University Wire back issues from Thursday, February 21:
CD REVIEW: Raveonettes listen, 'Lust', love
Feb 21, 2008; ... Joe Shearer University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Kent Stater) (UWIRE) KENT, Ohio -- Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll: It's simple enough to find. Any halfwit with a guitar can crack the formula. The Raveonettes take it to a whole other level we're not used to hearing in modern ...
Illini women's basketball ready for Penn State
Feb 21, 2008; ... Stuart Lieberman University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Illini) (UWIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The last time the two teams met on Jan. 2, the Illini were 2-0 and tied for first place in the Big Ten. Now, when Penn State (13-13, 4-10 in Big Ten) comes to town on Thursday night, Illinois ...
Florida legislature to pass textbook affordability bill
Feb 21, 2008; ... Sarah Beguiristain University Wire 02-21-2008 (FSView & Florida Flambeau) (UWIRE) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Waiting in long lines at campus bookstores and paying high prices for textbooks is a situation all too familiar for college students across the nation. According to the US ...
COLUMN: Keep on turning in illegal immigrants
Feb 21, 2008; ... Sam Clegg University Wire 02-21-2008 (Badger Herald) (UWIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- With an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants residing in this country, local police and federal authorities have a massive stake in finding new ways to deport a great many of them - this is commonly ...
Professors' study links rap music to sexism
Feb 21, 2008; ... Chris Allred University Wire 02-21-2008 (Technician) (UWIRE) RALEIGH, N.C. -- Two professors conducted a study on N.C. State students involving sexism and rap music, and according to their results, people's perceptions of rap music, rather than the lyrics, may affect sexist attitudes ...
Finley a fixture in the paint for Princeton
Feb 21, 2008; ... Mary Reid Munford University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Daily Princetonian) (UWIRE) PRINCETON, N.J. -- Zach Finley comes across as a pretty reserved guy. He's generally quiet, and when he speaks, he doesn't waste his words. His dominant six-foot, nine-inch stature is accompanied by a slow ...
COMMENTARY: Who takes home a naked, gold dude? We like 'Juno'
Feb 21, 2008; ... Danny Djeljosevic University Wire 02-21-2008 (Independent Florida Alligator) (UWIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- It's that time of year again when Hollywood pats itself on the back for a job well done on a bunch of films that came out in fall or winter, ignoring great films that came out ...
Supreme Court candidate calls watchdog group biased
Feb 21, 2008; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Daily Cardinal) (UWIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- Allegations of partisanship in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race intensified Wednesday as Judge Michael Gableman's campaign accused a state "watchdog" group of bias. The Wisconsin Judicial ...
State heads south to start season in Puerto Rico
Feb 21, 2008; ... Derek Medlin University Wire 02-21-2008 (Technician) (UWIRE) RALEIGH, N.C. -- The women's golf team practice on Wednesday morning required wearing sweatpants, North Face coats and even toboggans. When the Pack opens its spring season Sunday, it will be in shorts and short-sleeve ...
TV REVIEW: 'Eli Stone' will test your faith in television, God
Feb 21, 2008; ... Russell Kostelak University Wire 02-21-2008 (Columbia Daily Spectator) (UWIRE) NEW YORK -- God works in mysterious ways. This maxim is all too familiar for star Jonny Lee Miller in his new series Eli Stone, which premiered Jan. 31 on ABC. This dramedy features a lawyer named ...
FILM REVIEW: Perspective builds intrigue in 'Vantage'
Feb 21, 2008; ... By: Bryan Koenig University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Eagle) (UWIRE) WASHINGTON -- We've always known that no two people see the same event in the exact same light. Now Hollywood has caught on. "Vantage Point" explores the same action-packed sequence from the perspective of eight ...
Student owes thousands for illegal downloading
Feb 21, 2008; ... Larry Dechant University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Texan) (UWIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- Chemistry sophomore Briana Duda never realized the repercussions of illegally downloading music on her computer through the U. Texas Internet service. The Recording Industry Association of America, ...
New Mexico beats Air Force in 39-point blowout
Feb 21, 2008; ... Brandon Call University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Lobo) (UWIRE) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The UNM women's basketball team evened its conference record at 6-6 with a 79-40 trouncing of Air Force at The Pit on Wednesday. All 13 Lobos scored a basket en route to the 39-point ...
COLUMN: U.S. shouldn't shy away from waterboarding
Feb 21, 2008; ... Rob Casapulla University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Daily Campus) (UWIRE) STORRS, Conn. -- Abu Zubaydah was captured in 2002 in Pakistan. He is an al-Qaida agent who has operated under 37 different aliases. He carries a death sentence in Jordan for a failed attempt to blow up two hotels ...
CD REVIEW: The Goldfrapp's 'A&E' cure for party-girl hangovers
Feb 21, 2008; ... Kara Nesvig University Wire 02-21-2008 (Minnesota Daily) (UWIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- Listening to Goldfrapp is an experience akin to being magically transported back through the eras by a Warhol Factory-silver time machine, crash-landing in the center of that pleasure palace of days gone ...
Recycling options added around Baylor U. campus
Feb 21, 2008; ... Sarah Rafique University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Lariat) (UWIRE) WACO, Texas -- Baylor University is already three weeks into the national RecycleMania contest, and with the recently placed recycle bins in every residence hall, students are learning what and where to recycle, and are ...
Loss to Wisconsin is bad night all around for Illini
Feb 21, 2008; ... Jeff Labelle University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Illini) (UWIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Nothing went right for Illinois against the No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers Wednesday night, and it wasn't just the final score, a 71-57 loss, that had head coach Bruce Weber reeling. Freshman guard ...
WGA still to vote on ratification of agreement
Feb 21, 2008; ... Kate Stanhope University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Bruin) (UWIRE) LOS ANGELES -- While the Writers Guild of America strike may have been lifted last Wednesday, many questions still remain up in the air for both TV and film fans, as well as those within the entertainment ...
Famous magnets showcased with hands-on demonstrations and activities
Feb 21, 2008; ... Kelsey Gilbert University Wire 02-21-2008 (FSView & Florida Flambeau) (UWIRE) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory will host its annual open house with this year's theme, "Science in Action." This community event brings organizations with ...
As flu virus sweeps New England, Northeastern U. gears up for fight
Feb 21, 2008; ... Michael Napolitano University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Northeastern News) (UWIRE) BOSTON -- One of the biggest outbreaks of the flu virus in recent years has spread throughout New England, according to health officials, and Northeastern University has been no exception. For the past ...
Poets learn to express ideas through spoken word
Feb 21, 2008; ... M. Aasin Pena University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Targum) (UWIRE) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Spoken word -- an art that requires poets to have talents for both writing and moving listeners through compelling performances. For poets looking to sharpen their writing and oratory ...
College students from across the state protest proposed cuts to higher ed
Feb 21, 2008; ... Katie Saltz University Wire 02-21-2008 (Kentucky Kernel) (UWIRE) LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Gov. Steve Beshear told Kentucky college students who were rallying with homemade signs and painted faces in the Capitol Wednesday that there is not enough money for higher education in the state ...
Kenyan election bloodied by genocide
Feb 21, 2008; ... Kelli Miura University Wire 02-21-2008 (Ka Leo O Hawaii) (UWIRE) HONOLULU -- Over 1,000 people have been killed in what is now being considered an act of genocide in the African nation of Kenya, according to Red Cross reports. The conflict involves two tribes - the Kikuyu and ...
Injuries play key role in heart-breaking loss
Feb 21, 2008; ... Michael J. Buckley University Wire 02-21-2008 (Harvard Crimson) (UWIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- What should have been an easy victory for the Harvard men's volleyball team was marred by a series of injuries to a few of the Crimson's key players. Harvard was defeated last night by ...
Villanova lacrosse starts with thud against No. 9 Orange
Feb 21, 2008; ... Kate McAvey University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Villanovan) (UWIRE) VILLANOVA, Pa. -- It was a rough Sunday afternoon at the Carrier Dome for the Wildcats, as the men's lacrosse team fell 21-6 against No. 9 Syracuse in both teams' season opener. Senior Jay Foley gave the 'Cats ...
EDITORIAL: NIU answers are not found in gun debate
Feb 21, 2008; ... Staff Editorial University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Illini) (UWIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- For nearly a week now, the debate has raged. The Northern Illinois University tragedy has spawned countless reports, opinions and feelings about how to come to terms with the situation. More ...
Israel tries to change image
Feb 21, 2008; ... Alex Gerszewski University Wire 02-21-2008 (Oklahoma Daily) (UWIRE) NORMAN, Okla. -- Despite almost daily violence in the Holy Land, one man is going across America to tell college students that Israel is bigger than the conflict. Ido Aharoni, head of the brand management team ...
No. 1 UConn women bulldoze Marquette
Feb 21, 2008; ... Kevin Meachem University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Daily Campus) (UWIRE) HARTFORD, Conn. -- Often, a game's defining play is a great shot, a defensive stop or an important turnover. On Wednesday, though, the defining play was Kaili McLaren bulldozing an unfortunate Marquette ...
After returning from Iraq, student starts veterans' group at Cal State Fullerton
Feb 21, 2008; ... Paul Aranda Jr. University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Titan) (UWIRE) FULLERTON, Calif. -- For the many veterans on campus who quietly walk among us, there is now a place to emerge from the shadows. Led by the efforts of veteran student leader Joseph Chang, Cal State Fullerton has ...
Caterpillar donates $100K to help rebuild after tornado
Feb 21, 2008; ... Nickolaus Childress University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Mississippian) (UWIRE) OXFORD, Miss. -- The Caterpillar Foundation donated $100,000 Wednesday to the American Red Cross of Northeast Mississippi to assist in recovery efforts after a tornado demolished its offices and production ...
Intelligent rock with a refreshing spin
Feb 21, 2008; ... Kimberly Rubenstein University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Miami Hurricane) (UWIRE) CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- For a band that has not even been together for a year, Vic Kingsley sure is experiencing quite a bit of beginner's luck. The quartet of University of Miami students recently ...
Tornado recovery brings Union U. players together with rivals
Feb 21, 2008; ... Megan McMurray University Wire 02-21-2008 (Cardinal and Cream) (UWIRE) JACKSON, Tenn. -- Despite the tornado that tore up the Union University campus Feb. 5, the No. 1 Lady Bulldogs basketball team remains undefeated with a 25-0 record and takes on perennial rival Freed-Hardeman ...
Kent State falls short at Bowling Green despite Kowalska's return
Feb 21, 2008; ... Thomas Gallick University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Kent Stater) (UWIRE) KENT, Ohio -- Even the return of the Kent State women's basketball team's leading scorer, junior center Anna Kowalska, was not enough to secure a win for the Flashes (7-17, 4-8 Mid-American Conference), who fell ...
Family of slain woman plans wrongful death suit
Feb 21, 2008; ... Ashley Trott University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Californian) (UWIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- The family of a woman who was shot and killed by a Berkeley police officer has hired an attorney to file a wrongful death lawsuit against both the officer and the city of Berkeley. On ...
Arkansas shoots past Louisiana State, 87-61
Feb 21, 2008; ... Tyler Batiste University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Daily Reveille) (UWIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Tigers lost their fourth game in its past five Wednesday night when they lost to Arkansas, 87-61, in Fayetteville. The 26-point deficit was tied the Tigers' (9-16, 2-9) worst loss of ...
Second half collapse dooms State
Feb 21, 2008; ... Fidelis Lusompa University Wire 02-21-2008 (Technician) (UWIRE) RALEIGH, N.C. -- No. 3 North Carolina remembers its loss against N.C. State at the RBC Center last season. And the Tar Heels wouldn't let it happen again as they answered the hostile environment with an 84-70 win over ...
EDITORIAL: New policy eases burden of parenthood, but more to go
Feb 21, 2008; ... Staff Editorial University Wire 02-21-2008 (Michigan Daily) (UWIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Being a full-time student is hard. Being a full-time student and a new parent is even harder. Rackham School of Graduate Studies recognized the difficulty students face in pursuing an education ...
Chemistry lesson: BU hoopsters starting to play as a team
Feb 21, 2008; ... Couper Moorhead University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Daily Free Press) (UWIRE) BOSTON -- Let's rewind. The ball goes flying through the air off the back iron. Freshman John Holland cocks the ball back into his right arm with Maine freshman Sean McNally beneath him. Holland gathers ...
Risk-taking pays off for U. Hawaii art student
Feb 21, 2008; ... Abigail Trenhaile University Wire 02-21-2008 (Ka Leo O Hawaii) (UWIRE) HONOLULU -- Pushing the physical limit is what defines third-year University of Hawaii at Manoa art student Kazuki Takizawa's glass art. "There are a lot of risks to glass because you don't know what level ...
U. Penn professor's served sentence won't make a difference
Feb 21, 2008; ... Meredith Aska McBride University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Pennsylvanian) (UWIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- Though former University of Pennsylvania Neurosurgery professor Tracy McIntosh has already served his original sentence for the 2002 sexual assault of his college roommate's niece, this ...
Newsmagazines may gain more funding
Feb 21, 2008; ... Samantha Bryson University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Bruin) (UWIRE) LOS ANGELES -- A plan to revitalize UCLA's struggling newsmagazines by increasing funding, creating a training program and hiring paid advisers was passed by a Communications Board subcommittee on Wednesday. This ...
Oklahoma experiences high level of influenza infection
Feb 21, 2008; ... Ellis Goodwin University Wire 02-21-2008 (Oklahoma Daily) (UWIRE) NORMAN, Okla. -- Forty-four states, including Oklahoma, are at the highest level of influenza infection, and this year's vaccine may not offer full protection from the virus. Goddard Health Center officials have ...
COLUMN: 'Most sheltered generation' needs to be traumatized, gain strength
Feb 21, 2008; ... Hannah Shtein University Wire 02-21-2008 (Badger Herald) (UWIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- The "millennial generation" - made up of those born between 1982 and 2002 - has been called "the most sheltered generation in history," as paranoia of scarring our children seems to be the trend in ...
U. Oregon Forgiveness event to feature lectures, arts
Feb 21, 2008; ... Mike O'Brien University Wire 02-21-2008 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (UWIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- Tomorrow marks the start of two weeks of events centered around the "F" word. No, not that one. Forgiveness. Realms of Forgiveness: An Opportunity for Dialogue is a series of talks, panels, ...
Thin male models nix ideal body image
Feb 21, 2008; ... Vanessa Dimaggio University Wire 02-21-2008 (Independent Florida Alligator) (UWIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The days of the bronzed, buff beefcake as the male body ideal may be over. At least that's the way it looked at this year's New York Fashion Week. Male models who hit the ...
History of campus mags
Feb 21, 2008; ... Samantha Bryson University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Bruin) (UWIRE) LOS ANGELES -- For 40 years, minority groups at UCLA have used newsmagazines to tap into the power of the press and make their voices heard on campus. Established during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, ...
Explosion of AP offerings forces schools, students to examine worth
Feb 21, 2008; ... Rachel Leamon University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Daily Free Press) (UWIRE) BOSTON -- As more high schoolers are entering college with high Advancement Placement test scores on their transcripts, university students are reevaluating the educational value of high school courses that allow ...
Alumni, students dance 24 hours to raise money for children's hospital
Feb 21, 2008; ... Sean Gruber University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Daily Gamecock) (UWIRE) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Natalie Kenner, a Columbia, S.C. resident and University of South Carolina alum, sits on a red couch in Gambrell Hall, shuffling through a plastic bag. The bag is full of her child's first ...
UVa women's lacrosse looks to have all the ingredients
Feb 21, 2008; ... Ryan Williams University Wire 02-21-2008 (Cavalier Daily) (UWIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- As does any college sports program, the Virginia women's lacrosse team lost a few key players from last year's national championship runner-up squad. At the same time, however, the Cavaliers can ...
Mayors talk homophobia among black community
Feb 21, 2008; ... Vidya B. Viswanathan University Wire 02-21-2008 (Harvard Crimson) (UWIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Two ground-breaking local politicians discussed homophobia among the black community during a two-hour forum in the Lowell Junior Common Room yesterday. The forum featured two ...
Michigan women's basketball eyes NCAA bid
Feb 21, 2008; ... Alex Prosperi University Wire 02-21-2008 (Michigan Daily) (UWIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- It's make or break time for the Michigan women's basketball team. Win the next four and there is a good chance the Wolverines will earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since ...
U. Colorado student editorial sparks controversy
Feb 21, 2008; ... Cece Wildeman University Wire 02-21-2008 (Rocky Mountain Collegian) (UWIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- University of Colorado at Boulder students and community members are up in arms over a column published Monday on CU's online student newspaper that some readers say was a racist attack ...
Syracuse women's lacrosse shuts down Canisius
Feb 21, 2008; ... Christopher James University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Orange) (UWIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- While Syracuse's offense zoomed past Canisius Wednesday night, the defense wouldn't let the Griffins so much as sniff a shot on goal. No. 5 Syracuse smothered the Griffins in the Orange's ...
PLAYER PROFILE: Walk-on golfer exceeds expectations
Feb 21, 2008; ... Bryan Wheeler University Wire 02-21-2008 (University Daily Kansan) (UWIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Brad Hopfinger may not have been recruited by any college coaches during high school, but the freshman walk-on has been playing as good as anyone for Kansas' men's golf team. Competing ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Jaguar' explores Holocaust
Feb 21, 2008; ... John Bailey University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Daily Campus) (UWIRE) STORRS, Conn. -- She calls herself "Jaguar," but she isn't doing the hunting. "Aimee and Jaguar," the second in the film series "Sorry to Burst Your Bubble," tells the story of Felice and Lilly, two German women ...
Florida State holds on to beat Clemson
Feb 21, 2008; ... Michael McGuffee University Wire 02-21-2008 (FSView & Florida Flambeau) (UWIRE) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Seminoles jumped out to an early lead Tuesday night at the Donald L. Tucker Center, and this time, they kept it. The visiting Tigers of Clemson came close but never led in the ...
American U. admins, experts nationwide working to stop violence
Feb 21, 2008; ... Christopher Cottrell & Patricio Chile University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Eagle) (UWIRE) WASHINGTON -- The mass shootings committed by Steven Kazmierczak at Northern Illinois University last week and by Seung-Hui Cho at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University last April ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Persepolis' a symphony of the senses
Feb 21, 2008; ... David Xiong University Wire 02-21-2008 (Technician) (UWIRE) RALEIGH, N.C. -- Genuine, unpretentious and lacking the preachy life lessons that riddle most coming of age tales, the black and white French film Persepolis will be one of the most colorful, poignant and all-at-once ...
COLUMN: Forget the horse race, follow the money
Feb 21, 2008; ... Joseph Bateman University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Utah Chronicle) (UWIRE) SALT LAKE CITY -- Super Tuesday came in with a fury but left with a whimper. Although the Democratic nominee remains unknown and the presumptive Republican nominee is John McCain, the horse race coverage of the ...
Penn putting the odometer to work
Feb 21, 2008; ... Andrew Scurria University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily Pennsylvanian) (UWIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- The opponents may be better at Cornell and Columbia, but pure inconvenience makes Harvard-Dartmouth the toughest Ivy League road trip. Like every team, Penn will be doing its best to keep ...
U. Oregon faculty speak at discussion panel, wrap up lecture series
Feb 21, 2008; ... Jessie Higgins University Wire 02-21-2008 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (UWIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- The University of Oregon Department of Architecture and Allied Arts concluded its Savage Lecture Series Tuesday with a discussion panel to highlight the key issues that pervaded the ...
Victim, others dispute stabbing charges
Feb 21, 2008; ... Ben Worsley University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Diamondback) (UWIRE) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The victim of a weekend stabbing on Knox Road said yesterday during an interview that he was not stabbed by sophomore Messai Belayneh, who was charged with assault in the incident ...
U.S. official challenges Nifong claim
Feb 21, 2008; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Chronicle) (UWIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -- A federal court administrator said in a statement filed last week that former Durham district attorney Mike Nifong should not be given bankruptcy protection. The conclusion is only a ...
LSU selects 16 candidates for athletics director job
Feb 21, 2008; ... Amy Brittain University Wire 02-21-2008 (The Daily Reveille) (UWIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- The committee to select LSU's next athletic director has composed a preliminary list of candidates to be discussed at Friday's meeting. Jack Weiss, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center chancellor ...
Oklahoma State gets revenge in close win against Texas
Feb 21, 2008; ... Grant Belcher University Wire 02-21-2008 (Daily O'Collegian) (UWIRE) STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State women's basketball coach Kurt Budke picked up his 400th career win on Wednesday against the Texas Longhorns, but reaching that plateau was the last thing on his mind. OSU's ...