NEWS
Artist blends culture, humor in storytelling
James Luna is a performance artist with a flair for presenting his life experiences and American Indian heritage in an iconoclastic way.
NEWS
RHA OKs tax hike; students will vote
Residence Halls Association officials passed a bill Wednesday evening that will put a new student tax increase up for a student vote. The proposed increase would raise the tax by $3, from $22 to $25 per semester for on-campus students. Kevin Newman, president of RHA, said the tax increase is beneficial for students because of the potential for enhanced services. RHA provides programs such as Campus Center Cinemas and movie rental offices and is campaigning to bring more wireless Internet spots to residence halls. "What we need to do now is make our case to students," Newman said.
MSU
ASMSU passes bill recommending state tax exemption on textbooks
Student government officials are working on a plan that could lower textbook costs by refunding students a portion of their total purchase for the school year. A bill recommending Gov.
NEWS
Young gifted voices
Lansing — Kanye and Mariah got nothing on the MSU Children's Choir. The singing group, made up of fourth through 10th graders, nabbed Grammy Awards on Wednesday for best classical album and best choral performance for the album "Songs of Innocence and of Experience," by composer William Bolcom, on which the MSU choir performed. "We won!
COMMENTARY
Are some lives more valuable than others?
I am writing to openly and vehemently disagree with Kyle Bristow's declaration in his letter "Cartoon repulsive, wrong message sent" (SN 2/01) that "each unique human life begins at conception.
MSU
Peace Corps draws MSU grads
Yvonne Wood traveled to her mother's native Colombia when she was about 5 years old. But it's not her own memories that stayed with her through the years — it was the stories her mother told her about her own childhood. Wood, an environmental studies and applications senior wants to travel back to Latin America by serving in the Peace Corps. "My life is completely different than any of my (Colombian) relatives," she said.
NEWS
Heart monitors are beneficial
About five years ago, I was using an elliptical machine, just beginning to break into a sweat, when the owner of the gym walked up to me and asked, "How do you know you are getting a good workout?" "I'm sweating," I answered, thinking it was an ingenious answer. "Yeah, that's real scientific," he said.
NEWS
Belle and Sebastian's new album delights, is upbeat change
By Erik Adams For The State News The track listing for Belle and Sebastian's "The Life Pursuit" just might cause a million cardigan-clad heart attacks. "Another Sunny Day," "Song for Sunshine," "Funny Little Frog." This is the Belle and Sebastian that Jack Black called "sad bastard music" in "High Fidelity," right? Well, yes and no.
MICHIGAN
Session to aid understanding of city policy
Find out more about the legal rights and responsibilities of the city's landlords and get tips on understanding city ordinances better at the "East Lansing Landlords and the Law" session Monday. The East Lansing Community Relations Coalition and the MSU College of Law Rental Housing Clinic will host the informational meeting at 6:30 p.m.
SPORTS
MSU, Minnesota set for rematch
The No. 15 MSU women's basketball team gets a chance for revenge tonight against Minnesota. The No.
NEWS
Rock band Marah spans genres
Touted as "the best rock band in America that nobody knows" by author Stephen King, Marah just wants to write songs that have meaning — something that is missing from today's music, said Dave Bielanko, vocalist and guitarist for the band. Bielanko, his brother Serge Bielanko (guitar/vocals), Kirk Henderson (bass/keys), Dave Peterson (drums) and Adam Garbinski (guitar) make up the quintet from Philadelphia, whose first record debuted in 1998.
COMMENTARY
Planting fruitful debate
The state government is meddling in local matters again. This time, it wants seeds. The Michigan State legislature created Senate Bill 777, which could change who has the final say on what types of seeds can be planted in each county.
MSU
Simon to address university community today
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon will deliver her second Founders' Day speech at 3 p.m. today in the Pasant Theatre of the Wharton Center.
MSU
Library in limbo
A proposed building move has the Urban and Regional Planning Program concerned about the fate of its in-house library, which harbors more than 35,000 planning reports from around the globe. The Office of Planning and Budgets is discussing a plan to move the four units of the MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction into the Human Ecology Building, said Eric Strauss, director of the school's Urban and Regional Planning Program.
ICE HOCKEY
Lerg to start in goal when Spartans take four-game streak to Columbus
Trying to win the CCHA is no easy task to live up to, being preseason favorites. But while Ohio State (14-12-4 overall, 10-10-2 CCHA) currently sits in eighth place in the conference — four points behind the No.
NEWS
East Village plan passes without opposition
The wait is finally over. A plan that could change the face of the Cedar Village area was unanimously adopted Wednesday night by the East Lansing Planning Commission. The plan, called the East Village Master Plan, outlines the city's vision for future developments in the 35-acre East Village, which is bounded by Bogue Street and Hagadorn Road between Grand River Avenue and the Red Cedar River. Those goals aim to create a more urban environment in the East Village area by encouraging taller buildings that mix residential uses with retail and office space.
NEWS
Intimate acoustics
Three MSU students strummed their guitars and beat bongo drums in front of a smiling Sarah Jessica Parker, a few oblivious fish and zoology sophomore Jessica Pyle at around 9 p.m.
COMMENTARY
Compensating people for organs successful
I usually enjoy John Bice's very "objective" opinions, particularly the ones which uphold science in the public school system over religious dogma. But a gross misunderstanding, such as in "There must be balance between government, personal responsibility" (SN 2/06) should be brought to light before further self-patting on the back continues. Yes, Libertarians believe in the free trade of organs, but anyone who put a modest effort into reading their economics textbook would know from popular example that the mandatory donation of organs decreases the equilibrium quantity sold in the marketplace. In "this is taxing my brain muscle" terms, more people will want to sell organs if they have a money incentive to do so.
NEWS
'Firewall' true portrayal of crime
Could you rob a bank using your iPod? Harrison Ford can. "Firewall" tells the story of what happens when criminals force security specialist Jack Stanfield (Ford) to rob his own bank.
NEWS
Testimony: MCRI lied to paid petition circulators
Flint — Citizens claiming they were duped by paid petition circulators in favor of a ballot measure to eliminate affirmative action spoke up once again Wednesday night. Supporters of the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative are being accused of using racially targeted voter fraud to gain signatures.