NEWS
Team mourns top swimmer
The MSU swimming program was struck with tragedy April 30, when team members learned that standout swimmer John Munley had died during a morning jog near campus.
NEWS
Woman critical after car accident
A 43-year-old woman is listed in critical condition after a van collided with the car she was riding in near the intersection of Hagadorn and Jolly roads Sunday night.“I saw that he was going through the light,” said Pat Whittier, an East Lansing resident who was traveling south on Hagadorn Road on her motorcycle behind the van when the accident occurred.
MICHIGAN
E.L. tries to Stamp out Hunger
Letter carriers in the East Lansing area collected an unusual amount of outgoing mail Saturday - an estimated 10,000 pounds worth. But it wasn’t a standard load of letters that filled mail trucks at the end of the day; rather it was a collection of nonperishable food items donated by residents who took part in the U.S.
MICHIGAN
Officials say Lansing could retry for bond
After the Lansing school bond failed May 1, Lansing officials are now trying to decide how and when to have another school bond proposal.The $338.5 million proposal, based on an eight-year construction schedule, would have been used to renovate 39 Lansing schools.
NEWS
FBI disclosure has McVeigh looking at potential options
By BRIGITTE GREENBERGThe Associated PressWASHINGTON - Timothy McVeigh’s lawyers said Sunday he is re-evaluating his position on wanting to be executed after learning the FBI failed to disclose evidence in the Oklahoma City bombing case.The FBI’s lapse has prompted members of Congress to urge hearings into how it happened, and one Democrat wants President Bush to appoint a blue-ribbon commission to review the FBI.McVeigh has not instructed his defense team to pursue a particular legal strategy.
NEWS
Tuition guarantee at risk
Michelle Martin has worked at least 20 hours a week to cover the cost of tuition and living expenses since she transferred to MSU two years ago.The university’s tuition guarantee has helped the history junior afford her education by keeping the rate of yearly tuition increases down to an average of 2.8 percent a year for the past six years.But university and state officials say the guarantee, instituted at MSU in 1994, may be in jeopardy.For the first time since 1993, Gov.
COMMENTARY
Writer questions presidents actions
This year, for the first time in quite awhile, I attended graduation. Lacking the stature of the speakers, I merely listened to their words of wisdom, and recalled the time of my own graduation 31 years ago at Madison Square Garden.
SPORTS
Penn State sweeps baseball team in final regular-season series
The MSU baseball team’s postseason hopes were shattered this weekend in State College, Pa., after it dropped four straight games to Penn State. “We certainly are disappointed,” MSU head baseball coach Ted Mahan said.
MICHIGAN
New law regulates statute of limitations
A law signed May 2 by Lt. Gov. Dick Posthumus eliminated the state’s statute of limitations in cases of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
SPORTS
Lugnuts drop two out of three during weekend
LANSING - It was a game that a mother would love.Although his team lost to the Burlington Bees 9-7 on Mother’s Day, Lansing Lugnut manager Julio Garcia said the players, as well as their mothers, should not be disappointed with the performance.The 16-run, 23-hit barrage started right away when Lugnut first baseman Blair Barbier (2-for-4) drove in infielder Adam Morrisey (1-for-3) with a first-inning single.
NEWS
Senator challenges legitimacy of inquiry
The three attorneys defending embattled state Sen. David Jaye will begin their arguments Tuesday before the six-member Senate panel investigating the Washington Township Republican’s conduct. The bipartisan panel is meeting to determine whether Jaye should be expelled from office for “a recurring pattern of personal misconduct.” Tuesday’s noon meeting at the Michigan National Tower will begin the second week of hearings concerning Jaye’s fate as a state senator.
SPORTS
Womens crew boat waits to hear NCAA fate; golf qualifies for nationals
The MSU women’s crew team qualified all four varsity boats Saturday for Sunday’s Grande Final at the Lexus Central Sprints Regional Championships. But the Spartans finished fifth in Sunday’s competition with a total of 14 points, as Michigan won the competition with 120 points. The first varsity eight boat had the best showing with a time of 6:42.4 and a fourth-place finish in the final. The second varsity eight boat finished the final with a time of 6:55.6.
MICHIGAN
FBI investigates possible robbery link
Though local authorities say it’s too early to draw a connection between a recent bank robbery and a previous one at the same location, an FBI agent stationed in Lansing believes the East Lansing bank that was robbed Thursday could possibly be connected to a November robbery. The Thursday incident marked the third time in six months the Michigan National Bank, 1390 W.
NEWS
Student joins investigation panel
A student representative has been added to the independent panel appointed last month to examine the MSU police undercover investigation of a campus student activist group.Quinn Wright, ASMSU’s Student Assembly chairperson, was invited to join the panel April 30 by original panel members psychology Professor Norman Abeles, former MSU Trustee Russell Mawby and former state Rep.
COMMENTARY
Days remind us to stay in touch with loved ones
Spring semester is over. The weather has finally changed for the better, and it is time to reflect on the past year and ponder things that have happened.
MICHIGAN
Commissioner to run for council
Kevin Beard says he’s ready to move on to the East Lansing City Council after seven years on the city’s planning commission.Beard, 45, has been an East Lansing resident for 17 years and has been chairman of the planning commission for the past five years.He said with the experience he has gained on the commission as well as six years on his neighborhood association board, he is more than ready to be a city council member.“I really think I am prepared and qualified to tackle the big challenges the city has before it,” he said.
COMMENTARY
President pushes unnecessary precautions
So President Bush is pushing for a new high-tech missile defense system. I don’t think very highly of Bush or any of his plans, but he did surprise me with a quote in the May 14 edition of Newsweek.
SPORTS
Sophomore outfielder breaks school single-season hit record
After spending the entire year chasing MSU’s 7-year-old single-season record for hits, sophomore outfielder Bob Malek finally got over the hump Saturday during the second-to-last game of the season.After tying the record Friday, Malek’s 85th and record-breaking hit came during the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader against Penn State, when he hit a single up the middle in MSU’s 8-7 loss.“He’s a team player all the way,” MSU head baseball coach Ted Mahan said.
FEATURES
Ledgers A Knights Tale entertaining, predictable
Teen-age time-period jousting movies aren’t exactly a big draw at the box office. If “A Knight’s Tale” is any reflection on this subgenre of movies, it isn’t a very good one. It’s not that “A Knight’s Tale” isn’t entertaining, it’s just that the film doesn’t have the spark to completely captivate an audience for two hours. Heath Ledger (“The Patriot,” “10 Things I Hate About You”) plays the main character, William Thatcher.
NEWS
Road-closing conundrums continue for area drivers
Drivers can try to speed away, but they won’t be able to escape from area road closings that may complicate travel.Closings on campus, in East Lansing and in Lansing are planned to continue throughout the summer.The Ingham County Road Commission closed the Farm Lane and Wilson Road intersection last week to begin reconstruction and the installation of a new traffic signal.The intersection has been labeled as the most dangerous and accident-prone area of campus by the road commission, and will be closed through July 13.Robert D’Alcorn, managing director for the road commission, said he isn’t expecting many driving problems because traffic patterns on campus during the summer are slower than during the school year.“We are trying to improve safety by putting in a standard, normal intersection,” D’Alcorn said.