A professor from the University of Baghdad will speak about women's struggles in Iraq in a presentation at a local church Friday. The presentation, titled "Through My Eyes: A Woman's Struggle for Peace in War Torn Iraq," will showcase Professor Naba Saleem Hamid and other women's experiences in Iraq at 7 p.m.
A cocktail party to benefit the group End Violent Encounters, or EVE, will be held from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
I am disgusted by the East Lansing Police Department's response to criticism on their pre-emptive strike ("Videos spark debate on police action" SN 6/20). I think all citizens of East Lansing, including permanent residents, should start to wonder who is policing the police. When Chief Tom Wibert was first sworn in, he promised to restore relations between the police and the student body.
The pertinent question is not "Why are the mainstream media ignoring the Downing Street Memo?" but rather "Why is The State News trying so hard to keep a dead non-story alive?" After publishing an opinion piece and two supporting letters, I had to wonder.
My roommate got rid of his television a few months ago (it was the only television in the house), and we canceled our cable subscription.
Michigan wineries and stores in the state that directly ship alcohol to consumers might have to find a new outlet to sell their products after two bills were introduced to the House and Senate on Thursday. "If these bills pass, I'd probably say within two to three years ,we will shut our doors," said Mike Beck, President of Uncle John's Fruit House Winery in St.
An unknown suspect took $105 of goods from an unlocked office in IM-Sports West, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
In only its second year of existence at MSU, the club baseball team had a record of 15-13 overall and 14-5 in the conference. The club team was started in 2003 by then-junior Aaron Leong.
City officials, students and local residents said a peaceful relationship among the three groups is being hindered by a lack of communication and city ordinances. Students and residents negatively stereotype each other, East Lansing's Deputy City Manager Jean Golden said, adding that once students and residents start socially interacting, those stereotypes will be broken down. "If I know you as an individual, I'm going to be much less likely to stereotype you when I see you on the street," Golden said. However, family community services senior Sara Johnson said it's hard for students and residents to be cordial. "The student population changes from year to year, so it's not the same students that are doing bad things," she said. But East Lansing residents aren't the problem, "it's the city," interdisciplinary studies in social sciences junior Starr Jones said. City officials are making it hard for students to have financial stability with charges such as paying a monthly fee to have a trash can, Jones said. "City Council is only interested with getting our parents' money," she said. East Lansing resident Jayme Theis, 27, agreed with Jones, and said the general vibe from residents is that they're trying to push students out of the neighborhoods. Theis said city leaders are aiding the residents by relocating students to the northern part of the city and by not allowing additional rental home licenses in the area. But City Manager Ted Staton said students and residents are misinformed. The city recently approved a rental-home license and hundreds of new apartment licenses for East Lansing, he said. Staton also said it is not true that East Lansing officials want students to move away from the city. "It couldn't be further from the truth," he said.
Olin Health Center and other local clinics will hold free and anonymous walk-in HIV testing for the MSU community for the National HIV Testing Day on Monday. Nicolle Stec, health educator for the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Olin, said it's an opportunity to educate people about HIV and options that are available for testing and counseling. During pre-test consultation, counselors at Olin will determine whether the patient should have a blood or an oral swab test.
Identity theft is an intricate crime of numbers. On June 17, MasterCard revealed to more than 68,000 card holders that a breach in security had occurred, potentially exposing them to credit card fraud. A similar case happened in April through Wharton Center when 40,000 patrons were notified that a computer hacker had broken into their server and tampered with credit card information. In fact, the number of identity theft complaints reported in Michigan has grown from 6,566 to 7,307 in the past two years, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Since MSU has access to students' and faculty members' most personal numbers - such as their Social Security numbers, bank account information or drivers license number - officials at MSU are working to ensure that students and faculty are not among the numbers of future victims. Earlier this month, an adjunct professor at a Florida community college was charged with inappropriately using three students' personal information to open several credit cards at department stores.
I opposed the omnibus budget because House Republicans slashed Gov. Granholm's proposal - by more than $800 million ($600 million of cuts to human services). Their budget irresponsibly turns away $260 million in federal funds when we should be leveraging every federal dollar available.
East Lansing residents will have an opportunity to get a peek at the inner workings of the city's public works and recycling center this evening. The East Lansing Department of Public Works will hold a dedication ceremony from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
It's gratifying to see that the independent commission formed to review the April 2-3 disturbances has set to work.
The Lansing Lugnuts will have four players in the Midwest League All-Star Game, which will be played at 7 p.m.
Two people were arrested and charged with an armed robbery that occurred in Chandler Crossings apartments early last week. The Bath Township Police Department is continuing its investigation into the incident. Jawan Laderdale and Frederick Lilly were arraigned on felony charges of armed robbery and possession of a firearm on Wednesday.
Jay Diller said he doesn't regret leaving for military duty in Iraq. "A lot of people ask 'Why do that?' or 'Why go to Iraq?'," said the criminal justice sophomore and National Guard member.
The Lansing Lugnuts didn't have much to play for in their final two games of the first half of The Midwest League season, after being eliminated from the playoffs by virtue of losing 2-1 at Fort Wayne on Friday. However, Lansing (37-32) didn't let that get in the way of winning the final two games of the first half, including a 4-3 win Sunday afternoon.
Delivering nothing out of the ordinary - except French subtitles - the slasher flick "High Tension" is a mix of blood, guts and gore. In fact, the movie could define itself by the tagline: "The more blood the better." "High Tension," or "Haute Tension" in French, is about two college girls - Alex (Maïwenn Le Besco) and Marie (Cécile De France) - who go for a visit to Alex's house.