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.
When Kelly Barker was awakened Thursday morning by a buzzing noise, she thought it was a roommate’s alarm clock.But when she opened the door and was met with a cloud of smoke, she knew otherwise.“The entire hallway was filled with smoke and I started panicking,” said Barker, a supply chain management senior.
By Nedra Pickler The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Rep. David Bonior said Thursday that he is forming an exploratory committee that will raise money for his bid to become Michigan governor. The Mount Clemens Democrat said the committee will be in place by mid-May, but he has not decided when he will formally announce his candidacy. “It’ll be done in due time,” he said after speaking at an environmental rally at the state Capitol in Lansing. Bonior enters a crowded field of Democrats who want to replace Michigan Gov.
LANSING - Michigan environmental groups, including ECO, an MSU environmental club, gathered on the east steps of the Capitol on Thursday to condemn Gov.
It all began my freshman year when I attended Ferris State.I worked for the sports information department, writing press releases, sending out mail and most importantly, doing statistics for sporting events.I was never much of a hockey fan before that year, and being exposed to every one of Ferris State’s hockey games, it suddenly dawned on me how rad this sport was.So the following year, I transferred to Spartan country to pursue a journalism degree while following our hockey team as much as the television would allow, and also keeping a close eye on the Red Wings.Sometimes I would even sit one foot from the cube and put headphones on so I wouldn’t disturb my roommate diligently doing his homework.
Ron Baker is quick to say he idolizes Audrey Hepburn. “I’ve always been a fan and when we decided to do this single I looked more into it,” he said.
Tom Newton wasn’t exactly waiting next to the mailbox, but the three pieces of paper he had been anticipating for the past week finally arrived Wednesday.Seven days after the spring signing date, left wings Kevin Estrada and Mike Lalonde and center Ash Goldie, all of whom had already verbally committed to MSU, officially signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Spartans as freshmen next fall.The signings bring MSU’s recruiting class to seven.Newton, an MSU assistant coach, said the class will probably add some scoring punch to the Spartans’ defensively strong lineup.“These people have traditionally been able to score, but scoring at this level and scoring at the junior level are two different things,” Newton said.
Wanna park illegally on campus? Well, you better have a few extra bucks to spare. The MSU Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its meeting Friday to increase violation rates - an additional $5 for parking illegally in faculty spots and expired meters and an additional $50 for parking illegally in accessible/handicap spaces. The issue was recently raise by the All University Traffic Committee, which produced an in-depth report recommending the rate hikes. University spokesman Terry Denbow said the board likely approved the proposal because of the high impact it will have on campus. “The last time parking citation rates went up violations took a 40 percent dive,” he said.
By CLAR NI CHONGHAILE The Associated Press PARIS - It promises to be deja vu all over again at Cannes, as directors long favored by the festival’s organizers tussle for the top prize, which many of them have won before. Organizers announced the official selection of films for this year on Thursday, calling up Cannes perennials like Joel and Ethan Coen, David Lynch and Japan’s Shohei Imamura. Among the 23 selected films are four films by American directors.
The Auditorium was alive with the sound of loud music, clapping hands and fancy footwork Thursday night. A crowd of more than 1,000 cheered as members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council performed in its annual stepshow.
It will be a battle of bottom-feeders trying to move up in the standings this weekend when the MSU baseball team hosts a four-game series against Northwestern.
Brooks Williams admits he doesn’t know any of the rules when it comes to playing guitar - but in his opinion, that’s a mixed blessing. “It’s a great thing to actually know that since I don’t know any of the rules, then there’s no right or wrong way to go about it - it’s very free,” he said. Williams will perform at The Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St.
In Tuesday’s paper, Michonne L. Omo stated in her column that the students who had altered existing Campus Crusade for Christ sidewalk messages were inconsiderate and disrespectful by changing statements like “Jesus loves you” to “Jesus wants you” (“Message shouldn’t have been tampered with,” SN 4/17). However, the original CCC messages were as offensive to non-Christians as the altered ones were to Christians.