SPORTS
Hockey team completes sweep
Munn Ice Arena had a record-breaking aura this weekend, but even more importantly, the Spartans earned a key sweep in their last home series of the season.No.
NEWS
Few penalties may lead to great hockey
Maybe nice guys do finish first.The top-ranked Spartans, the least-penalized team in the CCHA, have a five-point lead in the league and their tendency toward good behavior might have something to do with it.The Spartans have tallied nine goals in their last three games - all officiated by CCHA referee Duke Shegos - while only being whistled for six penalties.“The refs have been letting a lot of stuff go, but I think we’ve been playing pretty disciplined as a team,” junior defenseman Andrew Hutchinson said.“We’ve had low penalties the whole year and we’ve just been fortunate that we haven’t taken any these past few games.”MSU averages 15.35 penalty minutes per league game, almost a full minute less than second-place Northern Michigan.The Spartans actually started their current three-game stretch of sainthood - Feb.
MICHIGAN
LCC panel questioned over programs
LANSING - A four-person panel at Lansing Community College was bombarded Friday by questions and objections about the possible elimination of six programs from the college curriculum.
MICHIGAN
Poetry ignites pride, honors black history
LANSING - Congas, bongos and poetry echoed through a downtown coffee shop Friday during a poetry slam to honor Black History Month.
MSU
Healthy U helps asthma sufferers manage disease
Although asthma can be a serious disease, doctors know it’s manageable.MSU’s health promotion program, Healthy U, sponsored Breathing For Life on Friday at the Union.
COMMENTARY
Urban sprawl: Coming soon to a city near U
I hate going home. No, I didn’t have some sort of falling out with my parents or some other little personal sob story that I’m going to subject you all to.
SPORTS
Izzo: Perimeter defense needs work
MINNEAPOLIS - For most of Saturday night’s game against MSU, Williams Arena scorekeepers could only count in threes.Five of Minnesota’s seven scholarship players combined for 16 three-pointers in a display of marksmanship that caused serious breakdowns in the Spartans’ defensive scheme.
SPORTS
Player kicked off team
Jeremy Jackson, who has played in only one game since Jan. 19, was dismissed from the top-ranked Spartan hockey team Thursday.The freshman center from Chilliwack, British Columbia was fourth on the team with 19 points - seven goals and 12 assists - this season, but hasn’t always seen eye-to-eye with MSU head coach Ron Mason.Mason said Jackson was dismissed for “accountability issues in the classroom and with the team.“It’s really too bad,” Mason said.
SPORTS
Spartans lose close game
It was almost magical, the way senior guard Christie Pung’s layup floated into the basket to tie up the MSU women’s basketball team’s game against Indiana on Sunday.The clock read 18.3 seconds, the scoreboard was lit with matching 50s and the referee blew his whistle.
FEATURES
Society offers music year-round
Bob Blackman describes the Lansing Area/MSU Folksong Society as a folk music organization, but he uses that term broadly. The volunteer organization presents a weekly series of folk-influenced artists entitled “The Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse” every Friday during the MSU scholastic year. “The main purpose has been to present weekly concerts and monthly dances; the dances are both folk styles of dance,” Blackman, co-founder of the group, said.
MICHIGAN
Date auction breeds cash, fun
As the price of one date with William Griffin mounted from $50 to $80 to $100, LaTorsha Hill repeatedly threw her hand in the air, bidding more and more money Friday evening at National Pan-Hellenic Council’s Spring Date Auction.
SPORTS
Miller-time at Munn made for great night
I had never been to an MSU hockey game at Munn Ice Arena before Saturday night.Boy, did I ever pick a night to finally go.My family has had season tickets for a while, but I was never interested.I don’t know why I suddenly was on Saturday.
NEWS
Goaltender Ryan Miller breaks 70-year-old NCAA shutout record
As the final 10 seconds ticked off the clock Saturday night at Munn Ice Arena, Ryan Miller knew it was finally over. Alaska-Fairbanks had tried for 60 minutes to sneak a puck past him, only to be turned away time and time again. And now he was college hockey’s all-time shutout king. When the final buzzer sounded, the crowd of 6,701 erupted in gratitude for its hometown hero and Miller was mobbed by his teammates in his crease. “I’m just glad the net was behind me when my teammates got there, because I would’ve been on the ice,” Miller said.
COMMENTARY
It wont change: Bush is president
When reading The State News Opinion Page on Feb. 9, I read Drew Olson’s response to a letter supporting President Bush (“Bush should not be our president,” SN 2/9). To my dismay I noticed that Olson stated, “I was in Washington on Inauguration Day to let him know he is not my president.” I ask, then, with this statement has Olson denounced citizenship in the United States?
NEWS
NAISO powwow brings culture, fun
Dressed in ornate regalia accentuated with vibrant colors, eagle feathers, bells and shawls, several dancers, singers and drummers brought a weekend of Native American culture to MSU.More than 2,000 people showed up for the 18th annual Pow Wow of Love, which took place Saturday and Sunday at the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education.The event was presented by North American Indian Student Organization, and NAISO member Tianna Ferris said she was pleased by the turnout.“I think it’s a huge success,” the Spanish junior said.
NEWS
Few penalties may lead to great hockey
Maybe nice guys do finish first.The top-ranked Spartans, the least-penalized team in the CCHA, have a five-point lead in the league and their tendency toward good behavior might have something to do with it.The Spartans have tallied nine goals in their last three games - all officiated by CCHA referee Duke Shegos - while only being whistled for six penalties.“The refs have been letting a lot of stuff go, but I think we’ve been playing pretty disciplined as a team,” junior defenseman Andrew Hutchinson said.“We’ve had low penalties the whole year and we’ve just been fortunate that we haven’t taken any these past few games.”MSU averages 15.35 penalty minutes per league game, almost a full minute less than second-place Northern Michigan.The Spartans actually started their current three-game stretch of sainthood - Feb.
COMMENTARY
Gore not fit to be U.S. president
After reading Drew Olson’s opinion (“Bush should not be our president,” SN 2/9), I thought I should give Olson a small history lesson on who Al Gore, Bill Clinton and the Democratic Party really stand for. Clinton, Gore and the Democratic National Committee have carried out the equivalent of a full-swing baseball bat to your head.
MSU
Alumni visit inspires students, bridges gap
Three successful alumni retraced their paths from college to career while visiting campus last week.Jack Epps Jr., Juli Betwee and John Scott presented a panel discussion for students and faculty Friday morning as part of the second annual College of Arts and Letters Alumni Leaders Program.“The thing that impresses me is how inspiring the leaders are and how they related their experiences with students,” said Patrick McConeghy, associate dean of the College of Arts and Letters.Epps, who co-wrote several movie scripts, including “Top Gun” with the late MSU Professor Jim Cash, said he hoped to show students there are no limits to success.“It’s important to see people with experience so you can gauge where you want to go,” he said.
FEATURES
Children create crafts at museum
Tinsel, markers, bright paper, ribbon, glitter and lots of glue engulfed tabletops at Kresge Art Museum on Sunday as families, college students and even some high schoolers came to create their own valentines.“A Celebration of Heart” allowed patrons of Kresge to create valentines and puppets for a small fee Sunday, and provided equally sweet confections and lemonade to boot.“This one’s for my mom, I don’t have any boyfriends,” said Peyton Frank, 4, of the glittery, heart-laden concoction in front of her.
MSU
Software allows U to access information offline
A new type of free Internet software may make it easier for students and faculty to research online. The software, called “q,” allows Web browsers to save Internet links in groups and refer back to them even after connection to the net has been terminated.