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COMMENTARY

Late CATA routes promote 'cool' city

While probably not popular with cab drivers, Capital Area Transportation Authority has begun offering late-night service between Downtown East Lansing and the Northern Tier on route No.

COMMENTARY

Iraq murder shows civilian intolerance

After watching the video from the latest attack on the American civilians that were killed and their bodies savagely mutilated, coupled with the inevitable fear of the possibility that one of them could be my sister, my morale was not lifted by White House spokesman Scott McClellan insisting that "democracy is taking root." I have begun to shift my faith in what America's ultimate goal was in toppling Saddam. When a mob of "civilians" can commit such atrocities and be proud of it, especially when their basis for hatred of America stems from lies spread by individuals with some communal leadership and personal vendettas against other religions, I can't help but think that the people that commit these atrocities need to be held under an iron fist because they cannot handle democracy.

BASEBALL

Looking up

Ted Mahan is optimistic for this year's Big Ten season. That's saying a lot for the MSU baseball manager, who, in his previous eight years coaching the Spartans, finished with a winning conference record once (16-12 for a third-place finish in 2002). "If there is ever a year we should compete in the top half of the Big Ten, this is the year," Mahan said. Of course, Mahan, a soft-spoken 47-year-old who is in his 13th year overall with MSU baseball, has facts to back up his statement: The Spartans play 18 conference home games this season, compared to 14 away contests.

FEATURES

Concerts fill school's weekend

Jazz up your weekend with performances on campus sponsored by the MSU School of Music. The MSU Jazz Spectacular will commence this weekend with concerts and master classes featuring MSU faculty, students, high school and collegiate bands and guest artists Eric Reed and Burgess Gardner.

NEWS

Out of place

Tucked into a residential district of West Jolly Road, a white Buddha statue welcomes visitors to the temple hiding inside what appears to be a plain, yellow house from the street. Inside, members of the Vietnamese community gather in the small kitchen and dining room to share meals, stories and culture.

MICHIGAN

Senate bills would make insurance info public

Some lawmakers are working to make the confidential factors that influence the cost of car insurance public. A nonprofit agency - created to reimburse some insurance companies for providing coverage to injured people needing lifetime coverage after car accidents - is stirring up debate because some legislators say the group is keeping secrets from Michigan's residents. Michigan is the only state that provides lifetime coverage for personal injuries in car accidents.

NEWS

New school to focus on environment

A proposed new School of Planning, Design, and Construction has administration and faculty excited about collaborative possibilities. Four programs from three colleges would be combined to form the new academic unit - construction management, landscape architecture, urban and regional planning and interior design/facilities management. The school would exist as a shared unit under the administration of both the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the College of Social Science. Jeff Armstrong, dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said the proposed school is "very exciting." "It will be very positive for faculty and students," he said.

MSU

Freshman Council to host informal dance

The Freshman Class Council is hosting an informal dance for all students from 9 p.m. until midnight on Saturday in the Union Gold Rooms. The council is a division of ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government.

MICHIGAN

No joke: Newborn wins LCC award

Lansing - Twelve hours after José Robert Gutiérrez first entered the world on Thursday, he got a free chance to prove he was no fool. In a hospital lounge, surrounded by news camera crews, the baby boy and his parents, Reneé and José Gutiérrez, were presented with a free year of schooling at Lansing Community College. The scholarship, awarded every April Fools' Day for the last 10 years, is part of the college's celebration of National Community College Month.

COMMENTARY

Opportunity lost

While MSU teaching assistants confront the unemployment line, the university should not get sidetracked by the grumbling of its soon-to-be ex-workers.

COMMENTARY

Handicap stickers denote disablities

This letter is in response to Sarah Gilmour's letter about handicap parking on campus ("Handicap parking spots for disabled" SN 3/29). My best friend has a prosthetic leg and a heart condition that she has had since birth.

COMMENTARY

Gas-mask money

Michigan public schools will become the strongholds of our state against imminent terrorist attacks, thanks to a grant from the U.S.