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FEATURES

Online programs boost security

Tara May
August 24, 2002

Security officials around the world could be better prepared for protecting the globe after participating in an online institute offered by MSU. The Global Community Security Institute is an online program that educates and certifies security officials and public servants to improve security and safety. The programs, stemming from some already existing and others newly formed, can be custom designed for individual organizations or communities. Community officials from across the nation have shown interest in participating in programs like the global institute, said Ed McGarrell, director of the School of Criminal Justice. “Obviously we want to first meet the needs of Michigan, but we’re thinking nationally as well,” he said. The program is funded entirely by federal dollars from the homeland security initiative, he said. “Every community within the state and country since Sept.

MSU

Dunlap settles into role as U chief

Tara May
August 24, 2002

MSU police Chief Jim Dunlap has had two months to get used to being head of MSU’s police department, a move he was restless to begin.Dunlap was sworn in June 24 to officially take over for the retiring Bruce Benson, who spent nine years as Department of Police and Public Safety’s top authority.Benson started his new job as a full-time professor in the School of Criminal Justice on Aug.

FEATURES

New park attracts boarders

Jacquelyne Froeber
August 24, 2002

They flip, dip, turn and twist on rails, concrete or any surface they can get their hands on.And they do it on four wheels.They are skateboarders - an increasingly popular sport that is taking over the East Lansing and Lansing areas.“I used to be a surfer, but since I’m stuck in Michigan, skateboarding is the next best thing,” MSU-Detroit College of Law junior Rich Decky said.

FEATURES

A taste of local class adds up

Jacquelyne Froeber
August 24, 2002

If you’re sick of Bell’s 89-cent pizza, maybe it’s time for a more upscale change. East Lansing has many fine-dining restaurants to cater to students’ and residents’ tastes. Evergreen Grill, 327 Abbott Road, offers a menu with selections ranging from fresh fish to pastas to poultry.

SPORTS

Undergoing changes at the top

The 23-year professional relationship between former athletics director Clarence Underwood and MSU officially ended June 30 as his contract expired.Unlike his predecessors, Underwood, 68, left the department quietly - the same manner in which he achieved success.

MICHIGAN

Department prepares for more students, more alcohol

Tara May
August 24, 2002

An influx of students during welcome week means an increase in traffic, crowding and drunken driving.The East Lansing Police Department and MSU’s Department of Police and Public Safety create safeguards each year to help deal with the substantial growth in the area’s residency.East Lansing adds patrols during welcome week, football weekends and any other time period where people traffic may be high, Capt.

COMMENTARY

Big changes to come in coverage

A reporter asked me the other day if I had found a note on my desk she had left about being reimbursed for mileage to cover a story. I looked at my desk, looked at the reporter and laughed.

MSU

Go on now, get shot up already

It only takes a shot to save a life. That’s the message MSU officials are hoping to get out with a new marketing strategy to promote immunizations for incoming freshmen and other students at risk for preventable diseases. Immunization-themed posters and bookmarks were put strategically in various campus buildings, and depict either a basketball player mid-air or a tennis player mid-swing.

FEATURES

Technology opens doors for disabled

Kristofer Karol
August 24, 2002

Technology allowing learners to glide through computer programs with the wink of an eye is just one of many devices available to students with disabilities at MSU.Both the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities and the Artificial Language Laboratory have been working for more than 20 years to provide software and devices to students with mental and physical disabilities to help them communicate with others.“With the help of technology, you can get a job and have a normal life,” said Stephen Blosser, Assistive Technology Center coordinator.

SPORTS

Athletes look forward to changes

Kristofer Karol
August 24, 2002

Every gameday for the last several years, MSU field hockey head coach Michele Madison feared for her athletes becoming victims of the cold, friction-filled ground of Spartan Stadium.But because of the installation of a new irrigated field that the team will play on this upcoming season, that fear is slowly running by Madison and her team.

FEATURES

Wanna roll? Belly-dancing surges in area

Tanee Elston
August 24, 2002

What’s the sexiest part of the human body? Well, according to the latest trend in the entertainment industry, it’s the tummy. As pop starlets such as Britney Spears continue to flaunt their sexy midriffs, many are looking for a way to accentuate it. A popular solution appears to be belly-dancing, the ancient Middle Eastern form of dance.

SPORTS

Grass installation a grueling process

Ben Landes
August 24, 2002

Sean McCarvel watched curiously as a tractor pulling two trailers loaded with grass modules growled by in early June.Onlookers had to gaze through the dark, long and narrow tunnel at the field entrance of Spartan Stadium in hope of catching a small glimpse of the new grass installation, which created MSU’s first grass football field since 1968.Tractors dropped off their loads every 10 minutes and got back on the road just as another rig pulled in.“I think it’s great - great for the players and great for the university,” 1993 graduate McCarvel said.

COMMENTARY

Welcoming U

Welcome to college. No doubt you’ve gotten hundreds of bits of advice in the last few months. “Always go to class,” the people say.

FEATURES

U offers help for students

Brandon Bennett
August 24, 2002

Questions about hardware status, Ethernet capability or insufficient gigabytes? You may want to head to the Computer Store, 305 Computer Center, where all these questions and more are brought up and answered.

SOCCER

Recruits, returning players give team hope

In 2001, the men’s soccer team earned its first NCAA Tournament berth since 1969, and this year’s team looks just as promising. With the addition of four new recruits and return of its top four scorers, the Spartan kickers look to improve last season’s 13-6-1 record, the best numbers the men have collected since the 1986 season when the squad went 13-7-1. Greg and Steve Doster of New Lenox, Ill., are members of the Chicago Magic Soccer Club and head coach Joe Baum says both are able to play multiple positions - Greg Doster plays in the backfield and his brother Steve plays in the midfield and on defense. “Greg is a very athletic, hard-nosed defender,” Baum said in a statement.