University Wire back issues from Friday, November 30:
Hot job field awaits '07 Syracuse IT graduates
Nov 30, 2007; ... Anne Caroline Sieffert University Wire 11-30-2007 (Daily Orange) (U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Graduation typically brings shivers of fear, as students are expected to find their place in the corporate world. But upon receiving a diploma, the working world is now finding ...
UConn women's hockey ties BC
Nov 30, 2007; ... Kevin Vellturo University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Daily Campus) (CSTV U-WIRE) STORRS, Conn. -- The women's hockey team scored two early goals, but it was not enough to come away with a win as Boston College fought back to come out with a 2-2 tie. The Huskies did not waste any ...
USF meets UCF on hardwood
Nov 30, 2007; ... Brendan Galella University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Oracle) (CSTV U-WIRE) TAMPA, Fla. -- The Bulls actually feel prepared for their upcoming game against Central Florida. Monday, when USF played at Florida International, it was without the luxury of a game tape, as Golden Panthers ...
Connecticut community college enrollment jumps
Nov 30, 2007; ... Christopher Duray University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Daily Campus) (U-WIRE) STORRS, Conn. -- Community college enrollment has been growing, according to the latest student head count from the Connecticut Department of Higher Education. It revealed that community colleges have seen an ...
Dental college receives accreditation report, garners top national board average
Nov 30, 2007; ... Adam Templeton University Wire 11-30-2007 (Daily Nebraskan) (U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center's College of Dentistry's future is looking bright and shiny. Last week, the college, located on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus, ...
CSU's coach Lubick moves on
Nov 30, 2007; ... Jeff Dillon University Wire 11-30-2007 (Rocky Mountain Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Sonny Lubick had spent the last 15 years fulfilling the daily duties of head football coach at CSU. Last Saturday, one day after a victory over Wyoming and less than a week ...
Hawks women's hoops look to bounce back
Nov 30, 2007; ... Brendan Stiles University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (CSTV U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- On Wednesday, the Iowa women's basketball team suffered what coach Lisa Bluder called "a meltdown." Leading 50-49 against Georgia Tech with just over seven minutes to play, the Yellow ...
Lady Knights miss Carson in close call against St. Joe's
Nov 30, 2007; ... Sam Hellman University Wire 11-30-2007 (Daily Targum) (CSTV U-WIRE) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- The Rutgers women's basketball team was forced to play against St. Joseph's without its senior captain, guard Essence Carson. Without Carson, the Scarlet Knights barely escaped Philadelphia ...
U. Michigan prof's firm looks to stream live TV on web
Nov 30, 2007; ... Charles Gregg-Geist University Wire 11-30-2007 (Michigan Daily) (U-WIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Sugih Jamin, an associate professor of computer science at University of Michigan, is trying to redefine television-streaming technology. Jamin hopes that his small Ann Arbor-based company ...
Author shares passion, stories at U. South Carolina
Nov 30, 2007; ... Travis Frayard University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Daily Gamecock) (U-WIRE) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Author Jacqueline Woodson visited University of South Carolina Friday, Nov. 30, for a public reception and book signing in her honor. The reception honored Woodson's outstanding work as an ...
'Radical Islam' movie prompts discussion panel at U. Florida
Nov 30, 2007; ... Ileana Morales University Wire 11-30-2007 (Independent Florida Alligator) (U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- University of Florida students and faculty gathered Thursday for a panel discussion about misconceptions of Islam in response to the controversial promotion of a movie about ...
Jihad speaker draws concern at U. Wisconsin
Nov 30, 2007; ... Kailey Bender University Wire 11-30-2007 (Badger Herald) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- A controversial speaker invited by a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student group drew national attention this week after the group was initially charged an extra security fee to hold the ...
FILM REVIEW: 'American Gangster' among best this year
Nov 30, 2007; ... James Meece University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Daily Vidette) (U-WIRE) NORMAL, Ill. -- Within the first five seconds of "American Gangster," the audience witnesses Denzel Washington's character setting a man on fire and shooting him in the head. This really helps sum up the type ...
Sooners, Cowboys ready for Bedlam on the mat
Nov 30, 2007; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 11-30-2007 (Oklahoma Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 21 OU wrestling team heads to Stillwater on Sunday to face the No. 3 Oklahoma State squad in the first round of Bedlam wrestling. The match is supposed to start at 2 ...
Wisconsin wrestling team hit the mats in Las Vegas at Cliff Keen Invite
Nov 30, 2007; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Daily Cardinal) (CSTV U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin wrestling team will face a true test of its abilities this weekend at the 26th annual Cliff Keen Invite in Las Vegas. The competition, which spans all Friday and ...
Potential law will reverse cost increase for Syracuse college students' contraceptives
Nov 30, 2007; ... Sandra Plasse University Wire 11-30-2007 (Daily Orange) (U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The oral contraception Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo costs $60 at the Syracuse University Health Center. The same form of birth control runs for $51.99 at the local Walgreens in Camillus. Nina ...
Number of Tufts students caught with marijuana up
Nov 30, 2007; ... Christy Mccuaig University Wire 11-30-2007 (Tufts Daily) (U-WIRE) MEDFORD, Mass. -- There has been a marked increase this fall in the number of Tufts undergraduates caught with marijuana, according to Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) Captain Mark Keith. Keith said ...
Male dancers at Kent State U. deal with stereotyping
Nov 30, 2007; ... Alyssa Sparacino University Wire 11-30-2007 (Daily Kent Stater) (U-WIRE) KENT, Ohio -- For Brandon Hall, growing up in Atlanta in an underprivileged environment meant his parents expected him to become something that would pay the bills. Hall, a sophomore dance education ...
U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio discusses possibilities of healthier American forests
Nov 30, 2007; ... Craig Bidiman University Wire 11-30-2007 (OSU Daily Barometer) (U-WIRE) CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Focused on implementing a new Northwest forestry plan, U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio held a town hall meeting in Richardson Hall on Wednesday. DeFazio, representing the 4th ...
USC volleyball's tourney path starts with the Waves
Nov 30, 2007; ... Ryan Eletto University Wire 11-30-2007 (Daily Trojan) (CSTV U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- The USC women's volleyball team has fought its way to a 25-4 record, battling injuries to several key players along the way and going an entire season without losing a single match at home. But ...
Time for UConn men's basketball to make a statement against Zags
Nov 30, 2007; ... Justin Verrier University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Daily Campus) (CSTV U-WIRE) STORRS, Conn. -- After falling to Memphis in the 2K College Hoops Classic, and thus missing out on an opportunity to prove something to the nation, the men's basketball team will try again on Saturday to ...
Colin Powell to speak at Miami U.
Nov 30, 2007; ... Laura Houser University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Miami Student) (U-WIRE) OXFORD, Ohio -- He's been around the world as a soldier, a statesman and a respected adviser of foreign relations and international politics. But to Roger Jenkins, dean of the Farmer School of Business at ...
UW to host AIDS Memorial Quilt
Nov 30, 2007; ... Devin Rose University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Daily Cardinal) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- As part of World AIDS Day, UW-Madison's Sex Out Loud organization will host a display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt from Friday until Dec. 14 at the Red Gym. Paula Tran, event coordinator for Sex ...
Penn State Police charge man in dorm thefts
Nov 30, 2007; ... Megan McKeever University Wire 11-30-2007 (Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A Hollidaysburg, Pa. man was charged Thursday for his participation in a string of on-campus dorm thefts last month that totaled more than $6,000, Pennsylvania State University Police ...
BU hockey team ready for Boston College
Nov 30, 2007; ... John Barone University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Daily Free Press) (CSTV U-WIRE) BOSTON -- Boston University hockey coach Jack Parker called out his Terriers (4-7-2, 3-3-1 Hockey East) after a lethargic 2-1 overtime loss to No. 15 Harvard University last Tuesday, questioning whether BU ...
Cal volleyball grabs No. 10 seed, travels east for first-round foe Liberty
Nov 30, 2007; ... Jeff Goodman University Wire 11-30-2007 (Daily Californian) (CSTV U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- The Cal volleyball team had probably envisioned a simpler road to the final four. Before the selection show Sunday, Stanford had already been assigned as a regional site, and the ...
New law raises bcp costs, has no impact at BU
Nov 30, 2007; ... Caitlin Sweeny University Wire 11-30-2007 (Pipe Dream) (U-WIRE) BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- A federal law enacted at the beginning of this year was intended to curb Medicaid fraud, but the legislation is having an impact on an unlikely group of people - college students paying for birth ...
Illini hockey returns after regaining strength
Nov 30, 2007; ... Jim Carter University Wire 11-30-2007 (Daily Illini) (CSTV U-WIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The No. 1-ranked Illini hockey team are returning from break to take on Western Michigan this weekend. The Illini were plagued early this season with the injury bug, but are back and healthy ....
Utah gymnasts shift into preseason mode
Nov 30, 2007; ... Jon Gilbert University Wire 11-30-2007 (Daily Utah Chronicle) (CSTV U-WIRE) SALT LAKE CITY -- As fall turns to winter, the U gymnastics team turns from fundamentals to routines. Although the start of the season is more than a month away, the team's floor routines are beginning ...
Harvard business prof's site maps pollution
Nov 30, 2007; ... Daniel A. Handlin University Wire 11-30-2007 (Harvard Crimson) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Is that company down the road emitting thousands of pounds of formaldehyde? A Harvard University Business School professor and his colleagues at Duke and Dartmouth have launched a ...
Wisconsin's bowl game to net $1.7 million
Nov 30, 2007; ... Pedro Oliveira Jr. University Wire 11-30-2007 (Badger Herald) (CSTV U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- For the sixth straight year the University of Wisconsin athletic department will have a large payday as it heads to its 13th bowl game in the last 15 years this year in Tampa, Fla., for the ...
FBI alleges Ryan Goldstein helped hacker attack U. Penn server last year
Nov 30, 2007; ... Jessica Sidman University Wire 11-30-2007 (Daily Pennsylvanian) (U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced the indictment of Engineering junior Ryan Goldstein Thursday for his alleged involvement in a global computer-hacking conspiracy. Goldstein ...
Win or lose, Miles still gets the cash
Nov 30, 2007; ... Jonathan Finney University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Daily Reveille) (CSTV U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- More is on the line than pride and prestige in this Saturday's Southeastern Conference championship between No. 7 LSU (10-2, 6-2) and No. 14 Tennessee (9-3, 6-2). Just ask LSU ...
Fourth-quarter comeback seals Egg Bowl victory for Bulldogs
Nov 30, 2007; ... Jonathan Brown University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Reflector) (CSTV U-WIRE) MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. -- As a bruised and bloodied Adam Carlson made his way onto the field Friday, he had the chance to erase his memories of last season's Egg Bowl defeat. In Oxford, it was Carlson's ...
CD REVIEW: Radiohead's 'Rainbows' nears perfection
Nov 30, 2007; ... Nathan Gregory University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Reflector) (U-WIRE) MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. -- By offering a pick-your-price internet download last month as well as an official CD release next week of its seventh studio album In Rainbows, English rock quintet Radiohead has managed to ...
Former Iowa State softball player killed in car accident
Nov 30, 2007; ... Nick Paulson University Wire 11-30-2007 (Iowa State Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa -- Fallon Johnson, a former Iowa State softball player, was killed Thursday morning in a one-car accident in Ames. At 5:12 a.m., the Ames Police Department was notified of an accident on 13th ...
Landlord gotcha cold, wet, disgusted?
Nov 30, 2007; ... Rachel Crews University Wire 11-30-2007 (OSU Daily Barometer) (U-WIRE) CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Struggling to stay on top of classes and school obligations is enough for any student to worry about. However, for off-campus students, stress may be added by uncaring and irresponsible ...
COMMENTARY: Suited for the stereo, not the screen
Nov 30, 2007; ... Alex Bahler University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Bradley Scout) (U-WIRE) PEORIA, Ill. -- Loading up a soundtrack with chart-topping artists is a blatant cash-grab by the record labels, but the right collection can draw in people who haven't seen the movie - or wish they hadn't. In ...
Parting gifts for Georgetown's departing seniors
Nov 30, 2007; ... Harlan Goode University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Hoya) (CSTV U-WIRE) WASHINGTON -- Following a disappointing end to his career on the Hilltop, Georgetown senior quarterback Matt Bassuener was looking forward to a trip home to Wisconsin for Thanksgiving break. A chance to relax with his ...
All sorts of end of season honors for Jayhawks
Nov 30, 2007; ... Asher Fusco University Wire 11-30-2007 (University Daily Kansan) (CSTV U-WIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- The honors keep rolling in for Kansas players. Junior cornerback Aqib Talib earned inclusion on the AFCA All-America team, voted on annually by the nation's coaches. Talib has ...
Sept. 11 documentarian speaks to Cornell U.
Nov 30, 2007; ... Elizabeth Manapsal University Wire 11-30-2007 (Cornell Daily Sun) (U-WIRE) ITHACA, N.Y. -- On Wednesday night, Cyrus Nowrasteh spoke to a small crowd in McGraw Auditorium at Cornell University on the topic of creative expression and censorship in the media in a speech entitled ...
Mountaineers stand in the way of USC women's soccer and the Final Four
Nov 30, 2007; ... Kevin Gasendo University Wire 11-30-2007 (Daily Trojan) (CSTV U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- The junior class has finally delivered on expectations, the freshman class has exceeded its, and in a season of milestones, the 2-seed USC women's soccer team finds itself one game away from the NCAA ...
Lions volleyball begin title trek
Nov 30, 2007; ... Julie Reis University Wire 11-30-2007 (Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The primary goal of the Penn State women's volleyball team was an unprecedented fifth straight Big Ten championship. However, the ultimate goal has always been the national ...
Top-5 Arizona swim teams make 4 NCAA times
Nov 30, 2007; ... Corey Romberg University Wire 11-30-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (CSTV U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Arizona No. 2 men's and No. 4 women's swimming and diving teams began fulfilling their goal of qualifying as many athletes as possible for the NCAA Championships yesterday, the first ...
Buffaloes excited about postseason possibilities
Nov 30, 2007; ... Margot Schneider University Wire 11-30-2007 (Campus Press) (CSTV U-WIRE) BOULDER, Colo. -- By defeating Nebraska last Friday, the Colorado football team extended its season through December by becoming bowl game eligible. It was CU's eligibility on the line that helped the ...
Ex-Razorbacks assistant welcomed warmly upon return with Tigers
Nov 30, 2007; ... Bart Pohlman University Wire 11-30-2007 (Arkansas Traveler) (CSTV U-WIRE) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- As his name was announced during the pre-game introductions, the Razorback faithful gave Mike Anderson a long and loud standing ovation, letting him know their appreciation for all he has ...
Chlamydia cases in U.S. hit record high, other STDs on the rise
Nov 30, 2007; ... Andrew Cross University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Daily Vidette) (U-WIRE) NORMAL, Ill. -- The number of chlamydia cases in the United States topped one million last year, breaking the record for the most reported cases of a sexually transmitted disease in one year. The previous ...
U. New Mexico Latin American institute hires acting director
Nov 30, 2007; ... Xochitl Campos University Wire 11-30-2007 (Daily Lobo) (U-WIRE) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The University of New Mexico Latin American and Iberian Institute will have a new director in the new year, Deputy Provost Richard Holder said. "This is an emergency situation," he said. "We ...
Harvard courses discount Freud's theories
Nov 30, 2007; ... Vidya B. Viswanathan University Wire 11-30-2007 (Harvard Crimson) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Psychology departments at Harvard University and other top universities may be repressing Sigmund Freud. Introductory psychology textbooks treat psychoanalysis as "merely a ...
U. Kansas students base holiday purchases on cost, meaning
Nov 30, 2007; ... Brooke Heath University Wire 11-30-2007 (University Daily Kansan) (U-WIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- With the gift-giving season getting closer, people worry what to get their significant other. Many college students wonder how to show their significant other that they care, without ...
Baylor U. students help make holiday celebration happen
Nov 30, 2007; ... Christine Bolanos University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Lariat) (U-WIRE) WACO, Texas -- While the majority of Baylor University students are busy completing their last class projects and assignments of the year, about 30 have volunteered their time to help set up the Arthritis Foundation's ...
Miami U. panhel develops mental health program for greeks
Nov 30, 2007; ... Caitlin Varley University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Miami Student) (U-WIRE) OXFORD, Ohio -- A mental health awareness program for women in sororities at Miami University will make its debut early next semester, put on by the Panhellenic Association, Student Counseling Services and the ...
Ex-Gators swimmer sets new American record
Nov 30, 2007; ... Staff Report University Wire 11-30-2007 (Independent Florida Alligator) (CSTV U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Former UF swimmer and Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte set a new American reocrd in the 200-yard individual medley on Thursday at the USA Short Course National Championships ...
Stanford students sound off on popular site FreeRice
Nov 30, 2007; ... Shruti Tibrewala University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Stanford Daily) (U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- Finally getting bored of all those Facebook applications? Looking for a new way to "waste" time? FreeRice.com, a website launched last month that enables users to improve vocabulary while ...
GSP Leads Low-Income Student Recruiting
Nov 30, 2007; ... Daniel Hind University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Hoya) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON -- University administrators are looking to bridge the economic gap on campus with the expansion of the Georgetown Scholarship Program and an increased focus on attracting students from various socioeconomic ...
U. Mississippi counseling center offers services to stressed students
Nov 30, 2007; ... Erika Goodman University Wire 11-30-2007 (Daily Mississippian) (U-WIRE) OXFORD, Miss. -- Starting college is a time of great excitement, when most students look forward to becoming independent and finding their own identity. For many, though, being forced into independence and ...
Top-seeded Stanford to take on Santa Clara in NCAA first round
Nov 30, 2007; ... Rebecca Harlow University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Stanford Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- The top-ranked Stanford women's volleyball team will begin its pursuit of the program's record seventh NCAA title tonight. The Cardinal faces Santa Clara - the team that ended its ...
Morphine causes Marshall U. student's death
Nov 30, 2007; ... Katharine Phillips University Wire 11-30-2007 (The Parthenon) (U-WIRE) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Morphine intoxication was listed as the official cause of death of Marshall student Adam Tyler Johnson, 22, of Huntington in documents provided by the Cabell County Clerk's ...
Processed tea not as healthy
Nov 30, 2007; ... Tiffany Stockton University Wire 11-30-2007 (Oklahoma Daily) (U-WIRE) NORMAN, Okla. -- With two sips of tea from the teacup her mother gave her, Katy Long is instantly relaxed and forgets her troubles. Long, art history junior, said she drinks tea because it's comforting and ...
Living with HIV/AIDS an everyday challenge for 2 Iowa residents
Nov 30, 2007; ... Kyle Miller University Wire 11-30-2007 (Iowa State Daily) (U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa -- Six years ago, Clifford Gentry, Iowa State University graduate student in art and design, was getting tested every three months when, in 2001, he got a call from his doctor revealing that he had ...
U. Oregon rivalry trophy makes a comeback
Nov 30, 2007; ... Mike O'Brien University Wire 11-30-2007 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- With the bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver, the feet of an otter and the venom of a rattlesnake, the platypus is the animal kingdom's only aquatic egg-laying mammal. The platypus is native to ...
Cyclones like new series with Pac-10
Nov 30, 2007; ... Nick Paulson University Wire 11-30-2007 (Iowa State Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa -- Ask a coach how a guaranteed nonconference game against a quality opponent sounds, and most would be all for it. For coaches in the Big 12 and Pac 10 conferences, those games are now a ...
Lofton leads Sooners into Big 12 title game
Nov 30, 2007; ... Steven Jones University Wire 11-30-2007 (Oklahoma Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) NORMAN, Okla. -- When junior linebacker Curtis Lofton was in the fifth grade, he made a bet with a friend that he would play in the NFL some day. "He said, 'Do you know how many people from Kingfisher go to ...
Fatigue could be cause of Syracuse's defensive lapses on the court
Nov 30, 2007; ... Zach Schonbrun University Wire 11-30-2007 (Daily Orange) (CSTV U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- When Massachusetts needed to inbound the ball with seconds left on the clock and a slim 101-99 lead, it knew exactly where to attack Syracuse's full-court press. Over the top and down the ...
CD REVIEW: Gorillaz release extra 'D-Sides'
Nov 30, 2007; ... Justin Spees University Wire 11-30-2007 (Washington Square News) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- Oasis leader Noel Gallagher used to diss Gorillaz for their unwillingness to show their faces in their videos, likening them to the masked Slipknot. But he was missing the point: It was 2001 not ...