The independent commission reviewing the April 2-3 disturbances questioned local police officials about the use of force and tear gas after reviewing video footage of the event during a Friday meeting. Joe Tuchinsky, a representative from the American Civil Liberties Union, said the films did not show a need for police intervention.
Part of being professional is being responsible and willing to be held accountable for things that go wrong.
George Boissineau, a carpenter from North Branch, waits for the grand entry at the Riverbank Traditional Pow Wow on Saturday afternoon.
With less than three months until the season opening game against Kent State, the Spartan Stadium addition continues to take shape. "This isn't only to benefit the people who can afford the (suite and club level seating)," Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Greg Ianni said.
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.
An interim budget for the 2005-06 academic school year was approved today by the MSU Board of Trustees.
A senate hearing today at 8:30 a.m. will provide expert opinion and information on funding dealing with a bill that might increase state funding for public schools and universities. Senate Bill 246, which was introduced in February, would increase state funding for grades K-16 by either a 5-percent increase or to reflect inflation increases, said Sen.
The jubilant man who appeared on the front page of Tuesday's edition of The State News might look like a crazed Michael Jackson fan, but he is actually an actor and writer on the late-night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live." The man identified in the caption as Jake Byrd is really Tony Barbieri and was pictured rejoicing after Monday's acquittal.
Weighing the pros and cons of the not guilty verdict in the Michael Jackson child-molestation case is befuddling.
Archaeologists excavating the site of Saint's Rest, MSU's first dorm, aren't leaving anything to the imagination. With a little help from geophysicists, archaeologists hope to reveal the location of the residents' most private refuge - the outhouse. Tom Mann, a geophysical specialist from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, or DEQ, paced the area surrounding the dig site Wednesday morning, carrying a GPS unit and an instrument resembling a long plastic pipe.
There's no question that baseball is an international sport, but most of the players who are not speaking English are conversing in Spanish instead. More and more, however, there are players coming from other areas, especially the Far East - home to Lugnuts pitchers Chi-Hung Cheng and Po-Hsuan Keng. "The biggest transition for some of the American players, English-speaking players, is that there are players from other cultures, and they have no idea what these guys are all about," manager Ken Joyce said.
MSU alumnus and owner of the East Lansing store In Flight Sports died June 1. Kenneth "Scott" Pridgeon, 52, was a self-described Grateful Dead fanatic and a lover of history. Natasha Cosgrove, who knew Pridgeon for 18 years, said he is a tremendous loss for the community. "There are absolutely no words to describe him," she said.
The Blanks, "The Blanks Love You Too" (Albert and Lexington Records) The Blanks' sophomore album "The Blanks Love You Too" is an eclectic blend of several genres of music.
So is that the new fad? Thanking the United Nations for giving "Saddam Hussein plenty of time to hide and get rid of" the WMD, as Kasey Moyes claims ("War necessary, can rarely be avoided" SN 6/9)? Correct me if I'm wrong, but the whole purpose of the 1991 cease-fire and resolutions were for precisely that purpose - to get rid of the WMD.
Pending the state Legislature's adoption of a higher education budget, university officials say tuition rates might not be finalized until the end of the summer. The MSU Board of Trustees will meet on Friday, but tuition rates and the appointment of two administration roles are not on the agenda.
I wish to express my outrage at the shady process used to bring Fox News to the university cable system.
My next car will have a notebook set into the dash, and I'll tie a pen to my wrist every morning.
Kasey Moyes, you're right. Your letter is unsuitable for readers ("War necessary, can rarely be avoided" SN 6/9). To say in most cases that "going to war and putting soldiers in harm's way is not the last resort - it's the only resort" is absurd and dangerous.
One person was injured and two people were arrested following an armed robbery at Chandler Crossings Apartments on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The victim was taken to Lansing's Sparrow Hospital after suffering injuries.
The Ingham County Sheriff's Department is still working to identify two bags of human remains discovered in the Red Cedar River earlier this week.