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FEATURES

Opera good, lacked balance

Kristofer Karol
November 17, 2003

The MSU Opera Theatre production of "Nine" did its job of entertaining viewers this past weekend, but lack of attention to some details made sure the show would not get a rating of nine out of 10."Nine" is based on "8 1/2," the autobiographical film of Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini - named Guido Contini in the musical - who is having a midlife crisis because his wife wants to leave him, and he cannot think of a plot for his latest movie.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: Obesity rises in Michigan

Don Jordan
November 16, 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.

FOOTBALL

Spartans give up 56 against Badgers

Madison, Wis. - MSU lost any remaining chance of tying for the conference crown as the Spartans fell, 56-21, to Wisconsin on the road. The Spartans (7-4 overall, 4-3 Big Ten) looked lackluster from the start, giving up 28 first-half points en route to losing their third straight Big Ten game Saturday. "We weren't ready to play," MSU head coach John L.

MICHIGAN

Robbery suspects arrested

Brian Charlton
November 14, 2003

East Lansing police arrested two men Wednesday suspected of stealing from unlocked homes on campus and in the city.The two men were arrested at Bryan Hall after MSU police responded to calls that the suspects were attempting to enter dorm rooms at 3:15 p.m.

SPORTS

Spartans' fate rests on selection committee

It was dreary, overcast and chilly at the men's soccer team's final practice at Old College Field on Tuesday before the Spartans headed to Indiana to play some of the most important games of the year.As the light grew dim over the team's evening drills, they played all out- just as if it were the real thing.

NEWS

Badgers' balanced offense could give Spartans trouble

Name one thing Ohio State and Michigan have that Wisconsin doesn't. A shot at the Big Ten title. All three squads were picked to finish high in the Big Ten with the help of their balanced offenses -something that has proved to be a nemesis for No.

NEWS

Spartans struggle, win, 85-81

Jon Styf
November 14, 2003

If MSU men's basketball coach Tom Izzo needed a reason to work his players harder going into the regular season, he found it Thursday when the No.

FEATURES

WEB ONLY: Weekend concerts abound on campus

Kristofer Karol
November 14, 2003

Although the weather is cooling down, the campus concert scene will be heating up this weekend. Enki, The Mad Note and Know Lyfe will perform a free show Saturday night at Common Grounds in Akers Hall. The show is an 18 years and older event and features three local rock bands.

SPORTS

Spikers' serving will dictate weekend play

Megan Homanick
November 14, 2003

It begins every match, every game, every point, yet, for the MSU volleyball team, serving seemed to be hurting them rather than helping them - until recently.The Spartans have become more consistent with where and how they are serving, and that is because they have been more aggressive. "Consistent serving helps make the blockers' and the defensive players' jobs easier," sophomore setter Mickey Davis said.

NEWS

'U' group rallies at Granholm budget stop

Brian Charlton
November 14, 2003

Lansing - MSU students rallied outside the closed doors of Gov. Jennifer Granholm's final budget-tour stop on Thursday. The locally televised stop was the last in a two-week budget tour in which Granholm met and gathered ideas from residents in 11 locations to discover where the public's budget priorities are as the state faces a $920 million budget deficit. More than 40 people representing different facets of the Lansing-area community were present at Lansing's Romney Building to offer opinions on what should be cut, and ask the governor questions. Members of the MSU-based Students Protecting And Representing Education (SPARE) brandished signs outside the Romney Building in hopes of creating awareness about their mission to stop cuts to public universities and community colleges, the funds of which already have been cut by 10 percent in the past two years. Ahmed Baset, executive director of SPARE, said the group understands that cuts are imminent, but that higher education should be a priority. "We understand that cuts are going to happen, and higher education is not going to be immune from that," he said.

COMMENTARY

Conservatives don't argue well

This is in response to Tom Amon's letter "SN Opinion Page has liberal biases" — as well as several other letters that say, essentially, the same thing. The point of that letter, as with the others, is that The State News has a "liberal bias." Just what that means, no one knows, because the "conservative" letter writers never explain — they simply make the allegation. Instead of uttering vacuous accusations, conservatives should try to articulate a point of view or develop an argument.