MSU
Human rights talk draws large crowd
Jim Keady’s philosophy is if you can’t beat them, join them - or at least check out what the opposition is doing.That’s exactly what the former St.
FEATURES
Artists attempt separation from bad rap
Dark shadows have been cast on the hip-hop community as the fusion of rap music and courtroom drama have once again exposed its ugly face and is dominating the media.
COMMENTARY
Childhood dreams should not be given up
Astronaut. President. Quarterback. Fireman. When you probe the minds of elementary schoolchildren as to what they want to be - when they grow out of finger-painting and enter the real world - these are the responses they sling at you.
MICHIGAN
Political leaders address U program
Straight out of the political battle line in the nation’s capital, Jack Kemp and Bill Bradley are headed to address members of an MSU program.
FEATURES
Michigan college life displayed in new book
Imagine that you are a senior in college, about to graduate with a degree in engineering, with the support of your family, friends and girlfriend.Then, you meet someone who convinces you to completely change everything about your life, right when all your work is about to pay off.This is Alex Kim’s dilemma in “Apple Pie,” a novel by David Mazzotta.Born in Grosse Pointe, Alex is the youngest son of Korean immigrants.
MICHIGAN
Leaders plan to pass proposal
LANSING - Roughly 30 city leaders met Thursday afternoon to begin developing plans to pass a multimillion dollar Lansing Public School District bond proposal.The leaders - ranging from Pastor Melvin Jones of the Union Missionary Baptist Church to Mayor David Hollister - form the Lansing School Bond Committee, which convened at the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, 300 E.
MSU
Forum discusses Culture Wars
The war has subsided. David Brooks, a renowned political journalist, told students and faculty that the culture wars have calmed in the United States at a lecture on Wednesday in the Kellogg Center Auditorium. Brooks, the first speaker in the LeFrak Forum and the Symposium on Science, Reason, and Modern Democracy, addressed audience members about cultural and political change in his speech, “Are the Culture Wars Over?” “The message is that we used to have a very polarized culture and that we used to have real hostility in our politics,” Brooks said.
NEWS
Coalition works to unite city, students
When Pat Enos looks around the table at a Community Relations Coalition Board of Directors’ meeting, she sees the faces and ideas of the most diverse and collaborative group she has ever worked with. “Someone at those meetings knows a lot about what everyone else has been speculating about,” said Enos, assistant to the vice president of student affairs and services and a coalition board member. “This group has such a collective expertise and involvement, it ought to be able to find ways to improve problem areas.” The coalition includes students, permanent residents, East Lansing officials, landlords, business owners and MSU faculty - all working together to create stronger bonds between student residents and permanent residents living in East Lansing’s neighborhoods. Student coalition members participate as neighborhood resource coordinators, a first-year “getting-to-know-you” endeavor by the coalition. Each of the coordinators is partnered with a permanent resident in their neighborhood to help create community activities that bring nonstudents and students together to promote a good living environment. “We think that by reaching out, people have gained a little information, and a belief that someone cares about them,” Enos said.
COMMENTARY
Englers State of the State raises many issues, concerns
Gov. John Engler’s plan to allow the governor to appoint seven additional members to the boards of MSU, Wayne State University, the University of Michigan and the State Board of Education should not be adopted.In his 11th State of the State speech Wednesday, Engler touted the state’s successes of the last year and outlined his agenda for the coming year.
NEWS
U tops lists for arrests
MSU had the most alcohol violations of any four-year, nonprofit institution in the nation in 1999, according to an analysis of the U.S.
FEATURES
Fox refuses to promote female contraceptives
By DAVID BAUDERThe Associated Press NEW YORK - The Fox television network turned down a commercial for a female contraceptive product that its makers wanted to run during the racy hit reality series, “Temptation Island.” The show - which drew its biggest audience ever during its fourth airing Wednesday night - features four unmarried couples brought to a tropical island to test their relationships by dating attractive singles. One couple was removed from “Temptation Island” during Wednesday’s episode when it was revealed they had a child. A bargain-hunting advertising representative for the spermicide Encare said he made his request for ad time Monday, the same day The New York Times ran a story saying prices were being driven down because advertisers were reluctant to be on the show. The request was rejected, said Al Kestnbaum, president of Chestnut Communications in Greenwich, Conn. “I can’t believe that they have a show that glorifies promiscuity but won’t accept an ad for a female contraceptive product,” Kestnbaum said Thursday. Fox will accept contraceptive ads only if the product’s main stated purpose is disease protection, spokeswoman Julie Rothman said.
NEWS
Cagers lack heart in loss to Iowa
You know a team is in trouble when the loudest cheer at a home game comes when the visitors send in their bench-warmers.But that was the story of the MSU women’s basketball team’s 71-56 loss to conference rival Iowa Hawkeyes on Thursday night.A four-point halftime deficit seemed like something the Spartans might be able to overcome, especially with the return of senior forward and team scoring leader Becky Cummings.But MSU gave too little effort, too late.Freshman forward Julie Pagel shone for the Spartans with her third career double-double, scoring a career-high 20 points and yanking 11 rebounds.Still, she voiced her displeasure after the game.“We’re just not getting there as a team,” she said.
SPORTS
Students inquisitive about XFL premiere
The premiere of the XFL football league Saturday will have many MSU students tuning in. Daniel Soffin, a chemical engineering and secondary education junior, said he definitely plans to check out one of the 8 p.m.
NEWS
Party brings music, fellowship to campus
By KEITAYA LOCKETTFor The State News Three inches of snow blanketed East Lansing streets last Friday, but that didn’t stop Spartans from packing the Union Ballroom and partying until midnight.
COMMENTARY
Mentors untrained for sexual assaults
I would like to respond to the statement from Kate Murphy, assistant director of Residence Life, in relation to the sexual assault of a student on campus recently.
NEWS
Figure Skating Club strives for unity among members, on and off the ice
By JULIE KNAPPFor The State News Nineteen pairs of arms, legs and skates all gliding across the ice in one unified motion isn’t what Spartan fans are used to seeing at Munn Ice Arena.
FEATURES
Lopez tops film, music charts
NEW YORK - Jennifer Lopez is quickly becoming the queen of all media. Lopez’s romantic comedy, “The Wedding Planner,” debuted at the top of the box office this week, and now her new album, “J.
MSU
Professor earns grant for research
One of the top chemists in the nation, MSU Professor Emeritus James Dye has been awarded the prestigious Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Senior Scientist Mentor Initiative for 2001. The Dreyfus Foundation Initiative was awarded on the basis of “commitment to close advising and mentoring of undergraduate research participants,” according to the foundation’s award letter. The foundation will grant Dye $20,000 to work with and mentor undergraduate students throughout the next two years. “What I aim to do is continue some research that has not yet been published,” Dye said.
FEATURES
Meet The Sims
Chrissie Gass doesn’t mind a little polygamy, as long as it pays off. In fact, it’s a normal practice in her world.
SPORTS
Icer fourth-line in juggling act
MSU’s fourth line has an identity crisis.Injuries, lack of production and other circumstances have led to a seemingly unending revolving door at the end of the top-ranked Spartans’ bench this season.MSU head coach Ron Mason acknowledged the lack of a true fourth line, but said it’s not necessarily a detriment to the team.“I don’t know if we have what I would consider to be a fourth line,” Mason said.