Several students, along with the school band, will represent UNA in Montgomery at the city's largest annual advocacy rally for Higher Education Day on March 4. Fourteen four-year universities will join UNA on Thursday to fight legislators for teacher salaries, college expenses and lower tuition.
Late last year the House and Senate passed bills that made it seem like there was going to be some sort of agreement that healthcare reform was going to happen. All of the effort on the part of the Democrats came crashing down in a special election for the Senate seat in Massachusetts.
With the influx of people to Florence, mainly to UNA, the question of entertainment still hangs heavy on the heads of most students. However, with an increase of unique dining locations and continuing renovations to the town, it seems there is hope for the, until now, entertainment challenged city.
The 26th annual UNA Writers' Series will feature writers Dr. Lorraine Lopez, Dr. Jim Murphy and Dr. Michael Knight on March 15-16 in the GUC. The Writers' Series was established in 1984 and allows local writers to interact with and seek advice from accomplished authors and poets.
On Feb. 21, the world watched as Georgian luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili, was killed in a practice run at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The media's decision to publicly air footage of the accident and the failed resuscitation of Kumaritashvili caused wide spread controversy and revealed how virile social media technology has become.
In a recent news release, AT&T Inc. published a statement warning telephone users to be careful when responding to phone calls from 809, 284 and 876 area codes. People who are affected by such phone scams will usually receive a message with information about collecting a prize, their credit card balance and in some cases, a sick relative.
The Outdoor Adventure Club has a packed schedule this spring for UNA students who want to explore nature, learn about the outdoors and have fun. The trip activities range from camping to rock climbing and give students of all skill level the opportunity to try something new.
