UA Seat Belt Study Heads Into Third and Final Year
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – Aug. 10
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Aug. 10
WAFF (Huntsville) – Aug. 10
WSFA (Montgomery) – Aug. 10
WTVM (Columbus, Ga.) – Aug. 10
As the students head back to school, researchers at the University of Alabama head into their third and final year of studying seat belts on school buses…
Book Review: Demanding Rights, Courting Controversy
Wall Street Journal – Aug. 6
…T.R.M. Howard—physician, landowner, activist, orator and the subject of “Black Maverick,” a compelling biography by (University of Alabama history professor) David T. Beito and his wife, Linda Royster Beito. “Black Maverick” is a necessary biography, too: Howard played an important part in the Emmett Till story, and in the entire civil-rights era. He deserves to be better known…
Students Ready to Answer Parents’ Questions
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Aug. 10
If you’re on your way to Tuscaloosa to move your student into the dorms and have questions, then stop by the Ferguson Center theatre. Several campus groups will be there to answer any questions you might have…
UA to Get New Dining Options
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Aug. 10
The University of Alabama is welcoming some new dining options. There will be a new mini food court at Lloyd Hall…officials hope to have the restaurants open by spring of 2010.
About 1,500 Coeds Hit the Campus for Sorority Recruitment
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Aug. 10
…1,500 young ladies have already arrived on campus for sorority recruitment…classes start at UA on August 19.
Senior participates in UA workshop
Shelby County Reporter – Aug. 10
Pelham High School senior Taylor Mathews is a “natural.” At least, that’s what Meredith Cummings believes. Cummings, director of the Alabama Scholastic Press Association and Multicultural Journalism Workshop at the University of Alabama, recently worked with Mathews during UA’s 26th year of the MJW…During his time at the MJW, Mathews traveled with the group to the Black Belt, where they took photos, interviewed people and gathered information for their stories…