University Wire back issues from Thursday, November 1:
New-look Gators basketball set for exhibition debut
Nov 01, 2007; ... Danny Klein University Wire 11-01-2007 (Independent Florida Alligator) (CSTV U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The championship celebration is over. After raising its second banner in two years, the Florida men's basketball team will begin a new era tonight at 8 when it hosts ...
Kohli '08, former Indian tennis star, toughs it out at Brown
Nov 01, 2007; ... Erin Frauenhofer University Wire 11-01-2007 (Brown Daily Herald) (CSTV U-WIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Co-captain Saurabh Kohli '08 has taught the men's tennis team the true meaning of the word "toughness." For Kohli, toughness was leaving his native India for the first time in his life ...
IU women's tennis to compete in Western Michigan Duals this weekend
Nov 01, 2007; ... Zina Kumok University Wire 11-01-2007 (Indiana Daily Student) (CSTV U-WIRE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- In its last tournament of the fall season, the IU women's tennis team will compete at the Western Michigan Duals this weekend. IU coach Lin Loring said other teams competing in ...
Notre Dame basketball big man will lose cast
Nov 01, 2007; ... Chris Khorey University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Observer) (CSTV U-WIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The hard cast on Notre Dame forward Luke Harangody's thumb will be removed next week, and he might play in the team's regular season opener against Long Island University on Nov. 12, Irish coach ...
Baylor U. eternal flame to be doused at 2 a.m.
Nov 01, 2007; ... Tessa Shockey University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Lariat) (U-WIRE) WACO, Texas -- To steal or not to steal, that is the question. For most Brooks residents, when it comes to the Eternal Flame there is no question. There is only the question of when to steal. Brooks ...
Iowa State U. researchers develop HPV detection
Nov 01, 2007; ... Sydney Smith University Wire 11-01-2007 (Iowa State Daily) (U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa -- The culmination of five years of research at the Ames, Iowa, Laboratory has turned up a groundbreaking discovery concerning the human papillomavirus and how it relates to cervical ...
USC's tuition hikes on par with other colleges
Nov 01, 2007; ... Silva Sevlian University Wire 11-01-2007 (Daily Trojan) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Like the ever-rising price of oil, increases in the cost of education reflect the basic market principle of supply and demand, experts say. Recent reports contending that the cost of tuition and ...
Marshall U. frat hosts Hoop-A-Paluza for Children's Miracle Network
Nov 01, 2007; ... Demeley Smith University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Parthenon) (U-WIRE) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- The Marshall University Beta Phi Chapter of Phi Mu Fraternity is hosting its 2nd annual fundraiser for the Children's Miracle Network called Hoop-A-Paluza. The event will be at noon on Saturday in ...
CD REVIEW: System of a Down lead singer disappoints with 'Dead'
Nov 01, 2007; ... Spencer Cox University Wire 11-01-2007 (Volante) (U-WIRE) VERMILLION, S.D. -- A relatively slow week in the music scene has forced this article to focus on an album that can be classified among the most feared format in all of music: the solo album. That's right, someone from ...
U. Oklahoma crowns Miss OU 2008
Nov 01, 2007; ... Dane Beavers University Wire 11-01-2007 (Oklahoma Daily) (U-WIRE) NORMAN, Okla. -- The Miss University of Oklahoma 2008 Scholarship pageant crowned a winner Tuesday night inside Meacham Auditorium. Kimberly Hulsey, journalism senior, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship and a spot ...
INTERVIEW: Pena, Garfield, Redford on 'Lambs,' American politics
Nov 01, 2007; ... Harry Waksberg University Wire 11-01-2007 (Tufts Daily) (U-WIRE) MEDFORD, Mass. -- Robert Redford's new movie "Lions for Lambs" began garnering buzz months ago with its glitzy cast -- Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise and Redford himself -- and hot-button focus. But behind the pretty faces ...
Bowling Green State U. students help determine professors' paychecks
Nov 01, 2007; ... Nathan Robson University Wire 11-01-2007 (The BG News) (U-WIRE) BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Every year students help decide which professors make tenure, get a pay raise or get promoted when they fill out evaluations at the end of each semester. "We determine their salary on a ...
Freshmen lead the way for Bulls basketball
Nov 01, 2007; ... Brendan Galella University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Oracle) (CSTV U-WIRE) TAMPA, Fla. -- USF was able to coast to a 99-70 victory over Saint Leo in its exhibition opener despite still getting to know each other. "Our freshman, Dominique James, he had a big game for us," point ...
Colonials women's basketball ranked No. 13 in preseason poll
Nov 01, 2007; ... Joanna Shapes University Wire 11-01-2007 (The GW Hatchet) (CSTV U-WIRE) WASHINGTON -- The women's basketball team is ranked No. 13 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll, the highest the team has ever been ranked in a preseason poll. The Colonials finished last season ranked 11th after a ...
Clemson defense ranks among nation's best
Nov 01, 2007; ... Stephen Allan University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Chronicle) (CSTV U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -- With the third best pass defense in the nation, allowing just 155.5 yards per game, Clemson feasts on teams that throw far more than they run. Although Duke's offensive attack is relatively ...
COMMENTARY: Don't expect another title from young Gators basketball team
Nov 01, 2007; ... Jenna Marina University Wire 11-01-2007 (Independent Florida Alligator) (CSTV U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- I hate to break it to you Gators fans, but this basketball season is going to be just like football, so brace yourselves now. Despite the fact that the football team ...
TCU women's soccer preps for playoffs
Nov 01, 2007; ... Caroline Lockwood University Wire 11-01-2007 (Daily Skiff) (CSTV U-WIRE) FORT WORTH, Texas -- With last week's 3-0 victory against Utah, the Horned Frogs clinched a conference tournament spot and a couple of team honors. Sophomore forward Lizzy Karoly was named the Mountain ...
Budget creates setback for U. Wisconsin partner benefits
Nov 01, 2007; ... Shira Nanus University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Daily Cardinal) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- Although University of Wisconsin System officials responded positively overall to the state budget passed last week, UW-Madison officials say they were disappointed by the exclusion of domestic ...
Cell phone, alcohol use by Texas drivers raises concerns
Nov 01, 2007; ... Adam Young University Wire 11-01-2007 (Daily Toreador) (U-WIRE) LUBBOCK, Texas -- Approximately one-third of 4,442 Texas teenage drivers regularly talk on a cell phone while driving and almost one-fourth surveyed by the Texas Transportation Institute have driven under the influence ...
Variety of Web sites attract Marshall U. students
Nov 01, 2007; ... Brandon Ambrose University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Parthenon) (U-WIRE) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Social networking Web sites have been popping up all over the Internet the past few years, and the Web traffic of these sites has grown exponentially. While some students use these Web ...
Former Iraq Study Group co-chair speaks at U. Utah
Nov 01, 2007; ... Dustin Gardiner University Wire 11-01-2007 (Daily Utah Chronicle) (U-WIRE) SALT LAKE CITY -- The chief contribution of the Iraq Study Group was not its recommendations, which were largely ignored by the Bush administration, but the influence it had in changing debate about the Iraq ...
Texas State football-playing brothers build legacy on field, in classroom
Nov 01, 2007; ... Charlotte Almazan University Wire 11-01-2007 (The University Star) (CSTV U-WIRE) SAN MARCOS, Texas -- Over the last four years, Nick Clark has built a legacy at the defensive end position, and his younger brother Marcus Clark is ready for a legacy of his own. Growing up, the ...
Seinfeld's sitcom legacy brings buzz to 'Bee Movie'
Nov 01, 2007; ... Lara Levin University Wire 11-01-2007 (Daily Trojan) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Jerry Seinfeld will go down in history as the creator and star of one of the greatest, if not the greatest, sitcoms of all time. His dry humor and ability to turn insightful observation into gut-busting ...
Minutemen take on prolific URI rushers
Nov 01, 2007; ... Eli Rosenswaike University Wire 11-01-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- Rhode Island amassed 430 rushing yards last weekend against No. 8 New Hampshire. And lost. By 13 points. In five Colonial Athletic Association games this season, ...
U. Florida groups protest fees for teaching assistants
Nov 01, 2007; ... Devin Culclasure University Wire 11-01-2007 (Independent Florida Alligator) (U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- While some University of Florida students bought last-minute costumes or prepared for parties on Wednesday, about 50 protesters decided to "spook Tigert Hall" for ...
U. South Dakota students discuss male birth control pill
Nov 01, 2007; ... Abbey Jones & Sarah Reinecke University Wire 11-01-2007 (Volante) (U-WIRE) VERMILLION, S.D. -- When it comes to male birth control, the choices are hard to come by. Males rely on physical pregnancy prevention like condoms or even vasectomies, rather than the hormonal birth ...
Legality of new U. Oregon arena's finances questioned
Nov 01, 2007; ... Ryan Knutson University Wire 11-01-2007 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- The funding plan for the new basketball arena has the potential to violate tax laws, but whether the plan violates the law depends on legal interpretations, and the University of Oregon insists it ...
Sex offender frequents U. Minnesota arena
Nov 01, 2007; ... Andy Steinke University Wire 11-01-2007 (Minnesota Daily) (U-WIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- University of Minnesota police arrested a known sex offender Saturday night during a volleyball game at Williams Arena. St. Paul resident Richard Stevens, 42, was arrested for giving police a ...
Four men advance to ITA Indoor Championships
Nov 01, 2007; ... Danny Belch University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Stanford Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- Nearly a month ago, there were no Stanford men set to compete at the ITA National Indoor Championships. But after four weeks of solid play, four Cardinal tennis players have qualified for ...
COMMENTARY: Holidays to see rush of pointless greatest hits albums
Nov 01, 2007; ... Rachel Kellerman University Wire 11-01-2007 (The News Record) (U-WIRE) CINCINNATI -- The holiday season is right around the corner, which means it is time for Christmas trees, turkey, mistletoe, gingerbread and ... recycled music? Ah yes, the time of year when a handful of ...
Volleyball: Opponents come in hungry for win
Nov 01, 2007; ... Michelle Nicoud University Wire 11-01-2007 (Daily Skiff) (CSTV U-WIRE) FORT WORTH, Texas -- The volleyball team welcomes two conference opponents from the state of Utah to the University Recreation Center starting tonight. The Horned Frogs take on BYU tonight and will follow ...
Tufts U. student arrested at Red Sox celebration
Nov 01, 2007; ... Giovanni Russonello University Wire 11-01-2007 (Tufts Daily) (U-WIRE) MEDFORD, Mass. -- Tufts University sophomore Emma Mayerson went a step too far while celebrating the Red Sox's World Series win, according to the Boston Police Department. Mayerson was arrested in Boston in ...
COMMENTARY: Daft Punk CD covers entire span of band's career
Nov 01, 2007; ... Thom Brekke University Wire 11-01-2007 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- What began at a festival in the desert a little more than a year ago ended at a festival in the desert last weekend, as Daft Punk played its final North American show on the band's Alive 2007 tour ...
FILM REVIEW: Drug dealer untouchable in 'Gangster'
Nov 01, 2007; ... Thomas Floyd University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Diamondback) (U-WIRE) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- While audiences flock to theaters this weekend to catch Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe in the crime thriller American Gangster, director Marc Levin's engaging documentary, Mr. Untouchable, ...
FILM REVIEW: Anderson still original on 'Darjeeling'
Nov 01, 2007; ... Chance Dibben University Wire 11-01-2007 (University Daily Kansan) (U-WIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Most problems in films are a result of a mishandling of tone. That's where Wes Anderson's last film, The Life Aquatic, failed. He has always balanced serio-comic tales of dysfunction and ...
INTERVIEW: Seinfeld envisions life as a bee
Nov 01, 2007; ... Lindsay Funston University Wire 11-01-2007 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- Jerry Seinfeld has been a staple in the country's comedic diet for years. He used his sarcastic and analytic humor to propel his self-titled TV show "Seinfeld" to sitcom legendary. And now, ...
Friends remember U. Pittsburgh grad student
Nov 01, 2007; ... Henry Clay Webster University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Pitt News) (U-WIRE) PITTSBURGH -- Everyone agrees about Tyrene Livingston. Everyone who knew her, whether for years or even by acquaintance, uses the same words over and over. She was ambitious, confident, determined ...
Lions field hockey begin title quest
Nov 01, 2007; ... Andrew Champi University Wire 11-01-2007 (Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For the No. 9 Penn State field hockey team, the goal is simple entering the Big Ten tournament: Outshoot the opponent. In their three conference wins, the Nittany Lions (12-6, 3-3 ...
'T.O.' sets high bar for Arizona volleyball
Nov 01, 2007; ... Lance Madden University Wire 11-01-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (CSTV U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Early last week, Arizona volleyball player Tiffany Owens was walking down the corridor of McKale Center after practice when she was complimented on her career-best 17-kill performance ...
CD REVIEW: Coheed and Cambria see emotional 'Tomorrow'
Nov 01, 2007; ... Valerie Bishop University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Battalion) (U-WIRE) COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria released its newest concept album No World For Tomorrow, the second volume of Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV. It is said that this album is the ...
Finally: Gophers volleyball get much-needed win
Nov 01, 2007; ... Mark Heise University Wire 11-01-2007 (Minnesota Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- The losing streak is over. Minnesota's volleyball team ended its seven-match losing skid Wednesday night, sweeping Iowa 30-20, 30-27, 30-25 at the Sports Pavilion for the team's second win in the ...
Seven BG swimmers are entering the home stretch of their college careers
Nov 01, 2007; ... Andrew Harner University Wire 11-01-2007 (The BG News) (CSTV U-WIRE) BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- It's the beginning of the end as tomorrow evening marks the beginning of the last Mid-American Conference season for the seven seniors on BG's swimming and diving team. "This year has ...
Dean to leave Syracuse in June to complete research on shipwrecks
Nov 01, 2007; ... Melissa Daniels University Wire 11-01-2007 (Daily Orange) (U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- At age 16, Cathryn Newton was part of the crew that located the wreck of the ironclad warship USS Monitor. "Doing science 24 hours a day, being on watch with Doc Edgerton of MIT as he was ...
First-half own goal quickly deflates Orange soccer's momentum
Nov 01, 2007; ... Jared Diamond University Wire 11-01-2007 (Daily Orange) (CSTV U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Brien Chamney hadn't scored a goal all season and Wednesday would've been the perfect time. Syracuse led 1-0 near the end of the first half, and another score could've secured a key victory and ...
Zombies return to LSU
Nov 01, 2007; ... Jalissa Bates University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Daily Reveille) (U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- They're back and deader than ever. Zombies prowled their way around the Louisiana State University campus Halloween night making their second appearance since their inception this past ...
UCLA alum featured in Darfur documentary
Nov 01, 2007; ... Kate Stanhope University Wire 11-01-2007 (Daily Bruin) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- While many a UCLA alum can be seen on hit television shows or in the latest and greatest blockbusters, more and more recent Bruin graduates are finding their way to the entertainment limelight through what ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Gangster' an American epic
Nov 01, 2007; ... Christian Palmer University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Daily Cougar) (U-WIRE) HOUSTON -- The world was very different during the 1970s. We were hopelessly engaged in an unpopular war, police were notoriously corrupt and drug use was dangerously prevalent. OK, so some things never ...
Farah and Van't Hof will test their progress
Nov 01, 2007; ... Merisa Jensen University Wire 11-01-2007 (Daily Trojan) (CSTV U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Two Trojans take to the court today in the elite 2007 ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The tournament consists of only 32 singles players ...
U. Massachusetts reinvents trailers
Nov 01, 2007; ... Lucas Correia University Wire 11-01-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- Students in professor Alan Lutenegger's Senior Civil Engineering Construction Methods course at the University of Massachusetts are designing a new type of emergency shelter that could ...
State Bar of Texas YouTube contest aims to educate on justice system
Nov 01, 2007; ... Tug Ledermann University Wire 11-01-2007 (The University Star) (U-WIRE) SAN MARCOS, Texas -- It's time for Texans to break out the camcorders and vent their opinions on the justice system for the first State Bar of Texas social media Web site YouTube video contest. Kim Davey, ...
U. Miami frat brothers charged with beating up man, demanding drugs
Nov 01, 2007; ... Greg Linch University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Miami Hurricane) (U-WIRE) CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Three University of Miami students were arrested and charged Friday with aggravated battery and burglary, according the Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts website. The Miami Herald reported ...
Notre Dame hockey deals with practice upheaval
Nov 01, 2007; ... Kyle Cassily University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Observer) (CSTV U-WIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame worked on pulling its goalie mid-play for the first time this season during Wednesday's practice. The run-through was their last before taking on Lake Superior State tonight at ...
Bruins preparing for Wazzou's pass-heavy offense
Nov 01, 2007; ... Jason Feder University Wire 11-01-2007 (Daily Bruin) (CSTV U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- The Washington State team the Bruins played on Saturday was not supposed to be able to run the ball. The pass-first Cougars did nothing close to what they were expected to. Pulling a caterpillar-to-moth ...
VIDEO GAME REVIEW: 'Jericho' delivers high level of gore
Nov 01, 2007; ... Matthew Bellezza University Wire 11-01-2007 (Daily Orange) (U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A little blood and gore can spice anything up. And first-person shooter "Jericho" has plenty of it. "Clive Barker's Jericho" hit Xbox 360s, PCs and PS3s everywhere last Friday. Although very ...
Expansion aims to broaden U. Minnesota religious studies program
Nov 01, 2007; ... Mike Rose University Wire 11-01-2007 (Minnesota Daily) (U-WIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- If a proposed expansion to the major is approved, religious studies students at the University of Minnesota may soon be exploring religions from a more worldly and modern perspective. The religious ...
Bill proposes parent involvement before situations escalate
Nov 01, 2007; ... Amanda Venable University Wire 11-01-2007 (The University Star) (U-WIRE) SAN MARCOS, Texas -- Federal legislation designed to keep college and university campuses safer might give schools the right to contact students' parents in a non-emergency situation. The MH-SAFE Act is intended ...
U. Houston pumpkin carving contestants make way to winner's circle
Nov 01, 2007; ... Anny Sivilay University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Daily Cougar) (U-WIRE) HOUSTON -- Children, staff and students gathered with smiles today around the specially carved pumpkins lined up outside of the University of Houston's M.D. Anderson Library at the third annual Great Pumpkin ...
A louder Big House: Prof's test says skyboxes will increase noise
Nov 01, 2007; ... Elaine Lafay University Wire 11-01-2007 (Michigan Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The addition of luxury boxes to Michigan Stadium will make it louder, according to tests by a University of Michigan professor. During halftime at Saturday's football game against ...
Beetles to be used by Penn State researchers for biofuels
Nov 01, 2007; ... Tiffany Peden University Wire 11-01-2007 (Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Through three restricted-access doors in the basement of the Pennsylvania State University Agriculture Sciences and Industries building and in a quarantined room, there is a lab filled with ...
Cal volleyball clashes with OSU after upset win
Nov 01, 2007; ... Matt Kawahara University Wire 11-01-2007 (Daily Californian) (CSTV U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- In the split second it took for Angie Pressey to nail the final kill in last weekend's upset of then-No. 7 UCLA, the No. 8 Cal volleyball team saw a dramatic change in the complexion of its ...
UCLA women's soccer coach Ellis up for national coach spot
Nov 01, 2007; ... Ajaybir Behniwal University Wire 11-01-2007 (Daily Bruin) (CSTV U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- After Greg Ryan was unable to guide the heavily favored U.S. women's national team to a World Cup title in China a month ago, U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati decided not to extend his contract ...
Off the bye week, SIU gears up for Leathernecks
Nov 01, 2007; ... Scott Mieszala University Wire 11-01-2007 (Daily Egyptian) (CSTV U-WIRE) CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The difference between winning and losing in the SIU football team's next game could come down to seven days. That's how many more days the No. 6 Salukis (7-1, 3-1 Gateway) have had to ...
VIDEO GAME REVIEW: EA's 'Skate' sends 'Hawk' out with the old
Nov 01, 2007; ... Phil Owen University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Crimson White) (U-WIRE) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- For the first time this season, we have two competing skateboarding games on the market, and this fight is an important one to watch - at least for those who care - because the outcome will ...
No. 5 Card volleyball goes Duck hunting
Nov 01, 2007; ... Rebecca Harlow University Wire 11-01-2007 (The Stanford Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- For only the second time in 2007, the No. 5 Stanford women's volleyball team will try to bounce back from a loss this week. After being upset by No. 6 USC on the road last weekend, the ...
U. Florida researchers working with stem cells to treat chest pain
Nov 01, 2007; ... Steven Weiner University Wire 11-01-2007 (Independent Florida Alligator) (U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- University of Florida researchers are hoping stem cells found in human bones can relieve patients' suffering from the painful effects of heart disease. In the next year, ...