In regard to your editorial "Campus clutter," (SN 2/11) I have a question for you: Are you aware that not a single parking place in the planned parking structure will be available for students during the day?
With the possibility of it being her last meet of the season, senior Tammy Jones is putting more pressure on herself than ever before to do well in the swimming and diving Big Ten Championships beginning today in Bloomington, Ind.
What is the cost of war? The figure in President Bush's requested 2006 budget to Congress would put it at $419.3 billion in military funding. An additional $82 billion, added on Monday, was requested prior to the $2.5 trillion 2006 budget Bush initially submitted.
The calendar is full of Black History Month events for the Lansing area. The Capital Area District Library brought The Storytellers to local libraries to share its diverse music with residents.
A group of students will compete today to prove which famous hero is worthy of being inducted into the MSU Multicultural Heroes Hall of Fame. For the last month, five student teams, which are made of three members, have been gathering information about famous figures in history such as Nelson Mandela, Princess Diana and Rosa Parks.
David Hilliard, former chief of staff for the Black Panther Party spoke on campus Tuesday about the history of the group and the misconceptions surrounding it. Jeremy Nufer, the Black Caucus liaison to the Wilson Hall government, which helped bring Hilliard to campus, said it was important for people to learn more about the movement. "So many people see the Black Panthers as violent thugs," Nufer said.
I have realized that someday I must come and visit the State News editorial board in their happy, little world full of puppy dogs and butterflies.
Lewis Morin set his coffee mug down next to an empty pink packet of Sweet'N Low at Theio's Restaurant in Lansing on Monday. A self-proclaimed coffee addict for 40 years, Morin said he uses artificial sweeteners to control his blood sugar levels.
The elimination of Faculty Council was one of the possible structural changes suggested by a committee that looked at ways to increase faculty participation in academic governance. "We sit here and listen to this - folks say it's almost a waste of time," said Michael Moch, a committee member and management professor.
Brent Hodgson should have saved his predictably melodramatic reference to Neville Chamberlain for theater club ("North Korea should not be appeased," SN 2/15). Nevermind the incredible kowtowing to Saudi Arabia, champion of human rights.
Two MSU students are among the more than 700 illegal file sharers sued last month by the Recording Industry Association of America, or RIAA. MSU has yet to receive a subpoena, which forces university officials to turn over the names of the students who were logged onto the network using a computer Internet address suspected of illegally file sharing, said David Gift, vice provost for Libraries, Computing and Technology. This will be the third round of file sharing lawsuits filed against MSU students since May 2004, according to the MSU Office of the General Counsel. In the January lawsuits, 68 users of computer networks at 23 universities and colleges were sued.
Living in the dorms can get pretty disgusting, so I would advise spending a few dollars on all-purpose sanitizer wipes.
Students looking for a place to live over the summer might not have to look any farther than the campus. There are two options for students to stay in the dorms over the summer: the Mason and Abbot halls complex and Owen Graduate Hall; and residence life officials say both will provide dorm life as usual. "It really isn't any different, which is exactly the way we want it to be," said Mary Lou Heberlein, manager of the Mason, Abbot, Snyder, Phillips halls complex.
Michigan Democrats have expressed happiness that former presidential candidate Howard Dean has been elected to the position of chairman of the Democratic National Committee, although others say it's just good politics to be pleased about his win. Randy Neice, former chairman of MSU Students for Dean and a political theory senior, said he's happy Dean was selected, adding he could be a balancing force if the Democratic presidential candidate in 2008 is more conservative. "It benefits us to have someone who's fiscally responsible and relatively socially liberal," said Niece, who also is on the executive board of the MSU College Democrats. Dean, who is also the former governor of Vermont, took the position over from Terry McAuliffe, who led party for four years.
Hunched down low in an undercover vehicle in any one of the parking lots on campus, a volunteer with MSU police department's Operation Lot Watch could be keeping watch - and a passerby might never know. Lot Watch is a program where student volunteers patrol major parking lots on campus at night and watch for crimes, including thefts and assaults.
I moved into my new East Lansing summer place in mid-May of last year. Excited for my first summer away from home, I was subleasing a basement room from a girl who was friends with some of my journalism classmates. I unpacked all my things and began to decorate the cold, dungeon-like room to make it feel more like home.
For some of us, the path to college was a meandering detour through life. I am one such person. At the tender age of 18, I turned my back on the idea of spending one more minute in a classroom and got down to the serious business of drinking beer and lifting rocks.
If you keep busy and are going to live off-campus, I have two words for you: Easy Mac. It's a whole different ballgame when you aren't living in the dorms anymore and can't just walk down the hall to your cafeteria, where endless amounts of prepared food await you.
I was very disheartened to read your editorial regarding North Korea ("Tact needed" SN 2/14). Its logic, as well as factual basis, is extremely flawed.
Defense will be the name of the game Wednesday for the No. 11 MSU men's basketball team as the Spartans look to shut down Minnesota's dynamic duo of center Jeff Hagen and guard Vincent Grier. Grier has been hurting teams with his penetration into the lane, which the Spartans were able to stop in the teams' Jan.