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FEATURES

Impact first college station to go digital

Joe Guillen
November 24, 2004

Digital is taking over. Not only is there digital cellular phone service, digital television cable and digital music recording possibilities to enhance our listening and watching experiences, but there is have digital radio, and it's available in the East Lansing area. WDBM Impact (88.9 FM) became the first college radio station in the United States to begin broadcasting digitally in HD radio last week.

NEWS

Groups hope Simon will join organization for workers' rights

Melissa Sanchez Special for The State News Students are wearing it right now, on their sweat pants, baseball caps, mittens or T-shirts - in both green and white - the MSU logo. Long before hitting the shelves of Steve & Barry's University Sportswear or Meijer, that apparel was made by someone, somewhere - possibly by a factory worker in a Third World country. Although MSU has anti-sweatshop policies, a student group argues administrators are not doing enough to ensure apparel bearing the school logo is made in fair labor conditions. One group in particular, Students for Economic Justice (SEJ), has unsuccessfully lobbied MSU President M.

MICHIGAN

Beaner's to open new shops in E.L., 3 southeast states

A local coffee shop chain is expanding into other parts of the state and country, opening in three southeastern states after operating in the Midwest for nearly a decade. Beaner's Gourmet Coffee, founded in East Lansing in 1995, is opening three locations in Mobile, Ala., Charleston, S.C., and Dacula, Ga., near Atlanta, said Michael McFall, president of the company. "The markets we're going into, like Mobile, Alabama, and Charleston, are really underserviced from the gourmet coffee perspective," McFall said.

SPORTS

Team prepares for trip to Hawaii

Megan Homanick
November 24, 2004

Before the MSU football team even started its season, head coach John L. Smith made mention about how much he disliked the idea of having to play at Hawaii for the final game of the season.

FEATURES

Theater briefs

Sarah Al-ramadhan
November 24, 2004

"The Frog Prince" A children's musical about a frog who is really a prince and a curse that can only be broken by the kiss of a princess. Who: Riverwalk Theatre When: Friday-Sunday, Dec.

MSU

Hall gives thanks, lip balm to soldiers

Margaret Harding
November 24, 2004

Beanie Babies, breath mints and lip balm will soon be making their way to military troops overseas. The items are included on a list of possible donations from Emmons Hall residents who are participating in Operation Gratitude, a national organization that has sent more than 36,800 care packages to soldiers stationed in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Kosovo and the Korean peninsula. Meggan Willersdorf, the assistant director for Emmons Hall, said she found the program on a Web site and thought it was a great idea. "It gives residents an opportunity to volunteer - to give their time and effort," she said.

COMMENTARY

Up to moral voters to halt arguments

As an individual who voted for John Kerry in the past election, I - along with many Bush supporters - am growing tired of Democrats who appear to whine about the results and treat their political defeat as what George Will in Newsweek called an "affirmation of intellectual and moral superiority." However, I am equally tired of Republicans telling us to get over it and move on.

NEWS

Report: Women make 67 percent of male salary

Sonia Khaleel
November 24, 2004

A Michigan woman earns 67 cents for every dollar a man makes, according to a new report released this month that assesses the status of Michigan women. This ranks Michigan as 49th in the country - tied with Alabama - for women's wage parity. The 2004 "Status of Women in Michigan" report evaluates women in terms of wage parity, health, reproductive rights and political influence. "Culturally, there has been this attitude for the past 100 years or so that men support families and need to make more money," said Anne Doyle, a member of the advisory committee for the report.

MICHIGAN

Mich. seat belt usage increases

Evan Rondeau
November 24, 2004

Michigan had the nation's fourth-largest increase in seat belt usage during the last year, according to a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released Tuesday. Statewide seat belt usage increased 5.7 percent between 2003 and 2004, jumping from 84.8 to 90.5 percent.

FEATURES

More than tradition

Here's what we know: In the early 1620s a group of religious separatists called Pilgrims settled in an area now known as Plymouth.

MICHIGAN

Deer collisions up this season

Shawn Smith
November 24, 2004

Entering the second week of Michigan's firearm hunting season, state officials and insurance companies continue to caution motorists about deer on the road. The number of monthly deer-car crashes commonly begins to increase during fall months and peaks in November, but deer can present problems for motorists into early December, said Jim Rink, a spokesman for insurance company AAA Michigan. "Fall is mating season for the deer so they're generally more active

COMMENTARY

Taken to task

This semester, The State News has had the unfortunate responsibility of reporting on an unusually high number of reported sexual assaults.

MSU

Full reorganization report presented to council

Rebecca Mcnulty
November 24, 2004

Tuesday's Academic Council meeting centered around liberal arts reorganization and the creation of a new residential college. Committee on College Reorganization Chairman Stephen Esquith presented the report on reorganization of the liberal arts and programs.

NEWS

President-designate addresses student concerns, questions

Jaclyn Roeschke
November 24, 2004

President-designate Lou Anna Simon admits she has a bias. Whether she was garnering support for college reorganization or worrying about why research refrigerators had some unwanted mold in them, she has been consciously focused on academic issues as provost. When Simon becomes president Jan.

FEATURES

'Killzone' flounders in wake of 'Halo 2'

I think I'm getting spoiled. There are too many excellent first-person shooters available today and they've ruined me. Example: When I use a sniper rifle in a game, I look for certain elements that I wouldn't have even understood a year or so ago.