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ICE HOCKEY

Bragging rights still unclaimed

James Jahnke
January 22, 2002

Ann Arbor - Coming out of Saturday night’s showdown with No. 8 Michigan at Yost Ice Arena, fifth-ranked MSU is still where it wants to be - alone in first place in the CCHA. Things could have been better for the Spartans - they took a 1-0 lead into the game’s final seven minutes - but they sounded more pleased than disappointed after the 1-1 tie with U-M kept them two points up on the Wolverines in the CCHA standings. “It’s a great tie for Michigan State,” MSU head coach Ron Mason said.

BASKETBALL

Hoops team heads to Iowa

Paul Day
January 22, 2002

Coming off its first road win at Penn State, the MSU men’s basketball team looks to duplicate that feat in Iowa.Like MSU (11-7 overall, 2-3 Big Ten), the No.

FOOTBALL

Wide receiver commits

Ryan Wallace
January 22, 2002

Kyle Brown, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound senior wide receiver from West Bloomfield High, said Monday that MSU would be his college of choice.Brown said he called MSU head football coach Bobby Williams Sunday to officially announce his decision.“(MSU) was the school that really fit me,” he said.

FEATURES

Breaking the Code a decent tale of history, tragedy

Tanee Elston
January 22, 2002

Lansing - As the crowd lingered after “Breaking the Code,” in the Hill Center Auditorium, the audience sizzled with various small conversations. The buzz was this: The play wasn’t as offensive as recent hype may have suggested, and many were glad they came to see it for themselves.

MSU

Student assembly leader evades censure

Alison Barker
January 22, 2002

For the first time in two years, there has been a motion to censure an ASMSU Student Assembly leader.A representative made the motion to censure Quinn Wright, chairperson of the undergraduate student government’s Student Assembly, at the Thursday meeting because he failed to submit paperwork in a timely fashion to grant the North American Indian Student Organization $4,000 for its powwow event.“It’s a wake-up call,” said Matt Weingarden, Student Assembly vice-chairperson for internal affairs.

MSU

System secures Web documents

Chris Boyer
January 22, 2002

To the dismay of many librarians, there is no Dewey Decimal System for the Internet. But the efforts of a group of state libraries and the Online Computer Library Catalog are trying to change all that.The Web Document Digital Archive Project is a consortium of state libraries, including Michigan, Ohio, Connecticut, Arizona, the United States Government Printing Office and the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.The program, still in its pilot stage, is designed to protect Web-based publications from the equivalent of decay -

COMMENTARY

Bad calls

East Lansing residents should be more neighborly to one another so the city’s police force can turn its attention to more important matters. The State News reported last week that an increase in calls to handle petty theft, noise violations and vandalism are directly related to hindering the East Lansing Police Department’s ability to curb drunken driving and other serious crimes. In 1990, East Lansing police arrested 581 drunk drivers.

MICHIGAN

Farms contribute to rivers E. coli count

Aaron Johnson
January 22, 2002

Audiology freshman Abbey Smith hasn’t been at MSU for a year, yet she already has developed a less-than-favorable impression of the Red Cedar River.“I always see garbage in it, especially over here by Brody (Complex),” she said.For many students like Smith, the river presents a generally bad impression, but health officials now are starting to piece together a less obvious problem with the Red Cedar.

MSU

Protesters duel over bombings

Jeanne Chan
January 22, 2002

Armed with colorful posters, bullhorns, a 15-foot banner and a number to call in case of arrest, about 50 people marched on Friday to protest U.S.-led bombings in Afghanistan.Ten feet behind them, about 20 protesters marched in support of the bombings.The two groups marched from the Union to the FBIoffice at 2911 Eyde Parkway.“We’re trying to show those who oppose the war that terrorists will not respond to a peaceful resolution,” said Marc Stemmer, a political theory and constitutional democracy sophomore.

NEWS

Student dies of meningitis

Erica Berg
January 22, 2002

MSU graduate student Matthew Knueppel died of bacterial meningitis early Sunday at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital. The 25-year-old student in the School of Hospitality Business was admitted to the hospital early Saturday afternoon after complaining of flu-like symptoms. Dr. Dean Sienko, director of the Ingham County Health Department, said Knueppel was sent home after treatment, but returned about 10 p.m.

FEATURES

Local artists persevere to complete solo projects

Dan Julian
January 22, 2002

Caleb Dillon wanted to make a statement.Valentin Narvaez wanted to put his art to rest.Mike Melonakos wanted to take advantage of a creative streak.And though they had different motives, each wanted to do the same - write, record and play every instrument on a solo album.This process is nothing new in the music industry.

COMMENTARY

Price of college is too much for some

All I can say about this article is “Wow!” I think it’s very important that you wrote “Students find hope in aid” (SN 1/14). It’s very difficult to figure out what colleges students want to go to because of tuition.

NEWS

SPORTS UPDATE: Womens basketball tops Nittany Lions, 66-62

Dan Woike
January 20, 2002

Led by timely defense and their ability to keep composure at the line, the Spartans downed the Nittany Lions 66-62 Sunday at Breslin Center.Freshman guard Kristin Haynie scored the Spartans last three-points from the free-throw line, while the MSU defense sealed the win by closing down Penn State’s chance at a shot in the closing seconds.Junior forward Syreeta Bromfield led all scorers with 18 points and added seven rebounds and two steals to the winning cause.Nittany Lions guard Tanisha Wright ended the game with 16 points and nine rebounds.The Spartans were able to limit guard Kelly Mazzante to just nine points on 3-17 shooting during the win.