NEWS
Tada!: Champagne by Candlelight
What is it?: A suspended candle holder made from a discarded wine bottle, paper clips and plastic party cup.
NEWS
Rap lyrics have lost their flair, instead work to degrade women and promote new slang
Music used to be fun. Rap songs used to capture a realistic lifestyle. I think back to The Five Heartbeats, Deniece Williams, Aretha Franklin and a few current ones: Run-DMC, Boyz II Men and TLC.
MSU
WEB ONLY: COGS lays down goals, elects officers during first meeting
At its first meeting Wednesday, Council of Graduate Students members discussed how they could influence existing university committees and form their own for graduate students. After electing two students to committees in Academic Governance, COGS members discussed nominations for their finance committee and for the Academic Council's provost-search committee. COGS will recommend four of its members for the committee, of which two representatives will be selected in late September, COGS president Carl Newman said. "We'd like to get a list of people for the committee as soon as possible," Newman said.
FEATURES
Movie's racial jokes offend
Just when you think Hollywood has stuffed its terrible movie quota as far as it can go, surprise, it attempts to slip just one more past unassuming audiences. "The Cookout" is filmmakers' latest attempt to target black audiences by bombarding them with distasteful and offensive jokes about their demographic.
FEATURES
Professor helps 'U' theater prosper
Among classroom photos, dusty books and endless piles of paper, Lynette Overby sits and prepares plans for her 2-year-old arts program. One of the piles contains the theater professor's new list of selected MSU students.
FEATURES
Dave Chappelle to bring his stand-up to Breslin Center
When Dave Chappelle takes the Breslin Center stage on Friday night, some of his fans might not recognize him. He probably will not be donning one of the various braided wigs he uses to mimic the recently deceased Rick James and an inept, yet occasionally thoughtful, Lil Jon.
NEWS
Council debates future college reorganizations
The Academic Council meeting Tuesday was dominated by discussion of liberal arts reorganization. James Madison Professor Stephen Esquith, chairman of one of the work groups on the Committee on College Reorganization, presented the draft report and answered faculty questions.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: 3rd windy tyrant Ivan heads for Florida
Karin Carver trained with the Community Emergency Response Team to help out in case of a local emergency. But taking off two weeks of work so she could help the victims of a trio of devastating hurricanes in Florida wasn't in the cards, she said. About two dozen area residents are spending several weeks in Florida helping with the aftermath of Hurricanes Frances and Charley, while bracing for Monday's predicted arrival of Hurricane Ivan. Carver flew to Georgia on Tuesday evening to receive further training before heading into the fray. The American Red Cross generally handles the bulk of relief efforts, but with Charley and Frances delivering a hurricane one-two punch, they needed extra help. Tim Rascher's Orlando-area neighborhood was devastated when the storms rolled in.
MICHIGAN
River to decrease for repairs to sea walls
The water level of the Grand River will decrease by 18 inches in Lansing starting today. The Lansing Board of Water & Light lowered the river above the Moores Park Dam so property owners upstream of the dam can repair sea walls and make other property improvements. The river will drop by six inches each day from today until Friday.
COMMENTARY
Convention was retread of misleading Bush-Cheney rhetoric
As the Republican revelry came to a close at the 2004 Republican National Convention last week, the GOP's message was crystal clear: Pay no attention to the man behind the star-spangled curtain.
FOOTBALL
Special teams not a factor; penalties cost 'U' 16 yards
As far as special teams units go, MSU's cast is star-studded. Senior running back DeAndra Cobb is a constant threat to take a kickoff to the house.
NEWS
Legislators return from break to finalize $39.7B Mich. budget
State legislators are working to iron out the final details of next fiscal year's $39.7 billion budget as the final deadline looms less than a month away. Budget talks will dominate their time as they return to session today, much as the issue has kept lawmakers busy during the break. Although today is the first official session of both state chambers in about a month, many lawmakers have been working diligently to work out the specific details of the more than 20 budget bills.
MICHIGAN
E.L. reports drop in crime over weekend
East Lansing and MSU police officials experienced a slowdown in crime this Labor Day weekend, a week after Welcome Weekend and a week before the first MSU home football game. There was nearly a 90 percent decrease in minor in possession complaints and parking complaints in East Lansing during the weekend, and more than 60 percent decreases in other common crimes. East Lansing police Sgt.
FEATURES
MPAA is making its feelings known to students who download
It's Saturday night, there's nothing good at the movie theater and, with five bucks in video store late fees, a rental is out of the question.
NEWS
Nader to visit E.L., promote campaign
Jacqueline WayneGuite Special for The State News Presidential candidate Ralph Nader will be visiting MSU Monday evening, less than two weeks after his name was added to the Michigan ballot as an independent candidate. Nader will stop at the University of Michigan before traveling to East Lansing.
MSU
MSU College of Law gets $100,000 grant
MSU's College of Law will expand its community outreach with a $100,000 grant awarded over two years to create and support a new clinic. The college was awarded the grant to begin the Small Business/Nonprofit/Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, designed to assist and counsel law entities throughout the state.
FEATURES
An alternative remedy
Everybody gets sick from time to time. A cough here or a sneeze there will send most people on a trip to the doctor's office.
MSU
Health day to focus on women's issues
The MSU College of Nursing will hold its first-ever women's health day on Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The day will start at the James B.
MICHIGAN
Daughter of 'U' prof found dead in U-M dorm room
A University of Michigan sophomore and daughter of an MSU professor was found dead in her dorm room Monday. Kristi Sprecher, 21, of Okemos, was found dead at 8:15 p.m.
MICHIGAN
Rain, cool weather hurts summer tourism industry
Cool temperatures coupled with unseasonable rain put a damper on Michigan's summer this year. The state's tourism industry, as well as local businesses that rely on warm weather, slowed this season. "Travel in Michigan was down," said Steve Yencich, president and CEO of the Michigan Hotel, Motel & Resort Association.