Play offers humor and holiness

A workaholic father, a nervous mother, a sensitive sister, a horny older brother and a mentally disabled younger brother describes Rudy Pazinski's family.

LAMP system allows 'U' to rent movies

Residence Halls Association movie offices opened Wednesday with the launch of a new online movie rental system called Lending And Management Program, or LAMP. The program requires students to register online at rha.msu.edu/LAMP to rent movies.

Women's golf ranked No. 24, UCLA at No. 1

With nine returning golfers, five which are letter winners, the MSU women's golf team took the No.

Students being remembered in effort to bolster E.L. residency

Over the last few years, the City of East Lansing has implemented a number of policies to improve our rental housing stock, improve the appearance of our neighborhoods, encourage families to return to our neighborhoods near downtown and avoid sequestering MSU students into run-down homes in older neighborhoods. We pursue these policies in an effort to keep our neighborhoods appealing to a variety of residents and to avoid the density and blight that surrounds many Big Ten universities.

With outside help, faculty looks to make voice louder

After several months of saying they felt left out of major academic decisions, many MSU faculty members decided to ask for some outside help. Some professors decided to invite Patrick Shaw, the associate secretary of the American Association of University Professors, or the AAUP, to speak to faculty about MSU's academic future. More than 60 faculty and staff members gathered in Berkey Hall to hear Shaw answer questions and give advice about how faculty members can make their voice louder in MSU's governance system. "He has been meeting with the faculty and studying the situation and he's basically going to tell us where to go from here," English Professor and AAUP member Sheila Teahan said.

Costs rise at E.L. Planned Parenthood

The cost of contraceptives and office appointments at the Planned Parenthood north of campus has risen during the last year. Federal and state Title X funding, which grants money to family planning institutions, was not applied to the 515 E.

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MSU Bike Project to hold weekly clinics to raise money, fix broke bikes

The success of last month's bike clinic prompted the MSU Bike Project to hold clinics every Tuesday throughout the semester. Bike clinics were initially scheduled for once a month.

Tada!: Champagne by Candlelight

What is it?: A suspended candle holder made from a discarded wine bottle, paper clips and plastic party cup.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.