City seeks applicants for advisory boards
East Lansing residents looking for a way to get involved in the decision-making processes of the city have about two weeks left. Applications are currently being accepted for 13 of the city’s 18 advisory boards and commissions dealing with the arts, environment, city government and numerous other issues. Several of East Lansing’s boards and commissions are looking to fill vacancies created by terms expiring in December as well as some already existing empty seats, creating a total of 26 open positions. The role of boards and commissions is to advise the city council on issues and the actions they should take and direct involvement assures your ideas and concerns are heard, said Darryl Svochak, who chairs the Housing Commission. “It doesn’t take all that much time, and while you don’t get paid, you have an opportunity to present your viewpoints to council and get them heard,” he said. City advisory boards and commissions currently seeking applications are: Arts Commission (two), Board of Review (one), Building Board of Appeals (one), Cable and Telecommunications (three), Commission on the Environment (four), East Lansing Recreation and Arts (one), Historic District Commission (three), Commission on Housing (four), Human Relations Commission (two), Planning Commission (one), Seniors Commission (one), Transportation Commission (two) and Zoning Board of Appeals (one). Applications for appointment and descriptions of the duties of commissioners can be picked up at City Hall, 410 Abbott Road, in City Clerk Sharon Reid’s office or the city council office. And Svochak said in the continued city effort to improve relations between the student population and the city itself, he personally would like to encourage students to apply. “Students live in East Lansing too,” he said.
Grad gloom?
New problems are facing recent and soon-to-be graduating college students. While sitting on piles of credit card bills and student loans, we’re faced with the uncertainty of today’s economy.With an unpredictable economy, students are wondering if they will find the jobs needed to pay off their debts.
Intramural team hosts football game as kickoff for charitable literacy campaign
Bulldogs. Despite their ferocious sounding name and their aggression on the field, the 15 members of this Intramural football team have one weakness - children. They play to win, but they also play to benefit their community.
Columnist missed point on Emmys
While flipping through The State News my attention was drawn to Drew Harmon’s column, “Emmys should remain canceled” (SN 10/15). I agree the Emmys should be delayed, but, as I had not given the award show’s cancellation much thought, I read the article in hope of becoming more enlightened to the topic.
Campus shouldnt make anyone cringe, join mom in effort
In April I interviewed Shawn Newstead for a story in The State News. More than six months earlier, her son, Brandon D’Annunzio, had been severely beaten while at a bachelor party in an East Lansing bar. The 24-year-old died 10 days after that Oct.
Bill to grant government agencies limited access to student records
Congress is working to put a bill on President Bush’s desk this week that expands government agencies’ power to investigate suspected terrorists - including greater access to student records. Differences in each of the chamber’s bills will have to be settled before a combined bill can be submitted for expected presidential approval. U.S.
Debaters take first-place honors in tourney
Calum Matheson and Austin Carson are roommates. They’re also the best two-person college debate team in the nation. This MSU Debate Team duo brought home top honors in a tournament hosted by the University of Kentucky earlier this month - the first time MSU’s top two-person team has won. The pair met when they were recruited by MSU.
Mini Medical School educates community about health issues
By Amanda First For The State News The brain - It is one of the most fascinating parts of the body, and yet one of the most mysterious.
Rayner wins starting spot
MSU freshman kicker David Rayner didn’t have extensive kicking coaching in high school. He knew his chances to play this year would be slim.
Spartan Stadium will be torn apart in spring, growing by mid-June
Deadlines need to be met for the Spartans to enjoy their first full season on natural turf in 32 years.Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Greg Ianni - one of the masterminds behind the $2 million Spartan Stadium transformation - said the project should begin next spring if weather permits.
Michigan residents to run in Olympic torch relay
As 11,500 people across the nation prepare to carry the torch to the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games, about 140 selected from Michigan are being honored as heroes. The 65-day relay, which is sponsored by Coca-Cola Company and Chevrolet, Inc., will be led by everyday heroes who are believed to be worthy of carrying the torch by the friends, family or co-workers who nominated them. The flame will be carried by train, ship, skis, ice skates, snowmobile and other methods as it travels more than 13,500 miles across the country. Rudy Serra will carry the torch for one-fifth of a mile when it arrives in Detroit on Jan.
Mothers use tragedies to educate
For the first time tonight, two mothers who experienced similar tragedies will come together to educate students and community members - hoping they won’t ever have to experience tragedies like their own.Cindy McCue’s son, parks and recreation junior Bradley McCue, died of alcohol poisoning after downing 24 shots on his 21st birthday in 1998.Shawn Newstead’s son, 24-year-old Brandon D’Annunzio, died Oct.
Monkey a solid effort
Ever since “The Matrix” came out a few years ago, movie audiences have been treated to numerous kung-fu parodies (”Scary Movie”) and horrible replicas (“The Musketeer”). In fact, only one other film has really managed to mystify audiences the same way - “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” But moviemakers are still scrambling to find a way to fit that same amazing action into all sorts of movies. Well, “The Matrix” and “Crouching Tiger” have one thing in common - action choreographer Yuen Wo Ping.
Wasting time
To our disappointment and dismay, the movement to repeal the tuition tax credit may have met an untimely roadblock in the state House on Tuesday.But the apparent setback doesn’t come from a lack of support, as the measure was well-received from most legislators and supported by the governor.
Environmental group gets local support
By Shannon Houghton For The State News Liisa Bergmann chose not to spend Saturday mornning tailgating with her fellow Spartans. Bergmann, an environmental policy junior and Eco coordinator, and four other members of Eco, one of MSU’s environmental organizations, spent the morning asking tailgaters to call Staples Inc., an office supply store. Eco explained the differences between pre-and-post-consumer waste paper recycling to the tailgaters and then asked if they would be willing to contact Staples ‘corporate headquarters.
Mail delivers caution, fear in Americans
Lansing - The reality of potentially lethal mail-bound anthrax is causing Americans to watch closely for suspicious packages and envelopes - maybe too closely. Since a false-alarm anthrax scare in Linton Hall on Friday, area police and fire departments have been swamped with calls requesting help with suspicious mail. Most of the packages don’t contain a white powder but have suspicious markings, said Lansing fire Capt.
The Cold War to be featured on ESPN
The Spartan hockey team will receive even more national exposure this week, stemming from its record-setting outdoor hockey game on Oct.
Students receive ROIAL treatment from program
By Elissa Englund For The State News John Wallace came to MSU and was instantly met by dozens of students that shared his goals and interests. The history freshman is a member of Residential Option in Arts and Letters, a housing option available to freshmen and sophomores in the College of Arts and Letters. “We get to live in Abbot Hall and are around a lot of like-minded people,” he said.
SN comics finally OK with Get Fuzzy
I just wanted to thank The State News for its decision to carry the comic strip “Get Fuzzy” by Darby Conley.