It's the Monday after Thanksgiving weekend and hopefully everyone reading this is well-rested, their bellies full and feeling very thankful.
Within 5 minutes, about the time it takes to read a newspaper story, 27 people worldwide will have died from AIDS.
Registration is underway for the East Lansing Citizens' Police Academy. The 33-hour free program will teach 20 participants about the criminal justice system and the role of the East Lansing Police Department. The program runs from Jan.
Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich plans to stop in East Lansing on Thursday to lure support from the area's young population. The Ohio Congressman is scheduled to speak at 2:15 p.m.
Guilty until proven innocent is not the way the law should be run - and thanks to a Bay City judge, another case of such injustice has been overturned. Last week, a federal judge struck down a Bay City ordinance that required people younger than 21 to take a Breathalyzer test on demand or pay a $100 fine.
"Flood," the 1990 classic from They Might Be Giants, saturates its listeners with 19 entertaining and quirky ditties. It's an album best known to many college folk as the CD which spawned two songs that cartoon shorts were created for on "Tiny Toon Adventures" - "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" and "Particle Man." But "Flood" is more than just a nostalgic piece of art.
I appreciate the support of The State News for the College Affordability and Accountability Act ( "Taking a Stand" 11/20), but I must correct a major point.
The Association of Michigan Universities' online writing campaign produced more than 2,500 letters supporting higher education funding, but fell short of its goal by more than 7,000 letters. The two-week campaign, which ended Nov.
By Allison LucyThe State NewsAmid the whirring, fan-like sounds of machinery designed to extract DNA from corn plants, Mariam Sticklen hovered over a biolistic gun on Monday as she worked to genetically engineer corn plants to produce ethanol, a renewable gasoline replacement.Placing a piece of corn leaf inside of the machine, Sticklen displayed a .22-caliber bullet that the machine would fire into the leaf, before DNA mixed with gunpowder can be extracted and create an ethanol-producing corn plant.
After going all season without losing two matches in a weekend, the MSU volleyball team was swept for the first time by Northwestern and Illinois this past weekend.The Spartans (19-11 overall, 11-9 Big Ten) were hoping to win at least one match before heading into the NCAA Tournament, but were unable to accomplish their goal.On Sunday evening, the Spartans found out they will host the first and second round of the NCAATournament.
With a little bit of theatrics, jurors decided Tuesday night that Artemus Mann was guilty for leaving the scene of an accident, but not guilty on both counts of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, causing death.Mann was charged for the deaths of Michael Ice and Blake Trout during the mock trial for Trial I of the Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Institute class.
Students who were upset about a sexually charged T-shirt distributed on campus said they would like to drop the charges they filed with university officials if they are permitted to educate the shirtmakers.A flier advertising for T-shirts bearing the phrase "Wolverines Pack Fudge," accompanied by an explicit cartoon, was distributed on campus in October, before the MSU-U-M football game.Three members of Respecting Individuals on Neutral Ground, or RING, a caucus of the Alliance of Lesbian, Bi, Gay and Transgender Students, went to university officials to file a complaint against the students who sold the shirts.Two students involved in the production and sale of the T-shirts, biomedical science junior Carmen Peter and economics junior Charlie Peck, were unable to be reached for comment Sunday.Joseph Doss, who said he hosted Web space for the site that distributed the shirts, said he did not have any part in the creation of the merchandise and hosting the Web site is not a punishable offense.University officials said Doss was in violation of policies that keep students from posting fliers except in areas designated by the university and from selling merchandise in residence halls, which also includes MSU-granted Web space.Doss said his only hand in the matter was as a host to the site, which is only linked through his MSU Web site."I wouldn't host anything that I wasn't paying for," Doss said.
As Gov. Jennifer Granholm prepares to finalize the state's budget, officials from East Lansing are making an attempt to save the city's fire-protection funding.
Students upset about a sexually charged T-shirt distributed on campus said they would like to drop charges they filed with university officials if they are permitted to educate the shirtmakers.A flier advertising the sale of T-shirts bearing the phrase "Wolverines Pack Fudge," accompanied by an explicit cartoon, was distributed on campus in October before the MSU and U-M football game.Three members of the Respecting Individuals on Neutral Ground, a caucus of the Alliance of Lesbian, Bi, Gay and Transgender Students, went to university officials to have action taken against the students who sold the shirts.Joseph Doss, who said he hosted Web space for the site that distributed the shirts, said he did not have any part in creating the merchandise.
What Shannon Brown got for his 18th birthday was a standing ovation. Brown, a freshman guard, soared through the air for two thunderous dunks in the second half to lead MSU past Penn.
MSU students interested in expanding their international experience and perspective will have some additional options this spring. Academic Council approved the addition of two new specializations Tuesday - one in international business in the Eli Broad College of Business and one in Muslim studies through James Madison College.
If you haven't had the time to volunteer at a soup kitchen or haven't had the opportunity to donate to the needy, there will be a comedy show on Saturday to help the less fortunate at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Turkey Day means the fantasy season is drawing to a close.The highlighted week usually is an indicator of the waning clock on the season.
A Bay City ordinance that requires people younger than 21 to take a breathalyzer test or face a $100 fine is illegal, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Officials from the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan say the ruling impacts young people - especially on college campuses - because state law is identical to the illegal ordinance. The ruling makes the state law unconstitutional, ACLU officials say.
I was disappointed with The State News' presentation of the article "Evolution of a theory" (SN 11/19). Creationism had no place in that story.