University of Alabama
Zeigler graduated from the University of Alabama in 1972 with a degree in public administration and journalism. He was President of the Mallet Assembly, a student honors program with a colorful history of political activism. He was in one of the last classes to actually live in the original Mallet Hall dormitory.
Student politics at the University has been dominated since 1914 by a semi-secret political party called "The Machine." In 1968 Zeigler and other students founded an anti-Machine party called "The Coalition." They succeeded in electing Zeigler President of the Student Government Association (SGA) in 1970, his being one of the few UA students to defeat The Machine.
In 1971, on the night the Student Court had thrown out an attempt by Student Senators who were members of The Machine to impeach Zeigler as SGA President, his dormitory room in Mallet Hall burned. The cause of the fire was never determined.
Zeigler served 1970-71 on the University's Athletic Committee, along with legendary football Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.
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