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MSU

Women's conference features 21 sessions

The third annual MSU Women's Leadership Conference will take place from 1:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday. Registration for the event will continue until the conference is full. The event is geared to female MSU students, but is open to anyone.

MSU

ASMSU sets aside $11K for office upkeep

ASMSU's Student Assembly set aside $11,000 for office equipment, software, signs and insurance at their meetings last month. "Every single one of those items is for the betterment of ASMSU as a whole," said Megan Wolocko, ASMSU comptroller.

FEATURES

Rosa Parks deserves a worthy dedication

I bet Fantasia Barrino, Celine Dion and Diddy are already lined up. They're all licking their chops for a chance to perform on the Rosa Parks tribute song. Even though no official plans have been announced, you know it's coming.

MSU

Senior Class Council holds football game

The eighth annual Green and White Charity Bowl will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Munn field. The Senior Class Council of ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government, and STA Travel are sponsoring the event to raise funds for a charity organization. The touch football tournament involves coed teams of seven to 12 players, and regular IM Sports touch football rules apply.

MICHIGAN

Vacancy at hearings a concern

Sparsely attended public hearings at East Lansing City Council meetings have one council member worried about the number of people speaking out about issues affecting the community. Councilmember Bill Sharp said attendance at public hearings held during City Council meetings fluctuates depending on the issues being discussed. "It's usually the NIMBY effect," he said.

MICHIGAN

Bush pushes for bird flu vaccine

President George W. Bush outlined a $7.1 billion plan on Tuesday to prepare for the possibility of a bird flu pandemic, saying he wanted to stockpile enough vaccine to protect 20 million Americans against the current strain of bird flu. He also said the United States must approve liability protection for the makers of lifesaving vaccines.

COMMENTARY

Writer doesn't speak for MSU football fans

It's obvious Eric Fish, "Changes need to be made if blunders continue," (SN 10/28) knows a lot more about the game of football than I do; he probably played in high school or something, but I can't believe he, of all people, have jumped on the "Let's can Coach Smith" bandwagon. Just as a reminder, coach John L.

FEATURES

SSX on Tour

EA Sports Big is back with the fourth installment in its SSX series of snowboarding games, "SSX on Tour." The game is true to the SSX formula: big jumps, ridiculous tricks and plenty of style. It's the style aspect that sets "SSX on Tour" apart from its predecessors.

COMMENTARY

Opening doors

Finally. When Valley Forge Military College in Pennsylvania begins its fall 2006 semester, women will be able to attend classes alongside men for the first time in the school's history. For some, this represents an end to an archaic practice of separating men and women in educational environments. For others, it represents the end of a tradition.

COMMENTARY

Reporter: Situation in Iraq not hopeless

Hard data from Iraq is difficult to come by. We can speak of 2,000 U.S. military deaths, estimates of Iraqi deaths or we can speak of voting margins for the constitution, but without reference they don't indicate anything about the progress in Iraq or the sentiments of the people there. Michael Yon is an independent reporter currently embedded in Baghdad (he was very recently in Mosul as well). His pictures and observations are freely available on his weblog.

MSU

Mexican ritual displayed on campus

Liliana Martinez said she wishes she could be in Tamaulipas, Mexico, with her parents today to give her grandfather cigarettes, spicy food and his favorite hat. Instead, the food industry management junior will be remembering him on campus in honor of the Mexican ritual, El Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Martinez said today is a special day for her family because her grandfather died on April 4. "He was a very important part of my life," said Martinez, a Texas resident.

FEATURES

'Wasteland' proves to be waste of time for Tony Hawk gamers

Just when gamers thought Activision could not come up with a new way to present the same Tony Hawk game, they surprise us all once again and put out a new and improved game out on the market, "Tony Hawk's American Wasteland." I will admit I was a little skeptical when starting this up because the past games, while fun, haven't exactly been the most creative. It seemed as though the key to this game was the overused free-roaming ability that just about all games are turning too.

NEWS

Student falls victim to campus carjacking

In a crime unusual to the area, an MSU student's car was stolen after a man showed her a gun in Ramp 2 on Monday night. The student told police she parked her car in the basement level of the parking ramp near Bessey Hall and planned to head to the Main Library when she noticed a man talking to her friend, who exited the passenger-side door, at about 9:50 p.m., MSU police Sgt.