Students and other MSU community members should not be alarmed by the Aventis company's recall of a batch of its meningitis vaccine that was partially used by Olin Health Center staff to vaccinate more than 2,000 students. Likewise, current and future students should not allow the problem to discourage them from being vaccinated against a disease that has proven deadly at campuses across the nation, including at MSU.
The time has come for the government to get out of people's business when it comes to private and intimate relationships.
In January, Olin Health Center's Community Action Team will add four women's health programs to its repertoire.
Diversity might be a theme in the nation's workplaces, governing halls and educational institutions, but it seems the mark is still being missed - at least in the K-12 educational realm. Despite the country's gradual progression toward a more diversified and open-minded world, minority teachers remain an uncommon sight in schools. Nationwide, minority teachers represent 14 percent of the teaching population in America, while minority students comprise 36 percent of classrooms, according to the National Teacher Recruitment Clearinghouse's Web site, www.recruitingteachers.org. These lopsided conditions are not much different for MSU students preparing to head into the classroom for their careers. According to university officials, only about 9 percent of students enrolled in MSU's College of Education are minorities. That is compared to the 14 percent of students enrolled in The Eli Broad College of Business and the 19 percent in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. These statistics are unsettling. For an educational institution as distinguished and celebrated as MSU's College of Education, the lack of minorities enrolled is unbelievable. Diversity in the classroom as well as the faculty of schools across the nation is imperative to future leaders and the balance of ethics, tolerance and equality. Minority teachers can bring a new perspective to schools and be positive role models for the students.
The student segment of Academic Council was astoundingly united Tuesday in its effort to sway the assembly to not discuss the possibility of warfare in Iraq.
Employees who perform unsatisfactorily are rarely given a bonus after being booted out the door. But the MSU athletics department is developing a troubling habit of rewarding those it no longer wants to have around. On Wednesday, officials announced MSU will pay former football head coach Bobby Williams $550,000 to end his contract.
It's official. Charles Rogers is taking his leave of Spartan Country, forgoing his senior year to enter the NFL Draft.
Now that the Spartans' lackluster football season has come to a close, the squad is desperately seeking a head coach.
Now that the dust has settled on the gubernatorial race in Michigan, Jennifer Granholm has emerged as the new leader for the state, and it looks like she's on the right track. After receiving the nod to be Michigan's next governor, Granholm responded to President Bush's radio address concerning homeland security. In a recent radio address, Granholm showed her desire to emerge as an effective leader only weeks after being elected, making sure the public understands what her intentions are for Michigan's stake in homeland and economic security. She highlighted her plans with the possibility of creating new jobs, making health care affordable and keeping communities safe. Instead of sitting idly by as Gov.
Visions of gridiron greatness and riveting rivalries might come to mind when imagining heated matchups of college football teams.
Imagine sitting in a review session for a test you aren't prepared for while your professor is assailed with mock "cream" pies.
It is sometimes difficult for students' voices to be heard across a college campus, but here at MSU, students have the chance to have theirs broadcast loudly. A newly created minority program on the university's campus radio station WDBM (88.9-FM), the Impact, is a prime example of that. The minority program is set to air once a month as part of Impact's weekly Exposure series.
On Wednesday, student leaders began what could be the start of the push that is needed for MSU to join four other Big Ten schools by honoring same-sex partner benefits for students, and it's about time. The decision made by the Residence Halls Association, with 29-0 vote and eight abstentions, put the student government on board with the notion that MSU will finally give the same rights to student domestic partners that married students enjoy. RHA is the first MSU student government to openly support equal rights for the university's committed couples from the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender community.
MSU's already severely troubled financial times are likely to get worse thanks to one of its most distinguished alumni.
East Lansing residents might no longer have to worry about guns and knives at their city buildings; parks and recreational facilities, but the city council ban on weapons Tuesday will not necessarily create a perpetually "safe place." While the ban will protect some areas from concealed weapons, it is important to note that guns and knives are not always the tools of violence. In many cases where people have been hurt at recreational and sporting events, few of the injuries have been linked to gunshot wounds or stabbings.
The spirit of the late 1960s and early 1970s is in full swing at MSU these days. Student groups across campus are evoking the essence of that era by organizing anti-war protests and teach-ins to promote peace and voice opposition to a possible war in Iraq. Leaders of the MSU group Students for Peace and Justice held a teach-in Wednesday in Giltner Hall to allow students to discuss why they oppose a war in Iraq. Speakers from several other MSU student groups, including Direct Action, Students for Economic Justice and Students for Palestinian Rights also discussed issues surrounding a pre-emptive strike on Iraq, economic sanctions on the country, U.N.
Wanted: One village of gnomes to search for the lost software licenses the undergraduate student government couldn't keep track of.
When it comes to sending students overseas to enhance their college experience, no one does it better than MSU. The Institute of International Education reported that in the 2000-01 academic year the university had 1,835 students travel to foreign countries as part of its study abroad program.
Amid the drudgery of fall, the MSU field hockey team has lifted the spirits of Spartan fans by advancing to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.
Contrary to recent behavior by MSU's Board of Trustees, this is not a private institution. This university is designed as a public entity, one where the people of Michigan - whose tax money supports the school - deserve to be informed and involved. On Friday, the board chose to have a closed-door discussion about the tight budget facing the university in the next year.