Worn out tradition

Members of the East Lansing community feel hazing is an important enough issue to hold a forum to address local concerns.

Plans for 'BasketBowl' unveiled at Ford Field

MSU and Kentucky basketball fans should circle Dec. 13 on their calendars - "The BasketBowl" is officially coming to Detroit.The MSU men's basketball team will play a non-conference game against Kentucky on that day at Detroit's Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions.

'U' to set attendance record

The MSU men's basketball team wants to play one game for the record books for the most in attendance at a college basketball game. It was confirmed Wednesday that MSU will play Kentucky on December 13 at Ford Field in Detroit.

Free speech on campus is our priveledge, right worth fighting to protect

The legal battle over affirmative action is unlikely to go away. A divided U.S. Supreme Court will not speak so strongly as to prevent future lawsuits as universities try to tweak their programs in one direction or another.

Annual sci-fi writers' workshop approaches

The 35th annual Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop will be held from June 8 to July 19 at Van Hoosen Hall. The workshop is sponsored by the College of Arts and Letters. It will host six nationally recognized science fiction and fantasy authors including: • Howard Waldrop • Nalo Hopkinson • Richard Russo • Kelly Link • Scott Edelman • Maureen McHugh • James Kelly Editors from SCI FI and Science Fiction Weekly also will be on hand for the Writers-in-Residence workshop. For more information go to www.msu.edu/~clarion. Stephanie Korneffel

Police briefs 05/29/03

Project Pride to help clear out E.L. homes

East Lansing is joining up with residents to help clean up the city. The city's recycling program, Project Pride, annually helps residents clear out their homes, garages and yards by setting up drop-off points for donated household items and recyclables. One hundred volunteers will help collect recyclables from 8 a.m.

Preserving China

When Jack Liu travels to China, he is fighting to save the country's depleting forests and wildlife. As an associate professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Liu has conducted more than two years of research on the problems plaguing the nature reserves in China.

E.L. water park to open Saturday

The East Lansing Family Aquatic Center will open its doors on Saturday, weather permitting. In past summers about 800 to 900 residents and guests have splashed around in the 375,000-gallon pool each day, East Lansing recreation coordinator Ken Elwert said. The Aquatic Center, 6400 Abbott Road, is open 11 a.m.

Pets in peril

Imagine a team of scientists working on a cure for cancer. They find something, but they need 100 test subjects before sending their findings to the Food and Drug Administration.

Meeting discusses shelter policies

While carrying signs featuring images of dogs and cats, about 50 community members waited to speak at a forum on animal research Wednesday night.

Lugnuts run over by Peoria, 4-1

Lansing - A late-game three-run explosion Tuesday night at Oldsmobile Park had the Lugnuts staring down the barrel of a 4-1 loss to Peoria.The Lugnuts (28-19) exploded for eight hits off Chief starter Donovan Graves, but left 10 runners on the bases, unable to capitalize after the first inning."Today, unfortunately we hit balls pretty hard with men in scoring position but nothing came of it," Lansing manager Julio Garcia said.The lone run for the Lugnuts came in the bottom of the first inning when second baseman Ryan Theriot scored on designated hitter Donny Hood's double to shallow right field.Peoria (27-23) evened up the game in the fifth, collecting all of its hits off Lansing starter Jae Kuk Ryu they would get a chance to gather.

Blair, NYT exploits are valuable lesson

Jonathan Malavolti made some good points in his critique of Jayson Blair's not-so-recent exploits at The New York Times ("Plagiarizing, pathetic Blair should be forgotten like old news," SN 5/22). Malavolti's assertion that we should just forget Blair is incorrect, however.

Rowers and diver nab honors for bookwork

Senior diver Stephanie Anisko and senior rower Amy Slider were both named to the 2003 Verizon Academic All-American District IV University Division Women's At-Large First Team, initializing their eligibility for Academic All-American team consideration.As part of the women's swimming and diving team, Anisko won 13 diving events for MSU this season on the one- and three- meter boards, and holds a 4.0 grade-point average.She was awarded the Michigan State Student Athlete Support Services' President's Award, an annual award to the student-athlete with the highest GPA.

Give McPherson a break this summer

Professor Andrew Hogan ("'U' much better off without McPherson", SN 5/22) wrote to criticize the State News for an editorial supporting President McPherson upon his departure for Iraq (SN 4/18). Hogan assails the McPherson administration is a "triumph of self promotion," and blames McPherson for a plethora of social and educational ills.

Editorial needs to suggest solution

In reply to your comment about the terror alert system ("Orange alert," SN 5/22), I think it is great for you to make a statement that the color alert system is not doing justice to our country, but nowhere in your commentary is there any suggestion about what should be done to better serve our country's defensive needs. In my eyes, this editorial is nothing more than divisive.

Not done yet

Just because Annika Sorenstam didn't make the cut doesn't mean she should give up. Sorenstam didn't get to fully compete in the Bank of America Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas, last weekend, but she wasn't alone.

Groucho Marx helps high school students break into record books

Groucho glasses in hand, Joe Kavanagh stood before his fellow East Lansing High School students telling them to prepare to enter the history books.Kavanagh and 799 of his fellow students at 509 E.

Paradise for learning is possible here, should be strived for

Summer session has begun and the world of MSU is truly different than that time we call the "academic year." That time between August 25 and May 1 when the population of MSU is in full bloom at 40,000-plus students and faculty members and support staff of more than 10,000.The summer session resounds with the light language of the birds and the rippling murmurs of the Red Cedar.

ASMSU students anything but lazy

To call ASMSU (" ASMSU useless as student government," SN 5/22) a bunch of slackers shows your ignorance to what they actually do.