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MICHIGAN

Gov., officials discuss jobs

Brian Charlton  and  Scott Bartosiewicz
September 25, 2003

Gov. Jennifer Granholm spoke to about 200 higher education officials Wednesday promoting strategies that encourage universities to research ways to boast economic and job growth in Michigan. Granholm stressed the importance of Michigan's colleges and universities in research and technology and using them to find ways to enhance the state's economy during her speech at MSU's University Club. "Universities have always had an essential role to play in our economy," Granholm said in her address. Officials from the state's 15 public colleges and universities, state business representatives and the state agency Michigan Economic Development Corporation recommended to use universities' research to help the state's struggling economy and unemployment rates. The recommendations work on ways to get universities involved with state government.

NEWS

Lansing celebrates Banned Book Week with live readings

Lindsey Anderson
September 25, 2003

Imagine a world without Harry Potter, Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer, and then envision a literary land configured only of rainbows and puppy dogs. This is no laughing matter - at one time all of those fictional characters were banned in the United States. Way Station Books & Stuff, 223 S.

FOOTBALL

Game date against Minnesota pending

Patrick Walters
September 25, 2003

When the MSU football team ventures to Minnesota this October, it may need to alter its travel plans. Big Ten officials announced Wednesday the conditional change of MSU's scheduled game against the Golden Gophers at the Metrodome in Minneapolis from Saturday, Oct.

NEWS

ACLU: Noise rule might threaten freedoms

Steve Eder
September 25, 2003

Lansing's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union believes that East Lansing's four-week-old heightened policy on party noise might violate the rights of residents. "We are concerned about this," said Henry Silverman, the president of the Lansing Branch of the ACLU.

NEWS

At the movies

"American Splendor"The real-life story of Harvey Pekar, writer of the underground comic "American Splendor." This film tells the struggle of the blue-collar worker.Rated R ****"Cabin Fever"There's plenty of fun, gore and sex in this salute to the horror films of Hollywood's history.

COMMENTARY

Stabilizing Iraq

After a fast-paced war with Iraq, President Bush is right to address the United Nations on the importance of a well-thought-out plan to transfer power to the Iraqi people. Currently, the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council does not have the necessary authority in the country.

NEWS

Fall food: A tasty, fun way to return to youth

I don't know about you, but when I think about fall, I focus on the food.Mmm-mmm, fall is the season with the best food, no contest.From warm apple cider to homemade pumpkin pie, fall is the season for good eatin'.Here are some of my personal favorites:• Caramel applesMost grocery stores have these convenient little kits to make your own caramel apples at home.

NEWS

stellastarr* brings back best of the '80s

Kristofer Karol
September 25, 2003

Take The Cure and Talking Heads, put them into a blender and you've got stellastarr*.And that's a good thing.The group's first full-length, self-titled album is a wonderful collection of powerful songs, most of which play upon an '80s rock sound.

FOOTBALL

Safety happy he chose 'U' over Yale, Harvard

Had it not been for Michigan State swooping in and offering Eric Smith a scholarship to play in a BCS conference, the Groveport, Ohio, native might be playing football in the Ivy League right now."I thought about (playing for an Ivy League school)," Smith said.

NEWS

E.L. man attacked; arrests made

Steve Eder  and  Don Jordan
September 25, 2003

East Lansing police arrested two men who apparently attacked a man and broke into a car in East Lansing neighborhoods late Tuesday.The latest episodes are the fourth and fifth in a string of aggressive robbery attempts in East Lansing in the past three days.

NEWS

Giving Back

Don Jordan
September 25, 2003

In a remote corner of the Lansing Public Library, among notebooks, worksheets and a Winnie the Pooh backpack, the noses of 13-year-old Mushirah Thomas and finance senior Pablo Alleyne are buried deep in a textbook.

FEATURES

Bloody vampire/werewolf flick good for mindless escapism

Shaun Byron
September 24, 2003

If you liked "The Matrix" or "Blade," then you will love "Underworld," because it's basically the same movie. Part Shakespearean tragedy, part horror movie, the film is big on explosions, computer-animated werewolves, slowed-down fight scenes and the same vampire characters that have been in countless other movies. Selene (Kate Beckinsale) is a vampire fighting in an ancient war against werewolves.

VOLLEYBALL

Setter named week's best

Megan Homanick
September 24, 2003

The MSU volleyball team isn't playing for individual accolades this season, but when someone is performing as well as senior setter Nikki Colson has been, those honors just happen.Colson, a three-year captain from Lincoln, Neb., not only was named Big Ten Player of the Week but also was named AVCA National Player of the Week after her MVP weekend in Washington, D.C., at the American Volleyball Classic.

NEWS

Budget, job growth top legislative issues

Brian Charlton
September 24, 2003

Michigan lawmakers are back in session and looking for ways to boost a struggling economy while promoting job growth, but analysts say they should brace themselves for budget shortfalls again this year. The House of Representatives began session Tuesday, a week after the Senate reconvened, facing the state's highest unemployment rate in more than a decade and preparing to tackle issues such as trash importation and university funding.