Lansing - Matthew Shepard spent the last night of his life tied to a fence in a remote Wyoming field for 18 hours, the temperature close to freezing. Earlier in the night, he was severely beaten with the butt of a gun and left to die - because he was gay. The 1998 murder brought national headlines and has been used to bring attention to hate crimes.
Fliers litter campus grounds every day as students toss aside materials handed to them. But the Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Transgendered and Straight Ally Students didn’t want their educational material to become trash. The group sent representatives to 11 areas across campus Monday with faces painted with gashes and bruises while wearing shirts emblazoned with derogatory statements. The wounds were symbols of the hate crimes and violence committed against minority groups.
ASMSU and East Lansing will unite landlords, police and students in the first MSU Housing Fair. The fair will be held in the Union Ballroom from 2-6 p.m.
Lansing - Kids wearing junior firefighter badges and red plastic helmets watched wide-eyed as firefighters showed them how to put out small fires Saturday. That was just one of several fire safety demonstrations the public was invited to watch at Lansing Fire Station No.
International relations senior Jessica Ciacco sits above Rick’s American Café and Beggar’s Banquet in her 1920s-style apartment.ATMs constantly beep in the background.
Voters will have the opportunity Nov. 5 to allow the state to borrow no more than $1 billion that will be used to protect lakes, rivers and even residences of raw sewage. Proposal 2, if passed, will authorize the state to take out bonds totaling up to $1 billion to finance sewage treatment, storm water and water pollution projects.
Democrats must absolutely not become complicit in an illegal and immoral war on Iraq. There is no compromise that the Senate can make with Bush without violating human rights and the Constitution. Only the Senate can declare war, according to the Constitution, and only in self-defense, according to the principal tenets of international law. War on Iraq cannot be a just war - we are the aggressors, and our unbridled thirst for oil is no excuse for the vicious murder of Iraqis and our own troops that will undoubtedly result from an attack. Now, more than any time in recent history, the Senate in general and Democrats in particular must stand strong against a renegade president who seeks to expand his own power at the expense of our democracy and the lives of people across the globe. And we as citizens need to check the outrageous extremism of the White House. Elizabeth Jordan social relations senior
There are times in our lives when we only get one choice - one path to choose and then go down. Deciding to have sex is one of those times.
This game was originally designed as a Nintendo 64 game, but eventually switched formats to the more powerful GameCube.
Generally, I try to restrain myself from responding to insipid, uninformed letters to the editor based on opinion rather than fact.
MSU proved to be victorious against Michigan this weekend, as women’s tennis sophomore Dora Vastag defeated Wolverine Chrissie Nolan (6-3, 6-1) to capture the singles title Sunday at the Wolverine Fall Tennis Classic in Ann Arbor. Vastag also paired up with junior Caroline Lay to win the Victors doubles flight title, defeating Michigan’s Jennifer Duprez and Kim Plaushines 8-6.
Partygoers dropped the noise by a few decibels each of the past four weekends, East Lansing police reported Monday. Decreasing complaints is music to the ears of some residents and community leaders who grumbled at a city council meeting two weeks ago about noise-related problems.
It was supposed to be an innocent birthday party. Eminem’s “Cleaning Out My Closet” was blasting from the stereo as zoology senior Julie Cunningham and 25 of her friends gathered to celebrate a roommate’s 20th birthday.
I would like to thank state representatives Paul DeWeese, R-Williamston, and Andrew “Rocky” Raczkowski, R-Farmington Hills, state House hopefuls Larry Ward and Don Vickers, and Congressman Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, for coming to the Pro-Life Youth Rally on campus Saturday and supporting students as they rallied for life.
It’s that time of the year again when students begin searching for off-campus houses to live.
Seventh-ranked MSU probably won’t be challenged by Western Ontario tonight, but the Spartans know what’s looming just three days from now.The ice hockey team’s exhibition game against the Mustangs tonight is a mere speed bump in MSU’s collision course with No.
After spending all her life in India, Aditi Pandya had a lot to learn when she first arrived in the United States less than two months ago to attend MSU.The zoology sophomore was surprised by the many extracurricular activities American students participate in and the vast amount of freedom they enjoy.Although foreign to many U.S.
A collaborative pilot project between professors from two Michigan universities aims to give women support after completing breast cancer treatment.The project, Transition to Survivorship - Following Breast Cancer Treatment, acts as a trial-run support group for women who have recently gone through treatment after the early stages of breast cancer.
In its first tournament win of the season, the MSU men’s golf team was declared co-champions of the 2002 Wolverine Invitational Sunday at the University of Michigan Golf Course. The No.
By no stretch of the imagination did Deborah Randall limit her son’s options while he was growing up. Before sophomore tight end Jason Randall started high school, he had been participating in baseball, basketball, football and soccer.