University Wire back issues from Friday, December 14:
The economics of the Iowa caucuses
Dec 14, 2007; ... Rashah McChesney University Wire 12-14-2007 (Iowa State Daily) (U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa -- Caucus campaigning in Iowa is generating record amounts of money, but there are conflicting reports on the actual economic benefits to Iowans. Shawn Roland, public information officer with ...
Nebraska track athletes get idea of progress with intrasquad meet
Dec 14, 2007; ... Luke Nichols University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Nebraskan) (CSTV U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- The Nebraska track and field teams begin action this Friday as they partake in their annual intrasquad meet. "It's a fun opportunity for kids participating because they've been practicing ...
Lions await Aggies in bowl showdown
Dec 14, 2007; ... Kevin Horan University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- When Penn State walks into the Alamodome later this month, 42 days will have passed since the regular season ended. That's plenty of time to reflect on 2007. A.Q. Shipley ...
Green revolution evolves at U. Colorado
Dec 14, 2007; ... Rob Ryan University Wire 12-14-2007 (Campus Press) (U-WIRE) BOULDER, Colo. -- Not only is the environmental movement gaining momentum and members by the minute, but its very nature is also changing. Environmental groups across the nation are tackling new issues stemming from a ...
Chancellor reaches out to U. Nebraska-Omaha campus with Bright Ideas
Dec 14, 2007; ... Rebecca Whitney University Wire 12-14-2007 (The Gateway) (U-WIRE) OMAHA, Neb. -- Don't like the color of carpet in the library? Want to have "mystery meat" served in the cafeteria? Feel passionate about student rights? Chancellor John Christensen wants to hear what you have to ...
Two LSU Ph.D. students shot, killed
Dec 14, 2007; ... Ginger Gibson University Wire 12-14-2007 (The Daily Reveille) (U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana State University held a press conference Friday to address the double homicide in Edward Gay Apartments Thursday night. Chancellor Sean O'Keefe told the assembled media the ...
FILM REVIEW: Washington tells inspiring true story with 'The Great Debaters'
Dec 14, 2007; ... Rachael Golding University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Forty-Niner) (U-WIRE) LONG BEACH, Calif. -- In "The Great Debaters," a cast led by Oscar-winning actors Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker tells the story of a college debate team and how it prevailed in the face of the Jim Crow ...
NATO deputy speaks at Princeton
Dec 14, 2007; ... Ilya Sabnani University Wire 12-14-2007 (The Daily Princetonian) (U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- Though the instability in Iraq has monopolized worldwide attention, NATO's ongoing operations in Kosovo and Afghanistan require continued international support, Lieutenant General Karl ...
COMMENTARY: Let's talk 'Heroes'
Dec 14, 2007; ... Arwyn Rice University Wire 12-14-2007 (Campus Press) (U-WIRE) BOULDER, Colo. -- The mid-season break or "final" episode of "Heroes" may have been the season finale. Whether or not there will be a second half to complete a full season depends on the writer's strike that began ...
Penn State Police detain alleged thieves
Dec 14, 2007; ... Megan McKeever University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Pennsylvania State University Police apprehended two individuals that officers say are responsible for forcibly entering three cars early Thursday morning and a slew of other on-campus car ...
Indiana U. activates text message emergency alerts
Dec 14, 2007; ... Michael Reschke University Wire 12-14-2007 (Indiana Daily Student) (U-WIRE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University will activate the text messaging component of the IU-Notify emergency notification service Dec. 14, but many students have not taken advantage of the service ....
Medicaid issues mean long waits for U. Florida dentists
Dec 14, 2007; ... Jessica Dasilva University Wire 12-14-2007 (Independent Florida Alligator) (U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- When dentist Marcio Guelmann sees a patient for the first time, he takes two hours to fill as many cavities and pull as many infected teeth as he can. He said he has to -- ...
Defense, inconsistency plaguing Minutewomen hoops
Dec 14, 2007; ... Mike Connors University Wire 12-14-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- With the exceptions of Pam Rosanio, Kim Benton and Stephanie Gerardot, nobody has hit more than four 3-pointers on the Massachusetts women's basketball team this ...
Minutemen hope to continue success with 10 games over break
Dec 14, 2007; ... Eli Rosenswaike University Wire 12-14-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- With big road victories over Syracuse and Boston College behind them, the Massachusetts men's basketball team will face the likes of Toledo, Central Connecticut State and Boston ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Enchanted'
Dec 14, 2007; ... Dustin Pangonis University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The greatest strength of Disney's animation/live action fusion Enchanted is that it balances its fairy tale spoofs with the sincerity and warmth that defined the original stories. In ...
Book entailing Ahmadinejad's account of Columbia visit withdrawn in Iran
Dec 14, 2007; ... Joy Resmovits University Wire 12-14-2007 (Columbia Daily Spectator) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad released a book in October about his September visit to Manhattan, including his high-profile speech at Columbia University. But Ahmadinejad's ...
Redeal: Online poker bouncing back -- again
Dec 14, 2007; ... Scott Bell University Wire 12-14-2007 (Michigan Daily) (U-WIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- After the Michigan football team lost its season-ending game against Ohio State, most students stayed in, deciding not to go out after another disappointing loss to their rivals. Jim Egerer was no ...
ALBUM REVIEW: Wu-Tang Clan puts the clan in the past
Dec 14, 2007; ... Clare Lane University Wire 12-14-2007 (Campus Press) (U-WIRE) BOULDER, Colo. -- It can be difficult to find rappers with creative content, but Wu-Tang Clan delivers unique songs and sounds in their latest album "8 Diagrams." While many of their old albums, like "Iron Flag" and ...
CD REVIEW: Gatsbys American Dream re-release just as satisfying as the first
Dec 14, 2007; ... Adam Clair University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Though Gatsbys American Dream hasn't toured or released any new material in more than a year and all six of its members are firmly entrenched in other projects, the Seattle-based indie band ...
Maverick men's basketball beat Emporia State, improve record to 7-0
Dec 14, 2007; ... Kevin Clemens University Wire 12-14-2007 (The Gateway) (CSTV U-WIRE) OMAHA, Neb. -- The Maverick basketball team continued their dominance over their opponents Saturday night at the Sapp Fieldhouse. UNO improved to 7-0 on the season by routing No. 7 Emporia State 105-91. The Mavs are ...
Arizona basketball 'shocked,' 'surprised' by Lucas-Perry transfer
Dec 14, 2007; ... Michael Schwartz University Wire 12-14-2007 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (CSTV U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Jordan Hill had no clue he was about to lose a teammate before seeing Laval Lucas-Perry's locker cleaned out earlier this week. "Everybody was shocked," Hill said of ...
Road woes concern Dacko, Minutewomen basketball
Dec 14, 2007; ... Domenic Poli University Wire 12-14-2007 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- While most University of Massachusetts students celebrate the holidays, welcome in the New Year and recuperate from the fall semester, certain UMass athletic teams will continue ...
Case Western Reserve U. researchers working to learn dolphin language
Dec 14, 2007; ... Misia Yuhasz University Wire 12-14-2007 (The Observer) (U-WIRE) CLEVELAND -- The gregarious chatter and behavior of bottlenose dolphins has long captured the imagination of animal cognition researchers. By studying these intriguing characteristics, Sara Waller of the philosophy and ...
Bargo: N.H. entrepreneur transforms Bingo into a new bar game
Dec 14, 2007; ... Julie Emmond University Wire 12-14-2007 (The Equinox) (U-WIRE) KEENE, N.H. -- "Girls kissing" is the only square you still need to cover on your board before you can call "BARGO." Glancing around the bar, you see a guy coolly assessing the pool table through his dark tinted ...
NU women's sports teams look to bring in more revenue for university
Dec 14, 2007; ... Katelyn Kerkhove University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Nebraskan) (CSTV U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- The Nebraska Athletic Department made $222,573 from July 2006 to July 2007. The profit comes after spending more than $70 million on 19 varsity teams, as reported to the Office of ...
U. Nebraska-Omaha's new supercomputer dedicated
Dec 14, 2007; ... Taylor Muller University Wire 12-14-2007 (The Gateway) (U-WIRE) OMAHA, Neb. -- Housed in the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Peter Kiewit Institute, a new supercomputer named Firefly is poised to take the academic and business communities into the stratosphere. When it is ...
Early decision admit rates fall at Columbia U.
Dec 14, 2007; ... Niyati Roy University Wire 12-14-2007 (Columbia Daily Spectator) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- Much-awaited admissions envelopes were mailed out to Columbia University's early decision admits to the classes of 2012 of Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science Tuesday ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Walk Hard' takes risks
Dec 14, 2007; ... Ryan J. Meehan University Wire 12-14-2007 (Harvard Crimson) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- With his latest feature, producer Judd Apatow, the mastermind behind "Knocked Up," "The 40 Year-Old Virgin" and "Superbad," takes some calculated risks. First, a plotline constructed to ...
Harvard disputes Faust quotations in Business Week article
Dec 14, 2007; ... Jamison A Hill, Clifford M. Marks, And Nathan C. Strauss University Wire 12-14-2007 (Harvard Crimson) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A Harvard University official Thursday accused Business Week of "mischaracterizing" comments by University President Drew G. Faust, which suggested that ...
CD REVIEW: Black Francis' 'Bluefinger' will please every fan
Dec 14, 2007; ... Ryan Johnson University Wire 12-14-2007 (Dakota Student) (U-WIRE) GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Charles Kitteridge Thompson IV has released quite a bit of music in recent years, continuing his streak of solo albums under the name Frank Black. But for the first time in nearly 15 years, ...
SIU searches for Kill's successor
Dec 14, 2007; ... Brian Feldt University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Egyptian) (CSTV U-WIRE) CARBONDALE, Ill. -- With Jerry Kill now donning a new uniform, the search for a new SIU football coach has officially begun. Kill, who coached for seven seasons at SIU, accepted a coaching job with Northern ...
Nebraska gymnasts attain Big 12, NCAA success after rocky 2006 season
Dec 14, 2007; ... Jordan Demmel University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Nebraskan) (CSTV U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- After a solid 2007 regular season, the Cornhusker women's gymnastics team won the Big 12 Championships and placed second at the NCAA West Regional. But a sixth-place finish, out of six ...
FILM REVIEW: 'The Kite Runner' highlights novel's strengths
Dec 14, 2007; ... Anjali Motgi University Wire 12-14-2007 (Harvard Crimson) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- If you haven't heard of Khaled Hosseini's book "The Kite Runner," you've been living under a rock for the last 100-plus weeks that it has been on the "New York Times" best-sellers list. Now a ...
Work is really a croc for U. Iowa prof
Dec 14, 2007; ... Patrick Larkin University Wire 12-14-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Cluttered with a wide variety of crocodile and alligator bones, his office is a miniature museum of sorts - almost to the point where it's sometimes hard to find things, he says. But without the ...
U. Colorado-area police offer advice for a safe, happy holiday
Dec 14, 2007; ... Andrew Frankel University Wire 12-14-2007 (Campus Press) (U-WIRE) BOULDER, Colo. -- It is almost that time of year when the student body at the University of Colorado disassembles and disperses from campus. For many, this is a time for rest and relaxation, but not for ...
Stanford outlasts USC for trip to title game
Dec 14, 2007; ... Rebecca Harlow University Wire 12-14-2007 (The Stanford Daily) (CSTV U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- It almost got away from them, but the top-seeded Stanford women's volleyball team dug deep to pull out a five-game match against fifth-seeded Southern California Thursday night in the ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Great Debaters' a success in its own right
Dec 14, 2007; ... Daniel B. Howell University Wire 12-14-2007 (Harvard Crimson) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- "The Great Debaters" concludes with a debate match between the small all-black Texas Wiley College and Harvard-shot in Sanders Theater. In the sequence, a debater from Wiley calmly but daringly ...
New aid initiative may lower admission rate
Dec 14, 2007; ... Aditi Balakrishna University Wire 12-14-2007 (Harvard Crimson) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- There's good and bad news for Harvard applicants this year. While Harvard has unveiled a financial aid program that will extend support to all families with yearly incomes up to ...
Top recruits fortify Colorado football's loaded defense
Dec 14, 2007; ... Justin Coons University Wire 12-14-2007 (Campus Press) (CSTV U-WIRE) BOULDER, Colo. -- With two recent additions to the 2008 football recruiting class, Colorado looks to be stacked in the linebacker position for the coming years. Four-star junior college linebacker Shaun ...
Isotope shortage hits U.S.
Dec 14, 2007; ... Samantha Miller University Wire 12-14-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- When the world's leading supplier of an indispensable tool in nuclear medicine shut down indefinitely in mid-November, medical professionals at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics ...
Hawks two starting point guards will both see time against Drake
Dec 14, 2007; ... Alex Johnson University Wire 12-14-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (CSTV U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- After nine games with a freshman handling the majority of the point-guard duties to the tune of a 5-4 record, Tony Freeman came back for one game, a seven-point road-win over Northern Iowa ....
Lady Lions top Rebels in offensive outbursts
Dec 14, 2007; ... Andrew Wible University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For much of the first half of Thursday night's game against Ole Miss, Penn State's offense appeared docile. Lacking were the tenacious drives to the basket that can lead to easy layups and ...
Another Princeton-like offense presents challenge for PSU basketball
Dec 14, 2007; ... Wayne Staats University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- No, it is not Princeton again -- it just seems that way. The Penn State men's basketball team's two-game winning streak is on the line when it plays the Denver Pioneers 1 p.m ....
Princeton needs to hit the boards to rebound
Dec 14, 2007; ... Brittany Urick University Wire 12-14-2007 (The Daily Princetonian) (CSTV U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- After losing to Penn State Wednesday evening and slipping to 2-7, the Princeton men's basketball team will look to rebound against Manhattan on Sunday evening at Jadwin ....
Columbia U. libraries strike deal with Google
Dec 14, 2007; ... Alix Pianin University Wire 12-14-2007 (Columbia Daily Spectator) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- Columbia University Libraries and Google will collaborate to digitize and make available online a large number of the libraries' books, the University announced in a press release ...
CD REVIEW: As Tall As Lions head back 'Into the Flood'
Dec 14, 2007; ... Adam Clair University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The end of the year is often a decidedly slow time for music releases, so As Tall As Lions' new EP, "Into the Flood," is a bit of an anomaly. Not only is it pretty good, but it almost seems like ...
COMMENTARY: Racial slurs, comparisons to 9/11 have Saban on the defensive
Dec 14, 2007; ... Justin Coons University Wire 12-14-2007 (Campus Press) (CSTV U-WIRE) BOULDER, Colo. -- It might not be much of a stretch to say that Nick Saban is about as popular as FEMA in the state of Louisiana. Saban, for those unfamiliar, is college football's version of Benedict Arnold ....
Lady Tigers fight to earn stripes at the charity stripe
Dec 14, 2007; ... Teddy Bloch University Wire 12-14-2007 (The Daily Princetonian) (CSTV U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- There are no opponents to dribble by, no hands in the face, and the shot is the same every time. Then again, it's no layup. It's a free throw, a shot that the women's basketball team has ...
Expensive concert tickets frustrate Penn State students
Dec 14, 2007; ... Stephanie Goga University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In April, country artists Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood will bring the Love, Pain & the whole crazy Carnival Ride Tour to State College. With no student discount, however, some ...
Another Iowa football recruit orally commits
Dec 14, 2007; ... Scott Miller University Wire 12-14-2007 (The Daily Iowan) (CSTV U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Joining his twin brother, Shaun, in Iowa's 2008 recruiting class, Shane Prater orally committed to head coach Kirk Ferentz Thursday after making his official visit to Iowa City last ...
INTERVIEW: Denzel touts script, actors in 'Debaters'
Dec 14, 2007; ... Erin A. May University Wire 12-14-2007 (Harvard Crimson) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Quick on the heels of his latest box office blockbuster, Denzel Washington assures us, "There's no Frank Lucas in my Mel Tolson." The iconic actor emphasizes that, despite the overwhelming success ...
Cal's NCAA run ends in semifinals
Dec 14, 2007; ... Jeff Goodman University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Californian) (CSTV U-WIRE) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Cal volleyball team's trip to Sacramento was a brutally short one. The 10th-seeded Bears entered Arco Arena riding the momentum that came with sweeping defending champion ...
For Princeton heptathlete Hynes, success comes in sevens
Dec 14, 2007; ... Stephanie Stern University Wire 12-14-2007 (The Daily Princetonian) (CSTV U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- Requiring mental and physical training for not just one, but seven separate events, the heptathlon is not so much a competition as a way of life. Many athletes don't have the ...
FILM REVIEW: Strummer documentary appeals to music fans of all kinds
Dec 14, 2007; ... John Ray University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Nebraskan) (U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- Everyone who claims to be a fan of punk rock music should know who Joe Strummer is, and if they don't, they should at least know The Clash. Joe Strummer was the lead singer and guitarist for the ...
Members of Princeton group threatened
Dec 14, 2007; ... Michael Juel-Larsen University Wire 12-14-2007 (The Daily Princetonian) (U-WIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- Four officers of the Anscombe Society and a prominent conservative Princeton University politics professor received threatening emails Wednesday evening from off-campus email ...
40 years later, all eyes on Nobel-winning discovery
Dec 14, 2007; ... Alexander B. Cohn & Alexa D West University Wire 12-14-2007 (Harvard Crimson) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Champagne bubbled in a Harvard laboratory 40 years ago, as scientists celebrated biology professor George Wald's Nobel Prize in Medicine. "It was a very exciting ...
Your Brain on the 'Book: The psychological appeal and effect of Facebook
Dec 14, 2007; ... Megan Hirt University Wire 12-14-2007 (University Daily Kansan) (U-WIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- From your parents to your professors to your old preschool playmates, more than 55 million people have claimed their page of Facebook, and according to the Internet marketing research company ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Bucket List' takes note of the smaller things
Dec 14, 2007; ... Eric M. Sefton University Wire 12-14-2007 (Harvard Crimson) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- As far as the winter feel-good movie is concerned, "The Bucket List" does not make any effort towards radical innovation. But between Jack Nicholson's wryly inappropriate humor and Morgan ...
Penn State cornerback King '50-50' on entering NFL draft
Dec 14, 2007; ... Corey McLaughlin University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Collegian) (CSTV U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Junior cornerback Justin King may forgo his senior year of eligibility and choose to enter the NFL Draft, he said Thursday, confirming that he filed paperwork with the league that will ...
U. Maine prof's research dispels 'bad boy' mating myth
Dec 14, 2007; ... Meghan Hayward University Wire 12-14-2007 (The Maine Campus) (U-WIRE) ORONO, Maine -- Do you think women are more attracted to daredevils or wimps? According to research by William Farthing, a psychology professor at the University of Maine, women prefer neither. Farthing's ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Compass' loses sight of original Pullman story
Dec 14, 2007; ... Amber Chandler University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- When it was announced that Phillip Pullman's book, The Golden Compass, was going to be made into a film, fans were worried that director Chris Weitz would omit the more controversial elements ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Orphanage' balances horror, warmth
Dec 14, 2007; ... Andres A. Arguello University Wire 12-14-2007 (Harvard Crimson) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A haunted orphanage, a mass murder gone awry, a hidden basement, a kidnapped child, and an eerie, ghost-filled cave. Think this batch of scenarios will provide the basis for the next ...
Survey: More women playing video games
Dec 14, 2007; ... Danielle Samela University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Collegian) (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- While shopping this holiday season, college-aged consumers shouldn't rule out video games as gifts for the women in their lives, according to a recent online survey. The survey, which ...
U. Nebraska admin improves research, gender equity during tenure
Dec 14, 2007; ... Katie Steiner University Wire 12-14-2007 (Daily Nebraskan) (U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- Intelligent, accomplished, and as good as it gets. These are just a few words that have been used by other university officials to describe Charles Wilson, chairman of the University of ...
CD REVIEW: The-Dream is no Prince on 'Love Hate'
Dec 14, 2007; ... Jake G. Cohen University Wire 12-14-2007 (Harvard Crimson) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- If Prince was ever gone, he's definitely back. He gave us Beyonce-aided bravura at the 2004 Grammys, and we worshipped his phallus during this year's Superbowl halftime show. Musicians have spent ...