No one chooses a university based on how attractive its students are. At least, we hope no one does.
That said, if you are interested in knowing which Alabama schools have the best-looking pupils, you'll want to check out Niche's 2017 list of universities with most attractive students. You can see how the rankings were determined here.
Here's Alabama's top 10 list for most attractive female students, according to Niche:
- University of Alabama
- Auburn University
- Tuskegee University
- University of Alabama -Birmingham
- Oakwood University (Huntsville)
- University of North Alabama (Florence)
- Jacksonville State University
- Alabama A&M University
- University of Mobile
- Huntingdon College (Montgomery)
Alabama's top 10 list for most attractive male students, according to Niche:
- Auburn University
- University of Alabama
- University of Alabama - Birmingham
- Tuskegee University
- Oakwood University
- University of North Alabama
- Samford University
- Troy University
- Jacksonville University
- Faulkner University (Montgomery)
Three Alabama schools were on the national list of top 100 best-looking female students. UA landed at number 45 on the list for most-attractive females; Auburn came in 73rd and Tuskegee 84th. Among male students, Auburn was 52nd nationally; Alabama was 90th.
How does this year's list compare to last year's? You can see that here.
Welcome to Friday's Wake Up Call. Let's see what's going on:
GM accused of VW-like deception
General Motors Co. is being sued for allegedly putting devices on its trucks that allow them to beat emissions tests.
Owners of more than 705,000 GM Duramax-branded diesel trucks filed a class action lawsuit Thursday, claiming GM installed the devices on two-models of heavy duty trucks from 2011 to 2016. The devices allowed the trucks to pass U.S. inspections, even though they produced emissions two to five times the legal limit, the complaint alleges.
GM said the claims are "baseless."
Woman sues Jelly Belly over sugar
A California woman is suing Jelly Belly, saying the company misled her into thinking one of its products didn't contain sugar.
Jessica Gomez alleges Jelly Belly encouraged her to purchase its Sports Beans by promoting them as an energy source for athletes. The beans, she said, list evaporated cane juice as an ingredient in an effort to hide that they contain sugar. The also said the company highlights the products carbohydrate, electrolyte and vitamin content to suggest the product has health characteristics.
Jelly Belly described the lawsuit as "nonsense."
Texas may let people shoot feral pigs from hot air balloons
Lawmakers in Texas have approved a new way to hunt feral hogs and coyotes: hot air balloons.
Legislation passed last week legalizing hunting by balloon, though even proponents said it's unlikely the practice will be widely used.
There are an estimated 2.5 million feral pigs in Alabama, causing some $50 million in damages per year. The animals also carry diseases that can devastate cattle and domestic pig operations and even spread to humans.
If signed by the governor, the balloon hunting bill will go into effect Sept. 1, 2017.
Until tomorrow.