MICHIGAN
Task force talks U cash
Ready to talk cash? Ready or not, the House Democratic Task Force on Higher Education Affordability is coming to MSU, 7 p.m.
BASKETBALL
Three basketball recruits warming up pens to sign letters today
At 11 a.m. today Rochester forward Paul Davis, Detroit Crockett guard Maurice Ager and Arlington (Indianapolis) forward Delco Rowley will sign letters of intent to play for MSU men’s head basketball coach Tom Izzo in 2002.Recruiting analyst Dave Telep of bluechiphoops.com said Izzo’s new gang of recruits rests in line with some of college basketball’s more storied programs.
COMMENTARY
Bombs away
President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin have put together a positive agreement to reduce the nuclear stockpiles of their two nations.During the next decade, the United States will reduce its arsenal of strategic nuclear warheads from an inventory of about 7,000 to between 1,700 and 2,000.
COMMENTARY
Race discrimination felt around world
I am writing in response to the letter about the Meridian Mall case (“Meridian Mall case gets too much play,” SN 11/7). Unfortunately, I disagree with the student’s views. I believe we are all aware of the attacks on the United States and that professional news organizations outside of MSU have done an exceptional job of keeping us abreast of the latest facts.
COMMENTARY
Economics lesson needed for SN
Missing from The State News editorial (“Balancing act,” SN 11/8) was an understanding of economics. I find it very hard to grasp how The State News could find it wrong for the largest cuts in the state’s budget to come from the Department of Corrections.
FEATURES
Band offers nonessential album
The first question you need to ask yourself when perusing this week’s new releases is a simple one: “Do we really need this album?” The first answer you should come to is, “no, no we most certainly do not.” Perhaps the only redeeming quality to this album is that it features two brand new songs.
COMMENTARY
Protect our kids
Another sorrowful school shooting this week in Michigan underscores the need for greater responsibility with guns, and in the way we care for our children.A 17-year-old student carrying a .22-caliber rifle and 20-gauge shotgun took a teacher and classmate hostage for hours Monday before releasing them and killing himself at The Caro Learning Center, about 75 miles north of Detroit.Authorities have not revealed how the student got the guns, but the issue of gun control and accessibility lies only on the fringe of this issue.It’s obvious we need better ways of limiting access to firearms and restricting the way a child can use them.
NEWS
Team plays in any kind of weather
By ELISSA ENGLUND For The State News When the snow begins to fall, Mary Vorel isn’t going to be sitting by a warm fire with a mug of hot chocolate.
MSU
U invests in electric powered vehicles
MSU’s drive to save natural resources and promote an environmentally-friendly campus is hitting the road - in hybrid cars.The Department of Transportation Services purchased a Toyota Prius and a Honda Insight that run on both electricity and gasoline in March.
COMMENTARY
Keeping international students from studying in U.S. wrong solution
The Gleaner from Henderson, Ky., on its editorial page proclaimed, “Clamp down on foreign visitors... Make sure that foreign visitors leave when they are supposed to leave... Make sure that they do what they say they are going to do, such as study in our universities.” From these comments, one could quickly move to a belief that we should no longer allow any international students to enter our beloved land.
NEWS
Student says U handled Linton Hall scare poorly
Mercedes Rivera answered phones, made copies and opened mail in Linton Hall on Oct. 11 like she did every other day at work. She hasn’t returned to work since. The family studies graduate student, who pre-opens mail for office personnel, didn’t realize one of the letters she held would bring police, paramedics, hazardous-material professionals and FBI agents to the Office of The Graduate School the next day when it was read by its owner. Police dispatchers confused a call about a suspicious letter with another call mentioning a white powder.
NEWS
Families of sick kids get help of society
By LINDSEY GROH For The State News Kaitlyn Black prefers chicken noodle soup. But, the 5-year-old from Fowlerville was still impressed with the 10 to 12 volunteers from the MSU National Society of Collegiate Scholars that cooked her chili Sunday. Kaitlyn spent the weekend at Ronald McDonald House, 121 S.
NEWS
Major changes part of life for students at U
When the majority of us set foot on campus, we have some idea of what we’re here to do. Of course it’s to get an education and all, but some of us , after a few choice semesters of testing the waters, are still stumped about choosing a major. Lately, when interrogating fellow friends and classmates about their respective majors, I’ve decided to exchange the usual question of “Hey you, what’s your major?” for “Hey, what are you in for?” I have to admit, it’s definitely user-friendly, and the people being questioned usually get a charge out of it. They laugh because it’s true. While the whole connotation of “what are you in for” usually pertains to a prison sentence, being here is definitely, in its own right, a way of serving time.
MICHIGAN
Group protests Staples paper
Lansing - A handful of members of the MSU student group ECO stood outside of Staples The Office Superstore, 3003 E.
NEWS
Assembly re-evaluates student position on board
Members of ASMSU’s Academic Assembly had hoped MSU’s trustees would show up at a forum Wednesday night to discuss the potential of a voting student member on the university’s governing body.But they didn’t attend.Still, the trustees’ absence didn’t stop one-half of MSU’s undergraduate student government from talking about the issue and deciding what’s next.They decided the best way to deal with this issue would be to create a committee to improve the student voice on the Board of Trustees - an alternative to advocating a voting student member.Monica Leslie, a representative of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences, said she was disappointed the trustees weren’t there, but the meeting was still productive.“We wanted them to come, so that we could hear their opinions,” she said.
MSU
In-state students at U pay less to study abroad
Anne Utech came to MSU from Ottumwa, Iowa, to further her education - and that means she pays out-of-state tuition.But what she didn’t realize was that the higher costs apply to study abroad programs as well.“I participated in a women’s studies program in London, but I had to take less credits and there were some misunderstandings,” the dietetics and nutritional sciences senior said.
FOOTBALL
Smoker nursing shoulder, Van Dyke practicing, Dortch home from Madison hospital
They are definitely not blockbuster movies by any means. But regardless, MSU will take plenty of time this week analyzing film to try and correct the mistakes made in Saturday’s 37-28 loss to Indiana.
MSU
Police, campus groups join forces for holiday goodwill
More than 8 million meals are served every year through MSU’s residence hall system - but MSU’s Department of Police and Public Safety along with hall governments and black caucuses wants more meals served off campus this holiday season.A campuswide nonperishable food drive will continue through Monday, giving students, staff and faculty a chance to drop off that extra bag of noodles or can of soup to any residence hall.This is the second year MSU community police officers are sponsoring the drive, which donates food to area families, MSU Safe Place, the MSU Student Food Bank, the Lansing City Rescue Mission and Lansing’s Cristo Rey Community Center, 1717 N.
BASKETBALL
Freshmen step up play in win over Detroit
After a miss midway through the second half, drawing shouts of “air ball” from the crowd, Detroit-Mercy guard Greg Grays shook his head Monday night at Breslin Center. Grays, a Southfield native, scored 24 points to lead the Titans on Monday night, but the rebuilding MSU men’s basketball team gave him one more reason to shake his head by the end of the night. With superior rebounding, MSU handed Grays’ team an 80-70 loss, marking the first time in four games his Titans would fall to the Spartans. MSU took the lead early going up 7-2 a minute and a half into the game. “Our plan was to just get the ball and just keep going, keep playing, it was no surprise,” junior forward Al Anagonye said.
MICHIGAN
Rogers staffer resigns after Vanity Fair interview
The risqué tale of a 22-year-old staff worker in the office of U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers hits newsstands today in Vanity Fair.Last week, Rogers, R-Brighton, accepted the resignation of 22-year-old staff assistant Diana Davis, who told stories of young capital workers lusting to socialize with the powerful in Washington to a Vanity Fair journalist.The article portrays Davis as a young woman determined to climb the political ladder at bars frequented by capital workers.“Her resignation was tendered due to her comments in the December issue of the magazine, Vanity Fair,” Rogers said in a statement.