By Ben Schmitt and Kelley L. Carter Detroit Free Press Detroit (KRT) — Rapper Proof of the rap group D12, one of the key figures on the Detroit hip-hop scene, was shot and killed Tuesday morning at a Detroit after-hours club, police said. Proof, whose real name is Deshaun Holton, was dead on arrival at St.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon will speak to students about leadership as part of the Faces of Courage Lecture Series presented by the University Activities Board, or UAB, at 7 p.m.
By Justin Kroll For The State News Medical students and faculty filled the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Laboratory during Friday's open house at the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine.
The declared Democratic candidates for the 69th District seat in the state House of Representatives will meet in a debate Tuesday at MSU. Mary Lindemann and East Lansing City Councilmember Mark Meadows are seeking the nomination.
In John L. Smith's three-year tenure as head coach of MSU football, it's been no question that the offense has dominated the program's ambitions. Players like senior quarterback Drew Stanton and sophomore running back Javon Ringer have soaked up the highlights while defensive players have been touted as the "team goats" by much of the public. In 2005 alone, the defense surrendered an average of 28.7 points per game and 5.8 yards per play while being the culprit of most passing offenses en route to a subpar 5-6 season which kept the Spartans out of a bowl game for the second straight year.
By Danielle Grondin For The State News Despite chilly temperatures, MSU's men's Ultimate Frisbee team was on fire this past weekend.
Dueling with self-made and duct-taped swords, the Aegis Sword Academy's sword fighting demonstration Saturday afternoon wasn't exactly reminiscent of "Pirates of the Caribbean." But it was as close as one could get on the sunny lawn of IM Sports-Circle.
In response to Josh Jarman's column, "MCRI promises equality for all, but proposal won't eliminate racism" (SN 4/04), on the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, or MCRI, I feel compelled to point out a few things. To begin, Jarman's piece starts off by saying that the problem with the language of the MCRI is that it "disregards centuries of abuse and discrimination against people of color and other minorities by an entrenched white establishment." I see.
By Justin Kroll For The State News It's very common in movies today that we see actors simply playing themselves rather than portraying characters on screen.
The talking heads from the NBA's pregame shows and broadcast booths gathered on Sunday to discuss Ben Wallace's recent dispute with Pistons head coach Flip Saunders, in which Wallace refused to re-enter a game in the waning moments.
Students might have thought they knew the general racial makeup of dorms on MSU's campus. And as it turns out, they were right. There's been a lot of talk recently about segregation in MSU's residence halls. Most students will tell you Hubbard Hall is where the most black students live, Chicano and Latino students live in Akers Hall and McDonel Hall has the most international students.
Pick the racial group that you fit into: white, black, Chicano, Latino, American Indian, Asian. For many students this is an easy question, but for some multiracial students at MSU, picking one can be a choice between pieces of their heritage. At MSU, 316 undergraduate students have identified themselves as multiracial this semester, according to admissions data from the Office of the Registrar.
University Housing officials are seeking more student input on smoking in residence halls by conducting a paper survey to be released Tuesday. Employees will be in residence hall cafeterias across campus during dinner, passing out the survey and using candy bars as an incentive for completing and turning it in on the spot. "That's our way of thanking them for participating," University Housing Director Angela Brown said. Students also will be able to pick up the survey at the front desk of residence halls until Friday. The survey will be on Scantron sheets, and students will be able to bubble in their answers.
With debate raging in the U.S. Senate, I've taken it upon myself to come up with a fix for our nation's troubles with illegal immigrants.
MSU officials are considering a mandatory diversity program as part of summer orientation for incoming freshmen, but other universities across the country already employ similar sessions in a variety of ways. The University of Michigan's freshman orientation lasts about two-and-a-half days, and diversity discussions begin at the first session and continue throughout the program, said Samuel Robinson, associate director of the Office of New Student Programs. In particular, a theater troupe performs skits on diversity and a variety of other campus issues and resources, Robinson said. "We've always had diversity as one of the core values of the program," he said.
Help for the Great Lakes is making its way through U.S. Congress. The Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act, introduced by lawmakers Wednesday, could help clean up contaminated sediments and alleviate problems with invasive species and sewage overflows in the Great Lakes. The bipartisan act, cosponsored by Michigan Democrat Senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow and Republican Congressman Vernon Ehlers, R-Grand Rapids, is asking for more than $23 billion as part of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration recommendations, a planning process initiated by President Bush. "Invasive species are destructive to our ecosystem and create tremendous costs for communities and businesses throughout the region," Gov.
This letter is in response to Hunter Ignatoski's "All women's sports demeaned, trivialized" (SN 3/31). First off, I have to clarify that in no way am I saying women's sports are at all inferior to men's sports.
The State News caught up with MSU senior cornerback Demond Williams, who MSU head coach John L. Smith said has been emerging as a leader in spring football. • On how he has changed … "There's no secrets, just knowledge.
A different take on the sports world. The NFL could suspend Ricky Williams for the entire 2006 season for violating the league's substance abuse policy again. Williams' lawyers say the running back's defense will center around the 420th Amendment. Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre says he's still undecided about whether he will return to play next season. In a related story, a majority of NFL fans are still undecided about why Favre's name gets pronounced like it does. Paul Davis is listed as the third-best center prospect in this year's NBA draft class by ESPN.com, while Maurice Ager is ranked sixth at shooting guard. Matt Trannon, meanwhile, is ranked first among people who play both basketball and football. Japanese outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto set a world record last Sunday when he played in his 904th consecutive game without missing an inning. When time zone differences and the exchange rate are factored in, however, Kanemoto's streak only stretches about two-and-a-half hours. Former Tampa Bay Devil Rays manager Lou Piniella says he'd consider a return to the bench, but only for a contender. Former New York Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer says he'd also consider a return to the bench, but only if Pedro Martinez is kept behind plate glass.