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FEATURES

WEB ONLY: 'Punch-Drunk Love' highlights Campus Center cinema

Writer/director P.T. Anderson just might be unstoppable. With the critically acclaimed films "Hard Eight," "Boogie Nights" and "Magnolia" under his belt, the director took on a new challenge - turn gross-out comedian Adam Sandler into a respectable actor with "Punch-Drunk Love." The two must have done something right.

NEWS

Spartans overtake No. 10 Minnesota

The Spartans sent a message to No. 10 Minnesota on Thursday night - no one comes to their house and pushes them around.For the first time this season, the Spartans (10-7 overall, 3-3 Big Ten) remained calm under pressure, downing the Golden Gophers (15-2, 4-2) 74-71 on Thursday.

NEWS

Student thought illness was flu; roommate reacts

While her roommate is being treated in Sparrow Hospital for a meningitis-like disease, the journalism sophomore shook her head in disbelief as she told The State News on Friday illness had invaded her roommate's body.She thought it was the flu.Thursday morning, the woman went to Olin Health Center and was immediately sent to Lansing's Sparrow Hospital.

MSU

Clinic provides travel help

Along with securing a passport, packing bags and filling out paper work, MSU health officials encourage students to take health precautions when studying abroad.

ICE HOCKEY

Friend or foe: Irish on deck

MSU senior defenseman John-Michael Liles has plenty of friends on the Notre Dame hockey team - he was teammates with Fighting Irish forwards Connor Dunlop and John Wroblewski and defenseman Brett Lebda in the U.S.

SPORTS

Team seeks victory over revenge-minded Indiana

Eight days after the MSU women's basketball team wiped the floor with Indiana at Breslin Center, the Spartans will try to complete a regular-season sweep. In the last meeting, the Spartans (9-7 overall, 2-3 Big Ten) came away with a 70-44 victory over the Hoosiers (9-6, 2-3). But sophomore guard Kristin Haynie said she knows some things will be different when the Hoosiers have home-court advantage.

FEATURES

Women invited to celebrate sex

Women love sex as much as men do and shouldn't be afraid to admit it, say the organizers of tonight's celebration "Women, Sex, & Music." The free event at the Union will feature local estrogenic entertainment and offer information on women's health issues, focusing on increasing sexual pleasure. The event is part of Women's Healthy Sexuality Month and is the brainchild of both Olin Health Center and the University Activities Board. "We're trying to raise awareness of the benefits of becoming a sexually aware woman," said Amber Wilson, an interdisciplinary studies in social science senior.

MICHIGAN

City denies 2 liquor licenses

After being denied a request to obtain a liquor license from the East Lansing City Council, India Palace managers are saying they were treated unfairly - and are shocked by the outcome. India Palace manager Harmail Sidhu said he can't understand why the council would want to hold out for another business and not help local businesses.

SPORTS

Super Bowl Sunday sure to please fans

I haven't been this excited about a sports weekend in quite some time. And lucky for me, and every other diehard sports fan, Sunday provides more than a few sparks - it's a double-dose of fireworks. First, of course, there is Super Bowl XXXVII.

COMMENTARY

Treadwell has no sense of history

Matt Treadwell's column "America's unalienable rights include selfishness, greed, power" (SN 1/15) shocked me greatly. I am an MSU alumna and am a member of five lineage societies.

NEWS

NFL 2K3 champion among football video games

With Super Bowl XXXVII just over the horizon and the end of another memorable football season inching ever so close, it's time to look back at the video games of 2003 that tried to capture the essence of professional football without fumbling. With several editions available on next-generation consoles, only two games stood out.