UA in the News: October 27, 2010

UA’s Education Policy Center releases survey of state community college directors – SGA hotline to help students register – BamaBikes keeps students trekking – Law prof comments on Clean Water Act enforcement – Campus events – and more…

Regions Bank Donates Bicycles to UA’s BamaBikes Program

Regions Bank has presented the BamaBikes Program at The University of Alabama with 25 new green bicycles.

Three Students Receive Service Abroad Scholarships from UA Parents Association

The University of Alabama Parents Association has awarded three students, Courteney “Cory” Rice of Birmingham, Zachary Knight of Dallas, Texas, and Elizabeth Shahid of Birmingham, scholarships to participate in service abroad in the Dominican Republic this winter.

‘William Bradford Huie @100’ Exhibition to Open at UA’s Hoole Library

The exhibition “William Bradford Huie @100” will open Tuesday, Nov. 9, at The University of Alabama’s W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library starting at 5 p.m. with a talk and reception to begin at 5:30 p.m.

UA Philosophy Today Series Looks at ‘Meaning in Life and the Illusion of Free Will’

Dr. Derk Pereboom, a professor at Cornell University, will speak Nov. 9 at The University of Alabama on “Meaning in Life and the Illusion of Free Will” at 7:30 p.m. in room 205 of Smith Hall.

UA’s Bama Grad Expo Brings Top Prospective Students to Campus

The University of Alabama’s Bama Grad Expo will bring 50 top prospective graduate students from across the country to campus Nov. 5-7.

UA Wheelchair Basketball Teams to Play Season Openers

The University of Alabama Women’s and Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Teams will open their seasons Saturday, Oct. 30, playing in the second annual Eagle Classic Tournament at the Student Recreation Center.

UA Student News for Oct. 26, 2010

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the e-mail subscription. DATES TO REMEMBER Today, Oct. 26 “Rock The Runway”, 7:30 p.m., Bryant Conference Center (new time and location) Student Alumni Association Halloween Festival, 5-8 p.m., front lawn of Alumni Hall Junior Panhellenic Sorority Row Trick-or-Treat, 6-8 p.m., sorority

UA in the News: October 26, 2010

UA study shows school buses safe enough without seat belts – UA faculty comment on community college funding, children’s fears

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Drive at UA to Include Hunger Banquet

The University of Alabama Community Service Center and Bama Dining are sponsoring a Hunger Banquet on Monday, Nov. 1, at 6:30 p.m. in Burke Dining Hall as part of the annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive competition.