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Traditivnb that make m SparfraM, happening that lead M in a new direetivn. Sodajjelations senior Lyndsay Ames has been volunteeringthrough the Service Learning Center for three years. She began as a student coordinator for the Young Spartan Program, which is a program in nine Lansing elementary schools that sets up activities for students in the schools. “After working at Allen, I saw kids from many different backgrounds and being able to see them enjoy a club or program that I helped put together was very satisfying! Ames said. “I think that the campus is a pretty isolated place, and i& beneficial to experience other surroundings!’ Ames is also co-chair of Alternative Spring Break, which plans service - oriented trips during the week - long spring semester break. “Ifc amazingto see something [that] you do is appreciated by others and to have the satisfaction that comes with volunteering’,’ Ames said. Karen McKnight-Casey, director of service learning and civic engagement, said volunteering not only helps the community but the volunteers themselves. “Volunteering benefits the students and the community in multiple ways! McKnight-Casey said. ¡¡It helps students in making a difference. It also gives a sense of self-confidence, a sense of community and in some cases, leadership skills! “1 saw kids from many different backgrounds and being able to see them enjoy a dub or program that 1 helped put together was very satisfying.” - Senior Lyndsay Ames Last year, the Service Learning Center processed 7073 applications for volunteer placement. Students are placed where they would be most comfortable and placements can last from one afternoon to one year of service. The center provides free CATA bus tokens for transportation to and from the volunteering site. The National Society of Collegiate Scholars has an MSU chapter, which offers another venue for service activities. Members are students with a 34 or higher GPA who are interested in helping the community. The society sponsors American Red Cross blood drives and volunteers with Ronald McDonald House Charities and at the East Lansing Health Care Center, helping with parties such as the Harvest Moon Festival. “It gives me something to do, and I like helping people who are in need” advertising senior Karen Hsu said. “Ifc nice to help people in need because some people arerit as fortunate as we are!’ Some MSU courses also require volunteering as a graded portion of the class. These include including some teacher education, integrated social sciences and writing, rhetoric and American culture classes. Each semester about 90 classes require service learning. Volunteering is experience - building” said McKnight-Casey. “We know students are needed and wanted and that the positions are direct service! VOLUNTEERING WITH _______THE YOUTH StoTy By: Corrine DeVries 12 Campus Life Students volunteer at an after school program at Walnut Elementary School. More than 7,0 0 0 students volunteered through the Service Learning Center. The new Magic Johnson statue stands tall against a November sky outside of the Jack £3reslin Student Events Center. Johnson, a former MSU basketball player, was honored with the 1 2-foot bronze statue on Nov. 1. 14 Campus Life “ J still had fun watching the game, because our boys played a hard-fought HHRH Tr\ I 1C LU LI 1C to the very last second” - Sophomore Alex Carravallah on the MSU-UM Football Game Most students at MSU live for the weekend, and the end of October offered many activities for students to participate. On Oct. 24 members of MSU^ Greek system participated in the seventh annuaj'Safe Halloween’’ an event which allows fraternities and sororities a chance to give back to their community by providing a safe environment for kids in the Lansing area to celebrate Halloween. About 36 Greek houses helped with the event, opening their doors to trick-or-treaters and providing games and refreshments. The event was directed by public policy and administration senior Kara Paige, a Pi Beta Phi sorority member, and political theory sophomore Mahfouz Ackalg a Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity member. “This is an awesome opportunity for us, [for me] as co-director and [for] the entire Greek community to do something positive for the city of East Lansing. And wde excited to see that everyone is having fun!” Paige said. One week later, the MSU campus was filled with the Halloween spirit for the calendar day. Friday evening, students roamed campus, most of them in full costume. “My favorite costume was two guys who were dressed as Care Bears and who had sewn the costumes themselves” music performance freshman Mark Davies said. The next morning, many students woke up early to tailgate for what has traditionally been the most anticipated football game of the year, Michigan State vs. University of Michigan. Others headed over to the Breslin Center to witness the unveiling of a statue of Magic Johnson. Hundreds of fans gathered to watch the ceremony, which featured a 12 foot bronze statue of the former Spartan player Later in the day, it was time for Spartan football. Some students stayed at home and watched the game, while others went to bars or houses of friends. After a dose competition, the Spartans lost 27-20. “Even though we lost I still had fun watching the game, because our boys played a hard-fought game to the very last second” said no preference sophomore Alex Carravallah. The game wrapped up what is sure to be a memorable weekend for many Spartans this year. ONELQNG WEEKEND __________ Story By: Julia Dekovich One Long Weekend ¡5 On Jan. 19, psychology senior Marcia Jones greeted groups as they approached Beaumont Tower to participate in the annual Martin Luther King Jr Day commemoration march, which she helped coordinate. “I’ll be happy if 100 people corned she said, shivering. The cold air didrit discourage a diverse crowd from gathering for the walk to the Wharton Center, where the students listened to speakers and warmed their toes. The march was just one of many events across campus on Martin Luther King, Jr Day, drawing students of different backgrounds out of their rooms on their day off to celebrate the legacy of the civil rights leader. Diversity has been a hot topic following the Supreme Court decision that overturned the University of Michigart afflrmativeaction admissions policy. “MSU is diverse, but people are still closed minded” Jones said. “We can only make a change one person at a time.” - Senior Marcia fortes on Diversity Issues She suggested simple things be done to overcome this problem, such as getting to know a person with a different background and stopping segregation in classes. “We can only make a change one person at a time” she said. From the Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Cay and Transgendered Students to the MSU Freethinker Alliance, MSU boasts student organizations that celebrate the full spectrum of student backgrounds, ethnicities and interests. The Coalition of Racial Ethnic Students opened the Multicultural Center in 1999, located in the basement of the MSU Union. The center offers students a place to study and access information on other cultures and backgrounds. Preveterinary medicine sophomore Ashley Harding, co-chair of the North American Indigenous Student Organization, one of the four groups in the coalition, said more advertising and coverage needs to be devoted to promoting groups events on campus in order for students to know whafe happening. She also said the university should encourage students to check out organizations with different viewpoints and cultures. “Just because the/e from a different background doesrit mean they have to stay away!’ she said. The Coalition of Racial Ethnic Students also includes the Black Student Alliance, Asian Pacific American Student Organization and Culturas de las Razas Unidas, a Chicano and Latino organization. English sophomore Kelli Cynecki has seen the diversity of thought on campus in her role as the State News opinion editor She said a controversial column or issue could generate 10 to 15 letters to the editoSper day from students and alumni; “People are very passionate about issues, and there is a lot less apathy on this campus than I had previously thought,” she said. “People really are willing to research and defend their political and religious viewpoints!’ a DIVERSITY ON CAMPUS Story By: Trad Carpenter '^/v~ 16 Campi|| Life riA/l^í(CO A banner commemorating Martín Luther King, Jn blows in the January wind. A variety of student organizations are devoted to advancing diversity and multicultural issues on campus. Diversity on Campus 17 18 Campus Life “I think the noise ordinance has worked for the city,” - East Lansing Council member Bill Sharp Building Construction Management sophomore Mike Shunta is one of the many students who received a noise violation fine this year as a result of stricter city of East Lansing noise ordinances. Shunta received his in September and took the issue to court because he believed to be unfairly charged. Shunta is a tenant of an apartment in Cedar Village and claims his apartment was not in violation of any of the stated party indicators.” Instead, he said, police officers came to his door and told him they had received multiple complaints from neighbors about his apartment noise level. “I took them to court because everyone that lives around us said that they never heard us” Shunta said. “So how could we get a noise violation if the closest neighbors couldrit even hear us?” The court ruled Shunta still had to pay the fine. “The judge told me that if you can hear any type of noise outside of your apartment it is in a violation of a noise infraction, which is ridiculous because you can hear our microwave outside our door? Shunta said. In September, the East Lansing City Council approved an increase in penalties for noise violators. The penalties approved were $500 to $1,000 dollars in fines and three days in jail if more than one of a list of party indicator^ was known to be present. The indicators include a keg or any other source of distributing alcohol to guests, live entertainment, charging money to enter the residence, having more than one person on the property for every 20 square feet of living space and having speakers set up or directed outside the property. As these penalties began to be enforced throughout the fall, many students, like Shunta, found themselves receiving noise violation fees or having to spend time in jail. Fairness of the new noise policies came into question. Many students felt the penalties were too extreme for this kind of violation, claiming no one should be sent to jail for having a stereo too loud. Students, along with the University Student Commission, voiced their suggestions for change to the East Lansing City Council throughout the year in hopes of coming to an agreement on policies acceptable to students, as well as to other East Lansing residents. Despite student opposition, East Lansing Councilmember Bill Sharp said he doesrit see the need to modify the policies, but the current policy is not set in stone. “I think the noise ordinance has worked for the city,’ Sharp said. “If problems arise when the weather gets warmer, I would be willing to take a look at tweaking it within reason, but I dorit see a reason for a change right now!’ MSU’s Kresge Art Museum allows studio art junior Adam K. Olson to visit student shows and evaluate the artwork. “I find it important to try to absorb visual images for the repertory,’ Olson said. “I always visit the student shows in gallery 114, which features a new senior work each week. Seeing, discussing and evaluating real art can be just as educational as class!’ “For its small size, the museum at Kresge also sports an impressive collection, ranging from contemporary classics such as Chuck Close, to ancient art!’ All over campus, students are exposed to art. From the beautiful architectural styles of the buildings to the Beal Botanical Gardens, MSU’s campus is aesthetically pleasant to most students. It is no wonder that students are looking for new avenues to experience creative mediums. On Nov. 12, students were able to explore “Seeing, discussing and evaluating real art can be just as educational as class.” - Junior Adam K. Olson a different side of art. Outside Kresge Art Museum students spray painted a banner, while inside students in the History of Art 120 class displayed much of their own mixed media work. “We had to take one artist we learned about and borrow their thought process? kinesiology junior John Kozar said. Kozar decided to use the graffiti artist “Cof3 as his muse. The artisfe style was to spray paint over the works of other artists. After the art history students finished their projects, they wrote a paper explaining the project^ purpose. While some students simply wrote about the technical process of their artist, others found personal meaning in their work. Psychology sophomore Kaori ltd piece was a poster with an eye in the middle of a collage of chaotic Japanese and American images and words. Ito was born in Japan and lives in the U.S. “The scramble of words is what makes me’,’ Ito said. “Ihn trapped in the middle!’ Projects ranged from a display of a person made out of garbage to collages and paintings. Artistic styles were chosen that were not necessarily well known by the public. In this way, the MSU community was exposed to a side of art that they had never seen before. ART ON CAMPUS Story By: Julia Dekovich 20 Campus Life SiW-lU N. T^OV-i'Ct- An ant student places the finishing touches cn her art project. Students in the in the MSU Department of Art and Art History worked with a vast variety of mediums including ceramics, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. Art on Campus 21 22 Campus Life “Personally, 1 would have to say that ducks are the best on- campus animal” - Sophomore Vanessa Purdon A small, brown squirrel with a bushy tail scurried across the fresh blanket of white snow in search of acorns for breakfast. Students rushed past, bundled in coats and scarves heading to their morning classes, but the squirrel never made an attempt to get out of their way. Ife his campus, too. “Squirrels have a territorial problem around campus that can prove to be quite challenging” said marketing sophomore Vanessa Purdon. Although she is a self-professed Squirrel admiref and can do a good impression of the woodland creature, she said she prefers the company of another fuzzy animal prevalent on campus - ducks. “Personally, I would have to say that ducks are the best on-campus animal? she said. “Ducks love to be fed and looked at, they parade themselves around in the water and near the shores simply for the glory they receive from duck lovers? Other furry critters inhabit the 5,192 acres of land that constitutes the East Lansing campus. About 700 of those acres are protected natural areas used for teaching and research. To give fisheries and wildlife students hands-on experience in trappings, small- animal traps were set up in the Fisheries and Wildlife Management Area, south of the Natural Resources building. Mostly mice and chipmunks were found, but other animals have been spotted across campus. “There are more species around than most people probably think? said Eric Wenegert, a fisheries and wildlife senior and wildlife chair for the Fisheries and Wildlife Club. Over the years at Michigan State, he has seen a red fox in Baker Woodlot and south of the wildlife management area, several species of hawks and turkey vultures also in Baker Woodlot. He also said sightings of beavers and muskrats have been reported near the Red Cedar River and at least two species of turtles live in the pond in the management area. More firmly rooted wildlife can be found in MSU^ six gardens, including the MSU Bug House and the Butterfly House. The ChildrerL 4-H Carden, located behind the Plant and Soil Science building on Bogue Street, offers a unique atmosphere for children and students alike to play amongst a brightly colored backdrop of blooming flowers in the summer. The gardens serve not only for recreational activities, but for study and research as well. Over 7000 varieties of trees, shrubs, and vines grow on campus. The WJ Beal Botanical Carden, located next to the library, alone contains over 5,000 different kind of plants. The garden is the oldest continuously operated university botanical garden of its kind in the United States. 0n-Campus Critters 23 Social work sophomore Jason Fiedler gets paid for spending time with friends and perfecting his hobby as a photographer with the State News “I like getting a chance to meet people and diversify myself,’ Fiedler, a social work sophomore, said. “Photography is something I really enjoy and getting paid to learn about photography is cool!’ Fiedler is one of seven staff photographers for the student run newspaper Fiedler spends time on staff shooting digital photos and loading them onto the computer. Photographers, editors, reporters and interns are all paid positions at the State News. The Jack Breslin Student Events Center also allows students to earn money and have fun. No preference freshman Miles Brehm is an usher at the center and works with customers and attends events for free ‘Campus jobs have flexibility to work in areas in your academic major.” - Gale Gower, assistant director of Career Services and Placement “I got to go to two concerts— the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Matchbox 20” Brehm said. “Plus, I get to go to mert basketball games!’ The student employment office in the Student Services Building offers many resources for students to find jobs, such as MonsterTRAK, an online service for students searching for part-time and full-time jobs on- and off-campus. Work-study programs and internships are also offered through MonsterTRAK. An on-campus job and career fair is held in September, and a summer employment fair is held each February. “Campus jobs have flexibility to work in areas in your academic major1,’ said Gale Gower, assistant director for Career Services and Placement. “If you have special skills there are research labs where you can get good money and experience that you may not get off campus!’.. About 18,000 students are hired by MSU each year in a variety of jobs including cashiers, laboratory attendants and tutors. All students enrolled at MSU are eligible to work on campus. Students who live on campus can work a maximum of 29 hours per week with pay rates ranging from $6.27 to $1449 per hour. Students that work on campus have the opportunity to be nominated for the employee of the year program, a national program in which all nominees receive a plaque and attend a reception recognizing their work. One student is chosen from the nominees to represent Michigan State University at the state level, Gower said. IOBS ON CAMPUS Story By: Corinne Devries ~ _________i— Political sciences and pre-law sophomore Hannah Aalborg shelves books at the MSU library. About 1 3,000 students are hired by MSU each year to work a variety of campus jobs. Jobs on Campus 25 “Homecoming is the week up until Friday and during the game, but Saturday morning, the emphasis is on drinking.” -Physiology senior Vince Basile For English senior Alicia Brock and thousands of other students, fall semester Saturday mornings are not for lounging in pajamas, watching cartoons or sleeping in. Almost every game day, Brock was up at 4 a.m. to head out to the tennis courts in South Complex for a morning of socializing and entertainment. Tailgating is a staple of campus scenery on football game days, and Homecoming 2003 was another opportunity for friends and families to gather and enjoy one of the last beautiful mornings of the year The sun was out, illuminating the parking lots full of students and alumni braving the chilly air before kick-off Brock said the most memorable moment of Homecoming for her was when Tom Izzo and a few basketball players drove by a crowd of cheering fans in a golf cart. They gave high-flves and Izzo even took a turn at spinning a wheel that was an engineering project modeled after the popular game show The Price is Right. The spinner must complete whatever task the wheel lands on, ranging from kissing a Spartan to dizzy bat racing to singing the fight song in front of the large crowd. “It was completely awesome” Brock said. Vince Basile, a physiology senior and special events parking attendant, said cars started lining up to enter Munn Field, an alcohol-free tailgating spot, at 6:30 a.m., a half-hour before the allowed entry time. In Basils two seasons on the job, he said he hasrit seen a difference between Homecoming and other games. “Homecoming is the week up until Friday and during the game!’ he said. “But Saturday morning, the emphasis is on drinking!’ Journalism sophomore Sarah Hunko, usually an avid tailgater, said Homecoming isrit a big deal for most students. “I dorit even consider Homecoming special” she said.' “Ife just another weekend! Greg Thomans, a 1977 graduate who brings his family to several games each fall, said he couldrit remember any specific Homecomings from his years at MSU. He said for him and his friends, “it was just another game! Now as an alumnus, he said Homecoming has taken on new meaning, and he feels like Homecoming is more for the alumni than the current student body. “ItS a fun day for all of us” said his wife Michelle, as she watched her sons play football in the field behind North Kedzie Hall. Thomans, whose son is a freshman, says he enjoys the atmosphere of MSU, especially on game days. “Whaft cool about this place is everyone is young” Thomans said. “The^/e got their future ahead of them!’ HOMECOMING Story By: Trad Carpenter For those looking for their 15 minutes of fame, MSU was the place to find it this year. With concerts, competitions and plays, student performers made the university the center stage for their messages and talents. On Oct. 2, four MSU musical groups — the MSU Jazz Band, Ladies First, Capital Green and the Spartan Dischords —: livened up the MSU Union in the Sounds of Homecoming concert. Students, parents, alumni and Sparty crowded the MSU Union for the Homecoming weekend performance. Ladies First offered its rendition of “Breakfast at Tiffan^” while the Spartan Dischords opted for a version of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight!’ Both groups showed their school spirit by singing the alma mater, “MSU Shadows” and the MSU fight song. A month later on Nov. 11 and 12, the “It was just a great experience meeting people that share your love for performing.” - Criminal Justice Sophomore Jennifer Blanl< University Activities Board sponsored the second annual Spartan Idol competition, modeled after the popular TV show American Idol. About 45 students attended three nights of open auditions preceding the event. Then 20 finalists performed on the first of the two nights of the event. Three student judges offered commentary similar to American Idol, but the finalists were chosen to return to Saturday nighfe show based on the results of an audience poll. “\& not about winning or losing” said Jennifer Blank, a criminal justice sophomore who performed Friday. “It was just a great experience meeting people that share your love for performing’ Saturday nighfe finalists included premedical freshman Azara Alexander, premedical sophomore Steve Couch, communications junior Angela Lanza, English sophomore Ben Piper and the Spartan Idol winner, prenursing freshman Mary DeCarlo. School spirit and competition may have been the focus of other events, but the Vagina Monologues came to the Wharton Center for Performing Arts on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 with messages about violence, sex, being a woman and of course, vaginas. About 35 women dressed in black and hot pink performed under the direction of English senior Anne Bresler The event concluded V-Week, which raises awareness of violence against women. All proceeds went to the Battered WomerL Clemency Project in Ann Arbor. Social work senior Melinda Haus performed for her second time and said the show is important to MSU because women are pressured to feel ashamed of sex and their vaginas. “By having the production on campus, we are helping to eliminate some of that pressure and break down stereotypes” Haus said. PERFORMING SPARTANS 28 Campus Life Spartaffldol contestant, journalism freshman Corinne DeVries, shows her vocal skills singing "All that Jazz." This was the second annual Spartan Idol competition at MSU; based on the popular American Idol television show. Performing Spartans 29 Kris Roe, the lead.singer of the Atari® performs during an on-campus concert. ASMSU's Programming Poard sponsored Pop Entertainment, which brought big name acts to small, intimate campus venues. 30 Campus Life concerts went really well for us. It was one of the best years we have had” - Senior Jason Rogalewski on booking concerts The Death Cab for Cutie show sold out in advance, and the MSU Union Ballroom was well over capacity - just a couple indications of the concert atmosphere on campus. The grou|± blend of indie rock and thoughtful, melancholy lyrics made an impact on fans like computer science sophomore Christopher Lee, who said Death Cab for Cutie is one of his favorite bands. “Their style of playing was very soothing and relaxing to the ears” Lee said. “They played a long set which consisted of songs from all four of their albums. I patiently waited [for] them to play some of my favorite songs. It wasrit till the middle of their set when they let them loose.” Thanks to Pop Entertainment, a group sponsored by the ASMSU programming board, MSU students have the opportunity to see big name acts perform in relatively small venues and at a relatively low cost. Psychology senior Jason Rogalewski, a representative of Pop Entertainment, said this year the MSU campus hosted about 15 different concerts, which is more than they have seen in a long time. “We do all the booking ourselves” Rogalewski said. “The concerts went really well for us. It was one of the best years we have had!’ This year Pop Entertainment joined with the Residence Halls Association, which increased their budget. This kept prices low for students and enabled more bands to come to campus. Many well-known bands performed at MSU, including The Ataris, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Howie Day, Vendetta Red and, of course, Death Cab for Cutie. Rogalewski said the spring semester most exciting concert was probably Modest Mouse, which played its show in April. The array of musicians might not be complete, Rogalewski said, because artists of specific genres do not tour during the school year. “In general, hip-hop and rap artists basically dorit tour? he said. Although Pop Entertainment and RHA work hard to give students a wide variety of musical atts to choose from, they cannot make concerts on campus as diverse as they would like. As years go on, however, and the budget for concerts increases, the entertainment coordinators plan to increase the amount and types of music on campus. THE MUSIC TO MSU Story By: Julia Dekovich BringingtheMusictoMSU 31 “It was really cool for me, because 1 found an organized religion that held the same beliefs as 1 do.” - Senior Kristin Leefers on converting to ludaism International relations senior Kristin Leefers recently converted to Judaism after previously belonging to the United Church of Christ. “I decided to convert based mainly on personal research” Leefers said. “I was basically in a spiritual and religious void for about five years. I started doing some reading this past summer, and Judaism really seemed to make sense. It was really cool for me, because I found an organized religion that held the same beliefs as I do!’ For Premed freshman Bryan A. Kelly the answers arerit as clean cut. Kelly was born into a Catholic family and attended Catholic school for five years. He now considers himself agnostic, however “I worit live the way someone else wants me to because I may or may not have a soul living inside me, that may or may not be risen from me when I die and rot in the ground” Kelly said. Many students find the religious organizations on campus to be a great way to keep focused on their spirituality and also meet people who share their beliefs. Education sophomore Joanna Troke has been a member of the Spartan Christian Fellowship since she her freshman year. “ I love the community of SCF — it is very welcoming and friendly,’ Troke said. “Ife also kind of like a refreshing break in the middle of the week, to just bring my focus back to God and His purpose for me. I was able to get involved in the worship team after my first semester here and continue to sing through this year It has been such a joy to be able to use the talents Cod has given me in order to serve Him more!’ The Spartan Christian Fellowship holds weekly meetings, which normally consist of worship, prayer, speakers and group discussions. As for actual spiritual locations on campus, the MSU Alumni Memorial Chapel, built in 1952, is a place where various religious organizations are able to hold events such as services, memorials and weddings. The range of religious beliefs among MSU^ student body reflects the diversity on campus. With more than 50 different spiritually related organizations on campus and various Bible study clubs, one doesrit have to look far to find a group of people to share or talk about a variety of religious beliefs. SPIRITUAL LIFE Story By: Amy Poszywak Thèwfliliar sound of fingers flying over the keyboard fills the rooniae integrative studies senior 5am Walton works as a disc jockey for The Impact. M5U boasts ..a variety of media^publications, including a daily newspaper, online magazine, broadcast media shows and several literary journals, 34 Campus Life “We write about social issues that other media sources won’t publish because the issues may be risque or controversiaL” - Senior Beth Desy on her online magazine The Big Green Because of a lack of magazine journalism internships available on campus for aspiring writers, journalism senior Beth Desy started her own. “I started The Big Green as an opportunity for myself and other students to get involved with something new on campus? she said. A year after its kick-off, The Big Green, an online magazine, has become a registered student organization with more than 70 staff and freelance writers who contribution to the weekly publication. The six-sectioned magazine is hosted by allMSU.com. “We write about social issues that other media sources worit publish because the issues may be risqué or controversial, but they are still issues that are very apparent at MSU and issues that many students relate to everyday? Desy said. Desy said the hardest part of starting the magazine was breaking through thecompetition barrier. MSU offers a broad range of media sources, from daily newspapers to literary publications that come out once per year The State News, the daily campus newspaper,? f won the Associate Collegiate Presi Pacemaker Award, which recognizes the best in college journalism in the country. The paper, which is distributed across campus and throughout the community, also won best overall design from the Michigan Press Association. “We have a Sg job to do, and I think we do it quite well? said Ed Ronco, editor in chief of The State News and a journalism senior. Other on-campus media includes The Impact, the university radio station. It is operated from Holden Hall and is another way students can tune into whafe happening on campus and elsewhere. Not all student-run publications are focused on news and information, however. Literary magazines like the Red Cedar Review, Oats Magazine and The Offbeat offer students a medium to share their poetry, short stories and essays with others. “Our goal is to give student writers a place to commune, to create the sort of literary community that has characterized universities since their origin? said Laura Tisdel, editor of the Red Cedar Review, which is the longest running student publication in the U.S. The English senior said the review receives about 100 submissions each week from around the world and is published by the MSU Press. Serving a campus of 40,000 students demands a variety of media sources that cover a wide range of issues and interests. For Ronco, serving such a diverse community of readers takes a talented staff with diverse backgrounds, long hours in the newsroom cradling a telephone, in-depth photographers who Dse their eyes to tell stories words sometimes cannof and being where the news happens. *But most of all? he said, “It takes a lot of people all over this university who agree to tell their storie MEDIA ON CAMPUS Story By: Trad Carpenter Provost Lou Anna Simon sparked campus discussion mid- February with the release of her proposal for the future of liberal arts and sciences at MSU. In the proposal, Simon outlined recommendations that included dissolving the College of Arts & Letters, College of Communication Arts and Sciences and the College of Human Ecology. No programs were to be cut under the proposal, rather dispersed to different colleges. A new College of Communication, Arts, Languages and Media would be created combining programs from the College of Communication Arts and Sciences and the College of Arts & Letters. The College of Social Sciences would expand with additional programs and become the College of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences. The College of Human Ecology would no longer exist. Simon also discussed plans to form a new residential option program for students studying liberal arts, using the already established “I’m just waiting for benefits to come out of it, 1 hope I’m missing something.” - Interdisciplinary Humanities Sophomore Jana Fields on the affects of the Reorganization Residential Options In Arts and Letters, or ROIAL, program in Abbot Hall as a platform. The new program would be modeled after the Lyman Briggs School and James Madison College. Simon also advocated an assessment of the integrative studies program for undergraduate education, with the creation of a dean of undergraduate education position that would coordinate integrative studies courses. Graduate education was to be evaluated and enhanced. The proposal drew both support and criticism from faculty and students. Jana Fields, an English and interdisciplinary humanities sophomore, said she is concerned about how the reorganization will affect her as a double major and how it will affect faculty and staff members during a tight budget year Hi in just waiting for benefits to come out of ¡t”j|she said. “I hope Ifn missing something!’ To help foster communication between Simon and the community, ASMSU, MSU^ student government, and Students Protecting and Representing Education, or SPARE, organized a town forum on Feb. 26. Simorf directly addressed questions and concerns from audience members and even from viewers at home, watching the event online, during the forum. International relations senior Ahmed Baset moderated the event and said the purpose of the forum was to “facilitate as much discussion and debate so we can move in the best direction possible” Simorfc proposal was then organized into specific, individual proposals to send through the Academic Governance system for implementation. Reconstruction Story By: Traci CarpenterIéup 3.6 Campus Life 1 - - - - - Penfy éeehü and a remete centret Mt atep a ttudent’4 defrk. 44,542 Cadenti teere enretted ón MSU daring the 2003-2004 Hheet ^ear 38 CampusEife "N ot to mention" ho added with a ornilo, "I liko groon." - As the largest university in the state, MSU has seen hundreds ofthousands ofstudents and its campus could tell even more stories. MSU offers students the chance to craft their own “State of Mine” with their varied backgrounds bringing them here and unique campus experiences preparing them for post-college life. For Dan McCue, a senior criminal justice major, coming to MSU “just made sense!’ McCue pointed to his brother attending MSU and a successful criminal justice program as two of his reasons for choosing MSU. Not to mention, he added with a smile, “I like MoCuo green!’ education major, agreed that both the Spartan green and the campus scenery drew Tania De Sostoa, a senior history and secondary here to MSU. “I love that we have so many trees on campus” said De Sostoa. “The beautiful campus is something thafe really special about State!’ When asked what made for her personal “State of Mine” during her time at MSU, De Sostoa said that it was all about the people. “For me!’ she said, “State was all of the communities I got to be a part of while I was here. It was being able to find a place and recognize someone you know after four years of working with them!’ De Sostoa worked in the Mason-Abbot, Snyder-Phillips cafeterias throughout her time at MSU and said that she often found an overlap of the communities of her dorm, her co-workers and her classmates. “Classes are something you have to make for yourself, but ift the people in the end” De Sostoa said, that made her experience at MSU a unique one. McCue agreed that the campus and the people make for a personal “State of Mine” but he also spoke of MSU^ special tradition as a top land-grant university. MSU^ excellence in being an institution that has pioneered the university experience comes into focus when considering this “State of Mine” this place special for so many reasons to so many different people. As De Sostoa said, “Ife easy to think yoihe going to come to this huge university and not find a place, but there are so many opportunities to find your niche in your college, your dorm, anywhere!’ LFE ON CAMPUS Story By: Emily A Stoddard Life on Campus 39 ewe mmïmzmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Event*. The thlnty* theit happen a million ml le* am\¡¡ bat afâect a*'.jùfct. the käme. Lücal happening that make headline*. The moment* that te*t ih the event* that enemmtye M. A würfet we live in, a campus we ftSSw mil. I P/w?' fall of A year after Baghdad to coalition forces, the militia uprisings in March claimed more American soldier lives. President Bush said the approaching June 30 deadline to transfer power to the Iraqi people was the cause of the increase in Iraqi paramilitary resistance. A ninemonth manhunt ended on Dec 13, 2003 when U.S. coalition forces captured Saddam Hussein in a mud tunnel outside of his hometown of Tikrit. The former Iraqi leader put up no resistance. Iraqis celebrated in the streets as images were of broadcast worldwide the disheveled tyrant being probed and prodded by medical officials. 42 News Pi'O'toS* GOA I 0-P AP \fSoviet- Pi*#'io The explosion of 10 bombs on four trains during rush hour in Madrid, Spain on March 11, 2004 killed 190 passengers and injured hundreds of others. Spanish officials blamed the attacks on Moroccan extremist groups, who were believed to be at least ideologically linked with al Qaeda. — The NASA Spirit rover landed successfully on Mars later in January. Spirit was joined on the red planet by a second rover, Opportunity. Both have provided scientists with high quality panoramic images and information of the geographic make up of Mars. In 2003, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known as Mad Cow disease,¡¡crossed the seas and made its way to North American soil. The disease caused some countries to refuse to buy U.S. beef, and many Americans also looked fora alternatives to red meat. 44 News o-f Af* \AkcU, fyôovlàt Ffaû'éo Trouble continued for the people of Haiti this year. After President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted in March 2004^Haitian citizen^ sense of fear continued to be elevated with 3,000 foreign troops occupying the nation. The Supreme Court decided it would rule whether on or not to ban the Pledge of Allegiance on the grounds the phrase Cinder God” separation the breaches between church and state. Michael Newdow sued a Sacramento County school district, saying the mandatory recitation of the pledge in his 10-year-old daughter class violates her right to religious liberty. Critics of the lawsuit say the pledge is a patriotic, not a religious, oath. After the appeal of many affirmative action policies last year, many universities saw a slight drop in the student minority population. The Supreme Court barred the use of point systems, which cost some universities hundreds of thousands of dollars in reformatting admissions policies. Vl^'O'to C-OW 46 News January 22,2004 marked the 31st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade case, originally heard in the Supreme Court in 1973. This yeanNARAL Pro-Choice America held their annual dinner in remembrance of this event. Anna Quindlen, the Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, chaired the event, and Senator Hilary Clinton delivered the keynote address. Nation 47 o t ' o ^ t V ? A f o » e o k O' ^' V l Howard Dean withdrew his bid for the democratic nomination presidential in February after failing to win The the early primaries. former governor! of Vermont had been crowned the front runner going into the primaries, but many said his angry energy towards President Bush, capped with a heartfelt “Yeeeargh!” in a speech after the Iowa caucus, led to Dealt downfall. Senator John Kerry was named unofficial democratic nominee after the sweeping nine out of 10 primaries on Super Tuesday, winning enough delegates to clinch the nomination. Kerry, a Massachusetts senator and Vietnam veteran, will take on President George W Bush in the 2004 presidential race. 48 News An independent commission investigating the Sept. 11,2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon opened several hearings to the public. The investigation interrogated members of both the Clinton and Bush administrations about their knowledge of potential terrorist activities before Sept. Nation 49 Shots rang out early on a Sunday morning on March 1, 2004 in the parking lot of a 7-11 convenience store, killing one man and wounding another Two suspects were charged with murder and intent to murder. Two weeks later,; two men were found dead after what police determined was a murder suicide at the Institute of Traditional Asian Martial Arts, just down the road from 7-11. While the two incidents were not related, many East Lansing residents were concerned about safety in the community. During commencement the May cermony, MSU President M. Peter McPherson announced that he would be leaving the school . McPherson served the university for 12 years and was succeeded by former Provost Lou Anna K. Simon, the first woman to hold the position at MSU. A power failure traced to a collapse of electric grids in Ohio left tens of millions of people in the dark on Aug. 14, constituting the largest power outage in U.S. history. Most power was restored the next day to parts of nine states and one Canadian province that were affected, but some customers were left without electricity for several days. Local 51 From March 17th to the 21st, the seventh annua» East Lansing Film Festival was held at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center and on MSU’s campus. More than 8,700 people, a record number, attended the five day event. o\l/V' of UJl/Jl/J.eJ 3ff.OO/l^ MSUk spirited mascot Sparty was voted the best mascot in the nation at the 2004 College Cheerleading and Dance Team Nationals held in Orlando, Fla. in January. Sparty performed his winning routine “Sparty Loves the 80’s” for a panel of judges, who scored the mascots based on creativity, crowd involvement and use of props. Sparty is the first Big Ten mascot to earn the title. Local 53 Chemical engineering graduate student Michael Shafer, 26, discovered the largest known prime number on Nov. 17 The number, which took a computer 19 days to configure, is written as 2 to the 20,996,011th power minus one and is 6,320,430 digits long. 54 News Michael Jackson faced more accusations of child molestation The 45- in November 2003. year-old pop Icon was chared with sexual misconduct with a then 12-year-old boy who had Neverland visited Jackson’s Ranch. maintained Jacksons attorney the star’s (left) innocence . — kti&.Z-r' ■■ -• i-* "a ■ ; V mm ■B S B ■ Martha Stewart was found guilty of obstructing justice and lying to the government after her highly publicized, trial. The long fiveweek “lifestyle maven” accused of receiving stock tips, faced up to five years in prison and a one million dollar fine. Thisyeafc Super Bowl halftime show quickly turned into a peep show as performer Justin Timberlake tore off a piece of fellow performer Jacksorfc Janet costume, exposing her left breast to about 140 million viewers. While both musicians publicly fori what they apologized insist was an unintentional the wardrobe malfunction, Federal Communications Commission launched an investigation into the MTV- produced performance that aired on CBS. 56 News yMp graBS 1a)o-vol- [i#yofH w4im itutt : ■SBiS 1 11 I i-:w / * . 1 I A -1| Snftr 1 iSnfc ## 1 . . . ___. 1 II 1181 IB n u , a u n n n *#riWMfn IB wai ilif ! 1 ■ 1 ink s siii i Its* ;7'|: V.; HH|| |A Mtt/Brfifio i i'Ti* * ** iui****■ 1 f-* “.L Tl *a jjj AJTy ** 10*r 11 iff Afy Ifijffti' ttt €®f ft ra?v Igf iuv* Pi of?«.,* | H , f **' „ «k , Sack To Search 4 it ":^pli|l|f:? 4> * r.f^M ;||4||itrt If fill ? - * V | The recording industry struck back at illegal file sharers whom they say are to blame for a three - year slump in record sales. More than 800 lawsuits were filed against major offenders who made large amounts of copyrighted songs available for others to download. ■H Lifestyle 65 From Atkins to the Zone, this year marked the arrival of major diet crazes. The term “low carb” was heard everywhere. Special menus at most restaurants allowed diet followers to stick to their meal plans. 66 News Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MMDA), otherwise known as the drug “Ecstasy! was first introduced in 1912 as an appetitesuppressant. Now many people use the “love pill” to enhance party behavior, but the drug has extreme side effects including depression, dizziness, dehydration and even death. Lifestyle 67 The debate over homosexual marriage heated up this winter amidst legislation and lawsuits on both sides across In Washington, the nation. President Bush spoke out in favor of a constitutional ban on gay marriage as thousands of same sex couples gathered Francisco, where in San Mayor Gavin Newsom had authorized the issuing of marriage licenses to gay couples. o t - o ^ l F F A f - o > s t r \ v y c ^ v / i \ y ^ / o o o b O' k F ' TM'to o-r AF t( FMo About 4,300 people packed into the MSU Auditorium to listen to a talk given by filmmaker and author Michael Moore on Jan. 30. Moore, director of “Bowling for Columbine? spoke for two hours, which included a question and answer session. Afterward, the Flint native signed books for fans until about 1 a.m. Lifestyle 69 The ftnî peep te we 4ee when we m e ve le school. The (¡umiliar (¡am, like devfe werfcer ever^ T^U/r-vcta^' we oliceli euî five vacuum. Our to relax. Our p£a.ce to place where we.are afwayi place if ay up all niÿht vtudying. A wefeeme. Six% g-tr66ny