Earth Day: Dig into environmental issues

Across the nation, people will be gathering under the umbrella of environmental issues to celebrate the 36th annual Earth Day — to protect, preserve and restore. The State News asked MSU students, professors, area researchers, governmental agencies and environmental groups what the most pressing environmental issues are for Michigan and what students can do to become active. Great Lakes invasive species Two years ago environmental biology and zoology senior Kevin Geyer got a small surprise while he was perch fishing in Saginaw Bay.

Nazis violent, should not be welcomed

For about a week now, many in the MSU community have expressed their views in letters to the editor about the Nazi rally. Some have said that Nazis have the right to free speech and should just be ignored.

Former Detroit Red Wing in town

It was Game 3 of the 2002 Stanley Cup finals. The best-of-seven game series between the Detroit Red Wings and Carolina Hurricanes was tied 1-1 and game three was in the middle of a triple overtime. Taking a drop pass from Tomas Holmstrom, Igor Larionov skated into the Carolina zone and angled toward the net.

Police briefs 04/21/06

Annual party moved inside because of rain

The fifth annual Sparty's Spring Party will be from noon to 10:30 p.m. Saturday at IM Sports-West.

Spartans aim for 1st place in conference

Since softball became a NCAA-sanctioned sport in 1982, MSU has finished no higher than third in the Big Ten.

Resource fair included in Spartan Celebration

The second annual Spartan Celebration Day will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Kellogg Center. The program, which is sponsored by MSU's Office of Admissions and Scholarships, is to welcome incoming students of color and their families. A student organization resource fair will be included in the program, where students can learn more about different groups on campus from current members.

Word on the street: Which playoff series will you be tuning into this spring, the NBA or the NHL?

"I am not going to watch the hockey playoffs, but I will watch the NBA playoffs. I watch the Pistons.

Prepare to watch another Spurs-Pistons final

Ron Artest's New Year's resolutions, Sebastian Telfair's gun-filled purse and the Kobe Bryant Image Recovery Plan were all just foreplay.

Stanford professor to speak to graduates

Paul Ehrlich, the Bing Professor of Population Studies at Stanford University, will speak at the commencement ceremony for graduate students on May 5. "I am going to say something about needed changes in the structure of universities and things that (the graduates) can do to help themselves and help other people deal with the information explosions that we have," Ehrlich said. When he was asked to speak at the ceremony, he said he was pleased because he has close colleagues at MSU. One of his MSU colleagues is Jack Liu, a distinguished professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. "He and I were standing together when the second plane hit the World Trade Center on Sept.

Judge OKs security fence for Nazi rally

Construction of a 3,000-foot-long chain-link fence outside the Lansing Capitol building began Thursday afternoon in preparation for the National Socialist Movement rally Saturday. Michigan State Police said security measures will include building the fence, having a large police presence involving several area departments and the use of metal detectors.

Flowers used to protest war

Last month while protesting the war in Iraq outside Congressman Mike Rogers', R- Brighton, Lansing office, Terry Olson came up with an idea. "Right in the middle of the week — it was a long, hard, grind of a week — I looked up and saw the flower shop and thought it would be nice to do something positive to deliver our message," said Olson, who is a member of the Greater Lansing Network Against War & Injustice, or GLNAWI. So Olson walked about a block from Rogers' office to Bancroft Flowers & Gifts, 1417 E.

Not 'us vs. them'

The feud of city residents versus MSU students is one East Lansing rivalry that has nothing to do with wolverines. Although a rocky relationship between college students and East Lansing homeowners might seem accurate — it's actually not as bad as it seems. Families or individuals who choose to live and buy houses in East Lansing are undoubtedly aware of MSU and the fact that a large portion of East Lansing's population is composed of students. But having a compromising attitude from both perspectives is essential in a cooperative relationship. Students have to understand a property owner's perspective, and vice versa.

5K race this weekend to assist Safe Place

The MSU Safe Place "Race for the Place 5K" will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at Jenison Field House.

Interest rates to increase

After July 1, students who borrow money to pay their college expenses will notice an about 2 percent increase in interest they will pay on those loans. After the deadline, Stafford Loan interest rates will increase from 4.7 percent to 6.8 percent.

Writer misses some points about criticism

In Chuck Wynn's recent column, "Possible New Testament changes don't ruin meanings" (SN 4/20), he argues that the errors, pointed out by John Bice's, "'Truth' of Bible can't be believed with history of additions, deletions" (SN 2/21), in the New Testament do not change any major doctrine. Although this might be true, I think the author might have missed one of Bice's more important points: the dangers of biblical literalism. There are individuals who say women should sit aside while men do all the talking about God, based on Timothy 2:12, a highly contested New Testament epistle. Biblical literalists, the same people who argue that every word of the Bible is as it was when God inspired it, claim that these cannot be read as anything but true, hard facts and that God doesn't want women to teach. The recent Lads to Leaders & Leaderettes conference, run by fundamentalist religious organizations, won't even allow fathers into the room to hear their daughters speak about the Bible because girls should only speak about it to other women.

SN coverage of event disappointing, bad

I was very disappointed by the recent article on Take Back the Night, "Common cause" (SN 4/12). To be clear, it is not an event about sexual violence that happens to focus on women — it is an event about violence against women that focuses on sexual violence. In no way do I want to diminish the effect that sexual violence has on men, whether they are survivors or co-survivors, nor do I want to imply that there is no space for men in Take Back the Night. Men have been participating in the event for a long time. However, it is irresponsible for The State News to print an article that entirely focuses on men. Take Back the Night is not solely about how men need to be involved in preventing sexual violence. They do.

Lansing's house of cards

Balancing a city budget can be a tricky process. Lansing is learning that the hard way as Mayor Virg Bernero and City Council members struggle to eliminate an $11-million budget deficit.

MSU area participates in trials of breast cancer prevention drugs

Judy Harris was alarmed when doctors informed her of a possibly cancerous spot on her breast after her annual mammogram. Harris, 64, said she was particularly concerned about developing breast cancer because of the high occurrence of the disease in her family, although a biopsy on the spot revealed it was only a calcium deposit, a potential precursor to breast cancer. Harris then was asked by doctors to participate in one of the largest breast cancer prevention clinical trials ever conducted that would test the effectiveness of the breast cancer prevention drugs Tamoxifen and Raloxifene. Researchers released the results of the international study Monday, showing that both drugs lowered the risk of developing breast cancer by 50 percent.

Lohan moves from teen queen persona into full-fledged actress

No longer the innocent, freckled-face tween from "The Parent Trap," actress Lindsay Lohan, 19, is eager to prove she is a serious actress who is here to stay.