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MSU

Offender Web site may benefit students

Nicole Jacques
November 22, 2000

Some university officials wonder: Are students concerned about receiving public information about sexual perpetrators at MSU? A small group of students and staff met last weekend to discuss whether students need to be better informed about the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry, a Web site that lists the names of convicted sexual offenders in Michigan. The information is organized by ZIP code and includes an offenders’ address, physical description, date of birth and some data about the type of crime committed. Ann Bolger, director of Residence Life, said the university’s current policy is to make MSU staff members aware that the site can inform students.

MSU

Museum displays St. Nick exhibit

Pamela E. Spence
November 22, 2000

A Santa Claus collection is coming to town.The annual exhibit of Val Berryman’s expansive Father Christmas collection will go on display at the MSU Museum today.“I started picking things up in 1983,” the curator of history for the MSU Museum said.

MSU

Commencement speakers chosen

Sheena Harrison
November 22, 2000

Three high-profile men were selected to give commencement speeches to MSU’s graduates for December’s ceremonies.Raymond Kurzweil, developer of the world’s first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind, Alejandro Junco de la Vega, a journalist and newspaper publisher from Mexico, and Jeffrey N.

SPORTS

Cagers kick off Spartan Classic

Justin A. Rice
November 22, 2000

The MSU men’s basketball team will step on the 2000 NCAA Championship court for the first time since it stepped off it last spring, kicking off this weekend’s Spartan Coca-Cola Classic.

FEATURES

Nutcracker comes to Wharton Center

Justin D. Brown
November 22, 2000

Many ballet dancers dream of being the Sugar Plum Fairy. This is the second year that Children’s Ballet Theatre member Andrea Durst’s dreams have come true. “It’s the role that you always want,” the 17-year-old Okemos resident said.

MSU

University governments meet in Ann Arbor

Steve Bossi
November 22, 2000

Student government representatives from all but one of Michigan’s publicly funded universities journeyed to Ann Arbor last weekend in hopes of re-establishing ties between their institutions. Delegates from 14 schools, including MSU, met at the University of Michigan for the first official Association of Michigan Universities session.

MICHIGAN

Wrongly convicted get help

Kristyne E. Demske
November 22, 2000

DNA can help lock criminals away - now it can help get them out as well.Lansing’s Thomas Cooley Law School has started an Innocence Project for the state to help find and release innocent people serving time in jail.“That’s what this is all about - getting people who are in prison out because they are not the people who committed the crime,” said Norman Fell, director of the project.

NEWS

Football players honored at annual award banquet

Jeff Karzen
November 22, 2000

LANSING - Richard Newsome left his ballot blank, but his teammates didn’t. The senior safety from Fostoria, Ohio, was given the Governor’s Award for the team’s most valuable player on Tuesday at the annual MSU Football Bust.

FEATURES

Manson stresses music over shock

Dan Julian
November 22, 2000

Marilyn Manson HOLY WOOD (in the shadow of the valley of death) (Nothing/Interscope Records) The shock-rocker himself is back. With a knack for offending people through his extreme views of society, Marilyn Manson recently offered his fourth studio collection of intriguing and questionable songs. Both brutal and melodic, Manson has artfully crafted an album that addresses violence head on with biblical references.

FEATURES

Grinch updates classic

Dan Julian
November 22, 2000

Dr. Suess’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” Soundtrack (Interscope Records) He’s a mean one, but he sure can rhyme. The opening tune on the soundtrack to the motion picture “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” features renowned hip-hop artist Busta Rhymes collaborating with the Grinch (Jim Carrey) in “Grinch 2000.” It’s an interesting and convincing edition of the classic Dr. Suess tune. Carrey also performs a humorous and wonderful interpretation of “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch.” The album brings together a plethora of other well-known artists including Barenaked Ladies, Smash Mouth, ’N Sync, Faith Hill and Ben Folds. “Christmas Of Love,” performed by Little Isidor and the Inquisitors, is a jazzy little number with a traditional scale of piano progression.

NEWS

Miller nets second shutout in victory

James Jahnke
November 22, 2000

MSU’s big guns got the job done Tuesday night.The team’s top four point scorers etched their names on the score sheet and sophomore goaltender Ryan Miller was sharp again as the top-ranked Spartans (8-1-2 overall, 7-1-1 in the CCHA) routed Lake Superior State 5-0 at Munn Ice Arena.Sophomore left winger Brian Maloney paced the Spartans’ charge with a goal and two assists, while freshman center Jeremy Jackson and junior right winger Adam Hall added a goal and an assist each against the Lakers (6-8, 3-6).Maloney said his three-point night was just what he needed after missing two crucial scoring chances in a tie against Western Michigan on Friday.“Sometimes I feel I should be putting up better numbers,” Maloney said.

FEATURES

Holiday flicks hope to ringup big bucks

Cory Vowell
November 21, 2000

With the snow falling almost endlessly, it is no wonder the fall movie season has drawn to a close. And with that, this past weekend marked the initiation of the 2000 holiday film season.Opening impressively as the second-highest grossing opener this year, making a whopping $55.1 million in just a few days, was a film that could be called the season’s leader, Ron Howard’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”However, with the fall season’s films straggling behind in the box office, ready to go straight to video, it is time to make way for the new.

MICHIGAN

Ex-NFL player starts business

Rachel Wright
November 21, 2000

LANSING - Former NFL player Lonnie Young is helping others go the whole nine yards in Lansing. In October, Young and wife Lisa opened a branch office of Express Personnel Services, 6437 S.

NEWS

Florida court hears appeal

By ANNE GEARAN The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Supreme Court justices seemed anxious to find a way out of the state’s presidential election jam Monday that would let disputed manual recounts continue - as long as the delay wouldn’t jeopardize the state in the Electoral College vote. The central questions hanging over the state election - should ballots be recounted?

MICHIGAN

Study to guide E.L. housing development

Amanda Clapp
November 21, 2000

The city of East Lansing will begin a housing study Dec. 1 to see if there is a market for different types of housing such as town houses and condominiums.The idea for the study came from past city council discussions and other boards and commissions, said Angela Cheney, an analyst for community and economic development.“First, we had a big group meeting, involving a city council member, planning members and the assistant city manager,” Cheney said.