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View full sizeA sign and national championship. indicating that the area Alabama journalism student around Bryant-Denny Stadium Laura Monroe from Muscle on the University of Alabama Shoals snapped a photograph campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, of Paul Bryant's statue for a is under surveillance is class project. The 19-year- shown in this Wednesday night, old sophomore said she had Feb. 16, 2011, photo. A spoken with some friends at university spokeswoman said Auburn to express sympathy. the signs were not placed on "One of my friends is the campus in response to the actually a horticulture major poisoning of oak trees at there," Monroe said. "He said Auburn's Toomer's Corner. A their projects are all about man who identified himself as the trees. They're pretty an Alabama fan took credit positive they're dead, and for the act of vandalism, they are all very upset about spurring fears of reprisals it. It's a terrible thing, to iconic University of but he knows we weren't all Alabama spots. TUSCALOOSA, behind it, obviously. I know Alabama -- A University of a lot of people are saying Alabama official distanced they're embarrassed to be an the school Thursday from the Alabama fan right now. I'm man accused of poisoning the not embarrassed to be at this trees at Auburn's Toomer's university. I don't think it Corner. Harvey Almorn Updyke, reflects on me and this the man charged with criminal campus. It's sad that mischief, has identified somebody would do that." himself as an Alabama Alabama students Burne Terry supporter. and Jonathan Brayman looked "The University of Alabama is down at the grass in front of glad that the individual the Bryant statue where responsible for damaging the someone spread rye seed, trees will be held which sprouted to read "28-27. accountable," wrote Alabama " Auburn defeated Alabama 28- spokesperson Deborah Lane in 27 in November. an e-mail. "The individual "My first thought was it was who was arrested has never kind of pathetic," Brayman attended the University of said of the planted grass. Alabama and has never been a "Alabama has a stronger season ticket-holder. He is history of championships and not affiliated with the success. To put that on there university in any way." is kind of childish, I think. No other university officials I think Auburn had it coming were made available for to them. If you go and do interviews. that and you be disrespectful, The past 24 hours have been of course someone's going to uneventful at iconic campus do something back."
spots such as Denny Chimes View full sizeA surveillance and Bryant-Denny Stadium. At camera stands guard outside Birmingham's Elmwood Cemetery, Bryant-Denny Stadium on the general manager Phyllis campus of the University of Pesseackey said there had Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. A been no attempt at vandalism university spokeswoman said of Paul "Bear" Bryant's grave. the cameras were already in She said that the cemetery place before news of the has security officers who poison attack on Auburn patrol on a regular basis and University's famed Toomer's those officers may patrol a Corner trees, though some little more frequently in people on campus didn't reaction to the Auburn remember them and noted that incident. they appeared to be portable. Lane said security around Terry and Brayman, both 21, campus landmarks is not new agreed the rivalry on the and neither are surveillance football field is healthy, signs. Some red signs planted and there's little university in various spots in front of officials can do to curb the Bryant-Denny Stadium read, acts of fans. "THIS AREA UNDER VIDEO They also expressed concerns SURVEILLANCE." that these attacks could A portable video camera spiral out of control. raised at least 20 feet on a "I was hoping it had nothing mechanical arm was aimed to do with an Alabama fan," toward statues of Alabama's Terry said. "Of course, now iconic football coaches. A it's tied back to our rivalry. university police car was I don't think it's fair to parked near the stadium completely associate him with Wednesday night with solid the entire fan base of the blue lights illuminated. A University of Alabama. His female officer said police actions do not speak for all routinely park at various of us. Both fan bases have a spots around campus to do fair share of their guys that daily reports. The police car take the rivalry way too was gone by Thursday seriously. As a result, afternoon, but the camera incidents like Toomer's remained. Corner and this rye grass in Several television stations the middle of winter occur. I sent news crews and conducted don't agree with it or interviews of people passing condone it. I just hope it through. comes to an end fast or else
View full sizeA photo taken it will be a civil war." Feb. 17, 2011, shows where ____ someone used winter growth Kent Faulk of The Birmingham rye grass seed to write 28-27 News contributed to this outside Bryant-Denny Stadium report. on the campus of the Inappropriate post? Alert us. University of Alabama in Related topics:Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. It is football, Bryant-Denny believe on campus that an Stadium, Deborah Lane, Denny Auburn University supporter Chimes, Harvey Updyke, used the rye grass to write Toomer's Corner the score of the Iron Bowl
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