University Wire back issues from Friday, October 5:
Povill leads Bearcats women's soccer to first America East victory
Oct 05, 2007; ... Bryan Haas University Wire 10-05-2007 (Pipe Dream) (CSTV U-WIRE) BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- In a game filled with exciting moments, the Binghamton women's soccer team got its second win of the season, defeating the Vermont Catamounts 4-2 Thursday night at the Bearcat Sports Complex ....
Texas A&M receives $200,000 for hurricane research
Oct 05, 2007; ... Stacy Edwards University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Battalion) (U-WIRE) COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Although Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were disastrous, imagine the state of those who were unable to process what was happening. To determine the impact disasters have on these ...
Iowa City School District gets physical
Oct 05, 2007; ... Kelli Shaffner University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Kids' hearts should be beating vigorously following the second implementation of a grant from the Carol M. White Physical Education Program - $600,000 for the Iowa City School District. The ...
Hoyas women's soccer seek needed win over busy weekend
Oct 05, 2007; ... Ryan Travers University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Hoya) (CSTV U-WIRE) WASHINGTON -- While most students will spend this Columbus Day weekend relaxing on campus or returning home, the Hoyas will have amassed 2,967 miles of travel by the time classes resume. Georgetown (8-3-0, 1-2-0 ...
U. Wisconsin PD tapes students at protests, football games
Oct 05, 2007; ... Staci Taustine University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Daily Cardinal) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- When the University of Wisconsin Badgers meet Northern Illinois University in the next home football game Oct. 20, UW-Madison students might be surprised to know they may be on ...
ISU women's soccer finds a keeper
Oct 05, 2007; ... Pat Anders University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Daily Vidette) (CSTV U-WIRE) NORMAL, Ill. -- Sophomore goalkeeper Katie Grill-Donovan has always been stuck in the back of the net ever since she started playing soccer when she was five years old. At first, it was not by choice, but being a ...
Tech football looks for first conference win against Iowa State
Oct 05, 2007; ... Ben Maki University Wire 10-05-2007 (Daily Toreador) (CSTV U-WIRE) LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech will look continue its winning ways as the team returns to Big 12 Conference play 6 p.m. Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. Tech's (4-1, 0-1 in Big 12 play) defense is still ...
Scarlet Knights women's soccer look to repeat history
Oct 05, 2007; ... Brittany Perotti University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Daily Campus) (CSTV U-WIRE) STORRS, Conn. -- The No. 16 women's soccer team hopes to extend its winning streak and stay unbeaten in the Big East during Family Weekend, but the path to glory will not be an easy one, as UConn faces ...
U. Texas prepares for Red River rivalry
Oct 05, 2007; ... Larry Dechant University Wire 10-05-2007 (Daily Texan) (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- Saturday's University of Texas Longhorns' football game against the University of Oklahoma has had some students preparing for the annual event all week long. The Longhorn Band has been practicing ...
U. Wisconsin regents pass student 'tax' alternative
Oct 05, 2007; ... Amanda Hoffstrom University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Daily Cardinal) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents unanimously passed a resolution Thursday that may "tax" all UW students come next semester if the 2007-'09 biennial budget is not passed by ...
Delaware's Walsh sets university volleyball record
Oct 05, 2007; ... Edward Kealy University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Review) (CSTV U-WIRE) NEWARK, Del. -- Having the most kills in Delaware history does not sound like it would be something to brag about, but in the case of senior Colleen Walsh, this honor has taken her into the record books. For ...
Indiana U. sorority to pass out breast cancer ribbons at Colts game
Oct 05, 2007; ... Lindsey Alexander University Wire 10-05-2007 (Indiana Daily Student) (U-WIRE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- This Sunday, the Indiana University chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha is urging Colts fans to trade in their blue for pink. As a part of ZTA's "Think Pink" philanthropy event to raise ...
Scandal follows European ad featuring nude anorexic model
Oct 05, 2007; ... Jacquie Tylka University Wire 10-05-2007 (Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As she stared at the image placed before her, she covered her mouth and gasped in horror. "It hurts to see someone who looks like me," the woman whispered. "She ... she is like ...
U. Utah president announces creation of sustainability office
Oct 05, 2007; ... Rochelle McConkie University Wire 10-05-2007 (Daily Utah Chronicle) (U-WIRE) SALT LAKE CITY -- Students who pushed for a greener campus received an answer from administrators -- the creation of the new University of Utah Office of Sustainability. U President Michael Young ...
Rutgers men's soccer in need of win against 'Cuse
Oct 05, 2007; ... Mike Vorkunov University Wire 10-05-2007 (Daily Targum) (CSTV U-WIRE) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Coming off a heartbreaking loss against Villanova, the Rutgers men's soccer team will try to rebound Sunday afternoon against the Syracuse Orange. Rutgers lost a 2-1 overtime thriller ...
Defense key for Iowa State women's soccer
Oct 05, 2007; ... Brian Guillaume University Wire 10-05-2007 (Iowa State Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa -- The already solid defense of the ISU soccer team has been joined with continually improving offense so far this season. The Cyclones head into Friday's match at the ISU Soccer Complex ...
Brown to pose first Ivy test for Princeton men's soccer
Oct 05, 2007; ... Eric Dodds University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Daily Princetonian) (CSTV U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- It's pretty easy to forget a slow start when you haven't lost a game in nearly two weeks. After beginning the season with six consecutive losses, the men's soccer team (2-6-1 overall) has ...
Romney campaign picks BYU student's ad
Oct 05, 2007; ... Allison Barker University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Daily Universe) (U-WIRE) PROVO, Utah -- Strong, innovation and experience. These are the three words BYU student Ryan Whitaker used in his commercial to win the Mitt Romney campaign's "Team Mitt: Create Your Own Ad!" contest in ...
U. Virginia study suggests more carbs correlate with lower weight
Oct 05, 2007; ... Nikita Scotland & Katt Henry University Wire 10-05-2007 (Cavalier Daily) (U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Devotees of the Atkins diet may be surprised to learn that pasta won't necessarily increase their weight, according to research by a University of Virginia professor who ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Elah' one of year's most important films
Oct 05, 2007; ... Ellis Wells University Wire 10-05-2007 (Iowa State Daily) (U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa -- When Corp. Mike Deerfield goes AWOL a day after returning from Iraq, his father, Hank (Tommy Lee Jones), a retired career Army officer, travels to the base to find his son. Clashing with the U.S ....
Baylor U. Mu Phi Epsilon named International Chapter of the Year
Oct 05, 2007; ... Amanda Allen & Selena Mejia University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Lariat) (U-WIRE) WACO, Texas -- It makes sense that more than 700 hours of community service would earn regional recognition for the Baylor University chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon. But for the fourth consecutive ...
Iowa State volleyball takes show back on the road
Oct 05, 2007; ... Travis Cordes University Wire 10-05-2007 (Iowa State Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa -- After playing at Hilton Coliseum for just the third time since the end of August, the ISU volleyball team will be back on the road this Saturday for a conference showdown with Oklahoma. The ...
Protesters jeer UC Berkeley partnership with BP
Oct 05, 2007; ... Chang Cai & Connie Chung University Wire 10-05-2007 (Daily Californian) (U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- Protesters marched outside a biofuels conference held at the Bancroft Hotel Thursday in opposition to the $500 million research partnership between the campus and energy company ...
Badger tennis travels for Northwestern Invite
Oct 05, 2007; ... Frank Otto University Wire 10-05-2007 (Badger Herald) (CSTV U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin women's tennis team hopes to be firing on all cylinders this weekend in Evanston as they take part in the Northwestern Invitational. Beginning on Friday, the Badgers will ...
Penn State art exhibit educates through use of minerals
Oct 05, 2007; ... Mollie Kehoe University Wire 10-05-2007 (Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For those who aren't geologists or avid mineral collectors, it's safe to say that it might be difficult to distinguish one mineral from the next. Color. Texture. Shape. Most people have no idea ...
Lady Lions Ruggers face off against American
Oct 05, 2007; ... Meredith Milligan University Wire 10-05-2007 (Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- When the Penn State women's rugby team joined the Potomac Rugby Union (PRU) in the mid-90s, it joined an elite group of teams that compete at the Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union ...
Baylor more wary of Buffs after CU's big win
Oct 05, 2007; ... Will Parchman University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Lariat) (CSTV U-WIRE) WACO, Texas -- Moving beyond defeats is never easy. But a disheartening 34-10, Big 12-opening loss to Texas A&M University in College Station last weekend could be an exceptionally hard one to overcome ....
Hens travel to struggling UNH
Oct 05, 2007; ... Greg Arent University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Review) (CSTV U-WIRE) NEWARK, Del. -- Delaware head coach K.C. Keeler said New Hampshire senior quarterback Ricky Santos and the high-powered Wildcats' offense is enough to give anyone a headache. There is good reason for Keeler and ...
Cal men's soccer opens Pac-10 play vs. Washington, Oregon
Oct 05, 2007; ... Vincent Tannura University Wire 10-05-2007 (Daily Californian) (CSTV U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- On Oct. 15, 2006, the then-No. 14 Cal men's soccer team completed a season sweep of Washington with a 3-2 win at home in a back-and-forth overtime match that ended on Javier Ayala-Hil's ...
Arizona softball champs return to diamond, host exhibitions
Oct 05, 2007; ... Bryan Roy University Wire 10-05-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (CSTV U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- In a sport that measures success by most recent accomplishments, the twotime defending national champion Arizona softball team is moving beyond its rear view mirror this weekend to prepare for ...
Pancratz's senior year at NIU delayed by surgery
Oct 05, 2007; ... Ben Gross University Wire 10-05-2007 (Northern Star) (CSTV U-WIRE) DEKALB, Ill. -- "It was one of the toughest choices of my life," said Zach Pancratz, NIU men's basketball player. In his four years as a Huskie, the senior never faced a choice like this. He could ...
College.com faces off against Facebook, MySpace
Oct 05, 2007; ... Analisa Harangozo University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Miami Hurricane) (U-WIRE) CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- A rising senior applies for a job at Morgan Stanley but does not qualify for a second round of interviews. The student was relaxed, enthusiastic and confident during the interview, but ...
COMMENTARY: Eagles pose little threat for Wolverines
Oct 05, 2007; ... Scott Bell University Wire 10-05-2007 (Michigan Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Michigan cornerback Brandon Harrison doesn't think it's possible for the Wolverines to overlook another opponent after the Appalachian State fiasco. But c'mon. It's Eastern Michigan, a ...
West Virginia U. student, alumnus oppose new TrAIL
Oct 05, 2007; ... Tricia Fulks University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Daily Athenaeum) (U-WIRE) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Word of a 500-kilovolt transmission line running through West Virginia is prompting people from around the community to voice their concerns and alternatives to the plan. Allegheny ...
Sophomores lead South Carolina defense to win over Kentucky
Oct 05, 2007; ... Jake Broom University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Daily Gamecock) (CSTV U-WIRE) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- With senior linebacker Jasper Brinkley out for the season, most USC fans thought the Gamecocks would take a step back, especially with Heisman hopeful Andre' Woodson coming to town. But a group ...
Notre Dame senior tennis captain falls in prestigious Intercollegiate Championships
Oct 05, 2007; ... Katelyn Grabarek University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Observer) (CSTV U-WIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame senior captain Sheeva Parbhu fell in his opening round match Thursday 6-3, 6-0 to Bojan Szumanski of Texas Tech in the Intercollegiate Tennis Championships. Parbhu is the ...
LSU women's volleyball readies for division matchups
Oct 05, 2007; ... Tyler Batiste University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Daily Reveille) (CSTV U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- One of the true signs of a mature collegiate program in any sport is its ability to bounce back following tough, closely contested losses. The No. 20 LSU volleyball team, with its ...
Middle Tennesse State volleyball off to 17-1 start
Oct 05, 2007; ... Clarence Plank University Wire 10-05-2007 (Sidelines) (CSTV U-WIRE) MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Middle Tennessee's Blue Raider volleyball team will end their home stand with Arkansas-Little Rock and Arkansas State this weekend at the Alumni Memorial Gym. The Blue Raiders (17-1, ...
Families file suit against Durham, Nifong, police in Duke lacrosse case
Oct 05, 2007; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Chronicle) (U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -- Lawyers representing Reade Seligmann, David Evans, Trinity '06, and Collin Finnerty filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Durham and former Durham district attorney Mike Nifong ...
Irish soccer looks to keep Big East 27-game undefeated streak
Oct 05, 2007; ... Bill Brink University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Observer) (CSTV U-WIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Whatever the cause of Notre Dame's recent success, the Irish don't feel they are done improving as they head into this weekend's games at Syracuse and St. John's. Rather than focusing on ...
Iowa golfers set for home cooking
Oct 05, 2007; ... Scott Miller University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (CSTV U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- As Iowa women's golf coach Kelly Crawford walked off the seventh green at Finkbine Golf Course, she smiled and exclaimed, "Home-field advantage, baby!" Just minutes before, the ...
Sexual predators give new meaning to Facebook poke
Oct 05, 2007; ... Jennifer Heine University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Review) (U-WIRE) NEWARK, Del. -- Although many students consider Facebook a guilty pleasure, the Web site has now been labeled "guilty" -- of allowing sexual predators to go after young users. Andrew Cuomo, attorney general of New ...
Common Application faces competition
Oct 05, 2007; ... Julie Trescott University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Student Life) (U-WIRE) CLAREMONT, Calif. -- The Universal College Application, a competitor to the Common Application, debuted in June with 13 colleges signed up. Although the application has since garnered the support of nearly fifty ...
U. Florida offers free mental health screenings
Oct 05, 2007; ... Lauren Collins University Wire 10-05-2007 (Independent Florida Alligator) (U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The University of Florida observed National Depression Screening Day early this year, as students received free screenings Thursday in recognition of Mental Illness Awareness ...
NU tennis' Holmes adjusts to college play, conditioning
Oct 05, 2007; ... Jeff Straub University Wire 10-05-2007 (Daily Nebraskan) (CSTV U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- Students describe the "freshmen 15" as the amount of weight a single student puts on during their first year of college. Jamie Holmes, a freshman from Grand Island on the Nebraska men's ...
U. Wisconsin student says disability needs were not accommodated
Oct 05, 2007; ... Bridget Roby University Wire 10-05-2007 (Badger Herald) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- University of Wisconsin students can be in wheelchairs, be blind or be deaf. But when a student cannot attend class because she is repeatedly hospitalized due to a genetic mutation, one student ...
Syracuse Catholics to be initiated as Knights of Columbus
Oct 05, 2007; ... Irene Manahan University Wire 10-05-2007 (Daily Orange) (U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Knights have arrived at Syracuse University. The Knights of Columbus, a national Roman Catholic men's organization, is the largest Catholic fraternal service in the world. And SU's chapter ...
Gators' defense not making the cut
Oct 05, 2007; ... Keith Claverie University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Daily Reveille) (CSTV U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- For the No. 9 Florida Gators, the hardest part about being defending national champions is just that -- defending. With offensive superstars like quarterbacks Chris Leak and Tim ...
Hoyas men's soccer still short on offense
Oct 05, 2007; ... Kevin Wessel University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Hoya) (CSTV U-WIRE) WASHINGTON -- If you cannot score, you cannot win. It is a simple tenet of sports, and while it is observed by all teams, none are more aware of it than Georgetown. The Hoyas have only managed three goals in nine ...
U. Arkansas music professor involved in hit-and-run accident
Oct 05, 2007; ... Gentry Lassiter University Wire 10-05-2007 (Arkansas Traveler) (U-WIRE) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- A University of Arkansas professor of music and director of the Arkansas Wind Symphony was involved in a hit-and-run accident Monday night, resulting in the cancellation of Wednesday's Wind ...
West Virginia U. film series begins with Native Americans
Oct 05, 2007; ... Kaitlynn Anderson University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Daily Athenaeum) (U-WIRE) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Native Americans were the topic that kicked off the Brown Bag Lunch Film and Discussion Series Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Bonnie M. Brown, the coordinator for West Virginia University ...
Local comm. college ahead of curve, SUNY-Binghamton on tech front
Oct 05, 2007; ... Michael Moreno University Wire 10-05-2007 (Pipe Dream) (U-WIRE) BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- As technology becomes increasingly utilized in the teaching practices at colleges across the country, Binghamton University's neighbor, Broome County Community College, has joined a growing trend: ...
U. Utah grad to open eco-friendly yogurt shop
Oct 05, 2007; ... Arthur Raymond University Wire 10-05-2007 (Daily Utah Chronicle) (U-WIRE) SALT LAKE CITY -- Shut up and spoon me. No shirt, no shoes, no spoon. Spooner of the month. These are just a few of the phrases that Bub Hatch and Ryan Combe are considering as in-store marketing ideas ...
Foreign policy expert Berger speaks at Tufts class
Oct 05, 2007; ... Liz Hoffman University Wire 10-05-2007 (Tufts Daily) (U-WIRE) MEDFORD, Mass. -- "What you have to remember," former National Security Advisor Sandy Berger said to the students sitting around the table with him, "is that 9/11 changed everything." Berger, national security ...
Man twice spotted masturbating in public on U. Michigan campus
Oct 05, 2007; ... Chris Herring University Wire 10-05-2007 (Michigan Daily) (U-WIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Police are searching for a man who has twice been seen masturbating in public on the University of Michigan's South Campus in the last week. The Department of Public Safety issued a crime ...
MIT tests new alert system
Oct 05, 2007; ... Joyce Kwan University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Tech) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security and Emergency Management Office initiated a campus-wide emergency test drill in late August that consisted of sending messages via phone, e-mail, and text ...
Cal women's volleyball snags first Pac-10 win over Oregon
Oct 05, 2007; ... Jeff Goodman University Wire 10-05-2007 (Daily Californian) (CSTV U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- The No. 10 Cal volleyball team found itself in a very familiar position after two games Thursday night at McArthur Court. Going into the third game against No. 19 Oregon, the Bears ...
BOOK REVIEW: Prize-winning 'Pi' worth second glance
Oct 05, 2007; ... Timothy Baghurst University Wire 10-05-2007 (Arkansas Traveler) (U-WIRE) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- While some books are better left unheard of, others deserve another chance for some time in the spotlight. Such is the case of 2002 Booker Prize winner "Life of Pi," by Canadian author Yann ...
CD REVIEW: Vedder captures 'Wild' spirit
Oct 05, 2007; ... Simone Wilson University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Guardian) (U-WIRE) LA JOLLA, Calif. -- The grand tradition of artist/film pair-ups (most famously, Simon & Garfunkel/"The Graduate") is an intimate method of storytelling that almost gives its musicians a supporting role. Now, eager ...
McFadden eyes school record as Arkansas takes on Chattanooga
Oct 05, 2007; ... Matt Jones University Wire 10-05-2007 (Arkansas Traveler) (CSTV U-WIRE) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Much has been made this week about Arkansas overlooking its opponent Saturday when it hosts Tennessee-Chattanooga at Little Rock's War Memorial Stadium. It wouldn't be too hard ....
No. 2 Huskies men's soccer take aim at record start
Oct 05, 2007; ... Justin Verrier University Wire 10-05-2007 (The Daily Campus) (CSTV U-WIRE) STORRS, Conn. -- In 2000, the men's soccer team began the season on fire, notching a 10-1-1 record and going more than a month without registering their second loss. It was the second best start in the Ray ...
Cornell U. begins composting roadkill
Oct 05, 2007; ... Alex Taylor University Wire 10-05-2007 (Cornell Daily Sun) (U-WIRE) ITHACA, N.Y. -- Up to 25,000 deer die annually on N.Y. State highways, and an estimated 70,000 per year on all the roads in the state combined. What do road maintenance crews do with all that roadkill? If ...
CD REVIEW: Gonzalez's 'Nature' proves deep, lyrically fulfilling
Oct 05, 2007; ... Rachel Couch University Wire 10-05-2007 (Cavalier Daily) (U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Amid the roaring anthems of "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" and "The Way I Are," minimal guitar chords and subtle vocals often take the back seat. While Jose Gonzalez's "In Our Nature," which came out ...
Lab mice at Harvard point to diarrhea cause
Oct 05, 2007; ... Clifford M Marks University Wire 10-05-2007 (Harvard Crimson) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- When a family of genetically modified mice started dying in a Harvard School of Public Health lab, researchers were puzzled. "How come you have so many cages of these mice breeding but ...
Practice vital to Lady Lions soccer's success
Oct 05, 2007; ... Brian Eller University Wire 10-05-2007 (Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For the No. 13 Penn State women's soccer team, the early morning hours of the day are no time to relax. As the sun is still slowly rising, and the everyday hustle and bustle of Happy ...