'Sandpiper' survives challenge
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 11
…Lisa Scherff, assistant professor of English Education at the University of Alabama said it is mixed-message decisions like the one made by the Tuscaloosa County Board that make it more difficult for teachers to know what is acceptable to use in the classroom. "There are a lot of issues young adults should read about, and teachers - especially now - need guidance," Scherff said. "What concerns me is the language in the statement, because it is still not clear as to [the board's] action." Scherff is in the process of writing a book addressing the subject, called "But Can I Teach; Young Adult Literacy in the Secondary Classroom." It will include a list of censored books teachers should teach, she said, and will be published in the spring…

Book Arts program holiday sale is Wednesday
Tuscaloosa News – Dec. 10
The Book Arts Program at the University of Alabama’s School of Library and Information Studies will have a holiday sale of books and printed artwork Wednesday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on the first floor of Gorgas Library…

Colleges set commencement
Birmingham News – Dec. 11
The University of Alabama's winter commencement ceremonies will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. in Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.

Saban Gets Vote of Confidence
Fox6 (Birmingham) – Dec. 10
University of Alabama President Robert Witt has given Coach Nick Saban a vote of confidence, saying that Saban has yet to get the players he needs.

Fans Encouraged to Send Tickets to Military Personnel
WAFF (Huntsville) – Dec. 10
The University of Alabama encourages all Crimson Tide fans who are unable to attend the 2007 Petrosun Independence Bowl on December 30 to participate in a special ticket donation program that will send members of the military stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, and Fort Polk to the game…