University Wire back issues from Wednesday, November 7:
Syrian ambassador speaks at UC Berkeley
Nov 07, 2007; ... Katalina Gallo University Wire 11-07-2007 (Daily Californian) (U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- On Tuesday afternoon approximately 90 University of California at Berkeley students and faculty listened as Imad Moustapha, the Syrian Ambassador to the United States since 2004, spoke on ...
UC-Davis freshmen soccer duo shines with breakout season
Nov 07, 2007; ... Ray Lin University Wire 11-07-2007 (The California Aggie) (CSTV U-WIRE) DAVIS, Calif. -- In an otherwise dismal 6-12 season for UC Davis women's soccer, two first-year players gave people a reason to toast to the future of the program with glasses half full. Goalkeeper Sarah ...
CD REVIEW: 'I'm Not There' album showcases Dylan's style
Nov 07, 2007; ... Nicole Yanovsky University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Daily Athenaeum) (U-WIRE) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The highly anticipated soundtrack to the Bob Dylan biographical film "I'm Not There" was released on Oct. 30. A mix of over 30 unique-sounding artists was recorded on the two disc ...
Program changes Colorado State U. curriculum
Nov 07, 2007; ... Aaron Hedge University Wire 11-07-2007 (Rocky Mountain Collegian) (U-WIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Colorado's 2004 legislative effort to ease transfer of credits between universities and colleges forced Colorado State University to shuffle core requirements into different programs, ...
Nebraska basketball working on rebounding from loss to Texas
Nov 07, 2007; ... Spencer Schubert University Wire 11-07-2007 (Daily Nebraskan) (CSTV U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- Rebounding is something the Nebraska basketball teams focus on throughout their entire seasons. Recently, it's been a point of emphasis for the volleyball squad, too. The Cornhuskers ...
Spurrier story getting stale for rivals
Nov 07, 2007; ... Nick Zaccardi University Wire 11-07-2007 (Independent Florida Alligator) (CSTV U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The crows from Gamecock Country and the chomps from Gator Nation are echoing the same phrase. It's not about the Ol' Ball Coach anymore. UF players and coaches ...
Penn State volleyball proving its worth during first week in No. 1 spot
Nov 07, 2007; ... Julie Reis University Wire 11-07-2007 (Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- There was a little extra applause when the public address announcer presented the No. 1 Penn State women's volleyball team on Friday night against Purdue. It was the Nittany Lions' first ...
INTERVIEW: Reppe presents one-man show on post-9/11 US
Nov 07, 2007; ... Joe Indvik University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Dartmouth) (U-WIRE) HANOVER, N.H. -- Rik Reppe has that sort of biting comedic insight that can take an everyday situation and tear it apart into little anecdotal chunks that define, condemn and compliment human nature all at once - and in a ...
Pair of losses set back Pitt volleyball
Nov 07, 2007; ... Evan Burgos University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Pitt News) (CSTV U-WIRE) PITTSBURGH -- Pitt volleyball had a bumpy road trip this past weekend, falling to Big East rivals Cincinnati and No. 21 Louisville, respectively, on Saturday and Sunday. Despite two brilliant performances by ...
Trojans work in practice to shape up penalty issues
Nov 07, 2007; ... Rhett Bollinger University Wire 11-07-2007 (Daily Trojan) (CSTV U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- One of the biggest reasons why the Trojans have struggled on offense this season is the slew of penalties they've committed. USC is last in the Pac-10 in penalties, averaging 7.5 penalties a game ...
Senior leads TCU basketball to solid victory
Nov 07, 2007; ... Tim Bella University Wire 11-07-2007 (Daily Skiff) (CSTV U-WIRE) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Even with less than three minutes remaining and his team up by 66 points, Neil Dougherty was instructing his players as if it were a conference game in early March instead of an exhibition game in ...
Evans resigns as OU women's soccer head coach
Nov 07, 2007; ... Joey Helmer University Wire 11-07-2007 (Oklahoma Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) NORMAN, Okla. -- The search has begun for a new women's soccer coach at OU. Randy Evans resigned after spending nine years as the head coach of the team, the university announced Monday. "I have spent ...
Princeton field hockey team loses NCAA play-in game
Nov 07, 2007; ... K.C. Wade University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Daily Princetonian) (CSTV U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- A team can outshoot, out-corner and out-pressure an opponent, but a win is not guaranteed unless that team brings more focus to the game. Though the field hockey team competed with skill ...
Exhibition season ends with another Duck win
Nov 07, 2007; ... Kevin Hudson University Wire 11-07-2007 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (CSTV U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- The Oregon men's basketball team wrapped up its two-game exhibition schedule Tuesday night, in front of 8,236 at McArthur Court, by defeating Concordia University 86-57. Oregon was led ...
Cavs runners look ahead to NCAA regional meet
Nov 07, 2007; ... J.P. Stroman University Wire 11-07-2007 (Cavalier Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The Cavalier men's cross country team continues to put forth great performances. This time, junior Kevin Tschirhart carried the day, winning the 8K at Saturday's Cavalier Open by a ...
Barrage of injuries force Oregon coaches to find creative solutions
Nov 07, 2007; ... Kevin Hudson University Wire 11-07-2007 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (CSTV U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- After the season-ending ACL injury to junior linebacker John Bacon in Oregon's 35-23 win over Arizona State Saturday, coach Mike Bellotti characterized the receiving and linebacking units as ...
Oklahoma State U. fraternity prank leads to 'fact-finding mission'
Nov 07, 2007; ... Jaclyn Cosgrove University Wire 11-07-2007 (Daily O'Collegian) (U-WIRE) STILLWATER, Okla. -- A "fact-finding mission" will be conducted to determine what happened the day a witness reported to Stillwater, Okla., police that a group of men was beating another man near Virginia Avenue ...
JoePa: I warned coaches about Owls' job
Nov 07, 2007; ... Kevin Horan University Wire 11-07-2007 (Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Two men, during two different decades, approached Joe Paterno with the same idea. Both of them had spent years contributing to the Penn State football program. Both were looking to ...
Cracked rib could sideline Syracuse QB Robinson
Nov 07, 2007; ... Matt Gelb University Wire 11-07-2007 (Daily Orange) (CSTV U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Syracuse starting quarterback Andrew Robinson has a cracked left rib that could force him to miss Saturday's game against South Florida. The extent of the injury was revealed during an MRI ...
Disposal of electronic waste gains attention as environmental issue
Nov 07, 2007; ... Julie Gray University Wire 11-07-2007 (Tufts Daily) (U-WIRE) MEDFORD, Mass. -- In today's popular culture, electronics are all the rage: Everyone always wants that hot new iPod, the most advanced digital camera and the sleekest, most powerful laptop. These products, marketed directly ...
Oklahoma State set for Big 12 women's soccer tournament
Nov 07, 2007; ... Ted Bado University Wire 11-07-2007 (Daily O'Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) STILLWATER, Okla. -- The Oklahoma State University women's soccer team begins its journey toward the Big 12 championship tonight against the University of Kansas in San Antonio. The two squads battled ...
Atlantic-10 men's soccer: Saint Louis rolls
Nov 07, 2007; ... Sam Ehrlich University Wire 11-07-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- As the Atlantic 10 Tournament approaches, No. 12 Saint Louis made a strong case this weekend for the conference's top spot. The Billikens had their way with their opponents, ...
Arlington voters shut down crime tax proposal
Nov 07, 2007; ... Stephen Peters University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Shorthorn) (U-WIRE) ARLINGTON, Texas -- Arlington, Texas residents voted against the Crime Control and Prevention District proposition Tuesday that was devoted to public safety and quality-of-life issues. Early voting numbers ...
UC Davis-area PETCO hosts dog genetic testing
Nov 07, 2007; ... Jacquelyn Flatt University Wire 11-07-2007 (The California Aggie) (U-WIRE) DAVIS, Calif. -- Dog owners were given a chance to experience new technology in identifying their pets' breed last weekend at Sacramento, Calif., PETCO stores. MetaMorphix, Inc. and its owned ...
Northwestern U. greek life put under the scope
Nov 07, 2007; ... Elise Foley University Wire 11-07-2007 (Daily Northwestern) (U-WIRE) EVANSTON, Ill. -- The world of Alexandra Robbins' "Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities" might seem foreign to Northwestern University sorority women, but Robbins revealed in a speech Tuesday night that some ...
Baylor U. celebrates Asian-American culture at festival
Nov 07, 2007; ... Tessa Shockey University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Lariat) (U-WIRE) WACO, Texas -- 2Fast, 2Asian will race to Baylor University's campus Thursday and Friday. The Asian Student Association's Asian Fest will celebrate Asian-American culture with a semi-formal banquet at 7 p.m ....
Baylor U. raises awareness about staph infections
Nov 07, 2007; ... Victoria Marie S. Bongat University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Lariat) (U-WIRE) WACO, Texas -- Talk about staph infection has occupied the media for the past couple of weeks. Despite its recent prominence, there is nothing rare or unique about this round of staph ...
Former Cornell U. president shares experiences
Nov 07, 2007; ... Scott Rosenthal University Wire 11-07-2007 (Cornell Daily Sun) (U-WIRE) ITHACA, N.Y. -- The president of Cornell has the challenge of leading the University while shaping the campus and the institution for generations to come. Cornell University has three past presidents living in ...
Texas A&M exhibit focuses on prejudice
Nov 07, 2007; ... Travis Robinson University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Battalion) (U-WIRE) COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Self-described as both shocking and disturbing, the Tunnel of Oppression, an exhibit aimed at highlighting the issues that surround oppression, diversity and prejudice opened for groups of ...
Graft has worked her way up the ladder for Minnesota women's hockey
Nov 07, 2007; ... Nick Heronimus University Wire 11-07-2007 (Minnesota Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- The honor of being named captain is satisfying, but it is can be even better when it comes after years of hard work. That is the case for Gophers senior forward Whitney Graft, who entered ...
UC Davis doctoral students win CALFED Fellowship
Nov 07, 2007; ... Yassmin Atefi University Wire 11-07-2007 (The California Aggie) (U-WIRE) DAVIS, Calif. -- Two University of California at Davis doctoral students, Susanne Brander and Heidi Weiskel, have received the CALFED Science Fellowship. The CALFED Fellowship is given by California Sea Grant, ...
U. Oregon athletics department will not lower budget next year
Nov 07, 2007; ... Robert D'Andrea University Wire 11-07-2007 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- It's hard to figure out how many students will care about a football game a year before it happens. But that's exactly what the University of Oregon Athletic Department Finance Committee has to ...
Student website ranks law firms according to diversity
Nov 07, 2007; ... Mike Ding University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Stanford Daily) (U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- Last week, Stanford students turned the tables on the nation's law firms. As part of a larger effort to increase diversity, students are assigning grades to their prospective employers - and in ...
LSU squeaks by EA Sports in final exhibition game
Nov 07, 2007; ... Tyler Batiste University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Daily Reveille) (CSTV U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- The EA Sports basketball team gave LSU a run for its money Tuesday night in the PMAC, but in the end the Tigers prevailed in their final exhibition contest of the season, ...
U. Illinois to host African linguistics
Nov 07, 2007; ... Lisa Chung University Wire 11-07-2007 (Daily Illini) (U-WIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In conjunction with the Department of Linguistics and the Center for African Studies, the University of Illinois will offer students the opportunity to study African languages through the national Summer ...
Sophomore six to lead Iowa State wrestling
Nov 07, 2007; ... Luke Plansky University Wire 11-07-2007 (Iowa State Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa -- ISU wrestling coach Cael Sanderson still remembers when his team was narrowly defeated by Minnesota Golden Gophers to conclude last season, making the Golden Gophers national champions. The ...
Incoming K-State basketball players to learn through experience before talking to media
Nov 07, 2007; ... Wendy Haun University Wire 11-07-2007 (Kansas State Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Want to hear from the No. 1 recruiting class? Don't hold your breath. Fans will have to wait a while before they see freshmen Michael Beasley, Jacob Pullen, Fred Brown and ...
Sac State left behind by UC-Davis
Nov 07, 2007; ... Galen Kusic University Wire 11-07-2007 (The State Hornet) (CSTV U-WIRE) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The 54th annual Causeway Classic was a game that represented tradition, pride and community throughout the Sacramento region. It also represented a turning point in school history for the ...
URI men's soccer seals win on Senior Day
Nov 07, 2007; ... Matt Pavao University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Good Five Cent Cigar) (CSTV U-WIRE) KINGSTON, R.I. -- Game winners are a great way to say goodbye, and that is exactly how the University of Rhode Island men's soccer team bid farewell during its last home game Sunday. On Senior Day ...
U. Arizona students take AXE to dirty bodies
Nov 07, 2007; ... Shain Bergan University Wire 11-07-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Students got down and dirty before getting cleaned by "Angels" in an promotional activity held at the east end of the University of Arizona Mall Tuesday. The AXE Shower Gel activities ...
Hantouli key for Missouri volleyball
Nov 07, 2007; ... Sam Wilson University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Maneater) (CSTV U-WIRE) COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Sophomore middle blocker Amanda Hantouli had a career-high 15 kills on Friday. After the match, she said she was unaware of what she had accomplished. "I didn't know I did that," she said ....
Too much exercise unhealthy
Nov 07, 2007; ... Emma Petrie-Smith University Wire 11-07-2007 (Daily Nebraskan) (U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- Exercise should be incorporated into everyone's daily routines, but for some people, it has become the center of their lives. Addictions are practices to which people become enslaved that ...
NYU prof. discusses warm October
Nov 07, 2007; ... Ariel Siegel University Wire 11-07-2007 (Washington Square News) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- Temperatures have been on the rise this year, marking a record warm October with the month's mean temperature seven degrees above average, according to data from AccuWeather. Normal ...
Harangody ready to return for ND basketball
Nov 07, 2007; ... Chris Hine University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Observer) (CSTV U-WIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Sophomore forward Luke Harangody had the cast on his injured right hand removed Tuesday and will play limited minutes in Notre Dame's exhibition game against St. Edward's tonight at 7:30 in the ...
Robinson must step up for UConn hoops in Johnson's absence
Nov 07, 2007; ... Justin Verrier University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Daily Campus) (CSTV U-WIRE) STORRS, Conn. -- Marcus Johnson just wasn't happy. According to coach Jim Calhoun, a myriad of things including lack of playing time and homesickness led to the announcement yesterday that the small ...
California looking for more water resources
Nov 07, 2007; ... Dhawani Parekh University Wire 11-07-2007 (Daily Titan) (U-WIRE) FULLERTON, Calif. -- Solving the water drought is a crisis for the Metropolitan Water District; however, for scientists, water droughts have been an existing part of Southern California's history. The drought is ...
FILM REVIEW: 'The Future is Unwritten' a loving homage to the Clash
Nov 07, 2007; ... Elizabeth Wade University Wire 11-07-2007 (Columbia Daily Spectator) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- In the soundtrack to my life, The Clash plays nonstop from ages 14 to 18. I learned how to use a turntable so I could play my dad's Clash records and I spent many an afternoon jumping around my ...
Cornell U. Arab students spread knowledge, promote culture
Nov 07, 2007; ... Therese Lahlouh University Wire 11-07-2007 (Cornell Daily Sun) (U-WIRE) ITHACA, N.Y. -- A wide mix of Christian and Muslim Arab Cornellians found a voice Tuesday in the intimate setting of loft three of The Straight at Cornell University. The students representing Lebanon, Egypt, ...
Columbia U. president discusses urban renewal programs
Nov 07, 2007; ... Betsy Morais University Wire 11-07-2007 (Columbia Daily Spectator) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- Columbia University President Bollinger joined a panel of scholars to address university development in urban communities to an engaged crowd at Rockefeller University Tuesday night. The ...
Coxing the Cavaliers
Nov 07, 2007; ... Kyle O'Connor University Wire 11-07-2007 (Cavalier Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- During a race, members of the Virginia women's rowing team are in charge of pulling their glorified toothpick of a boat over 2,000 meters of water in less time than it takes to walk to ...
Gophers holding hockey sticks 'a little too tight'
Nov 07, 2007; ... Brian Deutsch University Wire 11-07-2007 (Minnesota Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- The general assumption among the Minnesota men's hockey team is that the Gophers are "holding the sticks a little too tight." Unfortunately, while coach Don Lucia is trying to get his ...
Rutgers optimistic about QB Teel's thumb
Nov 07, 2007; ... Sam Hellman University Wire 11-07-2007 (Daily Targum) (CSTV U-WIRE) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Head coach Greg Schiano said junior quarterback Mike Teel looked "pretty good" from what he saw of him on the field. Teel has battled through a right-thumb injury for the past few games, but ...
Kansas' three-guard lineup scores 21 fast-break points in easy victory
Nov 07, 2007; ... Rustin Dodd University Wire 11-07-2007 (University Daily Kansan) (CSTV U-WIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- After growing up in Kansas and dreaming about playing inside Allen Fieldhouse, the first possession of Tyrel Reed's career is something he'd rather forget. With Kansas leading Pittsburg ...
U. Kansas students create Chipotle ad
Nov 07, 2007; ... Sasha Roe University Wire 11-07-2007 (University Daily Kansan) (U-WIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- The University of Kansas campus' newest celebrity wasn't in Allen Fieldhouse Tuesday night, or ranked fourth in the BCS standings. University of Kansas' Andy Chipotlegs is the delicious new star ...
Murray State QB has historic day
Nov 07, 2007; ... Scott Richey University Wire 11-07-2007 (Daily Eastern News) (CSTV U-WIRE) CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Murray State freshman quarterback Jeff Erhardt posted his second consecutive 300-yard passing game Saturday at Tennessee State and was named the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of ...
Cowboys roll over East Central
Nov 07, 2007; ... Grant Belcher University Wire 11-07-2007 (Daily O'Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) STILLWATER, Okla. -- OSU coach Sean Sutton described freshman guard James Anderson's 15-point exhibition debut Friday by saying, "He could play better." By those standards, Anderson's game Tuesday night ...
COMMENTARY: Singler will shine for Duke hoops
Nov 07, 2007; ... Ben Cohen University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Chronicle) (CSTV U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -- If you're reading this, then you already know: The Blue Devils are going to be damn good this year. You've probably already heard or thought about things crazier than the towel guy, preposterous ideas ...
BOOK REVIEW: 'Room for Love' holds jokes, twists
Nov 07, 2007; ... Lucy Li University Wire 11-07-2007 (Cornell Daily Sun) (U-WIRE) ITHACA, N.Y. -- Andrea Meyer's debut novel, Room for Love, opens with a "roommate wanted" ad that pretty much sums up the plot. Jacquie, the heroine, is a 32-year-old editor who works at a small, low-paying, but ...
COMMENTARY: Gamecocks fans need to be more invested
Nov 07, 2007; ... Keith Locklear University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Daily Gamecock) (CSTV U-WIRE) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Every sports fan has that friend. You know the one I am talking about, the one who gets way too emotionally invested in a game. They are the friend who usually spends most of the game ...
Northwestern U. researchers view deadly germ samples in 3-D
Nov 07, 2007; ... Sara Peck University Wire 11-07-2007 (Daily Northwestern) (U-WIRE) EVANSTON, Ill. -- As if the thought of cholera, rabies, West Nile Virus or Ebola wasn't frightening enough, Northwestern University researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine are examining these lethal bacteria in ...
Duke seniors prepare for final game at Wallace Wade
Nov 07, 2007; ... Will Flaherty University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Chronicle) (CSTV U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -- Saturday will mark the last time that Duke's 14 seniors run out on the field at Wallace Wade Stadium. But for senior tight end Nick Stefanow, it took some queries from friends to ultimately realize ...
Wins, not Heisman, on the mind of Michigan's Hart
Nov 07, 2007; ... Scott Bell University Wire 11-07-2007 (Michigan Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Four weeks ago, Mike Hart was atop the college football world. His team had just won its fourth straight game after dropping its first two of the season, he had just passed Anthony Thomas ...
Brown U. student roundhouse kicks Chuck Norris into bookstores
Nov 07, 2007; ... Nick Werle University Wire 11-07-2007 (Brown Daily Herald) (U-WIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University student Ian Spector is not a fan of Chuck Norris, the fetishized action star who has been the subject of thousands of jokes over the last few years. "I haven't to date seen ...
U. Missouri students receive delayed PLUS loans
Nov 07, 2007; ... Andrew Denney University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Maneater) (U-WIRE) COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Some University of Missouri students are beginning to receive long-awaited funds from Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students loans, which have been delayed since the beginning of the semester ....
FILM REVIEW: 'American Gangster' a likely Oscar candidate
Nov 07, 2007; ... Justin Channell University Wire 11-07-2007 (The Daily Athenaeum) (U-WIRE) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- As soon as I saw the trailer for "American Gangster," I had incredibly high hopes for the film. I'm not too crazy about everything that Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe have been ...