UA ratchets up penalties for throwing objects at games
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 4
Students who threw cups at University of Georgia players celebrating their overtime victory over the University of Alabama will be punished for their antics…Delta Kappa Epsilon and Theta Chi social fraternities will lose their seats close to the field in Bryant-Denny Stadium for the next two home games because members threw objects onto the field during the Alabama-Georgia game. University spokeswoman Cathy Andreen said…“It’s always been a violation of the student code of conduct to throw objects on the field, but the university felt it was time to be very clear and specific to discourage unsportsmanlike conduct,” Andreen said…
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Gameday will see changes this week
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 4
…Fans can go the soccer field on the east side of campus to watch the TV. As on the Quad, it’s free. Unlike on the Quad, fans will be asked to sit in the stands, which seat 1,800, so no lawn chairs will be needed…More restrooms also are being added to ease the library’s burden. Automated counters clocked 10,000 people entering the library before plumbing problems closed it that afternoon, Johnson said. “Believe it or not, there are people doing research and studying there," she said…

Tobacco regulation may promote smoking, FDA commissioner says
Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal – Oct. 4
…Alan Blum, the director of the Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society at the University of Alabama, cautioned that FDA regulation of tobacco would provide “unprecedented and unmerited legitimacy” to cigarette-makers and be a “godsend” for industry leader Philip Morris USA…
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College of Engineering hosts E-Day
Crimson White – Oct. 4
Prospective UA students can visit engineering exhibits and walk through mock laboratories today as the College of Engineering hosts Engineering Day, an open house for high school students and their families, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m…

UA professor helps to move bridge to Northport
Crimson White – Oct. 4
…Richardson, an associate professor in the UA department of civil engineering, said the bridge is the second oldest surviving iron bridge in the South, second to a similar bridge in Arkansas…Working with Willis, Richardson has developed a plan to move the bridge over the Northport levee and make it part of a walking trail there…

Student proposes bike rental program to alleviate transit issues
Crimson White – Oct. 4
Community bikes may soon help alleviate traffic and parking problems on campus. The plan, proposed by a UA student, is called BamaBike Initiative, and allows participants to check out and check in bikes at kiosks strategically located around campus…

Battle of the Bands set for Coleman Coliseum
Crimson White – Oct. 4
The SGA will host a Battle of the Bands competition tonight at Coleman Coliseum as part of UA Homecoming festivities. The competition, which features six student bands, will begin about 9 p.m…