Chapter found destroyed

East Lansing housing officials threatened Wednesday to condemn an uninhabited fraternity house after discovering the Theta Delta Chi chapter containing rotten food, empty 40-ounce beer bottles, exposed wires, punctured pipes leaking gas, broken electrical appliances, bags of garbage, clogged toilets, pornography and the stench of urine. Fraternity members say not all of the mess was theirs, fearing trespassers ransacked the home.

Lansing silenced by Whitecaps

Lansing - West Michigan Whitecaps' pitcher Joel Zumaya nearly kept the Lugnuts at bay single-handedly Tuesday night at Oldsmobile Park - even though he's barely old enough to vote.The righthanded, 18-year-old Zumaya struck out 11 Lugnut batters en route to West Michigan's 3-1 win.

Local government is right to challenge USA Patriot Act, protect people's civil liberties

Civil liberties need to be protected amidst events such as the war in Iraq and terrorism. The Ann Arbor City Council passed a resolution to protect civil liberties, which also could limit Ann Arbor police enforcement of immigration laws on Monday, The Ann Arbor News reported. Benjamin Franklin said "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Perhaps never in our nation's history has this statement had more prevalence and meaning than now.

Students convicted of rioting

Lansing - Four students involved in the March 28-30 disturbances plead guilty in Ingham County's 30th Judicial Circuit Court on Tuesday afternoon.Students Brian Balamucki, Kimberly Martin, Timothy Ricker and Tony Warren were convicted of felonies and misdemeanors before Judge James Giddings.The maximum penalty for a felony is five years in jail and a $10,000 fine.

Students reflect on heath care costs after graduation

While health care coverage might not be a pressing issue for Tomeka Carroll during her last two years of schooling at MSU, she says getting coverage after graduation is an important issue that she hasn't looked in to.

There's something about Harry

I was that girl at my math final. That's right, I arrived a modest 10 minutes early to the single most challenging class session of my college career without my calculator.

Bush's Iraqi weapon claim baseless

By Walter Pincus The Washington Post Washington - The Bush administration acknowledged for the first time Monday that President Bush should not have claimed in his State of the Union address in January that Iraq had sought to buy uranium in Africa to reconstitute its nuclear weapons program.

All-Star Game suddenly shady

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is a celebration of the game of baseball and an honor to every player who receives an invite to play in it each July.

Diversity achieved at law school without race factor

Vertical licenses being issued to minors

Michigan is making a simple change to driver's licenses to make it harder for minors to purchase alcohol.Secretary of State offices are now issuing vertical driver's licenses and identification cards in an effort to stop the sale of age-restricted products to minors."This law will literally have a sobering effect," Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land said in a press conference announcing the release of the new licenses.

Employees to nominate 'U' bosses for sensitivity leadership award

For years Lori Strom received phone calls from MSU employees eager to complain or praise their supervisors.So two years ago Strom, a coordinator of the MSU child and family care resources, decided to create a way to reward bosses and supervisors across campus for their understanding, sensitivity and dedication to their employees with the annual MSU Supervisor Recognition Award."It was one of those light bulb moments," she said.

Ohio creates rioting law for universities

University officials in Ohio are concerned a new law regarding students who participate in a riot might limit the institution's right to assess disciplinary action on a case-by-case basis.The law mandates students who are convicted of crimes related to a riot, such as failure to disperse, be expelled from state-funded institutions and be ineligible for financial aid for two years.

Take the test

At first, kids would jump at the idea of a four-day school week. But if you told them it would mean they'd have to be in school longer per day, they would take time to think about the tradeoff.

Staff, students in same boat fighting for parking, privilege

If you did, you would have discovered the many cries concerning the have and have-nots on campus are ill founded.

Crowds fill downtown to see festival acts, taste cuisine

Lansing - Common Ground shook the capital city's dirt for the past two nights with high-energy musical acts coupled with brew and soda-pop chugging crowds. The Adado Riverfront Park, host of the fourth annual seven-day fun-food-and-jam fest, brought a crowd that packed the downtown, clogging city streets and waterways on top of covering festival grounds. The festival already has sold all of its 7,500 week-long passes, leaving only single-day passes available for the general public, a festival first. "Can we squeeze another person in here?

Police briefs 07/09/03

Cover artists should not waste breath on criticism

While covering music - both local and national - you meet all kinds of personalities. There are the notoriously cocky musicians who think they are changing the face of music while simultaneously walking on the people who support them.

Yo-yo master performs at E.L. park

Paul Kyprie is no yo-yo.But he can do about 200 tricks if given one.From around the world and pinwheels to walking the dog and loop-the-loop, Kyprie, or Yo-master Zeemo, can do them all.About 75 children and adults attended East Lansing's Play in the Park on Tuesday evening to watch and learn Zeemo's famed tricks.Sitting on lawn chairs and blankets the audience watched Zeemo's tricks in awe and laughed at his jokes and puns.

Calif. group fights U-M admissions

The recent Supreme Court decision to uphold affirmative action is now being challenged in Michigan as a group from California is starting an effort to fight the decision.On Monday, Ward Connerly, the chairman of the Sacramento-based American Civil Rights Coalition, announced his idea for the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative to a crowd on the University of Michigan's campus.

Rapada steals show in 8-1 Lugnut victory

Lansing- West Michigan Whitecaps' left-handed pitcher Jon Connolly had a list of accolades coming into Monday's game against the Lansing Lugnuts.But his little-known counterpart Clay Rapada stole the show in Lansing's 8-1 victory at Oldsmobile Park.The Midwest League All-Star game starter Connolly (13-2) had been nearly untouchable this season, posting a 13-1 record with a 1.06 earned run average.