MICHIGAN
Churches honor civil rights leader with blood drives
Leaders of the Diocese of Lansing Office of Black Catholic Ministry don’t want money for Martin Luther King, Jr.
NEWS
Racial Ethnic Student Aides spread, teach diversity to U
Darren Kroenke is on call 24 hours a day, but he is not a doctor. Kroenke, an international relations and German senior, is one of four Native American Racial Ethnic Student Aides on MSU’s campus. “The reason I wanted to become an aide is because the aide I had when I was a freshman had a huge impact on me and convinced me to stay at MSU,” Kroenke said.
FEATURES
Modern English
Meghan Elliott knows her slang vocabulary is “rad.” Even if the word is considered “whack” by many slang standards. “Oh, I use ‘rad’ all the time,” the women’s studies and psychology junior said.
NEWS
Students may use holiday for studying, skip U celebrations
Classes may be canceled, but Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is by no means a day off, say MSU officials. But the attempt to help students better understand King’s dream may prove to be a futile one, as many aren’t planning to attend the university events planned for Monday.
FEATURES
Annual blacklist of words released
“You know,” “information superhighway” and “e-trade” are sooo passé.At least according to an online dictionary known as “Banished Words,” created by Lake Superior State University.The dictionary blacklists words it deems too obnoxious to be uttered.The university began accepting nominations for banned words in 1976 as a way to gain name recognition.And since then, people from around the world have sent their submissions to Lake Superior State in hopes the words will make the list, which is launched annually on Jan.
NEWS
Segregation may be gone, but the dream needs work
I can imagine it as if I were there. Brushing a few drops of sweat off his face, his voice breaks through the August heat to the awaiting masses. “I have a dream,” he roars.
MSU
Smoking ban goes to board
Lansing - Tom Bramson worries that a proposed smoking ban in Ingham County could lead to a ban that would empty his business, the Nuthouse Sports Grill , by about half. Ingham County’s Environmental Tobacco Smoke Task Force Committee approved a resolution this week that would ban smoking in all public and private work sites.
COMMENTARY
No guarantees
The Tuition Guarantee is dead. It’s been dead. Somebody please bury it so we can move on to better things. In the face of the dismal state budget forecast released Tuesday, it is unlikely MSU will receive a preferred level of funding from Michigan lawmakers.
COMMENTARY
Cancellations show wrong priorities
As a former study abroad student, I am proud to say I attend one of the most culturally diverse universities in the nation.
NEWS
Physicist inspires Wharton audience
The laughter exploding from Wharton Center’s Great Hall Thursday didn’t sound like a typical physics lecture.Brian Greene, a leading theoretical physicist, presented mirror symmetry and Albert Einstein’s general relativity theory in such a way to make the nearly full hall rattle with amusement.The Columbia University professor of physics and mathematics had one suggestion for his audience.“Perhaps there is some danger in large groups of people all getting together and simultaneously thinking about String Theory,” he said.
SPORTS
Wrestlers prepared for nationals
The MSU wrestling team is looking to put last year’s blowout loss to Oklahoma State behind them. On Saturday, the No.
NEWS
Holiday supports all minorities
Jameel Aftab, president of MSU’s Muslim Student’s Association, may not be black, but he says Martin Luther King Jr.’s words speaks his cause.King’soriginal message of peace and unity may have been a battle cry for black America, but as the face of diversity has changed, many other minority groups are now chiming in with that plea.Groups such as the MSA, West Circle Pride and People Respecting the Individuality of Students at MSU (P.R.I.S.M.)are going to great lengths to promote and learn more about King’s legacy, in hopes of building their own.“We agree with everything (King) stood for - especially with civil rights and equality,” said Aftab, a psychology junior.
MICHIGAN
Lansing cuts citys budget
Lansing Mayor David Hollister announced Thursday that $1.5 million will be cut from this year’s budget.The budget cuts were largely a result of a decrease in state revenue sharing payments and also due to losses of current-year city revenue, Hollister said.The cut includes a hiring freeze on filling vacant city positions, deferments on vehicle purchases, a reduction in general administration expenditures and a reduction in supply and expense accounts by 10 percent, Hollister said.The deferments on vehicle purchases will mean 16 police cars are purchased instead of the intended 24 and the elimination of one fire truck purchase, said Robert Swanson, city finance director.Hollister also said the cut includes a recapture of city grant match funds for a major police department grant worth $125,000.No actual programs were cut and the only administrative actions made were ones to lower the total city budget, Swanson said.The 2001-02 budget ends June 30, and the new policy will take effect July 1.“It’s basically a straight-line budget,” Councilmember Sandy Allen said.
FEATURES
Monokulators hit Macs tonight
When Harry K. Hairy plays a set with his band, the Monokulators , he’s not himself - literally. “I’ve got costume changes that I like to fool around with,” he said.
MICHIGAN
Farmer Jack begins construction near E.L.
The former site of Pro Bowl East has been vacant since August. But the spot at 2757 E. Grand River Ave.
COMMENTARY
Driver sees need for sign improvements
I’m sure David Levine and I are not the only unsuspecting students to have been snagged by the no parking from 2-6 a.m.
NEWS
Renewing the dream
Almost 40 years have passed since Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, in the still heat of late August and announced to the world that he had a dream.
NEWS
Complaints hinder E.L. police
The number of drunken driving arrests is down in East Lansing, and it’s not because the city is sobering up.
FEATURES
Diverse folk artist is a weekend must-see
Claudia Schmidt is sick of categories she’s been placed under, which is why she coined the term “creative noisemaker.” Schmidt will perform at 8 tonight at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 855 Grove St., as part of the Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse Concert Series. Schmidt includes many tastes in her sound, using her 12-string guitar and including hymns, poetry, bawdy verse, torch song, satire and the gamut of emotions. “I try to stay open and receptive and keep my radar out and my ears open,” she said.
NEWS
MRULE hosting MLK Day events
Crouching on their hands and knees with paintbrushes in hand, members of the Hubbard Hall MRULE prepared banners to hang at Wharton Center during Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr.