Help for Haiti: University of Alabama group collects donations
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 13
Students with Bama HERD (Haiti Economic Research and Development) at the University of Alabama collect donations to aid relief efforts to Haiti on Wednesday. The Bama HERD initiative provides support for Haiti’s economic development, particularly in business education, consulting and support for start-up ventures. The Category 4 storm that hit on Oct. 4 has killed at least 473 people, according to national emergency officials on Wednesday.
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UA astronomers say fireball was a meteor
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – Oct. 12
A fireball lit up the sky early this morning and could be seen by several states. Astronomy professors from The University of Alabama say it was a meteor, and it came through at 5:58. Here’s a look at the folks who reported spotting that meteor. There were nearly 400 reports in all.
Huxford Symphony Orchestra to perform tonight at Moody Music Building
Crimson White – Oct. 13
The Huxford Symphony Orchestra, one of 14 ensembles in the School of Music’s program, will perform a concert tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Concert Hall in Moody Music Building. Tickets are $3 for students with an ID, $10 for general admission and $3 for seniors.
Brookwood Middle School Students use new technology to enhance University of Alabama museum exhibits
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 12
Brookwood Middle School students are changing the way visitors interact with museum exhibits. The 6th grade students have partnered with four of the University of Alabama museums The students are using a new technology to give a more in depth, educational experience. When visiting the Alabama Museum of Natural History, you now have access to information about each exhibit at your fingertips.”
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Oct. 12
Pulitzer Prize winner to speak at USC Aiken
Aiken Standard (S.C.) – Oct. 12
Acclaimed author and Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Bragg will be the first speaker for the 2016-17 James and Mary Oswald Distinguished Writers Series. The series is through USC Aiken’s English department. Bragg’s appearance will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the school’s Etherredge Center, 471 University Parkway. Admission is free … Currently the writer teaches writing in University of Alabama’s journalism department and writes pieces for numerous magazines.
Cherokee County Probate Judge Kirk Day Receives “Certificate of Completion” in Law Course
WEIS (Centre) – Oct. 12
Cherokee County Probate Judge Kirk Day has received his Certificate of Completion, from Clay Hornsby, the Deputy Director of the Alabama Law Institute; Penny Davis, former Associate Director; Alabama Law Institute and Coordinator of Probate Judge Training, and Honorable Bill English, President, Alabama Probate Judges Association for attending the “Law for Probate Judges Course.” This course was conducted by the Alabama Law Institute and the Alabama Probate Judges Association at the University Of Alabama School Of Law.
UA Center produces documentary on Bankhead family
Alabama News Center – Oct. 12
For three generations, one family from north Alabama – the Bankheads — became fixtures on the American landscape. Their improbable run to national prominence is traced in the documentary “The Bankheads,” produced by the University of Alabama’s Center for Public Television.
Daily Mountain Eagle (Jasper) – Oct. 12
SGA holds Roll the Vote Campaign
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 12
UA is looking to get the ball rolling on student voting. The University’s Roll the Vote campaign is in full effect as the Presidential elections creep closer. The SGA and UA’s Chapter of the American Association of University Women have teamed up to make registering to vote quick and easy for students.
Flu vaccine now protects from four flu viruses
WVUA 23 (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 12
The flu shot now protects against four different flu viruses including two influenza a viruses and two influenza B viruses. Dr. Sara Kaylor said anyone with an egg allergy is now in the clear and can get a flu shot. “People who were allergic to eggs were unable to get the flu vaccine because the component that was built into the vaccine was actually made from a sulfate component,” Kaylor said. “But that is no longer the case, so if you have a history of egg allergies it is safe for you to go and get a flu vaccine today.” If you’re looking for a flu shot, most local pharmacies and doctor’s offices have an abundant supply.
Million Dollar Band to stop in Chattanooga
WRCB-3 (Chattanooga, Tenn.) – Oct. 12
There is some great entertainment coming to Findley Stadium this Friday at lunch hour. The University of Alabama Million Dollar Band makes their bi-annual appearance in route to the Bama-Vols game, which will be played in Knoxville on Saturday. The Alabama band will practice on the field at Findley starting at 11:30 Friday morning. They will perform their halftime show at 12:30.
The New Culture of Life; In the era of Trump and Whole Woman’s Health, the future of pro-life activism is young, female, secular, and “feminist.”
Slate – Oct. 13
Maria Oswalt, a 22-year-old senior at the University of Alabama who leads the campus’ Students for Life chapter, gets frustrated when pro-life advocates vocally oppose, say, transgender bathroom bills—the kind of issue that she sees as having no inherent connection to abortion and that serves only to make the movement look intolerant. Her Students for Life chapter focuses on abortion, but it also opposes the death penalty and assisted suicide; Oswalt sees these issues as naturally connected to abortion in a way that gender and sexuality are not. “Let’s just focus on life issues, and not try to pull these other nonrelated issues into it,” she said.
Inside the new Phi Mu House at Alabama
AL.com – Oct. 13
The brand new 39,444-square-foot Phi Mu sorority house opened along Colonial Drive in July 2016. It stands on virtually the same exact spot the old house previously occupied.