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RHA ratifies amendments

Members of the Residence Halls Association's General Assembly made major changes to the organization's constitution and bylaws at their meeting Wednesday. Eight amendments were approved by the assembly in a unanimous vote on the constitution as a whole.

FEATURES

'Urinetown' makes splash at Wharton

There isn't a review in the world that could do "Urinetown: The Musical" the justice it deserves. The winner of three Tony Awards opened at the Wharton Center on Wednesday night, and from the first few lines of the musical, audience members kept laughing. The first scene shows Officer Lockstock, played by Tom Hewitt, waltzing out into an industrial-looking set filled with ladders, multiple levels, cages and dark black walls.

MSU

Years of 'human' food leads to domestic duck behavior

If you feed them, they will come - they just won't leave. Several hundred ducks can be seen each day, either congregating outside the Administration Building or using their bright orange, webbed feet to battle the Red Cedar River current.

NEWS

Sharpton pays campus a visit

Emerging as the third and possibly last Democratic presidential candidate to visit East Lansing before Saturday's caucus, the Rev.

NEWS

Spartans test road in Columbus

What a difference a month makes. As the first big snowfall covered the East Lansing streets in early January, there hardly was a buzz around MSU. That's surprising, considering two things: It was the start of the Big Ten season for the Spartans, who were picked to win the conference for the fifth time in six years, and MSU basketball is what sports fans anticipate every fall in East Lansing. This year was different.

COMMENTARY

Dean attacked because he's best

Have you asked yourself why, among all the Democratic presidential candidates, Howard Dean is the only one that the conservative advocacy group "Club for Growth Political Action Committee" has singled out to run attack ads against? And why has the right-wing media spent more than twice as much time bashing Dean than they have his rivals? Why did Karl Rove tell the media that Dean would be the easiest to beat?

FEATURES

Surfing film a real-life ride

"No special effects. No stuntmen. No stereotypes. No other feeling comes close." The scrolling opening statement is a testament to the surfing reality that "Step Into Liquid" brings to the screen.

NEWS

Study: Surfing the Net could cause back pain

More than 45 percent of MSU students are experiencing back pain, a national study revealed, and it might be related to students spending more time on the Internet. The study, performed by the National Health College Assessment in 2002, is being analyzed for information concerning students' physical health.

NEWS

Spartans enjoy newfound days of basketball bliss

Remember your happiest days? Are they not the best? For the MSU men's basketball team (11-8 overall, 6-2 Big Ten) happiness has become paramount to a possible conference crown and its postseason destiny. The Spartans are happy, this I know.

COMMENTARY

Race not big factor in 'U' admissions

This is a response to Lydia Brodeur's letter, "Race too large a part of admissions". The response is simply this: No, your Guatemalan brother doesn't have a better chance at being accepted to college than does your white brother.

NEWS

Spartans rout Badgers, 72-47

After giving up a season-high 78 points in its last game to Iowa, the No. 20 MSU women's basketball team had something to prove Thursday night. They did it, defeating Wisconsin, 72-47, at Breslin Center. The Spartans (17-4 overall, 7-3 Big Ten) got back to their defensive ways against the Badgers (8-12, 2-8). "It was a good game for us," MSU head coach Joanne P.

COMMENTARY

Equal chance

Equal rights, not special rights. It's a common mantra when it comes to civil rights in America.

NEWS

WEB ONLY: 'U' blows out Superior in high-scoring game

When two teams with recent scoring troubles meet for a conference contest, one might predict a low-scoring affair or a goal-scoring blowout. The latter was the case between the MSU hockey team (17-13-1 overall, 12-8-1 CCHA) and Lake Superior State (6-14-5, 4-12-3) during a busy Thursday night affair in Sault Ste.