Witt gets down to business in chamber of commerce role
Tuscaloosa News – Jan. 5
With the start of the new year, University of Alabama President Robert Witt becomes only the second sitting UA president to serve as chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of West of Alabama…
How super a Tuesday?
Tuscaloosa News – Jan 5
…David Lanoue, chairman of the political science department at the University of Alabama, said Alabama will be a minor character in light of the other primaries. “We got bigfooted when California and other states joined,” Lanoue said. But Alabama may still play a role in the scramble for delegates. If a candidate needs to win a state or two to continue to be viable, Alabama could be one of those, Lanoue said. “If Mike Huckabee doesn’t think he can win coastal states, this will be one of the states he is going to look to,” he said…
Florence Times-Daily – Jan. 6
State unemployment not cause for concern
Montgomery Advertiser — Jan. 6
…Sam Addy, director of the University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research, said the 5 percent national number is still within what economists call full employment.
He said that is a level at which jobs and job seekers are balanced. It is a number that allows employers to fill job openings while also allowing most people who want work to have it…
Carmakers confident
Mobile Register – Jan. 6
…James Cashman, a professor of management at the University of Alabama, said the foreign automakers in Alabama will be better positioned to weather storms than Detroit’s Big Three — GM, Ford and Chrysler — which have seen their sales consistently head down over the past decade or so. “But no matter who you are, you’re going to have to hold on tight for maybe the next several years,” Cashman said…
Some rely on creativity to stick to fitness resolutions
Tuscaloosa News – Jan 5
…“So the trend is, instead of adding another piece to your pie, don’t,” said (Rebecca) Kelly, who, as the director of health promotion and wellness at the University of Alabama, tries to identify infrastructure and programs to support healthy living for faculty and staff. “Don’t add more to your life, but try and find a way to exercise within the parameters of what you are doing.”…
Museum explores enduring legend of Alabama football
Memphis (Tenn.) Commercial-Appeal – Jan. 6
…The Bryant museum, on the east side of the University of Alabama campus, isn’t just about the Bear. It tells the whole history of Alabama football. Battered leather helmets, old jerseys, a lumpy ball from the 1894 Auburn game (Bama won, 18-0) fill cases alongside scores of trophies. (According to the museum, Alabama has won more games in the past 65 years than any other college football team. It lists 12 national championships, including six during Bryant’s 25-year reign.) The Saturday I was there, a flat-screen TV showed highlights from the previous week’s game…
Clemson opener set for Atlanta
Birmingham News – Jan. 5
…Crimson Tide struck a deal to open the season against Clemson on Aug. 30 in the Georgia Dome at 7 p.m. The game will be televised by either ABC or ESPN. The much-anticipated game finally became official Friday after more than a year of negotiations…
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