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Day focuses on native people

Lindsay Machak  and  Alex Altman
October 10, 2006

Many students on campus celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday instead of Columbus Day. Some student groups, such as the North American Indigenous Student Association, or NAISO, refer to the event as Indigenous Peoples Day because Christopher Columbus claimed the Americas when natives were already there, NAISO co-chairperson Vanessa Welch said. "People that don't know about Native American culture say that Columbus found America when really North Americans were already there," the studio art sophomore said.

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ASMSU condemns Young Americans for Freedom event

Cash Kruth
October 10, 2006

Student government officials took an active stance by passing a bill condemning "Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day" last Thursday during an ASMSU Student Assembly meeting. Mark Dobson, vice president of the Residence Halls Association, introduced the bill to ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government, after he gained support for passing a similar bill within the undergraduate residential government. The event was planned by MSU student group Young Americans for Freedom, or YAF, after the planning of the University of Michigan's YAF event.

FEATURES

Glossary of baseball terms

Brendan Bouffard
October 10, 2006

Jumping onto the baseball bandwagon? Pretending to be a lifelong Tigers fan? Here are some terms you should know — they just might help you keep your secret through the World Series. South Paw: A left-handed pitcher Hit and run: When a base runner takes off before the ball is hit.

COMMENTARY

Iraq's wounded shouldn't go unnoticed

September marked the highest monthly level of U.S. troops wounded in Iraq in nearly two years. According to a recent Washington Post article, 776 troops were wounded in Iraq last month — the fourth highest monthly total since the United States first invaded the country in March 2003. Facts like this continue to support the stance that the Bush administration has not properly managed this war and still have yet to establish an appropriate plan to succeed and pull troops out of the country. While the media often reports the number of soldiers killed, the focus rarely falls on the number wounded.

MICHIGAN

Pizza House delivery man robbed at gunpoint

A carryout of a different kind occurred Oct. 3 when a Pizza House delivery man was robbed at gunpoint of $175 in cash and two pizzas outside Deerpath Apartments in East Lansing, police said. At about 4:10 a.m., the 31-year-old delivery man was making his last delivery of the night when two men with guns approached him from behind as he tried to buzz into the building, East Lansing police Det.

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College to offer organic farming

Fredricka Paul
October 10, 2006

People now have a chance to get their hands dirty while earning a certificate in organic farming at MSU. The yearlong Organic Farming Certificate Program begins in January and will include a lot of hands-on experience, such as an internship, said Eunice Foster, associate dean for undergraduate and certificate programs in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. "The program has been in development for a couple of years," Foster said.

FEATURES

How 'bout them Tigers?

Think you're a true-blue Detroit Tigers fan? Test how much you really know by answering the questions below. 1. How many World Series titles have the Tigers won? 2. What team did the Tigers beat in the 1984 World Series?

NEWS

What happens when public progress runs into private property?

Kris Turner
October 10, 2006

Voters will decide if they want to further restrict the government's power to take away private property this November, leaving cities, land owners and experts to ponder the possible consequences. Eminent domain, which grants government agencies the power to take away private property for public use — such as roads or developments — could be significantly altered in two ways.

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GE, mtvU offer $25K for earth-friendly ideas

Alex Altman
October 10, 2006

General Electric Co. and mtvU have teamed up to motivate college students to save the environment. In early September, the groups announced the "ecomagination Challenge," a nationwide contest encouraging college students to think of inventive, cost-conscious ways to improve their campus environments. "We essentially partnered with (General Electric) because we started hearing that the environment and global warming were becoming very serious issues," mtvU general manager Stephen Friedman said.

FEATURES

Playoffs unite former, current Tigers

By Drew Sharp Detroit Free Press Detroit (MCT) — The greatest living Tiger, Al Kaline, wrapped his arm around the shoulders of the 25th man on the roster, reserve infielder Ramon Santiago, smoldering stogies protruding from their mouths. They just stood there, joyously soaking in the spontaneous release of sheer ecstasy unfolding before them in the Tigers' clubhouse, a generational gulf pulled together through one common thread. Santiago has no concept of what "No.

MICHIGAN

Teen teaches duct tape skills

Tara Thoel
October 10, 2006

Haslett — Blue, green, pink, yellow and black rolls of duct tape rested on two tables as more than a dozen middle school students listened intently. Soon, those rolls were transformed into rainbows of wallets and bookmarks. William Beacom, a 16-year-old from Midland, performed his duct tape show Monday afternoon at the Capital Area District Library branch in Haslett. "I've always been kind of crazy, and this is just (one of) those weird things that I've done and (it) turned out to be a job for me," Beacom said. For five years, he taught himself how to make other various items out of duct tape, such as vests, shoes, hats and a carryall bag he is now creating. Beacom makes $75 a show, plus mileage. Ann Chapman, head librarian of the Haslett library, said the duct tape show was the first of a once-a-month craft day for students. Most of the students came after their school day at Haslett Middle School and said the duct tape show would be interesting and fun. "It's something to occupy me while I'm waiting for my mom — it's productive and it's fun," said Matthew Britton, a seventh-grader at Haslett Middle School.