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Anisko, Laskowski claim Big Ten Diving Honors Two Spartan divers garnered conference awards this week. Senior Stephanie Anisko and sophomore Justin Laskowski were selected as the Big Ten Conference Divers of the Week on Tuesday. The two combined for six first-place diving finishes as the MSU men defeated Northwestern and Ball State, and the women's team split, besting the Cardinals and falling to the Wildcats. Anisko, a co-captain for the Spartans, won every diving event she competed in this weekend.

NEWS

Photo ID requests rise as technology improves

Amy Bartner
January 15, 2003

It's getting easier for MSU faculty members to match students' names with faces. This semester, technology upgrades to a 4-year-old policy, allowing faculty to access photo IDs of students in their classes has sparked an increase in requests from professors to see what their students look like. "I've heard a lot of favorable comments from the faculty," Associate Registrar Dugald McMillan said.

COMMENTARY

War, not gas, should concern students

I was outraged when one of your interviewees in the article "Students weigh in on merits of potential Middle East conflict" (SN 1/13) mentioned "the economy would improve if we went to war." The fact that someone would rather send thousands of men and women to their potential death than pay an additional 3 cents per gallon at the pump reflects the sad state of our society.

FEATURES

Blues queen to heat up town tonight

Sometimes it's hard to get motivated to go outside in the winter. For Koko Taylor, so-called "Queen of the Blues," the cold and having to travel in the cold is a familiar experience."It's cold in Chicago this morning," Taylor said in a quiet raspy voice.

FEATURES

Duo scores big with 'Adaptation.'

Thank God for Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze. The duo which brought us 1999's "Being John Malkovich" have teamed up once again to make one of the most creative films since, well, "Being John Malkovich." In doing so, the wonderful duo manages to slap Hollywood in the face by making a comedy that will likely go over most people's heads, a comedy that only becomes conventional to mock convention. "Adaptation." is the story of its screenwriter, Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage, redeeming himself after crap such as "Captain Corelli's Mandolin"). Charlie has writer's block.

COMMENTARY

Just say yes

ASMSU would be wise to join the voices of 75 other student governments by telling Washington to find another way to fight America's war on drugs. MSU's undergraduate student government is set to decide Thursday if it will condemn a national policy prohibiting students convicted of drug crimes from receiving federal student loans. According to the Drug Policy Alliance, the United States awards about $40 billion in financial aid to 7 million students each year.

MSU

AOP changes tours, activities

Beth Clute
January 15, 2003

The freshman Academic Orientation Program at MSU will undergo some changes this summer following input from students who participated in the overnight program.One of the major changes in the orientation will be the tour, which gave the participating freshmen a look at the university's campus, said Megan Bracket, assistant director of AOP."Surveys showed that the students thought a walking tour would be better than a bus tour," the journalism senior said.AOP, which takes place during the summer months, is required for all incoming students.

COMMENTARY

Missing persons

Stiffer penalties should be enforced for convicted sex offenders who fail to stay within the law. Michigan law enforcement agencies say they do not know how to find 1,313 rapists, child molesters, pornographers and other sex offenders who have moved without reporting their new addresses.

NEWS

For sale: Trustee's bowl rings

Trustee Joel Ferguson says he has no clue how two of his MSU bowl-game rings showed up on eBay. The rings - from the 1990 John Hancock and 1993 Liberty bowls - are listed on the Internet auction site for the asking price of $1,400 each, complete with pictures of the commemorative accessories. Besides coaches and players, university officials, such as trustees, usually receive rings when MSU competes in a bowl game.

SPORTS

Cooper gives verbal commitment to Smith

Kristofer Karol
January 15, 2003

MSU is getting help where it needs it the most - on defense. Flint Northern defensive back William "Greg" Cooper told The State News on Tuesday night he has changed his verbal commitment from Michigan to MSU because of personal reasons and because he felt more comfortable in East Lansing. Cooper verbally committed to U-M during the summer, but then visited MSU's campus last November - prior to former head football coach Bobby Williams' firing.

FEATURES

'Thunder' exactly that

Ben Landes
January 15, 2003

EA Sports' "NASCAR Thunder 2003" is a NASCAR fanatic's dream come true. The sheer detail of this game surpasses all expectations, even though it involves driving in circles, which would seemingly be tedious.

MSU

Gender report moves on

Amy Bartner
January 15, 2003

A report urging the university to include a gender-identity footnote in its anti-discrimination policy is closer to reality. The Academic Council's executive committee voted Tuesday to send the issue to the full Academic Council after hearing the recommendations of five smaller groups representing students, faculty and administrators. The report has been in the works since it was brought to Academic Council by ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government, more than a year ago. A special committee was assigned to develop the argument in favor of the proposal which has been in the hands of the five smaller groups since November. Although three of the five committees said they had some uncertainties about the report, they voted to pass it to the full Academic Council anyway. "I am very happy that it was essentially accepted as we presented it, because we worked extremely hard on it," said Matt Weingarden, ASMSU student assembly chairperson. Weingarden served on the committee which oversaw the report. "There's got to be a push from the student body," he said.

SPORTS

Freshmen make their marks

Dawn Klemish
January 15, 2003

Some athletes would get tired of sharing the limelight with each other for such a long time. That's not the case with Liz Shimek and Lindsay Bowen. The two athletes came to MSU to play basketball after battling for Michigan's prestigious title of Ms. Basketball, an award given by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan as the top prep player in the state. "There really was no competition," Shimek said.