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SPORTS

Mens hoops second team challenges starters

Most Spartan fans are only accustomed to seeing Matt Ishbia score in blowout wins against an opponent’s second or third string, but it’s no surprise to his teammates to see the 5-foot-10 inchpoint guard hold his own in practice.

MICHIGAN

LCC may eliminate programs

Lansing Community College is considering major changes in its programs, possibly eliminating six and adding resources to others.Provost Jennifer Wimbish said that for the past year LCC has “been involved in a strategic plan to look at the future and where we want to go.”That plan, which the college announced Friday, involved reviewing programs that, based on a number of criteria, ranked near the bottom of LCC’s 60 programs.“We were looking at the average - are there jobs out there, what’s the class size, how well do these programs transfer, how satisfied are employers and what’s the cost?” Wimbish said.As a result of the reviews, President Paula Cunningham is recommending the elimination of six programs that Wimbish says didn’t meet the criteria.

COMMENTARY

Student living means Chef Boyardee dates

I know there is not one student on this campus who has not been in the same situation I find myself in constantly.Your job doesn’t pay well.You have bills always due.When you go to a bar with your friends, you regret it the next day.

MSU

Heartsavers recognized in Lansing

Some area groups and organizations will gather today in Lansing for American Heartsaver Day. The event, sponsored by the American Heart Association, will honor individuals and organizations that have contributed to saving lives by CPR or using an automated external defibrillator.The devices are similar to the machines used in hospitals, which deliver an electric shock to a person’s heart.An award ceremony will be held at noon today in the Mackinac Room of the Michigan House of Representatives Office Building, 124 N.

COMMENTARY

Column missed important issues

I have become accustomed to reading in the State News that there was no difference between Al Gore and George Bush, and, therefore, voting in the recent election was unimportant, uninspiring or unnecessary. I have not responded, because I was certain that, experience being the best teacher, it would soon become apparent that important differences do indeed exist between a candidate who is pro-choice and one who imposes a gag rule preventing doctors in clinics which serve the poor in other nations from even mentioning abortion, even if those clinics do not offer abortion services. I thought the difference would soon be evident between a candidate who appoints a Secretary of the Interior who favors the interests of developers and loggers over the need to preserve the environment for future generations would be apparent - if not immediately, then certainly when we have lost irreplaceable Alaskan wilderness to oil drilling.

NEWS

Big Tens finest face off tonight

Two years ago when MSU traveled to Illinois, the Illini’s student section surrounded the Assembly Hall court before the game, waiting for a battle between two of the Big Ten’s top teams. “They just surrounded the court about four deep in the warmups,” MSU head coach Tom Izzo recalled.

NEWS

Two men to stand trial for murder

Two Lansing men will stand trial for the 1999 murder of a 21-year-old East Lansing woman who was shot in her vehicle while her 4-year-old son was in the back seat. 54-B District Court Judge David L.

FEATURES

Cruise, Kidman call it quits after 11 year marriage

LOS ANGELES - After 11 years of marriage, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman said Monday that they are separating because their work is keeping them apart.Pat Kingsley, a spokeswoman for the actors, said the decision was made regretfully.“Citing the difficulties inherent in divergent careers, which constantly keep them apart, they concluded that an amicable separation seems best for both of them at this time,” Kingsley said.The couple have two adopted children, Connor and Isabella.

MSU

Rally expresses cultural issues

“Common Struggles” were the theme of Monday night’s Xicano/Latino Power Rally held in the Culturas de las Razas Unidas room in the Wilson basement.The event was part of MSU’s Xicano History Month celebration, which began Thursday.

NEWS

McCue addresses dangers of alcohol

More than 100 greek students filled the Union Ballroom to hear Cindy McCue speak on the consequences of alcohol use Monday night.McCue’s son, Bradley McCue, an MSU parks and recreation student, died of alcohol poisoning on Nov.

MSU

Program offers time with professors

David Hicks satisfied more than his appetite during a conversation in the cafeteria last semester. Hicks, a political science and pre-law freshman, and some of his classmates invited their professor for a free lunch while participating in the Hungry for Knowledge program. The program, sponsored by University Housing and Residence Life, provides an opportunity for students who live in residence halls and their instructors to meet for a free meal in any undergraduate campus cafeterias. Hicks said he saw the program as an alternative to attending office hours and an opportunity to form a relationship with his professor. “I think the object was just to get to know the guy, so we talked about our personal lives for the first hour,” he said.