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Veto on abortion contested

Tara May
January 16, 2004

Abortion opponents launched a petition drive to overturn Gov. Jennifer Granholm's veto of legislation that would restrict partial-birth abortions. Right to Life of Michigan is spearheading the campaign.

NEWS

Community Crops

Laura Collins
January 16, 2004

The opportunity to meet the farmer who planted, cultivated and harvested the ingredients in any given salad bowl is not usually feasible at a large grocery store. But through the MSU Student Organic Farm, this one-on-one relationship between farmer and consumer is always a reality. The farm, where students and faculty grow a variety of vegetables, is a year-round, grant-funded organization located in the back of the Horticulture Teaching and Research Center. "It brings research, teaching and outreach all to one place, all in one project," horticulture Professor John Biernbaum said.

COMMENTARY

Scientists use more facts than faith

This letter is in response to "Scientists base claims on faith, too". While I agree there is no concrete evidence that proves evolution, to say that evolutionists have a lot less to base their faith on then creationists is very illogical. What exactly is there that supports creationism?

NEWS

King's message of equality, civil rights extends globally

Don Jordan
January 16, 2004

While people across the nation celebrate the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend, some members of the MSU community look back at the role they played in the struggle against global inequality. A decade after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the MSU community began a crusade to fight segregation in the nation of South Africa. In 1978, as a boycott of South African policies, the MSU Board of Trustees became the first in the nation to totally divest in companies' operation in South Africa. The action was the result of years of campaigning, including efforts by the local Southern Africa Liberation Committee, a group formed in 1972 to promote democracy and human rights in Southern African nations. "In many ways, the anti-apartheid movement among American universities really started at MSU," said David Wiley, a committee member and director of the African Studies Center at MSU. In 1948, South Africa's white Afrikaner Nationalist party introduced the policy of apartheid with the purpose of separating races.

FEATURES

'21 Grams' provides emotional stimulant

"21 Grams," is exactly what a heavy drama should be. It's engrossing, poetic, intense (with little violence), emotionally enveloping, in-your-face and, at the same time, uplifting and depressing. Oh, and it's damn good.

NEWS

Officials: King's influence still helping 'U' diversity

As the definition of diversity changes at MSU, Martin Luther King Jr.'s work as an agent of change continues to inspire the university community with a message of civil rights and equality. At MSU, diversity has expanded from racial differences to include all groups and marginalized populations. "When you talk about diversity, for me it means a lot of things," said Ernest Betts, assistant dean for Multicultural Business Programs in the Eli Broad College of Business.

NEWS

Doctor who knew King honored

Emily Bingham
January 16, 2004

For Dr. William Anderson, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is more than a date on the calendar. It's a time to remember a man and a mission he was personally close to - so close, in fact, that a young King used to practice preaching in Anderson's mother-in-law's living room. "I would tell him to shut up and stop all that preaching," said Anderson, a clinical professor of osteopathic surgical specialties at MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine.

COMMENTARY

Without him

Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 75 years old on Jan. 15. On Monday, Jan. 19, most of the world will recognize his achievements in becoming the face associated with the fight for civil rights, with peace, harmony and equality for all who consider themselves human beings.

NEWS

Speech focuses on education

Esther Gim
January 16, 2004

Forty years after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, Constance Iona Slaughter-Harvey will reflect on how the nation is fulfilling his hopes.