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NEWS

Case of the stolen mummy

The mummy lies atop a white sheet on a countertop in the center of the laboratory. It's impossible to miss, and impossible to forget. Its bones have yellowed and turned dark brown in some places, the combined result of age and preservation.

NEWS

Former E.L. mayor defeats former MSU student

The Election Day that led up to Mark Meadows' eventual win was like a movie, he said. "It's like 'The Longest Day'— you, know the movie — the clock doesn't seem to click by," said the new representative of the 69th District. However, he was happy when the first round of votes — those from campus — were counted. "I was particularly pleased because the original numbers were from the Brody Complex," he said.

COMMENTARY

Saddam trial verdict no surprise

"Long live the people! Long live the nation! Down with the occupiers! Down with the spies!" This doesn't exactly scream, "I just got sentenced to death," but those are the exclamations Saddam Hussein shouted after he received his court punishment — death by hanging. After 24 years in power and almost three years after his capture, the Iraqi court has finally found Saddam guilty of crimes against humanity.

FOOTBALL

Reader mail Next MSU coach should only be paid for wins

Has anyone considered changing the football coaches' salaries paradigm? Instead of paying these coaches large guaranteed contracts and for a guaranteed number of years, why do we not offer them a set salary and then for each game they win, they get a guaranteed payment? This would force coaches to actually coach and tie their paycheck to their success, instead of the current system in which these coaches get paid if they win or lose and then the universities have to buy out the large contracts for coaches who failed to produce. For instance, a football coach could have a base salary of $500,000 and then get $100,000 for each game won.

FEATURES

Dirty jobs

By Sarah Harbison, Beth Swanson and Yvette Lanier The State News A swine manager, a cheese-maker, an animal caretaker and a dishwasher. Although at first glance these jobs might seem dissimilar, take a closer look at what the tasks involve: animal feces, putrid stenches and old, half-eaten food.

NEWS

Bar exam passing rate high at MSU

MSU College of Law students who took the bar exam for the first time in July had the second-highest passage percentage in the state. The college also had the largest number of students take the bar exam for the first time in the state, with 180 aspiring lawyers sitting for the test.

NEWS

Students unite to denounce Proposal 2

"No on 2! No on 2!" echoed down the Red Cedar River as more than 150 people rallied together Monday at the rock on Farm Lane to protest Proposal 2, also known as the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative. If passed, Proposal 2 will ban the use of race and gender preferences in admissions and government hiring and contracting.

MICHIGAN

If passed, Prop. 5 might force cuts to city, safety

Voters today will need to consider which trade-off they're willing to have: More education funding or less police and fire safety. Proposal 5, which would automatically allocate a minimum of $565 million toward K-16 education if approved, would pull money from the state's General Fund to cover its costs.

COMMENTARY

Make a difference: Vote - or shut up

Go vote. This year's midterm elections are important. Not only is it possible for the Senate to tip Democratic, but also according to The Center for Information and Research on Civil Learning and Engagement, this year's midterm elections follow a presidential election in which the highest amount of students and young adults turned out to vote in more than a decade. It's the perfect time for students to prove everyone wrong and show up to voice their opinions during this heated midterm political season. In Michigan, the youth voter turnout — people ages 18 to 29 — ranked 12th overall across the country for the 2004 presidential election.