NEWS
tv's top 10
1. "American Idol-Tuesday," Fox, 20 million viewers2. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 19.1 million viewers3.
NEWS
tv's top 10
1. "American Idol-Tuesday," Fox, 20 million viewers2. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 19.1 million viewers3.
NEWS
KRYZA: At the movies
"A Man Apart" Vin Diesel stars as a widowed DEA officer vying for revenge in this blood-drenched drug drama.
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Another Wharton finale
For every beginning there must be an ending.The conclusion comes Saturday night for Wharton Center's 20th anniversary season with Jonathan Dawe's "Wharton Center Concerto." The MSU Symphony Orchestra performance, composed by Dawe and featuring pianist Robert Taub begins at 8 p.m.Student tickets are available for the show for $5.
COMMENTARY
'U' has primarily sunny environment
I did an informal study last semester and the results were that we had a sunny fall ("
MSU
Forum discusses Iraq reconstruction
A forum on Iraq almost went bust when the expert panel of MSU professors practically outnumbered the audience.But Tuesday's presidential forum went ahead as planned, addressing issues relating to the reconstruction of Iraq."You basically have to build an economy from nothing," economics professor Max Kreinin said.
NEWS
weekend box office top 10
1. "Anger Management," $25.01 million 2. "Holes," $16.30 million 3. "Malibu's Most Wanted," $12.62 million 4. "Bulletproof Monk," $8.65 million 5. "Phone Booth," $5.67 million 6. "What a Girl Wants," $4.50 million 7. "Bringing Down the House," $3.28 million 8. "A Man Apart," $2.80 million 9. "House of 1,000 Corpses," $2.52 million 10. "Chicago," $2.50 million Source: Nielsen EDI
COMMENTARY
Web riot coverage is too sensational
Regarding your Web site, the "Madness at MSU" icon and information that it links to is out of control.
COMMENTARY
United Nations needs to be involved in rebuilding Iraq
With states across the nation struggling to balance their budgets, cutbacks have negatively affected nearly every conceivable state-funded program. Not even Springfield Elementary School is immune to the decline in government revenue.
NEWS
top 10 albums
1. Godsmack, "Faceless," Republic/Universal. (Last week: N/A)2. Linkin Park, "Meteora," Warner Bros.
NEWS
tv's top 10
1. "American Idol-Tuesday," Fox, 20 million viewers2. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 19.1 million viewers3.
NEWS
50 continues on with combo release
You might think 50 Cent's ego is becoming inflated with all the media attention the rapper has seen.
COMMENTARY
Stop the hate
The time is long overdue for Americans to stop tolerating leaders who make derogatory comments about any group of citizens - including homosexuals.
NEWS
McPherson's role could impact projects
As President M. Peter McPherson's readies for Iraq, insiders say his appointment will be good for MSU, but not necessarily enough to give the university an upper hand in attaining federally funded projects. MSU officials are competing with other schools in the nation to bring home projects from Washington, including a $900 million nuclear research project - the Rare Isotope Accelerator, known as RIA. If awarded, RIA would heighten MSU's status in the nuclear technology field, while creating hundreds of jobs.
COMMENTARY
Kundi will be sorely missed by readers
It is with genuine dismay that I learned that Rishi Kundi will be leaving The State News. His opinion pieces were among some of the very best writing in the paper.
NEWS
Rogers expected to be among top picks in draft
Former MSU wide receiver Charles Rogers isn't expecting to wait very long to hear NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue call his name on the first day of this weekend's NFL Draft. If Rogers is selected by the Detroit Lions with the No.
MSU
Board hears homosexual discrimination case
MSU's Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board heard comments Wednesday in a case involving former Mason Hall assistant director Carolyn O'Laughlin.O'Laughlin filed a grievance against Residence Life after officials said her domestic partner, Rebecca Linz, was not allowed to live in the residence hall.O'Laughlin's job required her to live on campus and officials said she would be disciplined and eventually terminated if Linz didn't move out.
NEWS
Group works to give Lansing the blues
A few local blues fanatics are working hard to make Lansing a musical Mecca.Those fanatics, also known as the Capital Area Blues Society, live by the motto "Keepin' the blues alive and havin' too much fun." And if they have anything to do with it, which they do, the next few months are going to be jam-packed with competitions, concerts and festivals honoring rock 'n' roll's mama - the blues.Nine Lansing area blues bands will compete May 4 in Blues Brawl 2003.
NEWS
Planetarium opens new worlds
"Are we alone in the universe?" Mr. Spock's question lingered in the air as 20 people departed on a ride through a black hole, leaving them in a completely dark and soundless planetarium."There is probably nothing," 13-year-old Justin Hile said in reference to what astronomers predict to be at the center of a black hole.