Hurricanes have ties with U

Go to an East Lansing sports bar tonight and there will be a sea of Detroit Red Wings fans watching Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals.

Lugnuts split series

The Lansing Lugnuts split a four-game road series with a 8-4 victory over the Burlington Bees on Saturday night at Community Field in Burlington, Iowa. The Lugnuts (30-31) dropped the third game of the series 4-0 and the opener 5-3. In game two, Lansing came away with a 3-0 shutout of the Bees (31-30). Lansing opened a four-game series against the Clinton LumberKings at 3 p.m.

With bloody knockout, Lewis proved Tyson is finished

Saturday night’s heavyweight bout confirmed my belief that Mike Tyson has forever fallen off the plateau of boxing superiority. The man called “Iron Mike,” who used to intimidate opponents first with his psychological warfare - he was quoted as saying he would eat Lennox Lewis’ unborn children - then knock them out with brute strength, was beaten by Lewis, clearly the more skilled and tactical fighter. I suspected that Lewis’ height and reach advantage would be too much for Tyson to overcome.

Country opens Summer Circle with success

I’ve been waiting for the chance to write a positive review for this newspaper, and the opportunity to do so presented itself Saturday night when I saw “A Month in the Country,” the first of three plays in the MSU Summer Circle Theatre season.The play is a never-ending web of love and relationships, highlighted by the fine acting of Natalya (theater Professor Julia Lenardon) and Michel (2002 graduate Mike McKeogh). The two share some intense scenes, where their love and hatred for each other envelopes the audience.

Lansing Center to hold annual housing expo

The fourth annual Michigan Conference on Affordable Housing breaks ground June 10 at the Lansing Center, 333 E.

Previous policies better for bicycles

This letter is in regards to the current debate sparked by the impounding of bikes recently performed by the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety.

Aside from Hopkins, Rock, Bad Company is just that, bad

It had all the makings to be a great summer blockbuster; an Academy Award winning cannibal, a crazy comedian, plenty of action sequences and an interesting storyline.Oh wait, I forgot about the countless holes in the writing.

Hospital hosts golf clinic to aid rehabilitation

Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital’s Golf Clinic will tee off June 11 to July 25.Anyone with a physical disability and an interest in learning to play golf or improve their game is welcome.The event will be from 10:15 a.m.

Police briefs 06/10/02

Chili cook-off benefits charity

Lansing - Some of it’s red, some it’s beige, and some is green. Some of it’s chunky, some of it’s thin, and some is right in the middle.

5 Spartans get drafted

With the season already finished, the baseball team set another record with five players drafted in Major League Baseball’s 2002 First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday and Wednesday. Senior center fielder Chris McCuiston and junior catcher Brady Burrill were selected Wednesday, setting the new record.

Candidates hope for voter boost

Although many East Lansing school district officials expect voter turnout will be down today, hopeful school board candidates are staying positive about poll numbers. “I would be surprised if we had a large turnout because historically the number of voters have always been small,” board member George Wyatt said. Polls are open to the public from 7 a.m.

Fieger: Law important for society

The drone of bagpipes projected across the south end of campus Saturday as a dignified man in Scottish garb led a procession of 225 law students.Not far behind was Geoffrey Fieger and other legal dignitaries as they made a path from the MSU-Detroit College of Law Building to the Great Hall of Wharton Center for the school’s commencement ceremony.The Southfield attorney and 1979 DCL graduate was invited back to give the ceremony’s keynote address.“I thought it was a very important speech,” DCL Dean Terence Blackburn said.

Bikes continue to cause frustrations

My comments are in regard to the recent letters about MSU students’ and visitors’ impounded (or stolen, depending on who you’re talking to) bikes.

From debt to excess, Pride March goes on

The 14th annual Michigan Pride March, Rally & Festival at the Capitol this weekend is likely to draw a large crowd of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender activists - and their supporters - from around the state. But a few months ago, many were wondering if rainbow-colored flags would fly high in the capital city Saturday. Michigan Pride Inc. faced a $14,500 shortfall in March, and some members of the LBGT community were afraid the event would be canceled. The budget problems were well known and troubled some, including Josh Boehme, who had special reasons to celebrate this year. “Since this was the first year I’m participating, I was a little worried,” the computer science junior said. Boehme, the office manager for MSU’s Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Transgendered and Straight Ally Students, said he didn’t attend last year because he had recently come out about his sexual orientation.

2002 Michigan Pride schedule

Friday 8 p.m. - Absolut Pride Comedy Show with Jason Stuart, featuring Mimi Gonzalez and special guests The Gemstones, at The Temple Club, 500 E.

Hurricanes have ties with U

Go to an East Lansing sports bar tonight and there will be a sea of Detroit Red Wings fans watching Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals.

ONLINE UPDATE: E.L. school board election results

As of 10:11 p.m. Monday, with 14 of 14 precincts reporting in the East Lansing school district, here are the unofficial vote totals in the school board election for two open seats: Randy Bell: 1,259 William Donohue: 1,259 Brett Gillespie: 774 Daphne O’Regan: 1,276 For continuing updates on the East Lansing school board election, check back with www.statenews.com.

Picnic honors working women of World War II

The Michigan Women’s Historical Center and Hall of Fame, 213 West Main St., Lansing, will hold the 18th annual Picnic on the Lawn on June 13.The theme is “Rosie the Riveter” which coincides with its new exhibit “A Few Good Women: The Role of Women in the Military during the Second World War.”The picnic will pay homage to Michigan’s “Rosies,” women who worked in the war industry plants of World War II.

Bill could increase sex education

Joy Whitten believes it’s time for the state to do away with the antiquated laws regarding sex education.“When teens are given honest information, they make more responsible choices,” said Whitten, community specialist for the Planned Parenthood Mid-Michigan Alliance.