Changes to food service not good

As I enter my third year at MSU, I can't help but be a little shocked and appalled by the changes in our on-campus food service.

Photo display shows Native-American life

Images from photographer Grace Chandler will be on display from 7 to 9 p.m. from Sept. 17-Dec. 19 in Nokomis Learning Center, 5153 Marsh Road in Okemos.

DCL begins intellectual property classes

It's at a rock concert. It's on soft-drink labels and all over newspapers.It's intellectual property - the issues surrounding copyrights, trademarks, patents and Internet law - and MSU-DCL College of Law Professor Peter Yu said it's increased in importance as society's focus shifts to biotechnology, cloning and online file sharing."You drink a Coca-Cola and the brand name is right there," Yu said.

Creole Gallery celebrates five years of art, music

It's survived two world wars, it's managed to stand after being engulfed by flames and now the building at 1218 Turner St.

Students protected by photo ID system

I would think that any moral and reasonable person would not have a problem with faculty having their picture ID or with the university having their e-mail address.

Students shunned by E.L. officials

Students live in a harsh world these days. Our tuition was raised so the MSU police could buy Harley Davidsons, parking rates jumped so my bike could be stolen every summer by people in green shirts and now, thanks to the East Lansing City Council, I better be quiet.

'Mariachi' series ends with explosive 'Mexico'

Robert Rodriguez's "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" shouldn't disappoint fans who have been drooling for an encore after "El Mariachi," and "Desperado." The final edition to the trilogy has all the same style, humor and action as the other films, which made the director/writer famous. The only real disappointment is that El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) must fight for screen time against its other colorful characters. When audiences last left El Mariachi, he had run off with his love Carolina (Salma Hayek). In flashbacks, we learn the couple finally settled down, married and started a family.

Stadium spending

Leave the six-pack on the shelf and break out the wine list - the Spartans are going upscale. The MSU Board of Trustees approved Friday a $61 million project that would upgrade Spartan Stadium.

Police briefs 09/16/03

Valuable life lessons can come from places 'U' don't expect

This summer, while doing a newspaper internship back home, I had the chance to do a story on a camp called Special Days.

Health society holds first group meeting

The Preprofessional Society for Health Careers of Alpha Epsilon Delta will hold its first meeting Wednesday.The organizational meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.

Take time to participate in splendors of fall

Something about those awful home-decor shops always leaves me wishing I had more money to spend. Every time I go into those places and see all the weird lamps, sweet chairs and artwork, I get inspired, thinking of all the awesome things I could do to spruce up the area where I live.

Smoker listed 50-50; Stanton named No. 2 QB

The MSU offense came to a halt without its star quarterback on the sidelines in its 20-19 loss to Louisiana Tech on Saturday.So, the Spartans are hoping that he'll be able to return for this Saturday's game at Notre Dame.X-rays were negative on senior quarterback Jeff Smoker's right big toe, meaning it is not broken, and he is listed as questionable for Saturday's game."Jeff is (the starter) right now," head coach John L.

MIDDAY UPDATE: Month celebrates Hispanic heritage

The start of National Hispanic Heritage Month has local people of Hispanic heritage thinking about their culture.

Seeing Red: Mars interest on rise

As Megan McCullen gazed at the enormous, serpentine line of people before her, she wondered whether the minute or so she would be able to gaze at the Red Planet was worth the hour-long wait she faced.The anthropology graduate student was one of about 1,000 people who ventured to the MSU Observatory in early September to catch a glimpse of Mars in its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years.

City officials open LCC baseball field

The Lansing Community College baseball team has a new home today.Lansing's Westside Park, 801 Stanley St.

Bush anything but compassionate

Two years ago America stood naked and unprepared for a disaster which would shock and alter the psyche of the American people forever.

Police: New noise rules quiet city

East Lansing police say the seriousness of the city's crackdown on noise and unruly gatherings is registering with students as the number of problematic house parties lessened during the weekend.Officers cited just one host with a party-noise civil infraction during the second weekend of the city's stiffened noise policy, which calls for steep fines and jail time for the most serious offenders.

2-loss weekend still impresses voters as Spikers move to No. 15

Even after a somewhat disappointing 1-2 record at the U.S. Bank/Arby's Classic, the No. 15 Spartans learned if they calm down, they step up.MSU head coach Chuck Erbe knew the weekend would be the most difficult one of the season.

City to discuss wetland developments

The East Lansing City Council will discuss the development of wetlands at tonight's meeting.