COMMENTARY
It's about time King receives memorial
Finally, nearly 40 years after his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. is getting the memorial he deserves.
COMMENTARY
Prop. 2's failure shows North not progressive
Just before I start, I did vote: Jennifer Granholm, Debbie Stabenow, Libertarian Party, Green Party, no on Proposal 2, yes on Proposal 5, etc. Anyway, after the final results were in, all I can say is "Wow!" Michigan residents actually care more about the hunting of doves than equal opportunity and ensuring all schools have an equal base and minimum of funding. I mean, personally being from South Carolina, I can understand how this could happen down there, but here among "the great North," it's baffling.
NEWS
Cutting out the risk
Two years ago, an alumnus from Justin Green's fraternity house asked Green to buy him cigarettes. "I went to the store and bought the wrong ones," said Green, an economics senior. But instead of getting rid of them, Green, a one-time health-conscious athlete in high school, said he ended up smoking them himself. "I never even tried a cigarette my entire life until I came to Michigan State," he said. Nursing senior Hillary Pasch, who spent Wednesday night preparing for today's Great American Smokeout, hopes the message behind the event will reach those like Green. "We see firsthand the effect that tobacco has on our patients and all of their family," said Pasch, who is the president of the MSU Nursing Student Association. For the Great American Smokeout, an awareness day sponsored by the American Cancer Society designed to help smokers quit, Pasch joined about 50 other students to write anti-smoking messages with sidewalk chalk around campus. In hospitals, Pasch has worked with people who have everything from heart problems to asthma as a result of smoking. "Smoking has such a negative effect on people," Pasch said.
MICHIGAN
Jobless rate drops in Michigan for October
Michigan's unemployment rate dropped by 0.2 percent in October, according to the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth. The state's total employment increased by 11,000 jobs, and unemployment decreased by 13,000 jobs.
MICHIGAN
Christmas in October?
The wintery scene looked plucked straight from North Pole — Christmas trees, shiny ornaments, wrapping paper, the works. But there's a reason why this Okemos Meijer's holiday display stood out — it was only October.
MSU
Professor receives money for research
Andrew Christlieb, an assistant professor of mathematics, has been awarded $300,000 during a three-year period by The Young Investigator Research Program. The program, which is supported by the U.S.
MSU
Deer crashing into car not rare during hunting season
As Mary Govoni waited inside her red Pontiac sedan at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Wilson Road Thursday morning, she thought she was being attacked when her passenger side windows were suddenly shattered. Seconds later, the Okemos resident looked outside the car to see a man pointing at a fleeing six-point deer — the culprit of the clamor, said her husband Lenny Govoni. "She didn't know what hit her; it all happened in 30 seconds," said Govoni, who is an MSU Grounds Maintenance landscape services coordinator.
COMMENTARY
Letter writer wrong; global warming is fact
This is a response to Dan Herman's letter to the editor, "Editorial wrong, global warming not scientific fact" (SN 11/10), in which he not only propagates a common misuse of scientific terminology, but also is incorrect in his assertions regarding global warming. First, Herman's word usage is completely erred.
SPORTS
McCallie introduces touted class of 2011
The MSU women's basketball team is preparing to welcome another recruiting class to East Lansing next summer. Head coach Joanne P.
MSU
BET host addresses leadership with MSU
Social activist and minister Jeff Johnson told a crowd of about 150 students they need to take leadership roles in their communities Wednesday evening in Wilson Hall Auditorium. Through his speech, "Who Will Lead the Next Social Movement," which was hosted by MSU's Black Student Alliance, or BSA, Johnson asked students to become leaders of their generation. "Nowhere in the history of the world has a generation not led itself," Johnson said.
NEWS
President meets with students about MCRI
University officials organized a closed session Wednesday with 17 students to discuss students' expectations regarding how MSU will handle Michigan's affirmative action ban. The discussion was in response to students confronting the MSU Board of Trustees about the issue at its Friday meeting. The 17 students were identified as leaders of campus organizations. Officials wanted to discuss which issues regarding the ban concerned the student leaders and MSU community, as well as lay out plans for maintaining diversity at MSU.
MICHIGAN
Valley Court recycling center to close Monday
East Lansing's Valley Court recycling drop-off site will close indefinitely on Monday. East Lansing's other recycling site is located at 1800 E.
NEWS
E.L. bar owners, residents gear up for high-profile U-M vs. OSU game
Football fever has a stranglehold on Ohio, but symptoms of the sickness seem to be popping up in East Lansing. Members of the East Lansing community are trying to make the most of MSU's lackluster football season by turning their attention to the high-profile game between University of Michigan and the Ohio State University on Saturday in Columbus. Harper's Restaurant & Brewpub, 131 Albert Ave., will host a pregame tailgate party for the match at 2 p.m.
MSU
Same-sex parents fight for joint-custody rights
It has been close to three months since Ingham County Assistant Prosecutor Marie Wolfe has seen the children she loves. Jonah and Harper are 19 months old now, and as they continue to grow, they will have to face the world without the help of their estranged parental figure. "I'm missing out on a lot of things in their lives," Wolfe said.
NEWS
Prof-turned-caf-worker well-known in Mason Hall
Everybody knows Ron, his wife says. If you've eaten in Mason Hall, you've probably at least seen him.
NEWS
Panel discussion focuses on race relations on campus
Last year, a female Mexican MSU student was repeatedly punched in the face and called racially derogatory names. Racial slurs were scrawled on the dry-erase board hanging on her dorm room door, as well as on her floor's bulletin board.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball freshman named Player of Week
After posting a career-high 10 blocks in MSU's upset of No. 16 Purdue last week, freshman middle blocker Vanessa King was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.
SPORTS
Pernicano, Rijpma earn all-region accolades
Two MSU field hockey players — senior forward Ashley Pernicano and freshman midfielder Floor Rijpma — have been named second team All-NFHCA West Region.
NEWS
Best remedy for back pain is movement not bed rest
Dear Dr. D, I have had some pain in my back for the last few days, and I was wondering if I should seek medical attention for it.
MICHIGAN
Local coffee chain aims for expansion
Once upon a time, Beaner's Gourmet Coffee was a lone store on Grand River Avenue — raking in $300,000 in sales during its first year of business. Fast-forward 11 years, and that store started by two 1988 MSU graduates has grown into a franchise with estimated sales of $34 million for next year. "We wanted to start a concept of our own," said Beaner's CEO Bob Fish, 43, who started the company in 1995 with Mary Roszel.