U grad: There are alternatives to bookstores

An MSU alumnus has created another option for purchasing used textbooks.Eric Hamilton, a 1996 graduate, launched a new Web site Monday that brings students together to buy or sell textbooks through the Internet.Hamilton said the site, www.Universitybookswap.com, is designed to be a message board for students looking to make textbook bargains.“We are aggressively going after and tailoring our business to college students,” he said.Students at 64 other colleges across the country are being introduced to this service as well.

City swears in members for council seats today

Vic Loomis and Bill Sharp jumped a major hurdle last Tuesday when they were each elected to a four-year term on the East Lansing City Council.But today marks the home stretch with the official swearing-in ceremonies at the new council’s first meeting at 5:30 p.m.

Team out-rebounds, out-plays Latvian team

The MSU women’s basketball team overmatched RTU Klondaika from Latvia in Sunday’s 88-51 victory. Four Spartans scored in double digits and junior guard Vnemina Reese notched a double-double to seal MSU’s second exhibition game. MSU head coach Joanne P.

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Halls hat trick paces Spartans

There are players who lead on the ice - scoring goals, directing players, giving pep talks on the bench - and there are players who lead away from the rink - going to class, getting good grades and being an upstanding member of the community.For his teammates and coaches, MSU senior right wing and team captain Adam Hall fills both roles.Hall was an on-ice leader in MSU’s 6-1 win over UMass-Amherst on Friday at Munn Ice Arena - notching his first career hat trick and recording his 100th career point.But Hall, an assistant captain last season, is also a CCHA All-Academic honoree and is no stranger to team volunteer activities - such as speaking at local schools through the D.A.R.E.

World needs caped crusaders to save roast beef, but ditch the tights

Ours is one of the few societies that idolizes large men and slinky women in tights for heroes. Folks with outlandish monikers like “Man of Steel Man” and “The Amazing Spatula” (Scraping evil from the streets!) wage battles with even more outlandish folks who might introduce themselves as “The Sinister Dr. Steve” or the nefarious “Crabula.” Comic books have often been a source of heroic displays for children - and even adults - as their favorite characters clash on newsprint, in titanic struggles that sometimes hold the fate of mankind in the balance.

Site to students: Lets talk about sex

That three-letter word is everywhere - sex. But in the overabundance of sexual propaganda, many have felt there is a lack of information available to college students. September marked the official launching of www.collegesextalk.com, a Web site that is exactly what its name implies - a place where people can get together on the Internet and talk, ask or learn about sex and relationships from Dr. Sandra L.

International Education Week brings in cultural awareness activities, celebrations

A variety of activities will be held on campus this week in celebration of International Education Week, today through Friday. The event, now in its second year, was started by President Clinton as an opportunity to promote international education and the understanding of different cultures around the world. MSU officials believe the Sept.

Forum discusses student trustee

On Tuesday, ASMSU will host its second forum to discuss having a voting student seat on the MSU Board of Trustees - and this time members hope it will be more productive. MSU’s undergraduate government held its last forum on the first day of classes this semester.

Wildcats fold, but No. 6 Badgers sweep

The Spartan volleyball team entered the weekend riding a four-game winning streak, and a 3-1 win Friday at Jenison Field House against Northwestern only added fuel to the flames. But the Spartans (16-7, 9-7 Big Ten) ran into a road-block Saturday as they fell 3-0 to the No.

No 6 fullback idolizes Duckett, commits to U for 2002

Hazelwood East High (St. Louis) fullback David Richard planned on continuing his football career at Tennessee.But the 6-foot-2, 225-pounder axed those plans Friday when he decided to commit to MSU football head coach Bobby Williams and make East Lansing his new football home next season.“The reason for the change was because I didn’t know a lot about (Tennessee),” Richard said.

Celebrate International Education Week on campus

Nov. 12-16 is International Education Week. Given the changes in the world since Sept. 11, it is more important then ever to affirm the values we hold dear.

Senior attempts cross-country run to raise money

The name “Brian” means strong one - strong meaning physical and mental endurance.Decked out in Asics, GORE-TEX and Oakleys with P.O.D.

Hardest work not always class

In her dorm room, Jessica Facundo has a spiral notebook of index cards, the kind that students use when studying for history exams or conjugating verbs for a language class.

Spartans manage traditional loss

The MSU football team might have lost the Old Brass Spittoon, but it managed to keep another tradition alive - losing after a big win. Every year the Spartans seem to give us glimpses of how good they can be, only to falter in a game that, at least on paper, they should dominate.

Historic future

MSU trustees were faced with two broad proposals Friday for the future of campus’s 70-year-old West Circle dorms - renovate them or tear them down.Although a plan for the residence halls’ future is, at the earliest, months off, the buildings are becoming more costly to operate - and could cost even more to bring up to code.

Final Four bid ends in 2-1 OT loss to rivals

Ann Arbor - As newcomers to the NCAA Tournament, the MSU field hockey team flirted with the Final Four, but host school Michigan spoiled the team’s hopes. The No.

Izzo paid too much during tough times

In response to the massive pay Tom Izzo receives, I must say it has a very poor and ironic timing (“In Izzo we trust” SN 11/9). I have no doubt Izzo is a great coach, but the multiple pay raises and “undisclosed gifts” he receives are crazy, not to mention his base salary.

ACLU examines anthrax scare

The Lansing branch of the American Civil Liberties Union is doing its own investigation into the Oct.

Trotters race for good cause

More than 300 runners, walkers and wheelers supported quitting smoking at Sunday’s 14th annual Cold Turkey Trot.The 5K race started at 1 p.m.