Kresge curator to hold 'Cremaster' discussion

April Kingsley, curator of Kresge Art Museum, will host a discussion on performance artist and Director Matthew Barney at 7 p.m.

Area holds live jazz, indy

Just because it's not the weekend yet doesn't mean you can't still rock out. There's plenty of live local music happening in the area this week to tide you over until Friday and Saturday night.

Faculty fight for creative rights

A novel created by an MSU professor in a private, secluded cabin and cancer research conducted in university labs, are no different as far as university administrators are concerned. As it stands, any work created by university professors is legal property of MSU. But this distinction could change after Academic Council votes today on a possible revision of MSU's copyright policy. The policy states that any research done by faculty is first owned by MSU, then ownership is assigned to the creator. MSU is the only research institution of its kind that has this type of copyright policy, said Sheila Teahan, associate English professor.

Union and its players at fault for not accepting cap earlier

The following is a hypothetical conversation between NHL Players' Association Executive Director Bob Goodenow and President Trevor Linden that could have taken place the night before the NHL officially canceled its season. Linden: Uh, Boss, I think we should accept a salary cap.

Former Spice Girl cooks up luke warm solo release

It's hard to recognize Emma Bunton these days without those baby doll dresses, pigtails and the nickname Baby Spice.

Broadcasting expo to host management talk

Management guru Stephen M.R. Covey will give a presentation during the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference & Expo at 8 a.m.

Visit by former member of 1970s radical group causes stir

In 1970, Bill Ayers said "enough was enough" and joined 10 other people to declare war against the U.S.

Tennis team extends streak at home to 7

The MSU women's tennis team continued its success at home, getting shutouts over Toledo and Cleveland State in a doubleheader on Sunday. The team is now unbeaten at home in seven matches. The Spartans now hold a 7-2 overall record, one of the best starts in MSU history.

MIDDAY UPDATE: Poker offers friendship, fun

For the Garage Gamers, a group of students who graduated from Northview High School in Grand Rapids, a card game helps maintain the bond of friendship. "It's a great way to get people back together," said Duke Greene, a jazz studies sophomore. The Garage Gamers started playing poker together two years ago.

Surgeon general advises all home owners test for radon

Americans need to test their homes for radon, which is a significant health risk at elevated levels, said U.S.

Nigerian artist to play at E.L. library event

East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbott Road, will hold a "Community Cultures: Africa" program from 2 p.m.

'Six Degrees' cast exhibit fluid performance

It's altogether too easy to classify the rich elite from New York or Aspen high life as snobby or cold-hearted, and forget that they too are human. "Six Degrees of Separation," running this weekend at Lansing Community College, shows the warm-blooded side to the upper crust with compelling characters and an inventive tale. The play is based on a true story of a con man who enters New York society pretending to be actor Sydney Poitier's son. In "Six Degrees of Separation," con man Paul dupes several families with a fake story and knowledge of their children, who are at prestigious universities.

Largest student group offers skiing

With more than 700 members, the MSU Spartan Ski Club is the second largest ski club in the country - and is always welcoming to new members. The ski club was founded in the 1970s and remains one of the largest student organizations on campus.

Pick a project

With extensive East and West Village projects in the making, the city of East Lansing really needs to focus its attention on the 8-year-old City Center II project. Slated for the corner of Abbott Road and Grand River Avenue, officials are now saying the proposed $180 million City Center II will either house two museums, including the MSU Museum, or a hotel.

California worse off than column said

As a California resident and MSU graduate, I felt compelled to respond to Kristi Jourdan's column ("Mitten state does not deserve its redneck-riddled reputation" SN 2/18). I am not writing to further bash Michigan, but to clear up misconceptions Ms. Jourdan has about California.

Smoking rules not likely to be heeded

I am writing in response to Amy Loula's letter "Students need to heed smoking rules" (SN 2/21). As a smoker who takes great care to avoid asthmatic grandmas and toddling infants while enjoying my habit, I feel sympathy toward Ms. Loula's plight.

Student Film Festival now accepting entries

Residence Halls Association and the University Activities Board will be accepting DVD and VHS entries for their second annual Student Film Festival from now until March 15 in the University Activities Board office, 322 Union.

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ASMSU members aim to renovate offices

ASMSU members hope to give their offices a new "professional" look. Under the Student Assembly's push, ASMSU members will voluntarily paint the student government offices.

Move could put MSU Museum downtown

Eighth-grader Josh Fooy's reaction to the photograph of a Hindu woman and her jewelry was probably too crass, but at least he was honest. "She's pimpin'," the eighth-grader from Three Fires Middle School in Howell said, while quickly moving down the line of cultural exhibits in the MSU Museum's lower level. Fooy and 39 other students from the middle school came to the museum, located on West Circle Drive across from the Main Library, on Thursday afternoon as a reward for improving grades in their social studies class. School trips and classroom visits are commonplace at the MSU Museum, one of Michigan's pre-eminent natural history museums since its creation in 1857 by MSU's first president, Joseph R.