Alabama Pardons 3 ‘Scottsboro Boys’ After 80 Years
New York Times – Nov. 21
More than 80 years after they were falsely accused and wrongly convicted in the rapes of a pair of white women in north Alabama, three black men received posthumous pardons on Thursday, essentially absolving the last of the “Scottsboro Boys” of criminal misconduct and closing one of the most notorious chapters of the South’s racial history. The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles voted unanimously during a hearing in Montgomery to issue the pardons to Haywood Patterson, Charles Weems and Andy Wright, all of whom were repeatedly convicted of the rapes in the 1930s…“It’s certainly something that when people hear it, they automatically associate it with the state in a negative manner,” said John Miller, an assistant professor at the University of Alabama who helped to prepare the pardon petition. “Alabama has worked as hard as anybody has to make sure that, to the extent that we can amend a legacy that is not flattering, we are trying to do the right things now.”
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Universities create 3D printing spaces but at unequal paces
USA Today – Nov. 21
Earlier this week, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) held its annual International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in San Diego. Paramount was a discussion on 3D printing and manufacturing and its impact for our future. One of the 12 technologies outlined by McKinsey Global Institute as having the potential to transform life, business and the global economy, 3D printing is the process of creating a three-dimensional object using digital media…Schools like the University of New Hampshire, University of Alabama and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have dedicated spaces where students and staff can learn how to use the equipment and make prototypes…At the University of Alabama, 53 students were trained in using the equipment and the school has outlined new opportunities for research. According to a report by the school, the feedback from the students and community has been overwhelmingly positive.
First graduates of the Hale County Health Scholars Program
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 21
The first nine graduates of the Hale County Health Scholars were honored today. Gov. Robert Bentley was the keynote speaker. The students were selected for the program in the 10th grade based on grades, volunteer activities and other criteria, upon the governor’s recommendation. The Appalachian Regional commission provided $160,000 grant to help the University of Alabama ‘s College of Communitiy Health Sciences develop the program.
UA students fall dead to bring awareness to dangers of second hand smoke
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 21
One hundred thirty-five University of Alabama students passed out on The Quad today. The Sigma Eta, national honor society organized the students were participating in the “Great American Smokeout” and trying to make a point about second-hand smoke. Statistics show everyday 135 people in the country as a result of second-hand-smoke, the big thing is to raise awareness.
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Nov. 21
Exercises Fight Achievers’ ‘Impostor Fears’
Wall Street Journal – Nov. 21
Feeling as if you don’t belong—that you’ve landed in a fortunate spot by luck or by accident—can send anyone into a tailspin, from college students to corporate executives. Impostor fears are common among men and women alike, research shows, and are blamed for an array of problems, from high college-failure and dropout rates to low female participation in math, engineering and science jobs…Office workers can build on such insights to get impostor fears under control—for instance, by talking with colleagues to see if their vision of their abilities is realistic. Support from colleagues who can provide a reality check is one of the best ways to combat impostor fears at work, says a 2012 study by researchers at the University of Alabama.
UA professor of music brings choir from Spain Park High School to Carnegie Hall
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Nov. 21
The old adage that the way to Carnegie Hall, is to practice, practice, practice, must contain some truth. Spain Park High School students practiced their way to the main stage at Carnegie Hall where they performed this past Sunday. Focus at Four’s Edward Burch joins me now…Ed, how did this come about? Pam, Dr. John Ratlidge, the director of choral activities at the University of Alabama invited the choir and other chorus groups he was familiar with to come perform at the famed concert hall. Nineteen Spain Park Students made the trip.
Residents discuss bullying at public forum
Clanton Advertiser – Nov. 21
Residents throughout Chilton County gathered Tuesday at the Jemison Municipal Complex for a public forum on bullying. The forum was facilitated by the David Matthews Center for Civic Life, which is housed at the American Village in Montevallo…Alabama Issues Forums is a project of the David Mathews Center for Civic Life, in cooperation with New College at the University of Alabama.
UA student athlete awaits bone marrow transplant
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Nov. 21
You can give the gift of life and help a student-athlete who’s awaiting a bone marrow transplant. There will be a community blood drive and raffle fundraiser tomorrow at Rehab at Work in Tuscaloosa. The blood drive will begin at 10. Organizers also say they’ll be raising money for the family of 19-year-old Dillon Anderson. He’s a freshman at the University of Alabama who’s in need of a bone marrow transplant.