DATES TO REMEMBER
May 1
AL’s Award Show, 7:30–10 p.m., Morgan Auditorium
‘Flexagon of Funny,’ 8:45 p.m., Chi Alpha’s Place
May 3
Walk to Defeat ALS, 11 a.m., the Quad
EVENTS, ARTS & CULTURE
• The third annual AL’s Award Show will be May 1, 7:30-10 p.m., Morgan Auditorium. The night will honor some of the best and brightest performers, artists, actors, musicians, writers, and directors on campus. Tickets: $5 at www.crimsonartstickets.com. More information: Creative Campus at 348-7889.
• Chi Alpha Campus Ministries will host ‘Flexagon of Funny’ on May 1 at 8:45 p.m. at Chi Alpha’s Place behind Crimson Café. This comedy night will include original sketches, video skits, and more. A $2 donation will be accepted at the door for a team of students that are going to Thailand this summer for a mission trip. More information: Blane Young at (505) 331-1224.
• Phi Delta Theta Fraternity will host the Walk to Defeat ALS on May 3 at 11 a.m. on the Quad. The event’s primary goal is to raise money and awareness of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Free food and refreshments will be provided, and participants will receive free T-shirts. Donations are encouraged but not required. More information: Nick Blanchard.
STUDENT AFFAIRS
• The Quad entrance to Gorgas Library will be closed due to repairs and renovations taking place in the second floor lobby. The Capstone Drive entrance will remain open throughout the renovation process. Renovations are expected to be completed by late summer 2008. More information: Harriet Deason at 348-5540.
• The McLure Education Library book stacks will not be accessible this summer because of renovation. The School Library and Curriculum Materials will continue to be available all summer, and many journals continue to be available electronically. Requests for materials that have been removed will be filled by a rush interlibrary loan or a rush purchase. More information: Helga Visscher at 348-1507.
• Off-Campus living survey available. Do you live off campus? If so, your SGA would like to hear from you. Please fill out the survey at the following link:
www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=_2bxGaDYPlhRkm9_2bKm5GYInw_3d_3d.
• Serve your off-campus community by becoming a block captain or district president in the Crimson Watch program. More information: Josh Cirulnick or Mike Dodson.
• Share information about UA and help high school students choose where they go to college by completing this survey.
• The Alabama Forensics Council Individual Events Team will hold open auditions for new members May 2 from 2-6 p.m. in 226 Reese Phifer. This program offers intercollegiate competition in 11 different events: informative speaking, persuasive speaking, after-dinner speaking, extemporaneous speaking, impromptu speaking, communication analysis, prose interpretation, poetry interpretation, dramatic interpretation, dramatic duo interpretation, and program oral interpretation. More information: Dr. Frank Thompson at 348-8077.
• UA in D.C. exists to bring UA interns working in the Washington D.C. area together for shared interests, networking and education. Get on the invitation lists for events coordinated by the Career Center. More information: Patricia Spears-Taff at 348-5848.
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