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State News continues battle for information

Lindsey Poisson
August 8, 2006

When the government and the media disagree about the public's right to information, it sometimes takes legal action to settle the dispute. Since last semester, The State News and MSU have traded legal arguments over this public right. Conflicts between media and public institutions are not new, but having the conviction to take them to court is rare, said Mark Goodman, executive director of the Student Press Law Center — a nonprofit organization advocating student press rights. "It's an ongoing problem," Goodman said.

MSU

Union under construction

The Union will look a bit different than it has in the past with new businesses and facility updates, Union Director Jim Sheppard said.

NEWS

Fresh start

Stephen Patterson
August 8, 2006

Almost exactly one year ago, the Spartan football team began preparing for an upcoming season that would begin in the national spotlight and end in a frustrating spiral of failure.

FEATURES

Johnny O'Neal shines at JazzFest

Ryan Mccormick
August 7, 2006

Lansing — Saturday evening's headliner, Johnny O'Neal, started tapping his piano keys 10 minutes early, but was perfectly in time for the rest of the night. With a slight wind from the south and an overcast sky during the final night of the 2006 JazzFest, showers seemed to be looming.

COMMENTARY

Larrowe column shows little change from 1979

While I never knew Lash Larrowe, I have heard that his presence at MSU was much appreciated, both inside and outside of class. Thankfully I know he will rest in peace, knowing that bigotry in America against Arabs has still survived the test of social progress. The reprint of Larrowe's column from 1979, "Troubled times for Iranians," (SN 8/4), is only the latest in the recent columns "Lash"ing out against Arab society.

NEWS

Impostor pleads not guilty to charges

Lindsey Poisson
August 7, 2006

A local resident arrested for unlawfully entering a home and impersonating an undercover East Lansing police officer pleaded not guilty to breaking and entering without permission during his arraignment Wednesday. Christopher James Spencer, 28, is not being charged with impersonating a police officer, according to court records. Police responded to a 911 call from two residents living on the 300 block of Oakhill Avenue at 12:51 a.m.

COMMENTARY

Whatever happened to courtesy?

Boom. Boom, boom, boom … boom. Pause, repeat. Boom. Boom, boom, boom … boom. Pause, repeat. That is the sound of the bass, which is followed by voices — laughing, yelling, chatting — and Fergie belting out "Let's Get Retarded." Despite assumptions, this isn't the soundtrack to a Friday night bash.

COMMENTARY

Free market should solve minimum wage question

The State News' position on a minimum wage hike is confusing in the editorial "Minimum wage hike overdue," (SN 8/3). The editorial claims "more focus should be put on job creation" rather than raising the minimum wage, which it describes as a temporary solution to poverty.

COMMENTARY

Teach Internet safety earlier

Have you ever come across an embarrassing picture of yourself that someone else posted online? If so, you may have laughed when you first saw it, but how do you think your mother would have responded?

FEATURES

Howie Day to perform during welcome week

Alessa Thomas
August 7, 2006

Singer/Songwriter Howie Day will perform on Aug. 26 at the Wharton Center as part of the Residence Halls Association's welcome weekend show, said Grant Lyman, the Director of Special Events for RHA. RHA will also bring The Black Crowes to campus.

MSU

Walk brings hope to young

Andrea Byl
August 7, 2006

Jan Rozich is all too familiar with juvenile diabetes. At age 6, Rozich's daughter and grandson were both diagnosed with the disease, and she wants a cure. "(As a mother) you're living with it day to day, so you're always watching," she said. Rozich was one of about 600 people who participated in the second East Lansing Walk To Cure Diabetes, hosted by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at the MSU Duffy Daugherty Football Building on Saturday.

MICHIGAN

Burned play structure to be replaced

Lindsey Poisson
August 7, 2006

Efforts to rebuild an East Lansing playground structure that burned down in early July are already underway as police continue to investigate the arson. A replacement for the structure in Harrison Meadows Park, located on Roxburgh Avenue, could be completed by either fall or spring, depending on how smoothly everything goes, said Tim McCaffrey, director of East Lansing parks and recreation. "The city has every intention of replacing the playground structure," he said.

MICHIGAN

A move for goodwill

Mara Deutch
August 4, 2006

Lansing — Joseph and Demetria Burton can often be found at community activities or volunteering at local organizations, but now they have decided to do more than participate.

FEATURES

Happenings

Friday "Measure for Measure" performed by Sunsets with Shakespeare tonight through Sunday at the Lou Adado Riverfront Park Sun Bowl, between the Lansing City Market and Lansing Center in Lansing.