CEO of U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Speaks at UA
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – Sept 27
The use of “performance-enhancing drugs,” also called “doping” has plagued many sports in our nation and has tarnished the careers of many athletes. The man who “headed up” one of the biggest investigations of “doping” in professional sports made a stop in our area today. Travis Tygart is the CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. That group is responsible for the investigation into Lance Armstrong’s “doping” allegations that surfaced during his cycling career …Tygart’s lecture was part of the Distinguished Lecture in Sports Management series at the University of Alabama.
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Sept. 27
Ex-ambassador named visiting fellow at UA
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 27
Former U.S. Ambassador and University of Alabama graduate Lino Gutierrez will be named a distinguished visiting fellow of International Strategic Studies at UA when he returns Monday. Gutierrez, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UA, spent 29 years in public service representing the U.S. in Latin and South America, according to a release from the university. He was ambassador to Nicaragua under President Bill Clinton and also ambassador to Argentina under President George W. Bush.
New $9 million facility on 10th Avenue will nurture businesses, entrepreneurs
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 27
Federal dollars will construct an estimated $9.31 million facility for the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama’s business incubator. Dubbed The EDGE — Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the incubator was formed last year and already has seen a number of businesses grow from its current location downtown to business spaces of their own. The latest — and largest — round of funding was announced Wednesday by the office of U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Tuscaloosa, which said the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration was awarding the city of Tuscaloosa $5.06 million to construct the facility…”We are extremely excited about this award,” said Robin Edgeworth, director of the city’s Recovery Operations, who led the grant request from the Department of Commerce…”The partnership with the University of Alabama and the Chamber of Commerce indicates a strong commitment from everyone involved. We are extremely pleased with this award and the role that the Department of Commerce will play in our recovery efforts.” The EDGE is a collaboration between City Hall, the university’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and the local Chamber of Commerce.
2 young directors to tackle same play
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 30
Healthy collaboration makes theater thrive. A promising script needs a director with vision to shape it into three dimensions, actors to embody and live it, tech people to make it physically work, and an audience to complete the circuit…David Bolus is in the rather odd position of having two different directors and casts working on one of his scripts, “Last Night Party,” simultaneously, with productions debuting back to back this week, on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Bolus is a University of Alabama graduate teaching assistant in the master of fine arts acting program with a focus in dramatic writing. He offered student directors Allison Heinz and Patrick Croce his one-act play about the piling stresses of undergraduate life.
As congressional race heads to second round, both candidates lay out victory scenarios
Mobile Press-Register – Sept. 29
As Bradley Byrne and Dean Young race toward a Nov. 5 runoff in the Republican primary for Congress, their campaigns face different questions…William Stewart, a University of Alabama political scientist, said Young’s showing was an important victory for conservatives who have grown tired of the tactics of the GOP establishment. “It does indicate tea party strength in the Republican Party,” he said. “I found his finish surprising.”
Attending doctor: Jackson killed by anesthesia dosage
Anniston Star – Sept. 28
The physician who attended to Jimmie Lee Jackson after he was shot by an Alabama state trooper during an historic 1965 civil rights-era melee said in a 27-year-old interview that Jackson died as a result of an overdose of anesthesia… “From what you are telling me, this is not likely to be admissible,” said Charles Gamble, the author of Gamble’s Alabama Rules of Evidence, and a professor of law at the University of Alabama for 25 years. Gamble explained that the interview with Dinkins — something that took place outside the courtroom — may be ruled as hearsay, and while there are a number of exceptions to hearsay, he does not see one in this case. “It is hard to say for sure at this point,” Gamble said from his home in Tuscaloosa, “but I do see some significant hurdles for getting this into evidence.”
Lawyers on layaway: Alabama bills indigent defendants for court-appointed attorneys
Cleburne News – Sept. 29
The right to an attorney, even for those too poor to pay, has been a part of the American legal landscape since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright, decided 50 years ago… Many people think that since Gideon, impoverished defendants have received legal services for free. But in Alabama, it’s long been more like a layaway plan University of Alabama law professor Joseph Colquitt says the attorney-fee system isn’t really a threat to defendants’ rights to representation. “This is in complete compliance with Gideon,” he said. “A client may not be able to afford the cost of an attorney up front. The question is, can they pay part of it?” Colquitt, a former criminal defense attorney and retired judge, said that in the years immediately after the Gideon decision, judges would simply appoint lawyers to represent poor defendants, and pay them next to nothing. “I remember being appointed in 17 cases and the judge paid me $5 for each one,” he said. Colquitt said the fees, in place now for decades, represent the state’s effort to actually pay for the services it provides.
‘Softer, gentler’ Rick Bragg? Hardcore reporter talks mama’s cooking, mud-hole jumping, being ‘better human’
Al.com – Sept. 29
Rick Bragg has experienced war up close. He’s witnessed coups, reported murders and traveled to dark corners of the world…But as he grew older, something shifted in the 54-year-old Bragg. Now a writing professor at The University of Alabama and regular columnist for Southern Living magazine, Bragg says his writing is “softer and gentler.”
FLC provides experience in local classrooms
Crimson White – Sept. 30
The University of Alabama’s Teacher Cadets program is giving education majors a chance to see a classroom their first semester. The program, formally titled Teacher Cadets: Beyond Teaching Little Johnny How to Read, is in its second year with the Freshman Learning Community. Students enrolled in the FLC complete 15 voluntary hours in a K-8 classroom, receiving hands-on experience. Cadets use their experience and assigned reading to assess issues affecting the quality of education in local and national contexts, according to the FLC’s website.
Homecoming Powder Puff Game
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Sept 29
Alabama rolled over Ole Miss last night, but that wasn’t the only football being played on campus this weekend. Organizations from the University of Alabama teamed up to compete in the annual homecoming powder puff football tournament today. While it may not be as hard-hitting as SEC football, these games were still hotly contested, with teams bringing along loud support groups.
UA Graduate Hunter Bell Says UA Helped Herr Start Her Fashion Career
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Sept. 27
A University of Alabama graduate is shining bright in the fashion world. 32-year-old South Carolina native Hunter Bell, the winner of “Fashion Star,” paid a special visit to the Druid City today. Bell spent the day at Effie’s Boutique in Tuscaloosa. Bell won Season 2 of “Fashion Star” and walked away with $3M in orders and an opportunity to debut her collection with three of the nation’s largest retailers.
Author finds a way to take home with her
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 30
When life got hard for Tuscaloosa native Beth Albright, the strong women of her family would gather around her grandmother’s yellow kitchen table in Glendale Gardens, eat Krispy Kreme donuts and laugh. No matter the situation, the women in her life held things together through whatever came their way, Albright said…Albright used her Tuscaloosa upbringing in her three books, the “Sassy Belles” trilogy, which was released this year…Albright graduated from Holt High School and the University of Alabama before going into radio and becoming a radio host for WAPI radio and TV talk-show host for WTTO-TV.
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Sept. 27
Blind Trumpet Player Wants to Be in Million Dollar Band
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Sept 28
A blind trumpet player is turning heads as a member of an Alabama high school marching band. Eighth-grader Liam White is a member of the “West Blocton Fighting Tigers” band. He’s been blind since birth, but, with the help of his guide who leads him in parades and on the field, he is able to perform with the rest of the band…White hopes to attend the University of Alabama, and be a part of the Million Dollar Band.