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MICHIGAN

Zulu baskets set for exhibit this weekend

More than 150 Zulu baskets will go on exhibit and sale today. The baskets will be on display at All Saints Episcopal Church, 800 Abbott Road, today from noon until 9 p.m., and on Saturday from 10 a.m.

NEWS

War adds meaning to peace classes

As the nation braces for war, about 40 MSU students are using class time to better understand how violence, conflict and social issues are intertwined with peace and justice. Three years ago, when professors began preparations for the Peace and Justice Studies specialization, they aimed to create a collection of courses where students could learn to better gauge the connection between international hostilities and tranquility. Now in its second year, student interest in the specialization increased significantly as the climate of foreign affairs has shifted, said Richard Peterson, co-director of the specialization. "The focus of the specialization is a fruitful way to learn about the world," said Peterson, a philosophy professor.

BASKETBALL

Bracket pools, NCAA tourney make March

Tomorrow is the first day of March, which means the madness of college basketball is almost upon us. During a three-week span (perfect for hoops junkies), reputations are built, hearts are broken and legends are made. This is by far the greatest sporting event of them all.

NEWS

CHEAP EATS: Bell's Greek Pizza ($3.75)

So you're not going anywhere exciting for spring break? Don't feel bad, with only $5 your taste buds can still take a trip to Greece this week - and that's better than nothing, right?The food: Lunch special No.

BASKETBALL

Fouls disrupt pace in win

It was a traffic jam of a game.Stops and starts of plays, officials' whistles and the timekeeper's horn were the most distinguishable features of MSU's 71-61 win over Minnesota on Wednesday night in front of a capacity Breslin Center crowd.Officials whistled 55 personal fouls against the Spartans (15-11 overall, 7-6 Big Ten) and Golden Gophers (16-8, 8-5), 27 and 28 each respectively.

COMMENTARY

One step in a bookstore will humble the most arrogant person

The quickest way to strip myself of whatever hubris I accrue is simply to enter a bookstore. I've concluded Schuler's is nothing more than a warehouse designed to demonstrate to me that even if I spent every moment of my life reading, I would die knowing a tiny portion of the measure of human knowledge.

NEWS

Kryza: At the movies

"About Schmidt" Jack Nicholson steals the show as a man who, upon his wife's death, realizes he's wasted his life.

MSU

Greenhouse model hopes to raise awareness for project

Lights, waterfalls and fake foliage brought one student group's dream to life on Wednesday. A model of the proposed student greenhouse project was on display Wednesday in the Union. The model featured running water, working lights and detailed pathways of a biodome to grab the attention of students passing by. "There's a need for a public greenhouse on campus," education junior Zac Oppenheim said.

MICHIGAN

State leadership celebrates Black History Month with music at Capitol

Lansing - With a choir swaying right to left behind her, 9-year-old Taylor Fowlkes belted out "Still I Rise" in front of a packed Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday. "I was nervous, then when I got into the middle part, I just got happy," she said. Fowlkes' performance was part of the annual Black History Month Celebration, which included dancing, a jazz performance and an appearance by Gov.

COMMENTARY

Jihad needs to be clarified to U.S. public

Muslims are such bad people. Wouldn't the world be such a peaceful place without them? And look at how those Muslims are so violent, they even have this thing called jihad intended to make people's lives miserable.The above sentences are the most untrue garbage you might ever read, yet it is sadly garbage that we as Americans encounter every day.

COMMENTARY

Bush/Saddam debate is an absurd prospect

Matt Treadwell's column on the proposed President Bush/Saddam Hussein debate is entirely absurd for several reasons ("Bush should accept Saddam's debate offer - unless he's yella," SN 2/26). It would be much easier for Saddam to win the debate because he isn't constrained by having to tell anything remotely close to the truth.

NEWS

top 10 singles

1. "All I Have," Jennifer Lopez feat. LL Cool J, Epic (last week: 1) 2. "In Da Club," 50 Cent, G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath (2) 3. "Mesmerize," Ja Rule feat.

NEWS

Students mix, match cafeteria foods

When Angie Dickinson walked into Totally Takeout on Wednesday afternoon, instinct took over. Eating at Wilson Hall's Totally Takeout twice a week, the advertising freshman knew exactly what she was craving. Nonchalantly walking over to the snack stand near the nachos and hot dogs, she grabbed four Smucker's Uncrustables and tossed them onto her tray. She was good to go. "You can't just eat one," Dickinson said of the tiny, decrusted peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.