COMMENTARY
Chant for Bubba Smith on Saturday at Spartans game
I know most students probably do not really know the history behind Bubba Smith, or maybe who he even is.
COMMENTARY
Board needs more transparency
Friday's decision to extend MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon's contract by three years was another unanimous one by the MSU Board of Trustees, but the unanimity was really no surprise — the board's meetings are just public relations junkets with little discussion and no dissent. It's not that Simon isn't a satisfactory president or that she's being paid too much; our quandary is not with her.
COMMENTARY
Popular culture turning college students into mindless caricatures
There was a time when university life was cultured. People from all over the world would come to the monolith of education that was a university and discuss politics and love over a cup of coffee. It was a place to expand and mature, to become better acquainted with the inner workings of the world from both the outside and within.
NEWS
Firm may have misled city about work history
Representatives from a development firm working on the East Village project misled East Lansing officials about their work history during a July 25 City Council meeting, according to some city officials. Although The Pierce Company of San Diego, Calif., severed its ties with a massive redevelopment effort at San Diego State University in early 2006, three of its top executives didn't say they weren't heading the project during the council meeting. The SDSU redevelopment project was the main focus of The Pierce Company's presentation and was meant to exemplify its past development projects.
MSU
Focus on bioeconomy
When Mariam Sticklen watched gas prices nearly quadruple during the oil crisis of the 1970s, the then-Ohio State graduate student knew she had to do something to help. "Back in the '70s, we didn't do anything to start solving problems, and that was the time to start," Sticklen said. Sticklen then moved to Michigan and into the emerging field of biotechnology to research ethanol production.
MICHIGAN
Bill may create jobs in Mich.
Michigan construction workers could be first in line to build facilities for expanding businesses such as ethanol production plants — no matter what the cost. The Michigan Senate commerce and labor committee met Tuesday to discuss legislation that would give job preferences to in-state construction firms when an agricultural processing, renewable energy or forest products processing facility is created. The bill was introduced by state Sen.
NEWS
Words can hurt
Although many students use terms like "cripple" and "retard" jokingly, one of the more than 900 students a year who have a registered and documented disability at MSU could be listening. Michael Hudson, director of the Resource Center for Students with Disabilities, said about 2 percent of MSU students register and document their disabilities with the office, but only one-third of the disabilities are visible. Hudson said students who have disabilities are in every college, and for that reason it's important for people to choose their words wisely all the time. "Always think how do you refer to yourself," Hudson said.
COMMENTARY
Tolerance must be real, not an illusion
It is wonderful to live in a world where we are completely tolerant and free to speak our minds, despite offensiveness.
MSU
Comforting cotton
Victims of Hurricane Katrina will be warmer this winter as a result of a clothing drive that collected denim for insulation on Tuesday in front of Shaw Hall. Cotton Inc. and the MSU Public Relations Student Society of America, or PRSSA, hosted Cotton's Dirty Laundry Tour, which is a 14-stop nationwide event to educate students about cotton clothing. MSU is the second stop of the tour. The event served as an outlet for the "Cotton.
COMMENTARY
China has bigger problems than letter writer stated
In the letter regarding the Sept. 11 Opinion Page "9/11 editorial right, country led by fear" (SN 9/14), the author is incorrect in saying, "China does not have problems because China doesn't stick its nose in other countries' business." China's problems are much bigger and much more severe.
MSU
Innovations: Tomatoes
Name: Robert Last, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, and other researchers from MSU, the University of Michigan and the University of Arizona Department: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Date of research: Last has been working with tomatoes for about six months. Type of research: Plant biology and genetics Basics of research: "We are interested in finding the genes that are involved in making trichomes, the little hairs on plants, and the chemicals involved in making the chemicals in the little hairs," Last said.
SOCCER
Tillman is model of consistency in net
There's a word that means a lot to MSU men's soccer coach Joe Baum. Stability. It's what senior goalkeeper Jason Tillman has provided plenty of in his time at MSU.
NEWS
Tailgates about game not booze, partying
Dr. D, Last weekend, I was tailgating on campus with friends who were older than 21, when a cop made us pour out our beer because we weren't in a "designated tailgate zone." We went back to the tennis courts, but with no place to walk, there was nothing to do but sit and drink.
COMMENTARY
Take advantage of college experiences, diversity
It seems too often that you see an out-of-shape tailgater talking about how much beer he drank the night before, and then he'll go on to say something about not having a six pack but really appreciates his keg.
SPORTS
Freshman duo making life easier for MSU, each other
Lauren Sinacola and Lauren Hill grew up only 45 minutes from each other, so it's no big surprise they have a lengthy soccer history.
NEWS
Expressions through ink
Kris Lachance, owner of Splash of Color Tattoo & Piercing Studio, remembers each tattoo she's had inked with piercing clarity. "The atmosphere stays with you," she said.
NEWS
City buys additional Virginia Ave. homes
The Virginia Avenue project moved forward Tuesday night when the East Lansing City Council agreed to purchase two more homes along the avenue's 600 block. The block's 23 homes are being purchased by the city so the area, which is primarily occupied by students, can be turned into a development for families with children. "We have been working to bring families into East Lansing," City Council member Beverly Baten said.
MICHIGAN
E.L. business celebrates 80 years
It wasn't just any suit that an East Lansing dry cleaning company pressed years ago. Then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton handed off his dark-colored, two-piece suit to be cleaned at Twichell's Dry Cleaners and Tailors before he wore it in a 1992 presidential debate on MSU's campus. Mesung and Sangwon Lee, the third owners of the dry cleaner, watched the debate on television and admired their work. "I thought he looked good," Sangwon said. The former president is an example of and glimpse into the success of the dry cleaning business' history as it celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. Since 1926, the dry cleaning business has stood on M.A.C.
FEATURES
Secret to smart shopping found in lists, wardrobe
I have faced the fact that I am an extremely impulsive shopper. Maybe this is you, too. Do you spend hours trying on outfits in the morning, all of which end up in a huge heap on the floor as you race to get to class on time?
FOOTBALL
Conley's Top 10: Beware of SEC defenses, 3-named quarterbacks
Each week, State News football reporter Ethan Conley offers his own college football Top 10 rankings. No.