I'm writing in response to Ryan Townsend's overly simplistic letter "Only two genders, demands are bogus" (SN 12/02). Biological realities are far more complex than Mr. Townsend's observation would suggest.
If we bring in Steve Mariucci to coach our football team, we might as well bring back Bobby Williams too. They both share a common thread as coaches: They lack discipline. There's no better proof of this than Charles Rogers.
Senior Ian Clutten set a Peppe Natatorium record on the second day of the Ohio State Invitational, clocking in with a time of 54.68 in the 100-meter breaststroke on Saturday. Clutten also competed in the 200 medley relay team with seniors Rudolf Wagenaar, Nick Harley and Matt Wisniewski.
A heated debate on and off campus has begun surrounding the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, or MCRI, since it was announced it will appear on the November 2006 ballot.
With rumblings that his job might be in jeopardy after a second consecutive losing season, MSU head coach John L.
Grand Rapids - The No. 13 MSU men's basketball team's struggles continued again Saturday as they narrowly defeated Arkansas-Little Rock 72-67 on Saturday at Van Andel Arena.
This is in response to David Sahlin's letter, "Compelling cartoon least of many worries" (SN 11/17). He first states "there are more important things to raise a fuss over than an editorial cartoon that (…) makes you think." In saying this, he neglects the fact that Mike Ramsey's cartoons are not thought-provoking.
Boy, did MSU get lucky on Wednesday night. One would think: 10-point lead, less than two minutes on the clock, a home game and a team that generally plays stingy defense from start to finish.
Charlemagne will no longer be performing at (SCENE) Metrospace tonight. The band cancelled Wednesday afternoon, but there will still be two other bands playing at the gallery tonight, said Emma Kruch of (SCENE) Metrospace.
The State News editorial "Identity right" (SN 11/16) is wrong. God created two genders: male and female.
At the age of 9 years old, she wasn't playing with dolls and having tea parties with her friends.
What a great message to send to potential criminals. Embezzle from your employer and all it takes to avoid jail time is returning the money and writing a couple letters of apology. Former MSU School of Journalism employee Raye Grill will take this plea bargain for the embezzlement charges against her.
Peggy Alston said she has good days and bad days living with HIV. But she copes with the situation by helping others with the disease. If she is having a bad day, she prefers to go out and find an activity to do. "You have to find something to do, not focusing on your problem all of the time," Alston said.
The 42nd annual MSU Holiday Arts and Crafts show will be held this weekend at the Union. Featuring goods from more than 200 artists, the show is free and open from 9 a.m.
I'm sure this isn't the first, and certainly won't be the last time Ron Mason will hear this, but he should get rid of head coach John L.
Women's categories Preseason First Team G — Seimone Augustus, LSU G — Monique Currie, Duke F — Sophia Young, Baylor F — Candace Parke, Tennessee C — Jessica Davenport, Ohio State Teams 1.
I really appreciated "Road rules" (SN 11/28) concerning bicycle and pedestrian traffic on campus and I was glad to hear that police officers are actually paying attention to that sort of thing. However, the very day the article was published, I had to dart out from in front of a motor vehicle that sped through a cross-walk. Of course, this happens all the time, but this particular vehicle happened to be an MSU police truck. The police SUV did not have its lights on, and the cross walk (in front of West Akers Hall at the corner of East Shaw Lane and Wilson Road) is clearly marked in white paint and two large yellow signs grant pedestrians the right of way. Maybe Sgt.
In regards to Ryan McCormick's poor review, "'Rent' a disappointment" (SN 11/28), regarding the movie adaptation of "Rent," I have one thing to say: Get a clue. If you knew anything about musical theater, you would have understood the message and theme "Rent" emits to its audience, whether it is on stage or on the big screen. When Jonathan Larson created the rock opera epitomizing the effects drugs, poverty and AIDS had on the culture of the late 1980s, he did so to increase awareness and passion. The characters are who they are for a reason; a reflection of the lives so many people lived in that time.
For three days this weekend, 400-500 teams will be competing in "Cowboy Christmas" at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education. The event features timed team penning and sorting competitions with groups of 30 cattle each.
Lansing — Some area wineries have mixed reaction to state Senate legislation approved on Thursday that would allow wineries inside and outside of Michigan to directly ship to consumers up to 1,500 cases of wine a year. The chamber voted 35-0 to send the House bills that would let Michigan residents buy wine from out-of-state vintners.