NEWS
Whats Happening?
Events Phoenix Rising Drum Circle: Come Drum And Dance With Us, 8 p.m. Friday, Purdue Room in the Union.
NEWS
U professor comes home, remembers Ground Zero
When Norman Sauer heard about the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, he predicted he would be called into action. For two years, the anthropology professor has been a member of Disaster Mortuary Teams, groups of skilled professionals that assists in the identification of bodies and mortuary services in a disaster. And for two and a half weeks, the professor spent his time working to identify victims in New York and Somerset County, Pa., south of Pittsburgh, where he saw things most people would never dream of seeing. He returned to Michigan last Wednesday after fulfilling his team’s time commitment and seeing his first mass tragedy.
NEWS
Skate Rattle and Roll
Skate hard or go home. That’s the only option for the 23 members of the MSU Skate Club, a group of aggressive in-line skaters, BMX bikers and skateboarders from the Lansing, East Lansing and Okemos areas.
NEWS
Columnist finds her education one of the best
By now, after reading my columns, I’m sure that either A) you are intrigued with what I have to say or B) you think I’m a moron, but you are still compelled to read my columns. What I am saying is that no one is perfect, and no one should ever claim to be.
NEWS
Service theft hurts providers, passes costs to consumers
Sean, a general business management senior, chose to steal cable last year because the company took too long to deliver the service. “We had a cable installation set up and they didn’t come that day, and when we called back, they said it would be two weeks,” he said. Instead of waiting, Sean said he spliced into his neighbor’s cable service.
MSU
Mentors run, walk for awareness month causes, foundations
With Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month both recognized in October, leaders at Williams, Yakeley and Gilchrist halls are eager to show their support.Mentors, minority aides and other staff held a kickoff event at midnight Sunday for 31 Marathons in 31 Days, a fund-raiser sponsored by Residence Life.Participants took the first steps toward their goal by walking or running 1 mile around West Circle Drive.For the next 31 days, whenever they are walking or running on campus, they will keep a tally of the number of miles they covered - hopefully until they reach the equivalent of 31 marathons.“It’s going to be really interesting to see if we can pull this off,” said Jason Leonard, an electrical engineering senior and mentor at Williams Hall.
NEWS
Nightclubs liquor license denied, close-by Lansing church objects
Lansing - A Lansing nightclub may not be able to serve its customers alcohol with a church nearby. The Temple Club, 500 E.
FEATURES
Ben Folds awes Clutch Cargos
Pontiac - It had been almost two years since Ben Folds Five played at a Michigan venue. On Sunday night at Clutch Cargo’s in Pontiac, Ben Folds returned, minus the five. It was the same sold-out place, the same Baldwin SF-10 piano, mostly the same fans. The Folds faithful started showing up about 2 p.m.
COMMENTARY
Good cop?...
Listen to the word on the street, read the bathroom graffiti or log on to the Internet. Police are not popular. It’s an inevitability that campus police will be viewed as the enemy by some students.
COMMENTARY
Power play
Michigan electricity customers will soon get an unsettling charge added to their monthly bills. For the next three years, we’ll all be charged for a “customer education program” to prepare us for added competition in the electricity market.It’s not unsettling that the state will spend $33 million on the campaign - electricity deregulation is a tricky issue - but it is questionable that state officials will pay three public relations companies tied to Michigan’s two major utility companies, Consumers Energy and Detroit Edison, to run the campaign.
FEATURES
Thrills lacking in Dont Say a Word
Michael Douglas has got it pretty well figured out, I’d say. Why? It’s quite simple - he’s married to Catherine Zeta-Jones, and he does a movie where he gets to fool around with Famke Janssen and hang out with Brittany Murphy.
MICHIGAN
Voter registration deadline nears
The city of East Lansing will hold its general election Nov. 6, but time is almost out to register to vote.
MSU
October devoted to educating women
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month gives women the opportunity to learn more about the disease - the sooner the better. Activities throughout the month will help women recognize the importance of early detection. Today is “Tell a Friend Tuesday,” which encourages women to call eight friends they care about who are older than 40 and remind them to get their yearly mammogram. Lansing Mayor David Hollister will be placing calls in support of the program at City Hall from 10-10:30 a.m. Sharon Greenhoe, a spokeswoman for the Lansing-area American Cancer Society, said early detection is the most important treatment of the disease. “Early detection is 97 percent curable,” she said.
MSU
Student-police relations to be tackled tonight
Faculty, staff and students will have a chance to discuss their ideas and concerns with MSU’s Department of Police and Public Safety at a public forum tonight. The forum is sponsored by MSU’s Task Force on Student-Police Relations.
MSU
Survey reflects opinions about Graduate School
MSU graduate students are satisfied overall with their departments but feel the atmosphere is lacking, according to results from the 2000 Graduate Student Survey.
FOOTBALL
Williams sticks with Smoker; Schaefers kicking spot up for grabs
It’s easy to blame MSU’s kicking game for Saturday’s 27-26 loss at Northwestern since it failed to convert on three field goals and two extra points.It’s also convenient to point a finger at the team’s discipline - the Spartans lead the Big Ten in snafus with 25.
MSU
Discussion will focus on civil liberties, law
A panel of James Madison College faculty members will discuss threats to civil liberties that have surfaced following the Sept.
MICHIGAN
Sales of religious books rise after attacks
Americans have questions that need answers, and many are turning toward religion.Retailers are reporting sales on inspirational, religious and prophecy books have all risen since the Sept.
ICE HOCKEY
Cold War work crew begins transforming Spartan Stadium
Crews have been working through the night transforming Spartan Stadium from a gridiron showroom to a hockey shrine for “The Cold War,” and Associate Athletics Director Mark Hollis said the conversion is ahead of schedule. “Everything is going very smooth, just as planned,” Hollis said.
NEWS
Crime rates drop statewide
Overall crime rates around the state fell 4 percent in 2000, according to the Michigan State Police, and MSU is seeing some of the drop. A report released Monday said the university has seen a significant reduction in the number of burglaries on campus in the last two years as well as a continued drop in the number of reports of illegal possession of weapons. Numbers for most other crimes remained stable. “We always like to see reduction,” MSU police Capt.