Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental health resource awareness and education are at the forefront of multiple events on campus this week.
Hamlet on Jazz at UA
Hamlet is an age-old Shakespearean tale of revenge, betrayal, ghosts, incest, depression and murder. If that wasn’t enough to hold the interest of modern audiences of this more than 400-year-old legendary play, what if award-winning University of Alabama theatre and dance professor Seth Panitch jazzed it up a bit?
Changes to Priority Registration Process Benefit Students
A new university policy outlines the process for deciding the order in which students register for classes. The policy is designed to stress fairness, especially for those students with limited access to specialized classes or courses needed for graduation. It defines the categories of need to merit priority registration. It also helps maximize the possibility
UA Students Elect Senior as 2016 Homecoming Queen
Ainsely LeBlanc, a senior public relations major, of Cordova, Tennessee, has been elected the 2016 University of Alabama Homecoming Queen. She is sponsored by Alpha Omicron Pi.
“Script A” Ice Sculpture
Moody Music Ribbon Cutting
5 Elected to UA Homecoming Queen Court
The 2016 University of Alabama Homecoming Court was selected in a Sept. 27 student election. A total of 11,736 votes were cast.
Science Writer to Discuss Evolution in UA’s ALLELE Series
Award-winning author and science journalist Carl Zimmer will be on campus Thursday, Oct. 6, to talk about the global impact of human evolution at the 11th Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution, or ALLELE, seminar series.
UA Expands Bicycle Rental Program for Students
The University of Alabama’s Outdoor Recreation Program recently brought 150 new bicycles, which will be available this fall once they’re assembled. They’ll be added to the existing fleet. Students rent the bikes monthly for $15. Rentals include a lock and, if needed, a helmet.
UA Launches 2016 Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger Drive
The University of Alabama’s 2016 Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger drive launches Saturday, Oct. 1. The drive, which benefits the West Alabama Food Bank, has collected more than 2 million pounds of food over 20 years for those in need.