University Wire back issues from Monday, October 16:
CSU volleyball continues success, beat UNLV, SDSU
Oct 16, 2006; ... Jeff Dillon University Wire 10-16-2006 (Rocky Mountain Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- This weekend at Moby Arena, CSU volleyball was given a lesson in the sports adage that you can't judge a team by its record. Had they done so, it would have been expected that ...
Lobos clinch fourth straight win
Oct 16, 2006; ... Steven Fernandez University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Lobo) (CSTV U-WIRE) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- It was the best offensive performance of the season for the UNM men's soccer team. The No. 13 Lobos (9-3-2) extended their season-long winning streak to four games on Friday after ...
Beavers get first Pac-10 win in Seattle
Oct 16, 2006; ... Sean McLean University Wire 10-16-2006 (OSU Daily Barometer) (CSTV U-WIRE) CORVALLIS, Ore. -- So much for the curse of Husky Stadium. With a 27-17 victory over Washington Saturday, the Oregon State football team won its third straight game in Seattle for the first time since ...
Trinity shuts down surging Jumbos with 3-1 win
Oct 16, 2006; ... James Kalec University Wire 10-16-2006 (Tufts Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) MEDFORD, Mass. -- The Tufts men's soccer team pulled into Hartford, Conn., on Saturday riding a five-game winning streak, looking to cruise by the Trinity Bantams, who entered the weekend winless in NESCAC ...
Ohio shows confidence in close contests
Oct 16, 2006; ... Steve Gartner University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Post) (CSTV U-WIRE) ATHENS, Ohio -- Entering the third period of Friday's game against Eastern Michigan, the Ohio hockey team found itself in an unfamiliar position. Down 2-1 after two periods of play, the Bobcats trailed late in a game ...
Congress aims to reduce book prices
Oct 16, 2006; ... Garesia Randle University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Daily Reveille) (U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- With the steady yearly increase of college tuition and school-related fees, the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce is taking steps toward relieving students of one the most common ...
Saturday's hardest hit came from Columbia's coach
Oct 16, 2006; ... Taylor Harwin University Wire 10-16-2006 (Columbia Daily Spectator) (CSTV U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- When Columbia finished battling on the field, head coach Norries Wilson carried the fight to the post-game press conference. For six uncomfortable minutes, Wilson attacked Penn's ...
Cowboys' baseball recruits ranked No. 7
Oct 16, 2006; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily O'Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State's 2006 recruiting class has been ranked seventh best in the country by Baseball America magazine. Despite having four of their drafted recruits sign professional ...
Goals elusive in NU's defeat shutout
Oct 16, 2006; ... Ben Larrison University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Northwestern) (CSTV U-WIRE) CHICAGO -- Angry and defeated, the Northwestern men's soccer team walked off the field Wednesday night knowing that a major opportunity had just slipped away. It wasn't that they had underperformed, and it ...
Texas Tech men's basketball conducts first practice
Oct 16, 2006; ... Jay Langley University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Toreador) (CSTV U-WIRE) LUBBOCK, Texas -- It was the first official practice for the Texas Tech men's basketball team. But Tech coach Bob Knight was in midseason form Friday night at the United Spirit Arena. "Are you sure you ...
Brown U. report details '05 campus crime
Oct 16, 2006; ... Scott Lowenstein University Wire 10-16-2006 (Brown Daily Herald) (U-WIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Nearly 150 criminal offenses and disciplinary referrals occurred in 2005, according to Brown University's annual campus security report released by the Department of Public Safety in ...
Blue Devils continue to roll through league
Oct 16, 2006; ... Dave McMullen University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Chronicle) (CSTV U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -- After sweeping Boston College in three games at home Friday night, the Blue Devils remain undefeated in the ACC and in Cameron Indoor Stadium. With the 30-21, 30-28, 30-17 win, Duke (16-2, ...
Quakers show upstart Lions that they still have a long way to go
Oct 16, 2006; ... Mike Gulinello University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Pennsylvanian) (CSTV U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- On a day dominated by defense on both sides, Penn senior running back Joe Sandberg broke free for an 18-yard score and caught a 10-yard touchdown pass to lead the Quakers to a 16-0 victory ...
Cherry-Silver Games show off Lobos' talent
Oct 16, 2006; ... David J. Chavez University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Lobo) (CSTV U-WIRE) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- UNM basketball fans were treated to a night of high-flying dunks, scrimmages and a 3-point shootout Friday night at The Pit. A showdown above the rim took place between juniors Tony ...
Bloom is off Hawkeye rose
Oct 16, 2006; ... Dan Parr University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Daily Iowan) (CSTV U-WIRE) BLOOMINGTON, Indiana -- Moments after telling his team that "losses happen," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz took a seat at a table draped in a spotless white tablecloth with a dislodged row of crimson lockers towering ...
UH volleyball snags 2 C-USA wins
Oct 16, 2006; ... Ronnie Turner University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Daily Cougar) (CSTV U-WIRE) HOUSTON -- Houston entered its Sunday afternoon road match against University of Texas at El Paso as a sure favorite, but the Cougars soon found themselves on equal ground with the Miners. UTEP gave no ...
Illinois soccer rebounds after tough loss, beats Indiana State
Oct 16, 2006; ... Matt Kurnick University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Daily Vidette) (CSTV U-WIRE) NORMAL, Ill. -- It is not about how you start, it is about how you finish, and the Redbirds finished this weekend on a high note. After a disappointing loss on Friday coming at the feet of the University ...
Huskies volleyball can't weather Red Storm
Oct 16, 2006; ... Adam Heidbreder University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Daily Campus) (CSTV U-WIRE) STORRS, Conn. -- The UConn volleyball team was dealt its second straight loss by St. John's Saturday. It was the Huskies' fifth loss in their last seven games. In game one, the Red Storm (21-1, 6-0 ...
U. Texas system faces third security breach in 3 years
Oct 16, 2006; ... Laura Pickens University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Texan) (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- The third information security compromise within the University of Texas system over the past three years has not resulted in any reported identity thefts so far, said UT-Arlington spokesman Bob ...
Quakers take second at Big 5 tourney
Oct 16, 2006; ... Zach Klitzman University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Pennsylvanian) (CSTV U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- If the fall season indicates how well the Penn men's golf team will do come the more important spring season, the Quakers have a successful season to look forward to. The team finished ...
Expectations nothing new for Pittsburgh's Berenato
Oct 16, 2006; ... Jeff Greer University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Pitt News) (CSTV U-WIRE) PITTSBURGH -- When Pitt women's basketball head coach Agnus Berenato walks into any room, its occupants know. At the Pitt women's basketball Media Day Friday, Berenato entered with an air of confidence, ...
Stephens-Howling, Palko lead Pitt offense in 52-7 victory
Oct 16, 2006; ... Dave Siegal University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Pitt News) (CSTV U-WIRE) PITTSBURGH -- Pitt did not necessarily go to Orlando to hang at amusement parks, but Central Florida did attempt to turn Friday's game into a roller coaster. Pitt's Tommie Campbell wasn't interested. With ...
FILM REVIEW: Boy-gets-girl tale runs cliche gauntlet
Oct 16, 2006; ... Stacie Wieland University Wire 10-16-2006 (Northern Star) (U-WIRE) DEKALB, Ill. -- "Employee of the Month" tells the story of "Zack" (Dane Cook), a slacker employee of the buy-it-in-bulk superstore, Super Club, who is happy exerting as little effort as possible just to skate by ....
Crimson routs Bears, scores 6 straight goals
Oct 16, 2006; ... Justin Goldman University Wire 10-16-2006 (Brown Daily Herald) (CSTV U-WIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The No. 14 men's soccer team dropped its second game of the week with a 6-2 loss against Harvard on Saturday afternoon. The Bears are now 8-3-1 overall, and their 2-1-1 Ivy League record ...
U. Minnesota tuition increase likely
Oct 16, 2006; ... Elizabeth Cook University Wire 10-16-2006 (Minnesota Daily) (U-WIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- Tuition will be on the rise again if the budget proposal presented to the University of Minnesota's Board of Regents on Friday is approved. University President Bob Bruininks presented his ...
Student films attract crowds at Bay Area festival
Oct 16, 2006; ... Jenny Allen University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Stanford Daily) (U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- The night's big winner was "How to Make a Classic," filmed by Team Pazzi Ragazzi over four days. "We didn't think a film with ninjas, gorillas and lesbians would win, but sometimes random ...
Oklahoma football's Peterson breaks collarbone
Oct 16, 2006; ... Michael Kimball University Wire 10-16-2006 (Oklahoma Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) NORMAN, Okla. -- More than 84,000 fans didn't see it and didn't hear it. Only one person knew in a snap that the Sooner football season had been derailed for the fourth time since August. That one ...
Aggies rumble past undefeated Missouri with game of keep away
Oct 16, 2006; ... Brad Gray University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Texan) (CSTV U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M head coach Dennis Franchione knew it. The entire Aggie defense knew it. Losing 25-19 with almost a full quarter left, Missouri went for a fake field goal from the ...
KSU bounces back to defeat Akron
Oct 16, 2006; ... Frank Schaefer University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Kent Stater) (CSTV U-WIRE) KENT, Ohio -- The Kent State volleyball team swept Akron 3-0 Friday, for the team's 11th sweep of the year. Kent State (12-8, 4-3 Mid-American Conference) came ready to play against the Akron (8-13, ...
UF gaffes prove costly against Auburn
Oct 16, 2006; ... Dan Treat University Wire 10-16-2006 (Independent Florida Alligator) (CSTV U-WIRE) AUBURN, Ala. -- Perhaps the most fitting way for No. 2 UF's first loss of the season to end was exactly the way it played out, with Chris Leak on his back and an Auburn defender strutting into the end ...
Dartmouth's cross country teams tune up for Nationals
Oct 16, 2006; ... Matthew Ritger University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Dartmouth) (CSTV U-WIRE) HANOVER, N.H. -- While most Dartmouth students celebrated Homecoming this weekend, the cross country teams were competing half way across the country. The Big Green cross country teams departed on Thursday for ...
OSU jams the dam at Midnight Madness
Oct 16, 2006; ... Matt Boase University Wire 10-16-2006 (OSU Daily Barometer) (CSTV U-WIRE) CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Across the country Friday night, the clock struck midnight and madness ensued. Midnight Madness, the nickname given to the first official day of college basketball practice, found its ...
Powwow attracts large audience to Oklahoma State U. arena
Oct 16, 2006; ... Donnie Branscum University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily O'Collegian) (U-WIRE) STILLWATER, Okla. -- More than 2,000 people flocked to Gallagher-Iba Arena on Saturday for a powwow sponsored by Oklahoma State University's Native American Student Association. "OSU has had a problem with ...
Boston field hockey coming off rollercoaster weekend
Oct 16, 2006; ... Amanda Comak University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Daily Free Press) (CSTV U-WIRE) BOSTON -- It was an emotional rollercoaster of a weekend for the Boston University field hockey team. The weekend started off by having its five-game winning streak halted in a 2-1, double overtime ...
Hunger recognized in week of awareness at Oregon State U.
Oct 16, 2006; ... Jon Hallquist University Wire 10-16-2006 (OSU Daily Barometer) (U-WIRE) CORVALLIS, Ore. -- The Student Committee on Hunger and Poverty at Oregon State University plans to spotlight Hunger Awareness Week on campus. The committee has been working in conjunction with the Oregon ...
Duke cross country squads have mixed results
Oct 16, 2006; ... Lauren Kobylarz University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Chronicle) (CSTV U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -- The Duke men's and women's cross country teams raced in two different states, with two very different results Saturday. In Fayetteville, Ark., the 20th-ranked women's team finished second ...
West Virginia women's soccer top Wildcats
Oct 16, 2006; ... Aaron Kendeall University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Daily Athenaeum) (CSTV U-WIRE) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- After adding two important Big East wins to its record, the West Virginia University women's soccer team is one step closer to leading its division in the Big East Tournament ....
Flashes ground Rockets
Oct 16, 2006; ... Deanna Stevens University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Kent Stater) (CSTV U-WIRE) KENT, Ohio -- Kent State's football team ran away with a 40-14 victory over Toledo - literally. Behind runningback Eugene Jarvis' career-high 179-yard, three touchdown performance, the Flashes (5-2) ...
Gators run stoppers struggle to plug Auburn rush
Oct 16, 2006; ... Antonio Gonzalez University Wire 10-16-2006 (Independent Florida Alligator) (CSTV U-WIRE) AUBURN, Ala. -- The nearly flawless Gators defense finally showed some vulnerability Saturday night. Entering the game with the No. 1 rush defense in the Southeastern Conference - and ...
UCLA student group celebrates Navratri
Oct 16, 2006; ... Peach Indravudh University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Bruin) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- The lyrical melodies of South Asian windpipes mingle with the rhythmic beat of drums. A high-pitched voice harmoniously rises above the instruments, exchanging choruses with a baritone line that conveys ...
N.C. State approves cap on tuition and fee increase
Oct 16, 2006; ... Saja Hindi University Wire 10-16-2006 (Technician) (U-WIRE) RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Board of Governors approved a 6.5-percent cap on tuition and fee increases Friday. This cap, proposed by University of North Carolina System President Erskine Bowles, will affect the 16 UNC system ...
UConn gains at Husky Invitational
Oct 16, 2006; ... Adam Heidbreder University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Daily Campus) (CSTV U-WIRE) STORRS, Conn. -- The UConn men's and women's swimming and diving teams got off to a good start in the Husky Invitational. Both teams combined to take first place in 19 of the 24 events. UConn was also able to ...
COMMENTARY: Don't look to Roger Ebert for profound film critiques
Oct 16, 2006; ... Dan D'addario University Wire 10-16-2006 (Columbia Daily Spectator) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- Think of a film critic working today. The first one to come to mind was almost certainly Roger Ebert: He's the most prominent critic in the post-Pauline Kael era, and thanks to his long-running, ...
OSU shut out by Stanford, Cal
Oct 16, 2006; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 10-16-2006 (OSU Daily Barometer) (CSTV U-WIRE) CORVALLIS, Ore. -- For the second straight weekend, the Oregon State men's soccer team lost 2-0 to Stanford, as the visiting Beavers were topped in Pacific-10 Conference action on Sunday afternoon at ...
Big Blue Madness for Kentucky starts seasons off with a bang
Oct 16, 2006; ... Jonathan Smith University Wire 10-16-2006 (Kentucky Kernel) (U-WIRE) LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Tubby Smith donned new glasses before Big Blue Madness Friday night at Rupp Arena because his old frames sat too far down on his nose. He had to like what he saw. The UK head coach ...
U. Colorado student affairs coordinator to leave at end of year
Oct 16, 2006; ... Nicole Danna University Wire 10-16-2006 (Colorado Daily) (U-WIRE) BOULDER, Colo. -- Robert Maust, University of Colorado at Boulder's coordinator for student affairs, has announced this will be his final year serving as a principal investigator for the Associate Vice Chancellor for ...
Facebook: The new venue for selling tickets
Oct 16, 2006; ... Elizabeth Hartman University Wire 10-16-2006 (The BG News) (U-WIRE) BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- When David Gentzel and Nathan Jones were underclassmen at Virginia Tech, they were lucky to grab tickets to their school's games. "We had a hard time finding tickets as students, since ...
U. Illinois campus network expands access to student, staff guests
Oct 16, 2006; ... Meghan O'Kelly University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Illini) (U-WIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Guests of University of Illinois students, faculty and staff no longer have to part with their Internet access when they come to campus. CITES has expanded its guest account service, and anyone with ...
Man shot near Southern Illinois U. fraternity doorstep
Oct 16, 2006; ... Kellen Hade University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Egyptian) (U-WIRE) CARBONDALE, Ill. -- A man was shot outside a Southern Illinois University fraternity Saturday night, shutting down a street block and prompting a response of several emergency vehicles and police with guns ...
Faculty learn Texas A&M traditions
Oct 16, 2006; ... Katy Middlebrook University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Battalion) (U-WIRE) COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- More than 70 faculty members and their families were introduced to Aggie traditions Sunday afternoon at Texas A&M's Faculty Fish Camp. The program was hosted by Texas Aggies ...
UCLA benefit funds relief for Lebanon
Oct 16, 2006; ... Anthony Pesce University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Bruin) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- More than 200 University of California-Los Angeles students and community members gathered over rice and hummus Sunday night in an effort to raise money for humanitarian aid for Lebanon. The ...
Virtual patient helps U. Florida med students with bedside manner
Oct 16, 2006; ... Jim Careccia University Wire 10-16-2006 (Independent Florida Alligator) (U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- DIANA has not been feeling well for the past two years, and she is constantly complaining about stomach pains. As a medical student at Shands walks into the examination room ...
Stanford upsets Bruins in 5 games
Oct 16, 2006; ... Rebecca Harlow University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Stanford Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- As if beating one previously undefeated team wasn't enough to make a good weekend, the Stanford women's volleyball team performed the feat twice and on back to back nights. After sweeping ...
Duo scores 6 goals in Quakers' 2 wins
Oct 16, 2006; ... Krista Hutz University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Pennsylvanian) (CSTV U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- It was a good weekend for Penn field hockey players Nicole Black and Tracy Statter. The duo combined for all six of the goals the Quakers put on the board during their 3-2 victory over Columbia ...
U. Arizona students, area residents taste beers of the world
Oct 16, 2006; ... Neil Critchley University Wire 10-16-2006 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Tucsonans filled Hi Corbett Field and their beer mugs with various ales from around the world at Sun Sounds Great Tucson Beer Festival Saturday evening. Fifty breweries from around the ...
Maryland enjoys a night of Madness
Oct 16, 2006; ... Stephen Whyno University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Diamondback) (U-WIRE) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Gymkana performers jumped through flaming hoops, and slam dunk contestants pulled out a variety of moves to light a fuse under the Comcast Center crowd. All Brenda Frese had to do was ...
Cornell football defeats Colgate on homecoming
Oct 16, 2006; ... Bryan Pepper University Wire 10-16-2006 (Cornell Daily Sun) (CSTV U-WIRE) ITHACA, N.Y. -- Entering Saturday's game against Colgate, the football team had lost 10 straight games to its central New York rival, with its last victory coming way back in 1992. But, behind a strong effort ...
USC fraternity sponsors ALS charity
Oct 16, 2006; ... Catherine Lyons University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Trojan) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- More than 2,000 people walked around the University of Southern California campus during Sunday's Walk to D'Feet ALS, a fund-raiser sponsored and planned by USC's Phi Delta Theta fraternity. The ...
Penn cross country dominates meet
Oct 16, 2006; ... Rob Gross University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Pennsylvanian) (CSTV U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- Twin sisters Stacy and Claire Kim have been standout performers for the Penn women's cross country team all season. It was no different on Saturday, when they took two of the top three places, ...
LSU to hold additional class session
Oct 16, 2006; ... Elizabeth Miller University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Daily Reveille) (U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana State University's first 'Wintersession' will be held this year with over 30 sections available to students. Classes will be held Dec. 19-23 and Jan. 2-9, with no classes ...
Longhorns overcome raucous crowd, Aggies
Oct 16, 2006; ... Brad Gray University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Texan) (CSTV U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- COLLEGE STATION - Anyone that happened to be inside G. Rollie Coliseum for Friday night's match between the Texas and Texas A&M volleyball teams had a hard time thinking, communicating, or hearing ...
Blowout leaves axe in Badgers' hands
Oct 16, 2006; ... Ryan Reszel University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Daily Cardinal) (CSTV U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- The Badgers waited until the end of the game to take a victory lap with Paul Bunyan's Axe, but they could have circled the field much earlier. Dominating the game from beginning to end, ...
Arizona grounds up Cardinal in win
Oct 16, 2006; ... John Ryan Casey University Wire 10-16-2006 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (CSTV U-WIRE) PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Even as the Arizona quarterback carousel continued to turn, the offense finally clicked. With backup quarterback Adam Austin -- playing for a concussed Willie Tuitama -- sidelined ...
Orange Big East tournament hopes diminish after loss to Marquette
Oct 16, 2006; ... Zach Zagger University Wire 10-16-2006 (Daily Orange) (CSTV U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Syracuse volleyball team fell to Marquette on Saturday in the Women's Building, putting its Big East tournament hopes in jeopardy. The Orange has put itself in a tough position for the ...
Blue Devils split weekend matchups
Oct 16, 2006; ... John Schneider University Wire 10-16-2006 (The Chronicle) (CSTV U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -- On a weekend defined by strong defense, No. 4 Duke managed to split its two games in Norfolk, Va., beating No. 17 William & Mary (8-6), 3-1, Saturday, and falling to No. 3 Old Dominion (14-2), ...