NEWS
Gore rallies U voters
No - Al Gore doesn’t own a Shoney’s Restaurant. He doesn’t sport a beard nor has he put on any extra pounds.
MSU
Blair, McCue mothers to speak against binge drinking at U
Konnie Licavoli and Cindy McCue want students to know they should think before they drink. Licavoli is the mother of Eric Blair, an 18-year-old Delta College student who drowned in the Red Cedar River in 2001 after drinking at a party, and McCue is the mother of Bradley McCue, an MSU student who died after consuming 24 shots on his 21st birthday in 1998. The two mothers will speak on responsible alcohol use and the need for students to take care of each other at the Auditorium’s Fairchild Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
NEWS
Former Vice President mocked by protesters
Members of the MSU Democrats closed the doors to the Fairchild Theatre on Monday afternoon in an attempt to muffle the sounds of protesters telling former Vice President Al Gore to “go home.”One protester mocked the former vice president by wearing a mask with his face on it.
MICHIGAN
Levin, Raczkowski state case for Senate
Carl Levin is 35 years older than Andrew “Rocky” Raczkowski, but the younger candidate says those years aren’t the most important factors in their U.S.
COMMENTARY
Win for Whitmer
For two years, incumbent Rep. Gretchen Whitmer has worked to establish herself within the chambers of the state House, getting experience with higher education funding issues.
NEWS
Web Only: Lansing accepts Mexican form of ID
Monday’s Lansing City Council meeting made the city the second in Michigan to accept a form of Mexican identification.The Mexican government issues the Matricula Consular, an identification card similar in appearance to a driver’s license, to Mexican natives who will live, work and travel in the United States.
MICHIGAN
Trick-or-treaters to take over downtown streets
Goblins, monsters and princesses will take over downtown East Lansing tonight for the city’s 12th annual Great Pumpkin Walk.
MSU
West Nile warnings earlier
Prevention for the West Nile virus will be assessed sooner next spring than this year, according to county health officials. Michigan reported the second-highest number of human cases of West Nile virus this year, with 463 infections and 36 deaths.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Mothers to discuss alcohol issues at Auditorium tonight
The mothers of Bradley McCue and Eric Blair will be speaking at the Auditorium’s Fairchild Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Spartans vie for Idol title
Students hoping for superstardom auditioned for Spartan Idol on Monday at the Union.The event was sponsored by the University Activities Board and the Residence Halls Association.
SOCCER
Mens soccer comes up short against Wisconsin
As six men’s soccer seniors stepped off of Old College Field after a tough 2-1 loss to Wisconsin on Sunday there were no regrets. “To me it was kind of an honor to go out with everybody playing as hard as they could for the seniors,” senior goalkeeper Tyler Robinson said.
MSU
Event attracts golfers despite weather
Rainy conditions and chilly temperatures could not deter about 20 devoted golfers from attending the first Happy Gilmore Golf Scramble at Forest Akers East Golf Course on Friday afternoon.The University Activities Board event was slated for two weeks ago, but because of inclement weather, it was called off and rescheduled.“I was really excited to play because I’m a big golfer,” Scott Wolfe said about the event that was canceled two weeks ago.
FEATURES
Ring surprisingly intense, suspenseful
How can two films with plots so similar be so different? More than a month ago I had to sit through “FearDotCom” and wonder why it failed.
FEATURES
Fans skank to Mustard Plug at Temple
Lansing - Mustard Plug’s bassist Matt Van threw his bass to the ground in rage Friday night, then picked it up again to hurl it into the crowd.Well, he was going to, but Van restrained himself.
FOOTBALL
Downward spiral
The MSU football team practiced differently, had a new quarterback under center, and preached about showing toughness, but nothing changed. In an attempt to separate itself from the Big Ten’s cellar, the Spartans (3-5 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) turned in another dismal performance in a 42-24 loss to Wisconsin at Spartan Stadium on Saturday night.
MSU
Teach-in educates about Iraqi relations
More than 300 people gathered at Wells Hall on Friday at a teach-in about the United States’ potential war in Iraq, organized by a coalition of faculty members and students protesting the war.From the start, English professor and speaker Ken Harrow said the teach-in was “not purely an educational function, but a political function as well.”Speakers later urged the audience to join Friday’s rally against war on Iraq in downtown East Lansing.Harrow, along with four other staff members and a representative from the Students for Peace and Justice, spoke during the two-hour seminar, sponsored by the Faculty, Staff, and Student Coalition Against the War in Iraq.Assistant English professor Salah Hassan said after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, most of the Middle East was split up and colonized by Great Britain and France.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Trustee candidate pushes for student refunds
State Sen. Joanne Emmons, R-Big Rapids, wants to give students refunds if they cannot understand what their professors or teaching assistants say.“I think when you’re charging $180 an hour per semester credit all semester long, that’s a long time,” the MSU Board of Trustees candidate said.
FOOTBALL
Dowdell struggles at start, rallies in second half
It was a different quarterback taking the snaps, but the result was the same for MSU. The Spartans (3-5 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) dropped their third consecutive game 42-24 against the Wisconsin Badgers (6-3, 1-3) in front of a national television audience Saturday night. And Saturday’s spotlight was firmly fixed upon sophomore signal caller Damon Dowdell following Thursday’s announcement that junior quarterback Jeff Smoker was indefinitely suspended for violating unspecified team rules. “I thought he came in and stepped up to the challenge,” senior strong safety Thomas Wright said of Dowdell.
MICHIGAN
Greeks hand out candy, cookies, pumpkins in carnival activities
Wendy Andersen held an umbrella over the head of a three-foot Harry Potter on Friday, shielding the boy and his freshly painted purple pumpkin from falling raindrops.While the downpour soaked the streets, it didn’t put a damper on the turnout of the greek community’s Safe Halloween carnival.East Lansing children dressed as monsters, princesses and superheroes searched through a pile of wet hay for candy, decorated cookies, painted pumpkins, played games and ate doughnuts at the event on M.A.C.
COMMENTARY
Alumni should stop checks; fire Williams
With this football season basically over after Saturday, it is time for alumni to step up. With the intolerable performances produced on the field getting worse, it is time MSU alumni, who give the money with which the athletics department runs, to make their voices heard to make a change of the entire coaching staff.