SPORTS
Seahawks among underdogs that could cause havoc in tournament
They're known as bracket-busters, dark horses and Cinderellas. They're often undersized, undermanned and under-hyped.
NEWS
Assistant hall director resigns, says she can't live in dorm with same-sex partner
For the past four months, Carolyn O'Laughlin has woken up each morning with the same thought: Is today the day I get fired?The former assistant hall director for Mason Hall has been in a relationship with French graduate student Rebecca Linz for more than a year and the couple formalized their union over winter break.But the university doesn't allow students in same-sex relationships to live together or receive benefits, so O'Laughlin voluntary resigned from her position in Residence Life today and the couple will move out of Mason on Wednesday."I really loved my job until I couldn't do it anymore," O'Laughlin, a student affairs graduate student, said.
SPORTS
Sports briefs
Manz finishes 12th in shot put in Arkansas The MSU men's and women's track teams concluded their seasons at the 2003 NCAA Indoor Championships on Saturday in Arkansas. The lone female representative, senior Ann Somerville, placed 14th out of 17 runners in the 3,000-meter run. Junior Steve Manz placed 12th in the shot put with a throw of 61-2 1/4. 2 Spartans qualify for championships Two members of the MSU men's swimming and diving team qualified for the NCAA Diving Championships this weekend. Junior Justin Laskowski and senior Nick Visscher qualified for the championships at the NCAA Zone C Qualifying Meet in Oxford, Ohio. On the women's side, senior Stephanie Anisko failed to qualify for the championships. Laskowski and Visscher will compete at the NCAA Championships on March 27-29 in Austin, Texas.
SPORTS
Throw strategy out back door; use team mascots, coin flips
It's the most wonderful time of the year. Brackets for the 2003 NCAA Tournament are here, and it's the only day you can drink green beer without being looked at funny - finally, March Madness. And so on the day when everyone is just a little bit Irish, let's take a look at some guidelines for filling out a bracket the right way.
MSU
Vogue show brings Asian culture to Wharton
Six women in white dresses with green head wraps twirled in circles as 12 green-and-white striped sticks snapped in the air to the steady beat of traditional music at Cultural Vogue on Saturday at Wharton Center's Pasant Theatre.Five men in traditional green and white Indian dress laid on the floor in a straight line, slowly rotating their bodies as a woman glided over their backs in the presentation of the dance Raas Gula by the Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students.
NEWS
Women's hoops secures NCAA bid
The MSU women's basketball team welcomed its eighth-seed selection in the NCAA Tournament with an eruption of cheers Sunday evening. Head coach Joanne P.
COMMENTARY
Brutal dictator does not deserve 'U' recognition
Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe isn't that much different from other dictators. He uses violence against members of his political opposition and those who try to run an independent media.
SPORTS
The lone ranger realized after seniors' exit
They call him "Cowboy." Not because junior center Jason Andreas grew up on a farm in Sugarcreek, Ohio.
MSU
Week features community service
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority begins its community service oriented Skee Week today. At 8 tonight in the University of Michigan Room in the Union, there will be an informational session titled "Health Issues for African-Americans." At 8 p.m.
FEATURES
'So' offers return to childhood
Nothing in my music library reminds me more of my childhood than Peter Gabriel's 1986 release "So." With the motion animation video of the album's No.
COMMENTARY
Tuition caps prove harmful for 'U'
In this time of reduced appropriations and fear from wild rumors of tuition increasing 30 percent, some feel it's necessary to recommend tuition caps as a necessary tool to restrain tuition.
NEWS
Women's basketball lands No. 8 seed
The MSU women's basketball team is going dancing. The team received the No. 8 seed in the East Region of the 2003 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship on Sunday night.
BASKETBALL
Spartans get No. 7 seed, face Colorado in Tampa
The road to the Final Four in New Orleans is under way for the MSU men's basketball team. The NCAA selection committee on Sunday night picked the Spartans (19-12) as the No.
NEWS
Assistant prosecutor's future undecided after suspension
Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III has yet to decide if he will reinstate an assistant prosecutor after she was suspended after allegations she and others schemed to retrieve a cat that had been sold to an animal dealer.Dunnings said he need more information before deciding the fate of Allie Phillips, who works in the prosecutor's family division.
NEWS
St. Patrick's Day preserves Irish tradition
Peggy Murphy watched as her daughter jumped, tapped, spun and kicked across a wooden dance floor to the sound of Irish music Friday afternoon, a 12-year-old ritual for her family. To Murphy, coordinator of the Irish Dance Company of Lansing, St.
NEWS
Protesters speak out, get counterprotested on Grand River Avenue
Although Allison Saxby's husband is in the Army in Texas waiting for deployment to the Middle East, she stood on the median on Grand River Avenue protesting the war. "He wants to go fight and I think it's a bunch of crap," she said holding a sign that said "Peace is Patriotism." "We have different feelings." Saxby was among about 100 protesters standing on one of the city's busiest areas holding candles as they delayed traffic. During the protest, passing motorists honked horns while some passers-by protested the protesters. "We're going to war.
BASKETBALL
Comeback halted, Spartans fall to Buckeyes, 55-54
Chicago - After the first half, the Spartans were saying "ouch" and following the second half, they stood in disbelief. After being dismantled in the first half and trailing by as many as 19 points, the Spartans charged back and took their first lead of the game 3:43 left.
ICE HOCKEY
Super 6 bound, hockey team defeats Nanooks
It wasn't as easy as Friday night, but the MSU hockey team locked up a trip to Detroit with a 3-1 win over Alaska-Fairbanks on Saturday night at Munn Ice Arena.The win gave No.
COMMENTARY
Racism is severe against blacks
Nonminorities might face racism now and then, but it is nowhere near the severity of the treatment minorities face every day from teachers, bosses, co-workers and classmates.
MSU
Students fried over food item
Some students were sizzling mad over french fries Wednesday after a Shaw Hall cafeteria worker gave them a new name - "freedom fries." The name mimics a move by cafeteria workers at the U.S.