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MICHIGAN

E.L. hosts family fair

Tonja Robertson-Fowler had an arm full of flyers on summer programs for Zacchious Fowler, her 7-year-old son.The East Lansing resident was one of more than 200 parents attending the second Family Resource Fair on Saturday.The fair is held to help Lansing-area parents find activities for their children and to help people find opportunities to volunteer.

MSU

Racism discussed during conference

Lindsay Verwey vividly remembers the last time she was the target of a racial slur.The Lansing Eastern High School freshman was shopping for makeup when she was approached by another girl.“She just gave me a dirty look and called me a ‘spic,’” she said.Incidents like that aren’t a common occurrence, Verwey said, but they do happen from time to time.“It hurts you inside - you feel like you’re not wanted,” she said.

MICHIGAN

Legislative briefs

Virtual ed gets boost Virtual education has become easier for those who want to further education from home. A law sponsored by Rep.

MSU

Groups to review guidelines

Undercover police investigation guideline recommendations were finalized by the University Committee on Student Affairs last week.Other groups will receive the guidelines before they are submitted to MSU President M.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: Move over Survivor; 7 Case Hall residents showing off their living skills

Some Case Hall residents will endure a week of confinement with six other roommates this week.Case Hall Government will spend this week monitoring seven contestants who signed up to be locked in the organization’s office, about the size of the average Case room - 12 feet by 12 feet.Seven Case Hall residents will be filmed for one week as they live together, only allowed to leave for the bathroom, class, religious events and work.

BASEBALL

The hitting machine

With a keen eye and a swift bat, Bob Malek has made a name for himself on the baseball field.The junior right fielder raised eyebrows last season when he set MSU’s single-season hits record at 88 and boasted a .427 average at the plate.For the two-time All-American, winning is what matters most.“I just want to win,” Malek said.

ICE HOCKEY

Mason exits ice, leaves legacy

Ann Arbor - It really was a pretty strange ending. As it turned out, longtime MSU head coach Ron Mason concluded his career Friday afternoon with a 2-0 loss to Colorado College in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Yost Ice Arena. The loss, particularly so early in the tournament, was surely disappointing for Mason - a 62-year-old, super-competitive, old-school coach who will become MSU’s next athletics director on July 1.

COMMENTARY

Black event racist despite open invite

I am responding to the article “Graduation event stirs debate” (SN 3/22). Not to come off as being racist or anything of that nature, but if this second graduation was for white people only it would be deemed as seriously prejudicial. The event is open to all races.

SPORTS

Ducks prove too tough; U falls in semifinals

Eugene, Ore. - Hope of a Women’s National Invitation Tournament title came to an end Saturday for the MSU women’s basketball team. The Spartans (19-13) lost 65-54 to Oregon (21-13) in the WNIT semifinals. Playing in front of 5,304 fans at McArthur Court in Eugene, Ore., gave the Ducks a decisive advantage. “They had a great crowd tonight with a lot of energy tonight,” sophomore forward Julie Pagel said after Saturday’s game.

COMMENTARY

Taking pride

Black students should be able to recognize both their culture and successful graduation during commencement weekend. Based on a program at the University of Michigan, the Black Celebratory will recognize graduating black students’ achievements at a May 3 ceremony. The program also brings attention to the low minority retention rates.

NEWS

SPORTS UPDATE: Hockey assistants keep options open

On the day Rick Comley was formally introduced as MSU’s next hockey coach, two current Spartan assistants passed over for this gig expressed their intentions to seek other head coaching positions.Tom Newton and Dave McAuliffe both applied for the MSU job when Ron Mason announced he was stepping down to become the athletics director.

ICE HOCKEY

Northern Michigan coach to lead icers

Northern Michigan head coach Rick Comley will be named MSU’s next hockey coach at a press conference today, the university announced Sunday night.“Rick Comley is a fierce competitor,” retiring MSU head coach Ron Mason said in a written statement.

COMMENTARY

Off the field

American culture has an unhealthy way of looking to its athletic heroes as demigods who live outside the rules of normal society.

MSU

Activist trustee dies

Don Stevens spent his life fighting unpopular fights. An MSU trustee from 1958-78, Stevens was instrumental in the hiring of Clifton Wharton, MSU’s first black president. Stevens died Friday at age 87. “Don Stevens was the kind of guy who always kept his word,” Wharton said.