I cannot express my anger at The State News enough over the recent articles and editorial regarding Academic Assembly's closed session during its election process this past Tuesday.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm is relying on a gay rights organization to publicize her historic gay-friendly proclamation she made this week. On Monday, Granholm declared April 9, 2003, as the Day of Silence in Michigan at the request of the Detroit-based Triangle Foundation, Michigan's leading gay rights advocacy organization.
MSU students and East Lansing residents will gather this weekend to speak out on sexualized violence and reclaim the streets. Take Back the Night, a campaign to end rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, incest and sexual harassment, starts this weekend. The event began in 1978 in San Francisco when 5,000 women rallied and marched down "pornography strip" against all forms of male violence against women.
Sluggers go on road to take on Hoosiers The MSU baseball team will look to gain some ground in the Big Ten this weekend with four games. The Spartans will face Indiana in a four-game series beginning today at 3 p.m.
The MSU student body can be a positive voice in light of the March 28 weekend events by putting a donation container in each classroom, dorm and public place for "car repair donations" to be given to the students whose cars were damaged in the melee.
Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III authorized six felony warrants today for students involved in the March 28-30 disturbances.At least four warrants were issued to MSU students including five men and one woman for charges including inciting a riot, rioting, unlawful assembly, malicious destruction of property and preparation to burn property.Fifteen charges were filed against the six people.
Michigan's U.S. senators are worried Michigan's border cities aren't getting the support they deserve. Sen.
Many children grow up watching "Sesame Street" and absorb a message of tolerance for everyone and their differences.
ASMSU filling student spots Applications are now available for various positions in ASMSU for the 2003-2004 academic year. MSU's undergraduate student government is looking for students to fill the following positions: • Director of student defenders • Director of constituent activism • Comptroller • Director of racial, ethnic and progressive student affairs • Director of legal services • Assistant director of legal services • Programming board comptroller • Executive secretary • Director of digital and graphic marketing • Director of community affairs • Director of legislative affairs • Director of human resources • Funding board comptroller • Director of university and governmental budgetary affairs • Programming board executive assistant All positions are paid.
Eliza Brookover remembers visiting the gravesides of relatives with her grandfather, Wilbur Bone Brookover, to better understand her past. Now, the family community services junior will make the trek alone, visiting the tombstone of the man who always encouraged her to follow her dream of going to college. Wilbur Brookover, a former East Lansing mayor, MSU professor and expert witness in the Supreme Court case that ended segregation in the 1950s, died Sunday of natural causes.
Some people have midlife crises at age 40. They hit that dreaded age and start to reflect on their life and their accomplishments (or lack thereof). They know half of their life is over and start to flip out. Well, oddly enough, I seem to be having a midlife crisis at the ripe old age of 21.
The board room hadn't been that full of people in years, MSU President M. Peter McPherson said.Waiting patiently until the Board of Trustees meeting came to a close, a crowd of more than 200 students sat quietly inside and around the fourth floor board room of the Administration Building Friday.And when the last trustee added his comment to the board and McPherson opened the floor to public participation, students took turns telling MSU administrators about their causes, which included affirmative action, domestic partner benefits, gender identity, diverstment from certain corporations and the construction of a freestanding Multicultural Center."It's important we don't just pay lip service to retention and affirmative action," said social justice senior Bryan Newland, co-president of the North American Indian Student Organization.Newland was one of several students who spoke to the board about how MSU can improve the retention of minorty students and support affirmative action.
Police have begun seizing computer hard drives holding images from the March 28-30 disturbances they believe could provide evidence against lawbreakers, potentially leading to new arrests. It's the first time computer equipment has been confiscated in connection with a riot inside the university community, said Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III, adding the operation could take months. Police pursued photographs and footage from media organizations after the March 27-28, 1999 riot.
At ASMSU, we are always glad to hear students' opinions. You, the students, are always welcome.
Armed with sleeping bags, blankets and layers of clothing, about 30 MSU students and faculty bared the cold temperatures Wednesday night to sleep at the rock on Farm Lane. The group wanted to increase awareness about worldwide poverty, housing and homelessness. The second annual event, known nationwide as HabiFest, was held by the MSU chapter of Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that works to provide affordable housing in the Lansing area and worldwide. "Our goal is to open some eyes about the seriousness of homelessness around us," HabiFest co-coordinator Monica Glysson said. To achieve their goal of awareness, Glysson and other members of Habitat for Humanity spent the day passing out fliers and orange T-shirts to students interested in learning about poverty issues. Students gave small donations to help build the shed that would go toward a house in the Lansing area.
When the eyes of the college gymnastics world focus on the NCAA Championships in Lincoln, Neb., in two weeks, head coach Kathie Klages doesn't expect her MSU gymnastics team to be there. Sure, the Spartans have a chance.
He's No. 1 on MSU's wide receiver depth chart, his coaches love his speed and his teammates are lauding his leadership - but he is yet to catch one pass in a game of college football. After former Spartan standout Charles Rogers broke the MSU record books and entered the NFL Draft, MSU's depleted receiving corps is forced to look for a fresh start.
Seasons past have produced the likes of Kirk Gibson, Andre Rison, Muhsin Muhammad and Charles Rogers.
Although the Catholic Church doesn't encourage lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered lifestyles, one East Lansing parish is extending its arms to MSU students who follow them. One Spirit, an LBGT support group that meets at St.