NEWS
Top 10 albums
1. "Love & Life," Mary J. Blige, Geffen (Last week: Not on charts) 2. "Metamorphosis," Hilary Duff, Buena Vista (not on charts) 3. "The Neptunes Present
NEWS
Fundraiser, auction to raise money for Kresge
The 4th annual Twilight in the Garden fund-raiser for Kresge Art Museum will be held Sunday from 4 to 7:30 p.m.
ICE HOCKEY
Comley names Slater captain
Jim Slater's hockey résumé has many highlights. Being named captain for the Spartans' 2003-04 campaign by MSU hockey coach Rick Comley is somewhere below the header.
COMMENTARY
Undergraduates qualified to teach
As a former undergraduate teaching assistant for Lyman Briggs School, I feel compelled to weigh in on the undergraduate vs.
NEWS
Drummer bids farewell
MSU rockers Flatfoot are ready to jam one last time before drummer Joe Irvin departs. Irvin will play his last show with the group Friday night at the Temple Club, 500 E.
MICHIGAN
Friends grieve over student
Melissa Timte wanted to work with children and one day live in Texas, said friends of the child development senior who died Tuesday evening at Sparrow Hospital. Her mother, Jacqueline Timte, of Canton, Mich., reached at home Wednesday, said her daughter "absolutely loved life." "I remember the twinkle in her eyes, her smile, her fun sense of humor," Jacqueline Timte said. Melissa Timte, whose 21st birthday was Monday, was hospitalized since Sept.
NEWS
Muslim students, faculty say progress still needed
Two years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, members of MSU's Muslim community say education is still needed to help move forward and increase understanding of their religion. Khalida Zaki, an MSU sociology professor, said the impact of Sept.
MICHIGAN
'U' rioters sentenced
Four MSU students were sentenced to jail time on Wednesday for their roles in the March 28-30 disturbances which resulted in more than $40,000 in damage to the city and campus. Three of the students were banned from state-funded university campuses for one year.
NEWS
Upcoming Concerts in the Lansing area
September Tonight: MSU Suzuki Faculty Collage Concert at MSU-CMS Auditorium, 841 Timberlane Road in East Lansing. Friday: Thom Jayne & The Free Radicals at Schuler Books & Music, 1982 W.
MSU
Banned-song concert highlights First Amendment
A half-full Fairchild Theater shook Tuesday with the rhythms of songs that weren't always accepted in American culture. The concert, titled "Freedom Sings," highlighted first-amendment issues through music. "Freedom energizes the nation," said Ken Paulson, the evening's narrator and executive director of the First Amendment Center, which hosted the event.
COMMENTARY
Democrats can abuse powers too
As a conservative Republican, I would have to agree with most of what Andrew Goetz had to say in his column "Republican Party members take power to new extremes". The problem with the column was that it was somewhat incomplete.
NEWS
'U' community observes national day of mourning
For Katie Neddermeyer, it's the photographs she took that day. For her roommate Heather Carlile, it's the poster she kept from the first MSU football game after the attacks. "People still remember it, but you can't keep dwelling on it," said Carlile, a professional writing junior, as she unrolled the yellowed paper. Jody Oberdick didn't keep anything physical.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Minister living on billboard to raise funds
A local minister has set high fund-raising goals - literally.Pastor Brian Henley has been living on a Lansing billboard, at the Martin Luther King Jr.
NEWS
Top 10 box office hits:
1. "Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star" Total gross: $6.7 million 2. "Jeepers Creepers 2" Total gross: $27.3 million 3. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl" Total gross: $281.8 million 4. "Freaky Friday" Total gross: $97.1 million 5. "S.W.A.T." Total gross: $108.8 million 6. "The Order" Total gross: $4.4 million 7. "Open Range" Total gross: $49.3 million 8. "Seabiscuit" Total gross: $109.6 million 9. "Freddy Vs.
NEWS
Top 10 singles
1. "Shake Ya Tailfeather," Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee, Bad Boy (Last week: 1) 2. "Right Thurr," Chingy, Disturbing Tha Peace (3) 3. "Crazy In Love," Beyonce feat.
BASEBALL
Lugnuts defeat Snappers, take 2-0 series lead
Lansing - Two game-saving plays helped the Lansing Lugnuts remain undefeated in the playoffs with a 3-2 win over the Beloit Snappers in game two of the Midwest League Championship Series. Lansing is now ahead in the series, 2-0, needing to win just one of the last three games to claim the title. With two outs, two runners on and one run already scored in the top of the seventh, right fielder J.J.
MSU
Trustees to consider expansions
Investing more than $100 million in renovations and expansion to campus buildings is one of the topics the MSU Board of Trustees will vote on at its Friday meeting. The expansion and renovation proposals to Spartan Stadium, Snyder and Phillips halls and IM Sports-West, along with an overview of the 2002-03 university budget and the release of preliminary enrollment numbers for the class of 2007, will all be addressed at the meeting, which begins at 2 p.m.
NEWS
Ice-trained horses slide onto campus hockey rink
Munn Ice Arena will be taken over - not by two-legged hockey players or figure skaters, but by furry, four-legged horses.