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Ride with the Tide
Crimson White – June 28
With plush red seats and roomy leg space, it's easy to see why many students, faculty and staff are already raving about Crimson Ride. The new UA transit system is being used during freshman orientations and will be used in late July or early August for an SGA Crimson Ride Preview Day…

Our View: Crimson Ride
Crimson White – June 28
The Crimson Ride transit program could be the end of a lot of the traffic problems on campus - but for now, the jury is out on just how effective it will be come August. The editorial board of The Crimson White would like to see students take advantage of this long-awaited service when it opens to the public when classes begin…

UA helps create proactive enrichment program for local teens
Crimson White – June 28
…the first-ever Tuscaloosa Academic Enrichment program, which began June 11 and lasts until June 29. The UA Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility united with Tuscaloosa's Westlawn Middle and Central High schools to create a program that teaches literacy and language instruction, along with afternoon enrichment activities…

Former dean of students to retire tomorrow
Crimson White – June 28
…Tom Strong says he is looking forward to his retirement Friday…After 40 years of tending to the wants and needs of students, it's difficult to imagine a man more affected by the University. "I'm going to miss this tremendously," he said…

Metro area population rises 4.6% since 2000
Birmingham News – June 28
Annette Watters, project manager for the University of Alabama's Center for Business and Economic Research, said 11 cities in Birmingham-Hoover MSA have gained more than 1,000 people since 2000, and many of the fastest-growing communities in the state are in the MSA, she said…

Calera is Fastest Growing City in Alabama
Fox 6 (Birmingham) -- June 27
The state data center at The University of Alabama says Calera is the fastest growing city in the state.

Minority colleges from across the country participate in UA engineering workshop
Crimson White – June 28
College professors of science and engineering have been on the University's campus this week participating in a workshop geared towards introducing them to basic concepts of metallurgical and materials engineering…

Natural History Museum Digs Up the Past
ABC 33/40 (Birmingham) -- June 27 and 28
The UA Museum of Natural History is holding their 29th Expedition at Tannehill State Park, digging up artifacts from slave cabins.

Education Briefs
Birmingham News – June 28
Amanda Wallace, community director in housing and residential communities at the University of Alabama, was selected as recipient of the William Leftwich Award…Patti Ann Green of Columbus, Miss., has been named a recipient of the Delta Zeta Foundation Charline Chilson Scholarship for Women in Science…