COMMENTARY
Complex talk
East Lansing residents taking a stand against a proposed student-apartment complex on Michigan Avenue are sparking the wrong debate.
FEATURES
Home of the Brave offers patriotic show
Feeling patriotic? Take time out to celebrate America with “Home of the Brave,” a musical cantata with dramatic vignettes and a full color guard. Featuring standards like “America the Beautiful,” “Home of the Brave” focuses on honoring those who have served the United States in uniform and remembering those who have died. “People want something where they can sit back and remember feeling (proud),” director Nancy Sisson said.
NEWS
Drug charges on rise in E.L.
Call it what you want - chronic, grass, hash or plain, old marijuana - the drug is sending an increasing number of users to the city’s courts this year. The number of people charged for using marijuana has increased dramatically this year, according to statistics obtained by The State News from 54-B District Court, which includes cases from East Lansing and campus. In 2001, 22 tickets were issued by East Lansing police for marijuana usage, according to court records.
COMMENTARY
Won a scholarship? Thank a smoker
I was intrigued by the article “Voters to place billions in tobacco money,” (SN 9/9). As a nonsmoker, I never thought much about smoking or smokers for that matter.
NEWS
Tailgaters leave big mess for grounds crew
Football Saturdays promise hours of tailgating, four quarters of gridiron action and one big mess. A single home game takes hours of work for MSU’s Grounds Maintenance Department - including gathering a troop of 40 people to clean up, ordering more than 2,000 garbage bags to pass out, and placing trailer garbage bins, fencing and hundreds of barrels. By Saturday night, beer boxes, cups, newspapers and playing cards decorate the ground.
MSU
Book details journalism of Sept. 11
An MSU professor has compiled several studies relating to how the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were covered by the media into a book, “Communication and Terrorism: Public and Media responses to 9/11.” Communication and telecommunication distinguished Professor Bradley Greenberg edited and organized about 25 studies from more than 60 foreign and domestic researchers into the 23-chapter book, which will be released in three weeks. “The thing about this book is it brings all the information about 9-11 into one book,” Greenberg said.
NEWS
Student leaders to join Jackson, speak on peace
Two religious leaders will join the Rev. Jesse Jackson on the platform at Breslin Center on Sunday to speak to students about life after the Sept.
NEWS
Lugnuts capitalize on 6 Peoria errors, rally to 5-2 win
Lansing - A 14-game winning streak came to an end Thursday as the Lugnuts rallied to beat the Peoria Chiefs at Oldsmobile Park after being down two games.Thursday was a do-or-die game for the Lugnuts, and they rose to the occasion, outscoring the Chiefs 5-2.“(Tonight) we did what we were set out to do,” Lansing manager Julio Garcia said.
MSU
U makes DNA finding
From the dark laboratories of Giltner Hall, an MSU professor and a doctoral student have helped advance DNA research.Microbiology and biochemistry Professor Robert Hausinger and doctoral student Timothy Henshaw discovered a new way to repair damaged DNA last spring.
FOOTBALL
Dortchs leadership aids freshmen
Tyrell Dortch has reason to be frustrated at football. But he’s not. When the MSU secondary lost four players last season, Dortch, a tailback, filled in at cornerback, and it almost crippled him.
SPORTS
Sports find their purpose in post-Sept. 11 way of life in U.S.
One year later and where do sports stand? It’s been a year since America was brought to its knees at the cowardly hands of terrorists, and there’s no doubt that our nation has changed. We now live in a world where each moment and each day should be enjoyed to the fullest. In this once-free society, we could walk outside without the fear of terrorism creeping up behind us ready to attack.
SPORTS
Quiet Stanley loud on field
Spartan sophomore linebacker Ronald Stanley isn’t an athlete of many words - never has been.“He was a very, very quiet person,” said Saginaw High School head coach Don Durrett, who coached Stanley from 1997-2000.
SPORTS
The Recovery
The MSU secondary faced its share of adversity last season. Senior cornerback Cedric Henry was made academically ineligible two weeks before the season-opener, and roughly two months later, senior cornerback DeMario Suggs and then-freshman free safety Jason Harmon broke their ankles in practice on consecutive days. Their injuries healed.
MICHIGAN
Terrorism laws are in effect
Nearly two dozen state laws were implemented as a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and more could be on the way, according to lawmakers.The most hard-hitting package of rules went into effect in April, when the Michigan Anti-Terrorism Act was signed by the governor.The laws lend a definition to terrorism, seize the assets of terrorist networks and punish those who aid terrorists.
SPORTS
Heisman watch
With the first Heisman Trophy showdown behind us, the race for college football’s most prestigious award is starting to take shape.
SPORTS
HARDY: Big Ten needs to prove itself in key matchups
It’s time to polish my red-striped, pigskin-predicting tool - the Magic Big Ten Ball - as top-ranked Big Ten squads battle the nation’s best on a Saturday, forecasting the conference champion. Every team brings perfect records to the 100-yard table in these key matchups of Ohio State vs.
COMMENTARY
Ride in police cruiser provides insight on night of crime fighting
You know how standing in roller coaster lines at Cedar Point can take forever? And after a while you become numb to the fact you’re soon going to get the rush of your life?
COMMENTARY
Security measures at stadium needed
I just read the article titled “Fans adjust to new rules at stadium” (SN 9/9). And since I am one of those security guards mentioned in the piece, I felt the need to tell my side of the story on behalf of other security guards.
MSU
Student group to hold interfaith meeting
The Muslim Student Association will join the American Muslim Council and the Islamic Society of Greater Lansing in organizing an interfaith meeting to commemorate the anniversary of Sept.