UA Air Force ROTC holds change of command ceremony
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Dec. 6
The Air Force ROTC took over the Walk of Champions for their Change of Command parade. According to Lt. Col. Commander and professor Mark Valdez, the parade honor the incoming cadet commander, a senior in the four-year ROTC program that will get the chance to lead a group of cadets.
Enterprise native and former Alabama star hopes to inspire others
Southeast Sun – Dec. 6
Recently Enterprise native Dr. Gaylon McCollough released his 17th book, “Victory In The Game of Life,” and the former Wildcat and Alabama Crimson Tide star hopes to inspire with the story of his life. . . . In 2017, McCollough was presented with one of the most prestigious awards that the University of Alabama gives out to former athletes: the Paul W. Bryant Alumni Athlete Award. While accepting the award last year, in front of a sold-out Bryant-Denny Stadium, is when McCollough decided to write this book.
Dance Theatre presents a ‘Huntingtonized Nutcracker’
Huntington (West Virginia) Herald Dispatch – Dec. 6
For many HDT families it is a tradition that pleasantly envelopes the whole family. The Arneson family has been involved with HDT performance of “The Nutcracker” for years.The family got involved when their daughter Emma was in middle school. Their son Ethan, now 22, has been in the production since he was 5. And father Neil, a Marshall professor, plays Santa Claus. Neil’s wife Ruth Ann said this is the first HDT performance that Emma will have missed since she began dancing in middle school. In August, she began pursuing a Ph.D. at The University of Alabama.
Can 2018’s extreme weather persuade skeptics that the climate is changing?
Washington Post – Dec. 7
Many scientists have been working to determine when strange weather can be attributed to climate change. I have focused my research on examining Americans’ understanding of how strange weather and climate change are related. Here’s what I’ve found: Political orientation determines attitudes toward both climate change and extreme weather . . . Wanyun Shao is an assistant professor of geography at the University of Alabama and an early-career research fellow at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program.
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA GROUP DONATES ITEMS TO PREMATURE BABIES AND THEIR FAMILIES
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Dec. 6
The University of Alabama’s March of Dimes Collegiate Council visited DCH Regional Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Wednesday, delivering supplies for the babies and their families. More than 450 baby supplies were handed out in honor of Prematurity Awareness Month. It’s the first year for the event, and organizers said they’re hoping to make it an annual affair.
Alabama’s $600,000 Confederate park carries controversial cost and message
AL.com – Dec. 7
In Alabama’s taxpayer-funded Confederate Memorial Park in Chilton County, a library promotes the message that slavery was not the cause of the Civil War. . . . Joshua Rothman, professor and chair of the Department of History at the University of Alabama, said he does not believe state and local governments should fund Confederate memorials. “To me the Confederacy was a cause that was pretty explicitly in the defense of slavery,” Rothman said. “I know that not every soldier was a slaveholder, not every soldier was in the war specifically to defend slavery, but I don’t think there’s any way to separate the cause of the Confederacy from the defense of slavery.
Bringing Out-Group Members In
Progressions – Dec. 6
Out-groups and in-groups are part of everyday public relations and while the in-group is usually the easier of the two to work with, both are extremely valuable to the success of a company. In order to understand the value of the out-group, we must first discuss what an out-group is. . . . Anna Jones is a senior at The University of Alabama studying public relations and communication studies. She serves as the VP of publications for The University of Alabama PRSSA Chapter and as a senior media coordinator for her Chapter’s student-run firm, Capstone Agency.