Swimming and divingThe men’s swimming and diving team beat Eastern Michigan on Friday in the teams’ second meeting of the year.First-place finishes in every event except the 50-meter freestyle gave the Spartans a 25-point lead over the Eagles.
After winning Thursday night’s game with his first goal of the year, senior left wing Damon Whitten notched two more Friday night, pacing MSU to a 4-1 win over Northern Michigan at Munn Ice Arena.The win completed the Spartans’ two-game sweep of the Wildcats (5-3-3 overall, 3-3-2 in the CCHA), who entered the series tied for first in the CCHA.MSU head coach Ron Mason said the team played its best hockey of the year Friday night.“We scored on the power play, which we have been doing, played well 5-on-5, and generated more opportunities than we have recently,” Mason said.
If Drew Brees is a leading Heisman Trophy candidate, somebody forgot to tell MSU’s defense.The Spartan defense intercepted Brees three times, and held him to one touchdown pass.
A record-shattering day resulted in a tournament victory for the women’s golf team in Pinehurst, N.C., on Wednesday.The squad won the three-day Pine Needles Invitational by firing a 288 in the final round, breaking the school mark of 290 set twice last season.Pinehurst will be the site of the 2001 U.S.
Brad Lawing has been a college football coach for 18 years. So when the Spartans’ defensive line coach said current Indianapolis Colts star Peyton Manning and Purdue’s Drew Brees are the two best quarterbacks he’s ever coached against, people listen. Unfortunately for MSU (4-5 overall, 1-5 Big Ten), Brees is in town this week. “He does an outstanding job of getting rid of the football,” Lawing said.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The MSU men’s soccer team opened the Big Ten Tournament with a 6-0 first-round shutout over Northwestern on Thursday at Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The win advances the kickers to a second-round match against Penn State at 2:30 p.m.
TO: Texas Gov. George W. Bush FROM: Vice President Al Gore Hey there, Dubya. Hope all is well in Austin.
This is in response to Steve Milkiewicz’s letter (“Football is not a leading killer,” SN 11/7). Steve, I think you need to look a little deeper into Greg Brown’s article about football as a national killer of children.
Righteous Babe recording artist Ani DiFranco brings her emotional folk talent to Breslin Student Events Center at 8 p.m.
The Office of Minority Student Affairs has begun its minority aide selection process for the 2001-2002 academic year. Murray Edwards, the university’s senior coordinator for Minority Student Affairs, said minority aides play a crucial role for minority students living in residence halls. “Minority aides are undergraduate racial or ethnic students that live in the residence hall and are there to assist students in their transition to MSU by being a resource person for those students,” Edwards said. Minority aides often assist with students’ problems, issues and concerns by referring them to the proper resources on campus, he said. Candidates for the job must participate in a three-part process.
After Wednesday’s loss at Michigan, the MSU volleyball team’s road to the NCAA tournament got tougher. The No.
ASMSU’s Freshman Class Council wanted to do something different this year. Hence the reason members agreed to organize “Adopt-a-Child,” a new program established within ASMSU, the university’s undergraduate student government. “We started the year thinking of something to do that would be different from any other class,” said Sarah Kane, a council representative and a member of its community service committee. In the newly founded program, the council has sent letters to more than 60 local businesses asking for donations of money and toys to ensure a happy holiday for several underprivileged children in the East Lansing area. “We sent letters to anyone we thought would be interested,” Kane said. This is the first year ASMSU has attempted such a program, and one representative said he thinks it’s about time the student government do so. “I think ASMSU needs to do things for the community and give things back to the children,” said Quinn Wright, a College of Communication Arts and Sciences representative on the Student Assembly. Wright built a foundation of the idea from a similar program - which also carries the same name - he participated in during his senior year at Ferndale High School in Ferndale, Mich. “It’s a great program, so I thought, ‘Why not?’” Wright said.
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Minors can’t buy cigarettes, pornography or alcohol - and now the state is trying to ensure they can’t buy violent video games either.An initiative introduced by Michigan Attorney General Jennifer Granholm on Thursday morning encourages retailers to enact regulations preventing minors from purchasing mature video games.The Entertainment Software Review Board has a system to rate games on a scale similar to movies.
CHICAGO - Despite all his successes, Adam Sandler swears he doesn’t watch himself on screen very often. “I have watched my movies in front of audiences before and that is always fun,” he said.
With the peak season for autumn leaves drawing near, Lansing city officials want to make sure residents know how to dispose of their leaves.It’s illegal to dump leaves in what is called the right of way, said Steve Chalker, the recycling coordinator and supervisor of the right of way enforcement officers for the city’s Public Service Department.
The accusations of the plaintiffs in Gratz v. Bollinger, an upcoming trial concerning affirmative action problems at the University of Michigan, are unfair.In October 1997, the Center for Individual Rights filed a lawsuit against the U-M College of Literature, Science and Arts, U-M President Lee Bollinger and former President James Duderstadt.The plaintiffs, Jennifer Gratz, who applied to the university in 1995, and Patrick Hamacher, who applied in 1996, were both denied admission.
For Carol Weissert, being the director of the university’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research is an ideal situation.“It’s a perfect position because it pulls together people who are interested in public policy,” said Weissert, currently the director of MSU’s Program in Public Policy and Administration.
Deborah Zannoth has a solution for avoiding the traditional holiday shopping rush this year. The East Lansing resident plans on visiting the annual Holiday Art Market showcase at the Lansing Art Gallery, 425 S.
“Little Nicky” doesn’t fall in the same category as other Adam Sandler films. The familiar element of Sandler’s character as the underdog is present, but Sandler’s Nicky uses new ways to make the audience laugh.