Heads and tales: Sex, drugs and schlock from Bo

Big mania on campus: Heavens to betsy, what will those collegians do next? It seems like just yesterday they would stuff themselves into phone booths for kicks … Nowadays, a weekly sex column in the University of Alabama student paper has drawn some fire from parents. A letter signed by 26 campus guides claims, “Many students and parents have no objection with this material being presented to a college audience, but some do. These families represent a significant portion of our prospective students, and to risk alienating them could prove costly in our recruiting efforts.” Yes, we wouldn’t want to besmirch a fine institution known for coaching sexcapades or ranking as the No. 1 party school.
• Senior’s sex column in UA campus paper draws notice, criticism [Tuscaloosa News]

Drug dealers: An expert says he knows why Southern Research Institute on Southside has come up with six of the top 26 cancer drugs: It stuck to an area of global significance even though it was being ignored by “Big Pharma.” Hey, yo pharma so big, she went to the movies and sat next to everyone. Oh, snap!
• Drug discovery expert lauds SRI success [Birmingham Business Journal]

Bice-a-Roni: “American Idol” runner-up and one-time Helena resident Bo Bice has finally released his debut disc Tuesday, barely in time for the holidays. What are critics saying about “The Real Thing”? Early reviews call it “a barrage of saccharine rock ballads” and “a total misfire, a bland, colorless collection of rote rock” that’s “utterly forgettable.” Just great … no “From Bo to Carrie” movie, either.
• “The Real Thing” by Bo Bice [Amazon.com]

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