Friday, April 10, 2026

Take a peek behind the curtain and test drive the NEW StateNews.com today!

Multimedia

NEWS

Spartans clinch share of 4th Big Ten title

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDERThe Associated PressThey started by walking on to the Breslin Center floor with their parents and loved ones and ended by jumping on the scorer’s table in celebrating at least a share of their fourth Big Ten title in as many years.MSU’s seniors - Andre Hutson, Charlie Bell, Mike Chappell, David Thomas and Brandon Smith - led the way Saturday as the third-ranked Spartans defeated Michigan 78-57.“This is a tremendous feeling,” guard Thomas said.

NEWS

Win reserves record book space for Spartan seniors

Eric Mckinney
March 3, 2001

The Spartans’ senior class celebrated its last regular season home game the only way it knows how - by clinching at least a share of MSU’s fourth-straight men’s basketball Big Ten Championship.Led by the five members of the defending champion’s senior class - guard Charlie Bell, guard Mike Chappell, guard David Thomas, guard Brandon Smith and forward Andre Hutson - the third-ranked Spartans (24-3 overall, 13-3 Big Ten) toppled intrastate rival Michigan (10-17, 4-12) 78-57 on Saturday.

MSU

2002 Porsche raffle to benefit Executive Development Center

MSU students, faculty and alumni now have a chance to win a 2002 Porsche Boxster for only $100. The Eli Broad College of Business, along with Porsche Cars North America Inc., are raffling off a Porsche in order to benefit the new Executive Development Center under construction on the southwest side of campus. Michael Rishell, senior director of development at Eli Broad College of Business, said the new center will greatly benefit MSU. “It’s really an extension of the land-grant mission,” Rishell said.

SPORTS

Big Ten could make or break grapplers

Keith Dunlap
March 2, 2001

For the MSU wrestling squad, its version of March Madness is about to begin. The Big Ten Wrestling Championships will take place this weekend in Evanston, Ill., while the NCAA Championships are March 15-17 in Iowa City, Iowa.

MICHIGAN

Nurses open new clinic in Lansing

Sarah M. Emery
March 2, 2001

LANSING - Gail Harvey and Vicky McAree said they have always wanted to own their own business but never knew whether their dream would become reality.But this week, when the two former Olin Health Center nurses opened the doors of the Travel Wellness Clinic, 416 Frandor Ave.

NEWS

Cagers bow out of tournament

Krista Latham
March 2, 2001

GRAND RAPIDS - It was a symbolic 52-48 loss for the women’s basketball team Thursday in the Big Ten Tournament’s first round matchup against Ohio State.It capped a season that began with fumbling play and stinging losses and ended with the emergence of a brighter side - a team which could battle defensively with anyone in the pack.But despite that positive end to their regular season, the Spartans (10-18 overall, 4-13 Big Ten) learned one more time that defense alone can’t win championships, head coach Joanne P.

NEWS

Student joins city commission

Shannon Murphy
March 2, 2001

The East Lansing Commission on the Environment has gone green.In hopes to bring in a fresh perspective, the environment commission - the cities task force on the local environment - has added Kyle Tisdel, an international relations senior at MSU.“I basically joined the commission in hopes of gaining experience for myself in terms of how local governments work,” Tisdel said, adding that he wanted to bring a student, and thus younger, perspective to the commission.The commission, which focuses on environmental issues in East Lansing, has had students volunteer on the commission since it began in October 1989, Councilmember Sam Singh said.“Students are an active part of the city,” he said.

SPORTS

Senior night win could grab title

Eric Lacy
March 2, 2001

Even though Michigan (10-16 overall, 4-11 Big Ten) is having a down year - losing 10 of its last 13 games - MSU head coach Tom Izzo is convinced the struggling Wolverines will step up their play Saturday in an attempt to spoil No.

MSU

Vet students take part in reality TV

Nicole Jacques
March 2, 2001

The next dose of reality television will be prescribed by MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine.MSU’s campus will be the setting for “Vet School Confidential,” a brand new program for the Animal Planet cable network.The lives of several MSU veterinary students will be documented in the 13-episode series, to air next fall.“You aren’t going to watch it and learn how to be a vet,” said Chris Oldroyd, a producer with Rocket Pictures, which is creating the show for Animal Planet.

MSU

Study tests drug to treat cold sores

Cutler Fetherston
March 2, 2001

Don’t ask Deborah Sudduth about cold sores - she’s suffered from them, off and on, for the last 10 years. Two months ago, Sudduth, an executive assistant to the dean in the College of Nursing, participated in a MSU study that cured her cold sores in less than two days. “I’ve never had an experience like that before,” Sudduth said.

NEWS

Record crowd sees Spartans trounce U of M

James Jahnke
March 2, 2001

Watching Thursday night’s season-ending game against archrival No. 6 Michigan, you wouldn’t have guessed that the top-ranked Spartan hockey squad had quite little on the line. Already assured of a CCHA regular season championship, the Spartans were relaxed but focused in a 3-1 dismantling of the Wolverines (22-11-5 overall, 15-9-3 CCHA). The Spartans (28-4-4, 21-4-3) are 3-1-0 against their rivals this season. After the final horn sounded, commissioner Tom Anastos presented the team with the CCHA regular season trophy, with which the Spartans made a lap around the ice. “I think the fans here tonight can appreciate tonight’s game,” MSU head coach Ron Mason said.

COMMENTARY

Iraq encouraged Allied airstrikes

Last Friday’s attack on the five Iraqi Air Defense sites was provoked, contrary to Brian Emerson Jones’ column (“Latest bombings will only enforce stereotypes,” SN 2/21). In the month of January alone, Iraq launched over a dozen surface-to-air missiles at British and American planes patrolling the no-fly zone, more than were launched in all of last year.