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COMMENTARY

Flier doesn't allow people to overeat

I am responding to the article "RUBI celebrates Halloween candy fiends". It never ceases to amaze me that if you tell people or print information that suggests that it is actually "OK" to eat without feeling guilty, people automatically assume you are telling or giving them permission to overeat - to stuff themselves continuously.

MICHIGAN

Doves might be fair game

About 300 hunters sporting orange hats and camouflage rallied at the state Capitol on Tuesday, encouraging legislators to make Michigan the 40th state allowing mourning dove hunting. With the sportsmen anxiously packed in the gallery above the House floor, the bill was passed 64-44 in the state House.

MSU

Broad supply chain forum focuses on China's economy

MSU, ranked No. 1 in the country for supply chain management, and China, the largest emerging market in the world, will converge in discussion at the first annual Broad China Supply Chain Forum on Friday. The forum "Supply Chain: China's New Growth Engine" will be held from 8 a.m.

MSU

ASMSU presents bills about T-shirts, college merger

Bills regarding college mergers and an explicit T-shirt were presented during Tuesday's ASMSU meeting.Officials from MSU's undergraduate student government plan to announce concerns about lack of student involvement in a decision to downsize the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.ASMSU officials will follow the lead of the college's own student government, the Student Senate, which recently passed a bill to show its opposition to the merger.The departments are set to combine because of budget difficulties.The bill said ASMSU would issue a statement to college officials, Provost Lou Anna Simon and MSU President M.

MSU

'U' professors pen book on forest ecology

When MSU forestry Professors Donald Dickmann and Larry Leefers began teaching a class about Michigan's forests seven years ago, they realized there weren't any textbooks available to paint a complete picture of forestry in Michigan."When we started teaching the course, one thing we recognized early on was there was no book written that dealt with forest ecology specifically in Michigan," Leefers said.

COMMENTARY

Medical system needs spotlight

I completely agree and commend Ian Randall for the column about the effects of free markets on healthcare costs "Free markets cause health-care costs to get out of control" (SN 10/30). Little attention is devoted to our obviously faulty medical care system in the United States.

FEATURES

Twinkle Toes

Remember this familiar scene: You're at a wedding or formal dance, strategically seated at your corner table or mingling near the dessert trays and punch bowl.

NEWS

Incumbents keep seats on council

Voter turnout was low for East Lansing's general election Tuesday night, in which voters approved the elimination of the city's August primary election and returned three incumbents to the city council. Mayor Mark Meadows, Mayor Pro Tem Sam Singh and Councilmember Beverly Baten all won re-election to the city council Tuesday night. The city's August local primary election, which is held in odd-numbered years, was eliminated by a vote of 1,685-637. After almost two years of debate, the city council unanimously voted in April to put the issue on the ballot.

NEWS

Benavides barely wins

Lansing - After a heated campaign and a narrow margin of victory, incumbent Tony Benavides was picked by the capital city's voters to continue serving out David Hollister's mayoral term. Benavides was named mayor over state Sen.

COMMENTARY

Sex education

Public schools have failed to properly educate high school students about safe sex. This is an issue among high school students, and the fact that many schools do not include curriculum covering sex results in it remaining a taboo subject. Lanessa Riobe, 16, was sent home from Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Fla., after she wore a Halloween costume consisting of a T-shirt covered in condoms.

FEATURES

Professional actor bids farewell to 'U'

Years ago, Marcus Olson performed "Into the Woods" at the Wharton Center. Now, 13 years later, the head of acting for the MSU Theatre Department has gone back into the woods, but on a different mission.After he finishes directing "Into the Woods," his last play at MSU, he will begin his own difficult journey as he leaves the university.Olson said he is looking for work elsewhere because he is seeking an environment that constantly appreciates theater, and where, when budget cuts come up, the theater department isn't always the first to be hit.

FOOTBALL

All Raiders should be benched

It was an utter blowout for Styf in Week 9. With a huge outing, Styf narrowed the gap between the gurus in total points and tied the season series at 4-4.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: CNN's 'Crossfire' co-hosts to visit Michigan

Arguably two of the nation's most visible political analysts are coming to Michigan on behalf of MSU's Michigan Political Leadership Program.James Carville and Tucker Carlson, co-hosts of CNN's "Crossfire," will speak at the Laurel Manor in Livonia on March 4 and the Frederick Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids on March 5, for fund-raising events that will benefit the program.Shannon Horvath, program administrator for MPLP, said the program is geared toward people already in the workforce, who dream of becoming political leaders in Michigan."We train and inspire tomorrow's political leaders," she said.