Reader takes issue with rock message
Riding the bus on Tuesday, I was surprised to pass by the rock on Farm Lane and see "Abortion Kills" written in dark paint.
Smothering 'D'
Champaign, Ill. - The No. 8 MSU women's basketball team picked up its fourth consecutive win after knocking off Illinois, 62-42. The Spartans (16-2 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) did not have much trouble defeating Illinois (11-5, 3-3) as they led almost the entire game.
'Coach Carter' dawdles with plots, follows familiar themes
If only teachers and coaches would stop doing notable things. Then, maybe, we'd get a break from the outpouring of mentor flicks about students who overcome great odds to find personal success.
No. 20 Spartans have 'upper hand' in meets
The No. 20 MSU wrestling team will be busy at home this weekend as the Spartans host two dual meets at Jenison Field House. The Spartans will face Kent State on Friday and Ohio State on Sunday, and are feeling good going into the weekend. "I actually think we have the upper hand in this dual," said sophomore Andy Simmons on facing Ohio State, who tied for third in the 2004 NCAA Championship. Head coach Tom Minkel said his team matches up well. "They're not as strong a team as they were last year, but they're always a good team," he said. The Spartans are coming off a long week as their trip to Oklahoma was plagued by bad weather, airport closings, traffic jams and flight cancellations. "We are starting to come out of it," said Minkel of the fatigue his team faced.
Editorial ignored Bush's many faults
"Move on?" Indeed. Outstandingly spineless and shallow editorial by The State News ("Dead End" SN 1/14). You give Bush a pass on all of his responsibilities for screwing up this war of choice.
Open mic night at International Center
The University Activities Board will be presenting their "All I Need is One Mic" event from 10 p.m.
Response to online SIRS disappointing
Online course evaluations did not get as much of a response as MSU professors and administrators had hoped. In the fall, 19 departments put Student Instructional Rating System, or SIRS, forms online for students to evaluate instructors, but less participated than usually complete paper forms in class. University officials switched to online forms to process information quicker. "It was a clunky process on paper, and now it's a much more streamlined process," said Patty Croom, student academic records team leader for administrative services. It is not known how many students completed the electronic evaluations because response rates as a whole were not collected, and departments kept their individual numbers, said June Youatt, assistant provost for undergraduate education and dean of undergraduate studies. While some students said they feel obligated to fill out the forms during class, they don't see a benefit to submitting them on their own. "In class you kind of have to do it, but if it's something that you have to go out of your way to do, no one's going to do that," Japanese and premedical sophomore Gary Moroni said, adding he thinks most students feel that way. Duncan Sibley, director of Integrative Studies in General Science, said between 35 and 45 percent of students filled out online evaluations for the department in the fall semester.
Supreme Court justice set to resign
After more than 30 years as a judge and 10 years on the Michigan Supreme Court, Justice Elizabeth Weaver will step down from her position in October 2005.
Sustainability focus of speaker series
MSU's Community and Economic Development Program will hold the second of six seminars in the "Sustainable Development: Concepts & Practices" series at noon on Thursday at the International Center.
Sex education is job for parents
It is always amazing to me how many people fail to see the real problem with sex education. Should we really be debating what they should be teaching about sex in public schools?
Marine's girlfriend shares experiences of overseas relationship
Imagine the life of a Marine's girlfriend. We'll call her the scared bystander. She stays online for hours e-mailing her brave boyfriend, answers every "out of area" phone call hoping it's him and practically lives at the post office, sending him packages and envelopes marked "sealed with a kiss." His picture is framed on a shelf in her dorm room, and every time she opens her wallet she sees him in full uniform next to her debit card. That she is me.
MSU, Illini tip off tonight
The No. 8 MSU women's basketball team will head out on the road this week for two games after being home for three straight games.
Your financial future
When Jason Wright was 15, he was reading books in the library on how to make money. At 17, he had money in the stock market.
WEB ONLY: East Lansing Film Society debuts "The Corporation"
The East Lansing Film Society will show the film "The Corporation," at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, and 7:30 p.m.
Iraqi death toll of equal importance
Within this country there seems to be a fundamental moral deficiency: Americans really only care about American loss of life.
Strict admission standards sensible
In response to "Admissions process overly selective" (SN 1/11), the reader seems to be confused, and I hope my letter will help him out. While it may be true you have no desire to become an accountant, at least having a general understanding and showing competency in it (as well as other business core classes) will make you a better business professional and more desirable to the job market.
Director puts new spin on classic Shakespeare tale
Andy Barnhart is the best Juliet I've ever seen. A sentence like that might seem odd for those who haven't seen the play "Shakespeare's R&J." Set in an all-male Catholic boarding school, four boys find a blacklisted copy of the play and read it aloud.
Southgate to be voting site for Iraqi election
Michigan is home to one of seven U.S. locations for Iraqis to register and cast votes in their upcoming election. The site in Southgate is about 90 miles southeast of MSU. Eligible voters are current and former Iraqi citizens, those born in Iraq and those who are born to an Iraqi father.