Minority groups welcome students back to campus with receptions

With food and friendly faces, minority groups across campus are welcoming new students with receptions this week. The events will begin Monday with the Asian American and Pacific Islander Welcome Reception. Free food will begin the reception, along with a welcome from university administration, said Marc Johnston, co-president of the Asian Pacific American Student Organization. “It’s a building of community and making sure people have contacts,” Johnston said.

U enjoys fun, free events on Super Saturday

Emerging from a huge silver submarine, Candace Elliott said the mission inside wasn’t easy.“I was supposed to kill my friend,” the marketing sophomore said of the blow-up laser tag game.

Parties announce fall candidates

State political veterans were among those chosen to represent the two major parties in the Nov. 5 statewide elections.

U professor lectures on female slave treatment

Lansing - Daina Ramey Berry looked out at the crowd of women gathered in the basement of the Michigan Women’s Historical Center.

Dems look to Granholm to usher in new era for state, party

Lansing - Jennifer Granholm stood smiling as she attempted to hush thousands of union workers, teachers, students, parents and politicians Sunday at the Lansing Center.

Engler makes way for Posthumus to lead state Republicans

Detroit - It’s a time of change for Michigan Republicans.Over the past 12 years, Gov.

Professor testifies in trial for slaying of U student

An MSU geology professor testified Friday that soil samples found on the shoes of a man accused of slaying his wife, an MSU graduate student, match the soil found on her body. Professor Thomas Vogel analyzed soil on shoes owned by Dennis Michael Salerno, 32, after he was accused of slaying his wife in July 2000. And even though the soil samples matched, Vogel said the soil on Dennis Salerno’s shoes and that found on Michelle Rizzi Salerno’s body are not made up of the same elements as dirt at the Bowling Green State University landfill in Ohio where her body was found. “You can make your own conclusions,” Vogel said. The body of Michelle Salerno, who was 26 when she was reported missing June 20, 2000, was recovered in April 2001.

Group sponsors photography contest for students Sept. 11 pins sold at University Stores to remember victims

MSU’s Horticultural Demonstration Gardens is sponsoring a photography contest to celebrate its beauty. Photos are required to have been taken anytime since the gardens’ dedication in 1993 at any of the following locations: Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden and Judith A.

Rainy weather becomes Welcome Weekend tradition

With cloudy skies and rain greeting students back to school the past three years, damp weather has become a late-August tradition for many returning to MSU.

Police briefs 08/26/02

Residence hall cafeterias beef-up meal options

Seated at a small table in the corner of the crowded Landon Hall cafeteria, English junior Danielle Redfield and education junior Jenny Kish gazed around the room, quick to mention differences in residence hall dining.“The lines to wait for food are really long,” Kish said, pointing to a row of students slumped behind one another to pick up an entree.

Weekend party lures U to Auditorium

The grassy knoll to the south of the Auditorium was scene to medieval warriors, “The Price is Right” and a foosball table Saturday night.But this was not anarchy - it was Party at the Aud.More than 300 student groups - about 20 more than last year - assembled outside the building hoping to lure some of MSU’s nearly 43,000 students into joining their organizations.“This is probably our biggest recruiting campaign,” said Charlie Cove, Fencing Club president and a food industry management senior.

Cigarette tax burns holes in area pockets

Since the cigarette tax increased by 50 cents Aug. 1, some people might see their money go up in smoke.Wesley Thomas contends the change, along with measures across the country to eliminate smoking in public, is discrimination against smokers.“It’s stupid that they’re raising taxes and saying that we can’t smoke where we want to,” the 19-year-old Lansing resident said.

14-year-old genius becomes Spartan

Starting college can be scary. It can be tough for any 18-year-old to suddenly leave home and be on their own.

Impounded bicycles left unclaimed end up on sale

Many times students see them left on campus, long forgotten, tires flat, rust collecting on the bars and seats missing. MSU Parking Services has impounded more than 1,300 bicycles since this summer. And while students are notified by letter if their bike has been impounded, many times bicycles are not retrieved. Many of them are taken to the MSU Surplus Store after no one bothers to retrieve their transportation.

Shaw Hall steeped in stories, history

When Larry Goulette lived in Shaw Hall in 1973, the world was a different place. The Vietnam War was close to ending, the Watergate scandal was on the rise and the art of streaking was much more popular than it is today.“I remember we went through that cafeteria without the benefit of clothing,” said Goulette, an MSU alumnus who now lives in Allen Park.

U not part of recruiting trend

MSU officials say lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender students are attracted to MSU because of its welcoming atmosphere, but the university is not part of a growing trend of schools actively recruiting LBGT students.Some universities are increasingly approaching admittance of LBGT students in a way similar to recruitment programs aimed at racial and ethnic minorities.“In the Northeast it’s becoming more common,” said Jibril Salaam, associate director of admissions for diversity and inclusion at the University of New Hampshire.

Pavilion adds energy savers

Solar panels and saving money are on MSU’s horizon.On July 1, 2003, the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education will have about 70 solar panels placed on its roof to save $1,300 in MSU’s energy cost while helping the environment.The $100,000 grant for the solar panels was issued by the Department of Consumer and Industry Services to provide campus with an alternative energy source.

National chain-restaurant to make Big entrance

Big Boy will soon find out if it passes its Business 101 course when it opens up shop at 101 E.

Police warn joggers to take precautions

Many students hoping to stay fit might opt to take up jogging this semester.But local police want to remind students to be safe.“First, I would suggest that they don’t jog at night,” MSU police Sgt.