On Monday, wire hangers were strung around campus with attached pro-choice slogans like, "What women choose when they have no choice." This effective form of protesting comes during Young Women's Week of Action for U.S.
As if American foreign policy weren't insulting and degrading enough for the rest of the world, now the White House has to spread its might into the final frontier. The Bush administration has chosen to claim space for America, insisting no one "hostile to U.S.
Where are the moral values of Republican Congressman Mike Rogers that we hear so much about? He should be calling for the resignation of Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.
In sports, a short memory is one of the most important assets to have. It's not often athletes like to dwell on past mistakes or think about what went wrong. That holds especially true for the Spartans this year.
By Rebecca McNulty Special for The State News When it comes to a proposed ban on race-based preferences in Michigan, officials say it's a guessing game as to how it will impact diversity at MSU.
Offense Bishop: The Tigers have been nearly unstoppable lately. They have lit up some great pitchers during the playoffs.
MSU fans looking for a few of their favorite Spartans defensive players on Saturday will find them in unfamiliar places. Sir Darean Adams and Nehemiah Warrick have switched positions.
The ceiling keeps springing leaks, and the MSU football team is having trouble finding enough buckets to catch the water. The Spartans have been decimated by injuries throughout the season, and no portion of the roster has been hit harder than the offensive line.
Democrat Mark Meadows and Republican John Knowles debated funding for higher education, affirmative action and ways to improve the relationship between students and permanent residents in East Lansing on Wednesday night. The candidates are campaigning to fill the 69th District seat in the state House of Representatives, which includes East Lansing, Meridian Township and Williamstown Township. To give more college students a financial break, Knowles said the Legislature needs to review how it funds higher education. "It should be one of the top priorities of the Legislature," he said.
Vote yes for the Potter Park Zoo millage. As an employee of the Potter Park Zoo, I cannot stress enough how much the millage would mean to the zoo. The zoo provides medical and daily care to more than 400 animals, many that are endangered.
We've all heard the horror stories of voting irregularities in past elections — hours waiting in lines, dead people casting votes and thousands of votes ignored.
Two renovation projects await the green light from the MSU Board of Trustees. The board could approve plans to renovate Spartan Village Elementary and the fourth floor of the Hannah Administration Building at its Friday meeting. MSU officials recommended that Spartan Village Elementary, which has been vacant for three years, be renovated to be used as a community center for the Spartan Village student apartment complex and provide more office space for University Housing because of its limited space across campus. The board will be presented with a proposal to authorize plans to start the renovations and approve the $3.5 million budget for the Spartan Village renovations. University Housing has been spread out all over campus, and Angela Brown, the director of University Housing, said this vacancy is something they needed to take advantage of. "We had several apartments around the complex being used for certain services," Brown said.
The last time the Detroit Tigers won a World Series title, most MSU athletes were in diapers or had not even been born. "None of the players on our team have experienced the Tigers win," MSU baseball head coach David Grewe said.
Issues ranged from student safety to coaching tenure as MSU students and East Lansing residents questioned candidates participating in the MSU Board of Trustees forum Wednesday night. The forum was held by the League of Women Voters of the Lansing Area and was sponsored by ASMSU — MSU's undergraduate student government — the Women's Resource Center and the University Activities Board. The League of Women Voters invited all nine candidates running for two open seats on the board in the Nov.
Guantanamo Bay just got a whole lot more controversial. Signed into existence Tuesday, a new bill called the Military Commissions Act of 2006 would allow the government to hold suspected terrorists without the rights of habeas corpus. Habeas corpus is the right to petition the government for unlawful imprisonment — leaving detainees in places, such as Gitmo, in a legal black hole.
The student's letter, "Re-elect Rogers: He votes to protect U.S.
With a Big Ten showdown against Northwestern looming on the horizon, the MSU men's soccer team could easily have looked past its Wednesday opponent, Valparaiso. Instead, the Spartans came out and played suffocating defense from the first whistle to the last, crushing the Crusaders, 2-0, at Old College Field. "Today was what we call a Spartan effort," MSU head coach Joe Baum said.
At 1 p.m. Monday, the East Lansing Public Library will show the political thriller "Munich" for free. The film, directed by Steven Spielberg, is based on the true story of the 1972 Olympic Games hosted in Munich, Germany.
Correction: The story should have said Roe vs. Wade made abortion legal, not illegal. Construction paper signs with the handwritten message "What women choose when there is no choice" dangled off wire hangers from trees and fences across campus Monday. This week is Young Women's Week of Action for U.S.
Lansing — U.S. Sen. John Kerry endorsed Gov. Jennifer Granholm Wednesday afternoon at a memorial dedication for fallen law enforcement officers in Lansing as part of his monthlong campaigning effort for Democratic candidates across the country. At the Lansing event, Kerry emphasized sacrifices law enforcement officers make daily during the dedication of the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Monument. "The very least we can do is honor the sacrifice, honor the fallen heroes.