The process of filing taxes could soon be much easier, especially if state Rep. Nancy Cassis has anything to do with it.Joined on Friday by about 20 representatives from both sides of the aisle, Cassis, R-Novi, unveiled what she calls a taxpayer empowerment bill.
Sitting at a bank of monitors, an operator stares at his control panels. The monitors display dot graphs and a sterile white row of panels bristle with dials, switches and keys that the technician toggles and presses to get a stream of charged nuclear particles running again.
When does it become OK to ignore our Constitution just because others have done it? Michael Ratkovich would have us believe that any time is perfectly acceptable (“Cuba detainees are being treated fairly,” SN 2/4). Apparently, because those being held at Camp X-Ray in Cuba did something deplorable and reprehensible, this gives us permission to do the same.
Since I was 12, one show has been the center of my entire life. OK, so it’s not that dramatic, but I have seen nearly every single episode of “Friends” in the past eight years. And my life doesn’t get much more exciting than being able to lounge on the couch for three hours of “Friends,” “Will & Grace” and the increasingly far-fetched story lines happening on “ER.” But unlike “ER” becoming more and more of a ridiculously over-dramatic show every year, my love of “Friends” only increases with age. And with possible negotiations between NBC and Warner Bros.
A conference in the nation’s capital informed participants of the future of distance learning of less commonly taught languages at MSU and other universities.The Distance Learning of the Less Commonly Taught Languages Conference held last weekend drew more than 150 people, including faculty and students from various universities.The focus of the conference was to view examples of innovative distance learning programs and discuss them with their developers, as well as to develop the teaching of less commonly taught languages.Less commonly taught languages include all world languages except English, French, German and Spanish.Margo Glew, coordinator of MSU’s Program of Less Commonly Taught Languages, attended the conference.“It’s important to make plans, to work together and collaborate on planning to develop some new courses,” she said.Glew said the number of people with experience and the desire to expand distance learning options made the conference a success.“When we had a chance to look at courses and materials that others around the country were developing, I think it inspired positive thinking about what can be done on their own home campuses,” she said.Glew is working to design a second-year Portuguese language course for distance learning that will be available to all Big Ten schools and possibly others.
For state Rep. Andrew “Rocky” Raczkowski, R-Farmington Hills, the road to Washington may be a long and arduous one.“You can achieve anything if your heart is in the right place and you believe in what you’re doing,” Raczkowski said.Raczkowski will challenge Sen.
Coaches won’t decide until Wednesday whether sophomore guard Marcus Taylor will play against the Northwestern Wildcats.Taylor suffered a mild concussion Sunday against Illinois, and despite further testing Tuesday morning, his availability remains unanswered.MSU assistant sports information director Matt Larson said a gameday decision will be made on Taylor’s availability prior to the Spartans 8 p.m.
Rishi Kundi is much too cautious in determining when we can know truth and when we cannot (“Abortion debate often fueled by emotions, not facts,” SN 1/31). For example, he says he sometimes thinks we are “slabs of matter” and other times thinks we are ensouled, but presumably sees the question as unanswerable.
ASMSU has been advertising to create a competitive mid-March election, but has only received 14 applications. Undergraduate student government representatives said they’ve received an average number of applications, and are expecting more next week. This year, there are about 50-elected open seats on Student Assembly and 24 on Academic Assembly.
Robert Weiss has left the MSU Board of Trustees to take an appointment to the Genesee County Probate Court, Gov.
Despite the rising number of flu cases during the last month of the season, students at MSU aren’t afraid of contracting the virus.“I haven’t gotten the flu shot and probably won’t get it until I’ve gotten the flu once,” computer science freshman Katie Spear said.
Sitting in the Victorian-style lounge of the Burcham Hills Retirement Center, Jack Patriarche recalled moving to East Lansing.The 84-year-old relaxed on a blue-flower-patterned couch as residents passed wishing him a good morning and greeting him with smiles.One of the three remaining charter members of the Kiwanis Club of East Lansing, Patriarche is considered by many a good friend and a fountain of information regarding the city’s past.Only 1,800 people lived in East Lansing and all of the streets were gravel or mud when he moved here in 1922.
Trailing Ohio State 3-2 on the road with his team’s CCHA lead hanging in the balance, MSU head coach Ron Mason had to make a switch.Big, strong Buckeye centers R.J.
The MSU women’s basketball team’s two-game skid has nothing to do with being a bad team.According to coach Joanne P.
I was truly impressed by watching our men’s Spartan basketball team play against and score a win over Illinois on Sunday.
The MSU football team is expected to sign at least 16 recruits Wednesday, the first day players are allowed to sign letters of intent.Incoming freshman include: Kyle Brown, safety, West Bloomfield David Richard, tail back, Florissant, Mo. Drew Stanton, quarterback, Farmington Hills Jaren Hayes, tail back, Lebanon, Penn. Matt Trannon, wide receiver, Flint Kyle Cook, offensive lineman, Macomb Ashton Watson, cornerback, Huber Heights, Ohio Derron Ware, safety, Los Angeles Nathaniel Weber, offensive lineman, Los Angeles David Herron, tail back, Warren, Ohio Joe Karaska, offensive lineman, Lathrup Village Brian Bury, offensive lineman, Marion, Ohio Steve Kielp, linebacker, Riverside, Ill. Cliff Ryan, linebacker, Saginaw Carlos Alexander, cornerback, Akron, Ohio Brandon Fields, punter, Toledo, OhioMSU head coach Bobby Wiliams will talk of the letters at a 4 p.m.
It’s not the Residence Halls Association’s fault the Toughman Contest it traveled to last month lacked common decency. On Wednesday, RHA representatives from MSU’s lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender community raised concerns about the organization’s role in sponsoring a trip of more than 25 students to attend the slugfest at the Palace of Auburn Hills. During an intermission session between boxing bouts, the fight’s promoters put on a “homosexual” mock match.
Maintaining quality education in difficult economic times and MSU’s role on a global scale are two of the topics MSU President M.
Tickets for “The Vagina Monologues” are available through the Wharton Center box office. The play, based on interviews with a diverse group of women, will be performed Feb.
Sometimes the clock drives me crazy. It just doesn’t stop. We are so controlled by time that I find myself wasting too much precious time or trying to kill time while I’m waiting to do something more exciting. But what bothers me more than the endless ticking of my watch is wondering if I’m making the wrong choices.