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True freshman T.J. Yeldon has arecord breaking opening gamein Texas.

GAMEDAY MOMENTS

NEWS | PRESIDENT GUY BAILEY

President Bailey moves in

By Ashley ChaffinManaging Editor

Guy Bailey became the37th president of TheUniversity of Alabama on

Tuesday, Sept. 4.Following a search that

began in March, the Boardof Trustees elected Baileyas the next presidentWednesday, July 11, at a pub-lic meeting.

Bailey, who graduatedfrom the University with abachelors degree in 1972 anda masters degree in 1974,spent four years as presidentof Texas Tech Universitybefore accepting the job atAlabama.

As an experienced univer-sity president from a campusthat has achieved significantgrowth in enrollment, aca-

demic stature and research,Guy Bailey is ideally suitedto lead the Capstone, saidRobert Witt, UA SystemChancellor and former UApresident. I am delightedto welcome him aboard andlook forward to working withhim.

Alabama alum takeson first day in office

CW | Shannon Auvil

Breaking from the policy of former president and ChancellorRobert Witt, who did not live in the Presidents Mansion but usedit for hosting events, Guy Bailey will live in UAs antebellum on-campus home.SEE BAILEY PAGE 2

By Tray SmithOnline Editor

Guy Bailey will take thehelm at The University ofAlabama presidency thisweek, permanently replac-ing Robert Witt, who vacatedthe post in March to becomechancellor of The Universityof Alabama System.

But as Bailey introduceshimself to the UA community,he will have a familiar face athis side.

Judy Bonner, who becamethe first female acting presi-dent of UA in history sixmonths ago, will return to herposition as UA provost, thesame post she held through-out Witts historic tenure.

The provost is theUniversitys second-high-est ranking administrator,responsible for overseeing allof its academic programs.

Its going to be difficult totalk about Dr. Witt and nottalk about Dr. Bonner, saidTom Davis, a former admin-istrator in the UA Office ofUndergraduate Admissionsand a friend of Bonner.

Because within 10 days afterhe got here, she was provostand has been with him everystep of the way.

Witt named Bonner pro-vost after he arrived at theCapstone in March 2003,and she has since been aninstrumental figure in grow-ing the Universitys enroll-ment from 19,000 students to

nearly 32,000.He was really lucky

maybe lucky is not the rightword but fortunate to haveProvost Bonner because hecould trust her to run the aca-demic side of the University,and early presidents hadinvolved themselves with thatmore than he did, said RobertHalli, the founding dean of theUniversity Honors College.He went about the fundrais-ing, publicizing the University,expanding our brand, recruit-ing the top students, recruit-ing the top faculty.

Now, Bonner will maintainthe same role under a new

president, helping to ease thefirst transition of leadershipat the Capstone in nearly adecade.

It is a fitting role for awoman who has spent 31 yearsat UA, first as a professor, thenas a department chair, admin-istrator and dean.

Bonner returnsto former roleas UA provost

NEWS | PROVOST JUDY BONNER

CW File

Judy Bonner

Served 4 months asinterim president

SEE BONNER PAGE 2

By Jordan CissellStaff Reporter

Keri Bess spends a large partof each day moving around. Shegoes to class, walks betweenclasses and lunch and, afterclasses have finished, she headsover to Northport and stays onher feet for another 10 hours.

Bess, a sophomore major-ing in chemical engineering, is

a waitress at Wintzells OysterHouse, where she worked inher hometown over the sum-mer before transferring to theNorthport location for the startof the semester.

Ive worked as a waitressfor about four months now,she said. It started as a sum-mer job, but I liked it enough totransfer to the companys storehere and work some more.

Bess isnt alone in her gra-tuity-centric occupation. In his2010 book Keep the Change,writer and one-time waiterSteve Dublanica crunched thenumbers on Bureau of Labor

Statistics data and said morethan 5,000,000 Americans workfor tips as servers, hotel maids,bellhops, food deliverers andmore. According to some fur-ther calculations by Dublanica,between $37.2 and $46.6 billiona year of waiters and waitress-es yearly income is gratuity-based.

American workers in the lei-sure and hospitality industry,which includes most tippedemployees, earned an aver-age of $283.74 per week in 2011,according to the BLSs Monthly

Labor Review for July 2012,Bess said incomes are hard

earned, as base salaries are lowand tips are never guaranteed.

We really do get a very lowsalary, she said. I only make$2.50 an hour without tipsbecause we are supposed tomake up for it in tips. Most peo-ple dont realize that we reallyarent making any money if youdont tip us. One table can leaveyou a bad tip, and it can messup your whole night and keepyou from having gas to even getback to work the next day.

Bess said her tip income ona regular workday could range

anywhere from $30 to $100.Amanda Smith, a fresh-

man majoring in public rela-tions, does not work duringthe semester, but she workedas a waitress five days a weekover the summer at a grill inSan Antonio, Texas. She saidshe could usually expect to pullin between $40 and $50 in tipsduring a five-hour weeknightshift, though customers unpre-dictable generosity sometimesadded little to her $2.50 per-hourbase salary. She said gratuity-based employment can be a

good way to reflect and rewardan employees hard work, solong as customers are informed,conscientious tippers.

I like the tip system becauseI feel that the better you are atyour job and the harder you try,the more rewarding it is, andyou make what you deserve,she said. But some people dontunderstand the importance ofthe tip for their waiter or wait-ress, so I think more peopleshould be educated about howthat basically is [the servers]salary.

For students in food service,

tips dont cover all expenses

NEWS | STUDENT FOOD SERVICE WORKERS PART 2

By Rich RobinsonAssistant News Editor

When President BarackObama sat down at a com-puter on Aug. 29 to conduct anAsk Me Anything segmenton reddit and redditorsthesites userstuned in fromacross the nation, the virtualcrowd included several userswho also post in a small cor-ner of the fast-growing social

news site dedicated to theUniversity of Alabama com-munity.

Reddit.com uses a simple,open-source format that allowsfor users to divide off intosubreddits, topic- or commu-nity-centric portals from themain site denoted with an /r/in the URL. Reddit.com/r/cap-stone, the UA-centric subred-dit, hosts a community of morethan 577 redditors who shareeverything from TuscaloosaNews stories to plans fora meet-up and potluck inSeptember.

The Crimson White decid-

ed to turn to red-d i t o r s t h o s ewith first-handaccounts ofthe presi-d e n t sA M A for theirf e e d -back onObamasA M As e s s i o nby start-ing a newtopic on theC a p s t o n e

s u b r e d d i t .AMA is Redditjargon for Askme anything, andrefers to when a famousperson opens up the virtualfloor to questions from every-one on the site.

In their anonymous respons-es, the Alabama redditorswere split on the their supportof Obamas Internet outreach.

User Chakrakhan respond-ed first, voicing his or heropinion that it was a sign ofthe times.

On the one hand, it wasneat to see a new way that the

government is reaching out tothe people using the Internet,chakrakhan said. On theother hand, it was a way for thePresident to pander to his tar-get demographic by selectivelyanswering easy questions.

Redditors sound off on Obamas

Ask Me Anything Q&A session

NEWS | /R/CAPSTONE

The Crimson White posted in /rcapstone, a reddit portal used fodiscussing campus-centric topics.

SEE REDDIT PAGE 5

UA-centric subredditincludes 577 usersWaiters earn less

than minimum wage

SEE JOBS PAGE 2

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What: Homegrown AlabamaFarmers Market WelcomeBack Students Party

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CORRECTION

Serving studentsWhen Dr. Bonner became

provost, I remember one ofthe first things she did: sheput up a -- it seemed like asmall thing at the time -- sheput up a banner on [RoseAdministration Building]that said Welcome BackStudents, Hank Lazer, UAassociate provost, said. Butit was a symbolic change. Itsnot that others didnt careabout students. Judy caresdeeply, and perhaps more.But she sees students asabsolutely the heart of whywere here and what weredoing.

Lazer was with Bonner in2005, when a group of stu-dents in an Honors Collegeseminar presented an ideafor an arts advocacy organi-zation to the two administra-tors.

As we were leaving thatroom, Dr. Bonner looked atme and said, That was great,

lets get going, Lazer said.The idea eventually becameknown as Creative Campus,and Lazer now serves as itsdirector.

Shes the kind of person,when you walk into heroffice for an idea or a proj-ect and everyone else hastold you why it wont work shes the person thatsays that sounds wonder-ful, you can absolutely get itdone, just let me know whatI can do to help, said MegMcCrummen, a former UAstudent who was mentoredby Bonner during her fouryears as an undergraduate.

Though perhaps few peo-ple know it, shes the reasonfor a large part that we fallin love with the Alabamaexperience. So many things

shes done have createdthe Alabama experience,McCrummen said.

The Alabama experienceBonner is certainly famil-

iar with the Alabama expe-rience. Born in the smalltown of Camden, Ala., shereceived both her under-graduate and graduate

degrees from UA. She wenton to earn a doctorate inhuman nutrition from TheOhio State University beforereturning to UA as an acade-mician.

She grew up in Camdenand I think her first experi-ence, out of that really smallrural community, was com-ing here as a student, Davissaid. I think she felt verynurtured here.

Davis said Bonner, afterspending a lifetime dedicat-ed to the University as a stu-dent and employee, is veryprotective of UA.

I do not know of another

person on that campus thatis as loyal to this institutionas Judy Bonner, Davis said.Talk about bleeding crim-son, she certainly does.

Tremendous dedicationThat loyalty has led Bonner

to undertake what her asso-ciates describe as a gruelingwork schedule, dedicatingtremendous amounts of timeto her job.

I get emails from her atfive oclock in the morningand 12 at night, McCrummensaid, she says she doesnt

need more than four hours ofsleep a night. She works soincredibly hard.

If shes not working, friendssay Bonner enjoys the com-pany of her dog, Maggie,spending time with her nieceand nephew and going to thebeach.

She is also known for put-ting her human nutritiondegree to practical use asa cook and is particularlyfamous for her West IndiesSalad.

Bonner could not be inter-viewed for this story. In astatement, she said she hasbeen honored to work with

UAs faculty, staff and stu-dents during her time asinterim president.

What I have enjoyed mostduring the last decade is seeing

BONNER FROM PAGE 1

Bonner focuses onUniversity, students

As Texas Techs president,

Bailey focused on growth.When he arrived at TTU inthe fall of 2008, the schoolsenrollment was at 28,422. Bythe fall of 2011, the enrollmentreached 32,000 -- the largest inthe schools history. During thefollowing spring and summersemesters, the enrollment alsohit record highs, with 30,000students and 11,000 students,respectively.

Dr. Bailey has been veryinvolved in recruiting trips allover the state, much like Dr.Witt did [as president of UA],Chris Cook, managing directorof the Office of Communicationsand Marketing at TTU, told TheCrimson White in an interviewover the summer.

Additionally, the past sevensemesters at TTU have seenrecord enrollments, with eachsurpassing the number of stu-dents during that semester theyear before.

When the SearchCommittee met Dr. Bailey,he immediately remindedus of Dr. Witt, said TrusteeKaren Brooks, who chairedthe UA Presidential SearchCommittee. Guy Bailey isstudent-centered, results-oriented and totally dedicatedto the pursuit of excellence. Ithink he is the perfect matchfor The University of Alabama

,and were so pleased he hasarrived.

Texas Tech students saidBailey had an open-door policy

and worked to diversify theTTU student population. TexasTech SGA president AlexAlston told The CW over thesummer he didnt have a nega-tive experience with Bailey asTTUs president.

I believe Dr. Baileys great-est strength would be his willto step out of his office and beamong the University popula-tion, Alston said. He has thisattention to detail that reallyhelps the University striveto be among the best withinTexas.

Judy Bonner, who hasserved as interim presidentsince Robert Witt was selectedas chancellor of the UA Systemon March 5, will return to herposition as provost as Baileytakes over as president. Bonnersent out a campus-wide emailFriday, Aug. 31, welcomingBailey to the campus.

Dr. Bailey joins us at a won-derful time in the Universityshistory and we have so muchto be proud of, Bonner saidin the emailed statement. Aswe work together to achievethe goals and objectives of hisadministration, we will contin-ue to build on our progress. Wewill continue to maintain ourmomentum. We will continueto focus on the issues that aremost important and deserveour highest priority.

During Baileys time as pres-ident, he will be living in thePresidents Mansion, a breakfrom the policy of former presi-dent Chancellor Robert Witt,who lived off-campus. He will

begin his first day on campusby meeting with the press andtaking questions at 10 a.m. inRoom 205 of Gorgas Library.

BAILEY FROM PAGE 1

Bailey becomes 37thpresident Tuesday

In the Thursday, August 30

edition of The Crimson White,in an article titled UA nursingprofessor on National HispanicNursing Board, a reporterwrote that Norma Cuellar, a UAnursing professor, had beennamed a board member of theNational Hispanic NursingBoard. Cuellar was actuallyappointed to serve on the board

of directors for the National

Assocation of Hispanic Nurses.Additionally, a source in thatstory was identified as BrassBailey, a senior majoring inSpanish. That students nameis Brass Bralley. The CrimsonWhite regrets the errors andis happy to set the recordstraight.

The University of Alabama cometogether as a vibrant academiccommunity with a single vision,she said.

A life changing experienceMcCrummen said Bonner

always enjoyed showing herrestaurants in Tuscaloosa shehad never tried and was alwayswilling to share her advice.

She can put anybody at easein just a minute, McCrummen

said. She has such a warm andengaging voice and spirit anddemeanor.

The mentorship proved tobe a life-altering experience

for McCrummen, who is cur-rently studying for a graduatedegree in art history at TulaneUniversity and wants to becomea higher education administra-tor.

Shes the reason that Impreparing for the profession Iam, McCrummen said. Shessuch an inspiration as a woman,and as the first woman to be act-ing president of our states cap-stone, I admire her. She is the

reason that I want to do highereducation administration.

Editors Note: Interviews forthis story took place betweenMarch and September 2012.

College towns bear a repu-tation for sporting bad-tip-ping patrons, and ElizabethCook, a freshman majoring inmechanical engineering whoworked at a small caf and teahouse over the summer, saidshe has noted a correlationbetween tip size and age in herown experience. According toCook, customers with feweryears under their belts seemto leave less than the gener-ally accepted 20 percent of thebill on the table.

Tipping is oddly directly

proportional to age, shesaid. If I had a table of older

women, they would tip me bet-ter than a table of teenagers.

Smith agreed with Cooks

proposed scale. She said oldermen are big tippers, as thedrinks they usually order inconjunction with meals tendto raise bill prices. Bess saidbusinessmen, especially theones with a company creditcard, are usually generouswith gratuity.

While the older business-men are high rollers, studentservers are busy pulling highhours. Bess said she usuallydraws double shifts, workingten hours a day, in addition toher class load.

Cook said she decided notto work, at least for her firstsemester, because she did not

want to drive herself crazyby adding waitressing to a

schedule of seven classes and15 credit hours.

Bess said the money she

earns from the hours sheworks isnt enough to com-pletely offset school costs, butshe is confident servers repu-tations for dedication and hardwork will provide a resumeboost later on. Cook feelsthe nature of the job meansemployees in tip-based indus-tries must be motivated byservice and human interactionmore so than a big income.

I could have made moremoney somewhere else, eas-ily, Cook said. But I loved mycoworkers, and I didnt needa ton of money at that timein my life, so I dealt with it.In general, the money wasnt

what kept me working there.

JOBS FROM PAGE 1

Many students opt towork tip-based jobs

CW | Shannon Auvil

Moving vans unpack incoming President Guy Baileys personalitems last week in preperation for his first day as head of UA.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE:LIVE STREAM

Tune into cw.ua.edu towatch Baileys 10 a.m. pressconference.


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By Henry DownesStaff Columnist

Last weeks RepublicanNational Convention accom-plished two things for con-servatives: it allowed them tothrow a pep rally for the long-presumptive nominee MittRomney, and more importantly,served as a grand unveilingof the official party platform.Since the platform can be easilylost in the shuffle for voters, Iwant to focus here on one keyissue addressed by the plat-form: same-sex marriage.

Preserving and Protecting

Traditional Marriage is thevery first issue addressedin the document RenewingAmerican Values and it isimportant to evaluate each ofthe claims made here so votersunderstand how the Republicanleadership views same-sexmarriage. Let us go through thekey tenets piece by piece.

The institution of marriageis the foundation of civil soci-ety.

With this introduction, theparty rightfully acknowledgesthat marriage in our societyrepresents the highest publicrecognition of personal integ-rity. By denying it to same-sexcouples, I would argue we are

committing the most publicaffront possible to their socialequality.

It has been proven by bothexperience and endless socialscience studies that traditionalmarriage is best for children.

On the contrary, most cred-ible social science studies haveshown this to be a complete fal-lacy. This year, the CaliforniaPerry v. Brown case held thatbanning same-sex marriagewas unconstitutional. A largefoundation for that ruling was

the amicus brief presentedto the court by the AmericanPsychological Association,which stated: There is no sci-entific basis concluding thatgay and lesbian parents areany less fit or capable thanheterosexual parents, or thattheir children are any lesspsychologically healthy andwell adjusted. That statementleaves very little open to inter-pretation. The APAs claimsare supported by both commonsense and similar sentimentsexpressed in endless othersocial studies. But why wouldthe Republicans let the facts

get in the way of theiragenda? T h e

future ofm a r r i a g eaffects free-dom.

Im not evengoing to touch thisone. What better wayto preserve free-dom than strippingthe legal maritalrights of millions ofAmerican citizens?

The lack of familyformation not onlyleads to more gov-ernment costs, butalso to more govern-ment control over thelives of its citizens.

This seems to be aweakly supported economicassumption at best and a thinlyveiled homophobic assault atworst. By family formation,I assume theyre talking aboutprocreation. Unfortunately fortheir logic, procreation hasceased to provide the basis formarriage in the Western worldfor decades now, even thoughthe bible-thumpers maintainotherwise. What about straight

couples who are either infer-tile or choose, for whateverreason, that they dont wantkids? Should they be allowed tomarry?

Its also ironic to me thatRepublicans are seeking toencourage family formation(which includes adoption) byforbidding roughly 4 percentof the national population tolegally start families. I agreethat more government controlover the lives of citizens is adangerous thing. Why thenshould we concede togovernment thepower to pub-

licly deny thevery privatelove thats a m e - s e xc o u p l e sshare?

We

embrace the principle that allAmericans should be treatedwith respect and dignity.

This inevitably inconclusiveblanket statement essentiallytries to distract you from thefact that everything they justsaid flies in the face of moral-ity, the Constitution and com-mon sense. The Republicansclaim they defend tradition-al marriage. In this context,tradition is aeuphemismfor self-s e r v i n g

b i g o t -r y .

Separate but equal schoolswere traditional. The wom-ans domestic sphere was tra-ditional. Sometimes, thingsarent ethically or legally legit-imate just because we havebeen in the habit of doing themfor years.

It is time to recognize mar-riage not as a theologicalentity, but a secular, civil andlegal contract that bestowsemotional, financial and psy-chological benefits on the par-

ties involved. When viewedin this light, heterosexuals

and homosexuals do notdiffer.

Im currently a reg-istered Republican,but the extremeright-wingers in

th e

party are doing their best toalienate me and everyone elsewho isnt an evangelical Adamand Eve, not Adam and Steveideologue. Its disappoint-ing, illogical and bad politics.The developing conscience ofAmerican public opinion isturning forcefully in favor ofsame-sex marriage, and mod-ern Republicans risk beinglikened by history to the tragi-cally segregationist Dixiecratsin waging this battle.

Henry Downes is a sopho-more majoring in eco-

nomics. His col-umn runs on

Tuesdays.

RNC statements show GOP stance on same-sex marriage outdated, out of touch

By Tarif HaqueStaff Columnist

I have no real opinion thisweek. I have nothing at whichyou can roll your eyes. I have

nothing you can show yourfriends, pointing out my logi-cal fallacies. I have no naivepolitical statement at whichyour father will laugh.

As an opinion columnist, Iwas born of ego. I was bred incivilized society, where oth-ers learned to use a filter, butsomehow I became a caveman,saying whatever I wanted towithout consequence.

I dont mind being a bar-baric writer. I cant give you

news. Not really. I can onlygive you what I think of thenews. We are not journalists.

The rumors are true. Ivelet go of my few remainingconnections to civilization.

Looking for a real journalist?No. But you can count on meto deliver biased viewpoints.I serve an audience of one. Idabble with this thing theycall the Internet from timeto time, opening my mind tonew ideas, but at large, when Iwrite, I shut myself in a room,venting steam through thekeyboard.

Who am I fooling? I canteven stay on a single train ofthought. Maybe I should tell

you my secret recipe to writ-ing an opinion column. I callit Google.

I am human. An opinioncolumn is subjectivity at itsfinest. I can argue a point to

death, but disagreementswill arise and this is good.Humans arent robots thatshare the same beliefs. WhenI read an opinion, I come to lis-ten for pleasure, not criticize.When its engraved in paper,it becomes easy to pick apart.

Watch out. Write aboutcontroversial things withoutbeing controversial, they tellme. Believe in God? Hush.Dont tell anyone or the infi-dels will gossip. Support

Occupy Wall Street? Keepquiet or theyll call you ananarchist. Dont like Obama?Shut up, racist. Support theindividual mandate? Letsship you to China, socialist.

Dont believe in evolution?Well, thats just flat out igno-rant.

So what should I writeabout?

Maybe theyll cut me someslack if I tell them about mylife. I should remind them thatIm a human every now andthen, right? Wait. Am I evenallowed to write in the firstperson? Heaven forbid myninth grade English teacherfinds out.

I wonder what the masseswould think of me.

Dont be silly. Nobody readsyour eight inch column thatoccupies a tiny corner of thenewspaper every five years.

Granted, theyll hunt youdown if you say anything badabout Alabama football, butother than that, half yourreaders wont even get thisfar.

I only pretend like Im fol-lowing the election. Truthis, Im not too big on govern-ment, but Im not supposedto say that aloud. They call itanti-patriotic.

Well, I guess youll just haveto deal. I am still here, right?

Right. Creating fictionallisteners because my readershave deserted me is complete-ly sane. I should probably justkeep talking until I reach myword limit. They try to keep

my columns tame aroundhere.

The point? Being an opinioncolumnist is tough. I do thisbecause I like to write, notnecessarily because I have anopinion. Sometimes, its bet-ter not to say anything at all.Sometimes, an opinion writesitself.

Tarif Haque is a sophomoremajoring in computer science.

His column runs biweekly onTuesdays.

I do this because I like to write, not necessarily because I have an opinion

by both commonilar sentiments

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of their

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In response to the Aug. 29political cartoon

Political cartoons are meantto be funny. They have alwaysbrought humor to highlight aparticular position of a spe-cific party. Political cartoonshave filled our newspapers

since our countrys indepen-dence. Benjamin Franklinhas been credited with thefirst American political car-toon, his Join or Die image.I am all for keeping the tradi-tion of political cartoons andhumor, and most of the time,the two go together with jestand avoid making obscenepolitical statements.

The political cartoon in theAugust 29, 2012 issue stepsacross those humor boundar-ies and enters into the realmof an obscene statement. Irecognize that each party isnot perfect. Each one has itsown crazy set of individuals

that scream far right, far leftor anarchist statements. I alsorecognize that our two-partysystem has its faults. Bottomline, our political system inthe United States is not ideal,but it is one of the best, if not

the best, in the world. Makingthe comparison that if youside with one party, you shareideals with a terrorist organi-zation, especially the Taliban,is grotesque. Maybe I am toobiased to make this assump-tion, being the daughter of a

solider currently deployed inAfghanistan, but I find thiscartoon very upsetting.

Frankly, this cartoonembarrasses me. I have noth-ing but pride for my almamater and my current institu-tion. I will proudly make thestatement that I bleed crim-son, not red. This cartoon dis-credits The Crimson Whiteand its patrons. Not only doesit make an obscene politicalstatement, it also lacks thefactual credibility behind it. Ihope that The Crimson Whitewill learn from its mistakeand bring political cartoonsback to their original pur-

pose: to bring humor to poli-tics, not to make an outland-ish and brash statement.

Ayla Luers is a Universityof Alabama graduate anda current first year UA Lawstudent.

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seen by more than 1.8 millionpeople who visited the threadas of Monday night. Obamaresponded to questions rang-ing from how he would work tohelp small businesses, increas-ing funding for the space pro-gram and about the recipe forthe White House beer.

Chakrakhan, listed on thesubreddits main page as the

creator of the subreddit andmoderator for the group,received 12 points from otherusers for his or her comments.The point system is based onan up-or-down voting func-tion attached to every post,similar to a Like function onFacebook posts.

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By Sarah Elizabeth TookerContributing Writer

The post office in theFerguson Center will closein May, after the end of thisacademic year, and will bereplaced by a University-runmail and packaging center.

A U.S. Postal Service spokes-woman, Debbie Fetterly, con-firmed that the University toldthem in February 2011 theywould not be renewing theirlease contract.

Many University studentshave tweeted and voiced theirconcerns about long lines anda shortage of employees sinceschool began on Aug. 22.

Fetterly was not aware ifthere was any direct correla-tion between the non-renewalof the lease and a shortage ofemployees; however, she didconfirm numbers had been cut.

There are two stationsavailable. At one time, we hadthree employees, includingtwo retail associates and one

distribution clerk, Fetterlysaid.

Students have reported linesresulting in more than hour-long waits. Shannon Carroll,a freshman majoring in com-munication disorders, claimedshes waited twice now to pickup a package from her mailbox.

The first attempt I waitedfor over an hour to be told at2:30 p.m. the one employeeon staff was done for the daybecause she was workingovertime, Carroll said. The

post office closes at 4 p.m.normally.

Sarah Polich, a freshmanmajoring in elementary educa-tion, was also concerned withthe slow-moving workers andtime-consuming process ofrenting a P.O. Box.

I waited in line for 45 min-utes, and one woman wasntassisting anyone, Polichsaid. It took the employeeabout 10 minutes to find mykeys because they werent inorder, and it seemed slightly

unorganized. I think it makesa lot of sense to close andreplace the post office becauseit was not exactly efficient.

Plans have not been finalizedfor the new University mailingsystem, but in the meantime,Fetterly encourages studentsto utilize usps.com, a moreconvenient online platform formailing transactions.

Some of the services avail-able include a postage print-ing system for packages calledClick-N-Ship and the ability to

reserve a P.O. Box online.Students should also use

the 26th Street location ofthe post office, which is only2.5 miles away from campusand generally less crowded,Fetterly said.

UA spokeswoman CathyAndreen said the new mailingsystem will operate similarlyto the current post office, andstudents will still have theopportunity to rent a P.O. Boxto send and receive mail.

TPD issues first warnings for texting and drivingBy Adrienne BurchStaff Reporter

Tuscaloosa police officersave given out the first warningickets for texting while drivingnd will begin issuing normalickets soon, according to Sgt.rent Blankley, Tuscaloosaolice Department public infor-ation officer.The Alabama law banning

exting while driving becameffective Aug. 1 and could resultn a fine for offenders of up to75 and a two-point violation onheir driving records. The lawrohibits drivers from sendingext messages, instant mes-ages and emails while drivingut does not prohibit dialing oralking on a phone.

When people try to text

while operating a motor vehi-cle, they have to take theirattention off of the road, saidSgt. Brent Blankley, TuscaloosaPolice Department public infor-mation officer. This puts thedriver, passengers and othervehicles at risk.

The National HighwayTraffic Safety Administrationreported that 3,092 people diedin the United States in 2010from distraction-affected

accidents, which includes tex-ting and dialing a cellphone.The fine for texting and

driving increases with eachoffense, starting at $25, then $50for a second offense and $75 fora third offense. Each offense isalso a two-point violation on apersons driving record.

Blankley said he believesthat the law will help reducethe number of people that textand drive, but it will not com-pletely stop it.

It is no different than seat-belt or speeding laws, Blankleysaid. Most people will obeylaws for safety reasons or the

fear of getting caught and hav-ing to pay a fine, but some willcontinue to do it regardless ofthe risk.

Dakota Duncan, a sopho-

more majoring in mechanicalengineering, said that he doesnot think that the new textingand driving law will do much tostop people from doing it.

Texting has become sucha major part of our culture,Duncan said. So much weightis given to text messaging thateven something that is danger-ous, like driving, wont stop usfrom doing it.

Duncan said that it is hardfor him to ignore a text mes-sage while he is driving andthis new law will only providea little motivation to make himstop.

Bridgestone Americas Inc.recently conducted a study ofteens and their driving hab-its. The study found that teensbelieve the top distractor for

teen driving is alcohol but isclosely followed by textingwhile driving.

One-third of respondentsadmit to reading text messag-es at least occasionally whiledriving, while one-fifth admitto typing text messages occa-sionally while driving. Thoughyoung drivers admit to engag-ing in these distractions, two-thirds of them still claimed tobe very safe drivers.

Bottom line is teens dontbelieve theyre distracted driv-ers, even though they engagein risky behaviors like texting,Claire Stephens, representative

from Bridgestone AmericasTeens Drive Smart, said.

Kathryn Keller, a sophomoremajoring in human develop-ment and family studies, said

she thinks the new law hasdrawn a lot of positive atten-tion to the issue of texting anddriving.

All of the media attentionwith the passing of this legisla-tion has made a lot more peopleaware of the dangers of textingand driving, Keller said.

Keller said while she agreeswith the new law, she is con-cerned with how the policeplan on enforcing it.

It will be hard for officersto determine when a person istexting while driving, she said.This could cause issues whenthese cases are taken to court.

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Tucked into a second floorsuite on University Boulevard,the hardwood floors, flanked bytwo elongated murals of mir-rors, resemble that of a balletstudio. Five metallic poles, how-ever, reveal the studios truespecialization: pole dancing.

Pole N Play Fitness Studioopened in Tuscaloosa last April,providing an array of sensualdance classes for students andothers willing to try somethingnew.

TaNieka Wilson, owner andlead instructor of Pole N Play,said dance had always been inher life, but she had not beenintroduced to poleing untilmore recently. She was firstintroduced to pole dancing

at a friends party and gave ita try.

I was probably one of themost conservative dancersthere, Wilson said.

Intrigued by the dances sen-suality and physical demands,she made the jump into thebusiness, working for a cell

phone company and in studiosaround the South until sheopened Pole N Play Tuscaloosawith a business partner, hermother.

Im hoping to get her on thepole at some point, Wilsonsaid.

Her mother, Marilyn, whohelps out with the front end ofthe business, said she was look-ing forward to trying out a classwith her daughter.

The studio offers a variety ofclasses for different levels andstyles, featuring Chair Play,Floor Play, Ab Play, Pole Teazand other sessions. The stu-dio is open from 8 a.m. to 6:30p.m. for most days and is open

Monday-Saturday.According to Wilson, the stu-

dio averages between six to 15girls a session (pole classes cap-ping at 10), and they dont have

a typical customer.Wilson said her classes

arent for everyone and somelink pole dancing immediately

to stripping, butthe technical-ity of the dancesis making it beseen more andmore as an ath-letic sport.

Come withan open mind,Wilson said.Were here tohave fun.

Wilson saidshe doesnt want customersto forget her studios tagline:Where being sexy gets youfit. She said women shouldown their sexy and she doesnot shy away from any sexyaspects of the dance in her les-

sons or advertisements.As for the promise of fitness,

Wilson said the transforma-tions shes seen in herself andher students, working rarely-

used muscles and delivering afull-body workout.

Pole N Play is spreading theword about their Tuscaloosa

l o c a t i o nthrough a socialmedia pres-ence accountedfor by her PRinterns fromThe Universityof Alabama,G a b r i e l l eCoventing andA l e x a n d r i aWashington.

Washington, asenior majoring in public rela-tions, said the studio was grow-ing steadily, especially sincethe start of the Universitys fallsemester, but she also creditedthe strength of their studentsword-of-mouth endorsements

on top of their own media pres-ence.

With the generation wereliving with right now, morethings that were maybe once

against the grain are becomingmore accepted, Washington

said.A student as well as a part

of the staff, Washington saidthe eclectic music used andthe full but subtle workout

experience would help with thebusinesses growth.

The Rec better watch theirbacks, she said. It really is acool environment to hang out,explore your body and enjoybeing a woman.

Pole N Play offers sexy fitness, something new

By Sophia JonesContributing Writer

With the recent downtownopening of Glory Bound GyroCompany, the Tuscaloosa gyrocraze is growing even larger.

The gyro, pronounced yur-oh, is the Greek version offast food. It is a type of sand-wich made of grilled pita breadstuffed with various rotisserie-

style meats - pork, chicken,beef or lamb - as well as let-tuce, onions, tomatoes and ayogurt-based tzatziki sauce.The tzatziki sauce is madewith plain Greek yogurt, dillweed, diced cucumbers and a

small portion of vinegar.The type of pita bread used

to hold all of this usually var-ies - the bread could be a wrapor in a pocket-style flatbread.

I personally like to add fetacheese, diced bell peppers anda dab of spicy mustard.

A warm gyro is a healthy,filling and delicious choicefor a sit-down or on-the-gomeal. Gyros can be prepared

very quickly, so you mayhave seen them before beingsold by street vendors inlarge cities.

Now that your taste budsare listening and craving thesavory flavor of a gyro, letsexplore the best places to findthem in Tuscaloosa.

Gyros are sold at a num-ber of places around townwith the most notable being

Zos Kitchen, Tazikis Caf,Hooligans American &Mediterranean Restaurantand Glory Bound GyroCompany.

Tazikis Mediterranean Cafopened in Midtown Village in

2011. A very clean and healthyplace to eat, Tazikis has abroader range of gyro optionsthan Zoes. They offer a BeefGyro, Chicken Caesar Gyro,Greek Salad Gyro, Lamb Gyroand Turkey Gyro. Tazikis alsooffers a vegetarian option forthose wishing to forgo themeat. For all you health freaks,if you go to their website,tazikiscafe.com, they show

you the dietary informationfor each item they serve.

While it may not be thehealthiest choice, Hooligansoffers an authentic, tradi-tional Mediterranean gyro inthe homiest atmosphere of all

the Greek-style restaurants.Although Hooligans locationon University Boulevard isalways crowded, the serviceis fast and friendly. Served ina wrap form, their gyros arealways loaded. I usually addfeta cheese to mine. Bundle.com, a website that rates com-panies based on customerreviews, claims Hooligans asthe best Mediterranean res-

taurant in Tuscaloosa.I recently found my new

favorite gyro at Glory BoundGyro Company located down-town on University Boulevard.After two southern guys trav-eled around Greece, they

decided to come home to opena restaurant that combinedfunky southern style and tra-ditional Greek flare to pres-ent an innovative, deliciousgyro menu. With pepper jackcheese, BBQ sauce, meat andfeta cheese, the Pepper JackGyro thrilled my taste buds.You can view the restaurantsstory and their extensive menuat gloryboundgyroco.com.

uscaloosa offers number of places to indulge in Greek cravings with gyros

With the generation wereliving with right now, more

things that were maybe onceagainst the grain are becom-

ing more accepted.

Alexandria Washington

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Dan Waters is in his sec-ond year at The Universityof Alabama, but hesalready working to build aprogram that will produceathletes ready to take onthe rest of the world.

Its a long term visionfor [our athletes], saidWaters, Alabamas cross

country and track and fieldhead coach. Athletes thatwere bringing in here,wed like them to be ableto compete for SEC titlesand national titles but thenhave aspirations of being inthe Olympic games eithereight or 12 years fromnow. Thats the trick aboutrecruiting and workingwith athletes.

Waters said it is rare formost athletes coming outof college to be developedenough to compete on theworld or Olympic level.However, that is the chal-lenge UA is accepting andtackling head-on.

The SEC had more than150 athletes compete in thisyears Olympic games inLondon. The University ofAlabama had representa-

tion from two former trackand field student-athletes Trish Bartholomewand Kirani James in thegames. The University ofFlorida led all SEC schoolswith 39 current and for-mer athletes competing inLondon, according to gator-zone.com. UF had 10 trackand field athletes show-case their talents. Auburn

University had 10 track andfield athletes compete inLondon, with two of thembeing current AU student-athletes. Auburns headtrack and field coach RalphSpry spoke on the tradi-tion of the Tigers in theOlympic games.

At Auburn, we arevery proud of the tradi-tion of excellence in theSEC, nationally and on the

Olympic stage, he said.We take great pride ingiving our student-athletesthe chance to succeed in allthree stages of competition.Auburn has always been inthe upper echelon nation-ally in both track and fieldand swimming and diving.The programs continuingoutput of having both cur-rent and former athletes

compete at the highestpossible level shows thatat Auburn we have theresources and the facilitiesto help a student-athleteget to the Olympic Gamesby creating environmentsthat are conducive to thesuccess of world-class indi-viduals.

With a core of athletesthat are underclassmen,Alabama looks to steadily

progress and reach thepotential of producingOlympic-ready athletes.Waters said recruiting,patience and getting ath-letes to understand theAlabama way is key.

Were trying to allo-cate our scholarships topillars of the programthat can help us win crosscountry and SEC titles and

national titles and thendevelop some young peopleunderneath them, he said.By recruiting and workinghard and being dedicatedcoaches and working withathletes that are equally asdedicated to the long termpicture, we think that wecan develop our programinto being a team thatsconsistently had repre-sentation at the Olympic

Games.It seems as if the Tide

track and field program ismoving in the right direc-tion with its new coach-ing staff and the re-con-struction of the new UAtrack. The world will getthe see the Alabama pro-grams progress at the nextOlympic Games in Rio DeJaneiro, Brazil in 2016.

By CW Staff

The Alabama wom-ens rowing team willhold an informationalmeeting for currentfull-time Alabama stu-dents who are interest-ed in becoming NCAADivision I athletes.

The informationalmeeting for poten-

tial walk-ons will beheld Sept. 4 at 7:30p.m. in the Bill BattleAcademic Center inBryant Hall Room 247.In addition to providinginformation about theprogram and what ittakes to be an Alabamarower, those who areinterested will havethe opportunity to fill

out NCAA paperworkand begin the processof becoming a student-athlete.

The rowing programis looking for athletic,hardworking, highlycompetitive and dedi-cated women to jointhe 2012-13 Tide team.The rowing team is nota club team this is a

varsity program, andthose who make theteam could potentiallyearn a scholarship.

No prior rowing expe-rience is needed to jointhe team, and those whomake the cut could becompeting for Alabamaas an NCAA Division Istudent-athlete in lessthan six weeks.

Varsity rowing team looking foralk-on female student athletes Tide looks to build an Olympic program

By Billy WhyteStaff Reporter

The Alabama womens soc-cer team continued its hotstart to the season by defeat-ing Mercer 3-0 to improve to5-0 on Sunday.

The Crimson Tide is usu-ally considered a second halfteam, having scored only fourof its 16 goals in the first half.They came out strong earlyagainst Mercer, though, scor-ing two goals in the first 15minutes. Head coach ToddBramble said getting the twogoals early allowed the Tideto control the tempo of thegame.

It immediately puts thepressure on the other teamto start chasing during thegame, Bramble said. If theyhad any intentions of sitting

back and keeping score 0-0as long as possible or steal-ing a goal late, all of that getsthrown out the window wherethey got to come out at us.

We can relax after getting thefirst and second goal and real-ly just move theball around.

The Tidetook the leadin the first fiveminutes whensophomore for-ward TheresaDiederich saileda long shot overthe keepershead for herfourth goal of the season. Tenminutes later, freshman for-ward Katie Bourgeois tookthe ball into the corner andcrossed it to sophomore for-ward Pia Rijsdijk, who buried

it past the keeper for the 2-0lead.

It was a good start for usknowing that we had themomentum so early in the

game, Diederich said Reallyhelped us settle down the restof the game.

The Tideadded anothergoal in the sec-ond half whenRijsdijk scoredher second goalof the gameby tapping ina cross from

junior forwardAriel Armijo

past the keeper. It was thethird straight game where theTide had scored at least threegoals and the second game ina row with at least 30 shots.Rijsdijk credits their offenses

success so far to the teamslarge variety of offensive play-makers.

Its just awesome having somany good offensive players,

Rijsdijk said. Everyone canscore, its not just one playerwe expect to score like someteams do, its everyone.

The Tide will face Marylandat home this Thursday in itslast non-conference game. Itwill be an important game forthe Tide as it will let the teamknow where it stands headinginto conference play.

Its a huge game from apreparation stand point,Bramble said. Its importantto see how good we will beagainst a good ACC team andwill answer a lot of the ques-tions that we need to haveanswered before conferenceplay.

Offense leads the way in 3-0 win over Mercer

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Alabama midfielder Merel Von Dongen battles for the ball in theTides game against Mercer on Sunday.

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The plan was simple head-ing into Alabamas showdownwith Michigan on Saturday:contain Michigan QB DenardRobinson and make him beatyou through the air. Alabamadid that and more, shuttingdown the Wolverines dynamicquarterback in a Texas-sized,41-14 route in Dallas.

We set the tone early, its anAlabama standard to play greatdefense, and we did a great jobof bottling up the middle andstopping Robinson from spread-ing the field, safety VinnieSunseri said. [Head coach NickSaban] had a great game plan,and it was a team effort Wehave to give the coaching staffa lot of credit because we knewwhat to expect on every play.

Robinson made a few bigplays, but it wasnt nearlyenough to keep up with theoffensive onslaught Alabamaput on in the first half, a

31-point performance that wasa Cowboys Classic record for

points in the first half.But the biggest surprise

was how Michigan head coachBrady Hoke deployed Robinson,keeping him in the pocket forthe most part, which almostplayed right into Saban and theAlabama defenses hands.

Our mainthing was just

to keep himc o n t a i n e d , linebacker C.J.Mosley said.So if it was himrunning more orthrowing more,our job was justto try to containhim, and thatswhat we did.

Mosley wason the receiving end -- literally-- of one of Robinsons glaringgaffes. He returned an inter-ception 16 yards for a touch-down late in the first half thatput Alabama ahead 31-0, all buteradicating any remaining hopethe Wolverines had of staying

close.Robinson rushed ten times

for just 37 yards, well below his90.46 average in 2011. He com-pleted 11 of 26 passes for 200yards and one touchdown buttwo interceptions. However,145 of those yards came on twocompletions.

After Mosleys interception,Robinson com-pleted a 71-yard

pass to JeremyGallon, whobeat junior cor-nerback DeionBelue in one-on-one coverage. Inthe third quar-ter, Alabamacornerback DeeMilliner slipped,and Robinsonfloated a 44-yard

touchdown to Devin Gardner.Both plays were double

moves by the receivers thatbeat their respective defenders.Saban said part of the problem,however, was the pass rush thatnever got to Robinson on routesthat take longer to develop than

others.Theres not one person

thats responsible, Sabansaid. Those guys can play bet-ter. Had we played better as awhole, we probably would nothave had the same results.

But other than those twoplays, which will undoubtedlybe the only ones Saban willhave on repeat in the film roomthis week, Alabamas defense

smothered a quarterback whotormented Big Ten defenseslast season. And in the process,it showed that -- early on, atleast -- there will be no lack ofmotivation coming off a nationalchampionship.

On Monday, when Sabanstepped up to the podium for hisweekly news conference, he didso with a wry smile on his face.After all, this was the defensethat was supposed to flounderlike it did two years ago.

Everyone thought wewere too young, too inexperi-enced, couldnt handle success.Everybody was saying all thosethings about our team, he said.Now, people are saying some-

thing different. But my questionis, whats different? Nothing.

labama defense shuts down Michigans Robinson

By Marquavius BurnettSports Editor

After its week-one drubbing ofMichigan, dont think Alabama isbuying into the hype or overlook-ing its next opponent, WesternKentucky.

Head coach Nick Saban calleda team meeting on Sunday toavoid such a problem, linebacker

C.J. Mosley said.He told us that was just the

first game, so dont get hypedup about it, said Mosley, wholed the team with six tacklesand an interception returnedfor a touchdown. We have alot of games to play and a lot ofimprovements to make.

The leaders on this team havetaken it upon themselves to deliv-er that message as well. Avoiding

complacency has been the 2012teams focus since spring camp.

He doesnt really have to sayanything to us, said tight endMichael Williams, who scoredthe first touchdown of the game.Us as leaders know that everyweek is a test for us and we haveto go into every game with thesame mindset.

Saban said despite thefans and medias percep-tions of Western Kentucky, theHilltoppers are a respectableopponent with a chance to winthe Sun Belt Conference. TheHilltoppers went 7-5 last season,including a 7-1 record in the SunBelt Conference.

Yeldons performance

receives praise from team-mates, conference recogni-

tionTrue freshman running back

T.J. Yeldon used ankle-breakingmoves to elude defenders and hisstrength to break through tack-les en route to becoming the firstAlabama true freshman to rushfor more than 100 yards in hisdebut against Michigan. Yeldonfinished the game with 111 yards

and a touchdown on just 11 car-ries, along with 26 receivingyards.

His performance earned rec-ognition from teammates andthe coaching staff as he, alongwith tight end Michael Williams,were named players of the weekon offense. Yeldon was alsonamed the Co-Freshman of theWeek in the SEC.

Honestly, we werent sur-prised because weve seen it allalong, center Barrett Jones saidof Yeldons performance. I thinkits no secret that he might be theone to have the title of our greatrunning backs. We feel goodabout the future with him.

Yeldon took advantage ofextended playing time withstarter Eddie Lacy being lim-ited due to injury. Saban said

he hopes Yeldon and Lacy candevelop into a nice tandem forthe team once Lacy is healthy.Jalston Fowler and Dee Hart alsocontributed to the Tide rushingfor a total of 232 yards against theWolverines.

Players of the weekThe coaching staff recog-

nized six Alabama players

in Saturday nights 41-14 winover No. 8 Michigan. Tight endMichael Williams and runningback T. J. Yeldon were namedplayers of the week on offensewhile cornerback Dee Millinerand linebacker C.J. Mosley rep-resented the defense. PunterCody Mandell and wide receiverDeAndrew White were selectedon special teams.

Injury updateFour Tide players were lim-

ited in practice on Monday due toinjury: nose tackle Jesse Williamsand linebackers Trey DePriest,Tana Patrick and Reggie Ragland.Saban said Raglands would be themost difficult for the game, but theother guys should be able to con-tinue practicing in a day or two.

Milliner, Mosley shineMilliner was selected as the

Walter Camp Defensive Player ofthe Week. Milliners record is fivetackles with one interception andfour pass break ups.

Mosley tied Antonio Langhams(1990-93) school record of threeinterception returns for touch-downs. Mosley had two touch-down returns in 2010 vs. Floridaand Georgia State.

Tide blocking out hype, focuses on Western Kentucky

He doesnt really have to sayanything to us. Us as leaders

know that every week is a testfor us and we have to go into

every game with the samemindset.

Michael Williams

Its an Alabama standard toplay great defense and we dida great job of bottling up themiddle and stopping Robinson

from spreading the field

Vinnie Sunseri

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Running back T.J. Yeldon set a school record for yards by a true freshman inhis Alabama debut. He turned in a 111-yard, one touchdown performanceon Saturday vs. Michigan, making a name for himself on a national stage.

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