So Ted O’Neil claims a majority of Americans disapprove of abortion (“Roe doesn’t make abortions moral,” SN 11/5). Well Ted, whether the majority of Americans disapprove is not important.
Over the years, we’ve grown accustomed to seeing the ticker slide across the bottom of the television screen, showing us the recent actions in the stock market. And since this summer, the ticker has been showing a lot of downward pointing arrows. For many, it is just an abstract view of the world out there, but for soon-to-be graduates, it’s a sign of what’s in store. For months, the economy has experienced a slowdown, due to changes in fiscal policy, economics Professor Charles Ballard said. “The government turned to tap on the brakes, but if you hit the brakes too hard you don’t just slow the economy down, you stop it,” he said. The events of Sept.
MSU Music Education Students will meet at 7 p.m. tonight in the Union’s Green Room, participating in a mock school board meeting.
Planning Commission Chairman Kevin Beard won five of the seven on-campus precincts in Tuesday’s election. The remaining two precincts went to Planning Commissioner Liz Harrow. Yet neither of them won seats on the East Lansing City Council on Tuesday. With 8,718 voters registered at the campus locations, the turnout at those seven polls was roughly 1.4 percent.
For recent college graduates, it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to make it in their respective fields.
MSU President M. Peter McPherson said the university avoided severe losses in the state’s budget reductions process.On Tuesday, Gov.
Looking for jobs on the Internet has become quite common during the past few years. These sites have grown tremendously, hosting new user features and services. Hours can literally be spent finding salary information, learning about specific career fields and even getting moving assistance for that trek to a new city. But are these sites the Internet’s replacement of career counselors?
It’s that time of the semester again. The time when ASMSU’s loan service closes up shop, leaving penniless students, well - penniless. But that may be the smallest problem for our undergraduate student government’s bank service.
Voters in three Michigan cities cast ballots Tuesday regarding the inclusion of gay rights legislation.
I’m writing in response to the recent allegations of racial profiling against 10 black students who where asked to leave the Deb Shop at Meridian Mall. This has caused quite a situation in East Lansing, and I have a couple of complaints.
With 2,001 votes, Vic Loomis will be the new face on the East Lansing City Council in 2001. Incumbent Bill Sharp will retain his council seat after receiving 1,908 votes, narrowly beating out early poll leader Kevin Beard, who had 1,877 votes. Planning Commissioner Liz Harrow received 1,516 votes. Sharp and Loomis will serve four-year terms on the council and will be paid $6,000 annually. Loomis, 54, is a senior vice president and senior lender for National City Bank of Michigan/Illinois and chairman of the Downtown Development Authority.
The rainy day people are saving for could come much sooner than expected, said an Ann Arbor based group.Public Interest Research Group In Michigan recently released a report saying consumers can save $75 each year by banking at small banks and credit unions instead of a larger bank.The report surveyed brochures collected from 521 banks and 144 credit unions in several states.
A one-mill increase for operation of and capital improvements to Lansing Community College passed Tuesday with more than 51 percent of the vote. East Lansing resident Elizabeth Owen, a no-preference sophomore at LCC, said the community needs the money to help the educational standards of the school. Nancy Stanley, 53, also voted for the bond. “I’m an educator, and I support education,” the East Lansing resident said. But Diane Shockey, 46, voted against the bond. “I teach in Lansing schools, and we are all affected by the economy,” she said.
New Order “Get Ready” Reprise It’s difficult to tell if New Order knows what it is doing.
R.L. Burnside “Burnside on Burnside” Fat Possum Live records have their assets and their faults. Too many artists release live records as another reason to get an extra paycheck.
I think it’s time the United States starts taking a real look at why other countries hate us.
Lansing - Lansing Mayor Hollister called it a landslide. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Hollister won the mayoral election with 76.5 percent of the vote. “Anything over 55 percent to 60 percent is a landslide,” Hollister said.
What’s up with not covering the women’s basketball team? There is a lot of interest in the sport, but you have no coverage!
Incubus “Morning View” Epic Incubus has done it again. It somehow managed to marry one of the greatest voices in modern rock with a generous dose of sweet alternative rock. From the fist-first heavy chords of “Nice To Know You” to the dreary and innocent conclusion of “Aqueous Transmission,” Incubus has taken yet another step in establishing itself as the premiere rock band of the new decade. “Wish You Were Here,” the band’s first single from the record, is only a small indication of the magnitude of this effort. “Circles” has an introduction familiar to most rock outfits, but varies its time signatures and vocal patterns to create something inventive and in a league of its own while “Just A Phase” is a quieter song driven by an interesting sample.
Ideas ranging from snow energy to required classes about an environmentally sustainable campus were brainstormed at the Campus Energy Summit held Tuesday at the Union.More than 25 MSU students, faculty and staff projected their scenarios for campus in 2015 in terms of energy and resource usage.