As a paper that was fairly outspoken in its problems with Proposal 2, it was frustrating to watch it easily pass - gaining favor with roughly 59 percent of voters - in November.
This is in response to the article, "Officials: Marijuana becoming socially accepted locally" (SN 2/8). The fact, as I see it, is marijuana has always been socially acceptable in a large part.
A point of clarification on Jordan Rash's letter complaining that campus apartments are not coed and assuming that gay and lesbian partners have some special privilege of living together, "Trustees need to allow coed living" (SN 2/9). No such rule exists.
People involved in the move of MSU's College of Human Medicine to Grand Rapids met Tuesday to discuss a set of commitments for the project. The commitments indicate what the group members intend to do on the project and were formally decided upon at the meeting, said Steven Heacock, chief administrative and legal officer of IdeaSphere Inc., a David Van Andel-run private company that manufactures and supplies dietary supplements. Heacock also serves as a discussion facilitator of the group of leaders in the expansion.
Hidden inside the darker corner of downtown East Lansing is a restaurant with the potential to become the best. There aren't a lot of eateries in the area that serve diner fare, which makes it different.
The sophomore from Clinton Township, Mich. was named the defensive player of the week for both the CCHA and USCHO/ITECH following his performances against Michigan, while he also fought the flu.
This letter is in response to Jenny Gallo's letter complaining about the bicyclist in the middle of the road ("Everyone needs to follow traffic rules," SN 2/9). First, I will agree with her that the person should not have been in the middle of the road.
Michigan residents will be able to assure their cell phone numbers are kept out of potential directories if a state bill in the Senate passes. The bill, introduced by Sen.
The MSU Marksmanship Club is taking aim at a new goal - becoming an official club sport. The club, which was started about four years ago, has grown to 45 due-paying members.
With the regular season winding down, the No. 9 MSU women's basketball team heads out on the road for three games with the Big Ten Championship in sight. The Spartans (20-3 overall, 9-2 Big Ten) open up the road trip with a game at Minnesota (18-4, 8-2), a place where the Spartans have had success in recent years. "Minnesota is a very good team and probably playing their best basketball right now," MSU head coach Joanne P.
Three seniors have been selected as voting members of the curriculum team for the new residential college program. Andrew McCoy, Paige Harley and Kyle Martin were among the students recommended for the positions by the Lyman Briggs School, James Madison College, the Residential Option in Arts & Letters program and the College of Arts & Letters.
Before pledging a Latino-based fraternity, Ricardo Leon said he felt alone and insecure. As a gay Latino, he struggled to find a group that he could identify with. "I was trying to keep to myself, and I didn't really have that many friends," Leon said "I was alone, and there was no one to help me." Leon, an apparel and textile design junior, said he wanted to find his place at MSU.
The competition that the MSU hockey team has faced in the remaining games of the season hasn't been the only force the team has had to combat. Starting with junior forward David Booth, the Spartans have been hampered by the flu.
Last week while driving to class down Shaw Lane, I came upon a backup in the traffic. As the people in front of me angrily passed in the left lane, I came to see what the cause of the backup was.
Is he trying to kill himself? Is he moving away? These are the questions you might ask yourself if you ever looked at my eBay seller's account queue.
Groups on campus are getting ready to bring some of their culture to MSU students by throwing festivities for the Chinese New Year, which begins today. Historically, the event is marked with 15 days of celebration throughout Asia. "The first night is a lot like Thanksgiving in America," said Mark Wong, president of the Singapore Student Association.
Concerns about the fate of the Rare Isotope Accelerator project, also known as RIA, were raised Monday with the release of President Bush's proposed 2006 budget. Bush allocated $4 million for more research and development on the project, which MSU is a main competitor for. Last year, Bush proposed the same amount for the project, but it was upped to $9 million by Congress in order to speed up the project's timeline, said Sylvia Warner, spokeswoman for U.S.
"Bridge the gap between older residents and students. They need to make it easier for the two to work together and solve issues." Ryan Longoria | history senior "The stop lights get on my nerves - everything has a no turn on red.
The Executive Committee of Academic Council heard feedback from the standing committees on the final report of the Committee on College Reorganization. Only the University Committee on Faculty Affairs endorsed an option laid out in the final report - the recommendation that MSU improve liberal arts and sciences education, without significant college reorganization now. Investment in liberal arts and sciences must wait for new resources, rather than shifting funds from other programs, said Susan Melnick, co-chairwoman of the University Committee on Faculty Affairs. "We are arguing in favor of strengthening liberal arts, not diminishing it," Melnick said. The other option mentioned would establish a Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences institution that would include the Colleges of Arts & Letters and Social Science. Vinayak Prasad, chairman of the University Committee on Student Affairs, said his committee felt strong reservations about the option because it did not include the College of Natural Science. "We are hesitant to say reorganization is necessary to fix the problems," Prasad said.