Places to Go...

Here is another last-minute Spring Break getaway idea!

A long time ago my parents took us all to Savannah, Georgia. Savannah is beautiful and there is SO much to see! I think people who want to avoid the beaches would love Savannah. In Savannah you can find lots to do. You can take a haunted tour, sit on Forrest Gump's bench, or visit nearby Fort Pulaski if you want to see an authentic Civil War fort! Oh, and Paula Deen fans, don't forget that her restaurant, Lady and Sons, is in Savannah, too!

No, Savannah isn't like Destin or PCB, but sometimes being different is good!


Update: Looks like Mandy Moore agrees! Apparently she got married in Savannah yesterday!

Sometimes It's Nice to Get Away

Well, folks, Spring Break is on its way! Whether you are headed home, travelling for a vacation, or staying in Tuscaloosa, you can bet that a week without class is going to be good. If you are like me and have tests or papers to work on this week, don't forget that relief is near!

For today, I present one of my favorite places to spend a vacation! Bay Point Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida is the perfect place to go if you aren't fond of crowded beaches. The Marriott there is amazing, and golfers especially love Bay Point. It's probably not the typical college student retreat, but it is beautiful nonetheless!

Election Wrap-Up

Wow. Yesterday's election was electric. I didn't expect to see those fantastic numbers (14,000+ voters!). Hopefully the independents who voted won't scare off the SGA and lead to a move back towards paper ballots (I'm just sayin').

I'll admit I feel quite strongly that Kendra Key was the better candidate, but life goes on. (Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, right?) I wish Kendra the best because she is going to succeed at whatever she does. Thanks to Kendra we already have a fantastic recycling program, and I hope she will work with the SGA to implement some of her other plans. Her platform truly rocked.

I feel quite relieved to have this whole election over with... no one will be stalking students with little pieces of paper (though I was sad to miss out on the awesome Kendra Key cups), chalkings will get washed away, and students will move on. That's the way it works.



By the way, is it football season yet??

Did You Watch? - The Bachelor

Beware! Bachelor spoilers!


Wow. Who would have guessed "nice-guy" Jason could mess up so royally in the eyes of his many female fans? The fan favorite from his own season on the Bachelorette, Jason had a huge following when he started his reality show journey as The Bachelor. When he was turned away by Deanna, women everywhere cried foul.

This season Jason picked the motherly, adorable Melissa to be his future wife while emphatically rejoicing in his decision. Flash forward 6 weeks to the taping of the After the Final Rose special... Uh-Oh. Jason wasn't smiling. For weeks there had been rumors and conspiracy theories about the results of this season's The Bachelor, and most of them were accurate. On Monday's special, Jason officially ended his 6-week engagement with Melissa to ask Molly, the runner-up, for a second chance! I was watching the Twitter trends about the bachelor, and the majority of the tweets bashed Jason's decision. I continue to wonder why he even proposed to Melissa rather than just picking her and forgetting the engagement for a while! He even appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live after filming ended to reveal that he was engaged!

I started watching The Bachelor a few seasons ago because my sister was really into the show. It's hard for romantics not to get caught up in the magical editing. Truthfully, the show isn't magical, and it has only produced one healthy marriage. Who knows how much is real and how much is planned? The truth is that, after so many seasons, the show may have lost what little magic it held. A bachelor before Jason didn't pick a girl. He chose to remain single. The front-runner from that season, Deanna, picked a loser snowboarder and later broke off the engagement. The front-runner from that season just flip-flopped his choice and let down the wonderful Melissa.

Truth is, I won't be watching the show any more. I think I finally realized how amazingly stupid it is.

*Insert Key-Related Pun Here*

Kendra Key has my vote for SGA President!

After comparing websites and platforms for both candidates for SGA President, I made my decision. Granted, I knew enough about Kendra from last year's election to know how accomplished she is. I had seen her name on Environmental Ambassador fliers during the fall. I even have one of her plastic cups from her last campaign. (Okay, I was biased to begin with!)

Who can resist Kendra's brilliant parking ideas? I know I can't! I especially love that she wants to shorten the ticketing day by an hour! That is so helpful with night classes and late tests that start at 6! Also, her dining platform is fantastic to me. I think her approach to increasing businesses that accept dining dollars and bama cash will help more in the long run that just encouraging business to give student discounts. (Click HERE to see a video on the CW's website of this discussion.)

Kendra Key also has some intriguing ideas for technology, athletic events, and lowering costs on her website.

Check it out!


Also, don't forget that voting is happening NOW on http://www.mybama.ua.edu/! You can vote until Midnight on Wednesday!

Think Pink - Cheer for the Tide

If you are looking for something to do tonight, you should go to the Gymnastics Pink Meet at Coleman Coliseum. It's Alabama vs. Auburn in T-Town, and tickets for the general public are sold out, according to RollTide.com.

1,700 seats have been set aside for student, though, so get there early to get in!! Don't forget to wear PINK to the meet and show support for breast cancer awareness!

What Do Mad Cow and Alzheimer's Have in Common?

I heard a very interesting story on NPR today about the link between mad cow and Alzheimer's. Apparently, the link is something called a prion protein, known to cause brain damage in mad cow cases. What was unknown was how the brain becomes damaged in Alzheimer's patients. It is now believed that these same prion proteins act in a different way to lead to brain advanced Alzheimer's.

Scientists hope this new discovery will lead to a way of preventing Alzheimer's! Sounds promising! Click here to read and hear more about this discovery!