Area celebrates Tide’s annual scrimmage with music and food
Tuscaloosa News – April 16
The University of Alabama’s annual A-Day Game will be televised by ESPN Saturday, with Rece Davis, Craig James, Mark May and Wendi Nix calling the action. A-Day is the 15th and final practice of the spring, with kickoff from Bryant-Denny Stadium scheduled for 2 p.m. Admission is free…Prior to kickoff, there’ll be a two-hour concert beginning at 11 a.m. outside Bryant-Denny Stadium, featuring Huntsville native and lifelong Crimson Tide fan Carter Hamric, creator of the song “Roll Tide Roll.”…Midtown Village, on McFarland Boulevard across from University Mall, will host a football toss competition between several UA sororities and fraternities at 3 p.m. today on the green area between Barnes & Noble and Panera Bread…
Crimson White – April 16
New bus route will be available for A-Day
Tuscaloosa News – April 16
The Tuscaloosa Transit Authority will debut its new bus route for University of Alabama football games on Saturday for A-Day. The route will run between the city’s new intermodal facility, which has a 449-space parking deck, and Bryant-Denny Stadium. The bus service will be available from three hours before kickoff until an hour after the game ends. The fare is $1 each way. Parking at the intermodal facility is free. The intermodal facility is at 601 23rd Ave., behind City Hall.
Earthfest to be Sunday
Crimson White – April 16
The UA Environmental Council’s annual Earthfest, an early celebration of Earth Day, will be in full swing Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with activities for all ages provided, according to a UA news release. “It’s our big event for the spring semester, so everyone we’ve got is putting in their all,” said Mallory Flowers, a member of the UAEC…
Professor receives Buford award
Crimson White – April 16
Norman Baldwin, associate professor of political science and director of the master’s of public administration program, was recently named the 2010 recipient of the Lahoma Buford Peace Award. Deidra Lloyd, director of advancement in the School of Social Work, said the award is less than 10 years old. Lloyd said Tony Walker, an alumnus in the college, established the award because he wanted to recognize someone who helped others…Baldwin said he is humbled to receive an award named after someone who worked for peace and justice in a gentle and caring manner. “I’m just enormously flattered to receive an award that’s in honor of Lahoma Buford,” Baldwin said…
All Things Alabama
Mobile Press Register – April 16
Remote access to a telescope in the Andes Mountains of Chile is providing a group of astronomers and their students, including those at the University of Alabama, newly acquired peeks into the wonders of the Southern Hemisphere’s nighttime sky…”We’ve gained regular access to the half of the sky that never rises in North America,” Dr. William Keel, a professor in UA’s department of physics and astronomy, said in a news release. “Access to this telescope provides us and our students with teaching and research possibilities not previously possible.”…A four-person team that includes 2 University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce faculty members researched the research question and has had an article accepted for publication later this year that will shed light on the thorny issue. The bottom line: Faculty research productivity means a larger post-graduate paycheck for graduate students, but teaching is important, too, and faculty shouldn’t be excessively pre-occupied with research…
Birmingham-area Parade of Homes marches back after year off
Birmingham News – April 16
…There’s a similar story across the state and nation, according to the Alabama Center for Real Estate at the University of Alabama. In February, 781 single-family building permits were issued in the state, up 21 percent from the previous year, while U.S. permits rose 32 percent. Still, the numbers are just a fraction of what was happening during the housing boom. For example, metro Birmingham’s monthly single-family building permits totals topped 400 several times during the first half of 2007, before the slump took hold.
BEN AROUND: How does a band market itself?
Tuscaloosa News – April 16
…According to a recent University of Alabama student government poll, cover bands hold that power. A musician friend told me people want to hear things they enjoy. They like what they hear on their CDs, so they’ll go to hear cover bands… Bands in Tuscaloosa only have the University of Alabama student-run radio station 90.7 FM, which prides itself in providing a voice to nearby artists. But that station has its own challenge to market itself not only to its collegiate community but the greater part of Tuscaloosa as well…