Why should we reward terrorism? I have tried to sympathize with the Palestinian people, the oppression they have suffered in the occupied territories and the continued building of settlements by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Lansing Community College has been awarded a $4 million grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corp.
The director of MSU Libraries was appointed Thursday by Gov. John Engler to the Library of Michigan Board of Trustees.Clifford Haka will replace Thomas J.
Plans already are in place for a $10,000 renovation of the Ann Street Plaza, at the corner of M.A.C.
With a solemn oath and the support of university officials, newly sworn-in MSU police Chief Jim Dunlap undertook a whole new set of responsibilities.“It’s a little nerve-racking,” he said.
The softball team added sophomore hurler Stephanie Christner to next year’s roster.Christner played last year for Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa, earning All-Region XI honors.
Ulsan, South Korea - Like great performers always do, the U.S. soccer team saved its best for last. Unfortunately it just wasn’t enough. So after making its longest run at the World Cup in nearly 75 years, the United States bowed out with a loss in an epic 1-0 battle with Germany. “The U.S.
Women’s track and field sent two athletes to the U.S. Junior and Senior National Outdoor Track and Field Championships Saturday in Palo Alto, Calif.Senior tri-captain Sherita Williams competed in the senior nationals triple jump, and freshman Michelle Rzepka competed in the junior nationals pole vault.Williams set school records in both the long jump (20’ 1/2”) and triple jump (42’ 3/4”). Williams was named Big Ten conference champion for the latter, earning All-Big Ten first team honors and finishing 12th at the NCAA Championships, earning first team All-American.Williams finished ninth overall in the triple jump with a 42’ 1 1/4” jump.Rzepka, who holds the school record in the pole vault at 12’0”, made her first appearance at the U.S.
Led by junior forward Julie Pagel, the women’s Big Ten All-Star team is a perfect 4-0 in its Foreign Tour.The team picked up its fourth win in a 101-90 victory over Euronyl Waregem on Saturday.
Jim Slater sat in the Air Canada Centre for several hours Saturday, in disbelief about what was unfolding in front of him.Slater, a sophomore center at MSU, was projected as a solid first-round pick in this weekend’s NHL Entry Draft in Toronto.
“Experience,” wrote Benjamin Disraeli, “is the child of Thought, and Thought is the child of Action.
I am writing about the grading policies at MSU, or lack thereof. There is a misconception that a student’s grades reflect the student, while realistically, students grades lay a great deal in the hands of their professors.
After House Republicans failed to secure enough votes to increase the cigarette tax Wednesday, House Democrats seized the opportunity to push their budget plan forward. The plan would raise $352 million by consolidating departments, freezing the single business tax, and taking money from the state lottery and “rainy day” fund. “It’s time to stop using smoke and mirrors to fix this budget crisis and start taking our jobs seriously,” said House Minority Leader Samuel “Buzz” Thomas, D-Detroit.
A dead crow found in Mason earlier this month tested positive for the West Nile virus, the Ingham County Health Department said.The virus, which is transmitted to humans, birds, horses and other animals by infected mosquitoes, can cause a flu-like illness.
Thirteen-year-old Lee Kreutziger had his own ideas about police. But, a few East Lansing police officers spent the last two weeks changing his mind.Kreutziger and about 20 other students entering high school in the fall spent time with the officers as part of Camp ELPD, a joint effort of the police department and East Lansing school district to target a group of new high-schoolers.“I used to think cops were freaky dudes,” Kreutziger said.
Mason - MSU communication Professor William Donohue was chosen Friday the newest member of the East Lansing school board, breaking a nearly two-week tie with fellow candidate Randy Bell. Donohue and Bell, who tied in the June 10 school board election with 1,259 votes, decided the election by drawing from two pieces of paper - one that said “elected” and one that said “not elected.” The tie-breaker was conducted under the terms of a 1955 state law, which calls for a hat drawing in the event of a tie. Bell, a 46-year-old MSU faculty member, filed a petition Friday asking for a recount in the election.
Lansing - After amending a school aid bill to raise the state’s cigarette tax by 50 cents, the House failed to get enough votes early Thursday to pass the measure.The House voted 53-49 in favor of the bill, but needed 55 votes to pass it.
If parking isn’t already bad enough on MSU’s campus, it’s worse for the students taking summer classes.
I am writing in response to the article “Students’ motives doubted,” (SN 6/17). I first must say that regardless of whether the city helped out the students, or as some are saying, “asked them to start the process” of annexation, it is a raw deal and should not be allowed in the first place.