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MICHIGAN

State lacks small farm pollution plan

Aaron Johnson
January 24, 2002

The Ingham County Health Department has kept track of E. coli levels in the Red Cedar River for four years, but has just now started to work out what is contributing to the problem.And while the Red Cedar is just one small river in the middle of Michigan, the issues of its health coincide with the state’s efforts to develop a general plan to protect Michigan waterways.“Water and the Great Lakes literally define Michigan,” said Matt Resch, spokesman for Gov.

MICHIGAN

Workshop to help women plan finances

Jeanne Chan
January 24, 2002

In February, women will have a chance to learn more about financial management. Jane Fahey, president of Fahey Financial Inc. will present “Taking Control: A Financial Management Workshop for Women” on Feb.

FEATURES

Globetrotters return to Breslin

Leslie Escobar
January 24, 2002

One of the last times the Harlem Globetrotters made an appearance in East Lansing, they were subject to a whooping by the MSU men’s basketball team. And memories of the Globetrotters’ 72-68 loss to the team in November 2000 still linger. But an enjoyable time was still had by all. “It was good, we had a great crowd,” said Globetrotters 6-foot-9, 265-pound forward Otis Key.

MSU

Campus briefs

Conference helps minorities adjust The False Expectations Appearing Real conference will be held from 9 a.m.

MSU

Campus briefs

Conference helps minorities adjust The False Expectations Appearing Real conference will be held from 9 a.m.

MSU

U police hope to improve relations

Casey Mcnenly
January 24, 2002

MSU police Capt. Ken Hall has a big job ahead of him. The MSU Department of Police and Public Safety announced the formation of the Student Support Division this month to increase communication between students and police. The division was created in response to the Task Force on Student-Police Relations, and will be overseen by Hall. The task force was appointed by MSU officials in the wake of the placement of an undercover officer into the student group United Students Against Sweatshops, now called Students for Economic Justice, beginning Feb.

FEATURES

Fan wins chance to sing Star-Spangled Banner

Leslie Escobar
January 24, 2002

Hearing “The Star-Spangled Banner” sung 12 times in a row can be a bit much to take for some.And singing it can be even harder.But Lansing resident Amanda Cena did both and earned a chance to sing the national anthem at the Harlem Globetrotters show on Saturday at Breslin Center.Lansing radio station WFMK (99.1-FM) sponsored “Oh Say Can You Sing,” a singing contest Saturday at Meridian Mall in Okemos.“My sister told me that she heard the advertisement on the radio,” said Cena, 33.

FEATURES

Artist breaks the rules on latest

Valentin Narvaez broke all the rules when he recorded his solo record. By writing and performing every instrument on this album, he did something that other artists attempting the same feat have failed to do - he made a fine sounding recording. “The Stars are Bombs Luring Overhead” segues to a combination of what would happen if rock band The Cars got funky, but progresses into an easy-going tune with a solid beat. “Red Skies” is held together by a familiar indie-rock drum pattern, and Narvaez’s vocals are soothing and melancholy at the same time.

FEATURES

Chrome Flies to perform with Cruella

Dan Julian
January 24, 2002

Eric Winebrenner admits it’s difficult to captivate audiences nowadays, especially when the crowd isn’t familiar with his band’s music.“You’ve really got to have something to offer,” said the guitarist of the Detroit-based Chrome Flies.

NEWS

MID-DAY UPDATE: Cycloctron lands another $25M

Ed Ronco
January 24, 2002

University officials announced today MSU’s National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory will receive 50 percent more funding than originally anticipated from the National Science Foundation. The cyclotron’s five-year operations and research funding, provided by the foundation, will increase from about $50 million to about $75 million. The announcement of increased funding for the facility comes one day after Gov.

FEATURES

Gosford Park a boring snob-fest

Drew Harmon
January 24, 2002

There are two types of British entertainment on PBS. There are the long, boring movies that last an entire Sunday and consist of people drinking tea and riding horses. And then there’s “Are You Being Served?”. My sister introduced me to the show years ago, having gotten addicted to it herself, thanks to my family not having cable while growing up.

MSU

Academic Assembly to lobby against tuition cap

Alison Barker
January 24, 2002

ASMSU’s Academic Assembly passed a resolution Tuesday encouraging the state Legislature to give more money to the state’s 15 public universities to keep tuition increases reasonable. Some assembly members will lobby for increased state appropriations at the Capitol beginning Feb.

NEWS

Anniversary of Roe v. Wade inspires candlelight vigil

Elissa Englund
January 24, 2002

Zachary McFadden giggled and clutched his mother’s leg with one chubby hand as he grasped a dimly lit flashlight with the other Wednesday night at the rock on Farm Lane.“He’s too young to have a candle,” said his mother, audiology and speech sciences senior Tonia McFadden.

MICHIGAN

HOPE scholarships open doors

Lansing - Dart Auditorium at Lansing Community College was packed Tuesday, but Yolanda Botello was one of the lucky few to have a seat. She could hardly sit still. Botello was one of more than 500 proud parents who filled the auditorium to watch their children receive an opportunity of a lifetime. Five hundred Lansing-area sixth-graders received the Helping Other People Excel Scholarship, granting them two years of paid tuition at LCC, providing they graduate from high school. “I was so excited when I found out,” said Botello, whose son Thomas is a student at Dwight Rich Middle School in Lansing. “I have five children.

COMMENTARY

Haircut experience brings fears of balding

My father is bald. My father is as bald as the day is long. There is so little hair left on his pate that, from a distance, his remaining mane appears to be a strap keeping his glasses from falling off of his head. What’s terrifying about Pop is that in photos from the early ’70s, he has a thick, shiny mop.