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Students crunched into unroomy rooms

Okey Umelo
August 27, 2001

It’s not just tuition that has increased.Now that Shaw Hall has been shut down temporarily, more students are being put into other residence halls, meaning some of them have to deal with having two, three, even four other roommates.Dave Wilson, a computer science freshman, shares his Akers dorm room with four other students although it is designated for three.“The biggest problem with having five people in a room is the lack of space,” Wilson said.

MICHIGAN

Frat and sorority scene makes mark

Leslie Escobar
August 27, 2001

For MSU students, greek chapters are among the most popular organizations on campus.According to the 2002 edition of The Princeton Review’s “The Best 331 Colleges,” MSU is the sixth highest college in the nation for a “major frat and sorority scene.”“I think it’s a good thing that people recognize that we’re here,” said Billy Molasso, assistant director of Student Life.

MSU

MSU to celebrate 150th anniversary with Freshman photography contest

Rachel Wright
August 27, 2001

The freshman class is getting snap-happy this week.As this year’s freshman class will graduate in 2005 - the university’s 150th year - the department of Libraries, Computing and Technology gave each incoming freshman a disposable camera to capture their first moments at MSU.“These pictures will literally be a snapshot of the class that will mark (the 150th) benchmark of the university,” said Don Straney, assistant to the provost for faculty development.

NEWS

Warrant issued for husband in Salerno case

Jamie Gumbrecht
August 27, 2001

The Ingham County prosecutor’s office issued a warrant Friday morning for Dennis Michael Salerno in the killing of his wife, MSU graduate student Michelle Rizzi Salerno.Dennis Salerno recently began serving a 22-year-to-life sentence in an Ohio prison for the murder of his longtime friend Larry McClanahan of Moscow, Ohio.The East Lansing Police Department participated in the yearlong investigation into Michelle Salerno’s death along with the Michigan State Police, Ohio’s Wood County Sheriff’s Department and the Bowling Green University Police Department.

FEATURES

Strike Back is ideal for loyal fans

Drew Harmon
August 27, 2001

Smoking weed, drinking beers and watching “Jay and Silent Bob Strike back.”In this new movie, we join Jay and Silent Bob as their mothers leave them for the first time as newborns in front of the Quick Stop convenience store where we first met them in 1995’s “Clerks,” the classic independent film that started their careers.

MSU

Groups greet students, look for new members

Camille Spencer
August 27, 2001

To kick off the school year, minority organizations are welcoming students with programs that will allow them to gain information about their groups.Asian Pacific American Student Organization will be sponsoring a Welcome Back Banquet today at 6 p.m.

FEATURES

Cast shows promise with Master Class

Directing a cast of entirely MSU students and alumni, Ken Beachler put together a amazing group of local talent for the Riverwalk Theatre’s recent production of Terrence McNally’s “Master Class.”The play ended its two-weekend run Sunday.

COMMENTARY

Mishandled

The committee’s report is in - and its recommendation is to create another committee. On Friday, the four-member panel appointed by MSU President M.

NEWS

Warrant issued in Salerno death

Jamie Gumbrecht
August 24, 2001

The Ingham County prosecutor’s office issued a warrant Friday morning for Dennis Michael Salerno in the death of his wife, MSU graduate student Michelle Rizzi Salerno. Dennis Salerno recently began serving a 22-year-to-life sentence in an Ohio prison for the murder of his longtime friend Larry McClanahan of Moscow, Ohio. The East Lansing Police Department participated in the yearlong investigation into Michelle Salerno’s murder along with the Michigan State Police, Ohio’s Wood County Sheriff’s Department and the Bowling Green University Police Department.

NEWS

Image-enhancing City Center near completion

Shannon Murphy
August 23, 2001

A major project in downtown East Lansing is beginning to take shape after a year of construction and more than five years of planning. The City Center Project is a $30 million revitalization of the downtown, which includes a CVS Pharmacy, condominiums that will bring the first owner-occupied housing to the downtown in at least 60 years and office space.

NEWS

Construction slows sales

Shaun Byron
August 23, 2001

The work on M.A.C. Avenue could be constructing the financial futures of some local businesses. Many privately owned businesses have seen a drop in clientele on the opposite side of the condominiums that are going up. The condos are part of the City Center Project - a $30 million revitalization to the downtown - which is slated to finish in spring 2002.

NEWS

Promises unfulfilled, student still disappointed

Chris Boyer
August 23, 2001

I have to say, I am very disappointed with the rest of you humans.Here we are, halfway through the first year of a new millennium, and if television has taught me nothing else in the last 20 years, we are terribly behind in our technology.In the early 1950s, TV promised us luxury resorts on the moon by the ’70s.