COMMENTARY
SN missed out on field hockey story
Sports brief: “No. 6 field hockey team wins first Big Ten title in its history” (SN 10/29). Sports brief?
MSU
Jewish student organizations denied ASMSU seat
ASMSU’s Student Assembly voted Thursday against allowing a member from the Council of Jewish Student Organizations.The motion failed by only one vote, but it raised several issues as to what determines an ethnicity from a religion.
NEWS
Future of tuition tax credit uncertain
Legislation to repeal the tuition tax credit may turn stale if lawmakers don’t act quickly. Since gaining approval in the House Appropriations Committee on Oct.
MSU
Lecturer to speak on American Indian culture, sciences
The American Indian Studies Program is sponsoring a slide presentation and lecture as part of its speaker series at 7:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Secondary reshuffles; Dortch fair
It was painful enough for sophomore tailback/cornerback Tyrell Dortch to have his leg reset on the field Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.
COMMENTARY
Sharp proven for E.L. City Council
The election for two seats on East Lansing City Council is just around the corner. Students at MSU should make the effort to listen to the candidates and vote, even if it is inconvenient.
SPORTS
Field Hockey: Top-seed Spartans reflect on season, strive for tourney
The No. 6 MSU field hockey team began its season with an unpredictable win over Old Dominion, and it hasn’t slowed down since, not even after the Spartans’ final game of the regular season Friday in Iowa.The 2-1 win over Iowa clinched a share of the Big Ten regular season title for the Spartans (15-4 overall, 5-1 Big Ten), but the team is still striving for its original goal - a bid to the NCAA Tournament.The team’s journey began with a 3-2 overtime victory over No.
COMMENTARY
Wrong method
ASMSU’s Student Assembly did the right thing in not approving a bill Thursday to add a seat for Jewish student organizations.
COMMENTARY
Loss of trees sad, but shows circle of life
Wednesday night, as I watched the storm on the Doppler radar approach my home, I headed downstairs to sit on my porch and watch.
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.
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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.
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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.