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SPORTS

Eagles finally get their win

James Jahnke
April 9, 2001

ALBANY, N.Y. - No longer will Boston College head coach Jerry York have to listen to jeering chants of “1949” from opposing fans. The Eagles (33-8-2) claimed their first national championship in 52 years with a 3-2 overtime win over North Dakota (29-8-9) on Saturday night at Pepsi Arena. “We’ve been very, very close to winning three straight national championships prior to this tournament,” said York, a BC alumnus who coached Bowling Green to a title in 1984.

SPORTS

Semifinals must have been a jinx

Krista Latham
April 9, 2001

What a bittersweet end for two MSU teams.After making it to the glory land - the Final Four and the Frozen Four - the Spartan basketball and hockey teams bowed out without reaching one championship game between them.Both teams had remarkable seasons, but both ended the same way - in shockingly uncharacteristic and uninspired performances.Doubt lingered concerning the gigantic holes in leadership and spirit that former Spartan and current Detroit Pistons guard Mateen Cleaves took with him.The season was spectacular in almost every way, as the Spartans were undefeated in the preseason, and won their fourth-consecutive Big Ten regular-season title.The senior class also became the winningest in Big Ten history, claiming 115 career wins.

MSU

Dinner displays students gourmet talents

Students in the School of Hospitality Business were able to showcase their talents Saturday evening with the 50th anniversary of Les Gourmets.Les Gourmets, an annual student-run event, offers guests a fine dining experience put on by students and graduates.

SPORTS

Spartan fans try to pick their hockey favorite

Krista Latham
April 9, 2001

ALBANY, N.Y. - With MSU out of the race for a national title, Spartan fans who stayed for Saturday’s NCAA Championship hockey game had to pick which remaining team would get their support.Many Spartan loyals made their decision while mingling with opposing fans at FanFest, a three-day celebration in front of Pepsi Arena.

MICHIGAN

Residents enjoy moonlight stroll

Jamie Gumbrecht
April 9, 2001

OKEMOS - Before they camped out in a tent in the living room for the night, six-year-olds Renee Bieler and Marissa Cash came to Harris Nature Center to see the moon and maybe some deer. But what they really wanted Friday were moon deer. The best friends agreed the fictional creature they imagined is all white with a “moon nose” - certainly a different breed than the white-tailed deer normally found snacking around the nature center. The two girls and other nature enthusiasts gathered at Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, for the first Moonlight Stroll of the season.

NEWS

U.S., China controversy continues

By WILL LESTER The Associated Press WASHINGTON - As the standoff over the detained crew of a downed American spy plane entered its second week, top Bush administration officials said Sunday a quick resolution was crucial to avoid further straining U.S.-China relations. Continued delay in sending the 24 Americans home could have repercussions on Capitol Hill, said members of Congress, citing a possible trade fight later this year and an upcoming decision on U.S.

FEATURES

Old Settler allows actors to shine; plot leaves something to be desired

Juliana Keeping
April 9, 2001

“The Old Settler” opened in Lansing at the BoarsHead Professional Theater last week, granting audiences a peek into the apartment and lives of two sisters and their boarder. The play, written by John Henry Redwood, is a slice-of-life tale about Elizabeth Borny and Quilly McGrath, southern-bred sisters living in a three- bedroom Harlem tenement full of old photographs and furnishings, set in late spring 1943. Elizabeth (Charlotte Nelson) is the “old settler,” a woman who is unmarried, older than 40 and unlikely to change that situation. Her sister Quilly (Laura Collins) is a previously married, tell-it-like-it-is type of gal who bickers with her sister and shoots off one-liners like a champ.

SPORTS

Duckett will sit out rest of practice

Eric Mckinney
April 9, 2001

All-American junior tailback T.J. Duckett will sit out the rest of spring football practice after undergoing minor shoulder surgery Friday.“I expect him back at full strength by the time preseason camp opens in August,” MSU head coach Bobby Williams said.Duckett, who finished last season with 1,353 yards rushing and a team-high seven touchdowns, has seen limited action this spring.In the spring’s first scrimmage he carried the ball just four times for 25 yards, and didn’t participate in Saturday’s second scrimmage.Following doctors’ orders to rest, Duckett was unavailable for comment Sunday.Sophomore quarterback Jeff Smoker said the Spartans have plenty of depth at running back.

NEWS

Hockeys Heisman

James Jahnke
April 9, 2001

ALBANY, N.Y. - Although it started with a crushing defeat, Ryan Miller’s weekend in upstate New York ended on a high note. Less than 24 hours after the MSU sophomore goaltender and his Spartan teammates lost their Frozen Four contest to North Dakota, Miller won the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey’s most outstanding player at the Empire State Plaza. “This is a great honor, a great surprise,” Miller said after being announced as the winner Friday afternoon.

MSU

New RHA president shares goals for future

Nick Kovacic’s term as the new president of the Residence Halls Association doesn’t begin until Wednesday, but his goals for the 2001-02 year are ready for action.Among them, Kovacic said he wants students to view RHA as an organization committed to serving and representing them.“If students have issues or concerns about anything, they should be able to come to us,” Kovacic said.

MICHIGAN

E.L. cable service topic of meeting

Jamie Gumbrecht
April 6, 2001

Although Nick Bofferding and his six roommates split the roughly $50 bill for digital cable each month, the price is still a little high for the mechanical engineering junior. But he doesn’t care. “I’m sure if it were just me paying, I might care more,” he said.

NEWS

Group likely to register complaint

Jeremy W. Steele
April 6, 2001

The student group targeted by an MSU police undercover investigation probably will pursue filing a complaint with the university Department of Public Safety Oversight Committee, a Students for Economic Justice member said Thursday. MSU president M.

FEATURES

Professors want U for new movie

Vince Estes
April 6, 2001

Anyone with acting chops can try out their stuff Saturday, when local filmmakers will hold an open casting call. “China,” a made-for-television movie to be shot in May/June in the Lansing area, seeks men and women ages 15 to 60 for three principal roles and a host of extras. The cast will feature all ethnicities, but especially black, white, Asian and Latino.

COMMENTARY

Dont cut

The university’s motivation to cut men’s varsity sports to comply with Title IX is understandable, but it should look into other ways of encouraging gender diversity in athletics without having to cut programs.MSU Athletics Director Clarence Underwood announced in April 2000 that the men’s gymnastics team would be cut as a varsity sport because of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

NEWS

Legislation looks to improve fire safety in dorms

Eric Morath
April 6, 2001

Students in all of the university’s residence halls may someday share the same security Char Barwin feels in her Mason Hall room. Above the communication sophomore’s bed hovers a red sprinkler head that would shower the room with 15 gallons of water a minute if a fire ever broke out. Mason and Abbot halls are currently the only dorms on campus with such technology in every room. However, a bill proposed last week by state Rep.

FEATURES

Weekend Guide

FRIDAY: The Lansing Civic Players bring “Crazy for You” to the stage at 8 p.m.

FEATURES

Blow more focused on story, not drugs

Lindy Odonnell
April 6, 2001

Don’t be fooled by trailers that promise sex and drugs. Don’t think just because Penelope Cruz is on the poster that she’s in the film for a long time, and that you’ll even like her. And just because you expect “Blow” to be a certain kind of film, doesn’t mean it has to be. In this film, director Ted Demme brings the story of drug trafficker George Jung (Johnny Depp) to the big screen.