MICHIGAN

Web site created to assist voters in coming election

Sara Luneburg

November 5, 2001

Students were confused after the 2000 presidential election.That fact stood out above all others for the city and the university, and it resulted in YouVote, a comprehensive plan to educate and register student voters.The program began late last spring after recommendations from the East Lansing Elections Task Force identified voter education as one of six areas needing improvement.

FEATURES

Monsters is comedy perfection

Drew Harmon

November 5, 2001

These reviews are a lot harder to write when you don’t have anything nasty to say about a movie.

NEWS

Agencies examine profiling at mall

Jamie Gumbrecht

November 5, 2001

The Lansing Branch of the American Civil Liberties Union is offering legal support to a group of students asked to leave a store in Meridian Mall for what they say were racially motivated reasons. The students were shopping for Fake the Funk 11 outfits at Deb Shop in the Okemos mall Oct.

FEATURES

College station to hold festival

Drew Harmon

November 5, 2001

One of the favorite television stations on many college campuses is coming to MSU, along with a handful of comedians and funny short films. The Burly Bear Network is bringing its comedy festival to a number of colleges this semester, and at 8 p.m.

FOOTBALL

Snap judgment

Justin A. Rice

November 5, 2001

The No. 22 MSU football team was one second away from watching No. 12 Michigan celebrate after Saturday’s 26-24 thriller. Even though MSU (5-2 overall, 3-2 Big Ten) lost in similar fashion at Northwestern on Sept.

NEWS

Day of the Dead educates about Mexican culture

Camille Spencer

November 5, 2001

For criminal justice sophomore Margie Hughes, Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, has personal relevance.“It’s important because I lost a close family member,” she said.

MICHIGAN

Shoe store takes place of Hallmark

Shaun Byron

November 5, 2001

East Lansing is getting a new sole.Where residents used to be able to buy a card celebrating a loved one’s birthday, they will instead be able to find a variety of footwear.Gina’s Hallmark, 539 E.

COMMENTARY

Time for U-M to stop excuses, realize underdog can be better

I can’t speak for everybody, but I’m really getting tired of the bias toward the University of Michigan whenever it comes to MSU. It seems like every time the Spartans make the maize and blue look bad, there are a million excuses why it happened, except for the reason that MSU just came out on top. According to a friend of mine in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines are absolutely livid about Saturday’s last-second touchdown play that handed victory to MSU.

COMMENTARY

Will cartoon take aim at puppies too?

I have to admit, The State News has really found a winner with the hilarious political comics by Ted Rall.

SPORTS

Bye doesnt help in tournament

Aaron Johnson

November 5, 2001

before this weekend, head coach Michele Madison had said the Big Ten Tournament was anyone’s game. Those thoughts turned out to be more accurate than she knew. Despite the MSU field hockey team’s No.

COMMENTARY

Uniform security needed at stadium

As I made my way to Spartan Stadium on Saturday, I was just as excited as the next Spartan. I had my camera and was ready to see a great game. After fighting my way through the crowd, I finally turned in my voucher for a ticket.

MICHIGAN

Local charity barbeque raises dollars at The Dollar Nightclub

Shaun Byron

November 5, 2001

Lansing - A charity tailgate for the MSU and University of Michigan football game wanted to make some families smile. The Ronald McDonald House, 121 S.

SPORTS

Despite loss, Magic glad to be on campus

Dan Woike

November 5, 2001

Sure, the Spartans defeated the Magic Johnson All-Stars 89-87 on Friday night at Breslin Center. And yes, it was Johnson who sophomore guard Marcus Taylor beat off the dribble en route to the game’s winning hoop.But from the look on Johnson’s face after the game, nobody would have known.

MICHIGAN

Drivers advised to stay clear of deer this fall

Alison Barker

November 5, 2001

As the population of about two million deer across the state continues to grow, more car-deer accidents occur, according to a report by AAA Michigan. Because it’s mating season, deer are more apt to walk across roads because they are very active, resulting in more car accidents, said Bill Semion, spokesman for AAA, and a member of the Michigan Deer Crash Coalition.

COMMENTARY

Vote Tuesday

Tuesday’s election will decide who fills two open seats on East Lansing’s City Council. Residents and students will have four candidates to choose from - Planning Commission Chairman Kevin Beard, Planning Commissioner Liz Harrow, Downtown District Authority Chairman Vic Loomis and two-term incumbent Councilmember Bill Sharp. But whoever is chosen, the important thing is that students get out and choose someone. Student voter apathy is one of the biggest problems on campus.

COMMENTARY

Raw emotion

It’s a shame to see a group of firefighters in New York facing criminal charges for some altercations during a rally Friday. Protesting Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s decision to reduce the number of firefighters from the recovery efforts at the World Trade Center disaster site from 300 to 24, 12 people - 11 active firefighters among them - were arrested on charges of inciting a riot, assault, criminal trespassing, disorderly conduct and obstructing governmental administration. Hundreds of firefighters took part in the protest, organized by the Uniformed Firefighters Association, which believes the cutbacks were done for economic reasons and that all debris, including remains, would be sent to a landfill on Staten Island. City officials said the scaling back was a necessity to maintain safety, noting several near misses at the unsafe site. Clearly, the firefighters were in violation of the law, but it’s a case that is completely understandable.

MSU

Crop of students earn FFA accolades

Leslie Escobar

November 5, 2001

Three MSU students took time off to spend a few days down south last month.And all three returned as national winners in the 74th annual National FFA Convention in Louisville, Ky.

MSU

New media to assist people with end-of-life situations

Chad Previch

November 5, 2001

MSU has teamed up with Detroit’s Henry Ford Health System and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to create a CD-ROM designed to help guide people as they near death. The compact disc, “Completing a Life” was made available for purchase last Monday.

COMMENTARY

Charges unfounded against mall, store

I’m responding to your recent story detailing 10 black students’ forthcoming lawsuit against the Deb Shop in Meridian Mall (“Students accuse mall of discrimination,” SN 11/1). My opinion rests squarely in favor of Deb. As a private store, Deb clearly has some right to expel disruptive individuals or groups who may be hindering other shoppers.

FEATURES

Blues tribute band rocks Wharton

Megan Frye

November 5, 2001

When guitar legend Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads, it was because of the blues.And when the voices of the crowd at Wharton Center’s Great Hall were numbed by the first few notes of a harmonica Thursday night, it was because of the blues.The Muddy Waters Tribute Band, five members, all of whom have played with the late Waters at various points in their careers, drew an audience of all ages to the All Over Blues concert.“I’m very impressed, they’re doing Muddy Waters’ name justice,” said English sophomore Leah Bagdon. The first guitar solo of the night, which flared from the fingers of Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson cut the rhythm of the music in half.Johnson got his musical start with Muddy Waters in 1973 when he played at The Stables, an East Lansing club no longer in existence.“Steady Rollin’” Bob Margolin, the guitarist for the group, said the band has received a warm welcome from the community.“They seem to really be enjoying the music, which is what we’re here for,” he said.