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#FreeUAB Interview: What the movement is all about!
Wed, 1/02/12 – 0:35 | No Comment

Students and other supporters of the University of Alabama at Birmingham have organized a movement to support UAB in the face of a University of Alabama system Board of Trustees that seems to be uninterested …

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#FreeUAB Commercial
January 8, 2012 – 1:19 pm | No Comment
#FreeUAB Commercial

From a previous post, we’ve talked a little about the #FreeUAB movement.  An upcoming opportunity to promote UAB is available and quickly approaching.  Charter Communications will be filming a commercial to support the #FreeUAB movement …

Wanted: Talent Search Contestants
January 6, 2012 – 9:39 pm | No Comment
Wanted: Talent Search Contestants

The University Programs Council hosts an annual Talent Search event to showcase the varying talents of UAB students.  Are you interested in showcasing your talent?  Here’s your opportunity!!  Past performances have included spoken word, musical …

Movies to Check Out during Spring 2012
December 28, 2011 – 5:21 am | No Comment
Movies to Check Out during Spring 2012

The early Spring is the time when the movies from the previous year are going up for those coveted awards in the film industry (i.e. The Golden Globes, Oscars, etc.).  So, along with some of …

While we prepare for finals…
December 4, 2011 – 5:02 pm | No Comment
While we prepare for finals…

Finals…probably the most dreaded week for any college student.  Now that it’s time to really get into all the material that will be on the exams and earn the best grades we can, here are …

UAB’s New Head Football Coach: Garrick McGee
December 3, 2011 – 12:05 pm | No Comment
UAB’s New Head Football Coach: Garrick McGee

According to an ESPN report, Arkansas offensive coordinator Garrick McGee has verbally accepted the head coaching job the University of Alabama at Birmingham.  McGee is a former quarterback at Oklahoma and would be taking over …

Free Food for Thought: Can Religious Tolerance Truly Be Achieved?
December 1, 2011 – 5:37 am | One Comment
Free Food for Thought: Can Religious Tolerance Truly Be Achieved?

Free Food for Thought is a series of open forums where students, faculty, and staff come together to discuss a variety of issues that are often of debatable or even controversial topics.  With a variety …

UAB Lecture Series: Jeffrey Tucker on Intellectual Property & the Prohibition of Ideas
November 30, 2011 – 3:33 am | No Comment
UAB Lecture Series: Jeffrey Tucker on Intellectual Property & the Prohibition of Ideas

The UAB Lecture Series committee will be hosting Jeffrey Tucker on December 5 at 7:00 PM in the Hill University Center Alumni Auditorium.
Jeffrey Tucker is a writer and editor.  He is the editorial vice president …

Midnight Breakfast
November 26, 2011 – 7:46 pm | No Comment
Midnight Breakfast

The last day of class is upon us and finals preparation is under way.  Since most of us will be up late studying for finals, why not take a break on the last day of …

Black Student Awareness Committee: Kwanzaa
November 25, 2011 – 5:13 pm | No Comment
Black Student Awareness Committee: Kwanzaa

The University Programs Council Black Student Awareness Committee has one more event for the Fall 2011 semester.  The Kwanzaa Celebration will be held on Thursday, December 1 in Heritage Hall Room 102 at 7:00 PM. …

Films and Novelties Free Movie: 30 Minutes or Less
November 18, 2011 – 1:54 am | No Comment
Films and Novelties Free Movie: 30 Minutes or Less

The University Program’s Council Films and Novelties committee will be showing 30 Minutes or Less on Tuesday, November 29 at 7:00 PM and 9:30 PM.  It will also be shown on Saturday, December 3 at …