With the recent attacks on our home front, more than ever a uniform represents honor and unity. But to me, it reminds me of my father. My dad was pulled out of rural Frankford, W.Va., to serve in Vietnam.
This Thanksgiving many students will be enjoying a day without classes by sitting down to a meal with their family and friends - a meal with a main course that involves cruelty. Some factory farmers cram tens of thousands of turkeys into warehouses where disease, smothering and other health problems are an everyday part of life.
Police are investigating two sexual assaults that occurred in East Lansing student neighborhoods recently. The first assault occurred in late October and the second Nov.
With a crowd of more than 500 people, the Black Power Rally aimed to elevate awareness, promote cultural pride and educate students with the theme “Elevate the Mind, to Change the Times.” The event, held Friday at the Auditorium and sponsored by the Black Student Alliance, kicked off with a slide show featuring historical black figures and a performance by dance and music troupe Amka Africa and the Sound Tribe. Darren Lamb, programming director for the alliance, said the rally is held annually to give students an opportunity to voice opinions about issues concerning them. “It gives a chance for students to express their views and voices which have gone unheard throughout the year,” the journalism senior said. But Lamb said the goal of the event was to motivate students. “Our purpose is to galvanize the students into political activism,” he said.
“Hamlet” is among the best plays ever written and deserves careful preparation and execution.
More than 300 runners, walkers and wheelers supported quitting smoking at Sunday’s 14th annual Cold Turkey Trot.The 5K race started at 1 p.m.
The Lansing branch of the American Civil Liberties Union is doing its own investigation into the Oct.
Ann Arbor - As newcomers to the NCAA Tournament, the MSU field hockey team flirted with the Final Four, but host school Michigan spoiled the team’s hopes. The No.
It really wasn’t very surprising, was it? MSU lost as only MSU knows how. One week after an all-important, emotional win over rival Michigan, the Spartans choked.
On Tuesday, members of the greek community will elect their 2002 presidents for Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils. International relations and economics junior Paul Hage and finance and Spanish junior Jennifer Nichols are the presidential candidates for each council.
Cold and gray weather may have stopped many students from doing any sunbathing.But a new tanning salon in East Lansing will give students the chance to shed their white skin for a copper color.Jerry and Jenni Hartsuff are opening the Tanning Co., 432 Albert St.Jenni Hartsuff said the store will have 10 to 12 tanning units and is scheduled to open in the next few weeks.
By Camille Spencer Hearing-impaired students and staff on campus who wish to make a phone call now have some extra help. Campus telephone lines now have direct access to telecommunication relay services.
Lansing - Greg Shepard never served America in Vietnam, but he paid tribute Sunday to friends he lost overseas. Shepard, a Lansing resident, was among hundreds who gathered to christen the Michigan Vietnam Monument on Veteran’s Day.
Now that the city council election has passed, and only about 2 percent of student voters found their way to the polls, everyone has again started to say students complain but don’t do a thing about it. As a student who ran for city council in August, I feel it is important to point out that this election brought no issue to the students that created interest to vote.
Nov. 11 is a date too often overlooked as just another day on the calendar. But this year, for many, the greatest significance of Nov.
After five days of drawing blood from donors, the American Red Cross has collected 618 pints of blood from the MSU community. With one week remaining in the seventh annual MSU-Penn State Challenge, the Spartans are leading the Nittany Lions by 92 units. A new registration format via e-mail has improved the process.
Lansing - Protesters stood in front of the Capitol on Sunday to voice their concerns over the anthrax vaccine being produced by Bioport Corp. The protest was held to inform the public about the concerns of people receiving side effects from the vaccine. Robin Hawes said she decided to get involved after she became sick from the vaccine. A member of National Organization of Americans Battling Unnecessary Service-member Endangerment, Hawes said she has testified to Congress on the dangers of the vaccine. Hawes was a supply systems analyst for the Michigan National Guard and retired last year because of her illness. She said she has migraine headaches, chronic fatigue and recurring rashes. “I take 8 to 15 pills a day, it just depends on what sickness is acting up,” she said. Hawes said she began receiving the anthrax vaccine in September 1998 and began getting sick a year later. “I had No.
Jim Desormier began listening to rock legend Rod Stewart when he was in the Army - 25 years ago.“He was popular then and he brings back a lot of good memories,” the Mason resident said.
I would like to clarify an error that has been repeated several times regarding the ASMSU loan service.
Indiana had more to play for Saturday than just its third conference win of the season. After embarrassing MSU 37-28 at home, the Hoosiers (3-6, 3-3 Big Ten) waited on the field until they received a dingy, yet coveted award that has been in the Spartans’ grasp since 1994.