Thursday, January 1, 2026

Take a peek behind the curtain and test drive the NEW StateNews.com today!

Multimedia

SPORTS

Televised Minnesota game to use replay

Laura Collins
September 2, 2004

Illinois State approved the use of the instant replay system in its Sept. 11 game at Minnesota, the school announced Tuesday. The game is scheduled to be broadcast on ESPN Regional Television and because of recent approval from the nonconference team, the replay tool will be part of the game. "I'm kind of excited about being involved in a game experimenting with the instant replay rule," Illinois State coach Denver Johnson said in a written statement. "It could add a new element to the game, and I'll be looking to the officiating crew before the game to help me with the process.

NEWS

Student earns top costume job

Sarah Al-ramadhan
September 2, 2004

Fabric is strewn all over a medium-sized room on the first floor of the MSU Auditorium, where Billy Wilburn stands among the silk, lace and taffeta looking over costume design sketches. Wilburn, a 25-year-old theater graduate student, talks about the sketch with his supervisor, helping to plan what the cast of the MSU Department of Theatre's production of "Twelfth Night" will be wearing when the curtain goes up on Oct.

SPORTS

6 'U' gymnasts earns top academic honors

Matt Bishop
September 2, 2004

Sporting a cumulative grade-point average of 3.31, the MSU women's gymnastics team ranks among the top 30 schools in the nation, finishing second to Eastern Michigan in the state. MSU ranked third in the Big Ten, trailing only to Iowa and Minnesota, with team GPA's of 3.32. Six Spartans were named to the 2004 NACGC/W All-America Team, which honors gymnasts with a 3.5 GPA or higher.

MICHIGAN

Lansing fire costs thousands, work resumes

Damages from an oil fire at Spartan Oil Corp., 419 Spring St., in Lansing on Monday could cost thousands of dollars, company President Bruce Maguire said. No one was hurt, although one employee was in the storage facility when the fire started, said Bruce Odom, public information officer for the Lansing Fire Department. Spartan Oil's 70 employees returned to work Tuesday without stopping service to the company's 5,100 customers.

NEWS

New style of art comes to campus at Kresge exhibit

To think a painting could paint itself is an outrageous assumption, but a new exhibit at the Kresge Art Museum might just leave people scratching their heads. Starting Tuesday is "Paintings That Paint Themselves, or so it seems," a new trend in art where spectators are left wondering how the piece was created. "It has a quality that is like abstract expression," said April Kingsley, the curator for Kresge Art Museum.

NEWS

No place like home

Along the winding Red Cedar, the smell of fall is slowly wafting its way into the noses of Spartans old and new.

NEWS

TADA!: Frosted Glassware

Benita Mehta
September 2, 2004

What is it?: "Frosted" glass with designs and words to create a hip alternative to run-of-the-mill drinking glasses. Usefulness factor: You can serve a friend in a personalized glass, make sets to give as gifts or use them as pencil holders and flower vases.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: House bill could prevent lawsuits against unhealthy restaurants

Evan Rondeau
September 2, 2004

Supporters of a law to prevent people from suing restaurants for making them obese say a recent trend by states to enact similar laws could get the ball rolling for Michigan's version of the bill. But others don't think legislators should be the ones to decide what lawsuits are legitimate. House bill 5809, which passed 65-38 in the House on May 19, is designed to exempt fast food restaurants from civil liability for weight gain, obesity or health conditions. The bill, which received a hearing from the Committee on Commerce and is awaiting another, would safeguard companies by barring people from seeking damages in court. As of August 18, bills relating to this issue have been introduced in 25 states and enacted in 12.

COMMENTARY

Stand up

With the race for the next president well on its way, there's a local void within the Republican Party. Three days into the Republican National Convention, there has not been a local representative from Michigan on the front line of the GOP to answer to the media or to enhance the awareness that Michigan is a key state in President Bush's bid for re-election. With Michigan a swing state, it is in the best interest of the Republican Party to feature a spokesperson from Michigan to address the RNC this week in New York City. Republicans have control of both of Michigan's legislative chambers, the attorney general's office, the secretary of state's office and a majority of Michigan's 15 U.S.

NEWS

'U' students benefit by seeing MSU productions

As one of the most ancient forms of art, theater has been a cultural icon for years. The French gave us Jean Anouilh, the Arabs recently contributed comedian Dawood Hussein, the Spanish had Pedro Calder

COMMENTARY

Amendment should have been struck

In the opinion titled "Out of Bounds" (SN 8/31), you took the Michigan Board of State Canvassers to task for rejecting language used on the petition to ratify the Michigan Marriage Amendment.

MSU

Police ask motorists, pedestrians to pay attention on campus, city roads

After a series of traffic accidents both on and off campus Tuesday, MSU Police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor told motorists and pedestrians to stay attentive and have more patience. Four accidents happened during the day on Red Cedar Road, and there was a six-car pileup just off of campus that injured three people, sending two to a nearby hospital. A westbound driver on Red Cedar Road told police he didn't see whether the light at Shaw Road was red, McGlothian-Taylor said.

COMMENTARY

E.L. not 'a place to crash' for students

Your editorial, "Unwelcome" (SN 9/1), makes a number of rather astonishing comments - astonishing at least to one who is a permanent resident who has gone out of his way to help make students welcome and been rewarded with trash in his yard.

MSU

American Indian program seeks to be heard

Sonia Khaleel
September 2, 2004

Heads bowed and eyes closed as linguistics and language instructor Helen Roy of the Ottawa tribe said a prayer in Ojibwe at the American Indian Student Welcome Reception Wednesday evening. Roy said in her prayer she was glad to see students following their dreams and her wish was for teachers to help them on their journey. "Language has been lost within the Native community for decades - hundreds of years already," Roy said.

NEWS

Railroad sees small repairs

Lauren Phillips
September 2, 2004

A railroad company is making minor repairs on its Farm Lane crossing this week, but a much larger upgrade is in the works. After its annual inspection, CSX Group LLC, noticed a rail defect in the Farm Lane crossing that could escalate quickly if not fixed.

NEWS

WEB ONLY: Movies reflect personality, character

There's a difference between the greatest films I have ever seen and those that have become my favorites. Movies such as "Citizen Kane," "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Schindler's List" are indisputable in their greatness.

MSU

Council honors 4 'U' projects

Darrell Hughes
September 2, 2004

The Michigan Humanities Council will celebrate its 30th anniversary and honor four MSU projects in the process. With the limited edition of its 30th Anniversary Commemorative Publication, the council features its top projects. Four of the hundreds of MSU's humanities projects are focused on in the publication. Council-funded projects have included exhibits from the Department of Writing, Rhetoric and American Culture, Kresge Art Museum and the MSU Museum. The Michigan Humanities Council receives funding from Congress which allows them to grant money to various programs as long as the projects meet a few required standards that are applied by the council's board. The council has funded more than 1,500 projects since 1974, said Scott Hirko, spokesman for the Michigan Humanities Council. Since 1999, MSU alone has received more than $150,000 in grants from the group. "Our relationship with MSU has been a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate diversity in cultures, history, heritage and community impact," Hirko said. "I believe we have funded more projects at MSU then any other organization in the state, working mostly with the Kresge Art Museum and the MSU Museum." The long-term relationship has been vital to the university, MSU Museum spokeswoman Lora Helou said. "This is a tremendous honor to be named among 30 that has impacted the council in such a way that would encourage them to include our works within their publication," she said.

NEWS

Asian-American specialty offered

Sonia Khaleel
September 2, 2004

Courses dealing with Asian Pacific Americans exist at MSU, but this semester marks the first time students are able to elect the studies as a specialization. Faculty, staff and students have been trying to heighten Asian-American awareness at MSU for the past 20 years said Maggie Chen Hernandez, director of the Multicultural Center.