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NEWS

Students head north

Kendra Snyder
October 15, 2002

To Megan Guzman, the International Center and its surrounding lawn serves as a temporary home on school days - providing her a place to study, eat and waste time between her classes while miles away from her apartment. Guzman, a special education senior, depends on the Capital Area Transportation Authority bus system for transportation from her apartment in Capstone Commons, 2501 Abbott Road, in East Lansing’s Northern Tier. “It would be pointless to go back to the apartment for an hour,” she said.

COMMENTARY

America lost a great historian in Ambrose

Sunday was a sad day for America, as national historian Stephen Ambrose lost his battle with cancer. Ambrose was an avid proponent of learning about and spreading America’s rich cultural heritage to people throughout the country.

FOOTBALL

Leaders lull

Eric Mckinney
October 14, 2002

Iowa City, Iowa - Saturday’s 44-16 beating at the hands of Iowa provided more than just embarrassment for the Spartans (3-3 overall, 1-1 Big Ten), it also opened the door for a possible quarterback controversy. The door was unlocked roughly three minutes into the third quarter when MSU head coach Bobby Williams sent sophomore quarterback Damon Dowdell into the game. On the Spartans’ previous possession, junior quarterback Jeff Smoker fumbled after a 3-yard scramble.

MICHIGAN

Locals dig up Michigans past

Elissa Englund
October 14, 2002

Lansing - Bob Love squinted his eyes as he examined the piece of stone he had been chipping.“There’s a definite sequence to this,” he explained as a group of onlookers moved forward to see his work.

BASKETBALL

Spartans open up in style

Benita Mehta
October 14, 2002

A jam-packed Breslin Center helped both the men’s and women’s basketball teams usher in the start of the 2002-03 season Friday night.Master of ceremonies Terry “Boom Boom” Braverman got the Midnight Mania crowd riled up, followed by the Spartan Marching Band leading the crowd in the school fight song.San Francisco 49ers head coach Steve Mariucci sent a message to his buddy - men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo - via video screen.“Tonight is the first step to another championship run, Izzo,” he said.

FEATURES

Three in the Back begins this week

A five-member cast will play to all four sides of the Auditorium’s Arena Theatre stage when “Three in the Back, Two in the Head” opens tomorrow night. The title of Canadian playwright Jason Sherman’s 80-minute one-act play refers to bullet holes in the body of the main character’s father. Theater senior Kelly Cavanagh plays Paula Jackson, a young woman looking for the truth behind her father’s murder. With a minimalist set and few props, the audience is forced to focus full attention on character development.

MICHIGAN

DeWeese proposes change in campaign

Chad Previch
October 14, 2002

State Rep. Paul DeWeese has offered a pledge to state Rep. Virg Bernero hoping to change the tone of the 23rd District state Senate seat race.On the heels of being accused of using state resources to send a pair of e-mails to MSU and state employees in September, DeWeese signed a pledge Friday requiring the candidates to run their campaigns in a positive manner, focusing on issues rather than character attacks.Last week Bernero called DeWeese’s e-mails into question after state Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer called for an investigation into the e-mails.

MSU

Families, recipients of organ donors honored at Kellogg Center

Carrie Hoover
October 14, 2002

At age 5, Patrick Pruitt was already losing his eyesight. As an avid reader, he detected his gradual blindness when he could no longer read the words on the pages of his books. However, with help from the Gift of Life and the Michigan Eye-Bank and Transplantation Center, the psychology freshman was able to receive a cornea transplant, which restored his sight.

NEWS

Eminem, D-12 surprise fans at 8 Mile screening

Antonio Planas
October 14, 2002

Bringing one of the brightest stars in music to campus and keeping 40,000 people in the dark about it is a daunting task. This is the challenge the Residence Halls Association faced for the past two weeks. But the silence ended Friday, as rapper Eminem surprised a crowd of 1,695 with a performance featuring his group D-12 after an advance screening of “8 Mile” on Friday at the Auditorium. Speculation that Eminem would make an appearance at the sneak preview had some students waiting for nearly eight hours, and at times the line stretched from the rock on Farm Lane to the courtyard behind the Kresge Art Center. “Oh my God, Eminem came to MSU and we got to see him for free,” no-preference freshman Derrica Fells said.

NEWS

A call for dignity

Elissa Englund
October 14, 2002

On Oct. 12, 2001, a Linton Hall employee called MSU police to report a burning feeling in her throat after opening a letter. The East Lansing Fire Department rushed to Linton Hall to decontaminate 15 women for what they thought could be the deadly anthrax bacteria. But no anthrax was found, and the women who were treated say the envelope did not even contain any white powder, a fact misinterpreted by a dispatcher.

SPORTS

Spartans stay on pace with 2 home victories

Dawn Klemish
October 14, 2002

No. 5 MSU field hockey team had a tough matchup Sunday but came out on top, downing No. 11 Louisville 4-2.With the victory, the Spartans improve to 13-2 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten this season.“They really put their passing game together today,” head coach Michele Madison said referring to her team.

COMMENTARY

As semester flies by, students need to prioritize to-do lists

Time is a precious commodity, and it seems like there is never enough of it. I am positive that next to money, time is the item practically everyone wishes for the most. Everywhere we look, we are reminded of time passing by much too quickly. It’s already the middle of October.

FOOTBALL

Hype heading into season not being backed up

Say it ain’t so, say it ain’t so. Just six games into a much anticipated season, many are wondering how good is the MSU football team - or how bad? The facts say the Spartans (3-3 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) are average.