Trellises, roses, benches and bulbs fill an often overlooked courtyard tucked behind the Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building. This is just one of 19 main gardening areas on MSU's campus that will soon boast lush greenery and vibrant flowers in the spring weather.
In Kristin Bott's letter, "Drivers on campus must respect bikers" (SN 4/05), she asks drivers to be more aware and respectful of bikers who decide to ride in the road. She informs us that according to MSU's regulations, bikers are supposed to be in the road and not on the sidewalks and that vehicles need to give bikers proper spacing and courtesy if they get stuck behind one.
Nazis are coming to Lansing. Members of America's Nazi party, The National Socialist Movement, which is dedicated to preserving the Aryan race, plan to rally at the Capitol in Lansing on April 22.
MSU now can connect directly with instate high schools, speeding up the online application process and saving time and money for the university, admissions officials said. An agreement with ConnectEdu Inc., a Boston-based company providing interactive technology for high schools and colleges, allows MSU to receive high school transcripts online, which is another step in making MSU's application process entirely electronic. "We're already halfway there, but we still rely on high schools to send us the transcript by mail," said Jim Cotter, senior associate director of the Office of Admissions and Scholarships.
An open house for the MSU Marksmanship Club and air rifle team will be held at 7 p.m. today in the Demonstration Hall Ballroom. Information on the club's activities will be presented, and the air rifle range will be available for those interested. The MSU Marksmanship Club offers different safe firearm activities, including clay targets and training sessions.
America's favorite bite-sized redheaded optimist comes to Wharton Center on April 18. This year, the classic show celebrates its 30th anniversary. "It's a perfect time for it.
All-America brothers Nick and Andy Simmons shared the MSU wrestling team's Most Outstanding Wrestler Award, announced at the team's annual banquet. Andy Simmons, a 141-pound junior, compiled a 36-6 record this season and took fifth at the NCAA Championships. Nick Simmons, a 125-pound junior, finished the season 36-2 en route to a fourth-place finish in the NCAA Championships.
Deandre Wright eyed the crowd around him at a rally Tuesday night before checking out the display of painted T-shirts that flapped in the April breeze.
I am writing in response to the column "Video games not cause of moral decay; politicians must dig deeper" (SN 4/07). Although some very valid points were made, and I wholeheartedly agree that it is much easier to point the finger at video games than at deeper societal issues (such as poor parenting), there still are some very real consequences for people (especially children) who play violent video games. Although I believe that it is decidedly within your rights to play whatever games you would like to, saying that playing violent video games has no consequences simply because you are able to "distinguish between fact and fiction" is an easy excuse, one that does not examine actual scientific fact. Studies by psychologists such as Douglas Gentile and Craig Anderson show significant negative impacts on people who play violent video games, including increased aggressive thoughts, feelings and behaviors (Anderson & Bushman, 2001). And studies find that violent video games might have even stronger effects on aggression in children because the games are highly interactive, reward violent behavior and because children perform these behaviors repeatedly as they play (Gentile & Anderson, 2003). When it comes to young adults, Sandra L.
In spite of the University of Michigan's decision Tuesday to begin selling Coca-Cola products on campus after boycotting them since January, MSU students say it won't hinder their campaign against the company. U-M stopped its contract with Coca-Cola on Jan.
Last week a friend of mine had to sit through one of the those dorm floor meetings about tolerance and racial tension on campus. My friend's hall mentor read aloud MSU's anti-discrimination policy, reminding the residents of the university's commitment to treating everyone fairly. What my friend noticed, but probably no one else did, is that her hall is inaccessible to people with physical disabilities.
The two Democratic candidates for the 69th District State House seat agreed Tuesday night that MSU is critical to helping improve both the state and local economies and promised to advocate increased funding for the university. East Lansing City Councilmember Mark Meadows and teacher Mary Lindemann, who also has experience in social work, took questions from an audience of about 40 students and community members in a debate at Wilson Hall hosted by the MSU College Democrats. The two Republican candidates vying for the seat are John Knowles, an MSU College of Law student, and John Currie, a businessman from East Lansing. Lindemann said Tuesday that MSU has received proportionately lower funding than other state universities. "MSU has a higher percentage of success (than other universities)," Lindemann said.
Dorm dwellers and smokers beware — survey says you might have to light up on the street. After the Residence Halls Association's attempt at surveying students about smoking earlier this year, University Housing is stepping into the debate. But can a public university really ban smokers from smoking in their own homes? Earlier this year, the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, conducted a smoking survey which 1,120 students responded to.
Ben Folds chucked a stool at his piano twice, conducted the audience in a three-part harmony and invited Big Daddy Taxi cab driver Rick Shaw on stage to play harmonica. The mark of a great concert or any artistic output is a tension between two opposing emotions or ideologies.
The deadline to register for the 12th annual MSU Race for the Place 5K Race, which benefits MSU Safe Place, is Friday. MSU Safe Place is the nation's only on-campus domestic violence shelter and program.
The recent revelations that the MSU Board of Trustees is conducting business behind closed doors, "What's the secret?" (SN 4/04), should come as no surprise. Upon examining the official student life guide MSU publishes each year, Spartan Life, it becomes apparent that the functions of numerous boards of the MSU administration, such as the University Student Appeals Board, or USAB, also deprive students of their right to know what happens during official meetings. The USAB is charged with deliberating appeals filed to the Division of Student Affairs and Services, headed by Lee June, on a wide range of issues. Among the duties entrusted to the USAB is the authority to decide appeals based on due process violations.
A Michigan Court of Appeals three-judge panel heard oral arguments Tuesday on whether same-sex couples should receive health care benefits from state entities.
It started off as a choir of one. The first member was a 45-year-old man who was withdrawn and silent at the clinic.
They can't watch TV. They can't date. They can't call home except on Christmas and Mother's Day.
Applications to the MSU College of Law have almost doubled in the past five years, at a time when law school applications nationwide aren't seeing much of an increase. As of April 7, the college received 2,731 applications for fall 2006 admission — just 10 applications short of the total amount received for fall 2005, according to numbers provided by the law college's admissions office.