This letter is in response to Dave Jackson's letter to the editor "Scouts is openly Christian society," (SN 4/17). Jackson pointed out to us, "A scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent." It seems to me, just to avoid any more controversy, the scouts should also add "straight" and "Christian" to that long list of attributes.
The MSU women's tennis team was shut out 7-0 at Wisconsin on Sunday, finishing its conference season winless in the league. MSU (8-14 overall, 0-10 Big Ten) failed to win a set against the Badgers (10-11, 5-5) after also getting blanked at Northwestern on Friday. Junior Caroline Lay (No.
"Should McPherson leave to help rebuild Iraq?" What kind of pointless question is that? Does it matter what a few hundred students think about that question ("'U' reacts to McPherson's move" SN 4/18)? Why don't you ask a question more like "Should McPherson receive his MSU salary while in Iraq?" or "Will McPherson's absence hurt MSU's fund-raising schedule?" I understand The State News is supposed to be a learning experience for its student employees, thus, it, as any newspaper, is allowed to make certain mistakes.
When it comes to the debate about cuts to next year's deflated higher education budget, lawmakers should be sure to mind the gap while making their decisions.
The women's crew team hosts Notre Dame in a regatta at 6 p.m. today on Lake Ovid in Sleepy Hollow State Park in Laingsburg. Tonight's event was rescheduled from April 12, when races were canceled because of inclement weather. The Eastern Michigan Eagles were also scheduled to race on April 12, but MSU officials weren't sure if the Eagles were going to compete in tonight's make-up. This will be MSU's final event before the Big Ten Championships on May 3. James Jahnke
Sitting alone in a theater full of giddy children and entire families, I didn't know what to expect from "Holes." You could feel the excitement in its air and as the film progressed, I finally understood what was going on and was immediately thrown in the feelings it generated. "Holes" just might be the best of the recent crop of Hollywood flicks.
Mason - In an effort to reduce problems with overcapacity, the Ingham County Jail will undergo a $1.8 million expansion project.The move will add 90 beds, which is important because the jail books more than 11,000 criminals annually and is over capacity nearly every day, Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth said.
The autopsy performed on an MSU student found dead Sunday showed no signs of foul play, the county medical examiner said Monday. City and county officials continued Monday to investigate the death of John Cornelius Eckhold III, a 23-year-old psychology senior, who was found dead by his father at his East Lansing apartment. His father, who is from Midland, went to check on his son after he didn't hear from him for several days.
While most people can navigate campus as the crow flies, Bill McCreary knows his way around as the mole digs.McCreary worked maintenance on the miles of steam tunnels under MSU for 15 years and knows how to make his way from Hubbard Hall to the Red Cedar River - underground."They're pretty good sized tunnels, most of them you can get through all right," the 76-year-old Lansing resident said.
In the early hours of the 1991 Iraq war, nearly 800 students formed a circle outside the Brody Complex, while carrying candles and singing, "We are the World."Minutes later, the anti-war demonstration was interrupted when about 50 students rushed to the middle of the student ring, hoisting a massive American Flag like a canopy and shouting, "Back our boys." Just as it did a dozen years ago, war in Iraq has given students reason to lift signs and flags once again during the past month.
We as a society and as students don't realize it, but our lives revolve around technology. When it is taken from us we panic - we don't know what to do or how to cope.
With so much questionable global information on the Internet, a student heading abroad can find it hard to get their facts straight.But now students can find information such as maps, exchange rates and current health issues on www.msuglobalaccess.net.
A new proposal to change Gov. Jennifer Granholm's recommended higher education funding cuts is facing an uphill battle to make it out of subcommittee for full House consideration.Rep.
Darrell Lambert can and should be kicked out of the Boy Scouts ("Irreligious minority needs to be respected in society" SN 4/17). The Boy Scouts belong to a private organization with rules and regulations.
The bright, neon-green "Coming Soon" sign in the window didn't seem to register with patrons who were trying to get out of the rain and into Wazoo Records, 619 E.
An update to the ASMSU Web site scheduled for March has yet to take place - a low priority, officials said. Election information was posted on MSU's undergraduate student government's redesigned Web site in March, but representative information and other features have not been updated since then. ASMSU Association Director James Perra said the additions to the Web site are ready to go once hiring for the organization's executive staff is finished and the director for digital media and graphic marketing has been trained. "We're trying to close down shop," he said.
The East Lansing City Council kicks off Earth Day by designating May 4-10 Water Quality Awareness Week at its work session today.East Lansing Commission on the Environment and the Department of Public Works will present ways to improve the city's water quality.
Do you ever sit back and wonder what would have happened if Harry never met Sally?Neither do I.But I do know for certain what would have happened to the Pistons this season had they not met Chauncey Billups.
MSU football head coach John L. Smith unveiled his new spread offense to 12,000 fans at Spartan Stadium on Saturday at the annual Green and White game, revealing the team's firm grasp on the new offense as well as its vulnerable defense. Showcasing "a quarter" of the new offense, Smith said he was encouraged by the progress the Spartans have displayed in adapting to a new system and coaches.
The MSU Department of Police and Public Safety is now signing up interested people for its Citizen's Police Academy. The next class is scheduled to begin 7 p.m.