As a permanent resident of the city of East Lansing, I would like to commend the student leaders who are coordinating a petition campaign to force a citywide referendum on the new party-noise ordinance.
I know that we as MSU students, staff and alumni have much pride in our Spartan heritage, and often we like to rival our pride with that of our friendly neighbors in Ann Arbor (even to go so far as to rub it in their faces). However, upon walking to and from my classes Wednesday morning, I was struck with an image that is both offensive and repulsive, and quite frankly made me ashamed of some of my fellow student body: the flier "Wolverines Pack Fudge," apparently advertising a T-shirt to promote school spirit for the MSU/U-M game on Nov.
MSU's enrollment decreased slightly from the 2002-03 year, despite an almost record level of applicants. The university received about 25,000 first-time undergraduate applicants for fall 2003, but the 44,542 students currently attending MSU are almost 400 students less than last year's total enrollment. Despite the decrease, David Byelich, MSU's director of the Office of Planning and Budgets, said this year's enrollment remains at a level where the university can optimize students' academic performance. "What we tried to do is remain stable at the 44,000 to 43,000 level," he said. MSU's enrollment has fluctuated between 43,000 and 45,000 students for the past five years. The enrollment figures were released to the public late last week. Pamela Horne, assistant to the provost for enrollment management and director of admissions, said university officials had planned on decreasing enrollment to about 44,000, but the state's budgetary problems might affect MSU's long-term enrollment planning. "All of this has to be looked at in terms of the budget and what the balance is going to be between tuition revenue and state revenue," she said.
Jackson - Its 80-some-year-old facade couldn't stop the sound of "Terminator 2" from roaring through the building. "We got some new subwoofers and they really kick ass," theater operations manager George Davis said. The Michigan Theatre, 124 N.
Armed with rakes, cleaning supplies, paint brushes and children's books, nearly 200 students went to the streets of Lansing and East Lansing on Saturday to volunteer.The kickoff of "Into the Streets," an MSU student-run community service organization, helped about 20 different nonprofit organizations.
I thought Kirsten Nielsen took a dangerous approach, arguing in her recent article "Even without reason, there's a time, place for everything" (SN 10/6) that God has a reason for allowing people to die.
Friends chatted amongst themselves Saturday night - some smoking cigarettes, others calling on the bartender to refill their drinks, as smoke permeated the dark, cloudy room at 2005 E.
As an organization that values First Amendment rights to the utmost degree, it is not often that we would criticize people for exercising them.
By Bob Darrow Special for The State news The MSU men's soccer team has heard coach Joe Baum tell them that in order to win a game, they have to give 110-percent effort for the full 90 minutes. After Sunday's 4-2 loss to rival Michigan, the Spartans are likely wishing that half the amount of time would have been enough. The contest at Old College Field was a tale of two Spartan teams - one that was thoroughly dominated by Michigan in the first half, and the other that stormed out after halftime to score two quick goals and continue to threaten the Wolverines' lead for the duration of the game. For the first 46 minutes, the action belonged almost entirely to U-M.
The winner of the competition gets to keep the trophy for a year.But this isn't the Stanley Cup - it's the first Lyman Briggs-James Madison Olympic Showdown."It's kind of like the Stanley Cup," said Jack Dodd, chairperson of the 14-member Lyman Briggs Student Advisory Council.
The MSU field hockey team won their fifth straight game on Saturday, upsetting No. 6 Iowa, 3-1, in Iowa City. After falling to a 1-0 disadvantage early on, the Spartans (10-3 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) rallied to knot the score at one just before the half.
Sen. Alan Cropsey, R-DeWitt, and Rep. Triette Reeves, D-Detroit, seek to lower the number of people in Michigan with health insurance.
With Halloween just around the corner, the Rev. Gerald S. Hunter will tell tales of ghosts and haunted places at 7 p.m.
Members of the East Lansing City Council could receive a pay raise after November, should they choose to accept it.
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Arnold "The Austrian Oak" Schwarzenegger has been named California's new governor, another ready-made politician with virtually no relevant political experience, save for the parodies of fighting "crazy terrorists killers" in the Hollywood action thriller "Collateral Damage" and vilifying an Arab population in "True Lies." Normally, I would lament upon the horrific state of public elections and the overwhelming ignorance of most voters, but because I believe that no amount of political fervor and effort will ever reverse this trend of apathy, I won't.
Jen Veenstra held a small mason jar filled with water and debris from the Grand River to the light Saturday afternoon, carefully examining it for creatures, trying to determine the health of the water. The Lyman Briggs no-preference freshman spent the day with 17 other volunteers at various sites along the Red Cedar and Grand rivers collecting water samples.
West Lafayette, Ind. - The No. 16 MSU volleyball team continues its roller-coaster ride through the season. For the third straight week, MSU (11-5 overall, 3-3 Big Ten) split its two matches.
State lawmakers are preparing an ultimatum for minors caught drinking: Finish a substance abuse program or face time in jail. Judges statewide say they are troubled that they don't have the legal footing to force minors to comply with probation terms when they are cited for underage drinking. As a result, a bipartisan set of lawmakers are pushing legislation that empowers judges to send underage drinkers who don't complete treatment or community service programs to jail for up to 90 days. East Lansing 54-B District Court Judge Richard Ball said judges want the option to apply "pressure" that forces problem underage drinkers to seek counseling. "There is certainly a class of people that need an extra push," said Ball, who testified on behalf of the Michigan District Court Judges Association before a state House committee last week on curbing problem drinking. Those cited for the first time for underage drinking are subject to a misdemeanor punishable by a $100 fine.
Indigenous people at MSU say the attention paid to Columbus and the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria is inaccurate and oppressive.The North American Indigenous Student Organization at MSU is trying to re-create awareness of Columbus Day, but as a day of terrorism."Some people say it's like our version of 9-11," Ashley Harding, co-chair of the organization, said.They're asking students to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day instead.The group will hold a candlelight vigil at 6:30 p.m.