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MICHIGAN

Candidates debate for E.L. City Council

Sara Luneburg
October 17, 2001

More than a dozen East Lansing residents gathered Monday for “Meet the Candidates Night” to question the four East Lansing City Council candidates. The hour and a half debate between candidates Kevin Beard, Liz Harrow, Vic Loomis and incumbent Bill Sharp was hosted by the Bailey Community Association and held in the Bailey Community Center, 300 Bailey St. The Bailey Community Association has been an organized group for more than 30 years and has has hosted a “Meet the Candidates Night” for almost as long, association chairman Jim Liesman said. “We’ve set up a meeting every year for the past 20 or 30 years,” he said.

NEWS

Whats Happening?

Events Career Development Center: Business careers for nonbusiness students workshop, 4 p.m.

NEWS

Tuition tax credit on hold

Eric Morath  and  Steve Eder
October 17, 2001

Lansing - A bill to repeal the Michigan Tuition Tax Credit is barely breathing. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education didn’t offer enough votes to pass forward legislation that would have refunded about $75 per semester to MSU students taking 15 credits, and more than $33 million to students statewide. But the failure of the subcommittee to approve the bill will not stop the full Appropriations Committee from taking up the issue. “I’m hoping that we can bypass the subcommittee process, which is obviously not working,” said state Rep.

MICHIGAN

Rain moves abortion rally inside

Steve Eder
October 17, 2001

Lansing - Pro-lifers and pro-choicers didn’t let rain get in the way of debate Tuesday at the state Capitol. Michigan Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League planned to rally on the Capitol steps, but rain forced gatherers - and rivals - indoors. The pro-choice organization addressed such issues as female health funding, contraceptive equity and abortion clinic violence.

MSU

Trio of Bs set to speak at ceremony

Alison Barker
October 17, 2001

Three distinguished men have been scheduled to speak at the fall commencement ceremonies which are to be held at Breslin Center. The speakers are Lee Bollinger, president of the University of Michigan; Clark Bunting, vice president and general manager for the Discovery Channel; and Roger Beachy, director of the Donal Danforth Plant Science Center in St.

COMMENTARY

Actions to natives was early terrorism

Jeffrey Formanczyk seems to think we native peoples should just stay out of sight, out of mind and swept under the rug of collective American ignorance so the rest of the country can focus on the really important things like the Sept.

MICHIGAN

Survey says frogs reappear despite dwindling habitats

Shaun Byron
October 17, 2001

Different species of frogs are thriving and not croaking, the annual state frog survey suggests.The survey is conducted by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and began in 1988 to develop knowledge of the amphibians.Despite concerns over disappearing habitats, the critters have been making comebacks with a little help.Ecologists stress the importance of frogs as important links on the food chain for other animals as well as consuming insects.

NEWS

U celebrates All Things Considered with NPR

Megan Frye
October 16, 2001

The first 22 rows of Wharton Center’s Great Hall were filled with people and applause from all generations Monday night. National Public Radio news personalities Susan Stamberg, Alan Cheuse and Robert Siegel celebrated the 30th anniversary of the daily radio news show “All Things Considered” by participating in an open panel. The panel was the second event in the “Fora: Lectures in the Arts and Humanities” series to be presented by the College of Arts and Letters this semester. Wendy Wilkins, dean of the College of Arts and Letters, introduced Stamberg, an NPR special correspondent; Cheuse, a book commentator for “All Things Considered;” Siegel, the show’s co-host; and Scott Pohl, news producer for local station WKAR (870-AM) and moderator for Monday night’s forum. “When I go to a new community, the first thing I do is to turn on NPR,” she said.

COMMENTARY

Atheism not cause of history tragedies

In a recent letter Professor Kelly David Ludema claimed the lack of organized religion has caused the worst tragedies in human history (“Organized religion helps, not hurts,” SN 10/12), which is untrue.

COMMENTARY

End bombing of innocent Afghan people

In high school, whenever the topic of animal rights came up I would explode into a passionate sermon about the injustices of our treatment and the arrogance of our attitude toward the other living things that are a part of Earth. I’ve been standing on my self-righteous soapbox since I was a kid.

ICE HOCKEY

Goodenow puts health problems behind him

James Jahnke
October 16, 2001

Reporters weren’t asking Joe Goodenow the questions he expected to hear in his first three seasons at MSU.Instead of queries about hat tricks, tape-to-tape passes or bone-rattling body checks, Goodenow has had to explain separated shoulders and groin pulls.Those are certainly not the topics the 5-foot-10, 196-pound Toronto native wants to be synonymous with his collegiate career.“The last four years have really been a struggle to be healthy,” said Goodenow, a senior left wing and center.

MSU

Food Day panel discusses hunger

Alison Barker
October 16, 2001

MSU will participate in the 18th Annual World Food Day today by showing a worldwide live teleconference and holding a panel discussion to address hunger and nutrition issues. “Any graduate or undergraduate student who has an interest in learning about what they could do to help fight hunger and end hunger would benefit from this event,” said Robert Glew, assistant director of the Center for Advanced Study of International Development.

FEATURES

Lack of plot drowns Corky

Drew Harmon
October 16, 2001

We all know the standard perception of a film critic: a jaded, hateful and spiteful person who hates everything but obscure subtitled foreign films. But despite this perception, I find it hard to believe that anyone actually needs to hear that the new affront to humanity, “Corky Romano,” is bad.