Expert to talk about report that changed the way Americans view smoking
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 8
…Dr. Charles A. “Mickey” LeMaistre will be in Tuscaloosa this week as part of a weeklong conference on cancer prevention and screenings at the University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences…

DAUGHTRY tickets go on sale this week
Crimson White – Sept. 10
Students eagerly anticipating DAUGHTRY's appearance at the Homecoming concert in Coleman Coliseum will soon be able to purchase tickets, as student tickets for the event will go on sale through the Crimson Arts Tickets office Wednesday at 10 a.m. for $10…

Unified office sells arts tickets
Crimson White – Sept. 10
…Creative Campus initiative has launched Crimson Arts Tickets, a "Ticketmaster" type box-office that will allow anyone - student or otherwise - to purchase tickets to any production on campus…

State troopers target highway danger zones
Montgomery Advertiser – Sept. 8
…The CARE Research and Development Laboratory at the University of Alabama will use statistics on highway crashes to help troopers target specific problem areas for increased patrols…
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Opinion: Band-Aid for troopers
Birmingham News – Sept. 10
THE ISSUE: Using federal highway dollars to pay for troopers' overtime to patrol isn't exactly a fix, but it's the best we can hope for until the Legislature properly funds the Department of Public Safety…the University of Alabama CARE Research and Development Laboratory will use statistical information to help state agencies identify those dangerous hot spots…

Global trade not just for big business
Huntsville Times – Sept. 8
…"Trade is growing, especially in this state, and more companies are getting involved," said Robert Stackpole, an international trade specialist with the Alabama International Trade Center at the University of Alabama. "Small firms are getting involved more than ever before."…

Being bullish also involves helping hand
Mobile Register – Sept. 9
…Compass Bank and the University of Alabama's Center for Business and Economic Research have been collaborating on the quarterly surveys since 2002, calling the resulting index a "weather report" from business leaders in communities around the state. Some 350 people responded to the most recent survey, answering questions about the national and state economies, spending plans, sales expectations, profits and hiring projections…

Legislators' work records to be analyzed
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 10
…University of Alabama political science professor Bill Stewart said because of abuses in the two-year college system he believes the public supports banning legislators from two-year college employment. “The [state school] board so decisively decided on a policy against double-dipping that I think the public will look at the fact that there’s something inappropriate and contrary to the public good," he said. “I still feel there’s a consensus the double dipping in college system is improper and there’s a perception they really don’t have real jobs."…

Who’s altering Wikipedia entries?
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 10
…Jennings Bryant, who holds the Reagan Chair of Broadcasting at the University of Alabama, likes Wikipedia in theory. He sees it as flawed in reality. “In general I like the notion," Bryant said. “It appeals to my egalitarian sense."…UA associate professor of history David T. Beito is one of Wikipedia’s enthusiastic users, entering new data and corrections to existing entries, mostly on topics in his field. There’s a real debate going on there, he said. “An academic or non-academic can come in and question something other scholars haven’t thought to question, something that’s become conventional wisdom," Beito said. “It’s a great way to introduce an element of scholarly...

Students can buy, sell or trade football tickets through myBama site
Crimson White – Sept. 10
…The Exchange, a site launched by the University and the SGA, became available online Aug. 27. Students can access The Exchange through myBama by logging in, clicking on the campus life tab and then clicking on The Exchange banner on the center of the page. R.B. Walker, SGA president, said the SGA created The Exchange as a way to help get as many students as possible in the student section…

HRC program places professors on campus for added benefits
Crimson White – Sept. 10
…Church, a professor in the School of Social Work, and his family are part of the Faculty in Residence program, a division of the Office of Housing and Residential Communities…"We like it," Church said. "We've been here for about two-and-a-half years."…Church said he also gets a chance to interact with the students on a more personal basis, giving him deeper insight into their daily lives…

College News
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 10
Shelley D. Jordan, licensed registered nurse and attorney in the state of Alabama, has been named director of advancement for the Capstone College of Nursing…Neely J. Portera has been named director of advancement for the School of Social Work at the University of Alabama…. The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at the University of Alabama will award $17,000 to support two research projects in 2007…

UA students make movies
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 8
Campus MovieFest, which bills itself as the nation’s largest traveling student film festival, made its first stop of the season at the University of Alabama…More than 900 UA students divided into 97 teams submitted films to the festival…

Football and faith
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 9
…the book “God Bless the Crimson Tide: Devotions for the die-hard Alabama fan.” A collection of 90 stories from sports played at the University of Alabama, the book includes a Bible verse for each of the stories…

'Longleaf' author set to visit schools
Mobile Register – Sept. 9
The Alabama Museum of Natural History is delivering gift copies of the novel "Longleaf" to schools throughout eight counties in south Alabama…"Longleaf" author Roger Reid is a producer for the popular "Discovering Alabama" series on Alabama Public Television. "Discovering Alabama" is a production of the Alabama Museum of Natural History, the University of Alabama…

Loosa Yokena fights land purchase to save archaeological gold mine
Vicksburg Post – Sept. 9
…Recent digs at the site have taken place at the behest of Daigre, who has traded e-mails with state archaeologist Jayur Mehta and University of Alabama anthropologist Dr. Ian W. Brown…Brown, who has led teams in the area that also features Indian mounds, backed the Hylands on the site’s significance and potential to produce more artifacts…

Sound Off
Birmingham News – Sept. 9
UA shuttles worked great: Kudos to the University of Alabama for implementing a shuttle system on campus for football games. Last Saturday, I was able to park in one of the new paved lots and ride the shuttle through campus to the Quad. This made getting to and from the stadium with my kids easier. I plan on using the shuttles again and I hope to have the same positive experience throughout the season. Morris Spears, -- Birmingham…My family and I have been tailgating in Tuscaloosa for more than 20 years, and we always try to get the same spot on the Quad. I was a little worried when I read on the Gameday Web site that the university is letting people reserve spaces on the Quad this year, because I'd hate to see our traditional spot go. I was relieved to find out last Saturday that things haven't changed as much as I thought. I was still able to park over by the biology building without a problem, and they even added a new big-screen TV on the Quad - great idea! Tyler Thompson, -- Birmingham…

UA remembers Robel’s legacy at memorial service
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 9
More than 100 people gathered at Morgan Hall on the University of Alabama’s campus Saturday afternoon for a memorial service in honor of Ronald Robel, a professor of history and Asian Studies at the university who died of cancer on Aug. 24…

Surrounded by family, friends, 20-year-old fights for health
Tuscaloosa News – Sept. 8
…Both parents are grateful they can adjust their work schedules to be with their son. Janet Griffith is on a four-month leave from the University of Alabama as assistant vice president for communications in the office of academic affairs…