The Star wins 12 APA awards
Anniston Star – June 5
…In the Best Special Section category, Star staffers and members of the 2006-07 University of Alabama Community Journalism Masters program in Anniston placed third for Old Guard/New Battle, a series examining the role of the Alabama National Guard in a post-9/11 world…
Prosecutors end Siegelman, Scrushy sentence appeal
The Associated Press National Wire – June 5 (More than 500 media outlets nationwide)
…University of Alabama political scientist Bill Stewart, who has followed the case closely, said he believes prosecutors want to concentrate now on defending the convictions and that appealing the sentence might “muddy the waters.”…
School bus safety discussed at conference
WTVM.com – June 5
…The seat belt proposal is still in the idea phase for Alabama at this time. “With a period of two to three years, we’ll get that data and as a nation we’ll be able to make that decision. Will seat belts actually help? And is there enough help for all the extra we’ll have to pay for it?” explains Daniel S. Turner, the Director of the University Transportation Center for Alabama at the University of Alabama…
Nelle Harper Lee’s pluck led to her Pulitzer book
YahooFinanceCanada.com – June 5
…”An indication of the novel’s impact on its readers is found in a ‘Survey of Lifetime Reading Habits’ conducted by the Book-of-the-Month Club and the Library of Congress’ Center for the Book in 1991,” said Claudia Durst Johnson, professor of English at the University of Alabama and author of “Understanding ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.'” “Using 5,000 respondents, the researchers found that one of the three books ‘most often cited as making a difference’ in people’s lives was Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ It was second only to the Bible.”…
Plan can solve buffet quandary
Tuscaloosa News – June 5
For help with the buffet quandary, I turned to my friend, Suzanne, whom I initially met in the newspaper business, but who is now an assistant professor in the Department of Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management at the University of Alabama, as well as director of the Coordinated Program in Dietetics…Her advice was to plan a more successful trip the next time you eat out with these tips…
VIDEO: Under the lights—Saban arrives
MSN.com – June 4
The University of Alabama has one of the strongest traditions in SEC and college football history. The Tide tried to revive those traditions by bringing in Nick Saban and his winning ways.
The Year in UA Athletics: 2007-08
Mobile Register – June 5
…With advice from a few trusted, knowledgeable sources, I compiled my evaluation of Crimson Tide teams linked below. I ranked each of sports programs from one to 19 and offered special distinctions for Coach of the Year, Male and Female Athletes of the Year and Male and Female Newcomers of the Year…
Education briefs
Birmingham News – June 5
SummerTide Theater, the professional theater of the University of Alabama, will present “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” at the George C. Meyer Theatre Arts Center in Gulf Shores Friday through July 4… — The UA College of Communication and Information Sciences will host the 2008 National Communication Association Doctoral Honors Seminar today through Saturday. Graduate students from across the nation will discuss their research with leaders in the communication field.
UA students vie for Miss America recognition
Crimson White – June 5
Sixteen Capstone students will be vying for their chance to compete in the Miss America Competition this weekend. Out of the 16, 12 hail from the state of Alabama and will attempt to be crowned Miss Alabama. The competition is being held at Samford University in Birmingham from Wednesday night through the finals on Saturday…