DATES TO REMEMBER This Month Cybersecurity Awareness Month Oct. 8 United Blood Drive in front of Reese Phifer Oct. 13 “What does the current credit crisis mean to you?” 7–9 p.m., 30 Alston Hall STUDENT AFFAIRS • The Ferguson Center will have special operating hours for the fall break. Hours of operation will be 7
The University of Alabama chapters of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and Chi Omega sorority will co-host the second annual Make-A-Wish cookout on Thursday, Oct. 16 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on the front lawn of the Phi Delta Theta house on University Boulevard.
Whether or not you have met Dana Lewis, if you are a member of The University of Alabama community, she has probably changed the way you eat lunch.
The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center and the Social Work Association for Cultural Awareness are sponsoring the second annual Breast Cancer Tree of Honor and Remembrance as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month events on campus.
Imagination, global thinking and transformative language are just some of the themes artists from Creative Leaps International will explore and celebrate at a free concert, “Unless the Mind Catch Fire … A Concert of Ideas,” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building on The University of Alabama campus.
Dr. Cornel West, a champion for racial justice since childhood who is considered by many to be one of America’s most provocative public intellectuals, will give a lecture at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 in Morgan Auditorium on The University of Alabama campus.
Brandi Lamon has been named The University of Alabama College of Engineering’s director of external affairs and development, where she is responsible for planning and executing fund-raising programs and overseeing events and public relations for the College.
President F.W. de Klerk, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped bring majority rule to South Africa, will speak at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at Sellers Auditorium in the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.
The public is invited to view Jupiter and the moon in the next sky-viewing session at The University of Alabama on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m.
DATES TO REMEMBER Sept. 29-Oct. 3 Ring Week at the SUPe Store, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Sept. 30 “Eurotrip 2008,” 205 Gorgas, 7 p.m. Environmental Ambassador applications due by 4 p.m. Oct. 2 UA Green Fair, Ferguson Plaza, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Oct. 3 Tiempo de Salsa, Highlands Activity Center, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 8 United Blood Drive