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NEWS

League helps 'U' voters make informed decisions

Evan Rondeau
October 15, 2004

With all the emphasis that's been placed on the importance of voting in this year's election, there are still a lot of people who don't know all of the issues. Tiara Paciocco wants to change that. The marketing junior is president of the MSU student chapter of the League of Women Voters and said it's disconcerting to see people make misinformed assumptions or decisions. "I hate it when people hear one bad thing about Sen.

MICHIGAN

Lugnuts playing field gets new turf, video screen

Dave Salisbury
October 15, 2004

Oldsmobile Park is getting a facelift. A $500,000 scoreboard is currently under construction and a new grass turf grown by MSU's Turf Management program will be added at the end of the 2005 season. The plans to renovate and make additions to the 8-year-old stadium were announced by Lansing Mayor Tony Benavides and Lansing Lugnuts' management in a press conference on Wednesday. "This park brings in over 300,000 fans each year from around the tri-county area," Benavides said.

FEATURES

Rock your body

Welcome back to "Rock Your Body," The State News' fitness and nutrition column. Each week, we hit up our local experts with some questions and pass on their wisdom to you. But before we get to the goods, we thought we'd tell you a little bit about who'll be giving you advice. Tom Ostrander: Tom is the owner of Powerhouse Gym, 435 E.

MICHIGAN

High gas prices force close of station

Shawn Smith
October 15, 2004

For the past eight years, Julie Fedewa and her husband have operated a 40-year-old family gas and service station, but elevated gas prices will force them to sell the store by the end of December. Instability in Nigeria, damage from the hurricanes in Florida and the occupation of Iraq are contributing to rising gas prices, said Fedewa, co-owner of Marathon service station, 1198 S.

NEWS

Minnesota must forget U-M loss again to play Spartans

There is one parallel between MSU's matchup with Minnesota on Saturday and the Spartans' win against the Gophers last year that is working in MSU's favor. Minnesota lost its lead in the fourth quarter against Michigan last year the week before hosting MSU.

MSU

ASMSU raises issues with new residential college

ASMSU has questions they want answered about the proposed new residential college. To voice its concerns and get answers, the Academic Assembly of MSU's undergraduate student government passed a bill Tuesday night listing unresolved issues with the proposed college, tentatively named the Nelson Mandela College. The bill calls for a letter to be sent to Marcellette Williams, chairwoman of the New Residential College Program Planning Group and President-designate Lou Anna Simon.

COMMENTARY

Column on rape in need of reprinting

In light of the frighteningly high number of rapes that have occurred on campus in the last few months, I feel that it would be fitting and perhaps beneficial, to reprint an editorial column that I clipped from your paper.

COMMENTARY

SN panel wrong in siding with Cheney

After reading the article about The State News debate panel's view of the vice presidential debate ("Majority of SN panel declares Cheney winner" SN 10/6), I can't help but ask - were we watching the same debate?

NEWS

Producer gives advice to get into TV

Jun Yang
October 14, 2004

Peter Engel, producer of the TV comedy "Saved By the Bell," emphasized professionalism, passion and the never-give-up spirit as the most essential elements of success in the entertainment business.

NEWS

Indigo Girls get political

Joe Guillen
October 14, 2004

The Indigo Girls are like the dinosaurs of folk music - they've been around since the beginning of time, but still manage to entertain their wide fan base.

NEWS

Making votes count

Evan Rondeau
October 14, 2004

Tom Nighswander used to be just like millions of Americans. The 36-year-old MSU graduate was bitter about the state of the country's political system, yet he was pessimistic about the ability of one person to change it. And the 2000 presidential election fiasco did little to calm his unease. "The 2000 election made people aware of the potential for mistakes or fraud in the election process," said Nighswander, who lives in Lansing.

COMMENTARY

Time's up

In Chicago, fans of the Cubs have a fun way of dealing with their overwhelming grief and disappointment.

NEWS

Flats Grill steals the show at home cooking event

The Breslin Center transformed into a makeshift kitchen Tuesday night. A professional home economist prepared 12 recipes in front of guests who followed along with their own Taste of Home Cooking School Recipe Collection. As Margaret McCutcheon, a senior territory manager for Homemaker Ventures, Inc., prepared the dishes, there were many "oohs and aahs" from the crowd. The Taste of Home Cooking School in East Lansing was one of 40 shows that McCutcheon attends per year.

FOOTBALL

Teague's work ethic sets tone

When head coach John L. Smith publicly scolded the Spartans for poor practice habits earlier this season, he probably wasn't talking about junior running back Jason Teague. "He's one of the hardest-working guys involved in the program," running backs coach Reggie Mitchell said. Teague's work ethic is a big reason why he has been MSU's starting running back all season, which is a minor surprise considering the sometimes-brilliant performance of redshirt freshman Jehuu Caulcrick. Caulcrick can be a bruising runner who consistently gains yards when he gets in a groove, as in the fourth quarter of MSU's 38-25 win against Illinois last Saturday.