University of Alabama to partner with Habitat for Humanity for ‘Roll Tide Recovery’
Al.com – Aug. 13
The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences will partner with Habitat for Humanity for a day of community service on Saturday, Aug. 24. “Roll Tide Recovery”, which will help Tuscaloosa tornado recovery efforts, is the product of the College’s “Dean for a Day” contest, which asked students what they would do if they could replace Dean Robert Olin for a day, according to a UA press release. The project, which solicited responses on social media, was designed to encourage student ideas and feedback. The winning entry came from sophomore Alexis Williams, who said she would host a relief project for tornado victims. Williams, a criminal justice major, met with Olin during the spring semester to discuss ideas for the service project and learn about the dean’s daily responsibilities. “Being able to partner with my peers and help the victims of the tornado warms my heart,” said Williams in an UA press release. “I want to see people receive the necessary resources needed to rebuild not only their homes but also to help them rebuild their lives.”
Is There Detroit After Bankruptcy?
In These Times – Aug. 12
Robert Brooks, finance professor at the University of Alabama, told Reuters in July that a company in bankruptcy and a city in Chapter 9 face similar challenges: “Like any company, you have to grow, or you are going to die.”
Throw some caution into mix for green smoothies
Ft. Myers News-Press (Fla.) – Aug. 12
If you don’t like eating your vegetables, you can join the growing number of those who are drinking them instead. Slurping smoothies made with raw, leafy green vegetables has become more popular as books and blogs about this health trend sprout up. Green smoothies are good sources of minerals and vitamins. But people who have diabetes or kidney stones should be careful about what they mix into their smoothies, experts say … Kristi Crowe, spokeswoman for the Institute of Food Technologists, a Chicago-based science society, says spinach is one of the great green vegetables to use in smoothies. Celery, kale, beet leaves, cucumbers and parsley are other good green vegetables or plant parts to use, she adds. Those vegetables blend well with green apples and kiwi, says Crowe, assistant professor of nutrition at the University of Alabama. “Also, carrots and beets add a boost of nutrients.”
OPINION: U.S. often forgets purpose of revolution
The Tennessean – Aug. 13
When Alabama passed its draconian HB 56 anti-immigrant law in 2011, immigrant laborers left the state in droves, leaving farmers with crops rotting in the fields. A University of Alabama study reported the law cost Alabama $11 billion in GDP and nearly $265 million in state income and sales tax revenue.