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The Dollar Nightclub to go wild with girls, protesters

Aaron Foley  and  Beth Clute
February 12, 2003

Lansing - When classes end today, some students will put down their books to lift up their shirts for free tank tops. Tonight, The Dollar Nightclub will play host to the risqué video series, "Girls Gone Wild." The first-time visit is expected to be greeted by fans, participants and protesters. To gain footage for its latest college tour collection, "Girls Gone Wild" is in the midst of a 32-stop nationwide journey, said Danielle Nettles, advertising manager for The Dollar, 3411 E.

NEWS

Snowy weather stalls 'U'

From staff reports Shakthi Kumar had zero visibility while driving his car down Grand River Avenue late Tuesday night, so he parked and slowly trudged through the four inches of snow at his feet. "It's the first time I've seen it this bad," the psychology junior said.

MSU

State News takes first in general excellence

The State News took first place in general excellence in Division I of the Michigan Collegiate Press Association's College Newspaper Contest. It's the second year the newspaper competed in the contest.

MSU

ASMSU fires Web site developer

The ASMSU director of technology has been fired in the middle of a redesign of the organization's Web site. Officials for MSU's undergraduate student government said David Wilson was let go because he failed to show up for work at the beginning of the semester. Wilson was hired as the director of technology in October.

ICE HOCKEY

Estrada shoots first, asks questions later

James Jahnke
February 12, 2003

In the fall, Kevin Estrada could hardly bring himself to discuss his role with the MSU hockey team. The highly skilled sophomore's confidence had been free-falling since the beginning of his unconvincing rookie campaign and it finally bottomed out. New head coach Rick Comley's more open offensive style was supposed to be the boost Estrada needed to be a goal-scoring force in the CCHA this year, but the first two months of the season netted him no goals, one assist and four healthy scratches. Estrada, a left wing, was already miffed about not being able to score in college.

COMMENTARY

For world peace, Bush needs to be removed, not Saddam

The Bush administration tells us we need to forcibly remove Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from power if we hope to guarantee peace in the world. But we should not allow ourselves to be so misled. What we need to do is remove President Bush from power if we want to have a prayer for peace in the world. Now, hold on those of you who wish to brand me a traitor.

COMMENTARY

Flier criminal charge not severe enough

For infringing upon the freedoms of the residents of Shaw Hall and the MSU community, for directly attacking an entire people, for assaulting that culture's women and directly insulting the victims on the flier, the person responsible should suffer the consequences of his or her actions.

NEWS

Study: Many universities struggle with tuition hikes

MSU isn't alone in money troubles. Public universities in 16 states hiked tuition by more than 10 percent this academic year, according to a study released by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education on Tuesday.

NEWS

Ja Rule entertains 3,000 at Breslin

Elysia A. Smith
February 12, 2003

The Last Temptation Tour turned East Lansing's Breslin Center into a Top 40 sing-a-long Tuesday night when TRL pop stars Ja Rule, Kelly Rowland and Solange took the stage to a storm of screams. Although the line-up was questionable during ticket sales - Eve dropped out of the tour without explanation and replacement Charli Baltimore followed suit - the show drew in a crowd of about 3,000, leaving 5,000 empty seats. Students who bought their tickets in advance seemed a little surprised at the line-up changes. Advertising senior James Olinik said he didn't know about the switch in performers until the show began.

COMMENTARY

Case Hall discussion article one-sided

The article by Chad Previch on MSU President M. Peter McPherson's discussion with Case Hall students is horribly one-sided ("Case residents, McPherson gather to discuss hall safety, SN 2/11). As a resident who attended this discussion, I noticed opinions that reflected Jonathan Martone's were in the extreme minority and most students were happy with the previous level of security before the 9 p.m.

ICE HOCKEY

Spartans approach rivalry-laced matchups

James Jahnke
February 12, 2003

There is no shortage of intriguing matches as the Spartan hockey team readies for its last eight regular-season games of the year. Fourth-place MSU plays archrival Michigan four times in the next three weeks, starting with this weekend's home-and-home series. Sandwiched between those rivalry tussles is a series against Northern Michigan at Munn Ice Arena on Feb.

NEWS

Ghana dancers wow Lansing elementary school

Students from Lansing's Sankofa Shule Academy sat mesmerized in their seats today, as they watched dancers from Ghana spin, jump and whirl into a frenzy."It was fun," said Anthony Campbell, a 9-year-old fourth-grader at the charter school.Campbell and his classmates were treated to a performance by the Ghana Adinkra Dance Company called "Adinkra Fuses African Heritage with Contemporary Style."Adinkra is a cloth used by the Asante tribe of Ghana.

COMMENTARY

Terror propaganda

While it seems appropriate for the government to shift the terrorist alert color level to red in time for Valentine's Day, the whole system is ineffective at best. Sure, it's nice the government believes by giving us regular folks some purdy colors we'll feel better informed.