Campus & Community

Jitro: Czech Children’s Choir will Awe Audiences and Round Out UA 2002-2003 Celebrity Series

Jitro: Czech Children’s Choir will be on The University of Alabama campus on Tuesday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. to delight audiences in the Moody Music Concert Hall as the final production of the 2002-2003 Celebrity Series.

UA English Professor Selected for Prestigious Burnum Award

Robin Behn, acclaimed poet and English professor in The University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected this year’s recipient of the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.

UA Art Gallery will Host National Artist with Southern Roots

From Feb. 28 through April 30, the Sarah Moody Art Gallery on the campus of The University of Alabama will feature the photography of Sally Mann, an artist and photographer of national reputation.

‘Justice Denied’ Lecture by Joyce Ann Brown at UA and Stillman College will Explore Wrongful Imprisonment

Sometimes the court system fails miserably and there is no justice at all. Such is the case with Joyce Ann Brown, who was wrongly accused and convicted of a crime she did not commit. She then spent more than nine years in the Texas Department of Corrections working to secure her release.

UA Sakura Festival Shares Treasures of Japanese Culture

The 17th annual Sakura (cherry blossom) Festival, a celebration of Japanese culture and friendship, is scheduled for March 1-31.

W.S. Hoole Library will Host Japanese Papermaking Exhibit as Part of UA’s 2003 Sakura Festival

During the month of March, The University of Alabama will celebrate the 17th annual Sakura Festival, a festival that promotes the understanding of Japanese culture. The W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library will sponsor a special exhibit in conjunction with Sakura.

UA’s African American Graduate Student Association to Present ‘Reflections in Black’

The University of Alabama African-American Graduate Student Association will present its first performing arts program “Reflections in Black: The Spirit of Togetherness,” on Monday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Theater.

Atlanta Journalist to Visit UA

Tiffany Cochran, anchorperson for the Atlanta news morning show “Alive News” and daughter of celebrity defense attorney Johnnie Cochran, will visit UA as a part of the University’s African-American Heritage Month celebration. Cochran will speak on “Renewal of Mind, Body, and Spirit Through Christ,” on Friday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom.

Reception to Honor UA Interim President Barry Mason

The public is invited to an appreciation reception for University of Alabama interim President Barry Mason on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 4:30-6 p.m. in the lobby of Rose Administration building.

Op-Ed — An Open Letter to Alabama’s Political Leaders: Only Real Tax Reform Can Save Our Children

The numerous studies showing how Alabama’s state and local tax structure unfairly burdens the poor and the fact that we are facing the most serious fiscal crisis since the Great Depression compels you to take action. Biblically based Judeo-Christian ethical principles, which most of you have adopted, hold you, as our political leaders, to the highest level of accountability to eliminate this injustice poisoning our state.