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MSU

Board to discuss projects, finances

Antonio Planas
October 9, 2003

Renovations to campus buildings and the university's funding requests to the state are the main issues on the agenda for Friday's MSU Board of Trustees meeting.University Engineer Bob Nestle said he expects the board to approve construction plans to renovate the Brody Complex and the Clinical Center and Life Sciences Building.The Brody Complex renovations are expected to cost about $1.5 million, Nestle said, and the Clinical Center and Life Sciences Building costs are estimated at $740,000."There are two types of projects," Nestle said.

MICHIGAN

Company fights Lansing to build gasoline pipeline through city

Wolverine Pipe Line Co., the local company that has fought for three years to build a new gasoline pipeline through Lansing, will present its case before the Michigan Supreme Court within the next two months. The company will argue it does not need permission from the city of Lansing to construct the new pipeline, which would stretch 65 miles long with about 22 miles running along I-96.

NEWS

Top 10 box office

1. "School of Rock,"Total gross: $19.6 million2. "Out of Time,"Total gross: $16.2 million3. "The Rundown," Total gross: $32.6 million4. "Under the Tuscan Sun,"Total gross: $20.7 million5. "Secondhand Lions," Total gross: $30.6 million6. "Underworld,"Total gross: $44.8 million7. "Lost in Translation," Total gross: $14 million8. "The Fighting Temptations,"Total gross: $24.6 million9. "Once Upon A Time in Mexico,"Total gross: $53.1 million10. "Cold Creek Manor,"Total gross: $18.3 millionSource: Nielsen EDI

NEWS

Upcoming concerts

October: Saturday: Terri Hendrix with Lloyd Maines at the Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St.

MSU

Hate crimes focus of 'Act Out' day

The bruise surrounding Kat Superfisky's eye was a garish blue-green. She stood over a black T-shirt, taping a sexist slur onto the front with masking tape.The studio art sophomore was preparing for Wednesday's second annual Act Out, part of National Coming Out Days at MSU.The face-painted bruises would wash off at the end of the day, but from 8 a.m.

NEWS

Top 10 singles

1. "Baby Boy," Beyonce feat. Sean Paul, Columbia (Last week: 1)2. "Shake Ya Tailfeather," Nelly, P.

MSU

Experts speak against antibiotics

Sam Finch said he is worried the medicine his Olin Health Center doctor gave him for bronchitis might make him more sick. After trying to battle a sore throat, nasal congestion, coughing and infection in his left ear without medication, the telecommunication, information studies and media senior said he decided he needed to go to the doctor.

SPORTS

Trannon emerging after big game

After sitting out all of last year and catching only nine passes for 64 yards in the first five games this season, sophomore receiver Matt Trannon finally busted out of his shell last weekend. And his coaches and teammates couldn't be more excited. "First of all, you got to remember he hasn't gotten very much time on the field, and I think you'll see him begin to continue to steadily improve each week," senior quarterback Jeff Smoker said.

NEWS

'04 admissions policies altered for 'U,' Ohio St.

Students applying for The Ohio State University and MSU this fall will be the first class to go through new admission processes at both schools. Ohio State is the last school in the Big Ten to eliminate its race-based point system for undergraduate admissions, complying with a Supreme Court ruling in June on the use of race in admissions.

MSU

Archive for virtual history of quilts completed

It's taken five years for MSU MATRIX coordinators and The Alliance for American Quilts to piece together a worldwide database to preserve hundreds of years of American quilt storytelling.The archive opened Monday and serves as a virtual collection to make the history and background of quilts across the nation available online."Quilts are folk culture, and over the last 20 years, we have come to realize that we can learn a lot about the time periods they came from," Mark Kornbluh, director of MATRIX, said.

NEWS

Ettison Clio goes nationwide

Kristofer Karol
October 9, 2003

Not many people know how it feels to wake up dressed in a Confederate flag or to be snuck up on and tagged with an electric dog collar.It may sound odd, but these are typical of the hijinks Ettison Clio employs while on tour.

SPORTS

Suton picks 'U' over Arizona State

Jon Styf
October 9, 2003

If the MSU basketball team is lacking one thing, it would be depth in the post. The Spartans took a step in the right direction Wednesday when Lansing Everett senior center Goran Suton orally committed to MSU. "I'm going to stay here and be a Spartan," Suton said in Everett's Earvin "Magic" Johnson Gymnasium. With the early exit of freshman Erazem Lorbek last season and the possibility that sophomore Paul Davis might leave early if he has one or two spectacular seasons, the Spartans' most pressing need was at the center and power forward position. When Florida Air Academy star Alexander Kaun, who orally committed to Kansas, eliminated MSU as one of his potential schools, the Spartans put more effort into recruiting Suton.

COMMENTARY

Players' attitude better under Smith

This is in response to Dale Hitchcock's letter "Uniforms without names need to go". The removal of the names goes along with coaching genius Joe Paterno's belief that football is a team sport and should not single out certain athletes.

COMMENTARY

SN overlooked other sport teams

The State News can always be counted on for extensive MSU sports coverage. I found Monday's article demanding more noise from MSU football fans especially important ("Fans can't just come to games, need to be louder"), along with the blow-by-blow analysis of MSU's overwhelming defeat of the weakest football team in the Big Ten.

NEWS

Psychological clinic offers screenings

Amy Davis
October 9, 2003

While counselors say the onset of midterms during fall semester is prime time for college students to seek help for depression or anxiety-related disorders, help is available for those with the illness. The MSU Psychological Clinic is offering free mental health screenings from 5 to 9 p.m.

COMMENTARY

Commandments statue is offensive

This letter is in response to the letter to the editor by Eva Bohler"Columnist wrong in religious debate". As a freethinker, I found her arrogance and ignorance on the issue offensive.

COMMENTARY

Hey Arnold

The people of California replaced Gray Davis with Arnold Schwarzenegger, the "Terminator," and will have to live with that decision. Their dissatisfaction with Davis led them to elect someone from the opposite end of the spectrum.