NEWS
'Make something happen'
This probably wasn't the way the MSU women's basketball team wanted to go into the Big Ten Tournament. The No.
SPORTS
Rebounding a concern for MSU in Sunday win
Victoria Lucas-Perry called MSU's rebounding effort against Minnesota on Sunday "embarrassing." Despite coming away with a 57-50 win, the Spartans were outrebounded, 50-33, by the Golden Gophers.
SPORTS
Monday musings
Drew Neitzel was hampered by flu-like symptoms in Saturday's game against Indiana. The bug subsided, however, after Neitzel ran it off screens for the better part of two hours. Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre could miss up to 10 weeks after undergoing scheduled surgery on a bone spur this week. On the bright side for the Packers, the procedure won't count against their salary cap because it's covered by Favre's AARP plan. Japanese star turned Boston Red Sox free agent Daisuke Matsuzaka outlasted all other pitchers on the team last week by throwing a 103-pitch bullpen session. Scouts caution, however, that with the exchange rate for yen, Matsuzaka's outing only works out to about a pitch and a half. Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens is reportedly considering undergoing surgery on his ring finger. Owens also is considering having doctors permanently extend his middle fingers to better reflect his attitude toward the world. The Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators played a fight-filled game last Thursday that ended with 136 penalty minutes handed out. Suspensions are unlikely, however, since league officials said they understand emotions might have been high with the final episode of "The O.C." airing later that night. Mickey Meyer, a goalie for the Southern Cal hockey team, was ticketed during a game last week after he dropped his pants on the ice and mooned the crowd. Meyer was cited for indecent exposure of the five hole.
MSU
Honors College celebrates 50 years
Past and present members of the Honors College rubbed elbows and rekindled memories during the college's 50th anniversary luncheon Saturday in the Union Ballroom. The event highlighted the college's yearlong celebration of five decades of providing a more rigorous academic experience for MSU students. "It's great to be back," said James Pickering, director from 1975 to 1981.
COMMENTARY
Meter in new ramp mischarges drivers
Has anyone else noticed that the new parking ramp on north campus seems to be trying to pay itself off faster by not giving you $1.50 per hour?
NEWS
Musical independence
Students and faculty of the newly christened MSU College of Music hope the change will create a greater chorus for the program on campus with expanded programs and facilities. But, college officials say, students most likely won't notice many differences in the way the college operates. The College of Music became MSU's 16th degree-granting college Friday, after being approved unanimously by the MSU Board of Trustees. "In the School of Music, of course, if we had a downturn in the past, we were always under the umbrella of the College of Arts and Letters," music education Professor John Kratus said.
NEWS
ASMSU under fire for losing minutes
ASMSU's Student Assembly is facing more great issues weeks after removing a group from its Programming Board. Since striking controversial Great Issues from its roster of ASMSU-sponsored groups, the assembly has faced criticism — the latest coming from its professional adviser, Cathy Neuman. The assembly also is under fire for losing the minutes from the nine-hour meeting during which the group was removed. "There were a lot of things said and a lot of things in the bill that I don't know if you all looked into to see if they were factual," Neuman said to the assembly at its Thursday meeting. Neuman did not attend the Feb.
COMMENTARY
Budget delayed for fledgling program
MSU and the University of California at Santa Barbara are the only two universities in the nation to offer graduate-level classes in Chicano and Latino studies. Although this is one of the rarest programs in the country, the university has been slow to set a budget for the study program, run by Dionicio Valdés. On account of waiting on the budget, Valdés doesn't have the necessary resources to properly gauge next year's program.
MSU
SN staffers receive statewide awards
For 10 years in a row, a State News photographer has won College Photographer of the Year honors from the Michigan Press Photographers Association.
BASEBALL
Spartans pick up first win of young season
The MSU baseball team earned its first win of the season with a 4-2 victory over Jacksonville on Sunday at the Coca-Cola Classic in Mobile, Ala. Senior pitcher John Dwan got the win, recording four strikeouts while only allowing three hits and one run. The Spartans broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning by scoring three runs.
COMMENTARY
Iraq under anarchy
So Tony Blair, British prime minister and erstwhile Bush administration hand puppet, has decided to put the finishing touches on a plan to pull his troops out of Iraq. For anyone following Britain's curious involvement in the war — 40,000 troops for the invasion, scaled back to 9,000 two years later and 7,100 a scant year after that — the move hardly comes as a surprise.
SPORTS
Simmons brothers leave lasting mark on program
It was over in 58 seconds. Friday was the last time Nick Simmons stepped on the wrestling platform at Jenison Field House for a dual meet.
MSU
ESPN broadcasts at Breslin Center
College GameDay arrived at Breslin Center early Saturday morning knowing exactly why East Lansing was the perfect hot spot. The fans, the atmosphere, the energy. The ESPN broadcast travels from school to school every Saturday of the NCAA men's basketball season.
COMMENTARY
ASMSU meeting should not continue for 9 hours
I'm shocked that ASMSU now takes as long as nine hours to hold a meeting as Mr. Joey Nowak reports in "ASMSU misplaces meeting records" (SN 2/23). What could this group of left-wing kookichoos possibly discuss for nine hours! It has been a while since I've stepped foot on campus, so perhaps I am just getting too old.
MSU
Board approves $16M expansion
At its Friday meeting, the MSU Board of Trustees approved a nearly $16 million construction plan to expand the Duffy Daugherty Football Building. Creating more team meeting spaces, updating coaching offices and reconstructing surrounding roads to allow for a new steam system all are included in the plan, which also aims to erect an additional $1 million plaza. If the money is raised, the plaza would boost the original project cost from $14.6 million to $15.6 million.
BASKETBALL
Herzog goes bald
The group of clean-shaven Spartans is growing. Freshman center Tom Herzog showed up for Saturday's game with a completely shaved head, a la junior guard Drew Neitzel.
SPORTS
Gymnasts fall on the road at West Virginia
The MSU gymnastics team dropped a 194.875-194.275 decision at No. 20 West Virginia on Friday night. "We are very proud of the way our team was able to put together such a strong road score," MSU head coach Kathie Klages said in a written statement. "Our team worked very well (Friday), and we look forward to returning home to compete against Michigan in a head-to-head competition at Jenison Field House next weekend." Despite the road loss, the 194.275 team total was the Spartans' top road score of the season. The Spartans return to action at 7 p.m.
BASKETBALL
With victory, NCAA tourney in sight
After a week in which it defeated the nation's No. 1 team and hosted ESPN's College GameDay with a record crowd, the MSU men's basketball team added a punctuation mark Saturday night, using a 28-7 second-half run to stifle Indiana, 66-58, at Breslin Center. "That had to be one of the great weeks in Michigan State basketball and maybe athletics, period," head coach Tom Izzo said.
SPORTS
Grapplers fall to Oklahoma, now 3-11 on season
Despite senior Nick Simmons' record-breaking pin, the No. 22 MSU wrestling team was overpowered by No.
COMMENTARY
Minority civil rights not upheld by state
Gary Glenn's recent letter, "Gay marriage opposed by majority of citizens" (SN 2/21), is based on a dangerous presumption that the majority is always right. Time and again throughout history, the majority of society has advocated what we know today to be clearly wrong.