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Board hears homosexual discrimination case

MSU's Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board heard comments Wednesday in a case involving former Mason Hall assistant director Carolyn O'Laughlin.O'Laughlin filed a grievance against Residence Life after officials said her domestic partner, Rebecca Linz, was not allowed to live in the residence hall.O'Laughlin's job required her to live on campus and officials said she would be disciplined and eventually terminated if Linz didn't move out.

NEWS

Group works to give Lansing the blues

Megan Frye
April 24, 2003

A few local blues fanatics are working hard to make Lansing a musical Mecca.Those fanatics, also known as the Capital Area Blues Society, live by the motto "Keepin' the blues alive and havin' too much fun." And if they have anything to do with it, which they do, the next few months are going to be jam-packed with competitions, concerts and festivals honoring rock 'n' roll's mama - the blues.Nine Lansing area blues bands will compete May 4 in Blues Brawl 2003.

NEWS

Planetarium opens new worlds

Alison Barker
April 24, 2003

"Are we alone in the universe?" Mr. Spock's question lingered in the air as 20 people departed on a ride through a black hole, leaving them in a completely dark and soundless planetarium."There is probably nothing," 13-year-old Justin Hile said in reference to what astronomers predict to be at the center of a black hole.

SPORTS

Spartans hope health equals victory

Dawn Klemish
April 24, 2003

With the Big Ten Tournament arriving today, the women's tennis team is still searching for its first conference win.Pitted against sixth-seeded Wisconsin (10-11 overall, 5-5 Big Ten), head coach Tim Bauer believes his 11th-seeded Spartans (8-14, 0-10) have the best opportunity yet to taste victory."The mood of our team right now is very up," Bauer said.

NEWS

tv's top 10

1. "American Idol-Tuesday," Fox, 20 million viewers2. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 19.1 million viewers3.

SPORTS

Sports briefs

Rowers' boat honored The women's crew team had a strong showing against Notre Dame on Tuesday, winning five of six races on Lake Ovid at Sleepy Hollow State Park in Laingsburg. The No.

SPORTS

'U' out for revenge against Purdue

Patrick Walters
April 24, 2003

Via a late season winning push, the MSU men's tennis team has found its way into the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. The Spartans enter tournament play as the fifth seed in the 11-team pool. They're paired with fourth-seeded Purdue - a team they lost to on April 13. Head coach Gene Orlando said despite his squad's fifth-place finish in the conference (14-11 overall, 5-5 Big Ten), Friday's quarterfinal match against No.

MSU

Energy tax debated

Kendra Snyder
April 24, 2003

The University Student Appeals Board is expected to make a decision next week on whether an almost 20-year-old rule should apply to the fate of a tax on renewable energy.The board discussed the addition of the $5 tax to student tuition with ASMSU and Student Life officials on Wednesday.

NEWS

THE BEER GUY: Get your favorite pint of ale, it's last call

Well, it seems that I'm down to the last 30 seconds or so of my 15 minutes of fame. This is the last time I'll be writing to you as "The Beer Guy." When you put this article down, I'll just be "guy."Next year, there will still be a Beer Guy (or Girl, maybe) but I'll have moved to Boston for grad school.

MICHIGAN

E.L. to celebrate Earth Day

Casey Mcnenly
April 24, 2003

Earth Day events this weekend will fill city streets with music, vendors and educational information about the environment. The 2003 Earth Day celebration, which will shut down M.A.C.

FEATURES

Open all night

There's something special about 24-hour diners that can't be matched in any other atmosphere.It's a magnet for the strange, for those trying to get away from the confines of their homes and more often than not, a bizarre ritual for an intoxicated crowd that is trying to sober up before crawling home to bed.Late-night munchies only scratch the surface where caffeine is king.Some come for the endless cup of coffee.

COMMENTARY

Earth to 'U'

Earth Day has come and gone and perhaps the only people to even remember it were elementary school students and citizens of foreign countries who have proven they care more about the environment than the United States. With all of our technological advances, it's unacceptable how we've missed the boat as far as recycling is concerned.

NEWS

Faculty to begin computer grading

Amy Bartner
April 23, 2003

Starting after this spring semester, MSU's grading system will make the move from paper to computer. Faculty will now post their final student grades online immediately after they figure them, and they will be posted on MSU's student information Web site, stuinfo.msu.edu, within that day, said Linda Stanford, assistant provost for academic services and university registrar. "We've done an extensive amount of training and some faculty feel they don't need training," she said. Stanford said there were two ways the faculty could update their grades: They could either upload a spreadsheet and fill it out on their computers, or individually by student. "The good thing about it for students is that they can probably get their grades more quickly when they look at STUINFO," she said. Stanford said the system was tested out on two colleges before its implementation. For more on this story please see Thursday's edition of The State News.

COMMENTARY

Higher ed funding editorial on target

Right on the money, State News. Your explanation of the higher-education funding gap ("Mind the gap" SN 4/22) details the truly unfair system MSU has been dealing with in both good and bad economic times.

MICHIGAN

Student remembered for interests

Chrystal Liebold
April 23, 2003

John Eckhold loved to talk about music."John and I would converse about what kind of music we liked," said Ric Shahin, a teacher at Midland High School, which Eckhold attended.Eckhold, a 23-year-old psychology junior, was found dead in his home at Woodside Apartments, on the corner of Haslett Road and Woodside Drive, on Sunday.

NEWS

Female Central student comes down with meningitis

Kendra Snyder
April 23, 2003

A female Central Michigan University student was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis over the weekend, the first case at the university in about 20 years, officials say.University health officials have notified everyone who might have come in contact with the victim, Central Michigan spokesman Mike Silverthorn said.The student was a resident of Woldt Hall on the Mt.