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FEATURES

Weekend cineplex outlook not so good

Shaun Byron
August 29, 2003

Does your description of a quality film include flesh-eating, winged monsters, expatriate divorcees or kids in spelling bees? If the answer is yes, then grab some popcorn and pop and pull up a chair, because that is what local theaters will be putting on the big screen this Labor Day weekend. "Jeepers Creepers 2," "Le Divorce," and "Spellbound" are three of the major movies coming to local theaters this weekend. "Jeepers Creepers 2," is the sequel to the mediocre 2001 horror movie about a flesh-eating monster on an eating binge.

NEWS

Offense throwing away past for passes

Jon Styf
August 29, 2003

Like a college freshman away from home for the first time, the MSU offense is ready to throw away its conservative past and take a much wilder approach.Gone are the days of the Duckett brothers running up the middle for three straight plays.

NEWS

WMU star gunning for Smoker, 'U'

As Jeff Smoker and the MSU offense take the field Saturday, they should be wary of a certain player lurking across the line of scrimmage, waiting to bust through. He eats chicken bones before each game and terrorizes opposing offensive lines and quarterbacks. Meet Jason Babin, Western Michigan defensive end and preseason All-American, who led the Mid-American Conference last year with 15 sacks and 26 tackles for a loss.

NEWS

U-M to win Big Ten, 'U' in store for mediocre season

It's college football season again, and you know what that means: Bold predictions. Year after year, people expect the obvious, but the end result surprises nearly everyone. Just take a look back at the champions of the last five years: Ohio State, Miami, Oklahoma, Florida State, Tennessee.

COMMENTARY

QB or not to be

He's baaaaaack. It's widely known that Jeff Smoker has returned to his position as starting quarterback for MSU's football team.

MSU

Editor: Yearbook needs improvements

Amy Davis
August 29, 2003

Sara Ramsey, the 2003 editor in chief of MSU's yearbook, Red Cedar Log, already has plans to make big changes for next year's edition.Sitting with her legs sprawled out on the floor, sifting through a list of improvements, she diligently marked them with a big red 'S' shaped sticky notes.

MICHIGAN

E.L. schools join together

Allison Lucy  and  Sarah Mcevilly
August 29, 2003

After almost 50 years of education, Spartan Village Elementary School closed its doors due to budget cuts last spring, leaving many new challenges for the East Lansing school district this year. The closure of Spartan Village Elementary, 1460 Middlevale Road, voids the contract between the university and the school district - returning the building to the university.

FOOTBALL

Smoker vs. critics

Should he play or should he go? Senior quarterback Jeff Smoker will walk onto the field Saturday amid many questions - the first being, should he? His coaches think the signal caller, who was suspended last season after admitting to a substance abuse problem in October 2002, should be allowed to don a Spartan uniform again. "Jeff has done everything we've asked," offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin said.

MSU

Large complexes beat competitors

Independent housing in the city is suffering while larger apartment complexes that offer more luxuries are flourishing, East Lansing city officials said. East Lansing Planning and Community Development Director Jim Van Ravensway said he sees a large number of houses for rent on streets farther from campus, such as Burcham and Hagadorn roads. "There are fewer and fewer independent owners," Van Ravensway said.

MICHIGAN

Students, residents read Shelley's 'Frankenstein' for E.L. program

Meghan Gilbert
August 29, 2003

The second annual "One Book, One Community" program will kick off Sept. 3 with more steam than last year's trial run, coordinators say. The chosen book, Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," wasn't on Elizabeth Whitmer's list of must-reads, but she found her way through the pages with the impression that it was a university requirement. "I thought I had to," she said.

FEATURES

Tailgating a college staple

Lindsey Anderson
August 29, 2003

The effects of Welcome Weekend might have worn off almost a week ago, but alas, my fellow partiers, er, Spartans, Saturday morning is the beginning of a weekly tradition that will last through late November. I'm not talking about Saturday morning cartoons or pulse-pounding hangovers.

FEATURES

New Kresge exhibit to open

Natosha Diggs
August 29, 2003

The Kresge Art Museum has less than a week left of summer vacation. The museum, located on MSU's campus, will re-open Tuesday for the 2003-2004 school year with an all-new art exhibition. The exhibit, "Expanding the Legacy: Kresge Art Museum Collects, 2002-2003," will showcase old master, modern and contemporary paintings as well as prints and drawings, photographs and sculptures. April Kingsley, curator of the museum, said she's excited about the re-opening. "We want to show off all the work we've collected," Kingsley said.