Religious faith explains nature of human beings, relationships

We often hear mantras about religion that illegitimize and condemn it for its part in the world's injustice.

Anti-hazing bills closer to becoming law

On Wednesday, the state Senate unanimously passed new legislation that moves Michigan one step closer to creating a statewide anti-hazing law.

Tough love

It's Monday afternoon, and Tom Izzo is late. His weekly press conference was supposed to begin 15 minutes ago.

Tada! : Aluminum Bloom

What is it exactly?: It's a lovely flower arrangement made from old pop cans. Don't know what to say?

President's 9/11 ads should be pulled

President Bush recently began his re-election campaign, as we all know. In a few of his ads, there is imagery of Ground Zero and of a firefighter's funeral.

Law for 'U'

Each year, hundreds of students walk underneath the brown, brick overhang of the MSU-DCL College of Law building to study for careers in the legal profession. Every year, those same students apply for jobs and are asked where they attended law school. And every year, when the law students answer that question, some employers invariably say, "Where?" A proposal introduced by MSU Provost Lou Anna Simon and passed by Academic Governance on Tuesday could solve that, changing the name of the law school to the Michigan State University College of Law.

Students to march in D.C. for choice

The beads were green, the leis were green, and a leprechaun was doing a little jig. It was a St.

WEB ONLY: Veteran judge will not run for re-election in fall

By Megan Townsend Special for The State News Judge Thomas Brennan Jr.

Make room

A new Multicultural Center would be a welcome addition to MSU - everybody agrees. Students could use the space for conferences and events, while the university as a whole could continue to market MSU as an accepting, multicultural environment. While the idea is great in theory, the MSU Board of Trustees needs a cohesive and, most importantly, feasible plan from the students to get the building construction under way. The struggle for a new center has been going on for years with no results, and right now is a bleak time for students to try and propose a new building on campus.

Asian Pacific American Month Events

Asian Pacific American Phone-a-Thon 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. today, 250 Administration Building Recruitment for incoming high school seniors and complimentary pizza and pop.

Bioethics conference to discuss cloning

The 7th National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference will take place Friday and Saturday at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus. The conference will address the bioethical issues concerning developments with cloned human stem cells and other topics.

Homosexuality not predisposed trait

On what basis does Neal Conatser claim that polygamy is a choice but that homosexuality is an inherent trait ("Laws should omit sexual references" SN 3/16)? What about someone who is bisexual?

Area police officers prepared for rowdy St. Patrick's Day incidents

Many area residents began planning for today's St. Patrick's Day celebrations in advance, and the police were no exception. This is the first where the holiday is being celebrated under the new .08 blood-alcohol content drunken-driving limit, and East Lansing police say they're prepared to crack down. "The bars open at 7 a.m., and they are drinking 12 hours earlier," said East Lansing police Sgt.

2nd-grade class gets college lesson

Standing in front of a packed classroom on Tuesday, Lyman Briggs professor Walter Benenson described how sound waves travel through the air with help from Lyman Briggs sophomore Katie Knauf. Instead of teaching in his usual lecture hall filled with undergraduate students carefully taking notes, Benenson was a guest speaker in Sandra Donaldson's second-grade classroom at Cavanaugh Elementary School, 300 W.

Movie hopping

"Grace and the Storm" A Manhattan drug dealer comes across a mythical drug that stimulates parts of the brain humans don't know how to use.

Television has been 'sexified' for years; Jackson isn't to blame

While watching an episode of "The Simpsons," Marge Simpson, speaking in a futuristic vision from 2010, comments, "You know, Fox turned into a hard-core sex channel so gradually, I didn't even notice!" In a related story, last Thursday, the U.S.

Big money

Because the MSU men's basketball team finished the Big Ten season with a 12-4 record and was the third of three conference teams selected to represent the Big Ten in the NCAA Tournament, Tom Izzo will have to switch to Kroger-brand canned peaches. In certain respects, collegiate basketball is more of a business than a sport.

MIDDAY UPDATE: Memorial service to be held for slain 'U' professor

A memorial service and symposium have been planned to honor MSU Professor Ruth Simms Hamilton.Hamilton, 66, was found dead in her Meridian Township home on Nov.

Police briefs 03/17/04

Council collects pledges for senior class gift, 'Sparty' project

The rock on Farm Lane, scholarships and building signs probably didn't come gift-wrapped, but all are gifts to the university from past senior classes. This year, MSU's Senior Class Council has been working to raise money for the first senior class gift in nearly a decade.