MONDAY, SEPT. 30 – SUNDAY, OCT. 6, 2013
BEST BETS
U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ELENA KAGAN TO SPEAK AT UA OCT. 4 – Elena Kagan, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, will deliver the Fall 2013 Albritton Lecture at the UA School of Law at 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 4. The lecture will be in the McMillian Lecture Hall, room 287/288. The event is open to the public. No registration is required, but seating is limited, so early arrival is suggested. Note that purses, bags, laptops, umbrellas and large jackets are not allowed in the lecture hall. Media wishing to cover Justice Kagan’s lecture are asked to notify, in advance, Helen Cauthen, Law School communications specialist, at 205/348-5195, hcauthen@law.ua.edu, Cathy Andreen, 205/348-8322, candreen@ur.ua.edu or, for broadcast media only, Shane Dorrill, 205/348-8319, sdorrill@advance.ua.edu, and to observe the following restrictions:
- Photography will be allowed ONLY during the first two minutes of the lecture.
- Arrive early – no one will be admitted after the lecture begins. Limited reserved seating for media will be available on a first come, first-served basis for those who arrive before 9:45 a.m.
- No equipment bags will be allowed in the lecture hall.
HOMECOMING WEEK IN FULL GEAR –The University of Alabama’s Homecoming Week 2013 continues through Saturday, Oct. 5. This year’s theme is “Leaving a Crimson Legacy.” The highlight of Homecoming Week will be the UA football game against Georgia State University at 11:21 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5.The Homecoming Parade will take place at 7 a.m. Oct. 5. The parade will proceed westward from the UA campus to downtown. Homecoming Queen Elections will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1. A basketball tournament starts at 7 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Student Recreation Center. In addition, the LifeSouth Blood Drive will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 1-2, behind Gorgas Library or in room 301 of the Ferguson Center. The annual Homecoming Pep Rally and Bonfire will be at 7 p.m. Oct 4, on the Quad. The Step Show will be at 8 p.m. Oct. 4 in Foster Auditorium. For details on the events, go to http://homecoming.ua.edu/. Contact: Richard LeComte, media relations, rllecomte@ur.ua.edu, 205/348-3782
UA’S HEALTH CORNER PROVIDES PRACTICAL HEALTH TIPS — The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences introduces UA’s Health Corner, a new video series that addresses various health topics and provides practical advice and guidance from UA’s expert sources and physicians. A new video topic will post every Wednesday morning. Check out the latest video with Dr. Heather Taylor as she addresses the impact of childhood obesity and the need for intervention, http://vimeo.com/75249662. Contact: Kim Eaton, UA media relations, 205/348-8325 or kkeaton@ur.ua.edu
UA PROFESSOR’S BOOK WINS AWARD—University of Alabama professor Dr. Josh Rothman’s book, “Flush Times and Fever Dreams: A Story of Capitalism and Slavery in the Age of Jackson,” won the Gulf South Historical Association’s Michael V.R. Thomason Book Award for the best book on the history of the Gulf South. Contact: Bobby Mathews, UA media relations, 205/348-4956 or bwmathews1@ur.ua.edu
UA MATTERS
TIPS ON IMPROVING YOUR CREDIT SCORE – Want to know how to improve your credit score? The University of Alabama’s Tye Warren offers three important points on boosting, and maintaining, a higher score. Visit http://uanews.ua.edu/2013/09/ua-matters-three-tips-for-improving-your-credit-score/. Contact: Kim Eaton, UA media relations, 205/348-8325 or kkeaton@ur.ua.edu
EVENTS
UA ALUM, FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR NAMED UNIVERSITY FELLOW, SPEAKS ON U.S. ‘CONE OF INFLUENCE’ IN LATIN AMERICA – Former U.S. ambassador Lino Gutierrez will be named a Visiting Fellow at The University of Alabama on Monday, Sept. 30. He will also lecture students in two classes on the changing role of the U.S.’s “cone of influence” as Latin America begins to emerge as a world power. Contact Bobby Mathews, UA media relations, bwmathews1@ur.ua.edu or 205/348-4956
UA RELIGIOUS STUDIES HOSTS FIRST DAY LECTURE — Religion and pop culture intersect and intertwine in a number of interesting ways, and a new lecture series at UA aims to examine that trend in its inaugural Zachary Daniel Day Memorial Lecture. Dr. Monica Miller visits the Capstone at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, in room 205 at the Amelia Gorgas Library to discuss how religion mixes into and affects hip-hop culture. Miller, a professor at Lehigh University, focuses on the study of religion, popular culture, youth subcultures and various dimensions of material culture. Contact Bobby Mathews, UA media relations, bwmathews1@ur.ua.edu or 205/348-4956
AUTHOR TO SPEAK ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE DEBATE – Dr. Leigh Moscowitz, author of the upcoming book “The Battle over Marriage: Gay Rights Activism through the Media,” will speak at The University of Alabama Oct. 4. Moscowitz will discuss how prominent news outlets covered the same-sex marriage debate between 2003 and 2012. Her talk will be at 10 a.m. in Reese Phifer Hall room 216. Contact: Misty Mathews, UA Media Relations, mmathews@ua.edu, or Dr. George Daniels, assistant dean for administration, UA College of Communication and Information Sciences, 205/348-8618, gdaniels@ua.edu
UA THEATRE & DANCE OPENS 2013-14 SEASON—The University of Alabama theatre and dance department opens its 2013-2014 season with the play “Book of Days,” Monday, Sept. 30-Friday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, October 6 at 2 p.m. in the Allen Bales Theater. And the dancers and choreographers aren’t far behind: The Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre’s Fall concert runs from Tuesday, Oct. 1-Thursday, Oct. 3 each night at 7:30 p.m. and Friday, Oct. 4 at 5:30 p.m. in the Morgan Hall auditorium. Contact Bobby Mathews, UA media relations, bwmathews1@ur.ua.edu or 205/348-4956
SATURDAY IN THE PARK CONTINUES AT MOUNDVILLE — Mary Smith, of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, will discuss Southeastern Indian baskets and textiles during this weekend’s Saturday in the Park program at UA’s Moundville Archaeological Park. Smith recently finished a large mat similar to the ones displayed in the Jones Archaeological Museum exhibits. She is also accomplished in feather work; Smith was the artist who did the feather work on the cape worn by the Chief of Moundville in the museum’s recently renovated exhibits. Young visitors will have an opportunity to make a small basket of their own during the event. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. Contact: Kim Eaton, UA media relations, 205/348-8325 or kkeaton@ur.ua.edu
LOOKING AHEAD
UA’S MOUNDVILLE NATIVE AMERICAN FESTIVAL AIMS TO EDUCATE, ENTERTAIN — Visitors to The University of Alabama Museums’ Moundville Archaeological Park will soon be able to explore life through the eyes of Southeastern Native Americans. Through storytelling, a variety of arts and crafts demonstrations, living history enactments and musical performances, the park’s annual Native American Festival brings to life the Southeastern Indian culture, a culture that is markedly different from the tribes found elsewhere in the Americas. The festival, which runs from Wednesday, Oct. 9, through Saturday, Oct. 12, is ranked as one of the finest and most comprehensive events of its kind. Contact: Kim Eaton, UA media relations, 205/348-8325 or kkeaton@ur.ua.edu