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The University of Colorado at Boulder is taking part in a study to determine how helpful parent-teen talks are when it comes to alcohol use. All parents of incoming freshmen this fall received a handbook encouraging them to talk to their sons and daughters about alcohol use before they arrive on campus, according to Steve Bentley, director of the substance abuse program at CU-Boulder's Wardenburg Health Center. The study also will examine the best ways to prompt parents to have that difficult talk.

CU Police will strictly enforce rules violations on substances and materials banned from football games at the University of Colorado at Boulder this fall, and fans could be ejected from games for unruly behavior directed at stadium officials and other fans. Banned materials include alcoholic beverages, cans, glass bottles, ice chests or liquid containers that are a gallon or more in size. Fans may bring one nondisposable container no larger than two liters -- or one-half gallon -- or they may bring one factory-sealed bottle of water up to one liter into the stadium.

International student enrollment at the University of Colorado at Boulder is expected to be up about 10 percent this fall to slightly more than 1,000 students, according to the Office of International Education. "Our best, optimistic, estimate at the moment is that we'll have about 1,020 international students," said Larry Bell, director of the Office of International Education.

Note to Editors: Members of the press are welcome to attend the conference without charge. To arrange, call Todd Blair at (303) 735-5633 or e-mail todd.blair@colorado.edu . Experts in telecommunications regulation and water law will meet at the University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law Sept. 7 to examine wireless use and access law reform at the Wolf Law Building.

A new course aimed at first-year University of Colorado at Boulder students known as "CU 101" will be launched this semester as part of a first-year pilot program. The elective course will be offered to about 60 students in the residential academic programs of Baker and Farrand halls. The new class is titled "The Contemporary Research University and Student Citizens."

For the fourth straight year, a survey by the Institute for Higher Education in Shanghai, China, has ranked the University of Colorado at Boulder the 11th best public university in the world.

CU-Boulder and city officials are getting safe celebrating tips to students to help them avoid the potentially serious risks of hosting irresponsible parties. Suspensions, legal charges, fines and injuries are some of the possible consequences of hosting or attending a party that violates city of Boulder ordinances and campus rules.

The University of Colorado at Boulder and the city of Boulder have developed several programs -- on campus and off -- over the last two decades to help ensure the safety of university students, and campus officials want students to be aware of them. Emergency phone kiosks, improved campus lighting and a variety of programs and practices have been put in place to help keep the CU-Boulder campus safe.

The CU-Boulder Center of the American West will celebrate the rich literary heritage of the region Sept. 5 with its 10th annual "Words to Stir the Soul: Readings from the American West" at 7 p.m. in Old Main Chapel. The popular program features about a dozen well-known community members and CU-Boulder faculty who will read selections from their favorite Western-inspired literature for up to five minutes each. The event on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus is free and open to the public.

The University of Colorado at Boulder's Housing & Dining Services is extending various benefits to freshmen waiting for on-campus housing in an effort to give them some of the same experiences they would have if they lived in a residence hall. As of today, the number of waitlisted freshmen hoping to live in a campus residence hall totaled 28.