Under the surface: UA students discuss their lives beyond their disabilities
Crimson White – Oct. 10
Like many women her age, Shelby Baron worries about blemishes on her cheeks that few will ever notice. She worries about the graduation record exam and making a high enough score so she won’t have to take it again. Like most college students on the cusp of graduating, she worries about her future, making plans to continue her communicative disorders degree in graduate school at The University of Alabama. She’d go elsewhere, but her friends are here and so is her passion — tennis.
UA professor hopes study leads to new gun law
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 10
A study by a University of Alabama law professor and researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggests individuals at risk for suicide are receptive to a voluntary Do Not Sell list, which would prohibit gun shops from immediately selling them a firearm. “I think it really just establishes how, at least for a significant faction of people with mental illness, they do not want access to guns period. They don’t want to be able to change their mind,” said Fredrick Vars, a UA professor of Law.
Alabama study supports voluntary Do Not Sell list to prevent gun suicides
Al.com – Oct. 10
Almost half of those at risk of suicide surveyed by an Alabama researcher said they would consider placing their names on a list that temporarily bars them from purchasing guns, according to a recent study. Fredrick Vars, a professor at the University of Alabama School of Law, said about 46 percent of the 200 people involved in the survey said they would be interested in voluntarily participating in the program. Vars presented the patients with two options: A voluntary sign-up and removal from the list with a seven-day waiting period, and an option that requires a judicial hearing for removal. The option without a judicial hearing won the most support.
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Oct. 10
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When it comes to supporting Donald Trump, is Alabama No. 1?
AL.com – Oct. 11
Trump, according to the odds on ESPN-owned FiveThirtyEight.com, is polling strongest in Alabama compared to any other state in the U.S. The website’s latest forecasts, updated on Monday, place Trump’s odds of winning Alabama at 99.5 percent which is better than all other deep red states: Mississippi (94.3 percent), Oklahoma (99.2 percent), Idaho (98.8 percent), Arkansas (97.9 percent), and West Virginia (98.9 percent). . . . But is Alabama No. 1 when it comes to Trump support? Political science professors in Alabama have mixed views, but they are in agreement that the release Friday of an 11-year-old video of Trump bragging in vulgar terms about making unwanted advances and grabbing women will have little-to-no-effect on Alabama’s electorate. “I don’t think the awful recording of Donald Trump will cause a majority of Alabama voters to switch to Hillary Clinton,” said William Stewart, professor emeritus of political sciences at the University of Alabama. “Obviously, they don’t approve of the lewd comments of Trump, but they will vote for him without enthusiasm because Clinton has never been liked. I still believe ‘Bama will be among Trump’s strongest states, if not the strongest.” Richard Fording and George Hawley, political science professors at the University of Alabama, believe that Alabama will fall below a few states when it comes to the percentage of voters supporting Trump. . . . “I suspect that Oklahoma will out-Trump Alabama because of the similar white vote and smaller black population,” Fording said.
Dr. Victoria Whitfield discusses UA Early College program (Live Interview)
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Oct. 10
We’ve got Dr. Victoria Whitfield joining us this morning to tell us all about The University of Alabama’s Early College program. So, good morning and welcome to you. Thank you very much for having me. I’m very excited to be here this morning. I’m happy you’re here, and I know a lot of parents out there watching are as well. Tell me a little bit about the UA Early College program. Well, the UA Early College Program at The University of Alabama allows high school students the opportunity to begin earning college credit.
Orchestra to perform at UA Thursday
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 10
The University of Alabama School of Music’s Huxford Symphony Orchestra will perform its second concert of the 2016-17 season at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Moody Music Building Concert Hall. Three pieces will be performed at the nearly two-hour concert: Christopher Theofanidis’ “Rainbow Body,” Otmar Nussio’s “Variations on an Arietta by Pergolesi” and Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4. Tickets for Thursday’s concert cost $10 for general admission, $5 for senior citizens and $3 for students with student ID. Tickets can be bought online at uamusic.tix.com or at the Moody Music Building box office before the performance.
Alabama Startup Seeks to Lower Infant Mortality Rate
Digital Journal – Oct. 10
Southern Swaddle, a husband and wife startup out of the Shoals, has decided to pursue lowering the infant mortality rate in Alabama. After learning that Alabama ranked next to last in infant mortality, they knew this would be their cause. Soon-to-be parents Adam and Miriah created a business not only to share their swaddle, but to create change in the communities around them. “Creating positive change all around us is our end goal, not pursuing a profit,” says Adam. Southern Swaddle was born in 2016. Miriah, a University of Alabama student, was researching products they would need for their baby girl due this November.
UA students hold collection drive to help Haiti after Hurricane Matthew
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 10
University of Alabama students have placed collection bins for people to donate essential items to those hit hard by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. First aid and hygiene items are badly needed. The bins are located at the Ferguson Center, Alston and Bedgood Halls.
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Oct. 10
University to host time management workshop
Crimson White – Oct. 10
For some students, living alone for the first time, without someone constantly dictating how one spends their time, can lead to time management issues. Richard Livingston of the Center of Academic Success is here to help with a time management workshop.
Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre to perform
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 10
If you are a fan of dance and the arts, we have the perfect event for you. Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre is back with classic and contemporary dance pieces. The show will be in Morgan Hall on the UA campus at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow through Friday.