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COMMENTARY

Deceased professor was good educator

I was stunned and saddened to learn of the loss of Ruth Simms Hamilton. As a freshman, I took an interdisciplinary studies in social science course taught by Hamilton, and she really inspired me to look toward sociology as a major. I remember meeting with her during her office hours, and we must have talked for more than an hour on current events, class, her African Diaspora project and my life.

FOOTBALL

Thrashed

Jon Styf
November 17, 2003

Madison, Wis. - It began with a flash of brilliance, but as the season has carried on, MSU's hopes have dimmed. Mistakes and injuries wore on the Spartans again as they lost their third straight game, this time a 56-21 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium. The loss likely dropped the Spartans (7-4 overall, 4-3 Big Ten) out of contention for a New Year's Day bowl game and also dropped them out of The Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today top 25 polls. "We got our tails kicked, right up between our shoulders," head coach John L.

FEATURES

'To do' list guarantees something good to reminisce on in future

I'm 20 years old - going on 40. I'm an old soul stuck in a college student's body, but I'm determined to turn it around. While walking through the grocery store the other day, shopping for the perfect batch of apples and humming the tune "Build Me Up Buttercup," I realized it's time for me to rekindle my youth - or at least find it for the first time. Rather than walk up that hill to age 30, dodging birthdays on the way, I'll get a few things done, so that when I'm 90 and stuck knitting and reminiscing about the "good ol' days," I'll actually have something cool to reminisce about. The only way I ever get things done is by making little lists for myself.

SPORTS

Lack of defense hurts 'U'

Madison, Wis. - Defense wins championships. But it also can lose them, as the MSU defense demonstrated by giving up 630 total yards to Wisconsin to remove itself from championship contention. The Badgers racked up the majority of their yards in the air (385), as quarterback Jim Sorgi directed an aerial assault to his favorite target, Lee Evans.

SPORTS

Despite loss, team has gone above expectations

On Saturday afternoon, around the time that Wisconsin wide receiver Lee Evans caught his third or fourth touchdown pass behind the MSU secondary, I wonder how many television sets made that beep-crackle-and-fade noise they make when snapped off. It would be even more interesting to know how many of those blackened TV screens were accompanied with a four-letter word.

NEWS

Professor honored by 200+ at visitation

Steve Eder
November 17, 2003

Close friends and family of Ruth Simms Hamilton gathered Sunday to honor and recall the life of the pioneering urban affairs professor.More than 200 of Hamilton's friends and family attended her visitation at the Gorsline-Runciman Co. East Chapel in East Lansing on Sunday evening.Hamilton, 66, was killed in her Meridian Township home on Tuesday.

MSU

Puerto Rican week events work to educate community

A comedy show and pig roast are two events that members of the Puerto Rican Student Association said they hope will help educate MSU students and Lansing-area community members this week.Puerto Rican Culture Week runs today through Friday."This year, we're making it more based on the ethnic value of Puerto Rico, our history and music," organization President David Torres said.

NEWS

'U' e-mail: Funding at risk; write lawmakers

Antonio Planas
November 17, 2003

Through a series of e-mails and letters, university officials are encouraging MSU community members to contact state legislators, urging them to keep looming higher education cuts to a minimum. The campaign is geared toward educating students, parents of students and alumni on the connection between state appropriations and tuition costs.

COMMENTARY

Goodwill to all

Listen. You can hear it if you're quiet. It might be faint, but it gets louder and louder as the holidays get closer.

SPORTS

Women's cross finishes 3rd; men finish 11th

Meghan Gilbert
November 17, 2003

At the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals hosted by Indiana State on Saturday, the MSU women's cross country team finished third out of 30 teams, and the men finished 11th out of 32. Senior Michelle Carson finished second overall in the women's 6K race at 20:26.

COMMENTARY

Wrong penalty

The debate over capital punishment is not about to drop dead anytime soon. Colorado Gov. Bill Owens and former Illinois Gov.

COMMENTARY

Bashing people isn't good debate

This could be in response to Jill Schwab's ridiculous indictment of The State News ("Pacemaker Award given to liberals" SN 11/12), but in all reality, it is more in response to the general tone of the editorial page of late.

MSU

'U' researchers raise obesity awareness

Don Jordan
November 17, 2003

Across the United States, and especially in Michigan, the problem of obesity is growing at alarming rates.As state obesity statistics rise, MSU researchers are working to define exactly where the problem lies and what people can do to slow the increase.In a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 56 percent of Americans were overweight or obese in 2000.