MICHIGAN
Engler lays out budget plans
Gov. John Engler will present Michigan’s budget Thursday to a joint session of the state Senate and House appropriations committees.
SPORTS
Spartan defense topples Purdue
Al Anagonye, who had foul problems in games earlier this season, doesn’t pound the hardwood with his hands because he’s frustrated with officiating - he does it to invoke a strict Spartan defense. “That’s just something that’s been a tradition here at MSU,” the sophomore forward said of the gesture.
NEWS
ASMSU to lawmakers:Keg bill not worthwhile
The university’s undergraduate student government intends on sending a direct message to the state House this week: “We want our kegs.” ASMSU’s Student Assembly approved a measure Thursday stating its formal objection against any state legislation that suggests a more elaborate process in the purchasing of a beer keg. “We need to send a message to the House that you cannot screw with us,” said Malaika Ward, a James Madison College representative who admitted to hating beer, while still in favor of the official stance, during the assembly’s weekly meeting Thursday. The legislation, which was introduced in November, calls for all liquor retailers to attach an identification tag on the keg - which includes information from the buyer’s driver’s license.
NEWS
Icers split against Wildcats
MARQUETTE - Even though the Spartans’ plane landed in this northern Michigan city late Thursday night, the top-ranked squad didn’t mentally arrive until the third period of Friday’s game.Two periods of uninspired play resulted in a 3-2 loss to Northern Michigan on Friday night, spoiling MSU’s previously unbeaten (9-0-2) road record.
NEWS
Spartans slam Boilermakers
MSU’s 72-55 win over Purdue on Sunday extended Division I’s longest home-court winning streak to 41.And as the last team to defeat No.
MSU
Cancer fund-raiser kicks off
About 30 people gathered around the rock on Farm Lane Thursday night with candles blazing. Their purpose: To honor cancer survivors and the memories of friends and loved ones lost to cancer.
MSU
Travel-study takes alumni to England
Sara Stid said she first fell in love with England when her son was studying there in the 1980s.So when the opportunity to return came along, she took it.Stid, an office assistant with the MSU Alumni Association, participated in Odyssey to Oxford last year.
MICHIGAN
Fountain Square project to oversee summer redevelopment
The East Lansing City Council will discuss a project at its Tuesday meeting that will redesign the Fountain Square at the intersection of M.A.C.
NEWS
Icers split series
MARQUETTE - MSU’s senior line led the top-ranked Spartans out of the hostile Berry Events Center with a series split Saturday night. Senior right wing John Nail scored two goals, with assists from linemates Sean Patchell and Andrew Bogle on both, giving MSU (22-3-4 overall, 15-3-3 CCHA) a 2-1 win over Northern Michigan. The Wildcats (12-9-7, 8-8-6) beat the Spartans 3-2 in Friday’s series opener.
NEWS
Icers comeback not enough
MARQUETTE - MSU’s first ever memory of the Berry Events Center won’t be a happy one. Northern Michigan defenseman Sean Connolly snapped MSU’s streak of 37 consecutive penalty kills with a power play goal at 9:44 of the third period, lifting the Wildcats to a 3-2 upset win over No.
SPORTS
Students inquisitive about XFL premiere
The premiere of the XFL football league Saturday will have many MSU students tuning in. Daniel Soffin, a chemical engineering and secondary education junior, said he definitely plans to check out one of the 8 p.m.
NEWS
Cagers lack heart in loss to Iowa
You know a team is in trouble when the loudest cheer at a home game comes when the visitors send in their bench-warmers.But that was the story of the MSU women’s basketball team’s 71-56 loss to conference rival Iowa Hawkeyes on Thursday night.A four-point halftime deficit seemed like something the Spartans might be able to overcome, especially with the return of senior forward and team scoring leader Becky Cummings.But MSU gave too little effort, too late.Freshman forward Julie Pagel shone for the Spartans with her third career double-double, scoring a career-high 20 points and yanking 11 rebounds.Still, she voiced her displeasure after the game.“We’re just not getting there as a team,” she said.
SPORTS
Mens hoops ready for matchup with Purdue
Halfway through the Big Ten schedule, the men’s basketball team is in a three-way tie for the conference lead.The No.
NEWS
Divided Senate confirms Ashcroft
DAVID ESPOThe Associated Press WASHINGTON - Former Sen. John Ashcroft won confirmation as attorney general Thursday, completing President Bush’s Cabinet and overcoming a ferocious Democratic assault on his conservative views and personal integrity.
FEATURES
Dreams are like movies
John Versical always has ideas floating around his head that would make good stories. And although he does entertain more serious fare, those ideas usually involve various household items violently attacking people. “I was originally going to do a cable access show about a guy who gets killed by inanimate objects, so we did one about a walkie-talkie,” the humanities senior said. Sitting alone in the empty offices of Our Small Planet Productions, 201-1/2 E.
NEWS
Administration looks at gender bias issues
Some MSU officials believe a nationwide effort underway by professors, aiming to raise awareness of current gender discrimination that takes place in science and engineering fields, is worthwhile. More than 40 professors and officials from nine universities issued a statement earlier this week affirming that gender discrimination does exist. “Institutions of higher education have an obligation, both for themselves and for the nation, to fully develop and utilize all the creative talent available,’’ the professors said in a prepared statement.
FEATURES
Art exhibit encourages patrons to steal the show
By TINA MOOREThe Associated Press PHILADELPHIA - Slip it under your raincoat, throw it in your purse.
MSU
Program offers info on asthma
To Steve Springer, asthma is a potentially deadly disease that people need to be more aware of. But for people who are educated and correctly follow a treatment plan, it’s manageable, said Springer, executive director of the American Lung Association, 403 Seymour St.
FEATURES
Weekend Guide
Friday: First World Fridays will occur at Ramon’s Restaurant and Lounge, 1146 S.
MICHIGAN
Students feed night owls
Growing up together in Farmington Hills, Shelby Berger, Blake Boesky and Evan Feldman never dreamed they would be selling hot dogs to bar hoppers at 2 a.m.But the three college hotdoggers are doing just that with their business, Weenies, which sells hot dogs from a cart on the corner of M.A.C.