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SPORTS

U coach leaves

After six seasons as MSU football’s defensive secondary coach and one as the associate head coach, Mark Dantonio opted to leave the Spartans for the defensive coordinator position at Ohio State.“It was a very difficult decision to leave Michigan State,” Dantonio said in a prepared statement Monday.

MICHIGAN

Court reverses blood-alcohol ruling

LANSING - A judge has to consider a blood-alcohol test taken more than two hours after a traffic stop, according to an appeals court decision released Monday. The Court of Appeals’ 2-1 decision reverses the ruling of an Oakland County judge to leave out Michael Allen Cupp’s 0.12 blood-alcohol content, slightly more than the 0.10 percent that is considered drunk under state law. Police tested Cupp’s blood-alcohol content more than two hours after they stopped him at 1:12 a.m.

NEWS

Skipping class costs students

Not going to class could cost some students more than just their grade. The consequences may come directly from their pockets.A federal regulation made in the last year requires MSU’s Office of Financial Aid to monitor class attendance of students who receive federal funding.“We are looking for students who have failed all their courses,” said Val Meyers, assistant director of the Office of Financial Aid.

NEWS

Woman sexually attacked on campus

An 18-year-old student told police she was sexually assaulted in her dorm room Saturday by a man she met at an East Lansing party hours earlier. The student told police she brought the college-aged man to her room after the party and was assaulted between 2:30 a.m.

COMMENTARY

Servicing U

The Michigan Transportation Committee should be applauded for its approval of a subsidy to keep Amtrak service in East Lansing.A $5.7 million subsidy to Amtrak was approved to keep the East Lansing stop in the Chicago-to-Toronto route for the 2001-02 fiscal year.

FEATURES

Vinyl Addict Records adds literature to store

Michael Krueger, member of the anarchist collective Brighter Days, wanted to put together an infoshop to better inform area residents about issues pertaining to his group. So he recently added the Brighter Days Infoshop to his store, Vinyl Addict Records, 503 E.

MSU

New hotline offers answers to financial aid questions

A temporary hotline for college students with questions about financial aid was announced Monday. The new hotline, intended to make filling out forms for financial aid a little easier, the has opened up with special hours to ensure that questions can be answered.

MSU

Peace Corps offers U opportunities, travel

During his years in the Peace Corps, Roy Robinson was accustomed to waking up to a series of claps followed by questions such as “How is your family?” or “How are the crops?” Because there was no electricity for clocks or doors to knock on, clapping woke up the villagers in F

COMMENTARY

Christs beliefs not felt by all

This is a response to “Christ deserves day off like MLK” (SN 1/22). To Eric Bjornstad, I can’t believe one person preaching about civil liberties could be so inconsiderate to others.

SPORTS

Womens hoops need support for game

For a moment, imagine you’re in the position of the MSU women’s basketball team. For months, you’ve been weight lifting, training and preparing for another unpredictable Big Ten season.

NEWS

Faith, girlfriend bring support during recovery

Ask Terrance Wilbert how he’s doing and you won’t hear the answer you expect - not “Good,” or “Fine, thanks” or “I’m alright.”Instead, ask the psychology senior about his day and he’ll respond slowly and purposefully:“I’m blessed.”Ask him what he means and he’s quick to reply.At 1:15 p.m.

SPORTS

Gridders recruiting new talent

In the first few weeks of the new year, MSU football has made a push to boost its 2001 recruiting class.News of their most recent addition came Tuesday when Robert Strickland, a four-star wide receiver out of Detroit’s Denby High School, verbally committed to the Spartans.Strickland, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound senior is ranked the twenty-ninth best wide receiver in high school football by popular recruiting publication www.rivals.com.

MSU

Groups remember Roe v. Wade

Today campus groups will begin to recognize the 28th anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion.Zoology junior Hillary Noyes said there will be representatives from Planned Parenthood of Michigan at the Union from 11 a.m.

MICHIGAN

Stars raise money for MLK fund

LANSING - Hollywood met hoops Saturday as stars laced up for charity.Eleven stars from across the country participated in the Hollywood Hoop Fest to benefit MSU’s Martin Luther King Scholarship Fund.

MSU

Lecturers hope to make sense of politics

Nationally known political commentators will attempt to make sense out of the 2000 elections through the MSU Department of Political Science’s 12th annual lecture series.This year’s lecture series, “Politics After the Election of 2000,” kicks off at 8 p.m.