Classic REO cars cruise to Lansing

Joe Asuchak knew his 1932 REO Royale could handle the 3,500 mile trip to Lansing from Ft. McLeod in Alberta, Canada.

Study shows majority of Mich. voters polled support petition to ban gay marriage

Sixty-one percent of Michigan voters polled support a petition that could result in a constitutional ban on homosexual marriage, according to results of a poll conducted last week.

Olympic trials don't go well for Spartans

MSU All-American Steve Manz advanced to the finals in the shot put at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials this weekend as he placed eighth in the qualifying round.

Upgrades, bugs for Webucation

Students who enroll for MSU Professor Carrie Heeter's online telecommunication class can expect to view audio clips of her talking, participate in chatrooms to discuss their projects and do related exercises on the Web. What they might not expect is that Heeter is living in San Francisco and only comes to MSU once a semester.

Dealing justice

State Rep. Jack Brandenburg, R-Harrison Township, is right - we need to do something to deter murder.

SportsCenter not the same

Where has my SportsCenter gone? I remember a SportsCenter that showed highlights about sports.

'FOUND' is treasure for U-M Alumnus

Davy Rothbart thinks a little bit of voyeurism is healthy and natural. In fact, as the founder of FOUND Magazine and the author of the new book, "FOUND," Rothbart has made a living out of voyeurism. As a child in Ann Arbor, Rothbart would stop to pick up random notes and papers from the ground.

Health vs. image

There always has been a rigorous debate over the variety of popular diets of today, as well as which ones work.

Drivers steer away from city parking, cause deficit

The city's parking system is facing a growing deficit in the next two years, as East Lansing officials say motorists are speeding off from city parking spaces to veer into campus spots. Officials are projecting to lose $331,000 through the 2005-06 fiscal year after already enduring a 300,000 shortage in the city's parking system through July 1 as part of its planned $3.8 million budget. City officials say the drop in parking is because of increases in campus parking combined with decreases in downtown shoppers, leaving much of the city's 2,700 metered and parking ramp spaces vacant. "For many years East Lansing was the only option for people to park," City Parking Administrator Dan O'Connor said.

Mich. drunken driving arrests down, E.L. up

Contrary to statewide statistics released Monday indicating a drop in the incidence of drunken driving arrests, East Lansing saw a 40 percent increase from 2002 to 2003, up from 268 arrests to 376. State figures, released by the Michigan State Police, indicate the number of arrests for drunken driving over the same period went down 4 percent, from 57,789 to 55,746. The higher local figures are indicative of more stringent police enforcement, East Lansing Police Sgt.

Conservative double-standard is abundant

With all the lies that emanate from the Bush administration, and from their loyal right-wing media cohorts, instances of flagrant hypocrisy from the right can often go unnoticed. Conservatives are doubtlessly comforted with the knowledge that many Americans aren't paying close attention to either their dishonesty or double standards.

Man breaks into gallery through roof

While "Spider-Man 2" remained atop the box office charts this past weekend, an imitator found himself down and out at East Lansing's Saper Galleries. Just before 6 a.m.

Search for 'U' provost to begin

Provost Lou Anna Simon will outline her direction for MSU's provost search at 3 p.m. today at a meeting of the MSU Executive Committee of the Academic Council in the Board Room of the Administration Building. A new provost will be needed Jan.

Police briefs 07/13/04

Camps give insight to incoming 'U' freshmen

The incoming freshmen sitting in the packed Wells Hall classroom laughed as Holden Hall complex director Joshua Gillespie threw a condom onto a student's desk Monday morning.

Police briefs 07/13/04

Women's basketball gets new assistant

MSU women's basketball head coach Joanne P. McCallie announced Al Brown as her new assistant coach this weekend. Brown will be filling the void left by Darren Bennett, who is now the head coach at Skidmore College. Brown has been coaching college basketball for 27 years and has the unique prestige of being the only person to coach in a national championship game for both a men's team (Purdue 1969) and women's team (Tennessee 1996-98 and 2000). "I was interested in coming to Michigan State because I believe (McCallie) is one of the finest coaches in the women's game," Brown said.

Police briefs 07/12/04

AIDS study to benefit Africa

In Sub-Saharan Africa, almost 27 million people are infected with either AIDS or HIV. About 10 million of those are between 15-24 and an additional 3 million sufferers are children under 15. A new study, presented last week in Thailand and authored by a nine-member group of MSU faculty and graduate students, clarifies how the disease is affecting poor rural farmers in Africa, where between 50 to 80 percent of people live outside cities. Contrary to popular belief, the study indicates the majority of people dying in four of the five countries surveyed were not parents but primarily their adult-age children.

Bush chooses to pull from reserves not often used

After finalizing the regime change in a new democratic Iraq less than two weeks ago, President Bush announced 5,600 soldiers from across the nation will be sent to Iraq and Afghanistan, 195 of whom are from Michigan. The soldiers, some of whom are presently inactive but will be involuntarily recalled, are to be notified by the Individual Ready Reserve, known as the IRR, within the next few days and have at least 30 days to report to their local Army posts.