FOOTBALL

'U' won't release athletes' discipline records

Chad Previch

January 6, 2003

University officials refuse to release information regarding student athletes' encounters with the law, citing privacy concerns as local prosecutors say the lack of witness participation among victims in the cases is frustrating. That frustration includes an incident with All-American wide receiver Charles Rogers who allegedly pushed an MSU parking enforcer in October, Ingham County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Joyce Draganchuk told The State News. The incident also included a verbal argument between Rogers and the parking employee.

SPORTS

Top 10 team invades Breslin Center today

Dawn Klemish

January 6, 2003

The MSU women's basketball team has battled inconsistency throughout the season. The team has earned respect by hanging with top teams and has demolished weaker squads, but has followed up strong performances by dropping easy-win contests.On Dec.

COMMENTARY

Professors' charity shows in grades

As I received my final grades last semester, one thing became clear - grade inflation is getting out of control.

COMMENTARY

Mason should have waited for big name

The choice of new football coach for MSU was one of the most important decisions Ron Mason will make in his career as athletics director.

NEWS

'U' expects tough year despite new leadership

Joey Guillen

January 6, 2003

Lansing - With the impending reduction in higher education funding, Gov. Jennifer Granholm's administration is asking MSU and the rest of Michigan's public universities to brace for a difficult year. "Education is very important for the governor, but there isn't much we can do," Granholm spokeswoman Mary Dettloff said Sunday.

BASEBALL

Burrill, Day receive recognition

Benita Mehta

January 6, 2003

A pair of MSU baseball players have garnered preseason honors. Senior catcher Brady Burrill along with sophomore pitcher Tim Day became the Spartans first preseason All-Americans since Mark Mulder in 1998. Burrill was named a third-team All-American by Louisville Slugger, as selected by Collegiate Baseball newspaper, while Day earned third-team honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Although Burrill appeared in just 28 of the Spartans' 57 games last season, he still led the team with a .414 batting average.

NEWS

Capital Area United Way embezzlement investigation turns to husband of officer

Brian Charlton

January 6, 2003

Attorneys for the East Lansing-based Capital Area United Way say they will investigate how James MacGregor benefited from his wife's alleged embezzlement from the community service organization. The organization plans to amend legal complaints today to include MacGregor for the "unjust enrichment" he may have gained from the nearly $1 million allegedly embezzled from the organization in the past two years, said David Houston, a lawyer with Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.

NEWS

Activists prepare for anti-war rally in Ann Arbor

As 275 Army Reserve units prepare to move overseas to the Middle East, activists are gearing up for an anti-war conference this weekend in Ann Arbor. The conference, which will be held Saturday and Sunday at the University of Michigan, precedes a national march in Washington, D.C., on January 18. About 25 writers, professors and former Congressman David Bonior will speak about the United States' current and past relationship with Iraq, activism, social change and the media to an expected crowd of 600 people. "It's going to be powerful to see the hundreds of people who oppose the war in one room," U-M junior Mike Medow said.

FEATURES

'Two Towers' cements trilogy's lasting legacy

"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," the second installment in the extremely popular series, is the kind of epic picture that makes a movie experience.

BASKETBALL

Ager sparks Spartans off bench with points

Chris Mackinder

January 6, 2003

Oklahoma City - At the men's basketball media day prior to the season, MSU head coach Tom Izzo joked about his freshman class being "fearless." Saturday night in a 60-58 road loss to No.

MICHIGAN

Benavides to fill Lansing mayor seat

Benita Mehta

January 6, 2003

Lansing - Tony Benavides will soon take over as mayor when current Mayor David Hollister leaves his term early to join Gov.

MICHIGAN

Winter offers icy reception

As students slowly migrated back onto campus, snow surrounded them. It wasn't exactly the remains of a blizzard, but its cold-and-icy return has stirred up bad memories for students. Some wondered if the weather was a tease or a warning - a test - or a sign of things to come.

NEWS

$700K sliced from campus lab

University officials are working to restore $700,000 in funding for a diagnostic veterinary laboratory vetoed by former Gov.

ICE HOCKEY

Comley's squad splits another weekend series

James Jahnke

January 6, 2003

Sault Ste. Marie - The only constant with the MSU hockey team this year has been its inconsistency. The Spartans (9-9-1 overall, 5-6-0 CCHA) went 3-3 in their six games during semester break, including a split at woeful Lake Superior State (4-15-1, 1-13-0) this weekend.

BASKETBALL

Spartans plagued by turnovers, sloppy play

Chris Mackinder

January 6, 2003

Oklahoma City - The Big Ten season is three days from tipping off, but MSU still is dealing with a huge problem - leadership.Leadership, or the lack of it, was highly visible during the Spartans' 60-58 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday.

MSU

Professor receives prestigious award

Anil K. Jain, university distinguished professor in the department of computer science and engineering, joined a list of about 150 people worldwide as a recipient of the prestigious Humboldt Research Award. The award was created by the nonprofit Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, which was established by the Federal Republic of Germany for the promotion of international research cooperation.

FEATURES

Music download sites broaden horizons, save budgets

My car has more than 102,000 miles on it and is due for some much needed repairs. They won't happen anytime soon, however, since I'm about $18,000 in debt and I still owe my brother a birthday gift from August. This with only a few hundred dollars to my name.

COMMENTARY

Johnny's world

Athletics administrators seem to think the Spartans' newest football head coach is the right person to turn what became black and blue in 2002 into Green and White once again.

COMMENTARY

Granholm goals

Congratulations to Michigan's first woman governor, Jennifer Granholm. Now that Granholm has begun her job she, like John F.

ICE HOCKEY

2 defensemen leave program

James Jahnke

January 6, 2003

It's the new year, and as "Auld Lang Syne" says, it's time for old acquaintances to be forgotten.That motto rings especially true nowadays for the MSU hockey team, which saw two defensemen leave the team in December.