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SPORTS

President Simon to throw 1st pitch Sun.

Matt Bishop
April 8, 2005

The MSU softball team will head back to Big Ten play today at Old College Field with two games against Ohio State (today and Saturday) and a doubleheader against Penn State on Sunday. MSU head coach Jacquie Joseph will be honored before Friday's game in recognition of her 500th career victory, which came in the 4-1 victory over Loyola-Chicago on Tuesday. The team is coming off a 4-3 loss at Eastern Michigan on Wednesday, in which MSU (11-19-1 overall, 2-2 Big Ten) committed four costly errors. Sophomore pitcher Rachel Turney had been solid on the mound for the Spartans, compiling a 7-10 record with a minuscule 1.74 ERA. The team has struggled to score runs this season with freshman Traci Nicosia leading the team with 10 RBIs. Game time for Friday is 4:05 p.m., Saturday's game is at 1 p.m.

COMMENTARY

Police gassing gave E.L. bad reputation

On Saturday night, the East Lansing Film Festival was hosting a reception for all of the filmmakers who attended the festival from all over the country in an art gallery at the corner of Abbott Road and Albert Avenue in downtown East Lansing.

NEWS

100 attend forum to voice concerns about melee

Kristi Jourdan
April 8, 2005

About 100 people, including students and area officials, attended an open forum hosted by ASMSU and RHA on Thursday night to recall events of Saturday's disturbances. Many said they were angry with the way police responded to the events after the men's basketball team's loss to the University of North Carolina in the Final Four. At the student-geared forum, videos were shown of police shooting tear gas into a small group of two people.

COMMENTARY

Women's team has earned our respect

To the Spartans women, Warrior poets with the hearts of lions and the giddiness of girls. Thespians in a simple drama unfolded to reveal all that is best about humanity and all that is best about sport.

BASKETBALL

Seniors pass on knowledge

Brian Charlton
April 8, 2005

When Chris Hill, Alan Anderson and Kelvin Torbert joined the Spartans as freshmen, the team lacked a solid senior class to show them the ropes. Now that the senior trio is leaving, Anderson said he made sure to leave behind their knowledge and experience. "We never had that," Anderson said.

SPORTS

Team to contend for title again as 3 starters return

Chris Barsotti
April 8, 2005

"Dream big" was the motto of the MSU women's basketball team this year and after the season the Spartans had, they might just continue to have big dreams. The Spartans ended their season Tuesday with a disappointing loss to Baylor in the national championship game, but this team knows, regardless of what happened Tuesday night, the program benefited from its success. "This loss is going to hurt," senior guard Kristin Haynie said after the loss to Baylor.

MSU

MSU joins in fight for Sudan

Josh Jarman
April 8, 2005

MSU students joined others across the country Thursday to raise awareness of reported genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. The newly formed "Spartans Taking Action Now: Darfur," or STAND, played Twister and board games outside the Administration Building to attract attention to their cause. More than 160 college campuses across the nation also held events Thursday as part of mtvU's "STANDFast" campaign. The group sold green "Not On My Watch" wristbands and CDs to raise money for Darfur charities. Many students don't realize how powerful their voices can be, Josh Feinberg, international relations senior said. "There is strength in numbers," he said.

MICHIGAN

City compiling damage totals

Kris Turner
April 8, 2005

With reports of property damage from Saturday's disturbance still filing into East Lansing City Hall, a complete estimate of the weekend's events still is not available. Local business owners and landlords still are assessing damage that might have been inflicted on their properties, Mayor Mark Meadows said. "Oftentimes, reports come in a couple of weeks after something happened, like when a business owner notices a crack in a front window," Meadows said.

COMMENTARY

ELPD only protects residents, businesses

Having attended MSU from 1998-2004, I have witnessed my share of riots and celebrations firsthand. With the exception of the 1999 riot, all have been created or prevented by the oppressive cowboy antics of an overbearing police force.

SPORTS

BC, The Boss bid adieu to season

All good things must come to an end, such as the old Izzone student section, the TV show "Newlyweds" with Nick and Jessica, the Detroit Tigers' undefeated season and yes, progs.

MSU

Munn to host Relay for Life this weekend

Right after his mother had been diagnosed with cancer, social science senior Steve Wolbert accidentally walked into a Relay for Life event. Five years later, he is helping prepare MSU's fifth Relay for Life event for the American Cancer Society, which will be held at Munn Ice Arena on Saturday and Sunday. For Wolbert, finding out about his mother was a huge blow, particularly because his uncle had recently died from cancer. "It was like, 'Wow, we have to go through this again,'" Wolbert said.

COMMENTARY

Mayor addresses dissatisfaction with Saturday's police activities

Much criticism has been leveled at East Lansing police (and the other police agencies assisting them) for the deployment of tear gas on April 2 while dealing with large crowds occupying the streets near the Ann Street Plaza and in the Cedar Village area following the Spartans' loss to North Carolina.

SPORTS

Women's team's season solid overall

Chris Barsotti
April 8, 2005

After an unbelievable season for the MSU women's basketball team was capped off with an appearance in the national championship game, it is only fitting the overall grade for the team be an A-. The Spartans exceeded just about everyone's expectations during a season that saw records shattered and the standards for MSU basketball raised up high. The Spartans could not do much wrong this season, setting record highs for wins in a season, advancing the furthest ever in the tournament and going an unprecedented 4-0 against teams ranked in the top 3 of The Associated Press polls. Although the Spartans were unable to capture the national championship, the road to the title game was just as impressive as having a shot at the title. After gaining the No.

COMMENTARY

Term 'pre-emptive' is too prevalent today

The recent melee between the East Lansing police and MSU students was a disturbing event. The police attempted to justify their actions by saying that they acted pre-emptively in order to put a halt to any potential rioting.

MSU

Group pushes Simon to recognize code

Amy Davis
April 8, 2005

In a final push to get MSU to finalize a student-drafted code of conduct for joining the Worker Rights Consortium, members of Students for Economic Justice, or SEJ, and Movimiento Estudiantil Xicano de Aztlan, or MEXA, staged a "die-in" protest Thursday afternoon in front of the Administration Building. Last week, the student groups were informed that MSU President Lou Anna K.