UA hooks top spots in tournament
Tuscaloosa News – June 1
…The University of Alabama students brought in a weight of 12 pounds, 15 ounces to claim first place in the 2008 Woods and Water Alabama Invitational, hosted by Hampton Inns of Tuscaloosa…. The tournament field, which started with 20 boats, featured two-man teams of college students from as far away as Wisconsin, Iowa State and Purdue and as close as Montevallo…
Voter turnout could be low
Tuscaloosa News – June 1
…”Turnout generally will be relatively low, noticeably lower than the typical primary election simply because a lot of voters may feel they did their duty,” said David Lanoue, chairman of the political science department at the University of Alabama. “You don’t have the presidential race drawing people (on Tuesday’s ballot).”…
Florence Times-Daily – June 2
Gadsden Times – June 2
Sign company enjoys election-year boost
Montgomery Advertiser – June 1
…That doesn’t surprise Karen J. Cartee, an advertis¬ing, public relations and communications professor at the University of Alaba¬ma. Cartee, a veteran of cam¬paigns in several states, said campaign signs are ubiqui¬tous for a reason. It’s hard to win local races without them. She said the signs are a major expense, but if they are going to be effective, they have to be everywhere, she said. “You are really going for name recognition,” she said. “It doesn’t give you any kind of persuasive edge.” She said if enough voters recognize a name from signs, they might choose that can¬didate in the voting booth, even if they don’t know the candidate’s platform…
Zombies Roam UA
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – May 30
…Zombified students roamed the quad over on the University of Alabama campus earlier today…was all part of a UA class that focused on zombies and their place in American literature and film
College News
Tuscaloosa News – June 2
A reception was held to honor students awarded scholarships by the University Of Alabama College Of Continuing Studies for the 2008-09 academic year… — Some 600 rising high school senior boys from across the state will be on the University of Alabama campus through Friday to attend the 71st annual American Legion Boys State convention…