On Oct. 12, 2001, 15 female graduate school employees at Linton Hall were stripped, detoxified and taken to the hospital because of a false case of anthrax. One year later, the women say they still are dealing with the embarrassment from the encounter with what they claim to be extremely ill-prepared emergency personnel.
With college football at its midway point and the bye week behind the Spartans, MSU is ready to tackle the second half of its season. But MSU (3-2 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) was expected to be sitting with the big boys by this point in the season, at least according to most preseason predictions. The Spartans were ranked 18th in both preseason polls and selected by the media to finish third in the Big Ten.
Joyce Ann Colby will never forget the morning of Sept. 18 as she was sipping coffee and suddenly fell to the ground.Neither will Jo Hartwell or Patti Prince, the women who saved Colby’s life.
A gleaming black piano graced the Union Ballroom on Wednesday night.It quietly basked in the presence of two towering speakers, a small drum set and the eager ears of about 100 students.Following a few delays, Magdalen Hsu-Li emerged to the delight of the audience, with an acoustic guitar in hand and the inception of her set.Mentioning just one of a number of talents doesn’t do her justice.
The No. 5 MSU field hockey has compiled an 11-2 overall, 2-1 Big Ten record so far and is looking to finish its final seven games of the regular season the same way it always has - with convincing wins. This season the Spartans have dominated the competition, outscoring opponents 52-9.
A series of rapes on the campus of Ohio State University has left students concerned, but MSU police say there has not been a significant increase in sexual assaults at MSU. With five rapes on the Columbus, Ohio, campus since May, some female students at Ohio State are carrying pepper spray, walking in groups and sleeping with baseball bats.
Yossi Olmert, an expert in Syrian terrorism and a member of the International Policy Center for Counter-Terrorism board in Israel, is scheduled to speak on American terrorist issues today.The discussion is hosted by the Foundation for the Defense for Democracies.Olmert will cover behind-the-scenes issues currently involved in the war against terrorism.Olmert is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m.
She’s the only one who could ever pull off wearing a body thong in front of a ship full of sailors, strutting her tattooed tush for all the world to see.She’s the only one who, at age 52, had the distinction of becoming the oldest woman ever to record a No.
Michigan residents aren’t seeing eye to eye with Detroit - a problem that could spell trouble for Michigan’s gubernatorial hopefuls.
Four Pulitzer Prize winners representing three different decades debated the relationship between the war on terrorism and the first amendment in the 33rd annual Frederick S.
Flipping through stacks of vinyl records in my parents’ basement a few months back, I came across the original Woodstock recordings.
Opportunity is knocking at the MSU football team’s door. It’s wearing an old gold and black uniform and is carrying a No.
I am disgusted at the international community’s response to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
On Monday, I took part in what could very potentially be the most radical thing I’ve ever done, not to mention one that has left a lasting impact on me.
The number of students getting free legal help from MSU’s graduate and undergraduate student governments has skyrocketed, but the director of ASMSU/COGS Legal Services says that’s a good thing. At least 565 students have come to the Student Services law office for help so far this fall - 46 percent more than sought help in fall 2000, Legal Services director Rachel Huhn said. But the increase doesn’t mean that more students are getting into trouble with the law.
I find it very ironic that people who identify themselves as pro-life and work to pass pro-life legislation publicly declare they are against killing and murder. I find this ironic because with a little research, one will find before Roe v.
The East Lansing Children’s Concert Series continues on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Martin Luther Chapel, 444 Abbott Road. The concert is the second in the series and will feature The Kevin Collins African Drum & Dance Troupe.
According to the contract signed May 16, between the Graduate Employees Union and MSU officials, level-three pay is set for employees with a master’s degree or equivalent and at least four semesters’ experience as a graduate assistant - or equivalent at the faculty level - in the employing unit or in a department considered relevant by the chairperson of the employing unit. Reread that contract language again if you aren’t convinced that “four means four.” Some MSU departments changed the requirements to eight semesters and others changed it to 12.
To fans who had to dodge errant pucks at Munn Ice Arena last week: Rest easy.University officials say safety netting will be installed behind both goals before the next home hockey game - Oct.