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COMMENTARY

Dont blame Rogers for voter laziness

All of the talk about how hard it is to register to vote is hooey, and nothing more than making excuses for bad behavior. Let me tell you how I, a resident of the far off locale of Marquette, came to be an East Lansing resident.

MSU

Photos exhibit Dia de los Muertos

Dressed in elaborate costumes, a group of people re-enact the crucifixion of Christ in Chicago.A 9-foot-tall statue of the virgin Mary is paraded through the streets of Grand Rapids.These images, mounted on the burgundy background in the lobby of the Main Library, are part of a photo exhibit celebrating Dia de los Muertos, the Mexican holiday honoring the dead.The exhibit was taken by history Assistant Professor Juan Javier Pescador.

MSU

Report: Greek grades on the rise, below U average

Greeks at MSU are earning better grades in their classes, and their grade-point averages have been rising for at least the past five years.The Spring 2002 Greek Academic Report says all Interfraternity Council groups averaged a 2.831 GPA, up from 2.689 in spring 1997.

FOOTBALL

Smoker rumors unconfirmed

One week after the indefinite suspension of junior quarterback Jeff Smoker, Spartan fans are still in the dark as to what “team rules violation” actually means. Attempts by The State News to reach Smoker on campus or at his parents’ home in Manheim, Pa., have not been successful.

FEATURES

No Exit offers classic, dark humor

In the famous words of Jean Paul Sartre, “Hell is other people.”So says the main male character Garcin in Sartre’s 1944 French morality play “No Exit.” The play features two women and a man grating each other’s nerves in a living room with Second Empire furniture - Sartre’s idea of hell’s physical location.Prepare for a taste of existentialist theory and classic dark comedy in this student-produced production at 7:30 p.m.

MICHIGAN

Students win prizes for stamp creations

The grand-prize-winning crayon drawing of a dark pink chrysanthemum was displayed among creative drawings from eager students in the Design-A-Stamp contest at Delta Center Elementary School on Monday. Fourth and fifth grade students at Grand Ledge’s Delta Center Elementary, 305 S.

VOLLEYBALL

Spartans fall to U-M volleyball

The No. 25 MSU volleyball team played sloppily and made costly errors, falling in four games to Michigan 24-30, 27-30, 30-24 and 18-30 at Jenison Field House on Wednesday night. It was the Spartans (14-7 overall, 6-5 Big Ten) first loss at home this year and the first time the Wolverines, (13-8, 7-4) have swept the Spartans since 1992. “We were just too inconsistent, and we didn’t have enough offense tonight,” MSU head coach Chuck Erbe said.

MSU

College to sponsor seminar

The Office of Minority Student Services in the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine is presenting an informational seminar titled “So You Wanna be a D.O.ctor: Pre-medical Student Informational Seminar” on Nov.

SPORTS

Veterans lead team into battle

“Let’s sign a brick you guys.”Field hockey head coach Michele Madison speaks to her team’s Leadership Group in the field hockey locker room with a smile on her face, beaming with pride over a perfect 10-0 season at the MSU Field Hockey Complex.“We have to sign a brick, we just went undefeated at home,” Madison said.Matching last year’s 16-6 overall record, Big Ten Championship and Elite Eight appearance is no small feat, but with the help of four women this year’s No.

COMMENTARY

Go Granholm

After 12 years of Gov. John Engler’s often iron-fisted rule, it is time Michigan changed direction.

MSU

Writers series starts Friday

MSU Libraries, Computing & Technology is hosting Michigan Writers’ Series, featuring readings and discussions with prominent Michigan writers.

ICE HOCKEY

Versatility proves to be important

Versatility has been the name of Jared Nightingale’s game so far this season. The 6-foot-2, 191-pound freshman is a defenseman by trade, but he has played half of MSU’s games as the fourth-line right wing this year. Where Nightingale lines up on a given night seems to depend on whether freshman defenseman Evan Shaw is playing or not.

COMMENTARY

Its up to students to defeat Prop. 4

Students must vote against Proposal 4 to save their pocketbooks. Tuesday is the time for students to vote. Students make up the most apathetic sector of the voting population and many experts agree this is due in large part to a feeling that government doesn’t affect them. This year, government will drastically affect students.