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Debating the debate

Brandon Knight Economics senior Green Party Voting for: Undecided What she (Granholm) said: "(Gov.

NEWS

Guberbate

Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Dick DeVos squared off in the first gubernatorial debate Monday evening on the legitimacy of their campaign ads and how they plan to improve Michigan's economy. The Democratic governor and Republican challenger butted heads, each saying Michigan voters are being misled by the other. "The people of Michigan deserve better, and they deserve the facts," DeVos said. The advertisements DeVos has run about Michigan's involvement with Honda Motor Co., Inc. lied to the voters, Granholm said.

NEWS

Green Party candidate protests debate exclusion

Douglas Campbell stood in the middle of Republicans and Democrats milling outside Michigan's gubernatorial debate Monday, distant from the fray inside. He is the Michigan Green Party's gubernatorial candidate. According to WKAR-TV employees, Campbell, who did not meet necessary criteria to speak at Monday's debate broadcast from the Communication Arts and Sciences Building, attempted to enter but was turned away. Tim Zeko, executive producer for WKAR-TV, which hosted the debate, said candidates needed at least 5 percent in the polls to participate. "None of the minority parties were polling anything close to that," he said, referring to the U.S.

FEATURES

Good résumé makes big impact on employers

Organizing and reorganizing. Changing the font. Adjusting margins. Adding new information. TeAundra McCullough has been through the tedious process of altering her résumé for career fairs. "When I came from high school, my résumé was a little rough," said McCullough, an interdisciplinary studies in social science and human resources and society senior.

FEATURES

Columnist lists guidelines for season's partywear for men

My optimism rapidly faded once I was inside the living area crowded with beautiful girls, fashionable decor and old-fashioned glasses stacked with ice and fine liquor. I realized this was no place for an underdressed beer-toter such as myself. Many MSU students have said goodbye to summer and, with that, the concept of open parties. Instead, they're preparing for exclusive, sophisticated parties with themes: black and white, wine and cheese, etc. For guys, these new parties require a new look, and some new styles have great options for guys looking to drink fancy and look good while doing it. Jackets Functionality is essential when looking for a great jacket. Jackets are generally bigger on the shoulders, but they shouldn't hang over much — just enough to round out a man's frame.

FEATURES

Sports conditioning can prevent injuries

By Kyung M. Song The Seattle Times Seattle (MCT) — Planning to run a marathon but your longest run still has not cracked the double-digit mile mark? Want to join a soccer league even though most of your exercise comes from scooting around in a swivel chair? Think it would be fun to play dodgeball for the first time since, well, third grade? Warning: You may be risking shin splints, tendinitis, stress fracture or worse. Even if you are fit, making sudden, unaccustomed demands on your body is as unwise as sliding head-first into home plate — it is needlessly dangerous.

NEWS

Panel: Issues missed

Precious time was wasted last night in the gubernatorial debate on issues Michigan voters don't care about, eight State News panelists found. In preparation for the three debates scheduled for Democratic Gov.

MICHIGAN

Student gets additional charge for Welcome Weekend conduct

An MSU student charged with an alleged Welcome Weekend assault will go to circuit court after a Lansing police officer testified in a preliminary examination Monday. A preliminary examination is held to determine if there is enough evidence to move the case to a higher court. Physics junior Woodard Williams was arraigned Aug.

FOOTBALL

Ringer out for season; Stanton probable for U-M

The worst-case scenario is now reality. Sophomore running back Javon Ringer is out for the season. However, senior quarterback Drew Stanton is probable for Saturday's game against Michigan. During the second quarter of MSU's 23-20 loss to Illinois on Saturday, Ringer went down with an injured right knee after gaining three yards on a screen pass.

COMMENTARY

Truth, values not open for debate

Fried after a long weekend and even longer week, it was the typical scenario of friends lounging around a living room, exchanging lazy conversation with only half their attention on what was being said and the other half on the TV. Somehow the conversation turned to church, and my friend Jimmy declared, "I don't hate religion.

NEWS

Council likely to choose newest member tonight

Whoever is chosen to fill the vacancy on East Lansing's City Council has a busy year ahead. Many students said Monday they have high expectations for the city's newest leader. "What I would like to see is a person who is willing to sit down and talk to students, compromise with students and treat students like they are any other resident in East Lansing," said Melissa Horste, a member of the University Student Commission — which gives city officials student input — and the director of governmental affairs for ASMSU. The City Council is likely to choose a new member at its 7:30 p.m.

MSU

MSU's tremendous tower

The 49 bells of Beaumont Tower chimed as assistant carillonneur Bill McHarris played in front of an audience before the Homecoming football game. "Playing is one way to work off frustrations," McHarris said with a smile to a cramped room, as he wiped the sweat from his forehead. McHarris, an MSU professor of chemistry and physics, began playing at Beaumont Tower in 1996 and is one of six carillonneurs who regularly play at the tower. "I started out in music way back when," McHarris said.