Lansing - Four-year-old Katie Shotwell showed her national pride Friday. Katie, a Lansing resident, was among hundreds gathered at Oldsmobile Park to celebrate America in the aftermath of attacks in Washington and New York. “I love America,” said Katie, who attended the rally with family members. Many participants came to the park, 505 E.
As with most people Tuesday, I awoke to a nightmare. Growing up outside of D.C. having a father who works for the government and having friends whose families are in the military gave me an understanding of how our nation operates. This morning, I turned on my television and thought of my cousins and friends who live in New York as well as my family and friends back in Maryland, D.C.
In the days since the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., the American people have been bombarded with militaristic talk harshly contrasting the rhetoric we’re accustomed to hearing. Our nation has begun a dramatic investigation that leaves little doubt our troops will see action in the coming months.
MSU officials, who said Wednesday most of this weekend’s athletic events would take place, announced Thursday that they are called off - including the home football game against Missouri.The home Mary Fossum Invitational women’s golf tournament and road events in men’s and women’s soccer, men’s golf, volleyball and field hockey were also canceled.
Lansing - More than a thousand ordinary citizens and leaders - Christians, Jews, Muslims - gathered at St.
Sherman Garnett’s office on the third floor of Case Hall has been riddled with phone calls from reporters, family and co-workers since Tuesday’s attacks in New York and Washington.The offices the James Madison College dean worked in for more than 10 years at the Pentagon are gone, broken into piles of ash and rubble.Although his closest friends are accounted for, he’s still waiting to hear about others he spent his days at the Pentagon with.Garnett worked in arms control operations, focusing on chemical and biological weapons control and NATO treaty design.“I have a picture in my office of my staff and myself,” he said.
If an unmarked map were placed in front of Daniele Asbridge, she could point “more or less” to the Middle East.But the general management sophomore said she doesn’t really know much about the countries, their people or their traditions - and she doesn’t expect other students do either.“I don’t really know what’s going on there,” she said.
Amid the wreckage and rubble of the World Trade Center’s fallen towers is a place where you can find the remains of bravery and courage.
Each of the Wharton Center’s 3,000 seats - in two halls - were filled Friday when students, faculty and staff came together for a remembrance service for the victims of Tuesday’s attacks on New York and Washington.And when the seats were filled, people lined the stairways.
Kristen Manuel is sporting a ribbon on her backpack that she says represents compassion and freedom. Manuel, a family and community services senior, picked up her red, white and blue ribbon at the Student Book Store, 417 E.
Jeff and Rachel met for the first time recently at midnight. Before their encounter Jeff admitted he’s much too into himself and has more personality than most gals can handle.
Today made everything else seem trivial. Today I put all of my personal problems in perspective. Today, my personal problems are as insignificant as if they had been mere dust.
Two MSU professors have been called to New York City, where they are assisting in identifying victims of Tuesday’s terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.Norman Sauer, a professor of anthropology and adjunct professor of criminal justice, and Joyce deJong, an adjunct professor of anthropology and human pathology, left at 4:30 a.m.
As evidence mounts against a group of Muslim radicals U.S. officials say planned and carried out attacks in New York and Washington, local Muslim and Arab communities are worrying about a potential backlash.“We are concerned about what happened and very sad about what happened, but we’re also concerned about the safety of our family,” electrical engineering Professor Dean Aslam said.
The past days have been a rough for many people, some more than others. I watched on TV as a plane smashed into the World Trade Center and saw people jumping from hundreds of feet to escape death or to bring the inevitable more quickly.
Repeated ID checks at airports, increased presence of security guards and the closing of Disney World.
When relations between permanent residents and their student neighbors become tense, who are they going to call? Their neighborhood resource coordinator. The group, a project of the Community Relations Coalition, is in its second year helping to improve the relationships and overall appearances of neighborhoods around East Lansing.
There will be no celebrating on campus Saturday. No tailgating. No cheering crowd packing Spartan Stadium. There may be tears, though.
The All-University Traffic Committee met Thursday to discuss pedestrian, motorist and bicyclist safety. MSU police Deputy Chief Mike Rice presented the committee with statistics on bike accidents on campus and ways the university is looking to decrease them. “There are a lot of facets to the pedestrian safety issue,” Rice said.
Beaumont Tower was a place for silent tribute and prayer Friday for more than 300 students, visitors, staff and faculty.As an opportunity to reflect on Tuesday’s tragedies, guests sat around the tower, and listened to a carillon concert.“I have been praying all week,” said Meghan Parr, a forestry senior.