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College Board may make over SAT

Megan Frye
March 26, 2002

One test commonly used for college admissions could be changing. Recommendations of changes to the SAT will be made to the College Board’s trustees at a June meeting. Although officials at the College Board, the company that created the test, would not comment about the proposed changes, they did acknowledge possible changes such as the addition of a writing test, the reduction of analogy questions and the addition of a more advanced math section.

COMMENTARY

Do the work

Almost everyone remembers having a substitute teacher at some point in their K-12 education. It’s a day when students usually pass notes, talk to their friends or sometimes don’t even bother showing up for class. If the state House passes a bill dropping substitute teacher requirements from 90 college credit hours to 60, such a scenario could happen more often all over the state.

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EMU president to switch with student

Ed Ronco
March 26, 2002

Eastern Michigan University President Samuel Kirkpatrick is serving up tacos today. Kirkpatrick, who leads Michigan’s fifth largest university, will trade places with Eastern Michigan political science junior Angelina Hamilton for one day. Kirkpatrick will attend Hamilton’s classes starting at 9:30 a.m., fill in for part of her shift at Taco Bell, and serve dinner at Hamilton’s Delta Zeta sorority house, Eastern Michigan spokesman Ward Mullens said. But Hamilton, whose application was selected as the best one for the job, has a long day.

MICHIGAN

Rogers shares tales of Afghanistan

Aaron Johnson
March 26, 2002

Lansing - As more than 75 people ate platters of melons and salad, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers recounted sometimes brutal tales of his time in Afghanistan. The Brighton Republican left three weeks ago as part of a week-long tour with the House Military Construction Appropriations Committee. Webberville resident Richard Hamlin was one of the many who paid the $3 to eat and listen in the Central United Methodist Church, 215 N.

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Castaways ready for Case Hall challenge

Casey Mcnenly
March 26, 2002

Some Case Hall residents will endure a week of confinement with six other roommates this week.Case Hall Government will spend this week monitoring seven contestants who signed up to be locked in the organization’s office, about the size of the average Case room - 12 feet by 12 feet.The Case Hall Castaways will be filmed for one week as they live together, allowed only to leave for the bathroom, class, religious events and work.

COMMENTARY

Horowitz speech gave generalizations

Reading of David Horowitz’s visit in The State News, I found it rather amusing he would toss generalizations as handily as he accuses the Black Student Alliance of doing the same (“Horowitz’s speech criticizes leftists, Black Student Alliance,” SN 3/22). Since I have been going to MSU, I have never been told what political views to hold or whether affirmative action is right or wrong.

FEATURES

Orpheus a hilarious success

Dan Julian
March 26, 2002

In January, when Melanie Helton found out she would direct the School of Music’s Opera Theatre’s production of “Orpheus in the Underworld,” she had a vision of how she wanted the play to happen.“Technically everything went very well,” the assistant professor of voice said.

COMMENTARY

Consider adoption before abortion

In “Making the Choice” (SN 3/21), the woman featured said “I’m 19-years-old, I’m not going to be able to raise a baby.” What about the 2 million people in America who will be on a waiting list to adopt a child for two years? The 5-1/2-week fetus aborted had eyes, arms and legs, developing muscles and bones and a beating heart. Whether you want to think about it, having an abortion causes a life to end.

COMMENTARY

Grades represent success and effort

I agree in part with the editorial “Inflated grades” (SN 3/18) in the sense that artificially raising grades does diminish the value of a good grade-point average. But professors should not assign grades based on the idea that “grades should reflect the amount of work students accomplish in their classes.” Results matter, and equal effort does not translate into equal results or success.

NEWS

Substitute standards debated

Lindsay Frederickson
March 25, 2002

For Charlie Borgert, substitute teaching is more than a way to make extra money. It’s a chance to connect with students without committing to a career in education. “I’ve always avoided being a teacher - my parents are both in education,” said Borgert, an MSU family and community services senior.

FEATURES

Real World comes to U

Leslie Escobar
March 25, 2002

Condoms, lubricants and detailed discussions of sex invaded the International Center cafeteria on Friday during MSU’s third “Sex in the Real World” event.“The Real World” New York cast members Malik Cooper and Coral Smith joined health experts Dianne Singleton and Dennis Martell for a “Loveline”-style sex advice panel.But before being bombarded with various sex questions from the 600-person audience, Cooper and Smith offered some insight into the lives of “The Real World.”“We’re normal people just like you,” Smith said before the show.

MICHIGAN

E.L. hosts family fair

Shaun Byron
March 25, 2002

Tonja Robertson-Fowler had an arm full of flyers on summer programs for Zacchious Fowler, her 7-year-old son.The East Lansing resident was one of more than 200 parents attending the second Family Resource Fair on Saturday.The fair is held to help Lansing-area parents find activities for their children and to help people find opportunities to volunteer.

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Racism discussed during conference

Ed Ronco
March 25, 2002

Lindsay Verwey vividly remembers the last time she was the target of a racial slur.The Lansing Eastern High School freshman was shopping for makeup when she was approached by another girl.“She just gave me a dirty look and called me a ‘spic,’” she said.Incidents like that aren’t a common occurrence, Verwey said, but they do happen from time to time.“It hurts you inside - you feel like you’re not wanted,” she said.