COMMENTARY
Affirmative action not just about racial inequality
When many people hear the phrase affirmative action, the first word that comes to mind is inequality. The word minority has even been misinterpreted as only relating to race. But just as the word minority is inclusive of race, sex, religion and sexual preference, so are affirmative action programs.
COMMENTARY
Possible Edwards affair needs press
What do you think about the giant sex scandal that is currently rocking a major potential vice-presidential pick? You haven’t heard about it? It’s probably because the mainstream media seems to be running from the news like it’s the plague.
NEWS
McCain flips stance, supports anti-affirmative action bill
Washington — Presidential challenger Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Sunday that he supports a proposed ballot initiative in his home state that would prohibit affirmative action policies from state and local governments. A decade ago, he called a similar effort “divisive.”
MICHIGAN
Green Party experiences less popularity with recent elections
The Green Party of the United States, the nation’s most prominent third party, has selected former congresswoman Cynthia McKinney as its presidential nominee, but it remains to be seen if she will receive enough support to qualify for federal campaign funding.
MSU
International students on rise as tuition costs increase
Despite rising tuition costs and a lack of financing options, about 500 more international students than last fall are expected at MSU this year, said Nicole Namy, an international student adviser and community outreach developer for the Office for International Students & Scholars.
NEWS
Police Brief 07/28/08
A window was broken at the Union between 11 p.m. July 19 and 12:15 a.m. July 20, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MSU
Combing for clues
The month of August not only marks the beginning for a new school year at MSU, but also the beginning of honey harvesting season for beekeepers across the state. But as students return to East Lansing they may be the only ones creating a buzz, as Michigan’s honeybee population is continually disappearing.
MSU
MSU colleges work to bring more women to programs
Title IX doesn’t just cover sports. The law, passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972, prohibits against gender-based discrimination in all education.
MICHIGAN
Police want residents to keep laptops safe, out of sight
The East Lansing Police Department is encouraging residents to keep laptop computers out of plain view as a result of an increase in laptop thefts around the city.
MICHIGAN
Prom raises funds for county seniors
When Lansing resident Tanya Helderman attended Ingham County’s Senior Prom Friday night, she was able to experience a night of dinner and dancing that she did not get while in high school.
FOOTBALL
Healthy Ringer ready to shoulder load
As the focal point of MSU’s offense, senior running back Javon Ringer will be counted on at times to carry the team on his shoulders. So understandably, coaches have been cautious with Ringer after he was forced to have shoulder surgery this offseason.
COMMENTARY
Give Libertarian Party closer look for 2012 election
Dan Jakeway’s letter, Overhaul of Republican Party will help win election in fall (SN 7/24), was well-written and addressed some important points. I, too, would like to see the presence of classical conservatism return to politics in this country. However, Jakeway comes up short on practical solutions for the Republican Party’s flaws.
COMMENTARY
Reading online can have benefits when balanced
Parents find it easy to complain about the way their children are learning today. They say teenagers spend too much time online and not enough time with a book in their hands. Research no longer necessarily involves a library and a card catalog. But that doesn’t mean the Internet has killed education or reading.
NEWS
Police Brief 07/25/08
Several 100-foot cables of copper electrical wire were stolen from Big Ten Room A at the Kellogg Center between June 15 at midnight and July 13 at 11 p.m., MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
Influential women: university presidents
Now more than ever before, women have educational and professional opportunities that generations of women before them could only have dreamed of. Earlier this month, Susan Martin took office as the president of Eastern Michigan University, and the start of fall classes will mark the beginning of Martin’s first full school year as president of EMU.
MICHIGAN
MSU, ELPD study defense training tactics to ensure officer safety
With Cedar Fest sentencing still going strong and Welcome Week less than a month away, MSU and East Lansing police are keeping up with defense training to ensure officer safety.
MICHIGAN
High-density housing trend comes to E.L.
East Lansing and Lansing are both following a national trend of developing high-density urban housing by adding multistory buildings.
MICHIGAN
MSU-made program forecasts elections
MSU’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research has created a program to predict the electoral college outcome and identify battleground states in the upcoming presidential election.
MSU
Charity event for Ronald McDonald House
Brian Leung said the idea for Union to Union just came to him.