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COMMENTARY

Olin offers HIV testing, education year-round

As an MSU student and a Michigan Department of Community Health-certified HIV counselor, I was disheartened by the article "Lansing Area AIDS Network to offer free HIV testing every Monday until March 5" (SN 2/13). Although the Lansing Area AIDS Network is a valuable resource to the surrounding community, it is important that MSU students are aware of the resources offered on campus. I volunteer as an HIV counselor weekly at Olin Health Center, as do a number of other student counselors who also are MDCH-certified.

MSU

Sparty's raises funds to fight dystrophy

By Dave Bartkowiak For The State News Sparty's convenience stores will again offer the MSU community a chance to aid in the fight against neuromuscular diseases in partnership with the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America, or MDA. Spartan-green paper shamrocks can be purchased for about the same price as a cup of coffee.

COMMENTARY

Corn-based ethanol not answer to energy needs

Your editorial "Ethanol could save state's economy" (SN 2/13), on E85 ethanol had some nice sentiments and even some inspiring rhetoric on dependence on foreign oil, but ultimately, your facts were the wrong ones. E85 corn ethanol is not the savior that will lead us out of the foreign policy disaster that is foreign oil.

ICE HOCKEY

Icers winless in 4 games

Zack Colman
February 19, 2007

The No. 6 MSU hockey team learned a valuable lesson in Saturday's 2-0 loss to Western Michigan — there are 20 minutes in each period, right down to the last fraction of a fraction of a second. Broncos forward Patrick Galivan tallied the eventual game-winning goal for Western Michigan (16-15-1 overall, 13-12-1 CCHA) with what is believed to be .01 seconds remaining in the first period. "I thought the period was pretty much over," sophomore goaltender Jeff Lerg said.

ICE HOCKEY

Icers look for answers to sluggish play

Zack Colman
February 19, 2007

Why are the Spartans struggling now of all times? Depends on who you ask. MSU's game Tuesday against Ferris State threw an obstacle at its nine-game unbeaten streak as the team was forced to play its third game in five days.

SPORTS

Monday musings

Tom Keller
February 19, 2007

Former NBA player Charles Barkley, whose weight has ballooned since his playing days, beat 67-year-old referee Dick Bavetta by inches in a footrace during Saturday's NBA All-Star festivities. Barkley, who trained for the event with former Olympic medalist John Carlos, celebrated by eating Bavetta. ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale was named one of 15 finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame last week. Shortly thereafter, the hall announced immediate plans to install soundproof insulation. Another ESPN analyst, former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin, will not return to the network next year. Looking for someone less grating and opinionated to replace him, the network has narrowed its search to everyone else in the world. Michigan forward Brent Petway made headlines when he arrived for Saturday's game with a block "M" shaved in the back of his head. Unfortunately for Petway, it was spelled wrong.

MSU

Students join Chinese New Year celebrations

Jacob Carpenter
February 19, 2007

As millions celebrated the Chinese New Year halfway around the world, a small group of MSU students prepared to salsa their way into the New Year on Friday at the Union Ballroom. The MSU Social Dancing Club gathered for a pre-New Year's Eve meal and a night of dancing in celebration of the new year — marked by the new moon of the first day of the new year on the lunar calendar.

COMMENTARY

State partnership with China will help economy

Although Gov. Jennifer Granholm has been in her new term for more than 45 days, her voice last year is still somewhere in my mind: "My opponent eliminated jobs in Michigan and created thousands in China." I heard "China" all the time.

SPORTS

Gymnasts lose close meet to Illinois

Eric Fish
February 19, 2007

The No. 18 MSU gymnastics team fell to Illinois on Saturday at Jenison Field House, 194.700-193.925. Freshman Rochelle Robinson won the only individual event of the night by scoring a 9.850 on the vault.

NEWS

Witness admits to lying twice to police

Lansing — Haywood Lockhart, the star witness in the trial of Gary Mason, testified Friday he left campus a day after the 1973 murder of an MSU student to rid himself of the hysteria surrounding it. Lockhart, who was 20 and an MSU student at the time, told the jury he lied to police about the whereabouts of the two men now charged with Martin V.

NEWS

DeHaan, MSU deny Buckeyes

Matt Bishop
February 19, 2007

Columbus, Ohio — Welcome to the big time, Allyssa DeHaan. Going toe-to-toe with Ohio State's two-time All-American Jessica Davenport, MSU's 6-foot-9 freshman center could have folded like an accordion. But that's not her style. Instead, DeHaan led the charge for No.

NEWS

Republicans: Tax hikes a reason for budget rejection

Alex Altman
February 19, 2007

Since Senate Republicans rejected Gov. Jennifer Granholm's budget proposal Wednesday, they've been developing what they say is a better proposal to save Michigan from its combined $3 billion deficit. The proposed budget contains too many tax hikes and not enough budget cuts, said Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, R-Rochester. "In the days ahead, we will continue to develop our plan to balance the budget without raising taxes," Bishop said in a statement Thursday.

NEWS

The Post Man

Matt Bishop
February 16, 2007

The MSU women's basketball team has completed a hard day of practice in preparation for another tough Big Ten game. Many of the players are gone, but one group remains in the empty gym, huddled around one man. The group — the Spartans' post players.

BASEBALL

Baseball team hosts First Pitch Dinner Sunday

Eric Fish
February 16, 2007

The MSU baseball team will host its second annual First Pitch Dinner at 1 p.m. Sunday in Spartan Stadium's LaSalle Bank Club. Tickets for the event are $25 for children and students, $30 for MSU baseball alumni and $50 for the general public.

MICHIGAN

Student's design takes 2nd

The design — a sidewalk twisted like an awareness ribbon, hitting a brick wall emblazoned with bronze plaques in honor of the 529 Michigan police officers who've lost their lives in the line of duty.

COMMENTARY

No evidence shown in criticism of cartoonist

Meredith Phillis should be ashamed of her recently published garbage, I mean, letter, titled "Cartoon distorts current status of global warming" (SN 2/12). Only a fool would be unable to make sense out of Mike Ramsey's cartoon. Ironically, it wasn't Ramsey's cartoon that lacked credibility, but was in fact Phillis' rant that failed to make any valid assertion in regard to global warming.

NEWS

Neitzel, Walton forced to play extended minutes

Ethan Conley
February 16, 2007

Tom Izzo has expressed concern throughout the season regarding the minutes his two team captains have been forced to log in every game. "Travis was just walking on his knees out there." "No one has been asked to do more on both ends of the court than Drew." "It's just something they have to deal with." With little depth in the backcourt, junior guard Drew Neitzel and sophomore guard Travis Walton have averaged 35.6 and 32.5 minutes per game, respectively, through 26 games in the current season. Neitzel's workload has been even more of a burden in Big Ten games, in which he's playing 37.4 minutes per contest. The averages aren't truly staggering until compared with those of players from past seasons.