On-campus exam prep options available
Crimson White – Dec. 2
…the University has established many different facilities, not only to help ease the pain of finals week for students, but also to help their grades improve. One such facility is the Writing Center, located inside of Lloyd Hall. There, the staff reviews students’ papers and gives advice on how to improve them…Another facility to help students prepare for their finals is the UA Center for Teaching and Learning, located in Osband Hall. Elva Bradley, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, said their volume typically picks up towards the end of the semester as well. However, she said that both this year and last year has produced fairly constant numbers of students. Bradley said the center offers tutoring, exam preparation and study skills workshops for all students interested…In addition to tutors, UA student organization FATE will be handing out Final Exam Survival Packets, which include gift cards to local organizations and candy, among other items. David Wilson, director of Alumni Funds, said students who are active FATE members can get a free package, while supplies last, by stopping by Alumni Hall. Those students not in FATE can get a package, along with a FATE cooler, two shirts and more than $100 in coupons and other gifts for $15…
Harvard professor to speak at ALLELE series
Crimson White – Dec. 2
The department of biological sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences will host Hopi Hoekstra of Harvard University as the second speaker in its ALLELE series tonight. The event will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Biology building auditorium. It is free and open to the public. The series is titled the Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution and is designed to educate Alabama residents in the evolutionary science field, said Leslie Rissler, an associate professor in the department of biological sciences…Hoekstra is the John Loeb associate professor of biology in the department of organismic and evolutionary biology and the curator of mammals at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard. In her lecture, “From Darwin to DNA: How Organisms Adapt to their Environment,” Hoekstra will explain the importance of the theory of evolution in her research on coat color of beach mice through genetic analyses…
NYC jazz comes to Ferg Theater
Crimson White – Dec. 2
The Ferguson Center Theater will take on a whole new feel tonight for its 7:30 concert as it hosts the New York City based contemporary jazz group 13th Assembly. Presented by both New College and Creative Campus, the appearance is part of the series of contemporary multi-genre musical performances that has taken place on campus within the last year…In addition to this evening’s concert, 13th Assembly will also be available in the Ferguson Theater today at 3:30 p.m. for a question and answer session with students. These events are both free and open to the public…
ATO sponsors bike drive for local children
Crimson White – Dec. 2
In order to assist those who are less fortunate for the holidays, the HOPE Initiative and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity have teamed up for their first ever bike drive. Old and new bikes are being accepted along with donations until Dec. 10. All of the donations will be Christmas gifts given to underprivileged children by each child’s family in Tuscaloosa.