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COMMENTARY

Bice columns lack intrigue, surprise

I am writing in reflection of the numerous articles I have read by John Bice. After reading his latest masterpiece, ("Scientology's wild claims no stranger than those of major religions" SN 6/28), I couldn't help but come to the realization that John Bice always seems to have some ax to grind, and his rhetoric has become all too predictable. If you see a column written by him in The State News, you almost always know what the conclusion will be just by looking in the title for "religion," "capitalism," "politics," etc.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: New attack threatens College of Education server

Amy Davis
July 6, 2005

On Tuesday, more than 27,000 students were informed through e-mail that their Social Security numbers could have been compromised by an attack on the College of Education's server. The server housed information that included student names, addresses, courses taken by students and personal identification numbers.

NEWS

O'Connor's exit leaves debate about successor

Jon Styf
July 5, 2005

Washington - Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice and a decisive swing vote for a quarter-century on virtually all the major legal issues of our time, announced her resignation Friday. Because she is a moderate, her departure gives President Bush a major opportunity to alter the direction of the court if he so chooses. O'Connor's possible resignation has been rumored for months, although many thought Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who has been ailing with cancer, would step down first. In anticipation of one or more departures, the White House has been stepping up preparations for a nomination and almost certainly would be ready to announce a choice soon. "With the illness of Rehnquist, he'll be able to replace both judges," said Brian Patrick, a political science and interdisciplinary studies in social science senior, of Bush's opportunity.

MICHIGAN

Officials: Avian flu vaccine will cover 2 percent of population

Jon Styf
July 5, 2005

The government hasn't stockpiled enough of the only drug known to be effective against avian influenza but is in "aggressive discussions" with its maker to buy more, federal health officials said Thursday. Enough Tamiflu to treat 2.3 million people is in a national stockpile set aside in preparation for the next flu pandemic - a worldwide outbreak that influenza specialists fear could be triggered by the increasingly worrisome avian influenza in Asia. "There are simmering reports about China and Vietnam of people dying, animals dying," said Dean Sienko, medical examiner at the Ingham County Health Department.

NEWS

Tech-savvy scavenging

Lindsey Poisson
July 5, 2005

Ken Black crashed through the undergrowth, avoiding above-ground tree roots, half-exposed rocks and hundreds of mosquitoes. Black is out for treasure. But the treasure he's seeking isn't your typical pirate's booty - it's a cache.

COMMENTARY

Serious review

Cortney Woycik was one of the 43 people arrested during the April 2-3 disturbances, during which several thousand people flooded the East Lansing streets.

COMMENTARY

Trust fund

In the wake of the Enron scandal, it's tough to trust the accounting of any big organization. Thankfully, the Residence Halls Association has proven itself trustworthy.

MSU

MSU server compromised

Amy Davis
July 5, 2005

The latest in a series of computer attacks within the MSU community has struck the Human Resources servers. On Friday, MSU officials sent an e-mail to some members of the MSU community informing them that two of the department's servers, which hold information such as social security numbers and personal home addresses, had been hacked into by an unknown attacker. Assistant Vice President for Human Resources Pamela Beemer sent an e-mail to notify the potentially affected people about the intrusion. The letter said someone attempted to gain unauthorized access to two MSU Human Resources servers between June 25 and 26.

BASEBALL

All-Star voting rules should be rewritten

Once again Major League Baseball's All-Star teams will be a concoction of some of the best players in the game - and a bunch of guys who had a good first half of the season. MLB's brilliant idea of allowing the fans to vote in the starters - America's biggest popularity contest - usually works out, but it's way too much power for the fans to have their hands on. The rest of the process involves the players getting to vote for the reserves for each team, the managers making sure each team is represented by one player, and finally, the last spot on each roster is voted by the fans from a list of five players. Right now, managers choose a few players, players choose the rest of the reserves, fans choose one reserve and all of the starters.