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'Together' offers realistic characters, lifelike view of communal living

Casey Mcnenly
November 20, 2002

Believe it or not, the idea of different people from different backgrounds living under the same roof was not spawned by MTV's "The Real World." And in case you haven't noticed, "The Real World" lacks a significant amount of reality; but that's so secret. Perhaps the best kept secret about communal living lies in "Together." The 2000 film portrays life for six Swedish hippies living under communist ideals in the mid 1970s. Elisabeth (Lisa Lindgren) and her two children move into a hippie commune with her brother Goran (Gustav Hammarsten) after her husband Rolf (Michael Nyqvist) hits her.

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Back to the 80's

Dan Julian
November 20, 2002

Flash back 15 years. Ma and pa sent you packing PB&J in a Care Bears lunchbox. Man, that Professor Coldheart was mean.

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Auditorium to host rap-battle contest

The Hubbard Hall Black Caucus is holding its third annual Cypha Tournament at 7:30 p.m. today in the Auditorium's Fairchild Theatre in conjunction with BlackNotes of ASMSU. The night features a freestyle rap-battle contest where the artist must combine quick wit, rhythm and poetry to earn the right to be crowned MSU's top lyricist. Three years ago, in the Hubbard Hall Black Caucus Room, Cypha Nite was originally a time to relax and enjoy the company of others among poetic reverence. "It was an event that started in Hubbard's basement," said Hubbard Hall President Charles Stephens.

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'Deathrow' offers combination of distractions with fighting, sports

Ben Landes
November 19, 2002

The future is brutal, deadly and filled with vulgar threats of derogatory goodness. The Xbox exclusive "Deathrow" is an arena sport from the year 2219 that features a consistent flow of blood and total disregard for others as it quenches the violent hunger of prime-time viewers. It's basically part football, part basketball and a caboodle of ultimate fighter.

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Taylor plays 'amazing' show

Ben Landes
November 18, 2002

Despite being more than twice the age of the average college student, James Taylor still rocks out with a young soul that overflows with timeless music. Not a seat remained vacant Friday night at Breslin Center as the crowd's diversity further demonstrated music's alluring magnetism to unify multiple generations for the same yearning love of melody.

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Students make music for 'U'

Lindsay Frederickson
November 15, 2002

Jeff Kitson started preparing nearly 11 months ago for tonight's performance, a music recital he estimates will last no more than 45 minutes. "There were moments way back then when it was, 'Oh my gosh, is this thing ever going to get here?'" Kitson said.

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James Taylor makes Breslin Center stop today

Ben Landes
November 15, 2002

Grammy award winning artist James Taylor will be playing today at 8 p.m. at Breslin Center. With a career spanning three decades, Taylor released his 14th studio album "October Road" following a five-year break, and toured Europe in September.

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'Chamber of Secrets' opens this weekend

Casey Mcnenly
November 14, 2002

Just one year ago, the Harry Potter phenomenon hit American theaters with the first of four movies. Back then, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" did well at the box office, pulling in $90 million in the first weekend.

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Weekend guide

Friday • The Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St. in Lansing, presents Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies at 8 p.m.

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Las Vegas native Clockwise creates annoying, unoriginal rock

Ben Landes
November 13, 2002

Hailing from the city of sin, neon lights and a never-ending silver river of flowing slot machines, Clockwise has emerged from a music scene that goes virtually unnoticed. Never in a million years would anyone expect a band to rise out of Las Vegas without pawning its instruments somewhere along the way to keep feeding the addiction that is gambling.

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MSU Scuba Club discovers a new world underwater

Dan Julian
November 13, 2002

Decked out in scuba gear and protective head gear, Katie Frank glides through the water to intercept a pass. Out of the corner of her eye, she spots teammate Nick Kwiatkowski on a breakaway farther up the pool. Using her specialized wooden stick, she leads the orange, lead-weighted puck to him. He cradles it on his stick and maneuvers past a few opponents, who cut through the water with awesome effort in an attempt to block Kwiatkowski's path. One player is forced to stop and rise up from the 5-foot-deep water to blow some water out of his snorkel, but returns to the game within a few seconds. With little effort, Kwiatkowski fakes left, then flips the puck toward the metal goal. As the puck nails the back right corner of the goal, the players stop, in mid-action, and almost instantaneously rise above water to discuss the play. Following a short break to catch their breath, they line up at opposing ends of the lap pool in IM Sports-Circle.

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Whats happening?

Events • The Department of Romance and Classical Languages will show the film "Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train," also known as "Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train," as part of International Education Week at 5:30 p.m.

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Student hopes to reach 'U' with alternative Internet zine

Greg Mercer admits he loves to write, but after attempting to get the things he wrote published, he came to the conclusion he had a style that wasn't "mainstream enough." Instead of constantly attempting to publish his material in other outlets, he decided to put together his own online zine, Punkt, which is free and accessible 24 hours a day. "I wanted to have something where I could reach as many people as I could and that's why I chose to do it online, in a press form," Mercer said. An online zine is a publication that is only available on the Internet. Punkt launched on Oct.