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SOFTBALL

Spartans shut out Chippewas

Dawn Klemish
April 17, 2003

An explosive first inning was all the MSU softball team needed to down Central Michigan 4-0 on Wednesday at Old College Field.The Spartans (27-11 overall, 6-3 Big Ten) lit up Chippewa pitcher Amber Puchalski for four hits in their first at-bats.MSU also benefited from a wild pitch and aggressive base running to jump to a quick four-run lead."The first inning really set the tone for us," MSU sophomore second base Janette Hurtado said.

NEWS

SMITH: Stupid concertgoers too often ruin experience for music lovers

What's your biggest pet peeve? Seriously, think about it. Although I have a bunch (and could probably name each one off in alphabetical order), I really only have one real musically related one - people who don't attend a concert for the music. If you haven't experienced the annoyance, consider yourself extremely lucky. More than ever, it seems people just can't seem to shut up when the lights go down and the band begins to play.

NEWS

Sluggers fall to Western Michigan, 4-2

Chris Mackinder
April 17, 2003

Michigan's weather and the MSU baseball team's bats had something in common Wednesday evening - both suffered a serious drop off. A day after lighting up the scoreboard with 13 runs against Wayne State, the Spartans' offense was tamed by Western Michigan in a 4-2 loss. "It was a tough day to hit today," MSU manager Ted Mahan said.

NEWS

top 10 singles

1. "In Da Club," 50 Cent, G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath. (Last week: 1) 2. "Ignition," R.

NEWS

McPherson, Bush administration talk about Iraq's reconstruction

From Staff Reports The State News MSU President M. Peter McPherson is in Washington today to discuss the financial reconstruction of Iraq with the Bush administration, university spokesman Terry Denbow said. This morning, McPherson told Peter Magrath, president of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, he plans to leave MSU for at least two months to take part in the rebuilding of Iraq. Provost Lou Anna Simon will act as MSU's interim president during McPherson's absence.

NEWS

As war ends abroad, protesters turn their focus to nation's future

The final shots in Baghdad won't signal an end to demonstrations in East Lansing. "Because the war has ended doesn't mean that our problems cease to exist," said Bob Alexander, facilitator for the Michigan Peace Network and member of the Greater Lansing Network Against War in Iraq.

MSU

Rockin' the steeple

Jason Fiedler
April 16, 2003

"You could have been anywhere tonight. You chose to be here. We appreciate that." Those are the first words that escape Richard Mittwede's lips before every concert at The Underground, a rock concert hall in the basement of Christ Lutheran Church, 122 S.

MSU

'U' election under review

As ASMSU wraps up its business for the semester, several representatives remain in limbo as to whether they will return in the fall.A total of 45 students were disqualified from the MSU undergraduate student government's election in March after it was discovered they had been endorsed by political organizations on campus.According to the ASMSU elections code, "Any campaign material bearing the name of a candidate must be approved and submitted to the AUEC (All-University Elections Committee) in writing before distribution."The MSU College Republicans made fliers and stickers, sent e-mails within the organization and campus mailings endorsing certain candidates from colleges across campus.

COMMENTARY

Masked mistake

The pain and embarrassment that was the Spartan 2002 football season just won't seem to stop haunting MSU's reputation. It was revealed on Monday former MSU star Charles Rogers used a substance to dilute his drug test at the NFL combine in February. It's now highly possible the consensus top-three pick in the April 26-27 NFL draft will be subject to the professional football league's drug evaluation program upon signing a contract with an NFL team. MSU doctors say urine-diluting substances are often used to hide the presence of illegal drugs.

MICHIGAN

Omi offers Japanese cuisine, retro atmosphere

Casey Mcnenly
April 16, 2003

While the introduction of Omi Japanese Restaurant might have gotten a late start, owners and new patrons still feel they came out with a bang.Journalism senior Hunter Stair said he didn't expect to go to dinner and eat "on the set of '2001: A Space Odyssey.'"Stair and his friend William Baldwin described the restaurant, located at 210 M.A.C.

BASKETBALL

Izzo to lose another assistant

Kris Karol
April 16, 2003

MSU assistant coach Mike Garland is en route to Cleveland State to become the Vikings' new men's basketball head coach. The former assistant coach told senior Brian Westrick the news, as the two crossed paths in the Union on Tuesday morning. Garland's departure means MSU will have two vacancies to fill on its coaching staff next season.

SPORTS

Sports briefs

Wide receiver to play for Smith next season The MSU football team will get a boost to a thin position on the depth chart. Samuel Champagne, a wide receiver from the Spartiates du Vieux-Montreal team in Canada, accepted an offer for financial aid to MSU.

COMMENTARY

Columnist should declare 'victory'

In his recent column, Jason C. Miller would like to announce his victory in the ongoing pro-war/anti-war debate ("Protesters were wrong on Iraq; now it's time to help out" SN 4/14). I can picture him writing the column while pumping his fist in the air and occasionally exclaiming, "Boo-ya!" Did Miller have money riding on this war? Miller makes a valid argument when he calls liberals "hippies," which is a term you really never hear in regards to liberal-minded people.

FEATURES

Fantasy in Bloom

Megan Frye
April 16, 2003

Bright colors fill the garden, around you and under you. The cement walkway is painted in rainbow colors and small purple and yellow flowers are just starting to poke their heads up out of the ground. Crouching down to child size, you can enter the Secret Garden which leads to a maze of tall shrubs and brick columns.

MSU

Programs honored for assisting new students

Aaron Foley
April 16, 2003

Holding two certificates, Liban Sheikhaden sat next to his mother, reading her the words on the page."She's really proud of my accomplishments," the computer science freshman said.Sheikhaden was one of several students recognized along with faculty during the 25th anniversary celebration of the Office of Supportive Services on Thursday in the Union.

FEATURES

City officials missed point of SN article

Sometimes, things become too taboo to talk about. If you talk about them you face a risk of resentment from your peers, a backlash from authority and ultimately punishment from both sources, if not more. It's not the first time an article in The State News stirred up some already rough waters, but the cover story on last week's MS&U front ("House Party" SN 4/9/03) was received in an entirely irrational light by East Lansing authorities who obviously missed the point the story tried to make.