Recital allows students to show power of music

Emma McLaughlin slowly approached a drum that sat on a wooden chair in the middle of the Music Building Auditorium stage Friday afternoon.Walking with a grin plastered on her face, she looked at the packed audience and removed the drum from the chair, before sitting cross-legged on the floor.Emma, who has Down syndrome, played the drum rhythm to the “Michigan State Fight Song” at Celebrate Abilities, the fourth anuual music therapy program recital.The 9-year-old from Dimondale was among 23 students of various ages who performed songs they learned as part of their sessions at MSU’s Music Therapy Clinic.

Ladies rock Old Town with 4-day festival

Lansing - Latricia Horstman was surprised by how many people came up to her and thought the event she co-organized with Sarah Stollak, Ladyfest Lansing 2002, was for lesbians only. “It isn’t anti-men, it’s pro-women,” Horstman said.

Trash greets cleanup crews

MSU students have found a new place to park bikes and store household items - the Red Cedar River.This is what more than 65 students and volunteers discovered Saturday while cleaning up the river, campus and area parks as part of the Residence Halls Association recycling program’s Trash Bash and River Splash.This was the first year the campus cleanup extended to the Red Cedar River in cooperation with Adopt-A-River and Friends of the Red Cedar River.

Playboy markets women as things

Ryan Holden is misunderstanding the meaning of degradation of women when he states that Playboy’s purpose is for entertainment, not to degrade women (“Playboy ad not part of the big problem,” SN 4/10). The women who wrote letters to the editor prior to Holden about the Playboy ad were arguing against the use of women’s bodies to sell products.

U fraternities, sororities celebrate togetherness with festivities

Greeks danced through the aisles of the Auditorium on Saturday night in anticipation of the National Pan-Hellenic Council step-show and the start of Black Greek Week.The show began at 7 p.m.

Pan-Hellenic Council kicks off week of events

The sounds of Billy Joel, Studio 54, “Grease” and “The Flinstones” signaled the end of Greek Week on Sunday at the Auditorium. Songfest was the last event of Greek Week, which featured MTV Fundraising Night, a speech by Judge Mitch Krane, Battle of the Bands, the “Beat the Greeks” game show, Special Olympics and Greeks into the Streets. The week of activities and community service raised about $60,000 for Area 8 Special Olympics, Coaches for Kids, Haven House, Children’s Miracle Network and Verlinden Elementary School in Lansing. “I think that our showing this week as far as fund-raising and community service was far above what is has been in the last few years,” Greek Week director Chris Braverman said. Fourteen teams, each with two fraternities and one sorority, participated.

Greek, LBGT clashes continue

An MSU fraternity and the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender community confronted each other several times on Friday, more than a week after the fraternity’s pledges mocked gay men on campus. Witnesses said Pi Kappa Phi members approached Mason and Abbot halls residents early Friday morning and engaged in an animated discussion in which fraternity members referred to Mason and Abbot halls as the “gay house” and inquired if the Mason and Abbot halls residents outside were LBGT students. More than eight hours later, roughly 50 LBGT students stopped at the fraternity house during the Pride March singing “Two, four, six, eight, gay is just as good as straight.” Pi Kappa Phi members declined to comment Sunday. The confrontations follow actions in which Pi Kappa Phi’s 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.

Harwell comes to E.L. for signing

Ernie Harwell just began his 55th season of broadcasting major league baseball, and today the hall-of-famer will share some of his memories at a book signing on campus. Harwell will make an appearance at MSU-Detroit College of Law from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

SN shouldnt sellout by advertising U-M

I believe The State News needs some better communication among departments. On Tuesday’s front page the teaser quote from an article on page three stated, “We wouldn’t want the University of Michigan to come here and recruit undergraduates to their university.” The State News should read this and listen to its readers because the very same paper had an ad on page 10 for, you guessed it, the University of Michigan.

Crew team wins eight at Buckeye Invitational

The crew team picked up wins in eight of the 12 races at the Buckeye Invitational this weekend in Columbus, Ohio. The No.

Sciences building opens with optimism

Matt Nemeth entered the Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building looking for a quiet place to study.

MIDDAY UPDATE: U community meets tonight to discuss making curriculum more multicultural

MSU students, faculty and staff will meet tonight at Lafayette Square in Brody Hall to discuss multicultural curriculum infusion.The group will discuss diversity at MSU, with topics such as what a multiculturally infused curriculum should look like, academic freedom and the role of students and staff in solving the problem.Another session will be held April 22.Darren Lamb, programming director for Black Student Alliance, said he thinks MSU’s curriculum is not as multicultural as it could be.“I don’t think it’s diverse enough because just by taking a few black history courses, I now know there are tons more courses that can be offered about black history and culture,” the journalism senior said.

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Womens tennis falls to strong Iowa squad

The women’s tennis team lost 6-1 to Iowa on Saturday in Iowa City, Iowa. MSU (11-9 overall, 3-5 Big Ten) scored its lone point in the No.

Pi Kappa Phi wrong

I am writing in regard to the actions of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. I find it disgusting that this “nondiscriminatory” organization would be so blatantly offensive toward a group of fellow human beings.

Former mayors remember terms

On Saturday afternoon, former and current mayors of East Lansing gathered to reminisce on their terms and reflect on changes in the city.The meeting, held in the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, featured three former mayors and current Mayor, Mark Meadows.Ted Staton, East Lansing city manager, moderated the panel hosted by the East Lansing Historical Society.“I think all of us run for council because we have an issue that’s dear to our hearts and a love for the community,” said Liz Schweitzer, mayor from 1989 to 1993.

Students march to show unity

Dressed in colors of the rainbow Friday afternoon, about 50 students gathered at the rock on Farm Lane holding signs with phrases such as “Don’t Legislate Hate” and “Homophobia is Gay.”The group participated in the Pride March, organized by lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender students at MSU to demonstrate support and promote visibility of their community.

Program to be suspended for lack of funding by state

East Lansing may suspend a program that would create more sidewalks for joggers and bicyclists.The program was passed in 2000 and would connect major portions of the city that do not have sidewalks, City Manager Ted Staton said.“We are just going to suspend it for a year,” he said.

T-shirt issue blown

I am writing, as I expect many people will, regarding the Pi Kappa Phi suspension. If this isn’t a clear-cut case of free political speech, I don’t know what is. Of course they were ridiculous T-shirts.

Mens tennis upsets No. 57 Hawkeyes 4-3

The men’s tennis team upset No. 57 Iowa 4-3 Saturday at the Indoor Tennis Facility. The Spartans (14-9 overall, 2-6 Big Ten) won the doubles point to start the match after juniors Adam Hourani and Jimmy McGuire took the No.