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NEWS

Top Ten Albums

1. "Chicken *N* Beer," Ludacris, Disturbing The Peace/Def Jam South (Last week: not on charts) 2. "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below," OutKast, Arista (1) 3. "Elvis: 2nd to None," Elvis Presley, BMG Strategic Marketing/RCA (not on charts) 4. "Life for Rent," Dido, Arista (4) 5. "Some Devil," Dave Matthews, RCA (5) 6. "Sacred Love," Sting, A&M (3) 7. "Too Hot for T.V.," Bad Boy's Da Band, Bad Boy (2) 8. "The R.

COMMENTARY

Payback time

A bill that would allow universities to sue former and current student athletes for fines brought against them is a good option for college athletics departments to have. The bill will allow universities to sue athletes who violate state or federal law, school regulations or athletic league rules for financial damages. Athletes who do such things "have a devastating impact on college sports," said Rep.

NEWS

Hiring of minority coaches to be rated

When the Black Coaches Association gives report cards based on minority hiring practices for collegiate football coaches next season, MSU could find itself at the head of the class. The association announced Tuesday that beginning next season, Division I-A schools will be subject to a rating system that measures schools' commitment to hiring minorities for vacant football coaching positions.

MSU

Students work for Islam awareness

Members from the Muslim Students' Association are in the International Center this week educating passing students and visitors about the Islamic faith for Islam Awareness Week.Interest in the week, which began on Monday and runs until Friday, has grown in past years.

COMMENTARY

Thieves are unusual breed among Izzone

It's pretty unfortunate that items were stolen during the Izzone campout last weekend ("Izzone campers abused freedom" SN 10/16). I was under the impression that we were a relatively tame and well-mannered crowd.

MSU

On guard

Students have unpacked their coats and mittens to prepare for the upcoming winter, but the Spartan statue has no such outerwear to protect him from the Michigan elements - yet. The 9-foot-7-inch tall terra-cotta clay statue soon will reside in heated comfort inside the addition to Spartan Stadium in 2005.

NEWS

Top 10 box office

1. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"Total gross: $28.1 million2. "Kill Bill: Vol 1"Total gross: $43.2 million3. "Runaway Jury"Total gross: $11.8 million4. "School of Rock"Total gross: $54.9 million5. "Mystic River"Total gross: $13.5 million6. "Good Boy!"Total gross: $25.77. "Intolerable Cruelty"Total gross: $22.7 million8. "Out of Time"Total gross: $35.29. "Under the Tuscan Sun"Total gross: $33.7 million10. "The Rundown"Total gross: $44.5 millionSource: Nielsen EDI

NEWS

Spellbound unique, funny

Documentaries can get an unfair reputation as dry and boring. So can spelling bees. So, therefore, a documentary on a spelling bee would be as boring as watching your linoleum floor curl up on a hot summer day. But that's not the case with this particular documentary. Nominated for an Oscar, "Spellbound" is a 2002 documentary about eight teens who are competing in the 1999 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee.

NEWS

At the movies

"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"Though not as good as the original, teenage girls are sure to scream at the top of their lungs with this remake of the 1970s horror flick.Rated R, 3.5 stars"The House of the Dead"Someone should have burnt this house down.

SPORTS

Burress, Mason good 'U' picks

Beware of forgotten football studs on the verge of returning from injuries. New York Jets quarterback Chad Pennington appears to be close to recovering and might suit up for Sunday's game against Philadelphia. Recovering from a broken left hand and torn cartilage in his right knee, St.

FEATURES

Hot art

Glass can be a barrier between the outside world and the inside. It can be broken into shards sharp enough to cut skin.

MSU

MSU-DCL graduate receives tax fellowship

Three years ago, Allison Ernst said she would have laughed at the thought of enjoying filing tax returns.But now, the 2002 MSU-DCL College of Law graduate has earned a one-year fellowship at the MSU-DCL Tax Clinic.