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HISPANIC LATINO HERITAGE MONTH EVENTS — On Wednesday, Sept. 26, a campus dialogue will address “Hispanic/Latinx Experience at the Capstone” and include a poetry performance by Mercedez Holtry. The event is at 1 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Ferguson Student Center. Co-sponsors are UA Crossroads, Office of Student Involvement, Ferguson Student Center and the Alabama Student Association for Poetry. The event, one of many recognizing Hispanic Latino Heritage Month, is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Richard LeComte, department of communications, richard.lecomte@ua.edu, 205-348-3782.
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PROFESSOR AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS JOURNALISM STANDARDS – In recent weeks, two print journalism standard-bearers, The New York Times and legendary reporter Bob Woodward, printed material critical of President Donald Trump stemming from anonymous sources. What does this mean for the typical standard of publishing on-the-record sources? Will these recent atypical approaches become a growing trend? Dr. Chris Roberts, a UA associate professor of journalism who has been on the board of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication and helped revise the Society of Professional Journalists’ code of ethics in 2014, offers his expertise on the subject. For more information, contact Jamon Smith, UA Strategic Communications, jamon.smith@ua.edu or 205-348-4956, or contact Roberts directly at croberts@ua.edu, 205-246-6656
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BEAT AUBURN, BEAT HUNGER — The 25th annual Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger food drive kicks off Monday, Oct. 1, at UA and runs through Nov. 15. The drive collects food donations for the West Alabama Food Bank. The campus kickoff, featuring games and prizes, will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ferguson Center Plaza. During the food drive, the campus, Tuscaloosa and Northport communities, working with UA’s Center for Service and Leadership, compete with the Beat Bama food drive at Auburn University; collectively, they’ve raised about 6 million pounds of food over the past 25 years. For more information, contact Richard LeComte, department of communications, richard.lecomte@ua.edu, 205-348-3782.
MOUNDVILLE PARK CELEBRATES 30TH NATIVE AMERICAN FESTIVAL OCT. 3-6 – UA’s Moundville Archaeological Park will host the 30th annual Moundville Native American Festival Oct. 3-6. The annual event features artists, craftsmen and educators from around the nation sharing their knowledge of Native American culture. Aside from traditional activities, organizers plan to commemorate the 30th year of the festival by reflecting on the past and celebrating how far the event has come. The 2018 Moundville Native American Festival has been designated as a special event celebrating the state of Alabama’s bicentennial. For more information, contact Bryant Welbourne, UA Strategic Communications, at 205-348-8325 or bryant.welbourne@ua.edu.