Israeli official urges respect for individual rights amid terrorism
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 24
…said Aharon Barak, the former president of Israel’s Supreme Court, who spoke at the University of Alabama School of Law on Thursday…
Crimson White – Aug. 24

Blackburn event brings space experts to UA
Crimson White – Aug. 24
Astronauts, professors and two minds at the forefront of space exploration will come together Saturday for the first Gloria and John L. Blackburn Academic Symposium. The event's theme is "Responsibility for the Future Exploration and Development of Space." The keynote speakers will be aerospace engineer Burt Rutan and a NASA flight center director David King, who differ in their views on the future of space exploration…

UA grads receive Fulbrights
Birmingham News – Aug. 24
Two University of Alabama graduates, Kristen Trotter Chick of Arab and Sean Sylvia of Prattville, have received Fulbright Scholarships to study abroad during 2007-2008 school year. Chick, a 2006 UA graduate, received a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Cairo, Egypt. While in Cairo, she will continue her study of Arabic at the Arabic Language Institute
Crimson White – Aug. 24

All on-campus students accommodated
Crimson White – Aug. 24
All students who applied for on-campus housing for the 2007-08 academic year were accommodated, said Alicia Browne, assistant director of the Office of Housing and Residential Communities. A total of 6,200 undergraduates - 4,200 of whom are freshmen - will be living on campus this semester, she said…

UA archaeology class on Tuscaloosa’s riverwalk
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 24
Exercisers enjoying the Riverwalk will soon find themselves only steps away from a potential archaeology lesson, courtesy of a University of Alabama Honors College class. Beginning Tuesday, 15 students taking an Honors class taught by Jim Knight, professor of anthropology, will excavate portions of a small Mississippian Indian settlement occupied 800 years ago…

U.S. News and World report ranks UA high
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 24
The University of Alabama is again ranked among the top 50 public universities in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings for 2008. UA is ranked 42nd among public national universities and 91st among all universities, both public and private…

UA to honor Gryska, Ingram
Tuscaloosa News – Aug. 24
The University of Alabama will honor Clem Gryska and Cecil “Hootie” Ingram as recipients of the Paul W. Bryant Alumni-Athlete Award at the season opener Sept. 1 against Western Carolina…

Upperclassmen advise freshmen
Crimson White – Aug. 24
…they can use their experiences to give freshmen some tips for college they might not get from parents, teachers, or from Bama Bound orientation…Before embarking on the partying that makes MIPs possible, academics ought to be handled. They may sound a lot like your parents, but most upperclassmen seemed to think showing up for class and keeping up with assignments actually makes school a lot easier…