Student Tennis Champion Knows Meaning of Perseverance
Tennis player Shelby Baron has never experienced what it’s like to walk, but she is quite familiar with what it’s like to win big.
Quartet First in UA’s History to Win International Horn Competition
Tater and the Tots became the first University of Alabama horn quartet to win the International Horn Society Summer Symposium Student Amateur Quartet Competition, which was held earlier at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
‘World’s Greatest’ Typewriter Collection on Exhibit with ‘Alabama Types’
The “world’s greatest” collection of typewriters formerly owned by famous writers, actors, playwrights, musicians and others will be displayed at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center from Nov. 2 to Dec. 7.
Students Encouraged to Vote; Right to Vote was Hard Fought
For the past two months, senior and 21-year-old political science major Teryn Shipman and her peers have been pounding the pavement at the Capstone registering students to vote for the Nov. 6 midterm elections.
Digitorium Offers Speakers, Workshops on Digital Humanities
University Libraries, the Hudson Strode Program, the departments of religious studies and history and the Summersell Center for the Study of the South are hosting a three-day Digital Humanities Conference Oct. 4-6.
Historian who Chronicled Black Panther Party’s Alabama Roots Featured
The University of Alabama’s Graduate History Association is hosting its 10th annual “Power and Struggle Conference” featuring prominent civil rights historian Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries as its keynote speaker.
New Partnership Allows Students to Vote in Every Election
The Capstone has officially partnered with TurboVote, an online service that allows people to vote in every local, state and federal election that they qualify for in all 50 states.
From FBI to Walt Disney to Freelance, UA Alumna’s Career Soars
An FBI internship led Huntsville native Laci Jordan to a creative career she had never imagined for herself.
Expert to Give ‘Apocalypse Illuminated’ Lecture
Dr. Richard K. Emmerson, dean emeritus of the school of liberal arts at Manhattan College, will provide artistic insight into the imagery of the book of the Apocalypse, also known as the Biblical book of Revelation, during a public lecture, “Apocalypse Illuminated,” at UA.
OCTSA Starts New Academic Year with New Officers
The Office, Clerical and Technical Staff Assembly recently elected new officers.