Everyone has a friend that always talks about making a movie.Some people even rope their buddies into acting out a few scenes in their ambitious masterpiece.But for all those people who have actually spent a great deal of time and money to create their own film, there aren’t a lot of places available to show it.
Sigma Sigma Phi, a medical fraternity in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, is sponsoring a blood drive from noon to 5:45 p.m.
Quite literally, the dust has not settled. The southern tip of Manhattan is still bound by an oppressive cloud of vaporized gypsum, marble, ash and concrete.
I am deeply saddened by the recent events in our country. I strongly believe now is the time to rally together to fight against this act.
For the second time in the past year, I opened up The State News MS&U section to see another 19 Wheels show being promoted by the paper (“19 Wheels to play at Rick’s,” SN 9/13). As a long time fan of the band it is nice to see it get coverage in their hometown.
The Dollar Nightclub, 3411 E. Michigan Ave., will host the eighth birthday of The Edge on Friday with an all-night concert featuring Exit to Windsor, Joydrop, Bliss 66, Molly, 19 Wheels and the Verve Pipe.Doors open at 7 p.m., but Exit to Windsor and Molly will perform at an outdoor stage beginning at 5:45 p.m.
U.S. flag sales have soared thanks to the surge of patriotism that has flooded our nation after last week’s terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington.
On Friday, the Board of Trustees could speak for the first time about last year’s undercover police investigation of a student activist group.
I don’t want to write about Sept. 11’s tragedy. I don’t want to write about the pain, loss, devastation and disappointment.
The state Senate voted Wednesday to repeal Michigan’s Tuition Tax Credit, bringing MSU students a step closer to rebates, refunds and reductions of tuition.The Senate voted 21-14 in favor of eliminating the tax credit, which served as an incentive for institutions to keep tuition increases below the rate of inflation.
When East Lansing City Councilmember Bev Baten saw a group of children on the news come out of their school to cheer the firefighters in the station across the street, she realized it was important for East Lansing to honor its emergency workers. Planning is underway for “Breakfast for America,” a pancake breakfast to benefit the New York City United Way September 11 Fund and to showcase local rescue workers. The event will be held from 9 a.m.
Sept. 11’s violence against our country fills us all with mixed feelings of shock, fear, outrage and even anger.
Paulette Granberry Russell knows the events of the last week have affected almost everyone she knows.She knew it had affected her 6-year-old son when he woke up one night with nightmares about being lost on a plane.And the senior adviser to the president for diversity knows it has negatively affected the MSU campus when she reads e-mail from Muslim students who are being harassed because of a perceived connection between the Islamic religion and Osama bin Laden, the man suspected of engineering the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington.In an effort to educate students about Islam and break stereotypes about Muslim students, the Muslim Students’ Association hosted an Open Unity Forum Wednesday night.“I can’t express the extent of the (impact of the) events in my life,” Granberry Russell said.
Picture this: You stand in the middle of a classroom and voice an opinion the majority of your fellow classmates disagree with.
A resolution urging university officials and police to avoid surveillance of student organizations will be proposed Friday at the MSU Board of Trustees meeting. The resolution, created by board Chairperson Colleen McNamara, says “undercover surveillance of student organizations should occur only in extraordinary circumstances and should not be a part of normal police operations.” The statement is similar to the recommendations made by an independent panel created to investigate the placement of an undercover officer into United Students Against Sweatshops, now called Students for Economic Justice, beginning Feb.
Two MSU staff members will once again be voicing their opinions on Michigan’s environment.David Long, professor of aqueous and environmental geo-chemistry, and Lawrence Fischer, director of the Institute for Environmental Toxicology, were reappointed to positions on the Michigan Environmental Science Board by Gov.
In the wake of last week’s terrorist attacks, the sight of airplanes, no matter how small, flying near a large congregation of people could evoke some public anxiety. So with safety and fan comfort on its mind, MSU is continuing to push its request for a no-fly zone over Spartan Stadium during major events. MSU police Lt.
The Michigan Task Force on Voting Reform, led by state Sen. Dianne Byrum, released a report Wednesday saying elections can be improved by increasing training and accessibility.After more than 30 hours of testimony were given at six meetings in the last six months, the 18-member, bipartisan task force released the report, “Voting Reform: A Report of the People,” which included recommendations for the state on how to reform elections.“I am very excited about these findings,” Byrum said.
As I slowly put myself together early Sept. 11 in preparation for my morning class, I received a phone call telling me to simply turn on the TV.