UA In the News — March 1

UA In the News — March 1

Jesse Jackson encourages student engagement in politics
Tuscaloosa News – March 1
Ahead of the anniversary of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights march, the Rev. Jesse Jackson reflected on the message of unity during last staff meeting he had with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Jackson said King’s last meeting in Atlanta began with a lesson on multicultural liberty. “We have a charge to learn to live together or die apart as fools,” Jackson said. The civil rights leader also reflected on the current debates over immigration, gun ownership and other issues dividing the nation and said, “This an interesting, yet a strange season for our country.” Jackson’s comments were part of a speech titled “New South, New Challenges” on Wednesday night to a crowd of about 500 at the Ferguson Student Center at the University of Alabama. The event was sponsored by the Black Student Union, University Programs and UA’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
WSFA (Montgomery) – Feb. 28
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Film festival puts spotlight on students’ talents
Tuscaloosa News – March 1
The annual Black Warrior Film Festival, produced for students and by students, will be held Friday and Saturday at locations in the Ferguson Center and Reese Phifer on the University of Alabama campus.

BSU celebrates 50 years of supporting students
Crimson White – March 1
Founded in April 1968, the Black Student Union has served as an advocacy organization for black students for 50 years now and is the first and oldest minority student organization at UA. To commemorate this milestone, the UA BSU will host a weekend-long celebration April 19-21, which will include a variety of events, from a talent show to the Black and White Gala. The gala will feature performances from students in the Dance and Theatre department, Music School and African American Literature program, meant to highlight “the best and brightest” African- American students, according to a letter sent to the Black Faculty and Student Association by vice president Darnell Sharperson. The weekend’s events hope to connect the alumni and current students through celebration.

University of Alabama
MycentralJersey.com – Feb. 28
The following Central Jersey residents at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama received their degrees at a winter commencement Dec. 16, 2017: Danielle V. Cole of Pittstown, bachelor’s degree in human environmental sciences; Colleen Elizabeth Kruper of Fanwood, master’s degree in nursing; Joshua William Mazon of Califon, bachelor’s degree of arts; Andrew Tod Mellusi of Westfield, bachelor’s degree in commerce & business administration; Mikayla Elizabeth Tabor of Whitehouse Station, bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering.

Nobel prize winner Vernon Smith to speak on campus
Crimson White – March 1
Economist Vernon Smith, winner of the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, will be coming to present a discussion on the misconceptions surrounding economic behavior and how the economy and market change over time. Zach Thomas, director of marketing and communications for the Culverhouse College of Commerce, said hearing Smith speak is worth the time for more than people in the field of economics.

UA marketing professor comments on decision by Dick’s Sporting Goods to no longer carry modern sporting rifles
WHNT-CBS (Huntsville) – Feb. 28
Some felt the move was more of a marketing ploy. Rob Morgan, marketing professor at the UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, “It makes for an interesting case because it sort of reinforces the idea that we try to really reinforce in marketing strategy, that these decisions are all really very complex. Not only are there business forces but there are also political forces.”

Health Matters: Addiction to Devices
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Feb. 28
There’s no doubt that the creation of the smart phone and computers has been a remarkable addition to our society, bringing all sorts of benefit. But look around, people are addicted to these things.

Boy bonds with garbage collectors over University of Alabama
News 12 Long Island – Feb. 28
Their bond began over their love for the UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA. Since then, every Tuesday, Kyler lends them a hand getting all that waste into the truck. “It’s a little brother thing so it’s great, it’s great to see the interaction between them.”