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MICHIGAN

Cops increase patrols

Sara Luneburg
November 22, 2000

More than 400 law enforcement agencies across the state, many in mid-Michigan, are stepping up traffic patrol during the Thanksgiving holiday as part of “Operation Click It or Ticket.”Operation Click it or Ticket is the Michigan mobilization effort of Buckle Up America and Operation ABC Mobilization: America Buckles Up Children, two nationwide safety campaigns.The campaign, sponsored by the Office of Highway Safety Planning, will publicize Michigan’s new mandatory safety belt law, which passed in March.

SPORTS

Spikers hold final games

Eric Mckinney
November 22, 2000

MSU volleyball will spend Thanksgiving weekend honoring its seniors during the final matches of the regular season.The Spartans (16-11, 9-9 Big Ten) play Northwestern (4-22, 1-15 Big Ten) on Friday and No.

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U lands portion of grant for African American studies

Sarah M. Emery
November 22, 2000

As MSU joins the ranks of universities that are paving the way in African American studies, the journey will now be made a little easier.The university is slated to share a $600,000 grant from the Ford Foundation - an organization committed to providing grants and loans to projects that advance human achievement - with four other universities that are part of the Midwest Consortium for Black Studies.The consortium consists of a group of research and teaching faculty at MSU, the University of Michigan, the University of Wisconsin at Madison and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.MSU will use its share of the grant to develop undergraduate- and graduate-level African American studies programs.“African American studies is a growing dynamic field of academic inquiry,” said Curtis Stokes, a James Madison College professor.Stokes is one of the project directors who will be overseeing the use of the grant.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.