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MIDDAY UPDATE: More students applying early to U

More College-bound high school seniors are applying to MSU early so they can receive their response and avoid the “maybe” answer wait lists supply.Jim Cotter, senior associate director of admissions at MSU, said the process of applying to college has been displaced.“We expect to reach record applicants, but not by 3,000,” he said.

MICHIGAN

Downtown to be home to a symbol of beauty

East Lansing residents got a glance at some possible sculptures for downtown on Tuesday evening, and will have a voice in which sculpture is picked.One of three sculptures will adorn a downtown fountain in the alley Campus Town Mall.A five-member art selection panel recommended three sculptors from a roster of more than 100 to make small-scale models of their designs for the fountain.The models were introduced at East Lansing City Hall on Tuesday evening.Michael Sundermann, chairman of the city’s arts commission, said the selection process is unique because public comment will be considered in the decision.“What the people think is important,” he said.

MSU

Health department sponsoring flu shots

The Ingham County Health Department is sponsoring flu shot clinics for the public starting Wednesday. The clinics are set up for walk-ins only and no appointments will be taken.

NEWS

Palestinian camp raises heated student debate

Tension escalated Tuesday at a mock refugee camp set up near Erickson Hall as part of Palestinian Awareness Week. Discussions among students sympathizing with either side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remained calm at times, but also spawned heated arguments.

COMMENTARY

United front

A notable team of Michigan leaders has been assembled to lobby the federal government for MSU’s bid to bring a significant scientific tool to campus.

MICHIGAN

Fire temporarily shuts down Ramada Inn

The 130-room Ramada Inn on Trowbridge Road is temporarily closed after a fire extensively damaged the front desk, lobby and several other rooms Monday. The fire started in a storage room where breakfast items and paper products where kept, East Lansing fire Deputy Chief Terence Lapinski said.

SPORTS

Field Hockey forward earns Big Ten honor

Sophomore forward Michelle Carstens was awarded Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors Monday after netting three goals in weekend action. The first tally came Saturday in a 5-1 victory over Indiana (3-9 overall, 1-2 Big Ten). Carstens went on to strike twice Sunday during a heated matchup against No.

NEWS

Hayride takes U on historical campus tour

East Lansing resident Pauline Gaseller situated her 3-year-old son’s ski cap as he peered over the green bar of the hay wagon to see the Red Cedar River. Small pieces of hay flew up as a tractor halted to a stop at a red light on Farm Lane on Monday. Gaseller and her son Takudzwa were among students and East Lansing residents who came out to learn about MSU’s history while enjoying free donuts, cider and the fall night air. “I really enjoyed it,” Gaseller, who came from Zimbabwe three months ago to join her husband, who studies at MSU.

MICHIGAN

Council lays-out budget priorities

Lansing - Investigating relationships between police and the community and expanding minority business contracts are among the priorities of the city council in the next fiscal year. The council announced a new set of budget resolutions for 2003-04 at Monday’s meeting.

COMMENTARY

Team in disarray, Williams at fault

It’s frustrating to watch the Spartan football program continue to crumble when the simple remedy is to call for the “coach’s head.” The question can be made why the athletics director would equate this lack of performance to his own first two years as a coach and term the program as in a “rebuilding” stage.

MSU

Free salsa lessons get clubs name out

Brandy Muscato watched intently as the two salsa dance teachers spun each other around. Although she had never practiced salsa dancing before, Muscato and her roommate, no-preference freshman Libby Hingst, partnered up and tried to mimic the teachers’ moves while spinning and laughing.

SPORTS

Mens tennis finishes with six doubles wins

The Spartans finished the Minnesota Invitational this weekend with six doubles wins. Two doubles teams, seniors Adam Hourani and Jimmy McGuire, and sophomore Anthony Stefani and freshman Mike Brown, each collected two victories in the tournament on Sunday. The Spartans will travel next to Madison, Wis., after 10 days of rest to compete in the Omni Hotels Region IV Tournament.

ICE HOCKEY

Spartan duo reminisces about playing hockey in Nebraska

CCHA arenas don’t get much farther away from MSU than Nebraska-Omaha’s Civic Auditorium.But they don’t get much closer to home for Spartan hockey players Tim Hearon and Chad Hontvet.Hearon, a junior center, and Hontvet, a freshman right wing, both played their junior hockey in the Cornhusker State.