UA Leads Nation With Six Students Named to USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team

Six students from The University of Alabama have been named to this year’s USA Today All-USA College Academic Team – the most of any school in the nation.

Post-Civil War Building at UA Gains New Life for the Arts

After starting out its life as a post-Civil War military laundry facility, a former maintenance building on The University of Alabama campus is being revived in service to the arts.

UA Ice Hockey Team Takes a Shot at First Season

The University of Alabama Student Recreation Center is bringing more focus to winter sports with the formation of the ‘Frozen Tide’ BAMA Hockey team who will play their first games Saturday, Feb. 18 at 9 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. against Vanderbilt at the Pelham Civic Complex ice rink.

UA Sponsors Gambling Symposium

The University of Alabama Gambling Action Team will host a symposium on campus Feb. 22 addressing the problem of gambling on college campuses.

UA College of Nursing to Host Bridger Endowed Lecture

The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing will host The Donna Cox Bridger Endowed Lectureship in Nursing and Health Care on Friday, March 10 in the Bryant Conference Center.

Voices of Africa Vocal/Drum Ensemble to Perform at UA

The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center and Housing and Residential Communities will present “Voices of Africa,” a nationally acclaimed all-female a cappella and drum ensemble on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Theater as part of African-American Heritage Month events.

Housing Affordability Declines for 2005, According to UA’s Real Estate Research and Education Center

The Alabama Housing Affordability Index was 153.0 for the fourth quarter of 2005, according to the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama. This represents a decline of 5.7 percentage points from the third quarter.

‘Actual Mileage May Vary’

As gas prices hover near the $3 a gallon mark, drivers are tempted to try and squeeze every inch of travel possible from each drop of gasoline.

UA Libraries to Receive One of the Original Letters Sent by Martin Luther King Jr. from the Birmingham Jail

The University Libraries at The University of Alabama announced today they will receive a rare and important document relating to the civil rights struggle in Alabama — one of the original letters sent by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from the Birmingham Jail.

UA Recreation Center Celebrates National Fitness Day

The University of Alabama Student Recreation Center will recognize Wednesday, Feb. 22 as National Intramural and Recreational Sports Fitness Day.