Hi Folks,

As you probably know, the waters rose after the hurricane in New Orleans (and Mobile/Biloxi took the worst direct hit) so the Hurricane Katrina aftermath is much worse than we expected on Monday. A colleague from New Orleans tells me from viewing blogs, Xavier University (the whole city pretty much) may be out of commission for the rest of the semester or longer. The thousands in the N.O. superdome may be bussed to Houston and Alabama shelters. If you can reach or hear from our members in that area please let the rest of us know. Let us keep all those affected by what is being called the worst hurricane in U.S. history in our prayers and good thoughts. If we can help in other effective ways too, let us share that with each other.

Katrina was kinder to my Montgomery, AL area than any of the last 4 hurricanes that whipped through so I am SO grateful. Also let us remember our members in Miami who where affected by Katrina’s first U.S. landfall. Please let us know if we can help with something in addition to our prayers.

Professor E-K. Daufin, Ph.D.

MAC Membership Chair

Department of Communications

Alabama State University

915 South Jackson St.

Montgomery, AL 36101-0271

http://home.earthlink.net/~daufin