University Wire back issues from Friday, November 16:
Smith rounds up solid first recruiting class at Minnesota
Nov 16, 2007; ... Zach Eisendrath University Wire 11-16-2007 (Minnesota Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- Recruiting was perceived to be one of Tubby Smith's weaknesses while at Kentucky. But from early indications, it doesn't appear Minnesota men's basketball fans will have any reason to be as ...
UW hockey heads to Colorado College
Nov 16, 2007; ... Jon Bortin University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Daily Cardinal) (CSTV U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- The next time the Wisconsin Badgers men's hockey team returns to the Kohl Center, a whole lot more will be known about the team's prospects for success this year. After having played ...
Flashes basketball earn victory in intense home opener
Nov 16, 2007; ... Doug Gulasy University Wire 11-16-2007 (Daily Kent Stater) (CSTV U-WIRE) KENT, Ohio -- With just under 21 seconds remaining in Thursday night's men's basketball game, KSU senior forward Mike Scott lifted his arms and raised them up and down several times before stepping to the ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Margot at the Wedding' itchy, smothering
Nov 16, 2007; ... Devon Mcreynolds University Wire 11-16-2007 (Daily Bruin) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Much of "Margot at the Wedding" is hard to watch - and that's probably one of the best things about it. What is it about something so painful, so awkward, and so emotionally torturous that feels ...
Compost bins could help U. Oregon reduce food waste
Nov 16, 2007; ... Allie Grasgreen University Wire 11-16-2007 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- There probably aren't many people who would turn down 50 bucks. But lots are willing to waste it. Turns out, University of Oregon students who buy coffee in a disposable cup every day ...
Thomas gives IU basketball more post presence
Nov 16, 2007; ... Chris Engel University Wire 11-16-2007 (Indiana Daily Student) (CSTV U-WIRE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- IU is down by one point. One-and-two-tenths seconds remain in overtime. Junior forward DeAndre Thomas is on the line about to shoot two free throws. After a couple ...
U. Arizona student government censors newsletter
Nov 16, 2007; ... Michael Schwartz University Wire 11-16-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- After having no problems all year, the Associated Students of the University of Arizona censored the Zona Screw twice this week for content it deemed offensive in the Screw's preview of the ...
OSU heads to Wazzou to secure bowl berth against pass-happy Cougars
Nov 16, 2007; ... Kye Johnson University Wire 11-16-2007 (OSU Daily Barometer) (CSTV U-WIRE) CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Oregon State quarterback Lyle Moevao will get his second career start this weekend against Washington State, his second consecutive start and his first on the road. "Lyle plays the ...
U. Arkansas student involved in hit-and-run accident
Nov 16, 2007; ... Jack Willems University Wire 11-16-2007 (Arkansas Traveler) (U-WIRE) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- A University of Arkansas geosciences masters student was involved in a hit and run accident at about 2:00 a.m. Oct. 27. Brian Breaker was waiting for his friends to come out of a bar on ...
Big Ten powers await Virginia wrestling team
Nov 16, 2007; ... Patrick Martin University Wire 11-16-2007 (Cavalier Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The stage is set for the Virginia men's wrestling team to establish its legitimacy on the national level when they travel to Chapel Hill, N.C. Saturday. The Cavaliers, coming off a solid ...
Berkeley residents flock to volunteer in oil spill cleanup
Nov 16, 2007; ... Taylor Fife University Wire 11-16-2007 (Daily Californian) (U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- Scores of residents from around the Bay Area gathered at the Berkeley Marina Wednesday to undergo hazardous-materials training in order to assist with local oil spill cleanup efforts ....
COMMENTARY: Age rule makes freshmen the stars of college hoops
Nov 16, 2007; ... Pat Anders University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Daily Vidette) (CSTV U-WIRE) NORMAL, Ill. -- The early signing period for college basketball's future stars began Wednesday and will end on Nov. 21. This is the period where coaches smile and salivate as their prized recruits sign their John ...
Africa needs researchers, says speaker at Cornell U.
Nov 16, 2007; ... Megan Potter University Wire 11-16-2007 (Cornell Daily Sun) (U-WIRE) ITHACA, N.Y. -- Sub-Saharan Africa does not need any more dollars in aid from the U.S. or other countries in order to alleviate malnutrition, poverty and starvation -- Africa needs researchers, according to former ...
Penn State volleyball's rematch vs. Wisconsin to decide Big Ten title
Nov 16, 2007; ... Tom Brolley University Wire 11-16-2007 (Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The last time the Penn State women's volleyball team met Wisconsin in late October, the Nittany Lions defeated the Badgers for sole possession of first place in the Big Ten in front of more ...
U. Oregon student shares map mash-up
Nov 16, 2007; ... Trevor Davis & Eric Florip University Wire 11-16-2007 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- About 30 people crowded around University of Oregon senior Zack Ham's laptop Thursday afternoon. His screen showed off a website in the works that he and Oregon State University ...
Colorado State cross country women ready for NCAAs
Nov 16, 2007; ... Anica Wong University Wire 11-16-2007 (Rocky Mountain Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- After winning both the Mountain West Conference and Mountain Region Championships, the CSU women's cross country team heads to Indiana on Monday to race against the best in the ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Into the Wild' a passable adventure
Nov 16, 2007; ... Ellis Wells University Wire 11-16-2007 (Iowa State Daily) (U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa -- Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch) has just graduated from Emory University. His next step is to go to Yale for law school, much to the joy of his overbearing Ivy League parents Billie (Marcia ...
Northern Illinois U. students compete in growing beards
Nov 16, 2007; ... Kevin Kovanich University Wire 11-16-2007 (Northern Star) (U-WIRE) DEKALB, Ill. -- Four Northern Illinois University students are in a competition of hairy proportions. Patrick Halverson, Zach Wrublewski, Jim Tonyan and Colin Jackson are competing in a beard race. Sophomore ...
Wisconsin wrestles season's first big test
Nov 16, 2007; ... Cassie Paulsen University Wire 11-16-2007 (Badger Herald) (CSTV U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- This weekend, the 11th-ranked Wisconsin wrestling team gets its first test of the season as they head off to Ithaca, N.Y., to take on the 8th-ranked Cornell Big Red Friday night. Following that ...
U. Massachusetts students continue to boycott classes
Nov 16, 2007; ... Derrick Perkins University Wire 11-16-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- Student leaders at the University of Massachusetts pledged to continue boycotting classes Friday during a rally celebrating Thursday's march on the University administrative ...
Wang returns as NU fencers travel to Penn State
Nov 16, 2007; ... Matt Forman University Wire 11-16-2007 (Daily Northwestern) (CSTV U-WIRE) EVANSTON, Ill. -- After each tournament, coach Laurie Schiller awards top fencers with "Cats," which are very similar to the helmet decal practice in football. At practice Thursday night, Schiller ...
Iowa governor signs green pact
Nov 16, 2007; ... Patrick Larkin University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Five governors, including Iowa Gov. Chet Culver, and a Canadian premier signed a bill Thursday to reduce greenhouse gases in the Midwest. The accord is aimed to curb greenhouse gases by 60 ...
Ford hoping UMass men's basketball quickens pace vs. UW-Green Bay
Nov 16, 2007; ... Michael King University Wire 11-16-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- After his team's win over Yale Wednesday night, Massachusetts men's basketball coach Travis Ford was concerned about the fatigue and lack of health of his squad. With a quick ...
U. New Hampshire professor still barred from campus
Nov 16, 2007; ... Jonathan D. Benton University Wire 11-16-2007 (The New Hampshire) (U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.H. -- Students planning on taking a class under UNH professor John J. Collins are going to be disappointed. "I had specifically taken the class because of him and I didn't know what had happened and ...
U. Texas student homebrews own beer
Nov 16, 2007; ... Mary Hooper University Wire 11-16-2007 (Daily Texan) (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- Some college students never expand their beer repertoire, but there's a lot more to beer that people are missing out on, said Patrick Dentler. Dentler, a University of Texas history senior, has been ...
Cornell football finishes season at Penn
Nov 16, 2007; ... Cory Bennett University Wire 11-16-2007 (Cornell Daily Sun) (CSTV U-WIRE) ITHACA, N.Y. -- And then there was one. The Cornell football team (5-4, 2-4 Ivy) is on the eve of its last game of the season. It has been a season highlighted by crooked numbers on both sides of the ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Fred Claus' not horrible, just not great
Nov 16, 2007; ... John Holthus University Wire 11-16-2007 (OSU Daily Barometer) (U-WIRE) CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Every holiday season, there's another feel good story of Santa Claus and his triumph over all the obstacles that would stop him from delivering presents to all the good boys and girls around the ...
COMMENTARY: Tech needs to take chance for greatness, replace Mike Leach
Nov 16, 2007; ... Eric Quisenberry University Wire 11-16-2007 (Daily Toreador) (CSTV U-WIRE) LUBBOCK, Texas -- Allow me to begin by saying that Texas Tech football would be nowhere near its current prestige on the national and conference level were it not for the work of Mike Leach and his coaching ...
New higher ed bill to restrict downloads
Nov 16, 2007; ... Kate Benner & Sam Fox Krauss University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Daily Princetonian) (U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- The long process of reauthorizing the Higher Education Act came closer to completion yesterday when the House Committee on Education and Labor unanimously approved a ...
Wildcats stuffed seven times in loss
Nov 16, 2007; ... Matthew Murray University Wire 11-16-2007 (Daily Northwestern) (CSTV U-WIRE) EVANSTON, Ill. -- A couple of pity claps were all that could be heard in Welsh-Ryan Arena after Northwestern's disappointing 71-60 loss to Stanford on Thursday night. The applause that came from the ...
Tech takes 41-24 win over Duke
Nov 16, 2007; ... Hahnming Lee University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Technique) (CSTV U-WIRE) ATLANTA -- Last week, Tech defeated Duke in front of a nearly empty stadium in Durham, N.C., 41-24. It was Tech's fourth straight victory over Duke, the only ACC team yet to win a conference game. Senior ...
Rebs looking to down LSU
Nov 16, 2007; ... Thomas McKee University Wire 11-16-2007 (Daily Mississippian) (CSTV U-WIRE) OXFORD, Miss. -- A No. 1 team that plays in Oxford, Miss., is something that doesn't happen very often. In fact, it's only happened twice before, once in 1964 when Ole Miss was the nation's top-ranked ...
Gators need luck from conference foes Saturday
Nov 16, 2007; ... Mike McCall University Wire 11-16-2007 (Independent Florida Alligator) (CSTV U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- No. 14 UF's matchup with Florida Atlantic on Saturday won't be the most important game of the day for the Gators. Instead, the games with the biggest impact on UF's season ...
Trojans men's basketball dominates The Citadel
Nov 16, 2007; ... Joe Turner University Wire 11-16-2007 (Daily Trojan) (CSTV U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- The USC men's basketball team had a noticeable lack of intensity and focus in its season-opening loss to Mercer. Against The Citadel Thursday night, the Trojans might have found their solution in ...
URI basketball mauls Bears
Nov 16, 2007; ... Evan Crawley University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Good Five Cent Cigar) (CSTV U-WIRE) KINGSTON, R.I. -- The University of Rhode Island men's basketball team battled back from an early deficit to top Brown University 75-61 in the 149th meeting between the two schools at the Pizzitola ...
Ole Miss volleyball hosts SEC duo
Nov 16, 2007; ... Patrick Ochs University Wire 11-16-2007 (Daily Mississippian) (CSTV U-WIRE) OXFORD, Miss. -- The Rebels (23-7, 12-6 SEC) will be closing out their record-setting this weekend when they host the Auburn Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs. In order to make a good impression on the NCAA ...
Two Boston U. profs. allow drinking in class, students say
Nov 16, 2007; ... Angela Marie Latona University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Daily Free Press) (U-WIRE) BOSTON -- An advertising class was canceled Thursday after two Boston University College of Communication professors allowed their students to drink beer in the classroom last week and did not check ...
Canaday's performance highlights season for Cornell cross country
Nov 16, 2007; ... Zack Slabotsky University Wire 11-16-2007 (Cornell Daily Sun) (CSTV U-WIRE) ITHACA, N.Y. -- For the first time since 2004, a Cornellian will participate at the men's NCAA Division I championships. In 2004, Bruce Hyde represented the Red and finished 27th in a field of 242 of the ...
College presidential salaries increasing
Nov 16, 2007; ... Anita Pere University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Lariat) (U-WIRE) WACO, Texas -- Specialized doctor, distinguished attorney, college president--there are several routes to earning a six-figure salary. The Chronicle of Higher Education released this week the findings of their survey ...
Hawkeyes send 15 wrestlers to Omaha for Brand-Kaufman Open
Nov 16, 2007; ... Eric Mandel University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (CSTV U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- One week before its first true test, when the Iowa wrestlers compete in Lakewood, Ohio, in the St. Edwards Duals, the Hawkeyes will send 15 of its top wrestlers to the Brand-Kaufman Open on ...
VIDEO GAME REVIEW: EA rolls five games into one big 'Orange Box'
Nov 16, 2007; ... Albert Bjork University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Collegiate Times) (U-WIRE) BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The best part about "The Orange Box" is that even if you were to separate out the five games that make up the package and review each of them, each game would still get above a nine out of ten ...
No. 4 Lady Tigers down No. 17 Michigan State
Nov 16, 2007; ... Amy Brittain University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Daily Reveille) (CSTV U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- It was all purple and gold Thursday night in the PMAC, from LSU women's basketball coach Van Chancellor's purple and gold suit to the Lady Tigers' dominating victory over No. 17 Michigan ...
No. 5 Stanford ready for opening round
Nov 16, 2007; ... Scott Bland University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Stanford Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- The No. 5 Stanford women's soccer team takes the plunge into NCAA tournament play at home this weekend. The top-seeded Cardinal will play a first-round match against Sacramento State Friday ...
Texas A&M course explores spy history, rules of espionage
Nov 16, 2007; ... Jackie Alexander University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Battalion) (U-WIRE) COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Pop quiz: who was the first James Bond? Did you guess Sean Connery? Guess again. Walter Hanclosky, a Texas A&M University media arts professor, will teach a class this spring focusing ...
With Dixon down, Arizona takes advantage, takes down Ducks
Nov 16, 2007; ... Mike Ritter University Wire 11-16-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (CSTV U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- In its biggest spotlight of the century, the Arizona football team pulled off one of the most monumental upsets in the history of the program last night on national television, knocking off ...
Grateful attitude good for health, happiness, says Baylor U. prof.
Nov 16, 2007; ... Christopher Stone University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Lariat) (U-WIRE) WACO, Texas -- In the midst of end-of-the-semester madness and with finals just around the corner, many can already taste the turkey and hotly anticipate Thanksgiving break next week. But aside from near-toxic ...
Xbox to offer video games of yesterday, today
Nov 16, 2007; ... Bryan Hooyman University Wire 11-16-2007 (Iowa State Daily) (U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa -- On Dec. 4, Microsoft is planning to release a system update for its Xbox 360 console that will let users download original Xbox games over the Xbox Live network, according to a recent news release from ...
Early lead, stingy defense key to Cal watre polo's revenge
Nov 16, 2007; ... Ryan McDonald University Wire 11-16-2007 (Daily Californian) (CSTV U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- The last time the No. 1 Cal men's water polo team was in action against rival Stanford, the game ended in a 10-9 loss. But rather than spiral downward after the defeat, the Bears have since ...
Two ECAC foes await Cornell women's hockey
Nov 16, 2007; ... Matthew Manacher University Wire 11-16-2007 (Cornell Daily Sun) (CSTV U-WIRE) ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell women's hockey team will sport the road sweaters this weekend as it prepares to take on a pair of feline foes in the Princeton Tigers (3-3-2, 1-3-1 ECAC Hockey) and Quinnipiac ...
NU basketball shows early recruiting returns
Nov 16, 2007; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 11-16-2007 (Daily Northwestern) (CSTV U-WIRE) EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern men's basketball coach Bill Carmody continued in his efforts to bring local talent to the Wildcats by signing two Chicago area prospects to letters of intent ...
UConn bench gives team depth
Nov 16, 2007; ... Justin Verrier University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Daily Campus) (CSTV U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- With the ball sputtering out of bounds on the far side of the court, Gavin Edwards dove to the ground without hesitation, swatting the ball away before it touched the sideline as the Huskies ...
Defense Appropriations bill provides A&M $9.5 million for technology, training projects
Nov 16, 2007; ... Matthew Dunnam University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Battalion) (U-WIRE) COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Texas A&M will receive $9.5 million for defense projects secured by Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Bryan-College Station, in the 2008 Defense Appropriations bill that President Bush signed into law ...
Falcons keep battling for bowl at Buffalo
Nov 16, 2007; ... Bill Bordewick University Wire 11-16-2007 (The BG News) (CSTV U-WIRE) BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- At this time last year, no one would have thought a late November game between Buffalo and BG would have bowl game possibilities a year later. Well that is exactly what we have on our ...
COMMENTARY: Frogs hold distinct edge against UNLV
Nov 16, 2007; ... Tim Bella University Wire 11-16-2007 (Daily Skiff) (CSTV U-WIRE) FORT WORTH, Texas -- At 5-5, the Frogs' bowl hopes remain uncertain, but a 2-8 opponent could make things a little clearer Saturday. As TCU welcomes UNLV to Amon Carter Stadium on Saturday, improved play from the ...
Wildcats swimmers look to hit stride against pair of Big Ten foes
Nov 16, 2007; ... James Graham University Wire 11-16-2007 (Daily Northwestern) (CSTV U-WIRE) EVANSTON, Ill. -- No. 17 Northwestern enters this weekend's double-dual meet in Evanston, Ill., against Wisconsin and No. 4 Michigan struggling to find its groove. The team has dropped three of its ...
Three lawmakers want audit on UW Athletics, Big Ten Network
Nov 16, 2007; ... Charles Brace University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Daily Cardinal) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- Three state legislators want to know why their constituents lack access to certain Badger sporting events, asking for an audit of the contract between the Big Ten Network and Wisconsin Athletics ...
Bragging rights are at stake in Cat-Griz game
Nov 16, 2007; ... Bill Oram University Wire 11-16-2007 (Montana Kaimin) (CSTV U-WIRE) MISSOULA, Mont. -- This time of year, things change around the Treasure State's two biggest college football programs. This weekend, the Montana Grizzlies aren't 10-0, looking to post an undefeated regular ...
Disorder prompts ban on U. Virginia tailgates for Virginia Tech game
Nov 16, 2007; ... Jordan Dods University Wire 11-16-2007 (Cavalier Daily) (U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- In reaction to unruly behavior on the Lawn before the Wake Forest football game, University of Virginia administrators in conjunction with the Lawn resident adviser have decided to prohibit Lawn ...
CD REVIEW: Duran Duran's latest not quite a 'Massacre'
Nov 16, 2007; ... Dylan Riley University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Daily Free Press) (U-WIRE) BOSTON -- On their latest album, Red Carpet Massacre, '80s icons Duran Duran attempt to give their sound a face-lift. Featuring unlikely production credits and collaborations with Timbaland, Justin ...
FSU: Average? No way, Terps say
Nov 16, 2007; ... Andrew Zuckerman University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Diamondback) (CSTV U-WIRE) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Before the Terrapin football team beat Florida State in 2004 for the first time ever, the Seminoles had only lost to five current ACC teams since joining the conference in 1992 ....
FILM REVIEW: 'Beowulf' makes for strong fantasy
Nov 16, 2007; ... Morgan McCormick University Wire 11-16-2007 (Technician) (U-WIRE) RALEIGH, N.C. -- Many computer graphics films are made for kids and more often than not, filmmakers choose to use computer graphics so they can make characters look deformed and inhuman. But as CG advanced over ...
Both teams 'pretty pleased' as No. 11 Tennessee edges No. 12 UVa men's swimming
Nov 16, 2007; ... Megan McDonald University Wire 11-16-2007 (Cavalier Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The members of the No. 12 Virginia men's swim and dive team held their heads high as they left the Aquatic and Fitness Center yesterday afternoon despite losing a heartbreaker to the ...
Mustangs look to lick wounds against Iona's No. 1 defense
Nov 16, 2007; ... Donovan Aird University Wire 11-16-2007 (Mustang Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- It was their worst nightmare. But when Cal Poly football players and coaches take the field against Iona in their season finale, they will be looking not only to give departing seniors a ...
Wazzou women's soccer team puzzled by third straight NCAA snub
Nov 16, 2007; ... Nick Kajca University Wire 11-16-2007 (Daily Evergreen) (CSTV U-WIRE) PULLMAN, Wash. -- It was not a perfect season for the WSU soccer team, but it was a season the team felt was good enough to be extended into tournament play. Several days have passed since the team received ...
Legislation enforces regulations on student loans
Nov 16, 2007; ... Kerry O'conner University Wire 11-16-2007 (The Collegiate Times) (U-WIRE) BLACKSBURG, Va. -- On Nov. 1, the Department of Education released a new set of regulations on the student loan system. The $85 billion a year student loan industry faced a lot of scrutiny over the past year ...