UAB Celebrities

Celebrities

	Meet Daniel Stickler! By Karla Khodanian January 18, 2012 - 8:03pm He may not be an Alabama native, but UAB junior Daniel Stickler has adjusted to southern life pretty well. Part of that adjustment came from being both a full-time student with an eighteen hour workload, and also working a job thirty hours a week. Despite his busy schedule of balancing work and play, nothing keeps him from his most important obligation of being a great friend. Name: Daniel Stickler Age: 21 Hometown: Fincastle, Virginia READ MORE
	One Blazer's View from the Top By Jaime Ritter December 8, 2011 - 2:04am Name: Reed Brooks Year: Senior Major: Mechanical Engineering Hometown: Wilmett, Illinois HC: How did you get into rock climbing? READ MORE
	Meet Kate Morrell! By Jaime Ritter December 3, 2011 - 1:10pm Major: Public Relations Year: Junior READ MORE
	Carolyn Cochran Wants to Get in Your Mouth By Jaime Ritter November 19, 2011 - 8:10pm Name: Carolyn Cochran Year: First year at UAB dental school Age: 23 HC: Why is being a girl in dental school so awesome? CC: Well, there's only 18 of us, and only 4 girls went to undergrad here. Surprisingly that's a lot... usually there are only 4 girls from UAB in our dental school class. HC: What's your average day like in dental school? CC: I get up at 7, and go to school from 8 am to 5 pm. READ MORE
	Donnell Cole: Fashion Blogger Extraordinaire By Karla Khodanian November 10, 2011 - 1:45pm Name: Donnell Cole Major: Sociology Year: Senior Hometown: Birmingham, AL Hobbies/Interests: Researching anything, traveling, going to concerts, technology, blogging Meet Donnell Cole, fashion blogger extraordinaire. Donnell writes for the Birmingham based fashion blog SouthernFemme.com, run by BSC graduate Megan LaRussa. Balancing casual and classy, he is the epitome of a well-dressed college man. READ MORE
	Her Campus UAB Girls Deserve the Spotlight By Jaime Ritter November 6, 2011 - 3:28pm Normally we feature a Campus Celebrity on here that's doing something great for themselves, the school, or the community. However, my team has been working so hard, so I thought they deserved to be celebs themselves. This weekend, we hosted a tailgate with Theta Chi fraternity at Legion Field for our homecoming game against Houston. The girls were there for six hours serving pink, yellow, and green cupcakes, mingling with guests, and recruiting cuties for our Mr. Campus Freshman contest. (See more of that here: http://www.hercampus.com/school/uab/her-campus-uabs-mr-campus-freshman-2015). READ MORE
	Jared Sutton: The Man Behind UAB Muggle Quidditch By Jaime Ritter October 28, 2011 - 5:29pm Name: Jared Sutton Major: Math Hometown: Ariton, Alabama Hobbies/Interests: Undergrad SGA Senate, tree-climbing, learning archaic dance moves, improving cultural-stereotypical accents. Jared Sutton isn't just a Harry Potter nerd...he took his love of all things Potter to a whole new level when he formed "Muggle Quidditch" here at UAB. I went to the first practice, and can I just say, as a Chaser, I got a ridiculous workout. Move over spin class, Quidditch is the new "it" workout! READ MORE
	Meet the guitarist of Festival Expressions, Mike Sinople! By Jaime Ritter October 21, 2011 - 12:07am Name: Mike Sinople Hometown: Huntsville, Alabama Year: Junior Why he's a campus celeb: Mike plays guitar for the bandFestival Expressions. I've seen them live and I can vouch, they're amazing. But, enough with my gushing, let's get to know Mike! READ MORE
	Thomas Sutton: Under Par, Over Achiever By Jaime Ritter October 14, 2011 - 8:47pm Major: Business/Marketing Year: Redshirt sophmore Hometown: Montgomery, Alabama Hobbies/Interests: I like playing sports, hanging out with friends. Meet Thomas Sutton, UAB's athlete of the week and member of the varsity men's golf team. UAB men's golf team is currently ranked in the top 15 nationally, and Sutton is individually ranked 57th with an under-par average of 71.1. Out of this season's three tournaments, he has had two top-10 finishes and one top 15 finish. (Not a bad start!) Sutton also carries a 3.27 GPA and READ MORE
	Atak Yai: No Longer an "Outcast" By Jaime Ritter October 5, 2011 - 7:13pm Name: Atak Yai (Tick-Tock) Major: Computer Science Hometown: Sudan, Africa Involvements/Interests: I am left-midfield/left-forward on the varsity soccer team, hanging out with friends, supporting the Blazers at sporting events, going to movies Atak Yai (a.k.a Tick-Tock) was born in Sudan, moved from Nairobi to Georgia to Mississippi to Alabama, all in persuit of a better education and for the love of soccer. READ MORE