Tickets to see Bill Nye “The Science Guy” can be picked up at the University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 20
Bill Nye “The Science Guy” will give a lecture 7 p.m. Sept. 28, in the University of Alabama’s Moody Concert Hall. Tickets are required to attend and must be picked up in advance. The free tickets can be obtained from 5-6 p.m. Wednesday at the Ferguson Center Theatre, 1-3 p.m. Thursday at the Alabama Museum of Natural History in UA’s Smith Hall or 1-2:30 p.m. Friday at UA’s Oliver-Barnard Hall. Nye will speak about the importance of teaching evolution, as part of the Blount Speaker Series/Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution Lecture Series.
The Alabama Museum of Natural History seeks to educate the public and save the elephants
Crimson White – Sept. 18
The Alabama Museum of Natural History hosts “Natural History With the Experts” every Saturday before home games before kick-off in front of Smith Hall. This event gives students the opportunity to meet with experts in the fields of geology, paleontology, archeology, biology and other natural sciences. The event will take place in front of the Gorgas House for the Ole Miss game from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. “We designed the event around home football games for the opportunity to draw in large crowds that may not know much about natural history,” Todd Hester, museum naturalist, said. “We were just starting out with an idea for public outreach in the community,” said Allie Sorie, the education outreach coordinator for the museum. “I think it’s a great way for people to see all these unique things going on on campus that they may not know about through labs, artifacts and getting to know professors. It’s a great way to explore science and natural history”
GameDay host back home
TideSports.com – Sept. 20
ESPN’s Rece Davis might not make it back to Tuscaloosa for the University of Alabama’s official homecoming on Oct. 10. But the UA alum was happy to be back on campus for his own personal homecoming this weekend. Davis, in his first season as host of ESPN’s iconic College GameDay, graduated from UA’s College of Communications in 1988. He grew up in Muscle Shoals. “I think it’s always great to come home to a place where you have a lot of great memories and had such tremendous influence on you during a really formative time in most anybody’s life, during your college years,” Davis said. “Certainly I’m very proud to have gone to school here and very grateful for what I learned here.” Davis has visited campus several times since graduating, but Saturday marked his first game at Bryant-Denny Stadium since 1991. He’s worked with ESPN since 1995 and been all over the country for games, even covering Alabama in neutral site games and road games. “This stadium is a different monster than when I was in school here and there were great games and great moments, but when I was in school here all of the big games were played at Legion Field,” he said.
Maryland man rides bike to Tuscaloosa in honor of his late daughter
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Sept. 19
A Maryland man cycling from Charleston, South Carolina to Tuscaloosa in honor of his late daughter has finally made it.
University film scene flourishing
Crimson White – Sept. 21
It wasn’t a model airplane flying high above Reese Phifer Hall last week. It was a class of telecommunication and film students testing out the latest innovation in filming: a camera drone. If that doesn’t seem exciting enough, consider trips to major film festivals, internships in places like Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta, and hands-on work making major motion pictures. All of these things are just daily occurrences for the students in The University of Alabama’s film scene. “The weirdest thing is just the reaction, like, “Oh, I’m a filmmaker and I go to Alabama,” when you’re out at festivals or places with other filmmakers, and it’s this sad side glance,” Hallie Tarpley, a sophomore majoring in
TCF, said.
Donors sought for bone marrow swab drive at the University of Alabama on Saturday
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 19
The swipe of a cotton swab against the inside your cheek could save someone’s life. People on the University of Alabama Quad for Saturday’s game against Ole Miss will have that opportunity. A bone marrow swab drive for the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation will be held on the Quad from noon to 2 p.m. to celebrate the first-ever World Marrow Donor Day. Through the organization’s Campus Ambassador Program, college campuses across the United States will host drives to add names to the registry and educate the public about donating bone marrow.
Feminist Caucus hosts information fair
Crimson White – Sept. 18
The University of Alabama Feminist Caucus hosted “Find Your Feminism” in the Ferguson Student Center on Sept. 17. The event provided information about the feminist movement, as well as information on how to become a member of the organization and become actively involved. “We’re getting people directly involved in activism other than just coming to hear about it, which is just as valuable, but we have the action to back up what we’re talking about too,” said Cassidy Ellis, coordinator for UAFC. After signing in, students went to four different stations dealing with different aspects of involvement. At the stations, students had the option to sign letters that will be sent to Sen. Jeff Sessions regarding a senate bill concerning abortions as well as asking for the Equal Rights Amendment to be passed. Students signed Thank you notes going to the West Alabama Women’s Center. Students posed for photo opportunities as they held signs with sayings in support of feminism, and there was even “feminist jinga.” There were voter registration papers and a table for pro-feminist arts and crafts.
Study Abroad fair offers travel opportunities to students
Crimson White – Sept. 18
Students and faculty filled the Crimson Promenade Wednesday, Sept. 16, for the Study Abroad Fair, which showcased some of the international learning opportunities for students. Students explored many different abroad options for a variety of majors and academic programs. European travel options were prominent at the fair, but students also examined the options of traveling to other areas such as Asia or Central America. Chad Berry, assistant director of Education Abroad, said there are many benefits to studying abroad. “I think that cross-cultural experience really helps people to grow on a personal level,” he said. According to the University’s Study Abroad website, there are three types of programs. Faculty-led programs offer UA credit and a bundled-cost with tuition. Full semester exchange programs are available with 29 partnered international universities and offer transfer credit at the cost of UA tuition. Affiliate programs are third-party partners that offer transfer credit in multiple countries, but cost is paid to the affiliate, not the University.
Journalism students gain experience in labs
Crimson White – Sept. 18
For a journalism major experience is everything, whether that be through writing, interviewing or lectures in the classroom. The required class Editing and Digital Production, or JN 312, has recently made some changes in order to provide students with more real-world experience. Journalism department chair Wilson Lowrey said this class is the main editing class for journalism students and it teaches everything but reporting and writing. “Students are learning how to shape up their stories, style and grammar,” Lowrey said. “They learn how to cut stories, do design with visuals on video and social media and what kinds of stories to put on social media.” To give students this type of learning environment, JN 312 now provides a lab for students where they can edit content on the website for the University’s commercial television station WVUA 23. “In the past we didn’t have a formal breakout lab,” Lowrey said. “I used to teach it, so I would get students in a lab, but it didn’t have that real-world element. The goal is to integrate students in a professional media environment.”
Tuscaloosa gets ready for first SEC game
WSFA-NBC (Montgomery) – Sept. 18
The city of Tuscaloosa is getting ready for Bama’s first SEC game of the season. It’s the Crimson Tide versus Ole Miss. The Walk of Champions in Tuscaloosa i already electric, and a number of tents and tailgaters have already set up on the Quad. Tide fans have revenge on their minds after last season’s upset in Oxford.