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FEATURES

Copacabana portrays drama of life in show biz

Justin D. Brown
September 26, 2000

Like many who go to the Big Apple to try to make it big in show business, Darcie Roberts got her break in New York.Tonight, Roberts plays a similar role as Lola Lamar, the leading lady in Barry Manilow’s “Copacabana,” who heads to New York to break into the business.The play is inspired by Manilow’s Grammy award-winning song “Copacabana.” “Copacabana” is the story of a small-town girl from Tulsa, Okla.

NEWS

Yearly college rankings may come up short

Vince Estes
September 26, 2000

Tara VanWyck hopes MSU’s reputation as an agriculture school will help her land a job after graduation.“I know this college is among the top few as far as getting hired later on,” the fisheries and wildlife management senior said.

COMMENTARY

Satisfactory

MSU students should not worry about being in the minority if they think their courses are too easy. Recently, more than a few have expressed their opinions toward the university required classes - deeming them to be too easy and quite unnecessary.

NEWS

Bike cops gain respect around town

Sara Luneburg
September 26, 2000

For most, riding a bicycle for eight to 12 hours a day may seem an impossible task.But it’s just another day at work for East Lansing police Officer Steve Gonzalez.“It’s a different facet of police work where you get to interact with the citizens of the community more frequently,” said Gonzalez, a member of the bicycle officer unit.

MSU

Campus Fest brings much activity to U

Nicole Jacques
September 26, 2000

For the next two days, students can do something other than study between classes.And students could also be coming home after their classes with more than just books.The Sports Illustrated Campus Fest returns today to MSU with its full array of exhibits, games, sporting activities, sweepstakes and free stuff.

COMMENTARY

U also should be careful by cars

I was considering writing a letter about driving on campus. When I saw the front page of Thursday’s edition of The State News (“Student concerned with ‘U’ traffic, SN 9/21), it made what I had to say much more important. I drive on campus, as well as drive with my friends on campus.

FEATURES

Forget almost, Crowes Famous is perfect film

Cory Vowell
September 26, 2000

It is truly amazing when a film captures the audience members’ collective heart; when every person sitting in the theater can’t help but feel all the trivial pains and pleasures put forth in the story. Unfortunately for audiences everywhere, this only occurs once in a great while. However, it did in many theaters this weekend when writer and director Cameron Crowe’s “Almost Famous” caught its first batches of well-deserved attention. The movie, Crowe’s first film since his double Academy Award-nominated “Jerry Maguire,” is set in one of rock ’n’ roll’s most cardinal eras, the 1970s - back when everything was on vinyl.

SPORTS

Mens basketball adds Indianapolis sharp shooter to 2001 class

Krista Latham
September 26, 2000

MSU’s men’s basketball legacy became one man sweeter Sunday when Indianapolis guard and shooting sensation Chris Hill verbally committed to the Spartans for next fall.Hill, a 6-foot-3, 175-pound guard and honor roll student who averaged 17 points, five rebounds and four assists per game, led his Lawrence North Hill High School team to a 18-2 record his junior year.Hill spent the weekend with 2000 National Championship team members Mike Chappell and David Thomas, touring campus and attending the Notre Dame game.

NEWS

Candidates deliver TV ad onslaught; negative campaigning tunes out voters

Emily Robinson
September 26, 2000

Experts say it’s no surprise political TV ads turn students off - they’re already the group least likely to venture to the polls.But that lack of voter turnout also means students’ reactions to ads doesn’t make a difference to some candidates.“Young voters, those, say, 18 to 24, are the lowest participating voting group,” said Bill Ballenger, editor and publisher of Inside Michigan Politics.

NEWS

Byrum, Rogers race heats up; seat crucial for balance of power in House

Tim Mosley
September 26, 2000

Political races are starting to heat up, and the race for the 8th Congressional District seat is no exception - its two leading candidates are in a statistical tie.A recent poll conducted by Lansing-based EPIC/MRA shows the race for the 8th Congressional District - which includes MSU - between state senators Dianne Byrum, D-Onondaga, and Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, is in a virtual tie.The phone survey of 300 voters showed Rogers holds a slight edge over Byrum, earning 42 percent compared to 40 percent for Byrum.

MSU

U welcomes former Notre Dame president

Sheena Harrison
September 25, 2000

There was more than the excitement of a legendary rivalry in the air Friday as players and fans prepared for a contest between the Spartans and the Fighting Irish.In a Kellogg Center banquet room, officials gathered to celebrate the connection between MSU and the University of Notre Dame.

COMMENTARY

SN shouldnt run voucher letters

I am writing in response to the two political letters that were printed in The State News (“Michigan proposal goes against ban,” SN 9/21 and “Vouchers combine church and state,” SN 9/21). I would like to know why people write these letters, and why The State News feels they absolutely must print them? I write several letters to the editor a year.

MICHIGAN

Programs ranked in local law school study

Kristyne E. Demske
September 25, 2000

MSU-Detroit College of Law ranks below Lansing’s Thomas M. Cooley Law School in a recent study ranking law schools.Using statistics from the American Bar Association, Cooley Dean Don LeDuc released the school’s third annual Program Achievement Rating study ranking U.S.

MICHIGAN

Center attempts to close digital divide

At a stop in Flint on Thursday, President Bill Clinton spoke about the digital divide in America.Meanwhile, tucked in a corner of Bessey Hall, there is a center dedicated to technology and learning for students and faculty with disabilities aimed at eliminating the deficit Clinton spoke of.The Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities Assistive Technology Center uses a variety of tools, computer equipment and software to help MSU students have the best learning experience possible.The technology center, located in Suite 120 of Bessey Hall, includes software that can read aloud to students, create electronic books or enlarge print for low-vision students.A raised, talking map of campus helps blind students find their way around, and three real-time captioning specialists type out lectures and class discussions for deaf students.

SPORTS

Women's soccer loses 2-1

After getting off to its best start in school history with a 2-1 win at Iowa on Friday, the MSU women’s soccer team found itself on the other side of that score in Illinois on Sunday.

SPORTS

University enthusiasm shared by all

Tony Paul
September 25, 2000

Call it a house of heroes.Freshman quarterback Jeff Smoker shunned the boos he’d heard for much of the fourth quarter and hit Herb Haygood for a game-winning 68-yard touchdown reception.T.J.

FEATURES

Mockingbird conveys lesson

Shannon Murphy
September 25, 2000

LANSING - “To Kill a Mockingbird” reveals the racial tensions of life in a small town in the Deep South in the 1930s. The show opened Thursday at Boarshead Theater, 425 S.