Sparks kicks off UA’s Cuba Week
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 11
Trade between Alabama and Cuba is an important part of the state’s agriculture industry, with an economic impact of $300 million to $400 million, State Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Ron Sparks said Sunday…Sparks was the keynote speaker to kick off the University of Alabama’s Cuba Week, which will feature more than two dozen panel presentations by UA faculty and their Cuban counterparts in higher education. Topics for this year’s event include early history of Cuba, Cuban arts and the biodiversity of Cuba. Learning more about the country is an integral step to more trade and open relations with the country, and initiatives like UA’s Cuba Week also help open doors wider, Sparks said…
Crimson White – Oct. 11
UA offers tours of Bryant-Denny
Crimson White – Oct. 11
…Fans can now visit the stadium to see its less accessible places, such as the locker room and recruiting room and do so during weekdays due to the fruition of stadium tours of Bryant-Denny. Christy Bobo, assistant director of athletics facilities, said the tours were initiated this semester because fans voiced an incessant demand for the tours…Bobo said the tours run from Monday through Friday during two time slots. One begins at 10:30 a.m. and the other begins at 12 p.m., she said. However, there are no tours during the Friday prior to a home game because the stadium is put on lock-down in order to prepare for the upcoming game, she said…
Annual fundraiser kicks-off today
Crimson White – Oct. 11
For the fourth consecutive year, the University looks to defeat Auburn with the Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger food drive. The annual event starts today from 11 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ferguson Student Center Plaza…Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger is sponsored by the Community Service Center in conjunction with the West Alabama Food Bank. The two organizations have been participating in the event since 1994. Everything that is collected during Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger will go to the food bank…
Bingo indictments playing part in Alabama campaign ads
Birmingham News – Oct. 9
…Longtime political watchers said all the ads and statements likely are the beginning of a flood of efforts, mostly by Republicans, to benefit from the indictments. “I suspect you will see many, many more efforts by candidates who will attempt to paint themselves as someone who will clean up the corruption in Montgomery,” said William Stewart, professor of political science at the University of Alabama. “These indictments are really unprecedented, coming this close to an election, so I think politicians, especially the party that has been out of power in the Legislature, the Republicans, will grab hold of them and use them to argue that voters must clean out the Legislature. I think we are just beginning to see that effort roll out.”
Teresa Croom named 2010 Miss Corolla
Crimson White – Oct. 11
…Teresa Croom was announced as the 2010 Miss Corolla, Katherine Kelly finished as the first runner-up and Devin Grissom finished as the second runner-up. Croom was elected the campus favorite, Jessica Kribbs was elected the audience favorite, and Hayley Brown and Croom tied for the Miss Congeniality Award…Kelvin Croom, Croom’s father and brother of Sylvester Croom who was the football head coach at Mississippi State University, said Croom has been competing in pageants for years now…
Students walk for suicide prevention
Crimson White – Oct. 11
Students gathered on Sunday to bring those “Out of the Darkness” for the Suicide Prevention Walk, beginning on the Ferguson Student Center Plaza and walking around the Quad. The walk was from 2 to 4 p.m. and was sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Project Health and GAMMA, the UA Counseling Center and a BBQ fundraiser presented by Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity…
Fall Juried Art Show reaches out to students
Crimson White – Oct. 11
About twenty of the University’s best student artists will be showcased tomorrow at the Fall Juried Art Show. The art show, which will primarily feature the work of undergraduate students, grew out of a partnership between Creative Campus and New College. “Knowledge about art shows is kind of limited to the art department and Creative Campus’ creed is that art is everywhere, and we wanted to make sure that everyone on campus knows about it,” said Lauren Breland, an intern at Creative Campus. “We wanted to target freshmen living in the dorms… That way freshmen can come out and see this and know that there are opportunities.”…The top three pieces will also be considered for the Alabama Art Display, a Creative Campus program that aims to display artwork in buildings and offices around campus…
UA seeks an official Crimson plaid fabric
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 8
The University of Alabama is seeking an official crimson plaid fabric, and they’ve enlisted the help of students. It’s called the UA Tartan Project. Tartan is the Scottish name for plaid. Students in the College of Human Environmental Sciences used their clothing, textile, and interior design skills to come up with an original crimson plaid design.
Fraternity members wear high heels for a good cause
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 8
On Thursday, University of Alabama students were raising awareness in an unusual way, the Alpha Chi Omega sorority hosted the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” fundraiser. Philanthropy director Mary-Leigh Hatchett said over 200 UA fraternity members tromped around sorority row in high heels. Hatchett says over $2,000 was raised, all the proceeds will be donated to Turning Point — a domestic violence and sexual abuse center in Tuscaloosa…