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By Jennie KushnerSenior Staff Reporter

jfkushner@bama.ua.edu

A 26-year-old, non-student female was raped near campusSaturday after Alabama’s game against Penn State, according to Captain Loyd Baker of the Tuscaloosa Metro Homicide Unit. She was found at about 4:30 a.m. The UA Police Departmentnotified Baker’s unit of the inci-dent. The woman wasn’t sure of her location, but told the policeshe was tailgating, became intoxicated, then separated from her friends and was lost. She sat on a bench on or near the Quad and a group of threemales and another female invited the victim to walk with them, Baker said. The victim and one male fell behind the others, and the sus-pect pulled the victim between two white houses and raped her, Baker said. Baker declined comment on the location of the two houses. The victim told police the attacker was a white male in his early 20s between 5 feet 8

By Amanda SamsSenior Staff Reporter

alsams1@crimson.ua.edu

What if you were exiled, forgotten and abandoned by society and your legacy lasted only as long as there were still people alive to remember you? The depiction is certainly disheartening and, according to Tom Hobbs, chairman of the Bryce Hospital Historic Preservation Committee, this was a reality many former patients at Bryce Hospital experienced. “If you go to the Bryce cemetery at dusk, you will see a barren landscape sur-rounded by a few scattered remnants of grave markers that are nameless reminders of our collective disrespect,” Hobbs said. “You get the feel-ing these people didn’t exist at all.” The patients at Bryce were more than just num-bers on a clipboard or bod-ies filling beds. They were real people, who once had

Woman raped near campus

Bryce Hospital Cemetery is a historic marker with the oldest grave dating back to 1892. Here there are 37 marked graves, and also an un-known amount of unmarked graves, due to the construction of River Road when burials were removed and replaced.

CW | Megan Smith

By Brittney Knox Staff Reporter

bsknox@crimson.ua.edu

A UA student won the chance to turn texting into a $100,000 cash prize when she advanced to the final round in the LG National Texting Championship that includes 32 finalists. Catherine Reinagel, a junior majoring in nutrition and food science, entered the contest after texting a message to a number that appeared on the screen during an episode of “The Hills.” “I was just watching televi-sion, because I wasn’t ready to do my homework when I sent the text message,” she said. “I really didn’t think anything would become of it.”

UA student heads to New York for texting contest

Bryce cemetery retains history

accomplishments, hopes and dreams, said Steve Davis, historian for the Alabama Department of Mental Health. Davis said one of the graves from Bryce’s early history contains a patient who used to lead cheers at football games and talk to cadets on the Quad when the University was a mil-itary university. “When the man passed

away, there were more than 100 cadets at his funeral,” Davis said. “He was more than just a patient. He was well-known and beloved by the stu-dents at the University.” There are also many veter-ans buried at Bryce from the American Civil War, Spanish American War and World War I. “It is important to realize

that everyone has a history,”Davis said. “These peoplewere very much loved. Theywere each someone’s son ordaughter.” “We have people buriedin the cemeteries all the wayback to the early 1800’s when there was virtually no treat-ment for mental illness,” said

CW | Teresa PortoneCatherine Reinagel became a speed texting fi nalist after re-sponding to a commercial for the contest on television.

Kappa Sig loses national charter

Tide works to eliminate mental errors

CW | Drew HooverAlabama head coach Nick Saban scolds wide reciever Darius Hanks after a play in the Crimson Tide’s win over San Jose State. See ASSAULT, page 3

See BRYCE, page 2See TEXTING, page 2

By Jordan BannisterSports Reporter

jmbannister@crimson.ua.edu

Both on and off the sidelines, Alabama head coach Nick Saban constantly instills the idea of assignment football into each member on his roster. After the Crimson Tide’s vic-tory over Penn State this past weekend, Saban made it known again. “We’re trying to make a standard here,” he said. “A standard of excellence that requires everybody to be on all the time. We just have to be more consistent in every part of what we do.” Saban said the Tide is proud of its win, but there are still some mistakes both defensive-ly and offensively that need to be cleaned up in practice before the next game. Senior quarterback Greg McElroy is further proof that staying on your toes mentally is imperative in practice in order to succeed in a game. “I felt like there were some small things that we needed to iron out, some mental mistakes like formation penalties and false starts and substitution penalties,” he said. McElroy said mistakes the team made in the Penn State game were ones that can hap-pen in the first few games. “Those are typical mistakes early in the season, but they’re also things that we definitely don’t need lingering,” he said. Alabama saw its first holding

See TIDE, page 5

By Jennie KushnerSenior Staff Reporter

jfkushner@crimson.ua.edu

The UA chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity lost its nation-

al charter on Sept. 8, accord-ing to University and national organization sources. “[They lost their charter due to] violation of our code of conduct for alcohol and social

function violations,” said Mic Wilson, executive director of Kappa Sigma. Wilson said the chapter will have 30 days from the day of notice to submit an appeal

to the Kappa Sigma board of directors. “They are still within that window to do so,” he said. “Until their ability to appeal has been exhausted, I can’t

comment anymore.” Gentry McCreary, director of Greek Affairs, said in an e-mailed statement Monday the national organization of Kappa Sigma has withdrawn

the charter of the UA chapterfor violations of Kappa Sigmapolicy and violations of theCode of Student Conduct.

Hundred-year-old fraternity shut down due to alcohol-related misconduct

See KAPPA, page 3

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ON THE MENU ON THE CALENDARLAKESIDE

LunchButtermilk Fried ChickenCaramelized Onion Mashed PotatoesBroccoli Quiche (Vegetarian)Linguini with Roasted Red PeppersSeasoned Peas

DinnerCountry Pot RoastMacaroni & CheeseSeasoned CarrotsBroccoli SpearsEggplant Sub (Vegetarian)

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ON CAMPUS

What: Can’t Strip Tide Pride - Students and commu-nity members will gather on Sept. 16 to let their repre-sentatives hear their voice.

Where: Outside Bryant Conference Center

When: 4 – 6 p.m.

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What: “North meets south meets north again: A global series of species introduc-tions” by Dr. Gary N. Ervin

Where: Lloyd Hall Room 226

When: 4 – 5 p.m.

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What: UA Philosophy To-day Series Kicks Off with ‘Is There a Right to Immigrate?’

Where: 205 Smith Hall

When: 7:30 p.m.

What: iPads in Higher Education workshop

Where: A232 Gordon Palmer Annex

When: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Graduate School to hold Preview Day Thursday

The University of Alabama Graduate School will hold its Preview Day from 3 – 6:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Center. The event will include informa-tion on the graduate school in general and individual graduate programs at the University, as well as practice graduate school admissions tests. The day begins in the Ferguson Theater with a presentation by the Graduate School’s staff titled “The Benefits of Investing in a Graduate Education.”

BRYANTLunch

Baked ChickenBeef Tips with NoodlesSaffron Basmati RiceGreen Beans with AlmondsGrilled Eggplant Lasagna (Vegetarian)

By being one of the fastest

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to send a message, Reinagel won the chance to win a $100,000 prize and $50,000 donated to the charity of her choice.

What: Capstone Interna-tional Coffee Hour - enjoy conversation and coffee with our friends from around the world

Where: 121 B. B. Comer Hall

When: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

What: UA Celebrates Con-stitution Day with Student Debate on Defense of Mar-riage Act

Where: Ferguson Center Theater

When: 1 p.m.

University Boulevard to be resurfaced

University Boulevard from Wallace Wade Avenue to Sixth Avenue will undergo road-way resurfacing beginning at 7 p.m. on Sept. 16. The project is expected to be complete by Sept. 25, pending no inclement weather. Two lanes will be open at all times for vehicular traffic, proper traffic control will be in place and flagmen will be present to direct traffic. Expect slight delays while traveling to and from campus in this area. Contact Sommer Coleman, project manager, at 348-5950 for more information.

The contest also includes an all-expenses-paid trip to New York to compete in the contest. “I saw the message that said to text this message to this number and then a week later I got a phone call saying that I was chosen to participate in the finals,” she said. Last year, a 15-year-old from Iowa won the competition. The competition was arranged with a series of tasks you had to complete that eliminated the finalists with every round. The first task, as listed on the website highlighting last year’s competition, showcased the finalists all using the same LG phone with a keyboard and whoever typed the message the fastest went on to the next round. Another task was to decode

a message that was filled with text message abbreviations such as “LOL” (laugh out loud) and “TTYL” (talk to you later). If she wins, $50,000 will be donated to the Laps for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Reinagel chose the charity because they raise money for cystic fibrosis research. “I don’t personally know anyone that has been affected by the disease, but being a former member of UA’s swim-ming and diving team, I saw the little kids come and swim a lap for cystic fibrosis,” she said. Reinagel knew that the money would make a huge impact on the organization because they aren’t very well known on the national level. Reinagel chose her friend

Lindsay Shepard to accompa-ny her on the trip to New York.Shepard is confident thatReinagel will win the competi-tion and is looking forward tothe experience. “I am so beyond excited togo to New York,” she said. “Itis one of my absolute favoriteplaces to go and getting to gowith one of my best friendswill be so much fun.” Reinagel said she would payfor school, buy a new car andsave the rest of her prize if shewins the contest. “Considering I have abouttwo years left of school, afterI pay for that I should haveenough to save to use after col-lege,” she said. Reinagel is the only finalistin the competition from theSouth.

on the basis that people who had a nice place to live, something meaningful to do and were treat-ed kindly, would improve inher-ently, Hobbs said. Hobbs recognized that Bryce Hospital has a checkered history. It was at Bryce Hospital where things changed and authors have written that it was a ‘revo-lution in psychiatry’ in terms of standards of care, he said. “It stands as a quintessential symbol of Alabama’s dedication to individuals who have experi-enced mental history in the past century,” Hobbs said. “It became the architectural prototype for asylums across the nation and helped to create federal stan-dards of care for those who were involuntarily admitted.” When the American Moral Treatment Movement gave way to the Custodial Period, however, things at Bryce Hospital changed significantly.

“During the custodial peri-od there were approximately 5,000 patients to three doctors,” Ziegler said. “People with men-tal illnesses had no rights and the way these people are being treated in respect to the cemeter-ies is the way they were treated every day during the custodial period.” The Bryce Hospital Historic Preservation Committee is attempting to make amends for the neglect the cemeteries have endured over the years by rais-ing money to build a memorial in tribute to the lives and legacies of former patients. “Next year Bryce will cele-brate its 150th anniversary and we would like to pay tribute to all of those who are buried there by establishing this long-overdue memorial,” Hobbs said. “Our goal is to raise $100,000, and we are only about one-third of the way there right now.”

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John Ziegler, director of the Office of Information for the Alabama Department of Mental Health. Bryce was built during the American Moral Treatment Movement on the same theory as Victorian resort hotels – a person could go to a quiet place and be restored, Ziegler said. He said the building itself was built for comfort, with a window in every room, and the grounds contained beautiful peach orchards and flower gardens. Peter Bryce eliminated strait jackets and physical restraints

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Where: Room 336 Fergu-son Center

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What: Managing Your Time in College workshop

Where: 230 Osband Hall

When: 4 to 5 p.m.

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Where: Ferguson Forum 360

When: 6:30 p.m.

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Students interested in studying abroad in London, France, Italy and many other countries could learn about the opportunities available at the study abroad fair in the Ferguson Center on Sept. 13. “There are different ways students can go abroad through UA faculty-led pro-grams, exchange programs and affiliate companies,” said Brittnay McMillian, study abroad advisor with the Capstone International aca-demics program. “The rela-tionship we have with the affil-iates expand the opportunities and options students have to visit different countries.” The study abroad fair is held every semester to give students the opportunity to gather information, she said, and there are always informa-tion sessions in the Capstone International office that can be held for students. “The first step for students is to simply gain information

Study abroad fair offers information

CW| Thomas LewallenJolauren Weaver, a freshman majoring in Anthropology, and Big Al look at the Global L.E.A.D. table at the Study Abroad Fair at the Ferguson Center yesterday.

about the different programs to see which one is best for them,” McMillian said. Students have to answer questions about how long they want to go abroad, she added, as well as what country they want visit and what they want to study. Summer program lengths vary, ranging from two to eight weeks, she said. There are also internships in many locations. Andrew Rutkowski, a junior majoring in French and his-tory, serves as a Capstone International agent and said he is glad to be a part of the program. The Capstone International agents are students who have already studied abroad and can talk to students and answer questions they may have about their experiences. “When I came back from Paris, I had such a reverse cul-ture shock, and the program gave me a group of people to be able to talk about it with,” he said. “We became very close knit.” Rutkowski is a Chicago

native, where he said it’s very common for students to study abroad. When he came to school in the South, he said he was very shocked that a lot of people did not. “This gives me the chance to let people know that they can do things such as take their major abroad,” he said. “I was able to help a girl today that was pre-med and did not know that she could take some of those courses abroad. This is what I think is one of the biggest things people don’t know.” Michelle Ray, a sophomore majoring in marketing, said studying abroad helps stu-dents learn about other peo-ple’s cultures and their way of life. “I have never traveled off the East Coast, and I hope to study abroad in Australia and study things that pertain to my major,” she said. Katie Thurber, a freshman majoring in journalism, said she found the study abroad fair very helpful and the peo-ple very willing to help. “I want to study abroad,

maybe in my junior year, to somewhere in Europe,” she said. “I am very interested in

studying the arts.” She said she knows studying abroad is important, because

it makes people well rounded and able to interact with other cultures.

William EvansSenior Staff Reporter

wjevans@crimson.ua.edu

The Strip, known for its energetic nightlife, will acquire an academic dimen-sion to its existence for the next two years. The University and the Technology Council of the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce will collaborate on a two-year experiment to pro-vide wireless Internet access to the area spanning from Bryant-Denny Stadium to Reed Street. George Hamner, a volunteer for the Technology Council, said the council he serves on pushed for the provision of the

wireless Internet access. “The original incentive came from the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce,” Hamner said. Hamner said the Technology Council of the chamber searches for technological developments that serve eco-nomic interests and promote advancements in technology. Hamner said the idea for tide-fi was passed on to David Hale, professor in the depart-ment of management infor-mation systems, who com-pelled his students in a data networking class to develop the concept. Those students in turn set their sights on The Strip as a convenient location for wireless Internet access.

Hamner said tide-fi is not what is termed municipal wi-fi, where the city provides wireless access that can com-pete with commercial provid-ers such as AT&T. “ [Those companies] wouldn’t be happy about a tax-supported network,” Hamner said. Instead, the University has agreed to pay for the hardware that has been installed on store windows and roofs, and AT&T has stepped forward to sponsor the bandwidth for the two-year experiment. Hamner said tide-fi has been designed with limita-tions because of its tentative nature. “The speed is throttled down

a bit,” Hamner said, “and the network gives users two hours of contiguous Internet access every twelve hours.” After twelve hours, an indi-vidual can log back into the network for two non-intermit-tent hours. Access, in short, cannot be spaced throughout the day. Hamner said reeling in busi-nesses on The Strip was not a hindrance to the experiment. “There really was no dif-ficulty at all in getting busi-nesses involved to have the wireless nodes [that enable Internet access] installed,” Hamner said. Hamner said tide-fi will attract patrons to the area, which has laid a foundation

for businesses to cooperate in the experiment. He said the network, howev-er, needs some minor adjust-ments to ensure full coverage in the area near Firehouse Subs. “[The network] still needs a little bit of work for coverage,” Hamner said. “But, it’s essen-tially up and running.” Hamner said the experiment will ultimately enhance the appeal of The Strip by bring-ing to the area an academic service previously absent. Andrew Lindenberg, a soph-omore majoring in art and business, said he sees tide-fi as a tool for multi-tasking. “I think most people will use the Internet in their dorms,

but if they decide to do work as they get food, it opens up places to multi-tasking,” Lindenberg said. However, Lindenberg said he disliked the two-hour limi-tation. “I think the two-hour [limi-tation] is kind of ridiculous,” Lindenberg said. “They should make it two hours cumula-tive.” Stephen Killen, a sopho-more in New College, said he used tide-fi to look up movie times while eating on The Strip. However, he also said he disliked the two hour constric-tion. “The two hour thing doesn’t make sense to me,” Killen said.

Wireless Internet comes to The Strip

inches and 5 feet 9 nine inches tall, weighing between 160 and 170 pounds. The suspect is described as clean-shav-en, with short brown hair, Baker said. The victim bit the sus-pect on the hand during the assault and he may still have marks on his hand, Baker said.

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“The chapter was suspended earlier this semester and the charter was withdrawn fol-lowing an investigation by UA and the national organization,” McCreary said. Cathy Andreen, director of media relations, said in an e-mailed statement Monday the University is taking the appropriate actions regarding the violations of the Code of Student Conduct. Andreen declined further comment on the specifics of why Kappa Sigma lost their national charter. A member of the fraternity who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the executive council of Kappa Sigma was disbanded earlier this semes-ter. Former chapter president Adam Sutherland said the fra-ternity plans to appeal the deci-sion. “We are working with the

KAPPAContinued from page 1

University and our housing cooperation,” Sutherland said. “We are working [through] the sanctions of our national fra-ternity and we are waiting to see what happens as the pro-cess continues.” Andreen said students liv-ing in the house will continue living there under the supervi-sion of a University-employed house director throughout the appeal process. She said the chapter had been on probation for the last year. Several anonymous mem-bers of the fraternity said on Aug. 17, two freshman girls showed up drunk to the Kappa Sigma fraternity house. Later that night, they went the Druid City Hospital for alcohol poi-soning. Members said this

incident contributed to the revocation of the fraternity’s charter. “The problem is the fresh-man girls at this school that can’t control their alcohol con-sumption,” one Kappa Sigma member said. “It causes prob-lems for themselves and every-one around them.”

“[They lost their charter due to] violation of our code of conduct for alcohol and social

function violations.”

— Mic Wilson, executive director of Kappa Sigma{ }

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“Please research before you write. Burning Bibles in Eritrea is fabricat-ed news by some special interest

groups. Eritrea is a secular state with Christians in pow-er. (The) president and almost all the generals are Cop-

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By Ben Friedman

At our first football game, I witnessed two lit-tle snippets of events that portrayed our University’s current culture war per-fectly. First, I saw a student athlete mockingly ask a fraternity member why he dresses the way he does, an obvious shot at his bow-tie and seersucker pants. Second, I saw a fraternity member repeatedlyrefer to a student with an Honors College wrist-band as a GDI (God Damn Independent), an obvi-ous shot at her unconventional game day attireand her perceived ignorance of the “SEC dresscode.” There is obviously tension between greeks andindependents on this campus, and, frankly, it’sridiculous. We see this tension even in the online com-ments on the The Crimson White’s opinions sec-tion. Read the comments on any of the articlesabout the High Tide Club. Notice how High Tidesupporters are blindly characterized as greekcronies (with alcohol problems, too) hell-bent onoppressing the poor man. Notice also how the High Tide opponents areblindly characterized as complainers who areunwilling to participate in any form of campusactivity. We all have friends who are greek and friendsthat aren’t. On a day-to-day basis, the differenceseems to matter very little. We collaborate onclassroom projects and eat together in the dininghalls, yet in the crowd of a football game or thesecrecy of an online forum, we polarize again. I can understand tension and competitionbetween sports teams, clubs and even greekhouses, because factors like bragging rights and,more importantly funding, are on the line. I absolutely cannot understand or support thereasoning behind greek-independent tension. To the greeks: independents are not trying tocrash your parties. To the independents: greeks are not trying todisband your clubs. I’ve never seen two groups try so hard to legiti-mize their own lifestyles. You should see yourown lifestyle as legitimate simply because you’reliving it, not because you can knock the otherparty more than they can knock you. We attend one of the best public schools in thecountry on a beautiful campus with top-notchprofessors and a national championship footballteam. It should go without saying that we havehigher ideals to live up to than petty infighting. SGA President James Fowler seems to recog-nize this. To his credit, he’s used the block seatingissue to satisfy greeks by giving them their guar-anteed lower bowl seats, and has attempted tosatisfy non-greeks by giving sections of reservedseats to organizations like the Honors Collegeand Air Force ROTC. Yet Fowler is characterized as a scheminggreek whose aisle-crossing is a façade, simplybecause the transparency he’s promised hasn’tbeen recognized in the mere 28 days of schoolwe’ve had thus far. There are many ways we can start to erode thistension. The first is trusting our SGA, not trash-ing their every move. Sure, we’ve seen the scan-dals of the past, many of which were perpetratedby greek students, but we have a new set of facesin office. Let’s give the new administration the benefitof the doubt, at least for the time being, and unitebehind issues like the new student organizationseating by seeing them for their positives, ratherthan merely cherry picking the negatives. Second, let’s keep the comments on TheCrimson White pages civil. There will never beconsensus, but in our comments we should try toshow a bias for consensus rather than polariza-tion. Lastly, let’s try our hardest not to stereotype.It’s not a Sperry’s versus Vans world. I would love nothing more than to see onebody of students, not two, cheering on TrentRichardson as he tears up the Blue Devils.

Ben Friedman is a sophomore majoring in socialentrepreneurship. His column runs bi-weekly onWednesdays.

By Wesley Vaughn

During the dead week of last semester, this very newspa-per transformed as a slew of new editors took over, eager to erase the memory of last year’s lackluster product. The changes so far have been impressive: no Associated Press stories, constructive graphs, a new website and a revamped social media strat-egy. However, one section of the paper has yet to adopt the “Your Source, Your News” slo-gan. You are looking at it. Unlike other sections of this paper, the opinions page has lacked and still lacks a definite purpose. I deserve as much blame as anyone. My columns over the past three years have consisted of sarcastic and serious pieces concerning national, state and campus issues. I’ve written

with more p e n s than hats worn by Leonardo DiCaprio in “Catch Me If You Can.” About 75 percent of those did

not relate to Capstonians, and I would bet that 75 percent of all columns printed this semester have fallen short in that regard. Columns in a student news-paper should be student relat-ed. However much I would love to be George Will or Thomas Friedman, their writing style and topic choices belong in the Washington Post and the New York Times, not The Crimson White. Since this paper does not cover national issues, its col-umnists should refrain from

opining about such stories, unless he or she has a truly unique view. More than enough venues, which students already follow, print those sorts of piec-es. The CW is the only newspa-per strictly for UA students, and the opinions page should follow suit. Page four contribu-tors have no explicit respon-sibility, but they do have an incredible opportunity to not just spark conversation but to instigate dialogue on campus about campus. Last week, this section print-ed four columns discussing the Quran burning controversy in Gainesville, Fla. That was four too many. That story lit up the ratings for media outlets and ultimately flamed out like every other media-hyped event. Students cope with far more pressing matters than a luna-tic and a few dozen followers burning a religious text. It is

far too easy to read a few AP articles and crank out a politi-cal science reading response. Digging up stories and address-ing issues that pertain to col-lege life is much more difficult and beneficial. With over 30,000 students now enrolled here, the handful of regular contributors cannot possibly be the only students with bones to pick and solu-tions to proffer. I am not strictly calling for exposes. Though provoking and potentially helpful, other styles and formats abound. Sarcasm, analysis, haikus, anecdotes and many others all work in prompting public conversation, as long as they target the prop-er audience. National issues should still be addressed, but with a local angle when pos-sible. There is no better place than this page for daily public con-versation. The constant pro-

cess of improving campus life on a large scale should be inclu-sive as possible, and the opin-ions page provides a forum to discuss these issues and pres-ent new ones. This degree of openness will churn up more diverse voices. Though it could get a little loud at times, no democracy has ever complained about too much civic participation. The CW of old has been trashed, yet the opinions page has been recycled. I found it only necessary to publicly voice my concerns with a large campus organiza-tion that I am involved in. A columnist practicing what he preaches; I would start stock-ing up your fallout shelter if I were you.

Wesley Vaughn is a junior majoring in public relations and political science. His col-umn runs on Wednesdays.

Our own civil war

The CW Opinions page, in my own opinion

MCT Campus

By Kristen Campbell

Last year, I was sitting in my high school English class, watching the rain pour down outside, trying to concentrate, but only able to think about my UA acceptance letter, which was due to arrive any day. Thoughts raced through my head. “Did they accept me?” “Were my scores good enough?” “How will I pay for UA?” Just as I was estimating the cost of tuition, the fire alarm blared throughout the building. A fire alarm ringing — in the middle of a thunderstorm. “This better not be a drill,” I said to a classmate. After standing out-side for several minutes and get-ting soaked, I found out that it was, in fact, nothing but a routine fire drill. I muttered under my breath, “I cannot wait for college so that unnecessary things like this don’t happen. Everything will be so much more thought out, so much more organized, and there will never be anything so silly as a fire drill in a thunderstorm!” That night, I received my accep-tance letter. I stayed up for hours, looking at every page on the UA website. I completed my Honors College application, took a glance at the housing options, and as an aspiring journalist, I just had to take a peek at The Crimson White online. I was falling more in love with the University. It had always been my dream school, and finally, that dream was coming true. For days, I rambled about how

excited I was that I would be attend-ing, in my opinion, the greatest university of all. It was always my plan to major in journalism and my excitement about college only grew when I saw the many courses available to journalism students. I was certain that I was going to love every class. I was accepted into the Honors College and given the chance to live in one of the nicest dorms on cam-pus. No sharing a bedroom! Only two girls to a bathroom! Hooray! Eventually, it occurred to me that I would live on my own, with no par-ents. Double hooray! Perhaps every student expects this to be the best part of going off to college. As the months passed, I contin-ued to find more and more activi-ties that drew my interest. My excitement could not be silenced. Every person in my life, my school, and probably within 100 miles of my hometown knew where I was going to college, what my major was, and how incredibly eager I was to begin my college life. Graduation came and went. The summer flew by. Before I knew it, it was August 13. I was moving into my dorm. I finally got everything settled in my room, told my parents goodbye and realized that I have way too many clothes for my closet. The next week, classes began. My preconceived notions about journalism were right. I immedi-ately loved every class. Each class I attended just confirmed my passion for writing. I was also right about the many

activities I wanted to join, but after “Get On Board Day,” I realized that I had a problem. I am only one per-son with a mere 24 hours in a day. I sadly came to the conclusion that I could not join every organization and club that struck my interest; thankfully, I was able to narrow it down to a select few. My excite-ment about the Honors College was also confirmed. It was everything I expected it to be. In the first weeks of my freshman year, the UA has already soared above my every expectation. My classes are interesting, the profes-sors are encouraging, the Honors College is helpful, and even living on my own is intimidating, yet excit-ing. I miss my friends and family at home every day but I know that I am living my dream. I am fulfilling a lifelong desire to be a student at the University and I am getting a fantastic education. However, I have experienced one disappointment since arriving here. On Aug 14, I was relaxing in my room after a long day of “Week of Welcome” activities, getting out of the thunderstorm that seemed to never end, when an obnoxious shrieking noise sounded through-out my room. It was none other than the fire alarm. Of course, it was only a drill — in the middle of a thunderstorm. Welcome to college.

Kristen Campbell is a freshman majoring in journalism.

In college and still having fi re drills (in thunderstorms)

By Alex Hollinghead

The fact that there is a moral dilemma about the buildings names (on campus) does not make the article unfair. Observing some-thing factual is the basis of objec-tivity. And since when does the status of something as “history” excuse it from judgment? How can we be objective about the past if we are only allowed to view it through rose-tinted glasses, overlooking the atrocious ideas and events in our history, simply because it is history? How are we to learn from

our history if we cannot criticize elements of our past? The lens of cultural relativity has some definite limits for the average rational person. Simply because something is in its proper cultural context doesn’t make it ethical or acceptable by default. One of our nation’s foundational values is liberty; we should be perpetually outraged by what we allowed to happen here! If only for this, Caitlin, being racist white supremacists should definitely make them bad people. Why should we not take issue with the bigoted and inhumane beliefs that these men held? If these ideas truly were things of the past, then why wouldn’t we be disgusted by the thought of com-

memorating men with such deplor-able beliefs on our modern cam-pus? You said it yourself, Caitlin, “…the era of Nott, Graves, Morgan and Ferguson is not our own.” We have to stop making excus-es like “This is the South, peo-ple.” It’s not okay. It’s not okay that “esteemed men” were white supremacists. It’s not okay that our education school is housed in a building named for a Klan member. Why do we excuse men who advo-cated human slavery or relegating black Americans to second-class citizens? We don’t have to cling to racism to have a sense of pride or history as Alabamians.

Alex Hollinghead is a junior major-ing in math and philosophy.

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SPORTS this weekend

By Marilyn VaughnContributing Writer

Crimson Tide fans are every-where. Just ask the women’s volleyball team. This past weekend, the team traveled to San Marcos, Texas, to participate in the CenturyLink Premier Tournament. As Alabama defeated North Texas in the first round, Tennessee-Martin in the second and Texas State in the third, there were Tide fans cheering with them as the Tide won the tournament title. That’s because six of the 12 Tide players who competed are from Texas. Freshman Shelbi Goode, from Georgetown, Texas, even had family mem-bers in the crowd who made their own T-shirts. Although the Tide had a large number of supporters in the crowd, it was not enough to drown out the noise of the Texas State fans on their home court in Alabama’s final game of the tournament. “I was very impressed with their student following unit,” said head coach Judy Green. “It could certainly significantly make a difference in a match for the home team. They had these metal signs that said ‘The Loud Crowd’ and megaphones in the stands and our bench was right next to them. It was good for us to be in that environment because when we go to Ole Miss this Friday, it’s going to be 10 times worse.” The Tide was able to find its game in spite of the crowd noise and cruised to a 25-16 victory in its opening set against Texas State. But the next set was kept closer and the Tide had to fre-quently make adjustments to pull out their 25-20 victory in the second set. “We usually get off to a great start in the first set, going out on an opponents’ home court and being consistent,” Green said.

“But then in the second set, we have a tendency to kind of let go a little bit and not be quite as intense.” Despite the sentiments, when looking over the final stats the Tide led in every major catego-ry during the final match of the tournament. The Tide had 37 assists to Texas State’s 30 and had nine more kills (43-34) in the match. Alabama also scored on five service aces, while Texas State had two. Of the 43 Tide kills record-ed, senior Alyssa Mueth was responsible for 10 of them. Meuth received MVP honors at the conclusion of the tour-nament. Also instrumental in the Tide’s victory was fresh-man Shelbi Goode, who had 12 kills in the final match and was named to the All-Tournament team. “This is the first year the freshmen really have a competi-tive mindset,” said Meuth. This competitive mindset can certainly be felt throughout the team. Green said the team is playing with a “chip on their shoulder” and is out to better its record from last season. “This year we have a lot to prove after the season we had a year ago,” said Green. Just two weeks into the sea-son, the Tide (8-2) has matched its win total from last year, when Alabama finished the season 8-22. The Tide’s eight victories recorded so far all are the result of out of conference play. This Friday, the Tide will face its first Southeastern Conference oppo-nent at Ole Miss. The Rebels (6-3) will be playing in their first SEC match of the season as well. The Tide has started off the season strong, and Green doesn’t seem too worried about jumping into SEC play. “We don’t talk about the other team,” Green said. “We talk about the things we need to do to get better. We control our own destiny.”

Tide goes undefeated at CenturyLink Premier

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CW | Rachel HillSenior Alyssa Meuth scores against Alabama A&M Sept. 7. The Tide won 3-0.

call in 42 quarters in the first quarter against Penn State game, and the Tide is eager to make up for the broken streak. At practice and in games, Saban demands both mental and physical toughness from this year’s team. He devotes time in each practice to run drills and invoke muscle mem-ory techniques to the successful plays he favors. “Mondays we’re basically put-ting in our game plan,” sopho-more safety Robert Lester said. “[Saban] wants us to execute and not make mental errors by playing assignment football. If you keep the game plan in mind during practice, you’re less will-ing to make mistakes during the game.” Thanks to the coaching staff’s meticulous drills and his own personal skill, Lester currently leads the team in sacks and interceptions and is holding tight to his position. “Hopefully I can stay on the top for turnovers,” he said. Starting tight end Preston Dial said Saban and his coach-ing staff know the “master plan” and execution and consistency are mandatory during practice. “We just have to execute whatever we do, whether it’s our bread and butter stuff or some of the more exotic stuff we run,” Dial said. “It’s the same week to week.” Junior safety Will Lowery commented on the detailed defensive patterns incorporated into practice as well. “I’ve spent this spring and the summer trying to get every-thing down,” he said. “I still have a lot to learn. It’s a compli-cated defense.” Saban said he has the utmost respect for the Duke Blue Devils and admits to the pressure the team is under to win this week-end. “This is a very dangerous team because of their ability to throw the ball and score points,” Saban said. “It’s going to be important for us to do a good job in prepara-tion, in terms of the experience we can gain this week and how we prepare for a team that’s very good at throwing the foot-ball.”

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Junior Stephanie Riley (1) scores an-other point against Alabama A&M.

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6 Wednesday, September 15, 2010 SPORTS The Crimson White

By Miranda MurphyContributing Writer

Fresh faces may be the key to the Crimson Tide men’s golf team’s chances to advance to the NCAA tournament this year. The Tide opened up its season with a win at the Carpet Capital Collegiate in Rocky Face, Ga. this week-end. The team finished with 8-under par 856.

Head coach Jay Seawell earned his 16th tournament title this weekend.

“Winning is always fun,” Seawell said. “It was a great start. It was important to do well the first tournament, and winning will give us some con-fidence to grow into the rest of the season.”

Freshman Bobby Wyatt proved to be a strong new addition to the team. Wyatt finished fourth individually in the overall tournament with a 69-71-71 for a 5-under par total of 211, leading the team this weekend at the tournament. His efforts included 15 birdies and an eagle.

“I wasn’t really surprised to see Bobby do so well, even

though he’s a freshman,” Seawell said. “With him being a freshman, you wonder a little bit, but he’s just really, really talented. To see him do that well is what we recruit-ed him for, so he could be an immediate help.”

Junior Bud Cauley fin-ished tied for fifth at 4-under par 212, finishing one stroke behind Wyatt. Cauley’s week-end included 13 birdies and an eagle.

“I struggled some this week-end,” Cauley said. “I definitely didn’t play my best, but I was able to manage it and put up decent scores every day. I just was never able to go really low, but I managed my mis-takes, made some birdies and was able to shoot under par.”

Freshman Cory Whitsett finished tied for 12th at even-par 216. He finished with 14 birdies.

“I did as well as I expect-ed this weekend,” Whitsett said. “I felt like we had a good chance of playing well and I’ve been playing well. I didn’t putt as well as I would have liked to, but I was pretty pleased with the start to my

college career.”By winning the tournament

Alabama earned Golfweek’s “Team of the Week.”

“Our team is playing great,” Cauley said. “It feels great to win. It’s a great way to start off the year. It was a great group effort last week; nobody carried the team or shot real-ly low. It was a bunch of solid scores. I think it shows the depth of our team.”

Sept. 17-19, the Tide will be in Illinois participating in the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational. The Tide will be facing No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 2 Augusta State, according to the Golfweek/Sagarin pre-season rankings. Other teams competing in this tournament are Florida, Duke, Texas, Florida State and Illinois, along with others. The tour-nament will take place Friday through Sunday.

“None of us have played Olympia Fields or been there, not even me as a coach,” Seawell said. “This is our first tournament there. We have one practice round, and we’ll try to do the best we can to fig-ure it out it in one day.”

Tournament win opens season

MEN’S GOLFBud Cauley takes a swing during the 2009 NCAA tournament. Cauley fi nished tied for fi fth.

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By Ashley SwaffordContributing Writer

After coming off a losing season, the Alabama women’s tennis team finished Auburn’s SEC Coaches’ Classic this past weekend with 17 wins. Generating some of those wins were doubles partners junior Courtney McLane and sophomore Alexa Guarachi.

The pair ranks a University of Alabama history high at No. 2 in the NCAA Intercollegiate Tennis Association Preseason Rankings. The pair won all of their matches as a duo this past weekend and dropped only one match apiece indi-vidually.

“Their wins are convinc-ing,” head coach Jenny Mainz said. “They won 8-1 in the finals [this weekend]. They took command early. They are a very dynamic team and complement each other well.

“The ranking is great. It’s not where we start though, it’s where we finish. I certainly have all the confidence in the world that they could take it all and be number one.

“[However], with every success, every high rank-ing, or every achievement comes more challenges, more demands, and more expecta-tions. They have to continue to compete with that firepow-er and that intensity [through-out the year].”

The No. 2 ranked duo toughed it out against the Tennessee Volunteers in their first doubles match of the tournament, winning 8-3.

“The Tennessee team was the toughest team this week-end,” Guarachi said. “It was a team that we haven’t seen before. We weren’t sure how they played. It was our closest match.”

McLane elaborated on the match against the Vols.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Season opener in Auburn successful

“On paper, Ole Miss was a tougher contest,” she said. “We ended up playing them in the finals. We had a hard-er time with Tennessee first round. It was the first match of the season. We had to just get into our [rhythm]. [However], once we got going, it was a pretty good time from there.”

Collectively, the team earned 17 wins at the tourna-ment but dropped a total of 13 matches.

“No [other conference] in the country has a tourna-ment this early in the season,” Mainz said. “Even if we didn’t win all the matches, it still helps us.”

Redshirt junior Tiffany Welcher debuted at last week-end’s tournament after a year off. Welcher won a doubles match with teammate and

senior Meritt Emery. Freshman Alex Clay and

junior Taylor Lindsey won one of their doubles matches and took two wins each in singles. Sophomore Antonia Foehse and freshman Mary Anne Macfarlane won almost all of their doubles matches, dropping only one. Individually, Foehse won one singles match.

“Auburn is always a good time because it’s our most [recognized] rival,” McLane said. “Personally, I am look-ing forward to the Georgia match the most. We all have arch rivals on that team that we always like to play and beat.”

Next, the Tide plays in North Carolina for the Duke Tennis Fall Invitational from Sept. 17-19.

Junior Alexa Guarachi serves in a doubles match against Southern Miss on Jan. 23. She and her doubles partner, senior Courtney McLane, were ranked No 2 in the nation in doubles.

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LIFESTYLESBy Ashley ChaffinContributing Writer

The classic tale of good ver-sus evil will be played out in the UA department of theatre and dance’s first production of the 2010-2011 season. “Screwtape” is a play by James Forsyth that the cast calls a dark, intelligent comedy. The play, directed by gradu-ate student Karen Baker, will premiere Monday, Sept. 20 in the Allen Bales Theatre at 7:30 p.m. “Screwtape” fol lows two fiends, Screwtape and Wormwood, as they attempt to win the soul of the protagonist Mike. “It just throws people for a complete loop with hell,” said Tommy Walker, who plays the lead role of Screwtape. “It throws your perspective out the window.” Baker has modernized the play, which is based on C.S. Lewis’ book “The Screwtape Letters.” This moderniza-tion should help the audience relate even more to the central themes Baker said she believes are still relevant today. This play is the eighth full-length production Baker has directed, and she said this one’s themes are much grittier than others she has done in the past. “The thing I like about this one is the stakes are very high. It’s good versus evil, life and

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death,” Baker said. She said the biggest differ-ence with directing this type of production is if you get it wrong you cannot recover, and the audience will walk away confused. However, she said she has complete faith in her cast to not let that happen. Sarah Jones plays Slumtrippet, the female fiend of the production. She said she is pleased with being cast in “Screwtape” and with her part, but recognizes the challenges in playing it. “The most difficult part is creating different facets instead of just making her the mean girl and not one-sided,” Jones said of her character. Creating different facets of characters was something others struggled with as well. Walker said even though his character was “dreadfully evil,” the audience still has compassion for him at some points during the play. The cast has been rehears-

ing since Aug. 22 to get through any difficulties they had with their characters and put the production together. Baker said everyone in the cast has exceeded her expecta-tions, and they are all prepared to put on a great show both on opening night and through the rest of the week. “I’ve heard a lot of good things about it,” said Jennifer

Greathouse, a sophomore majoring in elementary educa-tion. “I’ve heard great reviews from people who have seen it elsewhere.” “Screwtape” will run at 7:30 p.m. from Monday, Sept. 20 until Saturday, Sept. 25, with a final showing held on Sunday, Sept. 26, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance at the

Rowand-Johnson box office from noon to 5 p.m., by phone at 205-348-3400 or online at ua.tix.com. Baker hopes everyone in the audience not only enjoys the show but also leaves with a greater sense of empower-ment. She said the play shows how important it is to live your life in a way that brings joy to not only you, but also others.

By Trey Irby

“Remember when MTV played music videos?” This is the dumbest question that is most constantly asked by anyone in their 20s, because, no, I have no memories of an all-music channel. No students at this college have any serious memory of such a channel unless they stole their parents’ VHS tapes of 1984 MTV all-day marathons. (And I state this because MTV does still play videos. They are only at the exact times you are asleep, i.e. 2 to 5 a.m. Thus, you are not decrying MTV for not playing videos, but rather not playing videos all the damned time.) We ask this question because we seem to think we care about music, about the art form of the music video and about both of those things at once. This is why the MTV Video Music Awards show is a scourge to the music experience and why I beg you to avoid it at all costs. The biggest problem with the show is that there is no bit of care toward the legitimate art of video excellence. David Fincher, Anton Corbijn, Marc Webb and Michael Bay are ex-music video directors now with blossoming film careers, and I imagine you haven’t remembered anything about their music video work. Romain Gavras made one of the bravest clips in any medium with his amazingly shot video for M.I.A.’s “Born Free,” and you’ve probably never even heard of him. The work is secondary to the vanity of the artists involved, even though I personally barely have any memory of those with amazing videos rewarded for Video of the Year, the supposed top prize of the show. Aerosmith’s “Cryin’” won the award in 1994, despite the fact that no one could tell the differ-ence between it and “Crazy,” not helped by both starring a young Alicia Silverstone and having roughly the same plot. Britney Spears won the award for “Piece of Me” in 2008, a video I’m cer-tain not even the most hardcore Britney fan has any memory of. From Panic! at the Disco to Justin Bieber, the awards have evolved from their pre-

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VMAs an affront to all music fansvious form of giving Peter Gabriel and Tom Petty credit for insane ideas for videos — watch the video for Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” — to giving credit entirely for aesthetic. Moreover, the show is less about music and more about events. Instead of something as gaudy as the Academy Awards, which is about taste-making, the VMAs thrive on assumed insanity — which is destroying music’s mainstream audience. You want proof? Raise your hand if you watched all six vid-eos nominated for Video of the Year. First off, since you aren’t going to raise your hand read-ing a newspaper or while on a computer, no one’s hands went up. But no one’s hands would have gone up anyway, because chances are you only saw Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and “Telephone,” maybe Eminem’s “Not Afraid” and B.O.B.’s “Airplanes” if you’re crazy. You probably have never even heard of Florence + The Machine or thought Jared Leto liked acting more than music. Meanwhile, every human seems to remember the Kanye West debacle from last year and that one time Madonna kissed Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera onstage. The Wikipedia entry for the Video Music Awards even exclu-sively brings up the Kanye inci-dent as opposed to mentioning what video Taylor Swift won for. (The irony is that Kanye West actually gave a crap about the very awards show that doesn’t give a crap about its winners.) Sadly, I don’t know if we could reverse this pattern, but there has to be a point to give up. So many people use as a bor-ing defensive introduction that they “love music,” but no one gives themselves the credit to discredit when music is treated as an afterthought to Chelsea Handler being drunker on stage than most Americans. So I’ll be forceful and tell you to stop it. You don’t have to watch this show; in fact, it would bet-ter serve the truly talented in America if you avoid this show entirely. There’s a music shop here called Oz Music with some great albums. Go buy some of those records, please.

Many people remem-ber the incident during the 2009 VMAs when Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift’s award ac-ceptance speech.

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A yoga guru and profes-sional classical dancer from India will perform a tradi-tional dance tonight from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Ferguson Center Theater. D r. Va s u n d h a r a Doraswamy’s performance, Dancing to the Deities, is an example of the clas-sical dance known as Bharatanatyam. Doraswamy heads the Vasundhara Performing Arts Center in Mysore, India. Founded in 1987, the center is renowned for its success in instruction of the learning and performing arts. Hailed as an expert, Doraswamy travels the globe to conduct workshops in Bharatanatyam and Yoga for about four months each year. The event is free and open to the public. It is spon-sored by UA Asian Studies, Capstone International Services, the department of theatre and dance, the International Honors Program and New College. Doraswamy will also offer yoga workshops at the Capstone College of Nursing building, Room 1008, today from 9-10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Attendees must bring their own yoga mats.

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LIFESTYLES in brief

By Jordan StaggsSenior Lifestyles Reporter

jlstaggs1@crimson.ua.edu

“What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play.” These opening lines of the title number in the Broadway hit “Cabaret” might appeal to some University students this week. Birmingham’s Red Mountain Theatre Company will be performing the show Sept. 16-26, Thursdays through Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2 at the RMTC Cabaret Theatre, 301 19th Street North in Birmingham. This production features two members of the UA theater family: junior Ashley Wieronski and 2009 gradu-ate DaWoyne Alexander. Both said they are very excited to perform in “Cabaret” and hope some UA students will come out to see it. “It’s different in that it is a professional theater,” said Wieronski, who plays Sally Bowles in the show, a role por-trayed by Liza Minnelli in the Academy Award-winning film adaptation. “It looks great on my resume and I am having the privilege to get paid for doing what I love. It is such a blessing to be able to gain professional experience while I’m still a stu-dent.” Meanwhile, Alexander will be lending his voice as the Emcee of the seedy Kit Kat Klub where “Cabaret” takes place in 1931 Berlin. His past roles include such favorites as Hedwig in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” and Snoopy in

“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” at the University and the Scarecrow in Birmingham Children’s Theatre’s produc-tion of “The Wizard of Oz.” Wieronski said her favor-ite part about working on “Cabaret” has been spending time with her fellow cast mem-bers, all of whom she said are incredibly talented. “It’s also wonderful being able to work under Keith Cromwell, our director,” she said. “He’s been everywhere and done everything. He knows what it takes to be successful in this business, and I am learn-ing so much from him.” Both Alexander and Wieronski said working in theater at the University has expanded their horizons as actors and helped them to achieve some of their career goals. “UA’s Theatre Department does a great job preparing you for professional theater,” Alexander said. “I’ve worked with a few different companies and they have all been fairly similar to how they run things at UA. I am grateful for the preparation that they have sent me out with.” While Alexander will be returning to his home in New York City after “Cabaret” to further pursue his acting career, he offered some advice to UA theater students. “Do what you love and never let anyone tell you no,” he said. “Dreams do come true. You just have to work hard, be patient and willing enough to let the universe take its course with-out interruption.” Wieronski still has a year

For two students, life is a ‘Cabaret’

of school left, and will be per-forming in another show with RMTC — the new musical “Thirteen Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey,” based on the book by Kathryn Tucker Windham. As a special treat to students who wish to attend, RMTC is providing student rush tickets. These will be available 30 min-utes prior to each show for $15 with a valid student ID. “It is a fantastic deal since tickets normally range between 30 to 35 dollars,” said Nicole Smith, Red Mountain’s marketing and public relations director. “We usually have a lot of students who like to come to our ‘edgier’ shows like ‘RENT’ and ‘Cabaret,’ and this is a great way to do it when you’re on a budget.” Smith also suggested stu-dents try to come to the first week of showings, as she said there will be more seating options and that closing week-ends tend to sell out quickly. “This show is sure to touch so many people,” Alexander said. “This production has never been done the way we are presenting it at Red Mountain Theatre.”

Above: Cast members of “Cabaret” perform the song “Willkom-men.”Left: UA junior Ashley Wieronski performs the lead role of Sally Bowles, an English cabaret per-former.

Photos courtesy of Stewart Edmonds

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