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Events • The Red Cross Club will hold blood drives in remembrance of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Thursday and Sept.
MSU
ASMSU, E.L. council to discuss relations
MSU’s undergraduate student government will meet with the East Lansing City Council Tuesday to discuss issues such as police-student relations.The meeting will take place in Gold Rooms A and B of the Union at 7:30 p.m., and is open to the public.ASMSU Director of Community Affairs Kevin Glandon said he will make a number of presentations to the city council, including Toward a Spartan Community, an effort to build a long lasting and healthy relationship between MSU and the city of East Lansing.Glandon said he also will inform the council about the Spartan Community Partnership, a program to bring MSU students into the polling booths election day to help with the process as polling inspectors.
FOOTBALL
Knott finds niche in Spartan offense
Sophomore tight end Eric Knott is proving why he was considered the nation’s No. 1 tight end recruit coming out of Detroit’s Henry Ford High in 1999.In his junior and senior seasons at Henry Ford he caught 72 passes for 1,186 yards and 15 touchdowns.In just two games at his natural position, Knott is already starting to put up similar numbers.Despite not getting the start against Eastern Michigan in the season-opener, Knott pulled down six catches for 69 yards and two touchdowns.
MSU
Group to bring Asian-American fraternity to U
An Asian-Pacific American group on campus hopes to begin an MSU chapter of Lambda Phi Epsilon this semester.Asian Fraternity Interest Group, a 16-student group, began a year ago in hopes to join the fraternity after working on various community service and volunteer activities to establish the group.“You have to start as an interest group before you can join the fraternity,” said physiology junior Ryan Navarra, president of the Asian Fraternity Interest Group.
NEWS
Terror alert raised to orange
Bush administrators raised the nation’s terror alert status to code orange Tuesday after U.S.
MICHIGAN
Tobacco initiative to appear on Nov. 5 ballot
The Michigan Supreme Court has refused to hear arguments about where billions of dollars in Michigan’s tobacco lawsuit will go, leaving voters to decide the money’s fate. By refusing to hear the case, Friday’s Michigan Court of Appeals decision to place the Healthy Michigan Initiative on the Nov.
BASKETBALL
Trustees to vote on contract extension
The MSU Board of Trustees will vote to approve a one-year contract extension for men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo at its meeting Friday.The extension would keep Izzo at the helm of the Spartan program until June 30, 2009.And although the board must vote to make the extension official, trustee David Porteous said the deal is as good as done.“He does a great job, and we’re fortunate at MSU to have Tom Izzo,” Porteous said.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Name released of faculty member found dead
An MSU visiting research associate, Guofu Wang, 30, was found dead in his home at Cherry Lane Apartments on Tuesday.An acquaintance of Wang requested that MSU police check on him because he had not been seen recently.
FEATURES
American memories
We watched it all unfold on our television sets. We gasped at the dreadful picture of the smoking north tower.
NEWS
U continues to study abroad despite concerns
Many recent MSU Study Abroad participants agree Americans are not treated differently overseas since the Sept.
MICHIGAN
State receives money, prepares for bioterrism
A new office was added to the Michigan Department of Community Health on Tuesday. Gov. John Engler announced the establishment of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response to Bioterrorism.
MSU
Center to host talk on agricultural expansion
The African Studies Center will host a Brown Bag Series discussion titled “Privatizing Agricultural Extension in Africa: Insights from Mozambique,” featuring speaker Carl Eicher. The discussion will be held at noon Thursday in room 252 Erickson Hall. Yacob Fisseha, assistant director at the African Studies Center, said Eicher is an expert on African agriculture. “He is the leading expert on African agriculture,” he said.
FEATURES
Fallon album annoying, unfunny
When listening to Jimmy Fallon’s “The Bathroom Wall,” I am reminded of the several reasons I stopped watching Saturday Night Live. The departure of Will Ferrell, Cheri Oteri and Molly Shannon were a big loss to the show.
NEWS
Granholm: Fire funds will be restored
By mid-morning, the day’s heat was overwhelming as the white Grand Marquis transporting Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jennifer Granholm jumped a curb to park on the grass next to the fire station on Shaw Lane.Sirens sounded as students, government employees and emergency response teams arrived at the campus station.
COMMENTARY
Students share true feelings in writings
Two days after the terrorist attacks on the United States last fall, I added another possibility to the second assigned essay in my first-year writing course at James Madison College.
NEWS
Government building increase safety measures
Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, security at everyday places has been more strongly enforced, but in the case of government buildings and state institutions, officials say you can never be too careful.Heightened security measures and security changes have been a consistent concern of police departments in such areas.
COMMENTARY
A day of healing
No one needs to be reminded what this day means. Yet wherever we look today, those reminders will be there. This was the day, one year ago, a generation’s innocence was shattered by the worst terrorist attacks on U.S.
FEATURES
Blue Crush teenybopper waste of movie
Some of the most difficult films to direct are surfing movies, which is a shame because the most outstanding shots are overshadowed by a weak plot or terrible acting. “Point Break” had bank robbers.
MSU
Student ambassador program seeks members
Students for State, the ambassador program of the Student Alumni Foundation, is currently seeking members for this year. Students for State is an organization of students from different backgrounds, majors, cultures and ethnicities who represent MSU. Members attend various university events as well as functions hosted by the Alumni Association.
NEWS
Bush unveils border program
Detroit - President George W. Bush introduced a plan Monday that could cut delays at the Detroit-Windsor border while preventing terrorists from using the area as their gateway. The president, standing under the Ambassador Bridge in front of 1,500 people, joined Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and Gov.