NEWS
Cagers rebounding nets victory over Seton Hall
EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. Even though the game didn\'t start until shortly after 10 p. m. , No.
NEWS
Cagers rebounding nets victory over Seton Hall
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Even though the game didn’t start until shortly after 10 p.m., No.
MSU
On-campus media assist food bank during holidays
WKAR-TV and Radio will help feed the hungry this holiday season by serving as a collection site for donations to the Greater Lansing Food Bank.The food drive will continue through Dec.
MSU
NAACP president and Harvard theologian to speak at U
Kweisi Mfume, the president and chief executive officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and Preston Williams, an academic theologian from Harvard University, will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
NEWS
Group pushes for in-hall program
Alexis Bastedo is no stranger to questions like, “How do you guys date?” and, “Is your roommate a lesbian?” Although the co-director for the Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay and Transgendered students is sometimes frustrated by the number of questions she gets about being a member of the LBGT community, she said it’s often difficult for people outside the community to respond to the curiosity.“There are just some questions that cannot be answered by someone who’s not LBGT,” the political science junior said.And that’s just one reason why Bastedo feels it’s time to implement a new program at MSU.She and others are part of a small subcommittee of the Alliance which hopes to bring LBGT aides to campus.
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Olin offers solutions for finals week stress
While studying for finals, students should try to keep the S-word out of their vocabulary.The word that goes along with cram sessions, caffeine boosts and 12-page papers:Stress.“Give yourself license to take breaks from studying,” said Jon Kermiet, a health educator at Olin Health Center.
COMMENTARY
LaFleur column condescending
I’ve read John LaFleur’s article (“Retailers sold out Christmas to be politically correct,” SN 11/30), and I’ve read many of the responses to his obviously biased article. First of all, LaFleur, isn’t one of the big themes of Christmas “Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men?” Doesn’t this include all people, regardless of faith or beliefs?
NEWS
Graduate students rake in the food, keep national title
Graduate students from the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management successfully defended their national championship by collecting the most food per student in the fourth annual MBA Food Fight.The food fight, which was held in November, is a national competition among 18 graduate programs to aid food banks by collecting nonperishable food.
NEWS
Police quickly apprehend suspect in bank robbery
A suspect in the Wednesday afternoon robbery of an East Lansing bank spent Thursday night behind bars. A 35-year-old Lansing man is expected to be arraigned today in 54-B District Court for allegedly robbing Michigan National Bank, 1390 W.
NEWS
Towing policy amended, simplified
The MSU Board of Trustees approved Friday an amendment to the university’s towing ordinance after concerns grew that the policy did not follow state law.The amendment replaces the ordinance of more than 20 years with a much shorter ordinance university officials hope will cause less confusion.The policy change will allow MSU to tow vehicles with more than six outstanding parking tickets as well as conform to Michigan’s Uniform Traffic Code - a state law the university was not following.Trustee Dee Cook said the amendment was a necessary step for the board to take.“The university needed to clarify this,” Cook said.
FEATURES
Caroling Carillon
MSU staff member Patricia Johannes practices ringing the bells on the carillon Thursday in Beaumont Tower.
COMMENTARY
Returning home has many disadvantages
For the last two and a half years of my life, I have lived without the aid of my parents. Next Thursday and for the three and a half weeks following it, I will live at home again. Each time I return, I am reminded of the warmth home brings and the comfort my family gives me.
MSU
COGS holds forum, discusses TAs
Whether to increase the number of teaching assistants or to increase their pay was addressed at a forum hosted by the MSU Council of Graduate Students on Thursday night.“COGS Town Hall - Addressing the Potential Reduction of Teaching Assistantships for the 2001-2002 Academic Year” was held to allow students to voice their concerns and opinions on the issue.“The primary role of COGS is to be an advocate for graduate student concerns,” said Sam Howerton, president of the group.
MSU
Magazine honors U producer
Kevin Epling, producer and director of photography for MSU’s Division of University Relations, is one of the best in the business. That’s according to AV Video Multimedia Producer magazine, which named Epling one of the Top 100 Producers of 2000.
FEATURES
Weekend Guide
Friday The MSU Philharmonic Orchestra and Campus Orchestra perform at 8 p.m. in the Fairchild Theatre in the Auditorium.
COMMENTARY
A year to remember
Every year, The State News Editorial Board selects its winners and losers of the past 12 months. 2000 was one of the most remarkable 12 months for news in a long time.
FEATURES
Traffic drives behind scenes of drug trade
“Traffic,” a contemporary thriller set in the world of drug trafficking and enforcement, paints a bleak picture of the current state of the war on drugs and its casualties.Through a series of interrelated stories, the film tackles the world of drug trade as seen through the eyes of an undercover Drug Enforcement Agency officer, a Mexican policeman, an increasingly drug-addicted teenager and a pampered wife set to take over her husband’s drug empire.“I think what’s interesting is the scope of (the movie) - it’s vast,” said Emmy-winning screenwriter Stephen Gaghan.And “Traffic” just may be the feel-good drug movie of the holiday season, the stoner comedy “Dude, Where’s my Car?” notwithstanding.That’s what Gaghan said of the one to two minutes of cheer in the otherwise violent and intense movie.Gaghan went all around the country to research the story, he said in a telephone interview Wednesday from New York City, where the film was having a premiere.
FEATURES
Godspell comes to Wharton
Fusing God with technology is only one theme of the hit Broadway musical “Godspell,” which brings a spirited and technologically enhanced cast to the stage. The show opens Tuesday at Wharton Center’s Great Hall.
MSU
Olin offers solutions for finals week stress
Christmas came early for the Ingham County Health Department. After almost three months of waiting, the health department received its first shipment of the flu vaccine late last week. And although it’s late in the flu season, the vaccinations can still be effective, Ingham County Disease Control Supervisor Judy Williams said. “We go by confirmed cases where someone shows up in the emergency room and has a throat culture done and it shows that the person has influenza,” she said, adding that there is a flu mimic circulating that is not actually influenza.
NEWS
Class action could retrieve towing fees
Andrew Bishop wants his money back.The psychology sophomore says his Ford Escort was towed after he parked near the Kresge Art Museum in early October.