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COMMENTARY

Noise violation policy applies to all: 'U' should test it out

Although the East Lansing City Council has decided to propose jail time and disproportionately high fines for infractions against the city code, I would like to preface this column by assuring my readers that I am neither writing this column from jail nor writing it on my way to jail.Instead, following the onslaught of controversy surrounding the new noise violation rules imposed by the East Lansing City Council, I have just finished reading the new ordinance.

FEATURES

Red Hot ticket

The 310-person crowd was cheering on The Red Hot Chili Peppers following another successful show more than 15 years ago at Rick's American Café in East Lansing.

FEATURES

Poetry gets goofy at reading

Lindsey Anderson
September 24, 2003

If your life is lacking laughs, or if you'd simply like to be enlightened with a little bit of comedy, there's a special poetry event in Lansing that's sure to activate all the funny bones in your body.Tonight, the Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St.

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.

NEWS

Armed thieves rob apartment

Steve Eder  and  Don Jordan
September 24, 2003

Three MSU students were tied up at gunpoint while thieves ransacked their apartment near campus early Tuesday, police said.The attack follows two separate incidents on Sunday night in East Lansing, where female students were approached by gunmen demanding they hand over their belongings.East Lansing police don't believe there is a connection between Sunday's robberies and Tuesday's intrusion, which occurred at about 5:30 a.m.

FEATURES

top 10 Food Bands

All this hullabaloo over the Red Hot Chili Peppers coming to town has made me hungry. I'm not a big fan of eating peppers, so I got to thinking: What are the best bands that have food in their names?

COMMENTARY

Letter rebuttal missed the point

Muslim Muhamad Haydar disliked Jim Peterson's thought that Muslims who kill innocent civilians are welcomed into heaven in his letter to the editor "Alumnus wrong about Muslims" (SN 9/8). I think it would be more prudent for Haydar to dislike the fact that there seems to be an infinite number of Muslims scattered throughout the world that agree with Peterson.

NEWS

Presidential candidate visit to be rescheduled

Brian Charlton
September 23, 2003

An Oct. 6 visit to campus from Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean has been delayed, campaign organizers said Monday.While Dean is still planning to visit MSU, the date will be pushed back because of traveling and scheduling conflicts.

COMMENTARY

Graduate TAs bring experience to class

First of all, I want the reader to know that I am an international student and, where I lived, things worked in a substantially different way, so maybe my perspective could bring some fresh air to the discussion.

NEWS

Students robbed at gunpoint

Steve Eder
September 23, 2003

Two MSU students were robbed at gunpoint in separate incidents in East Lansing on Sunday night by men who demanded they hand over their belongings, police said.East Lansing police believe it is likely that the robberies, which occurred two miles apart from each other during a 20-minute span, are connected.