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GAMEDAY SPORTS Check inside today’s International students paper for a preview of add6 to tennis team Saturday’s game Friday, September 25, 2009 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Vol. 116, Issue 32 Four years early, a new campus NON-WHITE STUDENT NATIONAL MERIT POPULATION ENROLLED FRESHMEN SCHOLARS 18.5% TOTAL ENROLLMENT 5,207 102 28,807 FRESHMEN WITH A 4.0 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GPA ACHIEVEMENT 1,1731,173 ENROLLMENT INCREASE SCHOLARS 47%47% since fallfall 25 20020022 CW | Bethany Martin By Drew Taylor a new goal for the University to reach 28,000 graduate students and 632 professors. the largest freshmen class to date. This year’s Administrative Affairs Editor students within a decade. Earlier this month, “Our enrollment is a tribute to our excellent class includes 102 National Merit Scholars, the University exceeded this goal, nearly four faculty and staff and their dedication to our which is 19 students higher than last year, and When UA President Robert Witt arrived at years in advance. students,” Witt said in a statement. “We are 25 National Achievement Scholars. the University in 2003, the campus had just The University’s enrollment hit an all-time pleased to welcome both new and returning According to a statement, the University reached 20,333 students, an unprecedented high this year of 28,807 students, a 47 percent students to campus this fall and look forward ranked 11th in the country among public uni- mark in UA history. The incoming freshman increase since 2002 and a 6.5 percent increase, to a productive year.” versities in the enrollment of National Merit class that year was 3,075. or 1,755 students, from fall 2008. The freshman class this fall increased by However, later that year, Witt announced There are 23,702 undergraduates, 4,473 91 students from last year to 5,207 students, See ENROLLMENT, page 2 Tuscaloosa opens UA veterans happy intermodal facility with Post-9/11 GI Bill amount for housing, depend- Bill provides money for tuition, housing ing on the amount of time a Business owners veteran served in active duty. By Eryn Phillips and the type of degree they Luke Wilkle, a sophomore remain hopeful Staff Writer are seeking. The new bill pro- majoring in kinesiology, said vides assistance for all types he thinks the new bill is defi- By Eryn Phillips For veterans pursuing high- of degrees as well as tutor- nitely better but does have Staff Writer er education, increased ben- ing assistance and testing its flaws. He served one year efits that Congress approved allowances, making it more of active deployment with the Tuscaloosa celebrated the could help. transparent than past GI Bills. Marines in Iraq from June opening of the city’s new inter- The Post-9/11 GI Bill went However, the bill does not 2006-07. modal facility Wednesday. into effect on Aug. 31 and pro- allocate time a veteran spent “One thing I don’t neces- The facility is part of the vides financial support for enrolled in an ROTC program sarily agree with is how it is Downtown Urban Renewal education and housing for toward the 90 day active duty based on a percentage scale, Project, which also includes all veterans serving 90 days period to be eligible for ben- depending on how much time a federal courthouse just two active duty on or after Sept. efits. you are serving on active blocks away from the intermo- 11, 2001 and vets who were dis- Tuition assistance under duty,” Wilkle said. “It’s kind of dal facility. charged honorably discharged the bill is determined using deceiving because if you don’t It includes a new public park- 30 days or more after Sept. 11. the highest in-state tuition ever deploy, you really don’t ing garage, adding approxi- The amount of aid veterans rate and paying the student’s get that much of a reward.” mately 450 parking places to can receive is determined by institution 100 percent of downtown. When the amphi- the state in which they live tuition cost and up to the same See GI BILL, page 2 theater opens next year, people will be able to park and ride CW | Eryn Phillips shuttle buses to and from the This space in the intermodal facility could one day house a venue. restaurant downtown. “I believe you rarely look at Ribbon cutting announces a parking deck as inspiring, Henson would have to pay to facility should be completed by but in this case with the inter- finish it. No further informa- March 2010. modal facility opening, it is an tion about specific restaurants “We still have a long way to investment for improving retail has been released. go. We need to build the new start of ‘Tide-Fi’ network for downtown merchants,” said The final cost of intermo- courthouse and now is the time Mayor Walt Maddox. dal facility was $12.5 million, to do it since so many construc- tiative Thursday at the ribbon Commerce, said this network Retail space has been leased 80 percent paid for with federal tion projects are going on in Wireless internet cutting ceremony that will pro- is a good example of the type of to restaurants that will face funds, with $2.6 million from the downtown area,” Robinson will cover entire vide free Wi-Fi on the Strip. impact that happens when fac- an outdoor fountain, a gazebo the city to make up the differ- said. The ceremony was held near ulty, students and local busi- and a park named Government ence. City officials expect to In addition, a new sewer line Tuscaloosa Strip Qdoba Mexican Grill and Cold nesses work together. Plaza. The City Council autho- make their money back by leas- will be built from 7th Avenue Stone Creamery located on the “The Chamber has had a rized the mayor to give a let- ing out retail space. and will run diagonally through By Brittney Knox end of the Strip close to the long partnership with the ter of intent to Drew Henson, Construction crews are Government Plaza to the Black Staff Writer University. The Wi-Fi signal University that is essential for owner of Cypress Inn in now pouring concrete, work- Warrior River. Robinson said goes from the Alabama Book continuing economic progress Northport, who will have 60 ing on lighting and landscap- the current line is old and has The University, the Store to Surin West at the throughout the city,” he said. days to decide if he wants to ing Government Plaza. City to be replaced. Chamber of Commerce, the opposite end of the road. “I think that students today sign a lease. However, since Engineer Joe Robinson said city of Tuscaloosa and AT&T Johnnie Aycock, president of the retail space is unfinished, landscaping around the new See DOWNTOWN, page 2 announced the “Tide-Fi” ini- the West Alabama Chamber of See WI-FI, page 2 cycle t re his e p s a a p e today’s paper today l e INSIDE WEATHER P r • • r P Briefs ........................2 Arts&Entertainment ....8 e Chance of l e P.O. 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Her public viewing of Jupiter, Moon WASHINGTON — Supreme would remain the hospital received. spleen also was removed. Court Justice Ruth Bader overnight, again as a precau- The July evaluation found She returned to work quick- Tonight at 8 p.m. on the roof of Gallalee Hall, the UA Ginsburg was hospitalized tion. “that she was in completely ly and hasn’t missed a day Astronomy Group, with the department of physics and Thursday after becoming ill in Earlier in the day, Ginsburg normal health with the excep- of work since. In March she astronomy, will host its first public night-sky viewing of the her office at the court following had received an iron sucrose tion of a low red blood cell said the operation had been fall. treatment for an iron deficien- infusion to treat an iron defi- count caused by deficiency of “a complete, successful, sur- Phillip E. Hardee, a professor in the physics and astronomy cy. ciency anemia that had been iron. Intravenous iron therapy gical removal” of the cancer. department, said in an e-mail the viewing will be conducted The 76-year-old justice, who discovered in July. was administered in a standard However, she also said she by Bill Keel of the astronomy department. underwent surgery for pancre- About an hour later, she fashion,” the court statement was to undergo chemotherapy These sessions will be monthly. Tonight’s session will use atic cancer in February, was “developed lightheadedness said.

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