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WEB ONLY: 'Lord of the Rings,' A.P. sweep Oscars

From staff reports How did A.P. fare? State News film reporter A.P. Kryza made his Academy Awards picks in Friday's paper, and just like his pick for best picture, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," he had a clean sweep of the categories.

FEATURES

Sequel creates a new 'Dance'

In 1987, "Dirty Dancing" came out and grabbed the hearts of many. Throughout the years, it has become a classic "chick flick" - one that every girl has seen multiple times, and most guys have had to see at least once.

COMMENTARY

Double take

The State News would like to expound on our opinion of why instant replay in Big Ten football is a bad idea.

SPORTS

Clutten, relay win big in conference meet

MSU men's swimming and diving finished up a competition at the Big Ten Championships with individual performers excelling. The championship was held Friday and Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind. Standing out for the Spartans was Ian Clutten, who placed seventh in the 200 breaststroke, swimming the event in a time of 1:59.73 and earning an NCAA provisional qualifying time.

NEWS

Speed limits in E.L. could increase

Speed limits on two East Lansing roadways are set to increase soon, raising concern among city officials and residents who fear faster driving could turn into safety problems. Westbound Saginaw Street from Hagadorn Road to Coolidge Road will change from 35 to 45 mph, while East Grand River Avenue will increase from 25 to 35 mph between Cowley Avenue and Delta Street and between Bogue Street and the eastern city limits.

NEWS

Officials concerned about string of violent crimes

Following a string of recent aggressive robberies, East Lansing residents awoke Sunday to the news of a double shooting that killed a 34-year-old man and left another seriously wounded. While city leaders, residents and students might have become accustomed to occasional reports of violent crime in this typically safe college town, they characterized the city's first shooting death in more than four years as "shocking." East Lansing Mayor Mark Meadows said the upswing in violent crime warrants concern.

COMMENTARY

Listen up

Students talk, but do administrators ever listen to them? Provost Lou Anna Simon held a forum Thursday supposedly to receive student feedback about her plans to restructure the liberal arts programs.

COMMENTARY

Fundamentalist views divide world

I'm writing in response to Lee Ehlers' article "Christian speaks up for religion, tries to end atheists' rants" (SN 2/27). What a glib supposition you make to equate atheism with those who abhor the religious right. I am very much not an atheist, an agnostic, yes, but not so far up on my soapbox that I am unwilling to allow the possibility of my views being incorrect - the same of which cannot be said for you and your ilk. Moreover, lumping a portion of the scientific community in with atheists - because of their ridiculous belief in the Big Bang - is beyond absurd.

NEWS

Anthrax vaccine sold to Taiwan

Lansing - BioPort Corp., the nation's sole source for the anthrax vaccine, has executed the first private sale of its controversial product. The Lansing-based biomedical lab will supply the vaccine to the Taiwanese government to immunize its troops, said Kim Brennen Root, a spokeswoman for the 5-year-old company. Before the sale, which was finalized in December, BioPort's lone customer was the Department of Defense, which has used the anthrax vaccine to immunize more than 1 million troops. "Anthrax is a weapon of mass destruction that could be used by terrorists, and that is a concern all over the world," Root said.

MSU

WEB ONLY: Chicano Unity Dinner speaker stresses overcoming racism

Andrew Hickner Special for The State News About 50 community members gathered at the first Chicano Unity Dinner and created a sense of family in the Union on Friday. The event was sponsored by the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan. The dinner featured keynote speaker Dr. Jose Angel Gutierrez, a longtime Chicano activist and co-founder of the La Raza Unida political party. Gutierrez stressed his ties to the Lansing community, greeting several old family friends present at the dinner.

SPORTS

'U' alum lifts NHL's Predators, 2-1, in OT

Former Spartans defenseman Andrew Hutchinson's power-play goal in overtime lifted the Nashville Predators over the New York Rangers on Saturday, 2-1. Hutchinson was called up Wednesday from the Milwaukee Admirals, Nashville's minor-league affiliate, after Nashville defenseman Jason York fractured a cheekbone. Hutchinson, who played at MSU from 1998 to 2002, tallied 78 total points and 160 penalty minutes.