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MICHIGAN

E.L. enjoys festival, cook-off

Cutler Fetherston
December 4, 2000

It’s that time of year again.The city of East Lansing and the East Lansing Merchants Group celebrated the holiday season by hosting the 10th annual Winter Festival and Chili Cook-Off on Sunday in a variety of locations throughout the downtown area.Ami Field, East Lansing community events coordinator, said she loves hosting this event because it brings people of all ages from the community together.“This is an event to bring people together for the holiday season and to help East Lansing businesses by increasing foot traffic,” Field said.

SPORTS

Cummings injures ankle in 66-59 loss to Eastern

Krista Latham
December 4, 2000

GRAND RAPIDS - Aggressiveness was the missing ingredient in the MSU women’s basketball team’s 59-66 loss to Eastern Michigan on Sunday at the Women’s College Basketball Showcase at Van Andel Arena.All 11 previous matches with the Eagles were Spartan victories.MSU is now 3-3, while Eastern improved to 5-2.“Eastern played a much better game than us,” head coach Joanne P.

NEWS

Bruins halt spiker dreams

Eric Mckinney
December 4, 2000

LOS ANGELES - The MSU volleyball team fell to No. 3 seed UCLA in a five-game marathon, ending its season Sunday.The second round 2000 Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship match lasted nearly three hours before the host Bruins won (7-15, 15-13, 16-14, 6-15, 9-15).“They were stronger at the end,” MSU head coach Chuck Erbe said.

COMMENTARY

Reader changes mind on columnist

It is with much chagrin I admit to anybody now that not two months ago I vehemently supported and endorsed John LaFleur (“Scholarships bring discrimination,” SN 10/25) after his column concerning reverse discrimination in education and academia (“Racial discrimination is part of scholarship process,” SN 10/23). After reading what could only be called bigoted zealot tripe, I now wish I had known LaFleur’s true nature as a brainwashed fundamentalist months ago. In his recent opinion column, LaFleur launches into a rabid fury of Jew, black and pagan bashing (“Retailers sold out Christmas to be politically correct,” SN 11/30). His disgusting belittlement of Hanukkah’s worthiness to stand in the same month as Christmas is mind-boggling.

FEATURES

Apartment art on sale for U

Robin Dangelo
December 4, 2000

From belly sculptures to figure drawings and rain installations, the Apartment Art Sale has it all.The Art Apartment, 210 Abbott Road, Suite 18, is holding its end-of-the-season sale, titled “Apartment Art: Mementos of the First Year.”The sale, which started Sunday and will continue on Dec.

NEWS

Underwood to stay as athletics chief

Tim Mosley
December 4, 2000

MSU Athletics Director Clarence Underwood is expected to receive a one-year contract extension Friday, despite past promises that he would retire in August.Under the new deal, announced by the university Friday, Underwood, 67, will delay that retirement until July 1, 2002.

MSU

Union fills with craft vendors, eager buyers

Nicole Jacques
December 4, 2000

Campus was temporarily transformed into a hot spot for holiday shopping Saturday and Sunday. Thousand of patrons made a trip to the Union to browse through four floors, each packed with a variety of arts and crafts - or even potential presents. The Union Activities Board’s Arts and Crafts Show completed another successful year, bringing in vendors and customers from near and far. In its 37th year, many participants say the event is known for its size and variety. “Many people know it’s coming every year and they know there’s lots of choices,” said Carol Whearty, a jewelry designer who’s sold her wares at the show for 12 years.

MICHIGAN

Council to discuss new traffic lights

Amanda Clapp
December 4, 2000

The East Lansing City Council will discuss the installation of a traffic light on Abbott Road, the approval of a contract to improve streets downtown and the commemorating of the city’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

MSU

AIDS event celebrates memories, life

Jamie Gumbrecht
December 4, 2000

The red ribbons adorning campus trees have been taken down and prepared for burial, the memorial quilt panel no longer hangs in the Kresge Art Museum and the lights of Lansing’s holiday tree have been lit once again. But Emily Flowers hopes people won’t forget about the disease behind those events, which caused the death of 10,198 Americans in 1999 alone - AIDS. The nutrition science senior helped coordinate the on-campus projects through Olin Health Center for Friday’s World AIDS Day. Flowers said she’s not sure how many students and community members volunteers reached, but she believes they made a difference. “You can talk about AIDS all you want and try to say the impact of it, but people don’t realize it until they see it in front of them,” Flowers said.

NEWS

Icers defeat Bowling Green 5-3

James Jahnke
December 3, 2000

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Great teams take advantage of opportunities.The top-ranked Spartans did just that Saturday night, netting two goals with 5-on-3 power play advantages as MSU (11-1-2 overall, 8-1-2 CCHA) disposed of Bowling Green 3-1 at BGSU Ice Arena.The Falcons failed on both of their 5-on-3 chances.Freshman center Jeremy Jackson, who sat out of Friday's 3-3 tie with a groin injury, scored the game-winner 7:29 into the second period as MSU extended its unbeaten streak to 12 (10-0-2).The Spartans earned three points from their first CCHA road series in over a month.For the second straight night, Bowling Green (2-8-4, 2-6-4) jumped out to an early lead, scoring a short-handed goal 1:54 into the game.With Falcon defenseman Grady Moore in the penalty box, MSU senior right wing Rustyn Dolyny couldn't keep the puck in the Bowling Green zone, leading to a 2-on-1 rush for the Falcons.

NEWS

Spikers advance in NCAA tournament

Eric Mckinney
December 3, 2000

Los Angeles, Calif. - The Spartans defeated the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the first round of the 2000 Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship on Saturday.MSU needed four games to defeat the Panthers (15-5, 15-4, 7-15, 19-17) despite taking a 2-0 lead.“We let them back into the match and got ourselves into a dogfight,” said MSU head coach Chuck Erbe.

NEWS

Mens hoops crush Illinois-Chicago 97-53

Arthur Alcid
December 3, 2000

Any concerns of a Spartan letdown following their big win over North Carolina earlier in the week were eliminated within the first three minutes of Saturday’s game.The third-ranked Spartans jumped to a 12-3 lead in the opening half and never looked back to rout Illinois-Chicago 97-53 at the Breslin Student Events Center.

FEATURES

Man Show returns for an unapologetic season Co-hosts guarantee a humor-filled program

Cory Vowell
December 1, 2000

Calling the upcoming second season of Comedy Central’s “The Man Show” unapologetic is an understatement.But does that have to be a bad thing?Not for returning co-hosts Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel.The buddies show no mercy when it comes to expressing their comedic views on everything from beer and marriage to women and even their own “manhoods.” For viewers who have already experienced the comedic talents of both of the hosts last season, some very new, and very funny, episodes are ready and willing to please.

FEATURES

DJ, Soulive to bring E.L. new taste of entertainment

Dan Julian
December 1, 2000

Max Gosling wishes the East Lansing music scene were more developed. That’s why the business junior invited New York-based record scratch-master DJ Logic to the Erickson Hall Kiva tonight. “This type of show usually doesn’t come to East Lansing,” said the program director of POP entertainment.