Lame-duck Gov. John Engler should quit trying to play the godfather by making Michigan judges offers they can’t refuse during his final months in office. The chief executive hoped to move an early retirement plan for judges through the Legislature before lawmakers broke for a two-week vacation this week.
The MSU women’s basketball team members left East Lansing Thursday on their way to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament semifinals, carrying luggage and dreams of making the final game with them. The Spartans (19-12) are two victories away from a WNIT title.
After more than five years of planning, MSU officials uploaded a Web site that shows results of students’ opinions about teachers.The site, Students’ Opinion of Courses and Teaching, www.soct.msu.edu, allows students, faculty and staff members to see students’ ratings for undergraduate courses and course instructors.
Before the Legislature breaks for two weeks of vacation, Gov. John Engler is hoping to move an early retirement plan for judges through the Senate and into immediate effect.The plan, which would offer bonus benefits for judges who retire early, has been criticized by many Democrats as “court-packing” and bribery.
The first plans by the Michigan High School Athletics Association to realign high school sports seasons will be unveiled today at Breslin Center. As part of a December U.S.
This is in response to the article “Speaker discusses Third World AIDS crisis” (SN 3/19). In the light of cultural understanding, I was surprised to open The State News and read this statement: “Gulick said one major reason Africa has the highest number of estimated cases is because the culture promotes unsafe sex.” I would not expect such a generalization from a highly educated medical practitioner.
The Spartan hockey team is four wins away from its first national title since 1986. But it is also one loss away from an abrupt end to the season.Such is life in the NCAA Tournament, which starts Friday.
A 32-year-old Lansing man was arrested Monday night as he is suspected of scamming money from the American Red Cross and other charities after the Sept.
With another high-scoring win against Alabama on Tuesday night, the Spartans continue to prove they can win playing both offensive and defensive styles of basketball.Early in the season, the MSU women’s basketball team (19-12) was known for shutting down its opponents defensively.
Madalyn Pollock fidgeted with her pearl necklace Wednesday as tears filled her eyes.Photos of her husband flashed across the screen in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre as an introduction to journalist Laurie Garrett’s presentation.
A new proposal by the NCAA may change the way overtime games in men’s and women’s soccer will be decided.During its annual meeting in February, the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Soccer Rules Committee proposed to eliminate ties by shortening the sudden-victory overtime periods and implementing penalty kicks if the game has not been decided.Currently, men and women play two 45-minute halves.
I hate award shows. I mean, I really, really hate award shows. At first, it’s fun to pick your favorites to win.
Standing in the bathroom of her boyfriend’s apartment, a 19-year-old MSU English sophomore glanced down at her over-the-counter pregnancy test.
Panel discussion to address conserving campus energy The panel discussion “Michigan’s Energy Future: Shaping the New Century,” will be held at 7 p.m.
The MSU men’s and women’s soccer teams signed seven new recruits. The women’s team signed four Tuesday.
An MSU football player slated to start this season was arraigned Wednesday on charges he assaulted someone at an October fraternity party. Sophomore defensive end Clifford Dukes was arraigned in 54-B District Court on four charges of assault and battery and two charges of aggravated assault, East Lansing police Sgt.
The timber industry gained a helping hand this week.The Michigan Forest Products Council, a public affairs group for timber industries, officially began work Tuesday.“It’s basically to promote and protect the industry,” said Steve Hicks, acting chairman of the council’s board of directors.Hicks said the council will essentially serve as a representative in the state capital for the industry that provides more than 200,000 jobs and $12 billion.But people shouldn’t interpret the council’s creation as a sign that the industry is in jeopardy, Hicks said.“We’re not in trouble,” he said.
In just two seasons at the helm of the MSU women’s basketball program, head coach Joanne P.
The 2002 NCAA Wrestling Championships start today in Albany, N.Y., and five Spartans are looking to claim titles. Senior Chris Williams and juniors Karl Nadolsky, Gray Maynard, Rashad Evans and John Wechter will take the mat representing the green and white on the national stage. It will take five-straight decisions for each Spartan to claim the NCAA Championship, but a top-eight finish is enough to garner All-America honors. Spartan head coach Tom Minkel is confident each wrestler has a chance at becoming an All-American. “I think all five of them have the potential to have an outstanding NCAA Tournament,” Minkel said. Last season, the Spartans sent five wrestlers to nationals and four returned with All-America honors - graduate Pat McNamara, junior Nik Fekete, Williams and Maynard. Nadolsky (24-12) was the only Spartan participating in last year’s nationals not to earn All-America honors.