MSU made the right decision by not pursuing the removal of Napster from its server. An attorney for rapper Dr. Dre and rock band Metallica sent a letter to MSU and at least 10 other universities requesting them to block Napster on their computer systems.
On Sept. 20 of this year I was in a little bicycle mishap. It happened at or around 10:15 a.m. while I was biking up Farm Lane, near Service Road on my way to the commuter lot.
Indiana University professor Murray Sperber - most famous for his role in the Bobby Knight saga at Indiana earlier this year, will visit campus today to sign copies of his new book, “Beer and Circus: How Big-time College Sports is Crippling Undergraduate Education.” Sperber, who has been an English and American studies professor at Indiana for 29 years, will be at the MSU Bookstore in the International Center from 4 p.m.
The two leading candidates in one of the nation’s hottest congressional races appeared before more than 500 people for their first debate Wednesday night. State Sens.
The face of campus could soon change.According to a recent study by the Educational Testing Service, college campuses will become noticeably more racially and ethnically diverse in coming decades.The study, “Crossing the Great Divide: Can We Achieve Equity When Generation Y Goes to College?”, projects the number of undergraduate students qualified to attend higher learning institutions will increase by 19 percent - or 2.6 million students - by the year 2015.And minority students will make up 80 percent of that increase.Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are projected to be the fastest-growing minority.
It’s truly a shame that the Culturas de las Razas Unidas’ mural on the rock was painted over, (“Fraternity paints over heritage message on rock,” SN 9/25) a true shame that the members of the CRU didn’t have the pride in what they were painting to stay til dawn and defend it. As long as I’ve been going to MSU, the only way to have your message stay on the rock was to defend it til dawn.
In 10 days I will be 22.And it’s about time.I can’t wait to be done being 21 - to not feel like a kid going out on the town for the first time every time I get carded, to not have waitrons squint at me and say, “You’re only 21?” Twenty-one was an enjoyable year, sure, but I am ready to be done with trips to the bar.I was so excited to turn 21, if only so I could go to the bar with my boyfriend or have a glass of wine when I go out for dinner.
The College of Arts and Letters announced Wednesday its plans to launch a new lecture series.Lectures will focus on current college strengths, such as jazz, film and American studies.
Although it was refreshing to see The State News highlight the attractions of Michigan’s largest city, (“Rock City provides a trip into the past,” SN 9/22) Jennifer Meese’s writing displayed a disposition to the city that was ill-informed and amateurish at best. Aside from factual errors - the oxymoron of the Detroit People Mover as an “above-ground subway,” or the claim that the Renaissance Center has four, rather than seven, towers - the piece contained an unfortunate and unnecessary slur on the city’s reputation.
This is the true story of an open casting call for the MTV series “The Real World.”Casting directors will hold open call auditions for “The Real World” and “Road Rules” from 10 a.m.
To be completely honest, I write these columns because I like seeing my name in print. I like having a lot of people read what I write, and I like the possibility of making someone else think about what occupies my thoughts.
The MSU women’s soccer team will play the latter half of a four-game road trip this weekend - a trip that claimed two players to ankle injuries last weekend.MSU (7-1-0 overall, 2-1-0 Big Ten), will look to prevent any further slide in conference play after a 2-1 defeat by Illinois last Sunday.
All MSU physicians may lose legal immunity under a bill that was passed out of the Senate House Policy Committee on Tuesday.
Polluters along the Red Cedar River may have a little more difficulty committing their crime.MSU has given $1.4 million toward a five college, 16 department effort to study the physical, chemical, biological and human factors affecting the Red Cedar River and its 293,000 acre watershed.Officials are calling the plan MSU-WATER - Watershed Action Through Education and Research.“We are in a unique position to create something new and be at the cutting edge of watershed programs,” said Scott Witter, chairman of the Department of Resource Development.
Members of a campus minority group who spray painted the rock on Farm Lane, calling an MSU fraternity racist, said Wednesday they will not apologize.Instead, members of Movimiento Estudiantil Xicano de Aztlan say they will stand by their words.Early Friday morning, Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity members painted over a Hispanic Heritage Month message put on the rock Thursday night by members of Culturas de las Raza Unidas.
Michigan State football games are a great place to get together with friends, relax and have fun. But I wonder why the student section felt it was necessary to yell “F--- the Irish” during Saturday’s game, embarrassing the alumni and school.
Aspirin’s been a staple item in backpacks, purses and medicine cabinets for years, and is said to reduce the risk of heart attacks and ease pain.But 15 years of research by MSU scientists has led to a better understanding of a crucial protein - prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase 1, or PGHS-1 - targeted by aspirin and other anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen.Armed with understanding of how these drugs interact with PGHS-1, scientists may be able to develop drugs that better target specific diseases.The research, conducted by William Smith, chairperson of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Michael Garavito, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, is detailed in the Sept.
Lansing Mayor David Hollister will be traveling to Akuapim, Ghana, today as part of Lansing’s sister cities program with the African city. Hollister and a delegation of Lansing educators, health care providers, civil engineers and other citizens will travel to Ghana to dedicate two libraries created with books donated from Lansing residents and to formally initiate an ambulance donated and equipped by Lansing to be used as a traveling health clinic. There will also be a formally signed agreement making Lansing and Akuapim sister cities. Ghana is a country with more than 17 million people.