With gasoline prices soaring to all-time highs, serious influential writers might be apt to dissuade consumers from dependency on foreign oil.
As a liberal outraged by many Bush administration policies, I was disappointed to read the staff editorial, "Ill Intention" (SN 11/04). In writing the piece, the State News staff has contributed to the cheap politicization of science. Avian influenza, or the H5N1 virus, poses a very grave threat and demands immediate preparation.
Grand Rapids — MSU's College of Human Medicine will create a four-year medical program in west Michigan by 2010, officials announced Wednesday. That plan is the result of nearly a year of closed-door discussions among key stakeholders in the Grand Rapids expansion — including MSU, Grand Rapids-area hospitals, the Van Andel Institute and Grand Valley State University. "We spent a lot of time doing our homework," said David Van Andel, who acted as chairman of the stakeholders committee.
A certain smiley face might be frowning this week as many in the MSU community join a national campaign challenging the superstore, Wal-Mart, to become a better corporate citizen. As part of Wal-Mart Higher Expectations Week, more than 1,200 events in each state, including protests, legislative town hall meetings and screenings of a new documentary "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" have been organized, said Nu Wexler, spokesman for Wal-Mart Watch. The nonprofit organization has been working to publicize allegations that the superstore practices discrimination against employees, other corporations and the environment all in an effort to keep prices low. Wexler said the name of the week was a spin-off on a statement once made by Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. "He used to tell his employees that high expectations are the key to everything and we certainly agree," Wexler said.
"The O.C." is known for featuring music that is virtually unknown to viewers of the show. The bands are usually on indie labels and most often become the next big thing in music.
Rape survivors are frequently silenced — from disapproving friends and family, an unsympathetic and unresponsive legal system and an unsupportive social ideology that blames the survivor instead of the rapist.
A three-story apartment complex with space for 12 occupants will be constructed on Evergreen Avenue where the hollowed remains from a June house fire still stand. Each four-person apartment will include four bedrooms, a kitchen and living space, said the property's owner Matt Hagan, an agent with Hagan Reality Inc. A parking lot for at least 12 cars will be located behind the complex, he said. Hagan owned the house at 404 Evergreen Ave., north of campus near the Valley Court Park, when a June fire caused an estimated $175,000 in damages. Hagan decided to submit plans for a small apartment building because the house would be too costly to repair, and the property's proximity to campus would be attractive to students.
It's strange to walk down a hallway and realize you know nothing about anyone else. We try and place labels on everything.
Twenty-five years ago, MSU formed one of the first on-campus sexual assault programs in the country. The program was started by students wanting to respond to sexual assault on campus, said Carmen Lane, the advocacy coordinator for the Sexual Assault Crisis & Safety Education Program. A room full of about 40 volunteers, university, local officials, and past and present coordinators celebrated the 25th anniversary of the program on Tuesday. Although the program has grown in many ways, such as having more full-time staff positions, the core values of the program have remained the same, Lane said. "Student volunteers are the core of who we are," she said.
"I definitely can't tell you what his name is here. But I think a mayor's job is to be a visionary, to have a focus or vision for his time in office.
Although I am not a student at MSU (I'm a comic artist from Spokane, Washington), I am familiar with Ramsey's work, and I must to say that I'm a lot more disgusted by the letters bashing him then the so-called "controversial" comic that he published on Nov.
If an employee is pocketing university cash, it's up to department heads — not MSU auditors — to catch it, officials say. "Even if we went into a department, we're not 100 percent sure we would pick that up because we don't look at 100 percent of the transactions," said Tom Luccock, director of the MSU Internal Audit Department.
In response to Mark Stiles' letter, "No middle ground in SN; Bice one extreme" (SN 11/09), it is ridiculous to call the science and logic that Bice uses "extreme." Stiles also claims that science requires just as much faith as religion, another ludicrous statement.
The State News presents five things going on in the world of pop culture that might make your life a little bit better. 1.
Let's face it: Sex is an issue that is relevant to college students. Sexually transmitted diseases are major concerns, and most college students know — or should know — they are out there. However, some people are unaware of how dangerous they are and what they need to do to protect themselves.
Vanessa King continues to replay in her mind the day when MSU head coach Cathy George asked her to join the volleyball team. "I was talking to her in her office and she goes, 'I want to offer you a full ride,'" said the Spring Lake High School senior.
The "D." Motown. Detroit City. A city with many names, Detroit is also a city with many faces.
I am writing after viewing the political cartoon created by Mr. Mike Ramsey (SN 11/11). First off, let me say that I love political cartoons and enjoy a good laugh from them throughout the week. However, the cartoon I saw on Friday was not comical in any way.
The University Student Commission recommended Tuesday that there must be a large crowd at a party — more than one person per 20 square feet — in order for residents to be fined under East Lansing's party-noise ordinance. The commission, which is made up of students that represent organizations and the student body, also said East Lansing City Council should ban outdoor drinking games between 11 p.m.
Lansing's student population could increase if the new Lansing council members have anything to do with it. Newly elected members Tim Kaltenbach and Kathie Dunbar both said they want Lansing to be more attractive to younger people and want to give the city a night life. "I'd like to see our downtown open at night, with galleries and shopping and restaurants and coffee houses that are open," Dunbar said.