going to do this show, and we’re going to turn it into some-thing productive.” We were already raising money for cancer and AIDS foundations, but we also took mon-etary and physical donations for Tuscaloosa relief. We had to do what we could. The day after the storm, I was supposed to be stage-managing a read-through of the script for The Rude Mechanicals’ production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” That ended up being put off, of course. When the date for opening night started looming closer, Dr. Steve Burch, the artistic director of The

New direction for medical marijuana

By Ron Crumpton

Alabama Medical Marijuana Coalition is an organization dedi-cated to the rights of patients. Its primary focus is organizing indi-viduals and groups in the common goal of changing the laws concern-ing medical marijuana for patients in Alabama. It is the position of the AMMJC that excessive government regulations infringe on the physi-cian’s ability and the patient’s right to properly treat their ailment. It is our goal, through aggressive legis-lation, community involvement and education to end these infringe-ments and protect the rights and liberties of all Alabama patients.

Alabama Medical Marijuana Coalition is not just a medical marijuana organization; we are a patient’s rights organization. It is our goal to work with other groups in our communities. We have sup-porters who suffer from cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Crohn’s disease and a host of other illnesses and ailments. We will actively seek out these groups on both the state and local level and help them with their efforts in the community. Helping these groups reach their goals will

benefit the people in our organiza-tion.

We are proud to announce that we will be presenting “The Alabama Medical Marijuana Patients Rights Act” to the Alabama Legislature in the next session, and we believe that it stands a good chance of becoming law in this state.

However, we cannot do this without support from the commu-nity. This true grassroots organiza-tion depends on its supporters to become involved in the organiza-tion. If you support this cause, we need you to stand up for those who are unable to stand up for them-selves.

We will be holding meetings throughout the state of Alabama. Our next event will be the Germania Springs Picnic, which is to be held on July 16 at Germania Springs Park in Jacksonville, Ala.

We need the general public to attend meetings. We need you to write letters to your state legisla-tors and local newspapers. We need you to talk to the people who have influence on your state legislators, your doctor, your pastor, your city and county elected representatives. To put it simply, we need you to get involved.

The problem with our cause is that people tend to think that this is a path to general legalization. That

is not the case. If you have seen a cancer patient

suffering from complete loss of appetite eat, or you have seen a Multiple Sclerosis patient with uncontrollable tremors who then has those tremors practically van-ish, then you understand why this medication is so important. Patients who suffer from chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder or any of the numerous other ailments and illnesses can be treated with this safe and effective medication.

When the government stands between a doctor and a patient, it limits the ability to treat their ill-ness and is a violation of the fun-damental rights that this country was built upon. If you have any doubt of this, you can listen to Thomas Jefferson, the founding father who said, “If people let gov-ernment decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny.”

It is time for us to stand up and save patients from that tyranny. Join us today.

Ron Crumpton is a student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is the executive director of the Alabama Medical Marijuana Coalition.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

After the tornado, the shows must go on

“The problem is RESPONSIBILITY! Why

have we become an Entitlement Society! ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY

CAN DO FOR YOU, BUT WHAT YOU

CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY!”

- JOEL, in response to “Alabama’s immigration bill

is troubling”

WEB COMMENTS

“In all honesty, the commencement isnʼt even the big excite-ment of graduation,

the family and friends that show they care by showing up for

that day are what is important. A huge “game day” type

celebration for every-one on the Quad is

exactly what I would like to see after 4

years and 1 month of hard work.”

- Anonymous, in response to “University

unsure of plans for graduation”

What happened to the defi nition of an American, and who the hell changed it?

I have been a member of the Republican Party since I became interested in the politi-cal processes that govern our nation. There is much, however, I disagree with my party over. The Democratic Party, however, also provides much for me to disagree with. Like so many Americans, I am stuck in the mid-dle; but because us “middlers” are too dif-ficult for candidates to incite, we are almost always overlooked. I am a fiscal conservative, but I am a social indifferent. When the Puritans moved to the Americas, the cornerstone of this land was that government would not interfere with social concepts (at the time, namely religion). Today, however, the American populous and its governing officials are all too ready to tell citizens how to live their lives. Torn over issues such as civil unions (gay mar-riage), the legalization of marijuana, wel-fare, social security and immigration, much of America remains the “land of the free” only to the extent that you fit in with the ideals of the populous “brave” already here. That is, you marry the opposite sex, you stick to alcohol and tobacco, you pay into social security and you emigrate here from the correct country. Presidential candidate Herman Cain would feel uneasy appointing a Muslim-American to his administration. Michele Bachman supports state’s rights for mar-riage equality, but only until a constitu-tional amendment is passed banning it. Tim Pawlenty claims he balanced Minnesota’s budget, but in doing so, he leveraged mil-lions of dollars of future debt on his state’s education system. Mitt Romney was for certain equality rights, but only until they made him unpopular. Where are the Republicans who hold true to conservative values? What happened to government staying out of people’s lives? What happened to the definition of an American, and who the hell changed it? One of the most powerful sentences in all of history was written in 1776 by a man named Thomas Jefferson. He had this remarkable idea that, regardless if any man or government said otherwise, each human being on this earth was born with certain “unalienable rights.” Think about those words in the Declaration of Independence. Each soul born unto this earth is granted – by heav-enly mandate – the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In Egypt, the populous just overthrew its government because it did not represent them or their ideals. There is civil unrest in Libya because a dictator is repressing his people from their unalienable rights. There is a large, silent rebellion occurring in Saudi Arabia because women are told they do not have the right to drive. In 1775, colonists in America started a civil war with England for their independence because the government violated its agree-ment with them. In 1861, a civil war broke out in America because the government no longer represented its entire people. In 1965, 600 civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery to protest the inhibi-tion of their equality. Americans, by heritage, have a history of standing up to tyrannical governments who step between them and their unalien-able rights; why do we keep allowing our current government to trend against us? Peoples all around the globe are refusing to be repressed by their leaders; why do we not do the same? Have we become so paci-fist a nation that the American government and those aspiring to lead it no longer fear disparaging the very freedoms our country was founded on? The greatest rewards are rarely the easi-est obtained. If Americans continue waiting for problems to solve themselves or for the right candidate to be elected, our predica-ment will only worsen.

West Honeycutt is a senior majoring in political science and economics.

Rude Mechanicals, asked the com-pany about the idea of donating half of the money earned this year through our “passing the hat” gains to Tuscaloosa relief. We voted a unanimous yes. The Saturday after the tornado, I was supposed to be performing in my final Subject to Change concert. I had only been with the UA men’s a capella group for two years, but the concert was still important to me. It almost hurt to think of it being can-celled. Last Saturday, we held our concert and raised money for Tuscaloosa relief once more. All throughout the summer, artis-tic movements have been held to raise money for Tuscaloosa relief. Concerts, musicals and other stage productions have been trying to do what they can to help by gathering up as much money and supplies as possible. But I don’t think that’s the impor-tant part. Now, don’t get me wrong. Tuscaloosa needs as much money as it can get right now, and more. And there are so many supplies needed all across the board. In fact, the entire state of Alabama could do well with large helpings of both, and an extra dollop of national remind-er that we’re still hurting would be nice, too. Some might say our insistence that we continue with these shows was just selfish. Sure, there may have been a little of that in there. We’d worked hard on these things, and some stupid natural disaster wasn’t going to spoil that. Some might say our insistence to perform was an attempt to raise

money. That was definitely there. Raising money for relief was very important to each event I was a part of. But I think the reason that we need to insist continually that the arts continue on is because our com-munity needs them now more than ever before. As a theatre major, you might think me biased, as performance is going to be my bread and but-ter between bussing tables. But I earned no money from doing any of these events. I saw no definable personal gain beyond another notch on my résumé. These performances, and all of the arts, offer something somewhat unique: a sense of true community and an escape. I’m not going to say the arts are the only things offering those quali-ties. But theatre, music, film, dance, studio art and all the other artistic forms can touch people in a last-ing way. They are often transient events with lasting effects. And in this time of despair and pain, they can offer an escape and a lifting of spirits. They can remind people of harsh realities, but they can take that reminder away and let the audi-ence be lost in a simple moment. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Two months later, the arts are still here, telling the world that disaster can-not stop what we set out to do and lending an invaluable aid to the com-munity. The arts will always be here. The shows must go on, and they will go on. Support the arts, and you will find that the arts are there to sup-port you, too.

Sean Randall is a senior majoring in theatre and philosophy.

As a theatre major, you might think me biased, as performance is going to be my bread and butter between bussing tables. But I earned no money from doing any of these events. I saw no defi nable personal gain beyond another notch on my résumé. These perfor-mances, and all of the arts, offer something somewhat unique: a sense of true community and an escape.

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Jonathan Reed EditorAdam Greene Managing EditorWesley Vaughn Opinions Editor

Drew Hoover Photo Editor

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By Jordan Staggs

This summer, I am interning in Grayton Beach, near Destin, Fla. at Cornerstone Marketing & Advertising, Inc. Cornerstone is a pretty diverse company. It’s mostly a marketing and adver-tising firm that gains clients out of other companies and people who want to advertise their business, be it online, on bill-boards or in print. They basical-ly hire Cornerstone to take care of all the production and distri-bution of the ads. Cornerstone has a full graphics design, web design and photo/video produc-tion department. I found the internship through my older brother, who lives near Destin. His girlfriend was a model in one of the com-pany’s magazine photo shoots last fall, so when my hopes to intern in New York fell through, I figured, why not go work at the beach all summer? I con-tacted the owners about interns and had an interview before being offered the job – which is paid, unlike most internships with similar companies. So…heck yeah, I took it! As a senior majoring in jour-nalism, you might ask – why are you at a marketing company? Well, sometimes I ask myself the same thing, but Cornerstone is a little bit different than most

Interning valuable experience for students

companies of its kind because it also houses a small publish-ing company, which developed when Cornerstone owners decided to produce their own quarterly magazine in 2003. The magazine is still printing once a season, and it is dubbed VIE – People + Places. This is the side of the company I was

most interested to work with, as I plan on making a career out of magazine writing, editing and production. VIE is a lifestyles publication best described by owner/presi-dent Lisa Burwell as “a local magazine with a global focus.” The magazine covers local peo-ple doing interesting things all

I would advise anyone in col-lege to seek out internships over the course of their years in school. Paid or not, they are valuable resume builders and excellent on-the-job training periods that will pay big time in the long run. Every college at UA has a job and internship posting, so search it, and if you don’t see something you’re

interested in, look on your own! Most companies take interns. Don’t be afraid to apply. If you don’t get one, so what? Go for the big one, and apply for other ones as well, in case it doesn’t work out. Whether it’s at a world-famous company or not, it’s still going to be a lot better than graduating college with nothing!

along the Emerald Coast area of Northwest Florida. But the glob-al outreach part of it tells the sto-ries of people from the Emerald Coast living in or visiting other places around the world. For example, in every issue, VIE features the “Voyager” section, which depicts a local writer’s journey to places like Peru, and in the summer 2011 issue, there was a huge feature on New York City Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. It’s different from flow-er magazine in Birmingham, where I interned last summer (for free) and absolutely loved, but it’s just as exciting, and hello – the beach is about a minute from the office! So, I’m excited about writ-ing for VIE, which I will have at least one article in, and also for Sandestin Living, another quarterly magazine produced by Cornerstone for its client, Sandestin Real Estate. For Sandestin Living, I also got to participate as a model in the summer 2011 cover photo shoot, on a YOLO paddleboard. It was an experience, to say the least. My other daily duties at Cornerstone include things like writing press releases for various clients, doing social marketing by updating clients’ blogs and Facebook pages, and running errands or doing other office work.

Submitted photoJordan Staggs models on a YOLO paddleboard.

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Grounds crews keep campus tidy over summerNo matter the season, the University of Alabama’s campus is always beautiful

By Haley SheltonContributing Writer

Despite recent rains, it is clear that Tuscaloosa is going through a drought. Most of the city is covered with dead grass and very few flow-ers. However, the University of Alabama’s facilities and grounds crews have been working very hard to keep the campus’s appearance top notch. With Bama Bound in ses-sion all summer, the crews are working extra hard to keep the campus looking nice. “Being on campus makes me even more excited to be here in the fall,” said fresh-man J’Cee Hyatt. “The cam-pus is so beautiful.” It is not just through the summer months that the ground crews are working hard to keep the campus beautiful. Strategic planning is used to decide what flowers and colors will be put on the campus during the academic year. Duane Lamb, the assistant vice president of facilities and grounds, hired horticulturists onto his crew to assist in mak-ing these decisions. Their goal

is for the campus to look just as good in the more difficult summer and winter months as it does in the spring and fall months. “You never know when someone might come visit the campus,” Lamb said. “We want it to look great year-round to ensure everyone who visits gets the sense that they are at home.” Phillip S. Waite, an assistant professor in the Department of Horticultural and Landscape Architecture at Washington State, said about 62 percent of college students reported making their college deci-sion on the appearance of the buildings and landscape. That is true at Alabama as well. “The summer of my junior year in high school, I vis-ited dozens of campuses,” said BethAnn Williams, a UA student from Michigan. “Alabama’s campus stood out to me. It was uniquely beauti-ful, and I felt at home.” The University appeals to different types of students from across the United States. Layla Hening, a student from Remlap, Ala, said as soon as she saw the campus, she knew Alabama was where

she wanted to be. “I love all the big trees,” Hening said. In May, TheBestColleges.org released their list of the top 50 most beautiful col-lege campuses in the United States. Alabama was ranked number 31, ahead of campuses such as Rollins College, Duke University, and Wake Forest University. “It’s great to see all of our hard work paying off,” Lamb said. “Being ranked shows us that we are doing something right.” Since Lamb was hired as the assistant vice president of facilities and grounds four years ago, he has implement-ed many practices to help improve the campus. “The problem with the crews before was they were not always professionally trained to do everything expected of them,” Lamb said. Lamb divided the 60 employ-ees of the grounds crew into different teams. Each team is trained to do certain tasks. Members of the teams are also assigned specific loca-tions where they work daily. “Giving the teams a per-manent location to work

allows them to take pride in their work, knowing they are responsible for how the area looks,” he said. The total budget for grounds maintenance in 2005 was $2.3 million. Although the campus has seen great improvements in the past years, the budget has only increased to $2.8 mil-lion. Lamb has stressed great importance on the small things. Paying close attention to little details can change the look of an area with very little money spent. Hanging baskets and flow-erpots have been added around many buildings to add more color. “Being an Alabama alumni, making the campus look great is a personal pride thing for me,” Lamb said. Cleaning the outside of buildings on campus has also made a big difference, he said. The grounds crew has cleaned, detailed and repaired many of the buildings. Lamb has also added a cam-pus-wide irrigation system. Making sure that each area has plenty of water is crucial to a beautiful campus. The recent investment in a

master control, which regu-lates which areas need water, has been a great addition to assist with saving money and water. It is also required that, if for some reason sprinklers can’t get to an area, the crew waters it by hand.

“I feel like the University has gotten more beautiful as the years have gone by,” said Belinda Hyatt, a parent attending Bama Bound. “I am so excited to be able to enjoy the campus with my daughter during football season.”

Burgin was awarded a $5,000 scholarship for his movie and said his award was a validation of his work. “When my name was called for Best 3D Film, a weight lifted off my shoulders and another rested atop my head when I realized I had to give a speech,” Burgin said. “Still, I managed to trudge forward and give an outstanding speech on the devastation of the Tuscaloosa Tornado and the necessity of keeping our plight in the lime-light of the media’s eyes.” Burgin and his team, Que the Lights, previously won Best Drama at the University

MOVIEFESTContinued from page 1

of Alabama Campus MovieFest for their film “Bottom of a Glass.”

“Even though my first film ‘Bottom of a Glass’ didn’t win, had it not been for doing that

movie first, I would have never got the chance to work on the 3D film, which allowed me to move on to the next level and make my award winning film,” Burgin said. The students also got a chance to meet several celebri-

ties and people involved in the film industry. Thomas Coiner, a senior and creator of the clay-mation “Blue Barry,” had the pleasure of going to Hollywood and said everyone learned a lot and had a good time. “One night, we went to an improv comedy show to see Donald Glover, which was real-ly cool,” Coiner said. “We got a good dose of L.A.” Coiner, whose film placed in the Top 28, said he was proud of all of the students from Alabama and their accomplish-ments. “I realize why 32 million people live in L.A. Because it’s a beautiful place.” Andrew Carey, a 2011 graduate and director of “Sugarbaby,” also placed in the Top 28 films and said it was a really good year for CMF in terms of dramas. “Usually, you get a lot of dra-mas that are corny, but four

of the top five films were dra-mas,” he said. Carey was able to tour Turner Studios and said the workshops he attended were very enlightening about how to enter the film industry. “Most of the celebrity pre-senters said that if you want to get into the industry, you should come to L.A. and start with low-end jobs and work your way up,” Carey said. Burgin said he got the chance to meet Gabourey Sidibe, star of the movie “Precious.” He also said he enjoyed himself overall and was able to exchange business cards with over 200 people in the film industry. “This entire event felt like a microcosm of the industry,” he said. “I may not meet everyone at the top and I may not even make it to the top, but these were the people I would later shake hands with if I did.”

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and plans to bring the same success it has experienced there to Tuscaloosa. The restaurant will be located downtown at 2321 University Blvd., right next to the Historic Brown’s Corner, in the space previously occupied by Café Venice. Hilary Young, a rising sophomore at the University of Alabama, is very excited about the restaurant coming to Tuscaloosa. A member of the Million Dollar Band and a music lover, she said she loves when restaurants incorporate music into the dining experi-ence. “I have friends that live in Oxford, and when I visit we often go to Rooster’s; the atmo-sphere is great, and the food is good, too,” Young said. The menu offers a variety of food for even the pickiest eat-ers. Diners can start off with appetizers such as fried dill pickles, BBQ nachos or Rotel fries. Next, dig into an entrée

of fettuccine Alfredo, their spe-cialty, Coldwater River Burger, or their Velvet Hammer, a 10oz filet topped with cajun cream sauce and loaded with savory grilled shrimp. The restaurant has daily specials including 35-cent wings and $2 pitchers, half-price steaks, $5 Uncle Bud Burgers, and all you can eat catfish. Rooster’s will offer happy hour Monday-Friday 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and various open-mic nights. Continuing with its reputa-tion for the best restaurant in town for live music, Rooster’s has already booked some top-notch acts for the this coming fall. In September, Rooster’s will be bringing Gary Clark Jr. on Sept. 8, Shannon McNally

& Hot Sauce on Sept. 10 and Grayson Capps on Sept. 16. Ricky Floyd, a rising junior at Ole Miss, said the restau-rant is a great place for college students looking for a different feel. “Good food, great music, weekly specials are the best around…by far my favorite place in Oxford,” said Floyd. Rooster’s Blues House is cur-rently taking applications via their online website. Rooster’s also allows bands to perform in the restaurant. Local bands can contact the booking man-ager, Brent Harding, for the opportunity to play there. The restaurant is still cur-rently under construction but will be opening within the next few weeks.

I have friends that live in Oxford, and when I visit we often go to Rooster’s; the atmosphere is great, and the food is good, too.

— Hilary Young

The Uni-versity’s grounds crews continue to keep the campus beauti-ful, even while the weather is erratic.CW File

Submitted PhotoSenior Xavier Burgin and other UA students stand on the red carpet in Hollywood at Campus Music Fest.

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By Robert Moore Contributing Writer

Whether you are taking summer classes during a mini-term or full term, the constant struggle between wanting to hang out with friends at the pool or making it to your twelve o’clock is always there. Summer terms, though shorter, come with the burden of having to sometimes choose between work and play. But does that choice always have to be work? Professors and students weigh in on coping with summer school and how to make it through the classes while still enjoying your sum-mer.

Ron Gilmer, a religious stud-ies professor, said his summer classes differ tremendously from his fall or spring class-es. Because the class hours are longer to make up for the shortened weeks, it’s harder to keep students interested when you’re pelting them with infor-mation for two hours. Gilmer also said he feels it’s not fair to require so much homework in a shortened amount of time or to force stu-dents to try to retain informa-tion for a test every week. Because of this, Gilmer’s summer class only has two tests. His daily routine is to teach for an hour, have a ten-minute break, and resume the

class with some unique way of keeping the students interest-ed. “It’s not our jobs to set stu-dents up to fail, but to really teach them,” Gilmer said. However, not all teachers are as nice and understanding as Gilmer. Kyle Holt, a rising senior at the University of Alabama, is taking statistics this summer. According to Holt, the class he is taking is taught as it would be during the regular academic year, which he finds somewhat understandable since the information builds on itself, so there is not much room for cutting material. He does feel, however, that

being bombarded with work and tests in such a short period of time is not in any student’s best interest. Statistics, or any problem-solving class, is hard enough without having to try to rush through material. “Your future should not be based on what you can do in the classroom, but your work ethic in the field,” Holt said. “Honestly, you should pass summer classes just for show-ing up everyday. It should not be this hard. But, you just have to stick it out and get through it.” The University of Alabama Center for Teaching and Learning has provided stu-dents with tips for being suc-

cessful in the classroom. One tip is not letting your interest in the course affect your grade in the course. Whether you like the class or not, you will receive a grade at the end, so study hard, learn the material, and make it through the class. Develop a daily routine and set aside time for studying, playing, and resting. Managing your time is vital in order to do well. And finally, seek out help if you need it. There are many resources available for you to use, such as the CTL. When it comes to dealing with that struggle between work and play, you have to choose what is most important

in the long haul. Corey Smith, a rising senior,is currently taking summerclasses, interning and partici-pating in Theatre Tuscaloosa’supcoming musical “A DrowsyChaperone.” Smith said youmust have your priorities inplace and get the importantthings out of the way first inorder to do well in summerschool. “School is the most impor-tant thing right now, and goodtimes with friends are alwaysgoing to come,” he said. “Ifyou focus on what matters andget what you need to do out ofthe way, there will be plenty oftime to play and do the thingsyou want to do.”

Coping with the summer school blues

By Sarah MasseySenior Staff Reporter

massey.sarahe@gmail.com

For the past two months, relief efforts throughout Tuscaloosa have been easy to spot. From relief workers handing out water to volun-teers tarping roofs, the efforts to relieve the physical dam-age caused by the tornado are quite prevalent and constant. The less obvious, yet still constant relief efforts that also continue to occur are those that focus on the psychologi-cal damage. Since nearly two hours after the tornado hit on April 27, the University of Alabama has been providing such relief efforts through its counseling services. The Temporary Emergency Counseling Services, a coordi-nated effort of the University of Alabama mental heath pro-fessionals, provided counsel-ing to those affected by the tor-nado in the days following the storm. A coordinated effort by the UA Counseling Center, the University Medical Center, the College of Education, and the Psychology Department, stu-dents had immediate access to both individual and group counseling sessions. Lee Keyes, executive direc-tor of the Counseling Center, said the rapid response was due to there being a stand-ing procedure of mobilizing a response in a crisis, whether

Counseling Center offers support to tornado victimsit be an individual crisis or one affecting the entire com-munity. Because of this, once the Student Recreation Center was identified as a temporary shelter, counselors from the Counseling Center were pres-ent that evening and main-tained a presence for the next four or five days. In the days following the tor-nado, Keyes estimated that the Center saw between 350 to 400 students. Individual and group counseling sessions were held, and Keyes said the Center mobilized training efforts within Student Affairs, which trained faculty and staff mem-bers in psychological response to disasters. “We offered, and still offer, a support group for students who were affected by the tor-nado. Any interested student just needs to contact us at our main number,” he said. “The group was suspended after about the fourth week. Right now we’re inviting students to contact us as they are interest-ed to restart the group.” In addition to the Counseling Center, the College of Education provided counsel-ing services to its staff, facul-ty, and students, as well as at local schools. During the days following the tornado, 26 stu-dents were served. According to Joy Burnham, an associate professor in the College of Education, the College will offer counseling services to students in the fall. Keyes said students in coun-

seling are responding at differ-ent rates. “It’s a process. In the imme-diate aftermath, there’s a lot of shock and numbness … and there’s a wide range of responses,” Keyes said. “Some students have very mild responses and some very severe. Those who lost friends, for example, or witnessed very traumatic things are much more upset, of course. “Students are still coming in, both the students that we started interacting with right afterward, but also students who are new to us, even now, and that will probably contin-ue for a while. And for the most part, they are progressing fine, each at their own pace, their own stage.” Keyes stressed when people get help early after a traumat-ic event like the tornado, they can recover much more quick-ly than if they wait. Alyssa Dinberg, a senior in new college and a resident of Forest Lake, received counsel-ing a few days after the tor-nado at the Counseling Center. Dinberg, who was preparing to leave for Cannes, France, and dealing with determining the severities of damage to her house, said the session helped her prioritize. “It helped me sort out what I needed to be focusing on. I was so focused on the tor-nado and helping people that I didn’t even begin to prepare for France mentally or pack at all. [My counselor] was able to

help me realize that my help was not a necessity to the process and there would be plenty to do when I got back,” Dinberg said. “I felt guilty for leaving for France and she did help me with that.” Dinberg said she doesn’t anticipate needing any further counseling though. “ I think I’m dealing with the tornado in a natural way, so I don’t think I’ll need any further counseling for it,” she said. Keyes said it’s hard to pre-dict exactly how many stu-dents will seek out counseling again in the fall at the Center. “Since many students went home very rapidly after the storm, that could have a buff-ering effect on many people because those folks,” he said. “Unless they’ve come back to

City to host public workshop Thursday Tuscaloosa Forward, a stra-tegic community plan to renew and rebuild, has planned a public workshop on Thursday, June 30 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Bryant Conference Center for citizens to share ideas

NEWS in brief on how to rebuild tornado-impacted areas and establish a long-term vision for the city of Tuscaloosa. Transportation will be pro-vided at the former Locklear Dodge site, the Leland Shopping Center and University Place Elementary to assist those impacted by the storm. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox said rebuilding could ultimately take years, and the most difficult part will be com-

ing up in the next few months in terms of debris removal and putting together a master plan in terms of zoning and building regulations. “We’ve got to figure out a way, in these areas that have been impacted, to put togeth-er a comprehensive plan that allows for high-quality develop-ment in a way that shows the progress of the city,” he said. “It doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy though.”

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campus already, they haven’t had to see the damage every-day or every week. “They went home and got the support of their family and their friends, and got back into a different routine … That could actually have a protec-tive influence. On the other hand, it’s also possible that people come back to town and for the first time since then see things and hear things, and it all comes back. So they could have a delayed response.” The Counseling Center is already planning a response for the fall to help students. Although plans have not been finalized, Keyes said the Center will have special out-reach in forms of classroom presentations, a table at the Ferg and Rec Center, and some special communication pieces

that might go out through housing. “It’s really just about get-ting out from these four walls and going onto campus so the students, as they’re going through their normal day, can interact with us if they need to,” he said. Dinberg said that while she didn’t feel as though she need-ed the services as much as others, she believes counsel-ing is a good way to deal with the trauma. “I’d strongly recommend people to go there and talk to someone, even if they think they are dealing with it in a healthy way. Sometimes you don’t quite know what’s going on until you talk to someone about it,” she said. “They really can help a lot even if it’s someone to just listen.”

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One thing I’ve noticed that I have in common with most other college students is that most of us do not like spending money, and most of us do not have a lot of money to spend. This, how-ever, has never stopped me from finding ways to do what I want. Last weekend a group of friends and I packed into two cars to go to Kentucky for an Umphrey’s McGee concert. When I first decided I was going to go, I told my friends I needed this to be a “less than $100 trip,” which I completely thought was possible. I proved myself wrong, but it was still a less than $150 trip. And compared to other weekend vacations I’ve been on, that’s relatively inexpensive. You might notice I haven’t included concert tickets in my breakdown. I did this because I bought my concert tickets in advance, meaning they were budgeted in another month/pay period. That’s one of the best things about concerts: tickets are bought in advance so you have time to make more money for the actual trip.

How to go to a concert on $150 Here is my breakdown: Hotel Room: $42 – This was the total for two nights. We split the cost between four people, mak-ing it cheaper. Gas: $25 – We also split this between four people, making everyone’s share about the same. Food: approximately $35 - This is mostly fast food and one ordered pizza split two ways. We only went out to eat at a nor-mal “sit-down” place once, and that was because the hotel gave us a coupon. Anything else: $45

Tips for making your trip cheaper than mine: • Fill each car to its maximum; you’re giving up some comfort but you are saving some cash on gas and the hotel room.• Put everyone you bring into one hotel room instead of split-ting it up into two comfortable rooms. • Buy food in advance, and bring a cooler. Buying sandwich meat and snacks at Walmart will be much cheaper than eating out anywhere. If you do go to the fast food places, dollar menu it up! • Don’t spend money in the “any-thing else” category. This might mean not indulging in alcohol or not buying any merchandise at the show, but it will save you a huge amount of money (it would have kept me under $100). • Make it a one-night trip instead of a weekend trip. Drive up, see the show, sleep in the hotel room and then head home. We spent more money because we decided to explore Louisville on Saturday and drive home Sunday.

Concerts within driving dis-tance in July: • Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10 at Philips Arena in Atlanta: Taylor Swift • Wednesday, July 13 at the KFC YUM! Center in Louisville: R. Kelly

• Thursday, July 14 at The Wharf in Gulf Shores: Jason Aldean with Chris Young and Thompson Square • Sunday, July 17 at Philips Arena in Atlanta: Britney Spears • Saturday, July 23 at The

Wharf in Gulf Shores: Miranda Lambert with Gary Allen • Tuesday, July 26 at The Wharf in Gulf Shores: Kings of Leon with Band of Horses • Thursday, July 7 at The Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, Fl: Bob Dylan

Submitted PhotoIf you are willing to forgo some luxuries, you can go to a concert for $150.

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As it turns out, Ayn Rand isn’t the only libertarian-ish science fiction writer I can name (and on that note, it’s Ayn as in “fine,” not Ann as in “can.”) If you’ve visited Gorgas lately, you may recognize the name Cory Doctorow, too, from the first floor, right-side display case your peripheral vision registers for about half a sec-ond as you walk in. If you’ve visited the gloriously geeky webcomic XKCD any time in the last few years, you may be familiar with Cory Doctorow as the author who wears a red cape and goggles and blogs from his hot air balloon high above the tag clouds (see what I did there)? In any case, if you continue to read today’s book review column, you will be

familiar with Cory Doctorow – and that’s a prereq for passing Contemporary Sci-Fi 101.

Doctorow’s books could, if Linnaean overly specific clas-sification’s your kind of thing, be listed among the best of the “postcyberpunk” genre. And no, that’s not just a portman-teau of postmodernism and cyberpunk (and no, this sen-tence is not just an excuse to use the word “portmanteau”—twice.) Postcyberpunk takes all the fun of cyborgs and human augmentation without the pesky elements of dystopia and evil robot overlords that cyber-punk writers of the 1980s took as a given.

Without all the jargon: these books promote the idea that science and technology will help to bring about utopia. Singularity, anyone?

Two of Doctorow’s most recent novels (“Little Brother”, “For the Win”) have been geared to a young adult audi-ence, with heroic teenage hackers, gamers and gold-farmers fighting oppressive governments. For an idea of where the good Doctorow stands politically, consider that “Little Brother” won the Libertarian Futurist Society’s 2009 Prometheus Award for Science Fiction. Didn’t I mention that he’s a Creative Commons crusader and fel-low of the Electronic Frontier Foundation?

Keeping this in mind, Doctorow’s debut novel “Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom” (2003) can’t be beat for techno-idealism, transhumanism, and a cast of characters who live, literally live, in Walt Disney

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“Down and Out” gives us an end to disease, hunger, and death itself. Tedious govern-ment bureaucracy has been replaced by “Ad Hocracy,” informal government by vol-untary association. And money exists no more – instead, people earn “whuffie,” ratings based on the esteem and respect oth-ers have for them. But even life in the happiest place on earth on the happiest possible earth can get complicated.

Our narrator is a century-

old man named Jules, down on his luck and his whuffie, who gets himself entangled in a mess of intra-Disney “Ad Hocracy” politics (here’s a hint: there’s murder in the Haunted Mansion.) For a supporting cast, we have Dan, a former missionary who is lost in life now that all the technophobes have either died off or been converted; Liz, Jules’s cheery, freckled girlfriend, born and raised in the Magic Kingdom itself; and Zed, a transhuman who has such a bad breakup that she “refreshes” herself to

a memory backup from before she even met the guy (ouch).

It’s compelling reading – and you won’t find cooler ideas, weirder characters, or cleaner writing on the market today, for any price.

But here’s the best part: there is no price. Cory Doctorow publishes all of his books under Creative Commons licenses, which means you can down-load the full text of “Down and Out” or any of his other novels online, completely free, at his blog (that’s worth some serious whuffie). Technological utopia indeed.

You might also like… “Makers” by Cory Doctorow, “Infoquake” by David Louis Edelman, “Glasshouse” by Charles Stross, “This Is Not A Game” by Walter Jon Williams.

By Marquavius BurnettAssistant Sports Editor

Has anyone else out there stopped to think that there is a possibility that there could be no professional football or pro-fessional basketball? Yes, you heard me. With the National Football League and the National Basketball Association (not yet, but they will be on Thursday, once the current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires) current-ly in lockouts, fans of these leagues could be without their “religions” for some time. Let’s start with the NFL. It’s millionaires versus billion-aires. The NFL made $9 billion last year and cannot figure out how to split it. Among other things, the players want bet-ter benefits for themselves and the retired players. The

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Potential NFL, NBA lockouts loom over sports fansowners want… well, the own-ers just want more money. To me, the owners seem greedy, especially with Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys and Robert Kraft of the New England Patriots doing most of the money. These guys own two of the most successful franchises in the league. Hell, Jones just built “JerryWorld,” a billion dollar stadium, so we know he isn’t short on cash. In this situ-ation, I side with the players. I know most of you will say that players are paid millions of dollars just to play a game and they should shut up and take pay cuts, but imagine if your boss came to you and asked you to give back 30 percent of your yearly salary. Doesn’t sound good, huh? The NBA is in an even bigger mess. According to league offi-cials, 22 of 30 teams lost money last year. Owners want shorter

contract lengths so they don’t end up paying guys like Eddy Curry and Tracy McGrady $20 million per year for six years. As the current CBA stands, the players receive 57 percent of the revenue. That’s just crazy. Any time you have the guys who sign the checks making less than the guys they are giv-ing the checks to, something is seriously wrong. With these major problems, the NBA could not start until January – or worse, lose an entire season. I’m sure fellow NBA junkie [@WesleyVaughn] will agree that if there is no NBA next season, I just may cry. I hope both leagues figure it out. Neither can afford to miss a season (just ask the NHL what happened when they missed the 1994 season). For the NFL, there is just too much money to be made. It’s the most popular sport in the

country, and anytime you can make $9 billion in one year, you should find a way to work out your differences. For the NBA, it is coming off arguably its best season since Michael Jordan retired. Because, let’s be honest, whether you loved or hated them (I loved them) everybody wanted to see what the Miami Heat would do. Even after they lost the finals, talk radio was more about what LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and the Heat didn’t do rather than what Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks did. The only people that could possibly be happy about either league not having a season are Major League Baseball com-

missioner Bud Selig and the powerhouse schools of NCAA basketball. Selig, because this means sports fanatics have to pay closer attention to baseball due to lack of “is Brett Favre coming back?” off-season NFL talk. NCAA basketball, because it forced stars such as North Carolina’s Harrison Barnes and Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger to return to college, which makes those teams bet-ter. After all that said, in my heart of hearts I believe both leagues will figure things out. If they don’t, I’m not sure what I would do. I guess I could become more of a baseball fan…

ladies to conference, regional and national championships, earning the Honda Award, being named the Academic All-American of the Year and now being voted the Southeastern Conference Female Athlete of the Year. She is a shining example of the fact that at the University of Alabama, you can truly have it all.” Hoffman is the fifth UA ath-lete to be named SEC Female Athlete of the Year, joining Penny Hauschild, Dee Foster, Andreé Pickens, Jeana Rice and Lillie Leatherwood. With six winners, Alabama is tied with Tennessee for most all time winners of the title. “I don’t think there is any question of the SEC’s promi-nence on the national scene in all sports, which makes Kayla’s latest honor all the more extraordinary,” Patterson said. “The fact that Alabama is tied for the most SEC Female Athlete of the Year honors in the award’s history, a nd that five of the Crimson Tide’s six honorees are gymnasts is a point of tremendous pride for our program.”

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University of Alabama gymnast Kayla Hoffman has recently been named the 2010-11 Roy F. Kramer Female Athlete of the Year by a vote of the Southeastern Conference’s athletics directors. “I am so proud of Kayla and all she has accomplished throughout her career,” head coach Sarah Patterson said. “I think she had the perfect senior year – leading our

Two players sus-pended for violating team rules

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban announced last night that both Keiwone Malone and Darrington Sentimore have been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules and policy. Malone was highly recruited out of Mitchell High School in Memphis, Tenn., ranking No. 92 in ESPNU’s 150 list of top pros-pects. During his high school career, Malone accounted for 4,034 yards on 209 receptions and scored 57 touchdowns. Malone was a two-time first-team All-State selection in Tennessee and was the Crimson Tide’s first commitment of the 2010 class. The 5-foot-11 165-pound receiver was redshirted dur-ing his freshman year and was expected to bring a deep threat to Alabama’s receiving core this season.

As a freshman in 2010, Sentimore played in 11 games and totaled nine tackles and a forced fumble. Sentimore was highly recruited from Destrahan High School in La. and was rated a member of the Rivals 250 list for 2010. UA also announced that safety Robbie Green, who was suspended all of 2010, will not be returning to the team this season.

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