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Students seek prizes, deals despite storms

Brian Beute
August 25, 2003

Despite delays due to torrential rains and a tornado warning, about 5,000 students introduced themselves to local businesses during Thursday's Midnight Madness shopping spree.About 50 downtown businesses opened their doors and extended their hours, prompting students to stroll along East Grand River Avenue in search of good deals, freebies and a taste of East Lansing nightlife.The Capital Area Transportation Authority provided free transportation for the evening."It gets the kids out of the dorms to see what the city has to offer," said Joseph Orlowski, store manager at Steve & Barry's University Sportswear, 515 E.

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top 10 Pick-Me-Up Songs

With the start of classes, a good portion of students are ornerier than a sex-deprived manatee. That said, the following is the first of several "Top 10" lists to appear in The State News this semester.

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Talent competition reveals future musical big shots

Lansing - The capital city proved it was alive Friday night in downtown's Southtown nightclub as 3rd Deggree won the Lansing Live talent competition.The event was hosted by radio station WQHH-FM (96.5) in hopes to pull the world's next big rap or R&B star out of Lansing.A promotion of Rep Yo City, Inc., Lansing Live, the club and the artists participated in a talent search for local artists through select radio marketsThe competition urged local artists to send CDs to the radio station for a chance to perform live at Southtown nightclub, 1146 S.

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'Freddy Vs. Jason' gory fun

Shaun Byron
August 25, 2003

When I was a kid, my older brother would rent the "Friday the 13th," and "A Nightmare on Elm St.," flicks, which I was forbidden to watch. That never stopped him from waking me up in the middle of the night and dragging me downstairs to watch them. I was scared of Jason, and today I still get a little shiver when I see him trudging around on screen.

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Rancid puts on new face

Kristofer Karol
August 25, 2003

Rancid's latest album, "Indestructible," might not live up to its maximum potential, but it's a nice blend of the group's progression from all-out punk to having tinges of ska and folk. It also shows off the band's variety in songwriting on the 19-song, nearly 54-minute album. The Californian quartet sets the tone right from the start with the guitar-charged, punked-out title track.

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Fine performances can't cover bad script in 'Range'

Shaun Byron
August 25, 2003

Cowboy flicks have been around since the first days of film. Sometimes they are a formula for success and sometimes it's just a shoot 'em up, cornball movie - and Hollywood's newest western "Open Range" seems to be a pretty good mixture of both. Beautifully shot with excellent performances and a script that could have been just an updated Roy Rogers' movie, Kevin Costner starred and directed in this mediocre western. The story follows Costner, Robert Duvall, Diego Luna and Abraham Benrubi who play free grazers, cowboys that roamed the prairies allowing their cattle to graze upon the open fields.

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VHS tapes fall to wayside for DVDs

Evan Rondeau
August 15, 2003

New DVD titles and $2 VHS tapes are being offered to students by the Residence Halls Association movie rental offices this fall. Last year, RHA movie offices rented more DVDs than VHS by a margin of 4-to-1, said Adam Raezler, movie office director for RHA.

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Students search for bargain textbooks

Sarah Frank
August 15, 2003

Some say they hardly ever, while others say they do it too much. Regardless, studying has got to be done to stay in school. From coffee houses to dorm rooms, MSU and East Lansing offer hundreds of potential study spots for every Spartan.

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Coffee houses provide plenty of choices

In the quest for the illustrious java, one can only hope to make the right decision about where to invest precious time consuming their coffee. East Lansing offers a variety of spots to suppress sleep.

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Mp3 players offer alternative to CD systems

Sarah Frank
August 15, 2003

What fits in your back pocket, plugs into your ears and is as useful as a jukebox? Many students say it's an mp3 player, an increasingly popular alternative to portable CD players. Winston Glass, a telecommunication, information studies and media senior, said he has two mp3 players. "If I go on a trip, I pack light, I take my laptop and this," Glass said pointing to the Apple iPod attached to the waist of his blue jeans. A MSU Computer Store employee, Glass said he sees lots of students coming in wanting to buy the small handheld music player. Most mp3 players cost $99 for about 64 megabytes of memory.

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DVD sales soar, VHS still intact

Antonio Planas
August 15, 2003

Cult movie fan Andrew Bishop knows he has to keep with up the times if he wants to maintain his cinema collection."A lot of places only sell DVDs, they don't even sell VHS movies anymore," the merchandising management junior said.

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Technology is getting ridiculous

Usually I don't watch "The Oprah Winfrey Show." It's not that I dislike the show or anything, but it's just not on my must-see TV list. But a few weeks ago "Oprah's Favorite Things for Spring" caught my eye. After the segment on neon pink flowered flip-flops, Oprah introduced a new gadget to her millions of viewers. It was the Apple iPod - a small mp3 player that stores thousands of songs.

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Decorate dorms with easy, fun, cheap items

Sarah Frank
August 15, 2003

For college students, a 12-by-12 space serves as their kitchen, living room and bedroom all-in-one. Not a whole lot of room for furniture, let alone two people. And Welcome Weekend can sometimes be spent looking for decorations to turn their bland dorm room into the space of their dreams - and on a small budget, too. Drafting Professor Mary-Margaret Munski says in order to get the most out of their dorm room, students should focus on space-saving techniques. "Any time you have a small space and a lot of clutter, it makes your space look smaller," she said. Munski suggests buying crates or storage shelves that can be stacked to save space and are useful for storing anything such as books, food, clothes or shoes. Having a "design conference" with roommates also can make decorating easier, Munski said. "Sit down with your roommate, come up with a theme, budget out some money and go shopping," she said.

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Good food at good prices

So you've finally made the transition to MSU. The dreaded orientation period is done, and now you're left on your own to figure things out.