Different wars, different reactions
Philadelphia Daily News – Oct. 30
…"I think our real name ought to be the 'Amnesia Nation,' " said Vietnam veteran Philip D. Beidler, a University of Alabama English professor who has written extensively about his own experiences and Vietnam's lasting legacy, most recently in the book "American Wars, American Peace: Notes from a Son of the Empire." Beidler said that in an earlier book, he predicted many of the problems with the Iraq war, including the lack of a clear-cut objective - similar to the Vietnam war - compounded by the failure to find any weapons of mass destruction, the reason for going to war in the first place…

University of Alabama Uses SAS® to Increase Enrollment by 40 Percent
New Orleans Business News – Oct. 30
There are more new faces on the University of Alabama campus than just three years ago, thanks to recruiting and retention efforts using predictive analytics from SAS, the leader in business intelligence. The size of the university’s freshman class has grown 40 percent in that time while student retention has increased from 82 to 85 percent…

Alabama researchers developing new acoustic sensor
ReliablePlant.com – Oct. 30
The University Of Alabama College Of Engineering is developing a new acoustic sensor to be tested in UA’s new hemi-anechoic chamber. This new sensor could one day be used to help locate individuals trapped in collapsed buildings, such as after natural or man-made disasters…“It’s exciting to work on a project that could dramatically change the effectiveness of emergency response teams,” said Dr. Steve Shepard, associate professor in mechanical engineering. “For instance, if a building collapses, our sensor could locate the noises made by victims trapped under debris and help rescue those victims more quickly. The sensor could also be used for security purposes, such as monitoring the location and motion of vehicles.”…

The 'Protocols' of Hamas
Reform Judaism Magazine – Oct. 30
…Steven Leonard Jacobs is an associate professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa and co-author with Mark Weitzman of Dismantling the Big Lie: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion (2003) and his soon-to-be-released Confronting Genocide: Judaism, Christianity, Islam (2008)…

Rock the Runway
The Scene (Crimson White) – Oct. 30
Rock the Runway, a fashion show featuring 12 UA student designers, will be Nov. 8 at 8 p.m…

Take a haunted campus tour this Halloween
The Scene (Crimson White) – Oct. 30
…This Halloween Alpha Psi Omega, the Creative Campus Initiative and University Programs have teamed up to bring a truly haunting event to campus. Crimson Hauntings, which takes place on Oct. 30 and 31, will take students on tours of haunted places around the University campus, retelling many of the haunting stories and myths on campus…

Adults, college students drive Halloween sales
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 30
…Many of the University of Alabama’s sororities and fraternities host parties involving themes and costumes at least once a week, Lambert said. Party Makers has relied on the UA market for the almost two decades it’s been in existence, although Lambert said a third of the company’s annual sales come during Halloween season…