Beat Auburn Beat Hunger in lead at halfway point
Crimson White – Oct. 29
For some students like McKenzie Walker, a freshman majoring in political science, food insecurity is more personal. From Florence, Alabama, Walker remembers many classmates receiving free lunch through the National School Breakfast and Lunch Program for Alabama. In 2016, 24.5 percent of Florence residents had income below the poverty level, compared to 22.3 percent across the state. Beat Auburn Beat Hunger stuck out to Walker when she visited Get On Board Day, so she got involved in volunteering for it.
UA students use Fall Break to help with Hurricane Michael relief efforts
WAAY-ABC (Huntsville) – Oct. 29
A group of University of Alabama who decided to spend their fall break in Panama City helping hurricane survivors, are back in the Druid City. While some studs spent their Fall Break at home relaxing or hanging out with friends, these students involved in the organization Beyond Bama spent their break in Panama City Beach, Florida, giving back. Hurricane Michael was the strongest storm in history to hit the Florida panhandle, and to help with the cleanup, these selfless University of Alabama students took it upon themselves to dedicate their much-needed Fall Break to help the state in need. While many hands make the work go faster, these students say the damage from Hurricane Michael is almost overwhelming.
WYDE-FM (Birmingham) – Oct. 29
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 29
New initiative wants to turn UT student IDs digital
Daily Texan Online – Oct. 30
Student IDs are the golden ticket to accessing campus resources, but they are just as forgettable as they are important. Speedway, bathroom sinks and dorm front desks are littered with lost IDs, but a new Student Government initiative that wants to turn IDs digital might help. SG nursing representative Nicole Flanigan said she decided to start an initiative to bring electronic IDs to UT after reading an article about them at Duke University, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Alabama.
Armed Guards Won’t Stop Mass Shootings Like Pittsburgh
Huffington Post – Oct. 29
On Saturday, after a gunman killed 11 people and injured six others in a Pittsburgh synagogue, President Donald Trump called for armed guards in places of worship … “To what degree does having armed guards deter people who want to be shot anyway?” asked Adam Lankford, a criminologist at the University of Alabama.
Yahoo! – Oct. 29
EcoCAR University Teams to Retool 2019 Chevy Blazer
NGT News – Oct. 29
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), General Motors and MathWorks have launched the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, the latest DOE-sponsored Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) … The participating universities include as follows: Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colo.); Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, Fla.); Georgia Tech (Atlanta); University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Ala.).
UA study finds homes fortified to withstand hurricanes increase in value
WPMI-NBC (Mobile) – Oct. 29
After the roof look at the openings into your home. If you can afford it, look at getting wind-rated windows, doors and garages. A University of Alabama study shows fortified homes also increase in resale value by nearly 7 percent.