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MSU hosts forum on stem cell research issues

A host of MSU students gathered in the Wilson Hall auditorium Thursday at a forum to discuss the issues behind stem cell research. A panel of representatives from several student organizations sat in front of an audience and debated the pros and cons of the research.

MICHIGAN

Masked man robs nightclub

For the third time this week, police are investigating a robbery involving a suspect wearing a mask from the movie “Scream.” Lansing police Lt. Bruce Ferguson said a suspect entered the Deja Vu nightclub, 1000 W. Jolly Road, in Lansing, at about 11:45 p.m. Tuesday and robbed the club at gunpoint, making off with an undisclosed amount of money.

FOOTBALL

Heisman watch

Over the years the Heisman Trophy has come to symbolize the most dynamic offensive player in college football. Six of the past seven Heisman Trophy winners have gone to quarterbacks, and in this week’s Heisman watch, the nation’s two most electrifying quarterbacks take over the top two spots.

FOOTBALL

Jones possesses top potential

When MSU head coach Mark Dantonio and linebackers coach Mike Tressel were still at Cincinnati, they salivated over the prospect of recruiting freshman linebacker Greg Jones, who was a hometown high school football star.

SPORTS

Back with a purpose

Last year, senior tight end Kellen Davis traded in his football gear for a suit. His place of business was no longer the football field — it was East Lansing’s 54-B District Court. His teammates continued to practice and worry about the next game while he sat at home on the weekends and worried about his life. Where had his life gone?

COMMENTARY

Blackwater USA actions alarming

It’s fair to say that the United States, as the greatest democracy in the world, holds those forces accountable who participate in the merciless slaughter of innocent civilians.

COMMENTARY

Students need to get involved with academics

Some people think two ASMSU student representatives sitting on seven of the university’s 20 committees with student seats hold a monopoly on student influence at MSU. But the two students said they want to see more student involvement, and if they weren’t there, no students would sit on such committees.

NEWS

Second time around

Three cards taped to the front counter of Udon Sushi Bakery, 134 N. Harrison Ave., welcome its owner back from the restaurant’s half-year hiatus. “We were all losing weight. You need to feed us more!” one reads. Another customer writes, “When you guys closed, I died a little inside.”

MICHIGAN

Simon participates in conference on U.S., China relations

MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon participated in a conference this week in Washington D.C. hosted by former President George Bush and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges to discuss relations between the U.S. and China with other education administrators and officials.