Blackburn Institute to hold discussion about space exploration
Crimson White – Aug. 9
The Blackburn Institute will blast off a controversial discussion on the "Responsibility of the Future of Space Exploration and Development of Space" at the 2007 Gloria and John L. Blackburn Academic Symposium on Aug. 25, featuring Burt Rutan, the designer of the first privately designed spacecraft called SpaceShipOne, and David King, the director of the Marshall Plan at NASA…

UA Holds Gameday Q& A Session for Faculty and Staff
The University of Alabama staff held a “Q&A” session on football today. Changes involving parking, set-up time for tailgaters and people traveling in RVs caused the most concern…
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UA astronomer characterizes galaxies
Crimson White – Aug. 9
…Ronald J. Buta, a UA professor of astronomy, and Xiaolei Zhang of the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., have co-developed a new way to characterize density wave features, Their findings are giving further insight into how galaxies are formed and change over time…

Courses in espionage offer glimpse of life as a spy
Crimson White – Aug. 9
A few UA students will get to find out who the real James Bond is thanks to two espionage courses UA professor Steven Schwab will teach this fall. The courses, History 300: Special Topics and University Honors 300, will explore myth versus reality in the world of espionage…Schwab has first-hand qualifications to teach the course - 32 years of experience working for the CIA…

UA students head to City Hall
Crimson White – Aug. 9
…At a meeting in July, the Tuscaloosa City Council passed a resolution enabling UA federal work-study students to work part-time for the city…students will have the opportunity to work for the city of Tuscaloosa as well, performing tasks such as clerical work, computer work or even janitorial work, said Eunice Taylor, the assistant director of Student Employment Services…

Scholarship in Murphy's honor given to Kappa chapter's president
Crimson White – Aug. 9
Brandy Nicole "Nikki" Murphy will be remembered not only for her warmth and charisma, but now for a scholarship created by her sorority, Delta Xi Phi. Murphy was a junior majoring in athletic training when she died in a car crash in Atlanta in November 2006. The first recipient of the scholarship is Kimberly Goins, who graduates from the Capstone Saturday with majors in Spanish and political science. Goins is the incoming president of the Kappa chapter of Delta Xi Phi and will put the $500 award toward her law school expenses…

Cramer says traffic area's top challenge
Huntsville Times – Aug. 9
…A study written by the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama in Huntsville revealed that between 1990 and 2005, the county collected more than $469 million in taxes, but only $249 million - or 53 percent of what it sent to Montgomery - came back home…

Mortgage industry woes not knocking in area, yet
Montgomery Advertiser – Aug. 9
…Leonard Zumpano, chairman of the real estate department at the University of Alabama, said trouble in the subprime market actually could have hidden benefits for some buyers. Mortgages might be harder to obtain and carry a higher interest rate, but home prices will dip in some markets, making the monthly payment about the same, he said…

U of A Student Wins Georgia Lottery
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Aug. 8
…36 year old Angela Cooley is a University of Alabama student…Angela's numbers matched the winning numbers drawn on July 28th and she won the $196,801 top prize…
WRCB (Tennessee) – Aug. 8

Fifth-generation UA grad to start alumni chapter
Crimson White – Aug. 9
Vicki Lake is a UA graduate, and so are her parents, her grandfather, her great-grandmother and her great-great grandfather. This makes Lake a fifth-generation UA graduate and one of the 10 members of her family who have attended the University. Now Lake wants to start a UA alumni chapter in Jackson, Tenn., to connect other UA graduates in her area…