University of Alabama to hold Aug. 28 service to remember tornado victims, honor community service
Al.com – Aug. 17
The University of Alabama will hold a service on Aug. 28 for students and employees to remember the tragedy of the April 27 tornado and to celebrate moving forward as a community. The service will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Palmer Lake, between the Lakeside and Ridgecrest residence halls…”When schools starts this fall, we’ll have another ceremony so that the rest of the student body can both mourn and celebrate their lives and thus hopefully bring a sense of closure to this tragedy,” Witt said. UA will present five awards at the Aug. 28 event. The University of Alabama Office of Student Affairs established the Acts of Kindness Heroes Award in May to honor students, employees, alumni and community members for exemplary service. A reception following the service at Ferguson Plaza will feature food from restaurants that were directly affected by the April storm. In case of rain, the service will take place at the Ferguson Center ballroom.
Largest sorority rush in history is happening at UA
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – Aug. 16
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Aug. 16
The largest sorority rush in history is underway right now at the University of Alabama. UA Greek Affairs office says more than 1,700 co-eds have shown up for rush week in Tuscaloosa. That’s 100 more students going Greek than at last year’s recruitment.
Stadium to offer Chick-fil-A food
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 17
Chick-fil-A in Northport, the franchisee behind the restaurant’s location at 1620 McFarland Blvd., announced on Tuesday that it will be serving food from two Bryant-Denny Stadium concession stands during University of Alabama home football games…
Unpleasant Reoccurring Dreams Serve a Purpose
Suite101.com – Aug. 17
…Dr. Beverly Thorn, a University of Alabama psychologist who specializes in stress in particular shares: “We think, ‘Oh my God, what does this mean?’ Why is this happening repeatedly?” Instead of being anxious about why it’s reoccurring and influencing the possibility to allow it to happen again, Thorn suggests instead to try in thinking that, “this is a normal process. This, too, shall pass.” She also shares that it is important to reassure yourself that it’s only a dream. “They’re normal and in no way suggest you’re going crazy,” she says. “The more you normalize an anxiety dream and turn your attention to other things in your life, the more you’ll relax and you won’t be bothered by the dream much longer.”…