When an impatient MSU instructor kicked James Renuk out of his COM 101 class 32 years ago for his inability to speak, it prompted John Eulenberg to develop a technological system that would help his situation. Since birth, Renuk has had cerebral palsy, which restricts most of his speech and movement.
In "Black community doesn't support same-sex unions" (SN 3/12), Gary Glenn, president of the American Family Association of Michigan, as far as I could discern, was attempting to rebut a previous letter by Sam Curcuruto, "Gay rights fight mirrors black civil rights struggle" (SN 2/23), which paralleled the current struggle of gays to gain the right to same-sex marriage with the struggle of blacks for civil rights in the previous century.
For many Jewish students, MSU's Hillel Jewish Student Center is a home away from home. It is a place where students can feel comfortable, meet and hang out with other students with common beliefs and heritage. Some go to become closer to their faith and others closer to their culture. "For me, getting involved was because my family is so involved in the religion," said Heather Kerwin, a reformed Jew and communicative sciences and disorders senior.
The village in Africa, where life seemed to move slowly and people would treat a stranger like a close friend, is no longer the same place it once was. When Cindy Chalou worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in Swaziland from 1980-82, the African country was virtually untouched by AIDS. "I have no recollection of even talking about HIV or AIDS," said Chalou, who now is an associate director for MSU's study abroad office. A few decades later, in 1996, the program closed. More than 2,000 MSU alumni have volunteered abroad for two-year commitments during the Peace Corps' 45-year tenure.
By Craig Trudell For The State News Pinned on the left chest of Pfc. Matthew Brady's uniform is the Purple Heart. The Purple Heart is the country's oldest military decoration.
I am trotting bow-legged, my upper body cocked backward to hold my belongings against my body. I feel inefficient making numerous trips to the car from my Shaw Hall dorm room, so instead I slowly and unsteadily stumble to my steed, a silver 1993 four-door Mercedes.
The ballot is set for ASMSU's spring election, with students vying for 32 open seats between the Academic and Student assemblies, which make up MSU's undergraduate student government. Of the 36 names on the ballot, 28 are for Student Assembly.
MSU's Eli Broad College of Business received a jolt when BusinessWeek magazine released its annual B-school rankings, dropping the college from last year's rank of 29th to 48th. "We aren't happy," said Robert Duncan, dean of the college.
Nick and Andy Simmons are linked in many ways — brotherhood, wrestling, Big Ten Championships and All-America honors. This weekend, the senior grapplers from Williamston look to create one common bond that has eluded them in their tenure at MSU: national champions. The Spartans wrestlers will travel to Auburn Hills on Thursday in pursuit of their first national championship titles after finishing in the top 10 at nationals in back-to-back years.
Stumped by those pesky 8 vs. 9 matchups? Trying to figure out if FAMU is a 16 seed or a failed '90s boy band?
There already has been much talk this year about the presidential election of 2008, certainly earlier than ever before.
The State News caught up with first gentleman Dan Mulhern after speaking at a Michigan Campus Compact meeting Monday at Kellogg Center.
The city has hit yet another barrier in its attempt to revamp the 600 block of Virginia Avenue. And this time, it's a barrier made of industrial steel that's reinforced with concrete up to 10 inches thick. A contractor is requesting almost $8,000 from the city to finish demolishing 673 Virginia Ave.
A proposal to hand over a Detroit hospital to MSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine should not be considered by university officials, one MSU trustee said. Trustee Colleen McNamara blasted St.
The entrance to Scavenger Hunt, 321 E. Grand River Ave., showcases a mannequin with a feathery electric blue wig under a sign that reads "Rainier Beer." The entrance to Valueland on 5400 S.
I spent last summer interning with a newspaper in Greensboro, N.C., so MSU's first-round NCAA Tournament game in Winston-Salem, N.C., is a homecoming of sorts for me.
I found Richard Lund's letter "MIP charges necessary to protect E.L.
On Feb. 28, I participated in Legislative Education Day with the Michigan Fitness Foundation in advocating to save the Healthy Michigan Fund.
Senior wrestler Nick Simmons snagged the top seed in the 133-pound weight class Monday for the NCAA Wrestling Championships this weekend, his second consecutive No.
MSU is looking at a proposal that would add gender identity to its anti-discrimination policy. The change will be discussed at today's Faculty Council meeting. Considering that the proposed change would do nothing but protect the rights of a certain segment of MSU's population, there is no reason why the university shouldn't adopt it. The proposal must be approved by both the Faculty and Academic councils, then it will go on for decision by the MSU Board of Trustees. As it stands, MSU is one of five remaining Big Ten schools that does not list gender identity as being protected against gender discrimination.