Would YOU know you were having a heart attack? Warning signs can vary wildly between men and women
Daily Mail (U.K.) – March 29
If you think of someone having a heart attack, chances are you will picture a scene where a man gasps, clutches his chest and falls to the ground. But in reality, a heart attack victim could easily be a woman, and the scene not be so dramatic. While men and women share some of the same symptoms, the University of Alabama’s Dr Joseph Fritz explains they can also have wildly different ones. Both men and women can suffer chest tightness and pain or pressure in the chest, neck, jaw, arms or back. Unusual fatigue, shortness of breath, coughing, feeling sick and vomiting are among the unpleasant symptoms experienced by both genders.
Detroit News Time – March 29
Georgia News Day – March 29
Tuscaloosa City school teachers can apply to art program
Tuscaloosa News – March 29
Teachers working in the Tuscaloosa City school system have an opportunity to expose their students to expose their students to the finer points of art through a partnership with the University of Alabama. Applications will be taken for teachers to be part of the university’s Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art K-12 Fellows program, which will be pair teachers with college students to lead K-12 students in learning more about the collection of nearly 2,000 pieces housed in the UA College of Arts and Sciences.
Bentley’s admission deals blow to his upright reputation
Montgomery Advertiser – March 29
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, a Baptist whose faith was central to his public persona, sullied his strongest political commodity after apologizing for sexual remarks he made to a top female aide: a perception as honest. The 73-year-old Republican had a reputation for being morally upright in a state that has seen its share of corruption scandals, including pending charges against the current speaker of the House … “Now he’s in the thick of it himself. It pretty much decimates the reputation that he was elected on, as the doctor that could cure Alabama’s ill’s, financial and moral,” said Bill Stewart, the former chairman of the department of political science at the University of Alabama in Bentley’s hometown of Tuscaloosa.
Creative Campus to hold Yellowhammer Music Festival
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – March 29
The YellowHammer Music Festival will focus on sustainability. It will feature live music, a bike powered stage, art making, a kid’s corner, and booths with eco-friendly campus and community organizations.
Buzzfeed.com – March 30