ONLINE UPDATE: Spartans take Boilermakers, 68-57

West Lafayette, Ind. — In possibly the last game against legendary Purdue head coach Gene Keady, the No.

MIDDAY: MSU women's basketball defeats Ohio State

The MSU women's basketball team won a thriller at Breslin Center on Sunday afternoon, defeating Ohio State 66-64. Three Spartans scored in double digits, led by senior guard Kristin Haynie with 19 and junior guard Lindsay Bowen with 16. Haynie sealed the team's win with a pair of free throws with six seconds left in the game, leaving the Spartans up by two.

MIDDAY UPDATE: Performance artist combines media to teach about Asian-American culture

A flashing sword blade split a single flower Friday as part of a performance at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road. At "From Inner Worlds to Outer Space: An evening of performance with Dan Kwong," Kwong blended narrative monologues with projected images, music and physical action to tell his story of growing up Asian American. "I was always looking for a way to combine life and art," Kwong, a performance artist from Los Angeles, said.

ONLINE UPDATE: Icers fall to Ohio State in 2nd weekend matchup, 5-1

The MSU hockey team got a taste of how dangerous Ohio State's special teams play is when the No.

ONLINE UPDATE: Icers beat Ohio State, 6-3

Behind a hat trick off the stick of freshman forward Jim McKenzie, the MSU hockey team was able to roll to a 6-3 victory over No.

ONLINE UPDATE: Spartans beat Boilermakers, 68-57

West Lafayette, Ind. - In possibly the last game against legendary Purdue head coach Gene Keady, the No.

Police briefs 02/18/05

Budget divides committees

The House and Senate appropriation committees were split on Gov. Jennifer Granholm's budget proposal Thursday, with the House group approving the budget and the senators rejecting it.

On location

Lansing -Two employees in a tiny Michigan government office work each day to bring millions of film-industry dollars to cities and towns across the state. Director Janet Lockwood and her student assistant, MSU film studies senior Mike Forest, have spent time working with cast and crew from blockbuster movies such as "8 Mile," "Road to Perdition" and other independent projects.

Diversity, heroism honored in presentation competition

The legacies of Fredrick Douglass, Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, Susan B. Anthony and George Washington Carver were brought to life by MSU students Wednesday night in the fourth annual MSU Multicultural Heroes Hall of Fame competition. For the last month, five teams of three members gathered information about an assigned hero to make a 10-minute presentation to three university officials about why that person should be inducted into the hall of fame.

Scare tactics

It's time to start examining the reasons behind the terror threats that sporadically befall our country.

Mitten state does not deserve its redneck-riddled reputation

Recently, I was in California visiting my Marine boyfriend who recently returned from Iraq. During this trip, I was made to feel like a hick because I am from Michigan.

Bowen, Shimek, Hill earn academic honor

Three MSU basketball players have earned academic honors this week. The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV University Division Women's Basketball First Team has named junior forward Liz Shimek to the team, along with junior guard Lindsay Bowen, who received second-team honors.

No. 9 Spartans defeat Hawkeyes by 7 in 'tough situation'

Hard work and consistency have been the cornerstone of the No. 9 MSU women's basketball team season, and it showed up once again in Iowa on Thursday during MSU's 67-60 victory. The Spartans (23-3 overall, 12-2 Big Ten) led through the first half, but late in the second half, the Hawkeyes (16-8, 5-8) found their shot from the 3-point range and took a 50-48 lead before the Spartans answered. MSU quickly went on a 6-0 run after and never looked back en route to pick up a record-tying victory for the team's most wins in a season. "I can't say enough about this team's effort tonight," MSU head coach Joanne P.

Keepin 'em together

Slashing past Michigan forward Chris Hunter, MSU swingman Alan Anderson threw down a two-handed dunk and slowly backtracked down the court with a determined look.

Bograkos at the end of solid career at MSU

Tim Bograkos wasn't supposed to be there. But as he stepped to the free-throw line Feb. 5 in Iowa City, with the Hawkeyes quickly closing in on MSU's lead, the fifth-year senior could only smile. He told MSU head coach Tom Izzo he would sink the two free throws and add to the Spartans' 3-point lead.

E.L. speed limits changed this week

After a year of conducting traffic studies, the Michigan Department of Transportation approved raising the speed limits along parts of Grand River Avenue and Saginaw Highway. Because of the studies' findings, which concluded traffic was moving too slowly along parts of each area, speed limits were raised by 10 mph.

WEB ONLY: One person injured in Meridian Township crash

A vehicle traveling east on Hamilton Road in Okemos lost control and crashed into a telephone pole at 1:45 p.m.

Wasp could stop ash borer spread

About three years ago, U.S. Forest Service researcher Leah Bauer was studying the Chinese long-horned beetle in China, when she heard an Asian beetle called the emerald ash borer had established itself in Michigan. Since then, the ash borer has spread to 28 U.S.

MSU ends new Brody dorm plans

The university has canceled year-long plans to construct a seventh dorm in the Brody Complex due to high construction costs and limited space. The projected site, located between Brody Hall and Harrison Avenue, also is located on a floodplain, an area of low-lying land that is susceptible to flooding, said Fred Poston, vice president of finance and operations. The hall would have been the first new dorm built on campus since Holden Hall in 1967, and plans have been in the works throughout 2004. If the new Brody residence hall were constructed, floodwaters would not be able to occupy that space and ultimately would end up flooding another area more heavily, Poston said, adding that state law requires accommodations be made for runoff water. "It's disappointing, because we were looking forward to (the new dorm)," Poston said.