NEWS
BREAKING NEWS: Graduate student dies of bacterial meningitis
A 25-year-old graduate student died of bacterial meningitis early Sunday morning. Matthew E.
NEWS
SPORTS UPDATE: Womens basketball tops Nittany Lions, 66-62
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.
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SPORTS UPDATE: Cold War rematch turns into repeat; Spartans, U-M tie
Ann Arbor - After 130 minutes, No. 6 MSU and No. 8 Michigan are still tied. The archrivals skated to an entertaining 1-1 tie at Yost Ice Arena on Saturday night, pushing their season series record to 0-0-2.
BASKETBALL
SPORTS UPDATE: Spartans topple Penn State in first road win
State College, Penn. - The MSU men’s basketball team finally won a game outside the friendly confines of Breslin Center. MSU (11-7 overall, 2-4 Big Ten) lost six-straight games away from home before it beat Penn State, 77-65, Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center. “That was a huge win,” freshman guard Chris Hill said.
NEWS
Into the Streets offers students service options
Students interested in serving the community have more than a dozen ways to do so this Martin Luther King Jr.
NEWS
Students attempt to bring NAACP to campus
A group of MSU students are attempting to give a national organization new life on campus. A committee of five students are in the process of making MSU a part of the Youth and College Division of the NAACP and a registered student organization. “We are trying to rebuild ourselves and become a force on campus,” acting president and biochemistry sophomore Quiana Ruffinsaid. According to the Student Life Center, the last time the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was registered on campus was the spring semester of 1999. But after students discussed the Meridian Mall incident at a Hubbard Hall government meeting, the effort to bring the NAACP back to campus began. On Oct.
SPORTS
Sports briefs
Big Ten play startsThe No.10 MSU gymnastics team kicks off the Big Ten season at 7 p.m. Saturday against Iowa in Jenison Field House.The previously unranked Spartans vaulted into the national rankings after a second-place finish in a field of four at Jenison on Jan.
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Spartans trounce Buckeyes in Big Ten win
Columbus, Ohio - The Spartan women’s basketball team did something Thursday it hasn’t done all year - leave the floor with a win against a Big Ten foe. The Spartans (11-6 overall, 1-5 Big Ten) broke into the win column in conference play with a 64-49 win over Ohio State. Maintaining the lead from start to finish, MSU dominated the Buckeyes (9-9, 4-3). Leading the way for the Spartans was freshman center Kelli Roehrig with 18 points and eight rebounds. Junior guard Vnemina Reese contributed on both ends, recording four steals in the first half and scoring seven of her nine points in the second half. “It was really crucial for us to play well in the second half, because that’s where we have had trouble,” she said.
NEWS
Racism hasnt disappeared, just comes in different forms
I won’t pretend everything is right in the world. The last quarter of 2001 was trying for Americans, but I won’t lose hope - partially because of Martin Luther King Jr.
FEATURES
Tape, Mulholland Dr. worth a viewing
This weekend, rather than fight through the crowds to see “Black Hawk Down,” there are some great opportunities to see a pair of really good, smaller movies.
COMMENTARY
SN wrong in stance on Lansing issue
It was disappointing to read the editorial “Shorter retorts” (SN 1/16) on the Lansing City Council’s decision to take away three minutes of speaking time from the public.
NEWS
U could see 5 percent cut
MSU could face as much as a 5-percent cut in state funding for the 2002-03 fiscal year, causing state lawmakers and university officials to predict greater tuition increases for the land-grant university. “The worst-case scenario would be a cut in the state appropriation of between 3 and 5 percent,” state Sen.
MICHIGAN
Group hosts competition for best legal essay
The Violence Policy Center will award one student $3,000 in the first “Alexander Hamilton Second Amendment Student Writing Competition.” Contestants must write an article, essay or law review about the Second Amendment and the decision of the U.S.
MSU
Agriculture research gets $2.8 million
Dairy cows experience stress like the average person - and MSU agriculture researchers were able to milk $2.8 million from the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems to study the effects of stress on farmers’ bovines at the genetic level.“We’ve identified over 18,000 unique genes in cattle and we have those on hand right now,” said Paul Coussens, director of the MSU Center for Animal Functional Genomics. Coussens is the primary investigator in the set of studies.
NEWS
Celebrate King with art, music in Detroit
MSU isn’t the only place going all out for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Students venturing into the state’s largest city can spend the holiday taking in art displays and musical performances commemorating Dr. King. For students venturing to Metro Detroit, the Charles H.
MSU
Internet shopping provides incentive for college saving
A new service is trying to keep college-bound families shopping online without breaking the e-piggy bank.Upromise, an online-based service, gives families the opportunity to put money away for college every time they buy toys, gasoline or even a new car.
FEATURES
Wit takes the stage at Boarshead Theater
Boarshead Theater presents “Wit,” a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play by Margaret Edson.
MSU
U considers fall break
Some MSU students refuse to rest and relax until they get a fall break from school. The University of Michigan Board of Regents decided in December students will get a two-day fall break during October.
BASKETBALL
Spartans look for road win
The MSU men’s basketball team achieved one of its goals Wednesday night, and will look for another Saturday at Penn State. After notching its first Big Ten win Wednesday, the Spartans (10-7 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) will look for their first road victory at 12:17 p.m.
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Campus briefs
Professor to discuss reggaeReggae music will be the focus of a lecture presented by James Madison College and the Department of Political Science. Harvard University sociology Professor Orlando Patterson grew up in Jamaica and is familiar with the music’s impact on Jamaican culture. A grant MSU received in 2001 from the Freedom Project is funding Patterson’s visit.