COMMENTARY
High-priced
The expected tuition hike for MSU has finally come, and at 13.5 percent for new students and 9.3 percent for returning students, it's a hefty one.
MSU
Student creates writing game
Forget "Super Mario Brothers" and "Grand Theft Auto." An MSU graduate student is working to create an online text-based video game called "Ink" for student writers to compete against one another. Kym Buchanan presented his educational version of "You Got Served" to MSU's Writing Center and Writing In Digital Environments Research Center, or WIDE, in the spring after using the game's format for a telecommunications course's final project.
COMMENTARY
CIA leak treason; Rove war criminal
Karl Rove leaked the name of an undercover CIA agent, Valerie Plame, to news reporters. Even when this issue is discussed in the news, the fundamental crime against our country has been absent.
FOOTBALL
CB Hayes suspended for unknown reasons
This weekend, MSU football head coach John L. Smith suspended senior cornerback Jaren Hayes for an indefinite period of time. The suspension was for an off-field incident, and it prevents Hayes from participating in any football-related activities. MSU Associate Athletics Director John Lewandowski said there is no timetable for Hayes' return to the team.
NEWS
Bernero hopes to alleviate job losses
Editor's note: This is the third in a series of four profiles of the candidates in Lansing's mayoral race. If politicians could receive a badge for every position they have held, Sen.
COMMENTARY
LBGT members not same as murderers
Brandi Walker did very little for us "homosexuals" with her "inclusive" Christian outreach ("Letter writer wrong with interpretation" SN 7/19). I admire her effort in arguing that homosexuality might not be a sin (and for the record, it isn't). I will also give her the benefit of the doubt that she personally doesn't believe homosexuality is a sin.
NEWS
Students pay 2 different rates in tuition hike
The MSU Board of Trustees approved a 13.5 percent tuition hike Thursday for new students and a 9.3 percent raise for returning students for the 2005-06 academic school year. MSU's Director of Financial Aid Rick Shipman said he believes the board set a precedent by establishing the two different tuition hikes, instead of a blanket rate increase.
MICHIGAN
Storm slows local stores
A late-night Saturday thunderstorm that continued through daybreak Sunday left the city and some area businesses scrambling to function. The storm caused a power outage and knocked some trees down, said Sgt.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Board sets 1st separate tuition increases for new, returning students
The MSU Board of Trustees approved a 13.5 percent tuition hike Thursday for new students and a 9.3 percent raise for returning students for the 2005-06 academic school year. MSU's Director of Financial Aid Rick Shipman said the board set a precedent by establishing the two different tuition hikes, instead of a blanket rate increase.
COMMENTARY
Religion is 'blind faith;' Anyone could have written Bible storybook
In my last column ("Scientology's wild claims no stranger than those of major religions," SN 6/28), I argued that Scientology doctrine, although undeniably nutty, isn't any more fanciful or unfounded than mainstream religious beliefs. One response published in The State News countered my point with the assertion that Christianity is different; it doesn't rely on faith alone but on "reasoned faith" ("Faith needs reason, not blind beliefs," SN 7/5). Let's examine that. Dictionary.com defines "reasoned" as meaning, "to determine or conclude by logical thinking." In contrast, "faith" is "belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence." Reasoned faith is a contradiction. Certainly, reason is absent with regard to the unsubstantiated belief in the virgin birth, the trinity and transubstantiation.
MICHIGAN
Marshall man gets 8-20 years
A 19-year-old Marshall, Mich., man was sentenced on Wednesday in the Ingham County Circuit Court to serve eight to 20 years in prison for the murder of an Okemos man. Alexander Hamil, who came to East Lansing to celebrate St.
FEATURES
City offers family films at dusk
Drive-in movies are few and far between, but the city of East Lansing has taken a more modern approach to keep the idea alive. Every Thursday night in Valley Court Park, a movie is projected outside for everyone to watch.
FEATURES
All-American Rejects fail to improve upon punk-rock sound
The All-American Rejects are just that in their new release "Move Along." This is the group's second album, following its self-titled debut in October 2002.
NEWS
Board to vote on tuition increase
The MSU Board of Trustees are expected to set the 2005-06 tuition rates today and finalize the university budget. The university is behind schedule after a summer of waiting on the state Legislature to determine its final budget.
SPORTS
Spartans score in Big Ten Foreign Tour
MSU junior center Katrina Grantham and junior guard Victoria Lucas-Perry had solid performances in their first game on the Big Ten Foreign Tour team. The two players helped the team to a 119-56 win against the Netherlands National Team in the opening game of the team's tour Tuesday night with a combined 24 points and 11 rebounds.
NEWS
ONLINE UPDATE: Trustees set tuition hike
The MSU Board of Trustees approved a 13.5 percent tuition hike Thursday for new students and a 9.3 percent raise for returning students for the 2005-06 academic school year. The increase also includes a 15 percent raise in financial aid, which will bring an additional $6.4 million to students receiving it. President Lou Anna K.
NEWS
Incumbent focuses on education, diversity
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of four profiles of the candidates in Lansing's mayoral race. Before becoming mayor of Lansing in 2003, Tony Benavides wore quite a few hats: a field migrant worker, student, grocery store employee, CEO of a nonprofit organization and Lansing City Council member. But when he first tried on his hat as mayor, it took time to get it to fit.
NEWS
Affirmative action petition rejected
A petition to end race- and gender-based preferences in affirmative action was rejected by the Michigan Board of Canvassers on Tuesday. The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, or MCRI, petition was scheduled to go on the November 2006 ballot after garnering thousands of signatures statewide.
COMMENTARY
Affirmed sides
Affirmative action is one of the perennial hot-button topics in politics, and the debate surrounding its advantages and disadvantages is always an interesting one.
NEWS
Simon travels to Japan with Gov.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon is one of several state university officials who will accompany Gov.