DATES TO REMEMBER
Today
Homecoming queen elections, online, until 7 p.m.
Today–Oct. 17
Homecoming Week continues
Oct. 14
Clothing for Turning Point, Ferguson Student Center, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
H1N1 FluMist and seasonal flu shots and mist available, Ridgecrest South, 6:30–8 p.m.
Oct. 20
Cyber Security and Online Social Networking panel for students, Ferguson Theater, 6 p.m.
Oct. 21
H1N1 FluMist and seasonal flu shots and mist available, Tutwiler, 6:30–8 p.m.
Flu Vaccines Available: FluMist for H1N1, both FluMist and Shot for Seasonal Flu. The UA Student Health Center has received its first shipments of the H1N1 nasal spray vaccine and will begin offering the vaccine at the Student Health Center on Thursday, Oct. 15. The H1N1 flu vaccine is available at no cost. The University will continue to receive shipments of the vaccine, including the H1N1 injection, which is expected to arrive in early November.
For your convenience, both the H1N1 FluMist and the seasonal flu vaccine will be given at Ridgecrest South Residential Community on Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 6:30-8 p.m. and at Tutwiler Residence Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 21 from 6:30-8 p.m. For more information about campus flu vaccinations, visit the Student Health Center Web site at www.shc.ua.edu.
If you have flu-like symptoms or think you may have been exposed to swine flu, please visit the Student Health Center for treatment. Like other flu viruses, H1N1 spreads from person to person through coughing, sneezing, and sometimes through touching objects contaminated with the virus.
The Student Health Center provides the following reminders on basic prevention measures for any virus:
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners also are effective.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
- Clean and sterilize contaminated surfaces.
For more information on swine flu, visit www.prepare.ua.edu. Those individuals who have had documented H1N1 (swine) flu, verified with a confirmation by the Alabama Department of Public Health Lab or other certified lab, are presumed to be immune and do not need the H1N1 vaccine. To read more about the H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine, visit http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-laiv-h1n1.pdf.
EVENTS, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Homecoming Week continues through Saturday, Oct. 17, with the 2009 theme “A Return to Glory.” The bonfire and homecoming pep rally are set for Friday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. on the Quad. The homecoming parade will be Saturday, Oct. 17, at 11:30 a.m., going from downtown Tuscaloosa to the UA campus. Richard Todd, former UA All-American quarterback, will be parade grand marshal. The highlight of the week will be the UA football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 6:45 p.m.
Make your donation to Beat Auburn Beat Hunger today. Donations can be made online or at one of the Beat Auburn Beat Hunger collection sites. Contact the Community Service Center for more information about collection sites and other ways to help.
Crimson Gamers is hosting a console gaming night and Halloween party on Oct. 30 in the Ferguson Center game room. Come out in your costume for free food and prizes and to play video games. More information: Taylor Anderson.
Several sporting events will be held this week on campus. In addition to the football homecoming game on Oct. 17 at 6:45 p.m., UA soccer, softball and volleyball teams will play Oct. 16-18. The soccer team will play Kentucky on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. and Vanderbilt on Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. at the UA soccer complex (fans asked to wear pink to support breast cancer awareness). The volleyball team, which plays its matches at the CAVE, will play Tennessee Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. (match benefitting the DCH Breast Cancer fund) and Kentucky on Oct. 18 at 1:30 p.m. (post match autograph session). The softball team will hold its fall brawl on Oct. 18 at the softball complex. Alabama will play Georgia Perimeter College at noon and Jacksonville State at 4 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Alternative parking is available on game-day weekends for students living in the Tutwiler Hall area. Some parking areas near Tutwiler Hall and the 31 spaces on Colonial Drive, south of Eighth Street, must be vacated by 5 p.m. Friday on game-day weekends. Alternative student parking is available in the following parking lots: Barnwell, Parham, Osband, Burke, Hayden-Harris, Farrah, the Aquatics Center and the lot at the corner of Bryant Drive and Hackberry Lane. Click here for a map of these areas. If all of these parking options are full, students should go to the Campus Drive Deck, which is free for students after 5 p.m. on Friday. From the Campus Drive Deck, Crimson Ride will take students back to Tutwiler. For later hours, the 348-RIDE express or 348-RIDE will provide service to Tutwiler.
Fans attending events on the Quad prior to each home football game are encouraged to drop off their game-day recyclables at a tent east of the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library. Plastic, aluminum and cardboard will be accepted at the tent, staffed by employees from UA’s logistics and support services department. UA employees and SGA volunteers will also hand out recycling bags to individual groups tailgating on the Quad so that cardboard, aluminum cans, plastic cups, food wrappers and other types of plastics, including ice bags, can be recycled.
Clothing for Turning Point will be Oct. 14–16, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. at the Ferguson Center. The National Council of Negro Women and the Lambda Zeta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will collect hygiene products and clothing to benefit the Turning Point women’s shelter.
Eligible undergraduates may apply to the McNair Scholars Program, a federally funded TRIO program that helps prepare students for doctoral study. Eligibility criteria include undergraduate status and enrollment at UA or Stillman College; U.S. citizen or permanent resident; either (1) a first-generation college student with a qualifying (low) income level or (2) a member of a group that has been historically underrepresented in graduate education (including African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, Native Eskimos, certain Pacific Islanders); completion of at least 60 semester hours prior to summer 2010; at least a 3.0 GPA; demonstration of potential for doctoral study (as evidenced in application, transcript, letters of recommendation and—for finalists—an interview). Applications and information may be downloaded at the McNair Web site. Applications are due in 303 Lloyd Hall by 4:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6.
Books for Black Belt is looking for student volunteers to get involved. This project aims to provide one book for every child in the Black Belt, which includes some of the poorest counties in the United States. More information: booksforblackbelt@gmail.com.
October is Cyber Safety Awareness Month. The Office of Information Technology is hosting presentations and panel discussions designed to educate the UA community about IT security issues. The Cyber Security and Online Social Networking panel for students will be Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. in the Ferguson Theater. Attendees will have an opportunity to win a Dell Netbook and two mp3 players courtesy of Dell and Alabama Credit Union. OIT will be manning information booths on Oct. 17 on the Quad during homecoming. More information: http://cybersafe.ua.edu.
Bama Dining is conducting a survey to better understand UA campus lifestyles and preferences. By sharing your thoughts, you will help Bama Dining gain valuable insight to help improve the overall campus dining experience. This online survey will take 5 to 10 minutes, and your responses are confidential. Click on the following link to begin the survey: http://www.college-survey.com/ualabama. If you cannot click on the link, copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser address bar and hit enter. The deadline for the survey is Oct. 23. By completing the survey you will be eligible to win one of several Best Buy gift cards.
The University Supply Store wants to buy your old clickers. You may take your old clicker to the buy-back window at the Ferguson Center or Tutwiler Hall locations of the SUPe Store and get $10 in return. Any student who turns in an old EInstruction clicker is eligible to participate. The deadline is March 31, 2010.
Share your ADHD story. A group of researchers on campus is looking for students to share their experiences with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. More information: Brad Langston.
The Off-Campus Student News is available online. This monthly newsletter provides useful information for UA students who live off campus. To receive the newsletter, follow the instructions on the last page of the newsletter. More information: Julie Elmore at 348-9647.
Refresh your computer desktop with one of the brand-new UA wallpapers available online. Visit http://wallpaper.ua.edu to view the selection and download your favorite.
UA students can place classified ads in The Crimson White for free. To place your ad, call 348-7355.
STUDENT AFFAIRS
Homecoming queen elections continue today through 7 p.m. on myBama. The link for the ballot will be located on the main page of myBama. You may vote for a candidate listed on the ballot or write in a candidate.
Homecoming T-shirts for sale this week. The Anderson Society, one of the University’s four senior honor societies, is selling its annual homecoming T-shirt at the Ferguson Center for $10 each. Proceeds support Tuscaloosa’s One Place and the Good Samaritan Clinic. Purchases can be made with Bama Cash, cash or check at the Ferguson Center table, or contact any member of the Anderson Society. Visit http://theandersonsociety.wordpress.com to view the T-shirt design.
The Zipcar for iPhone application has officially launched. This application makes finding, reserving, and unlocking and locking a Zipcar as easy as a few taps on an iPhone or iTouch. More information: http://www2.prnewswire.com/mnr/zipcar/40284/.
The XChange, a program through the Community Service Center, aims to provide meaningful volunteer and social activities for its freshmen members. To be notified about upcoming volunteer events, including Party in the Dark and a weekend-long camping trip in November, join “The XChange” Facebook group.
Parent Ambassador applications are available online. Applications are due to the Office of Parent Programs in 230 Ferguson Student Center by 5 p.m. on Oct. 23. Two information sessions are scheduled for Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. in 313 Ferguson Center and Oct. 15 at 4:30 p.m. in 360 Ferguson Center. More information: Alison Leach at 348-8404.
Voting is open for the first Student Choice Awards, sponsored by the SGA and the Crimson White. Student Choice Awards are your opportunity to voice your opinion about your favorite bars, late-night food, happy hours, restaurants, music venues and more. Vote online at www.sga.ua.edu or www.cw.ua.edu.
Always remember to check the Crimson Calendar for all the week’s events.
For athletic events, go to http://www.rolltide.com.
Submit your news at http://uanews.ua.edu/submit-student/.