COMMENTARY
Good grades dont always make good doctors
I bought a new CD last week. “Pneumonia,” by Whiskeytown. A fine title in the tradition of country music: romantic, tragic and evocative.
COMMENTARY
Idea is all wet
The Michigan Senate is making a grave mistake by allowing oil drilling in the Great Lakes. The Senate passed two bills supporting drilling in May, with backers split evenly along party lines.
FEATURES
Festivals fill weekend
The Lansing area will be inundated with festivals this weekend, which promises to keep residents in mid-Michigan busy. Here’s a brief look at five area festivals this weekend: Festival of the Sun Saturday, North Lansing Festival of the Sun is mid-Michigan’s premier wine, brew and gourmet food-tasting festival.
NEWS
Alumni capture successful roles
The high school set of “Boston Public” doesn’t look much like the classrooms and buildings on MSU’s campus, where Anthony Heald - who plays Scott Guber - got his start. But if he’s lucky his career with the Fox series, on which he plays a hard-nosed yet slightly dorky assistant principal, will last as long as his MSU career. Heald, who graduated in 1971 after his nine-year, off-again-on-again enrollment, said his determination ultimately helped him graduate from MSU, and land the prestigious television role on the show that just completed its first season. “I took three years out to work in theater and I also went part-time for five terms,” Heald said.
FEATURES
Movie is a fast, furious ride
By BILL WARD For The State News “The Fast and the Furious” lives up to the promise of its name in this hard-charging action thriller.
NEWS
Auto union declares support for Bonior candidacy
The United Auto Workers on Wednesday threw its support behind Democratic Congressman David Bonior’s bid to become Michigan’s next governor. The UAW has nearly 460,000 active members and retirees in Michigan, and its seal of approval is often considered to be a pivotal power source in the state Democratic Party. “In Dave Bonior’s case, this is critical,” said Democratic consultant Ken Brock, who worked on Howard Wolpe’s 1994 gubernatorial campaign.
FEATURES
Atlantis doesnt live up to Disney standards
With the coming of every summer, moviegoers can expect a new Disney movie, packed full of everything that Disney fans love.
MICHIGAN
Bills strike Great Lakes drilling debate
Energy companies could soon have permission from the state Legislature to drill for oil and natural gas under Michigan’s portion of the Great Lakes. The topic has led to bitter debate along partisan lines since the state Senate passed two bills on the subject, 20-13, in May - all in favor being Republicans and all opposed being Democrats.
MSU
System earns poor ratings
Parents who are channel-surfing with their children might think TV-MA stands for “mighty awesome.” However, it doesn’t. It stands for “Mature Audience only,” and is part of the rating system used to protect children from viewing inappropriate television shows. In his new book, Bradley Greenberg, MSU professor of communication and telecommunication, says most parents don’t understand the rating system. Greenberg said the idea for his book, “The Alphabet Soup of Television Rating Programs,” came from the research he was conducting on the effects of television on children. Television, he said, is trying to police itself and that was the scheme of his research.
COMMENTARY
Hassels of winter still remembered
During the snowstorms of finals week in December, what was the university’s statement on snow removal?
FEATURES
Soulful Seger delights with latest effort
Shea Seger The May Street Project (RCA Records) Take one look at Shea Seger’s debut album, “The May Street Project,” and you’ll probably think, “Oh, it’s just another folk-rock album.” Wrong! Seger grew up inspired by artists like Marvin Gaye, Nat King Cole and Janis Joplin, as well as bands like Pink Floyd, De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest.
COMMENTARY
Parking shouldnt be complicated
I am new to the East Lansing area, having just graduated from law school out-of-state. I often study on campus to have a change of scenery.
MSU
Health forum features Princeton professor
With biting jokes and startling facts, Uwe Reinhardt, a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University, captivated an audience that included MSU President M.
FEATURES
Ray J needs to stick with one producer
Ray J This Ain’t a Game (Atlantic Records) Ray J’s sophomore album, “This Ain’t a Game,” is immature to say the least.
MSU
Students catch credit card debt bug
Kim Reid doesn’t want a credit card.She doesn’t want to spend money.But Tuesday afternoon, she was strolling through downtown East Lansing in search of a job or two to support her habits.“I spend money on entertainment,” the no-preference freshman said.
SPORTS
Michigans top high school QB prospect considering U
Farmington Hills Harrison senior Drew Stanton, Michigan’s top high school quarterback according to AllianceSports, is seriously considering verbally committing to MSU for the 2002 season. Stanton, who led Harrison to the Class A state title in his junior season last year, told The State News on Tuesday that the four colleges that top his list are MSU, UCLA, Oregon and Florida.
FEATURES
Carillon music revisits Beaumont
Occasionally, you can hear the bells of Beaumont Tower ring music into the East Lansing air for a minute or so. But starting at 6 p.m.
MICHIGAN
Web site revamp to boost tourism
The Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau has a new, state-of-the-art Web site it hopes will attract more people to the Lansing area.
NEWS
Skates, not cleats
MSU and Michigan have always been in a cold war, of sorts. There are never any weapons involved in the rivalry, but it’s seen everything short of a tank roll through the two schools’ athletic competitions.
NEWS
Gentler speaks to horses
Monty Roberts stood in the middle of a pen with a horse known for hurting anyone who tries to ride it.In minutes, his assistant was able to ride the horse around the pen without fear of getting hurt.Roberts, a known horse gentler, performed for a full crowd Tuesday night at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education.Proceeds from the event went to Children and Horses United in Movement (CHUM) Therapeutic Riding Inc. The organization provides horses for people to ride for fun.Using clicking sounds from his mouth, petting the animal and using body language, Roberts persuades horses to accept a saddle and rider instead of using violence.