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School delays deciding students fate

Sheena Harrison
July 12, 2001

HOLT - A Holt High School student who brought a small knife to his prom now must wait until the end of the month to hear if he will be allowed to return to school for his senior year. “I was hoping for this to be over,” said Jeremy Hix, 17. Hix was kicked out of his junior prom May 19 and suspended from school for wearing traditional Scottish bagpiper’s attire, which included a “sgian dubh” - a 3 1/2 inch ceremonial knife tucked into the right sock.

NEWS

Magic to play on campus again

Ryan Wallace
July 12, 2001

“Magic” is returning to campus. Earvin “Magic” Johnson will join his traveling All-Stars to face the men’s basketball team at Breslin Student Events Center in the season’s first exhibition game Nov.

FEATURES

Festival brings movies to park

Drew Harmon
July 12, 2001

The Moonlight Film Festival is set to kick off its sixth season at 9:30 tonight.Featuring family entertainment and a 22-pound chocolate Santa Claus, those involved hope for a good time for everyone who makes their way to Valley Court Park.

MICHIGAN

E.L. arts commission looks to fill vacancy

Shannon Murphy
July 12, 2001

Art lovers may be able to see their ideas unfold in East Lansing. The East Lansing Arts Commission is looking for someone to fill an opening after a member resigned. The commission is looking for an East Lansing resident who has a background in art and an interest in sculpture. Lori VanOmmeren, the city’s urban designer and staff liaison to the commission, said the new member’s term would go through the end of 2003. She also said the commission is very important to promoting art in the city. “They advise city council on matters pertaining to art programs, review and request support for art programs and administer the public art program,” she said.

COMMENTARY

Turn it down

If you turn on your television today, you’ll find much more violence, sexual innuendo and foul language than in past years - stuff you might not want your kids to watch.

NEWS

Board suspends U doctors license

Shannon Murphy
July 12, 2001

An MSU professor has had his medical license suspended for have sexual relations with a patient. Dr. George Ristow, a professor in the College of Osteopathic Medicine and a practicing doctor at MSU since 1977, had his license suspended June 7 for six months and one day by the Department of Consumer & Industry Services, Bureau of Health Services. The Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery reviewed the case and suspended Ristow’s license effective July 1, as well as fined him $4,000. Maura Campbell, spokeswoman for the Department of Consumer & Industry Services, said the six months and a day is a common length for suspension. “He’s gotten suspended and he’s got a fine and he has to undergo substance abuse and psychiatric evaluation,” she said. The board had also originally charged Ristow with substance abuse, but later dropped the charge.

FEATURES

Computer animation best part of sci-fi film

By BILL WARD For The State News You can’t help but be impressed and distracted at the same time while watching “Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.” Based on a series of successful video games, “Final Fantasy” is a science fiction fantasy adventure with a more interesting and original adaptation of a computer game than the recent “Tomb Raider.” Director Hironobu Sakaguchi comes from a gaming background and took four years to make the movie.

FEATURES

Folles gives stage to local artists

Drew Harmon
July 12, 2001

The Lansing Civic Players are prepared to premiere their newest musical, “Folles,” on Friday evening. The play, featuring a 12-piece orchestra, 18 performers and 27 original songs, was written by an area resident and features a number of MSU students and alumni working together on the production. “I think it will be fun for people on both sides of the stage,” said T.E.

MICHIGAN

Michigan pay phone users face price increase this fall

Shannon Murphy
July 12, 2001

With rising tuition, bus fare, housing and pop prices, students now have another price increase to contend with - pay phones. SBC Communication Inc., the parent company of Ameritech, announced it would be raising pay phone prices from 35 cents to 50 cents. Denise Koenig, an Ameritech spokeswoman, said the increase, which will be implemented across Michigan by September, was because of a number of reasons. “The change is due to increased operating costs and decreased usage,” she said.

NEWS

Professors death saddens students

Shaun Byron
July 11, 2001

An MSU associate professor of mechanical engineering was killed July 1 at his home in DeWitt.Dinesh Balagangadhar died from a stab wound to the upper chest area, which penetrated his heart and lungs, DeWitt police Chief Douglas Rogers said.

COMMENTARY

Student was wrong to blame location

I am ashamed to hear a member of my fraternity (especially a former president) make comments like “we were unfairly treated because of our location” (“Sigma Chi’s future in limbo,” SN 7/5). I am a Sigma Chi and a 1993 MSU graduate who can’t understand what the heck is happening at 729 E.

MICHIGAN

Farmers market celebrates new locale

Shannon Murphy
July 11, 2001

Students and residents won’t have to live on a farm to get fresh produce. The East Lansing Farmer’s Market will allow people to purchase fresh products when it holds its grand opening celebration Thursday. The farmer’s market, which is in its seventh year, will be moving from its location under the Charles Street parking structure to a new location on the corner of Albert Avenue and Charles Street, just east of the Marriott hotel at University Place, 300 M.A.C.

MICHIGAN

Lansing firefighers beat

Cavan Moon
July 11, 2001

Lansing firefighters and police officers have routinely rolled up their sleeves and fought it out during the past two weeks. Despite the bloodshed, both forces seem pleased with the outcome. That’s because the two services were competing to raise blood for the American Red Cross.