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NEWS

Ad to students: take the shot

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

Late 1990s riots at MSU inspire new game

The MSU riots in the late 1990s have almost reached folklore status - those who were there revel about the good ol’ days or horrible times, and their eager listeners only wish they could’ve been there. Thanks to local game designer Raphael Adley, anyone can start a riot at any time and anywhere.

FEATURES

Obscenity cripples Big Pimpin potential

“Big Pimpin” is back with some of the hottest gangster rappers in the industry. The compilation is set for release July 2. The album includes 16 tracks by artists such as Snoop Dogg, Ice-T, Too Short, DJ Quik, Silkk the Shocker, Master P. This underground hip-hop compilation is strictly for fans who can relate to popular rapper ideology, such as Too Short’s theory about pimping women as a pastime. But what is “Big Pimpin” anyway?

COMMENTARY

Red-eye residents

After debating the necessity of requiring long hours to train new doctors, the organization responsible for accrediting the nation’s teaching hospitals approved new rules last week that prohibit medical residents from working more than 80 hours a week. The new policy by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is a step forward for doctors-in-training and the quality of care for patients. Medical residents have not been restricted in their work hours, although a recommendation for no more than 80 hours has been in place for some time.

NEWS

U finds ways to cool off

With summer’s arrival, many mid-Michigan residents are trying just about anything to beat the heat. “I sleep naked,” said education junior Derek Good, who also admitted to putting ice cubes on his body to keep cool. “I sit in front of my dinky fan in my god-awful, hot, hot house.” Good and those like him shouldn’t bet on changing their seasonal habits anytime soon.

NEWS

E.L. revises land-share deal

The East Lansing City Council worked out the kinks Tuesday night in a proposed land-share agreement with Meridian Township. Problems with zoning, the distance of houses from the road and some property lying in two jurisdictions simultaneously were some of the quirks nailed down in the proposal, which passed 5-0. “Right now I think we are about 85 percent there,” Mayor Pro Tem Sam Singh said.

MSU

Students fish for life in river

MSU students have pulled bicycles, trash cans, radios and manhole covers from the Red Cedar river in an attempt to clean up the campus landmark.But fisheries and wildlife graduate student Jo Latimore was looking for something else in the water Thursday - fish.Latimore hopes she can determine the condition of the river by measuring its fish population.

NEWS

Landlord lambasted

An East Lansing landlord has landed in hot water with the city for what some officials say is a blatant attempt to take away her renters’ rights. Members of the East Lansing Housing Commission spent more than an hour Thursday chastising Betty Feintuch for what they said were unfair leasing practices and threats of eviction to her tenants if they reported code violations to the city. Feintuch, who owns seven rental properties in East Lansing, was found guilty in February of coercive conduct for an August incident.

FEATURES

Classic rock n roll warms up Harpers

A slow-paced Saturday night at Harper’s Restaurant & Brewpub, 131 Albert Ave., was not going to stop Gordon Bennett from giving the audience a good show.An artist in true form accepts his or her environment and makes it something better within its own limitations.

MICHIGAN

E.L. council to vote on land-sharing deal

The East Lansing City Council is set to vote at its Tuesday work session on a land-share agreement with Meridian Township. The proposed deal, known as a 425 agreement, would share tax revenue on 101 acres of Meridian Township land between the township and the city.

FEATURES

Peace defies Gravity with 5th album

Our Lady Peace is one of those greatly overlooked bands you just can’t help but love. Hailing from good ol‘ Canada, OLP has always put out memorable rock songs with fluctuating vocals that soar over the music. On its fifth album, “Gravity,” which comes only a year after its previous release, OLP continues to create quality records. Combined with a new guitarist, Steve Mazur from Detroit, and the services of Metallica producer Bob Rock, OLP has created a straightforward, aggressive sound that captures the essence of its live shows. The opening track, “All for You,” compiles various elements into one finely tuned package.

COMMENTARY

Blame games

The students charged in connection to the case of Eric Blair, the 18-year-old Bay City resident who drowned in October in the Red Cedar River, have served their purpose - at least, as far as the county prosecutor’s office is concerned. Seeking to make a quick impact on irresponsible drinking, prosecutors used five MSU students as scapegoats, giving the public somebody to point a finger at in connection with Blair’s death.

NEWS

Medical council caps residents work hours

Medical residents are getting a break. Sort of.Under rules approved this month by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, medical residents will be limited to 80-hour work weeks.Marvin Dunn, the council’s director of resident review activities, said the new regulations will begin July 1, 2003 to help combat sleep deprivation of residents on duty.

FEATURES

Congress sets fee for online music

The U.S. Copyright Office decided Thursday that webcasters would be charged for online music.Webcasters are ordered to pay 70 cents per song, per 1,000 listeners.MSU’s WDBM (88.9-FM) had discontinued its online webcasts at The Fix.org while awaiting Congress’ decision.

MICHIGAN

Pipeline still in limbo after state meeting

The Michigan Public Service Commission met Friday, but commissioners have yet to decide whether to allow a controversial gasoline pipeline project to begin later this year.Wolverine Pipe Line Co. executives want a $40-million, 26-mile pipeline laid alongside Interstate 96, but they need permission from state departments, several area townships and the city of Lansing before the project can begin.