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ECO to send student to U.N. conference

Rachel Wright
November 15, 2000

With help from Mother Earth, a giant polar bear and many volunteer hours, ECO worked this past semester to spread awareness of global warming.And in an effort to continue informing students about the issue as well as the United States’ position on the Kyoto Protocol, the campus environmentalist group’s work will be put to the ultimate test later this week.The group will officially announce Thursday that it is sending one of its members - an MSU student - to a United Nations summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on Friday.

MSU

Harvard biology professor to speak in lecture series

Heather Banks
November 15, 2000

Ruth Hubbard, a Harvard University professor emerita, will be visiting MSU on Thursday night. Hubbard, the first woman to be awarded a tenured biology professor position at the university, will be lecturing on “How the Genome Became the Book of Life.” The speech will be the third of five McPherson Professorship lectures - a series that MSUPresident M.

MSU

Students pledge to be allies

Sheena Harrison
November 15, 2000

PRISM, a residence hall caucus group for lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered students living in South Complex, hopes to make allies of LBGT students more visible in residence halls. The group has initiated an Ally Sign campaign outside of cafeterias in South Complex halls.

MICHIGAN

Police warn U of man impersonating officer

Sara Luneburg
November 15, 2000

East Lansing police Capt. Juli Liebler wants to make sure residents know the difference between real police uniforms and vehicles and those of a man posing as a police officer in the area.A female MSU student was stopped near Albert and M.A.C.

NEWS

Florida election certified

By RON FOURNIER The Associated Press One week into America’s election limbo, the secretary of state of Florida certified George W.

MICHIGAN

Hunters fire up for opening day

Emily Robinson
November 15, 2000

It’s not just the thrill of the hunt that lures Luke Gabbard into the fields every November.“Just being outdoors, being out in the woods, seeing animals, that’s half the enjoyment of it,” said Gabbard, an agriculture business management junior.

FEATURES

King Crimson still implements own art

Dan Julian
November 15, 2000

King Crimson the construKction of light (Virgin Records) In 1969 when guitarist Robert Fripp started art rock band King Crimson, he probably didn’t realize how deep of a dent he would leave in the music industry during a time when many progressive rock bands were emerging. He left another important dent with the release of the band’s latest off Virgin Records, “the construKction of light.” This album shows that some bands can admirably stick to their roots instead of adhering to the demand of the consumers; some just don’t care and play what they want, as is the case with King Crimson. Pat Mastelotto’s drumming is obsessed with drum loops and various improvisations while Adrian Belew tweaks some completely out-of-place guitar loops that couldn’t mix better to each song’s theme, adding a spacey edge to this remarkable landmark effort. This album, unlike many of its others, is not merely a showcase of everyone’s solo talent, but yet another step in the right direction for the band.

COMMENTARY

Election ballots can be confusing

Read the directions first. What directions? Voting in Meridian Township on Election Day, I had some small experience of what those Palm Beach County, Fla., voters must have gone through.

COMMENTARY

Blurred line

The MSU Board of Trustees should carefully examine a proposed riot policy before its final passage. An interim riot policy was created by the board after the March 27-28, 1999, riot.

COMMENTARY

Quick count

Monday’s decision to side with man over machine in Florida is legitimate, but once the votes are tallied, all recounting should end.

MICHIGAN

Byrum may want recount

Dan Austin  and  Jeff Latinen
November 14, 2000

As the entire nation waits anxiously for the final tally in the presidential race, some Michigan voters may find themselves waiting to find out who is going to represent them in Congress for the upcoming term.State Sens.

MICHIGAN

Housing, skate parks top council agenda

Amanda Clapp
November 14, 2000

East Lansing City Council members will discuss a downtown housing study and the possible construction of skate parks in the Lansing area at their city council work session tonight. The Downtown Housing Market Study will be a 60-day project that begins Dec.

SPORTS

Elite wrestler signs with U

Krista Latham
November 14, 2000

The road to college will be short for Williamston High School wrestler Nick Simmons. About nine miles to be exact.The three-time national champion, who has never lost a single match, announced Monday he will just hop on Grand River Avenue, head west and spend his college days at MSU.“I’ve been good friends with the other wrestlers and the coaches, and that helped me make my decision,” he said.

COMMENTARY

Bush supporters are not dumb

This message is for Jessi Phillips in response to her column about still trying to get over her annoyance at the half of the people of the country who could have been dumb enough to vote for such an uninspiring, unprepared empty suit (“U.S.

COMMENTARY

SN bus letter tells truthful tale

I agree entirely with Kathryn Feeley’s letter about the Capital Area Transportation Authority service on route 20-S (“Bus service slow transporting ‘U,’” SN 11/8). I live in an off-campus apartment complex at the southwest end of campus, and my only choice for a bus is the 20-S South Harrison Avenue bus.