University Wire back issues from Tuesday, May 6:
UCLA gymnast wins Honda award
May 06, 2003; ... Eli Karon University Wire 05-06-2003 (Daily Bruin) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- UCLA senior gymnast Onnie Willis was awarded the Honda Award for the 2002-2003 season. The award is given annually to the best collegiate gymnast in the nation. In completing her career with a third ...
Stanford coach performs solid 2nd-year effort
May 06, 2003; ... Sohini Ramachandran University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Stanford Daily) (U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- At the helm of the No. 6 Stanford women's gymnastics team, coach Kristen Smyth's second-year effort has been anything but sophomoric. "She has really brought Stanford gymnastics to ...
Coaches support Hawaii proposal to host MPSF tourney
May 06, 2003; ... Diamond Leung University Wire 05-06-2003 (Daily Bruin) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- The UCLA men's volleyball team may not have to worry at all about making it to the postseason next year. At Sunday's annual meeting of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation coaches in Long Beach, ...
Researchers work to organize Phenome Project
May 06, 2003; ... Rachel Makabi University Wire 05-06-2003 (Daily Bruin) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Scientists worked furiously in the five years it took to map the Human Genome. Fueled by technological advances and competitive debates, the study of human genes reached unparalleled heights. But ...
COLUMN: Let's liberate Iraq's oil fields
May 06, 2003; ... Erik Flesch University Wire 05-06-2003 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Iraq's modern borders position the troubled nation squarely over the vast river basin of the Tigris and Euphrates, where millions of years have slowly metamorphosed buried organic matter into ...
2 Ohio U. grad programs earn national renown
May 06, 2003; ... Garth Bishop University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Post) (U-WIRE) ATHENS, Ohio -- Ohio University's graduate program for ceramics is the fifth-best in the country, according to the new edition of U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools." Brad Schwieger, head ...
Benton prepares for West Nile virus
May 06, 2003; ... Christen McCurdy University Wire 05-06-2003 (OSU Daily Barometer) (U-WIRE) CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Oregon is one of four continental states not yet affected by the West Nile virus -- but local health officials expect it to hit soon. Bill Emminger, deputy administrator for the ...
Dartmouth student's condition still critical
May 06, 2003; ... Tara Kyle University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Dartmouth) (U-WIRE) HANOVER, N.H. -- As of late yesterday, College officials reported no change in the condition of the Dartmouth student injured over the weekend in a hotel fire in Nimes, France. The student, who after initial ...
U. Wisconsin to offer LGBT studies certificate in fall 2003
May 06, 2003; ... Michelle Diament University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Daily Cardinal) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- Culminating a six-year process, a certificate in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender studies will be offered at University of Wisconsin beginning this fall. The certificate, which ...
Anti-war movement shifts gears in Canada
May 06, 2003; ... Stephen Hui University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Peak) (U-WIRE) BURNABY, British Columbia -- Hundreds of peace protesters converged on Downtown Vancouver on April 12. The drop in attendance from the city's previous major demonstrations signalled the anti-war movement's transition to an ...
U. Idaho reviews financial options
May 06, 2003; ... Jessie Bonner University Wire 05-06-2003 (Idaho Argonaut) (U-WIRE) MOSCOW, Idaho -- As administrators come to grips with the multi-million-dollar deficit facing the university, the Fiscal Emergency Committee has created a list of options. The committee was formed in April to ...
Soldier-father keeps strong bond with daughter
May 06, 2003; ... Michael Brenner University Wire 05-06-2003 (Daily Egyptian) (U-WIRE) CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Dan Kennings was trying to calm his daughter down, but he had trouble making her feel at ease because he was crying himself. Kennings was about to leave Kodee, his only daughter, to fight ...
Cameras to be installed near Penn State U.
May 06, 2003; ... William Berry & Rory Hassler University Wire 05-06-2003 (Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- State College (Pa.) Borough Council accepted a bid Monday night for the purchase of surveillance cameras in Beaver Canyon. In a 4-3 vote, council accepted the low bid ...
Funds available for Homeland Security efforts
May 06, 2003; ... Andrew Williams University Wire 05-06-2003 (Daily O'Collegian) (U-WIRE) STILLWATER, Okla. -- In accordance with President George W. Bush's signing of the Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2003, more funds will be available for Homeland Security efforts in Oklahoma ....
Brown U. bio prof does not appear to have SARS
May 06, 2003; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 05-06-2003 (Brown Daily Herald) (U-WIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University Associate Professor of Molecular Biology Kimberly Mowry, who was monitored as a possible case of Severe Acute Respiratory Sickness, was recovering at home last week and ...
Student loans may possibly be dismissed
May 06, 2003; ... Andrew Williams University Wire 05-06-2003 (Daily O'Collegian) (U-WIRE) STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State University students under school loan constraints might have the possibility for forgiveness in the future. The Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program has scheduled ...
State university students pay more, get less
May 06, 2003; ... Elspeth A. Weingarten University Wire 05-06-2003 (U-WIRE) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON -- Students are paying more and getting less, said Bob Samples, Director of University Communications and Marketing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. "We're losing state funding and we're ...
U. Penn prof charged with rape seeks plea agreement
May 06, 2003; ... Garrett Young University Wire 05-06-2003 (Daily Pennsylvanian) (U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- University of Pennsylvania Neurosurgery Professor Tracy McIntosh was granted two weeks to reach a plea agreement with the City of Philadelphia after his pre-trial hearing Thursday was continued ...
Bush proclaims victory in Iraq
May 06, 2003; ... Marcus Mrowka University Wire 05-06-2003 (U-WIRE) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON -- President Bush proclaimed victory in Iraq last week, giving a colorful speech aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which was headed for shore in California. Although Bush said much of the fighting is over, ...
Student newspaper funding restored by U. Missouri-St. Louis
May 06, 2003; ... Nichole Leclair University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Current) (U-WIRE) ST. LOUIS -- The University of Missouri-St. Louis student newspaper, The Current received $38,200 for the 2003-2004 school year, following their appeal of a $0 allotment by the Student Activities Budget ...
BOOK REVIEW: 'Wander Boy' gets 'Lucky' in print
May 06, 2003; ... Anna Wells University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Daily Cardinal) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- By now, most of us have seen what video games can do to a person without the patience for long books or foreign films: The glassy transcendence and the rigorous commitment, the hours that float away ...
Illinois women's track places 3rd in final regular season test
May 06, 2003; ... Colleen Kane University Wire 05-06-2003 (Daily Illini) (U-WIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illinois women's track and field team will have one fewer test this finals week. The Illinois Twilight, the Illini's only outdoor home meet of the season, originally scheduled for Friday, ...
BOOK REVIEW: Shriver's new book is something to talk about
May 06, 2003; ... Jennifer Holland University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Rebel Yell) (U-WIRE) LAS VEGAS -- Lional Shriver's newest novel 'We Need To Talk About Kevin' is a provocative and highly ambitious account of a homicidal teenager who embarks on a killing spree at his high school. Though it is ...
Movement aims to impeach Bush administration
May 06, 2003; ... Michael Kunik University Wire 05-06-2003 (The South End) (U-WIRE) DETROIT -- Ramsey Clark, former Attorney General of the United States, along with the help of other attorneys and supporters, has created Vote to Impeach (VTI), a grassroots campaign focused on the impeachment of much ...
Technology, imagination ease way to cheating
May 06, 2003; ... Tony Phan University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Daily Iowan) (U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Mike Gabler, a senior who is scheduled to graduate this month, can tick off the ways he has seen students cheat. Steal the test from the professor's office. Print out notes in a small ...
Cal State-Fullerton tracksters qualify for Regionals
May 06, 2003; ... Abraham Eftekhari University Wire 05-06-2003 (Daily Titan) (U-WIRE) FULLERTON, Calif. -- Once again as the Cal State-Fullerton track and field team gears toward the upcoming postseason meets, numerous athletes were held out of competition in order to heal various ailments ....
Group helps war troops
May 06, 2003; ... Maria Hauskins University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Mirror) (U-WIRE) GREELEY, Colo. -- Although President Bush announced an end to the war in Iraq Thursday, many troops will remain overseas to aid in reconstructing the war-torn country, and the UNC College Republicans decided to find a ...
Cal State Fullerton softball sweeps 9-1, 7-1, 4-1
May 06, 2003; ... Chris Tobolski University Wire 05-06-2003 (Daily Titan) (U-WIRE) FULLERTON, Calif. -- Like a winning marathon runner in the final miles, the No. 7 Cal State Fullerton softball team is starting to peak at the right time. After their series sweep against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo ...
Students continue to protest nationwide despite end of combat
May 06, 2003; ... Erin Ohm University Wire 05-06-2003 (University Daily Kansan) (U-WIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Kansas City, Kan., junior Kristin Werner paused in front of the newspaper kiosk on Wescoe Beach last week before picking up The Lawrence-Journal World. Werner was looking for a paper with ...
Penn to replace softball coach
May 06, 2003; ... Jonathan Tannenwald University Wire 05-06-2003 (Daily Pennsylvanian) (U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- Penn Softball coach Carol Kashow's contract will not be extended and thus she has coached her final game at Warren Field. The contract expires on June 30, and after such time Kashow will no ...
Professors talk about treatment of women
May 06, 2003; ... Sara Porter University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Current) (U-WIRE) ST. LOUIS -- College women have seen many changes over the years. It was not long ago that female students were discouraged from pursuing a career after graduation. Some universities dictated how female students could ...
U. Kansas sex-class prof given recognition at athletics award dinner
May 06, 2003; ... Cate Batchelder University Wire 05-06-2003 (University Daily Kansan) (U-WIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- In the midst of public outcry, Dennis Dailey, professor of social welfare at University of Kansas, is still winning awards. Monday night at the Athletics Department's 10th Annual ...
Fulbright scholarship promotes peace
May 06, 2003; ... Michael Nadeau University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Good Five Cent Cigar) (U-WIRE) KINGSTON, R.I. -- There are few people who get a chance to travel around the globe and explore foreign cultures, and there are even fewer who get the chance to do it for free. However, if you happen to be a ...
Tornadoes strike close to home for U. Kansas students
May 06, 2003; ... Lauren Bristow University Wire 05-06-2003 (University Daily Kansan) (U-WIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- The tornadoes that hit the greater Kansas City area Sunday afternoon left a path of destruction that affected several University of Kansas students. The tornadoes have killed 39 ...
Maryland women refuse to look back
May 06, 2003; ... Scott Clipp University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Diamondback) (U-WIRE) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Some may say the Terrapin women's lacrosse team is in a funk after two straight losses. Some may say the team is burned out. Others may say it is fading fast. But the No. 2-ranked Terps ...
Study: Some students borrow excessively to pay for college
May 06, 2003; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 05-06-2003 (Minnesota Daily) (U-WIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- A new federal government study suggests some college students might be borrowing excessively to cover the cost of higher education. The report, released Thursday by the General Accounting ...
UC summer study abroad affected by SARS
May 06, 2003; ... Andrew Whelan University Wire 05-06-2003 (The California Aggie) (U-WIRE) DAVIS, Calif. -- University of California students hoping to study in Beijing will have to wait until at least the fall because of the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, the UC announced on ...
U. Miami student says arrest for sex offense didn't warrant expulsion
May 06, 2003; ... Ernesto Londono University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Miami Hurricane) (U-WIRE) CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Sean Penny acknowledges that having sex with a minor during the summer of 2001 was a mistake. However, he contends the act of consensual sex, over which he was arrested then, did ...
COLUMN: War motives uncovered
May 06, 2003; ... Amie Shak University Wire 05-06-2003 (Western Courier) (U-WIRE) MACOMB, Ill. -- Now that the war is "over," the Bush administration is admitting that the real reason for the war in Iraq isn't what they originally stated. The war with Iraq is over, and the military have yet to ...
Lighter competition benefits women's track
May 06, 2003; ... David Selig University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Diamondback) (U-WIRE) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- For three straight weeks, the Maryland women's track team squared off against the best teams on the East Coast. But the names on the jerseys Saturday at the Patriot Open -- where more than ...
'Suspicious' fire leaves freshman in critical condition
May 06, 2003; ... Abbey Brown University Wire 05-06-2003 (College Heights Herald) (U-WIRE) BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Rachael Davenport was surprised she never heard screams. The Reading, Pa., freshman watched firefighters perform CPR on Pellville, Ky., freshman Katie Autry, who was carried from Poland ...
San Jose traffic stop ends in fatal shooting
May 06, 2003; ... Melinda Latham University Wire 05-06-2003 (Spartan Daily) (U-WIRE) SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A suspect is dead and an officer wounded after a traffic stop in downtown San Jose, Calif., turned violent Sunday afternoon. At 5:35 p.m. (PST), two mounted San Jose Police Department ...
Former UCD researcher files suit against university
May 06, 2003; ... Lisa Feng University Wire 05-06-2003 (The California Aggie) (U-WIRE) DAVIS, Calif. -- Former UC-Davis researcher Bin Han filed a civil complaint Monday against the Regents of the University of California, several UCD professors, researchers and other campus employees. The ...
Aggie tennis finishes season
May 06, 2003; ... Suresh Raman University Wire 05-06-2003 (The California Aggie) (U-WIRE) DAVIS, Calif. -- After a hard-fought season and its third consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division II Championships, the UC-Davis men's tennis team ended its season Saturday afternoon in the second round of ...
Chicana activist speaks for a coloring of the anti-war movement
May 06, 2003; ... Tom Brennan University Wire 05-06-2003 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- Leading Chicana activist, Elizabeth (Betita) Martinez, spoke Monday night in Thompson Hall about the lack of participation by people of color in the present day anti-war movement ....
Cervenka pitches a no-hitter, 49er softball enjoys 13-3 stretch
May 06, 2003; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 05-06-2003 (Daily Forty-Niner) (U-WIRE) LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Meredith Cervenka became the 13th player in Long Beach State softball history to throw a no-hitter on Sunday and was named Big West Pitcher of the Week for the third consecutive time ...
UC-Davis women's tennis season ends in 1st round of regionals
May 06, 2003; ... William Yung University Wire 05-06-2003 (The California Aggie) (U-WIRE) DAVIS, Calif. -- For the 18th consecutive year, the UC-Davis women's tennis team held a spot in the NCAA Division II Women's West Regional but could not advance into the second round. Losing to Hawaii Pacific, ...
BOOK REVIEW: Portable 'Pep Talk' has some bite
May 06, 2003; ... Cameron J. Woods University Wire 05-06-2003 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- This month Pierre Bennu released his new book, "Bullshit or Fertilizer: A Portable Pep Talk." A filmmaker by trade, Bennu has written the ultimate motivational kick in the pants ....
COLUMN: Spectators to genocide
May 06, 2003; ... Zachary Amendt University Wire 05-06-2003 (The California Aggie) (U-WIRE) DAVIS, Calif. -- U.N. forces may soon walk a fine line between the heavy-handed intervention that brought belated stability to the Congo and the detached spectatorship that led to genocide in Rwanda. Our ...
UMass women's lax shines
May 06, 2003; ... Bob McGovern University Wire 05-06-2003 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- The UMass women's lacrosse team enjoyed an athletic dream last weekend. The Atlantic 10 tournament exhibited excitement, disappointment, and a lot of good lacrosse. The ...
UMass' Holtz perfect at plate, on mound in sweep
May 06, 2003; ... Todd Foster University Wire 05-06-2003 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- Kaila Holtz saved her best performance for last, pacing the Massachusetts softball team to an easy doubleheader sweep of George Washington, winning 18-0 and 13-0. In her final ...
Western Kentucky U. football player drowns in fishing accident
May 06, 2003; ... Michael Casagrande University Wire 05-06-2003 (College Heights Herald) (U-WIRE) BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- After a year of success and happiness, the Western Kentucky University football family is now facing the tragic death of a player. A Saturday fishing accident claimed the life ...
BOOK REVIEW: Gamers get good read of their own
May 06, 2003; ... Andrew C. Thomas University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Tech) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- D.B. Weiss knew exactly what he was doing when he sent a copy of his new (and first) novel for review. The story of a man whose life is consumed by video games, with deep focus on the classics of the ...
BOOK REVIEW: Author crafts dark future in new book
May 06, 2003; ... Stephen Thomson University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Peak) (U-WIRE) BURNABY, British Columbia -- As far as dystopian nightmares go, I've got to hand it to Margaret Atwood for her latest novel "Oryx and Crake." It is one chilling, provocative read. It is impossible to not be ...
Textbooks cause ethical concerns at UNLV
May 06, 2003; ... Kim Diller University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Rebel Yell) (U-WIRE) LAS VEGAS -- Professors at University of Nevada-Las Vegas requiring their students to purchase textbooks written by themselves prompted a 2001 policy in regard to this conflict of interest. Ray Alden III, provost ...
U. Arizona football player acquitted for bar fight
May 06, 2003; ... Charles Renning University Wire 05-06-2003 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- University of Arizona senior defensive end Andre Torrey was acquitted of disorderly conduct over the weekend, along with former member Danny Perry. However, former team member Javier ...
Mail-order brides in Canada say 'I Do' to unknown hubbies
May 06, 2003; ... Rhiannon Coppin University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Peak) (U-WIRE) BURNABY, British Columbia -- It's boom time for wedding planners in Vancouver. Around town, wedding fair posters at bus stops and bridal shop window displays are out in full force. Multitudes of local brides-to-be are ...
Scalia presides over mock court at U. Chicago
May 06, 2003; ... Isaac Wolf University Wire 05-06-2003 (Chicago Maroon) (U-WIRE) CHICAGO -- Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia presided over the final round of a mock court at the Law School Monday, drawing a demonstration of pro-affirmative action students voicing their hopes that an expected ...
Task force seeks roots of racism
May 06, 2003; ... Adam Kirby University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Marquette Tribune) (U-WIRE) MILWAUKEE -- Citing "unnecessary economic and social harm" due to racial segregation, the Milwaukee County board of supervisors on Wednesday convened the first of five meetings of the Task Force on Segregation and ...
U. Chicago medical school accepts 12-year-old
May 06, 2003; ... Carolina Bolado University Wire 05-06-2003 (Chicago Maroon) (U-WIRE) CHICAGO -- While most kids his age are playing video games and going to junior high dances, Sho Yano, 12, is heading off to medical school. After his graduation from Loyola University of Chicago this month, he will ...
COLUMN: Piece of the pie
May 06, 2003; ... Tejpal Singh Swatch University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Peak) (U-WIRE) BURNABY, British Columbia -- Perhaps the most infuriating lie of the war on Iraq is that it is not a war for oil, but a war on terrorism -- a righteous struggle to free the poor souls that toil under a repressive ...
Three 49ers get Big West honors
May 06, 2003; ... Todd Leland University Wire 05-06-2003 (Daily Forty-Niner) (U-WIRE) LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Three players from Long Beach State were named to the Big West All-Conference tennis team this weekend. Alena Kovalchuk, Laura Thomas and Lindsey Marvel were all named as outstanding ...
Herd softball captures MAC championship
May 06, 2003; ... Matt Riley University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Parthenon) (U-WIRE) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- History was made Saturday at Dot Hicks Field where the Marshall University softball team defeated archrival Ohio twice to claim its first ever Mid-American Conference title. The victories ...
N.J. school security system scans eyes for access
May 06, 2003; ... Jason Ivanitz University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Marquette Tribune) (U-WIRE) MILWAUKEE -- Whether it is an effective innovation or a waste of time and money, a New Jersey school district has made history by installing an advanced security program in each of its three schools ....
Nationwide efforts join to test rape kits
May 06, 2003; ... Samantha Sieber University Wire 05-06-2003 (The Reveille) (U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- Rape kits have been the topic of conversation at Louisiana State University since the beginning of the serial killer investigation in July. Now two organizations -- one nationally and one locally ...