A federal court ruling ordering the University of Michigan law school to stop using race as a factor in admissions is getting mixed reaction at MSU. Third-year MSU-Detroit College of Law student Michael Bell disagrees with the decision, saying the ramifications of the case are enormous. “In my opinion this case ranks up there with the Dred Scott case, Plessy v.
It was a case of good news and bad news for the MSU softball team in its home opener Wednesday at Old College Field.
College basketball is filled with McDonald’s All-Americans and blue chippers that should have been great.But when one blossoms, it’s truly something special.As a freshman, many demand to start, demand the ball and demand the spotlight.
It’s become part of her spring wardrobe.Jennifer Pease is sporting the same Spartan fashion she did a year ago - Final Four garb.The interdisciplinary studies senior, who will be packing away a Final Four sweatshirt today in time to travel to see the Spartans compete against Arizona in Minneapolis, Minn., browsed through racks of green and white merchandise in hopes of finding a perfect outfit to wear Saturday.“I’m sure I will buy Final Four merchandise,” Pease said Wednesday as she took off a sweatshirt before eyeing a pile of T-shirts.
What’s it going to take for Ryan Miller to win the Hobey Baker Award? If the award truly recognizes college hockey’s most dominant player, Miller would run away with it on April 6 in Albany, N.Y.
The debate over race-based admission standards is a difficult one that has valid arguments on both sides. The University of Michigan Law School was ordered by a U.S.
To be labeled a dynasty is the greatest honor a team can ever achieve.It speaks of complete dominance in a single sport during an extended period of time.However, it is a feat rarely accomplished in college basketball.“To me, the only true dynasty in college basketball has been UCLA, because they won 10 titles in 12 years (1964-75),” ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas said.
He is quiet, he is humble and he is anything but flamboyant.However, senior forward Andre Hutson was voted Most Valuable Player by teammates and is considered the backbone of the Spartans by head coach Tom Izzo.“There’s no secret that Andre has probably been playing as well as anybody,” Izzo said.
LANSING - With the November election debacle still a not-so-distant memory, Michigan election officials are thinking of ways to improve the state’s voting process.Voting equipment vendors from across the nation gathered to show their systems to lawmakers and clerks at the Michigan Department of State Voting Technology Fair on Wednesday at the Lansing Center, 333 E.
The Associated Press LANSING - Attorney General Jennifer Granholm on Tuesday sidestepped the issue of whether Gov.
The Air Force ROTC is offering a new one-year program designed to bring older recruits into the force. The program offers a scholarship of up to $15,000 per year and is open to graduate students and anyone able to earn at least a bachelor’s degree by September 2002. Psychology junior Melanie Shingledecker is planning to join the program.
MASON - Doug De Lind had a pile of scrap wood in his backyard and a television tuned into an MSU men’s basketball game.Then he had an idea.Although he is a ceramics artist by trade, De Lind, a Mason resident, decided to create wooden statues of several Spartan basketball players to commemorate their hard work, success and all the excitement they’ve brought to fans.
Lansing’s mayor says dealing with the early stages of Parkinson’s Disease won’t stop him from fighting for the causes he’s passionate about. David Hollister, 58, announced Tuesday he was diagnosed with the neurological disorder three weeks ago - after meeting with doctors to discuss the tremors he’s recently felt in his hands. Hollister, who leads a city of 127,000 people, plans to seek re-election to a third term in November.
By JOSEPH ALTMAN The Associated Press DETROIT - The University of Michigan law school’s admissions standards are unconstitutional because they use race as a factor in judging applicants, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. In a case that could wind up before the U.S.
If there’s one thing I love, it is gayness. My blood is actually rainbow colored. When I look in the mirror every morning, I exclaim to myself, “Brian, you look incredibly gay today,” and I smile. That is why next week is so exciting.
Maybe the hare did beat the tortoise. I admit it, I may not be a spring chicken anymore, but I’m not that old yet.
This past weekend, our MSU Spartan basketball team displayed their excellent skills by defeating Gonzaga and Temple to enter the Final Four.
Powderfinger Odyssey Number Five (Universal Records) Australia never sounded so good. The outback natives, Powderfinger, who have had their last two albums “Double Allergic” and “Internationalist” reach triple-platinum and quadruple platinum status in their homeland respectively, are coming to America. Its most recent album is a mesmerizing piece of work blanketed with soft vocals and whiny guitars.
KALAMAZOO -President Bush spoke about revitalizing a slowing economy Tuesday on the campus of Western Michigan University - it was his first trip to Michigan as the nation’s chief executive. Bush outlined his economic goals of broad-based tax relief, paying down the national debt and ensuring the future of social security to business leaders, politicians and a handful of students that made-up roughly 1,000 people in attendance. The stop was the 16th on a national tax-cut tour aimed at gaining grassroots support for Bush’s economic plan, which he presented to a joint session of Congress last month.
Lacquer on the green and white. Loosen up the vocal cords. MSU’s Department of Student Life and Athletics Department are hosting a pre-Final Four send-off rally at 5 p.m.