FEATURES
'Vagina Monologues' to hold auditions tonight
Excuse me, my vagina wants to speak. The Women's Council will be holding auditions for "The Vagina Monologues" at 8 p.m.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: West Nile virus less evident this year
A year after the West Nile virus infected 644 Michiganians in 28 counties and killed 51 people, the 2003 total has numbered only five cases and one death.While the threat seems almost nonexistent in Michigan, people living in western states are being hit hard by the virus.
COMMENTARY
College drinking isn't funny to all
I am writing in response to "There's a drink to subdue every bad decision Bush makes" (SN 10/16), a column I can barely believe was published in our university newspaper.
COMMENTARY
Statistical proof
The results are in. The statistics are astounding. The noise ordinance and its strict regulations are here to stay. In 2002, without the policy, 111 citations were given between Sept.
FEATURES
top 10 Money songs
This past weekend I saw, in person, the new watermarked $20 bill for the first time and it creeped me out.
MSU
Legislators want to honor McPherson
Two Michigan congressmen introduced a resolution Monday to honor MSU President M. Peter McPherson for his role in rebuilding Iraq's economy.U.S.
COMMENTARY
American-backed Israel not the victim in Palestinian fight
"Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them." If only Albert Einstein were here, he would tell the world that the crisis in the Middle East will not be resolved in the same fashion that it was started.
COMMENTARY
Coming Out Days raised awareness
Apparently, Paige Peterson didn't read the flier closely enough to realize that there were slurs that pertained to her gender, the ones listed under sexist ("Coming Out Days coverage too much" SN 10/17). What else would a 21-year-old straight Caucasian female put on her shirt? Speaking as a 20-year-old Caucasian heterosexual female, I think it's important to raise awareness about the kind of language we use that degrades minority groups in society.
MSU
LBGT leader focuses on students
Getting Brent Bilodeau to talk about himself is a challenge. But once he starts talking about students, he speaks passionately, interlocking his hands to emphasize the relationship of one marginalized group to another.Bilodeau is assistant for the Office of Lesbian, Bi, Gay and Transgendered Concerns, a program through the Department of Student Life."First and foremost, students are at the very center," he said from his office in Student Services.
NEWS
Pay hike to be decided for council members
The deadline is fast approaching for East Lansing City Council members to reject a 10-percent pay increase in the face of a $900 million state budget shortfall. The increase would be the first since 1999 and will automatically go into effect on Nov.
BASKETBALL
Richardson might start NBA season suspended
Former MSU basketball player Jason Richardson is facing a possible suspension for the beginning of the NBA regular season, league officials announced Monday. Richardson, a forward for the Golden State Warriors entering his third professional season, was convicted on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge Aug.
COMMENTARY
Studying 'U'
ISB 200. ATL 150. College Parties 101. Yes, a campus organization is living the dream job of almost every student - studying parties.
SOCCER
Women's soccer star scores 3 goals, honored
Women's soccer senior midfielder Michelle Perun was named the Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after scoring three goals in the Spartans' current two-game winning streak. Perun scored her first goal of the season in MSU's 3-2 win over Bowling Green on Oct.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Grant could give aid to ailing communities
On an average afternoon, the Center for Family Health clinic in Jackson is a boiling pot of screaming toddlers, crowded waiting rooms and nurses rushing from patient to patient.A team of receptionists were busy at work Thursday, processing appointments and struggling to manage the growing lines from behind a large glass partition.The center, the only one of its kind in the Jackson area, provides federally funded health care to patients who have little or no health insurance.Last week, MSU announced the formation of the Michigan Center for Health Education Training in the Communities.
NEWS
Sciences, research grants rise 40 percent
National and state-administered grants are up almost 40 percent at MSU compared to the same period last year, an MSU official said.Robert Huggett, MSU's vice president for research and graduate studies, said MSU has received more than $97 million in awards to help further research, but last October, MSU received $70 million.
NEWS
Disturbance abroad
An American college student in Prague tells police he was leaving a nightclub in mid-July when three assailants accosted him, attempting to steal his wallet before throwing him from a bridge - leaving him to die.
COMMENTARY
Bible Battle
Just in case Halloween and Thanksgiving aren't enough celebrations for you to look forward to during the next month, you now can get excited about adding a new observance to your calendar - Bible Week.
NEWS
'U' urges campus to lock labs
MSU administrators are urging faculty to secure valuable and hazardous research materials after a vandal destroyed a project in a campus plant laboratory earlier this month.A message distributed to faculty on Friday states there is a growing concern about the "loss of valuable research materials" as a result of vandalism.
VOLLEYBALL
'U' beats Wildcats, falls to Illini
Oops, they did it again.For the third straight weekend, the No. 18 MSU volleyball team was lost the first night but recovered to win on the second.The Spartans (12-6 overall, 4-4 Big Ten) are being consistent, but it's not the consistency head coach Chuck Erbe has been looking for.
COMMENTARY
Always aware
It's unfortunate that as a group of educated people, we have to be told to open our eyes to detrimental issues.