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COMMENTARY

Camera tricks

President Bush and Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry do not like to look stupid. The candidates' campaigns wanted to secure their insecurity at the debates by not allowing certain camera shots and angles, and asked the networks to abide.

COMMENTARY

Bush's environment record worst ever

The State News should have gotten their facts straight prior to printing bogus information in the article "Candidates spar over Great Lakes, environment" (SN 9/29). Key words - requested, proposed, opposes - in Bush's environmental action plan as stated in The State News all sound like he's actually doing something positive for the environment.

NEWS

Hip-hop artist releases solid album

When someone leaked much of his upcoming album onto the Internet not long before its planned release, Talib Kweli found a way to use the situation to his advantage. "I liked my album and I liked the way it sounded, but it wasn't completely finished and I didn't know what I had to do to finish it," the hip-hop veteran said in April during a visit to campus.

MSU

E.L. council, ASMSU work to bridge gap

ASMSU will host a visit from East Lansing City Councilmember Bill Sharp at its general assembly meeting tonight to discuss recent city development plans that compromise city and student relations.

NEWS

Grand River Ave. offers diet-friendly fare

If you're watching your waistline this semester, and plan on eating out at the plethora of East Lansing eateries, fear not. We ate at six popular locations throughout the downtown area to give you the lowdown on healthy choices.

NEWS

Tada!

What is it?: A personalized protective cover for your iPod. Usefulness factor: This cozy will keep your iPod safe, while providing a creative alternative to spending $20 or more on a case made specifically for iPods. Items needed: • A small rectangle of fabric, preferably softer and thicker than plain cotton.

NEWS

Social studies

About 20 interviewers - ranging in occupations from housewives to students - sit at cubicles in the basement of Berkey Hall, each calling people to compile research on anything from who they're planning to vote for to whether they have ever had prostate cancer. That information is then entered into the database, compiled and used to write reports and is often used by MSU professors in studies, said Katherine Cusick, director of the Survey Research Interviewing Facility.

SPORTS

Wallin tears ACL, out for entire season

MSU volleyball middle Megan Wallin was hitting a slide play behind the setter last Friday when she injured her knee. "She is finished for the season," head coach Chuck Erbe said in a written statement Wednesday after an MRI revealed Wallin tore the ACL in her right knee.

MSU

Officials: International students target of telephone grant scam

Officials from the Office of International Students and Scholars are warning of a phone scam that collects processing fees for a fake grant. According to an e-mail sent by the office, an MSU international student received a phone call last week from a person who claimed to be from a federal government grant agency and said he or she had an $8,000 grant.

MICHIGAN

Officials debate rental ordinance

Lansing officials are discussing whether to impose a temporary halt on new rental licenses similar to the one currently in place in East Lansing. Residents weighed in on the halt during a Lansing City Council meeting on Monday. The council introduced the ordinance Monday, and scheduled an Oct.

FEATURES

Deranged, dark book entertaining

Chuck Palahniuk has done it again. The author of books such as "Fight Club", "Choke" and "Invisible Monsters" takes his readers down another unbelievable trail of character throes and woes, but this time the high testosterone levels are hard to come by.