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MSU

Elections open, seek student participation

Students will have a chance to vote on representation and tax increases when student election polls open today. Position elections for ASMSU, the undergraduate student government, and other changes will stay open until noon Saturday at www.student-elections.msu.edu.

MSU

For-profit Internet proposal taken off trustees agenda

MSU officials will be reevaluating a proposal for MSU to create a new for-profit Internet service providing company.MSU Provost Lou Anna Simon, who presented the proposal at last month’s Board of Trustees meeting, refused to comment about the reevaluation, saying it only was taken off the trustee’s agenda, not suspended.The proposal would have created an Internet service providing company operating with a lower overhead cost than local competitors.

NEWS

U tenants seek greater community involvement

From a seminar about time management, to a discussion about racial profiling, there are events happening on campus each week designed to inform students and encourage increased interaction and community awareness. University Apartments are no different. The goal of University Apartments Residence Life, a division of Residence Life, is to serve the specific needs of the graduate and undergraduate students, faculty members and their families living in the apartments.

COMMENTARY

Spilled milk

Instead of complaining about his team’s spot in the NCAA Tournament, MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo should be a positive force for the Spartans as they head back to Bracketville this year. Izzo was right to predict he would “get ripped for crying over spilled milk” by complaining about the team’s No.

ICE HOCKEY

Spartans reap CCHA honors over break

Plenty of Spartans were honored by the CCHA during spring break, including junior goaltender Ryan Miller and junior defenseman John-Michael Liles making the All-CCHA first team. Miller leads the CCHA with a 1.75 goals against average, .937 saves percentage, 25 wins and eight shutouts.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: Local officers face youths on a court, but not a court of law

James Campbell was tired of seeing East Lansing youths getting in trouble with the law.So in the summer of 1998, the East Lansing police officer decided to start an activity that would be fun and constructive for kids and officers.The Police Athletic League began with youths, officers and MSU basketball players, such as Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson, playing basketball at East Lansing parks.“It’s a different type of job,” Campbell said.

FEATURES

Three Days of Rain at BoarsHead

In the midst of the BoarsHead Theater’s play “Three Days of Rain,” written by Richard Greenberg, there’s a love story, family issues and many reflections about the past. The play begins with the main character, Walker Janeway, who relocates to where his deceased father, Ned, and late business partner, Theo, had lived. The men had designed homes there, which eventually made them famous. BoarsHead spokeswoman Carey McConkey said the play deals with adults who don’t understand their parents. “These are 30-something children trying figure out their parents’ past,” McConkey said.

NEWS

U remembers terrorist attacks

Like many people on Sept. 11, Andrea Westover turned to the comfort of her cellular phone. She used all of her monthly minutes calling people she loves. “I became closer to my family and friends,” the elementary education senior said.

SPORTS

U will host first round of WNIT

The MSU women’s basketball team’s season will continue following an invitation into the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. After being denied an NCAA berth, the Spartans (16-12) were invited to host the first round of the WNIT.

COMMENTARY

Library for studying, not for socializing

Throughout my four years at MSU, distractions have always been present in the Main Library. What was formerly a place of study has become a plethora of chaotic stimuli, ranging from laptop computer games, ringing cell phones and coffee shop talk.

MICHIGAN

Officials assess tests effectiveness

A month into the state-run assessment program for special education students, called MI-Access, program officials and Lansing area teachers are divided about its effectiveness.The Lansing and East Lansing school districts began testing special education students last month as Michigan became the first state to meet federal requirements for the assessment of students with disabilities.

MICHIGAN

Coffee mania hits E.L.

A pedestrian walking around downtown East Lansing could count almost as many coffee shops and cafes as traffic lights. And with Espresso Royale Caffe moving five doors down to 527 E.

SPORTS

NCAA passes, NIT last hope for Spartans

The Spartans’ dreams of an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament officially ended Sunday when the selection committee passed on the MSU women’s basketball team. As the final bracket was being displayed, the emotions began to show in the Spartans.

COMMENTARY

Honors College is worth extra work

This is a response to Rebecca Daneff’s letter (“Honors College Ball not worth coverage,” SN 2/28). I graduated from MSU with a degree in chemistry and was a student in the Honors College.