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MICHIGAN

New plates show Spartans spirit

Spartan supporters will have a new way to show their school pride Monday.MSU, along with 14 other Michigan universities, is featured on the newest design for Michigan license plates, which were unveiled Tuesday night.The plates go on sale at 9 a.m.

FEATURES

'Copa' takes stage at Wharton

Bright colors, swinging sounds, vibrant dancing and supreme singing are all key in a hit musical. “Copacabana” proved itself to be just that at its Wharton Center opener Tuesday night.

COMMENTARY

U fans should leave trash talking to the players

Last weekend, I was fortunate enough to have a ticket for the MSU-Notre Dame football game. Herb Haygood running into the end zone to give MSU the victory and the boisterous celebration in the stands that followed will be lasting memories that no Spartan fan will soon forget.

NEWS

Ticket prices increase for rap concert

MSU students will have to pay a lil’ more to see Lil’ Kim for a Homecoming concert next month.Officials from ASMSU, the university’s undergraduate student government, have said the organization plans to increase student ticket prices from $10 to at least $14 so ASMSU can reimburse the $50,000 it allocated to fund the concert.This decision comes even though all MSU undergraduate students already pay the organization a $13 refundable semesterly tax.Some students say the price is too high.“I don’t understand why they would raise it,” said Kia Wade, a communication sophomore who still plans to attend the concert.

MSU

On-campus parking violators may face rise in fines

Those who choose to park illegally on campus might soon face heftier fines if the All-University Traffic Committee deems them necessary.The AUTC appointed three subcommittees on Thursday to deal with issues concerning parking, parking violations and pedestrian right of way.Each committee consists of faculty members, undergraduate students, graduate students, MSU officials and various other on-campus departments including Campus Park and Planning and the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities.

COMMENTARY

Good choice

Women in the United States will finally have access to RU-486, a drug that should have been made legal years ago.

FEATURES

Girlfight packs a potent punch

When looking at a particular film, there are certain values to look for - certain virtues that can make or break the spirit of a movie.The acting, for example, can lift a film above all of its hurdles, despite how horrible or great the story is.

COMMENTARY

Fraternity taints Spartan image

The image of MSU has improved drastically from the fiery and riotous one just a few years back. The conduct of the students has greatly improved, the football team’s bowl victory and the basketball team’s national championship has helped to broadcast that new image to the rest of the country and the recent actions of MSU President M.

MSU

Byrum visits U, addresses voter registration bill

Dianne Byrum’s weekly coffee hours aren’t what they used to be. But MSU’s representative in the state Senate has never been involved in one of the nation’s most heated congressional races either.Casual gatherings that used to draw only a handful of constituents now lure voters by the dozens - most who are looking to hear what Byrum, D-Onondaga, plans to do if she lands a job in Washington, D.C., come this November.On Thursday, a student-dominated group of about 40 and reporters from The Washington Post and The New York Times gathered at the Union to hear why Byrum thinks she’s more qualified than her opponent, fellow state Sen.