Legislators seek to change feathered mascot

It's coming. On the floors of Michigan's Capitol, a battle soon could be fought between two fierce combatants.

Clean break

Spring break! Whooo! Sparty on! I've totally got mouth herpes! This week, a good number of us will be traveling for yet another spring break.

Ehlers doesn't try to understand atheists

I am not uneducated. I am not evil. I have faith. I am an atheist. I am an atheist for myself, not because of the beliefs or actions of anyone else.

WEB ONLY: SN photographer gets honorable mention

Gina Frigo also was recognized for College Photographer of the Year as an honorable mention, and received an honorable mention for spot news covering a war protest.

Marines should be involved in Haiti

Has it come to protesting legitimate United States intervention? Last time I checked, Haiti was in the middle of a coup.

Brown, team deal with loss

The Spartans undoubtedly are having trouble swallowing Tuesday night's 68-64 overtime loss to No.

Criticism, skepticism surround anthrax vaccine

Editor's note: This is the second part of an ongoing series on Lansing's BioPort, the nation's sole producer of the anthrax vaccine. Lansing - BioPort Corp.

Beyond the Camps

As a 21-year-old student, Iwao Ishino noticed the signs posted on telephone poles announcing the evacuation and internment of all people of Japanese descent residing on the West Coast of the United States. In light of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Ishino, a Japanese American studying at San Diego State College, heard rumors among members of his church about the possibility of incarceration. He and his Japanese-American friends were confused about whether they would be personally affected. "Among some of us, there was an impression that since we were citizens, we would not be taken in," said Ishino, a San Diego-born U.S.

Bush, legislators working to eliminate women's right to choose

No one expected President George W. Bush to protect a woman's right to choose - he's been explicitly anti-choice since 1994.

Officials try to thwart mail virus, stop more outbreaks

MSU Computer Laboratory staffers were busy Wednesday answering questions from faculty, staff and students about a new variant of the Beagle/Bagle e-mail worm that hit the campus e-mail system Tuesday, tricking many users into downloading infected file attachments. The e-mails are from false addresses such as management@msu.edu, noreply@msu.edu and support@msu.edu, or in some cases, addresses of members of the MSU community.

Police briefs 03/04/04

Walkmen bring experimental rock to 'U'

The second and most recent release from the East Coast's The Walkmen shows a more seasoned and experienced indie band emerging from the Big Apple's garage-rock scene. "Bows + Arrows" was released in February and already has been recognized by the band as its first successful album, compared to 2002's release, "Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone." "We weren't really a band-band, or at least not five guys playing together well," said The Walkmen bassist Pete Bauer.

Tada!

Masterpiece's Title: Fabricated Thoughts What is it exactly?: It's a novel-sized journal made from plain computer paper, bargain-bin fabric, a paper bag and old buttons - all held together with yarn.

Desert adventure has intelligence

The movies are sometimes a dreary place, full of sad situations that make for good stories but don't serve to excite and thrill. It's been a long time since we've seen an old-school, serial-style adventure flick packed full of chases, natural phenomena, double-crosses, shady characters, historical implications, gunplay, fights, friendship and triumph.

Sports circus

If you find piles of elephant mess around Jenison Field House, don't be alarmed and certainly don't step in it.

McPherson, students discuss work in Iraq at campus session

There was little standing room in a tiny conference room Wednesday as MSU President M. Peter McPherson led a public discussion about his six-month stint in Iraq. The discussion, "Reflections of Iraq Experience," was part of the Noontime Conversation Series, sponsored by Student Life.

WEB ONLY: Students nominated for national Truman Scholarship

Two MSU students recently received nominations for the nationally competitive Truman Scholarship. Animal science senior Annora Sheehan and Randy Neice, a political theory and constitutional democracy and international relations senior, earned their nominations after a MSU faculty committee reviewed their applications. Although neither is a finalist for the national award, a $26,000 grant, the university's nomination still is an honor, they said. "It certainly has opened up a lot of doors, just the process of being a nominee," Sheehan said. She found out that she was a nominee on Dec.

State News staffers win awards

After spending the past year shooting photographs across the nation, Megan Spelman was named College Photographer of the Year by the Michigan Press Photographers Association last weekend. This was Spelman's second year receiving the award.

Grand Ole Lansing

In Lansing, you don't have to let all your silver slide in a Wurlitzer Jukebox just to hear some country music.

Student government supports Granholm pact

ASMSU's Academic Assembly caught up on old business and internal housekeeping at its last meeting before spring break. MSU's undergraduate student government voted on a set of bills introduced Feb.