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Three in the Back offers complex, conspiracy-filled drama

Lindsay Frederickson
October 16, 2002

Opening in pitch black to the tune of a mournful jazz trumpet and a light dusting of piano keys, the Department of Theatre’s “Three in the Back, Two in the Head” briefly evokes the image of a of a private eye’s office in the moments before the play begins. But as soon as the lights come up, the audience is thrust into the cold world of the play and never looks back. “What did he do - that was so wrong?” Paula Jackson (theater senior Kelly Cavanagh) demands of CIA agent Katherine Doyle (theater graduate student Sarah Reule). Paula’s quest to trace the bullets referenced in the play’s title - bullets used to murder her military scientist father - drives the action in the play through the Pentagon, the U.S.

FEATURES

China gives insight to Lansing living

Casey Mcnenly
October 16, 2002

Sometimes growing old brings us back to our youth. And English Assistant Professor Jeffrey Wray’s film “China” gave the audience a different perspective of life on Saturday during its premiere at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road. Rudolph and Evelyn Jackson (Von Washington and Sheila Stewart) lead nauseating lives.

FEATURES

Last DJ shows Pettys musical decline

Tom Petty is an artist who’s never struggled with creative excellence since he hit the music scene in the 1970s. Today, Petty has created a definitive hybrid of American music.

FEATURES

Whats happening?

Events • The Asian Studies Center will show the Japanese film “Princess Mononoke” at 7 p.m.

COMMENTARY

Look at Williams academic success

Football head coach Bobby Williams must be given the same chance as his predecessors. The tone of letters written to The State News as of late, calling for Bobby Williams’ head on a platter, are upsetting, but not surprising.

NEWS

Michigan meets EPA standards for clean air

Michigan residents can take a breath of fresh air, according to a report announced Tuesday by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. All 83 counties in the state of Michigan have met a set of air quality standards that are in accordance with federal regulations set by the Environmental Protection Agency. Russell Harding, director for the Department of Environmental Quality, said federal standards for air pollutants such as fine particulate matter, carbon monoxide, smog and sulfur dioxide were met, The Associated Press reported.

COMMENTARY

Crime stoppers

The Michigan State Police is making use of the Internet to provide easy access to information about Michigan’s most-wanted criminals, a move that could prove beneficial to the capture of these individuals.

MICHIGAN

City housing service on lookout for volunteers

The Board of Directors for East Lansing Housing and Neighborhood Services Inc., a nonprofit organization working to provide home ownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income families, is looking for volunteers to serve as at-large representatives.

FEATURES

U graduate finds success with Bachelor Party

When Adam Miller received a letter from Creators Syndicate last July, he thought it was nothing more than another form letter.“I had gotten other rejection letters, and they all used form letters and I thought that’s what this was,” said Miller, 27.“I was about to stick it in a file and forget about it.”But after reading through it carefully a second time, Miller was shocked, and even thought it was a joke.In the letter, the California-based organization offered Miller a syndication contract for his comic strip “Bachelor Party,” which explores the lives of recent college graduates.When Miller attended MSU, the comic was called “Student Ghetto” and featured younger versions of the same characters in “Bachelor Party.” The comic ran for about three semesters in The State News. After graduation in 1999, Miller immediately began sending his material to syndication companies throughout the nation.“I got a lot of good response from it at first, but people didn’t really want to syndicate it to college kids - they didn’t see the college market as strong enough for a national paper,” he said.For that reason, Miller changed the name of the comic to “Bachelor Party” and marketed it toward an older crowd and a bigger market.John Newcombe is the director of development at Creators Syndicate.

MSU

Microsoft, Intel bring computer tour to U

Benita Mehta
October 16, 2002

The Find Your Power Tech Tour paid a visit to MSU on its 18-campus voyage Tuesday at the rock on Farm Lane.Microsoft and Intel are sponsoring the tour in its first year, and the turnout at each of the first eight schools, such as Penn State University and Florida State University, has been promising, said Greg Sullivan, lead product manager of the Windows Division of Microsoft.

COMMENTARY

Coach had chance, but hes blown it

This letter is in response to Monday’s letter to the editor that said football head coach Bobby Williams will develop into as good a coach as he is a recruiter (“Don’t dog Williams, give him a chance” SN 10/14). What a joke. Good coaches don’t develop in the Big Ten.

MSU

Quiet policy upsets hall

Antonio Planas
October 16, 2002

Some residents of the only quiet hall on campus have been in an uproar over a new policy they learned Sunday.The rule required that all doors must remain shut during quiet hours.