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COMMENTARY

Stripper story shouldn't be in SN

We are students at MSU who enjoy reading The State News on a daily basis. However, on Monday our joy quickly turned into anger upon looking at the article "Stripped Down" (SN 9/8). Some students may enjoy reading an article about a stripper, but to display a full page devoted to explicit pictures is a disgrace to the university.

MSU

"Fake the Funk," auditions this month

For those who think they have what it takes to "Fake the Funk," auditions for the lip-sync competition are coming up. Fake the Funk 13 will be holding auditions from 9:30-10:30 p.m.

MICHIGAN

Charity to celebrate 35th anniversary

The Cristo Rey Community Center will celebrate its 35th anniversary of service to the Lansing area with three community events during Hispanic Heritage month. An automobile and motorcycle show will be held from 10 a.m.

FEATURES

R&B artist treads on uninspired ground

Calvin Richardson's sophomore album, "2:35 PM," starts off with a bang and ends with a thud. The 12-song epic - about a crazy little thing called love - starts off with organs blasting and a desperate Richardson begging his girlfriend to stop pushing him around in the appropriately titled "Keep On Pushin'." The drum beat is simple and similar to almost all the CD's tunes, and Richardson has a nice falsetto voice, which will at first seem impressive.

NEWS

Enrollment for online courses up

Faculty and students say the increase in online class enrollment at MSU this fall is likely because of the added flexibility they offer. Enrollment for courses offered both online and in traditional classrooms at MSU is up for the sixth consecutive year, but the number of exclusively online classes hasn't increased.

COMMENTARY

Common sense

Those green and white stickers in the dorm room which read "lock your doors" are there for a reason, but it looks like some people are not heeding the advice. MSU police reported 220 thefts during the first eight months of the year, a jump from 170 during the same time in 2002.

COMMENTARY

Fire department cuts jeopardize city

I love living in East Lansing. I love working and raising my children in East Lansing. I love being a graduate of MSU, but I hate what is being done to the fire department in East Lansing, of which I am a proud member.

FEATURES

Center brings history to life

Tucked away in downtown Lansing, the Michigan Historical Center, 717 W. Allegan St., is like stumbling upon a treasure when you're least expecting it.When patrons first approach the towering building, they are greeted by extensive glass doors which spill into a round rotunda.

COMMENTARY

Troubled testing

It's been said a million times: One test cannot accurately determine a person's true ability to succeed at the collegiate level.

MSU

Relay will raise funds for Special Olympics

Law enforcement officers statewide will run this week to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics Michigan.More than 2,000 Michigan law enforcement officials will participate all week in local races and a five-day-long marathon.

VOLLEYBALL

Spartans move up to No. 17

Sometimes when a younger player beats out an older player for a starting position, team tension can arise.But that hasn't happened with the MSU volleyball team.When sophomore libero Marley Bellwood beat out senior libero Emmy Miller for the key defensive position, head coach Chuck Erbe had cause for concern.

NEWS

'U' student subpoenaed for interview

On April 22, MSU graduate student Jason Kitchen walked into the Trenton State Prison in New Jersey to interview death-row inmate Robert Marshall, a man convicted of plotting his wife's death in 1986. Marshall wore a tan jumpsuit and was filmed by a camera positioned inside a small steel cage.

FEATURES

Top 10 cartoon theme songs

Cartoons exist for many reasons, but it could be argued that one of their most important purposes is to make us laugh (although some Hawaiian shirt-wearing computer geek would probably tell me cartoon boobies serve another purpose). During a week where we remember some horrific events that took place just two years ago, all of us could use a good laugh.

MSU

New chairman impacts MSU's ROTC

Lt. Col. David Taylor said he has wanted to be in the army since his childhood.And now, after a 17-year-long military career, Taylor is the MSU ROTC program's new chairman.