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NEWS

Be your own landlord

Kate Nault is like many area landlords trying to maintain her property and relationship with tenants. But for the 23-year-old anthropology senior, the house is her own and the tenants are her roommates. Nault has owned the house for three years and said the process of purchasing her own home wasn't simple. "I am from Lansing and my mom was always suggesting I buy my own house instead of throwing my money away paying rent somewhere," she said.

MICHIGAN

Police launch 2-week safety-belt campaign

Michigan law-enforcement officials launched a two-week effort Friday to enforce and educate the community about safety-belt laws. The East Lansing Police Department is among several Ingham County agencies that will participate in the campaign on Friday.

COMMENTARY

Bush's comments often misconstrued

This letter is in response to "Keep it out" (SN 8/8). Contrary to The State News' assertion, President Bush's statement was not an attempt to indoctrinate the youth of our country with religious beliefs.

MSU

Impact assists Gov. with podcasts

Daniel Thai
August 9, 2005

MSU students are helping Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who recently returned from Japan, prepare for another journey. This time her destination is the Internet. The governor released her first radio address and podcast this weekend through a partnership with MSU's student radio station WDBM (88.9-FM), the Impact. Impact Production Director Jeremy Whiting and General Manager Gary Reid head the team producing the governor's podcasts. "It's a great experience for a young student to get involved and know how broadcasting works on a professional level," Reid said.

NEWS

Coach Smith announces team captains

Megan Homanick
August 9, 2005

Each season four captains are named for the MSU football team - this year's group is junior defensive end Clifton Ryan, junior quarterback Drew Stanton, senior center Chris Morris and senior safety Eric Smith. "I like the mix, and I like those kids and what they've done," MSU head coach John L.

NEWS

ACLU questions police usage of Breathalyzer test

Kris Turner
August 9, 2005

Underage drinkers walking down East Lansing streets could remain safe from being breathalyzed if a lawsuit filed by the Michigan chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is held up in federal court. The suit challenges a state law allowing police to breathalyze pedestrians under the age of 21 and aims to stop the blatant abuse of Breathalyzer tests across college campuses statewide, Legal Director for the Michigan ACLU Michael J.

SPORTS

Grand Ledge pitcher signs intent letter for MSU

Megan Homanick
August 9, 2005

MSU baseball head coach David Grewe announced that A.J. Dunn, a pitcher from Grand Ledge, signed a national letter of intent to play for the Spartans in the 2006 season on Saturday. Dunn, a four-year letter winner at Grand Ledge High School, was an all-district team and all-region team member as a senior.

COMMENTARY

Tough love

She might just be one mother, but she's got the opportunity to represent thousands of them. Californian Cindy Sheehan showed up at President Bush's Crawford, Texas ranch with one goal in mind - getting some answers.

MSU

Diabetes walk raises $75K

Bob Darrow
August 8, 2005

After Saturday's Walk To Cure Diabetes on campus, walk organizer Tom Brennan owes Karen Breen a bottle of wine. Breen, executive director of the Detroit chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, or JDRF, bet Brennan a bottle of wine that donations would break $50,000 and won handily when Brennan announced Saturday afternoon that the walk had raised $75,000. The walk, which benefited the international JDRF, kicked off from Ralph Young Field, west of Spartan Stadium, and covered 1.5 miles through campus, featuring head football coach John L.

COMMENTARY

Letter writer sorry for any confusion

The last letter I wrote was not intended to insult anyone or trivialize their lifestyle, nor was it an attempt at humor ("Bible says all sin is equal in God's eyes" SN 7/28). Ruben Garza has responded as saying that my comments support the faulty logic that leads to the persecution of homosexuals ("Being gay doesn't equate to all sins" SN 8/1). Garza severely misinterpreted my message. I join Garza in being outraged at the mistreatment and limited rights that homosexuals receive.

COMMENTARY

Keep it out

The strong influence of religion on President Bush is well-known, but it still is a surprise that he recently advocated the teaching of intelligent design alongside evolution in public schools.

COMMENTARY

Bice column lacks both viewpoints

I'm a semi-regular reader of The State News. Your columnist John Bice has a narrow mind and an agenda, proving it many times in the article "Homosexuality as a sin one more example of Bible's primitiveness" (SN 8/1). First he uses Bertrand Russell, an atheist, as a reference without an opposing view.

NEWS

Schepers: Issues still unresolved

Kris Turner
August 8, 2005

After nearly three months of meetings, the independent commission reviewing the April 2-3 disturbances has not reached a conclusion as to what happened that night. The direction the group is heading is unclear, some members said.

NEWS

Intersection still unfinished

Lindsey Poisson
August 8, 2005

Sparty has arrived on campus, but he doesn't have a place to go. Four days away from the original completion deadline, the Kalamazoo Street, Red Cedar Road and Chestnut Road intersection is still dug up, unpaved and without the bronze Sparty statue, which arrived Tuesday. The roads, originally expected to accommodate traffic by Friday, will now open by Aug.