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NEWS

Smoker suspended indefinitely from team

MSU junior quarterback Jeff Smoker has been suspended and will not play in Saturday’s game against Wisconsin. In a written statement issued Thursday night, MSU football head coach Bobby Williams said: “Jeff Smoker has been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules.

COMMENTARY

Letter writer didnt intend to blame driver

The author of the letter to the editor “Life is dear, don’t endanger others” (SN 10/22) did not intend to imply the driver involved in Saturday morning’s Chandler Road accident was drunk or careless.Marketing junior Doug Davis told The State News the purpose of his letter was not to place blame on any one individual, but to make people aware of how precious life is.

MSU

Speaker to discuss about life with AIDS

Miss Black and Gold and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity are sponsoring speaker Rae Lewis-Thornton to discuss the AIDS epidemic with the public and discuss how it has affected her life.

MICHIGAN

Month raises awareness for learning disabilities

For the second-straight year, Gov. John Engler has proclaimed October to be Learning Disabilities Awareness Month in Michigan to raise social cognizance of this “hidden disability.”Learning disabilities affect a person’s ability to interpret what is seen or heard and then link that information with other parts of the brain.

MICHIGAN

Police increase patrols for Halloween driving, parties

Halloween means parties, costumes, candy - and for some, alcohol. But before trick-or-treaters take to the roads, county law enforcement officials are warning drivers they’ll be out in full force to crack down on impaired driving this weekend. Agencies within Ingham County, including East Lansing, plan to increase police presence starting Friday.

NEWS

Sniper shootings affect U official, student

The nation has watched as authorities launched a massive manhunt for the Washington, D.C.-area sniper.Police arrested two men Thursday who could be the men who left the nation in fear and thinking twice before performing daily tasks.Howard Gobstein, MSU associate vice president for governmental affairs and director of federal relations in Washington, said his reaction has been mixed between disgust, concern and caution.“I was with a friend last week in the suburbs, and I have to admit the thought did cross my mind,” he said.Matt Parente, a criminal justice senior who plans to graduate in December, said he thinks the sniper is crazy for attempting to defeat an entire police investigation.“I think they are handing it the best they can with little evidence and little leads,” Perente said.For more on this article, please see Friday’s edition of The State News.

SPORTS

Youth on display at Munn as Spartans face off with Lakers

For one of the only times this season, MSU will be more experienced than its opponent this week.The youthful Lake Superior State Lakers are in town for a CCHA series at Munn Ice Arena on Thursday and Friday, and they almost make the green Spartans look like fossils.Laker head coach Frank Anzalone has a whopping 15 freshmen on his team, while MSU only has eight rookies.

FEATURES

Weekend guide

Friday • The Temple Club, 500 E. Grand River Ave. in Lansing, presents Live Jazz Happy Hour with the Jazz Dogs from 5-9 p.m.

NEWS

ASMSU calls for removal of party status

MSU’s undergraduate student government wants administrators to take action against the university being placed on “party school” lists. After ranking 12th on the Princeton Review’s 2003 top 20 party school list and No.

MSU

DCL rules against political bill

A debate on a bill about Palestinian rights Tuesday ended before the proposal’s merits could be discussed at a Student Bar Association meeting at the MSU-Detroit College of Law Building.The association decided it was not in its position to take a side on political issues because it represent the entire student body as the majority of the board voted against the bill.

COMMENTARY

Smoke screen

It seems like an obvious conclusion. Michigan’s $8.5 billion share of the nationwide tobacco settlement should be used to improve health issues. But voting for Proposal 4 is not the way to make that happen. Michigan is one of only a handful of states that does not use any of its take from the 1998 tobacco settlement to reduce smoking.

FEATURES

Critic hopes reviews will send U to local theaters

In what might at first glance appear to be a weak attempt to justify my existence, I endeavor this week to define what a review is good for, if they’re any good at all. The question I sought to answer was, do reviews matter to people?