UA Journalism Professor Says Twittering In Court Could Make a Trial More Open
CBS42 (Birmingham) – Oct. 29
…a University of Alabama professor Matthew Bunker believes twittering in court will make a trial more open. “I think it’s a very positive thing that the public stays up on these proceedings, that there be some sense that the public is able to observe things and make sure things are going well and that the proceedings are being conducted fairly, that’s a value that I think in a democracy is vital.”
Forensic psychiatry: The Case of Factitious Disorder Versus Malingering
Psychiatric Times – Oct. 30
…Ms Worley is a graduate student in psychology, Dr Feldman is clinical professor of psychiatry, and Dr Hamilton is associate professor of psychology at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa…
Health officials to seek smoking ban in Oklahoma
Associated Press National Wire – Oct. 30
…”It’s just about health over money,” said Dr. Alan Blum, a family medicine professor at the University of Alabama and director of the Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society. Blum said smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and disease. A report released earlier this month by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies in Washington said studies have shown a decrease in the rate of heart attacks after a smoking ban was implemented…Blum said the restaurant association is influenced by big tobacco companies that have historically opposed smoking bans and restrictions in public places. “The fingerprints of the tobacco industry are all over them,” he said. “We want to make it much harder on restaurants that don’t care about public health.” Blum held up an oversized image of a $5 bill, about the cost of a pack of cigarettes, and criticized opponents of smoking bans for putting profits over health interests. “It’s all they care about. It’s their blood money,” Blum said…
Discovery series helps students learn new talents
Crimson White – Oct. 30
…Almost 300 University students have signed up with a new series to learn a new talent. “Find your talent. Discover your ability,” is the motto of The Discovery Series, a set of non-credit classes for students, faculty, staff and community members…The fall list of classes includes wedding planning basics, the season’s fashion must-haves, anatomy of the B-horror movie, introductory ballroom dance and two professional business etiquette classes…
The Toy Shoppe set to open
Northport Gazette – Oct. 30
…The Toy Shoppe, an addition to Anders Hardware that is celebrating its 100th birthday this year, opens an old-fashioned toy store this Saturday (Halloween Day)…Kate Strickland, 22, the new manager of the store…The University of Alabama senior, whose major is human development and family studies, said, “I think of myself still as a kid at heart. If I want to play with the toys here, then I know other kids will want to also. It’s not only for kids, but for parents who hold onto nostalgic toys from their past.”…They hope to find a niche in the market place and, in doing so, go up against the mega-toy-giants in the corporate world. “You won’t find electronics in this store,” Strickland said…
Halloween Happenings
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 30
Here’s a list of some local suggestions for a haunted weekend…“Masque – Music That Haunts” derives scenes, songs and arias from opera and musical theater with a supernatural bent. See it at 7:30 p.m. today or 3 p.m. Sunday in the Moody Building’s Choral Opera Room…“The Second Coming of Ed Flesh.” Graduate and undergraduate art students from the University of Alabama will craft art within an hour, from materials costing less than $50…The exhibit will open and close with a reception from 6-9 p.m. today in the Sella-Granata Art Gallery in Woods Hall…
UA to make second attempt to host Culture Fest
Crimson White – Oct. 30
This weekend, the University’s Office of Community Affairs will attempt, for a second time, to host the Community Culture Fest in downtown Northport. The event, which was originally scheduled for Oct. 4, had to be rescheduled for Sunday due to inclement weather…
Halloween starts early on Sorority Row
Crimson White – Oct. 30
Sorority Row teamed with trick-or-treating, costumed children and their parents Thursday night…The University of Alabama Junior Panhellenic Council organized the event, called “Sorority Row Trick or Treat,” every year. The Junior Panhellenic Council is comprised of freshman girls, two from each sorority, elected by their respective pledge class…Meg Greer, the director of the program for Alabama Panhellenic Association, said the freshmen girls in the Junior Panhellenic Council were placed in charge of the Sorority Row Trick or Treat. Greer said National Pan-Hellenic Council Organizations, which represent black fraternities and sororities, were invited to participate in the event for the first year…
Education Briefs
Birmingham News – Oct. 30 (Print version only)
Amy Frees, a senior majoring in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Alabama, was selected national winner of the Society of Women Engineers’ undergraduate poster competition.