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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.

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.

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.

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

Bush inauguration met with mixed reactions

I’ve often said that traveling brings out the worst in people. I also thought it would be fair to say that if you have hundreds of thousands of people traveling to the same spot, it would be very, very bad.Saturday’s inaugural events were not just another pat on the back for the portrayal of American politics.

SPORTS

Randolph steps up

It only took freshman center Zach Randolph less than five minutes of play in Sunday’s win over Ohio State to realize it would be a crash course in “Humility 101.” Luckily the McDonald’s High School All-American earned a passing grade.After connecting on his first shot - a layup from sophomore forward Adam Ballinger - Randolph received a look from freshman guard Marcus Taylor two feet from the rim, only to see it smacked away by Buckeyes center Ken Johnson.

NEWS

Icers defeat Miami in fifth shutout of new year

For the second straight home stand, MSU’s opponent left Munn Ice Arena without scoring a goal in the entire series.This time it was the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks that fell victim to the suffocating Spartan defense and impenetrable goaltending by sophomore Ryan Miller in 1-0 and 5-0 losses Friday and Saturday.MSU (20-1-4 overall, 13-1-3 CCHA) ran its unbeaten streak to 22 (19-0-3), one short of the school record set two years ago.

NEWS

Clinton ends presidency, Lewinsky legality over

WASHINGTON - As America prepared for its new commander in chief, few could forget the man who led, dazzled and sometimes frustrated the country for much of the past decade. Even with the inaugural festivities for President Bush, few could forget President Clinton as he slowly made his way out of the nation’s capital.

SPORTS

Nail brings more goals

John Nail’s surname used to be a good indication of his style of play on the ice - tough.But somewhere along the way, the senior right wing developed an effective scoring touch that has almost caused fans to forget about his hard-nosed reputation.He leads the top-ranked Spartans in game-winning goals with five, ranks second on the team with 11 total tallies and recorded his first career hat trick Saturday night against Miami.“It was a lucky night for me, I guess,” Nail said.

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.

MSU

Manager briefly returns to ASMSU

Just three weeks after her retirement as ASMSU’s longtime business office manager, Jeanne Fancher is returning to the position - in a more part-time capacity.The ASMSU Student Assembly passed a bill Thursday that reinstates Fancher as an interim business office manger until a full-time replacement is hired.

COMMENTARY

Christ deserves day off like MLK

Here at MSU we have received the second Monday of spring semester off for three years to honor Martin Luther King Jr., but not once since I’ve been here have we received one day off to honor Jesus Christ, probably the most important civil rights leader of all time.

MICHIGAN

E.L. police department starts academy

East Lansing police are hoping to mirror the outreach successes of some area agencies by starting its own citizens police academy.Department officials will spend the next 11 weeks training 20 people what it means to be a police officer.