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Colleges undecided on tuition

Amy Bartner
January 29, 2004

MSU officials accepted Gov. Jennifer Granholm's tuition offer, but most of the other 14 public universities in the state have yet to decide. In her State of the State address Tuesday night, Granholm extended the bargain, which promises lower state funding cuts and no further reductions in 2004-05 if Michigan universities promise to keep tuition at the rate of inflation. The current rate of inflation is 2.4 percent. Under the agreement, Granholm will reduce the originally proposed higher-education cuts from 5 percent to 2 percent.

MICHIGAN

Court shuts down for case inventory

Don Jordan
January 29, 2004

The 54-B District Court in East Lansing will be closed on Friday. The court will perform an annual Physical Case Inventory, which is required by the Michigan Supreme Court. The offices, located at 101 Linden St., will not be open for walk-in arraignments or ticket payments, but previously scheduled felony preliminary exams will still take place. Both the police desk and the city hall parking lot have drop boxes available for filings and payments.

NEWS

'Monster' transformed by Theron's haunting performance

Holy transformation! Anyone who, early in her career, tried to peg Charlize Theron as nothing but a sex kitten - eye candy in flicks such as "The Devil's Advocate," "The Italian Job" and "Reindeer Games" - will have eaten those words by the end of "Monster." The South African actress, best known as a picturesque, tall, leggy, blonde bombshell who exploded onto the screen with a now-infamous catfight with Teri Hatcher in "2 Days in the Valley," does a complete overhaul for "Monster." Shockingly, the image overhaul is as psychological as it is physical.

NEWS

Research delves deep

Emily Bingham
January 29, 2004

For a man who has spent years delving, drilling and even walking into volcanoes, geological sciences professor Tom Vogel has a startling secret. Volcanoes frighten him. "I tend to study volcanoes that I would like to be extinct because I'm scared of them," Vogel said with a laugh.

NEWS

Kryza at the movies

"Along Came Polly" Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston star in a standard type A meets type B romantic comedy.

COMMENTARY

Walk the talk

The old adage, "Actions speak louder than words," is a saying many in the Michigan Legislature should learn, particularly Gov.

NEWS

Sick students beware: Olin might cut doctors' notes for appointments

Tara May
January 29, 2004

Students might have to find an excuse for missing class besides the sniffles. Olin Health Center officials no longer want to write medical notices for students with appointments for routine illnesses. Students seem to be making appointments at Olin to receive a documented excuse for missing class, placing an "undue burden" on doctors and nurses, Olin Director Glynda Moorer said. "What we have is a problem," she said.

NEWS

Tada!

Elissa Englund
January 29, 2004

What is it exactly? We all are plagued by them - old belts that don't quite fit right, silly souvenir T-shirts from Niagara Falls and Dad's old ties that never should be worn in public.

COMMENTARY

Religion a language reliable, meaningful

Bice wrote an column called, "Science relies on confidence, strength of evidence, not faith" (SN 1/27). I felt compelled to comment. We know that our life has meaning, at least to some degree, whether it is self-derived or bestowed from the heavens. The source of this meaning is not concretely defined for us.

NEWS

Liquor license request to go before council

Don Jordan
January 29, 2004

The East Lansing Planning Commission approved a recommendation Wednesday evening to allow a downtown restaurant to serve alcohol. Harry Saites, owner of adjoining restaurants Lou & Harry's Five Star Deli and LH Grille Room, will now go before the city council Tuesday to be approved for a special-use permit. The permit, along with a liquor license - purchased by Saites in another Ingham County municipality and transferred into East Lansing - would allow him to begin serving alcohol in the restaurants, located at 245 and 235 Ann St. "We're delighted about this, and we're ready for the city council," said Saites' attorney, George Brookover. Brookover spoke at the Wednesday meeting, advocating for the permit and expressing concern over an amendment added to the proposal by city staff. The amendment allowed alcohol to be served only at the LH Grille, but was changed later in the meeting to include seated customers at the Five Star Deli.

NEWS

Release party slated for new giveaway CD

Megan Frye
January 29, 2004

The newest self-titled release from the giveaway features four original songs that exhibit not only the quintet's instrumental talent, but its creativity as well. I suppose the album is borderline emo, but thankfully singer Travis Shaver doesn't whine, which makes it all the more bearable. "Undeveloped" is the album's first track and is reminiscent of music by the group's collective favorite artist, Duncan Sheik.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: Dean speaks to crowd of 600 on campus

Don Jordan
January 29, 2004

Presidential hopeful Howard Dean spoke on campus Thursday afternoon, comparing the federal budget shortage to the 23-point deficit the men's basketball team faced against Minnesota Wednesday night. Just as the team eventually was victorious, the former Vermont governor said he also would overcome the country's problems. Homemade political posters lined the walls of the Kellogg Center's auditorium, which couldn't hold the 600 people who showed up for the rally. "The election is not going to be decided by pundits or polls," Dean said.