University Wire back issues from Friday, December 7:
CD REVIEW: Chinese Telephones keep punk alive and kicking
Dec 07, 2007; ... Matt Bentel University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Bradley Scout) (U-WIRE) PEORIA, Ill. -- One Milwaukee based pop-punk band is attempting to continue the DIY punk tradition in the midst of a myspace, file-sharing society. As markets flood with over-zealous young people trying to ...
Romney addresses faith
Dec 07, 2007; ... Michael Mcfall University Wire 12-07-2007 (Daily Utah Chronicle) (U-WIRE) SALT LAKE CITY -- Students who watched Mitt Romney's Thursday address on religion were both impressed by his statements that LDS leaders wouldn't influence his decisions as president and disappointed that he ...
UC Berkeley study: Wal-Mart could raise wages without big price jump
Dec 07, 2007; ... Taylor Fife University Wire 12-07-2007 (Daily Californian) (U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- A pair of studies released Thursday found that the introduction of Wal-Mart stores into a new area correlates with lower wages, and that the company could increase these wages without placing a ...
Huskies face Fighting Irish in tough weekend matchup
Dec 07, 2007; ... Ben Gross University Wire 12-07-2007 (Northern Star) (CSTV U-WIRE) DEKALB, Ill. -- When NIU men's basketball coach Ricardo Patton put together an out-of-conference schedule, he had one goal in mind -- learn his team's weaknesses. Patton got his wish. The combined record of ...
Notre Dame's deep midfield keeps players fresh and defenses guessing
Dec 07, 2007; ... Fran Tolan University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Observer) (CSTV U-WIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- An adidas advertisement featuring former French superstar Zinedine Zidane once proclaimed, "If you own the midfield, you own the game." In their run to the College Cup semifinals this ...
COMMENTARY: Carver Crazies come through for Bradley men's basketball team
Dec 07, 2007; ... Adam Mettrick University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Bradley Scout) (CSTV U-WIRE) PEORIA, Ill. -- Congratulations Bradley fans, you finally got it right. With college basketball powerhouse Michigan State in town and a national TV audience watching on ESPNU, fans earned the right to ...
CU settlement came down to non-monetary items
Dec 07, 2007; ... Margot Schneider University Wire 12-07-2007 (Campus Press) (U-WIRE) BOULDER, Colo. -- After five years and over $5 million in legal fees and settlements, it was the non-monetary factors that led alleged sexual assault victim Lisa Simpson and CU to reach a settlement, announced ...
A forgettable conference opener for Eastern Illinois basketball
Dec 07, 2007; ... Matt Daniels University Wire 12-07-2007 (Daily Eastern News) (CSTV U-WIRE) CHARLESTON, Ill. -- The way the Lantz Arena crowd reacted after Bobby Joliff's 12-foot jump shot went in could have suggested many things. A game-winning shot. A record-breaking shot. Or ...
Indiana U. library now renting video games
Dec 07, 2007; ... Haley Adams University Wire 12-07-2007 (Indiana Daily Student) (U-WIRE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Where on campus can students learn to skateboard like Tony Hawk, play the guitar like a rock star or hang out with the characters from Star Wars? The Kent Cooper Room in the Indiana ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Compass' points in wrong direction
Dec 07, 2007; ... David Hohwald University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Villanovan) (U-WIRE) VILLANOVA, Pa. -- "The Golden Compass" is the latest in a stream of big-budget fantasy movies for the holiday season and seems to be trying to cash in on the previous success of such films as the "Lord of the Rings" ...
Five Georgetown thefts reported within hours
Dec 07, 2007; ... Connie Parham University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Hoya) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON -- Five laptops were reported as stolen from residences on Wednesday, just over a week after four Henle Village apartments were burgled, bringing the total number of reported stolen laptops in the past six weeks ...
Coffee could be hindering LSU students' grades
Dec 07, 2007; ... Ashley Lopez University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Daily Reveille) (U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- With the semester ending in 10 days, Louisiana State University students can be found in every nook and cranny of campus poring over lecture notes and frantically writing out equations in ...
Iowa bar rejects charges
Dec 07, 2007; ... Danny Valentine University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- A local bar owner vehemently denied charges of racism and racist dress code policies Thursday, arguing that the recent letter from the University of Iowa Black Student Union was unfair and ...
Driver critically injured in U. South Florida crash
Dec 07, 2007; ... David Guidi University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Oracle) (U-WIRE) TAMPA, Fla. -- A Tampa Bay area man was in critical condition Thursday night after his car careened off Alumni Drive, rammed through a metal light pole and flipped one full revolution before coming to rest with all four ...
U. Alabama SGA president arrested Friday in Birmingham
Dec 07, 2007; ... Mike Faulk University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Crimson White) (U-WIRE) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- SGA President R.B. Walker was arrested for disorderly conduct Nov. 30, near WorkPlay Theater in Birmingham and was taken to the Birmingham City Jail. He was released at 8 a.m. Saturday on $500 ...
On Hanukkah, U. Michigan Hillel takes a spin at a world record
Dec 07, 2007; ... Katherine Mitchell University Wire 12-07-2007 (Michigan Daily) (U-WIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Almost 500 people huddled together on Ingalls Mall Thursday night. Hunched over pieces of newspaper in small circles, students and area residents cheered as the countdown began: "3, 2, 1, ...
Illinois State hockey continues strong start
Dec 07, 2007; ... Frank Savaglio University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Daily Vidette) (CSTV U-WIRE) NORMAL, Ill. -- The ISU Redbird hockey team played and won one of two games against DePaul last weekend in Chicago. In the first game they were down 3-1 after the first period and would remain that way until ...
CONCERT REVIEW: M.I.A. performs energetic set
Dec 07, 2007; ... Cara Selick University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Johns Hopkins News-Letter) (U-WIRE) BALTIMORE -- The line stretching around the block so far it almost went full circle should have been the first indicator that this concert wouldn't be like every other concert. The second was that the ...
UMass sophomore guard is coming on
Dec 07, 2007; ... Eli Rosenswaike University Wire 12-07-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- Ricky Harris has missed a lot of shots this season. But that's fine with him and Massachusetts men's basketball coach Travis Ford, because his struggles from the floor ...
UW women's hoops aims to shoot down Air Force
Dec 07, 2007; ... Jay Messar University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Daily Cardinal) (CSTV U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin women's basketball team will look to take flight against the Air Force Academy Saturday in a nonconference battle. Wisconsin (4-3) won its only other meeting over the Falcons (4-4) ...
Princeton 'Town hall meeting' on history of blackface convened
Dec 07, 2007; ... Paige Kestenman University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Daily Princetonian) (U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- A week after photos of a student government candidate wearing black face paint triggered concerns about racial sensitivity, students and faculty gathered yesterday at the Carl A. Fields ...
Eastern Illinois track teams open season at home
Dec 07, 2007; ... Dan Cusack University Wire 12-07-2007 (Daily Eastern News) (CSTV U-WIRE) CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Repeat. The focus for the men's and women's indoor track team is repeating their last season success. Both squads are coming off Ohio Valley Conference Indoor ...
A hazy shade of green at Marquette U.
Dec 07, 2007; ... James Teats University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Marquette Tribune) (U-WIRE) MILWAUKEE -- Most would agree that a "D minus" is not an acceptable grade for a Marquette student and especially not for the university as an institution. But that was the original grade given to the ...
Animal tracking explored
Dec 07, 2007; ... Josh Walovitch University Wire 12-07-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- University of Massachusetts Amherst scientists are developing new technology that will aid in the ability to identify and monitor individual animals in their environments. This ...
SU women's basketball has confidence in defense after 2 wins
Dec 07, 2007; ... Jared Diamond University Wire 12-07-2007 (Daily Orange) (CSTV U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Quentin Hillsman didn't necessarily expect to play a zone for the entire game Thursday night. Syracuse's head coach knew Penn State boasted a starting lineup with four players averaging ...
Yunus chosen as MIT '08 class speaker
Dec 07, 2007; ... Ryan Ko University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Tech) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Muhammad Yunus, recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in microlending and alleviating global poverty, is MIT's 2008 Commencement speaker. "This is a wonderful choice," said W. Eric L ....
Olson files for divorce
Dec 07, 2007; ... Michael Schwartz University Wire 12-07-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (CSTV U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Lute Olson filed for divorce from his wife Christine Thursday night in Pima County Superior Court. The papers were signed the same day the 24-year University of Arizona head ...
Cyclones try to avoid intrastate sweep, get 400th win at Hilton
Dec 07, 2007; ... Elliott Fifer University Wire 12-07-2007 (Iowa State Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa -- Following a blowout loss at the hands of Drake, the men's basketball team will host Iowa (6-4) on Saturday in hopes of righting the ship -- and avoiding being swept by intrastate teams for the ...
Colorado State U. students raise funds for food bank
Dec 07, 2007; ... Elden T. Holldorf University Wire 12-07-2007 (Rocky Mountain Collegian) (U-WIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- A group of Colorado State University students put learning into practice Thursday as they orchestrated a fundraiser benefiting The Food Bank of Larimer County. Students of ...
WSU quarterback Alex Brink makes time for local elementary children
Dec 07, 2007; ... Brandon Scheller University Wire 12-07-2007 (Daily Evergreen) (U-WIRE) PULLMAN, Wash. -- It's almost midnight on Wednesday, and Alex Brink is just getting home from a three-day trip in New York City. In the past 24 hours, he's flown across the country, transferred planes, and ...
Denzel film to have Harvard premiere
Dec 07, 2007; ... Charlie J. Wells University Wire 12-07-2007 (Harvard Crimson) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Denzel Washington has just given Harvard University students a reason to stay in Cambridge, Mass., on the last day of classes before winter break. The two-time Oscar winner will bring ...
CD REVIEW: The 'Gospel' according to Caesar Pink
Dec 07, 2007; ... Scott Waldyn University Wire 12-07-2007 (Western Courier) (U-WIRE) MACOMB, Ill. -- Crawling up from the obscure underground and trying to break into the music scene is an independent band known as Caeser Pink and the Imperial Orgy, which has a short, four-song album: "Gospel Hymns ...
CD REVIEW: The Hives blindside audience 'Black and White'
Dec 07, 2007; ... Ryan Raffin University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Observer) (U-WIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The Hives are the world's biggest rock and roll band. Or so lead singer Howlin' Pelle Almqvist has claimed the past several years, his bravado backed by fired-up garage rock. Their biggest hit came ...
Tigers Dorsey, Steltz get deserved recognition
Dec 07, 2007; ... Matt Vines University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Daily Reveille) (CSTV U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU coach Les Miles and the Tigers have set the bar high with a Southeastern Conference championship, possible national championship trophy and 12-win season. But there is no ...
Legally trippin'on salvia in Kansas
Dec 07, 2007; ... Matt Lindberg University Wire 12-07-2007 (University Daily Kansan) (U-WIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Aurora Barker was looking for a quick high when her friend placed the olive-green dried leaves in the bottom of her funnel-shaped bong. She wasn't prepared for the ensuing high, which was ...
Columbia men's swimming seeks first Ivy win
Dec 07, 2007; ... Kavitha Davidson University Wire 12-07-2007 (Columbia Daily Spectator) (CSTV U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- The Columbia men's swimming and diving team will try to climb out of the conference cellar this Saturday, traveling to Philadelphia to take on fellow bottom-feeder Penn with both teams ...
Bradley U. students log on to view laundry lines in dorms
Dec 07, 2007; ... Brenna Scurlock University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Bradley Scout) (U-WIRE) PEORIA, Ill. -- Students in most dorms can use an online monitoring system to see if their laundry is done or if machines are open. But the system is still being considered for machines located in St. James ...
VIDEO GAME REVIEW: Buyers beware: 'Kane and Lynch' a bad choice
Dec 07, 2007; ... Seth Chavara University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Oracle) (U-WIRE) TAMPA, Fla. -- In case you have missed out on the massive Internet drama recently, Kane and Lynch is fast becoming the most spited game in history. For such a heavily marketed game, you would think it would have something ...
Pitt women's hoops take on Blue Devils in NYC
Dec 07, 2007; ... Emily Steiner University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Pitt News) (CSTV U-WIRE) PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt women's basketball team will face one of its biggest challenges of the season Saturday when it travels to Madison Square Garden to face the 15th-ranked Duke Blue Devils at this year's Maggie ...
Former Maine greats return to lead women's program
Dec 07, 2007; ... Danielle Young University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Maine Campus) (CSTV U-WIRE) ORONO, Maine -- It has been more than 10 years since Cindy Blodgett and Rita Sullivan first played together for the University of Maine women's basketball team. Today, they reunite on the basketball court, not ...
Braves soccer go from Sweet to Elite
Dec 07, 2007; ... Adam Mettrick University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Bradley Scout) (CSTV U-WIRE) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Trailing 2-0 with time winding down, it looked as though the Bradley soccer team's thrilling run through the NCAA Tournament was about to draw to a close. But two goals in the final ...
Colorado State U. fashion earns cash for cancer patients
Dec 07, 2007; ... Tim Maddocks University Wire 12-07-2007 (Rocky Mountain Collegian) (U-WIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Models strut the catwalk to the downbeats of a thumping techno synthesizer, the male models on the verge of cracking up. Fashion Group International (FGI), a student club ...
Inclusive U. Illinois campaign seeks more student input
Dec 07, 2007; ... Lisa Chung University Wire 12-07-2007 (Daily Illini) (U-WIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Inclusive Illinois campaign, which was launched at the beginning of the semester as part of the University of Illinois chancellor's One Campus, Many Voices initiative, is continuing to create and ...
A victim of U. Utah's concealed weapon policy
Dec 07, 2007; ... Dustin Gardiner University Wire 12-07-2007 (Daily Utah Chronicle) (U-WIRE) SALT LAKE CITY -- Thomas McCrory never wants to feel defenseless again. Last fall, McCrory was riding TRAX back to campus at night when he noticed that a homeless man was following him. McCrory ...
New rules apply for U. Wisconsin segregated fees
Dec 07, 2007; ... Carl Jaeger University Wire 12-07-2007 (Badger Herald) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- University of Wisconsin student organizations cannot use segregated fees to pay for off-campus rent or salaries of non-University of Wisconsin employees, according to a final decision announced at ...
Olson extends absence for rest of year
Dec 07, 2007; ... Michael Schwartz University Wire 12-07-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (CSTV U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona head coach Lute Olson will miss the remainder of the season, citing personal family matters that require his attention. Olson, 73, has been on a leave of absence since ...
Theft may cost U. Maryland dining services thousands
Dec 07, 2007; ... Emily Groves University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Diamondback) (U-WIRE) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- All semester, University of Maryland Dining Services officials have been battling what they say is an upswing in the amount of theft in the dining halls. Now they say they have proof that ...
Minutewomen host Maine
Dec 07, 2007; ... Mike Connors University Wire 12-07-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- If Maine hopes to get its first road win of the season, it has to hand the Massachusetts women's basketball team its first home loss. This scenario seems rather unlikely - ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Compass' seamlessly produced, directed
Dec 07, 2007; ... Donald Munro University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Daily Gamecock) (U-WIRE) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- In the alternate world of "The Golden Compass," everyone has a "daemon" that takes the form of an animal or insect. Your soul resides in this critter, which acts as confidante, companion and ...
Nothing 'mid' about Kent State's major game against George Mason
Dec 07, 2007; ... Doug Gulasy University Wire 12-07-2007 (Daily Kent Stater) (CSTV U-WIRE) KENT, Ohio -- The term "mid-major" gets thrown around a lot when college basketball analysts discuss teams. Mid-major is used to describe conferences a tier below major conferences such as the Big East, ACC and ...
FILM REVIEW: 'No Country for Old Men' new, unique
Dec 07, 2007; ... Nate Loomis University Wire 12-07-2007 (The New Hampshire) (U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.H. -- Already boasting an impressively eclectic catalog of films, the Coen Brothers latest project is a chilling adaptation Cormac McCarthy's contemporary western novel, "No Country for Old Men." The film, ...
After 2-point loss to Syracuse, Virginia hoops looks for win over Longwood
Dec 07, 2007; ... Anders Sleight University Wire 12-07-2007 (Cavalier Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- After a deflating loss to Syracuse on Wednesday, the Virginia men's basketball team will look to get back on track Friday night as it hosts the Longwood Lancers at 7. Fortunately ...
UMaine hockey coach uses radio show to bring game to fans
Dec 07, 2007; ... Candace Daley University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Maine Campus) (CSTV U-WIRE) ORONO, Maine -- Fans of University of Maine men's ice hockey have a new way to get an insider's look at Maine's favorite team. The Tim Whitehead Show kicked off on Nov. 5 at the Bear Brew Pub. Larry Mahoney of ...
It's good to be home again for Wolverines women's basketball
Dec 07, 2007; ... Alex Prosperi University Wire 12-07-2007 (Michigan Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- After giving up 59 points in its last two road games, it's hard to blame the Michigan women's basketball team for being happy to come home. Michigan (4-3) returns to Crisler Arena ...
CONCERT REVIEW: Van Halen's still got it
Dec 07, 2007; ... T.j. Tranchell University Wire 12-07-2007 (Idaho Argonaut) (U-WIRE) MOSCOW, Idaho -- The first time I heard the introductions to "You Really Got Me" and "Hot for Teacher," I knew Eddie Van Halen was a guitar god. There aren't many of them left. Angus Young of AC/DC still has ...
Syracuse student film depicts life after graduation without a job
Dec 07, 2007; ... Tim Goessling University Wire 12-07-2007 (Daily Orange) (U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Besides maintaining a decent GPA, getting into the bars and surviving the months-long winter, the job market is one of the biggest concerns of any Syracuse University student. The students of ...
CD REVIEW: Brand New excels with album full of 'Rage'
Dec 07, 2007; ... James Costa University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Observer) (U-WIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- It's been awhile since Brand New came out with an album. Ever since the 2003 release of "Deja Entendu," fans have waited to see what the Long Island quartet would come up with next, wondering if it ...
Carolina women's hoops puts streak on the line against Jackson State
Dec 07, 2007; ... Savi Smith University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Daily Gamecock) (CSTV U-WIRE) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- While the Carolina women's basketball team has been plagued with injuries this season, these injuries are giving other players a chance to show their abilities. The talent and courage of these ...
Cal volleyball lands in the Midwest cold to meet Iowa State
Dec 07, 2007; ... Matt Kawahara University Wire 12-07-2007 (Daily Californian) (CSTV U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- One weekend and two matches separate the No. 6 Cal volleyball team from a coveted berth at the NCAA tournament final four in nearby Sacramento, Calif. And should the Bears make it ...
Fiesta Bowl selected WVU by default
Dec 07, 2007; ... Tony Dobies University Wire 12-07-2007 (The Daily Athenaeum) (CSTV U-WIRE) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- One day after the West Virginia University football team was selected to play in the 2008 Fiesta Bowl, team members thought they would be playing in the Southeast and not the ...
Muslim Harvard students seek to carve identity in post-Sept. 11 world
Dec 07, 2007; ... Nini S. Moorhead University Wire 12-07-2007 (Harvard Crimson) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Michael J. Sandel, who teaches the popular moral reasoning course "Justice," recently posed an essay question to his students: Imagine you are a soldier behind enemy lines on a secret mission ...
Lady Longhorns to play for first time in a week against Corpus Christi
Dec 07, 2007; ... David R. Henry University Wire 12-07-2007 (Daily Texan) (CSTV U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas women's basketball team has devoted this week to one of their toughest opponents yet: Final exams. Texas did not have their usual Thursday game this week and hits the court this Saturday ...
COMMENTARY: Winter film preview
Dec 07, 2007; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 12-07-2007 (Washington Square News) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- December 12 "Nanking" The Rape of Nanking, a genocide inflicted by the occupying Japanese Army on the population of the Chinese city from December 1937 until February 1938, is a ...
WSU women's basketball plays host to WAC favorite Boise State
Dec 07, 2007; ... Kevin Dudley University Wire 12-07-2007 (Daily Evergreen) (CSTV U-WIRE) PULLMAN, Wash. -- After a week spent improving in specific areas, the WSU women's basketball team will take to the court in a nonconference matchup against the Boise State Broncos, the preseason Western Athletic ...
COMMENTARY: 'Yo Gabba Gabba:' the kids show that's not really a kids show
Dec 07, 2007; ... Grant Pardee University Wire 12-07-2007 (The BG News) (U-WIRE) BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- The hottest show on television may be aimed at children, but the inventive and liberal use of pop music has made it a hit among adults too. I'm not referring to "Hannah Montana." "Yo Gabba ...