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COMMENTARY

U-M column was mindless babble

I have recently read a column out of The Michigan Daily that was brought to my attention by a separate column in The State News (“Daily columnist casts shame on Maize and Blue,” SN 10/13). Now, I know that I am a mere shikse from MSU, but I too would like to express my opinion just as boldly as Erin McQuinn did. When I first set eyes upon the stirring article, “A Weekend in East Lansing makes me appreciate A2,” my feeble, high school-like mind-set was intrigued.

COMMENTARY

Basketball ticket sales bother U

At a university where students will riot after a Final Four game, who in their right minds think that a thousand people will form an orderly line at the stroke of midnight?

NEWS

Student assaulted in dorm room

Steve Eder
October 23, 2000

An MSU student was assaulted in her Phillips Hall dorm room early Sunday morning, police said. The woman, whose name was not released, was attacked shortly before 6 a.m.

SPORTS

Gustin injury third straight for spiker starters

Eric Mckinney
October 23, 2000

Senior outside hitter Sarah Gustin just recovered from an abdominal strain and was leading the team in kills per game, but then she sprained her right foot in Thursday’s practice.“I was starting to finally feel like I was back,” Gustin said.

FEATURES

Forward creates inspiring pay-off

Cory Vowell
October 23, 2000

Inspiration takes the form of a motion picture in director Mimi Leder’s “Pay It Forward.” And this motivation, although rare, proves to be abundant. Inspirational films aren’t exactly a dime a dozen.

COMMENTARY

Racial discrimination is part of scholarship process

All too often, issues involving racial discrimination focus on theoretical or historical premises. Members of differing racial and ideological factions throw statistics at each other in attempts to convince their opponents and those undecided on certain issues to join their side.

MSU

Longtime WKAR Radio talk-show host dead at 55

Vince Estes
October 23, 2000

The deep, midday voice of WKAR’s Steve Jensen unexpectedly signed off one last time last week.Family and colleagues were stunned when word spread that the veteran reporter and talk-show host for the university-owned public radio station died early Friday morning of a brain hemorrhage.“Him having this was completely out-of-the-blue,” said Melissa Ingells, classical music producer for WKAR (870-AM). “We heard him doing his last show on Thursday and it seemed fine.“We’re all still pretty much in shock around here.”Jensen, 55, was brought to Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital Thursday night shortly after wrapping up his final broadcast.He died hours later.The Okemos resident had worked full-time at the station, which is affiliated with National Public Radio, since 1967.

SPORTS

Icers split weekend home series

James Jahnke
October 23, 2000

Ice hockeyThe seventh-ranked Spartan icers split their conference-opening series with Nebraska-Omaha this weekend, dropping a 2-1 decision on Friday night before bouncing back to win 4-1 on Saturday at Munn Ice Arena.The Mavericks won Friday’s game with stellar play by freshman goalie Dan Ellis.

COMMENTARY

Column on Middle East was biased

I am writing to tell you that Rishi Kundi’s column about the Middle East is extremely biased against Palestinians (“Columnist enlightens ‘U’ about Middle East crisis,” SN 10/18) and to inform him why the Palestinians are so angry.

COMMENTARY

Proposal 2

Proposal 2 has a strong concept behind it - but suffers from poor execution. Voters should turn it down and it should be reintroduced later when its purpose, wording and impact are clear.

MICHIGAN

E.L. events coordinator to start U alumni job

Amanda Clapp
October 23, 2000

After six years working for the city of East Lansing, the coordinator of the National Folk Festival will be starting her new job for the MSU Alumni Association today.Sharon Radtke’s duties will be similar to her previous job as East Lansing’s community events coordinator, but on a much larger scale.