NEWS
Tasteful pumpkin, autumn ales are worth a try
Two years ago, a few friends and I happily were driving down I-96 on our way to the Michigan Brewing Company.
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.
COMMENTARY
Warning needed for parking at Pavilion
Due to the recent occurrence at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education parking lot, I thought that it was quite necessary to voice my complaints.
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
Chemistry Day hopes to make science fun
Chemists often are portrayed as a bunch of white-coated, spectacle-wearing, mumble-jumble speaking nerds.
SPORTS
Women's basketball desires championships
Last season, the MSU women's basketball team set out on a journey most expected to be impossible.
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.
COMMENTARY
Social services run by the man, but 'U' needs to have a say
Have you ever heard of the FTAA? For most of you, this is a brand-new acronym, but one that could affect your life and the lives of the hundreds of millions of people who live in our hemisphere.
COMMENTARY
E.L. shouldn't set a week for the Bible
I like the idea of an East Lansing-recognized Bible Week. I am just wondering, when is Quran Week? Or Talmud Week?
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.
MICHIGAN
Commission defers plans for E.L. complex
A $20 million complex proposal originally slated for discussion at tonight's East Lansing Planning Commission meeting has been deferred to Dec.
FEATURES
Last thoughts on the political beast that is Schwarzenegger
"Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of.
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.
MSU
West Nile cases lessen this year
The Michigan Department of Community Health reported six cases and one death from the West Nile virus this season - one year after the virus infected 644 Michiganians and killed 51 people.Although the threat in Michigan appears to be dwindling, people living in western states are being hit hard by the virus.