COVERAGE
'Opening Doors' concludes with speeches, storms, strides forward
by cassandra mickens
Although weather interrupted the proceedings, the emotions remained high as Vivian Malone Jones and Gov. Bob Riley spoke at the conclusion of "Opening Doors." The applause of the crowd didn't create enough of a wind to cool the hot summer air, but Mother Nature intervened and sent a pleasant breeze and a brief downpour, driving the entire crowd into Foster Auditorium through the doors that were closed to so many for so long.
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Celebration on Quad brings music, dance to 'Opening Doors'
by cassandra mickens
As the commemoration of the integration at the University of Alabama wound to a close, participants came to the center of campus to celebrate the changes that the past 40 years have brought to UA.
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A new generation celebrates integration at UA
by leonard cotton
Local students Wednesday participated in the 40th anniversary of the late Gov. George Wallace's "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door." Student essay and art contest winners presented their work and met Pioneers who successfully integrated the university on June 11, 1963.
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Symposium analyzes media coverage during UA's integration
by danny hanbery
"Media and the Moment: Images of the Schoolhouse Door," a symposium organized by the College of Communication and Information Sciences, brought together several key figures who took part in the events on that day in June 1963. They analyzed the media coverage as well as the motivations behind the political players and the atmosphere on the UA campus 40 years ago.
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Behind a 'Crisis': Filmmakers return to the Capstone
by george daniels
Forty years to the day that Robert Drew, a producer with Drew Associates, and Jim Lipscomb, a videographer, filmed the production of the ABC documentary "Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment," the two men recounted the experience.
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Robert Kennedy Jr. and pioneers speak on importance of 'Opening Doors'
by lori hine
Everyone knows that the integration at UA was important, but what happened on that day in 1963? Why are we going back now to look at the events and honor those involved? Here four people involved in either planning the events in 2003, taking part in the events in 1963 or in some cases doing both, talk about the significance of the stand in the schoolhouse door.
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Why we celebrate: The importance of the 'Schoolhouse Door'
by danny hanberry
Everyone knows that the integration at UA was important, but what happened on that day in 1963? Why are we going back now to look at the events and honor those involved? Here four people involved in either planning the events in 2003, taking part in the events in 1963 or in some cases doing both, talk about the significance of the stand in the schoolhouse door.
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University to commemorate first African-American students
by laura beth mitchell
Everyone knows that the integration at UA was important, but what happened on that day in 1963? Why are we going back now to look at the events and honor those involved? Here four people involved in either planning the events in 2003, taking part in the events in 1963 or in some cases doing both, talk about the significance of the stand in the schoolhouse door.
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CONTROVERSY
New sororities seek to break race barriers in UA Greek system
by julie arrington
Integration may have been implemented at the University of Alabama 40 years ago, but the practice is largely unknown in UA's Greek system. Now two new sororities are seeking to change that.
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Change not welcomed in SGA?
by julie arrington
The Student Government Association has traditionally been populated by Greek students, and those who run on the independent ticket routinely fail to match the numbers generated by the Greek voters. Is it merely a lack of student interest in elections that leads to this situation, or is there something more?
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Shula hiring stirs race issues for some
by dennis pillion
The hiring of Mike Shula following the controversy surrounding the firing of Mike Price caused some controversy itself. Rev. Jesse Jackson objected to the hiring of Shula, who is white, over Sylvester Croom, who is black, indicating that he believes the choice was racially motivated.
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PROFILES

James Hood: Still working for equality
by allison carter
James Hood, one of the two students who enrolled at UA after George Wallace's "stand in the schoolhouse door," has performed many jobs in his life, but his experiences in the summer of 1963 never left him.
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Autherine Lucy Foster returns to the schoolhouse door
by tai hicks
Everyone knows that the integration at UA was important, but what happened on that day in 1963? Why are we going back now to look at the events and honor those involved? Here four people involved in either planning the events in 2003, taking part in the events in 1963 or in some cases doing both, talk about the significance of the stand in the schoolhouse door.
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