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FOOTBALL

Football gets new coach

Danny Crossman was named linebackers coach and special teams coordinator for the MSU football team Friday. Crossman, 35, served as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech the last three years.

MSU

Week encourages eating disorder awareness at U

Although Erin Ruth can’t pinpoint exactly when her eating disorder started, she does know when it became uncontrollable. During her senior year in high school, the nutritional science junior became overly weight-conscious as she counted calories and eliminated foods from her diet.

MSU

Filipino conference aims to end stereotypes, honor heritage

For Ryan Abenes, the Midwest Association of Filipino Americans conference this weekend was one step toward ending stereotypes about Filipino Americans.“You have to have these events so people can know about other people’s issues,” said Abenes, president of the MSU Philippine American Student Society.

COMMENTARY

Students need more classroom courtesy

I could not agree more with Justin King’s column (“Leaving class, phones distract ‘U’ professors,” SN 2/20). But I think one more thing needs to be added - the age-old problem of students talking while in lecture.

MSU

McPherson, faculty lobby for accelerator

Rochester - Three faculty members and MSU President M. Peter McPherson testified before the state Senate Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee on Friday about the state of science research at MSU. McPherson, Cyclotron director Konrad Gelbke and faculty members Shelagh Ferguson-Miller and Jack Harkema spoke to the committee for 30 minutes about research and the proposed Rare Isotope Accelerator project. “The Rare Isotope Accelerator is the nation’s highest priority for nuclear science research,” Gelbke told the committee. The accelerator is a nearly $900 million U.S.

MICHIGAN

Clarinet student memorialized through song

A man who knew very little about a young girl who was stabbed to death in 1998 managed to write a piece of music that will be connected to her life.East Lansing resident John Moss was commissioned to write a song dedicated to the 14-year-old clarinet player, Stacy Davis, who was killed after school on Sept.

COMMENTARY

SN stories lacking quality, substance

I am writing out of concern for the quality of The State News. I have been reading this paper loyally since I began school here in the fall, and I would be lying if I said the paper hasn’t brought me a few brief moments of enjoyment while reading cynical movie reviews graded off of a popcorn rating scale, as well as other pieces.

FEATURES

Professor puts poems to music for Earth Prayers

East met West in a show of pure cultural collaboration at the music auditorium on Saturday. In an eclectic fusion of musicians and instruments, music Professor John Kratus and several students from the School of Music performed about 20 songs for the concert “Earth Prayers.” “This has got to be one of the most unusual concerts the School of Music has put on,” Kratus said.

NEWS

SPORTS UPDATE: Ballinger earns Big Ten honors

With the success of the men’s basketball team last week, including wins against Indiana and Minnesota, one MSU player received individual recognition.Junior forward Adam Ballinger was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week todya, sharing the award with Illinois forward Robert Archibald.

NEWS

ASMSU refuses to release guidelines to public

Proposed guidelines for undercover police work at MSU were reviewed by ASMSU Student Assembly members last week, but student government officials refused to release the suggestions at their public meeting to The State News. Proposed administrative and student guidelines for undercover police investigations were established by the University Committee on Student Affairs, which includes two ASMSU Academic Assembly members, three ASMSU Student Assembly members. The undergraduate student government members released the student set of guidelines to The State News on Sunday.

MSU

Minority high school students explore law school, career at DCL

MSU-Detroit College of Law will play home to 110 high school students today to encourage them to pursue a career in law. The students from the Jackson County Intermediate School District will be participating in African American Law Day hosted by the Wolverine Student Bar Association and the Black Law Students Association. The all-day event will give students a tour of DCL, show them legal employment options and give them a chance to experience a mock court role-playing exercise.

COMMENTARY

Toughen up

The recent agreement between state Attorney General Jennifer Granholm and Walgreen Co. will have the drugstore chain honing in on tobacco sales regulation in efforts to help curb underage smoking.

SPORTS

Season starts strong

The MSU baseball team kicked off its season by winning two of three games during their weekend trip to Las Vegas. The Spartans (2-1) defeated UC Santa Barbara 19-14 on Friday in the UNLV Tournament. Twelve of the team’s runs came in the last three innings, seven coming in the last inning. Senior Nick Bates struck out six of the first seven batters he faced on Saturday to help give the Spartans an 8-3 victory over host UNLV. Bates tied his career-high with nine strikeouts in seven innings. On Sunday the Spartans finished the tournament with a 22-15 loss to Creighton.

BASKETBALL

NCAA dreams in good shape

The Spartans’ NCAA Tournament chances remained intact as Alan Anderson stepped to the line and connected on two free throws, giving MSU a 57-54 win against Indiana. Sunday’s win all but wraps up a bid for the Spartans (17-10 overall, 8-6 Big Ten) in the NCAA Tournament.

FOOTBALL

Thornhill files for draft

MSU senior linebacker Josh Thornhill filed his name for entry into the NFL Draft in April. Last season Thornhill led the team with 128 tackles, 93 solo, in 12 games for the Spartans. The 6-foot-2, 235-pound linebacker is projected to go somewhere between the second and forth rounds. Thornhill joins junior running back T.J.