UA ranked in top 50 by U.S News and World Report
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) – Aug. 20
The Tide ranked 42nd among public national universities and 91st among all schools.

UA students take action to help community
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 21
…One hundred freshmen in the UA Honors College, along with 20 student leaders and two student co-directors participated in Alabama Action and Outdoor Action. “This is an exciting time for Alabama Action. Because of the ambitious and hard work of our advisers and student leaders, we are in a position to have the largest impact on the Tuscaloosa community in our seven-year history,” said Trey Hayes, UA honors student and Alabama Action co-director…

Students learn filmmaking, confront social issues through UA program
Birmingham News – Aug. 18
…The year-long class, offered through the school's Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, forces students to confront moral and ethical challenges, said Stephen Black, the center's director. During the first semester, the class learns how to use shoot and edit video. But in the spring, students pair up to produce a seven- to nine-minute documentary on a social issue…

Hall of Fame inducting five business leaders
Birmingham News – Aug. 21
Five of the state's business leaders will be inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame on Oct. 11 on the University of Alabama campus…

How much is too much?
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 21
…Mallory Meissner, 17, now a freshman at the University of Alabama…a Crimsonette at the UA. “We practice every day for two hours and also on Saturdays before games. On days we practice with the entire band, we’ll take a dinner break, and then go back to practice,” Meissner said…

Bobo acquitted of fraud
Montgomery Advertiser – Aug. 21
…William Stewart, a political scientist at the University of Alabama and a longtime observer of state politics, said the verdict helps those who claim Republican prosecutors have set their sights on Democratic politicians and those associated with them…
Decatur Daily – Aug. 21

Vietnam soldier’s remains laid to rest
Fox6 (Birmingham) – Aug. 21
Lt. Colonel Alton Rockett Junior was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery after his remains were recently identified. The Birmingham man was a 1953 graduate of The University of Alabama who went on to become an Air Force Pilot. He was shot down in Vietnam in 1967.