University Wire back issues from Friday, March 14:
Oregon group campaigns for better health care system
Mar 14, 2008; ... Jill Kimball University Wire 03-14-2008 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (UWIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- Many feel the health care market is broken, and the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group is prescribing a healthy dose of cost reduction, increased access, quality improvement and ...
Cardinal kill Wildcats with size to advance in Pac-10 Tournament
Mar 14, 2008; ... Lance Madden University Wire 03-14-2008 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (UWIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Any loss against the Stanford men's basketball team should be measured in feet, not points. In that case, No. 2 seed Stanford beat No. 7 seed Arizona by 14 feet last night in day two of the ...
Maryland women's basketball waits out seeding decision
Mar 14, 2008; ... Greg Schimmel University Wire 03-14-2008 (The Diamondback) (UWIRE) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Barring any surprises, the Terrapin women's basketball team will find itself in a familiar position when the NCAA tournament bracket is announced Monday night. Conventional wisdom -- along ...
Oklahoma men's gymnastics back in action against Gophers
Mar 14, 2008; ... Jono Greco University Wire 03-14-2008 (Oklahoma Daily) (UWIRE) NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 3 men's gymnastics team breaks two weeks of idleness to take on the No. 8 Minnesota Golden Gophers Saturday at the Howard McCasland Field House. The meet marks the final time seniors ...
Irish track sends 7 to nationals
Mar 14, 2008; ... Eugania Alfonzo University Wire 03-14-2008 (The Observer) (UWIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A long indoor track season concludes this weekend when the Irish face the nation's best at the NCAA Championship in Fayetteville, Ark. Notre Dame will send a total of seven participants, a ...
Minnesota softball hoping canceled tourney doesn't kill streak
Mar 14, 2008; ... Mark Heise University Wire 03-14-2008 (Minnesota Daily) (UWIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- Last week's tournament cancellation for the Minnesota softball team was like an all-star break for a streaking Major League Baseball team: Disappointing. With 10 consecutive wins, the Gophers seemed ...
Crimson women's water polo drowned in season home opener
Mar 14, 2008; ... Nick Traverse University Wire 03-14-2008 (Harvard Crimson) (UWIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Home sweet home. Sort of. After opening the season with 12 games on the road, the Harvard women's water polo team looked to notch a victory Thursday night in their first game of the ...
BG hockey's playoff run continues
Mar 14, 2008; ... Ethan Magoc University Wire 03-14-2008 (The BG News) (UWIRE) BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Playing in March is the goal of any college hockey team, though certainly no one expected it from a team that was picked to finish last in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association this ...
Red's NCAA hopes pinned on six wrestlers
Mar 14, 2008; ... Lance Williams University Wire 03-14-2008 (Cornell Daily Sun) (UWIRE) ITHACA, N.Y. -- Following a slim and bittersweet win at the EIWA championships last weekend, six grapplers on the No. 16 Cornell wrestling team will represent the team's only hope of achieving its third top-5 ...
Irish hockey faces Ferris State with season on the line
Mar 14, 2008; ... Matt Gamber University Wire 03-14-2008 (The Observer) (UWIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The Irish open CCHA quarterfinal play tonight fighting not only for a chance to defend their conference title in Detroit next weekend, but also for their NCAA tournament lives. No. 12 Notre Dame ...
Arkansas softball drops series to Gamecocks
Mar 14, 2008; ... Cory Crawford University Wire 03-14-2008 (Arkansas Traveler) (UWIRE) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- After their record-breaking start, the Arkansas Lady'Backs fell twice in three games to the South Carolina Gamecocks last weekend in Columbia to open Southeastern Conference ...
COMMENTARY: Kansas basketball succeeds without go-to guy
Mar 14, 2008; ... Bryan Wheeler University Wire 03-14-2008 (University Daily Kansan) (UWIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- As Kansas heads into the thick of March Madness, both the media and fans may question who the Jayhawks' "go-to guy" is. It is often assumed that a team must have a clear-cut person who is the ...
Role reversal in late-game loss for Penn State hoops
Mar 14, 2008; ... Wayne Staats University Wire 03-14-2008 (Daily Collegian) (UWIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Up until four seconds were left, it seemed the close-game trends would continue. But with Illinois' Chester Frazier's game-winning layup and Penn State's Talor Battle missing a ...
COLUMN: Paternal birth rights: Fathers should have a say in abortion decisions
Mar 14, 2008; ... Ross Lawrence University Wire 03-14-2008 (Cavalier Daily) (UWIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Like most Americans, I have grown sick of politicians who keep fighting the Roe v. Wade battle. Nonetheless, while the broad debate over abortion receives plenty of attention, many of the ...
Gopher divers fight through injury to prepare for finals
Mar 14, 2008; ... Nick Gerhardt University Wire 03-14-2008 (Minnesota Daily) (UWIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota divers faced their biggest test of the season prior to even setting foot inside the Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion at Ohio State. The team has had to overcome injury and illness ...
FILM REVIEW: Twisted 'Funny Games' not mere child's play
Mar 14, 2008; ... Kevin Roberts University Wire 03-14-2008 (Badger Herald) (UWIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- "Funny Games" is much more complex than the simple title may suggest. To understand this movie and appreciate it fully, you must understand its history as well as its intended message. One of the oddest ...
COLUMN: Why McCain can't win the 2008 presidential election
Mar 14, 2008; ... Chris England University Wire 03-14-2008 (Dakota Student) (UWIRE) GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Now that John McCain is all but guaranteed to be the Republican nominee in 2008 it is time to take a critical look at his candidacy. As an Obama supporter, I view the potential of an Obama/McCain ...
Defense leads St. Joe's hoops to win over Temple
Mar 14, 2008; ... Tyson McCloud University Wire 03-14-2008 (Temple News) (UWIRE) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Exactly one week ago, the Saint Joseph's Hawks shut down then-No. 8-ranked Xavier in the final game played at Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse before that decades-old arena is closed for renovations next ...
Older students get R.E.A.L. in Tufts U.'s adult education program
Mar 14, 2008; ... Lily Zahn University Wire 03-14-2008 (Tufts Daily) (UWIRE) MEDFORD, Mass. -- For a few dozen select Tufts University students, dreams of reliving college days are coming true. The Tufts Resumed Education for Adult Learners (R.E.A.L.) program, implemented in 1970, is designed ...
Hawks hoops fall flat at Big Tens against Michigan
Mar 14, 2008; ... Charlie Kautz University Wire 03-14-2008 (The Daily Iowan) (UWIRE) INDIANAPOLIS -- It was one-and-done for first-year coach Todd Lickliter and the Hawkeyes Thursday as freshman standout Manny Harris scored 19 points to help Michigan bounce the Hawkeyes, 55-47, in the first round of ...
INTERVIEW: Morgen film brought to life with archives
Mar 14, 2008; ... Naomi Fabe University Wire 03-14-2008 (Badger Herald) (UWIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- The new documentary "Chicago 10" is a film that deals with events of the 1960s, but this is not your parents' primitive, regurgitated memory of those golden days. Yes, you will find drama and walk away ...
Former Tech football players display skills for NFL scouts at Pro Day
Mar 14, 2008; ... Adam Coleman University Wire 03-14-2008 (Daily Toreador) (UWIRE) LUBBOCK, Texas -- The 2008 Pro Day was not full of NFL scouts, but former Tech players still took advantage of the opportunity to land a spot on an NFL roster. Joe Garcia, Danny Amendola, Grant Walker, Alex ...
Colorado men's golf team takes unique approach to mental training
Mar 14, 2008; ... Kyle L. Haas University Wire 03-14-2008 (Campus Press) (UWIRE) BOULDER, Colo. -- Beyond the course and the weight room, the Colorado University men's golf team is taking their approach towards golf to an entirely different level. Starting this year, the team has switched up ...
Textbook price bill improved, say Arizona students
Mar 14, 2008; ... Nicole Santa Cruz University Wire 03-14-2008 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (UWIRE) Phoenix, AZ -- A bill in the Arizona Legislature aimed to garner more price disclosure for the faculty who choose textbooks has "teeth" again. At least that's what students said Thursday after the ...
FILM REVIEW: Leave 'Married Life' at the altar
Mar 14, 2008; ... Anthony Benigno University Wire 03-14-2008 (Washington Square News) (UWIRE) NEW YORK -- It sounds like a recipe for black comedy: In the late 1940s, a successful businessman named Harry Allen (Chris Cooper) has fallen out of love with his wife Pat (Patricia Clarkson) in favor of a ...
Criminologist speaks at Kansas State U. on gender, urban inequality among African Americans
Mar 14, 2008; ... Adrianne DeWeese University Wire 03-14-2008 (Kansas State Collegian) (UWIRE) MANHATTAN, Kan. -- "Youths' descriptions fit quite closely to scholars' examinations of how structural inequalities negatively impact neighborhood residents and negatively impact the ability to generate ...
Second man arrested in killing of U. North Carolina student president
Mar 14, 2008; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 03-14-2008 (The Chronicle) (UWIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -- Demario Atwater and Lawrence Lovett, two Durham residents, have been arrested in connection with the murder of Eve Carson, a senior and student body president at the University of North Carolina at ...
Kenyan Marshall U. student finds American culture puzzling
Mar 14, 2008; ... Myriah Hisam University Wire 03-14-2008 (The Parthenon) (UWIRE) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- It is Kevin Wasonga's fifth birthday. All his friends are at his house for the party, and he just finished opening his presents. Taking them outside to play a game of hide-and-seek, ...
U. Utah researchers reveal gator attack methods
Mar 14, 2008; ... Lana Groves University Wire 03-14-2008 (Daily Utah Chronicle) (UWIRE) SALT LAKE CITY -- While watching a group of young alligators swimming in a biology lab, University of Utah doctoral student T. J. Uriona noticed that the water didn't ripple when the alligators changed their ...
Ohio baseball to stick with game plan against winless Purdue
Mar 14, 2008; ... Michael Lewis University Wire 03-14-2008 (The Post) (UWIRE) ATHENS, Ohio -- The Bobcats will look to get back on the winning track when they host the Purdue Boilermakers in a four-game series this weekend. Purdue (0-9) is struggling coming into this weekend's series, but the ...
Politicians discuss gender gap
Mar 14, 2008; ... Melissa Oveson University Wire 03-14-2008 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (UWIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- Rep. Jennifer Seelig, D-Salt Lake, remembers the moment she got into politics. A mentor encouraged her not to purchase Nestle products because there were concerns over the ...
Kansas sports fans wear lucky clothes for games
Mar 14, 2008; ... Luke Morris University Wire 03-14-2008 (University Daily Kansan) (UWIRE) LAWRENCE, Kan. -- The Kansas basketball team has speed and skills to its advantage in most matchups. The fans stack another advantage to their side -- superstition. Many KU fans follow superstitions to ...
Harvard computer science profs question declining trend
Mar 14, 2008; ... Seongmin Lee University Wire 03-14-2008 (Harvard Crimson) (UWIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Despite a recent report saying that the number of students nationwide who concentrate in computer science has hit its lowest point in the last decade, Harvard computer science professors say that ...
U. Maryland students celebrate never-ending number
Mar 14, 2008; ... Ellie Falaris University Wire 03-14-2008 (The Diamondback) (UWIRE) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- For students like University of Maryland at College Park junior math major and math club president Tevis Tsai, Friday is better than Christmas. March 14 -- Pi Day -- that special occasion ...
Nebraska bowlers keeping practices interesting leading up to final competitions
Mar 14, 2008; ... Tyler Bassinger University Wire 03-14-2008 (Daily Nebraskan) (UWIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- Lindsay Baker was feeling the pressure. The Nebraska senior approached her final shot with all eyes on her, knowing the implications for the rest of the bowling team. She stood alone on the ...
Student loan security questioned
Mar 14, 2008; ... Evan Regan-Levine University Wire 03-14-2008 (The Hoya) (UWIRE) WASHINGTON -- Amid a weak national lending market that has already led to losses for large and small lenders across the country, some officials are worried that a new victim might emerge: students who take out private ...
Iowa State softball heads to spring break tournament before Big 12 opener
Mar 14, 2008; ... Michael Zogg University Wire 03-14-2008 (Iowa State Daily) (UWIRE) AMES, Iowa -- The ISU softball team is preparing for another eventful spring break. The Cyclones will play nine games over the break, including five this weekend at the San Diego Classic. At the classic, Iowa ...
Irish golfers head south for elite tourney
Mar 14, 2008; ... Pete Reisenauer University Wire 03-14-2008 (The Observer) (UWIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The Irish will face their toughest competition of the regular season this weekend, facing off against several top teams at the Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational in Statesboro, Ga. Regarded as one ...
COMMENTARY: Wolverines finally making the most of talent
Mar 14, 2008; ... Dan Feldman University Wire 03-14-2008 (Michigan Daily) (UWIRE) INDIANAPOLIS -- Michigan coach John Beilein had a sly grin on his face as he gave his final pregame instructions Thursday -- as if he knew something the fans in the crowd didn't. It's been a well-kept secret, but ...
Nine UA track athletes aim for All-America status in Arkansas
Mar 14, 2008; ... Jeremy Hawkes University Wire 03-14-2008 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (UWIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- With the indoor track and field season winding down, several members of the No. 16 Arizona men's and No. 21 Arizona women's teams look to make a big impact this weekend at the NCAA Indoor ...
Hoya guards make up for Hibbert's day off
Mar 14, 2008; ... Harlan Goode University Wire 03-14-2008 (The Hoya) (UWIRE) NEW YORK -- If a 7-foot-2 tree of a basketball star falls in the World's Most Famous Arena, will anybody hear? Not if your guards combine for 43 points and can knock down shots from SoHo. With Roy Hibbert doing his ...
'Shape Up Somerville' findings show study was successful
Mar 14, 2008; ... Matt Repka University Wire 03-14-2008 (Tufts Daily) (UWIRE) MEDFORD, Mass. -- A recent outreach program by the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, in conjunction with the city of Somerville, is proving to be successful as researchers release their ...
Team bonding could be key for road wins for ISU gymnasts
Mar 14, 2008; ... Corey Aldritt University Wire 03-14-2008 (Iowa State Daily) (UWIRE) AMES, Iowa -- For the second straight weekend the ISU gymnastics team will be on the road, taking on a rival. Iowa State will take on No. 15 Nebraska to close out the Big 12 season Friday and look to avenge a ...
INTERVIEW: Ready or not, Michael Haneke is playing 'Games' again
Mar 14, 2008; ... David John Hommel University Wire 03-14-2008 (Washington Square News) (UWIRE) NEW YORK -- Ignore the dej vu. Michael Haneke's "Funny Games" is nearly a scene-for-scene, word-for-word remake of the 1997 original. He even used the blueprint of the original house to make the new ...
Marshall U. Single Reed Day features world-renowned saxophonist
Mar 14, 2008; ... Collin Williams University Wire 03-14-2008 (The Parthenon) (UWIRE) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Marshall University's music department will be hosting its annual Single Reed Day on Saturday for students and fans of the clarinet and saxophone. Students in the clarinet and saxophone ...
Businesses, individuals must pay fee to use Bowling Green State U. logo
Mar 14, 2008; ... Steve Kunkler University Wire 03-14-2008 (The BG News) (UWIRE) BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Bowling Green State University is more than textbooks, buildings, faculty and students; it's also a brand. And the most recognizable part of any brand is the logo. Different logos are used at ...
New charges mean death penalty or life
Mar 14, 2008; ... From Staff Reports University Wire 03-14-2008 (Arkansas Traveler) (UWIRE) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The Washington County prosecuting attorney brought a capital murder charge Wednesday against a man arrested in connection with the death of a UA student. The new charge holds the ...
Amtrak train hits railroad workers near Brown U.
Mar 14, 2008; ... Max Mankin University Wire 03-14-2008 (Brown Daily Herald) (UWIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An Amtrak train struck three railroad workers Thursday afternoon just north of the Providence, R.I., station, killing one and injuring the other two. At about 1:15 p.m., the northbound Acela ...
INTERVIEW: Working solo, far from Shangri-La
Mar 14, 2008; ... Claudias Quiros University Wire 03-14-2008 (Washington Square News) (UWIRE) NEW YORK -- "Sometimes I use Sun-In to stop the blonde from getting too mousey, but besides that I'm just really lucky!" Though she may require some artificial help in her beauty regimen, ...
Despite late rally, Lions lose to Illinois, end season
Mar 14, 2008; ... Paul Nordeman University Wire 03-14-2008 (Daily Collegian) (UWIRE) INDIANAPOLIS -- When Talor Battle's half-court heave bounced off the backboard and fell to the floor of Conseco Fieldhouse, the Penn State men's basketball team's season reached an abrupt end. Despite ...
U. Massachusetts researchers set to work with particle collider
Mar 14, 2008; ... Ben Williams University Wire 03-14-2008 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (UWIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- Scientists at the University of Massachusetts and around the world this summer will probe the mysteries of the universe 300 feet underground in a tunnels 16.5 miles long. That's ...
Oregon narrows deficit, but succumbs to No. 21 Cougars
Mar 14, 2008; ... Kevin Hudson University Wire 03-14-2008 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (UWIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- The Oregon men's basketball team lost to No. 21 Washington State Thursday night, 75-70, in the quarterfinals of the Pacific-10 Conference Tournament at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The ...
Wisconsin Democrats assail 'fiscally irresponsible' plan
Mar 14, 2008; ... Beth Mueller University Wire 03-14-2008 (Badger Herald) (UWIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin lawmakers are gearing up for another budget battle, as Senate Democrats and the governor attacked the Republican Assembly's plan Thursday. The Legislature is currently working in a ...
COLUMN: Race card: Acknowledgment of racial privilege not racism
Mar 14, 2008; ... Marquis Clark University Wire 03-14-2008 (Kansas State Collegian) (UWIRE) MANHATTAN, Kan. -- I am black. My life experiences have had a great deal to do with my race. The food I love, the music I grew up listening to, the color I am all at least partially due to my skin color. And ...
Arizona gymnasts head to Denver, host senior meet over break
Mar 14, 2008; ... Michael Fitzpatrick University Wire 03-14-2008 (Arizona Daily Wildcat) (UWIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- When the No. 17 Arizona gymnastics team heads to Colorado this weekend for a matchup with No. 13 Denver (13-4) it will be hoping for three things: No snow, unbiased judging and to clean up ...
Minnesota basketball survives scare, advances to play Indiana
Mar 14, 2008; ... Zach Eisendrath University Wire 03-14-2008 (Minnesota Daily) (UWIRE) INDIANAPOLIS -- After a midseason loss, Minnesota men's basketball coach Tubby Smith said his team is like Dr. Jekyll at one moment and Mr. Hyde at another. The Gophers brought their multiple personalities -- ...
Colorado State U. hosts conference on diversity
Mar 14, 2008; ... Tim Maddocks University Wire 03-14-2008 (Rocky Mountain Collegian) (UWIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Somebody shouted, "They're here," as the hall outside the Pikes Peak Sunken Lounge filled with students and staff from South Carolina State University. Shades of Promise, an ...
U.S. behind in women leaders, activist says at U. Utah talk
Mar 14, 2008; ... Ana Breton University Wire 03-14-2008 (Daily Utah Chronicle) (UWIRE) SALT LAKE CITY -- When it comes to world politics, the United States is one of the most powerful countries in the world. But overall, it's No. 68 when it comes to having women in positions of political power, said ...
Dons, Mustangs await Cal tennis at Pebble Beach Collegiate Classic
Mar 14, 2008; ... Joshua Linville University Wire 03-14-2008 (Daily Californian) (UWIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- With the Cal men's tennis team tied 2-2 with Southern Methodist in last season's Pebble Beach Collegiate Classic, Eoin Heavey found himself down 3-0 in the decisive third set of his match ...
TV REVIEW: Giving cash to those who 'Give'
Mar 14, 2008; ... John Daavettila University Wire 03-14-2008 (Michigan Daily) (UWIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- ABC's new reality show, "Oprah's Big Give," gives contestants the opportunity to become Daddy Warbucks, helping people in need by giving them money from ABC. Unbeknownst to the contestants, ...
Brown U. officials knew freshman faced child porn charges
Mar 14, 2008; ... Alexander Roehrkasse University Wire 03-14-2008 (Brown Daily Herald) (UWIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Harrison Zolnierczyk, Brown University class of 2011, was released from the men's hockey team on Feb. 21, the same day the Providence Journal published an article about criminal charges ...
Most undergrads pay less tuition despite increases, MIT says
Mar 14, 2008; ... Elijah Jordan Turner University Wire 03-14-2008 (The Tech) (UWIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- What should you make of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's voluminous response to the Senate Finance Committee, which asked it to explain exorbitant tuition costs in light of a ...
Notre Dame's Hasan to compete in pentathalon at NCAAs
Mar 14, 2008; ... Alex Barker University Wire 03-14-2008 (The Observer) (UWIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Eight Irish athletes have qualified to represent Notre Dame at the NCAA Championship meet in Fayetteville, Ark. this weekend. Only one Irish competitor, however, will come from the women's ...
Ross back on the rubber as Bears baseball greet Lions
Mar 14, 2008; ... Matt Kawahara University Wire 03-14-2008 (Daily Californian) (UWIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- You better not swing, you'd best sit down because Tyson Ross is coming back to town. The No. 12 Cal baseball team's No. 1 starter makes his return to the mound Friday at 2 p.m. in the ...
Georgetown president insists center has no Saudi funding bias
Mar 14, 2008; ... Kathleen Nahill University Wire 03-14-2008 (The Hoya) (UWIRE) WASHINGTON -- Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia defended the academic integrity of a Georgetown center funded largely by a Saudi prince after a congressman claimed that the center may be partial to Saudi ...