Tornadoes touch down in Lamar and Tuscaloosa counties
Tuscaloosa News – Jan. 11
…The University of Alabama and several other colleges shut down because of the threat of severe weather, and schools throughout west and north Alabama dismissed classes early in advance of the storm…

High Winds Cause Damage in Ala., Miss.
Associated Press (national wire) – Jan. 11
…The severe weather shut down many schools, including the University of Alabama and the University of North Alabama…
CNN – Jan. 11
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The Weather Channel – Jan. 10

Sigma Gamma Rho returns to campus
Crimson White – Jan. 11
…Sigma Gamma Rho was founded nationally in 1922 and first came to the University on Nov. 14, 1975. After going inactive a few years ago, the Zeta Chi chapter of the sorority was restored to the University in fall 2007. The event Thursday evening was designed to publicly inform attendees that the sorority had, indeed, returned…

Symposium speakers to take new look at Constitution
Crimson White – Jan. 11
…The symposium, titled Imagining a New Constitution for the United States in the 21st Century, starts today at 9 a.m., and Aaron Latham, spokesman for the UA School of Law, said students are welcome to attend any session that they want.

UA announces high school business plan competition
Tuscaloosa News – Jan. 11
The University of Alabama is seeking teams for its first High School Business Plan Competition…Each member of the top two teams will receive a scholarship to UA for up to $1,000…The competition’s sponsors, DSI Security Services and the Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute at UA, plan to hold the competition annually….