Hundreds gather to remember victims of April 27 tornado
Tuscaloosa News – June 2
The Wednesday night vigil featured the lighting of a hope candle, seated atop a holder carved out of a splintered tree from the Forest Lake neighborhood. The flame was spread from candle to candle across the stage at Government Plaza. Then the flame was slowly passed from person to person in the large crowd as the words of Chris Tomlin’s “God of this City” echoed throughout the plaza. . . . Several members of law enforcement, elected officials and University of Alabama administrators sat on the main stage and spoke before the names of all 43 people who died in the tornado were read and the candles were lit. Maddox spoke last and was greeted with loud cheers and a standing ovation.
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In Tuscaloosa, ‘Roll Tide’ becomes message of inspiration
Tuscaloosa News – June 2
Football can’t rebuild homes and families, not even in a football-mad state like Alabama. But the game can provide inspiration and hope. Especially in the aftermath of the devastating tornadoes that ripped through the state. Since the storms on April 27 — which killed 43 people and damaged or destroyed more than 5,000 homes in Tuscaloosa alone — “Roll Tide” has taken on new meaning. The saying, which usually stands for greetings and goodbyes and many things in between, now sends the message, “We can do this.” Alabamians from all over the state and people from around the country have descended on the state to help. And “Roll Tide” supplies a quick pick-me-up for ’Bama fans, said Keith Avery, a lifelong Tuscaloosa resident.
Deer Island volunteers plant vegetation, help rebuild storm-damaged coastline
Mississippi Press (Biloxi, Miss.) – June 2
Eighteen volunteers helped rebuild a quarter-acre plot on Deer Island by planting grass on Wednesday. . . . A University of Alabama research project is looking at how natural marsh and restored marsh vary in colonizing plants.
Research Data from University of Alabama Update Understanding of Economics
Macroworld – June 2
“This article uses a present value test to examine whether the Chilean government has smoothed taxes optimally since 1973,” researchers in Tuscaloosa, United States report. An important portion of the Chilean government’s revenue is the result of royalties it earns from the extraction of copper. An appropriate test for tax-smoothing therefore must recognize that this part of the government’s revenue is not completely under its control,” wrote R. Pasten and colleagues, University of Alabama…Pasten and colleagues published their study in Applied Economics Letters…For additional information, contact J.P. Cover, University of Alabama, College Commerce, Dept. of Economics Finance & Legal Studies, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, United States.
School puts emphasis on reading
Times-Journal (Dekalb) – June 1
span style=”font-size: small;”>Students at Williams Avenue Elementary School have hit the books hard again during the 2010-11 school year, as part of a continued emphasis on reading. Principal Heath Shaddix said circulation at the school’s library went “through the roof,” reaching almost 56,000 by the end of the 2010-11 school year. He said that’s up from an average of only about 15,000 about 10 years ago. . . . He said the Williams Avenue school continues to be part of the Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative and, as such, gets math and science kits from the University of Alabama that emphasizes a “hands on” approach, where students are actually able to perform various experiments.
Bands for Bama to raise money for Alabama tornado victims
Savannah Morning News – June 2
The Savannah Bama Club is the local chapter of the University of Alabama Alumni Association, but you don’t have to be an alum to be a member. “We all have a very strong connection to Alabama,” said Michael Taylor, president of the Savannah Bama Club. “We either went to school there or have family and friends there.”