Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/student to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription.
DEADLINES TO REMEMBER
Alternative break applications and deposit fees, Dec. 3
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS
Children’s and young adult book sale, Dec. 4, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Gorgas Library fifth floor
Stress Free Daze, Dec. 4, 7 p.m.-midnight, Ferguson Center
Children’s and young adult book sale, Dec. 5-6, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Gorgas Library fifth floor
“Collaborama!” Dec. 5, 5-7 p.m., Morgan Hall auditorium
UA Press holiday book sale, Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 309 Ferguson Center
“Hilaritas,” Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m., Moody Music Building concert hall
UA Press holiday book sale, Dec. 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 309 Ferguson Center
“Hilaritas,” Dec. 8, 3 p.m., Moody Music Building concert hall
Luminarias on the Quad, Dec. 8, 4-8 p.m.
ATHLETICS
Men’s basketball vs. North Florida, Dec. 4, 7 p.m., Coleman Coliseum
Women’s basketball vs. Tennessee-Martin, Dec. 4, 7 p.m., Foster Auditorium
Alabama state high school football championships, Dec. 5, 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m., Bryant-Denny Stadium
Alabama state high school football championships, Dec. 6, 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m., Bryant-Denny Stadium
Wheelchair basketball tournament, Dec. 6, 7 p.m., Student Recreation Center
Wheelchair basketball tournament, Dec. 7, 10 a.m., Student Recreation Center
Women’s basketball vs. Houston, Dec. 8, 2 p.m., Foster Auditorium
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Identity theft can happen over the telephone. Students should not give out personal information to any automated calls claiming to be from the University. Any automated call from the University’s Office of Receivables and Collections will have a 348 prefix and will direct students to their online student accounts for payments. The Office of Receivables and Collections does not prompt students to make payments on accounts or ask for personal
financial information via phone calls.
The University of Alabama will host the Alabama state high school football championships at Bryant-Denny Stadium Dec. 5-6. The event will affect parking and traffic on campus. Certain parking lots near the stadium will close; other lots will have restricted access. Colonial Drive and Wallace Wade Avenue will be closed both days. All Crimson Ride routes, except the gold route, will be rerouted; riders should expect delays. Click here on the UA Parking Services website for complete information, including alternative parking arrangements. Click here to access the alternative Crimson Ride routes that will be in force Dec. 5-6. More information: Gina Johnson at vjohnson@bama.ua.edu or 348-8100.
The UA public wireless network will no longer be available starting in January 2014. The Office of Information Technology asks students to set their wireless devices to use the new UA-WPA2 network for a safer Wi-Fi connection. Students can choose the UA-WPA2 connection directly from their wireless devices and log in using their myBama identifications and passwords.
OIT also offers the XPressConnect application to make UA-WPA2 setup easy. Students can open the browsers on their devices and go to http://wpa2setup.ua.edu; read the Acceptable Use Agreement; check the box to accept the agreement; and click on the “Start >” button. XPressConnect will guide users through the configuration of their laptops or mobile devices.
Students who are moving Apple devices, such as an iPhone or iPad, should tell those devices to forget the UA public wireless network. Doing so will stop the Apple device from trying to reconnect to that wireless network in the future. More information or questions: the OIT Service Desk at 348-5555 or itsd@ua.edu.
Ferguson Mail Center box rentals for the spring semester are available. Students who choose to rent mailboxes can receive U.S. Postal Service mail and UPS and FedEx items using the same address. Mailboxes are rented first-come, first-served and may be rented for various terms. Semester rentals are $50; summer rentals are $25. Students who do not rent mailboxes will not be able to receive letters, cards, and small mail items sent via the United States Postal Service. More information: http://campusmail.ua.edu/Ferguson.html.
The Bryant Museum is offering a 15 percent discount on the purchase of the “Mama Called” documentary and “Inside the Vault” collectors’ book package.Click here for details.
The sidewalk on the east side of Hackberry Lane, going north from the McCorvey Drive intersection to Jack Warner Parkway, is closed through Jan. 14, 2014.Click here for a map of campus road closures. More information: Allison McCants at 348-1369 or amccants@fa.ua.edu.
SAFETY
The University of Alabama’s 24-hour hazing and harassment hotline at 205-348-HALT (4258) allows students, parents or others to report incidents of discrimination, harassment, hazing or any kind of unhealthy behavior. An individual calling the hotline can leave a confidential message with the Office of the Dean of Students. Callers to the hotline are anonymous. Callers are asked to include as much detailed information as possible. More information: Office of the Dean of Students at 348-3326 or http://hazing.ua.edu.
STUDENT AFFAIRS
Registrations for Spring Get on Board Day 2014 are being accepted. The event will be held Jan. 15 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Ferguson Center. Early registration is $10 per table per organization and can be made online at https://ua.collegiatelink.net/form/start/33265 or in person at 355 Ferguson Center. After Dec. 13, registration will be $15. More information: Kalyn Lee at kilee1@crimson.ua.edu.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
The “Got Meals?” meal-donation program allows UA students the opportunity to apply for a meal allotment in times of need. Students may donate one meal swipe to a student in need at http://bamacares.ua.edu/gotmeals.cfm. Students may also apply for meals at the link. More information: Leela Foley at lkfoley@crimson.ua.edu.
Applications for Al’s Pals mentors are being accepted for spring 2014. Apply online at http://volunteer.ua.edu/specialProjects.cfm. Interviews are being held until the week of December final exams. More information: Rachel Guiles at rlguiles@crimson.ua.edu.
The Community Service Center is accepting applications for two alternative break trips in 2014: one to the Dominican Republic during spring break and a 10-day trip to Belize during Interim break in May. Students will be able to sightsee and serve the communities they visit. More information and applications are available at http://www.volunteer.ua.edu/alternative.cfm. Applications and deposit fees are due Dec. 3.
EVENTS
The School of Library and Information Studies will hold its annual children’s and young adult book sale on the fifth floor of Gorgas Library on Dec. 4 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Dec. 5-6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Click here for details.
Join University Programs, Housing and Residential Communities, and the Counseling Center for Stress Free Daze on Dec. 4 from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Ferguson Center. Activities include movie loops of a “Nightmare Before Christmas” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” Zumba and meditation classes, and massage therapy. More information: University Programs at universityprograms@sa.ua.edu or 348-7525.
The UA “Collaborama!” performance will feature collaborative work from student writers, dancers and artists on Dec. 5, 5–7 p.m., in the Morgan Hall auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public.
The University of Alabama Press will hold a holiday book sale of some of its more popular titles. The event will be held in 309 Ferguson Center on Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and on Dec. 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Book prices will range from $3 to $25. More information: Shana R. Rivers at srrivers@uapress.ua.edu or 348-9534.
The School of Music will present its annual show of holiday music, “Hilaritas,” on Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. and again on Dec. 8 at 3 p.m. in the Moody Music Building concert hall. The performances feature the Alabama Jazz Ensemble, Huxford Symphony Orchestra and University Singers. Student tickets are $7 for seats on the main floor and first balcony and $5 for seats on the second balcony.
Circle K will host an annual tradition Dec. 8 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Members will arrange thousands of luminarias on the Quad between Denny Chimes and Gorgas Library and along University Boulevard. Hot chocolate will be served, and carolers from the Circle K will sing along as the Denny Chimes play a variety of Christmas carols. The event is free to the public. Student organizations and local businesses can support the event with donations of time and money. Proceeds will benefit the One Spark Campaign for Jean Dean Reading is Fundamental, a program that works with the Kiwanis Foundation to provide books in the homes of at-risk children. Click here for more information.
Always remember to check the Crimson Calendar for all the week’s events.
For athletic events, go to http://www.rolltide.com.
Submit your news at http://uanews.ua.edu/submit-student.