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SPORTS UPDATE: Coming off major triumph, womens hoops stumbles against conference foe

Dan Woike
January 7, 2002

Something had to give Monday night at Breslin Center when the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Big Ten’s top-scoring team, took on the Spartan women’s basketball team, which boasts the conference’s top defense. And in the final 11 seconds, something gave. Minnesota guard Lindsay Whalen’s drive with just seconds remaining sliced through the Spartan defense and gave the Gophers a 70-69 victory. But for a little more than a half, it didn’t seem like it would even come down to a single shot. Twenty minutes after the opening tip, it appeared the Spartan defense had exhausted Minnesota. The Spartans (10-4, 0-3 Big Ten) took a 37-28 lead into the locker room after trailing early. But, Minnesota (12-2, 2-1) responded in the second half, tightening its defense and converting off Spartan turnovers.

FEATURES

Veteran reporter details harsh truth behind media bias in book

Dan Julian
January 7, 2002

It was bound to happen.The myth of the media’s slant on its news coverage has been talked about and argued about since news coverage was conceived, but nothing has been as “in your face” as the recent book by former CBS correspondent Bernard Goldberg.In his investigation of CBS distorting the news in his 28-year career with the station, Goldberg manages to shock the reader various times with tales of misrepresentation and censorship.In the introduction, Goldberg showed he wasn’t as heartless as he appeared, admitting it was tough to write about people whom he considered his friends during the years.“It’s not easy telling you that Dan Rather, whom I have worked with and genuinely liked for most of my adult life, really is two very different people; and while one Dan is funny and generous, the other is ruthless and unforgiving.

MICHIGAN

Kmarts future uncertain as stock price sinks

Aaron Johnson
January 7, 2002

Despite reports of higher than expected sales for the last week of December, financial analysts predicted a grim future for Kmart stock. Wayne Hood, an analyst for Prudential Securities Inc., downgraded Kmart’s stock from “hold” to “sell” Wednesday after the announcement that the company, based in Troy, Mich., had a third-quarter loss of more than $200 million. “The analysts considered weak financial results for the fourth quarter as well as weak sales and earning expectations,” said Lawrence Meyers, first vice-president of Prudential Securities in Bloomfield Hills. The downgrade preceded a 72-cent drop in price on Wednesday and a 65-cent drop on Thursday.

SPORTS

Spartans make noise on national television

Dan Woike
January 7, 2002

To believe it you had to see it. After 40 minutes of inspired play, the Spartan women’s basketball team made believers of one of the nation’s elite teams and a national television audience. MSU’s (9-3, 0-2 Big Ten) shocking 70-49 win over previously unbeaten No.

ICE HOCKEY

Icers skate to weekend sweep over Quinnipiac

James Jahnke
January 7, 2002

The sixth-ranked Spartans got exactly what they wanted from Quinnipiac this weekend - two hard-fought games and two victories.MSU (15-4-2) overwhelmed its nicknameless foe 4-1 Friday and 3-1 Saturday in the nonconference series at Munn Ice Arena.

NEWS

MID-DAY UPDATE: Catholic Dioceses decision to cancel production irks director

Tanee Elston
January 7, 2002

The emotional tale of a convicted homosexual who committed suicide won’t be told with the approval of the Catholic Diocese. Two weeks ago, the Diocese pulled the plug on plans to allow “Breaking the Code” to be performed at Lansing Catholic Central High School auditorium; it’s a decision that irked the production’s key players. “They canceled the show within four weeks of its opening,” said director Todd Heywood, an openly gay Lansing Community College trustee.

MSU

Campus briefs

Writer chosen as speaker for MLK celebrationJulianne Malveaux, a writer and syndicated columnist who has been on television shows such as “Politically Incorrect,” will be the featured speaker for the Martin Luther King Jr.

SPORTS

Sports Briefs

Swimming MSU men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams finished competition Saturday in the 26th annual Rainbow Invitational hosted by the University of Hawaii.

FEATURES

Jim Carrey is cheesy yet satisfying in The Majestic

Leslie Escobar
January 7, 2002

Everyone’s mom has seen that movie, after which she says, “Oh, it was so good. You have to see it.” If other moms are like mine, those comments have been heard and ignored by me after films like “The Horse Whisperer” or “Bounce.” But “The Majestic” is something every mother, grandmother, and generally any person older than 40 will love. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s bad, though.

COMMENTARY

Meridian Mall group should help others

I suspect the students who claimed to be discriminated against when they were kicked out of a Meridian Mall store deciding not to use their quiet voices and best manners were the primary reasons for being asked to leave the mall. Did forget your early childhood training? Well, you’ve been rewarded.

COMMENTARY

New choices on campus means strong SN for U

Everyone on campus had a few more choices when they went out to pick up a newspaper this morning. With the start of the new semester, the Lansing State Journal and USA Today began distributing copies of their newspapers as part of the MSU Readership Program, which already includes The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

COMMENTARY

Not worth it

It seems like yesterday that university officials were leery about paying the bill for the Spartan Marching Band’s trip to the Silicon Valley Football Classic in San Jose, Calif.

FOOTBALL

Offense rolls in 44-35 victory

Eric Mckinney
January 7, 2002

With an offensive attack never seen before in MSU football history, the Spartans rolled to a 44-35 victory over Fresno State in the Silicon Valley Football Classic. The Spartans set MSU bowl game records with 44 points, 586 total net yards, 376 net yards passing and 210 net yards rushing. “We had a great game plan going into the game,” said sophomore quarterback Jeff Smoker, who threw for an MSU bowl record 376 yards.