Are mass shootings the result of American exceptionalism?
Catholic Online – Sept. 1
Adam Lankford, a criminologist at University of Alabama discovered The United States has experienced five times the number of mass shootings in the last 50 years than any other country. It is his belief that “cultural propensity for violence” is to blame. In Lankford’s study, he claims, “… perhaps no form of violence is seen as more uniquely American than public mass shootings.” … Internationally, there have been 291 recorded cases of mass shootings, 31% of which happened in the United States. Lankford enumerated several factors that he believes caused this, including America’s high rate of gun ownership, the idolization of fame among U.S. mass shooters and what Lankford calls “the dark side of American exceptionalism.” “Increasingly in America – perhaps more than in any other country on the globe – fame is revered as an end unto itself. Some mass shooters succumb to terrible delusions of grandeur and seek fame and glory through killing,” he added, stating that shooters know they will be seen on the front page of newspapers, talked about on television, and their images splashed across magazine covers.
Crimson White – Sept. 1
College Rank Names The 50 Most Beautiful Campus Quads
Yahoo! Finance – Sept. 1
College Rank has released a list of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campus Quads. College quads serve as communal spaces where students, faculty, and visitors study, gather, and enjoy a park like setting. Colleges and universities around the country put their quads front and center on marketing and promotion materials, and for good reason; they are often the most beautiful area of a campus … The Ohio State University – Columbus, OH; Thomas Aquinas College – Santa Paula, CA; University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL; University of Arizona – Tucson, AZ; University of California Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA; University of California Berkeley – Berkeley, CA.
Dayton Business Journal – Sept. 1
UA’s business college to offer free classes
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 31
The Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of Alabama will offer free classes to the community. Classes available include QuickBooks and Bookkeeping, Computer for Beginners, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Financial Literacy. To register, go to www.culverhouse.ua.edu/lift and click on the fall 2015 class registration tab on the left side of the page. Registration is also available by emailing lift@cba.ua.edu or calling 928-8258. Registration deadline is Sept. 11. Classes begin the week of Sept. 14. All classes will be at The Edge downtown: 800 22nd Ave., intersection of Eighth Street and 22nd Avenue behind the federal courthouse.
Japanese student seeks to learn more about America’s past
Crimson White – Sept. 1
Ryotaro Fushitani is an international student from Japan. He is a junior and seeks to learn more about America’s past while adjusting to a wildly different culture. Q. Why did you come to America and choose UA? A. It is because I studied about American culture and history such the African-American Civil Rights Movement at Kansai Gaidai University, where I attended classes in Japan. I became interested in America and
wanted to talk with people who live in a society called “a salad bowl,” which means a society in which different cultures mix and experience
various things I have never done. In addition, I chose UA since UA is one of the universities, which are closely related to the African-American Civil Rights Movement, and I wanted to touch its history directly. Q. What do you like or not like about campus? A. There are various kinds of facilities, such as recreation centers, restaurants and sports gyms, and near UA’s campus, there are many stores and restaurants such as glossary stores and Japanese food restaurants. Therefore, this campus is very helpful for me to live in. There is nothing I do not like about campus.
Capstone Advertising Federation honors Dr. Bruce Roach
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Aug. 31
The Capstone Advertising Federation hosted a ceremony to honor Dr. Bruce Roach. Dr. Roach taught at The University of Alabama for 22 years and founded numerous scholastic clubs during his time at the college. He is also a leader in advertising education.
Falling gas prices good for UA students and fans traveling to Texas for season opener
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Aug. 31
Gas prices continue to fall just in time for the Labor Day weekend. With the average price at $2 per gallon, gas prices are at their lowest since April of this year. University of Alabama students and fans who are gearing up to travel with the Tide say the timing could not be better.