Spartan hockey team wins again over Miami (Ohio)

Top-ranked MSU had only five team shots 14 seconds into the second period Saturday night, but senior right wing John Nail already had three goals.Nail’s hat trick and another shutout from sophomore goaltender Ryan Miller lifted the Spartans (20-1-4 overall, 13-1-3 CCHA) to a 5-0 win and sweep of Miami (11-11-2, 8-7-1) at Munn Ice Arena.The win runs the Spartans’ unbeaten streak to 22 (19-0-3), one short of the school record set two years ago.The Spartans have only allowed one goal in six games in 2001 and 18 goals in their last 19 games overall.

Bush sworn in as 43rd president

WASHINGTON - Rain. Snow. Frigid temperatures. Thousands of people scattered across increasingly muddy turf. It didn’t matter, as this capital city was no less patriotic. Very little seemed to damper the spirit of the nation’s 54th inauguration celebration. A plethora of flags hanging behind the U.S.

College receives educational grant

MSU’s College of Engineering recently received a $300,000 grant to support a program that introduces new teaching methods to improve students’ learning experience.The award is the second grant the program, Reforming the Early Undergraduate Engineering Learning Experience, has received from the GE Fund, a charitable foundation of the General Electric Co.Thomas Wolff, associate dean of undergraduate studies in the College of Engineering, said he’s pleased to receive funding again.“There aren’t many cases and opportunities where (engineering) faculty really are afforded some funding to improve their teaching and to do that on a large scale,” he said.The grant is part of the GE Fund’s Learning Excellence initiative, which aims to invest in original, interdisciplinary education methods.“GE as a company has learned that boundaryless thinking, teamwork, and e-skills are critical to success,” said Roger Nozaki, program manager for the GE Fund.

All that glitters...

When the Golden Globe Awards are televised live Sunday night, millions of viewers will either tune in to watch the entire production, view bits and pieces, or ignore it entirely. And being no stranger to entertainment’s production side, Rob Kennedy knows what to expect come Sunday night. “I like to watch award shows,” the James Madison freshman said.

Ford shares in Firestone recall costs

Ford Motor Co. said Thursday the Firestone tire recall should cost it $500 million as expected, not including untold costs of defending itself against and settling lawsuits over crashes involving the questioned tires. Henry Wallace, Ford’s chief financial officer, said the half-billion dollars the automaker figured the massive recall would cost it in lost production, among other things, has been split evenly over its past two earnings quarters. “As for the litigation, that’s going to go on for some time,” he said. Roughly 200 lawsuits have been filed against Ford and Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. over crashes involving the tires, 6.5 million of which were recalled last summer.

Debate team wins tournament

The MSU debate team returned to East Lansing victorious after its first win of the year at the Kansas City Swing, a series of debates held at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and William Jewell College.

Cagers fall to No. 6 Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - For about 10 minutes, it seemed like the MSU women’s basketball team might actually pull off the upset. But No.

Clintons farewell address glories nations progress

By TERENCE HUNTThe Associated Press WASHINGTON- President Clinton, in a farewell from the Oval Office, told the nation Thursday night that “America has done well” during his presidency, with record-breaking prosperity and a cleaner environment. “This has been a time of dramatic transformation, and you have risen to every new challenge,” the president said.

Critic spins globe, bottle

I know. Awards shows tend to be way too long and self-involved. Plus, the ceremonies often deteriorate into just a parade of stars.But nothing’s more rewarding than gathering a group of friends together and gloating over knowing who’ll win.

Hockey prepares to faceoff against Miami (Ohio)

It’s been six years since a team has swept a series from MSU at Munn Ice Arena.But Miami, the most recent team to accomplish the feat, will be gunning for a repeat this weekend.In February 1995, the RedHawks stormed into Munn and departed with 1-0 and 3-2 wins, but this year’s Spartans (18-1-4 overall, 11-1-3 CCHA) are ranked No.

New fire chief eager to join E.L. community

Randy Talifarro thought his career with the fire department would end in Flint.But when the East Lansing City Council announced they had chosen Talifarro as their top choice for the position of East Lansing Fire Chief, he couldn’t decline.“I was not real aggressive in seeking to leave Flint,” Talifarro said.

Courage should be theme on MLK Day

In some ways I have come to dread the traditional Martin Luther King Jr. holiday activities, the same old events, the same old types of speeches and the same kind of people making the speeches.

Hands off

ASMSU should not take editorial control of MSU’s yearbook - no matter how good its intentions are. On Tuesday, ASMSU’s policy committee rejected a bill that would give the yearbook advisory committee and the ASMSU Student Assembly editorial control over the Red Cedar Log.

Sundance Film Festival attracts stars

PARK CITY, Utah - Some entries in the Sundance Film Festival may sound familiar.There’s a movie about a middle-aged man’s relationship with a teen-age girl, but it’s not “American Beauty.” There’s a war story about cracking the German U-boat code, only it’s not “U-571.” There’s a tale of a rock journalist profiling a difficult subject, and it’s not “Almost Famous.” And there’s Samuel L.

GLADD Awards recognize new Showtime hit Queer as Folk

NEW YORK - The film “Wonder Boys” and the TV show “Queer as Folk” are among the nominees for the 12th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation each year honors people and projects in the media and entertainment for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community. GLAAD plans to give special recognition to the CBS reality show “Survivor,” which featured openly gay corporate trainer Richard Hatch, and NBC’s “The West Wing,” which regularly addresses discrimination issues against gays and lesbians. The awards will take place in four ceremonies to be held in New York on April 16; in Los Angeles on April 28; in Washington, D.C., on May 12; and in San Francisco on June 9. Blair Witch prequel for 2002 LOS ANGELES - There will be a third “Blair Witch” movie, despite lackluster interest in last fall’s second installment of the horror franchise. Artisan Entertainment plans to go ahead with a “Blair Witch” prequel, said Amir Malin, who heads the independent distributor that acquired “The Blair Witch Project” at the Sundance Film Festival in 1999. After the movie became a sensation that summer, Artisan announced it would release a sequel in late 2000 and the prequel by fall of 2001.

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Group to fight for gay rights

A group of students plans to resurrect a campus activist group to fight for lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered rights. Interdisciplinary studies in humanities senior Carrie Copeland and journalism junior David Warden are the founders of Denouncing Ignorance Through Vigilant Activism, also known as DIVA. Warden, the group’s public relations coordinator, said the name reflects the duo’s vision of the group. “We wanted something that was in your face and gay-related,” he said.

ASMSU debates yearbook bills

The struggle for editorial control of the Red Cedar Log continued as four new bills concerning the issue were introduced during the ASMSU Student Assembly’s meeting Thursday. But because the measures are proposed changes to the ASMSU Code of Operations, they must gain policy committee approval before they are voted on by the assembly. Melanie Olmsted, Women’s Council representative for the assembly, presented two bills with Black Student Alliance Representative Chrystal Price; Mike Ehlers, the assembly’s college of Social Science representative; and Shane Waller. “I felt the bill I wrote was a compromise, but I felt the one thing that I didn’t want to compromise was editorial control,” said Waller, the assembly’s vice chairperson for external affairs.

Delts plan to move back to old house

It was a sad day in 1996 when the Iota chapter of Delta Tau Delta, struggling with finances and low membership, was shut down by its national chapter and members were kicked out of the house they had occupied for about 30 years. For three years there was nothing - no recruitments, no philanthropies, no parties.

Library exhibit walks U through history

Those interested in the Revolutionary War can stop by the Main Library to observe letters from former President George Washington and other historical documents. The library is holding an exhibit titled “History Through the Eyes of Congress: Soldiers of the Revolutionary War,” which will be displayed until Feb.