Become an active or passive LBGT ally during Pride Week

If you're living under a rock or choose to exist in a constant state of denial, you might not know that it's MSU Pride Week.

Realistic-looking rifles need to go

Recently, a few friends and I were walking to Case Hall for dinner. As we neared our destination, we encountered a group of men about 100 feet in front of us who were dressed in full camouflage, carrying packs and had what appeared to be black M-16 assault rifles.

'U' student groups plan change of concert venue

A concert series planned for the fall welcome week might change venues to become a music festival at Munn Field. Members of ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government, are moving forward in plans to program new events for the days before classes begin.

MIDDAY UPDATE: Basketball player stabbed outside apartment

MSU men's basketball forward Justin Ockerman is recovering from a knife wound incurred when he was assaulted by an unidentified man outside his apartment complex Sunday afternoon, Meridian Township police Sgt.

Bice knows it all, no purpose in thinking

John Bice's column doesn't really talk about the title and it simply attacks Judeo-Christian belief ("Conservatives find creative way to push creationism in school" SN 3/15). He states that "public schools are under attack from religious warriors crusading to inject creationism into science classes." Sounds scary, right? Aside from that ridiculous language, I agree that creationism does not belong in schools as a substitute for evolution.

E.L. City Council meeting to be held on campus

Interested residents and students will have the opportunity to attend the East Lansing City Council meeting tonight in the Union as part of a public hearing to discuss the city's budget. The council is scheduled to discuss next year's budget, which estimates a 2-percent decrease from the last fiscal year, among other topics on the agenda.

Engineers prepare for off-road tourney

The MSU Mini-Baja Team will compete at the Society of Automotive Engineers Mini-Baja West Competition from Thursday through Saturday in Portland, Ore.

3 Spartans recruits make impressions on, off ice

Three more players will don the Green and White for the MSU hockey team starting this fall after giving their commitments in the spring signing period. Defenseman Jeff Dunne and forwards Jim McKenzie and Chris Mueller join forward Peder Skinner and defenseman Daniel Vukovic as MSU's freshman class for the 2004-05 season.

Bill might ban 'tempting treats' in schools

Michigan's public school students might have to say goodbye to junk food and pop if one local lawmaker can gain support for his bill.

ASMSU members to elect new officials

Members of ASMSU will hold elections for Academic Assembly chair positions at 6:30 p.m. today on the third floor of Student Services. Assembly representatives and the public will question and debate the new assembly chairperson, internal vice chair and external vice chair for MSU's undergraduate student government.

Prof reflects on past ties to eco-underworld

Rik Scarce still refuses to reveal exactly what he knew about the militant environmentalists suspected of raiding and destroying animal research centers in the early 1990s. More than 10 years ago, a grand jury investigating a raid at Washington State University demanded the former MSU professor divulge information he obtained while researching radical activist groups. Scarce, then a doctoral student at Washington State, said he'd rather go to jail than betray the trust of his research subjects, who were suspected in attacks at MSU and elsewhere.

Men's golf finishes tied for 11th at invite

The Spartans men's golf team took 11th place, along with Ball State, at the Ohio State Robert Kepler Intercollegiate over the weekend at Scarlet Course. Junior Andrew Ruthkoski and freshman Matt Harmon tied for 7th and 17th, respectively, to lead the Spartans.

Star experience

The most entertaining and exciting video game no longer is located in the dorm room or apartment. Thanks to the university's investment, MSU has access to the SOuthern Astrophysical Research Telescope , or SOAR, which tops any PlayStation or GameCube.

More talk

Spectators at an MSU Board of Trustees meeting, especially when they're 70-strong and standing shoulder to shoulder, are fairly reliable indicators of some palpable unrest in the MSU community. On Monday, The State News reported that last Friday's meeting of the university's board of trustees was peppered with jabs at administrators, a general restlessness among attendees and even "cheap shots" directed at Provost Lou Anna Simon.

Diversity among faculty increases

The total number of faculty members at MSU has decreased, but women and ethnic minorities make up a larger percentage of the group, according to a 2002-03 university report released last week.

MIDDAY UPDATE: Slain professor's son declared 'not guilty by reason of insanity'

Lansing - The man accused of killing an MSU professor will not face jail time following a ruling made in Ingham County Circuit Court on Tuesday. Instead, Bramlett Hamilton, 36, was declared not guilty by reason of insanity and will spend at least 60 days in a hospital to have his mental health evaluated.

MIDDAY UPDATE: Mich. bill seeks change to sex-education programs in public schools

Some Michigan legislators are working to push public schools to change the focus of sex education from safe sex to abstinence.Sen.

Police briefs 04/20/04

Lugnuts net third defeat in season with 2-1 loss to South Bend

Lansing - The wind advisory for the Lansing area Monday night might as well have been a pitcher advisory. Two dominating pitching performances silenced the bats despite the 20-plus mph winds that easily could have turned a routine fly ball into a home run as the Lansing Lugnuts took on the South Bend Silver Hawks. Lansing left-handed ace Sean Marshall was nearly flawless on the mound, striking out a season-high nine, scattering six hits and allowing just one run in eight innings of work.

Accused murderer of prof set to begin trial

The man accused of the November killing of an MSU professor will stand trial today, when a judge is expected to decide if he is not guilty by reason of insanity. Bramlett Hamilton, 36, is accused of killing his mother and MSU professor Ruth Simms Hamilton.