The X Factor

The Fall 1997 Alabama Journalist

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The Alabama Journalist is a publication of the College of Communication at the University of Alabama , supported through a continuing grant by the Alabama Press Association Journalism Foundation.

• Defining our generation...It may be impossible, but Jeb Schrenk is going to try.
• Generation X is more wired than ever...and not just on coffee. The twenty-something Internet low-down from Alabama Journalist Online Editor Mikael Edmonds.
• Hey, it's not like you actually have to use that degree. Sally Inzer reports on university grads who're doing something totally unrelated to their major.
• Is Michael Jordon over the hill? Todd Anderson tells us how atheletes are going pro at a younger and younger age. Todd Anderson tells us how the professional sports leagues are experiencing their own baby boom.
• Despite the slacker image, college students are getting a jump on their careers. Ann Key checks out how campus clubs open the door to the working world.
• That last cheeseburger weighing heavy on you conscience? Terri Brunck tells us that you've not alone; Generation X wants to be healthy.
• Sick of politics? Not everyone in Generation X is. Julie Traylor gets the low-down on Right vs. Left on campus.
• So you want to be in pictures...or on the news...or on the radio? So do a lot of other people in their twenties. A story by Terri Brunck.
• Are we really a godless generation? Lauren Ball talks to some people, from Protestants to Pantheists, who don't think so.
• You think Generation X is selfish? You've got another thing coming. Julie Traylor writes about the way some young adults are giving something back.
• Need another hole in the head? You're not the only one. Ann Key and Lauren Ball explore the wonderful world of piercings and tattoos.