UA Computer Science Students Place In Top Ten At Regional Competition

The University of Alabama College of Engineering’s Computer Science Association for Computing Machinery student chapter placed 10th in the Southeast Regional Scholastic Programming Contest, held recently at Georgia College and State University.

Gulf Shores Student Named UA Homecoming Queen

Amanda Ellis of Gulf Shores will be named homecoming queen at The University of Alabama’s traditional pep rally on Friday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. on the steps of Gorgas Library.

Recycle Week Activities Planned At UA

Student members of the Alabama Environmental Council will collect recyclables outside Morgan Hall on The University of Alabama campus Oct. 30-Nov. 3 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. each day as part of Recycle Week.

UA Astronomers To Host Public Sky Viewing Friday

Visitors can, weather permitting, take a close look at Jupiter and Saturn by peering through a University of Alabama telescope at Gallalee Hall, on Friday, Oct. 27, at 8 p.m.

Fiction Writers Highlight Nov. 2 Bankhead Writers Event At UA

Fiction writers Geoff Schmidt and Tim Parrish will read portions of their work on Thursday, Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m., in 205 Smith Hall on The University of Alabama campus as part of the Bankhead Visiting Writers Series.

Beauchamp Named Distinguished Departmental Fellow By UA College Of Engineering

The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently named R. Harmon Beauchamp, of Lynchburg, Va., as a Distinguished Departmental Fellow for the department of industrial engineering.

Caruso Named Distinguished Departmental Fellow By UA College Of Engineering

The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently named Vincent P. Caruso of Huntsville as a Distinguished Departmental Fellow for the department of industrial engineering.

Homecoming Court Announced At UA

The 2000 University of Alabama homecoming court was selected Tuesday, Oct. 24, in a general student election on the UA campus.

UA Repertory Dance Theatre Opens Refurbished Morgan Hall With “Paquita”

The Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre at The University of Alabama will present the Marius Petipa version of the ballet “Paquita,” Nov. 3-5, in the newly renovated Morgan Hall Auditorium on the UA campus.

UA Celebrity Series To Host Violinist Leila Josefowicz In Concert Nov. 9

The School of Music at The University of Alabama will present violinist Leila Josefowicz in concert as part of this year’s Celebrity Series, on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m., in the Moody Music Concert Hall on the UA campus.