Panel gives grant for Alabama's school bus seat belt program
Associated Press – Nov. 7
Gov. Bob Riley's study group on school bus seat belts has awarded a grant for a pilot program to see if belts will make kids safer on buses. The group awarded nearly $316,000 to a University of Alabama center that will use the grant to buy 12 new buses equipped with seat belts...
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Exxon Mobil ruling spurs Democrats to eye court seats
Montgomery Advertiser – Nov. 7
"Justice, as we've seen, is partisan," a longtime observer of Alabama politics, said Tuesday. University of Alabama political scientist William Stewart said it's notable that some Democratic leaders had started advocating nonpartisan Supreme Court races when the number of Democrats on the Supreme Court was shrinking, but that talk subsided when they saw the Exxon Mobil decision as a way to win back Supreme Court seats…

Great experience at UA-LSU Game
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 7
Dear Editor: As the chief of police at Louisiana State University, I hear many complaints about traffic congestion, negative fan behavior, and game day issues…I had the pleasure to attend the game as a fan with my wife. I went to also observe the game day operations and compare what I saw to what we do at LSU. I have nothing but compliments for the men and women of the various police departments (Alabama State Troopers, University of Alabama PD, Tuscaloosa PD, Sheriff's Office, and the others that I did not personally

Forum focuses on minority contractors
Crimson White –Nov. 7
…the University hosted a minority business forum last week to provide minority business owners with bidding information for upcoming construction projects…The forum, which was sponsored by Community Affairs and Financial Affairs, consisted of a series of presentations aimed at increasing business between the University and minority businesses…

SGA presents Tide Taxi as new way of getting around
Crimson White – Nov. 7
Students have a new way of getting around now that the SGA has introduced Tide Taxi, a 24-hour taxi service that will take students around and off campus. Tide Taxi, which began operating Monday, has a zone that extends farther than the CrimsonRide transit system. It goes from Helen Keller Boulevard to Greensboro Avenue, and from Jack Warner Parkway to 15th Street…

New class offered to women
Crimson White – Nov. 7
Women interested in learning self defense now have the chance to take a course and earn credit, since the University has added HPL 155 "Self Defense and Personal Safety for Women" to its curriculum…Matthew Curtner-Smith, professor and department head of kinesiology, said he helped develop the course when Associate Provost Judy Bonner asked if he would develop a self-defense course for women. Bonner said she is happy with how quickly the course was created. “While there are many options for non-credit courses currently available, having the opportunity to study with University of Alabama police officers over a semester will enhance students' ability to master these important safety skills," she said…

Students help prevent erosion of local creek
Crimson White – Nov. 7
The Laboratory Experience is a class offered through New College that has recently completed a project with the non-profit organization Friends of Hurricane Creek…By installing and anchoring these steps it provided safe access to the creek bank and helped to prevent erosion…