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Online auction offers new items, increases revenue
Apr 01, 2008; Abram Brown ... Abram Brown University Wire 04-01-2008 (Daily Orange) (UWIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Items ranging from a Barry Bonds autographed bat, a picture signed by Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and several pieces of autographed memorabilia from Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim and ...
COLUMN: Spice up your lexicon without cussing more
Apr 01, 2008; Emily Houtler ... Emily Houtler University Wire 04-01-2008 (The Daily Cardinal) (UWIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- The United States is a nation of addicts. Everyone seems to need, crave or desperately have to have something. Think about it. As a nation, we are addicted to fast food. We are addicted to smoking ....
Baylor U. students collect sunscreen for soldiers in Iraq
Apr 01, 2008; Sarah Rafique ... Sarah Rafique University Wire 04-01-2008 (The Lariat) (UWIRE) WACO, Texas -- With summer approaching, soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq will begin to feel the sting of the sun as blistering temperatures rise in the Middle East. Major Ali Masson, a Golden, Col., Baylor ...
Delaney's arm leads NU softball past pair of Big Ten foes
Apr 01, 2008; Matt Forman ... Matt Forman University Wire 04-01-2008 (Daily Northwestern) (UWIRE) EVANSTON, Ill. -- While Northwestern lacrosse opened its new stadium to a full house, the same cannot be said for NU softball. The No. 16 Wildcats played their first game in renovated Sharon J. Drysdale Field ...
Washington State U. group hopes to address misconceptions about Islam
Apr 01, 2008; Branden Silva ... Branden Silva University Wire 04-01-2008 (Daily Evergreen) (UWIRE) PULLMAN, Wash. -- The Washington State University Muslim Students Association President Abdulkerim Abate said many still have misconceptions about Islam. Among these is the oppression of women, the distinction ...
U. Penn undergraduate could face 4th murder trial
Apr 01, 2008; Meredith Aska McBride ... Meredith Aska McBride University Wire 04-01-2008 (Daily Pennsylvanian) (UWIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- It's uncertain if Wharton undergraduate Irina Malinovskaya's recent motion to dismiss murder charges against her will succeed, legal experts say. Malinovskaya, who allegedly ...
Harvard water polo stays afloat on the West Coast, takes 2 of 3
Apr 01, 2008; Mauricio A. Cruz ... Mauricio A. Cruz University Wire 04-01-2008 (Harvard Crimson) (UWIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- For most Harvard students, spring break is a time for rest and relaxation, a necessary break to recharge the batteries for the final stretch of spring semester. But for the Harvard ...
LSU Lady Tigers reach fifth consecutive Final Four
Apr 01, 2008; Amy Brittain ... Amy Brittain University Wire 04-01-2008 (The Daily Reveille) (UWIRE) NEW ORLEANS -- All season long, the talk around the Louisiana State University women's basketball program focused on the Lady Tigers' quest for a fifth straight Final Four appearance and first national ...
West Virginia baseball loses two of three to Rutgers
Apr 01, 2008; Greg Carey ... Greg Carey University Wire 04-01-2008 (The Daily Athenaeum) (UWIRE) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Freshman Dan DiBartolomeo's RBI single lifted West Virginia University to an 8-7 extra inning victory over Rutgers at Bainton Field in Piscataway, N.J., on Sunday. The win improved the ...
Worldwide edible book festival brings laughs to U. Illinois
Apr 01, 2008; Bonnie Stiernberg ... Bonnie Stiernberg University Wire 04-01-2008 (Daily Illini) (UWIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- It's not too often you get the opportunity to literally eat your words, but this afternoon at the University of Illinois YMCA, you can. At today's Edible Book Festival, sponsored by the ...
Hawkeye softball faces ISU
Apr 01, 2008; Eric Mandel ... Eric Mandel University Wire 04-01-2008 (The Daily Iowan) (UWIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- There will be no Cy-Hawk Trophy falling into the Hawkeye mitts in 2008. Down 18-7 with just one intrastate battle remaining this season, the trophy signifying Iowa sporting supremacy has ...
Notre Dame baseball looks for home win
Apr 01, 2008; Michael Bryan ... Michael Bryan University Wire 04-01-2008 (The Observer) (UWIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- After dropping two of three in a tough series against Cincinnati this past weekend, the Irish will look to rebound in a nonconference game against Western Michigan Tuesday. The Broncos (12-7-1) ...
FILM REVIEW: '21' breaks even with humor and action
Apr 01, 2008; George Cagle ... George Cagle University Wire 04-01-2008 (Daily Skiff) (UWIRE) FORT WORTH, Texas -- The latest movie by Sony Pictures brings to life the excitement of winning it big in the casinos of Las Vegas. "21" is a movie about six brilliant MIT students who learn the skill of card ...
Husker softball rallies for win in second half of doubleheader with UNI
Apr 01, 2008; Tyler Bassinger ... Tyler Bassinger University Wire 04-01-2008 (Daily Nebraskan) (UWIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- It was truly a tale of two games for the Nebraska softball team Monday, as the Cornhuskers managed a doubleheader split with the University of Northern Iowa at Bowlin Stadium. On a dreary ...
K-State men's golf meets 3 top-50 teams in Wichita Shocker Classic
Apr 01, 2008; From Staff Reports ... From Staff Reports University Wire 04-01-2008 (Kansas State Collegian) (UWIRE) MANHATTAN, Kan. -- After capturing its first tournament title in more than four years, the Kansas State University men's golf team has returned to Kansas to compete in the Diet Pepsi Shocker ...
COLUMN: U.S. Military: The growing divide
Apr 01, 2008; Mark Larson ... Mark Larson University Wire 04-01-2008 (The Marquette Tribune) (UWIRE) MILWAUKEE -- This weekend I went out and saw the new movie "Stop-Loss" for the sole purpose of column fodder. I went to see the movie, which deals with the Army practice of involuntarily extending soldiers' ...
COLUMN: An unresolved crisis in Somalia
Apr 01, 2008; Sada Farah ... Sada Farah University Wire 04-01-2008 (Massachusetts Daily Collegian) (UWIRE) AMHERST, Mass. -- On my way home from my last visit to Canada, the U.S. customs agent looked at my Canadian passport, and when seeing that I was born in Somalia, smiled and said, "You're from 'Black Hawk ...
Democrats wary of intraparty friction as primaries wrap
Apr 01, 2008; Neha Jaganathan ... Neha Jaganathan University Wire 04-01-2008 (Daily Bruin) (UWIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Recent events in the race for president have seen the leading candidates from both parties involved in controversies, some of which will likely have lasting impacts on their ...
Holiday scheduling spurs protest at UC schools
Apr 01, 2008; Benjamin Lo ... Benjamin Lo University Wire 04-01-2008 (Daily Bruin) (UWIRE) LOS ANGELES -- What started as a debate over the celebration of the date of Cesar Chvez's birthday sparked long-standing concerns about an underrepresented Latino community at UCLA and other college ...
COLUMN: Nickeled and dimed
Apr 01, 2008; Kristin Butler ... Kristin Butler University Wire 04-01-2008 (The Chronicle) (UWIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -- High-quality education is a costly thing," began President Richard Brodhead in his Feb. 29 press conference announcing a 4.8-percent bump in tuition. And with the cost of a Duke education about to top ...
