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LBGT responds to ASMSU bills

Camille Spencer
December 7, 2001

The Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Transgendered and Straight Ally Students and campus affiliates sponsored a forum Wednesday night in the Wonders Hall Kiva in an attempt to promote awareness about issues affecting the LBGT community.About 50 people attended the forum, which included discussions about the lack of domestic partner services for students, adding gender identity to MSU’s Anti-Discrimination Policy and multiple identity concerns.

NEWS

Traveling with veterans offered new perspective

As most MSU students started to settle in at school, I went to South Dakota from Sept. 5 to Sept. 9. I spent five days with members of the 14th Armored Division “Liberators” at the unit’s 37th reunion, traveling with my grandparents, Chuck and Bea Eder of Oak Park, Mich.

MSU

Pogel retires after 30 years of service to U

Eric Morath
December 7, 2001

An author of MSU’s Guiding Principles is organizing her final Board of Trustees meeting today. Nancy Pogel, executive assistant to the President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees, is relinquishing her duties after six and a half years in the position and nearly 30 years at MSU. In meetings Thursday, MSU President M.

MSU

GEU honored by labor organization for successful formation of union

Megan Frye
December 7, 2001

One of the nation’s largest supporters of labor unions honored MSU’s Graduate Employees Union at its convention this week.The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations invited the GEU to be involved with its convention in Las Vegas because of the group’s campaign to form a union, which ended successfully in May.Peter Cunningham, an anthropology graduate student and member of the GEU’s steering committee, was chosen to attend the conference.“The AFLCIO wanted to highlight recent organizing campaigns,” he said.

FEATURES

This break, do something worthwhile

Finally, the semester is almost over. You’ve toiled for months, and now all that hard work has led to a nice long vacation. Of course, for many students, that vacation means heading back to mom and dad’s.

COMMENTARY

GEU disagrees with SN editorial

We we’re disappointed with your editorial (“Cool negotiations,” SN 12/5), regarding negotiations between the Graduate Employees Union and MSU administration. As adults with families and children who devoted significant time and energy to deliberately crafting a reasonable and just contract proposal, we reject your assumptions.

MSU

McPherson Professorship hosts prominent speakers

Nicole Jacques
December 7, 2001

University officials finalized plans Thursday to bring two distinguished speakers to campus next semester as part of the McPherson Professorship for the Understanding of Science. Brian Greene, a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, and Ira Flatow, a science correspondent for National Public Radio, will each spend a week at MSU, presenting publicly and interacting with various classes. The McPherson Professorship was set up by MSU President M.

FOOTBALL

Recruits hyped about bowl, watch postseason practice

Justin A. Rice
December 6, 2001

A trip to the Dec. 31 Silicon Valley Football Classic in San Jose, Calif., may cost MSU hundreds of thousands of dollars, but the return on that investment could be the signing of some highly sought after recruits. Recruits are allowed to watch the team’s practice for a bowl game and see the team play on national TV, said Bill Kurelic, a recruiting expert from Midwest Recruiting.

MICHIGAN

Old Newsboys continue charitable work in Lansing

Shaun Byron
December 6, 2001

Lansing - Mayor David Hollister came down from his 10th floor office Wednesday to buy a paper from an Old Newsboy. Since 1924, the Old Newsboys Newspaper has been raising money to buy footwear for needy schoolchildren by selling newspapers with spoof news stories about people in the public eye. The paper is printed and written by the Lansing State Journal. On Friday, more than 400 Old Newsboys sales people will be stationed throughout the city selling the papers. Tom Shiels has been with the organization since 1968 and was a past president. He said the tradition began in 1910, when truancy officer George Palmer, noticed many children were not attending school in winter because they had no shoes to wear.

ICE HOCKEY

Slater to play on U.S. Junior team

James Jahnke
December 6, 2001

MSU freshman center Jim Slater, a Lapeer native, will play for the United States at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in the Czech Republic later this month. Consequently, MSU’s scoring leader will miss the Great Lakes Invitational on Dec.

BASKETBALL

Ishbia upgraded from walk-on to active

Justin A. Rice
December 6, 2001

The holidays came a little early for senior guard Mat Ishbia this year.The 5-foot-10, 175-pound walk-on’s status shifted just before the season when men’s head basketball coach Tom Izzo gave him a scholarship.Ishbia said he didn’t see it coming.“It was a great honor,” Ishbia said.

MSU

GEU grade-in fills lobby with people, paperwork

Megan Frye
December 6, 2001

Workers and visitors to the Administration Building on Wednesday had a hard time keeping their balance while stepping around the busy people and stacks of papers covering the floor in the lobby. They’ll have to struggle not to trip today as well. The Graduate Employees Union held a “grade-in” Wednesday and will have another today.