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UA in the News: Feb. 24-26, 2007

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Distance-learning classes help 544 North Alabamians
The Huntsville Times – Feb. 26

This semester, 544 North Alabama students are enrolled in classes they wouldn't have been able to take if not for a statewide distance-learning initiative. . .regional training sites in the state. Others are located at Troy University and at the University of Alabama College of Continuing Studies in Tuscaloosa. . .

Year of the Boar: UA group celebrates Chinese New Year on campus
The Tuscaloosa News – Feb. 26

TUSCALOOSA | Orange-red banners brightened the stage and a child tossed a blue balloon as partygoers arrived for the Chinese New Year festival Sunday evening at the University of Alabama.

USA Today recognizes four seniors achievement
Student Life, MO, Feb. 26

The University tied with the University of Alabama for having the most students recognized in the competition. Marlow is one out of the top 20 students who ...

Va. 1st state to express ‘regret’ over slavery
USA Today – Feb. 26

They include Brown University, University of Alabama and the University of North Carolina. Some members of Congress have sought a national apology for ...

Attracting business gains support
Montgomery Advertiser - Feb 25

"That's one of the good causes almost all of us can agree on," said William Stewart, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Alabama. ...

Susan Pace Hamill: Alito’s speech gives hope that he seeks justice
Tuscaloosa News - Feb 25

US Justice of the Supreme Court Samuel A. Alito Jr. spoke as part of the Albritton Lecture series at the University of Alabama School of Law in Tuscaloosa ...

Joyce Lamont: Time for Foster’s makeover
Tuscaloosa News - Feb 25

Historical Foster Auditorium stands on the University of Alabama’s campus. The center door is where Alabama Gov. George Wallace made his famous “stand in ...

SGA president candidates have different views
Tuscaloosa News - Feb 25

As chief of staff for the past two Student Government Association presidents at the University of Alabama, Walker has had a desk against the wall in the ...

Local lawmakers back Riley’s bill requests
The Decatur Daily – Feb. 25

Sam Addy, an economics professor and head of the Center for Business and Economic Research at The University of Alabama, said the state has a chance to ...

Debate is raging over a coach’s worth and where the payoff goes
Anniston Star – Feb. 25

University of Alabama President Robert Witt’s white colonial mansion sits almost equidistant from two symbols of the institution he oversees. ...

The chasm between have-not schools and the elite
The Anniston Star – Feb. 25

University of Alabama’s profitable status — one of 23 such programs last year — allowed the school to lure Nick Saban with a $4 million annual salary. ...

March 20 Student Day of Action Against the War
Infoshop News - Feb 24

University of Alabama: Rally at noon at the Denny Chimes. 3. University of Minnesota: Rally in front of Coffman Union, 12:00 PM ...

Church gets lesson on Islam
Tuscaloosa News - Feb 24

Students at the University of Alabama have organized an interfaith group and recently a mostly Christian-led group to fight violence has included members ...

Artur Davis might run for governor
Montgomery Advertiser - Feb 24

However, Davis has demonstrated appeal across racial lines, said William Stewart, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Alabama. ...

Opening hearing is expected to be show
Winston-Salem Journal, NC - Feb 24

One opponent who will testify will be Dr. Alan Blum, the director of the Center for Study of Tobacco and Society at the University of Alabama. ...

20th anniversary for ESL school still means friends, laughter and food
Decatur Daily – Feb. 24

Pirkle earned a master's degree in ESL from The University of Alabama to add to a master's in learning disabilities. She went to Venezuela and Poland for ...