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NEWS

Hearings set for rental regulations

In its second formal meeting of the year, the East Lansing City Council set public hearings for three rental property ordinances and reviewed its approval of a new voting system. Under an ordinance passed last year, property owners can petition the city council to restrict rentals in a designated area.

NEWS

Keady makes final Breslin stop

He paced up and down the sideline, yelled at his players on the court and gave his famous scowl, just like he has for 27 years. In his final Breslin Center appearance, Purdue head coach Gene Keady, in his animated fashion, challenged the No.

COMMENTARY

Be heard

In ancient Greece, in the city-state of Athens, there were the rowers, who served in the navy, and the soldiers, who fought in the phalanx.

MICHIGAN

Area floods sink 2 cars

A couple of Campus Hill apartment tenants were startled during the weekend at the sight of their vehicles partially submerged in overflow from the Red Cedar River.

SPORTS

WEB ONLY: Stanton named team MVP

MSU quarterback Drew Stanton was named team MVP for his sophomore 2004 season. Stanton threw for 1,601 yards, eight touchdowns and six interceptions and ran for 687 yards and five touchdowns in 2004.

NEWS

Alcohol ban considered

In less than a month, drinking from a flask of whiskey or a can of beer while hiking campus sidewalks could be outlawed at MSU. On Feb.

MSU

Fraternity holds tractor pull for charity

The Humiliator didn't scare Matt Munsell. Munsell, a dairy production sophomore, was one of more than two dozen students that tried to pull The Humiliator - a weighted sled hooked to the back of a toy tractor - at the inaugural FarmHouse Tractor Pull. At Saturday's competition, students took turns pedaling the four-foot-long toy tractor, which had about 250 pounds of weight attached to it.

SPORTS

Closed airport, accident, fog, strands team

Little did the Spartans know, but the MSU wrestling team was in for an adventure on its way to a Thursday night dual meet against Oklahoma State. "Remember that movie 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' with Steve Martin and John Candy?" asked head wrestling coach Tom Minkel during the Monday press conference, "That was us." And he was being modest. The Spartans' adventure began with a 1 p.m.

SPORTS

WEB ONLY: Rayner kicks 5 extra points as East beats West, 45-27

Place-kicker Dave Rayner played in the East-West Shrine Game on Saturday, kicking a 29-yard field goal and five extra points for the East team. The East defeated the West 45-27 in the annual game held in San Francisco. Rayner also will join fellow seniors DeAndra Cobb and Ronald Stanley to represent the East in the Jan.

COMMENTARY

Imbibe indoors

With its own power source, police force, cafeterias, convenience stores and places to live and workout, MSU's campus is like a small city.

NEWS

Groups debate necessity of MLK holiday

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was a time for MSU community members to honor the civil rights icon, but some believe King doesn't deserve a day of remembrance. Students such as music education junior David Garlock say King's disreputable past is no reason to celebrate. "He was a fornicator; those are his personal preferences that people are allowed to make, but I'm hesitant to look up to that," he said. Last week, an anonymous flier, which Garlock said he did not create, was posted inside several Capital Area Transportation Authority buses that made sarcastic comments on King's personal life. The fliers insinuated King plagiarized his doctoral thesis, worked with communists and engaged in extramarital affairs with prostitutes. Other students said whether King had infidelities has nothing to do with his accomplishments for society. "Nobody is perfect," international relations senior K'ntrice Coleman said.

BASKETBALL

Wis. takes 6th win against MSU

Madison, Wis. - A day after the No. 15 Spartans watched an eight-point lead slip away in the final three minutes of a 62-59 loss to Wisconsin, head coach Tom Izzo defended his players. His senior group - guards Chris Hill and Kelvin Torbert and forward Alan Anderson - has often been criticized for its inability to win close games.

FEATURES

Local hip-hop, rock band to perform tonight at The Temple Club

One day, in its CD liner notes, Kill Filthy can thank Ruby Tuesday and Meridian Mall. It was about one year ago when lead vocalist Rich Ensley, who goes by the stage name of Filthy Rich, guitarist Josh Waddell and DJ Ryan Kramer,also known as Dr. Sketch, met as line cooks at the unlimited salad bar restaurant. "I had the initial idea of starting a band," said Ensley, 23.

ICE HOCKEY

Spartans still streaking with 8th straight home win

The No. 8 MSU women's basketball team ran their home record to 8-0 after defeating No. 12 Minnesota on Sunday, 62-49. The Spartans (15-2 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) were led by junior guard Lindsay Bowen, who had 20 points after only scoring two in the first half, and senior center Kelli Roehrig led the team in rebounds with nine. "Lindsay was much more aggressive in the second half," MSU head coach Joanne P.

BASKETBALL

Keady makes final trip to Breslin Center as coach

It will be the end of an era tonight at Breslin Center. The No. 19 MSU men's basketball team will say farewell to Gene Keady, when the legendary Purdue head coach makes his final appearance in East Lansing as his 25-year career as coach winds down. Keady owns a 25-21 all-time record against the Spartans. "I'm looking forward to playing Purdue," MSU head coach Tom Izzo said.