From staff reports More than 50 protesters filled West Circle Drive Thursday night, beating drums, singing and chanting their message of peace. "This is what democracy sounds like," they yelled. Members and supporters of Lansing-based activist group Direct Action met at the Marriott Hotel, 300 M.A.C.
Who are the Colorado Buffaloes? After MSU received its No. 7 seed and was slated to face No. 10 seed Colorado, the Spartans (19-12) had little time to find the answer to that question. "This is a Big Ten-type team," MSU head coach Tom Izzo said.
Students and faculty will discuss the war with Iraq at a forum Saturday in Room 103 of Kellogg Center. A panel discussion titled "The War Against Iraq: Political and Normative Implications," will feature four James Madison College students and two Madison professors.
With President Bush's words of war still resonating, the capital area is reworking security measures with big and small changes in order to protect Michigan's safety.Lansing police Lt.
The weekend's sudden change in weather brought a community outside, many converging in downtown East Lansing.As if a cloud was removed from over East Lansing, retailers welcomed a mass of walk-in traffic and attribute it to the better weather.Bryan Spratt, assistant manager of Steve & Barry's University Sportswear, 515 E.
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers expects the strikes will be 100 percent successful, his spokeswoman Sylvia Warner said, adding he didn't expect the initial attacks to come until Thursday. "Now it's hard to say when the full operation will get under way," she said. Rogers has been in contact with White House officials throughout the week, including Wednesday. It's too early to tell if there will be more strikes Thursday, because sandstorms in the region have become a factor.
Continuing a tradition of addressing MSU graduates, Gov. Jennifer Granholm will speak at the commencement ceremonies for seniors graduating in both spring and summer of 2003.Granholm will give her speech at 1 p.m.
State House Republicans are proposing a constitutional amendment to cap increases in university tuition rates. With talk of a tuition increase of 10 percent or more for several state universities, some officials say a establishing a cap isn't an appropriate way to resolve the effects of budget cutbacks. The proposal would restrict universities from increasing tuition during an academic year, or raising tuition rates by more than the rate of inflation or 5 percent, whichever is lower. Rep.
I was disappointed when I read the article "Group plans skip day to protest" (SN 3/18). I am opposed to the budget cuts Gov.
Reducing our dependence on foreign oil is a process that will require sacrifices. It means we will need to concentrate on other available sources of domestic energy. This is part of the reasoning used by the MSU environmental student group Eco in its proposal to implement a $5 tax on undergraduate students to be used for the purchase of cleanly produced wind, solar and biomass energies for the university. Maybe you agree with this proposal and maybe you don't.
From staff reports The news came quickly. Shortly after 9:30 p.m. EST, air-raid sirens sounded over Baghdad and MSU students were glued to the television to watch history unfold. Brittany Chase sat in the North Case Hall study lounge Wednesday night as the words "Breaking News" appeared on the TV screen. "I'm not for this if lots of people have to die," the accounting junior said.
With war beginning in Baghdad, local officials are working to improve homeland security and to protect possible area targets.If Lansing experiences repercussions because of the war, Lansing police Lt.
I was deeply saddened to read in Tuesday's edition of The State News that Carolyn O'Laughlin felt she had to resign her position as an assistant hall director because MSU has failed to come to terms with the issue of domestic partner benefits and equal treatment of LBGT students on campus ("Hall director resigns over lack of same sex benefits," SN 3/18). I know this problem was raised more than five years ago, when students realized trustee approval of domestic partner benefits did not extend to them.
Students, lawyers and professors were in attendance at Tuesday's discussion on affirmative action, but the most important attendee was asleep during part of the event And many people agreed: MSU President M.
By the time you read this, our nation will be at war. With this in mind, I've been sitting in front of my computer stymied for some time.
With war breaking out against Iraq, Mohammed Ali-Reda isn't worried about the possibility Arab Americans might be harassed."I'm not worried about retaliation because for me to deal with a person who is ignorant is not worth my time," said the finance junior, who is from Kuwait.
Exploring the country from the wheels of a tour bus can be an eye-opening experience - especially when your life dream is just beginning to unfold. Pulling into rainy Peoria, Ill., on Wednesday, Marc Roberge noticed something strange and also familiar sitting in the pouring rain in front of the Madison Theater - two fans who have been in the front row of almost every O.A.R.
If you're already 21, consider yourself lucky. In fact, thank your parents. Going beyond the issue of being able to drink legally, being 21 grants you access to bars where most local bands play. Pretty soon, I will no longer complain about how this issue personally affects me, for I, too, will be able to indulge in the classics of Daniels, Cuervo and Beam - legally, mind you - in T-minus three days.
This letter is in response to two statements that really turned my stomach in Tuesday's edition of The State News.