Game at Foster Auditorium has historical significance
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 13
Wendell Hudson, UA’s first black scholarship athlete, coaches the first game in the renovated Foster Auditorium, site of the 1963 Stand in the Schoolhouse Door…“I think what happened outside, what happened when Wallace stood in the door, changed the University of Alabama,” Hudson said. “Everything that happened here not only changed the University of Alabama, it changed the state of Alabama. It changed a lot of different things. This building is a changing place. That’s the way I look at it.”…Today, after a $16.5 million, 18-month renovation, Foster Auditorium will reopen 30 feet longer, with a weight and training room, locker rooms and coaching offices for UA women’s basketball and volleyball, which will share the arena…
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Valentine’s Day keeps local retailers busy
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 13
… Kristy Reynolds, a professor of marketing at the University of Alabama, said restaurants will schedule additional servers and workers for the holiday to accommodate the larger number of diners expected this weekend… Reynolds, the UA retail professor, said recent trends indicate that the amount people will spend for Valentine’s Day on friends, co-workers, classmates, teachers, neighbors, and even pets, is increasing. “There was a recent article in The Wall Street Journal about people buying cards and gifts for their ‘work spouses’,” she said. “These are people they spend a lot of time with at work. Typically, their real spouses are aware of this and give their approval.”…
Roses not part of historical Valentine’s Day
Crimson White – Feb. 14
Valentinus, or Valens, was a Christian martyr who, according to Christian tradition, was killed by the Romans before 300 A.D, said David Michelson, an assistant professor in the history department…“Early written historical sources for this story are non-existent, so we only know what Christian oral traditions preserved, which is not much other than the name and the fact that he was killed as part of a Roman imperial attempt to reduce the presence and influence of Christians in the empire,” Michelson said. “Even the name may not be his legal name, but a nickname given after the fact in honor of his death since it means ‘Strong One.’” Although the story outlining St. Valentine’s death is generic, followers of Christianity honored St. Valentine, and many other Saints, for their bravery in the face of death, Michelson said. “Early Christians took great pride and comfort in those who were willing to die at the hands of the Romans instead of renouncing their faith,” Michelson said. “They also believed that these holy people were watching them from heaven like a great cloud of witnesses encouraging those on earth to reach on to their heavenly goal.”…
VIEWPOINTS: To cure heart disease, medical community must target prevention
Birmingham News – Feb. 13
…Alan Blum, M.D., is professor and Gerald Leon Wallace, M.D., Endowed Chair in Family Medicine and director of the University of Alabama Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society.
Students take part in Science Olympiad at UA
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 13
…On the Quad’s southeast corner, several homemade rockets were launched into the bright morning sky, one of several competitions held Saturday as part of the 2011 Alabama Regional Science Olympiad. Science Olympiad is a national organization with the goal of getting kids interested in advanced science by giving them the opportunity to compete in hands-on games and experiments. Saturday’s event at the UA campus included competitions in astronomy, chemistry, forensics and paleontology…
Student wins high-dollar grant from NASA
Crimson White – Feb. 14
…Now Stone, a graduate student at the University, has received a NASA Earth and Space Science fellowship that includes a grant of $90,000 renewable for $30,000 for three years. Stone said he will submit a request for the renewal that will be evaluated based on his progress for the timescale. Stone was one of 55 chosen from 278 graduate students across the country, according to a UA press release. Stone said the application was an extensive six-page paper on what he would do if he received the grant…
Date Auction helps fund scholarships
Crimson White – Feb. 14
…The Student Government Association and the UA chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers will host the third annual Date Auction at 7 p.m. in the North End Zone of Bryant-Denny Stadium. “Seventy-five percent of the Date Auction proceeds will go to the endowment fund and several $500 scholarships will be given away at the auction,” SGA Press Secretary Katie Breaseale said. The other 25 percent will be awarded to students at the event, SGA Treasurer Mark David Kennedy said. Tickets to the event are $5 at the door. In addition to auctioning of dates, dinner with President Witt and a tour of Bryant-Denny with Mal Moore will also be up for grabs…The Endowment Fund gives priority consideration to students who have been enrolled the University for at least two years, have completed a minimum of 90 credit hours and have a GPA over 3.0 and have made significant contributions to the UA community, Breaseale said…
New Miss UA crowned
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Feb. 12
…in tonight’s competition, Valerie Stewart from Camden Alabama was named as the Miss University of Alabama 2011…
University of Alabama honors lists
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 13
The fall 2010 lists include the following area students…
Business Buzz
Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 13
Rachel Jennings has joined the University of Alabama-based Alabama Center for Real Estate as the new outreach coordinator. In this role, Jennings coordinates all ACRE outreach programs impacting the Alabama real estate industry, current UA real estate students and real estate alumni. She earned a degree in finance, specializing in real estate, from the UA School of Commerce and Business Administration, and recently obtained her Alabama real estate license. She is a member of the national real estate honor society, Alpha Sigma Gamma.
RISE program in Corpus Christi, Texas, attempts to emulate RISE program at UA
KIII (Corpus Christi, Tex.) – Feb. 11
…RISE school Corpus Christi attempts to emulate the RISE program which was first started at the University of Alabama…
Libraries hold book collection contest
Crimson White – Feb. 14
The University of Alabama Libraries are giving students a chance to enter their book collections for a chance to win the fifth annual Book Collecting Contest. The contest is an opportunity for students to share their passion for books with a wider audience, said UA curator of rare books Jessica Lacher-Feldman…The contest, which is co-sponsored by the Alabama Center for the Book, aims to encourage reading and promote book collecting. The collection may be centered on any subject, field, genre or author. Items within the collection may include hardback and soft cover books, CD’s, music sheets or videos…The winners will also receive a one-year membership in the Rotunda Library Society and have their collections on display in Gorgas Library.
Professor records album in a month
Crimson White – Feb. 14
… “I think I heard about the RPM challenge two or three years ago via NPR,” said Michael Avant, an academic advisor in the College of Commerce and Business Administration. “Having been in a college band for five years previously, and with no other musical projects since I graduated from my masters program, I decided to give it a whirl.”…
Photography exhibit opens in New College gallery
Crimson White – Feb. 14
“Images from There and Nowhere,” a photojournalism and digital art exhibit by New College student Adam Booher, will open Tuesday in New Gallery, located in Lloyd Hall Room 216. There will be an opening reception Tuesday at 7 p.m., and the show will run until March 8…