COMMENTARY
AIDS should not be taken lightly in E.L.
Fact: Last year 40,000 Americans were infected with HIV. Fact: Worldwide, 36 million people are living with HIV or AIDS.
FEATURES
Behind-the-scenes crew keeps 'Phantom' running on schedule
Audiences around the world have praised "The Phantom of the Opera" as a glamorous, chilling, romantic play with an acclaimed musical score and seven Tony Awards to its credit.
COMMENTARY
Letter writer doesn't know actual problem
In response to Dan McDonald ("United States has problems of its own," SN 1/16), I am saying "yes" to war.
MICHIGAN
MSU plant curator to speak at a meeting for state botany club
Those interested in the Red Cedar Chapter of the Michigan Botanical Club can attend a meeting at 7:30 p.m.
FEATURES
Whats Happening?
Clubs The MSU Aikido Club will be meeting from 6:45-8 p.m. on Jan. 30 in the IM Sports-West Judo Room.
COMMENTARY
Budget back ups
The state government hasn't been shy about passing the buck of hard economic times on to Michigan municipalities and state-subsidized institutions.
COMMENTARY
Affirmative action needs reform, not to disappear forever
President Bush's recent criticisms about the University of Michigan's admissions policy were factually incorrect and were exaggerated remarks intended to deceive the general public.
MICHIGAN
Corps fosters youth volunteers
Lansing - Brothers Corey and Rudy Robinson waited in anticipation to begin their jobs at the Youth Service Corps. The two Lansing residents are students at Pattengill Middle School and are signed up to visit Allen Neighborhood Center, 1619 E.
MICHIGAN
New state labor head hoping for more jobs
During their first session of the year Tuesday, the state Senate made two unanimous approvals. Lansing Mayor David Hollister was one of two department heads to be approved - he will serve as head of the new department of labor and economic issues.
SPORTS
Florida recruit sticks with Smith
MSU added some beef to its recruiting class Saturday, when offensive lineman Joe Toth from Florida's Port Charlotte High verbally committed to the Spartans during his visit to campus.Port Charlotte head football coach Ray Hixson confirmed Toth's commitment and said the 6-foot-3, 280-pounder chose MSU from a list that included Eastern Kentucky, Central Florida, Florida, Florida Atlantic and the U.
BASKETBALL
Spartans in need of a victory
Following three straight road losses, the MSU men's basketball team is limping back to Breslin Center with a do-or-die attitude for tonight's contest against Penn State at 6 p.m. The Spartans (9-7 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) are losers of five of their last six games and on the brink of starting the Big Ten season 1-4. Don't think it hasn't gotten to head coach Tom Izzo. Izzo again cited MSU's costly turnovers, spotty free-throw shooting and inconsistent field-goal percentage as thorns in the Spartans' side Monday.
NEWS
Council slashes about $600,000 from city budget
The city of East Lansing went on a low-fat diet Tuesday night. Council members trimmed more than $600,000 from the city's budget by reducing overtime wages, minimizing training and putting the breaks on supplies buying. But they stopped short of severing vital services in balancing the city's nearly $50 million budget at Tuesday's city council meeting. Although the cuts affect city administrators, residents of East Lansing won't directly feel the effects of the reduced spending, Mayor Mark Meadows said. "We really did not have much of a choice," he said.
COMMENTARY
Media does not slant to the left
This is in response to two letters, "Column uses free speech to bash U.S." and "SN misrepresents 'U' as all liberals" (SN 1/17). It is perplexing how some Americans persist in believing - despite all evidence - that the media "has a liberal bias." Not only is this clearly false of television reporting, but also false of the majority of print media.
NEWS
State missing out on Internet taxes
Microbiology junior Jonathan Lenz owes Michigan about $6 in taxes for purchases he made online last year, but he and his fellow Web shoppers don't have to pay it.The reason, said David Zin, an economist at the Senate Fiscal Agency, is the tax is paid on a voluntary basis."Not surprisingly, a lot of people don't do this," he said.
NEWS
Students to vote on environmental fee
Renewable energy might be in the future if students choose to pay $5 a semester to support a switch over from the fossil fuel system currently being used.Environment friendly energy sources such as solar and wind turbines would replace fossil fuel emissions on University Farms, said Terry Link, representative for the University Committee for a Sustainable Campus.After much debate, ASMSU passed the bill that Eco, an environmental student group, proposed, allowing for a student vote on the issue in March.
NEWS
Students lobby 'U' for partner benefits policy
When Kendra Kearney wanted to transfer schools about two years ago, she was careful to examine the domestic partner benefits available at MSU. But the family community services senior didn't know MSU's policy on domestic partner benefits doesn't apply to students. A policy enacted by the MSU Board of Trustees in 1997 allowed domestic partner benefits for faculty and staff.
MSU
Panel to discuss diversity with 'U'
The MSU and East Lansing communities are invited to speak out in a panel discussion about a variety of issues at 8 p.m.
MSU
'U' outperforms colleges in endowment return
MSU gained money from endowment investments during the 2001-02 fiscal year, while many universities around the United States spent the year trying to recover losses.Glen Klein, director of investments and financial management for MSU, said the university saw a 2.3-percent return in 2001-02, compared with the national average college endowment loss of 6 percent, as surveyed by the National Association of College and University Business Officers.Endowments are funds donated to the university but not spent all at once.
NEWS
State rep. joins alliance to remove professor's Web site
State Rep. Susan Tabor, R-Eaton County, is lending her voice in opposition against an MSU-Detroit College of Law professor's animal law Web site, claiming it provides support to anti-hunting views. The site, created by Professor David Favre, includes information about 120 statutes and 100 cases involving animal rights. "I am surprised a representative of the people is willing to seek to censor information available on the Web and to not allow the exercises of free speech," Favre said. However, the U.S.
BASKETBALL
Anderson, teammates crumble under Golden Gophers' pressure
Minneapolis - Alan Anderson's homecoming was miserable - again. Against Minnesota, the sophomore forward spent most of his second trip to Williams Arena on the bench because of early foul trouble.