Ticket distribution process disorderly

I am writing in regards to the Izzone ticket disbursement for the 2005 Men's Final Four in St. Louis.

MSU, Stanford battle for Final Four spot

Kansas City, Mo. - The matchup everyone has been looking forward to will take place tonight at Municipal Auditorium. The No.

Prevalence of Bush bashing inspires list of his accomplishments

It's more fashionable today to bash President Bush than to wear Ugg boots and a North Face jacket, but as much fun as I have reading and listening to all the criticism, another side of me wants to give the man credit where it's due. First and foremost, we are safer than ever.

March on

Despite how often the phrase has been used recently, there can be no denying that it's definitely a good time to be a Spartan.

Weekend matchup brings former tourney memories

It wasn't long ago that getting to the Final Four was a dream that would put the MSU men's basketball program on the college basketball map. During the 1998-99 season, led by a younger Tom Izzo, the team was trying to build the foundation of a championship program with a group of guys from Flint just after an era of the "Fab Five" years at Michigan. That season, the team was coming off a Big Ten Championship and a Sweet 16 loss to top-seeded North Carolina and had five starters returning - Mateen Cleaves, Andre Hutson, Antonio Smith, Jason Klein and Charlie Bell - with Morris Peterson and A.J.

Police briefs 03/29/05

Will Smith debuts 'gritty' release

There comes a point in every musician's career when he or she faces a crucial decision: Should I try something new?

Local businesses plan for Final Four weekend

As a large crowd gathered outside of Buffalo Wild Wings, 360 Albert Ave., after the basketball games Sunday evening, general manager Aaron Weiner said there were no security concerns inside. "Everything was very positive," Weiner said. In East Lansing, most of the businesses were closed for Easter Sunday, including Woody's Oasis Bar & Grill, 211 E.

State rep. works to give more voters absentee option

People might be able to cast an absentee ballot at their local county clerk's office in the week before a primary or general election if a bill introduced by Rep.

Tennis team drops 6-1 vs. Northwestern

The MSU women's tennis team lost to Northwestern on Sunday, 6-1. The Wildcats took the lead early by winning all three doubles matches.

Spartan fever made visible in Arizona

To MSU players and fans: I was in the Flying V Bar & Grill at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Ariz., on the evening of the MSU-Duke game, and heard University of Arizona fans cheering MSU as they beat Duke.

Bare confidence

Some people would feel naked if they didn't have hair. But when senior Lindsay Kosmala wears a bandana, she feels like she is hiding something. Before Kosmala came to MSU, she considered trying another round of treatment to regrow the hair on her head. After growing up with no hair on her entire body since age 4, Kosmala worried she would be pretending to be someone else. "What would I see in the mirror when I looked at myself with hair?" she asked.

Election Code has too many problems

In response to the article titled "Undergrads still waiting for election ballot count" (SN 3/25), ASMSU ought to be ashamed of its Election Code.

1 million log in to LON-CAPA

A program formed in 1999 with courses mainly in the areas of math and science now has a course selection that spans campus and just reached another milestone - the millionth student login. The online course management program, LearningOnline Network Computer-Assisted Personalized Approach, or LON-CAPA, celebrated the 100,000th student to login last fall.

Students could redevelop Traverse City

Students in MSU's Landscape Architecture program might soon get the chance to redesign the downtown area of a northern Michigan city. Traverse City, a community of about 15,000 people, is in the process of requesting help from the students as part of the Small Town Design Initiative, a program run by Warren Rauhe, an associate professor of landscape architecture and director of the initiative. In the project, the students would work with Traverse City residents to redesign a 2-mile stretch of land that runs alongside the Grand Traverse Bay, as well as attempt to better connect it with the downtown area, Rauhe said. "There's a lot of open space, a lot of green space there, a lot of opportunity to do something really special," he said.

EU-FOUR-IA!

Austin, Texas - It took MSU extra sessions of basketball, but when the dust settled and the smoke cleared, the Spartans survived in double overtime against Kentucky, 94-88, on Sunday night to advance to the Final Four. In the Spartans' fourth trip in seven years to the Final Four, MSU will take on No.

Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students to hold annual 'Satrang'

With sweat on their brows, members of the Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students concentrated while dancing to traditional Indian rhythms this weekend. The group was practicing for its upcoming "Satrang" event on April 8. "Satrang" is the coalition's annual cultural show dedicated to bringing a taste of Indian tradition to campus.

Blue Devils' hold on Spartans finally over

The magic was back in East Lansing on Friday. After living in the shadows of its predecessors for four years, the No.

And then there were four

Michigan State For the first time, MSU's seniors are going to the Final Four. MSU defeated Kentucky in double overtime, 94-88, to advance to the Final Four for the first time since 2001. No.

Killer shrimp, monkey gobies could harm waters

Harmful species such as killer shrimp and monkey gobies might hitchhike to the Great Lakes on ships traveling through the St.