Lecture poses questions on future of universe
Crimson White – April 21
On Tuesday, the department of physics and astronomy opened its doors to the community for its monthly public night and hosted “Finding Answers at the Large Hadron Collider,” a discussion concerning particle colliders and the universe…Louis Clavelli, UA professor of physics and astronomy, said the future of the universe is dim. “The standard picture is pretty glum. The universe is just expanding, and it’s cooling down. Eventually, if nothing else happens, the universe will all be made up of black holes and cold, white dwarf stars,” Clavelli said…Following the lecture, the public was invited to the roof of Gallalee Hall to view Saturn through UA’s telescope, under the supervision of Dean Townsley, assistant professor in UA’s department of physics and astronomy. The department’s previous public nights have included viewings of Mars, star clusters, nebulae and the moon.
”Family Guy’s” Goldberg comes to UA
Crimson White – April 21
Andrew Goldberg… a meeting with students hosted by the Mallet Assembly Tuesday at the Riverside Community Center…Goldberg is a writer for the popular television show “Family Guy,” an animated series that parodies American society. Tonight in the Ferguson Center, he will be addressing popular culture as a venue for generating discussion about social issues. “Shows like ‘Family Guy’ have become popular among college-age students,” said Ross Bryan, director of residential communities. “The question is whether or not satire is the best way to go about highlighting social ills.” Goldberg will be using never-before-seen clips from the show to lead his discussions. His topics tie into the events of Crimson Culture Week, which recognizes students from many different backgrounds that make up the UA community…Associate Dean of Students Melanie Miller has been responsible for organizing many of the Crimson Culture Week events. Miller said Goldberg’s topics will be both interesting and pertinent to UA students. “Through Andrew Goldberg’s visit, students can learn to think more critically and to analyze social problems,” Miller said. “[This] includes analyzing the effectiveness of humor in dealing with social and cultural issues.” Goldberg’s “Hot Topics” discussion will begin at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Center East Dining Hall and will be followed by “Satire as Social Change” at 8:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Ballroom…
Students ‘take back the night’
Crimson White – April 21
Students arrived on their own and in groups to the Women’s Resource Center’s “Take Back the Night” event Tuesday afternoon on the steps of the Crimson Promenade…The event continued with poetry readings, speeches and a testimonial by an unidentified woman, who praised the support systems that helped her after she was sexually assaulted.
The event culminated with a march to the Quad and an accompanying candlelight vigil. Perez-Fisher closed the event by reading a poem…
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – April 20
Alpha Phi Alpha creates scholarship
Crimson White – April 21
The UA chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha has come together to help create two book scholarships for black men at Paul W. Bryant High School and Central High School. The Excellent Eight Scholarship has been created this year and was named in honor of the eight founding members of Alpha Phi Alpha. Milton Nettles, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, said the goal of the scholarships is to encourage students to continue their education. “This scholarship is going to serve as a motivating and mentoring mechanism,” Nettles said. “The aim of our goal in the future is to go out there and speak to the young men about the importance of college and acquiring a post-high school education.”…
UA Hosts Alabama Technology Student Association Leadership Competition
Fox6 (Birmingham) – April 20
The next generation of future engineers and scientists finished a 2 day competition in Tuscaloosa today. The University of Alabama hosted the Alabama technology student association leadership competition. More than 500 middle and high school students from around the state participated. Winners from the competition are eligible to compete later this year in Baltimore, Maryland.
Sutterlin Technologies Uses New Technology to Combat Brown Codling Moths
AZOCleanTech.com – April 21
…Sutterlin Technologies has laboratory and office space in the Alabama Innovation and Mentoring of Entrepreneurs (AIME) Building of UA. Bama Technology Incubator of UA nurtures high-tech, high-growth start-up companies into potentially profitable companies. The new technology was licensed to Sutterlin Technologies by the Office for Technology Transfer of UA. The new technology was created by AIME research scientist Scott Spear and his team.
Our View: Green Week about cycling and recycling
Crimson White – April 21
…This week is Green Week at UA and tomorrow is Earth Day, but these events aren’t just for the Prius drivers among us. They’re for everyone to remember to take a moment out of your day to act in a way that will do minimal harm to the environment…In the past few years, the University has dramatically expanded the access students have to recycling facilities…UA students can do other things to help the environment and themselves at the same time. It’s easy to turn out the lights and the TV when you aren’t in a room or when you don’t need the lights on…
Incumbents have financial head start
Anniston Star – April 21
…“One of the biggest advantages of being an incumbent is getting to raise a lot more money,” said David Lanoue, a political science professor at the University of Alabama. Lanoue noted that name recognition is also a huge advantage for incumbents. “Their opponents, on the other hand, usually need to raise money to buy name recognition,” Lanoue said…Lanoue said there are very few ways a new candidate can overcome an entrenched incumbent with strong funding. “Definitely a scandal would help or if the challenger has name recognition already or if the opponent is independently wealthy and can buy name recognition,” Lanoue said. “And sometimes state and national issues help … like Republicans are doing well right now. That can help if you are going up against someone and have less money.”
UA Ad Team holds mock presentation
Crimson White – April 21
After nearly six months of research and preparation, the Ad Team held a mock presentation of the advertising and public relations campaign they have designed for the insurance company State Farm…On Thursday, the team will travel to Mobile for the American Advertising Federation-hosted event. They will be battling 15 other schools in the district like LSU and East Tennessee State University for a chance to go on to the national level competition in Nashville, and they hope to win it all…