The nation’s airlines resumed flight service Wednesday and Thursday, but many people have changed their travel plans to go by car or train, or simply not at all. Since the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, fear has become one of the primary words in the average person’s vocabulary.
Beaumont Tower was more than an MSU landmark Friday as students, staff, faculty and visitors transformed the structure and surrounding landscape into a place for silent tribute. As a way to grieve and pray for Tuesday’s tragedies, more than 300 people sat huddled around the tower and listened to the carillon.
Linda Pace set out her wares in a booth on the corner of Albert Avenue and Charles Street a little before noon Sunday. The Lansing resident was one of about 25 vendors selling their goods at a city flea market, held in conjunction with the weekend’s farmer’s market, from noon to 4 p.m. The event was sponsored by the city of East Lansing’s Community Events Department. “I like the atmosphere and accessibility of this place and the people are pretty friendly, which helps,” she said. Throughout the morning, a steady stream of people walked through both markets.
Lansing - More than 1,000 citizens and religious and political leaders gathered at the St.
The editorial “Message lost” (SN 9/10) is as ignorant and hypocritical as any editorial I have ever witnessed.
Lansing - Concerns of how communities should react to the recent tragedy in New York City and Washington were posed to a 12-person panel at Lansing City Hall on Sunday afternoon. The forum began with Human Relations and Community Services Director Genice Rhodes-Reed telling the audience about her opinion on the attacks. “Our community is in pain.
Local cable-access favorite “Skitz” will celebrate its 10th anniversary tonight with a two-hour live special on station WELM, a local cable-access station. Producer Nathan Quinn, 30, has high hopes of the program making its way to a network and being sponsored in the near future.But more than anything, they are celebrating all the fun they’ve had and plan on continuing, regardless of the near future.“I would be doing this for most of my 30s,” said Quinn, who started the station 10 years ago.
Area musicians and volunteers teamed up Friday night to transform the cancellation of Irish band Dan
I am writing in regards to the peace marches that have been heading through our city. I am frightened for my country.
The Lansing School District wasn’t surprised to learn one of their own had won a Michigan Education Excellence Award.For them it was confirmation of something they already knew - Eastern High School Principal Reniero Araoz is a great educator.“We’re very pleased and honored and have great pride in Mr. Araoz because he’s always done a great job at Eastern High School,” district spokesman Mark Mayes said.The Education Excellence Award was given to Araoz, along with Christine Morgan, a social studies teacher in Imlay City Community Schools and Jamey Fitzpatrick, vice president of development and education policy for Michigan Virtual University during the seventh annual Governor’s Education Summit in Lansing on Friday.“It was a surprise and a nice one,” Araoz said.
Freedom of speech is God-given and inherent in our society. Unfortunately it is a right that, if not exercised properly, can make those with noble causes appear ignorant. That was the situation with the rape protesters outside Spartan Stadium more than a week ago.
The interfaith service of remembrance at the Wharton Center on Friday held a secondary professional interest to me as a musician who has performed in more than 2,000 church services. We came together not only as mourners for an unfathomable catastrophe, but as citizens anxious about a solitary future in which the civil rights of everyone to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” may be threatened.
The state House will introduce a bipartisan resolution condemning the terrorist attacks on the United States when representatives meet Thursday.State Rep.
A lecture by two Arab American leaders scheduled for today with James Madison College students has been postponed.Jim Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, and U.S.
The soothing music.A calm voice speaking into the microphone. These things sent some MSU students into a state of deep relaxation during two shows presented by hypnotist Thomas Bresadola on Saturday at the International Center.About 50 people were in attendance for the first show, which featured students thinking they were at a racetrack or flying in an airplane.The event was sponsored by the University Activities Board.“I have been studying hypnotic powers since I was 17, and I became a full-time hypnotist when I was 27,” said Bresadola, who lives in New York.Bresadola has worked with people with high amounts of stress, those who are trying to quit smoking and athletes.“Athletes are basically the same when it comes to being physical, but the mental part is also important,” he said.
Sean Scherer’s father began protesting the Vietnam War when he was a sophomore in college. Scherer, an elementary education sophomore, said it’s unfortunate that he had to follow in his father’s footsteps Saturday. “I’m all about peace and love and happiness,” he said with a handmade peace poster at his side.
Bombs are flying through the sky Innocence will now die Shock and fear run through our veins Looking, searching for the blames Who has done such an evil deed? Who has caused our world to bleed? Sorrow, pain, anticipation, Flood our wounded grieving nation Sisters, brothers gone away Mothers, fathers lost at day Friends forever never seen, Implications are obscene Men enlist to give their lives Take revenge on men of knives Women calm their shaken kids Looking out for their needs Sisters, brothers hold their hands Praying for uncounted friends Politicians run around Here and there and all about Try to solve the gruesome web Which Americans are dead? Who has dared to wound this state, Took our freedom as their bate? Now our souls are stones of hate Nine-one-one we won’t forget And revenge we pledge to get. Marina Freyman advertising senior
As new director of the Julian Samora Research Institute at MSU, Israel Cuellar will focus on education as the key to rebuilding the Latino community.“People who are more well-educated have better jobs, and that reduces the income disparities that exist,” he said.
Trying to be funny this week probably wouldn’t be received as well as it otherwise might. Things are a little different right now, so I’ll begin trying to make people laugh again next Monday.