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UA in the News: October 11, 2007
President Witt discusses stadium expansion - Entrepreneur program ranked 18th - Faculty commentary on new Birmingham mayor

UA president says expansion necessary
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 11

The growing student population at the University of Alabama is changing a number of ongoing and upcoming initiatives at the campus, including expansion of the football stadium, recruitment efforts and improvement of technology access. The university will start looking at expanding Bryant-Denny Stadium in early spring 2008, said UA President Robert Witt during remarks at the fall faculty/staff meeting Wednesday…
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 10

UA entrepreneur program rated 18th
Birmingham News – Oct. 11

The University of Alabama's undergraduate entrepreneurship program received a No. 18 rating in a national survey by Entrepreneur magazine and the Princeton Review, a tutoring and test preparation company…

Langford vows change is on the way
Birmingham News – Oct. 11

…However, political observers who have watched Langford's style question whether many holdovers from the Kincaid administration will survive after a few months. The leadership styles of the two men are polar opposites, said William Stewart, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Alabama. "In due time there will be substantial changes because Mr. Langford needs people who share his vision," Stewart said. "It'd probably be a mutual decision at the appointed time that somebody needs to go."…