University Wire back issues from Thursday, February 28:
Cornell U. colleges discuss allowing students to access course evals
Feb 28, 2008; ... Nikhita Parandekar University Wire 02-28-2008 (Cornell Daily Sun) (UWIRE) ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences recently changed its policy regarding course evaluations, enabling both the numerical and written parts of the course evaluations ...
Author stresses need to bolster preschools
Feb 28, 2008; ... Glenn Davis University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Targum) (UWIRE) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Robert Fulghum is infamous for his article, "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten." But David Kirp, a University of California-Berkeley professor of public policy, stressed the ...
'Dome of Doom' does the job on Rams
Feb 28, 2008; ... Matt L. Stephens University Wire 02-28-2008 (Rocky Mountain Collegian) (UWIRE) LARAMIE, Wy -- CSU just never had a chance. From Wyoming's 9-2 run to start the game to its 10-4 run to start the second half, the Cowgirls has all of the momentum in their 68-46 victory over the Rams ...
COMMENTARY: No ritz for indie recorders
Feb 28, 2008; ... Bassey Etim University Wire 02-28-2008 (Badger Herald) (UWIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- Why spend nearly every Saturday locked in hot bedrooms and basements? I don't know; it's a compulsion. A primal urge that grows every time we see another emcee spill his soul into a microphone and pour it ...
Pluimer, Bruin squad prep for final games
Feb 28, 2008; ... Kendall Salter University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Bruin) (UWIRE) LOS ANGELES -- UCLA has seen its fair share of great post players throughout the years. This weekend, another will cement her name in Bruin lore by playing what could be her final contests in the blue and gold ...
Gators wallop Eastern Michigan in doubleheader
Feb 28, 2008; ... Evan Drexler University Wire 02-28-2008 (Independent Florida Alligator) (UWIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- It didn't take center fielder Matt den Dekker long to get back into the swing of things. In his first start of the season after sitting for the opening series, den Dekker ...
Former Hoosiers support IU's decision to oust Sampson
Feb 28, 2008; ... Zach Osterman University Wire 02-28-2008 (Indiana Daily Student) (UWIRE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Integrity. It's a word former IU star Kent Benson used to describe the men's basketball program he knew, and it's something he said has been lacking within the program for some time ...
CD REVIEW: Michael Jackson fails to 'Thrill'
Feb 28, 2008; ... Jeremy Barnett University Wire 02-28-2008 (FSView & Florida Flambeau) (UWIRE) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- It took a lot for me to put a "D grade" next to Michael Jackson's name. Thriller was and is the best CD I've ever heard. It's my favorite CD, and there is a reason it has sold more ...
Iowa baseball shows promise despite errors
Feb 28, 2008; ... Diane Hendrickson University Wire 02-28-2008 (The Daily Iowan) (UWIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- A 1-2 record in its first slate of games doesn't indicate the Iowa baseball team's true performance at the Clearwater Invitational in Florida last weekend. The Hawkeyes beat Albany, an ...
COMMENTARY: Georgetown flat in tune-up for Marquette
Feb 28, 2008; ... Harlan Goode University Wire 02-28-2008 (The Hoya) (UWIRE) WASHINGTON -- Noah Webster was not a basketball fan, but were there an entry in the dictionary for "Playing Down to Your Opponent," Georgetown's 12-point sleepwalk against St. John's would serve as the perfect example ....
New flu formula to offer better protection
Feb 28, 2008; ... Beth Kaiserman University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Collegian) (UWIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A new flu shot approved Thursday for 2009 will provide protection against three new strains of the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Pennsylvania ...
Some feel aided, some don't with new U. financial policy
Feb 28, 2008; ... Debbie Lehmann University Wire 02-28-2008 (Brown Daily Herald) (UWIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University's new financial aid policy has sparked mixed reaction among students, with some pleased about the changes and others saying they do not go far enough. In addition, many ...
COLUMN: Euphemisms will solve torture problem
Feb 28, 2008; ... James Sewell University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Utah Chronicle) (UWIRE) SALT LAKE CITY -- This election season, the American people have witnessed a long parade of comers, clowns and cranks, all seeking the office of the presidency of the United States. At this juncture, the weak have ...
U. Arizona urges fans to avoid obscene chants
Feb 28, 2008; ... Michael Schwartz University Wire 02-28-2008 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (UWIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- The University of Arizona's athletic department was embarrassed after the last time the men's basketball team played a national game on a major network, and they're not talking about the ...
USC will not follow Stanford's tuition plan
Feb 28, 2008; ... Syantani Chatterjee University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Trojan) (UWIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Stanford University announced its largest ever financial aid boost for its undergraduate students last Wednesday, but University of Southern California officials said they do not plan to follow suit ....
Oklahoma softball sends Tulsa back up turnpike
Feb 28, 2008; ... Kyle Burnett University Wire 02-28-2008 (Oklahoma Daily) (UWIRE) NORMAN, Okla. -- In the sixth inning and Oklahoma leading by seven, Tulsa freshman pitcher Lauren Menke walked OU freshman Chana'e Jones with the bases loaded. Menke's stroll to first advanced sophomore outfielder Amber ...
Men's golfers seek turnaround in South Florida
Feb 28, 2008; ... Tim Uryasz University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Nebraskan) (UWIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- There is no question the Nebraska men's golf team has had its frustrations this year. The Cornhuskers had a season-high finish of seventh in the Kansas Invitational last fall, but they haven't ...
Former FBI profilers say killer likely to strike again
Feb 28, 2008; ... Brian Duggan University Wire 02-28-2008 (Sagebrush) (UWIRE) RENO, Nev. -- Two retired FBI profilers and a former Secret Service psychologist say the man responsible for Brianna Denison's murder is likely to strike again - and will continue until he is caught. But to what degree and ...
Eight seniors play final regular season home game
Feb 28, 2008; ... Casey Gisclair University Wire 02-28-2008 (The Daily Reveille) (UWIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- Three Final Four appearances, two Southeastern Conference Championships and a one-handed slam dunk are some of the accolades the seniors on the LSU women's basketball team have accomplished ...
INTERVIEW: Ferrell stars in sports satire
Feb 28, 2008; ... Alex Regnery University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Texan) (UWIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- Funnyman Will Ferrell recently stopped into Austin for a special screening of his new film "Semi-Pro" at the Alamo Drafthouse. In the film, Ferrell plays Jackie Moon, owner/coach/player for the Flint ...
Kansas women's golf coach pleased with team's achievement at Fresno State
Feb 28, 2008; ... Josh Bowe University Wire 02-28-2008 (University Daily Kansan) (UWIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Kansas women's golf coach Erin O'Neil said before the spring season that sophomore Emily Powers was improved and poised to do well. It is now easy to see why. Powers finished second ...
Ceremony to mark gay commitments
Feb 28, 2008; ... Ashley Bressler University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Collegian) (UWIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Faith Baptist Church of Altoona sent petitions to hundreds of churches of all denominations across the state yesterday asking them to oppose a same-sex commitment ceremony set to take ...
INTERVIEW: Ricci not your average Cinderalla
Feb 28, 2008; ... Joseph Neese University Wire 02-28-2008 (The Heights) (UWIRE) CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- On Friday, Feb. 8, former child actress Christina Ricci participated in an afternoon nationwide press conference to talk about her latest film, Penelope - a contemporary fairytale shot in London in ...
Memorial Church's new mission
Feb 28, 2008; ... Nini S. Moorhead University Wire 02-28-2008 (Harvard Crimson) (UWIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- On a recent Sunday evening, Appleton Chapel in Harvard's Memorial Church is lit with candles as a few dozen students file in, taking their seats in the pews usually reserved for the church's ...
Art major McCarter keeps running creative, exciting
Feb 28, 2008; ... Alexandra Rowley University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Orange) (UWIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Few on the Syracuse track and field team know of Liz McCarter's other passion. And that's the way she likes it. "I like to keep running separate from art," McCarter said. Evidently, ...
Syracuse researchers: Number of college-aged smokers increases
Feb 28, 2008; ... Marisha Kelly University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Orange) (UWIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- College students may be more likely to smoke than any other age group, according to a new study done by researchers at Syracuse University. "There has been up to a 30 percent increase over the ...
U. Oklahoma State Cowboy baseball hits road for Florida tournament
Feb 28, 2008; ... Michele Kraak University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily O'Collegian) (UWIRE) STILLWATER, Okla. -- The weather might be warming up in Stillwater, but the Oklahoma State Cowboy baseball team will escape to an even better climate this weekend. OSU is traveling to Tampa, Fla., for a ...
CD REVIEW: Goldenfrapp provides relaxing record with 'Tree'
Feb 28, 2008; ... Erik Myers University Wire 02-28-2008 (Rocky Mountain Collegian) (UWIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Intro: After finding success in the realm of synth-pop and dance with their last two albums, British duo Goldfrapp have taken their traditionally electronic music in a surprisingly folksy ...
Tuition hikes, job cuts to fund NYU expansion
Feb 28, 2008; ... Jane C. Timm University Wire 02-28-2008 (Washington Square News) (UWIRE) NEW YORK -- NYU is going to cut administrative jobs and hike tuition to fund its aggressive plans for expansion, officials said Wednesday. The university will take millions of dollars out of its ...
RU begins Big East road trip
Feb 28, 2008; ... Josh Spielman University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Targum) (UWIRE) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- The Rutgers tennis team will take its 1-0 Big East record on a Midwest road trip this weekend, making stops in Milwaukee and Chicago to take on conference foes Marquette and Depaul. The ...
UMass women's lacrosse falls short, BU pulls away late
Feb 28, 2008; ... David Brinch University Wire 02-28-2008 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (UWIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- In a game characterized by quick scoring and aggressive play by both teams, Boston University took advantage of a Minutewoman offense that was only effective in short spurts. The ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Semi-Pro' doesn't beat 'Anchorman'
Feb 28, 2008; ... Trevor Hale University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Utah Chronicle) (UWIRE) SALT LAKE CITY -- Will Ferrell was able to mine comedy gold from the 1970s by playing self-absorbed newscaster Ron Burgundy in "Anchorman." That movie worked so well that Ferrell must have thought it was the era ...
Postseason looms as BC hockey begins crucial weekend
Feb 28, 2008; ... Diana C. Nearhos University Wire 02-28-2008 (The Heights) (UWIRE) CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- As the regular season nears its end, the games become more and more crucial for Boston College's men's hockey team. There is a tight race for the positions behind University of New Hampshire, ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Bartlett' following in the footsteps of Ferris
Feb 28, 2008; ... Kara Nesvig University Wire 02-28-2008 (Minnesota Daily) (UWIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- Charlie Bartlett's personal bible is totally "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." When Charlie goes to bed at night, he probably looks up at a poster of the oh-so-charming Mr. Bueller and prays a novena to be just ...
Team uncertain about meet
Feb 28, 2008; ... Kyle Shaner University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily News) (UWIRE) MUNCIE, Ind. -- Going into this weekend's Mid-American Conference men's swimming and diving championships, the Ball State University coaches do not know if they like the format. For the first time, the MAC will ...
Cleveland International Film Festival is ready to roll
Feb 28, 2008; ... Ron Soltys University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Kent Stater) (UWIRE) KENT, Ohio -- Lights, camera, action! The 32nd annual Cleveland International Film Festival will be taking place March 6 through 16 at the Tower City complex in Cleveland. The event will showcase 136 feature films and ...
'Virus' plaguing PSU's shooting
Feb 28, 2008; ... Andrew Wible University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Collegian) (UWIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- There's an epidemic taking hold of the Penn State women's basketball team. At least that's how coach Coquese Washington described the team's recent shooting slump at Wednesday's press ...
Ten things you didn't know about Marquette women's basketball
Feb 28, 2008; ... Nick Bullock University Wire 02-28-2008 (The Marquette Tribune) (UWIRE) MILWAUKEE -- Junior center Kelly Lam tells all about the Golden Eagles: WE TALK THE TALK ... "Once you get a room of all girls, you are going to have a lot of talkative people. But out of everyone I would ...
U. South Florida Bulls women's basketball suffers early on
Feb 28, 2008; ... Aaron Oberlin University Wire 02-28-2008 (The Oracle) (UWIRE) TAMPA, Fla. -- Nearly a foot and a half of snow remained on the ground at Notre Dame from a snowstorm that canceled classes Tuesday. The weather delayed the South Florida women's basketball team's arrival to South Bend, ...
Tide to face nation's best in Puerto Rico
Feb 28, 2008; ... Christopher McKay University Wire 02-28-2008 (The Crimson White) (UWIRE) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- As temperatures in Tuscaloosa drop, the Crimson Tide has headed south to Rio Grande, Puerto Rico where Friday they begin competition in the 2008 Puerto Rico Classic. "We're going to ...
Student entrepreneurs create new products
Feb 28, 2008; ... Patrick Barbieri University Wire 02-28-2008 (Mustang Daily) (UWIRE) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Industrial technology students at Cal Poly are putting the skills they've learned to the test in IT 407, where students invent and sell products entirely from scratch. The list of ...
TV REVIEW: Get to know the 'whitest' guys behind IFC's hit show
Feb 28, 2008; ... Chris Kallio University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Kent Stater) (UWIRE) KENT, Ohio -- The sketch comedy group The Whitest Kids U'Know has become a hit with young people, bringing to this generation a style of comedy their parents adored with Monty Python and the glory days of "Saturday ...
24-hour guards hired for houses
Feb 28, 2008; ... Charlie J. Wells University Wire 02-28-2008 (Harvard Crimson) (UWIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The College has hired 24-hour security guards to patrol each of the College's 12 undergraduate Houses in a move aimed at standardizing house security throughout the night. The extended ...
Drive out the Sun Devils
Feb 28, 2008; ... Bobby Gordon University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Bruin) (UWIRE) LOS ANGELES -- When the Bruins open their final road trip of the season against Arizona State, they will have one thing on their minds: earning a trip back to the Grand Canyon state. For UCLA, this is the shortest ...
Senior tapped for Clinton conference
Feb 28, 2008; ... Nick Profeta University Wire 02-28-2008 (The GW Hatchet) (UWIRE) WASHINGTON -- Ryan Evans, a senior in the Elliott School of Internation Affairs, will represent GW at the first annual Clinton Global Initiative at Tulane University in New Orleans next month. Former President ...
COLUMN: There may be monsters
Feb 28, 2008; ... Wayne Cheong University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Texan) (UWIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- I was surfing the Interweb when I came across an article about an unusual animal born on a farm in northern Germany. It was a Geep, a product of a whirlwind liaison between a dashing billy goat and a ...
Ivy League director to step down in '09
Feb 28, 2008; ... Malcom A. Glenn And Chelsea L. Shover University Wire 02-28-2008 (Harvard Crimson) (UWIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Jeffrey H. Orleans, the executive director of the Ivy League, will retire as the leader of the 54-year-old athletic conference effective June 2009, University of ...
Longhorns finish 13th
Feb 28, 2008; ... Austin Swafford University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Texan) (UWIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- Senior Ashley Rollins shot a 4-over-par 75 for the second day in a row Wednesday to lead Texas to a 13th-place finish at the 16-team Arizona Wildcats Invitational in Tucson, Ariz. Texas shot a ...
UMass softball back on road for NFCA Leadoff
Feb 28, 2008; ... Jeremy Rice University Wire 02-28-2008 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (UWIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- A fatigued but energetic Massachusetts softball team will head back out on the road this weekend for the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga. The Minutewomen (4-6) went 2-3 in ...
Anteaters get the best of Trojans
Feb 28, 2008; ... Declan Saver University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Trojan) (UWIRE) LOS ANGELES -- The frustration from two straight games of poor offensive output manifested itself Wednesday night as USC head coach Chad Kreuter was ejected in the seventh inning of a 7-3 loss to UC Irvine. The USC ...
INTERVIEW: Melee fights to the big time
Feb 28, 2008; ... Brian Brady University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Titan) (UWIRE) FULLERTON, Calif. -- The Buzz recently had a chance to speak with Ricky Sans, guitarist of the Orange County pop-rock outfit Melee. Ricky discusses everything from the band's infallible friendship to the future of the ...
COLUMN: Advocating progress: What's in a name?
Feb 28, 2008; ... Maye Osborne University Wire 02-28-2008 (The Good Five Cent Cigar) (UWIRE) KINGSTON, R.I. -- On Monday I had the pleasure of helping the Univocal Legislative Minority Advisory Coalition and Progresso Latino in their efforts to lobby the Rhode Island House of Representatives to change ...
COLUMN: Young generation respects old technology
Feb 28, 2008; ... Jordan Ryan University Wire 02-28-2008 (University Daily Kansan) (UWIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- In those times our professors like to call "the good old days," record albums and mother's spiral cord landlines were the new technologies available to keep a kid in touch with the ...
Freshman comes through for Northeastern women's hockey
Feb 28, 2008; ... Jonathan Raymond University Wire 02-28-2008 (The Northeastern News) (UWIRE) BOSTON -- Last weekend the Northeastern women's hockey team split its series against Vermont. In the two games they scored four goals. Freshman forward Kristi Kehoe scored two of these and assisted on a ...
SIU athletic past carried by black athletes and administrators
Feb 28, 2008; ... Jeff Engelhardt University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Egyptian) (UWIRE) CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Editor's note: The following is the second installment of the Black History Month series discussing the role of black athletes in the history of SIU sports. The Salukis' accomplishment on ...
Ducks eye indoor meet as showcase for individuals, not team
Feb 28, 2008; ... Bryn Jansson University Wire 02-28-2008 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (UWIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- The Oregon indoor track and field teams will make their fourth trip to Seattle in six weeks this weekend, this time to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships held at the University of ...
COLUMN: Early voting numbers show Texas is open for Democrats
Feb 28, 2008; ... Kara Peterson University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Skiff) (UWIRE) FORT WORTH, Texas -- In the first week of early voting throughout Texas, election officials saw a record turnout for the March 4 Texas primaries. After one week of early voting in 2004, Tarrant County reported fewer than ...
CD REVIEW: Pete Rock remains 'NY's Finest'
Feb 28, 2008; ... Michael Herriges University Wire 02-28-2008 (Badger Herald) (UWIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- Many DJs and producers in mainstream hip-hop today sound more like self-promoting hype men than musical composers. You know you've already heard them on that latest remix, hollering their names over ...
CD REVIEW: Atlas Sound's 'Blind' opens window into quiet psychosis
Feb 28, 2008; ... Stephanie Garcia University Wire 02-28-2008 (Cavalier Daily) (UWIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Upon delving into Atlas Sound's debut album, one is redirected into a new realm -- one that emphasizes feeling rather than visual aesthetics. The solo side project of Deerhunter's Bradford ...
FILM REVIEW: 'Penelope' offers a lesson
Feb 28, 2008; ... Sarah Tucker University Wire 02-28-2008 (The Daily Cougar) (UWIRE) HOUSTON -- Penelope is a modern-day fairy tale about a girl with a problem. And not a little problem - she has the nose of a pig. Penelope (Christina Ricci) is the first daughter born to the Wilherns and has ...
FILM REVIEW: Despite original story, 'Be Kind Rewind' unwinds
Feb 28, 2008; ... Tony Lewis University Wire 02-28-2008 (Badger Herald) (UWIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- When kids used to gaze into the sky, it was their imagination that inspired dreams of what life above the clouds was like. It was transforming this imagination into actual creations that provided us with ...
PLAYER PROFILE: Neer adjusting to Nebraska climate, baseball
Feb 28, 2008; ... Michael McHale University Wire 02-28-2008 (Daily Nebraskan) (UWIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- The hard-packed snow on the warning track is new. So are the frigid temperatures and the entire infield of teammates, most donning some form of red. But after barely more than a month at ...
According to a new study...
Feb 28, 2008; ... Sandeep Soman University Wire 02-28-2008 (Columbia Daily Spectator) (UWIRE) NEW YORK -- While quitting can be a daunting task for any smoker, it may be more difficult for minority smokers than for white smokers, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have found. The ...
Minnesota hoping for a top two finish at Big Tens
Feb 28, 2008; ... Nick Gerhardt University Wire 02-28-2008 (Minnesota Daily) (UWIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota's men's swimming and diving team has a way of frustrating the Big Ten when the conference crown is on the line. The Gophers won the 2005 title by edging out Indiana by three points on ...
Miami's second-leading scorer leaves team
Feb 28, 2008; ... Corey Erb University Wire 02-28-2008 (The Miami Hurricane) (UWIRE) CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Senior Albrey Grimsley, who had played the second-most minutes for Miami and was its second leading scorer this season, left the team last Saturday after an exchange with a teammate concerning ...