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The University of Montevallo men’s soccer team is making an historic trip for the program. For the first time since the programs inception in 1994 the team will travel overseas. The Falcons are spending 10 days training on foreign soil. Throughout the trip the team will keep their fans updated with a blog written by some of the players and coaches. To follow the Falcons on their foreign tour go to http://umfalconsoccer.blogspot.com/

Please join Carmichael Library in following the Falcons in England.

Vacca Lecture Series Continues; Falcon Men End Record Season

I had the good fortune last week of attending a lecture given by this year's Vacca Professor, Dr. Dmitry Goncharov. The topic, "Gender and Politics in America," was a timely one given recent events in American politics.

The UM Bulletin offers this short introduction to the Vacca Lectures:

An eminent teacher-scholar in the liberal arts is invited periodically to Montevallo to teach a special undergraduate course and deliver public lectures as the Paschal P. Vacca Professor of Liberal Arts. The guest scholar also assists the faculty by reviewing the University’s curriculum and library holdings. Coming from a variety of backgrounds, Vacca professors contribute new perspectives to the learning experience at Montevallo.

Dr. Goncharov will give the second Vacca lecture on Monday, Nov. 20, at 3:30 p.m., in Palmer Commons (Comer 202). The topic will be “Social Prerequisites of Politics in the Post-Communist Societies.”

For those who will not have the opportunity to study with Dr. Goncharov this year, the Vacca lectures offer the chance to learn from an accomplished scholar who offers a unique perspective on politics on the world stage. A reception will follow the lecture.

In sports news, I'd like to congratulate the men's soccer team, who have just completed competition for the year. The team owns a new single season team record for victories, finishing the 2006 season with a record of 14-5-1 overall.

UM Baseball's Magnificent Run; Alabama Votes

Here are a couple of updates to our recent posts:

Falcon Baseball

A few of us were watching live stats at our desks last Thursday evening when the Falcon baseballers lost to California State University-Chico in the NCAA Division II national championship series in Montgomery.

While UM didn't go all the way the 2006 squad became the first in school history to place in the top five at season's end. The Falcons are ranked third in the nation behind University of Tampa and CSU Chico after a remarkable 43-18 (.705) tally on the year.

Winners of the NCAA Division II South Central Region and the Gulf South Conference East Division, UM also has the honor of being the first Alabama team to reach the national semis since former Gulf South Conference member Jacksonville State University in 1991. The last Alabama team to reach the national championship series was North Alabama, in 1999.

Our baseball club's success comes on the heels of an Elite Eight appearance by the Men's Basketball team in March. Winners of the NCAA Division II South Regional, the Falcons posted a record 29 wins and went 12-2 in GSC conference play.

For more details on this year's winning baseball campaign, check out Sports Information Director Alfred Kojima's writeups on the UM Athletics page. Thanks for a great season, guys.

Primary Elections

The primaries were held yesterday and nearly 925,000 Alabamians cast their votes in the gubernatorial race. Also on the ballot were other state and county races and one constitutional amendment.

Registration for November's general election will be open until 10 days prior to the election date. As always, you can pick up your voter registration form here at the library or visit the Alabama Secretary of State website for more information.

Carmichael Library Congratulates the Falcon Baseball Team!

The University of Montevallo baseball team has been selected to compete at the 2006 NCAA Division II South Central Regional Baseball Tournament, to be played May 18-21, in Abilene, Texas.

In March, Carmichael Library marked the start of the season with a special display of books and baseball memorabilia, as well as a Baseball Bibliography on the library wesbite

UM is the No. 3 seed in the six-team, double-elimination tournament. UM (37-16) will meet No. 4 seed University of West Alabama, in a first-round game Thursday night at 8 p.m.

All UM games will be broadcast on the internet on UM Internet Radio. You will need to have the QuickTime Player, in order to listen to the broadcast. Tournament information (dates and times of games) is available on the UM athletic department website, www.montevallo.edu/athletics.

Join us in cheering the Falcon batsmen to victory and don't forget to stop by the Library for a book on the boys of summer!