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ANGEL system still working out bugs

Meghan Gilbert
January 22, 2004

ANGEL learning management system has gained popularity, but still is not considered heavenly by many MSU professors and students. More than 1,000 course sections are signed up for the online class-assistant program, which stands for "a new global environment for learning." That's an increase of more than 250 classes from last semester, said Byron Brown, coordinator of instructional technology support for Libraries, Computing and Technology.

NEWS

Senate votes to give state funds to religion students

Meghan Gilbert
January 22, 2004

A package of bills passed by the state Senate on Tuesday might qualify theology, divinity and religious education students for state scholarships, but MSU students will not be affected. Michigan law prevents religious education students from receiving such funds, but the package, which includes seven bills, would make them eligible.

NEWS

Test new beers, be adventurous

When I am in the grocery store, I sometimes like to buy a six-pack of beer that I have never tried. The experiment can go one of two ways: I can love the beer, or I can hate it.

NEWS

Locals react to Bush on marriage

Emily Bingham
January 22, 2004

While seated in a Case Hall lounge Tuesday evening, social relations senior Franny Howes said she was so offended by President Bush's stance on marriage in his State of the Union address that she began to boo out loud. "I was just so outraged by it that I couldn't stay quiet," said Howes, the president of South Complex's lesbian, bi, gay and transgender student group PRISM.

MICHIGAN

Companies recall malfunctioning cars

Two of the nation's largest automakers announced plans this month to recall more than 3 million cars assembled in the late 1990s, potentially affecting many drivers at MSU. On Jan.

NEWS

Council passes complex plan

Don Jordan
January 22, 2004

Less than 24 hours after the East Lansing City Council approved plans for the Northern Tier housing complex The Beaumont, developers already have received calls from more than a dozen interested buyers and renters. The controversial 40-acre complex proposal got a 4-1 vote in Tuesday night's council meeting held in the MSU Union. Developer Pat Gillespie, of Gillespie Development & Management, said his company should be breaking ground on the project by May or June. The community is set to be built on Coleman Road, just west of Crossing Place Apartments, 3636 Coleman Road. The Beaumont will be known as an "alumni village" and will be geared toward MSU alumni, young professionals and empty-nesters, rather than students. The accepted proposal was the 24th version of the complex, which was revised in response to resident and councilmember concerns.

NEWS

Music worlds open wide if you let them

It's really easy to get stuck in a certain frame of mind, especially when it comes to music. It's comfortable and it's effortless - but it's also na?ve. If I hadn't opened my ears and my mind in middle school, I'd still be listening to Bob Seger and Rod Stewart exclusively, maybe even with a side of Toni Braxton.

NEWS

Upcoming concerts

Megan Frye
January 22, 2004

JANUARY 22: The Gentleman Callers with Jen Sygit at Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing. 23: Code of the Cutz Hip-Hop Show at Mac's Bar, 2700 E.

SPORTS

Colson awarded team's most valuable

Scott Bartosiewicz
January 21, 2004

Senior setter Nikki Colson was honored Saturday as the MSU volleyball team's Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row. With 1,585 assists on the season, Colson broke her own record en route to setting the career assist record for MSU with 4,563. Colson, along with teammate senior libero Emmy Miller, took home the 2003 Captains' Awards.

MSU

Forum to highlight ethics

Scandals in business, such as those involving Enron and WorldCom that took place in 2002 are nothing new, but emphasis in ethics education might help to make them less common in the future, officials say. Recently, the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business Administration began work on creating a new ethics institute, which also is sponsored by the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: Locals express interest in newly approved housing complex

Don Jordan
January 21, 2004

Less than 24 hours after the East Lansing City Council approved the Northern Tier housing complex, The Beaumont already has received calls from more than a dozen interested buyers and renters. The proposal for the controversial 40-acre complex was approved with a 4-1 vote at Tuesday night's council meeting. Developer Pat Gillespie of Gillespie Development & Management said his company should break ground on the project by May or June. "It feels absolutely fantastic to have some finality to it," Gillespie said.

COMMENTARY

Moon money

The presidential election is a mere 11 months away, and now, with Saddam Hussein found and Iraq getting back up on its feet, George W.

FEATURES

Alumnus makes short-lived appearance on 'Apprentice'

An MSU alumnus is once again caught in the reality television spotlight. Jason Curis, 24, graduated with a degree in advertising in 2001 and was in the running with 15 other businessmen and women for a year-long position at one of Donald Trump's companies on NBC's "The Apprentice." He follows Bob Guiney, a 1993 graduate who starred in ABC's "The Bachelor" and was a contestant on "The Bachelorette." Curis was "fired" by Donald Trump during the second episode of the highest-rated reality show because he was the leader of the men's team, VERSACORP, that again failed to surpass the business tactics of the women's team, PROTÉGÉ. "Trump is trump and does whatever he wants," Curis said. Hired or fired, Curis still believes he'll be as rich as Donald Trump some day. As a young entrepreneur, Curis already owns his own property-management company, JMG Management, with which he holds more than 39 properties. "I learned, first of all, do what you love to do," Curis said with confidence.

SPORTS

Sparty is the first Big Ten mascot ever to win mascot competition

Laura Collins
January 21, 2004

Before, he was named the "Buffest." Now, he is the best mascot in the country - officially. This past weekend, the beloved MSU mascot, Sparty, took first place at the 2004 Universal Cheer Association/Universal Dance Association College Nationals in Orlando, Fla. "For us, it is like winning the Final Four or the Rose Bowl.