UA to offer new management minor
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 1
Students at the University of Alabama now can pursue a minor in natural resources management…designed for students interested in protecting wildlife habitat and the environment while meeting the ever-growing human demand for wood products, clean water, outdoor recreation and scenic beauty. Offered through the College of Arts and Sciences, the minor is also available to students in the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration…Students taking the minor must complete 24 credit hours of coursework drawn from fields as diverse as biology, geography and geology, along with advanced courses in water, timber, landforms and ecological relationships. They will also intern at Tanglewood, a 480-acre family homestead and UA biological station in Hale County, where they will be exposed to real-life examples of forest and wildlife management and sensitive species protection…
New science building moving along smoothly
Crimson White – Oct. 1
…The Science and Engineering building currently under construction next to Shelby Hall on Hackberry Lane is scheduled to open for classes in the fall 2009 semester…Tim Leopard, assistant vice president for design and construction for the University, said construction proceeded smoothly over the summer thanks to a mostly dry season. There have been no setbacks in the construction process so far. The new Science and Engineering building will be a marked improvement over current science buildings such as Lloyd Hall and the Biology building. “The air conditioning at the Biology building is really not conducive to research,” Leopard said. “The Science and Engineering building will have a much better air handling system, and there will be no huge surges in temperature. It will be much better overall in regards to teaching environment.”…
Organizations help students register absentee voting
Crimson White – Oct. 1
With a little over a month until Election Day and the deadline to register approaching quickly, several UA organizations are working overtime to get students registered to vote on campus as well as absentee…Students can also register to vote absentee by either visiting the SGA office where members are working daily to get students registered or by visiting his or her secretary of state’s Web site where a link to a downloadable application and instructions are listed.
State likely to keep seats in Congress after Census
Montgomery Advertiser – Oct. 1
…While the state’s overall population has remained fairly steady since the last census, it has fluctuated greatly in some areas within the state, said Annette Watters, director of the Alabama Data Center at the University of Alabama. She said suburban counties have shown rapid growth and some rural counties, particularly in the economically disadvantaged Black Belt area, have lost population…Watters said she also expects the 2010 Census to also reflect the state’s growing Hispanic population — although possibly not enough to create a majority Hispanic state House or Senate district. “But local elections could be affected,” Watters said…
Figures faces uphill battle for Senate seat
Birmingham News – Oct. 1
…”She started as an underdog, and she remains an underdog,” said David Lanoue, chairman of the political science department at the University of Alabama. “I think her inability to raise money puts her in an almost impossible situation and gives Sessions the next closest thing to being unopposed. If this was the NFL, team Sessions would be having a bye week.”…
Alabama’s economy faring better than most
Birmingham News – Oct. 1
…The median price of a home in Alabama was $134,946 in August, according to the Alabama Center for Real Estate at the University of Alabama…
Arts and Sciences to hold majors fair today
Crimson White – Oct. 1
…the College of Arts and Sciences’ majors fair on Wednesday in the Ferguson Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nancy Shockley, academic adviser for the College of Arts and Sciences, said the event is open to all students. She said they expect most students who attend to be freshmen and sophomores looking to either change their major or find a minor…Ann Webb, assistant dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, said they chose a good time to host the fair because students are about to start being advised for spring semester. She said this allows students the opportunity to meet and talk with professors and students about courses, special opportunities and internships offered in the college…
McKenzie Court celebrates new makeover
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 1
…The Housing Authority is joining with the Crossroads Community Center at the University of Alabama to present Community Culture fair. The event will feature an appearance by Ruben Studdard, former American Idol winner, who will perform around 5 p.m. “We wanted Ruben because he’s stayed so close to his Alabama roots,” said Brice Miller, assistant director of Crossroads Community Center…
Bombing prosecutor speaks at UA
Crimson White – Oct. 1
Attorney Doug Jones spoke Tuesday about his role in prosecuting Bobby Frank Cherry for the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing in Birmingham…“These [cases] really bring out the best in a system that at one point was broken,” he said. “By that I mean broken for these old civil rights-era crime cases. The criminal justice system did not work. It did not work for the victims and their families, for the communities, and there are a lot of reasons for that, and you can probably guess most of them. It took a long time.” Jones spoke at noon Tuesday at the UA Law School. His lecture was hosted by The American Constitution Society and the Black Law Students Association.