Campus' history of tangible class gifts motivates seniors
MSU students huddle together during the cold night, covered with blankets and clutching mugs of hot beverages.
New Orleans professors continue teaching at MSU
By Trish Marsh For The State News It's been months since Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and flooded University of New Orleans Professor Thomas Andersen's apartment.
Students praised for help in Big Easy
On behalf of all New Orleans area residents, I want to thank Sonia Khaleel, State News copy editor, Megan Sutton, my student, and the 21 other MSU students who participated in the Alternative Spring Break in New Orleans.
Gritty Potter a consistent force on Spartans' defense
Corey Potter has been a quiet force on the Spartans' blue line for the past four years and has emerged as one of the best defenders in the nation. His gritty style of mucking it up in the corners throughout his career has been far from quiet, however.
Lucky for students
Green beer was served as early as 7 a.m., and still there were fewer arrests this St. Patrick's Day than on an average football Saturday. And a low arrest record is something we should strive for again. Obviously MSU students like green year-round, but the Irish holiday gave Spartan fans another reason to tote green, from their clothing to their tongues.
Gender identity not included in policies
This is in regard to the article "Race, gay issues focus of meetings" (SN 3/21). More students on campus might be familiar with the university's anti-discrimination policy, but the list of categories protected from harassment in the article ("age, color, gender, disability status, height, weight, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, race, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status") did not include gender identity. The MSU Board of Trustees voted in its Dec.
ASMSU considers policy for religious holiday absences
Professors could be forced to be more lenient on class attendance policies for students if ASMSU officials are successful at changing the university's Religious Observance Policy. ASMSU is MSU's undergraduate student government. The bill recommends the university create a more structured policy regarding students who participate in religious holidays that require absences and missed assignments, ASMSU officials said at a meeting Tuesday. "We preach diversity," said Jamie Schare, Jewish Student Union representative for ASMSU's Academic Assembly.
People should know issues behind tactics
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals: making you think. PETA obviously has achieved one of its goals, that is to encourage people to think and in turn express their opinions. Whether you agree with PETA or not, its shock tactics evoke people to either defend what they believe or open up to new avenues of thinking. Perhaps you weren't aware that by consuming the milk of another species, people inadvertently accept the following: Humans have evolved or were designed to never be weaned from a mother's milk or the milk of another species.
Saving it for later
All that planning and we'll have to keep waiting to try it out. MSU and East Lansing police were ready this year for a riot, disturbance or other shenanigans that could have taken place during the men's basketball season.
Sports talk: Unfamiliarity with other teams could weaken MSU
State News sports reporters Eric Fish and Matt Bishop discuss the No. 4 MSU hockey team. On MSU's seeding… Eric Fish: They definitely got the best draw of either of the No.
Council endorses conflict of interest policy
A new faculty conflict of interest policy — which would establish a new staff position and implement policies specific to individual colleges — was approved by Academic Council on Tuesday. According to the policy, a conflict of interest exists when opportunities for personal benefit might compromise the judgment a faculty member needs to perform his or her responsibilities at MSU. Current practices for conflicts of interest require faculty to sign an annual statement, and this practice would be removed under the new policy.
Headlights to play at Mac's Bar
By Erik Adams For The State News According to keyboardist/vocalist Erin Fein, Headlights makes "melody driven pop." Listening to the band reveals the modesty of this assessment.
Levin meets with Iraqis, urges unity
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., urged Iraqi leaders Tuesday to come together to form a unified national government and told them that the American people are "impatient." Levin, who has been traveling in the Middle East as part of a six-member congressional delegation, said in a conference call Tuesday that he met with Iraqi leaders, including Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, in Baghdad. Levin said his main message to Iraqi leaders came as a challenge. "The American people are very impatient," Levin said he told Iraqi leaders.
Music, culture inspire business
After 30 years of working at the Fisher Body plant for General Motors Co. in Lansing, Juvencio Aldaco retired.
Student sentenced to at least 5 years
MSU student Sandeep Sabapathy was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison for the death of 20-year-old MSU student Lindsey Cianciolo. Sabapathy was sentenced Tuesday in the Oakland County Circuit Court on convictions of drunken driving causing death and negligent homicide. Prosecutors and police said Sabapathy was drag racing his friend Steven Schafer, a Wayne State University student, in Troy on Jan.
Expert: Parents might hate tattoos, but questions can make process safer
Dear Dr. D., I think my parents are trying to scare me out of getting a tattoo. They told me that I would get hepatitis.
Cost of college
Roughly $2.1 billion a week is spent to fight the war in Iraq. President Bush proposed about the same amount in cuts to education funding, which includes higher education, during this year's State of the Union speech.
Overlooked law could delay plans for Village
Michigan lawmakers could stall the $18-million University Village redevelopment project using a little-known state law that requires a legislative committee to approve university building projects. State law requires that universities submit a use and finance statement, which must be approved by the Joint Capital Outlay Committee, for projects exceeding $1 million.
A plan for peace
It was, in all senses of the word, an upset. For fans watching the Spartans men's basketball team fall during the first round of the NCAA tournament to George Mason University, it was a heartbreak. But for East Lansing, a community which has become familiar with the annual excitement of sending a team to tournament, it was the end to a season of preparations.