In a three-state study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, officials found some sexually transmitted diseases were not being reported as required by state law.Up to 36 percent of gonorrhea cases and up to 22 percent of chlamydia cases were not reported.The study was conducted in Colorado, Minnesota and Massachusetts, examining gonorrhea and chlamydia cases from 1995 to 1999.
Lansing - Excited youthful designers and coin enthusiasts joined the governor at the Library of Michigan Historical Center Wednesday for the unveiling of the five possible larger-than-life images of Michigan’s state quarter.
Adam Szlachetka has spent much of his time at MSU organizing - but not his backpack or exam planner. Instead, Szlachetka, a member of Students for Economic Justice, has been putting together rallies, protests, meetings with university officials and fliers. Today is the National Student Day of Action and the student activism group is prepared for it - it also is the group’s first Sweatshop Awareness Week. Although Szlachetka doesn’t think much attention is given to student activists, he doesn’t plan to yield. “Student organizations are doing a good job at applying public pressure to achieve their goals,” the political economy senior said.
Attorney General Jennifer Granholm may take legal action against Home Depot for violating the Michigan Item Pricing Law in 45 of their retail stores.The law, enacted in 1976, states that each business must prominently display each item’s price on it and must give customers a receipt of the transaction.The attorney general’s office works with the Michigan Department of Agriculture to enforce it.The department receives complaint calls from consumers who feel a store has violated their rights and then turns its findings over to the attorney general’s office, where legal action is taken.Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Sara Linsmeier-Wurfel said the law serves two purposes.“The law makes sure that commerce has an even playing field,” Linsmeier-Wurfel said.
It seems music biz stars these days just can’t keep their pants on. Or their video cameras off. The latest scandal revolves around R&B extraordinaire R.
During the winter, the MSU football team’s No. 1 offensive weapon went from a 6-foot-1, 249-pound bulldozer, to a 6-4, 200-pound game-breaker.
Friday • P.T. O’Malley’s will donate a portion of the cover charge on Friday to the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life event at MSU, the 24-hour team event to fight cancer is being held April 20-21 at Jenison Field House.
While the Residence Halls Association deserves some credit for making changes to become more accountable for how it spends its money, it still has not come clean to students about the mismanagement of their tax dollars that necessitated the change in the first place. The association’s general assembly approved a bill last week to create an events board responsible for RHA Movies and RHA Special Events.
It’s nice to know East Lansing city officials are keeping students in mind while making its rental buyback program a No.
I find the lack of a quorum at recent ASMSU meetings reflects on how much campus as a whole really doesn’t give a damn (“Quorum trouble plagues ASMSU,” SN 4/1). There are more than 35,000 people attending or affiliated with MSU.
Today, I surrender. One of the more annoying things about traveling abroad is foreigners, upon learning that you’re American, assume you are fit to bear responsibility for national policy and action across the globe.
Chad Jordan chose to forgo a soapbox to make his point. Donning a Sam’s Club uniform, the human resources junior and his family appear on a new billboard advertisement at the side of Interstate 69 near Potterville. And to the right of Jordan on the sign, butting up against his red vest, reads, “We deserve better,” a reference to his efforts in the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. Jordan, 29, has worked at Sam’s Club in Lansing for 11 years.
When Genco Odevci received his acceptance letter to MSU, he headed to the U.S. Embassy in his native country of Turkey.
Tanisha Newton describes applying for and receiving financial aid as a long, drawn-out process with lots of paperwork.“I had to keep sending stuff back and forth,” the psychology freshman said.
What started out as a simple bet with a friend to stop eating meat for a week turned into a lifestyle change for Molly Cantrall.During her freshman year, the international relations senior gave up meat.“I found myself not craving it at all,” she said.
This is to request a full investigation of how many Latinos and blacks have been rejected, have dropped or have not graduated from the MSU College of Education in the last five years.
A program through the Ingham County Prosecutors Office is working to prosecute domestic violence perpetrators.The Domestic Violence Unit is a program that uses interns from MSU and other colleges to provide support for victims of abuse.Interns meet with victims and stay with them throughout the criminal justice process, including trials and sentencing.“At the court we are a liaison between the victims of domestic abuse and the prosecutors,” said Calley Cerano, an intern and criminal justice senior at MSU.
Amid patchy fog and a cool drizzle, 25 athletes took the field once more to begin their journeys toward the major leagues.Tuesday’s practice at Oldsmobile Park, 505 E.
It’s about time this record be released. Perhaps the most influential forerunner of the early punk rock movement, Richard Hell co-founded, penned, sang and played bass in numerous New York-based punk rock bands beginning in the early ’70s. The double album is full of studio material, mostly unreleased, while the second disc features ragged live recordings from his numerous projects, including the Voidoids and the Heartbreakers, among others. The first few tunes on the first disc sound like they were recorded in a barren garage with one mic hanging from the rafters, but they encompass the overall feeling of D.I.Y (do it yourself) in the best way. I’m sure during the years those tracks might have been scuffed a bit, but the imperfect sound quality of each song makes the album that much better. Tracks like “I’m Your Man” come across nicely, even featuring an almost doo-wop harmonization from backup vocalists - parts of it are even reminiscent of a Pixies track - while “Crack of Dawn” is high-pitched guitar oozing to the max. The title track is one of the album’s best, while “I Can Only Give You Everything” staggers along with a guitar riff that current artist Beck borrowed on his single “Devil’s Haircut.” Other tracks, which feature horns, could be played at Marty McFly’s “Enchantment Under the Sea Dance” in the movie “Back to the Future.” The sound quality of the live disc is less than favorable, but it’s a nice addition to the package, and the liner notes feature a book’s worth of photos and stories about the band. This release is an effective and concise portrait of one of the greatest pioneers of punk rock that should have been released years ago.
When things get out of hand at large public events, there need to be measures that will keep people safe.