With a 34-0 vote, the state Senate passed a proposed constitutional amendment Thursday that would change the way Michigan lawmakers receive pay raises.With the amendment, lawmakers would have to approve pay raises or increases in expense allowances.
“Feed me,” cried the rapidly growing Venus flytrap, Audrey Jr., to nerdy plant shop assistant Seymour - played by Rick Moranis - when in need of nourishment in the cult classic film “Little Shop of Horrors.”The large self-proclaimed “mean green mother from outer space” was hungry for human flesh, and it didn’t hesitate to be vocal about it either.That’s the mindset Andre Hutson should take in the remaining six games of the Big Ten regular season and both the conference and NCAA tournaments.Shooting 68.5 percent (39-of-54) during the past seven games and leading both the conference and team in field-goal percentage, the 6-foot-8 senior forward needs to be “fed” the ball more by teammates.Hutson looked impressive early in MSU’s 77-66 loss to Illinois on Tuesday, scoring six of MSU’s first seven points.
LANSING - Gov. John Engler recommended to remove a tuition tax incentive for Michigan’s 15 public universities Thursday in his $38.2 billion Fiscal Year 2002 Executive Budget, after the schools could not keep rising costs of tuition below the rate of inflation. In the budget recommendation, which was given to a joint session of the state House and Senate Appropriations committees Thursday, Engler also proposed a flat increase funding of 1.5 percent for each school, which does not help close the gap that currently exists between MSU and peer schools University of Michigan and Wayne State University. And if the tax credit, which goes to students that attend public universities where the tuition increases are less than the inflation rate, is repealed, schools would receive an additional 1.5 percent funding boost under Engler’s proposal. According to the university’s Financial Aid Office, MSU students were not eligible for the tax credit in 2000, but they were in previous years. And Val Meyers, assistant director of Financial Aid, said the tax credit did not seem to be a big issue when universities consider tuition. “Universities have to look at the bottom line and see how much they need to operate,” Meyers said. Meyers said MSU has made efforts to allow students to maintain the tax credit, but lower-than-projected inflation rates made the credits more difficult for university students to receive. Under a plan initiated by MSU President M.
It wasn’t a record-breaking night at Munn Ice Arena on Friday, but top-ranked MSU got a key win.Sophomore goaltender Ryan Miller made 25 saves, but lost his bid for an NCAA record-breaking 17th career shutout with 11:04 to play in MSU’s 4-1 win over Alaska-Fairbanks.MSU (23-3-4 overall, 16-3-3 CCHA) and Fairbanks (8-13-6, 6-11-6) will re-match Saturday at 7:05 p.m.Nanook defenseman Daniel Carriere’s quick slap shot from the right circle beat Miller inside the far post, cutting MSU’s lead to 3-1.The goal was the first Miller had allowed at Munn since Dec.
I’m writing in response to the letter written by state Rep. Sandy Caul, (“Keg legislation will save lives” SN 2/8). I am a student here at MSU, and I can’t believe the things I am hearing.
It’s back to the road for the MSU men’s basketball team.The No. 4 Spartans (18-3 overall, 7-3 Big Ten) look to cure their road woes Saturday at Minnesota (16-7, 4-6).“There’s so many things that become factors,” senior forward Andre Hutson said of playing on the road.
Four months after Brandon D’Annunzio was severely beaten outside an East Lansing bar, officials hope renewed media attention can bring in the tip to crack the case. Detroit’s WJBK Fox 2 will air a segment on the death of D’Annunzio, a 24-year-old Michigan Technological University engineering student who was beaten Oct.
Jeremy Jackson, who has played in only one game since Jan. 19, was dismissed from the top-ranked Spartan hockey team on Thursday.The freshman center from Langley, British Columbia was fourth on the team with 19 points - seven goals and 12 assists - this season, but he hasn’t always seen eye-to-eye with MSU head coach Ron Mason.In a release issued by MSU Sports Information, Mason said Jackson was dismissed for “accountability issues in the classroom and with the team.”Mason suspended Jackson for the Jan.
I am responding to Brian Emerson Jones’ column (“Bush’s memorandum can be felt worldwide,” SN 2/7). I have only read the first two paragraphs and already feel it necessary to write this letter.
When sophomore guard Vnemina Reese hit a three-pointer from the corner with four minutes left to tie the game against Penn State at 52, she knew one big stop may be all her team needed. It has been seven games since a win felt that close. “All I thought about was getting back on defense,” she said.
Dinner with MSU President M. Peter McPherson may be an option for students attending the School of Hospitality Business’ Big Ten Auction on Saturday.
LANSING - Jacqueline Coleman is taking the first step at giving back to a volunteer program that gave her so much. “I’ve had mentors in the past,” said Coleman, an MSU graduate.
While it is understandable for Olin Health Center not to offer the abortion pill RU-486, the center should at least consider providing the pill.Last week, Yale University announced RU-486 would be offered in its campus health center as part of the standard health plan for students.
Friday: One of Shakespeare’s earliest plays, “Comedy of Errors,” will be presented at Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.
While doing everything you can to avoid catching sick germs, escape to the cold and snow outside. Yes, that’s right.
The second annual Bash on Cancer fund-raiser will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Brody Complex Multipurpose room. The fund-raiser will include activities such as sumo wrestling, bouncy boxing, human joust and dancing.
Nobody can describe it in more eloquent terms than Homer Simpson - “Mmmm, Beer.”But not everyone is a fan of the cure-all temporary solution to life’s problems.Prime example: the residents of Iowa City, Iowa, and the administration of the University of Iowa, which calls the city home.According to an Associated Press story, school officials instructed the Hawkeye pep band to quit singing the words to the polka song, “In Heaven There Is No Beer,” three weeks ago after residents questioned the appropriateness of the song, given the university’s and city’s efforts to put underage and binge drinking in check.The song’s lyrics include the chorus, “In heaven, there is no beer/That’s why we drink it here/And when we’re gone from here/All our friends will be drinkin’ all the beer.”The band has performed the song to celebrate Hawkeye basketball victories for more than 20 years.