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The University of Alabama Recreation/Aquatic Department, 2003 Bama Swim School
Astronomy Public Viewing Scheduled
Empire Brass to Perform as Part of Celebrity Series
Bankhead Visiting Writers Series Welcomes Ralph Angel and Bei Dao
Residential Life Participates in Two Recycling Programs
Social Work Center for Mental Health and Aging Seminars Continue

The University of Alabama Recreation/Aquatic Department, 2003 Bama Swim School

Bama Swim School follows American Red Cross progression course outlines. Classes are taught in the 25-yard pool. The second child (or more) receives a 10 percent discount, within the same session.

Twice a Week -- Cost: $70.00
Once a Week -- Cost: $55.00
Session 3: Oct. 28-Dec. 4, Tuesday and Thursday, 3:45-4:30 p.m.
Session 4: Oct. 28-Dec. 2, Tuesday only, 3:45-4:30 p.m.

Adult Swimming Lessons

Session 3: Oct. 28-Dec. 4, Tuesday and Thursday, 6-6:30 p.m.
Session 4: Oct. 28-Dec. 2, Tuesday only, 6-6:30 p.m.

Stroke Development and Refinement

Small Group lessons are available for adult swimmers who want to improve their swimming skills, ideal for the developing tri-athlete. Classes: Tuesday and/or Thursday 6:35-7:05 p.m. For more information call Susan at 348-3911 or e-mail swharton@sa.ua.edu.

Session 3: Oct. 28-Dec. 4, Tuesday and Thursday, 6:35-7:05 p.m.
Session 4: Oct. 28-Dec 2, Tuesday only, 6:35-7:05 p.m.

Private lessons are available. For more information call Susan Wharton at 348-3911. All UA payments must be verified with a VALID ID and paid at Aquatic Center Office. Call 348- 5244 for more information.

Astronomy Public Viewing Scheduled

UA's astronomy department will hold a free public sky viewing of Mars and the full Moon at Gallalee Hall on Friday of Homecoming Week, Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. Dr. Jack Sulentic, professor of astronomy, will give a short lecture before guests look through the refracting telescope in the dome on top of Gallalee Hall.

Gallalee Hall is located on the UA campus near the intersection of Hackberry Lane and University Boulevard. For more information, contact the department of physics and astronomy at 348-5050.

Empire Brass to Perform as Part of Celebrity Series

Empire Brass

UA's School of Music will welcome Empire Brass as part of its Celebrity Series concert schedule. The concert will be Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building. Empire Brass enjoys an international reputation as North America's finest brass ensemble, renowned for its brilliant virtuosity and the unparalleled diversity of its repertoire. The five musicians -- all of whom have held leading positions with major American orchestras -- perform more than 100 concerts a year in cities like New York, Boston, Chicago, Washington, London, Zurich and Tokyo.

Celebrity Series subscriptions are $60 for main floor and first balcony and $40 for second balcony and main floor Rows A and B. Single ticket prices are $22 and $15 for general audiences and $7 for students with valid IDs. For ticket information or an immediate credit card purchase call the School of Music Box Office at 348-7111.

Bankhead Visiting Writers Series Welcomes Ralph Angel and Bei Dao

Ralph Angel and Bei Dao will read from their works on Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in 205 Smith Hall as part of the Bankhead Visiting Writers Series. They also will lead an informal session in 301 Morgan Hall at noon on Friday, Oct. 3.

Angel has published three volumes of poetry and his poems have appeared in national magazines and poetry anthologies. He teaches at the University of Redlands in California where he is the Edith R. White Distinguished Professor of English.

Dao, considered the most influential of the Chinese "Misty Poets," has published five volumes of poetry in English, a collection of short stories and a collection of essays. His work has been translated into more than 25 languages. Since the 1989 revolt in Tiananmen Square he has lived in exile.

The Bankhead Visiting Writers Series is made possible by an endowment from the Bankhead Foundation, UA's program in creative writing, the department of English and the College of Arts and Sciences. For more information, contact the creative writing program at 348-0766.

Residential Life Participates in Two Recycling Programs

UA's Residence Hall Association (RHA) is sponsoring a recycling program in all UA residence halls, and the Office of Residential Life is collecting empty toner cartridges as part of a recycling effort with Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Office paper, plastic, aluminum, newspaper and cardboard are being collected as part of the RHA program.

Residence hall council members collect recycled items at each building, and then the University Facilities department periodically empties the bins and takes them to the city recycling facility. Bins are conveniently located in each hall for residents to collect the items. Funding for the recycling program is provided by the Office of Residential Life. Additional support is being provided by the Facilities department and each Residence Hall Council. For more information, contact Krista Stringer, RHA president, at 348-4953.

To support the second program, all Residential Life employees and students are asked to turn in their empty toner cartridges to an assigned bin in the central office located on the first floor of Mary Burke East. All participants are asked to put empty cartridges in a plastic bag, to prevent ink leaks. For more information, contact Steven Ballenger in the UA Office of Residential Life at 348-6676. For more information about Big Brothers/Big Sisters, call 758-5734.

Social Work Center for Mental Health and Aging Seminars Continue

UA's School of Social Work continues its Center for Mental Health and Aging scientific seminars with a public lecture Thursday, Oct. 16, at 4 p.m. in 202 Biology Building. Dr. Monica Driscoll of Rutgers University will speak on "Elaborating Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Aging, Longevity and Healthspan in C. elegans: Lessons and Themes from Simple Old Animals." This seminar is jointly sponsored with the UA department of biological sciences' Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research program.