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Professional developer set to address students on exhibit development

Eugene Dillenburg, an exhibit developer with the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul, will be speaking to a group of students and area museum professionals today. The event, “Perspectives of an Exhibit Developer,” will consist of a talk given by Dillenburg about the exhibit-development process and standards developed by the National Association for Museum Exhibition.

FOOTBALL

Cornerback out 8-10 weeks

Redshirt freshman cornerback Jason Harmon broke his right ankle in practice Wednesday and will be out for eight to 10 weeks, MSU Assistant Athletics Director John Lewandowski said. Harmon was participating in seven-on-seven drills and landed on his foot awkwardly. “He planted his foot, and it just broke,” Lewandowski said.

MICHIGAN

Student commission still looking for members

Jonathan Rosenthal is excited to get to work improving student and East Lansing community relations.The business administration and pre-law junior has made a lot of changes in his life in the past year - transferring to MSU from Florida State University, taking a position with MSU’s undergraduate student government as director of communication affairs and his appointment to the University Student Commission during the Oct.

COMMENTARY

Wrong to paint over U.S. flag on rock

For the past weeks, I have driven and walked past the rock on Farm Lane and found the U.S. flag which had been painted on it to be not only inspiring, but a reminder the MSU community supports our nation’s fallen victims and its heroes. But as of this weekend, the rock has been painted over by Alpha Tau Omega.

NEWS

Answers demanded of student-police task force

Although Tuesday’s public forum sponsored by the Task Force on Student-Police Relations was meant to hear ideas and opinions about MSU’s Department of Police and Public Safety, it began as a question-and-defend session. More than 70 students and community members attended the forum, many demanding answers to questions regarding parking, alcohol, on-campus student events, e-mail notices and surveillance of student groups. “The mission is to explore the good things we’re doing, the problems we have and come up with very specific recommendations,” said MSU President M.

FEATURES

Film lacks depth

Like many movie fans, I’ve probably seen 1994’s “The Shawshank Redemption” and 1986’s “Stand By Me” about five billion times.

SPORTS

Wolverines wait for U

Matches between MSU and Michigan always warrant attention, but when both teams are ranked in the top 10 in their sport, the game becomes even more interesting.Such will be the case when the No.

ICE HOCKEY

Icers take spectacle seriously

The spectacle surrounding “The Cold War” worries MSU head coach Ron Mason more than anything the Michigan Wolverines are going to throw at his team Saturday. Mason has to make his players look past the daylong tailgate that could take over campus, ignore the scheduled laser light shows and mini-country concerts accompanying the game and somehow forget about the world-record crowd of more than 72,000 expected to jam Spartan Stadium for the 7:05 p.m.

FEATURES

Album doesnt live up to hype

Meet Travis Meeks. Travis Meeks likes the name of his band so much that he made its first two albums self-titled. Travis Meeks wasn’t happy with his band, so he dismissed many of the original bandmembers and put himself in the sole spotlight.