Super 6 games expected to draw 35,000 football fans
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 1
The University of Alabama is planning for about 35,000 high school football fans to filter through campus today and Friday for the Alabama High School Athletic Association Super 6 State Football Championships. Three games will be played each day at Bryant-Denny Stadium to determine the champion of each of the six high school classifications.
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UA ‘Hilaritas’ concert a Tuscaloosa holiday fixture
AL.com – Dec. 1
The University of Alabama School of Music’s annual “Hilaritas!” holiday performance is set to make another transition into the most wonderful time of the year. Performances will feature the Alabama Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Chris Kozak, UA director of Jazz Studies, and the University Singers under the direction of John Ratledge, UA director of choral activities. A tradition since 1969, the University of Alabama School of Music’s annual”Hilaritas!” performance will take place Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Moody Music Building Concert Hall.
Crimson White – Dec. 1 (Print version only)
Student forms group to help soldiers
Crimson White – Dec. 1
When University of Alabama junior Chelsea Pickett watched her younger brother graduate from boot camp at Parris Island earlier this fall, she was moved as she reflected on the generations of military service represented in her family. A daughter of a sergeant major, a granddaughter of a Vietnam veteran and a cousin to several servicemen in Iraq and Afghanistan, Pickett wanted to do her part to support U.S. troops. She decided to start a group to help other students give back, too. “I realized how much these people give up for us – the least we could do was to send a few care packages or sell some yellow ribbons,” Pickett said. A few weeks later, Students Helping Heroes was an official University of Alabama organization. SHH works to raise awareness about veterans, reservists and soldiers in the Tuscaloosa area while also supporting troops through care packages and letters.
UA Press plans holiday book sale on campus
Crimson White – Dec. 1
The University of Alabama Press is holding a holiday book sale of some of its more popular titles Dec. 2 and 3 in the Ferguson Center near the information desk across from Starbucks, according to a press release. The two-day sale is designed to allow patrons a chance to purchase University of Alabama Press books at discounted prices for holiday gift giving, marketing and sales manager Shana Rivers said.
Professor documents resident’s tornado experience
Crimson White – Dec. 1
The heroes that emerged from the April 27 tornado in Tuscaloosa included more than just firefighters and police…In his recent documentary, April’s Hero, Dwight Cammeron, a telecommunication and film professor at the University, focused on a hero with a unique story of his own. “I wanted to find someone who had contributed to the overall rescuing people who actually was not law enforcement,” he said. “That’s how I came across Robert…the ultimate first responder.” The documentary details the life of Robert Reed before and after the tornado. It draws upon interviews with several people who knew Reed at the time and connects their stories in a format similar to “Crash,” Cammeron said.
Students to aid elderly on Caring Days
Crimson White – Dec. 1 (Print version only)
Caring Days, a day care center for adults who have memory disorders, is looking for compassionate students to volunteer with their program. … “Working at Caring Days has been so exciting,” said Alexander Taylor, a UA student. “I absolutely love communicating with and helping the elderly.”
Art Night features local artist’s Toaster Boy
Crimson White – Nov. 30
Kentuck Gallery’s monthly Art Night will showcase a collection of prints by UA student Jacob Davidson. Art Night features artists from the surrounding area, allowing them to display their works in a month long exhibit at Kentuck Gallery in Northport, Ala. Davidson, a senior majoring in digital art and painting, said he will display his series of prints, called Toaster Boy.