The protests of campustruth.org are acceptable but do not refute the truth behind these pictures. Regardless of the light in which it paints Palestinians, these pictures are accurate. I charge the protesters to disprove the pictures of Israelis mourning on Sept.
MTV has its hands full this week, but the recording of "Spring Break 2003" is only part of the reason. Lansing's own sarcastic, hell-raising teenage group Hyperbole, which is notorious for flashing truck drivers, harassing businesses with backdoor bells and starting hotel wrestling matches, will have two of its members take the stage in the all out, game-show-meets-reality series "Girl Makes Band." Drummer Andrew Ash and bass player Tony Hernandez will be controlled by three female contestants who try and make the best sounding band for their chance at an all-expenses-paid vacation.
My father has always blamed downriver Detroit for producing flaky drummers. Time after time I noticed different drummers walk into our home studio and then out the same door they'd come in. Over the past few years I've started to see what he's always been preaching about - no longer just in my home. The trend among Detroit-area bass players soon seemed to follow, and then so did a larger portion of the guitarist population. As I've gotten to know the Lansing scene a little bit more, I've started to believe I might have carried the virus with me when I moved.
Snell stands ahead Freshman defensive specialist Kristy Snell is MSU's latest Freshman Student-Athlete of the Year.
I strongly support Michael Perez's criticisms of your publication of campustruth.org's advertisement in the same issue, in which Israeli and Palestinian responses to the Sept.
After more than 25 years of business in East Lansing, Wazoo Records closed on a sad note. Owner James Patrick Lindsey, 58, died Thursday after suffering a heart attack in his home. Rebecca Lindsey-Kennedy, who was once married to Lindsey, said the fate of the music store doesn't look good after the death of its founder. "There is no one to really run it now," she said.
At Christmas time, most 4-year-old girls ask Santa Claus for dolls - but Melissa White had her eye on another toy.Twelve years ago, after watching a violinist appear as a guest on "Sesame Street," White begged her mom, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy for her very own stringed instrument."I thought it looked like the perfect instrument for a person to play because your chin fits so perfect in the chin rest," she said.
Several members of a state House subcommittee expressed their frustration with Gov. Jennifer Granholm's proposed cut to the Michigan Merit Award Scholarship today at the Capitol.Granholm proposed reducing awards from $2,500 to $500 last week in her budget proposal.
I would like to commend Michael Perez for his column, "Running ads could incite violence, perpetuate discrimination" (SN 3/10). The State News is irresponsible for running ads which reinforce false stereotypes about Arabs.
Tim Hearon is ready to close the book on his hockey career - one year earlier than most people expected.The versatile junior forward from Southgate decided last month to skip his senior season, choosing instead to take his finance degree into the real world.
Big Ten coaches and media unveiled choices for the top players in the conference Tuesday, tabbing sophomore guard Chris Hill and sophomore forward/guard Alan Anderson for Big Ten honors.Hill was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team while Anderson picked up an honorable mention from the media.
An investigation of recent sexual assaults in East Lansing might be aided by DNA testing, but police officials are coping with a lengthy process as they search for leads.
Roly Poly, the Georgia-based sandwich shop specializing in rolled sandwiches, opened its doors in East Lansing on Tuesday. Yonni Hanson, the store's general manager, said the grand opening yielded a steady crowd and hopes it is a sign of more to come. "We're excited to see students and faculty," he said.
Presidents of Michigan's 15 public universities will begin their quest to fight proposed state budget cuts they say will result in higher tuition today in Lansing."Tuition increases are a response to state funding decisions and I will show that," said Michael Boulus, executive director of the Presidents Council.
Capital Area Transportation Authority officials say though they are keeping watch over rising gas prices, they don't anticipate increased costs for their riders. "We are keeping a close eye on gas prices since it's such a big part of our budget," said Pat Gilbert, CATA director of marketing. Although CATA ridership has been "booming," there has never been a "proven correlation between high gas prices and increased bus riders," Gilbert said. "It's amazing what people will pay to stay in their cars," she said. She said there are no plans to raise prices or change routes in the area. But despite consistent prices, English junior Emily Laskowsky said she is hoping the spring weather will soon bloom in East Lansing, so she can toss aside her car keys and avoid budget-busting gas prices. "I'm definitely looking forward to the warm weather," she said.
Dewitt - When a Lansing youth group dropped its donation off at the Child and Family Services of Lansing, it immediately decided it wanted to do more. When the members of the Youth Action Committee of the Capital Region Community Foundation brought a money donation to the center, 4287 Five Oaks Drive in Lansing, they noticed the organization had a sparse amount of donated clothing. "I made up a video, posted posters for the schools and got our junior high school involved," said Hillary Pasch, action committee co-chair and a DeWitt High School senior.
It's one thing when a mom-and-pop store goes down on Grand River Avenue, but when titans like Big Boy are falling dead, some questions are raised. The Big Boy at 101 E.
In a collapsing economy that's leaving no federal, state or city agency untouched in its unpredictable path, one campus organization was able to keep its budget within just $35 of the previous year's. That organization is... ASMSU? MSU's undergraduate student government that loves to try to jack up our taxes by $3 to provide us with "free" 50-cent blue books has suddenly reached a plateau of financial stability in a shaky economic climate.
MSU launched a Web site to help people prepare for terrorism, natural disasters or other emergencies today. "With the general increasing concern of terrorism post 9-11, we started looking at ways we could consolidate safety information in one Web site," MSU police Chief Jim Dunlap said. The site, www.beprepared.msu.edu shows the current threat level, as decided by the Homeland Security Advisory System and explains what each degree of threat means.