Team commits 6 errors, loses 9-4 in home opener against Wayne State

The MSU baseball team dropped its second game in a row Wednesday against Wayne State in its home opener at Kobs Field. Wayne State led early 2-0 and never looked back to pull off the 9-4 win. With the conference season opener coming up Friday at Iowa, MSU manager Ted Mahan isn't happy with his team's efforts. Starting freshman pitcher Mark Sorenson gave up four runs on five hits in three innings.

Take a break from basketball, rock out at local music venues

March Madness driving you bonkers? Escape the insanity for a night or two by taking in a live show at a local venue.

'Horrors' corny at times; redeems self with songs

With infectious music and talented singers, "Little Shop of Horrors" makes for a rockin' evening with catchy tunes and amusing puppets. The musical's plot revolves around florist Seymour Krelbourn, who discovers a one-of-a-kind plant that draws in customers and elevates him to celebrity status. Unfortunately, the plant, named Audrey II after the woman Krelbourn loves, feeds on human blood.

Local pet shop to host dog Easter egg hunt

Who said Easter egg hunts are just for kids? There will be an Easter Egg Hunt for Dogs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ASMSU: Officials can increase voter turnout next year

After ASMSU's efforts to increase voter turnout, the number of undergraduates who voted this year were the same as last year. About 5 percent voted in the election, after student government officials attempted to raise voter interest by hosting a pre-election pizza party, handing out free T-shirts and running several ads in The State News. Undergraduates had the opportunity to vote online on several issues in last week's election, including the renewal of ASMSU's tax, additional seats being added to the assemblies and a tax increase to fund a scholarship that students voted against. Of 26 seats available on the Academic Assembly, nine students were elected to represent colleges.

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Drinking buddies road trip across Mich., induldge in brewpub history

After watching enough National Lampoon movies, we realized our college experience was lacking. With the end of college looming, we decided to start our own fraternity.

Morrill Hall garage will help parking

I am writing in regard to the parking structure to be constructed near Morrill Hall. The parking structure, as reported in "City, MSU agree on access to structure" (SN 2/24), is to hold 725 vehicles, solving the parking deficit on north campus. By building upward, this solution represents the easiest way of increasing the parking capacity on campus, a problem that is more troublesome to the university every year. I applaud this move by the university, as it seems a logical choice.

MSU takes on winless Valparaiso

The MSU softball team has had time to rest and prepare for its away game against Valparaiso today, after its first home games were canceled last weekend. The Spartans were originally scheduled to play Central Michigan last Thursday and Loyola-Chicago on Saturday.

What is ESPN doing in East Lansing?

Old McDonald's bags and open barbecue sauce packages litter the floor. Age-old newspapers and ratty shoes are on the stairs, on futons and lost beneath mounds of clothes. And there is no place Jim Caple would rather be. Caple is a senior writer for ESPN.com, and his assignment for the past two and a half weeks has been to become a college student again: eating, sleeping, drinking and going to class after not putting such activities together in more than 20 years. MSU is the fifth campus on his university tour of schools with teams in the men's NCAA Tournament.

Trio to harmonize at Creole Gallery

What do you get when you put three musically inclined friends in a house together to live, work, eat, practice and perform together as a band? Well, in the case of the harmonic folk-pop trio Girlyman, you get some pretty darn good music. In addition to being in a nationally touring music act together, the members of Girlyman share a home in New York City.

Laborers not paid fairly for clothing

This is in regards to "Area stores meet demand, stock Final Four T-shirts" (SN 3/30). I, for one, will not be lining up to buy a Final Four shirt.

MSU to expand Chem Building with state funds

MSU officials will expand part of the Chemistry Building and replace several cooling towers with funds allocated from Gov.

Lansing business to give tax help at party

The Liberty Tax Service in Lansing is offering a "Dancing in the Streets" roadside party from noon to 4 p.m.

Championship hopes ruined in loss to Ariz.

It was the 2000-01 season when the Spartans made their third Final Four in a row with hopes of repeating their national championship from a year ago. With the appearance, MSU became the third school in a row since 1985 to advance to three straight Final Fours and only the ninth school in tournament history. Sophomore Jason Richardson and seniors Andre Hutson and Charlie Bell were the MSU leaders the year after the departures of Morris Peterson and Mateen Cleaves, and were able to lead MSU back to elite status with another Final Four appearance. The Spartans started the new season where they left off the previous year.

Smother Earth

Remember how at the end of every "Captain Planet" cartoon that weird, green-haired super hero would stick his face in the screen and give you a purpose-laden epilogue to the plot of the episode? Somehow, through a strange cartoon about teenagers, magic rings and environmental disasters, the cartoon's creators expressed the real-world effects of environmental destruction.

Spartans show support for fellow athletes in tourneys

The MSU football team will take the field for its fourth spring practice of the year today, but the Spartans said they realize they are probably sitting second fiddle to the basketball program. Both the men's and women's basketball teams have advanced to the Final Four, and the MSU football team is among the ballers' biggest supporters. "Everybody's watching," senior defensive back Eric Smith said.

Water main breaks within Capitol Loop

The Capitol was closed for about six hours Wednesday after a water main broke on Allegan Street. A contractor working on the Capitol Loop reconstruction project hit a water main with a piece of excavating equipment shortly after 7:30 a.m., said John Strickler, spokesman for the Lansing Board of Water & Light. It took about three hours to fix, Strickler said.

Bookseller assesses vintage reads

Automobile connoisseur and collector Wade Leonard of Clinton Township flipped open his wallet Wednesday inside Archives Book Shop to show off his baby - a 1922 Ford Model T. The 65-year-old social studies teacher spent the afternoon scouring the shelves for old Ford Motor Co. advertisements. But Leonard is not a dealer.

History made

The women's basketball team has made history - again. The Spartans achieved the program's best performance in the NCAA Tournament when they made it to the Sweet 16.