Jane Briggs-Bunting, who was asked to resign from her position as director of the MSU School of Journalism last Wednesday, has retained a lawyer to handle negotiations with the university on her behalf, but admits she still isn’t certain of the status of her job.
Approximately 3.5 million people will experience homelessness in any given year according to a study done by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty in 2007.
In the fast-moving swirl of world events, the most vulnerable of oppressed people are easily forgotten. However, we would do well to remember “the least of us” and stand up for justice. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere.”
Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus” is the official motto of the city of Detroit. Translated from Latin, it means “we hope for better things; it shall rise from the ashes.” I hope it is true that better things will come, as the city has been a smoldering fire for years now and we are up to our knees in ash.
It’s the universal problem every student, regardless of his or her background or major, has been forced to deal with at some point: how to acquire and then dispose of the inevitable mountain of textbooks that is required for classes.
Pamela Whitten, dean of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences, requested Thursday the resignation of Jane Briggs-Bunting, director of the School of Journalism and president of the State News Board of Directors, MSU spokesman Terry Denbow said. Whitten was recently appointed as the dean of the College and assumed her new position yesterday. “As Whitten assembles her new team, she has requested Jane Briggs-Bunting steps down,” Denbow said. No decisions have been finalized about a replacement for Briggs-Bunting. “Dean Whitten looks forward to working with Briggs-Bunting and all of the School of Journalism faculty to optimize an efficient transition,” Denbow said. For more on this story, check Monday’s edition of The State News and statenews.com for updates.
For the past two weeks, the area along Red Cedar River behind the Auditorium has been filled with audiences attending the 49th annual Summer Circle Theatre produced by the MSU Department of Theatre. “I think it’s pretty amazing Summer Circle has been going on for this length of time,” said George Peters, chair of the Department of Theatre.
Friends remember communication freshman Alivia Peterson as genuine, energetic and always able to brighten a bad day. “You may not know her name, but you see her face and you know she’s a friend,” friend and packaging junior Vincent Davis said.
Brody Complex, sometimes unaffectionately called “Grody Brody” or “The Brojects” by some of its almost 2,500 residents, might need a new nickname after upcoming renovations. The complex will undergo a series of renovations beginning with a $49–million makeover to Brody Hall, which hasn’t had major renovations since its construction in 1952, said Vennie Gore, assistant vice president for Housing and Food Services.
Brain scanning technology is helping an MSU professor study autism, aiding efforts toward MSU’s goal of becoming a national center of autism research. Margaret Semrud-Clikeman, a psychology professor and director of MSU’s Center for Neurodevelopmental Study, uses MRIs to study how the brain processes social situations in children with autism.
Students are wondering if a new census provision to tally same-sex married couples in the 2010 census will count in the struggle for equality. U.S. Census Bureau officials announced June 19 that same-sex couples would now be counted, starting with the 2010 decennial census.
Solmav Rezazadeh*, a medical student at MSU, missed a call from her mother Wednesday morning. But for her, simply calling back wasn’t an option. Rezazadeh’s family is in Iran, the scene of peaceful-turned-violent protests over contested presidential election results.
After their middle school romance ended, Kerie and Josh Miller would never have guessed that they would someday be married. But six years later, after leading very separate lives, they found themselves preparing to tie the knot.
An MSU researcher could unlock genetic factors that contribute to plant invasions with the help of a $630,000 grant awarded by the National Science Foundation. The grant, which will be distributed during the next four years, was awarded last month to Jennifer Lau, a plant evolutionary ecologist with the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station’s Kellogg Biological Station.
Six premedical students from Grand Valley State University have been admitted to the MSU College of Human Medicine under an agreement geared toward students from and wishing to practice medicine in areas with low medical accessibility.
East Lansing might get an economic boost after the City Council adopted an ordinance June 16 that allows the city to collect revenue from traffic citations involving certain vehicles.
NFL rookies around the country have been working on their game, and Tennessee Titans running back Javon Ringer is no different. The former MSU workhorse, Ringer was selected in the fifth round by the Titans in April’s NFL Draft. The State News caught up with Ringer during Titans-organized team activities to ask him about adjusting to the NFL, his time at MSU and being a professional football player.
There’s no place for Democrats or Republicans with an important vote facing MSU students — it’s time to decide the 2009 football student section T-shirt. Voting for the upcoming season’s student section T-shirt can be done at http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/062209aaa.html, and the voting period ends July 17.
Every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m., a group of men gather in the dining room of Great Lakes Christian Homes, 2050 S. Washington Road in Holt. They sit together not to argue, discuss or plan, although that sometimes plays a part. They’ve come to make art they enjoy, and perform it well. They’ve come to harmonize.
It’s not every day that people follow their dreams, see them come true and find time to give back to their hometown community. For Desmond Ferguson, growing up playing basketball and developing a passion for the sport led to a successful basketball career playing for numerous teams, one of them being the Portland Trail Blazers.