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Nontraditional chef keeps kitchen in order

Jennifer Meese
November 10, 2000

Chris LaBelle is the first to say he’s not the traditional chef.The 25-year-old prefers a beige Adidas cap to a huge, white chef hat.And the executive chef at Evergreen Grill, 327 Abbott Road, doesn’t bark orders at the people who work under him.“I don’t think of myself as their boss, though I guess I am,” says LaBelle, dressed in an old black shirt and green-and-white-striped pants covered in front by a small apron.

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Main drag

Jennifer Meese
November 9, 2000

Kimberley Monet Jones waited for years to perform in a drag show with her friends. And three years ago, her character, Queen Bitch, was born. “I tried it for Halloween,” she said.

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Cowslingers to play at Macs Bar

Dan Julian
November 9, 2000

Members of the Cleveland-based “cowpunkabilly” band The Cowslingers admit they have an interesting fan base. “Usually drunks and degenerates,” lead vocalist Greg Miller said.

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Lack of originality flaws Dynamite Hack debut

Dan Julian
November 8, 2000

Dynamite Hack superfast (Woppitzer Records) Dynamite Hack, best known for its unlikely cover of “Boyz-n-the Hood,” which was plastered on alternative and top 40 radio stations this summer, released its much-anticipated debut on Woppitzer Records. First and foremost, the album is solid with all the qualities a successful rock ’n’ roll record should jam with: a generous array of distorted guitars with a heaping portion of melodic hooks, a magnificent rhythm section and, occasionally, a singer who can sing. Despite these qualities, this collection has serious originality issues.

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Kresge hosts faculty exhibit this month

Justin D. Brown
November 7, 2000

Earlier this semester, studio art Professor Peter Glendinning aided studio art seniors in STA 492, Senior Seminar and Professional Practice. After helping most of his students put on their first art exhibit as part of the class, Glendinning, along with other faculty members, will exhibit artwork in the Faculty Exhibition 2000 at Kresge Art Museum starting Friday.“It’s going to be spectacular,” museum curator April Kingsley said.

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U pieces featured in Bagger Vance

Cory Vowell
November 7, 2000

When Robert Redford’s film adaptation of the Steven Pressfield novel “The Legend of Bagger Vance” opened Friday, the MSU Museum was a part of the long-awaited film.The museum contributed some of the props used in the film.The movie, which takes place in the 1930s in Georgia, uses nearly 30 pieces of vintage golf course equipment borrowed from the MSU Museum’s Kenyon T.

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Lansing Civic Players present Anne Frank

Justin D. Brown
November 6, 2000

The Lansing Civic Players create an intriguing historical tale in their retelling of “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Based on a true story, the Players use portions of Anne’s diary to narrate the play, chronicling the lives of Anne’s family and others as they hide from Hitler’s discriminatory laws and concentration camps during the Holocaust. Sharing a cramped two-level apartment are Anne (Kristin Shields); Mr. Frank (Todd Heywood); Mrs. Frank (Elizabeth Cummings); Anne’s sister, Margot (Lindsey Stakoe); Mr. Van Daan (Tom Klunzinger); Mrs. Van Daan (Linda Granger); their son, Peter (Ryan Mahaney) and Mr. Dussell (Bill Gordon), a dentist. The eight seek refuge in Mr. Frank’s employer’s attic, as they live in constant fear and are forced to sit and wait until the Nazi rule is over. Under constant scrutiny, the characters must watch their every step and live by a schedule.

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Napster to charge for services

Dan Julian
November 6, 2000

Jacob Cable thinks it’s about time Napster considers charging people to use its music downloading system. “For Napster it’s an excellent marketing opportunity,” the general business administration and pre-law senior said.

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Welcome back, Charlie

Cory Vowell
November 3, 2000

It has all the makings of a box office bomb: an inexperienced, first-time director; expectations of a fatal run because of the flop of other classic television show remakes and nasty rumors about on-set tensions circulating for months before its release.

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Piano trio Ben Folds Five splits

Dan Julian
November 3, 2000

Frank Maynard doesn’t look at the recent Ben Folds Five breakup as a tragedy, but more as an opportunity for each member to shine.“From what I understand, they decided they had done their course of what they wanted to do as a trio,” the Novi resident said.

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Smith, Grandaddy perform at high-tech concert

Justin D. Brown
November 3, 2000

DETROIT - At St. Andrews Hall, emo kids got a chance to test out new communication and musical products while grooving to the mellow tunes of John Lennon-like guitarist Elliot Smith and the futuristic sounds of rock band Grandaddy.Sponsored by Rolling Stone Live, the already high-tech audience members, most of whom clipped pagers and cell phones to their clothes, entered two raffle contests, hoping for a chance to win a Philips Electronics MP3 player or the new Motorola/Skytel pager.

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Weekend Guide

Friday Knee Deep Shag performs with Nectar and Slow Drag at the State Theatre, 404 S.

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Accafellas put on fall show

Michonne L. Omo
November 3, 2000

Break out your grass skirt: It’s time for a “Rockin’ Acca Luau.”The Accafellas, an eight-man a cappella group, puts on its fall concert at 8 tonight in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.

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Distributor aids womens music

Elysia A. Smith
November 2, 2000

LANSING - Though Ani DiFranco will perform at MSU’s largest on-campus venue next week, she wasn’t always so famous.Ten years ago, she toured the country in her own car, selling her self-produced album as she went.Independent stores, not corporate chains, helped DiFranco get out her music - and its messages.Lansing’s Goldenrod Distribution, 1310 Turner St., was one of these stores.

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U production brings technology to Auditorium

Justin D. Brown
November 2, 2000

The MSU Department of Theatre puts on “Evita” at 7:30 p.m. today at the Fairchild Theatre in the Auditorium.The Broadway musical chronicles the life of the once impoverished Eva Duarte as she becomes Eva Peron, the politically involved first lady of Argentina.