MSU
Xtravaganza celebrates culture through music acts
Luz Rivera watched her daughter, Gianelle Rivera dance underneath the Puerto Rican flag with the members of Caliente, a Latina dance group.
FEATURES
'Evil' worthy of cult status
MSU alumnus Sam Raimi pulled off the impossible. His first recognized film, "The Evil Dead," drew acclaim and cult status through its creepy atmosphere, punctuated violence and overall dreadful feel. Though the film was not a financial success, its underground popularity made fans demand more horror work from the talented young director. What he gave them was "Evil Dead 2." The beauty of the sequel is it's not all that different from the original as far as plot is concerned. Actually, though there are less characters in the beginning, the setup is the same. Ash (Bruce Campbell) goes to a secluded cabin with his girlfriend.
MSU
Student receives national award
When Megan Dennis was younger, she knew she wanted to make a difference in the world."When she was a little girl, she wanted to cure illnesses," said Harold Dennis, Megan's grandfather.
NEWS
State leaders call for more homeland security funds
Gov. Jennifer Granholm joined U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, and Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in Detroit today to ask Congress for $9 billion to assist local and state governments in their homeland security preparations.Stabenow spokesman Dave Lemmon said Michigan's location on the U.S.-Canadian border, along with other factors, requires more money than the federal government proposed to spend, especially with the state's budget crisis.The Bush administration proposed only about $4 billion in funding for the state."Whether it's money for additional training or additional equipment, local and state governments need the assistance for homeland security," Lemmon said.The Bush administration has outlined a supplemental appropriations bill to spend $4.25 billion for states' homeland security efforts."We feel very strongly there needs to be a strong partnership with the federal government on this," Lemmon said.For more on this story please see Tuesday's edition of The State News.
FEATURES
March album release wrap-up
The end of the month has arrived, which means it's time to take a look back at some titles that slipped by us - until now.
MSU
Bowling night to benefit mentoring organization
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Lansing will host a bowling night starting at 6 p.m. on April 9 at Spartan Lanes in the basement of the Union. The 2003 Meijer Bowl For Kids' Sake College Night will put together bowling teams with a goal of raising at least $100 for the organization. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Lansing pairs children from single-parent homes with adult mentors.
NEWS
Win brings celebration, arrests
Thousands mobbed East Lansing streets early Saturday to revel in the MSU men's basketball team's Sweet 16 victory. More than 2,000 packed Cedar Village - a traditional postgame stomping ground for fans - as about 1,000 more turned downtown East Lansing into a late night circus to cheer the Spartans' 60-58 victory over University of Maryland in the South Regional semifinals.
COMMENTARY
Columnist's take on protests was off
The opinion column by TJ Jourian was simply infuriating ("Inconveniences caused by protesters minor in context" SN 3/24). First, The State News allowed Jourian to call some of its readers "imbeciles." She then continued to cast aspersions, accusations and assumptions on how the rest of us feel. Saying ROTC students are "trained" to support our troops was ridiculous.
FEATURES
Moore begins work on new film
Filmmaker Michael Moore, who won an Academy Award for his documentary "Bowling for Columbine," recently made a deal with Mel Gibson's Icon Productions to produce his next film. "Fahrenheit 911" will focus on the ties between the Bush and bin Laden families and suggests the bin Laden family greatly profited from a business association between former President Bush and Mohammed bin Laden.
COMMENTARY
America no longer free from living in rest of world's terror
When I was in second grade my best friend was Jewish. She was the only other girl in my class who had dark features and understood concepts like war, Saddam Hussein, nuclear weapons and death.
SOFTBALL
Softball starts strong in Big Ten
The MSU softball team kicked off the Big Ten season by taking three of four contests from Illinois and No.
MSU
Horticulture Club takes honors in competition
The MSU Horticulture Club "kicked butt" at a national competition in Mississippi, said club president Dru Bernthal. MSU was one of the 51 colleges represented in the competition, which included interior landscape design and maintenance equipment operation.
COMMENTARY
Let them play
University officials should quickly curb any impulses they might have to punish the 15 MSU students arrested during the celebration festivities that erupted after the Spartans earned their way to the NCAA's Elite Eight on Friday night. Although university spokesman Terry Denbow originally went on record saying he doubted the university would pursue its off-campus code of conduct policy in regard to Friday night's events, he later said that assessment could change after speaking with MSU President M.
FEATURES
'Pearl' a lyrical legacy of Joplin's passionate life
One of the most powerful voices in the history of blues-rock happens to belong to one of the most intriguing female musicians of all time. Janis Joplin, who died of a heroin overdose just months prior to the 1971 release of "Pearl," took the world by storm with her emotional, passionate, sexy delivery of raspy-voiced rock 'n' roll.
NEWS
Police offer reward, student leaders condemn rioters
In the aftermath of Sunday's riots, which caused $40,000 of damage to the MSU campus, university and city officials have offered a $2,500 reward for tips leading up to arrests and convictions of people involved in Sunday's activities.MSU police Chief Jim Dunlap and East Lansing police Chief Louis Muhn announced the reward this afternoon.Six MSU students were arrested for disorderly conduct, but that number could grow as the police have asked individuals and media to come forward to provide photos and videos to the police.East Lansing police Capt.
NEWS
From the archives, 2000: Spartans down by 10 at half, win 75-58
Editor's Note: The following story was originally printed in The State News on March 20, 2000.
MICHIGAN
E.L. Public School Board to continue discussing budget adoption, cuts
The East Lansing Public School Board will continue adopting parts of its 2003-04 budget, which will make up for a nearly $4.2-million shortfall, at 7:30 p.m.
NEWS
Celebration a positive release from war stress
The thousands of people who stood outside cheering the MSU basketball team's Sweet 16 victory might have been using the game as a release from weeks of war with Iraq and months of terrorism alerts, students and city and university officials say.About 3,000 students and nonstudents rushed outside residences and businesses moments after MSU beat the University of Maryland on Friday, mostly to Cedar Village and downtown East Lansing.Eighteen people - including 15 MSU students - were arrested for disorderly conduct Saturday morning, while thousands of others stood cheering without causing damage to city property."The war helps put things in perspective, but this is great," building construction management freshman James Kramek said Saturday outside Buffalo Wild Wings, 360 Albert Ave.