University Wire back issues from Tuesday, February 5:
K-State Wildcats major topic of Big 12 teleconference
Feb 05, 2008; ... Eric Eisenach University Wire 02-05-2008 (Daily Nebraskan) (UWIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- Though the Kansas Jayhawks stand at 22-1, remain at the top of the Big 12 Conference and sit in the top five in both major college basketball polls, the spotlight in Kansas has, at least temporarily, ...
Center for vaccines launches in India
Feb 05, 2008; ... Lakshmi Chandrashekar University Wire 02-05-2008 (Emory Wheel) (UWIRE) ATLANTA -- With the opening of the Joint ICGEB-Emory Vaccine Center, Emory made its mark in New Delhi, India on Jan. 14. The center, a partnership between EVC and the International Center for Genetic Engineering ...
Taber gets start, helps deliver win for Indiana
Feb 05, 2008; ... Michael Sanserino University Wire 02-05-2008 (Indiana Daily Student) (UWIRE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- First, it was the F-bomb. Sunday, it was "Kyle Taber." Seems like there are always surprising chants coming from the IU student section. IU coach Kelvin Sampson surprised ...
EDITORIAL: Obama: Change We Believe in
Feb 05, 2008; ... Staff Editorial University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Hoya) (UWIRE) WASHINGTON -- Today, 24 states are holding presidential nominating contests in the closest thing to a national primary that the United States has ever seen. And if voting doesn't winnow the field of candidates down to two ...
Brown women's hockey swept by ECAC titans
Feb 05, 2008; ... Andrew Braca University Wire 02-05-2008 (Brown Daily Herald) (UWIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Despite a pair of strong third periods, the Brown women's hockey team was swept over the weekend by Eastern College Athletic Conference titans No. 1 Harvard and Dartmouth. Brown's record fell to ...
COMMENTARY: Former Saluki quarterback training for the NFL
Feb 05, 2008; ... Nick Hill University Wire 02-05-2008 (Daily Egyptian) (UWIRE) CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Editor's Note: The following column was written by former Saluki quarterback Nick Hill who has been training for the NFL Draft. Hill recently played in the Texas vs The Nation Bowl and completed two of ...
Hoyas hoops upset No. 22 Syracuse
Feb 05, 2008; ... Kevin Wessel University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Hoya) (UWIRE) WASHINGTON -- While the Big East men's basketball season has been rife with parity and upsets, the Big East women's basketball season has been anything but -- entering Saturday, the top five teams were a combined 32-4 while ...
Illinois State U. expert: Internships valuable to students
Feb 05, 2008; ... Sean Kelly University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Daily Vidette) (UWIRE) NORMAL, Ill. -- Illinois State University students looking for experience in their field may want to search for internships to gain a better understanding of what it takes to make it in their careers. According ...
Rape suspect awaits trial
Feb 05, 2008; ... Erin Kourkounis University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Reflector) (UWIRE) MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. -- A Houston man was arraigned on charges of rape, sexual battery and kidnapping Wednesday in the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court. Johnny "Radar" Griffis was indicted in connection with ...
Women of Troy water polo extends winning streak
Feb 05, 2008; ... Ryan Eletto University Wire 02-05-2008 (Daily Trojan) (UWIRE) LOS ANGELES -- The No. 2 USC women's water polo team defeated visiting No. 10 Hartwick 16-3, extending USC's home winning streak to 39 consecutive victories. Ten different players scored for the Women of Troy, ...
USC forward Gibson beats sophomore slump, sets eyes on March Madness
Feb 05, 2008; ... Rhett Bollinger University Wire 02-05-2008 (Daily Trojan) (UWIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Earlier this season there were whispers that USC basketball player Taj Gibson wasn't the same anymore. He was no longer the super freshman he was last year. As a 22-year-old sophomore, he was over ...
Transfers Hester, Whittington take friendship to Ohio basketball team
Feb 05, 2008; ... Katie Carrera & Steve Gartner University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Post) (UWIRE) ATHENS, Ohio -- Bert Whittington IV values Allen Hester's opinion quite highly. Upon a suggestion by Hester that he join his junior college teammate at Ohio, the point guard did not hesitate to ...
CD REVIEW: Kravitz no 'Revolutionary'
Feb 05, 2008; ... Tripp Laino University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Diamondback) (UWIRE) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- With the appropriately titled It Is Time for a Love Revolution, Lenny Kravitz wants to change the way you look at love. But unfortunately for the 43-year-old musician, the album doesn't exactly ...
COLUMN: Support the Iraq war, or you're a racist
Feb 05, 2008; ... Brian Kutzley University Wire 02-05-2008 (The BG News) (UWIRE) BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Until now I have avoided writing about the war, waiting for some kind of prompt that would make it a timely discussion. Super Tuesday will have to suffice. Sometimes the world needs a ...
TV REVIEW: 'Stone' makes for visionary television
Feb 05, 2008; ... Rachel Grice University Wire 02-05-2008 (Daily Trojan) (UWIRE) LOS ANGELES -- "Everything has two explanations: the scientific and the divine. It's up to us to choose which one we buy into." So says the wise holistic healer Dr. Chen, or Frank as his friends call ...
UNH women's hockey winning streak extends to 9 games
Feb 05, 2008; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 02-05-2008 (The New Hampshire) (UWIRE) DURHAM, N.H. -- Micaela Long matched her career high of four points with a goal and a personal-best three assists to lead the No. 2 University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team to Sunday afternoon's 6-0 ...
Texas basketball's Mason gritting it out
Feb 05, 2008; ... Ryan Killian University Wire 02-05-2008 (Daily Texan) (UWIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- When 12-year-old Justin Mason started getting the best of his dad during one-on-one basketball games in their driveway, Bobby Mason knew his son was something special. When Justin, the ninth-grader, ...
Stats overstate file sharing
Feb 05, 2008; ... Lisa Zimmerman University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Daily Free Press) (UWIRE) BOSTON -- The Motion Picture Association of America recently admitted to a "human error" that overestimated the amount of illegal downloading by college students, prompting mixed reactions from Boston University ...
Texas Christian U. dept's canvas bags provide alternative to plastic
Feb 05, 2008; ... Christina Schams University Wire 02-05-2008 (Daily Skiff) (UWIRE) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Canvas is in. Plastic and paper are out. Students will be able to say no to paper and plastic bags soon through the Purple Bag Program, a new green initiative created by the Texas Christian ...
COLUMN: Hugged a Kenyan lately?
Feb 05, 2008; ... From Staff Report University Wire 02-05-2008 (The BG News) (UWIRE) BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Until Dec. 30, the east African nation of Kenya was the place to be -- a picturesque tourist destination. No one in his wildest dreams would imagine Kenya as a killing field since the last ...
COLUMN: People of faith should vote to end immoral war
Feb 05, 2008; ... Eric Lombardi University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Marquette Tribune) (UWIRE) MILWAUKEE -- The question is: how can we responsibly balance the deaths that will result from war in Iraq against the prospect of foreign injustice or national security? Biblically speaking this issue ...
Texas Tech players surprised by assistant's move to Houston
Feb 05, 2008; ... Adam Coleman University Wire 02-05-2008 (Daily Toreador) (UWIRE) LUBBOCK, Texas -- When Texas Tech offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen left for the same position at Houston, the Red Raiders knew it was just a part of college football. "(I am) not really surprised or ...
Weekend split puts Chicago women's hoops in UAA jam
Feb 05, 2008; ... Emerald Gao University Wire 02-05-2008 (Chicago Maroon) (UWIRE) CHICAGO -- With Chicago women's basketball looking for its first conference-winning record in four seasons, a split over the weekend presented a bump in the road as the Maroons head for the home stretch. On the ...
California a platform for final presidential candidates
Feb 05, 2008; ... Eric Bartolome & Adam Elmahrek University Wire 02-05-2008 (Daily Titan) (UWIRE) FULLERTON, Calif. -- Super Tuesday is this week, and presidential candidates have campaigned down to the wire, looking to reel in every last vote in the California Primary. Monday night, ...
Dem. gubernatorial candidates' spending draws scrutiny in N.C.
Feb 05, 2008; ... Will Robinson University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Chronicle) (UWIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -- With nine months to go until this year's North Carolina gubernatorial vote, two Democratic candidates have found themselves trapped in a rut of negative attention, whereas the Republican field is happy ...
R.I. primary likely to be overshadowed
Feb 05, 2008; ... Dana Teppert University Wire 02-05-2008 (Brown Daily Herald) (UWIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In 24 states today, voters will head to the polls or caucuses. More than 2,000 Democratic delegates are up for grabs in 22 states and more than 1,000 Republican delegates are at stake in 21 ...
UNC women's basketball light up Duke, 93-76
Feb 05, 2008; ... Lane Towery University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Chronicle) (UWIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -- In its largest loss to North Carolina at home since 1993, No. 9 Duke fell to the high-powered Tar Heels 93-76 Monday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils (16-6, 5-2 in the ACC) had not ...
COLUMN: Price of voting disenfranchises young voters
Feb 05, 2008; ... Nicholas J. Melvoin University Wire 02-05-2008 (Harvard Crimson) (UWIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- As college students across the country ponder casting votes in primaries this week, the last thing we need is more reasons to keep them away from the polls. As it is, the number of college ...
Chicago wrestling ready for conferences after trio's final polish at Wheaton
Feb 05, 2008; ... Emerald Gao University Wire 02-05-2008 (Chicago Maroon) (UWIRE) CHICAGO -- With its regular season in the books, Chicago wrestling prepares for the closing clashes of the year as powerful opponents rumble on the horizon for the postseason. Finishing their dual-meet schedule ...
Lady Bears' win ends with serious injury
Feb 05, 2008; ... Justin Baer University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Lariat) (UWIRE) WACO, Texas -- The No. 5 Lady Bears (20-1, 8-0) took sole possession of first place in the Big 12 Conference, defeating No. 18 Kansas State University Saturday in Manhattan, Kan. But the price head coach Kim Mulkey's team ...
Notre Dame men's tennis doubles partners mesh well
Feb 05, 2008; ... Kate Grabarek University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Observer) (UWIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- On a team with six freshman, one has separated himself from the pack. Freshman Stephen Havens has distanced himself from the five other freshmen on this season's squad. Havens and Andrew Roth ...
UH women's basketball keeps streak alive against UAB, Memphis
Feb 05, 2008; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Daily Cougar) (UWIRE) HOUSTON -- Houston improved its record to 13-9 overall and 7-1 in Conference USA with victories against Alabama-Birmingham and Memphis this weekend. The Cougars brought their winning streak to seven as ...
Presidential candidates vie for votes on Super Tuesday
Feb 05, 2008; ... Matthew Reagan University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Shorthorn) (UWIRE) ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Republican and Democratic presidential nominations could be up for grabs today as candidates and voters gear up for Super Tuesday. Sixteen states hold their primary elections today, ...
Health care a leading issue in primaries
Feb 05, 2008; ... Holly Villamagna University Wire 02-05-2008 (Daily Trojan) (UWIRE) LOS ANGELES -- A struggle to reform health care will likely play out on a national level with health care reforms included among all of the 2008 presidential candidates platforms. Sens. Hillary Clinton and ...
Lawsuit challenges Wisconsin bar exam rule
Feb 05, 2008; ... Rosemary Lane University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Marquette Tribune) (UWIRE) MILWAUKEE -- Since 1870 law graduates from Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been able to shoot straight from the classroom to the courtroom without taking the bar exam ....
URI cuts gymnastics program, adds lacrosse
Feb 05, 2008; ... Matt Pavao University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Good Five Cent Cigar) (UWIRE) KINGSTON, R.I. -- The University of Rhode Island gymnastics team will compete in its last season as a varsity team after being cut on Thursday. The team will be replaced with a women's Division I lacrosse ...
Ohio women's basketball guard recognized for second straight week
Feb 05, 2008; ... Matt O'Donnell University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Post) (UWIRE) ATHENS, Ohio -- Shooting guard Lauren Kohn has been the Bobcats' leading scorer for the last two seasons, but until a week ago, she had yet to be rewarded for her efforts. Kohn was named the Mid-American Conference ...
Former 'America's Next Top Model' contestant pursues musical career
Feb 05, 2008; ... Bonnie Stiernberg University Wire 02-05-2008 (Daily Illini) (UWIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- "Two beautiful girls stand before me, but I only have one photo in my hand ..." Those words, uttered by Tyra Banks, usually signal the end for contestants on "America's Next Top Model," but ...
Obama rallies Boston voters
Feb 05, 2008; ... Alex Bloom & Giovanni Russonello University Wire 02-05-2008 (Tufts Daily) (UWIRE) MEDFORD, Mass. -- Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) rallied Bostonians in an 11th-hour effort to win the Democratic presidential primary in Massachusetts during a campaign rally speckled with Bay State ...
Study says northern football teams play better in the snow
Feb 05, 2008; ... Kevin Mueller University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Marquette Tribune) (UWIRE) MILWAUKEE -- Packers fans might be more inclined to go shirtless at games soon. Those chilling subzero temperatures that have helped the Green Bay Packers seal home-field advantage in the past might not ...
BOOK REVIEW: 'Gathering' explores depths of trauma
Feb 05, 2008; ... Lucy Randall University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Dartmouth) (UWIRE) HANOVER, N.H. -- With a sense of something like defiance, I convinced myself that I had time to read something for pleasure. With the help of self-imposed amnesia, I forgot all the things I should be reading, and picked ...
Dorms start dating games
Feb 05, 2008; ... Sarah Rafique University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Lariat) (UWIRE) WACO, Texas -- One lucky Penland Residence Hall bachelor and North Russell Residence Hall bachelorette took a break from the traditional Super Bowl halftime to enjoy the first ever Baylor "Dating Game" and hopefully score ...
On day of big test, unity among U. Michigan Democrats
Feb 05, 2008; ... Julie Rowe University Wire 02-05-2008 (Michigan Daily) (UWIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Flip-flopper. Liberal. A step backward. Reagan sympathizer. Inexperienced. Divisive. These are a few of the charges that have flown back and forth in the campaigns for the Republican and ...
FILM REVIEW: Eva falls from grace in 'Over Her Dead Body'
Feb 05, 2008; ... Kari Krajewski University Wire 02-05-2008 (Badger Herald) (UWIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- An empty theater on a movie's opening weekend generally doesn't bode well for a film's success. Such was the situation this writer found herself in regarding the movie "Over Her Dead Body." On a ...
Emory women's basketball obliterates NYU, stumbles against Brandeis
Feb 05, 2008; ... Matthew Tamul University Wire 02-05-2008 (Emory Wheel) (UWIRE) ATLANTA -- It was a weekend of ups and downs for the women's basketball team, with the Eagles decimating New York University 86-60 on Friday but losing in a last-minute heartbreaker to Brandeis 70-66 on Sunday. The ...
COMMENTARY: Football fans get their fix from signing day
Feb 05, 2008; ... Asher Fusco University Wire 02-05-2008 (University Daily Kansan) (UWIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- The sounds and smells of late September tailgates on the Hill have been exchanged for Allen Fieldhouse campouts. Kansas fans have turned their collective ire from Lee Corso to Digger Phelps ....
Massachusetts considering same-day registration
Feb 05, 2008; ... Sarah J. Howland University Wire 02-05-2008 (Harvard Crimson) (UWIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The latest polls indicate that Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are running neck and neck in the Massachusetts primary. Unfortunately for those who are not signed up yet, the ...
Princeton students head to the polls
Feb 05, 2008; ... Mendy Fisch University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Daily Princetonian) (UWIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- More than a thousand students will head to the polls in Princeton Tuesday to cast their vote in New Jersey's presidential primary, results of an e-mail survey conducted by The Daily ...
Ex-Hawk Roth charged with public intoxication
Feb 05, 2008; ... Kurtis Hiatt University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Daily Iowan) (UWIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- A former Hawkeye now with the Miami Dolphins was arrested Feb. 1 after an incident at Union Bar, Iowa City police Sgt. Troy Kelsay said. Matt Roth, 25, Oakbrook, Ill., was charged with public ...
TV REVIEW: FOX's new show 'Moment of Truth' proves brutally honest
Feb 05, 2008; ... Brittany Franklin University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Daily Athenaeum) (UWIRE) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- In an apparent attempt at a shock factor, FOX's new game show, "The Moment of Truth," premiered last Wednesday. For those not familiar with the show's content, a contestant is ...
U. Oregon students active at gay rights conference
Feb 05, 2008; ... Mike O'Brien University Wire 02-05-2008 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (UWIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- Activism on Facebook, arrest rates among transgender people and immigration may not have many things in common, except that all three will be discussed at the Creating Change Conference 2008 this ...
FILM REVIEW: Brian Cox shines in low-budget 'Red'
Feb 05, 2008; ... Pat Devers University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Lantern) (UWIRE) COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Actor Brian Cox is nothing if not versatile. He's been in movies of varying budgets, from his portrayal of Agamemnon in the big-budget "Troy" to Big John in the independent film "L.I.E." The nature of his ...
U. Connecticut students find unique ways to keep sex under wraps
Feb 05, 2008; ... Emily Neumann University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Daily Campus) (UWIRE) STORRS, Conn. -- When living in a dorm or somewhere near campus, those things that go bump in the night may very well be your neighbors, or a roommate, getting it on. And if you can hear them having sex, ...
Lady Lion sophomore gymnast ascends to top of team
Feb 05, 2008; ... Nate Mink University Wire 02-05-2008 (Daily Collegian) (UWIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Brandi Personett acts like a child. At night, when roommate Allie Southard tries to sleep, Personett will ask to keep the light on, claiming she's studying. Southard gives in to Personett's ...
Eastern Illinois U. exhibit provides inside view on media
Feb 05, 2008; ... Jessica Leggin University Wire 02-05-2008 (Daily Eastern News) (UWIRE) CHARLESTON, Ill. -- The Associated Press is bringing breaking news to Eastern Illinois University. "This exhibit has the potential to reach out to everyone on this campus," said Carl Lorber, director of ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Rambo' comes full circle
Feb 05, 2008; ... Lori Simpson University Wire 02-05-2008 (Daily Mississippian) (UWIRE) OXFORD, Miss. -- Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees are legendary horror figures known for their brutal and bloody methods.However, their antics are mere child's play when compared to the power that is John ...
Grad student helps inmates give children holiday gifts
Feb 05, 2008; ... Brian Mastroianni University Wire 02-05-2008 (Brown Daily Herald) (UWIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Four years ago Courtney Colton, currently a planning coordinator for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards, was researching well-documented health care issues that affect prison ...
Cal Poly sophomore tennis player has won 6 of past 7 singles matches
Feb 05, 2008; ... Marlize Van Romburgh University Wire 02-05-2008 (Mustang Daily) (UWIRE) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Love may mean nothing to tennis players the world over, but as one Cal Poly player knows, that doesn't mean the game is the same everywhere you play. Robert Foy is enjoying his ...
UNH basketball's loss to BU due to 'disappointing' effort
Feb 05, 2008; ... Shawn Cyr University Wire 02-05-2008 (The New Hampshire) (UWIRE) DURHAM, N.H. -- On an afternoon where the pizza and T-shirts were free, the points certainly weren't for the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team. The Wildcats fell to 7-14, and 4-5 in the America ...
Bobby Gates leads Texas A&M golf in 2008
Feb 05, 2008; ... Travis Measley University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Battalion) (UWIRE) COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- When Tiger Woods arrived on the scene in 1996 and uttered his famous "Hello world," golf exploded onto the national scene as something that didn't belong to 55-year-old doctors and lawyers at ...
Romney paying commission to student fundraisers
Feb 05, 2008; ... Daniel Strauss University Wire 02-05-2008 (Michigan Daily) (UWIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- In an effort to entice college students to support his run for the presidency, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is paying students a 10 percent commission when they raise at least $1,000 ...
Iowa State U. bans smoking, offers quitting assistance
Feb 05, 2008; ... Kyle Ferguson University Wire 02-05-2008 (Iowa State Daily) (UWIRE) AMES, Iowa -- The University of Iowa recently announced that its entire campus would be smoke free by 2009. "We've had some discussion about this for a long time," said Steve Parrott, director of university ...
Policy prevents Obama rally on Tufts U. campus
Feb 05, 2008; ... Alex Bloom & Giovanni Russonello University Wire 02-05-2008 (Tufts Daily) (UWIRE) MEDFORD, Mass. -- Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) spoke at the World Trade Center Monday after discussions to bring the rally to Tufts University were abandoned. Dean of Student Affairs Bruce ...
COMMENTARY: Writer's strike allows for invasion of reality TV shows
Feb 05, 2008; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 02-05-2008 (Daily Orange) (UWIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Thanks to the writers' strike an influx of reality television shows have invaded our TV sets. Everyone from the indelible Oprah to "Loveline" host Dr. Drew Pinsky have their own program. The Daily ...
Georgetown fails to sell debt bonds at auction
Feb 05, 2008; ... Courteney Lario University Wire 02-05-2008 (The Hoya) (UWIRE) WASHINGTON -- Georgetown University will be forced to pay higher interest on roughly $100 million of debt after the university failed to sell the debt in bonds at an auction on Jan 22. Georgetown relied on the ...