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MICHIGAN

Council may fill vacant seat with election

Shaun Byron
April 12, 2002

Lansing City Council will fill a vacant council seat, left by Lou Adado, by May 13.Adado announced his resignation Monday because of the distraction from recent sexual harassment allegations.Three bids have been filed with the city clerk since his decision.Two city employees have accused Adado of the charges.Heather Eman and an unnamed woman have said Adado touched them inappropriately.The council has 30 days after Monday, when they vote to accept Adado’s resignation, to find a replacement.Under the city’s charter, the council must accept any resignation in a formal meeting.“We have been elected to do a job and sometimes that job is not easy,” Councilmember Geneva Smith said.City officials will begin interviewing applicants May 6 for the open position.

MSU

$93 million science building opens

Ed Ronco
April 12, 2002

Wolfgang Bauer has been a busy man this week.The chairman of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, along with countless other faculty and staff, have been preparing for today’s opening of the new Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building.Workers were in the $93 million facility Thursday making final preparations for the dedication ceremony, to be held at 3:30 p.m.

MSU

Contest offers to fly in graduation guest

Brent Biebuyck desperately wants his girlfriend Laura to see him graduate this May. But like many college couples, lack of money and limited transportation could prevent the communication senior’s girlfriend from making the journey from her home in Ottawa, Canada to East Lansing. But WDBM (88.9 FM) may have a solution to his travel woes - the first “Bring Your Granny to Graduation” contest.

FEATURES

Hair promises knotted, polka-dotted, twisted, beaded braided fun

Tanee Elston
April 12, 2002

This weekend come and enjoy the natural high of “Hair,” a production that will have your soul floating on some groovy tunes while addressing a few social issues of the ’60s. Jason Wagner, a theater senior and a the Tribe, a band of hippies in the play, said this production is outstanding and allows the cast to be as free spirited as possible. “It you want to see a musical that has something to offer,” Wagner said, “this musical has something to offer.” At the beginning of the show, a pack of tribal hippies dance and sing odes to sex and love, marijuana and peace.

COMMENTARY

Good faith

It’s always good to reach an agreement without having to resort to extreme measures - especially those that would leave both parties dissatisfied.

FEATURES

Ladyfest kicks off today in Lansing

Dan Julian
April 11, 2002

In mid-August last year, Lansing residents Sarah Stollak and Latricia Horstman traveled to Chicago for Ladyfest Midwest 2001, an event celebrating women in music and the arts. Almost immediately after their return to Lansing, they began planning for Ladyfest Lansing 2002, which will be held today through Sunday at various venues in Lansing’s Old Town. “The first thing we thought was that Detroit should totally do a Ladyfest, but the more I thought about it I was like ‘Lansing needs to do a Ladyfest, not Detroit,’” Stollak said.

COMMENTARY

Fraternity showed LBGT insensitivity

In Wednesday’s article “T-shirts prompt greek action” (SN 4/10), Murat Bashelvaci is paraphrased as saying fraternity members didn’t want to harm anyone. Let me get this straight.

FEATURES

Hair hits Wharton

Tanee Elston
April 11, 2002

“Hair,” the musical that marks the activism and turmoil of the 1960s, spreads its groovy revolution tonight. At the hub of the show, a pack of tribal hippies dance and sing odes to sex and love, marijuana and peace.

COMMENTARY

Article portrayed greeks negatively

I would like to express my extreme disappointment in The State News’ biased portrayal of the greek system in the article “T-shirts prompt greek action” (SN 4/10). What does The State News have against greeks?

NEWS

Pi Kappa Phi suspended for mocking gays

Kendra Snyder
April 11, 2002

An MSU fraternity was temporarily suspended Wednesday by a greek judiciary council and its national chapter for mocking gay men. The action against Pi Kappa Phi came after some of its pledges wore pink, sleeveless T-shirts to the Mason and Abbot halls cafeterias on April 1 and April 2 that had phrases such as “I like little boys,” “Capt.

MSU

ASMSU denies support for unions wage, benefit plan

Alison Barker
April 11, 2002

ASMSU’s Academic Assembly voted Tuesday not to support the Graduate Employees Union’s request for increased wages and benefits.Thirteen out of 15 undergraduate student government members voted against supporting the union, which is seeking higher wages to cover the cost of living and health care benefits.

FEATURES

Ladyfest Lansing 2002 event listing

Today For all shows at the Temple Club, 500 E. Grand River Ave. in Lansing, admission is $10 a day without an event pass. Bands: All bands at Temple Club • The Trembling, 8 p.m.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: College celebrates 50 years

Megan Frye
April 11, 2002

Judy O’Brien recalls her first day at MSU in the early 1970s, when she and more than 300 other education majors were corralled into Erickson Hall Kiva.With 30 years of teaching elementary school now under her belt, the MSU instructor still says it doesn’t get better than teaching.“There is no better profession, I have been absolutely thrilled,” she said.

SPORTS

Lugnuts close out series with 8-3 win over Whitecaps

The Lansing Lugnuts continued its trend of scoring early and often in its 8-3 victory Wednesday over the West Michigan Whitecaps. The Lugnuts (5-2) took three of four from the Whitecaps (3-4) in the opening series at Oldsmobile Park. Lansing scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning, only to follow with two more in the bottom of the second inning.

MSU

U works to lead in preventing alcohol abuse

Erica Berg
April 11, 2002

In response to a study showing 1,400 college students are killed each year in alcohol-related accidents, university officials say MSU is ahead of the game in using strategies to combat alcohol abuse.“I think we’re ahead with the recommendations and programs we’re currently doing,” Olin Health Educator Jasmine Greenamyer said.

COMMENTARY

Safer drinking

It’s too early to tell if sending the message to drink responsibly has been working enough to lower alcohol-related accidents, but it’s also too soon to give up trying to promote it. A study released Tuesday by the Task Force on College Drinking, showed 1,400 college students are killed each year in alcohol-related accidents.

NEWS

Needing guidance

Megan Frye
April 11, 2002

Anna Schuck’s fingers ran across the raised bumps twice. She found a mistake, then felt the paper once more, smiling because she recognized the misspelling. Standing in a sheltered area in front of Cedar Street Elementary School in Mason, she passed her child-sized cane toward her teacher’s voice so she could fully grasp her book.