Walt Maddox tells students to be active in community
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 19
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox encouraged University of Alabama students to remain involved in the local community as he discussed the ties between the Capstone and the city during a town hall meeting sponsored by the UA Honors College on Monday. “You are important to the city,” Maddox said. “I hope you will take an active and responsible role.” Maddox spoke during a hour-long forum on the relationship between the Capstone on its hometown at the Ferguson Student Center…The mayor discussed the city’s progress, its current and future challenges and a series of submitted questions from the audience of students, faculty and staff.
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Flash mob among Great American Smokeout events at University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 19
As part of Thursday’s 38th annual Great American Smokeout, the University of Alabama’s health education honor society will form a flash mob to show their support for a smoke-free campus. The flash mob will gather on the Quad near Denny Chimes around 12:20 p.m. The group effort is designed to raise awareness about the negative effects of secondhand smoke. Roughly 135 students on the Quad will drop “dead” from secondhand smoke in hopes of moving toward a smoke-free campus, said Christine Hackman, treasurer of Eta Sigma Gamma, UA’s health education honor society. Eta Sigma Gamma was inspired by a commercial by TheTruth.com’s anti-tobacco campaign for youths in which a group of smokers “dropped dead” at the end of a flash mob. Every year during the third week of November, the American Cancer Society encourages all smokers to quit during the Great American Smokeout.
Foster Auditorium doors on display at Shelton State Community College
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Nov. 18
Doors that opened to make way for integration at the University of Alabama are now on display at another school. They’re the doors that were on the Capstone’s Foster Auditorium during the “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door”. They’re now being displayed in the administration building of Shelton State Community College. Shelton State put the doors on display while students are learning about UA’s “Through the Doors” 50-year commemoration. The doors will be on display through tomorrow.
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Nov. 18
Reverse Innovation Starts with Education
Harvard Business Review – Nov. 18
Historically, multinationals innovated in rich countries and sold those products in poor countries. Reverse innovation is doing exactly the opposite. It is about innovating in poor countries and selling those products in rich countries. Since two-thirds of world’s growth in GDP is likely come from poor countries, reverse innovation is an important phenomenon. Reverse innovation is also a significant learning opportunity for students in engineering…On a similar note, last week, I gave a keynote speech on reverse innovation to students at University of Alabama in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines. These students — majoring in fields such as engineering, biology, chemistry, and other technology-oriented areas — read my book, Reverse Innovation, over the summer. Throughout the school year, students work in teams to innovate new business models and products for problems faced by the poor. I was inspired after interacting with the smart young STEM majors. They didn’t just listen; they wanted to act. One student told me, “Your work has inspired me to change my mind-set to problems. I look forward to implementing it by visiting emerging economies.” Of all the keynotes I gave this year, the one I gave to University of Alabama STEM students is the highlight. (The fact that I got to watch the Alabama–LSU game was icing on the cake!)…Vijay Govindarajan is the Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. He is coauthor of Reverse Innovation (HBR Press, April 2012).
Working Out? Pay Attention to These 3 Numbers
Yahoo! News – Nov. 18
When I first started getting in shape, about two years ago, I really didn’t know what I was doing. I mean, I kept track of my weight, of course, but I didn’t know what else I needed to be keeping track of. BMI, protein intake, body fat percentage – the list seemed endless. Plus, I truly hate micromanaging, and keeping track of all that just seemed tedious. However, as I’ve grown as a weightlifter and my conditioning has gotten better, I’ve learned that some of these numbers can tell you quite a bit about how in shape you really are. The key is to keep track of only that information that can help you along your fitness journey, while casting aside all the superfluous stuff. So, here are some numbers you should really pay attention to…Steven Holbrook is a senior majoring in journalism at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Campus to host avant-garde performer
Crimson White – Nov. 19
When many of us look at a balloon, we see a simple party decoration, a bubble of air encased by a thin layer of latex. When experimental music composer and performer Judy Dunaway looks at a balloon, she sees a work of art, a source of captivation and a musical instrument with endless creative possibilities – possibilities she’ll share with The University of Alabama at her performance Wednesday in Moody Music Building. From an early age, Dunaway had an affinity for experimental and avant-garde music. “I was always attracted to odd tunings and natural sounds when I was a child,” Dunaway said. “I remember hearing a cut from John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s ‘Wedding Album’ when I was a little kid and being fascinated by it.” Dunaway first started experimenting with latex balloons in the late 1980s by pressing them against the strings of her electric guitar, a method known as preparation. She soon realized the balloon’s potential as a solo instrument, and when a shoulder injury forced her to give up the guitar, she devoted her full attention to the balloon.
St. Francis University Church consecrates its new building
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 18
Several hundred people followed a processional from the old St. Francis of Assisi University Church building to a new structure that has been under construction for the past two years. The new church, which holds more than double the capacity of the old building, was blessed as part of a dedication service Sunday…The Catholic leadership were originally approached about the expansion by Robert Witt, the chancellor of the University of Alabama system, when he was UA president. It was an ambitious proposal, Baker said, for the church to lease university land and expand with a much larger church building. But there was a need, and it would help serve a growing student population at UA, Baker told the crowd at the dedication service Sunday. “A campus church is vital to a university. It’s the heart of campus,” Baker said.
Winter weather can bring depression to students
Crimson White – Nov. 19
As temperatures begin to drop and sunlight becomes scarce, it is not only the leaves on the trees that will be affected by the dark and cold weather in coming months…The changing weather could be the difference between psychological wellness and depression. “The weather gets gloomy, and people don’t get to go outdoors as much and they are indoors more, which can affect people. People get irritable and bored and all that,” said Dr. Lee Keyes, psychologist and executive director at The University of Alabama’s Counseling Center. The way people react to and are affected by darker months varies from person to person, but for some, the effects can be extremely harmful and cause symptoms like apathy, fatigue and hopelessness, which can directly impact the day-to-day quality of life. These symptoms can lead to what is known as Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD…“The major difference between SAD and other forms of depression is that the symptoms associated with SAD occur during the winter months and usually go into remission during the spring and summer,” Clayton Shealy, associate clinical professor and director of the University’s Psychology Clinic, said. “Also the symptoms tend to improve with exposure to light. Symptoms are very similar to those seen in major depression, and excessive eating and sleeping are common.