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SPORTS

Sophomore outfielder breaks school single-season hit record

Justin A. Rice
May 14, 2001

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

Lindy Odonnell
May 14, 2001

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

Shannon Murphy  and  Jamie Gumbrecht
May 14, 2001

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.

NEWS

Assault suspect located; shoots himself

The man identified as a suspect in an April 26 East Lansing sexual assault shot and killed himself when police approached him early Tuesday morning.A Muskegon County Sheriff’s Department deputy located Jacob Gingrich’s van at about 3:15 a.m.

COMMENTARY

Comedies arent always funny

I already got tired of reading the relativistic columns by Vince Estes. I know that traditional values, the notions of good, bad, nice and ugly are almost a sin in this liberal newspaper. However, if everyone is so relativistic and everybody has his or her own truth, then let me express what I think. Last week, Estes wrote that he regretted the British had not yet discovered “poo humor.” If that was not enough, this week, Estes asserted we are all richer because of Tom Green’s “art” (“New Green film offers fans good laughs,” SN 4/24). I wonder why Estes, after recognizing how repugnant Green’s ideas are, insists on calling them “art?” Many masterpieces in literature and universal philosophy have treated scatological issues in depth and discussed what they say about our human nature.

MSU

Sex survey reveals the average person really gets it

The average American has had nine sexual partners in his or her lifetime according to a recent national survey.A telephone poll of 1,000 adults age 18 to 65 was conducted by Adam & Eve, a mail-order erotica distributor, and showed men on average claimed to have had 14 sexual partners while women said they have had five.Elementary education sophomore Keyan MacCune said societal pressures most likely account for the difference between the sexes.“It’s probably because guys embellish and girls aren’t telling the truth,” she said.

FEATURES

Accafellas bring music to U

Leslie Escobar
April 27, 2001

Tonight, MSU students will have their chance to experience an a cappella group that prides itself on musical diversity. “We’re always trying not to be like the typical college a cappella group,” said psychology junior Caleb Sandoval, financial officer of the Accafellas, an MSU men’s a cappella group.

SPORTS

SN sports writers reflect on past year (1)

March 22, 2001. A day that will live in infamy. On this date I wrote a column that ran in The State News’ NCAA Final Four special section and the Arizona Wildcat, the University of Arizona’s student newspaper. In the column, I trashed the entire Arizona basketball team and program while fully displaying my Spartan pride, which single-handedly angered the entire Arizona campus - in fact, before tipoff I received roughly 165 hate e-mails from Arizona basketball fans from across the country. Those fans called me things like a white, pasty Midwesterner, Mr. Fatfield and even names that are far too inappropriate to be published in a newspaper.

NEWS

DAnnunzios mother prepares to become activist

Jeremy W. Steele
April 27, 2001

Shawn Newstead used to root for the Spartans.MSU was her team.That was before her son, Brandon D’Annunzio, was severely beaten while at a bachelor’s party in an East Lansing bar more than six months ago.The assault left the 24-year-old with a severe head injury that would take his life.“If I see someone in a Michigan State shirt or see Michigan State play on TV, I just cringe,” Newstead said.

MSU

Students plan finals strategies

Robin Dangelo
April 27, 2001

If sunny skies and high temperatures are calling you from your stuffy seat in the library during finals week, maybe you should listen. Health Educator Jonathan Kermiet said students should allow themselves short periods of time during study sessions to relax and regroup mentally. “Give yourself liberty and license to take short breaks,” said Kermiet, who recommends that students take walks, practice breathing exercises or listen to music to relieve stress. “Cramming is not useful - especially if you’re just sitting there for hours.” Students should try to get a full night of sleep before taking tests.

SPORTS

Last-place Lugnuts return to Oldsmobile Park on Sunday

James Jahnke
April 27, 2001

The last time the Lugnuts traveled to South Bend, Ind., both of their games against the Silver Hawks were canceled because of a bitter mix of cold and rain.But forecasts for their four-game series with the Silver Hawks this weekend predict sunny skies and warmer temperatures.And Lugnuts manager Julio Garcia is hoping the spring sunshine thaws his team’s frigid start.The Lugnuts (4-13) and Silver Hawks square off tonight and Saturday in South Bend and then return to Lansing for games Sunday and Monday.

MICHIGAN

LCC inaugurates fourth president

Brandi Lewandowski
April 27, 2001

LANSING - More than 300 people attended the inauguration of Lansing Community College’s fourth president, Paula Cunningham, on Thursday at the Lansing Center, 333 East Michigan Ave. “As most of you know, being a community college president was not my plan,” Cunningham said during her inaugural speech.

SPORTS

Spartans change broadcasting company

MSU football and basketball games should be easier to tune into next year, now that MSU has signed a four-year contract with CBS Radio/Infinity Broadcasting in Detroit. Starting next season, all MSU football games will be broadcast on WXYT Radio, (Team 1270 AM) and all MSU basketball games will be broadcast on WWJ Radio (950 AM). WXYT will also host weekly call-in shows with football head coach Bobby Williams and men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo.

MSU

Computer malfunction causes traffic backup

Dan Woike
April 27, 2001

The left lane of South Shaw Lane served as an extension to parking Lot 39 - the pay lot between the International Center and the Engineering Building - on Thursday for more than an hour as cars waited for the lot’s entrance gates to open.An offline computer system resulted in malfunctioning gates and missed appointments.Parking Facilities Supervisor Katherine Mateer said the gates wouldn’t open because of a computer malfunction.

MSU

Student hopes to educate mentors, others about sedative drugs

Sarah M. Emery
April 27, 2001

Health Advocates at Olin Health Center said there has been an increased number of people asking to be tested for sedative drugs like GHB, known as liquid ecstasy, and Rohypnol, known as roofies.But most tests have come back negative.“This shows there is great concern and even panic when it comes to these drugs,” said Damilola Walker, a human biology and microbiology senior and an Olin Health Advocate.In response to the increased awareness and concern, but also to the misconceptions about the drugs, Walker has started a project to distribute information allowing students to be more educated about the effects of the drugs.Walker will be distributing posters to mentors when students come back in the fall.