COMMENTARY
'U' voice should focus on more than noise issues
First off, Kris Colpean's letter to the editor "Students shunned by E.L.
NEWS
Dean plans visit to campus
Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean is planning to visit MSU in October to gain momentum in Michigan and with young voters. The former Vermont governor is scheduled to be in the Lansing area Oct.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Quiet weekend in E.L. as Spartans take show on the road
East Lansing police are calling this past weekend the calmest and quietest yet this fall in the city.Police didn't issue any citations under the city's new policy on party noise, which calls for jail time and steep fines for the most serious offenders.The city's arrest totals also declined by 30 percent from the previous weekend, while appearance citations were reduced by half.
MICHIGAN
Lansing gains assistance for alternative fuel
Lansing will be one of 88 communities in the nation to receive a Clean Cities designation from the U.S.
SPORTS
Spartan fans won't even finish this
Hopefully the handful of Spartan fans that traveled to South Bend, Ind., for the Notre Dame game learned something. Perhaps they picked up on how to be a college football fan. For those of you not lucky enough to bask in the tradition of Touchdown Jesus this weekend, allow me to fill you in on how a college football fan should and shouldn't act: A college football fan doesn't leave with two minutes remaining in the game because he or she is bored. Real sports fans know homefield advantage exists.
COMMENTARY
City council only wants students' money, not voice
Am I mistaken, or did the mayor of East Lansing just threaten the students of MSU with not three days in jail but ten years in prison?
COMMENTARY
E.L. officials, students need to correct behavior
I am not writing in response to anything in particular. This is basically my personal frustration over East Lansing in general and the actions of MSU students at football games.
FEATURES
Scorsese blues documentary to air on TV
One of the biggest attractions at this year's Old Town BluesFest wasn't a live act but the recorded performances of bluesmen such as Son House and B.B.
COMMENTARY
Local radio station was home for many
92.1 The Edge is gone. And like most unique radio stations, it has been replaced with one more conglomerate-owned pop radio station.
MSU
Lecture focuses on Warsaw Ghetto conditions
Trinity College Professor Samuel Kassow will speak on his new book today in the Eustace-Cole honors lounge. Kassow's new book outlines Polish-Jewish historian Emanuel Ringelblum's efforts to organize an underground archive documenting conditions in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. The lecture on "Between History and Memory" begins at 4 p.m.
COMMENTARY
Students should attend E.L. city council meetings
The East Lansing City Council recently held its first meeting since it passed the new noise ordinance and you would think, with all the buzz on campus about it, students would swarm the meeting and let the council know how they feel.
COMMENTARY
Democratic philosophy should aid in changing rule
I find it quite sad that out of everything that has happened in the past two weeks concerning the students and the city's new party rules that no one has looked into a quite simple solution.
FEATURES
UAB event combines hip fashion, music
The University Activities Board brought new fashions to students this weekend. More than 200 students attended the Friday night UAB-sponsored fashion show "Street Style - Taking Fashion to the Streetz" in the Crossroads Food Court inside the International Center.
FOOTBALL
Team looks to Smoker for leadership, wins
South Bend, Ind. - Presents: Gifts brought to you on celebrations. Presence: A gift Jeff Smoker brings to the field. The senior quarterback was hurt and didn't fully practice until midweek.
MICHIGAN
Family fun helps Ele's Place
Stalks of corn towered over Zachary Peabody Sunday as he led his family through a giant maze. "I know the way, I know the way!
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: ASMSU rep. talks of splitting from state organization
Two ASMSU representatives addressed the possibility of breaking ties with AMU, the Association of Michigan Universities, without the consent of ASMSU officials during a conference held Sept.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Presidential candidate Dean to visit campus
Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean will visit MSU in October to gain momentum in Michigan and with young voters. His visit is scheduled for Oct.
NEWS
Willingham earns respect from players, coaches
The last time Notre Dame head coach Tyrone Willingham was on the sidelines in a MSU-Notre Dame football game at Notre Dame Stadium, the Fighting Irish won the game, 24-6.
MSU
MSU Marching Band to perform for charity
Members of the MSU Marching Band will perform a benefit concert for local charities Sunday afternoon. MSU Men's Basketball Coach Tom Izzo and MSU Athletic Director Ron Mason are special guests at the concert, which features Spartan music, band standards and other favorites.