Campus & Community

Editorial — Good Planning, Better Luck Could Have Changed Tax Vote

In the wake of the overwhelming defeat of Gov. Bob Riley’s tax package, many observers will no doubt argue that the plan was doomed from the start. They will tell us that the day that Alabamians vote for a tax increase will be the day that pigs fly, dogs talk, and Auburn fans dress in crimson. Alabama voters are too distrusting of their politicians. The state’s special interest groups are just too powerful. To paraphrase the old Jim Croce song, you don’t tug on Superman’s cape, you don’t pull the mask off the Lone Ranger, and you don’t mess around with ALFA.

Alumna Serves as Foreign Correspondent for UA News Web Site

Emily Smith, a 2003 journalism alumna of The University of Alabama, will serve as correspondent for Dateline Alabama while working on a master’s degree in Caracas, Venezuela, this year.

Child Welfare Focus of UA Social Work Conference Set for Sept. 18-19

The University of Alabama School of Social Work will hold its second Fall Social Work Conference Sept. 18 and 19 at the Paul W. Bryant Conference Center on the UA campus.

UA to Host Mining Institute

The University of Alabama College of Engineering and College of Continuing Studies will host the 2003 Alabama Mining Institute on Sept. 24-25 at the Four Points Hotel near The University of Alabama campus.

EveryWoman Book Club to Hold First Meeting

The EveryWoman Book Club will meet to discuss “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Frances S. Summersell Library at The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center, located on the third floor of the Russell Student Health Center.

UA Holds Annual Family Weekend Sept. 19-21

The University of Alabama will welcome students and their families to the fourth annual UA Family Weekend, Sept. 19-21.

UA College of Engineering to Host Open House

The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host Engineering Day (E-Day), an open house for junior high, high school and community college students and their families, on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Riley may be ‘Immunized’ from the Fallout of Painful Budget Cuts, Says UA Political Scientist

Gov. Bob Riley’s ability to lead wasn’t necessarily flattened on Tuesday even though his proposed tax and accountability package was, says a University of Alabama political scientist.

UA Men Against Violence Group to Meet Thursday

The University of Alabama Men Against Violence group will meet Thursday, Sept. 11, in 301 Ferguson Center at 6 p.m.

Kickoff on the Quad to Pump Up Home Crowd at UA

University of Alabama Kickoff on the Quad activities will begin three hours (at around 3:45 p.m.) before the scheduled 6:45 p.m. kickoff time of the Alabama vs. Kentucky football game on Saturday, Sept. 13.