The greek system’s spring recruitment is finished, leaving leaders waiting for an official count of new members.The official recruitment period, which was last week for both sororities and fraternities, consisted mainly of chapter open houses.
LANSING - Some Michigan lawmakers are counting on legislation that will reform voting in the state by making it easier, more assessable and accurate.State Sen.
Water, snow, wading cows and a lot of woodlands now grace the walls of Kresge Art Museum. They’re painted, of course, in landscape portraits of the 19th century, and will be there until March 18 in Kresge’s “Masterpieces of 19th-Century American Painting: From the Simple to the Sublime.” “I saw one museum patron laying on his back on the floor, looking at a painting,” Kresge curator April Kingsley said.
Though I have only been in the Residence Halls Association since the beginning of this semester, I know that RHA, along with many other people, has tried to get peepholes installed.
One of the goofiest stories to ever come out of the White House was reported last week when former Clinton administration officials bragged about pulling pranks during their last moments in the 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
February marks Xicano History Month at MSU, and some students say the heritage celebration’s coincidence with Black History Month is bad timing.“The university has not done a good job with recognizing Xicano History Month,” said David Khilji, a political science senior.
Winners of the 2000-01 Residence Halls Association Hall Awards were presented at Wednesday night’s RHA meeting.The awards were presented to Bailey Hall, Hubbard Hall and Shaw Hall Black Caucus for good representation of residents and constituents.Hubbard Hall received the Large Hall of the Year award for its success in providing many programs and activities for its large number of residents.“This semester, we made it our goal to increase our overall involvement in the hall, and it’s really nice to be recognized,” Hubbard Hall RHA representative Derek Young said.A recent program, dubbed “Better Homes in Hubbard,” gave students gift certificates for the best themes of dorm rooms.
LANSING - Although Gov. John Engler had many distinguished guests listening to his 11th State of the State address Wednesday at the Capitol, one appearance caught many lawmakers by surprise.Engler, who joked at times during his speech, briefly mentioned a statewide competition to design the back of the collectable Michigan quarter.
Order of Omega co-president Michael Pirret said the greek system tends to have a bad reputation when it comes to alcohol-related problems. The order, a national greek honor society, is sponsoring Cindy McCue’s visit to campus in an attempt to stop alcohol problems before they start.
Every year during both football and basketball seasons, there seems to be a debate as to whether the Big Ten is the best and deepest conference in existence.
Although many in the nation may believe Al Gore was robbed, a forum will take place this week to try to prove it. Brian Kalt, a professor at MSU-Detroit College of Law, will present a discussion forum entitled “Al Gore Was Robbed ... By His Lawyers” on Thursday. The event, hosted by the Federalist Society, a DCL student organization, will take place at 7:30 p.m.
If the Michigan senators sit on their hands today, they’ll get an extra $20,000 in their salary.The 36 percent salary boost will go into effect Thursday if the state Senate decides not to bring the issue to vote.
Wondering whether John Ashcroft would enforce laws he doesn’t believe in if he becomes attorney general?
Editor’s note: This is the final story in a series of four profiling the new state and area leaders. WASHINGTON - She was outspent by an incumbent, two to one. And she fought off a massive advertisement campaign that shredded her character daily. But Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat and Lansing’s congresswoman since January 1997, never counted herself out of a long-shot bid to unseat incumbent U.S.
I was recently disturbed by Ebuni N. Mosley’s letter, “Jackson cartoon was degrading” (SN 1/26). What you fail to realize is Bilicki’s cartoons poke fun at those in the political spotlight, regardless of race or ethnic background. Your letter illustrates a growing problem in America.
Kevin Powell, author, poet and original cast member of MTV’s “The Real World,” will inaugurate MSU’s Black History Month celebration today at 7 p.m. Black Student Alliance President Tonya Upthegrove said the group decided to invite Powell because he will bring a perspective to Black History Month that students can identify with. “He has the ability to address issues that are relevant to our generation,” the communication senior said.
Some doctoral students say their programs aren’t preparing them for a Ph.D, according to a national survey released earlier this month. More than 4,000 doctoral students from 27 universities nationwide who responded to the survey said the training graduate students receive may not be what they want or need. The study was conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and funded by The Pew Charitable Grants, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization. The report, “At Cross Purposes: What Experiences of Today’s Doctoral Students Reveal about Doctoral Education,” found that one to two-thirds of doctoral students are unclear about core processes of their programs. Sam Howerton, president of the Council of Graduate Students at MSU, said the survey encompasses a broad spectrum of doctoral students, but concerns typically vary by discipline. “I have found, by talking to people in different departments, that the variance is great,” said Howerton, a chemistry graduate student.
Bumpus Stereoscope (Kaprow Records) Bring on the ruckus - it’s time to jam to Bumpus! Like a sequel to a movie, it is usually difficult to make a follow-up to an album that has as much impact as the original.
Fifty women from MSU are being sought to participate in a health study that aims to give women more information about the products they use. Judy Leventhal, project director of the Daily Activities and Infection Study, said this program will concentrate on the effects of vaginal douching. “Some doctors recommend douching for certain women, other doctors say there are negative effects, and then women have their own feelings,” Leventhal said.
The Residence Halls Association has been leading the fight to have peepholes implemented into the residence halls for over ten years. I personally have been involved in many intense discussions and debates concerning the battle for peepholes the last two years - last year as an Akers Hall representative, and this year as the Asian Pacific American Student Organization representative for RHA. We have spent countless long, hard hours working with the Department of Residence Life, University Housing, the administration, Michigan State and East Lansing police departments and many other groups and institutions to get where we are today - to ensure that peepholes could be installed in all of the residence halls. The State News must stop sensationalizing its stories.