Some ASMSU members support a November ballot proposal to eliminate primary elections for the East Lansing City Council which could increase the chances of a student being elected to the council.
Finding a fair way to deal with affirmative action is increasingly difficult when both sides are voicing opinions as loud as possible.
Money doesn't grow on trees, but if it did, the foliage in the forest of higher education would be quite barren.
Blake McLendon was a devoted listener of WWDX (92.1-FM) The Edge, jamming to the station in his room in Akers Hall until the station changed its name and format."I used to listen to it 24/7 in the dorms and now I don't," the finance junior said.
Student leaders are formulating plans to overturn the city's four-week-old policy on party noise that mandates steep fines and jail time for the most disruptive party hosts.Economics junior Michael Kotick said he is joining about 15 students in coordinating a petition campaign that they hope will ultimately end the policy approved by the East Lansing City Council on Sept.
The Impression 5 Science Center will host the 11th Annual Capital City River Run on Sunday. Proceeds will support educational programs at the science center, located at 200 Museum Drive in Lansing.
Perennial superpro Marshall Faulk, the Rams running back, has a spot on the bench for several weeks as he nurses his knee and broken bones in his hand. Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb is nearing bust status if he doesn't return from his bye week to post big numbers in Week Four. Rams quarterback Kurt Warner is on the bench. Oakland quarterback Rich Gannon is playing like he should be on the bench. Redskins quarterback Patrick Ramsey has made 300-yard passing weeks a norm. And the ageless Jets passer Vinny Testaverde is posting big stats. The NFL has been anything but predictable so far this season. Stevie E.
The Lansing City Council voted Monday to reinstate an ordinance that allows police to seize the vehicles of people caught soliciting prostitutes.
I would like to thank The State News for giving Howard Dean such a glowing campaign ad on the Editorial Page.
MSU students will host the Grill-Off, an MSU and Lansing community fund-raiser from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday for Court Appointed Special Advocates at Valley Court Field.Booths also will offer meals created on a grill.
The amount of money invested in the university by families who purchased a state-administered prepaid tuition program has increased over the past five years, MSU officials say. The Michigan Education Trust, or MET, program was established by the state in 1988 to help ease the financial burden of rising tuition costs.
Serious research is being conducted Monday nights in the Eustace-Cole Lounge. Recent studies have included a grandma who was a space pirate, a flower that took over Mars and a purple blob that tried to communicate with astronauts. Monday night marked the kick-off meeting of the Science Fiction Genre Evolution Project.
Michigan Audubon Society's CraneFest will be held on Oct. 11-12 at Battle Creek Kiwanis Youth Area. The nonprofit organization's free event will offer a variety of events including crane viewing, an art show and sale, book signing, guided nature walks and a nature photo workshop.
A clean water report card released by the Public Interest Research Group in Michigan gives Michigan a failing grade in clean water enforcement. The report, released Sunday, says, of nine states surveyed, most failed to properly enforce the Clean Water Act and Michigan is one of the worst offenders.
Members of the Academic Council approved a proposed amendment to MSU's anti-discrimination policy at the first Academic Council meeting of the school year Tuesday.Provost and Interim President Lou Anna Simon also discussed the challenges facing a land-grant university in the 21st century.The proposal, which would add gender identity to the harassment section of the policy, now heads to MSU President M.
Ramble on ... · I can't sleep anymore. How could I? Bennifer is no more.
Switching to a new machine, Ryan Tapper checks the weights and prepares to work his arms on the butterfly at the Powerhouse Gym of East Lansing, 435 E.
"War All the Time," the latest effort by power-rockers Thursday, is simply bad all the time. Every one of the CD's 11 songs sounds identical and if any hard rock fan stops paying attention to what's going on in the album following the third track, he or she cannot be blamed. The CD is a cornucopia of crud, culminating with lead vocalist Geoff Rickly's lack of singing skill.
It might not be December, but the MSU Department of Theater has its wish list ready. At the beginning of each school year, the department files an Annual Progress and Productivity Report (APPR) to the Office of Facilities Planning in the provost's office requesting a list of items for future improvement, Interim Department Chairman Frank Rutledge said. In the past, Rutledge said, the department has made requests for an air conditioner to be placed in the Auditorium's distinct, round Arena Theatre.
Auburn Hills - The event, which features the MSU men's basketball team hosting a different squad for the next five years at The Palace, will kick off Dec.