DETROIT - A crowd of approximately 1,600 Democrats filled a banquet room here Saturday night to hear from all five 2002 Democratic gubernatorial candidates. The event, held at the Cobo Conference Center, was also highlighted by a keynote address by Georgia congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis. Lewis followed speeches by former Michigan Gov.
Women blocked off Linden Street on Friday night, and made sure no one would be allowed to get through, in an effort to create a place where they would feel safe.“We have the power, we have the right to take back the night,” about 100 women chanted as they walked through the streets of East Lansing for the Take Back The Night March, as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.The march started at Beaumont Tower and ended at East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbott Road.Event coordinator Tamika Payne led the women with a megaphone, shouting their message for everyone to hear.“I am so amazed by the risks everyone is taking tonight to make sure our demands are heard,” the human biology senior said.
Officials will soon know if a body found Friday in an Ohio construction debris dump is that of an MSU graduate student who was last seen June 29 in East Lansing. A team of investigators, including East Lansing police, Michigan State Police and Ohio agencies, began searching the dump near Bowling Green State University several days ago and found the body at about noon Friday, said Wood County Prosecutor Alan Mayberry. An autopsy will be performed by the Lucas County coroner today, he said.
Members of the student club Aspire did not let rain and the lack of participants diminish their fun with a body painting contest Sunday.Although art history senior Mike Martin said the low turnout was disappointing, it gave club members got a chance to paint each other.“Body painting gave me a chance to just let loose,” the Aspire member said.
A two-hour rain delay didn’t put a damper on MSU’s chances for post-season action, as it defeated Northwestern 6-2 Sunday afternoon. Head coach Ted Mahan said the Spartans - who trailed 1-0 after two innings after a fielding error - were able to respond at the right time and overcome an early deficit.
Some East Lansing business owners and officials have little concern that a dropping population in the city will lead to fewer available liquor licenses.Because Census 2000 numbers indicate a population drop of more than 4,000 city residents, East Lansing’s seven available liquor licenses would be reduced to five.
The cheers resonating throughout Jenison Field House on Friday afternoon were for the students and community members of all ages who walked the opening lap of the Relay For Life to the tune “I Will Survive.”Wearing bright yellow shirts that read, “Had it.
The well-trodden grass under a green and white tent pitched on Demonstration field was getting muddy by Saturday afternoon.But the rain that rolled over campus that morning wasn’t the challenge for the members of the Beta Sigma chapter of Phi Sigma Pi, who were constantly bobbing up and down from 3 p.m.
Keith Moseley can’t remember if his band, The String Cheese Incident, has performed at MSU before. “We’re coming up on 1,200 shows in the last seven years,” the bass player said.
Hmong, Vietnamese, Filipino, Indian and many other Asian Pacific American cultures were en vogue Saturday night in the Auditorium’s Fairchild Theatre.Cultural Vogue, presented biannually by the Asian Pacific American Student Organization, includes performances from a wide range of Asian cultures and is the conclusion of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.Thomas Hang, APASO co-president, said the show holds significance to Asian Americans and Pacific Americans at MSU.“It’s important to display the Asian talent in our community each year, whether it be through dancing or singing,” the studio art senior said.More than 500 people watched as student groups displayed both modern and traditional aspects of their cultures.The Association of Japanese American College Students parodied “Iron Chef,” a popular Japanese television cooking competition, and members of Vietnamese Student Association donned fashions characteristic of both north and south regions of the country in a fashion show.Two cultural dances were performed by the Philipine American Student Society - the Paso Doble, which displays the culture’s Spanish influence, and the Tinikling, the Phllipine national dance.One segment, titled “Empowerment,” discussed several political issues relevant to the Asian and Pacific American community, such as stereotypes about Asian cultures and the need for a larger, freestanding Multicultural Center.
Strains of the song “Solidarity Forever” echoed throughout the International Center Library on Friday as members of the Graduate Employees Union sang to celebrate victory in a collective bargaining.Graduate employees appointed as teaching assistants voted Thursday and Friday to determine whether they wanted to be represented by the newly formed union.
I want to thank the nine men who attended the men’s forum at “Take Back The Night,” as well as those men who supported the event as a whole. Sadly, few men were this supportive.
State Sen. Burton Leland, D-Detroit, introduced new legislation Thursday that would make it illegal for Detroit to place casinos on riverfront property along the Detroit River. “Detroit’s riverfront is a jewel, one that should not be squandered,” Leland said in a written statement.
FLINT - MSU President M. Peter McPherson pleaded the university’s case for increased funding before the Senate Higher Education Apportions Subcommittee on Friday at the campus of the University of Michigan-Flint. McPherson cited rising costs of employee health insurance, increasing wages for faculty and the funding gap between MSU and the state’s other research-level schools, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. State Sen.
Music could be heard up and down East Lansing’s streets Sunday as the city celebrated Earth Day with local bands, activities and a visit from Mother Nature at the Ann Street Plaza. “It wasn’t that hard,” said Teri Parks, owner of Bohemian Barber, 223 M.A.C.
Establishments should be held responsible for violations that occur on their premises or are related to activities that happened at the business. The Lansing City Council has taken away the liquor license from one bar and is considering taking away another’s.
Traditionally, the music teacher at St. Thomas Aquinas takes the brunt of the directorial and musical load in the school’s annual show.
John La Fleur’s column, “Institution of marriage is for heterosexuals” (SN 4/20), was probably the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever read. His whole argument is based on faulty logic and selective reasoning.
Students dodging parking enforcers now have one more reason to not park illegally - it’ll cost them even more. The MSU Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its meeting Friday to accept the All University Traffic Committee’s recommendations to increase citations on campus. The rates will add $5 to existing fines for spaces with meters or faculty privileges.