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Virus with authentic look attacks e-mail accounts

Margaret Harding
February 18, 2005

A "clever, nasty little" virus has been infecting MSU Webmail accounts, MSU officials said. The MyDoom virus is a variant of an existing worm that sends out e-mails with different subject lines and addresses that look like authentic messages about mail problems, said Rich Wiggins, senior information technologist for Academic Computing & Network Services. "This is spreading all over the world," Wiggins said.

NEWS

Team fresh for final stretch

Matt Bishop
February 18, 2005

MSU head coach Tom Izzo's phone has been ringing off the hook lately. On the other end, has been coaches from around the country asking how his team is faring down the stretch. Izzo had the perfect solution. "Everybody wants to know how long you're practicing, how fatigued your players are," he said.

COMMENTARY

Chicano month has to be celebrated

I am writing in response to Amy Davis' piece on Chicano History Month ("Students combine cultures, embrace Mexican heritage" SN 2/15). I feel that just by interviewing someone who does not identify as Chicano, she is doing an injustice to the month.

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WEB ONLY: Jones Soda president speaks at MSU Business College

Sarah Norris
February 18, 2005

Peter van Stolk, president and founder of Jones Soda Co., discussed his company's unorthodox approach to business and marketing strategy Thursday at the Business College Complex. About 125 students came to see van Stolk speak at the "Meet a Pop Star" event organized by human resource management freshman Adam Finkel. Finkel began planning at the beginning of the year, when his proposal to have van Stolk speak originally was rejected by Jones. "A lot of schools have programs where they bring in speakers talk to students, and I thought we should have a similar program, with unique entrepreneurs," Finkel said. With help from the Lear Career Service Center, which provides career planning for business students, Finkel was able to complete his project. In his speech, van Stolk discussed his story - a professional skier who decided to start a beverage distributor instead of going to college.

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ASMSU gives $50K for exercise equipment

Darrell Hughes
February 18, 2005

ASMSU members decided this week to put money from its $600,000 risk management account to use. The undergraduate student government passed a bill to give IM Sports-West up to $50,000 to help pay for new exercise equipment.

NEWS

Minn. main cause of turnovers

Matt Bishop
February 18, 2005

For the second consecutive game against Minnesota, MSU struggled with turnovers. This time, the Spartans handed the ball back to the Golden Gophers 18 times.

COMMENTARY

Up to code

What would happen if MSU didn't provide adequate information for students to earn a degree and obtain a respectable job? There would be a lot of angry and undereducated students.

SPORTS

Tennis team looks to extend streak

Jennifer Toland
February 18, 2005

With a doubleheader against Toledo (3-2) and Cleveland State (6-4) Sunday, the MSU women's tennis team hopes to keep its home winning streak alive. The Spartans, with a 5-2 record overall and a perfect home record of 5-0, have only allowed their opponents to win three sets when hosting.

SPORTS

MSU players, fans react to NHL's cancellation

Eric Fish
February 18, 2005

The effects of the canceled National Hockey League season go far beyond just affecting the NHL players - there are many secondary effects in relation to the future careers of drafted college players and the NHL Entry Draft. Following Commissioner Gary Bettman's official cancellation of the 2004-05 NHL season Wednesday, players worldwide are all playing a wait-and-see game, including many current Spartans. Senior captain Jim Slater, a first-round 2002 draft pick of Atlanta, faces an uncertain professional career with the current position of the NHL's negotiations. "Until they get everything situated and figured out, then you can't really tell," Slater said of the affect the lockout might have on him. "I just love to play hockey and that's what I want to do, and if that means playing under new terms, then that's fine." Sophomore defenseman A.J.

NEWS

Haynie finishing career with record stats

Chris Barsotti
February 18, 2005

This season has been something special for the No. 9 MSU women's basketball team - from records being broken all the way to picking up win after win. It's only fitting that senior guard Kristin Haynie get some of the spotlight she has deserved. And Haynie seems to create her own spotlight, doing so quietly, even if no one else is watching. "She is a great player," junior guard Lindsay Bowen said.

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Jazz dinner features speakers, live music

Amy Davis
February 18, 2005

The 17th annual Black Student Alliance Jazz Dinner is at 8 p.m. today in the Kellogg Center. The Fuzz Band will play contemporary jazz during dinner and a ceremony to present an academic scholarship and achievement award for an MSU faculty member. The dinner's theme, "The Beautiful Struggle," is about overcoming adversity and roadblocks in the road to equality, said sociology graduate student Temple Smith. "Historically, there have been lots and lots of struggles for equality, but in spite of all of that, there is continued optimism," Smith said.

NEWS

MSU faces tough test

Matt Bishop
February 18, 2005

This will be an interesting game for MSU as it faces a hungry Purdue team, who is riding hot off a mild upset at home over Iowa on Wednesday. MSU (18-4 overall, 9-2 Big Ten) comes into the game on a modest four-game winning streak, since its loss Feb.

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Cafeteria celebrates black culture

Josh Jarman
February 18, 2005

Getting down and filling up were the main orders of business in the Holden Hall cafeteria Thursday, during the fifth annual "Holden's Soul Food Extravaganza." The event was sponsored by the Holden Hall cafeteria and brought food and entertainment together in a celebration of black culture. "We wanted to do something for Black History Month that wasn't so preachy," said Holden Complex Director Joshua Gillespie.