COMMENTARY
Spartan schedule not respectable test
How low the Spartans have sunk in their scheduling. No wonder the Big Ten lacks respect in the eyes of the national sporting press.
NEWS
Study questions worth of MBA programs
With job placements for its graduates down nearly 20 percent this year, MSU officials are quick to defend the value of the university’s master of business administration program. “Job placement’s just not as certain in this environment,” said Helen Dashney, director of the MBA Placement and Career Center. Dashney was referring to the struggling economy - which has made it more difficult for 2002 MBA graduates to find positions within their fields.
SPORTS
Heisman watch
It’s only the second week of the college football season, but the Heisman Trophy watch is well under way.
NEWS
Federal screeners hired at airport
Lansing - Capital City Airport is among 22 airports nationwide that saw significant changes this week in an effort to tighten flight security by adding federal screeners. About 40 passenger screeners were employed to ensure the safety of travelers after Congress mandated increased security measures after the Sept.
SPORTS
HARDY: Tailbacks prep to carry the rock, rock out
True freshman tailback David Richard knows he has big shoes to fill following the early departure of 6-1, 249-pound Granite-sized Mack truck T.J.
SPORTS
Ro, Skinny rip teams, laces off the ol pigskin pastime
Like youngsters on Ritalin, Death Ro and McSkinny are ready for the 2002 college football season. The Spartans take the field Saturday against Eastern Michigan, and there’s a wretched stench blowing in from Ann Arbor, so that means it’s time for your favorite pigskin prognosticators to strap on the pads and put it through the uprights. We might not know what we’re talking about half the time, but we have no qualms about making complete fools of ourselves. So without further ado, here are our predictions for this weekend’s gridiron madness. Death Ro on No.
COMMENTARY
Weekend ready
OK, so we’ve experienced the hype for almost as long as we can stand. The unofficial start of fall is so close we can taste it.
VOLLEYBALL
Spartans ready for tourney
The wait is finally over for the MSU women’s volleyball team. Tonight, the team will hit the court against an opponent for the first match in the 2002-2003 campaign when they take on Georgetown in the eighth annual Coca-Cola/MSU Volleyball Classic at Jenison Field House.
BASEBALL
Strike talks unresolved
As the clock continues to tick toward another Major League Baseball player’s strike, MSU athletes and coaches ponder the future of America’s pastime. “I’m not going to lie to you, I’d be very upset if they strike,” senior MSU infielder Charlie Braun said. “It won’t change my feelings on the sport of baseball, but it just shows me the owners and players aren’t very in tune with what baseball is all about.” “I won’t go to games next year if they do strike.” After five bargaining sessions Wednesday and three on Thursday, each side remained apart on the key issues: levels for a luxury tax and revenue sharing.
SPORTS
Back to its roots
The makeover is complete. Earlier this week, ground maintenance crew members rolled out a new paint machine, filled it with 250 gallons of white paint.
FEATURES
RHA movies begin at Wells
Residence Hall Association movies are back up to speed, with “Rush Hour 2” and “Shallow Hal” kicking off the holiday weekend. Movies are free to students living in residence halls and $2 for the general public. Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan do their best impression of the “Odd Couple” as they attempt to solve a murder with international implications while trying to stop its connection to a counterfeit ring. In “Shallow Hal,” Jack Black takes a new approach to finding Ms. Right by looking for the inner beauty in women, with the help of self-improvement guru Tony Robbins. It’s a positive message that makes you realize looks don’t mean everything. On Friday “Rush Hour 2” shows at 7 p.m.
MSU
ASMSU works for new position
A new position is in the works that would allow ASMSU to handle special projects concerning students.
MICHIGAN
E.L. residents to attend Citizens Police Academy, learn court procedures
East Lansing city council member Beverly Baten will look through the eyes of an East Lansing police officer when she suits up for East Lansing Police Department’s fourth annual Citizen’s Police Academy.
FEATURES
Tadpole rules as first quality flick of season
It’s too bad mid-Michigan is considered the backwoods by Hollywood’s standards, because we miss out on seeing many good performances as soon as they hit theaters. Not only are there no real theaters in East Lansing, but some films will only arrive in this area after they premiered months ago in Detroit and Grand Rapids. “Tadpole” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival Jan.
FEATURES
Theatre Department announces auditions
While the area theater scene lies quiet this weekend, promising actors and actresses can use the extra day off to perfect their monologues and mug for their mirrors.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: E.L. police searching for men involved in fight
Police are investigating a fight early Friday that left a 19-year-old Clinton Township man lying on the a sidewalk with a closed head injury and lacerations.At about 1:15 a.m., East Lansing police responded to the altercation in the area of Durand Street and Albert Avenue.
MSU
Program studies foster care
MSU students and faculty from the School of Social Work are participating in a field research program to address questions plaguing foster children and their families.The Child Welfare Learning Collaborative is a partnership created by the Catholic Social Services of Lansing/St.
MICHIGAN
Travelers warned to buckle up for Labor Day driving
Law enforcement officials statewide will enforce a zero-tolerance policy for drivers who fail to buckle up during Labor Day weekend. MSU police are taking part in “Click it or Ticket,” a statewide effort encouraging people to buckle up.
SPORTS
Robersons fate decided by injury
Ypsilanti - If Eastern Michigan wide receiver Chris R. Roberson had things his way, during his senior season in high school, he would have had to make a decision whether to attend MSU or Illinois. But a week before his last year began at Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, he broke his ankle during a scrimmage - his aspirations to play Big Ten football were crushed. “When I got hurt, they really didn’t know, so they would still call,” Roberson said.
MICHIGAN
Road projects halt for holiday
When Jenny Kish drives to Mackinaw City with her church group this weekend for the Bridge Walk, she hopes to dodge as many orange construction cones as possible. But relief from the road work that plagued Michigan roads during the summer could be in sight for Kish and more than a million others who are expected to take to expressways this weekend.