FEATURES
Unique art comes to campus hall
Imagine artwork called "Radioactive Cats," "Revenge of the Goldfish" and "Picnic on Wine" - now think what those titles bring to mind.
COMMENTARY
Backfire
The gloves were off Friday on CNN's "Crossfire." In one corner was political analyst and uptight conservative Tucker Carlson.
MSU
Provost discusses safety, education
The safety of women on campus, college reorganization, and the higher education budget were a few of the topics discussed at "Conversation with the Provost," held Monday.
MICHIGAN
CATA to give free rides to voters on Nov. 2
The Capital Area Transportation Authority is offering free rides to the polls for voters who show valid voter registration cards on Election Day. Debbie Alexander, assistant executive director for CATA, said the program has been underway since the late 1980s.
MSU
COGS pushes students to take action, write Congress
In addition to working on theses, graduate students will also spend today writing to Congress. The Council of Graduate Students, along with groups from other universities across the country, are taking part in National Student Day of Action today.
FEATURES
Smoked out
On a gray afternoon, seven patrons shuffle into Oz - a local shop that specializes in glass pipes. They know what they want, and one guy asks a man behind the counter about a glass bong he'd heard was retailing for about $30.
FEATURES
Yerba Buena to unleash upbeat Latin sound at Wharton
New York City is a blender of life. It has a crude case of insomnia, a heavy history of street violence and a population that stems from all walks of life.
COMMENTARY
Cheney has nothing to be 'angry' about
I am writing in response to John O'Connor's column "Dems made family members fair game in presidential election" (SN 10/19). He states that Elizabeth Edwards "completely misses the point." Unfortunately, John, you are the one who misses the point. Did you not read the very quote you included from John Kerry at the debate?
NEWS
In the middle
For journalism junior Kevin Curtin, learning is more important than money. "The most important thing in life is being educated and knowing what's going on in the world," said Curtin, 20.
VOLLEYBALL
Frosh setter already making impact at 'U'
Back in high school, MSU volleyball freshman setter Maggie Griffin was the girl who got pegged with the nickname "Jolly." As in, the Jolly Green Giant. At 6 foot, Griffin was easily the tallest girl in school, but she didn't mind the nickname - it was being tall that helped her play the game she loved so much. In her first season at MSU, Griffin already has proven her worth as a powerhouse on the court, despite being a rookie to college sports, head coach Chuck Erbe said. "She's a special player," Erbe said.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Program gives dorm rooms makeovers to encourage on-campus living
A blue denim slip-covered couch accompanied by three chairs - two red- and orange-dotted dish chairs and one black and purple shoe chair - fill the living room of a West Akers Hall suite. Creative light fixtures composed of red, blue and green push lights attached to a black panel, adorn the walls. The room is a result of the Room 4U Project, a campus housing makeover program that is part of the Division of Housing and Food Services' attempt to encourage students to live on campus. For more on this story please see Thursday's edition of The State News.
COMMENTARY
Vote for quality of life on Election Day
In about two weeks, we will be electing a president and a vice president who will lead our nation during the next four years. We have a choice between the existing policies of an administration that cares nothing for the lower and middle classes of our society or a candidate who has better solutions that will include all classes and all levels of income.
NEWS
Police issue warrants for 2 suspects
Arrest warrants were sent out Tuesday for suspects in two of the sexual assault cases on campus. The warrants, which were authorized by the Ingham County Prosecutor's Office, are the first steps toward arrests in the cases stemming from recent MSU sexual assaults.
NEWS
Voting details disputed
State voters can cast their provisional ballots in precincts they're not registered in under a state ruling issued Tuesday. But state officials plan to appeal the decision, which allows the votes to count when they're cast at the wrong precinct, as long as they're cast in the right city. Provisional ballots are used in instances where voters say they're registered but their names don't appear on the registration rolls.
FEATURES
Duff falls flat in 'Raise Your Voice'
For teen queen Hilary Duff, it's quantity over quality. In the past year and a half she's appeared in five films, all of them entirely forgettable.
COMMENTARY
Side by side
Editor's note: Today's edition concludes our issue-based editorials regarding key platforms of the presidential campaign.
SPORTS
Ice hockey tickets still available to the public
A small quantity of hockey season tickets are still available to the general public. The tickets, which are renewable, are good for the remaining 19 games, including three CCHA playoff games. The bench-seat tickets cost $342 each ($294 for MSU employees) and are located in the east and west ends of Munn Ice Arena. Also available are Spartan Hockey Mini-Plan tickets.
NEWS
Cultural groove
Wendy Bradfield found her life's calling in the pages of a newspaper. "It was advertised in the paper that someone was offering belly-dance classes.
NEWS
'U' and Lansing school collaborate to teach through the arts
Rashad Jackson Special for The State News Jacklyn Helman stands outside of a Lansing school with four other students, staring at a mural where green, orange and red merge together to form an image of children of different ethnicities laughing, singing and playing musical instruments.
NEWS
Housing over-occupancy can lead to dangerous situations
Students packing into two- and three-bedroom apartments to cut down on high rent is nothing new in East Lansing. During the first full week of October alone, 26 tickets were issued to 13 people for violating the city's occupancy rules, according to city officials.