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BSC student wins Phi Beta Kappa
writing internship
Veena Krishnan, a junior chemistry major from Hoover, is the rst BSC student to be
chosen for a competitive Phi Beta Kappa writing internship. Krishnan—who is also a
Harrison Honors Scholar and is conducting chemistry research under the Charles B. Vail
College Fellows Program—will spend ve months this academic year writing articles for
The Key Reporter, Phi Beta Kappa’s publication, while studying at BSC.
“I am so pleased that Veena has been selected,” said Robert E. Luckie Jr. Professor of
English Dr. Sandra Sprayberry, BSC’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter president. “The chapter
of cers recommended her for this prestigious internship.”
A celebration of Jewish athletics
—This summer, BSC co-hosted the 2017 Maccabi Games, an Olympic-style international
sports competition for Jewish teens ages 13-16. This was the first time Birmingham was selected as the site of the games,
which took place July 31-Aug. 4, with the Levite Jewish Community Center as the main host. Some 900 youth competed
in about 14 sporting events, including soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, tennis, swimming, bowling, table
tennis, golf, flag football, lacrosse, and dance.