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NEWS

Death comes for McVeigh

By SHARON COHEN The Associated Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Timothy McVeigh counted down his final hours Sunday in a stark isolation cell, described as confronting death in good spirits and confident he is the “victor” in his twisted one-man war against the government. McVeigh spent the day in the 9-by-14-foot cell, a short walk from the execution chamber, phoning family and writing letters as he awaited death by chemical injection at 8 a.m.

MICHIGAN

E.L. to look for diversified housing

Shannon Murphy
June 11, 2001

The East Lansing City Council will meet Tuesday to discuss ways to spread out rental properties in the city. Jean Golden, deputy city manager and chief of operations for East Lansing, said the city wants to begin working more with MSU, neighborhoods in the city and the school district. “We want to have a real diversity of housing for families and individuals at all income levels,” she said.

NEWS

Bills add penalties for police pursuits

Matt Treadwell
June 11, 2001

Michael Henry admits he has watched a few high-speed police chases as they’ve been documented on late-night television programs. But he won’t say he enjoys what he sees. “It looks like it’s pretty dangerous stuff,” said Henry - an aviation sophomore at Lansing Community College - about the videotaped pursuits, which often result in a crash. But “pretty dangerous” may be an understatement.

FEATURES

Swordfish flops with weak story line

Drew Harmon
June 11, 2001

“Swordfish” begins by complaining about the low quality of modern cinema, and then spends the next hour and a half proving its ironic point. The whole thing starts off well enough, as a par-for-the-course action movie with some exciting effects that showcase just how much a film can get away with if its budget is big enough.

COMMENTARY

Writer questions motive of decision

In regards to last week’s State News editorial (“Blind decision,” SN 6/4) I would be interested in hearing the voices of the 30 students currently enrolled in this program, as well as the voices of visually impaired students at MSU concerning this issue.

MICHIGAN

CATA, residents prepare for cuts

Shannon Murphy
June 11, 2001

Students and residents riding the bus may have to find alternate forms of transportation after Capital Area Transportation Authority eliminates some of its stops and routes in August. CATA will be holding public hearings today and Tuesday to let the community help decide which routes can be cut, said Brad Funkhouser, director of service development for CATA. Funkhouser said CATA is cutting routes because the cost to maintain and operate the buses has risen, while revenue has decreased.

NEWS

Protesters rally for visual impairment program

Jamie Gumbrecht
June 11, 2001

Nearly 100 people gathered for a rally on the lawn of the Administration Building on Friday afternoon.Many of them couldn’t see the signs they were holding, the building they marched in front of, the administrators they spoke to or even their fellow protesters.Supporters of the National Federation of the Blind came together following a freeze on the enrollment to the visual impairment special education program through the College of Education.“There’s clearly a solidarity with the blind community,” said Fred Wurtzel, president of the National Federation of the Blind of Michigan.

FEATURES

Dont believe in Evolution

By BILL WARD For The State news A slow start, combined with juvenile potty humor, an unoriginal plot and poor special effects, make director Ivan Reitman’s science fiction comedy “Evolution” a movie that only a grade-school-age child might enjoy.

NEWS

Live bands will offer variety at Heritage Festival

Helen Kwong
June 7, 2001

North Lansing’s 26th annual Heritage Festival will offer free live music, food and drinks all weekend long as organizers try to lure visitors to Old Town.The festival is a summer celebration of Old Town, which is on the north side of Lansing located on a strip of East Grand River Avenue.This weekend’s festival, sponsored by the North Lansing Community Association, is free to the public and refreshments will be available at tents near the stage.

NEWS

Prices pop; soda machines take advantage of thirst

Jamie Gumbrecht
June 7, 2001

Dan Harding is so short on money that he considers plasma donation a second source of income.So when the English senior saw that prices for soda from on-campus vending machines had gone up, he was upset - but still drinking soda.“It makes me angry because they know they can raise the price and I’ll still pay it,” he said, still sporting his plasma-selling bandage.

MICHIGAN

Man-made islands proposed

Shannon Murphy
June 7, 2001

Instead of looking out at the water, residents living along the shore of Lake St. Clair may be looking at man-made islands with homes.The proposed 18 islands, which would link Interstate 696 to Eight Mile Road, two miles offshore from the Grosse Pointes and St.

MICHIGAN

Lansing high school senior among five candidates vying for council seat

Matt Treadwell
June 7, 2001

Vincent Villegas has two big plans for the summer. One: Receive his diploma from Lansing’s Eastern High School on June 16. Two: Try to win a spot on Lansing’s City Council. But to do that he will have to defeat one of two council incumbents - Louis Adado or Larry Meyer. Adado, 41, was elected to the council in 1997 and wants to stay on board to help improve Lansing’s budget process by maintaining payroll costs. “But, my number one concern is the neighborhoods,” said Adado, Michigan Licensed Beverage Association’s chief executive and city council president.

NEWS

Groundbreaking set for animal lab

Jamie Gumbrecht
June 7, 2001

When the Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory was built on campus in the mid-1970s, it serviced nearly 10,000 cases from across the state.Almost 30 years later, it services about 150,000 cases a year.To help the researchers and professors who run nearly 1 million tests out of the lab, the university and the state of Michigan are preparing to break ground on a new, state-of-the-art facility on the corner of Beaumont and Forest roads.The four diagnostic labs on campus will be consolidated into one large facility during the $58 million project.“This was something that has been needed,” said Willie Reed, lab director and pathology professor.

SPORTS

Taylor survives first cut

Justin A. Rice
June 7, 2001

MSU sophomore point guard Marcus Taylor was selected as one of 16 finalists for USA Basketball’s World Championship for Young Men team Sunday, after a weekend-long tryout at the U.S.