The Supreme Court came up with an answer to affirmative action that, like a Qdoba burrito, had a little bit of everything.And, also like a Qdoba burrito, had some mixed results.
I am from Berrien County, and I have to say I am completely ashamed of the behavior displayed there last week. The rioting is ridiculous.
Lansing - With a three-run lead heading into the ninth inning Sunday afternoon, the Lugnuts found a way to pitch away the game, losing to the Kane County Cougars 4-3 in 12 innings. In the ninth, pitching for the Lugnuts (40-29) quickly went south as Lansing relief pitcher Jason Wylie walked four straight batters and hit one to give the Cougars (42-31) two easy runs and a one-run deficit. With the score 3-2 and the bases loaded, Kane County center fielder J.P.
South M.A.C. Avenue came alive with music Friday as the 7th annual Summer Solstice Jazz Festival filled the air with the sweet sounds of horns, skins and keys. Featuring a six-hour program of local jazz musicians, blue skies and a wide array of jazz music, the festival was a crowd-pleaser."This is right up my alley," said Sean O'Brien, a 17-year-old Lansing resident and aspiring musician, as he watched The Diego Rivera Quartet. "It brings out a diverse crowd," he said.
This is in response to the letter from D.M. Zielinski ( "Athletics shouldn't be favored by 'U,'" SN 6/18). I would first like to point out the vast majority of student athletes are good students and contribute greatly to the community of MSU.
Way back when, in the days of a long time ago, church and state were intertwined. In fact, they were all but one in the same.The Vatican had a large influence on all kinds of public policy, and they were corrupt - taking money from the common man for confessionals, in order to "absolve" he or she of his or her sins. This would eventually end.
Lansing - Elizabeth Ballew carefully wrapped rainbow beadwork around her daughter Sarah's braided brunette hair, as the 10-year-old attentively looked toward the powwow arena. "These were given to me when I graduated high school," Ballew said.
The Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages is hosting the Linguistic Society of America's 2003 Institute.The institute runs from June 30 to Aug.
Howell - Curtis Kilx sat quietly with a few friends at Rumors Lounge in Lake Pointe Manor on Friday night, overlooking a crowd of more than 30 faces he had previously never imagined he would ever have to see under the circumstances.Last Friday, the "Friends of Jessie" benefit concert for Kilx's sister, Jessie Wickham, was held to raise money and support for 34-year-old Wickham, who suffered a nearly fatal chest accident a week and half ago.
After struggling to get a hit in Sunday's loss, Lugnut batters went on a scoring bonanza Monday night, beating the Cedar Rapids Kernels 14-2 at Oldsmobile Park.Lansing hitters had no problem finding their offense Monday, scoring 13 runs in five innings, with every Lansing batter to earn a hit.Cedar Rapids (34-40) scored first off a home run over the left field fence by Kernels left fielder Caleb Maher.
In a split decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the affirmative action policy of Michigan's Law School constitutional, but struck down the school's undergraduate admissions policy which used a point-based system. In the case against Michigan's Law School, Grutter v.
While Joseph Clark is entitled to his opinions, he is not entitled to rewrite history and invent facts that seriously distort the origins and evolution of the Israeli-Palestinian-Arab conflict ( "Unrest between nations childish, peace must overcome war," SN 6/18). Contrary to Clark's claim, the Jewish nation is not "a new kid" who has only recently appeared in the Middle East "neighborhood." As a matter of fact, the Jewish presence in what is now Israel/West Bank antedates the presence of Arabs in that area by at least 2,500 years.
East Lansing police issued 80 tickets during the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning's "Buckle Up or Pay Up" campaign.Extra officers were placed on streets in designated zones in the Lansing area to spot drivers not wearing safety belts from May 26 to June 1.
Tuesday was just another instance of the "new and improved" mail server not being so new, nor improved.
The sixth annual Bob's 5K run/walk drew 330 competitors to the starting blocks on Sunday in East Lansing to accomplish ambitions of their own as well as goals for the community.For Okemos resident Louise Forsythe, the event's coordinator, the race served dual purposes - to honor her late husband Bob Forsythe and to raise money for the Listening Ear Crisis Intervention Center.The center provides free 24-hour telephone crisis counseling to those dealing with depression, sexual assault and suicide, among other issues.
MSU sophomore defenseman Corey Potter and incoming freshman Drew Miller were drafted Sunday at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft in Nashville, Tenn. A native of Mason, Potter was selected 122nd overall by the New York Rangers in the fourth round and Miller was selected 186th overall in the sixth round by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.
MSU has been quite the trend-setter. The University of Minnesota adopted a riot policy last week following the violent melee that erupted April 12-13 on the Twin Cities' campus when its hockey team won the national championship.
Much attention has been paid recently to the change of marriage policy in Canada to include same-sex partners.
A bill raising the penalty for impersonating a police officer was signed into law by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, changing the offense from a misdemeanor to a felony.Sen.