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And there’s no better place to live it than UAB. Our 86-block

campus in the middle of Alabama’s largest city makes for an

engaging, enticing big-city college experience with all the com-

fort and coziness of home. Stay on campus for great music, art,

sports, education (of course), food (for thought and for stomach),

people, and peace. Or leave campus for more of the same in

different, exciting ways. In the residence hall, in the HUC, in the

Rec, out in the city, way out in the woods—even with classes,

studying, and sleep, you’re looking at about 1,000 hours a se-

mester to fill with things to do. And if you’re bored, it’s because

you aren’t trying hard enough.

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FeelS lIKe homeUAB’s residence halls are more than just a place to keep

your stuff. They’re your home. They’re a base of opera-

tions for class and activities, a place to relax by yourself

or with friends, a study spot, a party spot, and, yes, a

place to keep your stuff. UAB’s freshman residence halls

offer suite-style living with shared kitchenette and living

room—and private bathrooms, to avoid the traditional

long hike to the communal dorm shower. Blazer Hall and

Camp Hall are comfortable and convenient, just a short

walk from classes and a pajama-clad stumble from the

Commons on the Green dining hall. They feature a movie

room, a game room, study rooms, a 24-hour computer

lab, and that all-important coffee lounge.

UAB offers dining options at all hours of day and night.

In addition to the Commons (and the microwave in your

suite), you can find fast and/or fresh food at the Hill

Center; quick food to go in the BEC, Volker Hall, and

the ASC; plenty of caffeine at the Starbucks in Sterne

Library and Einstein Bros Bagels; and late-night burgers

and comfort food into the wee hours at the Diner. The

nearby Purple Onion, Al’s Deli, Formaggio’s, and other

off-campus locations offer excellent daylight and night-

light casual dining options (and don’t miss the Sunday

brunch at Cosmo’s in Five Points South).

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Honor SocietyAlpha Gamma Delta sororityAlpha Kappa Alpha sororityAlpha Kappa Psi Professional Honor

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SocietyAlpha OmegaAlpha Omicron Pi sororityAlpha Phi Alpha fraternityAlpha Xi Delta sororityAmerican Marketing AssociationAmerican Optometric Student AssociationAmerican Red Cross ClubAmerican Society of Civil EngineersAmerican Society of Mechanical EngineersAmerican Society of Safety EngineersAnime ClubAnthropology ClubArabic Language and Culture ClubArmy ROTCAsian American OrganizationAssociation for Information SystemsAssociation of Certified Fraud ExaminersAssociation of Indian StudentsAssociation of Neuropsychology Students

in TrainingAura Literary Arts Review

B’ham SlackersBahai College ClubBama HandsBaptist Campus MinistriesBest BuddiesBeta Alpha Psi International Accounting

Honor SocietyBeta Chi Theta fraternityBeta Sigma KappaBetter TogetherBhamCruBiomedical Engineering Graduate Student

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AmericaChi Sigma Iota International Counseling

Honor SocietyChinese SocietyChinese Student and Scholar AssociationChristian Medical and Health Professionals

MinistryCircle K International

Class of 2015Clinical Laboratory Scientist Student

AssociationCollege Democrats of AmericaCollege Republicans of UABColors of Life@UniversityCompetitive Ballroom Dance SocietyCriminal Justice Student Organization

Dance MarathonDelta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor SocietyDelta Gamma sororityDelta Phi Omega sororityDelta Sigma Phi fraternityDelta Sigma Theta sororityDisc Golf UABDiverse City

Early Medical School Acceptance ProgramEngineers Without BordersEqual Access BirminghamEta Sigma Gamma National Health

Education Honor SocietyExperiential Learning Scholars Program

Films & NoveltiesFinancial Management AssociationFishing ClubFraternities & SororitiesFrench ClubFreshman ForumFuture Leaders in Activity and Movement

Education

Gamma Sigma Alpha National Greek Honor Society

Gang GreenGay Straight Student AllianceGlobal and Community Leadership Honors

ProgramGolden Key International Honor SocietyGraduate Biomedical Student OutreachGraduate Career Awareness and TrendsGraduate History AssociationGraduate Student Global Interest Health

GroupGraduate Student AssociationGreen Initiative at UAB

Habitat for HumanityHealing WordsHealth Care Management Student

AssociationHer CampusHispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar ChapterHomecoming

Indian Cultural AssociationInstitute of Internal Auditors Student

ChapterIntercultureInterdisciplinary Engineering AssociationInterfaith DialogueInterfraternity CouncilInternational Business AssociationInternational City/County Management

AssociationInternational Justice MissionInternational MentorsInternational Studies Club

Jewish Student Life Organization

Kaleidoscope Student NewspaperKappa Alpha Psi fraternityKappa Kappa Psi Band Honor SocietyKorean Students and Scholars Association

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Magic: The Gathering at UABManagement SocietyMarching BlazersMarine Biology ClubMaterials AdvantageMinority Association of Pre-Medical

StudentsMiss UAB Scholarship PageantMoving On Towards Occupations in

Rehabilitation-Sports SciencesMPA Student AssociationMulticultural & Diversity ProgramsMulticultural Greek CouncilMuslim Students AssociationMy Asian Cinema Club

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SuccessNigerian Student AssociationNuts About Peds

Omega Psi Phi fraternityOperation BikinghamOrientation Leaders

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Honor SocietyPi Kappa Phi fraternityPi Tau Sigma International Mechanical

Engineering Honor SocietyPolitical Science ClubPre-Med American Medical Student

AssociationPre-Law SocietyPre-Meds Without BordersPre-Optometry ClubPre-Pharmacy ClubPreCRNA ClubPreDental SocietyPsychology Graduate Student AssociationPublic Health Student AssociationPublic Relations Council of Alabama/Public

Relations Student Society of America

Reach InitiativeReformed University FellowshipRelay For LifeResidence Hall AssociationRespiratory Therapy Student AssociationRugby Football Club

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Honor SocietySoccer Club

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and EngineeringSociety for Human Resource ManagementSociety of Automotive EngineeringSociety of Physics StudentsSociety of Plastics EngineersSociety of Women Engineers at UABSoka Shining SpiritsSpanish and Latino Student AssociationSpanish ClubSpringfestStudent Affiliates of the American

Chemical SocietyStudent African-American Studies

AssociationStudent Alabama Education AssociationStudent Alliance Against PovertyStudent Athlete Advisory CommitteeStudent Chapter of the American Foundry

SocietyStudent Chapter of the Association for

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AssociationStudent InvolvementStudent life scholarshipsStudent National Medical AssociationStudent Nurses’ AssociationStudent Occupational Therapy AssociationStudent Officials AssociationStudent Social Work OrganizationStudent Veterans AssociationStudent Volunteers of Optometric Service

to HumanityStudents for a Healthier CommunityStudents for Justice in Palestine

Table Tennis ClubTabletop Roleplaying Game ClubTalent SearchTau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor

SocietyTau Beta Sigma National Band Honor

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ProgramUAB Women’s CenterUltimate Frisbee ClubUndergraduate Neuroscience ClubUndergraduate Research AssociationUndergraduate Student Government

AssociationUniversities Fighting World HungerUniversity Christian FellowshipUniversity Honors Program

Voices for Planned Parenthood

Wesley FoundationWestminster Campus FellowshipWho’s Who Among American StudentsWorld Students Association

Young Americans for Liberty

Zeta Phi Beta sorority

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A Sporting Chance

UAB is home to 16 C-USA Division I teams

for year-round sports excitement—with free

admission to all home games for students.

That’s good, because you’ll want to be there

for every one of them. Take a cue from Gang

Green, UAB’s own wigged, face-painted Blazer

fanatics who are always the most enthusiastic

fans in the stands. If you like your school spirit

with a little less shirtlessness and body paint,

you can always join the Marching Blazers,

the Blazer Pep Band, or the cheerleaders or

Golden Girls. Or if you have neither rhythm nor

music—and some of the best of us don’t—it’s

enough just to show up. Find out when and

where at uabsports.com.

Division I sports: Men’s: basketball • baseball •

football • golf • soccer • tennis • Women’s: basketball

• bowling • cross-country • golf • rifle • soccer •

softball • tennis • track and field (indoor and outdoor)

• volleyball (indoor and sand)

Intramural sports: 6v6 volleyball • air hockey •

badminton • basketball • bench press • billiards •

bowling • corn hole • disc golf • dodgeball • fantasy

football • flag football • foosball • golf • indoor flag

football • indoor soccer • kickball • Madden NFL •

paintball • poker • racquetball • sand volleyball •

track • triathlon • Ultimate Frisbee • wally ball • water

polo • wiffleball

Club sports: aikido • badminton • ballroom dancing

• fishing • lacrosse • rugby • tennis • triathlon •

Ultimate Frisbee

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w ith 6 ,084 pa r t ic ipa nts . Cou ld UA B beat th at?

t here’s on ly one way to f i nd out…

But ser iou s ly, i s ba l l room da nci n g rea l ly a spor t? t he i ntern at ion a l o ly mpic Com m it tee says i t i s , a nd th at’s good enou g h for u s .

Top 5 pl ACes To st U Dy on CA M pUs

Sterne Library Books, computers,

little private study chambers, and Starbucks.

Please avoid combining the Starbucks with

the books or the computers.

Lucy’s Coffee and Tea Not

technically a UAB institution, but it might as

well be; a favorite with the health-science

types.

The residence hal ls And not just

in your room, either—first-time freshmen

have access to Blazer Hall’s individual study

areas and Camp Hall’s 24-hour computer

labs, with the dining commons nearby for a

quick pick-me-up.

UAB Min i Park On a nice day,

enjoy the nice breeze and the nice shade of

this little chunk of green space right in the

middle of campus.

The Edge of Chaos It’s not

actually chaotic; it’s just the edge of it. This

comfortable and attractive space on the

4th floor of Lister Hill Library was designed

specifically for bouncing around ideas and

finding inspiration.

The Art of ArtArt and culture are food for the soul—and UAB’s campus has a lot of that food. Students

can gorge their souls on culture at UAB’s Visual Arts Gallery, which hosts really outstand-

ing student work as well as works from internationally renowned artists. The gallery is a

regular stop for many touring exhibits on loan from major museums. More art can be found

downtown at the Birmingham Museum of Art, as well as independent galleries like Naked

Art where local artists showcase their work.

Look to the Alys Stephens Center for classical music, popular music, dance, theatre,

comedy, and regional and national acts—big names and student-priced tickets, right here

on campus. The ASC is also home to UAB student productions, from UAB Opera to Theatre

UAB’s annual Festival of Ten-Minute Plays.

Off-campus, Birmingham—which was named by Gourmet magazine as one of 10 cities

in the U.S. “where the music’s hot and the food rocks”—has indie rock destinations like

Bottletree and Zydeco, large venues like the BJCC, and annual festivals like the Schaef-

fer Crawfish Boil. Even our local restaurants play host to local artists who are bound to

become big names.

Hit the Streets never m iss a n oppor tu n ity to ma ke the world a better

pla ce. Don’t m iss into the streets , UA B’s sem ia n nua l ser v ice event . students

ea ch choose from a mon g 20 projects a nd g ive ha l f a day to c lea n up the city,

pla nt a tree, play checkers w ith the e lderly, or other w ise help the world i n

a way the world needs helpi n g . t he Ma r t i n luther k i n g Jr. Day of ser v ice is

a nother oppor tu n ity for students to get out a nd g ive thei r t i me a nd ef for t for

a nu mber of wor thy orga n izat ions. lea rn more about volu nteer i n g a nd com mu -

n ity ser v ice th rou g h UA B’s lea dersh ip a nd ser v ice Cou nci l at uab.edu / lsc.

25 Ways to Enter tain Yourself on Campus

spr i n g fest ca rn iva l on the Ca mpu s Green • Homecom i n g

pa ra de a nd f loat compet it ion • pa i nt the tow n bu i ld i n g

decorat i n g compet it ion • Homecom i n g stompDow n •

Homecom i n g Gu rney Derby • Ga n g Green Homecom i n g

cookout i n Bla zer V i l l a ge • pa nca kes a nd k a ra oke •

Zombie o utbrea k Day • U pC Ma d splat ter pa r ty • Ca m i l le

A rm stron g Memor ia l schola rsh ip step show • UA B

i ntern at ion a l Ba za a r • Ma r t i n luther k i n g Jr. Day of

ser v ice • ta lent sea rch • Bla zer ni g hts Block pa r ty •

Greek Gr i l lout on the Ca mpu s Green • F i l m for t hou g ht

• s .o.B.e .R . Mock ta i l pa r ty • i nterCu ltu re Ch i nese

new yea r Fest iva l • iCA Diwa l i ce lebrat ion at the A lys

stephen s Center • UsGA M id n i g ht Brea k fa st • Green

a nd G old Ga mes • Bla zer Hu st le scaven ger hu nt • BsAC

Ba ck to school BBQ • Ha l loween on the Green • M i le H i g h

Celebrat ion at the Rec Center c l i mbi n g wa l l

Greek l i fe : 17 fratern it ies a nd soror it ies , lea dersh ip,

ser v ice , fe l lowsh ip, a ca dem ics , ba rbecue , a nd a

con sis tent s tron g show i n g i n the Homecom i n g pa ra de

f loat compet it ion ever y yea r

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browser. It’s where you’ll go to register for classes, pay fees and

fines, communicate with your instructors, check your e-mail—it’s

where you’ll do a lot of things. You should go bookmark it now,

actually. We’ll wait. uab.edu/blazernet

GreenMai l is UAB’s electronic publication that gets you the

important UAB news, announcements, and information without

jamming up your inbox with mass e-mails. uab.edu/greenmail

Kaleidoscope student newspaper, in print and online, is UAB’s

news, opinion, and entertainment source by and for students.

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10 Things You Have to Do Before You Leave Birmingham

1. Wea r a g reen w i g to a UA B

spor t i n g event . (G old i s a n a c -

ceptable a l tern at ive .)

2. Watch a f ree mov ie outdoors

at R a i l roa d pa rk .

3. sca re you rse l f s tupid at

s loss F u rn a ces at Ha l loween .

4. see the su n set f rom

Vu lca n’s pedesta l .

5. Cheer for costu med dogs on

pa ra de at Do Da h Day.

6. ta ke i n a show or a r t

ex h ibit on ca mpu s featu r i n g

someone you’ve met wh i le a t

UA B.

7. eat one food you’ve never

tr ied before f rom one of

Bi rm i n g h a m’s world -renow ned

chefs .

8. see a f i l m m a de by UA B

students at the sidewa l k

Mov i n g p ic tu re Fest iva l (or

m a ke one you rse l f ) .

9. Bu y a Drea mca kes cupca ke

f rom the travel i n g va n ;

con su me i t i n the su n on the

Ca mpu s Green .

10. pet a sh a rk at the McWa ne

Center.

(It’s OK if you can’t fit them all

into four years—that’s what grad

school is for.)