COMMENTARY
'U' shouldn't take things so seriously
I would like to say something to all those people who can't take a joke, or take things too far.
MSU
Performance raises drug war awareness
The Climbing Poetree and MSU Students for Economic Justice will present "Uniting the State of Americas" at 7 p.m.
NEWS
Party safety to be focus of national campus study
City and campus leaders are studying the "phenomenon" of off-campus parties to better understand the safety and health concerns that accompany them, officials said Friday. Ginny Haas, a member of MSU's American Campus and Alcohol Team, the organization directing the study, said leaders from at least 16 college towns nationwide are participating in the project to research problem partying. "We want to keep our students safe," said Haas, MSU's director of community relations.
SPORTS
WEB ONLY: Field hockey shut out by Wolverines
Even though the MSU field hockey team dominated in nearly every statistical category, it could not get past Michigan's defense and goaltending.
NEWS
'U' urges campus to lock labs
MSU administrators are urging faculty to secure valuable and hazardous research materials after a vandal destroyed a project in a campus plant laboratory earlier this month.A message distributed to faculty on Friday states there is a growing concern about the "loss of valuable research materials" as a result of vandalism.
COMMENTARY
Campus controversies taken too seriously
I feel that the students might not have made the correct choice in choosing the slogan for their T-shirts.
MICHIGAN
'U' community tapped by Bush
Two MSU students and Trustee Dave Porteous were named to the Bush-Cheney 2004 re-election leadership team Friday alongside veteran politicians, established business executives and millionaires.The early "grass-roots" campaign comes about a year before the 2004 election and focuses on states that were won or lost by less than 5-point margins in the 2000 election, said Marc Racicot, campaign chair for Bush-Cheney '04 from the Marriott East Lansing University Place, 300 M.A.C.
MICHIGAN
Drum circle bangs up as open mike alternative
Mike Townsend Special for The State News A pounding cadence sounded out into the streets near Caffe Latte Friday night - Team Mania was holding its biweekly drum circle. A circle of about 15 people, including two first-time drummers, gathered to play at the coffee shop at 110 Charles St. "It's a lot of fun," drummer Manuela Kress said.
MICHIGAN
WEB ONLY: Fall festival raises funds, brings entertainment to Old Town
Michael Ingram's trip to the store for sugar was sidetracked Saturday when his 8-year-old daughter Marissa caught sight of a familiar face."I was going to the store and she saw Ronald McDonald," the north Lansing resident said.
COMMENTARY
Money, not always qualifications, key to occupying Oval Office
Do you remember being in grade school and having the teacher ask the class what they wanted to be when they grew up?
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Lansing mayoral candidates debate on campus
Lansing mayoral candidates Tony Benavides and Virg Bernero met on campus Monday for the first official debate of the 2003 election.The two men squared off at noon in the WKAR television studios in the Communication Arts and Sciences building, which was moderated by "Off the Record" host Tim Skubick and WKAR radio host Matt Ferguson.
MSU
Students gain valuable career insights from alumni symposium
MSU alumni shared experiences with merchandising management students Friday afternoon at the Department of Human Environment and Design's Alumni Link-Up Symposium.
COMMENTARY
Founding fathers had God in mind
The key issue in regard to Roy Moore's Ten Commandments statue and the "Establishment Clause" is the authorial intent of the Constitution.
COMMENTARY
Always aware
It's unfortunate that as a group of educated people, we have to be told to open our eyes to detrimental issues.
VOLLEYBALL
'U' beats Wildcats, falls to Illini
Oops, they did it again.For the third straight weekend, the No. 18 MSU volleyball team was lost the first night but recovered to win on the second.The Spartans (12-6 overall, 4-4 Big Ten) are being consistent, but it's not the consistency head coach Chuck Erbe has been looking for.
MSU
'U' to require ACT writing test
High school students applying to MSU for the fall of 2006 will be required to take the new, optional writing portion of the ACT, which will add a half-hour to the more than four-hour test.ACT spokesman Ed Colby said the decision to create the additional portion of the test was made in August 2002.
FEATURES
16 bands converge at Temple Club
By Joshua Carr Special for The State News Beyond the haze of cigarette smoke and muddled onlookers, an onslaught of 16 bands invaded The Temple Club's two floor stages with a rare showing of music and style for Friday's Capital City NOISE Party.
FEATURES
'Our Town' suffers from boring sets
If you are aching to see a play that explores the simple things in life, Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" might be the cure for you.
NEWS
Police: Noise complaints reduced
The city's stiffened policy on disruptive parties has provoked a dramatic decline in the number of noise complaints lodged by angered residents, East Lansing police statistics show. During the first month of the city's policy on party noise, police say there was a 27-percent decline in noise complaints and a 22-percent drop in citations, compared with the same period a year ago. East Lansing police Capt.
MSU
Experts tell campus to look inward for diversity
The first step in diversifying a campus is to look within the campus itself, organizers of the "Best Practices in Diversity at MSU" conference said Friday morning. A varied group of students, faculty, administrators and staff made up the 300 representatives who gathered Friday at the Kellogg Center for the conference, which aimed to exchange ideas between university colleges and units that would create more diverse classroom experiences. "We want to produce students who can function in what we consider a global marketplace," said Paulette Granberry Russell, senior advisor to the president for diversity and director of affirmative action, compliance and monitoring.