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Students search for bargain textbooks

Some say they hardly ever, while others say they do it too much. Regardless, studying has got to be done to stay in school.From coffee houses to dorm rooms, MSU and East Lansing offer hundreds of potential study spots for every Spartan.

SPORTS

Coaching courses will be offered online

In an effort to increase knowledge about coaching youth sports, MSU is introducing three online courses through the Department of Kinesiology with the first class starting this fall. The courses are part of a new coaching education certificate program at the graduate-school level, but are available to anyone who is a part of the lifelong education program.

SPORTS

Smith to lead Sparty project

Former MSU basketball star Steve Smith and his wife, Millie, will be lending Sparty a hand in his transition into bronze.The two have been asked to be honorary chairpersons for the $500,000 project, slated to be completed by 2005.

SPORTS

Former Spartan inducted into NFL's Hall

For Joe DeLamielleure, being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame was an honor long overdue. On August 3, almost 18 years after he last donned football gear and stepped onto a professional field, the former MSU offensive lineman was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, an achievement many say was long-awaited and long deserved.

MSU

Students review laptop capabilities

Some students say purchasing a laptop instead of a desktop might be the best way to save a little space during a year of cramped dorm rooms and cluttered desks.No preference sophomore Cheryl Brodowski said she was drawn to the versatility and space-saving attributes of a laptop.

NEWS

BREAKING NEWS: 'U' in water crisis following power outages

The power outage that paralyzed major U.S. and Canadian cities Thursday, has caused an immediate water crises on MSU's campus, according to an MSU water expert. "At this point we're in a water crises because all of our suppliers that supply our water wells are out of power," said Ronald Flinn, assistant vice president of the Physical Plant.

NEWS

Granholm asks for patience of Michigan residents

Gov. Jennifer Granholm assured state residents that Michigan's electricity would be turned back on as soon as possible - as early as midnight for some areas including Lansing.Granholm said she had no received requests to designate any part of Michigan a state of emergency.In a studio at the Communication Arts and Sciences building at MSU, Granholm reaffirmed President Bush's statement that the power outage, covering much of the northeast, was not a terrorist attack.Requesting Michigan's residents to conserve water, unplug appliances, stay off the road and treat all traffic lights as four-way stops, Granholm asked residents to unite."This is an instance where we are all in this together," Granholm said.

NEWS

BREAKING NEWS: Area deals with outages

The major power outage that simultaneously struck cities such as New York and Cleveland has turned the Lansing area into a ghost town. Even at rush hour traffic had slowed to almost nothing - with police directing traffic during the first few hours of the blackout. The Niagara Falls region of the United States lost power at about 4:15 p.m.

FOOTBALL

Smoker: Great to be back

It used to be a weekly routine for Jeff Smoker - talk football with reporters after practice. But in his first appearance after being reinstated Wednesday as a member of the Spartan football team, the senior signal caller seemed withdrawn and not amused with questions that circled around a substance-abuse problem that led to a suspension last season. Smoker looked so caught up in relief of being back on the squad since October that he headed for the locker room without realizing he had left behind his helmet. Nevertheless, Smoker remained willing to reprove himself and handle the attention of being a quarterback. "I learned to just move on and realized that I was responsible for things that happened last year," Smoker said.

MSU

News briefs

Researchers work to fight wind, soil erosion Researchers at MSU are working on a lower intensity tillage system which will help to maintain a crop's nutrients and combat wind and soil erosion. When liquid manure is placed on fields, the substance slides through wormholes and other permeable surfaces.

MICHIGAN

Tours to demonstrate holistic farming plans

Understanding the practice of whole farm planning is the focus of a series of farm tours around the state of Michigan. Whole farm planning takes a holistic approach to the upkeep of a farm - dedicating time to areas such as soil quality and pest management. The first tour starts Aug.

COMMENTARY

Masterminding

When authorities and psychologists get the opportunity to examine the thoughts of a criminal mastermind, they normally jump at the chance. That's why the FBI should allow the release of the papers of Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber. Kaczynski recently asked the FBI to release personal papers, a bomb and other materials seized in his arrest.

COMMENTARY

Don't hide trial

The FBI believes it is possible for a person to be a "threat to national security" but not be a terrorist.

NEWS

BREAKING NEWS: Smoker back on team

The rehabilitation process of senior signal caller Jeff Smoker has allowed the once-troubled quarterback full reinstatement to the program, athletics department officials stated Wednesday.Smoker had been indefinitely suspended, later admitting to a substance-abuse problem, after the seventh game of last season.

MSU

'U' professors refuse obligation to use books

Reviewing textbooks is an easy way for professors to find course material and make some extra money on the side, MSU officials say. The university does not deal with North West Publishing, which has recently been criticized for its policy of contractually obligating professors to make the reviewed textbook mandatory for their classes.