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COMMENTARY

State News talks big, falls flat

I was puzzled to read this week’s State News editorial “Student action needs to find jolt of inspiration” (SN 12/6), which seemed to actually (gasp) encourage student activism! The State News editorial board writes that “one of the greatest worries of our generation is that despite being at critical junctions for a multitude of important issues … students have shown what seems to be apathy, but is probably closer to complacency.”

FEATURES

Spartan writes novel in summer

Dillon Davis
December 7, 2010

Spencer Nordwick, a comparative cultures and politics and international relations junior, spent the majority of his summer at Mleczarnia Café in Kraków, Poland, writing a historical fiction novel. Nordwick’s goal was to finish the first draft of his 50,000-word novel in a 75-day deadline he set for himself.

COMMENTARY

When it comes to WikiLeaks, post what you feel

WikiLeaks’ recent disclosure of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables has caused many to wonder what it all means: Why is the government hiding this information? How does its release affect the U.S.? Is it legal? Is Julian Assange a traitor?

NEWS

Maybank to be interim vice president

Lauren McKown
December 7, 2010

Senior associate vice president for Student Affairs and Services Denise Maybank will serve as the interim vice president for Student Affairs and Services when current vice president Lee June steps down at the close of the year, President Lou Anna K. Simon announced to the Executive Committee of Academic Council, or ECAC, on Tuesday afternoon.

NEWS

Community commitment

Alanna Thiede
December 6, 2010

As a child of a migrant worker family, Carolina Segura spent much of her childhood moving between Texas, Georgia, Michigan and Mexico. Segura, now a zoology freshman, did not have stable middle and high school educations, let alone consistent medical care for her epilepsy.

MSU

E.L. community celebrates Chanukah on Ice

Ashley Brown
December 6, 2010

Celebrating the sixth night in the Festival of Lights with food, family and ice skating, about 100 people attended Chanukah on Ice at Munn Ice Arena on Monday. Sponsored by the Greater Lansing Jewish Welfare Federation with an unspecified grant from the Ravitz Foundation, the event brought together three Lansing-area Jewish congregations to host and support the evening’s festivities, said Susan Herman, director of the Michigan Jewish Conference and coordinator of the Statewide Jewish Outreach.

MSU

Olin, RHA prep students to fight flu

Laura Fosmire
December 6, 2010

Luke Moreland knows it’s important to stay healthy with finals just around the corner. Officials at Olin Health Center and the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, wish to keep students such as Moreland in mind. The organizations are working together this week to continue their annual effort to distribute cold and flu packs to students living in the residence halls.

FEATURES

MSU professor nominated for Grammy

Dillon Davis
December 6, 2010

MSU professor and Zimbabwe native Isaac Kalumbu, who is a professor of ethnomusicology, was nominated for best reggae album for the 2011 Grammy Awards earlier this month. He said his music career might change forever. The album, “Isaacs meets Isaac,” was released in March and features 12 songs in the lovers rock genre.

COMMENTARY

Overuse of antibiotics might compromise human being' health

In a letter to the editor published Oct. 31 (“Zoology students’ letter was misleading, accusatory?” SN 10/31), Joel Sparks failed to mention some very important points. The numbers of drug-resistant infections have increased in the past two decades and are killing about 70,000 Americans a year.

COMMENTARY

Inane BCS formulas strip Spartans of rightful place

In East Lansing these days, there’s no shortage of people with gripes about the Bowl Championship Series, or BCS, and its role in keeping our football team from a BCS bowl game. Rarely, though, is there coverage of how we came to be the lowest ranked BCS team out of the Big Ten co-champions behind Wisconsin and the Ohio State University.

COMMENTARY

Education is our greatest asset

I view my four transformative years at MSU as the utmost privilege, but I’m feeling a little entitled to a bigger Pell Grant after delving into the world of private student loans.