FEATURES
Movie deserves much praise
Why would anyone need to see a movie about a wannabe-rock-star, post-operative transsexual with a 1-inch penis?
MICHIGAN
Michigan to receive crisis response team
Michigan is getting its own terror squad.Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld announced Thursday that Michigan will be one of five states awarded a Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team.
COMMENTARY
Sick of hearing about recent news
On the subject of terrorism, anthrax and racial profiling - I’m sick of hearing about it in every paper, on the radio and TV.
FEATURES
Harry Potter is as faithful as possible to book
All right, I know I’m dealing with a holy tome here, so I’m going to watch my Ps and Qs, or I can see my e-mail filling up from hateful little “Harry Potter” fans.
MSU
Cycling for charity
A six-month bicycle trek across parts of South America, Central America and the United States might be an impossible feat for some.But environmental biology and botany senior Misty Flahie isn’t your average student.“We’ve been training for over two years now,” she said.
COMMENTARY
Thanks, Chi Theta, for help at event
I would like to express my gratitude, on behalf of staff members in University Apartments Residence Life, to those volunteers from the Phi Chi Theta Business Fraternity.
MICHIGAN
Unseasonable temperatures bring fun to area residents
East Lansing weather has given MSU one last shot at enjoying the outdoors before it must fight the winter.Many students could be seen taking advantage of the weather Thursday.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartan defense wraps up Miami, as Miller earns 22nd career shutout
Ryan Miller and the fourth-ranked Spartans continued their defensive mastery over Miami (Ohio) in a 3-0 win Friday night at Munn Ice Arena. Junior goaltender Miller stopped 23 shots for his 22nd career shutout, and MSU (7-2-1 overall, 6-2-1 CCHA) has now held Miami (6-4-1, 4-2-1) scoreless for more than 11 straight periods.
BASKETBALL
Exhibition set for mens b-ball
The No. 15 MSU men’s basketball team has started 2-0 and still has one more exhibition game to tighten things up before the regular season continues. The Spartans play their second exhibition game of the year at 2 p.m.
NEWS
Math problems left unsolved
When journalism freshman Marshall Weinbaum arrived at MSU this fall, he didn’t expect any problems with his math classes, even though he doesn’t consider himself a strong math student. “Math has always been a difficult subject for me,” he said.
FEATURES
Roundabout Way to perform at Common Grounds tonight
Common Grounds, in the basement of Akers Hall, features Roundabout Way on Saturday night. The five-piece band, made up of four MSU students and a Central Michigan University student, is optimistic it will be the next big thing, so if you want to catch them before they get famous, this is your chance. “We are going to be the next big thing out of East Lansing,” said guitarist and songwriter Brian Urnovitz, a telecommunication junior.
COMMENTARY
Protect children with various beliefs
You’d think the Lincoln Park School District would learn from the bad publicity brought about in the wake of the 1999 court ruling allowing a girl to wear her pentacle.
SPORTS
Womens hoops holds tourney
The MSU women’s basketball team will host the Spartan Chevrolet Classic for the 14th time on Friday and Saturday at Breslin Center. The tournament field includes Buffalo, Liberty, UCLA and MSU. Boston College won the tournament last year, downing MSU 63-61 in the championship game. Before last season’s championship game loss, the Spartans had won the tournament four consecutive years. MSU has advanced to the title game 12 of 13 years, its only first-round defeat coming in 1989 to the eventual champion, Kentucky. The first game sets Liberty against UCLA at 6 p.m.
ICE HOCKEY
Miami weekend series first in cluster matchups
Miami (Ohio) rolls into East Lansing tonight with a high-octane offense and one of the CCHA’s premier players in forward Jason Deskins. But the RedHawks (6-3-1 overall, 4-1-1 CCHA), who finished second to MSU in the CCHA last year, were the pupils of a Spartan defensive clinic in the teams’ last meeting.
NEWS
Gregory awes audience with humor
Thursday’s Black Student Alliance meeting may have been a little out of the ordinary.Nearly 200 students showed up at the Union to hear from guest speaker Dick Gregory.The 69-year-old comedian, civil rights leader and conspiracy theoristperformed his comic routine and had everyone laughing hysterically.
NEWS
Global executive company joins search for new athletic director
MSU has hired global executive search company Spencer Stuart to aid in the search for MSU’s next athletics director, university spokesman Terry Denbow said Thursday. Clarence Underwood, MSU’s current AD, retires in June, spurring the nationwide search. Denbow said Jed Hughes Jr., a consultant for Spencer Stuart’s San Francisco office, was on campus Monday, learning about the university community to help narrow his search for a viable candidate. “The group is going to ascertain what qualities and expectations are good for MSU,” Denbow said. As AD, Underwood oversees 25 men and women’s varsity sports teams, employs 180 people and earns $161,400 a year.
MICHIGAN
Community plans crisis response
Lansing-area media, governmental, emergency, and business organizations made steps Thursday to prepare for crisis management.Community leaders met for a Crisis Communication Summit to plan for a joint response in the event of a terrorist attack at the Radisson Hotel, 111 N.
COMMENTARY
Kids need better gun safety lessons
I am writing in response to the article “Protect our kids” (SN 11/14). In this situation a 17-year-old took a teacher and student hostage with a .22 caliber rifle and a 20-gauge shotgun north of Detroit.
COMMENTARY
Setting the record straight...
The State News wrongly chastised seven members of the MSU Board of Trustees in an editorial Wednesday for not sending word to ASMSU that they couldn’t attend a forum to discuss if there is a need for a voting student member of the university’s governing body. Contrary to what we said, all eight trustees sent word to the undergraduate student government, either directly or through the board’s campus office that they couldn’t make it. We apologize for the error. But that doesn’t change the lack of communication that exists between trustees and students.
MSU
Research project inquires about Red Cedar River water quality
Family Feud host, Louie Anderson, won’t be announcing what surveyed MSU students said.But the information students are being asked to provide will help develop what perception many of them have about the Red Cedar Watershed.The survey is being conducted by the MSU-WATER research project and is being overseen by Michael Kaplowitz, an assistant professor of environment wildlife policy, and Scott Witter, acting chairperson of the Department of Resource Development.Kaplowitz said it is a scientific sample of students, which will show how they perceive the campus watershed.The survey is part of the social assessment component of the project, which will ultimately develop a management plan for the watershed.“They are in three groups - one group received a post card, one group is receiving the e-mail as their first request and the third is receiving the e-mail and then a post card reminding them,” he said.To improve responses, replies submitted by Dec.