UA In the News — Nov. 30

UA In the News — Nov. 30

Tuscaloosa touts historic architecture, unique Crimson Tide traditions around Alabama
CBS Sports – Nov. 29
Most people probably wouldn’t have too much trouble enjoying the University of Alabama. If you like college football, after all, there’s no one that racks up wins — blowout wins, no less — like Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide. But the university has a whole lot more than SEC dominance to threaten a good time on and around campus. As Shell Rotella presents in CBS Sports’ “What’s Inside the SEC” series, the home of the Crimson Tide touts everything from historic architecture to unmatched student-athlete traditions. Tuscaloosa is the fifth largest city in Alabama, but you’d think it’s even bigger considering all the school spirit it offers. Classic building designs are seen throughout campus, and the most notable piece of architecture — Bryant-Denny Stadium, constructed in the 1920s — is the second largest stadium in the SEC and the fifth largest in all of college football.

Even if doing a good job, women CEOs more likely to be fired
EurekAlert – Nov. 29
Women CEOs are much more likely than male CEOs to be dismissed, even when the women are performing well, according to research from The University of Alabama. The findings are detailed in the paper “You’re Fired! Gender Disparities in CEO Dismissal,” which is accepted for publication in the Journal of Management.
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University makes strides in admitting women
Crimson White – Nov 29
Historically, males have outnumbered females in academic institutions, the workforce and ultimately, leadership roles. Women have undoubtedly overcome many obstacles throughout the years, but the issue of low representation of women in leadership is still a burning question. Elle Shaaban-Magana, director of the Women and Gender Resource Center, said people celebrate that women have found their way to the University, but this is a piece of a larger conversation of equality and access. “It is a victory in some ways, but we know we are not quite yet ready to celebrate when we see there are still access barriers largely across the field of higher education,” Shaaban-Magana said. “When we think of representation, what we need to look at is not only the numbers of those who are represented, but who holds leadership positions. How is the power distributed across the numbers?”
 
Oakdale begins rebuilding its outdoor classroom
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 29
Melissa Kent posed a question Thursday for students in Jennifer Anderson’s class outside Oakdale Elementary: “Where are you right now?” “A garden,” one student said as firefighters and parents were busy digging a pond nearby, placing rocks at the bottom of the hole … Keasal, as well as volunteers with Fire Station 8, the school’s PTA group and volunteers from the University of Alabama, began digging earlier that day to build the pond, which will soon be filled with koi fish and some fish indigenous to Alabama.

PRIDE OF TUSCALOOSA HOSTS OPIOID SUMMIT FOR DRUG ADDICTION AWARENESS
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 29
Parents Resource Institute for Drug Education of Tuscaloosa held a conference on Wednesday to raise awareness on the opioid crisis. PRIDE seeks to educate teenagers on the dangers of illegal drug use and how to rise above the epidemic. Over 150 students attended the conference and guest speaker Eric Harrison shared his story about addiction …Today, Harrison has been drug free for one and a half years. He said there’s a lot of reasons he stays clean, including memories of lives lost to addiction. He is now enrolled in the University of Alabama and focuses on taking care of himself. He said that these are some other things that keep him from using again.
 
A Disruption in Commercial Real Estate Finance Is Coming
KAKE-ABC (Wichita, Kansas) – Nov. 29
CCIM Institute Chief Economist K.C. Conway, in partnership with the Alabama Center for Real Estate at the University of Alabama, released a special report entitled “Commercial Real Estate Finance Disruption: Déjà Vu or Something New?” which identifies the sweeping changes taking place within CRE finance and their potential to cause the next major disruption in the industry.
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Healthy Video Gaming
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – Nov. 29
Dr. Rebecca Britt studies video gaming at the University of Alabamaand believes game play might be more of a positive than a negative. “You can take a game and you can learn something from it or you can play it and give it a go. You can learn something from it.”
 
Latest police shooting highlights Alabama’s lack of guidelines for body cams
Al.com – Nov. 29
Police in Alabama’s largest metropolitan areas and elsewhere have faced repeated criticism this year for refusing to release footage from police-worn body cameras … Yuri Linetksy, associate professor of clinical legal instruction at the University of Alabama School of Law who is also a commissioned police officer in Ohio, said it’s not so easy for police departments to hand over body camera footage that can be otherwise considered as evidence in an ongoing investigation.

Why Did Abortion Come Up in Moore Allegations?
Cheat Sheet – Nov. 29
In the Republican stronghold of Alabama, issues like the military, LGBT rights, and abortion hold high importance. Several women have accused Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct … “I think Roy Moore has crossed a line, and even Republicans who reluctantly voted for Trump see this differently,” said Richard Fording, a political science professor at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. “It’s hard to deny that he’s creepy.”

PR careers: Salary isn’t everything—job perks worth considering
Agility PR – Nov. 29
Whether you’re a recent public relations graduate entering the field or an experienced PR professional looking for your fifth job, it is likely that one thing is at the forefront of your mind during the job search process—a nice salary. (Anna Claire Toxey is a public relations major at the University of Alabama.)

After false alarms and dashed hopes, maybe there’s “ironclad proof” of Russian collusion
Business Intelligence – Nov. 30
It’s not so much the lies themselves as much as Paul Manafort’s lies confirmed by inference or by triangulation the existence of those rigged witches … “Everybody who lies to Mueller gets called on it — so he had to know that Mueller would catch him. So the question is: What was he hiding that is worse than going to jail for the rest of your life?” said Joyce Vance, a professor of law at the University of Alabama law school and former federal prosecutor.

Edward Marshall Joins America’s Warrior Partnership Board of Directors
WBOC 16 (Salisbury, Maryland) – Nov. 29
Edward V. Marshall is the Director of the Global Family Office Group at Citi Private Bank, where he leads a team providing global banking and investment services to more than one thousand family offices … America’s Warrior Partnership’s Operation Deep Dive is a joint project with the University of Alabama and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation. The four-year research study will examine the factors and potential causes involved in suicides and early mortality due to self-harm among military veterans.
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Women filmmakers aim to excel in Hollywood
Crimson White – Nov. 30
If there’s one thing Hollywood isn’t famous for, it’s embracing female creators with open arms. According to the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, of the top-100 grossing films of 2017, women represented 8 percent of directors, 10 percent of writers and 2 percent of cinematographers. Throughout the 90-year history of the Academy Awards, only a single woman has ever won the Oscar for Best Director, and only one has ever been nominated for Best Cinematography. During the 2016-2017 broadcast network TV season, women represented 27 percent of all creators, directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors and directors of photography. While these statistics could be seen as discouraging, women of The University of Alabama’s department of journalism & creative media say these numbers are not affecting their progress. Rather, the message enforced throughout the department is that these numbers are not a roadblock to shy away from, but one to tackle full force.

Engineering senior creates defensive fashion
Crimson White – Nov. 29
Lauren Gwin’s background in martial arts taught her more than just self-defense. The common emergency situations she prepares for in training are why she innovated jewelry designs for her business, the Artemis Company. With its slogan, “Dress to Protect,” Gwin started the Artemis Company in order to create a product for women that would empower and protect them. The Artemis Company started as a way to make self-defense products more marketable by turning them into a fashionable accessory.

Five Things to do this Weekend
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 29
No. 3: The Tuscaloosa Public Library’s annual Holiday Open House will be held from 2-5:30 p.m. Sunday at the library’s main branch, 1801 Jack Warner Parkway. The free event will feature crafts for kids, movie shorts, treats, music and a “Holiday Postcard” photo booth. Performances begin at 3 p.m. with the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra. At 3:30 p.m., a live reading of Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory” will be performed by actor Sam Nelson of the University of Alabama’s Department of Theatre & Dance.