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MSU

Olin lights up awareness week

Jonathan Kermiet says students need to be much more aware about the dangers of tobacco use. Lucky for the Olin Health Center health educator, Monday kicks off Tobacco Awareness Week.

FEATURES

Weekend Guide

Friday Knee Deep Shag performs with Nectar and Slow Drag at the State Theatre, 404 S.

FEATURES

Smith, Grandaddy perform at high-tech concert

DETROIT - At St. Andrews Hall, emo kids got a chance to test out new communication and musical products while grooving to the mellow tunes of John Lennon-like guitarist Elliot Smith and the futuristic sounds of rock band Grandaddy.Sponsored by Rolling Stone Live, the already high-tech audience members, most of whom clipped pagers and cell phones to their clothes, entered two raffle contests, hoping for a chance to win a Philips Electronics MP3 player or the new Motorola/Skytel pager.

COMMENTARY

Political system needs new parties

I don’t support Ralph Nader, but I do believe that this country needs a third party. In order for a democracy to flourish there needs to be a battle of ideas, something that a third party and Nader provides, and they should be commended for their work. Will Nader cost Vice President Al Gore the election?

MSU

Israeli soldiers share experiences with U

Noam Zissman is a second lieutenant in the Israeli Defense Force Infantry, and he says he’s currently fighting not one, but two wars while he serves his country in the battle with Palestine. One war, he says, is in the field while the other one is against the media that many feel says Israel has already lost the battle. Zissman and Moran Kalinsky, both 20-year-old military officers, were at the Union on Wednesday night to answer questions from the MSU community and other guests about what life is like in the midst of a bloody battle. Kalinsky is a first lieutenant and a deputy commander of a basic training base.

FEATURES

Piano trio Ben Folds Five splits

Frank Maynard doesn’t look at the recent Ben Folds Five breakup as a tragedy, but more as an opportunity for each member to shine.“From what I understand, they decided they had done their course of what they wanted to do as a trio,” the Novi resident said.

SPORTS

Womens soccer lose 3-1 to Illini

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The MSU women’s soccer team fell 3-1 to Illinois on Thursday in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament.The fourth-seeded Spartans only managed to score one second-half goal while giving up three second-half goals to the fifth-seeded Fighting Illini.

MICHIGAN

APASO power rally kicks off conference

A rally and march from the rock on Farm Lane will highlight a weekend full of activities for Asian and Pacific American students today at 4 p.m. This is the ninth year the Asian Pacific American Student Organization will host its fall conference.

COMMENTARY

Dont go ballistic

Imagine some fine day, a wicked rogue state such as North Korea or Iraq becomes fed up with the United States, and, in a suicidal fit of rage, decides to launch ballistic missiles at the country.

MICHIGAN

APASO power rally kicks off conference

A rally and march from the rock on Farm Lane will highlight a weekend full of activities for Asian and Pacific American students today at 4 p.m.This is the ninth year the Asian Pacific American Student Organization will host its fall conference.

FEATURES

Accafellas put on fall show

Break out your grass skirt: It’s time for a “Rockin’ Acca Luau.”The Accafellas, an eight-man a cappella group, puts on its fall concert at 8 tonight in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.

COMMENTARY

Free-for-some

MSU groups should limit the number of non-MSU students at events with a history of violence, but it should not completely restrict the events to MSU students only.

MICHIGAN

Delta Tau Delta reinstated

Members of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity have good reason to celebrate this weekend - three years after losing their national charter they will have it reinstated Saturday. The fraternity had their charter revoked three years ago by the national chapter because of lack of members and finances.

MICHIGAN

Polls expect more voters

State officials are predicting about 63 percent of registered Michigan voters will cast their votes in this year’s presidential election Tuesday. The 63 percent expected to turn out is a significant increase from the 1996 presidential election voter turnout, said Julie Pierce, spokeswoman for the secretary of state.