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ASMSU: March update of Web site delayed

An update to the ASMSU Web site scheduled for March has yet to take place - a low priority, officials said. Election information was posted on MSU's undergraduate student government's redesigned Web site in March, but representative information and other features have not been updated since then. ASMSU Association Director James Perra said the additions to the Web site are ready to go once hiring for the organization's executive staff is finished and the director for digital media and graphic marketing has been trained. "We're trying to close down shop," he said.

MICHIGAN

City council promotes water awareness week

The East Lansing City Council kicks off Earth Day by designating May 4-10 Water Quality Awareness Week at its work session today.East Lansing Commission on the Environment and the Department of Public Works will present ways to improve the city's water quality.

FOOTBALL

Scrimmage displays team's new strategies

Patrick Walters
April 21, 2003

MSU football head coach John L. Smith unveiled his new spread offense to 12,000 fans at Spartan Stadium on Saturday at the annual Green and White game, revealing the team's firm grasp on the new offense as well as its vulnerable defense. Showcasing "a quarter" of the new offense, Smith said he was encouraged by the progress the Spartans have displayed in adapting to a new system and coaches.

NEWS

'U' site aids summer travel, global research

With so much questionable global information on the Internet, students heading abroad can find it hard to get their facts straight.But now students can find useful information such as maps, exchange rates and current health issues on www.msuglobalaccess.net.

MSU

Week promotes black greek organizations

Aaron Foley
April 21, 2003

Black Greek Week, an annual week of community service and entertainment events performed by fraternities and sororities of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, begins today. The council consists of eight historically black greek-letter organizations.

MICHIGAN

Capitol update

Joey Guillen  and  Sarah Frank
April 21, 2003

State health department reports 3rd SARS case The Michigan Department of Community Health announced the third suspected case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS in Michigan on Wednesday.

MSU

'U' dean ready for trip to Arctic Circle

Ed Ronco  and  Kendra Snyder
April 21, 2003

If Janie Fouke thinks Michigan is cold compared to her native North Carolina, she hasn't seen anything yet.The College of Engineering dean, left Saturday for the Arctic Circle with a group of students from Bay Mills Community College in Brimley, Mich., a physics professor from Virginia and a NASA scientist.The team will measure the thickness of sea ice north of Norway, which will allow them to gauge the rate at which polar ice is melting.

NEWS

Experts: McPherson won't have easy job

MSU President M. Peter McPherson has his work cut out for him in Iraq, economists say. In the months ahead, McPherson is expected to join coalition forces to help stabilize the war-torn nation. Coalition forces have instated a U.S.-run temporary government to rule until Iraqi leaders are able to take control. Since coalition troops took Baghdad earlier this month, the city has been overrun with looting and mayhem.

COMMENTARY

Nothing comes from war except death, destruction

As the heavier fighting and conflict in Iraq seem to be winding down, one message that I keep hearing over and over again from this country's administration to Middle Eastern countries and effectively the rest of the world is to learn from this war.

COMMENTARY

Foolish fans

Demonstrating that alcohol and a team loss can be a dangerous combination, some baseball fans have once again proven their irresponsibility when it comes to alcohol consumption. On April 15 and 19, fans endangered the lives of players, umpires and other fans when they rushed onto U.S.

FEATURES

Van Halen's impact, image just as vital as its pure rock sound

Megan Frye
April 21, 2003

Van Halen's 1978 debut album was possibly the most influential release of its time. Guitar virtuoso Eddie Van Halen's self-taught, unparalleled style of tapping and ultra fast solos made "Van Halen" a classic with an instant impact on the future of hard rock music. The album single-handedly provoked an entire generation of zitty, preteen boys to pick up guitars and teach themselves the 101 of rock 'n' roll by playing along with "Runnin' with the Devil." In all fairness, the album also motivated the age of hard rock excess; which of course included loose women, rowdy lifestyles and lots of drugs.

FEATURES

April album wrap-up: The Apparitions

The Apparitions are on a mission to make mental conditions a daily tradition. Seventies crack-head rock would be the best way to describe "Oxygen Think Tank." It is crack-head in that fun way, before the terrible life-debilitating addiction kicks in. The lyrics in the opener "Hospitality," are "day breaks/the sun wakes/valium and cornflakes/freeways/speed saves/stoplights and heatwaves." It's a word collage that paints an average morning for the portion of sunny America that still claims to be half-conscious. Working with mostly traditional rock elements, The Apparitions is an enigma in that it comes off sounding anything but traditional.

NEWS

Police continue search for rioters

Chad Previch
April 21, 2003

Police are still trying to identify about a dozen people they believe took part in last month's disturbances. But, officials say, that number could increase as officers continue searching for evidence implicating others into the ring that has grown with the help of about 85 tips. During the March 28-30 disturbances, unruly crowds caused more than $40,000 in damage to campus and the city. In the days following the riot, East Lansing and MSU police launched a Web site to post pictures and allow tipsters to e-mail information to aide in the investigation.