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COMMENTARY

Letter writer missed point of feminism

In the letter to the editor “Feminist outlook full of ‘real choices,’” (SN 10/21) the writer makes some impressive points. Ask any pro-choice woman if she is against everyone bearing children and having a fulfilling family life.

SPORTS

Team looks to go undefeated at home

MSU field hockey is just 70 minutes away from an undefeated season at home, and Kent State is the final obstacle in the Spartans’ way.In its inaugural season at the MSU Field Hockey Complex, MSU (15-2 overall, 3-1 Big Ten) has successfully defended its turf, winning all nine games.But numbers aside, head coach Michele Madison said today is just another tough game.“We’ll definitely have to bring our ‘A’ game to the field,” Madison said.

FEATURES

Tesitmony offers Southern soul, vocals

Dana Glover has a sultry voice that emanates with Southern charm as her long, brown, wavy hair gently caresses her beautiful features. But this is about her music so we’ll focus on that, regardless of the fact that Glover has been a model since the young age of 16.

MSU

Board of Trustees, students to debate

Four of the candidates for the MSU Board of Trustee will debate at 6 p.m. Wednesday in 145 Communication Arts and Sciences Building. Bill Ballenger, editor and publisher of Inside Michigan Politics, will serve as the moderator. The 90-minute debate, sponsored by the Council of Graduate Students and The State News, will include incumbents Colleen McNamara, a Democrat, and Don Nugent, a Republican, as well as State Sen.

MICHIGAN

Student group to host Meet the Candidates

Seven candidates running for office will stop on campus Wednesday night for a “Meet the Candidates” night. The event, organized by the MSU Student Voters’ Coalition, will feature candidates for 69th District state representative, 23rd District state senator and secretary of state.

ICE HOCKEY

New rule helps increase speed of game

College hockey games have been as short as two hours this season, thanks to the NCAA’s new 15-second faceoff rule. The rule mandates that the visiting team puts its personnel on the ice no more than five seconds after a whistle.

COMMENTARY

More gun restrictions not solution to sniper

This must be the day all those liberals and anti-gunners were waiting for: a chance to use a tragedy to revive a debate that had died down since Columbine (“Gun prints” SN 10/17). They will call for stricter gun laws, more registration, more restrictions, ballistic fingerprinting, waiting periods and all sorts of things that will make it harder for Americans to protect themselves.

COMMENTARY

Football is not most important issue

War should be a bigger concern than football. The only thing that seems to concern students these days is how horrible the MSU football team is playing, but there are definitely more important concerns in the world - one being the possibility of a full fledged attack by the United States on Iraq.

FEATURES

Whats happening?

Events • Accapalooza will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Auditorium’s Fairchild Theatre.

NEWS

Gore visit expected on campus

Al Gore is expected to visit MSU on Monday to campaign - but not for himself this time. If the former vice president completes the trip, he’ll stand at gubernatorial candidate Jennifer Granholm’s side as she joins leading state Democrats in asking for the student vote.

COMMENTARY

Life might not always turn out like you dreamed - sometimes it ends up better

When I was younger, my friends and I loved to play house. You all know the routine - we divided roles of “mom,” “daughter” and “husband” (if we were cool enough to have a real boy there) and acted out the glamorous lives of “grown-ups.” But we especially loved to play “college.” We would, as best friends and roommates, pretend to have fabulous makeup collections, dozens of boyfriends and social lives that included Tuesday nights wearing all black, drinking coffee and reading poetry while Fridays were reserved for driving our great cars to the coolest parties.

NEWS

Fall colors

The color green is what many students saw as they walked through campus earlier this semester, but now shades of yellow, red and orange are making their appearance. English senior Amber Allen said she likes to look at the leaves as she heads to class. “It’s super beautiful,” she said.