NEWS
Voter registration in E.L.
There are five days left before the Oct. 11 deadline to register to vote in the East Lansing City Council elections.
COMMENTARY
SN coverage slouching, Opinion only good page
I'm curious what diet The State News has been on; it's so thin, I'm jealous. In fact, not only is it thin, but there's no quality.
COMMENTARY
Mich. should protect its mourning doves
In The State News article on the mourning dove issue ("Dove hunting will be on Nov.
COMMENTARY
Fiscally cheap
The entire city of New Orleans was destroyed and now Mayor C. Ray Nagin announced the layoff of 3,000 "nonessential" government employees.
COMMENTARY
Smith shouldn't blame kicker, only himself
After reading the post-game comments by MSU head coach John L. Smith, I realized that this guy needs to get a clue. His comments were filled with excessive blame toward his players, especially the place kicker.
FEATURES
100 Jay Leno fans can pick up tickets for free from board
The University Activities Board is giving away more than 100 free tickets for the Jay Leno Live show at Breslin Center at 8 p.m.
COMMENTARY
Fan angry over seat not being guaranteed
There is no doubt that the men of the MSU football team gave us a great and exciting game on Saturday afternoon. The problem is the lack of attention and detail to the seating arrangements of the stadium organized by the MSU Athletic Department.
COMMENTARY
People to blame for rape, not clothing
Dressing like a "hoochie" does not cause rape. When will we, as a model campus for other Midwestern universities, remove the rape survivor from the list of causes of rape?
NEWS
Make concert-going experiences enjoyable
In addition to the quality of the performance, concert atmosphere can make or break a concert experience.
NEWS
Simon aims to improve MSU dialogue with e-mails, chats
Like any attentive coach, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon gave her postgame report after the big intrastate rivalry this past weekend. She outlined areas where the game plan succeeded, and the places where there is still room for improvement, with the group she refers to as "Team MSU." In a mass e-mail sent to MSU students Tuesday, Simon thanked the student body for "winning post-game behavior." It was the second message delivered in the past week from a president who has increased communication with students during her short tenure. "The e-mails are part of an overall communicating strategy," Simon said.
MICHIGAN
Local eateries donate profits for hurricane relief
Almost 430 restaurants in Michigan participated in Dine for America on Wednesday, with each restaurant donating money to the American Red Cross for hurricane relief efforts. Local restaurants joined the more than 17,000 national restaurants that participated in the event. Chris Simpson, a manager at BD's Mongolian Barbecue, 2080 W.
FEATURES
Musician to bring soul to MSU Sesquicentennial
Rufus Wainwright is a self-proclaimed "gay messiah." "I was really one of the first to start off my career out of the closet, writing about gay issues with a major label in America," he said.
NEWS
Carnival makes comeback after 36-year hiatus
Breathing life back into a tradition that disappeared from campus 36 years ago has had a way of connecting people to their pasts. Sue Carter, who had the idea to resurrect the Water Carnival when she became chairwoman of the sesquicentennial committee, can certainly attest to that. Friday, Carter will commentate from the banks of the Red Cedar River as 18 student-built floats pass by during this weekend's celebration of MSU's 150th anniversary.
NEWS
Marjorie Fair differs from most emo
Most pop-rock bands with sappy, emotional lyrics are quickly shelved when better music comes along, but Marjorie Fair could be a band that will last for a while.
SPORTS
MSU, U-M each looking for 1st Big Ten win of season
MSU and Michigan is always a tough rivalry, but this year both field hockey teams are struggling in unfamiliar territory. Each is looking for its first conference victory as U-M comes to the MSU Field Hockey Complex at 5 p.m.
NEWS
Don't underestimate power of film's end credits
Sitting through the end credits is a highly disputed matter between the novice moviegoer and the folks using terms like "mise-en-scene" and "matte shot" to describe aspects of a film. Generally, the average popcorn muncher only finds merit in watching the endless names roll by if humorous outtake clips run during or after the gaffer's name. For example, the end credits of "Monsters, Inc." incorporates outtakes from the actual performance.
COMMENTARY
People don't disagree with war to be trendy, they care about lives lost
A few weeks ago, John Knowles wrote a column ("Opposition is trendy, but Iraq war is justified, more popular than most," SN 9/13) defending the military action against Iraq.
FEATURES
'Born Yesterday' takes on politics
It seems not much has changed in America since the 1940s - there are still businessmen in bed with politicians, corruption in Washington, D.C., and ditsy blondes oblivious to all of this.
NEWS
31 vehicles vandalized in Lot 89
In a single night, windows of 31 cars parked in Lot 89 were smashed, with stereo equipment, CDs and even fishing poles being taken. Now, officials are stepping up lot security and looking for student volunteers to help. "It's important when students see suspicious activities that they give us a call," MSU police Sgt.
COMMENTARY
Izzone tickets in lower bowl should be cheaper
I attended the Izzone campout in hopes of getting lower bowl seats. As it turned out, I was one of the 500 of the 2,000 campers who will have to settle with upper bowl seats.