Vandalism and noise problems in city neighborhoods and plans for future downtown development were main issues discussed Wednesday night at a forum for the East Lansing City Council candidates. Election day is Tuesday, Nov.
Top female executives in Michigan consistently earn less than their male counterparts — an average of 49 cents to the dollar — even though female representation on top companies' boards of directors has risen slightly since 2003. A study released Monday by the MSU Institute for Public Policy and Social Research shows women's hold on the top 100 largest publicly held corporations in the state is slipping. The Women's Leadership Index was the second study conducted by the group concerning women in top business positions, said Nat Ehrlich, a survey specialist. "It was started in 2003 to look at how women are doing in leadership roles," he said.
This past week is what I would call inspiring. It started with an amazing remembrance of the 1989 black student study-in, where for eight days, students took control of the first floor of the Administration Building.
As of next fall, students will have the opportunity to explore and study regional cultures and current issues weighing heavily on the globe as part of a new major offered at MSU. Global and area studies, a new undergraduate degree, was approved at Tuesday's Academic Council meeting as part of a report from the University Committee on Curriculum. James Madison College offers a major in international relations, and the interdisciplinary studies in social science major provides an international focus.
The MSU men's golf team will look to defend its title at the Landfall Tradition this weekend in its fifth and final fall tournament. The Spartans won the tournament last year by tying the tournament record with a three-round team total of 851.
I agree there is no excuse for a man to rape a woman and this crime shouldn't go unpunished, but one of the last opinion articles entitled "Rape isn't caused by clothes, only people" (SN 10/11) was obviously written by a female who couldn't possibly understand what it is like to be male. It is considered a myth that how a woman dresses is a sole cause in a rape case, but that does not mean it is not a contributing factor or condition to triggering a man to commit rape.
"Are you going to stand up?" the bus driver asked. "No," Rosa Parks replied. "Well, by God, I'm going to have you arrested," the bus driver said. "You may do that," Parks said. It's been almost 50 years since the above conversation, recreated in a video for the Rosa Parks Library and Museum, took place.
William Murphy, author of "Motorcycling Across Michigan," will speak at 7 p.m. on Nov. 3 at the East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbott Road.
Although there are no reports of the "bird flu" in the Western Hemisphere, local health officials are working to prepare for the potential of a pandemic in Ingham County. On Tuesday, Ingham County residents who are not identified as being at "high-risk" of serious health effects from influenza were allowed to begin receiving vaccinations.
Although Rosa Lee Parks made history after refusing to forfeit her seat on a bus in 1955, many in the MSU community view her recent death as equally notable. Parks died of natural causes in her home Monday at the age of 92. History professor Maureen Flanagan said Parks' long life shows what advances have been made and where society is in terms of civil rights. "It reminds us how long the civil rights struggle has been since the '50s," she said.
Three of Potter Park Zoo's newest arrivals can finally come out to play. The Amur, or Siberian tiger cubs were allowed outside on Oct.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon testified Tuesday before the state Senate Commerce & Labor Committee on the role the university can play in the future of the state's economy. Simon outlined MSU's efforts to jump-start business in Michigan and talked about finding the "sweet spots" where technology and industry intersect. "Part of this is to try to underscore what role Michigan State has played," Simon said of her appearance before the committee.
East Lansing City Council members discussed the possibility of voters having a voice in deciding the city's mayor at a Tuesday work session meeting. The current system allows the council to vote for the mayor.
Members of ASMSU's Academic Assembly passed a bill Tuesday to support restoring study abroad programs in Israel. The bill passed 20 to 1 with two abstentions. The university stopped all study abroad trips to Israel after violence erupted in 2000. The conditions have changed since five years ago and it is now safer, said Jamie Schare, Jewish Student Union representative for Academic Assembly. Schare introduced the bill and included information on 16 other universities with programs in Israel.
Many of the charges have been resolved, but a few cases are still pending. East Lansing expects to pay $190,389 to cover the various expenses of the disturbance, according to a police report.
The U.S. Senate should vote not to confirm Harriet Miers, President George W. Bush's choice to succeed Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the U.S.
The only MSU student fighting the disturbance charges leveled against him by the city said he's shocked he stands alone. "I'm really surprised nobody else would stick to their guns," advertising senior Scott Riddle said.
A 17-year-old on his way home from work managed to escape from his car before a train carried it about 75 feet at the tracks near Mt.
A conclusion as to what happened during the April 2-3 disturbances is not included in the most recent draft report of the independent commission reviewing the event. Although charged with taking a closer look at the disturbances, the commission's report doesn't validate student claims of improper police actions or vindicate the police response that night. The group will meet at 7 p.m.