I was very disappointed with The State News when I read the article by Rebecca McNulty, "Sheriff, minister compete in primary," (SN 7/20). It was nice to see what these candidates believe and stand for, but there is some information missing.
In his response to "Girls make the grade," (SN 7/20), Anton Frattaroli questions "Is the point of this article to say something as childish as 'Girls are better than boys?'" I found this incredibly ironic, considering that he had just spent a few paragraphs before engaging in an argument equally as childish in his letter, "Girls aren't better than boys, article lacks point," (SN 7/24). Now, Frattaroli may disregard everything I say because I am just a lowly female dietetics major who cannot code a compiler, but I found it absolutely ridiculous that he minimized the curricula of other majors to simply "memorizing and writing well" and further attest that he is better than others because he can solve 400-level math problems and understand different computer languages.
One morning something bad happened. I got to the last spoonful of my Lucky Charms and suddenly noticed a crippling deficit of colored marshmallows to frosted oats.
Martin Jarmond has been promoted to assistant athletic director of development. He will continue to work with the $9 million Annual & Special Giving program in the Athletic Development Office and will now also be involved with strategic planning, customer service and diversity initiatives.
MSU baseball head coach David Grewe is not a gardener, but with the way he has been cultivating the Spartan team since taking over last year, the coach could think about a second profession. At age 30, the young head coach is actively recruiting, stimulating and developing a baseball team that has not reached an NCAA regional tournament in the past 26 years.
Three new deans will be holding the reins of MSU colleges when students return to campus this fall. The deans were approved by the MSU Board of Trustees on July 17. Satish Udpa, College of Engineering Though the words "cheerleader" and "catalyst" were not used on his résumé, Satish Udpa said his new job as the dean of the College of Engineering incorporates both of these things.
After reading "United States supports Israel with good reason," (SN 7/17), by Daniel Piedra, I felt the need to respond.
I have always been a person possessed by irrational fear. Even in these trying times of "constant" terrorist threat and international conflict, nothing sends shivers down my spine like thoughts of an alien abduction or an overwhelming army of zombies. But as a child, my fears manifested themselves in three fairly harmless entertainment icons: gap-toothed Mad Magazine cover boy Alfred E.
East Lansing city officials got a firsthand feel for what's going on in the city Monday evening when they took a bus tour through different neighborhoods. Accompanied by presidents and representatives from each of the city's neighborhoods, East Lansing City Manager Ted Staton and Mayor Sam Singh fielded questions on topics ranging from the condition of the school system to what is being done to control the growth of student rentals. "We are taking an opportunity to go through the community," Singh said.
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee filed a lawsuit against the United States government Monday, claiming it has not provided enough protection for American citizens stuck in Lebanon. Kareem Shora, director of the legal department for the committee, said the committee filed the lawsuit in the U.S.
East Lansing is on target in preparing for the Aug. 8 primary, city officials said. East Lansing City Clerk Sharon Reid said the city is collecting absentee ballots and preparing and testing new machinery geared at voters with disabilities.
After seeing the film, "Lady in the Water," I can now say, M. Night Shyamalan can be considered one of the best storytellers in Hollywood today. Not only does he display the ability of picking a normal subject we see in everyday society as his theme while mixing it with a supernatural background, but also he has the patience to develop a story to its fullest extent, as well. In his past films, Shyamalan has dealt with everything from superheroes to aliens, but then developed the film around issues like divorce or losing one's faith.
The MSU field hockey program has announced a new addition to its coaching staff. Ashley Egland has been hired as an assistant coach and she will be working primarily with the goal-keeping unit. Before being hired by MSU, Egland was an assistant coach at St.
It's always a good idea when making a movie that the longer you stick with your original concept the more entertaining your film will be. If audiences are deceived into thinking they are seeing a film about one thing, and then that concept barely appears in the film, audiences will not be able to enjoy the film to its fullest capacity. Ivan Reitman's new comedy, "My Super Ex-Girlfriend," suffers from this problem because there is very limited time when the "ex" concept is in effect. The film begins with the introduction of the film's lovable loser, Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson), an ordinary guy who has been out of the dating game for quite awhile and feels it's time to get back in the game. He suddenly sees his chance when Saunders runs after a thief who has just stolen a woman's purse and thinks what better way to pick up a girl than to become her hero. Impressed by his courageous act, Jenny Johnson (Uma Thurman) asks Saunders out on a date. As they get to know each other, Saunders begins to notice aspects about this girl that are both familiar and different from other women he's dated — from their extremely rough sex together to her very needy and jealous moods.
Civil engineering senior Troy Grunder arrived at his first-floor Treehouse West apartment last month to find the door wide open.
Lansing — A Lansing resident is waiting for the Ingham County Election Commission to approve language in a petition he created to oust Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero. John Pollard originally filed his petition in early July, but it was rejected because the wording was too vague, he said.
The State News' coverage, "Finding common ground," (SN 7/13), of the "Common" Ground Festival was telling. The paper mentioned the festival bringing people together and quoted Lansing resident Sue Keenan as saying "everybody kind of blends as one." But a blaring lack of sense of our community was shown in the absence of any minorities in all the pictures used in the display, which unfortunately reflected the lack of diversity of people attending this "common" festival.
The Mid-Michigan Touchdown Club has announced the date for the 2006 Kickoff Luncheon. The event is scheduled to take place at 11:30 a.m.
An East Lansing City Council member pledged a $250 reward for information concerning arsonists responsible for the destruction of a playground structure in Harrison Meadows Park earlier this month. Council member Kevin Beard personally added the sum to an already established $5,000 reward for information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of suspects involved. Police are looking for two high school-aged men suspected of burning down a multicolored plastic playground structure between 10 and 11 p.m.
When you get a prescription from your physician, you expect to start feeling better — not worse.