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NEWS

Affordable Care Act decreases reimbursement for students

Zach Smith
July 30, 2012

Although some people go into medicine for the money, fourth-year medical student Amanda Venettis chose pediatrics because she wanted to make a difference. With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, fewer students choose to be primary care physicians because the reimbursements from the government are significantly less than they have been. Venettis said when students choose to become primary care physicians, they have the sense that their income will be less than that of a plastic surgeon or a dermatologist. “I wouldn’t say fewer people want to go into medicine,” Venettis said.

MICHIGAN

Face Time: Susan McGillicuddy

Rachel Jackson
July 30, 2012

Republican candidate for the 69th district House of Representatives seat Susan McGillicuddy said she’s ready to move up.After serving as the Meridian Charter Township supervisor for 12 years, she wants to try her hand at state politics. The State News sat down with McGillicuddy to speak about her campaign.

MSU

MSU Dubai will offer new law programs

Isabella Shaya
July 30, 2012

Students wanting to learn about the American legal system and increase their chances of finding work can now take classes taught by MSU professors at MSU’s Dubai campus to receive a Master of Laws degree.

MSU

Summer blooming

Julia Nagy
July 30, 2012

Ferris State University sophomore Ian Wenk waters plants at the Beal Botanical Garden on Monday, July 30, 2012. Wenk is working at the garden for the summer.

BASEBALL

Spartans thrive during summer months

Stephen Brooks
July 30, 2012

Although the majority of his roster is dispersed across the nation playing in various summer leagues from Florida to Alaska, Boss and his staff are hitting the pavement during a crucial time for recruiting high school prospects.

COMMENTARY

Laws won’t change human nature

Jameson Joyce
July 30, 2012

As the nation reels from the massacre in Aurora, Colo., the debate over gun control has once again reared its ugly head. Rather than have an unwinnable debate about our right to bear arms, we should have a more productive discussion on human nature ­— a much more unchanging topic, but one that dictates everything society has to offer.

COMMENTARY

Olympic time delay bothersome to many

The Olympic Games are an event every two years that helps to unite countries from across the world. Although conflicts continue to occur among countries, athletes are given the chance to put these differences aside for a couple of weeks and unite in a competitive atmosphere while representing their homelands.

NEWS

Mannie-ing up

Stephen Brooks
July 29, 2012

Deep in the bowels of the Duffy Daugherty Football Building sits a man clad in MSU athletic garb. Above his head is a sign inscribed with a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” Few know his name.

NEWS

Mich. Supreme court rules MSU Ordinance unconstitutional

Kellie Rowe
July 29, 2012

A university ordinance that could land students in jail for continuously making too much noise in the library or flickering the lights during an exam was struck down and deemed unconstitutional Friday by the Michigan Supreme Court, following the ruling of a case that took four years to decide. The ordinance, which prohibited the disruption of a person, firm or agency working for the university, was placed under the public eye in the case of former MSU law student Jared Rapp, who confronted MSU parking employee Ricardo Rego in September 2008 after he found a ticket on his car. Rapp, now 29 and an MSU alumnus, was charged with a misdemeanor offense for violating the ordinance when he challenged the parking officer because he said he had time left on the meter when the ticket was issued. In a 5-2 divided opinion, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled the language of the MSU ordinance was overly broad and unconstitutional, according to court documents. “It took me almost five years to prove that what I did wasn’t criminal,” Rapp said.

NEWS

MSU tests sound system on new scoreboards

Rebecca Ryan
July 29, 2012

Last Thursday and Friday, noises sporadically boomed from Spartan Stadium as the construction team building new scoreboards tested the sound system. The sounds were at higher volume levels than normal for game days and were part of a check on the new equipment being installed in the stadium.

NEWS

MSU tests sound system on new scoreboards

Rebecca Ryan
July 29, 2012

Last Thursday and Friday, noises sporadically boomed from Spartan Stadium as the construction team building new scoreboards tested the sound system. The sounds were at higher volume levels than normal for game days and were part of a check on the new equipment being installed in the stadium.

NEWS

MSU tests sound system on new scoreboards

Last Thursday and Friday, noises sporadically boomed from Spartan Stadium as the construction team building new scoreboards tested the sound system. The sounds were at higher volume levels than normal for game days and were part of a check on the new equipment being installed in the stadium.

NEWS

Marco Drayton apologizes to friends, family after returning safely

Kellie Rowe
July 29, 2012

Missing MSU junior Marco Drayton was found alive and safe on Saturday evening in Cleveland, Ohio, according to Three Rivers Police Department. Drayton, 20, was reported missing on July 22 when he failed to return home from a trip to his friend’s house a few miles away from his residence in Three Rivers, Mich.

NEWS

Marco Drayton apologizes to friends, family after returning safely

Missing MSU junior Marco Drayton was found alive and safe on Saturday evening in Cleveland, Ohio, according to Three Rivers Police Department. Drayton, 20, was reported missing on July 22 when he failed to return home from a trip to his friend’s house a few miles away from his residence in Three Rivers, Mich.

NEWS

Marco Drayton apologizes to friends, family after returning safely

Missing MSU junior Marco Drayton was found alive and safe on Saturday evening in Cleveland, Ohio, according to Three Rivers Police Department. Drayton, 20, was reported missing on July 22 when he failed to return home from a trip to his friend’s house a few miles away from his residence in Three Rivers, Mich.

MICHIGAN

Face time: Sam Singh

Rachel Jackson
July 29, 2012

With the primary election coming up next week on Aug. 7, the three Republican candidates and two Democratic candidates for the 69th district seat in the House of Representatives are in the last stretch to reach out to voters. The State News will profile each of the candidates this week, starting with Democrat Sam Singh.