University Wire back issues from Wednesday, May 9:
COMMENTARY: From sunshine to Scotland: The year's sharpest flicks
May 09, 2007; ... Tessa Strasser University Wire 05-09-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Now that finals are finally over, you can catch up on the really important things in life -- all those movies you never got around to seeing in the theaters. Grab your wallet, snag these films ...
Speaker: Chinese journalists face harsh environment
May 09, 2007; ... Tatiana Lau University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Daily Princetonian) (U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- Chinese investigative journalists must contend with a much harsher environment than their Western colleagues, journalist and professor Wang Keqin said during a lecture in Princeton's Frist ...
Komen On the Go searches for a cure
May 09, 2007; ... Kaleigh Maher University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Breeze) (U-WIRE) HARRISONBURG, Va. -- A pink trailer was parked in the Godwin lot on Monday and Tuesday. It had laptops with headsets lined up across a pink bar, wooden patio furniture out on the porch, TV screens everywhere and soft rock ...
U. Iowa's admissions director stays atop duties
May 09, 2007; ... Ashton Shurson University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Students are introduced to the wonders of the University of Iowa via Michael Barron, who welcomes newcomers in his thick Texas accent at the beginning of each Orientation session. But ...
U. Kansas Jewish groups to honor heroic Virginia Tech professor
May 09, 2007; ... Tyler Harbert University Wire 05-09-2007 (University Daily Kansan) (U-WIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Virginia Tech University professor Liviu Librescu, a Holocaust survivor who tried to barricade the door to his classroom to save student lives during the Virginia Tech massacre, was killed ...
COMMENTARY: I see a 100th title in future for UCLA polo
May 09, 2007; ... Bobby Gordon University Wire 05-09-2007 (Daily Bruin) (CSTV U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- I have a dream. That one day I will start off a column with my own original idea. Today is not that day, but I did have a dream. After a long day of work and class, the pillow could not ...
U. Kansas students act as own landlords in area house
May 09, 2007; ... Kyle Carter University Wire 05-09-2007 (University Daily Kansan) (U-WIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Steam rises from a pot of boiling water in the kitchen of the Ad Astra house as a large bowl of pasta boils on the stove next to another pot filled with oatmeal. Sara Anderson, a 2006 ...
UCLA-area experts warn 'mp3 generation' against hearing loss
May 09, 2007; ... Seda Terzyan University Wire 05-09-2007 (Daily Bruin) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Young people may need to start going on a new kind of diet -- a noise diet. Audiologists and hearing researchers say this generation, termed by some the "MP3 generation," needs to dramatically cut ...
COMMENTARY: Daily Wildcat picks best dressed on campus
May 09, 2007; ... Randi Eichenbaum University Wire 05-09-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Although Fashion Facts has criticized and scoffed at UA style this past year, it has also featured a variety of looks that we deemed quite impressive. The archives of the feature's ...
No. 16 Cardinal softball knocks out Aggies, 11-5
May 09, 2007; ... Scott Bland University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Stanford Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- The No. 16 Stanford softball team powered past UC-Davis in its final non-conference game of the regular season Tuesday afternoon, winning by a score of 11-5. Junior right-hander Becky ...
Spring grilling causes safety concerns for U. Wisconsin-area police
May 09, 2007; ... Quinn Craugh University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Daily Cardinal) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- The grilling season has dawned on the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and for every juicy burger flipped, a grilling hazard awaits. According to Madison Fire Department Lt. Mike Anderson, ...
Ohio field hockey team brings in 6 newcomers for 2007 season
May 09, 2007; ... Jason Fazzone University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Post) (CSTV U-WIRE) ATHENS, Ohio -- Fresh off its third Mid-American Conference tournament title, the Ohio field hockey team is reloading for next season. Coach Neil Macmillan said the Bobcats are bringing in six recruits for the ...
COLUMN: Sometimes it's about more than wins and losses
May 09, 2007; ... Tim Chapman University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Breeze) (U-WIRE) HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Approaching members of the Virginia Tech community about the importance of athletics as a healing device wasn't exactly easy. When it comes down to it, last week's massacre will be something few ...
College-educated women earn less than college-educated men, study finds
May 09, 2007; ... Lizeth Cazares University Wire 05-09-2007 (The California Aggie) (U-WIRE) DAVIS, Calif. -- Despite years of gain in the workplace, a new study shows that come payday, it's still very much a man's world. Using data from the 2005 U.S. Department of Education and firsthand ...
Guilford College hiring procedure rediscovered 5 years after approval
May 09, 2007; ... Kevin Bryan University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Guilfordian) (U-WIRE) GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The section for approving new search procedures for recruiting faculty to Guilford College was approved by the faculty to add to the faculty handbook in 2001. This section, section 2.210 did not ...
Iowa track's Johnson is Ms. Everywhere
May 09, 2007; ... Diane Hendrickson University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (CSTV U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Tiffany Johnson doesn't have much time to watch her teammates compete at track meets. Although the senior doesn't compete in four events at every competition, between hurdles, jumps, and a ...
The other side of paradise
May 09, 2007; ... Margaret Poe & Mason Kerns University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- EDITOR'S NOTE: Through court documents and interviews with accusers and witnesses, The Daily Iowan has re-examined the annals of alleged sexual abuse by former Iowa City, Iowa, ...
UC-Davis graduate student awarded grant for mosquito research
May 09, 2007; ... Chintan Desai University Wire 05-09-2007 (The California Aggie) (U-WIRE) DAVIS, Calif. -- For Lisa Reimer, a University of California-Davis doctoral student who has spent time in Africa both as a science teacher with the U.S. Peace Corps and as a researcher, the inadequacies of the ...
Ohio U. residence hall lobbies to go on lockdown 24 hours a day
May 09, 2007; ... Rick Rouan University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Post) (U-WIRE) ATHENS, Ohio -- Beginning Wednesday night, Ohio University residence hall lounges will be on lockdown 24 hours a day. Under the old system, at 10 every night resident assistants locked lobby doors, which are re-opened ...
NYU researchers use mad cow vaccination on mice
May 09, 2007; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 05-09-2007 (The California Aggie) (U-WIRE) DAVIS, Calif. -- Mad mice vaccine created A team of researchers led by New York University School of Medicine neuropathologist Thomas Wisniewski has developed a way to vaccinate mice against prion ...
Astronomer speaks on Mayan culture at Stanford
May 09, 2007; ... Roxna Irani University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Stanford Daily) (U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- Anthropologist and Archaeoastronomer Timothy King M.A. '04 spoke to a packed audience Tuesday evening in Stanford's Pigott Hall to explain how Maya astronomy reflects the rich culture of its ...
U. Arizona provost to host his final commencement
May 09, 2007; ... Kelly Lewis University Wire 05-09-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- For many University of Arizona students and faculty, commencement ceremonies are a celebration of accomplishments. For Provost George Davis, who will host his last commencement ceremony this ...
COLUMN: The mystery of a madman
May 09, 2007; ... Steve Borowsky University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Breeze) (U-WIRE) HARRISONBURG, Va. -- He has been called evil, an animal, inhuman, a monster, a loser and even the "face of Satan." Some forgo metaphors entirely, claiming the reason he shot and killed 32 people was because he was simply ...
COMMENTARY: 10 albums that will rock your summer
May 09, 2007; ... Nick Hornung University Wire 05-09-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Whether you'll be staying around UA, partying with friends or traveling to some far-off destination this summer, you're going to need a soundtrack for your adventures. Here are 10 upcoming ...
San Diego State U. opens school of journalism
May 09, 2007; ... David Olender University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Daily Aztec) (U-WIRE) SAN DIEGO -- Students interested in journalism, advertising, public relations and media studies will become part of a new School of Journalism and Media Studies this summer. The new school, part of a yearlong ...
Pitt baseball wins two at Georgetown
May 09, 2007; ... Pat Mitsch University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Pitt News) (CSTV U-WIRE) PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt baseball team used stingy pitching to take two of three games at Georgetown this weekend, giving up only five runs during the series to get back over the .500 mark. Pitt (22-21, 13-7 Big ...
New Iowa coal power plant draws lawsuit
May 09, 2007; ... Matt Nelson University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- A new coal-fueled power plant in Iowa risks profit loss and a delayed opening as the subject of a federal lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club on Tuesday. Plains Justice, a non-profit ...
CD REVIEW: Wilco finds clear niche on 'Sky Blue Sky'
May 09, 2007; ... Eric Mansbach University Wire 05-09-2007 (Badger Herald) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- In their first release since 2004's "A Ghost is Born," Wilco has taken another step in a new direction. While keeping with the usual dose of piano-driven, postmodern minimalism, its newest album "Sky ...
Terrell quarterbacked Princeton football team to an Ivy title
May 09, 2007; ... Tyler Woulfe University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Daily Princetonian) (CSTV U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- Senior Jeff Terrell has not had it easy. At the end of his sophomore year, he had yet to play a single second for the Princeton football team, having ridden the bench for every game his ...
Experts share tips for staying safe at U. Wisconsin
May 09, 2007; ... Lexie Clinton University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Daily Cardinal) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- Every University of Wisconsin campus crime sends shockwaves across the isthmus, but the question still remains for every student leaving College Library at 3 a.m.: Am I safe? Talking to ...
U. Massachusetts arrest rates increase over spring semester
May 09, 2007; ... Charron University Wire 05-09-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- Police activity has increased dramatically on the University of Massachusetts campus, stemming from events that have hurt the school's image, and resulting in a substantial increase in ...
U. Massachusetts students, faculty react to controversial nomination
May 09, 2007; ... Will McGuinness University Wire 05-09-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- University of Massachusetts President Jack Wilson supports the selection of former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card for a UMass honorary doctorate degree and addressed rumors ...
U. Colorado students resort to caffeine pills, cold showers during finals
May 09, 2007; ... Paula Pant University Wire 05-09-2007 (Colorado Daily) (U-WIRE) BOULDER, Colo. -- Some students, particularly during finals week, use excess amounts of caffeine to stay awake, while others abuse prescription drugs bought on the black market to concentrate on studying. Two ...
U. Wisconsin-area officers' heroism to be honored with awards
May 09, 2007; ... Staff Reports University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Daily Cardinal) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- Two Madison, Wisc., police officers will be honored at a TOP COPS awards ceremony Saturday in Washington, D.C., for their heroic performances while on call last April. On April 12, 2006, ...
Arizona women's hoops heads for Italy
May 09, 2007; ... Lance Madden University Wire 05-09-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (CSTV U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Thursday, the Arizona women's basketball team will have an Italian dinner at head coach Joan Bonvicini's house. But as she put it, they will eat much better Italian food during the next two ...
Maryland men's lacrosse steps up D against Bulldogs
May 09, 2007; ... Adi Joseph University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Diamondback) (CSTV U-WIRE) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- After allowing back-to-back double-digit scoring games for the first time this season, the Terrapin men's lacrosse defense needed to buckle down last weekend against Yale in order to gain ...
9 from UMass honored by A-10
May 09, 2007; ... Jeremy Rice University Wire 05-09-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- The Massachusetts softball team's pitcher, Brandice Balschmiter won her second-consecutive Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year award yesterday while four Minutewomen, including ...
Lack of salary increase could force U. Texas professors elsewhere
May 09, 2007; ... Jessica Sondgeroth University Wire 05-09-2007 (Daily Texan) (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- In President William Powers' first state of the University address last fall, he vowed to make the University of Texas the best university in the country by increasing faculty salaries to attract ...
Guilford College students direct projects of environmental sustainability
May 09, 2007; ... Adra Cooper University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Guilfordian) (U-WIRE) GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Most people at Guilford College know about the school's commitment to environmental sustainability, as indicated by the recent installation of 12 solar panels on the roof of Shore Hall. However, ...
U. Texas fraternity under scrutiny after death of freshman pledge
May 09, 2007; ... Robert Kleeman University Wire 05-09-2007 (Daily Texan) (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- The University of Texas chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity is being investigated for hazing in connection with the death of Tyler Cross, a freshman pledge of the fraternity who died in ...
Stanford staff left to fill advising role after cuts
May 09, 2007; ... Niraj Sheth & Lia Hardin University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Stanford Daily) (U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- Go ahead -- add your friendly Stanford University dorm HPAC to the endangered species list. They may very well soon be extinct. In a pilot program beginning next year, ...
U. Arizona president 'stoked up' about first commencement
May 09, 2007; ... Matt Andazola University Wire 05-09-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- On Saturday, he will put on his robe and adjust it in the mirror, just like about 6,000 others from the University of Arizona. This is hardly President Robert Shelton's first graduation ...
Tax-free textbook bill passes in Texas Senate
May 09, 2007; ... M.T. Elliott University Wire 05-09-2007 (Daily Texan) (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- A bill passed by the Senate Tuesday could spare college students the mental strain of calculating the tax on their textbooks and even save them some money. Senate Bill 49 by Sen. Judith Zaffirini, ...
Longhorns baseball seeking regular-season title as they take on Aggies
May 09, 2007; ... Ricky Treon University Wire 05-09-2007 (Daily Texan) (CSTV U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas has come too far, it seems, not to reach its first major goal of the season -- the Big 12 regular season championship. Though the No. 7 Longhorns did miss out on their first opportunity ...
Maryland men's basketball may face '08 sanctions
May 09, 2007; ... Jeff Amoros & Patsy Morrow University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Diamondback) (CSTV U-WIRE) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The Athletics Department will not make any major changes to their academic support model, despite having two programs not meet NCAA academic standards this year. Only ...
U. Iowa-area Catholic group speaks out against the diocese
May 09, 2007; ... Mason Kerns & Margaret Poe University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- In Iowa City, Iowa, a group of Catholics meet regularly to discuss the cases of alleged sexual abuse that are wreaking havoc on their church. Members of the Concerned Catholics of ...
Gonzales baby has no right to life support, attorney says
May 09, 2007; ... Robert Kleeman University Wire 05-09-2007 (Daily Texan) (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- The court-appointed guardian for a 17-month-old, terminally ill infant on life support wrote in newly released legal documents that the child does not have a constitutional right to life-sustaining ...
Private donors vital necessity to U. Arizona
May 09, 2007; ... Jeffrey Javier University Wire 05-09-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Donald Soldwedel earned a degree in marketing from the University of Arizona in 1946 and graded economics papers for Richard Harvill before Harvill became UA president in 1951. He also ...
Grant will help UC-Davis developmental disabilities resources
May 09, 2007; ... Eddie Lee University Wire 05-09-2007 (The California Aggie) (U-WIRE) DAVIS, Calif. -- The University of California-Davis Health System has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to establish a new University Center for Excellence in Developmental ...
Adamski contributes in more ways than one for Minutemen
May 09, 2007; ... By: Eli Rosenswaike University Wire 05-09-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- It's not often that a 6-foot-4, 240 pound player goes overlooked on the baseball diamond. Especially one that is athletic and talented enough to both hit and pitch at the ...
Princeton men's lacrosse mines familiar families, local talent
May 09, 2007; ... Brittany Urick University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Daily Princetonian) (CSTV U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- The lacrosse tide is sweeping the nation, and skilled players are emerging from high schools across the country. But Princeton men's lacrosse head coach Bill Tierney and his staff have ...
UA baseball needs ofensive boost
May 09, 2007; ... John Ryan Casey University Wire 05-09-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (CSTV U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Following a 16-game winning streak and an offensive slump over the next seven games, a visit from Liberty was just what the doctor ordered, waking the Arizona baseball team's slumbering ...
Tigers fall short at Heps
May 09, 2007; ... Rachel Goodwin University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Daily Princetonian) (CSTV U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Ivy League is witnessing the reign of a full-fledged track and field dynasty that has Princeton's men's and women's squads seeing red for yet another year. The host Tigers ...
Safety not an issue for James Madison U. students on campus
May 09, 2007; ... Ashley Hopkins University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Breeze) (U-WIRE) HARRISONBURG, Va. -- The Virginia Tech shooting left many students wondering how safe their school actually is. Despite the seriousness of the incident, many still feel safe. "It was a freak incident," senior ...
Stanford student senator's move prompts procedural questions
May 09, 2007; ... Megan Maass University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Stanford Daily) (U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- Stanford University student Senator Patrick Cordova '09 took an unorthodox measure to obtain funding for a Stanford Organizing Committee in the Arts (SOCA) program during last night's ...
CD REVIEW: 'Go Hogwild,' huh? Will there be beer?
May 09, 2007; ... Brandon J. Mendelson University Wire 05-09-2007 (U-WIRE) (U-WIRE) SAN DIEGO -- Every time I go to the dining hall on my campus, one of the employees asks me if I know where I can find a machine that gets rid of the vocal tracks from CDs. Why he wants this, I couldn't tell you; but ...
UCLA professor says eyestrain possible, long term damage not
May 09, 2007; ... Julianne Fylstra University Wire 05-09-2007 (Daily Bruin) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Rebecca Foelber said when she was staring at her laptop's bright screen while trying to prepare for her women's studies midterm, she could feel the stress building up -- and it was not only a result of ...
U. Oregon-area gay couple fall to whims of rights legislation
May 09, 2007; ... Jason N. Reed University Wire 05-09-2007 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- Gretchen Miller and Sarah Hendrickson celebrated their first and 25th anniversaries on the same day in 2005. The anniversaries celebrated one year of marriage and 25 years of being a couple. Now ...
Texas women's crew moves boats to NCAAs
May 09, 2007; ... Victoria Mery University Wire 05-09-2007 (Daily Texan) (CSTV U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas' rowers continue into the summer as the pinnacle of their season approaches. On May 12, Texas travels to the NCAA South/Central Regionals in Oak Ridge, Tenn., which is ironically the hometown ...
Addictive habits reinforced by nicotine
May 09, 2007; ... Matthew McCabe University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Pitt News) (U-WIRE) PITTSBURGH -- Nicotine is not only addictive itself, according to a recent University of Pittsburgh research study, but it also enhances the pleasure a smoker receives from his or her environment. The 15-year study ...
State works to keep young adults in Iowa
May 09, 2007; ... Brittney Berget University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- In an effort to keep young Iowans working and living in the Hawkeye State, Iowa lawmakers passed -- and Gov. Chet Culver signed -- the Generation Iowa Bill, which creates a 15-member commission ...
San Diego State U. professor educates students on reality
May 09, 2007; ... Jennifer Halpert University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Daily Aztec) (U-WIRE) SAN DIEGO -- "It's not about the thank you; the thanks is in the giving," Jesus Nieto says to his students after they spread mayonnaise and mustard on slices of bread. He walks around the classroom -- a ...
Texas track team turns selfish
May 09, 2007; ... David Henry University Wire 05-09-2007 (Daily Texan) (CSTV U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- Regardless of what mom taught you, sharing is not always such a good thing. In the indoor track season, the Texas men's track team shared the title with Nebraska and enters the Big 12 Outdoor ...
Longhorns softball earn No. 6 seed, play Missouri in Big 12 Tournament
May 09, 2007; ... Colby White University Wire 05-09-2007 (Daily Texan) (CSTV U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas softball dodged a bullet this weekend. The No. 23 Longhorns were in a battle with Kansas to secure the sixth spot in the conference standings as the Jayhawks traveled to Iowa State's home field ...
Bobcats baseball continue offensive tear in 20-3 rout of Dayton
May 09, 2007; ... Katie Carrera University Wire 05-09-2007 (The Post) (CSTV U-WIRE) ATHENS, Ohio -- Matt Stiffler has been a model of consistency this season. The junior right fielder remained true to form Tuesday night against Dayton, going 3-for-5 with three runs scored, including a two-run homer, a ...