Improving post-secondary education opportunities for high school students remains a priority to the Michigan House of Representatives, even though political control in the House has switched. "Everybody is committed to the idea that we need to better higher education and make college more affordable," said Rep.
Affirmative action advocates battling against Proposal 2 joined forces Friday, consolidating their respective lawsuits into one. By Any Means Necessary, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the American Civil Liberties Union each filed federal lawsuits after Proposal 2 was passed, claiming it violated three federal laws.
Some student groups are saying MSU officials have not fully explained how Proposal 2 will affect their groups and the university. The groups are worried the passing of Proposal 2 could change MSU's inclusive reputation, and they want administrators to address those fears. Proposal 2, passed by Michigan voters in November, bans affirmative action in college admissions and government hiring. "The administration needs to put everything on the table so we aren't guessing and wondering where they stand," said Don Lyons, programming chair for the North American Indigenous Student Organization. Corie Peterson, vice president of Hubbard Hall Black Caucus, said the group is "kind of in the dark." "I want (the administration) to address the issues and address them directly," Peterson said.
Oxford, Ohio — The No. 10 MSU hockey team stayed in contention for the top CCHA spot by bouncing back from its 5-2 defeat against No.
Students were gone, campus was dead and valuables are missing. Winter break might ship away a major portion of East Lansing's population, but the absence welcomes a whole new breed of individuals — thieves. East Lansing police Lt.
By Jacob Carpenter The State News Richard Liscombe isn't selling the typical winter footwear.
Bloomington, Ind. — With a little more than a minute left in Sunday's 73-51 blowout loss to Indiana, MSU was subjected to an "overrated" chant that rang down from the bleachers in Assembly Hall.
With his face strained and muscles taut, senior wrestler Tony Greathouse scored a takedown in the final seconds of the fifth match to overcome Central Michigan's Andy Keller against the Chippewas on Friday night at Jenison Field House. But the Spartans' glory didn't last through the duration of the match. While Greathouse's takedown served as an exclamation point at the end of a dominant start for the Spartans, the No.
Of all the possible effects of Proposal 2, student government officials attest their funding and programs will not be harmed. Shannon Scott, RHA director of racial, ethnic and progressive affairs, said administrators have said the Residence Halls Association will not have to make changes to its policies, programs or how its money is spent. "I don't foresee any major changes," Scott said.
After Saddam Hussein's execution, President Bush issued a statement saying Saddam's death "will not end violence in Iraq." For once, I agree with him. Saddam's death has been ballyhooed as an important step forward for the Iraqi people, bringing them one step closer to sustaining a democracy and becoming an ally in the war on terror.
Playing its first game since head coach Mark Dantonio left for MSU, the Cincinnati football team defeated Western Michigan in the International Bowl on Saturday. MSU immediately fired Dantonio in hopes that it will also play better without him. Former MSU football head coach Nick Saban left the Miami Dolphins last week to assume the vacant coaching position at Alabama. MSU officials had reportedly made overtures to Saban to return to the Spartans, but their interest waned when Saban wouldn't stop laughing on the other end of the phone. An Air Force B-1B bomber will do a fly-over of University of Phoenix stadium just before the start of today's championship game. Bowl officials expect it to be the loudest noise in the stadium until Florida fans start calling for backup quarterback Tim Tebow in the second quarter. The Dallas Cowboys' postseason ended Saturday when quarterback Tony Romo botched the hold of a potential game-winning field goal in the game's final minutes. Reporters waited anxiously to ask Romo what went wrong on the failed play, but his answer was inaudible after he dropped the microphone on the ground. Miami Heat head coach Pat Riley, whose team has dropped five straight games since losing Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal to injury, underwent surgery on his right knee last week. Riley said doctors told him the surgery would sideline him until a few days after Wade and O'Neal return.
College Park, Md. — News flash: Maryland is pretty good. After stomping MSU, 97-57, on Saturday to remain undefeated, the Terrapins looked well on their way to another Final Four appearance and a chance to defend their national championship. After being outrebounded in their previous game against North Carolina State, Maryland came out with an aggressiveness that MSU had yet to see this season and took it to the Spartans on the glass, winning the rebounding battle by 24. "That was, I think, the second time in two years that we were outrebounded," Maryland head coach Brenda Frese said.
A 20-year-old MSU student was charged Wednesday with embezzling more than $20,000 from the Best Buy in Okemos, where she worked. Katy Gozalka, an interdisciplinary studies in social science junior, is accused of misappropriating about $35,000 during a three-month period before she was arrested while working Tuesday at the 2020 Grand River Ave.
The initial demolition for the Virginia Avenue project was stalled during winter break because of delays in finding a contractor for the job. The removal of two homes, at 601 and 673 Virginia Ave., was scheduled to occur before Dec.
Michigan's largest public universities are still scrambling to comply with the state's affirmative action ban, which went into effect Dec.
Honesty, integrity and humility were hallmarks of Gerald R. Ford's presidency, according to members of the MSU community who knew him best. The 38th president died Dec.
Building a Northern Michigan hockey program from scratch. Two-time CCHA coach of the year. Two-time WCHA coach of the year. Two-time national coach of the year. One national championship. There aren't many more things for MSU head coach Rick Comley to accomplish, but he found one that wasn't on his list Saturday. Comley earned his 700th career victory with Saturday's 4-1 win at Miami (Ohio). He is the fifth NCAA Division I coach to accomplish this feat, joining former MSU coach Ron Mason, Jerry York, Bob Peters and Jack Parker. "It feels great, a number of that power," Comley said.
By Thea Neal The State News The very first New Year's I remember celebrating was 1997.
The execution of Saddam Hussein was meant to be a crowning achievement for the newly appointed Iraqi government. However, the release of a cell phone video depicting Iraqi officials taunting the former dictator has sparked violence between Islamic religious sects, and some people have begun to question the integrity of the highly publicized trial. Michael Rubner, a professor of international relations in the James Madison College, said the U.S.
College Park, Md. — The opportunities for the MSU women's basketball team to make an impression against No.