NEWS
Affirmative action case sparks student rallies
A cultural mosaic of students and faculty gathered in front of the Administration Building on Tuesday as chants of "What do we want?
COMMENTARY
Riot was uncalled for, destructive
Around 8 p.m. Sunday, I watched as hundreds of Spartans mobbed toward the rock on Farm Lane chanting "go green" and "f*** Texas." I was bitter because I was stuck at the Auditorium, working on class projects.
MSU
Conference dispels Asian stereotypes
For Maggie Chen Hernandez, Asian Pacific American women are more than the media makes them out to be.And the Asian Pacific American Women's Conference, titled "Real Faces Banishing the Doll," held in the Union on Saturday, reinforced positive images of Asian Pacific American women's identity through a variety of workshops.
FEATURES
White Stripes keep Detroit rock alive with 'Elephant'
It's okay to be caught smiling uncontrollably today, you have a reasonable excuse to do so. Like parents who are proud of their honor students, fans of the Detroit rock scene just watched their children's training wheels come off. The White Stripes, who have been driving fun, lighthearted rock 'n' roll back into the Detroit scene since the band's formation in 1997, jumped up on the commercial success tricycle with the release of its third album "White Blood Cells" in 2001 and took right off down the block. It's hard to believe the band is back already with its fourth release "Elephant." The album has a less polished feel to it.
NEWS
'U' officials offer up to $2,500 for riot information
University and East Lansing officials are offering up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of participants in Sunday night's riot that shook campus and the city's downtown. MSU President M.
SPORTS
Beginning of new season brings back great memories
My Old-English "D," dark-blue baseball cap drooped over my eyes and forehead - mainly because I was only knee-high to a grasshopper - as I walked from the parking lot toward the monstrosity that was Tiger Stadium. My parents gave the ushers my ticket and I waddled up the sterile, gray ramps past the yummy smells coming from the pizza stands.
SPORTS
Lorbek, Davis shine in season-ending defeat
San Antonio - There were two reasons MSU stayed neck and neck with Texas for most of the South Regional final - their names are Paul Davis and Erazem Lorbek. The Spartans' two freshmen kept the No.
COMMENTARY
Battle time
With U.S. troops closing in on Baghdad and the timetable of military leaders growing ever more vague, Americans only can expect the U.S.-led war on Iraq to get bloodier. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said Sunday he is unsure about the timetable of this war - especially its ending.
MICHIGAN
Capitol update
Homeland security site helps prepare citizens Gov. Jennifer Granholm launched a homeland security Web site last week in an effort to better prepare Michigan residents for an emergency.
NEWS
'U' officials vow punishment
Shaken and angered by Sunday's events, MSU officials pledged that any student actively involved in the night's melee would be suspended from the university. Police struggled for hours to control a disorderly crowd of at least 2,000, which assembled in the Cedar Village area shortly after the men's basketball team lost to Texas 85-76 in the NCAA Tournament.
COMMENTARY
Patriots need to speak for freedom
In his vitriolic rant in response to John Bice's excellent column, alumnus William Perod falls into the usual trap of the fascist right ("Columnist's choice of discussion awful" SN 3/26). He tells us what a great country the United States is and that all should support the president and military as they fight for our freedoms.
SPORTS
Corralled
San Antonio - Texas guard T.J. Ford sat at the post-game press conference on Sunday evening with an oversized Final Four cap slung backward on his head to match the oversized grin plastered on his face. He'd earned it. Ford, who scored 19 points and dealt out 10 assists in the Longhorns' 85-76 win over No.
COMMENTARY
Laws should treat all citizens equally
Regarding Andrew Goetz's column about MSU's policies toward same-sex couples ("Recognizing same-sex marriages would solve 'U' problems" SN 3/27), I would have to agree that the standards for faculty and graduate students need to be on par. Whether one views a homosexual's private life as "yucky," "abnormal" or sinful (which in some cases undoubtedly affects their reasoning) is irrelevant in this matter.
FEATURES
World violent enough, riots not needed in war time
March 21, 1999. After the Spartans advanced to the Final Four by defeating Kentucky, about 1,000 MSU fans celebrated the Sunday night victory by running across downtown East Lansing and campus. The revelry moved from Cedar Village apartments to Gunson Street, then Munn field, Shaw Hall and finally back to Cedar Village. As I met up with the crowd at Gunson Street and followed the leaders west along Grand River Avenue, I could tell I was part of something special. Upon our return to Cedar Village, a couch already in the street was sprayed with lighter fluid and set aflame. We cheered.
MSU
Horse celebrates 30th birthday
Boxes of sugar cubes, bags of apples and chocolate covered carrots wrapped with birthday ribbons and bows covered a table in the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education on Friday.Across the room, children gathered around three large cakes while their parents looked through pictures.The honoree, tied to a nearby railing, dipped his head down and took a mouthful of hay.Chum, a horse in the Mason-based Children & Horses United in Movement Therapeutic Riding center, celebrated his 30th birthday with 23 years of therapy patients and families.Chum's owner and occupational therapist Bonnie DePue, threw the party for the horse, whom she calls her "best friend" of 28 years."Chum is an integral part of many people's lives," she said.
COMMENTARY
Graffiti helped to change life, views
Yes, it's a fact. Yesterday, we were nothing more than war-mongering right-wing oil grubbers. But what a difference a day makes.
MICHIGAN
Gala celebrates African food, culture
Tereza Guimaraes didn't know the food was going to be so spicy.The native Brazilian said because of the African influence in her country, she is familiar with African styles of cooking.But when she sampled the food at the annual African Culture Gala Saturday night, she was surprised."The ingredients are similar," she said after finishing a plate of Ethiopian chicken and other dishes.
SPORTS
Sports briefs
Sluggers drop 4 conference games The MSU baseball team is off to a slow conference start after falling in four straight games this weekend. Sunday, the Spartans (5-17 overall, 0-4 Big Ten) dropped the first contest of a doubleheader 5-1 at Minnesota.
NEWS
Victory string ends as Texas rolls, 85-76
San Antonio - The MSU men's basketball team had the chance to be a part of a rare foursome. After Kentucky, Arizona and Oklahoma were ousted in their respective regional finals, the stage was set for a Final Four without a No.
NEWS
Affirmative action rally draws support, protest
With fists high and voices raised, the audience stood at the "Rally to Defend Affirmative Action" while chanting "Go Green, Go White, we want equal rights," on Saturday at the Fairchild Theater.