Recently, a great deal of criticism has been leveled against both ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government, and the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, for their support of a resolution opposing a ballot proposal titled the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, or MCRI.
I also attended the joint ASMSU and Residence Halls Association meeting in December. However, I disagree with the previous letters about both ASMSU and RHA's stance on the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, a very critical piece of legislation that will affect many here at MSU by getting rid of affirmative action and the programs it supports. Also, in response to the opinion of those who think this bill was brought about in some kind of underhanded fashion, they should realize we did nothing illegal and did not twist anyone's arm to get the bill on the agenda. The bill was properly debated for quite a substantial amount of time when anyone could have gotten up and spoken to the group.
By Tara Thoel Special for The State News Area eighth graders turned the tables on broadcast journalists from Lansing stations on Saturday, trying to push information out of interviewees. Dan Ponce, the morning and weekend anchor and reporter for Channel 10 News, and Tanee Elston, the news director and accounting executive for WQHH-Q (96.5-FM), answered questions about why they chose a career in journalism and the steps they took to get their jobs.
Sometimes, good ol' President George W. Bush really cracks me up. When he makes up a new word on live television or tries to walk out through a closed door while at a press conference in a foreign nation, it's a hoot.
Silence filled the Vessel of Praise church in Lansing Sunday morning as 14-year-old Joshua Clayton clutched a microphone, pausing before greeting the congregation before him. The signs of anxiety were apparent.
The MSU football team added Derrick Jackson to its coaching staff as the defensive line coach. Jackson, known for his recruiting efforts, joins MSU from Northern Illinois, where he served as the defensive interior line coach, helping the Huskies rank second in the MAC in scoring defense in 2005. Prior to Northern Illinois, he spent two years as defensive line coach at Eastern Illinois and two years coaching defensive ends at the U.S.
When Jim Graham walks into an MSU student's rental house, he's going to make sure the bathroom is clean. He's going to look for garbage piled up by the back door. He's going to notice if the beds have been made, and if there are dirty clothes strewn across floors. Not that he'll be noting every wayward sock. "I know college kids — the clothes hit the floor and they don't leave until you run out of laundry," Graham said, cracking a smile from a doorway in a River Street rental. He'll be less forgiving when it comes to smoke detectors. He'll reach for the ceiling and hold down the test button with one finger until he hears a loud, shrill "BEEP!" Graham, a retired Livonia firefighter who has held local government positions around the state, is one of East Lansing's three housing inspectors. Graham said that each year he does about 1,000 inspections, which are required to be done annually in the city's roughly 1,600 rental properties. East Lansing's Code Enforcement and Neighborhood Conservation officials admit to running one of the most stringent operations in the state — many cities don't even have annual inspections — but say their concern is for the safety of residents. "The number one thing is to get these guys and ladies out of the building alive," Graham said. For more on this story, please see Wednesday's edition of The State News.
With the weekend sweep against Alaska Fairbanks, the MSU hockey team remain perfect in the month of January, and more importantly, gained four points in balanced CCHA. "I never, ever once wavered in my belief that if we could get this whole team on the ice that it was a very good hockey team," MSU head coach Rick Comley said. Behind strong play from freshman forwards Tim Kennedy, Tim Crowder and Justin Abdelkader, the Spartans (12-8-5 overall, 6-5-4 CCHA) picked up a 4-0 victory in Friday's series opener against the Nanooks. "We just work hard out there," Crowder said.
East Lansing doesn't need more student housing downtown, city officials say. City Council will approve a policy Tuesday night that makes student-geared developments its lowest priority when approving new housing projects, focusing instead on encouraging home ownership. The council will vote on the issue at Tuesday's meeting, which begins at 5 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio — For the first 49 minutes of the game, Drew Neitzel didn't have a point. But in the final minute, the sophomore guard found the bucket when it counted most, as his four points proved to be the difference in the Spartans' 62-59 double-overtime win against No.
Minneapolis — In the corners of Minnesota's Williams Arena there are scoreboards that don't actually show the score, but instead tally the total number of rebounds, steals and blocks by each team.
Columbus, Ohio — All season long, the No. 14 MSU men's basketball team had made its name on offense, wearing down opponent after opponent with its seemingly never-ending array of scoring options. But in its 62-59 double overtime win against No.
With the graduation of Chris Hill, Kelvin Torbert and Alan Anderson after last season, a hole opened in the MSU backcourt.
For all the ladies who have an issue with the Xbox, "The competition" (SN 1/10), or the Halo games, I have a suggestion.
Patrick Deja has always enjoyed ancient history, and that led him to register for a new major available to undergraduate students this spring — classical studies. "Classics is a lot of our fundamentals," said Deja, a junior.
By Darrell Hughes Special to The State News In Flight Sports might be grounded. The sporty, yet vintage, clothing and accessories store — which is known for its Grateful Dead merchandise — is on the brink of closing later this month or in early February if store owner Marvin Pridgeon doesn't find someone to purchase the business. "We've been trying to sell for months," Pridgeon said.
Madison, Wis. — Just three players carried the MSU women's basketball team through nearly the duration of the Spartans' game against Wisconsin on Thursday night. It took a fourth player to join the fray and contribute down the stretch for MSU to walk away from the Kohl Center with a victory. Liz Shimek, Lindsay Bowen and Victoria Lucas-Perry kept the No.
A march in relation to the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative that was to be held in Lansing today has been canceled. Luke Massie, co-chairman of Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration & Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary, or BAMN, said the walk would have signified the filing of the case to the Michigan Supreme Court, but the date to file the paperwork was pushed back to next week. "It was just more of a timing thing," he said. Massie said the walk is probably won't be rescheduled.
FOR MCRI Unethical. Immoral. Disgusting. These are the words the chair of the MCRI and Michigan Rep.
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