| Summary: | The Kaleidoscope is the official student newspaper of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The Univ KAXMNARYAL ties that want topursue a medical stajrwriter career. 1 Sclwyn Vickcrs, assistant pro- Tha Student National Medical festor of surgery at UAB, was Association (SNMA), held a one of tfie keynote speakers at conference this weekend at the the conference. Sheraton Civic Center hotel. "I encourage the Afro- The conference, boated by the Americans to be leaders in mod- University of Alabama School of ical science." Medicine (UASOM) chapter of Mayor Richard Arlington SNMA. attempted to educate gave a "welcome to minority medical students from Birmingham" speech at the lun-the region about health care in cheon on Saturday. He also the community. focused on the importance of There were participants from leadership of minorities, medical schools from North William Bennett, one of the Carolina, South Carolina, co-presid«Ks of UAB's chapter Ooorgia. Alabama. Florida and of SNMA said, "The seminar the Caribbean. was a great success for being a The convention, titled The first time host." Magic ofMinorities," had sever- Dr. Richard Sims, assistant al speakers lecturing on what professor in tke department of step* should be taken by minon- geriatric medicine, talked about UASOMhosts "The Magic ofMinorities" convention KAVINARYAL Staff-Writer More minority M.D.'s, please how participation in the confer-ence can help minorities. " When you see the interest, you draw strength from the participants You can then network. Iam always glad to see minorities Sims also stressed that it was novel too late for minorities to deckle they want to go into the medical profession. Barry Collins, first-year stu-dent in UASOM. said thai he thought the conference went very well. •They had cms* speakers," he said. "Ihave learned thatIwas* to go into specialty in medicine. One of Collins' goals, after he gets out of medical school, is to make people aware of what types of access they have to htaMi According to Kenneth J. Roozcn, Executive Vice-Presideat of UAB. "The Baud of Trustees has the function of oversight. It must approve any of our initiatives. It ihih|lrtMiiit»iidiuties to the Presidents of the three sckeol* in Alabama. However, the Board give* man latitude to the System campuses, more iktoftinn to UAB.than many Boards of other states. It is supportive of UAB activities. It does not set down rules about tenure or limits on faculty in the various depart-ments. The Board ofTrustees does not micro-man-age" What does all this mean to UAB students? It means that it is more likely that many problem* that UAB faces can be solved by UABitself rather than by die Board. For example, what wsfltt siudentt do if they members, namely, the governor of Alabama, Fob James and the superintendent of education of the Ma*of Alabama, Wayne league., Tine of these members are elected by the Board of the Sixth Congressional District, the one ¦ which TUacaloosa is located. The other members ofthe Buaid are elected two each by the Boards of me rest ofthe Congressional districts in Alabama. There are three more ex-officio members who are student representatives to the Board from the feme campuses in the System. These are puwwuflnf student leaders who are ¦ irtiirfhv the President ofeach «-—¦¦¦ UAB's The Bond of Trustees is d» ¦¦¦I highest component in the bureau-cnoy of the University of Alabama System which consists ofUA,UAB and UAH. L How powerful is this group of people? Who are they? How do theiractions affect UAB?Are they the people to look to if students want to change something at UAB? According to the Bylaws of the Board, "The entire management and control over the activities, affairs, operations, business and ._—-—^ property of the University of |25_~]___ Alabama System .shall be com- _*_??_ I"""** pletely and absolutely vested in *_*, The Board of Trustees of The amis University of Alabama. however, I . I upon general or specific autho- ________ rotation or delegation made or provided for in these Bylaws, the ________ Board may exercise its manage-ment and control by and through such officer*, officials, commit- *¦———--———— fees and agents as may seen fit and proper." In more common words, the Board controls the various campuses by appointing offi-cers such as Dr. J. Claude Bennett, President of UAB. The Board ofTrustees consists of twoex-offkio TQMPOCHANA about his past record. "Iam apprehensive because he has been bounced around so much," said one student of Brown's past coaching jobs. Watson Brown, who's he?? Several UABstudents stillhave not heard thenews about UAB's new football coach. After the Jan. 2 announce-ment that Watson Brown would become UAB's firstDivision I-A head coach, student's reac-tions are mixed. Of the students interviewed on campus during the previous week, many had no clue whohe was. Several others had heard the name but did not know that he had been chosen to lead UABfootball into an new era. The opinions of the students ranged from the very positive about the future to questions assistant track coach. Witha new era about todawn at UAB, reactions on campus are, at best, varied. UAB'tnew h«ad football coach Watson Brawn m««fs with mwnben of th«m«dla. "AlthoughIhaven't met him personally,Iunderstand he is a great guyand willprobably do a great job," said Scott Strand, Others on UAB's campus also said that Brown willdo a good job while he is here but reserved any specific comments until they could see him in The wayIfeet is that ifyou come from a losing program it will be hard to win, but he seems to be a good choice from UAB's standpoint," said anoth-er student of Brown's coaching record- On the other hand, many players see Brown as a good choice for the future of UAB's football program. "From the one meeting that we have had with him, he looks to be a great coach and has an attitude toward change," said senior offensive lineman Mike JEFF MOORE StaflWriter Abreakdown of VJ.XV KJ VlJ- VUUvl%A\Sj To whither Watson *. see Me10 Ever since Sept. 30, an unknown person has been defil-ing these two apartment doors with horrible obscenities and sometimes with trash, beer bot-tles and cracked eggs, according to UAB police reports. The grafitti is scribblied on the door in red lipstick. According to one of the vic-tims who wishes to remain anonymous, the incident has occurred at least seven or eight limes on his door and more man that on his neighbor's door. : Just tins weekend, the artist struck again. This time, according to a police report, one of victims caught a glimpse of him as she wa» eeoMM-Mtoher building She did not attempt to stop the vm, <K»•mak saM, but went doors alone. Dec. 14, Dec. 19, Jan. 3 and Jan. 14 arc just a small handful of dates on which two residents of the University Court apart-ments btve been by a graffiti artist who just can't leave their a professor in the department of biomedical engineering. 'The biomaterials field is divided into two mainstreams: soft tissue and hard tissue. The soft tissue biomaterials deals with replacements for soft tis-sue like skin, blood vessels, nerves and cartilage. The hard tissue biomaterials deals with areas like restorative dentistry (crowns and bridges), dental implants and orthopedic implants (hip replacement and bone plates used for fracture fixation)." The field ofbiomaterials is a muhidisciplmary area withspe- ) aspects right now. "Biomaterials deals with development and evaluation of materials used inimplants ofall types," said Dr.Linda C. Lucas, Break your leg? Want a hip replacement? Want your frac-ture fixed? Want to minimize thescar? The UAB Department of Biomedical Engineering is working on improving these er stri Les again TRACY BISCHOn News Editor The victim says that he thinks the person is probably one of two types of people. "The first type ofperson that might be doing this is just a sick, there was writing. The door had even more profanity onit. "Ihave a kind of suspicion that it might be someone in the complex because ithappens sev-eral times in one night, the vic-tim said. "Also everything stopped over the Christmas holidays and started up again when school started back." The other victim wrote notes addressed to the perpetrator and put them all over her door to try and stop itfromhappening but it was a useless effort The female victim said that she did not want to be more involved than she already was and refused any comment on the tesue. UAB Police department would not release any informa-tion because the case has not been solved yet. sor$ to the crime the police to intervene. "We originally called the Birmingham Police Department and they came down and did a report," he Mid. "Thenext day Itold my apart-ment manager about it and she toldme to call the UAB Police Department .Idid, and they did the same thing, fileda report." The two victims said they did not call the police each time the crime occurred. The first victim said that he has no idea who is doing it or whyanyone would want to. The victim did say, however, that he has his own suspicions about the type of person that the vandal might be. The victimalso said that he is positive ithappened three times inthe same night. He said mat he found graffiti on his door when he came home around midnight Then he had to go out again for something and when he came back inthere was additional graf-came in and told the victim that used as acce directly to her apartment manag-er. She was able to give a few descriptions about the suspect. According to the victim's last crime report, the suspect is a medium-complected male, approximately five feet, ten inch-es and 160 pounds. He was wear-ing a strapless slip and a bra. The anonymous victim said that the crimes first occurred on his neighbor's door. There were numerous obscen-ities written on the door, includ-ing racial shirs and threats. "She (the latest victim) told me to keep an eye on her apart-ment door for her ifIcould," he said. "But the next thingIknew, the' writing was on my door. "On my neighbor's door, the profanity had been about African-Americans. On mine it was about Chinese people," he said. "Atfirst they were just writing on the door, then they started leaving beer bottles and cracked eggs. Then they started leaving whole bags of- trash on my doorstep," he said. The victims attempted to call Lipstick »cn Biomaterials multi-discipl KRISHNAVF.NIIGOPAIAN StafTWriter mp ant These coatings spray onto dental and orthopedic implants and ttalp in faster healing and fix tqe implant better in the body. "Work goes on inidentifying the best deposition (spray) cialis4 from different fields applying their knowledge for a common goal. "There are a number of excellent graduate students working on several projects," Lucas said. "We look at the corrosion properties of materials that are used in the various types of implants. With the current multi-component implant sys-tems using more that one type of materia| in an implant, we are beginning to look at corro-sion properties of these materi-als when they are coupled (put together). We also look at the biocompatibility and toxicityof these materials using cell cul-tures." Ceramic coatings, hydroxia-patite, have the same chemistry and structure of the inorganic component ofbone. anyone i field is a ine Urea "Newr trust 0reporter wilknnicismiU." William Rauch. NYC prtUMcntvy 1 at Birmingham PSYCHIC DR. PENCE, 1MBPHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT »ve •dmisiion etc. Civitan International Research Center after it was closed. He had been issued a trespass warning on Aug. 4. ? A woman reported that she was hit by a red van when crossing 19th St. S. The van did not stop. ? A woman complained that when visiting her mother she noticed her mother's chain necklace was missing from her neck Her mother was a patient at Wesl Pavilion on IKm Street South Saturday, Jan. 7 ? A visitor at Jefferson Towers reported the theft of his cellular phone. He left it unattended at ihe 2nd floor information desk. Sunday, Jan. S ? A UAB employee reported a fire alarm going off in (he basement of the Physical Science Annex al 421 14th St. S. A generator motor had caused some smoke. There was no real fire and no damage ? AUAB professor report ed that a former student had left a message in his office saying, "Thanks for screwing up my life." According to the suspects psychiatrist, the sus-pect thought that the lectures were directed towards him. ? A UAB student reported the theft of her purse from 1212 University Boulevard. The victim was on the pay phone in the lobby when someone ran up and grabbed her purse from between her feet. vodka from him. Wednesday, Jan. 11 ? A UAB dental student reported the theft of some checks She thinks they were taken on Dec. 9 when she was attending class. ? William Boll was arrest-ed for criminal trespassing at UAB Jefferson Towers. The suspect had received a tres-pass warning earlier that day Thursday, Jan. 12 Friday, Jan. 13 ? BillyWilhite was arrest cd tor criminal trespassing when he was found inside the ? A woman reported that she smelled gas on the lower level of DAB parking deck #1 UAB police found noth ing suspicious in the area and the smell went away. ? Roy Roberts was arrest-ed for public intoxication at 1715 6th Ave. S. Roberts was a visiting family member of a patient. The nurse who called the police had already taken away a bottle of Smirnoff IXiesday, Jan. 10 ? A UAB student reported a vehicle fire on 18th St. S. that occurred when he tried to start his car. The firehad been caused by a leaking fuel line ? A UAB sttkfeffl was robbed at gunpoint in UAB Lot 15A on 7th Ave S. The robber took $5 from him and then ran from the scene. Monday, Jan. 9 ? A UAB student reported a vehicle fire on 18th St. S. that occurred when he tried to start his car. The fire was caused by a leaking fuel line. ? A UAB student reported the theft of a parking decal from her unlocked car parked on 12th Street South selves None of the six committees (executive cabinet, finance, ser-vices, programs, travel grant, and internship) had any information men.s. |W USGA | President Vincent Curtis wished a happy birthday to all members with Birthdays in the month of January and told them to sing '"Happy Birthday" to them BARNFSTA PORTER AND SHAIHOFFMAN rtafTwriters Intern Chris Blair was appointed and approved as a member of the legislature. His approval gives the USCJA a full legislature. meeting were read and approved The minutes for the Nov. 11 US(iA legislature had no business to deal with F;nday night, but they did have time to sing to themselves ? The next meeting willbe Friday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. in HUC412. to report USGA advisor Bettina Byrd- Oiles thanked the legislature for their help with the Madrigal Feaste program last month." The student increase in ticket sales was about 8 percent," he said." I think it was partly because the SGA subsidized tickets " Flection Commission forms are available in the USGA office, HUC 440. No business but birthdays chics. This week, weare honored to have Dr. Gregory E. Pence as our guest psychic. Amember of the philosophy department, Pence won the UAB Alumni Society/ Ingal* Award in 1994 for best teaching inthe classroom. Pence also founded the Birmingham chapter . of Amnesty International in1981. Kaleidoscope publUhw • pseudo-Weather forecast each week. Since we can't predict the weather a week in advance, ft* instead rely on oor gue«t p*y-these findings will appear in the January 12 issue of "Nature " The new findings will help clinicians decide when to begin early therapy with HIV-infected patients and give physicians a more raional basis for timing the initiation of therapy, says l)r George Shaw.a researcher .it UAB's AIDS Center and lead author of the study Researchers at the UAH AIDS Center have found thai he AIDS virus replicates inich more quickly than origi-uilly thought, contradicting a 'otnmonly held theory that the virus replicates slowly and lies lormant for many years The Iindmgs could be of great use [o researchers who test prominsing new AIDS drugs or vaccines A paper outlining New research on the speed of AIDS The Civilan Regional Blood System is a not-for-profit blood center which sup-plies blood and blood compo-nents to Alabama hospitals, including Birmingham-area hospitals, For more informa-tion, contact the Civitan blood center at 933-0328 The Civiuin Regional Hlood hloodmobile loi.Hions .iriMiiul System is in urgent need of ()- positive and ((negative blood Donors may give hlood at the main center, located at 2151 Highland Ave . Suite 130. Intended hours on Friday are () a m to 6 p in and Saturday Irom l) a m to / p m Donors may also give hlood through out this month at several Urgent need of blood donors The IIAB Center for Monday The course will be International Programs will taught by Inna Poliakova. She oiler free Russian lessons is a linguist and a native of Ix-ginnmg Jan 30. The class Moscow Spaee for the class is will be held at the UAB limited. To register, call the Smolian International House UAB Smolian International from 10 am to noon each House at 934- 120S Learn to speak Russian for free Ihe university may he among the many schools in the United States that will help rebuild Vietnam A four-man Vietnamese delegation met at Ihe I'AB School of Medicine mi Dei < UAH officials dis-cussed how ihe university can olter Ihe Vietnamese knowl edge and training in business. education, medicine, and pub lit health The Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States, \jc Van Bang, was a member of the delegation The Vietnam government will decide whether to form a part-nership with UABonce diplo-matic relations resume with the United States UABmay be helping to rebuild Vietnam January 17, 1995 News Kaleidoscope NUiiUu>ttPtffunii/ j ¦ t ¦ i t " i-- *-¦-"¦--"-- ri ¦•••¦- *tn •' '-*-— >i" ¦ «»«.>v»~**»h'ii » iw.H"^«HMl . .-]• '-"it — Yi — f-1 -' ~ J - ' V — ¦I'rT 1-' -Lj -rT-r*Jl1 J " * ~ ¦ '"—-^— "' ¦*»¦*>»¦¦< >-¦ University Bookstore Computer Department HillUniversity Center • 975-6804 Macintosh" Performa' Only $1,735 Orabout $32. a month ' Macintosh" Performa* 16 4/250, AppltT Color Plus 14'Display, AppkDesign Keyboard and mouse. 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(Ik Supicmc I'nuil ->anl "The Second Amendment guaiaiucc;, no nghl lo keep and bcai a tiicdiin thai doe» not have 'some leasofiable iela(u>n^hip lo the pie^efvaiion ui efficiency ol a well itrgulaied tlUIMtll-K-ll restrict the powers ot (he national government InU S vs. Millci(19 W), (he Supieinc Com! tti«rited thai, "Ininterpreting ami applying (the Second Ainemlmenll. (he puiposc of ihc amendment lo avsuir lunllliuallon and lendei po^ible the efieilivenesb ol (tie inililid imiiit>c budged " The U S Supreme C'ouri has spoken on K many limes In 1X76, (he court held (hal the nghl olbearing arms tin lawtul purposes is not a right granted by the Conslilution and that the Second Amendment "has no olhei cited than in The full lexi of the Second Amendment reads: "A well regulated iiiihha, being neccs sary lo ihe security ol a lice slate, the tight ol the people to keep and beai dims shall not be a Americans do nol understand (lie meaning 01 application of ihe Second Ainendinenl The National Kitle Association (NKAlfosters mis interpretation of the ainendinenl and intention ally publishes such misinformation since us high-priced counsel surely knows bettei grants [he individual ihc ngtil U) N-,u amis A ban on a.ssaull wea|H>ns is nol only consti iiniiiiulbul sludies show IIwould also tx- etto. live Astudy done by the IinNewspa[H"i gioup analyzed 4 MMK>gun dates ol wea[>ons u.sed in criminal activity in I98K and 1989 An assault gun wai lound to he 10 limes moie likely to be uMfd in a crime than a conventional luearin While accounting lot only 1/2 ol all guni>, assauli weapons showed up on 10 percent ot all ihe exercise ol Us interstate commerce powers Alllegislanvc measures and ciiy ordinances liiniiiiig01 banning firearms have been upheld, including a Morion Grove, HI ordinance pio hihiung possession ol handguns wiihin niumci pal boundaries The California law on assault weapons was upheld through Ihe appeals court level and the NKAhas abandoned plans to bung ihe measuie before Ihe Supieme Court The NKAis await, ol course, lhal weic u to lose an appeal to the highest court, lhal would put (he quietus on Us luruljiiniii.ilcontention iImi the Constitution The ainendiiienl is to be read as an assurance Itial the national government will nut interfere with a slate';, mililia Congress is not prohibited by the amendment from legulating firearms by ihe University itself, it presents a chance tor students to also shape their image lo the outside world Has anyone noticed' Just whal is ihis thing called UAB' Nobody seems loknow hven ihe stu dents are contused They wander around campus with "Bama" sprawled across their chests or "War Eagle" on the bumper of their cars They can recite the number of touch downs Jay Marker threw last season that such a statement exists liven less have actually read it What is a mission statement, anyway? Maybe they should read the state Etcetera THUMBS UP. To Coach Banow and ihe Blazen, for pulling H^ out of a slump with a win over Dayton last week. We are betting we willsee much more of that in the future We wish you luck I11, THUMBS DOWN. To former Gov Jim Folsom, who doled out an estimated $11 millionin 11 days as he left office Bad gov emor, bad governor The mission statement provides the opportunity for students to put on a new face As the words shape the future ol ihc most part the asses - ment is correct. We have become accustomed to wearing our dubious banner It's expected from aUAB stu statement really clarify what uab's image is supposed to be? Only if students care about uab. REVISED MISSION Does the revised vision/ mission statement proposed by the president this past fall When questioned last quarter by Kaleidoscope. UAB students responded with a resounding "Huh?" when asked about the mission statement and its implications Most don't even know University. (It's Or J Claude Bennett, by the way) There has been many an editorial written con cerning the attention span of the typical UAB student We are constantly told that we are the champi ons of apathy, and for It's almost official. Almost UAB without a moment's hesitation, but are administrators are scheduled to meet hard-pressed to cough up the name of this week to discuss the the president of this Mission statement doesn't include apathy Am Hveryday we either read many colleges have been lowered to make Are we slowly losing the meaning of such 01 heai .iIhhii the mosl entrance possible loi students hom less lhan words as patriotism, loyalty, justice, sacrifice, challenging issues con sterling school systems Education, or at least pride, honor, character, liberty and freedom? fronting our generation the opportunity to earn one, is not America's Could the value of the American spirit vanish in B AIDS, crime, racism, edu- biggest concern only 2(X) years? ( cation, health care reform. While the opportunities to get a higher edu There was a time when we stood in elemen- environmental disaster cation are increasing all the lime, the apprecia- tary school with our hands over our hearts and !"' ar|d currently the danger lion foi gelling one may nol be You see, also pledged om allegiance to the flag Knowing ——^^^^*^—' of a "population bomb " at an all time high are high school drop outs, that our (lag stood for something special was KEN In almost every case, teenage pregnancies, gang membership and more important than being able to count the STARKEY more education is the sug teenage homicides. number ofstars and stripes. While our skills in gested remedy. Politics is There is no education crisis in America, various subjects may have since improved, now being practiced in every level of public there is a priority crisis Something is wrong many ofus have probably forgotten most ofthe education E-.veryone agrees on the basic prob with the value base in our country Children Pledge of Allegiance, the Preamble to the lems facing our country, but then politics enters are no longer being taught the principles that Constitution or anything past the first line ofthe like John Wayne to determine the best solution have allowed this country to endure over two Gettysburg Address. Ifwe forget these precious So does Amenta have an education crisis or centuries of persecution pans of our history, who willremind our chil a value-based crisis'.' While nearly all of the founding lathers were dren' Statistics show that college enrollment is at educated men, they knew that "life, liberty and Ifweattend classes without any appreciation an all-time high There are more scholarships the pursuit of happiness" were nol simply f'oi for the sacrifice ofour parents and their parents, available now than ever Grants and loans are the educated, hut for anyone possessing the for those who contributed to our future, then we big business — everyone wants to lend us qualities needed to appreciate them. Those have only earned a piece of paper to place on money. Financial aid is constantly being "inalienable rights" exist for more people now our wall, and we've dishonored them more than restructured to benefit greater numbers of stu- lhan they did at the inception of our nation, yet we can repair We can't live in the past, but we dents Hven the academic requirements for our generation is losing touch with its meaning can live to make the past worthwhile ica facing value-based, not education, crisis We feel like a mosquito on the bulging biceps ofUAB But we have a gaggle of mosquito lawyer friends, the power ofthe pen and wide open edito-rial spaces. Kven mosquitoes can pinch sometimes We hope that a benevolent administrator sitting slightly above the seat of the university counsel may nod inour direction and send some papers our way filed and won an identical suit last year Our point is this: we made a respon sible and reasonable request for infor-mation which willbe of interest to stu-dents and UABin general Our job is to search out and report such information We feel our request should be honored in an open, honest and timely manner Other administrative groups on campus treat us in this manner The University Office ofCounsel should be no differ However, it has been four months It does not seem reasonable to believe that a person capable of running ihe entire legal operation for UAB lacks the organizational capacity to handle our request. LLither the counselor finds us too insignificant to bother with, or We realize that our request inconve nieices a legal staff busy withpressing cases and issues. We realize that the information, published, may be awk ward for the University We realize what a small mark we are on the prior ity list. ed, but ilnever materialized on the phone We called Media Relations, whose purpose in life is toigjeract with the press in these sit uations, and asked for assistance We spoke to Leonard, the person in charge of legal services at UABand to whom the request was directed, twice. She said the information would be provid-at abortion clinics. Witt captures both sides of the abortion issue by including quotes from David Gunn Jr and Terry Crcnsemcr, who represent opposing viewpoints concerning the morality of abortion. The arti-cle illustrates that no room for compromise presently exists between the two factions. Witt's article includes a warning from Martin I.uther King Jr. Itis as applicable today as it was during the civil rights movement. "If you make peaceful protest impossible, you make violent protest inevitable." Let all respon-sible citizens take this warning to heart. Nichols D. Stanley responsible for violence is an example of a reporter trying to get it right. In her article Slaying! show the divi siveness of abortion fight which appeared in the Friday Jan. 6, 1995 issue, Witt gives a pretty fair accounting of the crux of the debate over who is damaged II is crucial lor the American public lo demand lhal (hose reporting Ihe news avoid let ling personal biases seep into Ihe coverage of this debate Rather, news gatherers must court the tnilh, striving lor factual, balanced report ing — not selectively reporting information lo suit a hidden agenda Rdilors are the gate keep ers lo Ihe media How They can chop a story to serve Iheir own purposes and/or Ihc known agenda of their bosses. They must not yield to the temptation lo put job security above a clear ethical reporting of Ihe news Finally, readers must make those in the news business aware thai we can see through media mind mampula tion (echnic|ues and demand a fair reporting The Birmingham Post Herald's Elaine Win Itis past lime for this liberal bias in(he news media to slop, lesi liberty lor all be irreparably we have known it which publishers and editors determine whal news is to be reported The news media have a long history ol leaning in .support of the liberal elitist goal ol destabilizing American society as Arc there others out there who arc annoyed by the reverence the news media lavishes upon (he rhetoric ofahortion advocates as they attack tundamcntal American rights of peaceful assembly and uncensured speech' 1 get the feeling the news media and the abortionists would gladly sacrifice the Billof Rights if it meant public opposition to abortion could be quashed. Do these groups really want to nullify the entire Billof Rights? Already, abortion activists have succeeded in persuading the legal system to deny their opponents the right of peaceful assembly No serious protests from the media moguls fol-lowed. It now appears the abortionists are going after the right to free speech as well, the free speech of those who challenge the morali-ty of the act of aborting a baby as a form of retro birth control A great deal of responsibili ty for the outcome ofthis conflict rests upon the shoulders of media big wheels, such as CNN's Ted Turner, Associated Press CF.O Louis D Boccardi and CBS's I.A Tish These powerful men dictate corporate philosophy, through Liberal news media presenting issues with bias ¦ What do we have to do? Chain ourselves TO THE Administration Building? Stage a demonstration? is located al the court-house for public inspec-tion What is difficult to obtain, though, is the amount of(he settlements reached out of court, for which there is no public record Because UABis a public institution, our lawyers assure us we are entitled to this informa been provided We wrote a letter asking for the information. We called and spoke to people Specifically, we asked for the dollar amount and nature of every lawsuit set-tled against UAB (in and out of court) over $25,000 in the last three years The information has not On September 20, Kaleidoscope she wishes (o delay a response until the requested information from Ina editors change (again) and the request I^onard, university counsel, about set- evaporates dements reached by UAB Much of the information University Counsel fails to respond to student request EATME.' rHlSlS J BRANDNegtirtRXj' News Tip? 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( uuieub 0 \<m, UABBeard of Sunk*hibbcacuu. legal sales get into criminal hands. Jim Senyszyn Highland Park, N.J Gary Sudborough Uelltlowoi Calif Junm Jon*al 300 Lee Uriva Birmingham, AL00000 909-5454 dnW-SMnUhll 1. Make sure the nominee's lullname, address, and day &night phone numbers are included on your nomination. 2. List the category (student, (acuity, administra-tion/ staff, or community) tor which the person is being nominated. 3. Write a bnel (one page or less) explanation of how the person meets the above qualifications. 4. Include your name, address, and day &night phone number. NOMINATIONPROCESS OUTSTANDING WOMANUABSTUDENT OUTSTANDINGWOMANUABFACULTYMEMBER OUTSTANDING WOMANUABADMINISTRATOR/STAFF MEMBER OUTSTANDING WOMANINTHE COMMUNITY If so.Please nominate her for one of the following awards (You can make more than one nomination.) * Made it easier for other women to achieve? * Took a courageous stance? * Provided significant service to women? * Overcame adversity to achieve their goal? Do you know a woman who has done one or more of the following NOMINATIONS REQUEST FOR OUTSTANDING WOMEN Tommy Lee Jones portrays legendary baseball great Ty Cobb in the new Warner Bros, movie "Cobb." Students at this Vermont college are stillin shock over a party sponsored by a fraternity on campus. Sadly, the frater-nity willnever have a party again. Delta Kappa Epsilon is a fraternity. That is the prolem. The Vermont Superior Court banished all single sex organizations from universities in Vermont. It is reported that the university administration has been so insistant on trying to dismantle the fraternity, they have been tapping phone lines and spying to find members. Source: U.Magazine MlDDLEBURY COLLEGE 57 students took the MCATtest for admission into medical school only to find out that the ACT company lost their tests. Students were given three choices. They could get a refund, they could retake the tests, or they could have the answers cir-cled in their exam booklets count for their score. Three took a refund, 37 retook the exam and 17 students used their exam booklets to count for their score. University of California - Davis Academy Award-winner Tommy Lee Jones stars as base ball legend Ty Cobb. Wuh his-toric Rick wood Field serving as an authentic backdrop for the movie, Alabamians by the thou-sands flocked to last year's film-ing as aspiring actors for once-in- a-lifetime opportunity While most people were extras, there were some locals casted for notable roles including several UAB students and faculty Associate Athletics Director Joe Davidson was among the group, cast as the second baseman for his team. While the movie was being begin with a reception at 7 p.m., a video presentation of the Rickwood master- plan at 7:45 and the Cobh movie premier at cost 5 per person or $25 per couple will ¦ tnree-year restora-tion goal in almost two months," Matthews said. "As the oldest ballpark in the world, it remains a legacy to Birmingham and the sport of baseball." A true landmark of the city. Rick wood field has been touched by many of the greatest players the game as seen. Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and "Dizzy" Dean at one time roamed the dugouts of this historical field. Many Birminghamians remember the heroics of Satchel Paige, Piper Davis, Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron during their stay at Birmingham. One of the greatest stories is of a young black man, still in high school in Fairfield, playing hooky from school to lead the Birmingham Black Barons to the 1948 All-Negro American League Championship. His name was Willie Mays. For those who wish to take a trip to ion of our Student John Marshall has started selling personalized greeting cards to other students that are not for an occasion, but for certain situations. Top sellers seem tobe "Stop calling me," "I'mhorny, come visit," and "Not interested." The idea came froma female who Marshall sent one of his cards to in the hopes of winning her back. It didn't work, but he has named his company after her. Indiana University of Pennsylvania DAVF. GRIFFIN Staff Wrttfr Associate athletics director Joe Davidson among cast members for 'Cobb' DAVFGRIFFIN filmed in March, Davidson liked Writfr his stint as an actor. "There's a lot of standing around and wait- The glitz and glamour of ing," he said. Hollywood will soon fall upon Coke Matthews III, Friends the city of Birmingham Ron of Rickwood chairman, was Shelton's "Cobb," a biographi- ecstatic when film director Ron cal epic of baseball's most cele- Shelton contacted him concern-brated and yet, most despised ing the selection of Rickwood player, willpremier in Alabama Field as a major site forthe film. on Jan. 19 at the Cobb Galleria "The enthusiasm and awareness 10 Cinema, with proceeds benc- created by 'Cobb' being filmed fitino thi- rpctnratinn nf at Rickwood helned us reach a UABpremiers in 'Cobb' an era when baseball was still America's national pastime for-ever cherished in the hearts an memories of young and old, this even should not be missed. ining me rcsmraiion 01 cii imihwikhj ncij Rickwood Field, (America's significant por-nldest ballpark) Z^3i^^^^ The benefit premiere^^^^^^^^ which will i ' " i One Idaho student is hoping that a fullmoon willmake him a millionaire.Howis he going todo this, you ask? He fell 3 stories fromhis dorm window while he was mooning some friends. Of course, the next step that he took was to sue the university for $940,000 in claims saying that the university and its employees were at fault. And some people say that college is no fun. University of Idaho iCOPE ON OTHER Scope C 41 KALEIDOSCOPE OLLEGE M JIl< Fj January 17, 1995 Greek Officers are Elected to lead Interfraternity Council and panhellenic council SEE PAGE 5. This Week classify this as an addiction. Ishuffled to the counter, too stuffed to pick up anything else. 1 laid my items to pur-chase on the counter as 1 watched my arms, suddenly free, add a flashlight, candy bar and two books to the pile. The books Ineeded. Ijust fin-ished an adventure book about the British navy by Patrick O' Bryan, excellent. Sea salt fresh in my mind, 1 grabbed The Sea Wolf by Jack London, and since they were two for $1, a Sherlock Holmes. Hie total was $28.21. Not bad. IfIget out for less than $40, us a victory Ipaid 35 cents foraCoke, not because 1 was thinty, but just that it was such a good deal. My neigh-bor summed up the situation. She said, "IfIcan't buy it at Wai Mart, 1 dont need it" The converse is not true, though. Just because you buy it, doesn't mean you need it. ed by mypurchases. Ifinally picked up the cur-tain, $2.50. 1have to stick it in my mouth to carry it.DoIgo back the wayIcame? No. By now 1 am immersed in a vor-tex of consumer glee from which Icannot escape. Technically, psychologists and moved down the aisle. Iused to compare prices, until one dayIfound myself calculating the price per sheel of toilet paper in the grocery store. One of those moments when my engineering side slipped out in public. I thought, "Mike, simplify your life.Buy three brands of toilet paper and you'll know one of them was the cheapest." So that's what I've been doing ever since. But even Ican look at eight rolls of toilet paper at the Mart for $ 1.47 and recog-nize a good deal. Toothpaste, razors, deodor-ant — allstuffIhave at home, all very cheap. Ihave strayed from the direct path to the shower curtains, lured like Hansel and Grettle by little shopping treats, each one just a little further from the path. Envelopes, pens, big orange candy peanuts Iused to get at the circus. Ifeel the manic purchasing wave swelling above my head, threatening to wash away two weeks pay, and still Imove toward the back, ifa littleslower, weight-thing at a time, Ifigure. Iheaded to the back of the store, keeping my head down and my eyes on the floor. I bumped into a palate ofsham-poo inthe middle of the isle. It meets my two main require-ments for shampoo — it's not pink and it doesn't smell like any ofmy oldgirlfriends. I've even seen a national TVad for it,so Isuspect it has been thor-oughly tested on rabbits and won't give me cancer. IT'S 80 CENTS. Howcan you not buy shampoo for 80 cents? Do I need it? No. WillIever use it? Ishoved it in my coat pocket It started as an innocent thought on the way home from the library. "I need a new shower curtain," said the inno-cent thought. Need was a kind verb to use. Intruth, the show-er curtain, covered with green and black fungi the size of mushrooms, was no longer flexible.To get into the show-er, Ihad to lay flat on the edge of the tub and roll under the curtain. This maneuver carried the unfortunate side effect of fullbody skin contact with the bottom of the tub, but one Co-sponsored by UA8 Women's Center and UAB Women's Studies A reception for the honorees willbe on Thursday, March 30 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. inUABArena, Green and Gold Room. UABWomen's Center 1400 University Blvd Room 460-D Birmingham. AL35294-1150 ominations are due by Fit, Feb. 20, 1995. Mailor bring to EXAMPLE Jan* Doe Jan* Do* 100 UAB Drive Birmingham, AL35294 555-0000 day 555-1111ni9M Outstanding Woman UABStudent THE SMARTEST COLLEGE COURSE YOU CAM TAIL ARMYROTC LIIflUULIinvlfiiwuntnvu-uwiwiw. Your Uncle Sam Every year Army fees They even pay a Oat rate for text ROTC awards scholarships to hundreds books and supplies Youcan >boraa»ve of talented students If you qualify, .rtTHBfc «> aUowance of up to $1000 each Lament based scholarships can fgfjschool year the scholarship is in hSTyo^p-y .union «*ieducational £JH| effect Fuxi out today U you qu-lUy RESERVE OP riciii' tiiiiIMG C 0 ¦ P S have a more positive attitude." Interfraternity Council presi-dent Chris Paschenko agrees with Gaylor Paschenko said. Incoming officers for UAB's IFC and PHC want to change the image of Greek life on cam-pus. Panhellenic president Jami Gaylor said, "I would like the campus to realize that sororities are not just partiers or drinkers; They get involved and they vol inteer. It's not what you see on TV with movies like Animal House. I'd like to see everyone \MHXAHOLST Staff Writer "'Being Greek means a little more than beer and parlies. It means a common bond that's more than friendship it's a funu-ly," he said. "In all. it means being able to help your fellow brother." Gina Willis said, "Just seeing them grow together as a Greek system and become the best leaders, the best people they can, and to inspire that inothers is my goal." When asked about her goals for the upcoming year Gaylor replied, "I'd like to see the six sororities gel together more often We willbe doing more Greek Leadership wants better image on campus work in the community." Her plans include a newslet-ter, a self defense seminar for Greeks and she'd like to see Rush get bigger and the sorori-ties stronger, have them be more active in the community and school Chris Paschenko president of the Interfraternity council also includes Rush in his goals for the year. He said, "Rush is essential to the Greek system, he said. "I'd like to further the Greek system in a way that will be beneficial to all fraternities." If you want information on Greek life,call 934-8225. \ JV$TUI<Z5(M£ THC&Kf66, HB16- a AC&6CWK' Acoummumi / HWJ HMNb) believed that this community service helped her con^Herably because the administration places a great deal of importance Arnold White House intern. Arnold begins her internship thiS Week and willbe working full-time in the first lady's office. "That was my first choice," she said. Because Arnold said Hillary Clinton is a successful lawyer, she thinks Clinton willserve as a mentor to her. "I'm excited to be going to Washington. The atmosphere is motivating because that's were UAB student Kristen Arnold's determination to help women has helped her become a everything happens," said Arnold. She also believes the internship willhelp her career because of the contacts she will have made. The 22-year-old student learned of the White House internship last year when she and four other UAB students attended the Center forthe Study of the Presidency Symposium in Washington DC. To apply Arnold had to write an essay and compile a resume. "My teacher, Wendy Gunthcr Canada really helped me a lot," she said. Arnold, who volunteers with several community programs. in service activities. She has been volunteering at the Rape Crisis Center since April 1993 and at the Family Violence Center since October Arnold recently began working with the Humane Society, as well. According to Arnold, the experiences she has had at the Rape Crisis Center and the Family Violence Center have strengthened her desire to become a lawyer and help women. She said the reactions of police officers, doctors and nurs-es to rape victims shows diffi-culties battered women face. ANGEIAGATES Stafi Wncnn Student Arnold, a psychology major After graduation she plans to minoring in political science and attend law school. Arnold hopes women studies, willbe returning to work inthe district attorney's spring quarter to complete her office and represent battered undergraduate work. women to work withHillary Clinton at 'the House' January 17, 1995 College Life KAi.EirxKSCorv For details, visit 1045 9th Av«nu*South 01call 994-7215 IdVCIi ol Ulhough tuilgc lIumiuiniciIl cCoOInI uiues there expemnentalior nth feedback ami ditteienl e ait- some piobl tulihiy ht> we Ihe bcsi son ! 6 Put your picture on your credit card. A ( itibank Photocard is tough for anyone else I'homp away in each song As usual Fudge runnel uses thu-e Jittereni modes [hroughoul :he various Hacks, loud, loud wear inp Keep your wallet in your front pocket. uses am *v\ one is lull ol anger and > s11111> which is highlighted 1 Ihe aggressive slyle Fudge i a 'Diets, each irai : d Mark up every space on checks. i d Label your spare-change jar "beetle farm." Ihen, put your beetle f,um in ,1 i,ir Libeled i ren to bed. because Fudge unnel is back with [heir new Ibiim, "The Complicated ulililv ot Ignorance." From nilmil IMe tire. Iall in t tit )gs Put the women ami chil stkvi-nmulij:i\ I d Staff Wr/iij* HANDS OFF YOUR MONEY. HOW KEEP PEOPLE Blazer Bits UESDAY Last Day lo regis-ter forclasses without paying all those irritating Blazcn vis.*Memphis Arena 4 p.m. Free withI.D. . ' ATURDAY urvival Guide for the Week You can get involved! Spnngfesl com mtllfc i*. seeking mrmhors Meetings willhegin inFebruary ('.ill(M4H?2S for Ifyou have ¦ high GPA, established record (ifcommunity involvement and an inlcntion to attend graduate school for a career inpublic service, you may qualify for the Truman Scholarship that gives you money for your last year at 1MB and some graduate school For more informs (ion. contact Dr Ada Long at 934-3228 Having a voice on campus is one of the most im|wir1ant activities you can do The IAB Prr-Law Society is here In help you Ifyou have even a minute interest in the exciting Held of law. you can still |oin The next meeting will be Tuesday Jan 24 at 8 pm in the Criminal Justice Ruilding For more information, call <m WW I'ii-llcnlth Honor Society will men (•a (.rwk! Ifyou wanl to engage in phil anthropic. leadership and social activities and make friends that willlast a lifetime, consider going Greek For information ™11ABs fraternities and somrities. call the Creek Affairs Office at QVt 8225 Tues J«n. 17. S p m . Campbell Hall 101 l> Adam Gordon from the School nf Oplometry will he the speaker Biology (1uh and Phi Sigma Honor Society present "A Day in the Life of .1 Deep Sen Biologist " l)r Ray Ice will speak Tursrlay. Jan. 24 al H p m in r.imprvllMall ?74 If you want to know morp about African- Amrriran culture, ihr Hl.ick Studfnl Awarrnrss (Ommittce is thr organization you arc looking for1 Meetings arf held in IIIIf" 410 rvc-rv other Fridays at h 10 p m (all914 R22S if you want more information Join the leadership Team in help plan our annual retreat Meetings arc alternate Tuesdays beginning Jan. 17. Meeting arc held in HI\C 1 2liat I 10 p m Interested but can! attend'' Call for more information Meetings Events What's aBlaze Kaleidoscope College Life January 17, 1995 6 1 tic album 5 good pouilb uul number Us bad ponKb though 1 tic music is very aggresMvc uiid loud wiihoul being annoying flCklll In disllllgu on the .i JCglll Id souilC experiment with anything else After a while, the song^ nime, ihcy do iu>( HUC Great Hall 7 p.m. Jan Harold Brunvand TOPIC Hooked on Urban Legends. SPEAKEH Jan. 26, 1995 DATE TIME s pagt 1 PDD® Products are now available at the Bookstore. f9 see REVENGE, page 10 probably is positive lor UAH Alhkikx Dm.-i.toi .nul head basketball coach Gene Barlow said, " Ithink what happened in San Diego at the convention Athlete Welfare" Week According to UAH officials things went well.it thf conven |OI VIA'M/VSIlJt Si mi Wnrirn Assistant Athletics Director C'alh Theisen Sanders said that "The freshman eligibility did Ithink was a mistake " This means that even it a Prop 4K student athlete does well academically thev still lose a year of eligibility Id the student-athlete. According to Barlow, "They did not pass to give them the fourth year though it they're lining wellacademically which Although (hero were some beneficial rules passed at the convention there were also some rules thai tailed that would have been advantageous UABhad won ihe game. harly in (he game, things did not look so good for UAB. Junior Shannon Smith was injured three minutes into the game and taken off the court by a team oi UAB trainers after With len seconds left, Hnka Cosby hit a baseline jumper which put UAB ahead for good When SMU's guard Patricia Nash missed the next basket. The first time the two teams met this season, UAB fell to Southern Miss in the first loss of the season. The championship game of the Lady Eagles Classic matched UAB and SMU, with SMU beating the Blazers by 40 points. Wednesday night was a true revenge match. boat the Lady Kagles 85-84 The Lady Blazer basketball lean) settled the score against then 23rd-ranked Southern Mississippi Wednesday, as they FJVULY HOIHII Staff Writfj* crashing into the backboard sup-port. It is not immediately known the extent of Smith's injury. The Blazers used the loss of Smith as a motivation, and stepped up the level of play. "We definitely had to change our game because of Shannon We wanted to win it for her," UABofficials applaud moves at NCAAmeeting UAB guard Leonard Bush (15) scores two of his game-high 17 points against Dayton. WFNDYGARr The UAB Blazers dropped a 17-0 run and never looked their second consecutive GMC back. road game to Marquette The Blazers struggled from Sunday night. the floor, shooting just 29 per- The Blazers performance cent on field-goal attempts, mirrored their previous GMC "When you shoot bad you road contest and the scores look bad," said head basketball were almost the same (77-54 coach Gene Bartow. "It's not against Marquette and 81-56 real pretty, you've just got to last week at Saint Louis). keep trying." UABhung with the Golden The Blazers committed 22 Eagles early in the first half, turnovers on the night. The score was 14-12 in the early going when MUwent on -Marcus Nelson UAB road woes continue 56 victory said. " We passed (he hall well, we only had five turnovers, and we rebounded well." The second half turned out to be |tist the opposite of the first for the Blazers A stingy Dayton defense forced nine UAB turnovers and the flyers cut the lead to IIwith 3:23 left to play The Blazers proved to be to tough down the stretch as they finished with an impressive 73- After the game, Bartow praised the effort of freshman point guard Cednc Dixon Ithought Cednc gave us a lot of leadership at the point guard position. "He played extremely well, especially in the first half, and even in the second half he demonstrated leadership." Bartow said 12 points Blazers Dixon, making his first start, credited the Blazers' tough defense for the win. " Ithink we played the best defense we've played all year, we hustled to the ball"and just took it to them" We need to maintain the intensity on defense that we showed in the first half Tough defense seems to spark the offense," Dixon said Dabney's 3 help Lady get sweet on a 42- 11 run (o go up 44-1 9. Rartow seemed pleased as he discussed the teams first half play "It was clearly the best 16 or 17 minutes we have put together this year. " Bartow said The Blazers played harassing defense, crashed the boards and played almost turnover free bas-ketball as they finished the half Then UAB head coach Gene Bartow went to his bench and inserted Leonard Bush, normally the Blazers starting point guard, into the lineup to compliment point guard Cedric Dixon and swingman Chad Jones. What followed was a display of basketball that has gone unseen so far this basketball sea-son by Blazer fans. deja-vu all over again defeat When Dayton freshman Rodney Horton connected on two long range bombs giving the Flyers an 8-2 lead it was like For the first two minutes of UAB's conference home opener it looked as ifthe result would be similar to the UAB-St Louis game a week earlier a lopsided MIKEMcNAMEF Staff Wnrnn revenge !Blazers enter conference play with a bang Sports UABhead football coach Watson Brown is busy preparing for recruiting of players and coaches Health Sciences Bookstore |^ M 528 20th Street South ¦fl L Birmingham AL 35294-2181 V 2U.V934-6937 or 205-934-6951 205-975-7560 Fax and Prescription Drugs™ PDR® Family Guide to Prescription Drugs® (some titles available on CI>ROM or diskette) 1995 PDR for Ophthalmology® PDR® Family Guide to Women's Health 1995 PDR Guide to Drug Interactions, Side Effects, Indications™ (due late 1/95) 1995 Ph sicians' Desk Reference® SI'ONSOK Lecture Series PI.ACK Brown staff taking shape to ask "What is best for UAB?" The UAB community owes it to Bartow to honor whatever his decision is. Most will give Bartow the respect that he's due. However there are apparently a In a matter such as this,there is only one man that should decide what course of action Barlow should take and that is Bartow himself. Some critics have gone as far head basketball coach Gene Bartow. Several of Birmingham's sports authorities, columnists and talk-show hosts have said that Bartow could better serve UAB if he resigned his post as either as AD or basketball "The game has passed himby." Hogwash. Barlow has been coaching basketball since the early sixties. Before the dunk, freshman eligibility, the three-point shot, the shot clocks or trash-talking existed. Barlow has seen the game change more times than Birmingham has had professional football teams. For Bartow to be 9-8 with this years team should merit him a few ""Coach of the Year" votes. Bartow has coached one of the most inexperienced teams in the country to a .500 record. IfBartow wants to coach for ten more years that should be his decision and no one else. As for running the athletic department, let's look at what has gone on recently to suggest that Bartow can't run this pro-gram on a high enough level for his critics. In the last year the athletic department has won the all-sports trophy, announced the move of UAB football to Division I-A level and hired Watson Brown as UAB's foot-ball coach. If Brown's reputation and arrival. It is well known that when Bartow arrived 1977 there was not an athletic department to speak of. Eighteen years later, at UAB every bounce of the ball, every swing of the bat and every bone-crushing tackle is a direst result of the effort that Bartow has put to make UAB athletics what it is today. To some that's not enough. Athletics is not important to them. These naive peopke should open their eyes. Athletics has put UABinthe public eye as much as anything this University has done. Perhaps UABpresident J. Claude Bennett said it best when he said that the amount of pub-licity that UAB would generate with a three-hour football game would be more than they could get from any campaign designed by Madison Avenue firm. When it comes to coaching Bartow has few peers, even as his team this year has struggled. One hears that old refrain few critics out there who have forgotten what he has done for UAB and Birmingham since his to the big-time. Or perhaps this where the root of the discussion lies. There are many people in Birmingham who never wanted to see UAB reach the big-time. In anything. It is easy to control some facets of this University through the proper channels such as keeping UAB alums of the Board of Trustees, but people who don't want to see UAB suc-ceed have been unable to control the direction and aspirations of Bartow. Many have waited forBartow to struggle and then to force him out. That is an easy position to take, but in order to serve UAB the best Bartow should have the final say. es.) To suggest that Bartow should resign as AD. just before UAB moves up to Division I-A in 1996 wouldbe a slap in the face to the man that was most insttu-mental in bringing UAB football name aren't bigenough then take this littlequiz: Quick,name the new football coach at Louisville, Memphis or Vanderbilt. (Talk about bungled coaching search- There has been a consider-a b I e amount of discussion lately con-cerning the future of UAB ath-letics direc-tor and Bar-tow's decision should be his and his only KALEIDOSCOPE Sports JANUARY17, 1995 coach for the Blazers. Henry has been an assistant at Southern Mississippi, Southern Methodist, Tennessee, Mississippi and most recently at Northwestern Louisiana. Friday, Brown named former University of Alabama tight end George Pugh receivers coach for the Blazers. Pugh has been an assistant at Tennessee-Chattanooga, New Mexico, Pittsburgh, Texas A&M,head coach at Alabama A&M and most recently the offensive coordinator at Luverne High School. -Joey [^Master coach Watson Brown. On Thursday Brown named Robert Henry as assistant head Last week two new Blazer football coaches were added to the staff by UAB head football GESPASS &IZZI Attorneys 3600 Clairmont Avenue Phone: (205) 323-5966 Birmingham, Alabama 35222 Fax: (205) 323-5962 (205) 323-5966 IMMIGRATIONASSISTANCE (GREEN CARD LOTTERY) Permanent resident visas willbe granted by lottery to 55,000 eligible immigrants (spouses and children under 21 included) who apply during the month of February. Applying for the lottery will not affect any other visa application an immigrant has pending or intends to file. Our office willprovide information regarding the lottery any assistance in filing the application. For this assistance, you must contact us no later than February 20, 1995. We provide legal assistance in all immigration matters and other legal problems. 'No representation ismade that the quality of the legal services lo be performed Is greater that the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers ." title,"said Tiffinabout the qual- hand them their thirdIomof the ifyingmarie. Although the women's show-ingas a team was strong enough to take home the championship, individual performances were also better than usual for the beginning of the season. Among those withstrong per-formances was Alecia Robertson. Robertson, a shot-putter from Tuscaloosa, won her event with a throw of almost 35 feet, beat-ing the competition by four feet "This was my first college meet ever. Iwasn't sure what it was like,Iwas looking for more girls," freshman Alecia Robertson said of her perfor-mance. 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