University Wire back issues from Monday, November 5:
Bears women's basketball steamroll Loyola-New Orleans in final exhibition
Nov 05, 2007; ... Gerald Nicdao University Wire 11-05-2007 (Daily Californian) (CSTV U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- There were two preseason top-20 teams on the court Sunday afternoon at Haas Pavilion. One was the No. 13 Cal women's basketball team. The other, however, was the NAIA's No. 17 ...
Mahone, BG defense put together solid outing
Nov 05, 2007; ... Chris Voloschuk University Wire 11-05-2007 (The BG News) (CSTV U-WIRE) BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- For three straight games, the BG defense was gouged by tough in-conference running attacks from Miami, Kent State and Ohio. Their record in that stretch? 1-2. On Saturday, the ...
Northeastern win at No. 8 New Hampshire
Nov 05, 2007; ... Chris Estrada University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Northeastern News) (CSTV U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.H. -- Neither rain, wind nor cold could stop Maurice Murray from running over No. 8 New Hampshire. The senior tailback was the star of the show, rushing for a career-high 206 yards and ...
U. Mississippi places music fraternity on probation
Nov 05, 2007; ... Sarah Shows And Tyler Clemons University Wire 11-05-2007 (Daily Mississippian) (U-WIRE) OXFORD, Miss. -- An 18-month probation period has been placed on Ole Miss's Phi Mu Alpha fraternity chapter at the University of Mississippi for violation of risk management, or hazing, policies, ...
DVD REVIEW: New film shows 'Other Side' of Dylan at folk festival
Nov 05, 2007; ... Matt Mullin University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Miami Hurricane) (U-WIRE) CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- For the vast majority of Americans, pop culture music has captivated and moved people. Few artists have had as significant an impact as Bob Dylan. His music and personality attracted people to ...
Delkus still swimming for Orange despite torn ankle ligaments
Nov 05, 2007; ... Tyler Dunne University Wire 11-05-2007 (Daily Orange) (CSTV U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- In the women's 100-yard freestyle Saturday, Syracuse's Carolyn Delkus and Boston University's Eve Kinsella raced shoulder to shoulder from start to finish. With torn ligaments in her ankle, Delkus' ...
Georgia court, headed by Cornell U. graduate, frees convict
Nov 05, 2007; ... Jamie Meyerson University Wire 11-05-2007 (Cornell Daily Sun) (U-WIRE) ITHACA, N.Y. -- Genarlow Wilson, convicted in 2005 of aggravated child molestation, was released last Friday after the Georgia Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears, a Cornell University graduate, ...
Thundering Herd trampled at UCF
Nov 05, 2007; ... Brian Dalek University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Parthenon) (CSTV U-WIRE) ORLANDO, Fla. -- For the Marshall Thundering Herd to upset the UCF Knights on their homecoming game, it would have required a little magic from a big-eared mouse that lives a few miles away. There was no ...
Car theft common in U. Colorado area
Nov 05, 2007; ... Andrew Frankel University Wire 11-05-2007 (Campus Press) (U-WIRE) BOULDER, Colo. -- On average, two to eight cars are reported missing every week in Boulder, Colo., according to Boulder Police spokeswoman Julie Brooks. "We rejoice when a week goes by and we don't get a single ...
BC field hockey falls in first round to UVA
Nov 05, 2007; ... Joseph DeMaio University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Heights) (CSTV U-WIRE) CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- The start of the game between ACC No. 4 seed Boston College (ranked No. 14 nationally) and ACC No. 5 seed Virginia (ranked No. 19 nationally) marked the first time that the ACC field hockey ...
Plenty to work on for USF women's basketball after exhibition loss
Nov 05, 2007; ... Joe Rienzi University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Oracle) (CSTV U-WIRE) TAMPA, Fla. -- The USF women's basketball team scheduled one exhibition game before beginning the 2007/2008 season. After a messy 65-63 loss to the Miami Sun on Sunday, the Bulls have several kinks to work out before ...
U. Texas students get 'glimpse' of India
Nov 05, 2007; ... Stephen Keller University Wire 11-05-2007 (Daily Texan) (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- Students clad in Indian fashions strutted on a stage while dance music blared, spilling out to the surrounding parts of the University of Texas campus Friday night. Students of many ethnicities ...
Cyclones soccer tie Nebraska, fall to eighth seed in Big 12 Tournament
Nov 05, 2007; ... Brian Guillaume University Wire 11-05-2007 (Iowa State Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa -- The ISU soccer team wrapped up its regular season on Friday with a 2-2 draw against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Jordan Bishop and Stephanie Kaphingst each scored first-half goals against ...
U. Texas-area residents run to raise money for cancer research
Nov 05, 2007; ... Monica Wheelock University Wire 11-05-2007 (Daily Texan) (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- Jean Synodinos plays music, spends time in her garden and with her dog and hangs out with her husband, she said. But when she was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago, she said she felt alone ...
Professors discuss methods of teaching Hindu, Urdu
Nov 05, 2007; ... Ana McKenzie University Wire 11-05-2007 (Daily Texan) (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- Namaste and adaab -- "hello" in Hindi and Urdu, respectively -- would have been appropriate greetings at a University of Texas-sponsored event Friday and Saturday. The two languages commonly spoken ...
Poking a Presidential Candidate: Students tuning in to 2008 election
Nov 05, 2007; ... Jeannie Nuss University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Daily Free Press) (U-WIRE) BOSTON -- "Mitt Romney added you as a friend on Facebook." Coming home from class and logging on to a friend request from a presidential candidate (or minion operating his or her profile) is probably ...
Watch out: Thieves may want your ID
Nov 05, 2007; ... Joanne Lui University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Collegian) (U-WIRE) FRESNO, Calif. -- The years directly following college are often the time when a graduate settles down, gets a job and buys that first new car or house. But some are discovering after being denied for a loan, that debts ...
U. Illinois conducts hard-hitting research
Nov 05, 2007; ... Eric Heisig University Wire 11-05-2007 (Daily Illini) (U-WIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Football players can get hit thousands of times throughout a season. The unanswered question is how hard is too hard, especially for high school athletes. Steve Broglio, University of Illinois ...
CD REVIEW: Believe the hype of Jay-Z's 'Gangster'
Nov 05, 2007; ... Nathan Ley University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Believe the hype or the rumors: Jay-Z's American Gangster is a concept album/unofficial soundtrack to Ridley Scott's film of the same name. The parallels to the movie begin with the intro - ...
VIDEO GAME REVIEW: Realistic graphics make 'Duty' come to life
Nov 05, 2007; ... Ryan Levick University Wire 11-05-2007 (Independent Florida Alligator) (U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- It used to be that everyone's favorite pixilated plumber, Mario, was on the cutting edge of graphical power. But today, while the Wii is pushing the game-play frontier to new ...
Injuries take Ducks depth chart to the limit
Nov 05, 2007; ... Jacob May University Wire 11-05-2007 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (CSTV U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- Like six times earlier this football season, an Oregon player went down with a devastating injury and someone behind him in the depth chart stepped up in his place without any drop-off in ...
UC Berkeley researchers make strides in miniaturization field
Nov 05, 2007; ... Taylor Fife University Wire 11-05-2007 (Daily Californian) (U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- With the advance of technology, cell phones and all sorts of devices have shrunk dramatically. Now that University of California at Berkeley physicists have built a radio one-ten-thousandth the ...
Minutewomen capture Atlantic 10 Championship in field hockey
Nov 05, 2007; ... Mike Connors University Wire 11-05-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- For the first time since 2001, Richmond didn't win the Atlantic 10 Championship. The Massachusetts field hockey team now holds that title and went through the five-time defending ...
Running backs a lonely highlight for Notre Dame
Nov 05, 2007; ... Ken Fowler University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Observer) (CSTV U-WIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame's running back combination of James Aldridge, Armando Allen and Travis Thomas was one of the team's lone bright spots in its loss to Navy Saturday. Aldridge was the Irish ...
McFadden, Jones run wild, hand Gamecocks third straight loss
Nov 05, 2007; ... Michael Aguilar University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Daily Gamecock) (CSTV U-WIRE) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Coming into Saturday's game, everyone knew that Arkansas had a powerful run attack. Just because something is common knowledge doesn't mean that anything can be done about it. South ...
Richardson hits Bush on war, vets' care
Nov 05, 2007; ... Christopher Patton University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (U-WIRE) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- During a Nov. 2 campaign event focused on veterans and their families, Democratic presidential-nomination hopeful Bill Richardson said that upon becoming president, he would bring a quick ...
Jenna Bush to promote her book in Gainesville, Fla.
Nov 05, 2007; ... Katie Gallagher University Wire 11-05-2007 (Independent Florida Alligator) (U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- First Daughter Jenna Bush will visit Gainesville, Fla. on Thursday to speak about her new book, "Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope." The speech, hosted by Barnes & Noble, ...
Stanford men's soccer back in contention after upsetting UCLA, SDSU
Nov 05, 2007; ... Haley Murphy University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Stanford Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- After a streak of three double-overtime ties with SoCal competitor UCLA, Stanford men's soccer finally ended its stagnation with a 2-1 win over the Bruins on Friday. The Cardinal (6-5-5, ...
Beasley shines in K-State basketball exhibition
Nov 05, 2007; ... Wendy Haun University Wire 11-05-2007 (Kansas State Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) MANHATTAN, Kan. -- The pilot of the Michael Beasley Show premiered Saturday to a decent showing. The freshman Beasley made his collegiate debut against Fort Hays State and put up impressive numbers ....
Growl entertains about 44K at U. Florida
Nov 05, 2007; ... Devin Culclasure University Wire 11-05-2007 (Independent Florida Alligator) (U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- In a flash of lights, smoke and pyrotechnics, grizzled rock veterans Lynyrd Skynyrd led a diverse group of entertainers Friday, Nov. 2 at one of the largest Gator Growl ...
IU's passing throws Ball State defense for a loop
Nov 05, 2007; ... Ryan Wood University Wire 11-05-2007 (Daily News) (CSTV U-WIRE) MUNCIE, Ind. -- With memories of last year's game against Indiana University fresh in the minds of Ball State University defenders, the Cardinals knew how productive Hoosier quarterback Kellen Lewis could be running the ...
INTERVIEW: Pomeroy lead singer discusses career choices
Nov 05, 2007; ... Eric Davis University Wire 11-05-2007 (Kansas State Collegian) (U-WIRE) MANHATTAN, Kan. -- David Fairbanks, lead singer for the band Pomeroy, sat down with the Collegian to answer some questions about the band and its tour. Pomeroy played the KatHouse Lounge on Halloween to a ...
Broken windows, railroad tie part of Bar One bus vandalism in Illinois
Nov 05, 2007; ... Michael Swiontek University Wire 11-05-2007 (Northern Star) (U-WIRE) DEKALB, Ill. -- On the weekend of Oct. 20, every window on the bus once used to drive Bar One patrons home was smashed out. DeKalb, Ill. police have yet to find out who vandalized the vehicle. The ...
Hoosiers volleyball drop matches vs. No. 1 Penn State, Ohio State
Nov 05, 2007; ... Harry Buc University Wire 11-05-2007 (Indiana Daily Student) (CSTV U-WIRE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The IU volleyball team (14-12, 5-9) suffered through two road losses this weekend, one against Ohio State and the other at the hands of No. 1 Penn State. Ohio State, a team the Hoosiers ...
San Diego State rallies to beat Wyoming
Nov 05, 2007; ... Eric Shannon University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Daily Aztec) (CSTV U-WIRE) SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego State football team looked like a pool shark on Saturday night. SDSU turned the ball over twice, setting up its opponent. It went three-and-out on five consecutive drives ...
Boston beauties, geeks try for spots on reality television show
Nov 05, 2007; ... Michelle Prerost University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Daily Free Press) (U-WIRE) BOSTON -- Before diving into a recent article he wrote for Time Magazine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate student Andrew Radin, armed with a microphone and electronic belt flashing lyrics, ...
Iowa State hockey sweeps past Michigan-Dearborn
Nov 05, 2007; ... Noah Schmelzer University Wire 11-05-2007 (Iowa State Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa -- A change of scenery couldn't keep Cyclone Hockey from sweeping its third opponent in a row over the weekend. Playing the first game of the doubleheader in 95 KGGO Arena in Des Moines on ...
Alabama A&M stuns Duke soccer at home in 4-3 win
Nov 05, 2007; ... Tim Britton University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Chronicle) (CSTV U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke entered Sunday riding a three-game winning streak into its matchup with Alabama A&M, a nonconference foe with a record under .500. But on a mild autumn afternoon, the Blue Devils got ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Gangster' filled with unpretentious flair
Nov 05, 2007; ... Jared Kraminitz University Wire 11-05-2007 (Cornell Daily Sun) (U-WIRE) ITHACA, N.Y. -- Given its distinctly classy provenance, it's no surprise that American Gangster is riddled not with bullets so much as grave pronouncements. Within the first five minutes "Bumpy" Johnson, a ...
Maine women's hockey drops two
Nov 05, 2007; ... Danielle Young University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Maine Campus) (CSTV U-WIRE) ORONO, Maine -- At home this past weekend, the University of Maine women's ice hockey team dropped a pair of games to Clarkson University. The Black Bears record fell to 1-8-1 overall, while Clarkson improved ...
U. Wisconsin campus lockdown suspect makes initial appearance in court
Nov 05, 2007; ... By: Quinn Craugh University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Daily Cardinal) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- Jesse Miller, the young man accused of putting University of Wisconsin-Madison's campus on lock down in late September, appeared in court Friday. Prosecutors charged him with a felony escape ...
TV REVIEW: 'Family Guy' is freakin' sweet
Nov 05, 2007; ... Jake Corbin University Wire 11-05-2007 (The State Hornet) (U-WIRE) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Halloween might be over, but "Family Guy" is a part of the television undead. Coming back to life after cancellation, Seth MacFarlane's animated family hit the century mark Sunday night on ...
Weather, Rams conspire to hand UMass its first CAA loss
Nov 05, 2007; ... Jeremy Rice University Wire 11-05-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) KINGSTON, R.I. -- Saturday's contest between the Massachusetts football team and the Rhode Island Rams was meant to be quarterback Liam Coen's homecoming. The final collegiate game he would ...
Maryland men's soccer seniors score in romp over Cavs
Nov 05, 2007; ... Adi Joseph University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Diamondback) (CSTV U-WIRE) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- With a two-goal lead over Virginia already established Saturday, Terrapin men's soccer coach Sasho Cirovski decided to side with sentimentality and take a bit of a gamble. It was, after ...
No. 4 Brown men's soccer boots Yale
Nov 05, 2007; ... Jason Harris University Wire 11-05-2007 (Brown Daily Herald) (CSTV U-WIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Not even the rain gods could stop the men's soccer team's run. After Saturday's game at Yale was postponed due to Tropical Storm Noel, the game was played on Sunday and the Bears downed the ...
San Diego State volleyball gets first MWC road win
Nov 05, 2007; ... David Pope University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Daily Aztec) (CSTV U-WIRE) SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego State volleyball team hasn't had much to celebrate in the past few weeks. Its problems have been coming hard and fast. SDSU has lost five straight matches, falling ...
Another week, another comeback for Hawkeyes
Nov 05, 2007; ... Charlie Kautz University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (CSTV U-WIRE) EVANSTON, Ill. -- It was only one week earlier, in the midst of yet another slow start and a forgettable first half against Michigan State, that head-shaking Hawkeye fans turned for the exits and a fed-up Kirk ...
Another MAC title for Ohio women's soccer
Nov 05, 2007; ... Dylan Scott University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Post) (CSTV U-WIRE) ATHENS, Ohio -- Another year, another Mid-American Conference title. No. 16 Ohio repeated as MAC Tournament champions Saturday, defeating Miami 3-2 in overtime. The Bobcats (17-4) advanced to a play-in game for ...
Academic iTunes may make debut at Dartmouth
Nov 05, 2007; ... Brook Jackling University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Dartmouth) (U-WIRE) HANOVER, N.H. -- A Dartmouth College committee is currently investigating the possibility of using iTunes U, an Apple program that enables college students to download videos of campus lectures and events. Some 28 ...
Buckeye defense not fooled by Wisconsin's trickery
Nov 05, 2007; ... Kevin Hagstrom University Wire 11-05-2007 (Badger Herald) (CSTV U-WIRE) COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When Wisconsin kept its first series alive with a fake punt turned into a 31 yard pass-play from punter Ken DeBauche to backup punter Paul Standring, it seemed that the Wisconsin coaching staff ...
Penn State to pay $47K in stadium back taxes
Nov 05, 2007; ... Alyssa Owens University Wire 11-05-2007 (Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Centre County Assessment Appeals Board decided last week that Pennsylvania State University must pay the county $47,000 as part of an in-lieu-of-tax agreement for the university's baseball ...
Defense leads to offense for UW soccer
Nov 05, 2007; ... Jesse Husid University Wire 11-05-2007 (Badger Herald) (CSTV U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- Whoever said the best defense is a good offense probably didn't have Kyle Klubertanz, Davis Drewiske and Brendan Smith in mind. The Wisconsin defense, led by senior captain Drewiske, senior ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Gangster:' say no to drugs
Nov 05, 2007; ... Jakina Hill University Wire 11-05-2007 (Daily Egyptian) (U-WIRE) CARBONDALE, Ill. -- A slightly horrific and vividly graphic spectacle of what a bullet to the head looks like or an up close image of drugs being accepted into the blood stream evokes an uneasy feeling in the stomach as ...
U. Penn reverend blends religion with 'erotic passion'
Nov 05, 2007; ... Alissa Eisenberg University Wire 11-05-2007 (Daily Pennsylvanian) (U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- Is God erotic? Though not a question asked often, it's the central theme for the University of Pennsylvania Christian Association's Rev. Beverly Dale, who aims to help Christians become ...
COMMENTARY: Hawkeyes' tortoise-like play pays off
Nov 05, 2007; ... Brendan Stiles University Wire 11-05-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (CSTV U-WIRE) EVANSTON, Ill. -- Almost every kid has heard of Aesop's fable "The Tortoise and the Hare." You know, the one where the hare jumps out to a massive lead, then gets comfortable, only to find the tortoise ...
Colorado State men's basketball dominates in second exhibition
Nov 05, 2007; ... Matt Pucak University Wire 11-05-2007 (Rocky Mountain Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- In the off-season, despite the heavy player losses from last season's team, Rams center Stuart Creason tried to explain to doubters that his CSU men's basketball team was going to be ...
UCLA women's soccer rolling through Pac-10
Nov 05, 2007; ... Ajaybir Behniwal University Wire 11-05-2007 (Daily Bruin) (CSTV U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- The excitement that surrounded Drake Stadium on Sunday for Senior Day as the UCLA women's soccer team took on Arizona in its final regular season home game never had the chance to die down, as the ...
U. Florida researchers find clue to turtle mystery
Nov 05, 2007; ... Steven Weiner University Wire 11-05-2007 (Independent Florida Alligator) (U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- For 50 years, scientists have attempted to discover where newly hatched green sea turtles go before they reappear as juveniles in the coastal sea grass. Now, University of ...
Students, visitors wait for 'Clinton magic' at U. Utah
Nov 05, 2007; ... Ana Breton University Wire 11-05-2007 (Daily Utah Chronicle) (U-WIRE) SALT LAKE CITY -- All Ginger Thompson and Kyler Williams wanted to see was a little bit of that "Clinton magic." Thompson and Williams, both students at Weber State University, drove from Ogden, Utah, to ...
Indiana U. senior files suit for 'attack'
Nov 05, 2007; ... Sara Amato University Wire 11-05-2007 (Indiana Daily Student) (U-WIRE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- An Indiana University student is suing six former IU students and one current student, alleging that they assaulted him and made anti-Semitic comments toward him last year. In a lawsuit ...
With starter out, backup QB shines for Orange
Nov 05, 2007; ... Matt Gelb University Wire 11-05-2007 (Daily Orange) (CSTV U-WIRE) PITTSBURGH -- A cool and collected Cameron Dantley handled the swarm of media around him like a pro, much like he handled his first chance to play in a close game. OK, so maybe he received training for the ...
FILM REVIEW: Doubts about Afflecks are 'Gone Baby Gone'
Nov 05, 2007; ... Evan Leroy University Wire 11-05-2007 (FSView & Florida Flambeau) (U-WIRE) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A lot of people have their hang-ups about Ben Affleck, and with a track record that includes Gigli, Daredevil and Jersey Girl, who can blame them? Despite his douchebaggery in ...
COMMENTARY: A new era begins for Razorbacks basketball
Nov 05, 2007; ... Bart Pohlman University Wire 11-05-2007 (Arkansas Traveler) (CSTV U-WIRE) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- As he jogged onto the court for the first time in an Arkansas uniform, the fans at Bud Walton Arena cheered in approval. He threw a beautiful no-look pass to a cutting player, as if ...
Barnard College confirms Abu El-Haj likely to be granted tenure
Nov 05, 2007; ... Hayley Negrin University Wire 11-05-2007 (Columbia Daily Spectator) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- A statement released Friday by Barnard College confirmed professor Nadia Abu El-Haj has received tenure, after an e-mail sent by a departmental administrator first alerted the anthropology ...
COMMENTARY: Oregon's Dixon has come long way in past year
Nov 05, 2007; ... Jacob May University Wire 11-05-2007 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (CSTV U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- Almost a year ago, a nearly half-empty Autzen Stadium cheered as quarterback Brady Leaf took the field and Dennis Dixon sat on the bench. Dixon threw three interceptions in Oregon's 37-10 ...