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SPORTS

Aikman ends NFL career with Dallas Cowboys

By JAIME ARON The Associated Press IRVING, Texas - Troy Aikman’s NFL career ended with the Dallas Cowboys after all. The three-time Super Bowl champion announced his retirement at a news conference Monday at Texas Stadium, where he starred for 12 seasons. “You watch and you think that your time will never come,” said Aikman, fighting back tears as he announced his plans.

COMMENTARY

Confidential

A new law requiring doctors to report the names of domestic abusers is not a good idea. The law requires doctors to report the names, if known, of abusers or face misdemeanor charges.

NEWS

Kevorkian promises to stop suicide assistance

The Associated Press DETROIT - Assisted suicide pioneer Jack Kevorkian has promised not to assist in any other deaths if a federal judge releases him on bond pending an appeal of his second-degree murder conviction, according to a published report Monday. Before he was sent to prison in 1999, Kevorkian said he would assist in suicides “no matter what, as long as a patient wishes it, even if they burn me at the stake for it.” Now, as Kevorkian waits to see what U.S.

MSU

Union mural to display distinguished, influential faculty

MSU faculty, students and visitors walking into the Union Station Cafeteria will be greeted by 13 faculty members who have been part of the university since 1855.While the people will not be able to shake the visitors’ hands, they will be present in a 55-foot mural on the north wall of the cafeteria.“These 13 individuals are some of the most influential faculty members since the beginning of the university,” said James Sheppard, director of the Union.

COMMENTARY

Substances help society function

This letter is in response to “Alcohol can cause many nasty side effects” (SN 4/2). In his column, Craig Gunn has described a utopian society, which by its nature and the laws of thermodynamics (order-producing systems produce disorder), is inherently flawed.

MICHIGAN

E.L. officials to address unbalanced budget

High health care costs and low census numbers are just two of the factors leaving East Lansing’s proposed 2001-02 budget unbalanced. The budget includes a plan to use $325,000 in savings to help cover gaps left by those factors and the scale-tipping costs of new recreational facilities. Gary Murphy, East Lansing’s director of finance, said the city council will have to resort to reducing costs or raising revenue if it wants to avoid dipping into savings. “Neither are easy,” he said.

MSU

GEU members, officials discuss campaign

University officials met with members of the Graduate Employees Union on Monday to address concerns about an anti-union campaign. “In the course of our discussion, the union raised some particularistic concerns about material (circulated by the graduate school),” said Bob Banks, assistant vice provost for Academic Human Resources.

NEWS

U.S. sees no end to standoff

By RON FOURNIER The Asociated Press WASHINGTON - President Bush cautioned Monday that the spy plane standoff may not end soon - “diplomacy takes time” - and warned China that relations with the United States could suffer. As the nine-day showdown threatened to become a political problem for Bush, U.S.

MSU

Candidate problems result in new election

While newly elected ASMSU representatives took their respective seats last week, Charles Beachnau did not have a spot reserved.That is because Beachnau, who won his bid for a Student Assembly College of Agriculture and Natural Resources representative seat last month, is awaiting the results of an ASMSU special election, which is scheduled to end Wednesday.

FEATURES

Depp claims United States too violent for new daughter

LOS ANGELES - America is just too violent for Johnny Depp - that’s why he lives in France with his girlfriend, actress Vanessa Paradis. The 37-year-old actor said he’s especially shocked when he returns to the United States now that he and Paradis have a daughter, Lily-Rose Melody Depp. “I mean, little kids going into school and shooting up their pals and killing people - I have a little girl who’s almost 2 years old, I don’t want her to grow up with that kind of thing in her brain,” Depp told reporters. Depp stars as real-life drug trafficker George Jung in the movie “Blow,” which opened Friday.

COMMENTARY

Officials arent telling truth

I’d like to comment on the official justifications of an undercover police officer investigating a student activist group last spring. One justification offered for this action was that group members participated in violent protests against the World Trade Organization, World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

COMMENTARY

Columnists return is refreshing, funny

Thank you so much for bringing Tim Kochenderfer back for an opinion column (“You’re to blame for loss of championship game,” SN 4/9). His stupid humor was always refreshing for someone who had to be up at 8 a.m.

NEWS

Illegal handicap parking could cost U

The community of people with disabilities at MSU has a new hero. And people parking illegally in accessible/handicap spaces have a new enemy. Kim Kramar is on the lookout for cars parked illegally and if he catches them, he has them towed. “When I get in the mood, I call to have cars towed and I will sit there and wait for the spot to open up,” said Kramar, a construction management senior who has disabilities and claims his “best day” last year was when he had 32 vehicles towed. And he has few regrets, saying students parked illegally in accessible/handicap spaces should have to pay the proper price. “They want to be caught - I have seen people actually see a parking enforcer nearby and still illegally park,” he said.