This letter is in response to David Stone’s rant about teaching children creationism (“Children should learn creationism,” SN 1/15).Take a look at the First Amendment.
From the introduction of “Bug (Electric Last Minute)” to the solemn goodbye of “Nowhere,” Cornelius manages to place the right note with each mood of the song and matches themes accordingly on this album. Using the sounds of nature isn’t uncommon, as the flowing of water, the chirping of birds and beetles, the sound of pouring rain and blowing wind are used effectively.
Gone are the days when bleary-eyed, late-night computer lab assistants waited at a desk to help out other exhausted students.This semester, the computer labs will not be constantly monitored by lab assistants.
Although it’s still two months away, planning for the Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Ally College Conference is already under way.The event will be held March 15-17 at the Kellogg Center, and will feature workshops, caucus groups and presentations about issues such as battling homophobia.
The East Lansing City Council unanimously voted to cut $793,000 from the city’s budget at its Tuesday council meeting. The cuts come from funds that would have paid for new sidewalks, police overtime and positions within city government. But council members decided against pulling the plug on airing the East Lansing Planning Commission meetings from cable broadcast.
Lansing - Economists presented a gloomy economic forecast for Michigan legislators Tuesday, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel.“A slower economy and fewer jobs means less revenue,” said MSU economics Professor Charles Ballard.
Construction is plentiful for MSU athletic facilities as the university has begun renovating a new outdoor track and is already revamping Jenison Field House. Both venues received approval by the MSU Board of Trustees last year. In December, the board approved the first phase of a $2.8 million renovation to Ralph Young Field, MSU’s outdoor track facility. Demolition of the old track should be finished by the end of the month, assistant athletics director John Lewandowski said. Greg Ianni, associate athletics director, and Clarence Underwood, athletics director, are overseeing the project for the university. “Shortly after that Greg and Clarence will make a bid for the next phase,” Lewandowski said. When they propose the next bid, a photo or model of what the track will look like must be submitted to the board. The decision to construct the track is directly related to the decision to replace the artificial turf in Spartan Stadium with natural grass. The stadium renovation, which began in December, is scheduled for an Aug.
With more than 20 football scholarship offers thrown his way, Joe Karaska had a tough decision at hand.On Sunday, the 6-foot-5, 325-pound offensive lineman picked the green and white, becoming the Spartans’ 15th commitment for the 2002 season.“It was kind of both me and my mom’s decision,” Karaska said.
MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo said after Saturday’s loss to Wisconsin, it’s time “to start a new streak.”And the Spartans (9-7 overall, 0-3 Big Ten) have a chance to do just that at 8 p.m.
As an alumna of East Lansing High School, I completely support the students’ protest against the ban on school travel (“High school students protest ban on out-of-state trips,” SN1/10). They have taken a bold action to protest for something they believe in, and it can only mean that they are going to be strong and determined individuals who are passionate.
The new Student Support Division at the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety sounds as if it has the potential to be a positive bridge in the relationship between police and students. But we fear the new division may end up being nothing more than lip service - another wedge in the relationships among members of the MSU community.
ASMSU’s Programming Board this semester has to cut funding for entertainment events brought to campus by student organizations.Matt Weingarden, Student Assembly Vice-Chairperson of Internal Affairs, said many student groups will not receive as much money as they request from the programming board because of limited funds this term.“When you only have so much money to work with, someone has got to lose,” Weingarden said.Tori Treadwell, chairperson for the programming board, said if MSU allocated a budget for campus entertainment events, it would benefit students.“It would not only help student assembly because they wouldn’t have to allocate money from the programming board,” Treadwell said.
The MSU men’s basketball team started over Wednesday night.After the Spartan’s home winning streak was snapped Saturday by Wisconsin, MSU (10-7 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) beat Purdue 65-56.
By MATT WHETSTONE For the State News MSU’s chances of winning a national championship in 2002 may be looking better. The MSU Debate Team duo of Austin Carson and Calum Matheson is ranked second in the nation and poised to make a run at the championship with four tournaments remaining. The pair just returned from two California tournaments with first and second place finishes. Carson, an international relations senior, said the team needed a good showing in California to prepare for the Dartmouth Round Robin this weekend. “We have a lot of momentum going into this weekend,” he said.
The public’s right in a democracy is the ability to speak its opinions to its elected officials.
No matter what evidence is cited, creationists will never believe in evolution. They believe that all humans on earth have come from just two people who managed to avoid the genetic defects of inbreeding.
EventsAbrams Planetarium: Public show, “Orion Rendezvous, a Star Trek Voyage of Discovery,” 8 p.m.
For most of us, four-letter words are trivial. We hear them mixed with ordinary conversation as if they were going out of style and think nothing of it.
The Council of Graduate Students will hold its first meeting of the semester at 5 p.m. today in the International Center Spartan Rooms B and C.The meeting will focus on the state of international student applications with emphasis on how anti-terrorism legislation passed last year will affect them.
Synthesizers are great. And when they are applied to relaxing groove-based music, only good things can result. The new record by Himawari is electronica that is impossible to dislike. Mixing computer-generated effects with easy going Depeche Mode-influenced rhythms, this album flows like a calm river with the occasional rapid to toss and turn its direction. “The word” is a mesmerizing song that features the passionate and sexy voice of Lena repeating a phrase that, after a couple of listens, becomes perfect. “Chu chu” is a bit hesitant, tossing and turning from mellow confidence to obscure paranoia, all while building toward a powerful conclusion that never comes. Lena’s vocals are strikingly similar to Bj?rk, while the background noise hints at solid dance music at times.