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Emergency simulated at Capital City Airport

Kurt Ludke
June 17, 2002

Lansing - Emergency crews from more than 17 area agencies found one of their worst nightmares at Capital City Airport on Thursday morning.When firefighters, police and paramedics arrived on scene, they found 83 people scattered along the runway among damaged luggage and patches of blackened grass near the rear of a burning plane.Fortunately, the disaster was only a two-hour simulation required every three years by the Federal Aviation Administration to test emergency crews’ readiness for such a disaster.Some volunteers acted as wounded passengers while others played the role of casualties, with wounds made from charcoal, tissue paper and petroleum jelly.The mock disaster included a plane modeled after a Boeing 727 hooked up to a gas tank to simulate fire from an accident.

NEWS

Weekend event honors lifestyle, commitment

Lansing - Cooley Law School student Daniel Peavy summed up his Michigan Pride experience with one word - freedom.Peavy and his partner, Angelo Campos of Grand Rapids, were at the annual Michigan Pride festival at downtown Lansing’s Louis Adado Riverfront Park.

COMMENTARY

Work performed should receive pay

When I got hired to work in the parking booth for the summer, I was ecstatic. I thought to myself, “What a gravy job.” It’s not too often you find a job where you can study, enjoy the sun and do pretty much nothing for a tiny bit of cash.

MSU

McPherson leads hunger coalition

Amy Bartner
June 17, 2002

Industrialized nations should fight hunger in Africa through increased aid and efforts to develop agriculture on the continent, according to a report by a coalition of African and U.S.

NEWS

Students motives doubted

Kristofer Karol
June 17, 2002

Bath Township officials are claiming the MSU students who filed petitions to annex more than 1,000 acres of land to East Lansing were receiving the direct help and financial assistance of city officials. The students, Jonathan Rosenthal, a business administration and pre-law senior, and Lynsey Little, an interdisciplinary studies in social science junior, as well as city officials have denied those accusations. Rosenthal is the former lobbyist for East Lansing concerns for ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government.

FEATURES

Jazzin it up

Kristofer Karol
June 13, 2002

Big brass bands, spicy salsa and jumpin‘ and jivin‘ jazz artists will highlight Saturday’s East Lansing Summer Solstice Jazz Festival. The festival, in its sixth year, will feature jazz musicians from throughout the state belting out tunes from 3-10 p.m.

COMMENTARY

Recruitment plans

MSU officials believe lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender students are attracted to the university because of its open community and a welcoming atmosphere that allows for diversity in all varieties.

NEWS

Field of green

Andrew Fifer
June 13, 2002

As of Wednesday afternoon, about half of the 4,800 grass modules had been placed into the floor of Spartan Stadium.With the process on schedule, the MSU football team will hold its first practices on the new field Aug.

MSU

Job search easier for bilingual students

Jacquelyne Froeber
June 13, 2002

Criminal justice students may want to be able to ask, “Usted hablas Ingles?”Experts say bilingual officers are in demand in many metropolitan areas .“There is a need for officers to work with different cultures,” said Edmund McGarrell, director of the School of Criminal Justice.

NEWS

State slow with anti-hate legislation

Katie Byrne
June 13, 2002

Although Michigan has had its first openly gay legislator for two years, anti-discrimination legislation including sexual orientation can’t seem to gain momentum. The House introduced three bills in 2001 addressing discrimination or assault based on sexual orientation and all three have failed to leave committee or move to the Senate.

SPORTS

Tae kwon do inspires local pair

Andrew Fifer
June 13, 2002

They are separated by 23 years, but have found a home at a local academy. Although Connie Patterson and Teri Kim have experienced similar pleasures from tae kwon do, they have traveled separate roads. Kim has been virtually raised at Shinn’s Tae Kwon Do, 2189 W.

FEATURES

Weekend of fun welcomes all

Tanee Elston
June 13, 2002

Gay, lesbian or straight, the 14th Michigan Pride March, Rally & Festival in Lansing offers entertainment for all.The two-day festival, which was originally organized for gays and lesbians within the community to celebrate their pride, has become an all-encompassing celebration of community.“I’m not gay, but I’m attending this festival because it’s going to be a lot of fun entertainment,” social relations junior Erika Vanjaarsveld said.

NEWS

Campus fountains slow to flow

Kurt Ludke
June 13, 2002

Visitors to MSU’s Main Library have noticed something missing from the building this spring, and it’s not a book.The fountain at the building’s north entrance has yet to be filled.