NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: E.L. WWII veterans featured in film
When Tom Dutch arrived in Pearl Harbor, there was no memorial, no tourists and no souvenir shop.
MICHIGAN
Woman sentenced in hit-and-run accident
Susan Swanson will serve four and a half to 15 years in prison for the hit-and-run death of a 40-year-old man on Grand River Avenue in Okemos last year, a judge announced Wednesday.Swanson, 42, was sentenced by Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Brown on Wednesday, nearly two months after a jury found her guilty of drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident causing death, said Joyce Draganchuk, an assistant county prosecutor.On July 31, 2002, Swanson's Cadillac struck Alejandro Salinas as he walked along Grand River Avenue to his brother's home.
COMMENTARY
Seniors' gifts should give back to 'U'
Because of the state budget crisis, funding for universities has decreased significantly. Universities are increasingly relying on private donations from alumni to provide additional funding.
NEWS
Top 10 box office
1. "Elf,"Total gross: $129 million2. "Brother Bear,"Total gross: $77.7 million3. "Dr. Seuss' The Cat In The Hat,"Total gross: $75.8 million4. "Master and Commander," Total gross: $66.6 million5. "Love Actually,"Total gross: $43.4 million6. "Gothika,"Total gross: $41.3 million 7. "The Haunted Mansion," Total gross: $34 million8. "Bad Santa,"Total gross: $16.8 million9. "The Missing,"Total gross: $15.2 million10. "Timeline,"Total gross: $12.4 millionSource: Nielsen EDI
SPORTS
Unfashionable sports take away from game
Have you seen the reality series "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy?" I have, and it's great.
COMMENTARY
Trimming budgets
Just hope that MSU President M. Peter McPherson doesn't start sitting down with University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman and Gov.
NEWS
Westrin and Mowry to compete in national open mic
When psychology junior Pete Mowry first picked up a guitar more than eight years ago, he never imagined where the music would lead him.
NEWS
Cheap eats: Make it yourself Hanukkah dinner - $5.06
The food: Matzo ball soup and potato latkes Total: $5.06 from Meijer in Okemos - $2.67 for the soup mix and $2.39 for the potato pancake mix. Serves: 4-6 people, so break out the fine china, light the menorah and have yourself a rockin' Hanukkah bash. What the heck is this stuff anyway? Latkes are potato pancakes commonly eaten during Hanukkah, which begins this year on Dec.
MSU
Survey: Festive drinking remains
As students finish up their final exams, sell back their books and prepare for the long winter break, chances are a few of them will take part in another semester-ending ritual - drinking.According to a study conducted by the Olin Health Department, the Department of Communication and the Institute for Public Policy & Social Research in 2002, more than 24 percent of students will drink an average 6.2 drinks in celebration of the end of the semester.The study is part of a three-year, $300,000 research project funded by a grant from the Social Norm Research Center to identify whether celebratory drinking is truly a phenomenon on college campuses.Celebration drinking is drinking that involves occasions where there is a climate encouraging students to drink, to drink in excess.
MSU
Students plan rally for higher ed funding at Capitol
Students Protecting And Representing Education, or SPARE, will hold a rally to maintain state funding for higher education at 9:30 a.m.
MSU
GEU fears loss of 40 TA positions
Graduate Employees Union officials said they fear a loss of jobs and the quality education because university officials could soon cut 40 teaching assistant positions. With a $920 million deficit in the state and the university removing $60 million from its budget, Assistant Provost Bob Banks said the future of about 1,200 TAs is uncertain.
COMMENTARY
Americans fail to think critically, fooled easily
According to Nicholas Kristof, an opinion columnist for The New York Times, "Americans are three times as likely to believe in the virgin birth of Jesus (83 percent) as in evolution (28 percent)." Somehow, Americans find a claim with no evidence more compelling than a scientific theory with a vast mountain of supporting data gathered from varied disciplines.
COMMENTARY
Kyoto cop out
Industrialized nations would be smart to dust off their spectacles and realize the problem of global warming is looming much closer than it might seem. The United States and Russia, two of the world's biggest producers of greenhouse gas emissions, have rejected the accord aimed at putting an end to global warming.
NEWS
Trustees to vote on anti-discrimination amendment
The MSU Board of Trustees will decide Friday whether to add gender identity to MSU's anti-discrimination policy, and officials said an approval could push the university closer to acceptance of every person on campus. The amendment, which was first introduced about two years ago, would add the phrase "gender identity" and a footnote under the harassment section of the discrimination policy. "People need these kinds of things to protect themselves," said Henry Silverman, president of the Lansing Branch of the Michigan American Civil Liberties Union.
NEWS
'Haunted' lacks charm, humor
What is it with Hollywood? If one formula works, then why not do it again, right? Wrong. "The Haunted Mansion" is hot on the heels of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," the surprise hit of the summer. Only what "The Haunted Mansion" lacks is Johnny Depp,who made the other movie the hit it was.
MICHIGAN
Lansing yard waste collected this week
The City of Lansing will be collecting leaves and yard waste raked to the curbside this week. Residents can dispose of leaves and grass clippings in any large 30-gallon paper bag or 30-gallon rigid metal or plastic container that has a composting identification sticker. It's illegal for residents to rake leaves into streets, and all bags and containers must weigh less than 30 pounds or they will not be picked up. Identification stickers are available for free by calling the Waste Reduction Services Hotline at (517) 483-4400.
NEWS
Critic says goodbye to MSU, shares his top 10 films
Get out your hankies, kids; this is my final address, not only as the film critic, but as a reporter for MSU's student-run newspaper.Since the fall of 2000, I've been hitting the keys of an iMac at 343 Student Services, always keeping an eye on the position I took this fall.It's been fun, and I hope those of you who read my stuff enjoyed it, thought of me as clever and even occasionally chuckled.
NEWS
New beer guy: Warm up with Scotch ales
I wanted to my final column a wrap-up of my favorite beers in some way - some kind of "Beer Guy: Best Of." So I borrowed a roommate's car - and some of his money - and drove over to Lansing's Oade's Big Ten West, 314 E.
MSU
Conference shows campus community seeks diversity
Members of the MSU community are highly interested in learning about diversity programs and services available on campus, evaluations of October's Best Practices in Diversity conference indicated. The conference aimed to share ideas on increasing diversity and multiculturalism between colleges and programs at MSU.
MICHIGAN
E.L. to make decision on Northern Tier plan
After several months of postponement, the East Lansing Planning Commission could soon make its decision on a new development proposed for the Northern Tier.