ASMSU to restart yearbook battle

A proposed ASMSU measure is once again sparking debate within the university’s undergraduate student government about editorial power of the Red Cedar Log yearbook.Bryan Newland and Crystal Price are seeking ASMSU Student Assembly approval of a measure that would establish a yearbook editorial board and give first priority for space in the publication to minority student groups above other registered student organizations.

New senators set records

LANSING - The state Senate convened Tuesday morning to swear in its two newest members. The two new members happen to be the state’s first Mexican American senator and the sixth female senator, who brings the highest number of women ever in the senate. “I remember taking the oath of office,” said Lt.

Event serves up taste of area eateries

The Faculty Folk Club and the Mildred B. Erickson Board of MSU are inviting the public to eat some food for thought. The annual Taste of the Town will be held from 6 p.m.

Archer wont seek third mayoral term

Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer announced early Tuesday he will not run for re-election in 2002. “I love this city.

Groups rally for sexual orientation rights in Michigan

LANSING - MSU students and community members held a rally Tuesday on the steps of the Capitol Building to voice support for legislation that adds sexual orientation as a trait that cannot be discriminated against. The Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay and Transgendered Students, an MSU student group, organized the rally to bring awareness to the issues that face their community and the legal challenges they face in Michigan. Alliance member Jeremy Grzymkowski said his group is supporting a proposed amendment to the state’s Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act that makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.

Students form teams to battle against cancer in Relay for Life event

The battle might be coming to a close on Saturday, but for some students the war on cancer continues.The Relay for Life, co-sponsored by Battle Against Cancer and the American Cancer Society, marks the close of this year’s battle which officially began Feb.

Fluctuating temperatures frustrate local residents

Students and locals may not have been dreaming of a white April, but that’s what they woke up to Tuesday morning. Saginaw resident Scott Seeburger expressed the thoughts many Michigan residents had as they ventured out of their homes to face temperatures between the mid-20s and mid-40s. “I wasn’t anticipating it being this cold,” Seeburger said.

Coaches to speak at commencement

Men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo and men’s hockey coach Ron Mason will be this year’s undergraduate commencement speakers May 4. Izzo and Mason will speak at 1 p.m.

Council to discuss location of cellular phone tower

Although Amanda Machovsky has owned a cellular phone since she began college four years ago, she never noticed any of East Lansing’s nine cellular phone towers. Toting her brand-new, pale green cellular phone, Machovsky, an elementary education senior, says the communication tool can be a necessity - or an accessory. “The other one I had was attached to my car,” she said.

Economy hurts savings program

As some parents and students have difficulty saving for college, many look to the Michigan Education Savings Program.

Police briefs 04/17/01

Senator to return to session after being jailed; state may take further action

State Sen. David Jaye is supposed to return to session today after spending part of his weekend in a Florida jail for allegedly assaulting his fiancée during the two-week break for Michigan legislators.Jaye, R-Washington Township, denied the charges, but spent Thursday night in jail and was released Friday on a $2,500 bond.

ASMSU elects new chairperson; members confident in decision

Despite competing against four candidates, Quinn Wright said his confidence in winning ASMSU’s Student Assembly chairperson election never faltered.

COGS adopts tax increase

Despite a low turnout at the polls, graduate students approved a tax increase beginning in the 2001-02 school year.

Lawmakers seek tougher construction zone penalties

Michigan’s construction workers may feel a bit safer on the shoulders of the state’s roads.A bill proposed by state Sen.

Department sponsors bowl-a-thon for cancer

The Department of Communication is working to defeat cancer - at the bowling alley. The department is hosting its eighth annual Bowling For Scholars - A Strike Against Cancer bowl-a-thon from noon until 5 p.m.

Psychology project examines language

If you ever wondered, um, why people, uh, have trouble understanding you, well so have some of MSU’s top psychologists.Fernanda Ferreira, a professor of psychology, is researching the development of a theory into how people are able to understand the sentences we hear in the real world that are full of corrections, mistakes and disfluencies.“The question I am interested in is how people, mainly adults, understand language,” she said.

City officials may receive pay raises

LANSING - Lansing officials are slated for a raise in July and then again in mid-2002, unless city council members vote to oppose the increases. If the council doesn’t vote before April 28, Lansing Mayor David Hollister, City Clerk Steve Dougan and Lansing City Council members will see salary increases ranging from 2 percent to 13 percent. Lansing’s Elected Officers Compensation Commission approved the increase in March.

U hosts quiz bowl championships

MSU students will soon be surrounded by some of the top students in Michigan - and they’re not even out of high school.More than 500 high school students from across the state will compete in the 14th annual State Championship High School Quiz Bowl on Friday and Saturday in the Union.

Michigan senator forms election reform task force

Michigan state Sen. Dianne Byrum, D-Onondaga, announced the formation of the Michigan Task Force on Election Reform on Friday.