After Saturday’s competition, the MSU jazz program hopes to improve its reputation in the state.Rodney Whitaker, an associate professor of music and the head of jazz studies, said Western Michigan University has the reputation of having the best jazz program in the state.“But that will soon change,” he said.
From her apartment window near the intersection of Collingwood Drive and Grand River Avenue, Rachel Wool has a bird’s-eye view of north campus - and all the vehicle accidents occurring on the way in.“I’m looking out my window and I see accidents almost every day,” the social relations senior said.
If the goal was to spark discussion and surprise, the supposed “genocide pictures” posted around Wells Hall on Monday and Tuesday certainly accomplished their task. MSU Students for Life and the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform organized “The Genocide Awareness Project,” a photo exhibit of aborted fetuses alongside historical examples of genocide, including victims of the Holocaust and Rwandan and Cambodian massacres. The Wells Hall courtyard is known for startling displays and protests, and the last couple of days have proved to be no exception. But this was not the best way to make a point.
In response to Jason Munford’s letter (“Parade wrong place for pro-life group,” SN 10/19) I would like to say that Students for Life is a registered student organization at MSU.
I can see my e-mail inbox filling up already. People writing to tell me that I’m insensitive and uncaring, unable to look at the good in the new movie “Riding in Cars with Boys.” But I can see the good.
This is the second in a series of articles profiling the four candidates for East Lansing City Council. Liz Harrow chose East Lansing.
Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, will be speaking at 7 p.m. today in the Erickson Kiva. The Black Panther Party was formed in the 1960s to support black civil rights. Associate Professor Curtis Stokes of James Madison College said Seale was an important figure in the 1960s. “He has been an admired figure among many sectors of the black and progressive community since that time,” he said.
The play that may turn out to be his last was a reflection of the resolve Ryan Van Dyke has exhibited throughout his injury-infested career.
As a symbol of solidarity for Muslims who have been harassed since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, women who are not of the faith have been wearing hijabs, headscarves, to demonstrate support for the community. The scarves are considered to be a religious display of modesty and intellect and are worn by Muslim women in a fashion that covers their hair. The trend has been created in response to a worldwide campaign, “Scarves for Solidarity,” which has held events in Australia, England, Illinois, California, Washington, D.C.
Students coming to and from classes in Wells Hall on Monday received a stern warning of the images they were about to witness. However the orange signs reading, “Warning Genocide Pictures Ahead” placed in the courtyard behind Wells Hall and the International Center could do little to prepare them. The Genocide Awareness Project, organized by MSU Students for Life and the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, came to campus armed with photographs depicting the remains of aborted fetuses side by side with historical examples of genocide.
There is not expected to be good news for the financially minded today. State economists are meeting to examine Michigan’s fiscal future.Three state agencies will be participating in a revenue-estimating conference to discuss the state’s economic shortcomings and what may be done to combat them.The situation is better than the early 1980s.
MSU’s Duffy Daugherty Football Building is operating more like an infirmary these days. With at least 10 players injured - six of them out for at least three weeks or more - the prognosis is shaky for a strong second half of the season. The Spartans’ latest spell of doom came Saturday in a 28-19 loss at Minnesota. And nobody was hit harder than MSU’s quarterbacks.
Students do have rights, believe it or not. ASMSU/COGS Student Legal Services, Academic Assembly and Student Assembly are working on letting students know what rights they have anytime they want to know. These groups within MSU’s undergraduate student government are working to make business cards that list some of their basic rights. Aaron Kelly, director of legal services, said he got the idea at an Associated Big Ten Schools conference meeting last summer.
A bid in a NCAA tournament may not seem like a major milestone, but compared to virtual nonexistence two years ago, the MSU women’s tennis team will take it. Four players from the team have received invitations to compete in the NCAA regional tournament Thursday through Sunday in Madison, Wisc. Surprisingly, the oldest player among the four is a sophomore, Caroline Lay. But looking at the makeup of the team, it’s no surprise.
A contribution from MSU President M. Peter McPherson may allow more students to travel the world and, virtually, to the stars.McPherson said Monday that he will donate $15,000 of his salary toward study abroad scholarships for students in the College Academic Achievement Program (CAAP), an initiative of the Office of Supportive Services.He will also donate $10,000 toward the construction of the SOAR telescope in Chile, which is owned and operated by MSU and its four partners in the Southern Astrophysical Research Consortium.McPherson said he hopes both donations show how MSU is internationally connected.
When MSU freshman walk-on guard Jayson Vincent enters practice at Breslin Center each day and looks to the rafters, he’s reminded of his father. Vincent, who came to MSU from Mason High School, is the son of Lansing legend Jay Vincent, a member of the 1979 MSU basketball national champion team and the fifth-leading scorer in MSU history with 1,914 career points. The family ties don’t end there - he’s also the nephew of MSU’s sixth leading all-time scorer, Sam Vincent, who played in the early 1980s and scored 1,861 points. Coming from a strong MSU lineage is a lot of pressure, Vincent said.
State Rep. Mike Murphy is hopeful state lawmakers won’t take a dicing approach to budget cuts after today’s revenue estimating conference.The Lansing Democrat said the state will need to tighten its spending but should use caution in setting priorities for appropriations.
Comic book nerds, you know who you are. Just like the classic “Star Wars” geeks and those people who come to college only to spend their weekends playing Dungeons & Dragons, leaving the girl-chasing to those without 20-sided dice, you have these obsessive little habits, like wearing your “Akira” T-shirt twice a week without washing it or posting your own page on the Net about which character made a better Green Lantern. But comic book nerds will probably be the only ones who really understand how the new movie “From Hell” misses the mark.
Sarah Stollak started Millenary as a way to express her creativity. The MSU Museum Folk Arts Department employee was attending MSU when she formed the band in 1996.
As University of Michigan President Lee Bollinger’s departure to become Columbia University’s president looms, the Board of Regents is beginning the process to find his successor.We hope the regents learned their lesson from the presidential search that produced Bollinger, as well as the more controversial episode here that brought President M.