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SPORTS

Monday musings

Tom Keller
November 14, 2005

• Former Spartan hockey great Jim Slater, now with the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers, scored his first We're still waiting for Agim Shabaj to score his first NFL touchdown. • The Sacramento Kings are in a bit of hot water after last week's game against the Detroit Pistons, in which they showed images of abandoned buildings, burned-out cars and trashy streets on their overhead screens during Detroit's pregame introductions. • If the Pistons are looking for a little revenge, here's a suggestion.

COMMENTARY

More green

Today, we're more than happy to applaud ASMSU. The State News criticizes ASMSU a lot on the Opinion Page. We do it for good reason.

SOCCER

MSU loses in tourney, NCAA bid in jeopardy

Alex Abate
November 14, 2005

The MSU men's soccer team wasn't able to defend its Big Ten championship from last season as it lost to Penn State 2-0 in the semifinals of this year's Big Ten Tournament on Friday. Penn State, which went undefeated in conference play, took the lead midway through the first period, then added another goal in the 89th minute to ice the game. The Nittany Lions were the eventual tournament champions. The Spartans (8-6-5) will find out if their season is over or not today when the NCAA Tournament field is selected.

MICHIGAN

Changes proposed for condom labels

Jennifer Toland
November 14, 2005

In an effort to better educate consumers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants condom labels to warn that they are not effective in preventing all types of STDs — especially those transferred by skin-on-skin contact. If the aim of this change is to provide better information for condom users, rather than scare people, Olin Health Center Health Coordinator Dennis Martell said he thinks it is a good idea. "Any time you can give knowledge to anyone using contraceptives, it helps them make better decisions," he said.

NEWS

Disillusion, deficit plague auto industry

It's been nearly a month since Nick Potocki heard news that automotive giant Delphi Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, capping a year of automotive sector cuts, losses and downsizing in Michigan. He's read newspaper reports on the financial troubles speckled throughout the struggling sector — affecting auto suppliers and General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler alike. For the mechanical engineering senior, the situation isn't encouraging. Automotive jobs are making a natural evolution and shifting to other sectors, high-end engineering and consulting firms, said Phil Gardner, director of research for the Collegiate Employment Research Institute. Collins & Aikman Corp., an automotive supplier with $3.9 billion in sales last year, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May.

COMMENTARY

SN should diversify page, fire Ramsey

A month or so back, I remember The State News' Opinion Page published an excerpt encouraging us to write in if we had any honest suggestions for the Opinion Page after all the flak it got for being so left-biased. Here's mine — hire another cartoonist.

FOOTBALL

Golden Gophers stomp Spartans

Eric Fish
November 14, 2005

Minneapolis, Minn. — With their heads down and expressions of frustration clearly evident, the Spartans slowly trotted off the Metrodome field Saturday following a one-sided, 41-18 loss to Minnesota. The Spartans have lost five of their last six games. "They kicked our tail," MSU head coach John L.

COMMENTARY

Myths, actual rape experience different

I just have one question for Matt Cook regarding his letter "Clothes contribute to reasons to rape" (SN 10/27): When I was raped, I was wearing a green sweater — not at all low cut — and jeans.

SPORTS

Spartans out of tune in tune-ups

Ethan Conley
November 14, 2005

The MSU men's basketball team was far from impressive during its victory over Northern Michigan in an exhibition game on Saturday night. The Spartans defeated the Wildcats, 77-58, but committed 26 turnovers, including 15 in the first half. MSU head coach Tom Izzo said he was upset with the team's failure to protect the basketball, but attributed some of the sloppiness to the different combinations of lineups he used throughout the exhibition.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: Struggling Michigan auto industry forces engineering student to regroup

It's been nearly a month since Nick Potocki heard news that automotive giant Delphi Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, capping a year of automotive sector cuts, losses and downsizing in Michigan. He's read newspaper reports on the losses and bankruptcies speckled throughout the struggling sector — auto suppliers and General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler alike. For the mechanical engineering senior, the situation isn't encouraging. Automotive jobs are making a natural evolution and shifting to high-end engineering firms, consulting firms and other sectors, said Phil Gardner, director of research for the Collegiate Employment Research Institute.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: FDA pushes for new warnings on condom labels

Jennifer Toland
November 13, 2005

In an effort to better educate consumers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants condom labels to warn that they are not effective in preventing all types of STDs — especially those transferred by skin-on-skin contact. If the aim of this change is to provide better information for condom users, rather than scare people, Olin Health Center health education Coordinator Dennis Martell said he thinks it is a good idea. "Any time you can give knowledge to anyone using contraceptives, it helps them make better decisions," he said.

NEWS

Icers aim for 2 more league wins

Matt Bishop
November 11, 2005

The No. 6 MSU hockey team will look to remain one of two unbeaten teams in the CCHA this weekend when it faces struggling Nebraska-Omaha in a two game series at 7:05 p.m.

COMMENTARY

More than once

"We must never forget." Many people understand the Holocaust needs to be remembered, but it goes beyond one day of memorial.

NEWS

Fans wonder lately: Je-Who?

Matt Bishop
November 11, 2005

He leads the team in touchdowns and is second in rushing, but it seems sophomore running back Jehuu Caulcrick, the toast of the town last season, is disappearing from the MSU offense. Last season, Caulcrick dazzled fans with his straight-ahead power running and emerged as a fan favorite after his performance in the Spartans' 49-14 upset against No.

SOCCER

MSU wins in 1st round

Alex Abate
November 11, 2005

With a great defensive effort, the men's soccer team moved one step closer to another Big Ten Tournament title by defeating rival Michigan 1-0 Thursday. "We played the best second half we have had all year," head coach Joe Baum said.

NEWS

Commission makes final recommendations

Margaret Harding
November 11, 2005

Because no police officers were disciplined after the April 2-3 disturbances, all disturbance-related charges against students should be dropped and the fines returned, one independent commission member contends. University physician Beth Alexander wrote the personal statement to go along with the final recommendations of the commission, which was created to review the events of April 2-3 and allegations that police used too much force.