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Electric guitar ruins album

Joe Guillen
August 31, 2004

Who in the whole wide world would ever, ever listen to Joseph Anthony? to Joseph Anthony's album "Maximum Dosage?" The Detroit recording artist's recently released debut flaunts tracks backed by music from Jay-Z and "The Fat Albert Show." But despite this help, all Anthony has succeeded in producing is over-electrified guitar crap that needs to be taken with the smallest grain of salt to even receive the slightest enjoyment.

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Theater season set to begin with new plays

Sarah Al-ramadhan
August 30, 2004

With the new theater season at MSU beginning Wednesday, actors and directors are rushing to prepare and perfect their performances. "We are looking for shows that offer people a unique alternative this season," said Jeff Croff, director of theater group Icarus Falling. This week, the Lansing Civic Players will present their rendition of the "The Little Foxes" at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road. "I really want to enhance the image and costuming of our theater," Lansing Civic Players President Althea Phillips said. Phillips said "The Little Foxes," a play about two deceptive families set on making money, is a good choice to begin the season. "We've been working on it for a while and we will start the season off strong," she said. BoarsHead Professional Theatre, 425 S.

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Dance band rocks hard

Joe Guillen
August 30, 2004

Most rock albums have a tendency to be impossible to dance to. They're usually laden with heavy and distorted guitar riffs, smashing bass lines and beats meant to start a mosh pit, not a dance party. Yet Head Automatica, the side project of Glassjaw front man Daryl Palumbo, kills that theory by conjuring up a rock group that plays songs that make it impossible to keep your feet still.

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Civic Players debut 'Little Foxes'

Sarah Al-ramadhan
August 30, 2004

As the cast of "The Little Foxes" scurried around the set during a Saturday morning rehearsal, Althea Phillips anticipated the first performance of her career as president of the Lansing Civic Players. "This is the day you say it will never work, it will never make it," she said.

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Perfume bottles: Unique art

Though it may not be the first thing that comes to mind, perfume bottles offer a look into a deep history of female art - the art of smelling fabulous. In July, Lori Emmons, a 1966 MSU graduate, offered 100 of her 1,000-bottle collection for display at the Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame, 213 W.

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Store promotes rare reads

The third and fourth levels of the MSU Main Library can be a creepy place. The silence rings in your ears, old books tower above your head, and smells of grandmother's attic reach to potent levels. East Lansing's rare and specialty book stores are similar to these unique qualities.

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'Freshman 15' doesn't happen for all

Sarah Frank
August 25, 2004

Though college brings excitement and adventure for freshmen, one factor of college life could rain on their parade - the threat of weight grain amidst a sea of fatty food. You've heard the horror stories.

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Something cooking

Emily Bingham
August 25, 2004

It's August and you've just moved into your first house or apartment. You've spent the entire day moving heavy boxes and unpacking and now you're hungry.

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Tattoos, piercings popular at 'U'

Megan Frye
August 25, 2004

A four hour drive isn't enough of a reason to make Dia Bishop get a tattoo in her hometown of Toronto, rather than at East Lansing's Splash of Color Tattoo & Piercing Studio. Bishop, who visits East Lansing frequently, has two tattoos.

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Device rewards for healthful habits

Carl Lindquist
August 25, 2004

Nestled discreetly in a quiet suburban neighborhood in northern East Lansing lurks a man who calls himself "Dr. Evil." His office, not unlike the workstations used by other men of his kind, is discombobulated: Half-sheets of paper inscribed with random numbers decorate his desk between computer chips, circuit boards, a computer and other random paraphernalia.

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Hangovers can create too much porcelain prayer

Amy Davis
August 25, 2004

Oh, the power of the hangover. The pounding headache, the queasy stomach, the dizziness, the extreme sensitivity to light and sound and the general overwhelming feeling of regret - all part of nature's punishment for having a little too much fun the night before. Although most people know drinking in moderation is best, many get caught up in the moment and can't resist the temptation to tip back a few too many with close friends. After making late-night prayers to the "porcelain god" or the nearby trash can, some students try any hangover remedy to end their misery. Sitting on a blue couch at an off-campus party spot, then-music education freshman Paul Kelly said the sign of a bad hangover is waking up the next day still drunk.