Class to guide future politicians
Some students have run for public office in the past, but little success has been claimed by the younger generation when it comes to winning elections. But the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, a nonpartisan public policy network at MSU, is trying to help young politicians get elected.
Students gauge political views for class with online polling
Although Marley Groskind's ultimate goal is to get a job in advertising or public relations, she has spent the entire semester researching bills that are before the Michigan House. The advertising senior is enrolled in Arts & Letters 331: Writing in the Public Interest, a class that requires students to create online questionnaires aimed at ascertaining how their peers feel about the political issues facing them. "A lot of laws that would potentially be passed will affect college students," Groskind said.
Bill aims to teach abstinence
Some Michigan legislators are pushing to change the way sex education is taught in public schools, switching the focus of programs to abstinence, rather than safe sex. Sen.
Sexual assault survivors speak out against abuse
At the foot of Beaumont Tower on Tuesday, hundreds of brightly colored T-shirts on a clothesline flapped in the wind, each bearing the hand-written words of female sexual assault survivors.
Student charged with fraud, theft seeks bond reduction from judge
The MSU student accused of fraud and identity theft will be in court today for a second bond-reduction hearing.
Skater's paradise
Matt Wein stands tall in a land of giants. The curly-haired 12-year-old stretches to almost five feet next to his older skatepark friends, but he warns that his skateboard skills are separate from his height. On a recent late afternoon, he waited among the silhouetted crowd for another chance to frontside boardslide the angled rail posing in front of them. Wein skates almost every day with his friends at the Ranney Skate Park, 300 Frandor Ave.
Accused murderer of prof set to begin trial
The man accused of the November killing of an MSU professor will stand trial today, when a judge is expected to decide if he is not guilty by reason of insanity. Bramlett Hamilton, 36, is accused of killing his mother and MSU professor Ruth Simms Hamilton.
Diversity among faculty increases
The total number of faculty members at MSU has decreased, but women and ethnic minorities make up a larger percentage of the group, according to a 2002-03 university report released last week.
Prof reflects on past ties to eco-underworld
Rik Scarce still refuses to reveal exactly what he knew about the militant environmentalists suspected of raiding and destroying animal research centers in the early 1990s. More than 10 years ago, a grand jury investigating a raid at Washington State University demanded the former MSU professor divulge information he obtained while researching radical activist groups. Scarce, then a doctoral student at Washington State, said he'd rather go to jail than betray the trust of his research subjects, who were suspected in attacks at MSU and elsewhere.
ASMSU members to elect new officials
Members of ASMSU will hold elections for Academic Assembly chair positions at 6:30 p.m. today on the third floor of Student Services. Assembly representatives and the public will question and debate the new assembly chairperson, internal vice chair and external vice chair for MSU's undergraduate student government.
Bill might ban 'tempting treats' in schools
Michigan's public school students might have to say goodbye to junk food and pop if one local lawmaker can gain support for his bill.
Engineers prepare for off-road tourney
The MSU Mini-Baja Team will compete at the Society of Automotive Engineers Mini-Baja West Competition from Thursday through Saturday in Portland, Ore.
E.L. City Council meeting to be held on campus
Interested residents and students will have the opportunity to attend the East Lansing City Council meeting tonight in the Union as part of a public hearing to discuss the city's budget. The council is scheduled to discuss next year's budget, which estimates a 2-percent decrease from the last fiscal year, among other topics on the agenda.
'U' student groups plan change of concert venue
A concert series planned for the fall welcome week might change venues to become a music festival at Munn Field. Members of ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government, are moving forward in plans to program new events for the days before classes begin.
Strong spring winds hit city
Wind gusts barreled through East Lansing on Sunday night at speeds greater than 40 mph, tearing down tree branches and damaging some residents' belongings. Scott Kramer said he was watching television a little after 9 p.m.
Officials: Revisions for bylaws needed
On average, the Residence Halls Association passes about six bills per weekly meeting. Generally, at least one of those bills proposes a change to the constitution or bylaws, but officials in the organization say they are unconcerned with the revisions. So far this semester, RHA's General Assembly has passed 11 bills amending the organization's bylaws.
Dancers celebrate tradition in E.L.
With elaborate costumes in brilliant shades of purple, red and gold flowing around them, women of the Habibi Dancers swirled and shimmied across the stage. Their movements told the story of "The Resurrection of Osiris," the lover of the goddess Isis.