Cason Kirby inaugurated as SGA president
Crimson White – April 2
R.B. Walker passed the reigns of SGA president to his successor Cason Kirby with a handshake and a smile Tuesday afternoon at the Gorgas House. After a few quick remarks by Walker, the new executive officers were sworn in before Kirby made his first speech as SGA president…UA President Robert Witt said Walker’s term has been one of the best he’s seen. “I think the best way I can answer that question is this is my 40th year in higher education, and I have never worked with a more dedicated or effective SGA president in 40 years,” he said…
Program brings Goldwater, Minge to campus
Crimson White – April 2
…Barry M. Goldwater Jr. and David R. Minge spoke to students in Bidgood Hall about their personal experiences before, during and after their tenures in Congress, as part of Congress to Campus, a nationwide initiative designed to attract students to public service and leadership. The program, which began in 1996, sends pairs of former members of Congress to universities across the United States to share their experiences and pique students’ interest in public service. This was the first time the program came to the University, and the first time both former congressmen had been to Alabama. The program was sponsored by the Honors College, the political science department and the Blackburn Institute…
Former professor returns for lecture
Crimson White – April 2
Rev. Dorsey Odell Blake, one of the first black men to serve as a UA faculty member and the first chairman of the department of African-American studies, will be the guest speaker for the 2008 Rose Gladney Lecture for Justice and Social Change. He will give a lecture tonight at 7:30 p.m., titled “40 Years after Dr. King: Wilderness or Promised Land?”
Scale Back drives 207,000-pound weight loss
Tuscaloosa News – April 2
…At the University of Alabama, employees who lost a total of 5 pounds per team were eligible for $200. About 82 teams of four lost a total of 1,596 pounds, said Sarah Bruner, an intern in health care management. “It was absolutely a success,” Bruner said. “We had an average of five pounds weight loss per person, which was our goal.”…