There are some things that teeter-totter in my mind. Do I prefer Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton? Are patterned wellies really that cute? Is Starbucks worth the $4 I spend every time? But the topic that has most frequently bounced back and forth in my head is my opinion on graffiti stencils.
I am writing in response to YAF speaker poor choice, brings hate speech at MSU (SN 3/25). Mike Adams makes a poor assumption about the nature of freedom of speech. He preempts the newest MSU Young Americans for Freedom speaker by saying “They should instead host a debate of some kind where both sides can present what they believe. MSU YAF claims to like free speech, but they only like free speech for themselves.”
Campus officials are working on a plan to install key card systems in all residence halls, which could allow dorms to be locked during an emergency.
Members of ASMSU have planned for spring elections since last semester, and officials from MSU’s undergraduate student government said they are hoping to increase the number of voters this year.
About 25 East Lansing residents broke out clapping at Wednesday’s planning commission meeting after Ann Nichols, president of the Oakwood Historical District Neighborhood Association, criticized building heights in the new City Center II proposal. A new plan for a $117 million downtown development was discussed at the meeting.
An MSU parking pass was stolen from a vehicle in the Holden Hall parking lot sometime between 7-9 a.m. Tuesday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said
With the prospect of federal student loans decreasing in availability next year, Whitney Krieger said she is worried she won’t be eligible for the aid she needs.
The snow had melted, the grass was green and it was a perfect day to open a new baseball season Wednesday at Kobs Field. Too bad the MSU baseball team forgot to come out of hibernation. The Spartans fell to Eastern Michigan 10-3 in their home opener, losing to a team that came into the contest with a 1-17 record.
Traffic deaths involving drivers aged 16 to 20 increased about 20 percent in 2007 when compared to 2006, according to information released Wednesday by the Office of Highway Safety Planning.
Police set down their uniforms Wednesday in favor of jeans, T-shirts and light-up vests when the Community Relations Coalition challenged them to a laser tag duel as part of an effort to combat negative stereotypes about police.
Michael Baumgarten knew he wanted to live off campus, but he struggled to find roommates in time to sign a lease for renting an East Lansing house.
Interior design students at MSU are teaming with interior designers statewide to get a package of bills passed in the Michigan Senate that would regulate and license their trade.
For Kaustav Mukherjee, the most exciting thing about MSU is the rush of learning with people who live 9,000 miles away from each other.
There haven’t exactly been the most beautiful days for baseball. With the typical erratic Michigan springtime weather coming through, cold temperatures and snow have forced the MSU baseball team to cancel and postpone scheduled East Lansing games.
With three spring practices down and 12 to go, the message from football head coach Mark Dantonio to his players is simple — “We’ve got to get better.”
The State News caught up with freshman guard Brittney Thomas to find out how she got involved with basketball and what she’s like off the court.
It may not be the national championship they originally wanted, but it’s the one they are on track to receive.
Mother Nature won’t be very nice to the MSU softball team this weekend in its home opener, but that doesn’t bother the players. A chilly, rainy and snowy weekend is forecast throughout the team’s Friday and Saturday series against Minnesota and double-header against Wisconsin on Sunday.
Paying for someone else’s ideas seems like a weird concept. But that’s what copyrights do: They’re protections that regulate the use or reproduction of all kinds of intellectual property — books, music, visual art and other things. As part of the protection, copyright holders are sometimes entitled to royalties, or fees paid by a third party using the copyrighted material. But other times, the context in which copyrighted material is used falls under “fair use,” which means it might not be necessary to pay those fees or seek the copyright holder’s permission to use it.
Wednesday marked the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war. In response, on Thursday, a coalition representing hundreds of MSU students and community members led a large, vibrant demonstration to call for an end to the occupation, which accumulates in cost and creates more destruction every day.