Mark Parker uses the story of Ricky Ross to put a tragic face on America’s crack cocaine epidemic.Ross, a teenager in South Central Los Angeles during the late 1970s, was a top high school tennis player and heavily recruited by college teams.But he was barely literate, hindering his dream of going to college on a tennis scholarship.
You know, I hate to admit this in public, but it’s true, so what else can I say? I’m 50 years old and I love WDBM (89-FM) The Impact.
This is the fourth in a series of Big Ten men’s basketball previewsThe good news for Minnesota’s men’s basketball team is that postseason play is still a possibility.The bad news is the road to a March tournament appearance is an uphill climb.Beginning in March 1999 and ending in October 2000, the Golden Gophers’ basketball program endured extreme NCAA scrutiny for various wrongful acts.
William McDonough foresees turning the roofs of Ford Motor Co.’s massive River Rouge complex in Dearborn into habitats for wildlife.
Over the course of my life, I have witnessed ongoing efforts to corrupt Christmas. Retailers gleefully distort this holiest of holidays for Christians into a period of frenzied spending by consumers.
Al Gore sought a speedy hand recount of Florida’s contested ballots Tuesday to ensure “no question, no cloud” hangs over the nation’s 43rd president.
Members of Alpha Phi will be holding a small, informal remembrance service for their former sister Lindsey Shapiro on Thursday evening at their sorority house.Shapiro died in a car accident Nov.
The Michigan House of Representatives may make it a little easier to get that new firearm for your loved one.As the House went into its lame duck session Tuesday, debate began on a bill that some say would allow for thousands of gun permits to be issued in the state of Michigan.
Last week, I was having dinner with my girlfriend when she told me, “You know, nobody wears T-shirts tucked in.
The Supreme Court will have to roll up its sleeves and decide whether proponents of medical marijuana have legitimate claims or are just blowing smoke.
For years, the age and experience gap between students and instructors in lower-level English and history courses has been closing.A report released recently by the Coalition on the Academic Workforce, an association of the leaders of disciplinary societies, only confirms the long-held belief that a large majority of courses are being taught by part-time and nontenure-track faculty.The report surveyed departments in 10 fields and found that those instructors make up almost half of the teaching staff in many humanities and social science disciplines.It also showed they received less pay and fewer benefits than their peers.“Tenure ensures you cannot be dismissed or fired without due process,” said Iris Molotsky, spokeswoman for the American Association of University Professors.
This letter is in response to one written by Dallas Smoke and published in The State News on Tuesday (“Paper reviews unpopular music,” SN 11/28). The State News should be commended for choosing to review music that is not widely popular or does not receive the attention in the national press that it deserves.
Tonight’s marquee matchup between third-ranked MSU and sixth-ranked North Carolina is one of the highlights of the second year of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
A late start wasn’t enough to stop a campus Kwanzaa celebration full of singing, poetry and culture Tuesday night.Nearly 50 people attended North Complex Black Caucus’ second annual Kwanzaa Program in the Kellogg Center auditorium.
Fatboy Slim HALFWAY BETWEEN THE GUTTER AND THE STARS (Astralwerks) Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) has certainly come a long way, baby, and his latest album, “Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars,” shows he can still go a lot further. The latest from the funksoulbrutha is a sample-driven collection of danceable and sing-along synth-tunes that for the most part simmer rather than boil.
The Spartan Friends Mentoring Program received a $10,000 grant from the Best Buy Children’s Foundation this month to continue its work with Lansing middle school students.Jim McManus, a Best Buy spokesman, said the program received the grant because it embodies the type of program the foundation likes to support.“(The foundation likes) awarding grants to groups that can develop life skills in young people,” he said.
Danielle Drake didn’t realize how much she would enjoy HIV counseling.The human biology senior was encouraged by her cousin, a long-term survivor of the disease that can lead to AIDS, to help others living with HIV.And after a year of training sessions and one-on-one experience, she is glad she got involved in the program through Olin Health Center.“I’m a pre-med major, but who knows if I want to go to medical school,” Drake said.
Once again, Vice President Al Gore lied to America on Monday night on several counts. The first complete lie was that 10,000 votes were not counted in Miami.
As just the second player in MSU history to record a triple-double, senior Charlie Bell has established himself as one of the top guards in the country.Tonight, Bell and the No.