Alabama to honor Cadenhead, World War II vets
Anniston Star – Nov. 12
…Cadenhead, who lives in Florence with wife Rachel, is one of 13 World War II veterans and former Alabama football players who’ll be honored in a ceremony before the 6:21 Saturday game with No. 17 Mississippi State. The special uniforms that the 11th-ranked Tide will wear feature an American flag to honor military veterans…
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YMCA to honor four leaders
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 12
The Benjamin Barnes YMCA and the Y Men Club will host their inaugural Hall of Fame in a ceremony inducting its first four members Sunday. Joffre Whisenton, Archie Wade, Councilman Harrison Taylor and the Rev. E.J. James Jr. will receive plaques and deliver speeches at the McDonald Hughes Center from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m…Whisenton is the first black man to earn a Ph.D from the University of Alabama. He formerly served as president of the Southern University System in Baton Rouge, La., and was associate executive director of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of College and Schools. He was a professor and chairman of the division of education and psychology at Stillman College and a program associate in the Office for Student Development at the University of Alabama…Wade was the first black professor at the University of Alabama and taught for more than 30 years. He is a member of the board of management for the YMCA and the YMCA’s Metropolitan Board and a board member of the Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority…
Students study in Middle Earth
Crimson White – Nov. 12
Students this summer will have an opportunity to study in the country where the Lord of the Rings was filmed. The UA in New Zealand program kicks off in June. Tim Croft, New Zealand native and director of the UA in New Zealand program, led his first group of nine students to New Zealand during the summer of 2010…The UA in New Zealand Program offers an array of courses in the English, creative writing, journalism, world literature, Blount and the Honors programs. Students will receive regular class credits, Croft said, and students outside of the mentioned programs can often earn elective credits as well…
SPIRIT Campaign hosts tailgate fundraiser on the Quad
Crimson White – Nov. 12
The SPIRIT Campaign is hosting a tailgate fundraiser Saturday at the Mississippi State game in order to raise money for first-generation college students. The tailgate will start at 11 a.m. and continue throughout the game. The tent will be near Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library and will be made visible by people holding signs and flyers…
Theatre department teams with Toys for Tots
Crimson White – Nov. 12
…Feigen decided to coordinate with the U.S. Marines’ annual Toys for Tots charity drive and is now promoting the department of theatre and dance’s productions of The Rose Tattoo and the Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre fall concert by offering discounts to patrons who donate a toy…For each ticket sold to either of these productions, donators will receive $1 off for bringing a new, unwrapped toy to the drive. Toys and cash donations are accepted without purchasing tickets to the shows. People may drop toys off at the boxes in the lobby of Rowand-Johnson Hall or the Office of Student Media any time between now and Dec. 9…
Spectrum to highlight music diversity
Crimson White – Nov. 12
…The Spectrum Concert, a showcase of “every aspect of what the School of Music has to offer,” according to a press release by the School of Music, is tonight at 7:30 in the Moody Music Building Concert Hall and is free to the public. The concert will feature the Alabama Wind Ensemble, Jazz Standards Combo, Oboe Studio, Trombone Choir, Horn Quartet, University Singers, Jazz Ensemble, Faculty Brass Quintet, Huxford Symphony Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, performances by UA faculty members and an up-close performance of the full Million Dollar Band…
RAs create sense of community
Crimson White – Nov. 12
Being a residential advisor is a lot more than monitoring the halls and getting free housing, said Ross Bryan, director of residential communities… “RAs have to be a big brother, a big sister, a role model, a best friend and have to care about people on a higher level,” Bryan said. “I hope [residents] see them more as a friendly role rather than a police force. I think there’s some of that lingering, but I’m not sure that’s a bad thing. Some of our students need a nudge in the right direction.”…Not only is the RA the first student their residents will meet, but they will help residents build a tight-knit community in their residence hall, Hofman said. They are there to educate residents, not discipline them. “The RAs are also educators,” Hofman said. “They are modeling how to live and work within a community, how to be part of a community and to make that community develop. We are educating students for real life, how to live, work and relate to others. Just as the classroom prepares them with the tools to succeed [in their careers], we prepare them with the tools to succeed in the real world.”
UA pre-game will feature snow slide
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 12
…To promote tourism, the city of Gatlinburg, Tenn., will set up a giant snow slide outside Bryant-Denny Stadium from 1-5 p.m. Saturday. Fans can “snow tube” on the slide for free and hot chocolate, fudge samples and mountain taffy will be available at no charge.