Lansing — Walk through the doors of the New Hope Day Center and you will hear plenty of conversations and some laughter, as well as feel warmth. On a day when the weather is just a few degrees above zero, anywhere with heat is comforting — something the clients of New Hope are looking for.
With every issue I have an opinion about, I make a concerted effort to understand those who disagree with me — their motives, feelings, reasons — because without mutual understanding, I do not believe problems can really be resolved or gaps ever bridged. However, there are a few issues of which I truly do not understand the "other side." I try, but I cannot seem to find a common ground on which I agree with, or at least understand and appreciate, the views of those who disagree with my opinion.
The Spartans have looked at their schedule and seen the remaining games. But they're not getting ahead of themselves. With two games apiece against CCHA bottom-feeders Western Michigan, Bowling Green and Ferris State, MSU seemingly could declare a first-round CCHA playoff bye right now.
Another blow was delivered to same-sex couples Friday, with the state court's decision to ban same-sex health care benefits. The ruling follows the state constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage from the 2004 election — it passed with 59 percent of the vote. According to the court, when Michigan voters approved the ban on gay marriages, they also banned domestic partner benefits as well. During the run-up to the election, proponents of the gay marriage ban stated early and often that same-sex couples retain all the rights afforded to them.
Lansing — Slashing school funding is not the way to get Michigan out of its looming budget crisis, said Gov.
Before losing to Ohio State at home last week, Purdue was 12-0 at Mackey Arena this season. Before beating Penn State in State College, Pa., three days later, the Boilermakers hadn't won a road game in three years. So as the Spartans (17-7 overall, 4-5 Big Ten) travel to West Lafayette, Ind., tonight for an 8 p.m.
By John Schmeltzer McClatchy Newspapers MCT — While Wendy's, Taco Bell and KFC have announced a switch to new cooking oils free of heart-clogging trans fats, McDonald's Corp.
The former president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Rev. Joseph Lowery, will speak about "Weapons of Mass Deception" on Thursday. Civil rights activists such as Lowery risked their lives, fortunes and families to better society, said Pat Grauer, a spokeswoman for the College of Osteopathic Medicine. Lowery, who co-founded the SCLC with Martin Luther King Jr., was the first recipient of Boston University's Martin Luther King Award and delivered eulogies at Rosa Parks' and Coretta Scott King's funerals. "It really says a lot about the way the civil right community holds him in esteem," Grauer said.
MSU head coach Mark Dantonio will reveal the incoming class of football recruits tonight at Breslin Center as part of NCAA Signing Day. Fans have been invited to attend the event, which will consist of an autograph session and video tribute to the incoming class.
All of the female students in MSU's College of Engineering could fit in one large lecture hall — with room to spare. That's 488 females out of 2,845 total engineering students, or 17 percent, who enrolled for 2006 fall semester. This number is on par according to the U.S.
It's almost game time at Breslin Center. Mary Smith, who stands just above 5 feet, seems small amid the bustling arena. The 91-year-old walks to her seat, wearing her favorite white hat, a dark green skirt and white boots — green and white from head to toe. "She's always dressed to the nines," said Kris Hassan, a 1974 MSU alumna who befriended Smith several years ago at a basketball game.
Editor's note: Lauren Spencer was first profiled in The State News on Sept. 5, 2006. Social relations sophomore Lauren Spencer has no plans to run for office anytime soon, but that doesn't mean she won't consider it in the future. "I can't rule anything out — if there is something I feel passionately about, I could definitely see myself running," she said. On Nov.
I am writing in response to the letter "Recycling does not save resources, reduce costs," (SN 1/22) by Steve Sutton.
For some students, the opportunity to solve the world's problems beats the allure of a typical 9-to-5 white-collar job. During the MSU Call to Serve Fair, such students will have a chance to explore their career options with nonprofit organizations and government and public service programs.
Michigan is a desirable location for garbage exports from around the world. But the dirty habit of making cash from other people's trash has left the state with little capacity in its landfills. A report filed two weeks ago with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, or DEQ, estimated Michigan landfills have 18 years of space remaining in them. "It's certainly a concern for us," DEQ spokesman Bob McCann said.
East Lansing came one step closer to getting a new hotel Tuesday night. A proposal to build a three-story, 78-room Marriott or Hampton hotel was moved forward at the City Council's meeting.
Martin V. Brown held no grudges, stayed out of scuffles and had no enemies that his former roommate knew about. Todd Sandell, Brown's Armstrong Hall roommate, told a jury Tuesday in Lansing's 30th Judicial Circuit Court, that he had walked with Brown to the Campbell Hall party the night his roommate was murdered. Brown was stabbed to death near Jenison Field House as he walked to his dorm room from the Campbell Hall party at about 1:30 a.m.
It may seem like once-popular hobbies — spending hours building model airplanes, flying kites or mastering always-impressive yo-yo tricks — have quickly faded into obscurity. But one hobby seems to be here to stay: collecting.
I am writing this letter in response to "Definition of human life needs to be determined" (SN 1/30). Though I would without a doubt be considered a liberal, I can normally understand and respect where the other side of a debate is coming from.