Federal authorities can now prosecute sick people whose doctors prescribe marijuana to ease pain, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, but some local people disagree with the ruling. The Supreme Court concluded that state laws don't protect users from a federal ban on the drug.
Recent or soon-to-be MSU graduates with student loans will have an important decision to make soon, but most don't even know what it is. It's a decision about what to do with years of loans - one that could save most students, on average, about $4,000 in interest payments. For example, Jennifer Jean-Pierre, a 2004 graduate, has about $15,000 in loans.
One of the most talented musicians has returned to capture gold with the release of Nine Inch Nails' "With Teeth." It's amazing how one man can elevate his level of darkness to a point that it's actually beautiful. The album is a haunting but somehow sweet culmination of disturbing lyrics and violent outbursts with just a touch of the right instrumentals. Set to reclaim his royal throne of darkness, the 40-year-old Trent Reznor and his band have put together some of their darkest and best work yet.
Former MSU President M. Peter McPherson will be one of the four national leaders in a roundtable discussion Wednesday morning in Washington to discuss the nation's role in international affairs.
Some student and city pedestrians might have noticed a ticking countdown when crossing one East Lansing intersection. The Michigan Department of Transportation, or MDOT, along with MSU's Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering is conducting a survey to see how well pedestrians respond to a traffic light that visibly counts down seconds until the light turns red. The new light, called a Countdown Pedestrian Signal, has been placed at the intersection of M.A.C.
Bryant Miller, ("Personal attacks were unwarranted" SN 6/6) I am sorry if you took my word "you" in the third paragraph of my letter to refer to you personally.
High winds and rain bombarded the greater Lansing area Sunday night, creating power outages for many residents and local businesses. At least 11,500 local customers lost power, said Consumers Energy spokesman Tim Petrosky. About 187,000 homes and businesses throughout the state experienced Sunday-night blackouts. The outages resulted from "violent weather moving through the Michigan area," which caused high winds and tree branches getting tangled in power lines, he said. Electrical engineering senior Craig Tucker said his condominium on M.A.C.
The defending NBA Champion Detroit Pistons will have a chance to defend their title, after beating the Miami Heat, 88-82. Richard Hamilton led the Pistons with 22 points on 11-16 shooting; he added seven assists and three rebounds.
Scott Owen in "Bush's reasons for war proven valid" (SN 6/2) states that many of the reasons President Bush gave for going to war in Iraq have been verified, but he gives no examples.
Most of us learned, at some point in our education, that the Bill of Rights exists as a personal guarantee of freedoms against the government.
MSU police are investigating a string of multimedia equipment thefts at Fee Hall last month, which total more than $30,000.
The state House and Senate are currently considering two new higher education budget bills for Michigan's 15 public universities, which would modestly increase funding for MSU.
MSU students with depleting bank accounts due to tuition now have more support in preventing a tuition increase or even lowering it. The Green & White Political Action Committee is an independent committee not affiliated with the university. The committee will give the money they raise to state policy makers who support MSU, in hopes of persuading them to provide more state funding for the university, said Gary Naeyaert, an organizer of the Green & White PAC. The committee also provides necessary information on its issues or goals to state legislators to show them how state funding benefits students, Naeyaert said. If the group is successful in making its voice heard at the Capitol, it would be beneficial to students. "We hope it means an end to double-digit tuition increases that'll hit every student in their pocketbook," Naeyaert said.
The East Lansing City Council will hold a meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Courtroom two of 54-B District Court, 101 Linden St.
Senior Mike Palmer and junior Mark Langlois will compete in the Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif., starting Wednesday. There are 27 athletes entered in the competition, 20 of them qualified based on their regional marks and the other seven will compete based on scores from earlier in the season. Both Palmer and Langlois are in the tournament because of their performances in the regional competition. Palmer had a vault of 17 feet, 3/4 inches, which puts him in 20th place going into the competition, and teammate Langlois enters the field with a mark of 16 feet, 7 1/4 inches, which ranks him in a tie for the 26th spot. MSU has had two previous All-American pole vaulters.
The MSU hockey team announced in late May that they named former Spartans player Rob Woodward as volunteer assistant coach for the upcoming season. "I believe Rob will be a good fit for our program," MSU head coach Rick Comley said in a written statement.
Redshirt junior Mickie Rzepka will compete in the pole vault for the MSU women's track and field team at this year's NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday.
The U.S. Supreme Court did a huge disservice to the American people Monday by ruling to allow the prosecution of medical cannabis. The 6-3 decision means that the 10 states in which voters balloted for the right to prescribe, use and cultivate cannabis for medical purposes have no legal, federal right to do so.
Kevin Freeman, who has been homeless since March, said he's on his way to getting back on his feet thanks to the New Hope Day Center, but soon the facility might close. "(The shelter) has been such a godsend and such a blessing," he said. The 31-year-old said he uses the homeless shelter for meals, employment help and a place to relax. On July 1, the shelter, 430 N.
Good acting is essential in order to make a box-office hit - and this movie had that and then some. "Lords of Dogtown" is a dramatic but awesomely good film with top-notch music, skating and, of course, girls.