Food banks benefit from UA-AU rivalry
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 1
Beginning Tuesday, the University of Alabama will battle Auburn University in a contest designed to combat hunger and food insecurity. Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger is an annual food drive that began 24 years ago. Through a partnership to benefit the West Alabama Food Bank, UA’s Center for Service and Leadership created the drive to bring awareness to food insecurity within Alabama.
Girl With Rare Cancer Meets Nick Saban Saturday Night
CBS 5 (Mobile) – Oct. 1
Alabama is rallying around a young girl with a rare form of brain cancer. The University of Alabama, on Saturday, gave Aubreigh Nicholas the opportunity to meet Alabama football Coach Nick Saban. Photos were posted on Aubreigh’s Army Facebook page. The post says, “Army, wrapping up a very busy football day. Can’t say enough about the Army, the Bama Nation and the University of Alabama for making a reality out of what was a week ago a long shot dream.”
Weight man-age-ment
Psychology Today – Oct. 1
My training as a clinical psychologist requires rotating through various clinical settings—hospitals, inpatient facilities, community and university health centers—to hone my skills. In my current capacity as a behaviorist at a weight loss medicine clinic, I work alongside patients to identify their weight loss goals and modify the behaviors sabotaging them. (Christina Pierpaoli Parker, MA, is fourth-year graduate student in the Clinical Geropsychology doctoral program at the University of Alabama under the mentorship of Drs. Forrest Scogin and Martha R. Crowther.)
COLLEGE NEWS: October 1
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 1
University of Alabama: Kyle Buffaloe of Northport is now contracted with the University of Alabama’s Air Force ROTC detachment. Buffaloe, a graduate of Tuscaloosa Academy, was one of 20 UA undergraduates sworn into UA’s Air Force ROTC detachment on Sept. 21 at “Bama Salute,” a UA Athletics-sponsored event that honors active duty military members and veterans at various UA sporting events throughout the year.
Student hikes her way through Alabama
Crimson White – Oct. 1
There’s a lot more to the state of Alabama than Bryant-Denny Stadium or that classic Lynyrd Skynyrd song. Abigail Sisti, a junior biology major from Virginia Beach, Virginia realized this and decided to spend her junior year exploring the state she calls home during the school year by visiting every state park in the Heart of Dixie.
Tuscaloosa Mayor speaks during Senate meeting
Crimson White – Oct. 1
City of Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox spoke to the University SGA Senate amid speculation of a possible bid for the Alabama governorship. In his remarks, Maddox noted that he will make a decision on a possible bid within the next week to two weeks. Maddox also emphasized the importance of leadership and coming together to effect change.
Donkin wheelchair athlete Jewells shines at University of Alabama
The Chronicle Herald (Canada) – Oct. 1
Jamey Jewells has played wheelchair basketball in national championships, for a club in Germany, at world championships and twice at the Paralympics, but she hadn’t played in front of a truly raucous crowd until she moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. “We had our first game last year and my mom came and even she, who came to Paralympics with me, said ‘That was insane.’ We had the pep band, fans booing and chanting at the Illinois team. It happens all the time,” said the native of Donkin.
UA Theatre and Dance to perform ‘The Causcasian Chalk Circle’
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 28
Descriptives such as “fabled” and “legendary” can mislead. What fables are told of this person? What are these legends? It’s a bit like saying someone’s famous: If you have to explain fame, it might not exist. So while not every household would immediately recognize the name Bertoldt Brecht, the German poet, essayist, playwright and director, it’s hard to deny legendary impact when his name’s applied to a movement.
Students sell bracelets to empower Hispanic artisans
Crimson White – Sept. 28
Alabama Students without Borders have brought the Pulsera Project, a nonprofit organization focused on selling handwoven bracelets, or “pulseras,” to the University of Alabama. The Pulsera Project allows artisan in Guatemala and Nicaragua to sell their goods and receive funds for education and community empowerment programs in their countries.
Speech to discuss Latinx activism
Crimson White – Sept. 28
Continuing in the celebration of Hispanic/Latinx awareness month, Alabama Students Without Borders, in partnership with the Hispanic-Latino Association and the School of Social Work, have teamed up to host Latinx Activism 101. This event will feature guest speaker Benjamin Itehua from Adelante Alabama, as well as a panel of student activists who will inform attendees about Lantinx activism on campus and in the Alabama community.