University of Alabama to put on spooky music program
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 21
The audience for an organ music performance scheduled for Saturday at the Moody Music Concert Hall at the University of Alabama is encouraged to dress up — in their Halloween best — for the themed program that will feature spooky classics accompanied by skits and special effects. “It’s just going to be a really fun little thing,” said Courtney Fair with UA Music Services. The performers plan to dress up in Halloween costumes, and the audience is encouraged to wear costumes as well, Fair said. The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Moody Music Building’s concert hall. … The program includes the “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach, “Danse Macabre” by Camille Saint-Saëns transcribed for the organ by Edwin H. Lemare, an organ duet by Gustav Adolf Merkel, and an original composition from UA sophomore organ performance major Matthew Edwards. … The performance is presented by the UA School of Music and proceeds will benefit the organ department’s Bach Plus Tour to Germany in April, a trip that will allow students to see, hear and play historical organs.
Paul Hubbert contributes his estate to UA
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Oct. 20
A final goodbye this weekend to Dr. Paul Hubbert. One of the most influential and respected figures in Alabama politics, was laid to rest on Saturday. Many say Dr. Paul Hubbert is a legend for our state, leaving a legacy to promote quality education for every child. Those who spoke at the funeral said it was his roots that drove him to fight for education and those less fortunate. Dr. Hubbert grew up on a farm in a poor, rural community, and it’s said the reason he had such a heart for education is because he knew its importance and wanted others to not have to fight for it like he did. David Stout worked with Dr. Hubbert since 1978. Stout: “He (Hubbert) contributed his estate to the University of Alabama to give to people with lesser means to go to school there in education.”
Strong or skinny: What do women want?
Daily Herald (Chicago, Ill.) – Oct. 20
When Kristin Rance joined a CrossFit gym in Washington about a year ago, she had one vision: muscle. The 30-year-old mother of two wanted to look in the mirror and see someone “who looks like (she) works out — without flexing,” Rance says. How she didn’t want to look? Skinny. Over the past few years, women like Rance have been embracing the message that “strong is the new skinny” — that a body of muscle is better than a body of bones. Gyms have entire marketing campaigns built around the motto, with ads featuring rock-solid women pumping iron and classes promoted as muscle-building rather than weight-losing … At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, for example, not only did American female athletes outnumber their male counterparts for the first time, but media coverage of them also reflected that: For the first time, women landed more screen time and on-air mentions than men, according to a study in Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly led by Andrew Billings of the University of Alabama.
Naples Daily News (Fla.) – Oct. 20
The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) – Oct. 20
University of Alabama holds student recruitment dinner
Augusta Chronicle (Ga.) – Oct. 20
University of Alabama officials held their student-recruitment dinner in Richmond County for the third time in five years Monday evening. Crimson Tide regional recruiting director Jim Landers said the event – held at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center – is designed to introduce Richmond, Columbia and Aiken County students to the university. “We want to tell students what we’re all about,” Landers said. “Most kids from the Augusta area have never seen our campus or know much about our university, so this night is an opportunity for us to showcase our school.” Between 75 and 80 students attended the dinner, which was open to all area high school students. Dr. Tim Hebson, Alabama’s dean of student affairs, was the guest speaker.
Hall collection on display at University
Crimson White – Oct. 21
An exhibition called “From Wade Hall’s Library: The Poetry of History” is on display at The University of Alabama this fall. Wade Hall, who received his master’s degree at the University, collected books, manuscripts, music photos, quilts and other media. His donations to the University are the largest amount of materials donated to The University of Alabama’s Division of Special Collections. Hall’s collection ranges from works right after the start of the revolution to the late 1900s. “Wade Hall’s collection gives a more unbiased view of what print culture actually looked like,” said Amy Chen, curator of the exhibition. The collection includes items the everyday, lower and middle-class man read and is a representation of the history of print culture. “To Wade, the state of the item was less important than the item itself,” said Mary Bess Paluzzi, associate dean for special collections. Students can visit the library in Mary Harmon Bryant Hall.
Career Center helps students find jobs
Crimson White – Oct. 21
Some graduating students may struggle with finding a job in this labor market, but they can always look to the Career Center for help. The UA Career Center tries its best to help students find jobs, present them professionally and connect them with possible employers. Meanwhile, it suggests students take advantage of career fairs and online networking. “I do suggest they begin that search before they leave campus,” said Mary Loyd Lowrey, director of career education and development. “We encourage them to have an organized game plan and certainly go to the Career Center. We want to help them out because we know the different industries, career fairs and fields. There are different approaches to each one in terms of getting a job.” Anna Velleggia is a career advisor at the Culverhouse Career Center. “We have two large career fairs per semester,” she said. “This past semester we had 100 employer businesses and 105 at technical engineering. That is a great way to find employers. We also have something called ‘Crimson Careers,’ which is a job database. Students can go on there and find over 700 jobs, internships and full-time positions. It is really a good way to look at different positions we have specifically for UA students.”
Seniors perform solo recitals for class credit
Crimson White – Oct. 21
Over the past semester, nursing homes in Tuscaloosa have listened to the ebb and flow of musical notes from Ben Lucy’s guitar. The community performances were all part of the preparation process for Lucy’s solo concert, presented last Wednesday in the Recital Hall of the Moody Music Building. Lucy, a senior majoring in music performance and philosophy, studies classical guitar and performed the concert to fulfill one of the final requirements of his music major. Lucy said being onstage with the sole accompaniment of an acoustic instrument presented its own set of challenges, different than those of previous performances. “My theory is, you can only get better at performance by practicing performance,” Lucy said. “You can only get better at
playing live by playing live.” Students majoring in music therapy and music education perform a solo student recital during their senior year, and music performance students perform recitals their junior and senior years.