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SPORTS

Wings must drop goalie to succeed

Ladies and gentleman, here on center ice is the three-ring circus. Sigh. Who am I kidding? That's just the trio of Detroit Red Wings goaltenders - Dominik Hasek, Curtis Joseph and Manny Legace. It's been the story since July 8, 2003, when Hasek officially unretired, checking Joseph out of the No.

NEWS

Lansing roads to close for repair

Business and residential interests in downtown Lansing might be affected beginning today, as large portions of downtown Lansing streets will close for several months. The closures, part of a Michigan Department of Transportation initiative known as the Capitol Loop Project, seek to repair the Lansing roadways, as well as improve downtown aesthetics. The project will be done in two sections - one this year and another in 2005 - but initially was slated to repair all of the Capitol Loop, which includes about five roads surrounding the state Capitol, at once. Following concerns from local business owners who feared they could be negatively affected, however, the Lansing City Council refused to approve MDOT's initial plan. "Businesses were already suffering from a number of other things," Lansing City Councilmember Carol Wood said.

COMMENTARY

Common sense, not law should rule road

This letter is in response to what people should refrain from doing while driving "Driving don'ts" (SN 3/24). I am in complete agreement with the article because I am on a crusade against the stupid decisions people make.

COMMENTARY

Late CATA routes promote 'cool' city

While probably not popular with cab drivers, Capital Area Transportation Authority has begun offering late-night service between Downtown East Lansing and the Northern Tier on route No.

FEATURES

Local arcade gets electronic

Among all the beeps, revving engines and animated voices inside the basement bunker of Pinball Pete's, 220 Albert Ave., locals now will hear a new addition of electronic music not produced by a gaming system. Synthesizers, drum machines, iPods and a computer are now on the floor next to the air hockey, pool tables and video games for Wednesday night's "Revolution." Electronic musicians brought the sound and diversity from Club X-Cel, 224 S.

MSU

Google ogles e-mail

Two popular computer services - e-mail and search engines - are scheduled to combine with a new "Gmail" service provided by Google Inc. Announced Wednesday, the Web-based e-mail system would be free for users and offers 1 gigabyte of storage, more than 100 times the amount of rival free e-mail service providers. Gmail also would incorporate the Google search feature to sort through the about 500,000 pages of e-mail the system is expected to hold. Richard Wiggins, MSU's Academic Computing and Network Services Senior Information Technologist, said the new system could cause a "massive shift" in information technology, with millions of people switching to the new service. "Right now, anybody who is in the Web mail business is looking at the cost of online storage and trying to calculate 'What does this do to our bottom line?,'" he said.

NEWS

TA situation concerns 'U'

The number of teaching assistants might be slashed in the fall, but some graduate employees are more concerned for their students than they are about the fate of their positions. Some department officials say the lack of TAs could force class sizes to escalate or certain sections to be eliminated. "We knew the cuts were coming," Spanish TA Erin Brothers said.

NEWS

Prof: U.S. didn't heed 9-11 signs

As the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks unfolded, Michael Rip rushed his students to the Case Hall lounge so they could witness the destruction occurring in New York and Washington. Rip, though, wasn't surprised that al-Qaida terrorists had exacted a large-scale assault on American soil. "It became apparent to me very quickly what we were facing," said Rip, an assistant professor in James Madison College.

COMMENTARY

Palestinians aren't sole violence victims

The Michigan Peace Team purports to be in the defense of human rights and nonviolence. However, a closer examination of the group's objectives reveals a distorted viewpoint that impinges on its ability to generate peace. From his statements, Michael Vicente Perez seems to believe that the violence inherent in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict arises predominately from the Israeli side ("Caught in the middle," SN 3/31). His statements indicate that he believes peace can be achieved by staying in the homes of suicide bombers to prevent the houses from being destroyed by the Israeli defense forces. While it is undeniable that the Palestinians have faced enormous hardships as a result of the conflict, it is also true that the Israelis have faced similar atrocities.