Go! Team melds Motown style, new wave for solid U.S. debut

Take a step back in time to the sunshine-filled days of the '60s and '70s with The Go! Team.

Hitchcock chillers still hair-raising after all these years

He's the master of suspense. His tombstone inscription reads "I'm in on a plot." And he's made cameo appearances in all of his films, starting with the 1927 release "The Lodger," through his last motion picture "Family Plot," in 1976. Alfred Hitchcock died April 28, 1980 in Los Angeles of natural causes, but his tension-building cinematic masterpieces still resonate with audiences around the world today.

Groups speak out against Columbus Day

A group of about 25 MSU community members marched Monday evening to the rock on Farm Lane, some wearing T-shirts that accused Christopher Columbus of genocide, racism, rape and torture. Instead of celebrating the man recognized throughout history for discovering America, during Columbus Day on Monday members of several cultural student groups observed Indigenous People's Day - which honors those who lived in the Americas long before Columbus set foot on the continent. About 50 people in all attended Monday evening's events, which included a prayer, music and speeches from several group members at the rock. Those who participated in Indigenous People's Day events - including members of the North American Indigenous Student Organization and Movimiento Estudiantil Xicano de Aztlan - said they hold different views than those traditionally taught in U.S.

MIDDAY UPDATE: E.L. officials worry that sign ordinance will violate First Amendment

With the East Lansing City Council election on Nov. 8, city officials are worried the political sign ordinance restricting the number of yard signs to a maximum of five per yard is too restrictive to residents' freedom of speech under the First Amendment. In July, the City Council adopted Ordinance No.

2 attacks highlight E.L. area crime trend

Five years ago today, 24-year-old Brandon D'Annunzio died after he was punched during an altercation at the 200 block of M.A.C.

Walk for breast cancer awareness on Oct. 15

The MSU Women's Resource Center is asking people to participate in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk that will be held at 9 a.m.

Fired up

We're all grown up now. Let's act like it. This means being responsible: Taking care of your belongings and making sure you don't catch anything on fire - such as your dorm room. A lit candle was left unattended, which caused a small fire in Bryan Hall on Friday.

Women's rights don't supersede unborn's

This letter is not in the hopes of starting an abortion debate, but rather to correct the misinterpretation of the 'religious right' in the political cartoon by Mike Ramsey (SN 9/28). The cartoon depicts the religious right as trying to topple women's rights as the end result of their campaign against abortion, etc.

Police briefs 10/11/05

Writer naive, should drink to judge others

I am writing in response to Kristen Daum's opinion piece "Alcohol poisoning is not 'cool'; why must students brag about booze?" (SN 9/27). As a fellow Spartan, I can understand the points she makes about the stupidity and danger of debauchery and binge drinking in general.

Orchard lets customers pick their own apples

Kathy Korson defines her orchard by everything it's not. There's no cider mill or corn maze.

Bill would assist disaster relief efforts

A bill introduced in the state House would allow public employees to take a leave of absence with pay to help with disaster relief outside Michigan. The legislation comes on the coattails of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which ravaged the South and left many people homeless or without power.

Officials to assess East Village plan on Oct. 26

The East Village Master Plan is in the formal stages of consideration by the East Lansing Planning Commission, despite criticisms, city officials said.

Rape isn't caused by clothes, only people

The State News article "Girls, put on some clothes; this isn't America's Next Top Hoochie" (SN 9/28) shows a lack of respect for women and a perpetuation of myths about sexual assault.

Icers ascend rankings after tournament win

The MSU hockey team jumped seven spots to No. 10 in the www.uscho.com Division I Poll following wins against Wayne State and last year's national runner-up, North Dakota. With the victories, the Spartans captured the Lefty McFadden Invitational title in Dayton, Ohio, and now stand 2-0.

Camping at the crossroads

By 9:30 a.m., John Corcoran was halfway through his first can of Budweiser Select. An unseasonably frigid autumn wind blew across the beginnings of a campsite.

Student groups to aid victims

Pakistani students at MSU are teaming up to help with relief efforts after an earthquake on Saturday in South Asia killed more than 20,000 people. The MSU Pakistan Students Association and the Kashmir Students League plan to set up a booth in the International Center to collect monetary donations for victims of the catastrophe sometime this week, said economics junior Hassan Baweja, the general secretary for the Pakistan Students Association. Group members also plan to send out a campus-wide e-mail on how students can help, and hope to collect blankets and clothes in the residence halls, said economics sophomore Talha Rahman. "It's cold in the northern areas where the earthquake happened, and they need warm clothes," Rahman said.

Study: Vaccine might prevent cervical cancer

A study shows that a new vaccine might be almost 100 percent effective in preventing cervical cancer in women. The vaccine, called GARDASIL, was developed by Merck and Co. Inc., and might be able to prevent cancer that is associated with the human papillomavirus, which also is known to cause genital warts.

Shaken

It's starting to feel like the Apocalypse. Day after day we hear about disaster after disaster.

Go-carts roar at family-run track

As a race official waved a green flag from the center of a grove of trees, engines roared to life and the scent of fuel and burnt rubber filled the air on Sunday.