COMMENTARY
U feminist groups must work as team
It is often very frustrating being an activist. It is time consuming and sometimes the results are difficult to see.
FEATURES
13 Ghosts a cheesy remake of cheesy classic
I try not to think about how much time I’ve spent in movie theaters. All those hours in the dark, staring at a huge screen when I could have been doing other things, like studying, getting a tan or even having meaningful human relationships.
MSU
Campus briefs
Miss Arizona USA to speak today on eating disordersFormer Miss Arizona USA Stacey Kole will speak to students today about body image and her personal experiences with an eating disorder. After battling an eating disorder, Kole has devoted the last 10 years of her life to serving as an advocate for eating disorder education and prevention.
MICHIGAN
Pumpkin growing suffered this year
Pumpkins may have more to fear than a carving knife and a flaming candle this Halloween.The vegetable, along with cucumbers and squash, has been the victims of not just a dry summer, but a blight called phytophthora.Mary Hausbeck, an MSU associate professor of plant pathology, said it is the No.
BASKETBALL
Mens Basketball: Taylor, Illinois Williams give mutual praise
Chicago - In the race for the Big Ten Championship, conference superstars emerge to lead their team to rise above the competition. Illinois point guard Frank Williams looks to be the big dog of the conference again, as the media and coaches tabbed him as the 2001 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year.
MICHIGAN
Areas violent crime level among lowest in state
For nearly 10 years, East Lansing Police Department officials have waited for crime statistics to be released each fall.Each year, they’re not surprised.An FBI report released last week showed the East Lansing-Lansing area’s violent crime levels of 422.3 were among the lowest crime rates in the state.The FBI’s 2000 Uniform Crime Report is voluntary and includes violent crime rates for murder-manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
MICHIGAN
Groups enjoy carving cooperation
Orange mush and flying pumpkin seeds marked the fifth time the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority volunteered to carve pumpkins with bright-eyed elementary children.
NEWS
U expects fewer foreign students
National lobbyists and MSU officials are discussing a potential drop in the number of international students studying in American colleges following the Sept.
COMMENTARY
Sensitive safety
The anthrax scare earlier this month at Linton Hall shows that public safety workers must work with extreme sensitivity as they respond to possible biological or chemical terrorism acts.A university employee opened a suspicious letter Oct.
FEATURES
Heels is darkly humorous
During the performance, “Spike Heels” seemed very dramatic and intense. In retrospect, it was darkly humorous. The play, directed by Jeff Croff, opened last weekend, and continues Friday and Saturday at the Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St.
MSU
MATRIX backs Internet training program for West Africans
Mark Kornbluh knows the computer technology available at MSU can be an opportunity to educate others around the world.Kornbluh is the director of MATRIX, the Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online, a program in the College of Arts and Letters that is beginning a two-year project to teach West African women about resources available through the Internet.
NEWS
Energy-packed crowd of thousands parties at Fake the Funk
Seductive lighting controlled the mood of the arena, while glow sticks indicated the energy of the audience.
SPORTS
Kickers fall to rival Wolverines in first weekend road game, beat Detroit 3-0 in second outing
With the Big Ten Tournament approaching, the MSU women’s soccer team attempted to add two late-season road wins to its record. Only one turned out that way - the Spartans traveled to Ann Arbor on Friday and lost 2-1 to No.
COMMENTARY
Infanticide far from
While I was pleased to see the staff editorial from Oct. 24 (“Bad Display”) reflected the opinion of many of my fellow students I have discussed the exhibit with, I did take issue with the statement “Supporters of abortion are not out to kill babies just because they are babies.” Abortion by definition is the expulsion of an embryo or fetus.
MSU
Museum hosts educational treat
Children dressed as velociraptors, princesses and their favorite superheroes came to campus not just for candy and fun, but for a little learning experience as well.Hello Halloween made its return to the MSU Museum on Sunday, allowing both adults and children to enjoy festivities such as pumpkin decorating and live bat and snake demonstrations.Carla Keefe, a 9-year-old East Lansing resident, said she enjoyed all the events, but she especially liked seeing the bats and reptiles on display.“I think the bats are really cute,” she said.
NEWS
Candidates focus on relations
East Lansing City Council candidates have said relations between students, university officials, East Lansing residents and the city are at the top of their to-do lists as council candidates. But the candidates, two of whom will win seats on the city council in the Nov.
FOOTBALL
Spartans rally around injury to gain 42-28 win over Badgers
Madison, Wis. - If MSU has learned anything this season, it’s how to rally behind an injured player.
COMMENTARY
Full understanding missing in column
Rishi Kundi’s column (“Scholars must remember they’re Americans,” SN 10/4) is a full-fledged endorsement of military retaliation for the Sept.
FEATURES
K-PAX not as bad as Pay It Forward
The Oscar race is officially on. All sorts of movies are preparing to make a stab at being the best movie of the year and win all sorts of prizes.
SPORTS
Offense highlights W-hoops scrimmage
The White team defeated the Green team 59-46, as the MSU women’s basketball team opened its season with the annual Green and White intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday at Breslin Student Events Center.