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MICHIGAN

Lansing park to host WalkAmerica event

Rebecca Mcnulty
April 26, 2005

The 36th Annual WalkAmerica event will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Louis F. Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing. The walk is held by the Lansing Division of the March of Dimes and is intended to raise money for babies who are born premature. Opportunities at the event include a canine competition, in which dogs are judged as walkers cross the finish line, a spirit station with refreshments and a family fun area. To register or for more information, visit www.walkamerica.org or call (800) 525-WALK.

ICE HOCKEY

League changes playoff format

Eric Fish
April 26, 2005

The CCHA is in the process of revising the league's playoff system, which will shorten the regular season by one week and extend the postseason from two to three rounds. The new playoff system will give the top four teams in the regular season first-round byes, and the remaining eight teams would play a best-of-three series with their corresponding seeds. The winners of the eight-team first round will then advance to face the top four teams in the division that were awarded the first-round byes.

NEWS

Survey: Men report more indicators of abuse

When she first met her future husband, she was impressed by his speed and his strength. He always was a natural athlete, she said, but he'd often get into fights with other men. "I thought he'd protect me," said the MSU graduate student who's name has been withheld for her safety.

MSU

ASMSU to discuss concert proposal

Kristi Jourdan
April 26, 2005

Derek Wallbank, College of Communication Arts & Sciences representative for ASMSU, believes there are options other than alcohol for students during the Welcome Week celebrations at the beginning of each school year. Welcome Week is the first few days before classes begin, when freshmen have the opportunity to become used to the college lifestyle. "Some people have weird ideas of what happens in college," Wallbank said.

FEATURES

New music releases

Emily Bingham
April 26, 2005

It's Tuesday and you know what that means - brand new albums. There are plenty of goodies coming out today, including debuts by new artists and fresh material by old favorites.

MSU

Student launches Web site for housing info

Tom Keller
April 26, 2005

Juan Ibanes was searching for subleasing opportunities last week on the message board www.allMSU.com, a free online forum for MSU students to share housing options, professor ratings and other information. Sifting through hundreds of postings with ambiguous titles such as "CHEAP SUBLEASE!!!" and "cute house for the summer!," Ibanes said he became increasingly frustrated. "There was about 40 every hour that keep getting added on all the time," the telecommunication, information studies and media junior said.

NEWS

A northern attraction

Take a drive north on Abbott Road. In about 10 minutes, you will arrive at the Chandler Crossings apartments, home to gated communities that provide hotel-like living experiences for students.

NEWS

MSU law alumnus killed in weekend car crash

Lauren Phillips
April 26, 2005

A 33-year-old MSU College of Law alumnus died in a car accident Sunday morning at the intersection of Pavilion Drive and Forest Road, police said. Matthew Jon Rockey-Hawley, a Mason resident and East Lansing tax law attorney, was found dead in his vehicle at about 8 a.m., MSU police Sgt.

SPORTS

Huntington hired as men's track assistant

Chris Meagher
April 26, 2005

Walled Lake native Randy Huntington has joined the MSU men's track and field coaching staff as an assistant, coaching the throwers, jumpers and multi-event competitors. Huntington will bring almost three decades of experience coaching professional and amateur athletes to East Lansing, including eight Olympians and seven World Championship members. "Bringing Randy in gives us a better understanding of the scientific part of coaching," MSU head coach Darroll Gatson said in a statement.

FEATURES

'The Interpreter' follows U.S. foreign intervention

Emily Buckler
April 26, 2005

Watching director Sydney Pollack's latest film, "The Interpreter," is like walking down a street where you hear a dozen languages, and not one of them your native tongue. It's this notion of incomprehension, lost translation, and mystique that propels Pollack's film, but also leaves it feeling slightly rough around the edges. Nicole Kidman is African-born U.N.

COMMENTARY

Easy access

Let's face it. People who don't vote come up with a million excuses when they are asked why.

COMMENTARY

Vicious cycle

The days left in the semester are winding down and most students are focused on getting their last-minute projects, assignments and exams done.

MSU

3rd provost candidate visits

Margaret Harding
April 26, 2005

The third provost candidate to visit campus might soon be able to sing the MSU fight song - in five different languages. Uday Sukhatme, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the State University of New York at Buffalo, can speak Italian, French, two Indian languages and English.

SPORTS

1st day of NBA playoffs has comebacks, Webber hitting some shots

Saturday proved to be a most interesting day of basketball. It was a day of monster comebacks and elation on my part. The day started with the Detroit Pistons against the Philadelphia 76ers on ABC. To say the least, the Pistons didn't get off to a great start, being outscored 28-16 in the first quarter. Philadelphia's Andre Iguodala threw down a sick reverse jam after Allen Iverson saved the ball from going out of bounds.