MSU
Bills might give nursing students aid
A new nursing scholarship could provide the state of Michigan with $4 million that could potentially offset the shortage of nurses statewide.
COMMENTARY
Fire Williams, get promised results
So much promise with so little results. That is the story of the MSU football program. How does a team that went 10-2 three seasons ago compile records of mediocrity the past two and, now, the possibility of not even making a bowl game.
FEATURES
NCAA Football 2003 offers best of college football video games
You know you’ve got something amazing when a video game captures the essence of college tradition exactly like its real life counterpart.
MSU
RHA begins recycling program in dorms
Students living in residence halls will no longer have an excuse to walk by empty blue bins marked plastic, paper and glass. The Residence Halls Association begins its recycling program today, available in all the residence halls on campus.
MICHIGAN
Fire officials remind U to check fire alarms
As East Lansing falls back to standard time Saturday night, city fire officials remind residents to change smoke detector batteries while setting back clocks. Fire Marshal Bob Pratt said that since most fatal fires occur at night, keeping a fully functional smoke detector is of tremendous importance. “Upwards of 80 percent of fatal fires occur between midnight and 8 (a.m.),” he said.
COMMENTARY
Another chance
Fraternities, such as Delta Chi, are inexcusably trying the patience of their community by repeatedly violating noise ordinances as well as a long-standing general code. The East Lansing Housing Commission on Thursday suspended the fraternity’s rental license for 180 days beginning Jan.
MICHIGAN
Event addresses school violence
Lansing - Melissa Barton snapped pictures of her students as they lined up to sign the School Safety Pledge.
MSU
Health information to be sent out in e-mail
The University Physician’s Office at MSU is sending health information e-mails to MSU employees, retirees and health care providers. The Healthy Email Project provides information on common health concerns that has been reviewed by physicians.
SPORTS
Cross country teams finish 7th and 11th
Sophomore Chris Toloff led the men’s cross country team to a seventh place finish in the White Race of the Asics/Pacesetters Pre-Nationals on Saturday in Terre Haute, Ind.
NEWS
Team members fight Title IX
When MSU cut the men’s gymnastics team at the end of the 2000-01 season citing Title IX compliance, Jonathan Plante could have sat back and shut up. But Plante’s just not that kind of guy. The former MSU gymnast researched Title IX.
NEWS
Granholm balances family, job duties
It took more than three weeks for Dan Mulhern to to get a date with Jennifer Granholm. Fifteen weeks later, they were engaged. “We had this ruse devised that she was going to the Plaza Hotel to meet an important Japanese client,” Mulhern says of their New York City engagement.
FEATURES
Tool rocks Breslin Center crowd
It was quite apparent that the fans at Breslin Center on Sunday were there for one thing: Tool. They were apathetic when Messughah hit the stage for a nearly two-thirds empty floor.
SPORTS
Williams lack of experience is showing
I don’t know about everyone else on campus, but for me watching the Spartans has become more painful than any final I’ve ever taken. I mean, seriously, I’d rather sit through an entire semester of nothing but calculus, biology and economics classes.
COMMENTARY
Hazardous area
The boundary between East Lansing and Bath Township quickly has become a new center for student housing.
SPORTS
Womens crew rips through competition
The women’s crew team controlled its first and only home meet of the fall Saturday at Grand River Park in Lansing.
MSU
Palestinian debate to be held by students
A proposal supporting Palestinian rights and a U.N. resolution is causing a stir among the student body of the MSU-Detroit College of Law that is culminating in a debate at 9:30 p.m.
BASKETBALL
Green and White set to tip off Saturday
The men’s basketball team will be kicking off its season this Saturday at 4 p.m. with the Green-White Game. The game will provide the last chance for fans to sign the “Elite Banner” before it’s raised to the Breslin Center rafters.
COMMENTARY
Spartans not better off under Williams
I remember when former President Ronald Reagan ran for re-election in 1984. He asked, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” Most people said “Yes,” and Reagan got four more years.
NEWS
Understanding transgender way of life
The outfits in Nicole Ramp’s closet range from feminine skirts and high heels to men’s suits and ties.
MSU
Cultural center to host lunchtime events
The African Studies Center in 201 International Center will present two lecturers. The African Studies Brown Bag with linguistics Professor Grover Hudson is on “Linguistic Analysis of the 1998 Ethiopian Census” at noon Thursday.