UA Student Radio Station, 90.7 the Capstone, Brings Tuscapalooza to Tuscaloosa

WVUA-FM 90.7 The Capstone is presenting Tuscapalooza, an event devoted to experiencing the diversity of Tuscaloosa’s music scene, on Friday, March 28, at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.

Black Belt 100 Lenses Project to be Shown at UA

The University of Alabama Crossroads Community Center and the Center for Community-Based Partnerships will display the Black Belt 100 Lenses Project with an opening celebration for the exhibit Tuesday, March 25, at 4 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Crossroads Lounge.

UA in the News: March 14, 2008

Editorial on postponement of stadium expansion – UA student recognized by the Clinton Foundation – Student news and honors – and more…

Engineering Enters the Equation When UA’s Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre Performs April 1-4

This spring, the Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre goes high-tech Tuesday through Friday, April 1-4, in Morgan Auditorium at The University of Alabama with two dances that are the result of collaboration between UA’s dance program and the College of Engineering.

Secrets, Lies and Karma: UA’s Strode Program in Renaissance Studies Presents Lectures in April on Spenser, Shakespeare

The world of the English Renaissance and aspects of its two towering authors – Edmund Spenser and William Shakespeare – will be revealed in two upcoming lectures in April as part of the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies lecture series. Each lecture will be at 5 p.m. in 301 Morgan Hall on The University of Alabama campus.

UA in the News: March 13, 2008

Terry Saban and other coaches’ wives help build Habitat house – Business leaders speak on “corporate citizenship” — UA events

New Panhellenic Executive Officers and Sorority Presidents Elected at UA

The new executive officers of the University of Alabama National Panhellenic Conference recently started their 2008 terms in office.

UA Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team Takes Second in National Competition

The University of Alabama Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team came in second by only one point in the Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament held earlier this month in Champaign, Ill.

UA Professor Explores Lives of Exotic Dancers and the Cultural Influences of Strip Clubs in New Book

A friend’s surprising decision to leave graduate study to pursue life as a stripper inspired Dr. Catherine M. Roach, an associate professor in The University of Alabama’s New College in the College of Arts and Sciences, to examine the lives of strippers and how popular culture has embraced the world of strip clubs.

Gala to Celebrate UA Arboretum’s 50 Years

The University of Alabama Arboretum will celebrate its 50th anniversary at the “Art & Accolades Gala” Thursday, April 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the President’s Mansion on The University of Alabama campus.