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 Miss
UWA 2008--Stevi Bolen of Jackson
is the new Miss University of West Alabama. Bolen,
a junior English major, was crowned in the Feb. 7
program. She will represent the 173-year-old
institution in the 2008 Miss Alabama Pageant this
summer in Birmingham, a preliminary to Miss America.
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Chinese Fulbright Scholar
continues UWA lecture series--The
University of West Alabama continues the 2008
Fulbright Lecture Series as the College of Business
welcomes Chinese human resources management scholar
Dr. Jianmin “James” Sun, who was chosen to teach
this year in the University of Florida’s College of
Business. The second of four Fulbright scholars
visiting UWA this semester, Sun will present a
public lecture, “Chinese culture and the development
of China” on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. in UWA’s
Bell Conference Center.
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UWA's Community and
Economic Impact Grants fund vital projects for
several area municipalities--Through
the University of West Alabama’s Division of
Outreach Services, four area towns and cities will
receive assistance to grow and develop their
communities through the University’s Community and
Economic Impact Grant Program.
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UWA welcomes opera singer Ruby Hinds--The
Sumter County Fine Arts Council presents “See There
in the Distance: A Tribute to Marian Anderson,”
created and performed by opera singer Ruby Hinds, on
Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the University of
West Alabama’s Bibb Graves Auditorium.
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UWA offers free income tax preparation--The
University of West Alabama and the Greene/Sumter
Enterprise Community, Inc. are offering free income
tax preparation through the Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance Program (VITA), sponsored by the IRS.
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The Sucarnochee Revue radio show returns to UWA--The
Sucarnochee Revue, the nationally syndicated radio
program that showcases Black Belt music to listeners
across the nation and the world, returns to The
University of West Alabama Feb. 22, beginning the
fourth year of the popular musical variety show. The
live taping begins at 7 p.m. in Bibb Graves
Auditorium, with this show also being filmed by the
Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel.
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 UWA
clinches series over Georgia Southwestern--The
fifth-ranked University of West Alabama baseball
team claimed the series against Georgia
Southwestern, as the Tigers (6-1) trounced the
Hurricanes 18-7 in the fourth game of the series.
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 UWA
hosts North Alabama in "Think Pink" contest--The
UWA women’s basketball team returns to action on
Monday, February 11, as the Tigers (9-12, 4-2 GSC)
host divisional and in-state rival North Alabama in
GSC play. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. All fans are
encouraged to wear pink to contest, as the Tigers
are hosting a “Think Pink” fund raiser to raise
money for the Kay Yow/Women’s Basketball Coaches
Association (WBCA) Cancer Fund.
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 Tigers
host lions to start second half of GSC play--Currently
riding a three-game winning streak, the University
of West Alabama men’s basketball team will start the
second half of Gulf South Conference action, hosting
in-state rival North Alabama in a 7:30 p.m. contest
at Pruitt Hall.
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 Men's
tennis moves to 3-0; UWA women top Belhaven--The
University of West Alabama men’s tennis team picked
up two more wins on Saturday, knocking off NCAA
Division I opponent, Jackson State and topped
Belhaven in the afternoon match. The UWA Women split
matches on the day, falling to JSU but rebounded to
turn back Belhaven.
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 Softball
Tigers drop twinbill on final day of UWA Invite--The
University of West Alabama softball team dropped a
twinbill on the final day of the 2008 UWA
Invitational on Saturday, falling 9-1 to No. 16
North Georgia College and State in the first game
and concluding the day with a 7-5 decision to
Ouachita Baptist.
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- Feb. 11--Men's and women's
basketball against North Alabama. Wear
PINK in honor
of breast cancer awareness. Women's game at 5:30 p.m.
and men's game at 7:30 p.m. at
Pruitt Gym.
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- Feb. 12--Softball against
Miles. 1 p.m. at the Softball Complex.
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- Feb. 13--Illusionist
Craig Karges. 7 p.m. at Bibb Graves Auditorium.
Sponsored by Campus Activities Board. Free
admission.
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- Feb. 16--Men's and
women's tennis against Martin Methodist. 2 p.m.
at the Vaughan Tennis Complex.
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- Feb. 19--Free "Small
Business Tax Seminar" sponsored by the UWA Small
Business Development Center. 8 a.m.-noon at
Alabama Southern College, Demopolis Campus,
Continuing Education Building. For more
information, call 205-652-3665.
- Softball against
Mid-Continent. 2 p.m. at the Softball Complex.
- "Show me the Money!
Strategies for Financial Success in Uncertain
Times." Dinner included. 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Brock
Y-Hall. Sponsored by the UWA Division of
Community Outreach Services, Regions Bank, The
City of Livingston and Greene/Sumter Enterprise
Community. For more information, call
205-652-3665.
- "See There in the Distance: A
Tribute to Marion Anderson," created and
performed by Ruby Hinds. 7:30 p.m. in Bibb
Graves Auditorium. Admission is free to SCFAC
members and UWA students. General admission is
$7 for adults and $2 for students. Sponsored by
the Sumter County Fine Arts Council.
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- Feb. 20--Baseball
against Auburn-Montgomery. 3 p.m.
at Tartt Field.
- 2008 Fulbright
Lecture Series welcomes Dr. Jianmin “James” Sun
of China for his lecture, “Chinese culture and
the development of China." 6 p.m. in the Bell
Conference Center.
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- Feb. 22--The
Sucarnochee Revue radio show. 7 p.m. in Bibb
Graves Auditorium. $5 admission.
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- Feb. 23--Men's and women's
basketball against Valdosta State. Women's game
at 2 p.m. and men's game at 4 p.m. at
Pruitt Gym.
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- Feb. 23-24--Baseball
against Arkansas Tech. Saturday doubleheader at
1 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.
at Tartt Field.
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- Ongoing until March 1--“Black
Belt 100 Lenses: Sumter County Photography
Exhibition."
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Webb Hall Gallery.
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- Ongoing until April 15--Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance program. Tuesdays from 2-4
p.m. and Thursdays from 4-6 p.m. or by
appointment in Wallace Hall room 214. For more
information or to make an appointment, call
205-652-3846 or 205-652-7408.
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