MICHIGAN
Restaurants showcase at annual food event
The fifth annual "Taste of Okemos" will be held in the commons area at Okemos High School, 2800 Jolly Road in Okemos.
SPORTS
Spartans face Tulsa in NCAA tourney at Okla.
The MSU men's soccer team will travel to Tulsa for the opening round of the NCAA Tournament after coming off a stellar performance in the Big Ten Tournament. The Spartans (12-6-1) played solid defense en route to their first ever Big Ten Tournament Championship giving up just one goal in the three games they played in Ann Arbor last weekend. The Spartans will meet the Golden Hurricanes (10-6-3) for the first time in school history.
NEWS
The total package
First you crawl, then you walk, then you run. Right now, MSU's offense is running. It has become a complete package that attacks defenses through the air and on the ground. That is a turnaround from last season, when the offense was more one-dimensional, usually beating defenses with the pass. There are varying explanations for the staggering potency of MSU's offense lately.
COMMENTARY
Local authorities should relax MIPs
East Lansing and MSU police have become crazy with the number of minor in possession tickets they are willing to distribute when there are many other problems they could focus on. Police around campus want to blame drinking as the problem for numerous crimes committed on or near campus.
COMMENTARY
Practice of pardoning White House's Thanksgiving turkey must end
There is no practice more inane, no tradition more vapid and no photo opportunity more whorish than the annual Thanksgiving "pardoning" of the White House turkey. Each Thanksgiving since the days of Harry Truman, the president "pardons" a turkey to a presumably pastoral life of pecking at the ground and looking at things around the farm or forest that move.
COMMENTARY
Proposal 2 makes some second-class
Are homosexuals and bisexuals human? Are they American? Do they deserve to coexist peacefully without oppression?
COMMENTARY
Most sports fans need manners class
This is in regards to the University of Wisconsin junior's comments regarding fan behavior in Spartan Stadium. I don't condone rude behavior at football games by adults or students.
FEATURES
WEB ONLY: 'Finding Neverland' offers unique view of classic story
"Finding Neverland" is a different type of love story. We never see the two leads ogle each other, lock lips or wake up with their heads side by side on a pillow.
FEATURES
WEB ONLY: Wanderjahr releases first full album to rave review
Get past their name because once Wanderjahr - which I still don't know how to pronounce - enters the music-loving sector of your ears, it'll become obvious that names are just a tag, and what is heard behind the group's title is all that matters. Wanderjahr - a local psychedelic rock group comprised of five gentlemen - has been around the East Lansing and Lansing music scene for seven years, and are now releasing their first "proper" album, "Is to Disappear," tonight at The Temple Club, 500 E.
MSU
Authors discuss 9-11 coverage
As they watched the television coverage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Mary Carouba and Susan Hagen noticed one thing - women were not included. "We reverted back to the language of the '60s," Carouba said.
NEWS
Spartans hockey loses to No. 2 U-M, 4-2
No. 2 Michigan took advantage of some sloppy No. 14 MSU plays that turned into a 4-2 Wolverines win on Thursday night in front of an over-capacity crowd of 6,607 at Munn Ice Arena. "It was the difference in the hockey game," MSU head coach Rick Comley said of the team's turnovers.
FEATURES
WEB ONLY: Originality over flash: Forster directs for himself, not audience
While some Hollywood filmmakers are shooting for the next mass blockbuster, director Marc Forster is making films for a more concentrated clientele - himself. "I never think about an audience when I make a film," Forster said.
COMMENTARY
Column writing has responsibility to it
I have to be honest; I wasn't pleased after reading Lindsey Anderson's column ("Thank you, supporters of President Bush, for four years of tyranny" SN 11/16). The bottom line is that even though this is an opinion article on the editorial page, it is not right to insinuate that 51 million Americans are stupid.
NEWS
Usual suspects still in hunt
Oklahoma freshman running back Adrian Peterson is about to learn a hard lesson: To win a Heisman Trophy, you must be healthy enough to put up good numbers the whole season.
NEWS
OSU, U-M highlight big rivalry weekend
Ohio State vs. No. 7 Michigan No. 7 Michigan will travel to Columbus on Saturday for the annual meeting between the Wolverines and Ohio State.
MICHIGAN
Michigan youth attend government sessions
Nearly 400 middle school students from 19 schools throughout the state are expected to participate in the second annual session of Michigan Youth in Government that will begin this weekend. The statewide program is an expansion of the Youth in Government program for high school students.
COMMENTARY
Live document
The mission of the U.S. Constitution is to enumerate and protect the rights of Americans and to provide a loose framework of ideas open to interpretation and modification.
COMMENTARY
Liberal education needed for personal, professional enrichment
Hey, American Dream-totin', rigid-as-hell parents - listen up. Same to you, money-calculatin', class-resentin' college students who have been filled up with the "get a good money job" mantra by the first group. You're missing the ball if you don't care for the value of liberal education.
COMMENTARY
Back it up
Nicolette Sheridan has every right to be upset about ABC's apology for running an allegedly racy introduction to "Monday Night Football." One of Janet Jackson's breasts was worth $550,000 - presumably more than a cool $1 million for the pair - but Sheridan's bare back could only be worth $32,500, max. In what can only be considered an attempt at inflicting pre-color "Pleasantville" morals on America, the Federal Communications Commission has again declared indecency where there is none to be found.
COMMENTARY
Don't generalize Bush supporters
You're welcome, Lindsey K. Anderson. I am one of the 51 percent of Americans who voted to re-elect President Bush. However, I am a pro-environment, anti-capital punishment, free-thinking Catholic conservative.