| February 12, 2007 |
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 Miss UWA 2007--Junior
Stacy Holman of Gordo is the new Miss University of
West Alabama. Holman, an education major and a UWA
majorette, will represent the 172-year-old
institution in the 2007 Miss Alabama Pageant this
summer in Birmingham. Alternates also selected Feb.
3 included (from left) sophomore Stefanie Gatlin of
Ellisville, Miss., third; sophomore Stevi Bolen of
Jackson, first; senior Candi Naylor of Greensboro,
second; and sophomore Mahalia Gray of Northport,
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African Fulbright Scholar comes to UWA--Continuing
the 2007 Fulbright Lecture Series, UWA welcomes Dr.
Timothée Dieudonné Ouassa, visiting Fulbright
Scholar from the Ivory Coast. He will offer the
audience insights into life in his country on
Thursday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. in the Bell Conference
Center with a lecture entitled "Ivory Coast:
geographical, cultural and political aspects."
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UWA and IRS offer free tax assistance--UWA and the Greene/Sumter
Enterprise Community, Inc., are offering free income
tax help through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Program (VITA), sponsored by the IRS. Through this
program, UWA students and faculty will interview
clients and prepare individual state and federal
income tax returns.
Read more |
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UWA students prove education has no borders--A
conversation with the managing director of CNN.
Another conversation with a sheik. Lively debates
with like-minded scholars. And a camel
ride. Three members of the University of West Alabama
community will have the chance to experience this
and more when they attend an international education
conference Feb. 25-27 in Abu Dhabi, which is located
in the United Arab Emirates.
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The Sucarnochee Revue tapes live Feb. 23--The
Sucarnochee Revue, a nationally syndicated radio
program, takes the stage Friday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m.
for a live taping in the University of West
Alabama's Bibb Graves Auditorium.
Read more |
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| UWA provides interns for local historic
sites--At
a time when funding for paid staff in many Alabama
historical sites is dwindling, The University of
West Alabama’s Department of History has teamed up
with the Alabama Historical Commission and UWA’s
Center for the Study of the Black Belt to offer
internships in historic preservation.
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 UWA
takes series against North Georgia--The
University of West Alabama scored two runs early in
the contest and held off North Georgia, 2-1, to
claim the series, two games to one, at Tartt Field
Sunday afternoon.
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 UWA
falls in doubleheader to OBU--The
University of West Alabama softball team had six
hits in the first game and three in the second, but
it wasn’t enough as Ouachita Baptist swept the
Tigers, 5-1 and 5-1 during the final day of the West
Alabama Invitational.
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Women fall at North Alabama--An
early run by North Alabama led the Lions to a 78-61
win over the University of West Alabama Saturday
afternoon.
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UWA men downed at UNA--The
University of West Alabama men’s basketball team saw
its two-game win streak snapped, as the Tigers fell
to North Alabama 109-85 at UNA’s Flowers Hall.
Read more
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 UWA
adds 2007 football signees--University
of West Alabama head coach Bobby Wallace announced
his first signing class at UWA on Wednesday
afternoon.
Read more
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| UWA alumnus William Cobb named 2007 Harper
Lee Award winner--William Cobb,
an alumnus of The University of West Alabama, has
been named the recipient of the tenth annual Harper
Lee Award for Alabama’s Distinguished Writer.
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- Feb. 12-16--Love Your
Heart Week. Free blood pressure checks daily
from UWA Athletic Training and Physical
Education and Rush Medical Group. 11a.m.-1 p.m.
in the UWA Wellness Center.
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- Feb. 13--Softball
against Stillman. 3 p.m. at the softball
complex.
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- Feb. 15--Magician and
illusionist Mike Super. 7 p.m. in Bibb Graves
Auditorium. Free Admission.
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- Feb. 17--Men's and
women's basketball at Valdosta State. Women's
game at 1 p.m. and men's game at 3 p.m. View the
games broadcast live via broadband at
www.vstateblazers.com
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- Feb. 17-18--Baseball
against Southern Arkansas. Saturday at noon and
Sunday at 1 p.m. at Tartt Field.
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- Feb. 21--Baseball
against Auburn-Montgomery. 4 p.m. at Tartt
Field.
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- Feb. 22--Dr. Timothée
Dieudonné Ouassa presents "Ivory Coast:
geographical, cultural and political aspects." 6
p.m. in the Bell Conference Center. Part of the
2007 Fulbright Lecture Series. Admission is free.
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- Feb. 23--The
Sucarnochee Revue radio show. 7 p.m. in Bibb
Graves Auditorium. Featured artists include Andy
Tanas, the Kudzu String Band and the Lamb Family
violinists. For more information, call
205-652-6680.
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- Feb. 24--Women's and men's
basketball against Montevallo. Women's game
at 5:30 p.m.
and men's game at 7:30 p.m. in Pruitt Gym.
Senior night.
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- March 1-5--2007 Gulf
South Conference Women's & Men's Basketball
Championship Tournaments in Southaven, Miss.
All-Tournament pass - $35. Single day ticket -
$10 for adults; $8 for seniors and students with
valid IDs; $5 for children.
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- Ongoing until April 12--Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance (VITA) clinic open to
provide free income tax return preparation.
Tuesdays from 2-4 p.m. and Thursdays from 4-6
p.m. in Wallace Hall 212. Assistance is also
available by appointment. For more information,
call (205) 652-3846.
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