LEAP program exposes rising high-schoolers to community service
Tuscaloosa News – June 12
For Victoria Whitfield, college is about more than just academics. On Tuesday, Whitfield, the director of Early College at the University of Alabama, and dozens of rising high school freshmen put that idea into practice as they worked at the West Alabama Food Bank, unloading food from trucks onto pallets.
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – June 11
Tuscaloosa’s Civil Rights Trail officially opens
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – June 11
Tuscaloosa’s Civil Rights Trail is officially open. This project was a three-year venture in the making and now folks can personally experience the powerful trip down memory lane through the eyes of many civil rights foot soldiers … The next phases of the project will expand the trail to Stillman College and the University of Alabama.
University of Alabama student named 2019 Miss Alabama
Tuscaloosa News – June 11
A University of Alabama student has earned the 2019 Miss Alabama title. Tiara Pennington, a Helena native, competed as Miss University of Alabama during the competition held June 8 at Samford University in Birmingham.
Astronomers call for urgent action on Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites
Brinkwire – June 11
Experts have condemned the launch of Elon Musk’s Starlink project over fears it will blot out the night sky and make scientific research more difficult. A network of 60 communications satellites was sent into orbit around the Earth aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on on May 23 …University of Alabama astronomer Bill Keel told the AFP on May 29 that experts were already trying to work out what effect the artificial constellation will have.
17 outstanding women from to compete for Miss Indiana
Fort Wayne News (Indiana) – June 11
On Sunday, June 10th, 64 outstanding and talented young women who are leaders in their communities throughout Indiana will gather in Zionsville to begin competition for nearly $60 thousand in scholarships and the titles of Miss Indiana and Miss Indiana’s Outstanding Teen 2019 … Jordan Axel, 20, of Kendallville, is Miss Fort Wayne. A student at The University of Alabama majoring in Public Relations and Marketing, Jordan’s talent is tap dance and her social impact initiative is “Project Limitless.”
As Economic Indicators Worsen, Lenders Say They’re Still Not Worried About Their Leverage
Bis Now – June 11
The current economic cycle soldiers on, but enough warning signs have begun to flash that a crucial question bears revisiting: Is the commercial real estate industry better off than it was before the last recession? … Some recent research flies in the face of those accounts. University of Alabama real estate professor K.C. Conway told National Real Estate Investor in early June that banks are actually underwriting construction loans at 75% to 80% loan-to-cost ratios, and may push to 90% in the next 24 months or so.
Black Union regiment flag, Notorious BIG, Pikachu the mini pony: News from around our 50 states
USA Today – June 11
Alabama – Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama officials say spots remain open for a youth forensic science camp on campus. Middle school and high school students are eligible for the camp run by the university’s Office of Archaeological Research in July.
Coloradoan – June 11
WZTV-Fox (Nashville, Tennessee) – June 11