Alma mater represents unity, spirit of EHS
Southeast Sun – March 5
…The Alabama Wind Ensemble and the University of Alabama Singers performed “Enterprise” to a full house of students and family members of the eight EHS students who died in the March 1, 2007 tornado at Hillcrest Baptist Church last Friday…The University of Alabama commissioned Ira Hearshen to compose “Enterprise” to honor the students who died during the tornado…“I was so pleased with the ‘Enterprise’ piece,” said Kathy Strunk, whose daughter Katie was one of the eight students killed. “For me, I felt the tornado. I felt those souls ascend to Heaven. I felt the confusion that was left here for those of us left behind. And then I felt the hope…“In very difficult situations, you run out of words,” said Ken Ozzello, director of bands at the University of Alabama and conductor of the ensemble. “We tried to find a way to express strong emotions, when there are no more words to express.”…
Security spending fails to curb terror toll –study
Reuters – March 6
…Because it is human nature to overspend on unlikely catastrophic events, it is likely that terrorists have succeeded in getting the world to overspend on counterterrorism,” said the study by economists Todd Sandler and Daniel Arce of the University of Texas at Dallas and Walter Enders of the University of Alabama…
Jefferson County will not meet Friday deadline to post collateral on swap agreements
Birmingham News – March 6
…”Jefferson County has now defaulted on their commitment,” said Robert Brooks, professor of financial management at the University of Alabama. “They have failed to meet their contractual commitment. That’s never a good thing.”
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – March 5
Kirby wins presidency in landslide
Crimson White – March 6
Cason Kirby, Brandon Clark, Mike Dodson, Philip Mahoney, Louise Crow, Allen Ross and Blair Darnell all won their positions for SGA Executive Council Wednesday evening. In the race for SGA President, Cason Kirby crushed Stephen Saucier, receiving 4,166 of the 5,240 total votes cast….
Sorority honors civil rights event
Crimson White – March 6
…That pivotal event occurred 45 years ago on June 11, 1963, in a time when the segregated South fought kicking and screaming against the national push to desegregate schools, and the UA chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority honored the event Monday night with its annual March to the School House Doors…Cleophus Thomas, Jr., the first and only black president of the SGA at the University, spoke about how far diversity at the Capstone has come since the incident, and how far we still need to go…
ROTC cadets fly by helicopter to training
Crimson White – March 6
ROTC cadets traveled via helicopter to Camp McCain, Miss., for a joint field training exercise. The cadets joined others from the University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University, the University of North Alabama and the University of Memphis for the exercise and returned Sunday…
God’s earth
TuscaloosaNews.com
The Campus Ministry Association at the University of Alabama is devoting its annual “Faith Seeking Understanding” lecture series to what the Bible says about environmental stewardship…
UA Holds Women’s Self Defense Course
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – March 5
The University of Alabama is holding a women’s self defense course this evening …