Tickets go on sale Tuesday
Crimson White – April 14
The University released purchasing information and details of the new paperless system for 2008 student football tickets in an e-mail to students Friday. Tickets will be sold to current students starting Tuesday at 7 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. on April 22. Student season ticket packages are $35, and include seven home games. Tickets must be ordered online at www.rolltide.com. About 11,000 packages are available, and students are encouraged to place their order as quickly as possible…. UA Spokeswoman Cathy Andreen said students will not need to exchange CWID numbers to transfer ticket privileges, contrary to what was reported in The Tuscaloosa News
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Opinion: A-Day a success
Crimson White – April 14
…With an estimated attendance of 78,000, Alabama’s fandom now has both the national record and the second-place medal for attendance at a spring game. Saturday’s turnout was a reaffirmation of the fan base’s love for the boys in crimson and white, and we couldn’t be more pleased…
Vadim Repin a brilliant replacement for ailing Itzhak Perlman in Alabama Symphony’s Tuscaloosa concert
Birmingham News — April 14
The Frank Moody Memorial Concert, which was to feature Perlman and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in an all-Beethoven concert, sold out weeks ago, but Perlman canceled because of a shoulder injury. Repin, his luscious-sounding Guarneri del Gesu violin in tow, stepped in with only a few days’ notice to solo in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D….
Taxing the Poor
PBS NOW (national broadcast) – April 11
Law Professor Susan Pace Hamill was interviewed on Alabama’s tax structure.
House to debate historic tax legislation
Montgomery Advertiser – April 12
“The sales tax on groceries is a disgrace. It’s morally unacceptable,” said Susan Pace Hamill, a University of Alabama law professor who has been an outspoken advocate for changing Alabama’s tax system…Hamill said she expects if the proposed amendment is approved by legislators, opponents will launch a spirited battle to defeat it at the polls, much like the effort that led to the defeat of a tax hike proposed by Gov. Bob Riley in 2003. “I would expect the same cast of characters to come out again,” Hamill said…
Double-dipping bill may have wide reach
Tuscaloosa News – April 13
The fight against legislative double-dipping began with those legislators who also received paychecks from public schools and colleges, but it is expanding to others and has worried those who hold other public jobs…“It is aimed at the educational community in Alabama, and Democrats,” said David Lanoue, a political science professor at the University of Alabama…Lanoue said it could be argued that a retired public employee who serves in the Legislature doesn’t have the same conflict of interest as before but a different one. “They bring all the values and goals they had when they were employed with the two-year system or wherever when they’re retire,” Lanoue said. “Even if you say the direct conflict of interest is going away, that doesn’t mean you can expect them to vote differently or have the same types of issues.”…Lanoue said one way to get rid of potential conflicts of interest is to replace the current part-time Legislature with a full-time Legislature and either pay enough so none of them needs a second income, pay only one job at a time when the legislature is in session, or require them to take leave…
Feeling bubbly?
Tuscaloosa News – April 13
… ‘Basically if you think about why a bubble is a sphere, that’s because of this thing called surface tension,’ said Martin Bakker, assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Alabama. ‘All the molecules stick to each other, but the ones on top don’t have molecules to stick to, so they are tightly bound to the ones below them….
Destination centers need more than just shopping to reel in customers
Montgomery Advertiser – April 13
…destination shopping areas have to offer more than just shopping, said Kristy Reynolds, a University of Alabama marketing professor…Reynolds said central Alabama has two such areas — the Bass Pro Shops store in Prattville and The Shoppes at EastChase in Mont¬gomery. One is an oversized specialty shop and the other is basically an outdoor mall, but she says both have the key components of a shopping destination. “They have a large selection of merchandise,” she said. “And they have entertainment features. It is like an event to go there.”…
China put in political spotlight; local observers say the country is changing
Montgomery Advertiser – April 13
…A University of Alabama professor sees the protests as a test to the Chinese government, to see if it can lead through a crisis. “They can manage the human rights issues with more strategies … they have to soften their policies,” said Xiang Zhang, who teaches Chinese and who lived in Beijing for five years. “The Chinese government has already made progress. The Tibet problem is not formed overnight and cannot be stopped overnight.”…
Jones would be proud of Thompson’s actions
FoxSports.com – April 12
Thompson, a senior at the University of Alabama, stood facing a birdie putt that would take him to 3-over-par for the tournament, and safely into the weekend if he could maintain his position over the final three holes. Thompson’s ball moved a fraction of an inch closer to the hole. That’s when Jones, the creator of Augusta National, arrived from the heavens. Thompson called to a rules official and turned himself in as soon as the ball moved. Under the Rules of Golf, Rule 18-2, Thompson had no option but to replace the ball and add a one-stroke penalty to his card. He missed the subsequent putt. Instead of a birdie four he walked off with a bogey five, and with it his chances of becoming the low amateur in the Masters…There is every chance Thompson’s crime would have gone unnoticed had he kept quiet. However, that is not in his DNA…”That’s the person I am. I’m very honest and trustworthy. I don’t want to cheat.” …”That just shows the integrity of the man, and that’s why I’m proud to be his coach,” said Jay Seawell, University of Alabama head coach…
Bill Would Decrease Speeds on Alabama Highways
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – April 11
…A University of Alabama research lab says once you pass 45 miles per hour, the chance of a crash being fatal doubles for every 10 miles per hour increase…
Sports Medicine Center celebrates grand opening
Crimson White – April 14
The Dr. Bill deShazo Sports Medicine Center celebrated its grand opening Saturday on the Quad prior to the A-Day spring football game. The Sports Medicine Center, located in the Family Medicine Suite of the University Medical Center, is open to the public as well as to UA athletes. The center is currently accepting patients…
Expert to discuss studies about Jesus, Muhammad
Crimson White – April 14
Herbert Berg, an expert on Islam and a professor at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington, will give a lecture comparing historical views of Muhammad and Jesus tonight at 7…Berg’s lecture, “The Historical Muhammad and the Historical Jesus: Comparing Scholarly Reinventions and Reinterpretations,” will address ongoing work regarding both of these important figures in Islam and Christianity. It is part of the Religion in Culture series in the department of religious studies…
MBA program gives back to the community
Crimson White – April 14
The UA Manderson Graduate School of Business MBA program celebrated its annual MBA week with activities and events to bring current students, faculty members and alumni together. One event of the week was the revamping of the UA Arboretum on Thursday…volunteering students and guests began landscaping work at the arboretum. “The MBA program was able to assist the arboretum in the complete rehabilitation of an area slightly larger than an acre. This included the removal of invasive exotics such as privet and kudzu and the planting of 80 native Alabama hardwoods,” said Jonathan Hunt, an MBA student…
UA Holds Tribute to Victor Ellis
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – April 11
Fans Arrive for A-Day
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – April 11
There is a buzz on the UA campus tonight, as A-Day is just a few hours away…