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MICHIGAN

Amendment may force Merit program to be cut

Katie Byrne
August 24, 2002

A proposed constitutional amendment to dedicate tobacco settlement money to health care is putting the future of the Michigan Merit Award scholarship program in jeopardy.The Citizens for a Healthy Michigan Coalition introduced the Healthy Michigan Amendment in March.The proposed amendment would dedicate 90 percent of funds from the nationwide tobacco lawsuit settlement of 1998 to health care.

FEATURES

A Ways Away balances music, academics

Jacquelyne Froeber
August 24, 2002

Even with hectic college schedules, student musicians still find the time to rock out, often starting bands with friends and playing the local party or club scene.A Ways Away was formed by MSU students when they began playing together two years ago and gave birth to a five-member indie rock band with its own passionate sound for fans of all ages.“We usually play for teens 15 and up,” singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player Dan Kostrzewa said.

SPORTS

Get off your hiney, sign up for IM sports

Hola, estudiantes del compañero. Don’t mind that, I just felt the need to greet you all in Spanish. Anyway, another school year is upon us and, unfortunately, there is no way to squeeze a few more weeks out of the summer. The pain is here. Coming back to campus means being forced to adapt to and observe a lot of new stuff, including classes, classmates, professors and, in the dorms, new floormates. But as much as we all hate to be in school again, there are some things that make semesters worthwhile.

FEATURES

Wharton brings big Broadway to U

Ben Landes
August 24, 2002

Broadway is making a little stop on the MSU campus this year to provide students with an amazing lineup of original and legendary shows.Wharton Center is celebrating its 20th anniversary season and will host six Broadway shows and musicals from September to April.“Basically, we’re bringing back the best of the best for our 20th anniversary - and then adding to it,” public relations manager Bob Hoffman said.

FEATURES

Gaming provides needed escape

Everyone remembers their first time. The fumbling fingers, the nervous sweat and the way you can barely blink as you watch every move that’s happening in front of you, trying to keep up and make a good showing.

FEATURES

Opening planned for mall

Kristofer Karol
August 24, 2002

Developers of the Lansing area’s newest mall, Eastwood Towne Center, will try to capture the interest of MSU students through a spirited campaign.Spartan spirit, that is.Eastwood Towne Center, a mall that has been 15 years in the making, will complete the trifecta of Lansing-area shopping malls starting Sept.

ICE HOCKEY

Goalie ready for ice action

James Jahnke
August 24, 2002

If senior goaltender Ryan Miller leaves school early - and that’s still an “if” at this point - Spartan fans probably will be a little worried about MSU’s last line of defense.After all, Miller has been the epitome of excellence and durability in his three-year MSU career.

MICHIGAN

Web site allows users to report food poisoning

Katie Byrne
August 24, 2002

MSU’s National Food Safety and Toxicology Center is leading state agencies in implementing the nation’s first Web site for reporting food poisoning.The site will allow people to go online, answer a 15-minute questionnaire about foods they’ve consumed in the last 48 hours and view postings from other citizens.Veterinary epidemiology Professor Paul Bartlett is heading the project.

FEATURES

Local groups add to areas drama scene

Ben Landes
August 24, 2002

Though there are several attractions already on campus, Greater Lansing rounds out the theater selection. Lansing is home to three theaters and theater groups that continually produce a diversity of performances. BoarsHead Theater, 425 S.

SPORTS

Lugnuts manager leads unpredictable life

Andrew Fifer
August 24, 2002

Every time the Lansing Lugnuts players step on the field it’s like a job interview for the Major Leagues. Each player hopes something they do during the game catches the watchful eye of a scout, and helps them navigate throught the Chicago Cubs farm system. It’s like the longest interviewing process a person could imagine.

ICE HOCKEY

Long-time coach takes over as director

Andrew Fifer
August 24, 2002

The waters have calmed, the ship has been righted and now there’s a new captain. MSU athletics director Ron Mason has taken the controls of MSU sports, and said he doesn’t expect a lot of change. Mason officially took over duties of the department July 1, after former athletics director Clarence Underwood ended his 23 years of work with MSU, with more than three years spent at the helm of MSU sports. Despite some tumultuous times, Mason and others credit Underwood with bringing unity and direction to the athletics department. “I’m not coming in here with any grand plan,” Mason said.

MSU

More applicants raise standards

Amy Bartner
August 24, 2002

MSU officials expect the grade-point averages of the incoming freshman class to be even higher than last year. The higher GPA is part of a five-year trend at MSU that some officials don’t expect to end anytime soon.

FEATURES

Gardens help U relax, learn

More than 12-and-a-half acres of gardens on campus provide MSU students and the community with a place to learn and enjoy plants.The Horticultural Demonstration Gardens and the W.J.

NEWS

Top positions remain unfilled

Amy Bartner
August 24, 2002

The provost’s office still has two vacancies to fill after three of the university’s top academics administrators left.Admissions Director Gordon Stanley, Assistant Provost Barbara Steidle and Don Straney, assistant to the provost, all left MSU this summer.Pamela Horne, formerly University of Michigan’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions assistant director, was appointed in early August to take Stanley’s role.

MSU

Researchers shock, dye Red Cedar

Amy Bartner
August 24, 2002

This summer people sitting on the banks of the Red Cedar River could have witnessed the fish population electrically shocked and the waters run green with MSU pride.These are all part of MSU-WATER, or Watershed Action Through Education and Research, an ongoing $1.4 million project aiming to clean up the Red Cedar in four years.The initiative is in its second year, but is far from over.Ruth Kline-Robach, water quality coordinator at the Institute of Water Research, said MSU-WATER will hopefully continue to work on the project even after the allotted four-years is up.“We are really pleased with the progress we’ve made so far,” she said.

MICHIGAN

Report suggests ways to fight alcohol abuse

Kristofer Karol
August 24, 2002

Three months after a controversial report was issued by the Responsible Hospitality Council, tempers have died down and council business has resumed.The hospitality council is made up of more than a dozen East Lansing bars and restaurant owners and managers that meet once a month to discuss possible ways to curb alcohol abuse.

SPORTS

Team looks to follow up winning season

Benita Mehta
August 24, 2002

One of our university’s lesser-known sports teams has become one of its most successful, as MSU won the 2001 Big Ten Championship in field hockey. “It was huge winning the Big Ten,” head coach Michele Madison said.