NEWS
Where are they now? MSU's child geniuses found
Walking on campus for the first time in 1977, Kam Hunter was a bit shorter than the rest of the freshman class.
COMMENTARY
Opposition is trendy, but Iraq war is justified, more popular than most
Iraq is the central front and most important battlefield in the War on Terror, and American forces must remain there until the job is complete. No distortion by the American media has been as offensive as coverage of the War with Iraq.
FEATURES
Wolf Eyes show noisy, but enjoyable
Wolf Eyes' music can best be described as a mish-mash of sounds. It's noise rock at its best - electronic, loud, rage-inspiring - everything one could want from a band dead set on creating noise.
SPORTS
Monday musings
• What a weekend for football! Michigan lost. Ohio State lost. Iowa lost. The only thing that could have made it better would have been a commanding Spartans win.
MSU
Documentary explores MSU history
Holmes, Williams, Morrill, Snyder, Hannah, Wharton. They aren't just names of buildings around campus - they're characters in an hour-long documentary on MSU's history scheduled to air on local Public Broadcasting Service affiliate WKAR in October. The documentary was created as part of the sesquicentennial celebration, which marks MSU's 150th anniversary.
COMMENTARY
MSU should focus on state before China
Before MSU opens an office in Beijing, MSU should expand university presence in the metro-Detroit area.
MSU
Deadline to change password approaching
As much as half of the MSU community has yet to update MSU NetID passwords, and the deadline to change them is quickly approaching, said Rich Wiggins, senior information technologist for Academic Computing & Network Services. "We're really concerned about having a large number of folks who don't know why they can't get in and overwhelming our help desk," Wiggins said. MSU upgraded its authentication system and one of the requirements is a "strong password," Wiggins said, which is one that has at least one capital letter, one lowercase letter, one numeral and is at least eight characters long.
COMMENTARY
Enforcement zones 'a gift' from police
The editorial on seat-belt enforcement zones, "Traffic Trap" (SN 9/7), seems to be a pretty ungrateful response to a gift from the police department. These enforcement zones couldn't be further from "traps." The dates of the zones have been released ahead of time, and last time I checked, they even put up signs to let you know you're entering the zones.
NEWS
Man found dead in Union lobby
A man was found dead in the lobby of the Union on Sunday night. The man seemed to be sleeping, said members of Phi Epsilon Kappa, a professional fraternity, which was holding a meeting there. At the end of their hour-long session, they approached him and realized he wasn't breathing, said Lisa Jackson, a kinesiology senior and fraternity member.
NEWS
Finally, relief picks up
Lansing gives Thomas Hollingsworth, a Hurricane Katrina evacuee, a sense of what he used to have in New Orleans - a home. A mob of Michigan welcomers, well-wishers and media surrounded him on Friday at St.
FEATURES
Don't take babies to see 'Exorcism of Emily Rose'
Go see "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" in the evening and in the mindset that "based on a true story" is a frivolous claim. I made the mistake of watching "Emily" in the afternoon and was surrounded by unnerved babies and crumb-crunching toddlers running through the aisles.
MICHIGAN
Internet fraud targeted at students as school year begins
Two MSU students lost hundreds of dollars last week when they responded to separate fraudulent e-mails, and police and campus officials want students to know what e-mails they should avoid to prevent even more thefts. "What we would like the students to remember is that they shouldn't respond," MSU police Sgt.
FEATURES
Student designer seeks to 'transform' face of fashion
Nick Vandermolen says he knows that every moment, he is transforming as a person. The English junior brought this philosophy to a taped-down catwalk on the lawn behind the Old Horticulture Building on Friday with his second fashion show. This year's show was called "Transformation." It follows a show held last year at Central Michigan University, where Vandermolen transferred from this year.
FOOTBALL
Defense dominating with key players
After an offseason of relentless questions about its ability, the MSU defense has put some critics to rest. With two games against teams with damaging passing attacks under its belt, the Spartans' defense has yielded just 28 points. Aided by the return of senior cornerback Jaren Hayes and the explosion of sophomore bandit Sir Darean Adams, the Spartans were largely able to shut down Hawaii. MSU head coach John L.
VOLLEYBALL
Weekend games leave Spartans with first loss of season
The MSU volleyball team didn't hang its heads long after suffering its first lost of the season in the Pizza Hut Jayhawk Invitational against host Kansas on Friday.
NEWS
Budget allots $14M more for state universities
Michigan's legislative leaders and Gov. Jennifer Granholm have reached an agreement about spending levels for the 2006 state budget. Universities statewide will not receive any cuts in funding and have $14 million in additional funds that will be allocated later this year, said Greg Bird, spokesman for the Office of the State Budget. "There will be universities that will receive more funding," Bird said.
COMMENTARY
Activist group does promote violence
I am writing in response to the article you ran titled "Local terrorist activity suspected," (SN 8/30). I found it absolutely comical that members of the group Direct Action took offense to speculation by law enforcement that they were involved in terrorist activities.
MICHIGAN
Anti-drunken driving group holds 5K walk
The Michigan state office of Mothers Against Drunk Driving held its annual 5K Strides for Change walk on Saturday. The walk was held at Hawk Island County Park, 1601 E.
MSU
Traffic survey deems Sparty crossing safe
Any questions about the safety of the restructured intersection in front of the new bronze Sparty statue on campus have officially been put to rest, civil and environmental engineering Associate Professor Tom Maleck said. "Whatever problem there was, it went away," said Maleck, who wrapped up a traffic study at the new intersection of Kalamazoo Street and Red Cedar and Chestnut roads last week. Maleck, who works with the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety on traffic issues, said he was asked to conduct the study at the new intersection by deputy police Chief Mike Rice.
NEWS
MSU puts on workshop for event safety
While most people inside Spartan Stadium on Saturday had their eyes glued to the action on the field, a group of police officials were focused on everything but football. "There were moments when we caught the game, but it was a working day for us," said Lt.