Bama’s Thompson tied for 33rd after first round at the Masters
Montgomery Advertiser – April 11
University of Alabama senior All-American golfer Michael Thompson is one of three invited amateurs competing this week at the 2008 Masters Tournament…On Thursday, Thompson lived his dream and played his first official round of The Masters and performed like a veteran. He shot 73 which is 1-over par. Thompson is among a tie for 33rd, five shots back from leader Justin Rose…
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Birmingham, Alabama Water Works seeks name change
Birmingham News – April 11
…A name change would help distance the utility from the county’s financial crisis, said Buster Allaway, professor of marketing at the University of Alabama. “Rebranding yourself is a big thing in business, and a lot of companies have changed their names to blur the line between the new company and old company,” he said. However, Allaway said the new branding will be successful only if the utility can show that service has changed along with the identity.
Education Briefs
Birmingham News – April 11
University of Alabama School of Law is holding the symposium “Legal Doubt, Scientific Certainty: What Scientific Knowledge Does for and to the Law,” today in UA Law’s Bedsole Moot Courtroom beginning at 9 a.m. The free event is open to the public. — The University of Alabama’s Students in Free Enterprise are sponsoring a fundraising event on the Quad at Saturday’s A-Day Game for PlayPump International. PlayPump installs water pumps in areas of Africa where clean water is in demand.
Gas prices expected to rise this summer
Crimson White – April 11
…Monday, the price of a barrel of oil hit $108. Peter Clark, an associate professor of chemical engineering, said the price of crude oil directly affects the prices at the pump. He also said higher gas prices mean higher costs for necessities. “Bread is going to go up. Milk is going to go up, and it’s because the price of the underlying commodity is going up,” Clark said…
Dietician: Vitamin Water not healthy
Crimson White – April 11
Some UA students are trading in their regular bottled water for supposedly vitamin-packed beverages, such as Vitamin Water…However, Lori Greene, coordinator of Nutrition Education and Health Sciences for the University, said the supplements may not be everything students think they are. “You really have to be aware of how many calories some of these drinks have in them,” Greene said. “Plus, most students are usually on a budget, and the specialty drinks are very expensive.” Greene said Vitamin Water is basically a glorified soda, primarily made with sugar cane or cane juice, which is a significant source of empty calories…
ALABAMA VOICES: Children imitate violence
Montgomery Advertiser – April 11
…Cynthia Glenn, Audra Hine and Sally Beane McDonald are graduate social work students at the University of Alabama.
UA student wins service awards
Crimson White – April 11
Barrett Lyle…a sophomore majoring in philosophy, applied for two awards through the National Society of Collegiate Scholars a year ago.The awards are the Scholar of Promise Award and the President’s Volunteer Service Award…
Top psychology professor to speak at UA
Crimson White – April 11
E. Tory Higgins, the Stanley Schachter professor of psychology at Columbia University, will speak tonight at 6:30, as part of this year’s Harold Basowitz Memorial Lecture. The event is free and open to anyone wishing to attend…
Summersell Center to host conference
Crimson White – April 11
The Frances S. Summersell Center at the University is hosting a conference titled “Race & Place in the American South,” Friday and Saturday at the AIME Building. The conference plans to cover topics such as “Foodways and Folkways,” “Veterans and Vagrants in the New and Modern South” and “Race and Leisure in the New South.” The featured speaker for the conference will be Raymond Arsenault, the John Hope Franklin professor of history at the University of South Florida. Arsenault is scheduled to speak at 4:30 p.m. Friday in 111 AIME Building. His talk is titled “Freedom Riders: History, Human Rights, and Law.”…