University Wire back issues from Tuesday, November 6:
Temple's Tyndale looks to improve defense in senior season
Nov 06, 2007; ... Terrance McNeil University Wire 11-06-2007 (Temple News) (CSTV U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- Mark Tyndale was deemed academically ineligible last season and missed the first six games. Fans might know Tyndale, a senior guard, rebounded to become the second-leading scorer in the ...
CSU students to rage on with Tom Morello
Nov 06, 2007; ... Nick Scheidies University Wire 11-06-2007 (Rocky Mountain Collegian) (U-WIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Since 1991, Tom Morello has been playing for sold-out stadiums around the world as the lead guitarist for Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. Now, as a solo artist touring ...
Sweet performance in goal for Penn men's soccer
Nov 06, 2007; ... Molin Zhong University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily Pennsylvanian) (CSTV U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- Goalkeeper Kevin Sweetland may have thrown his name back into the starting mix with his performance last Saturday against Princeton. The sophomore, who was the Opening Day starter, ably ...
U. New Mexico instructor says he lost job due to his beliefs
Nov 06, 2007; ... Jeremy Hunt University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily Lobo) (U-WIRE) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- University of New Mexico instructor Charles Truxillo said the Chicano Studies program won't renew his contract in the spring because of his ideological beliefs. Truxillo said he is well-known ...
CD REVIEW: Jay-Z's 'Gangster' beats other trite, for-profit lyrics
Nov 06, 2007; ... Staff Report University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily Texan) (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- Who doesn't want another Jay-Z album? The greatest rapper alive and inspiration to more man-crushes than Tom Brady recently crept back to the game with his second post-retirement album. This time ...
Temple women's soccer closes 7th straight losing season
Nov 06, 2007; ... Terrance McNeil University Wire 11-06-2007 (Temple News) (CSTV U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- The women's soccer team's losing streak stopped at seven Saturday at Saint Joseph's. Netting only two goals in the seven-game skid, the Owls held the Hawks scoreless through two overtimes ...
CD REVIEW: T's reissued debut ends up being just a tease
Nov 06, 2007; ... Shaia Moore University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily Trojan) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Once upon a time, there was a scrawny, bright-eyed boy from a suburb in Chicago who dreamed of becoming a rock star. Armed with an acoustic guitar, a 4-track and a hometown girl to pen sappy lyrics about, ...
Obama campaign praises NYU group
Nov 06, 2007; ... Lisa Euker University Wire 11-06-2007 (Washington Square News) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- The New York University chapter of Students for Barack Obama was recently named one of the most active student groups across the nation by Obama's national campaign because of their extraordinary ...
Michigan volleyball romps Iowa in record-setting night
Nov 06, 2007; ... Ruth Lincoln University Wire 11-06-2007 (Michigan Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Two-thousand is a magical number for Stesha Selsky. The senior made history Monday night when she became just the third player in Big Ten volleyball history and the 25th NCAA Division I ...
Rancher on sideline as UMass falls at Rhode Island
Nov 06, 2007; ... Eli Rosenswaike University Wire 11-06-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- The 12-6 loss against Rhode Island cost the Massachusetts football team five spots in this week's Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision Poll, but didn't cost the team ...
Speaker talks peace in Palestine Students participate in "die-in," Peace Prize nominee speaks to capacity crowd
Nov 06, 2007; ... Joanna Xu University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Stanford Daily) (U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- "Peace in Palestine is an imperative," Hanan Ashrawi told a packed Kresge Auditorium Monday night in a speech entitled "Palestine: Is Peace Possible?" "The essential first step toward a ...
Montana volleyball keeps playoff hopes alive
Nov 06, 2007; ... Jake Grilley University Wire 11-06-2007 (Montana Kaimin) (CSTV U-WIRE) MISSOULA, Mont. -- The 1,506 fans that showed up to watch the University of Montana volleyball team take on Montana State Friday night weren't enough to break the all-time volleyball attendance record ....
Winter blues hit as seasons change
Nov 06, 2007; ... Erin Prah University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Everyone just turned their clocks back an hour this weekend, which means fewer hours of daylight, which further translates into the time of the year when students can develop what is called ...
Drugs' new look targets first-time users
Nov 06, 2007; ... Ben Rabun University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily O'Collegian) (U-WIRE) STILLWATER, Okla. -- Methamphetamine manufacturers are transforming meth into fruit-flavored candy to sell a new version of the drug. However, meth production is still taking a sharp decline and is not the ...
Spikes fills leadership role for Florida
Nov 06, 2007; ... Nick Zaccardi University Wire 11-06-2007 (Independent Florida Alligator) (CSTV U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- UF coaches hoped Brandon Spikes, who played sparingly as a freshman in 2006, would be a different player this year. They wanted Spikes to transition into another ...
Red Raiders hit more offensive milestones in rout of Baylor
Nov 06, 2007; ... Ben Maki University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily Toreador) (CSTV U-WIRE) WACO, Texas -- Texas Tech took advantage of opportunities and achieved school milestones. In Saturday's 38-7 victory over Baylor at Floyd Casey Stadium, Tech quarterback Graham Harrell became the fifth person ...
On ballot or not, students back Colbert
Nov 06, 2007; ... Jeannie Nuss University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Daily Free Press) (U-WIRE) BOSTON -- College students across the country spilled over to the political scene last month when Stephen Colbert announced his tongue-in-cheek candidacy for president of the United States on just South ...
Raudabaugh leads Miami team to first in MAC East with 31-28 victory
Nov 06, 2007; ... Dan Kukla University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Miami Student) (CSTV U-WIRE) OXFORD, Ohio -- Just one year removed from a dismal 2-10 season, the Miami University football team moved into first place in the Mid-American Conference East division after surviving a shootout with the ...
UTA volleyball takes two, secures SLC West second seed
Nov 06, 2007; ... Caleb Gremmer University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Shorthorn) (CSTV U-WIRE) ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Mavericks volleyball team finished its tour of the Southland Conference East Division with back-to-back shutouts against Southeastern Louisiana and Nicholls State. UTA improved its ...
Number of black head coaches increasing in college football
Nov 06, 2007; ... Alissa Skelton University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily Nebraskan) (CSTV U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- Hope was given to many Americans and the Black Coaches & Administrators when for the first time in history two black head football coaches, Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts and Lovie ...
Cowgirl basketball victorious in first exhibition of season
Nov 06, 2007; ... Ben Smith University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily O'Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) STILLWATER, Okla. -- Although Friday night's 99-57 victory against the Oklahoma Flyers was only an exhibition match, the Oklahoma State women's basketball team proved it is ready for anything this season. OSU had ...
TV, movie writers go on strike
Nov 06, 2007; ... Kimberly Cole University Wire 11-06-2007 (Washington Square News) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- TV and movie writers went on strike Monday morning after months of negotiations failed to produce an agreement with producers over how much writers should be paid when their work is bought over the ...
Michigan court set to hear same-sex partner benefits case
Nov 06, 2007; ... Mara Gay University Wire 11-06-2007 (Michigan Daily) (U-WIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Michigan Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments on Tuesday about whether or not a 2004 gay marriage ban prohibits state employers, including the University of Michigan, from providing benefits ...
Knights ride past Herd
Nov 06, 2007; ... Brian Dalek University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Parthenon) (CSTV U-WIRE) ORLANDO -- 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 magic, ...
SJSU women's soccer team drops final 2 home games
Nov 06, 2007; ... Casey Jay University Wire 11-06-2007 (Spartan Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The SJSU women's soccer team wrapped up its regular season play with two home games this weekend at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans lost 0-1 to the University of Idaho Vandals Friday and 0-2 ...
OSU women's soccer guts out tie against Ducks
Nov 06, 2007; ... Matthew Meeker University Wire 11-06-2007 (OSU Daily Barometer) (CSTV U-WIRE) CORVALLIS, Ore. -- With chilly weather and a full crowd at Paul Lorenz Field on Friday night, the Beavers and Ducks battled to a 2-2 tie in the women's soccer version of the Civil War. With just ...
U. Texas-area police propose more effective sound ordinances
Nov 06, 2007; ... David Cabanero University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily Texan) (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- Austin (Texas) Police Department officers are now armed with another weapon -- a black instrument known as a sound meter. During the Austin Music Commission's Monday meeting, Lt. Fred Fletcher ...
Tough weekend for Southern Illinois swimmers
Nov 06, 2007; ... Jeff Engelhardt University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily Egyptian) (CSTV U-WIRE) CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The SIU swimming and diving team lost its perfect record at its first dual meet of the season. The Salukis headed to Columbia, Mo., during the weekend to match up with competition ...
NYU student runs for mayor in hometown
Nov 06, 2007; ... Christina Wills University Wire 11-06-2007 (Washington Square News) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- Many New York University students set goals: finish a paper, run a mile, maybe get that special someone's number. Becoming your hometown's mayor is not usually one of them. Except for ...
Senior night perfect for huge Northwestern soccer match
Nov 06, 2007; ... Pritish Behuria University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily Northwestern) (CSTV U-WIRE) EVANSTON, Ill. -- Senior night was set up perfectly. Northwestern (9-6-4, 4-4-2 Big Ten) hosted Wisconsin (6-11-1, 2-8-0 Big Ten), which had ended the Wildcats' hopes for qualification to the Big Ten ...
Cardinal water polo evens conference record by beating Pacific
Nov 06, 2007; ... Kenan Jiang University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Stanford Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- The No. 4 Stanford men's water polo team picked up right where it left off after beating UC-Santa Cruz last Thursday, winning consecutive games against No. 8 UC-Davis on Saturday and No. 13 ...
Stanford student wins 9 of first 11 career tennis matches
Nov 06, 2007; ... Danny Belch University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Stanford Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- The wins just keep on coming for Alex Clayton. The standout freshman on the Stanford University men's tennis team made it to the semifinals of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) ...
Brown women's soccer's title dreams dead after loss to Bulldogs
Nov 06, 2007; ... Evan Kantor University Wire 11-06-2007 (Brown Daily Herald) (CSTV U-WIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Brown women's soccer team struck first Saturday but fell victim to three unanswered goals by Yale, as the Bears saw their chances for an Ivy League title slip away. The Bears had a ...
Aggie offense heats up in second half against Tarleton State
Nov 06, 2007; ... Travis Measley University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Battalion) (CSTV U-WIRE) COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The Texas A&M Men's basketball team dusted off the rest of their preseason cobwebs during the first half of the final exhibition game against Tarleton State Wednesday at Reed ...
COMMENTARY: With Olson out, O'Neill can prove worth as UA coach
Nov 06, 2007; ... Michael Schwartz University Wire 11-06-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (CSTV U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- When the UA men's basketball program hired Kevin O'Neill as an assistant coach and de facto defensive coordinator in early May, rumors immediately swirled that he could be Arizona's ...
Miami volleyball sweeps Kent State, falls to No. 16 Ohio Bobcats
Nov 06, 2007; ... David Solomon University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Miami Student) (CSTV U-WIRE) OXFORD, Ohio -- Going into the weekend, the Miami University volleyball team was one game behind Ohio University for the top spot in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division standings. A strong sweep ...
Graphic pictures cause stir at Temple U.
Nov 06, 2007; ... Kyra Taylor University Wire 11-06-2007 (Temple News) (U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- For two consecutive days last week, the Pennsylvania non-profit Generation Life displayed the Genocide Awareness Project, an outdoor exhibit featuring explicit photographs of fetuses and corpses from ...
URI Men's basketball crushes Concordia
Nov 06, 2007; ... Evan Crawley University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Good Five Cent Cigar) (CSTV U-WIRE) KINGSTON, R.I. -- The University of Rhode Island men's basketball team wrapped up exhibition play Monday with an impressive 106-63 win over Concordia University. The Stingers are by no means a collegiate ...
U. Utah chem club races alternatively powered car
Nov 06, 2007; ... Lana Groves University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily Utah Chronicle) (U-WIRE) SALT LAKE CITY -- Even with two burned-out motors, University of Utah students competing Sunday in a national chemical car race managed to get their car across the finish line. U students Jeff Davis and ...
FILM REVIEW: Don't believe the 'Bee Movie' buzz
Nov 06, 2007; ... Jake Hamilton University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Daily Cougar) (U-WIRE) HOUSTON -- A lot of people are missing one of the biggest jokes in Jerry Seinfeld's new animated feature, Bee Movie - its title. The B-Movie that the title references using a play on words is a second-tier ...
SUNY Binghamton directory includes students' personal information
Nov 06, 2007; ... Erika Neddenien University Wire 11-06-2007 (Pipe Dream) (U-WIRE) BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- The newest print version of the Telecommunications directory at SUNY Binghamton contains personal contact information -- including campus room numbers, home addresses and, in some cases, even cell ...
Va. Tech soccer unites for surprising season
Nov 06, 2007; ... T. Rees Shapiro University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Collegiate Times) (CSTV U-WIRE) BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The blistery evening November air wisps across the practice field. The Virginia Tech men's soccer team is jogging around the shorn Bermuda grass to keep their legs warm for their after ...
Aggies women's soccer subdued by Tigers in season finale
Nov 06, 2007; ... Ray Lin University Wire 11-06-2007 (The California Aggie) (CSTV U-WIRE) DAVIS, Calif. -- As the final buzzer sounded at Aggie Soccer Stadium on Senior Day, the seven graduating players embraced their teammates and each other, adding tears to the blood and sweat they have poured onto ...
Ohio Bobcats volleyball setting record performances
Nov 06, 2007; ... Robert Doll University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Post) (CSTV U-WIRE) ATHENS, Ohio -- Over the weekend, Ohio exemplified greatness with middle blocker Melissa Griffin breaking the all-time kills record and outside hitter Stephanie Blackburn moving into second on the all-time digs list ....
Dawgs basketball grab preseason victory over Patriots
Nov 06, 2007; ... Jonathan Brown University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Reflector) (CSTV U-WIRE) MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. -- After a seven-month layoff, MSU head coach Rick Stansbury expected it to take a little time for his team to return to form. However, on Saturday in the Bulldogs' 71-60 ...
Senior day ends season for Marshall women's soccer
Nov 06, 2007; ... Alicia Merritt University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Parthenon) (CSTV U-WIRE) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- The Marshall women's soccer team closed the season Sunday at Sam Hood Field with a 3-0 loss to the UAB Blazers, keeping the Herd out of the Conference USA Tournament that begins this ...
FILM REVIEW: Grit, guns, great acting give 'Gangster' edge
Nov 06, 2007; ... Amanda Robison University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Lariat) (U-WIRE) WACO, Texas -- Heroes and heroin take on brand new meaning as American Gangster paints criminal as the new cool. American Gangster chronicles the life of Harlem heroin kingpin Frank Lucas, played brilliantly by ...
Cougar volleyball gains momentum with wins over TCU, New Mexico
Nov 06, 2007; ... Melissa Soderberg University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Daily Universe) (CSTV U-WIRE) PROVO, Utah -- The Cougars had a weekend of wins with a four-game win against TCU on Thursday and a sweep against New Mexico on Friday. After the wins, BYU improved its overall record to 17-6 and ...
Brown volleyball sweeps two in New York
Nov 06, 2007; ... Amy Ehrhart University Wire 11-06-2007 (Brown Daily Herald) (CSTV U-WIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After beating Cornell to break a seven-year losing record at the Big Red's home gym, the volleyball team cruised to another victory over Columbia this weekend to complete a sweep on the ...
U. South Carolina employees deal with office thefts
Nov 06, 2007; ... Katie Jones University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Daily Gamecock) (U-WIRE) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Kristi Harmon, a grants coordinator for the University of South Carolina School of Public Health, had her wallet stolen from her office in the School of Health in the early morning of Oct ....
Big Green and Crimson have Princeton women's hockey feeling blue
Nov 06, 2007; ... Ryan Dahn University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Daily Princetonian) (CSTV U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- Two road losses last weekend capped a disappointing Fall Break for the women's ice hockey team. In games at Harvard and Dartmouth, the Tigers led going into the third period, 2-1 and 3-2, ...
Ball State will use bye week to recuperate
Nov 06, 2007; ... Ryan Wood University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily News) (CSTV U-WIRE) MUNCIE, Ind. -- After 10 weeks, Ball State University football players and coaches will receive their first bye week of the fall. Though football teams have mixed feelings toward bye weeks, Cardinal coach Brady ...
Griz squeeze by Portland State for 34-31 victory
Nov 06, 2007; ... Bill Oram University Wire 11-06-2007 (Montana Kaimin) (CSTV U-WIRE) MISSOULA, Mont. -- Through 30 minutes of play against Portland State Saturday, the University of Montana football team looked anything but dominant. The fourth-ranked Grizzlies allowed for 318 yards of ...
Touted recruit Zeller opts for UNC over Hoosiers
Nov 06, 2007; ... Chris Engel University Wire 11-06-2007 (Indiana Daily Student) (CSTV U-WIRE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- After months of speculation, IU recruiting target Tyler Zeller has made the decision to play college basketball at the University of North Carolina. Zeller announced his decision Monday ...
Oregon basketball freshmen Brown and Viney are birds of a feather
Nov 06, 2007; ... Dan Jones University Wire 11-06-2007 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (CSTV U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- Freshman point guard Kamyron Brown found a familiar face racing downcourt more than once during a recent scrimmage at McArthur Court. With his "yellow" team down 10, Brown grabbed a ...
Washington State U. senior discusses position as veteran, student
Nov 06, 2007; ... Eliyah Madsen University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily Evergreen) (U-WIRE) PULLMAN, Wash. -- When Lt. Col. John Thomas swore Erica Foley into the U.S. Army in 1999, it was a special time for both grandfather and granddaughter. For Foley, she had always known she wanted to wear a uniform in ...
Near-miss ends season for Princeton water polo
Nov 06, 2007; ... Ben Laguna University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Daily Princetonian) (CSTV U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- With only 45 seconds left on the clock and the men's water polo team down two goals, senior utility Zach Beckmann connected with the net and brought his teammates to their feet as the No ....
Berry shines for Mass Attack
Nov 06, 2007; ... Joe Meloni University Wire 11-06-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- Junior Alex Berry's shorthanded goal in the second period of Saturday's 5-1 win over Merrimack was the second of the season for the Massachusetts hockey team. Chris Davis, who ...
Illini men's tennis wraps up fall season
Nov 06, 2007; ... Jim Shay University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily Illini) (CSTV U-WIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Ryan Rowe capped off yet another stellar fall performance with a runner-up finish at this past weekend's Intercollegiate Tennis Association Indoor Tennis Championships. The senior, who became ...
Resilient Hawks aim for bowl
Nov 06, 2007; ... Charlie Kautz University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (CSTV U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Teams that start 3-5 aren't supposed to play in bowl games. Of the 22 bowl games in the history of the Iowa football program, only Hayden Fry's 1993 Hawkeyes managed to earn a ...
CD REVIEW: Jay-Z gets back to his serious side in 'Gangster'
Nov 06, 2007; ... Robbie Griffin University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily Orange) (U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Purist fans of Jay-Z are going to celebrate his latest effort for its sharp lyricism and gritty portrayal of the drug underworld, a pronounced move away from last year's "Kingdom Come." Those looking ...
Poll: Tobacco tax cuts into Iowa smokers' ranks
Nov 06, 2007; ... Samantha Miller University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The tobacco-tax increase is causing smokers to dump the habit, according to a poll released Monday. The tax, which was raised in March from 36 cents to $1.36 a pack, is a driving influence ...
WVU volleyball team loses 2 matches over weekend
Nov 06, 2007; ... Alex Avakian University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Daily Athenaeum) (CSTV U-WIRE) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- In the wake of a disappointing weekend, the West Virginia volleyball team now prepares to try and rebound and win its final three home games. The initial goal of the 2007 season ...
Cowboys look to regroup after Texas loss
Nov 06, 2007; ... Lyndell Dalrymple University Wire 11-06-2007 (Daily O'Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) STILLWATER, Okla. -- The Oklahoma State football coaching staff has always insisted that the Cowboy football players are extended members of their family. They come together to celebrate victories, ...
New faces brighten Ohio football's performance
Nov 06, 2007; ... Matt O'Donnell University Wire 11-06-2007 (The Post) (CSTV U-WIRE) ATHENS, Ohio -- Ohio's defense had its best performance of the season against Temple Friday, and a big part of that was the play of defensive end Conor Reilly. Reilly, who started his third game in a row in ...