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COMMENTARY

Racist fliers need to be responded to

As long as black people accept racist actions against us, such actions will continue. Actions such as racist words written on a racial ethnic student aide's door should be unacceptable to African-American students on this campus.

FEATURES

'Columbine' good for comedy, bad for politics

"Bowling for Columbine" is a movie for tools. Michael Moore has succeeded in serving up a shrink-wrapped rebellion package for a mindless liberal audience. "Bowling for Columbine" works much like the Truth ads, which seek to deter smokers.

BASKETBALL

Hill is go-to man from 3-point land

The game is going down to the wire, the clock is ticking down like a sluggish metronome and only a 3-pointer can tie the game. Who gets the ball? If the MSU men's basketball team is the squad in need of a trey, then the ball is likely to end up in the hands of sophomore guard Chris Hill, MSU's deadliest and most consistent 3-point threat. Hill has made his career as a Spartan by banking on his long range shot.

NEWS

Culture explodes at 'U'

East Lansing resident Margarita Gonzalez knows her daughter will become a star. "She's just this gutsy independent 12-year-old who can step on the stage and own the world," she said Friday night at Latin Explosion.

SPORTS

Sports Briefs

Grapplers go to battle with No. 2 Hawkeyes The MSU wrestling team's six-match homestand culminates with more top-25 action. The 14th-ranked Spartans (5-5, 2-1 Big Ten) host No.

FEATURES

Rapper 50 Cent CD release produces big sales

With the early release of "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" by rapper 50 Cent on Thursday, stores in the East Lansing area had a hard time keeping copies in stock. Rick Pniewski, manager of CD Warehouse, 228 Abbott Road, said his store immediately sold out of the highly anticipated CD. "We had a line around the store this morning with people waiting to buy it," he said.

FEATURES

Event celebrates, educates 'U' on gospel music

Gospel singers and groups from the Lansing area will join hands Sunday night to celebrate church music and Black History Month at Lansing Community College's Dart Auditorium. The event will coincide with a lecture on gospel music and black culture from Deborah Smith Pollard, a professor of African-American literature at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. "This is something LCC has done for a couple of years and it is such an important part of African-American tradition," said Cheryl Bartz of LCC's Multicultural Center.

FEATURES

Culturas de las Razas Unidas hosts Latin Explosion

Those who like the tastes and sounds of Latin America should be sure to make it to tonight's Latin Explosion, Culturas de las Razas Unidas' annual celebration. Jalapeño and burrito eating contests will be held along with a talent show featuring Latino students and community members who will be performing music, dancing, poetry, skits and break dancing at Wharton Center's Passant Theatre. "There's a couple reasons we do this every year, one is to get a little more cultural awareness on campus and the other is to have people come in and have fun watching others perform," said CRU secretary Nieves Arzola. "It's pretty fun and we encourage everybody to go to it and they could learn a little bit more about the Latino culture," Arzola said. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

NEWS

Budget cuts could bring layoffs

Layoffs are a likely ingredient in the university's recipe for combating a forthcoming $5-million state funding cut, MSU officials say. "This is all in the wake of the challenges presented to us," MSU spokesman Terry Denbow said.

NEWS

Scholar questions effectiveness of affirmative action

Colleges are more segregated than ever before, and the culprit is affirmative action, according to a report published in the January-February edition of the American Association of University Professors journal, Academe.The report, authored by retired professor K.