Margaret Thatcher passes
April 11, 2013
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a towering figure in politics during the last quarter of the twentieth century, died Monday of a stroke at the age of 87. Britons across the island began mourning Monday afternoon when it was announced Thatcher had died. Over the past decade, the former... Read more »
NY Supreme Court Strikes Down Bloomberg’s Soda Ban Law
Claudia Mesnil-Baez
April 11, 2013
New York Supreme Court Judge Milton A. Tingling struck down New York Mayor Bloomberg’s administrative initiative banning the sale of sugary drinks at restaurants, fast food restaurants and convenience stores the day before the ban was to go into effect. As college students, many of us consume what... Read more »
Pope Francis
Nicolas Neely
April 4, 2013
Pope Francis wasted no time introducing himself to the Catholic community and the world as he began to make his mark on the papacy by bucking formality and breaking Vatican traditions. Pope Francis has become a Pope of many firsts as his name hints. After the chimney above the Sistine Chapel emitted... Read more »
UAH selects new vice president for research; Mississippi State administrator to join campus
April 4, 2013
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Rayford Vaughn has been named the new vice president for research at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, President Robert A. Altenkirch announced this afternoon. Dr. Vaughn has been the associate vice president for research at Mississippi State University since 2010, and is... Read more »
The Supreme court debates gay marriage
April 4, 2013
The Supreme Court heard separate oral arguments last week over whether California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act meet constitutional scrutiny by defining marriage as only between one man and one woman. On March 26, the Court heard arguments from the legal teams on both sides of the... Read more »
Dr. Vistasp Karbhari to leave UAH, named President of UTArlington
Gage Smythe
April 2, 2013
UAHuntsville Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vistasp Karbhari, has been named President of The University of Texas at Arlington after the university’s board of regents unanimously approved his appointment March 12. Following a long process of interviews, Karbhari was named... Read more »
North Korea Destroys Ceasefire Agreement that Ended Korean War
Lucas Stewart
April 2, 2013
North Korea’s military leadership has destroyed the armistice agreement that ended the Korean War in 1953. The country’s leadership has cited both a circulating U.N. Security Council resolution imposing greater sanctions on the country and U.S. and South Korea’s continued joint military drills... Read more »
Powerful AEA Swallows Pride after Passage of Alabama Accountability Act
Lucas Stewart
April 2, 2013
On the morning of March 14th, Governor Robert Bentley signed into law the Alabama Accountability Act passed by the state legislature on February 28th. This controversial bill has drawn the ire of the Alabama Education Association (the teacher’s organized labor union for the state of Alabama or AEA)... Read more »
President Interview Part 2
March 19, 2013
This is a two part interview between University of Alabama Huntsville President Robert Altenkirch and I. Question #1: Can you explain to students who had not considered studying at UAH why they should give UAH a look? I think you have to look at the UAH brand and determine if it is for you. This is a... Read more »
Pope
March 19, 2013
Roman Catholic Cardinals from around the world have gathered in Vatican City this week to form the Papal Conclave that will deliberate and select the next Pope. The 153 members of the College of Cardinals assembled March 8 in Vatican City for pre-conclave discussions in preparation for the formal conclave... Read more »
