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MICHIGAN

Group looks at effect of social norm programs

Jeremy W. Steele
March 26, 2001

A growing number of campuses are telling students that their peers drink more responsibly than they may think, but little information is available to show if such efforts result in safer drinking practices.But a Massachusetts-based education policy group is collecting data from 34 colleges nationwide to prove such campaigns - known as social norms programs - lead to more responsible drinking by college students.“To date the effectiveness has been largely anecdotal,” said Helen Stubbs, a spokeswoman for the Education Development Center Inc. “Certainly it’s been shown to work on some campuses.”Studies show most students think other students drink heavily, when in reality most abstain or drink moderately, Stubbs said.

SPORTS

Basketball tourney gives us plenty of surprises

Four teams. Three games. Two days. One champion. Who will emerge victorious? The Kentucky Wildcats overcame adversity in 1998, clawing their way back from a 12-point second-half deficit to defeat Cinderella team Utah, 78-69. In 1999, basketball fans saw underdog Connecticut beat top-ranked Duke 77-74 for its first national championship in its first trip to the Final Four.

NEWS

Fans loyalties split between U teams

Shannon Murphy  and  Brandi Lewandowski
March 26, 2001

Two MSU sports teams battled Sunday - against each other. While the MSU men’s basketball and hockey teams competed in the national spotlight in their respective sports, they also fought each other for television airtime in East Lansing bars and restaurants. The men’s basketball team advanced to the Final Four by defeating Temple 69-62 - just moments before the hockey team moved on to the Frozen Four by beating Wisconsin 5-1. But in many local bars, the defending NCAA champion basketball squad was dubbed the team to be shown on television. Customers at Paul Revere’s Tavern, 2703 E.

MICHIGAN

Study says greeks drink less alcohol after graduation

Jeremy W. Steele
March 26, 2001

Although studies suggest members of fraternities and sororities may drink more frequently and more heavily than most college students, researchers say greeks are not more likely to use alcohol after graduation.The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia, questions what leads greeks to drink more in college.

NEWS

Icers to compete in Frozen Four

James Jahnke
March 26, 2001

GRAND RAPIDS - It’s no tropical destination like Anaheim, Calif., but the top-ranked MSU hockey team is happy to be going to Albany, N.Y., just the same. The New York state capital is the site of this year’s Frozen Four and the Spartans will be there, thanks to a 5-1 thrashing of Wisconsin (22-15-4) in the West Regional final at Van Andel Arena on Sunday. No.

NEWS

Icer fans keep eyes on hoops

Keith Dunlap
March 26, 2001

GRAND RAPIDS - MSU alumnus Roger Smith came prepared for the top-ranked hockey team’s game against Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon.Knowing only 40 minutes separated the start times of the second-round NCAA Tournament hockey game and the men’s basketball team’s Elite Eight showdown with Temple in Atlanta, Smith and four friends did their best to be in two places at once.“I bought the TV yesterday and they’re getting it back tomorrow,” Smith said, describing a portable Casio he bought at a local appliance store and brought to Sunday’s hockey game so he could watch both Spartan teams earns berths in the Final Four.Smith, 24, of East Lansing, was one of many Spartans caught in a fun dilemma this weekend - whether to chant “The Spartans play good ball” or “The Spartans play good hockey.”Turns out, the two-hour mid-afternoon block where the MSU icers and hoopsters occupied much of America’s airwaves turned into quite a party.The hockey team blew out the Badgers 5-1 at Van Andel Arena.

COMMENTARY

Bush is paying off national debt

I’m responding to Dan Austin’s column, “Tax cut money should be used to pay off debt” (SN 3/21). Just so you don’t get brainwashed by what you read, President Bush is paying off the national debt.

NEWS

MSU sends Zags packing

Eric Lacy
March 24, 2001

ATLANTA - In its third consecutive bout in the NCAA Tournament, MSU delivered several heavy blows to knockout Gonzaga 77-62 Friday night.With a mixture of ball pressuring defense and fearless rebounding, the Spartans were able to overcome a one-point deficit (43-44) with less than 15 minutes remaining to advance to its third straight Elite Eight Appearence.“I saw some of their players jogging down the floor,” said senior forward Andre Hutson of the Bulldogs, who fell victim to a 19-6 MSU run after taking the lead.“That was definitely a time when we as a team knew that we could make something happen.

COMMENTARY

Ritalin is needed by many people

The column written March 15 by Andrew Banyai (“Kids shouldn’t be drugged for acting their age”) upset and angered me. Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder is not about a kid who can’t sit still because he wants to play.

NEWS

Intersexed speaker raises awareness

Ed Ronco
March 23, 2001

The Minnesota Room of the Union was full Thursday night; its occupants sitting in a riveted silence.“More than one of you has someone in your family that’s intersexed,” Cheryl Chase, the executive director of the Intersex Society of North America, told the audience of more than 40 people.One in 2,000 babies - or five children per day - are born intersexed, Chase said during her about 30-minute speech.

MSU

Monkey ear research helps understand human hearing

Cutler Fetherston
March 23, 2001

If a tree falls in the woods, would a monkey be able to hear it?Michael Harrison, a professor of physics and astronomy, presented a paper to the American Physical Society last week during its five-day meeting in Seattle that could help explain why monkeys don’t hear as well as humans.“I began to get interested in these problems when I realized the subject I was working on, the mechanics of vibration, had a good deal to do with the way hearing takes place in mammals,” Harrison said.

NEWS

Icers on road to West Regional Final for ticket to Frozen Four

James Jahnke
March 23, 2001

The Spartan hockey team makes the last stop on its road to Albany, N.Y., this weekend, hoping to validate its ticket to the New York state capital for a second Frozen Four berth in three years. The top-ranked and top-seeded Spartans (32-4-4) open their 2001 NCAA Tournament run when they travel to Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids for the West Regional final at 2 p.m.

FEATURES

Student represents Hollywood on campus

Dan Julian
March 23, 2001

While many MSU students spend their free time sleeping or relaxing in front of the television, Ian Wallace partakes in another kind of recreation.Wallace is the Michigan College Marketing Representative for urban music.“My duties are to get contacts at all college radio stations, college newspapers, media and television shows to try to get reviews and make sure our artists are getting enough airplay and publicity,” he said.The supply chain management junior hopes to be involved in the record industry someday and sees his current status as a good segue into the profession.“I’m leaning toward the music industry and this has really changed my focus,” he said.

MICHIGAN

E.L. program receives national accreditation

Jamie Gumbrecht
March 23, 2001

The East Lansing Recreation & Arts program has become the first organization in the state to receive accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies.The program had to meet 154 standards set by the national agency for its human resources, finance, facility safety, program and instructor quality and diversity.“We had a lot of stuff in place already,” Executive Director Jim Crisp said.