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COMMENTARY

Direct Action doesn't get public perception

In the column "Direct Action members criticize State News for misrepresentation" (SN 9/9), several Direct Action members criticized The State News for portraying their organization as "terrorist." As a reader with much interest in this story, I didn't come away from the story the same way the writers of this column came away from it. The title merely highlighted the fact that groups which operate on campus were mentioned in an FBI hosted symposium. I read the original release by the American Civil Liberties Union and it never actually said the FBI was taking these groups seriously as terrorist groups.

MSU

MSU group aids in pet rescue

As Valerie Chadwick watched the relentless news coverage of the devastation following Hurricane Katrina, a few images remained with her. Chadwick, assistant professor for the College of Veterinary Medicine, said scenes such as animals stranded on top of submerged cars or swimming as boats full of people passed, have prompted her to take part in a relief effort with the college. "It's frustrating," she said.

COMMENTARY

Wrong choice

Mable B. and Salvatore A. Mangano Sr., the owners of the nursing home in New Orleans where 34 people died during Hurricane Katrina, should be held responsible. They should have done everything within their means to make sure that their patients were safe. Officials have said they received adequate warning and made no attempt to remove people.

FEATURES

Mysterious modernist

Jacqueline Wayneguite
September 15, 2005

It's harder to take a picture than it looks. All the elements of a photo need to be perfect to create a capturing image - light, balance, focus, vantage point and framing. Photographers know these things and study them intently in the classroom or experiment with them out in the field. A number of influential photographers mastered these techniques by working out in the field in the 1930s.

MSU

Club prepares for annual raft trip

Ken Osborne
September 15, 2005

Before joining the MSU Outing Club, education junior Sarah Hughes said she hadn't experienced many outdoor sports, but now considers ice climbing one of her favorite hobbies. Last year, Hughes signed up to go whitewater rafting in West Virginia with the club even though she didn't know anybody on the trip, she said. "By the end of the drive there I had become really good friends with the people in my car," she said. The club is about learning and experiencing outdoor activities by taking trips to hike or climb rocks and ice, Hughes said. In addition to the whitewater rafting trip, the club has already planned tentative trips listed on its Web site that allow people to experience the outdoors, said interdisciplinary studies in social science senior and club President Allison Solka. "The club allows people to try things they normally wouldn't," Solka said, adding that one of the features of the club is that members can rent gear such as backpacks for free. The MSU Outing Club has about 200 members.

COMMENTARY

Fans inappropriately loud before kick off

I am very disappointed with some of the students prior to the start of the (Kent State) game. I don't know if the speakers in the stadium were not loud enough - I had a hard time hearing them myself - but the students were cheering at inappropriate times. First, the announcer had asked for a moment of silence for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

NEWS

Students request new ticket procedure

Melissa Domsic
September 15, 2005

After hearing too many complaints about the new student football ticket program, ASMSU representative Eric Hinojosa talked with Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mark Hollis last week about ways to improve the system - including an online program for students to transfer tickets to another student ID. "The students were angry that they lost the flexibility that they had with the voucher system," said Hinojosa, the Residence Halls Association representative for ASMSU's Academic Assembly. Season football tickets are now on student IDs, which makes them more difficult to sell to other people, but Hollis said he is taking student suggestions into consideration while he works on establishing new ticket options. "Mark was very easy to work with," Hinojosa said.

COMMENTARY

So sorry

Finally. President Bush is taking responsibility for the government's inefficient response to Hurricane Katrina and admitting there might be problems with prevention protocol.

COMMENTARY

DTN stranglehold on city needs addressing

My fellow students I, like many of you, am a prisoner of DTN "Management Company" (if you want to call it that), and its strong hold on student off-campus living. For the past week, my roommates and I have not had adequate hot water.

MICHIGAN

E.L. food co-op widens selection

Jennifer Toland
September 15, 2005

An East Lansing store offering a variety of organic produce has expanded its products to include more than just pesticide-free vegetables. The East Lansing Food Co-Operative, 4960 Northwind Drive, will now carry bread, cheese, pastries, cookies and black magic brownies, which all come from an Ann Arbor deli.

NEWS

Court: Reciting pledge in school unconstitutional

Kris Turner
September 15, 2005

Michael Newdow said he is pleased with a U.S. District Court ruling Wednesday, which found reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools throughout 33 counties in California unconstitutional. Known for taking the issue to the Supreme Court and losing in June 2004, Newdow said he will head to 9th U.S.

FEATURES

Mysterious modernist

Jacqueline Wayneguite
September 15, 2005

It's harder to take a picture than it looks. All the elements of a photo need to be perfect to create a capturing image - light, balance, focus, vantage point and framing. Photographers know these things and study them intently in the classroom or experiment with them out in the field. A number of influential photographers mastered these techniques by working out in the field in the 1930s.

COMMENTARY

Grad supports bands' stance against chant

Last season, I took notice of the "1-2-3 First Down" cheer, and I was saddened as it got louder and louder each game. I remember the countless criticisms that were expressed by many, and the pleas on The State News Opinion Page to stop this chant.

MSU

Students finish Ironman race

Ken Osborne
September 14, 2005

To prepare for last weekend's Ford Ironman Wisconsin Triathlon, MSU students Joshua McCallum and Andris Roze rode their bikes from East Lansing to Petoskey - a nearly 210-mile journey that took the pair 14-and-a-half hours to complete. It was just one component of a rigorous training schedule - twice daily, six days a week since May - to prepare for Sunday's Ironman race in Madison, Wis. In an event where 19 percent of the 2,076 competitors dropped out, both McCallum, a microbiology senior, and Roze, a finance senior, finished the event.

COMMENTARY

Reading news, talking doesn't solve tragedy

This letter is in response to Paul Wilk's statement "Resident angered by tragedy response" (SN 9/9). Wilk stated that he was in the Union computer lab "frantically" searching for news about New Orleans flooding, and apparently he seems to feel that no one else cared.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: Officials hope to improve student football ticket system

Melissa Domsic
September 14, 2005

After hearing too many complaints about the new student football ticket program, ASMSU representative Eric Hinojosa talked with Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mark Hollis last week about ways to improve the system - including an online program for students to transfer tickets to another student ID. "The students were angry that they lost the flexibility that they had with the voucher system," said Hinojosa, the Residence Halls Association representative for ASMSU's Academic Assembly.