Mediterranean flavor comes to downtown with Woodys Oasis

The lights are dimmed as patrons sit eating under palm trees.At Woody’s Oasis, 211 E. Grand River Ave., interested patrons can eat foods prepared in a Mediterranean style or stick with American favorites.Owner Chuck Raad said his new restaurant, which opened in August, is different from the other Woody’s Oasis at 970 Trowbridge Road.“We are more of a deli-style on Trowbridge and this is more of a sit-down dinner place,” he said.Raad said the atmosphere is more geared toward dinner for families, business dinners or dates.Another difference is the restaurant also has a liquor license.“I wanted to do something different than the typical watering hole,” he said.Raad hopes the new condos going up on M.A.C Avenue will help him develop a good customer base.“I’d like to have some regulars and have more locals down here,” he said.

Higher education budget passes Senate, governor to be next stop

Lansing - The state Senate passed the higher education budget forward on Tuesday to Gov.

Poll shows Americans still uneasy

More than two weeks after terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, many Americans say they are unable to continue as normal with their lives in the aftermath of the tragedy.A Gallup Poll released Sept.

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Events MSU Science, Engineering and Technology Day: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oct. 6. Welcome sessions will be held in 1281 Anthony Hall at 9 a.m.

Gas prices drop since terrorist attacks

Gasoline prices that swelled to more than $2 after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are on the mend.

Club brings folk music to community

Christina StolarzFor The State NewsZhanna Abramovsky said bye bye to ‘N Sync and went searching for something new.“I’m getting sick of the radio music,” the forest ecology graduate student said.

The plane truth: Stadium ban good

Your editorial (“Keep flying,” SN 9/21), obviously was written by a person whose aviation experience has been limited to eating pretzels and drinking Cokes in the back of airliners.

Quasi sharpens mood on Sword

Chicago-based record company Touch and Go Records may have become one of the luckiest labels recently when it obtained Quasi. The band, a two-piece outfit consisting of Sam Coomes (Elliott Smith) and Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney) has put the finishing touches on its brilliant sound with its latest. Their voices match perfectly with one another, and although Coomes provides his voice more than Weiss, they both rise to occasion when necessary. “A Case of No Way Out” is a loud, droning number which, if you listen carefully, contains an eerie and beautiful string pattern beneath the fuzz. “The Curse of Having it All” lets Weiss drip out some low-key vocals with some decent range while “Seal The Deal” is a catchy song that marries a distorted bass line with an effective tickling of the ivories on an organ and features some solid percussion work.

Fix root problem to end threat of terror

The president has guaranteed a long war against terrorists and any nation that harbors them. Afghanistan is a clear choice for retaliation and the military is headed that way.

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Archers aim for target at tournament

Gina FrigoFor The State News Men, women and children lined up and took aim over the weekend. They were taking part in the MSU Fall Classic Archery Tournament, held on the new MSU Archery Club Field located on East Service Road. The MSU Fall Classic is designed to be an intercollegiate event.

City, county officials dedicate new courthouse to veterans

Lansing - Two years ago Monday, 313 W. Kalamazoo St. was a pile of dirt with a silver shovel in it. After 22 months with an average of 42 workers on the site per day, the Ingham County/City of Lansing Veterans Memorial Courthouse, which grew from the pile of dirt, was dedicated Tuesday. “I know that there were many that questioned whether this could be done,” said Mayor David Hollister, who had discussed the idea as early as 1969.

Keep planes flying over U stadium

Planes flying over Spartan Stadium is normal, common and a tradition. I graduated from the College of Engineering in spring 2000 and was a member of a social fraternity.

Not OK to cut mens sports to follow Title IX

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 has gained its most notoriety on campus from what has been publicized most about it - the decimation of men’s gymnastics, fencing and lacrosse.

Air Jordan | A reason, again, to watch

Today is rumored to be the day Michael Jordan makes his much-anticipated official announcement.Since early this year, stories have grown about the possibility, the probability and the practicality of Jordan coming back to the NBA.

Case Hall hosts discussion on terrorist attacks today

A panel of faculty from James Madison College will lead a discussion today about the probable effects of the U.S.

Haley takes position as DCL board president

Clifton Haley, a 1961 graduate of the MSU-Detroit College of Law and board member since 1997, was unanimously elected president of the MSU-DCL Board of Trustees on Friday.Haley has served as vice president of the board under the leadership of Judge Richard Suhrheinrich since 1998 and since then has helped to increase the academic standards and enrollment at the law school.Haley said he has wanted to give something back to the university for some time.“It’s a tremendous honor to be elected by the same school that I graduated from,” he said.

Patriotic plates popping up for proud people

Lansing - Secretary of State Candice Miller said she hopes the Legislature will approve plans for a new license plate to benefit the American Red Cross’s relief efforts in response to the Sept.

Crime drops over chiefs 15 years

For the last 15 years, Melinda Benson has spent many birthdays celebrating within the walls of MSU’s Department of Police and Public Safety.With her September birthday falling right when students return to campus, it’s the only way she has the chance to see her husband, MSU police Chief Bruce Benson, on her special day.“He’ll always say ‘I know how to show my wife a good time,’” she joked.

ASMSU ends search, names chief of staff

ASMSU has been looking for the right person to fill its chief of staff position for three months.They finally found her.Ashley Grieve, a packaging junior, was officially hired as the new chief of staff of MSU’s undergraduate student government Thursday, beating out five other candidates.