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- Dr. Robert T. Pennock, Michigan State University Professor of Science and Technology and Professor of Philosophy, delivers a talk entitled, "Kansas Redux?: Responding to the Michigan Neo-Creationism Legislation." Pennock reviews recent developments in the creationist movement and discusses what is wrong with the creationist argument that "intelligent design" should be taught in public schools. He describes the political environment surrounding the issue in Kansas and now in Michigan and the strategies used by proponents of creationism. Pennock answers questions from the audience. Ends abruptly. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-09-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Doug Sleep talks about his career in the export department at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc., in Lansing, MI, from 1961 to 1975. Sleep talks about preparing trucks to be shipped for sale overseas, about becoming a UAW steward and the deterioration of worker/management relations when the company changed ownership. Sleep describes the difficulty in running a shop with the chronic shortage of parts in the company's last days and final owner Francis Cappaert's attempts to break the union. He also laments the loss of the worker pension fund and the creation of federal pension guarantee program. The interviewer is Shirley Bradley. The first minute of the interview was not recorded. Recorded as part of the commemoration of the REO Motor Car Company’s 100th Anniversary.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-06-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "The lawmakers" Dr. Willis Dunbar interviews state Senators Perry Greene and John Martin, both of Grand Rapids. The two senators discuss their success in helping to increase workman's disability benefits and old age assistance while lamenting the legislature's failure to create an adequate highway program. They also discuss pending legislation to fund Michigan State College and the University of Michigan, and a law which was recently passed to reform the grand jury system in Michigan.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-05-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "The lawmakers" Dr. Willis Dunbar interviews state Rep. Edward Hutchinson of Glenville, MI and Rep. Glenn Robinson of South Haven, MI. The two representatives discuss a variety of measures in various stages of making their way through the state legislature, including the governor's new tax plan, a reorganization of the Executive Branch of Michigan, the possibility of Michigan branding on fruit and vegetables, as well as a recent measure regulating oleomargarine sales.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-02-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Prescott describes many of the challenges the profession and the MVMA faced during his tenure, including mandatory continuing education for veterinarians and a failed attempt to develop an accreditation program. He also talks about some of the people with whom he served, including the first woman president of the association, Mary Beth Leininger, the ever increasing number of female veterinarians, the close ties between the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine and the MVMA, tracking legislation which could have an unintended impact on veterinarians, and dealing with animal welfare laws. The interviewer is Dr. Jan Krehbiel, MSU Professor of Veterinary Medicine Emeritus, for the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association oral histories.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-09-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "The lawmakers" Dr. Willis Dunbar interviews state Senators Carlton Morris of Kalamazoo and Creighton Coleman of Marshall. The two senators discuss a variety of legislation, including measures to regulate oleo, amending the Bonine Trip act concerning labor relations, and insuring veteran's receive their benefits. They also discuss their experiences as freshmen senators, and the committees they have been involved with.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-02-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Mindy Morgan, professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University, delivers a talk entitled, "Ojibwe In and Out of the Classroom: Models for Indigenous Language Programs within the University System." Morgan describes the strategies and methods employed by the indigenous languages program at MSU to meet specific needs of indigenous-language learners. Morgan describes the various laws and initiatives that created an opportunity to start and augment indigenous-language programs. She provides descriptions of a number of programs around the country then focuses the rest of her discussion on the University of Minnesota and MSU. Morgan answers questions from the audience. Morgan is introduced by Kurt Dewhurst, Director of the Center for Great Lakes Culture. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series. Held in the Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-03-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Wills Dunbar, in an installment of "The lawmakers," reports on the final meetings of the current legislative session in Lansing, Michigan. Dunbar describes the drama and arguments surrounding a measure meant to change the grand jury system in Michigan, and the comedy of errors which accompanied the passing of a bill concerning a tax on used cars.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-05-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "The lawmakers," Dr. Willis Dunbar interviews state Representatives Ural S. Acker and Wade Van Valkenburg. The two representatives discuss a variety of legislation which they have been involved with, including a failed appropriations bill to fund the University of Michigan and Michigan State College, and laws affecting recording fees and attorney fees. The two senators also report on the financial health of the state and speak about their disappointment in the partisan tactics used during the session.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-06-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks at the Daimler Detroit Diesel Plant in Redford, Michigan, about the importance of a strong middle class, calling on Congress to pass legislation to avoid the "fiscal cliff." Obama says he wants a tax code that rewards companies for creating jobs, pointing to Daimler's $120 million investment. He criticizes Michigan's "right to work" legislation saying, "...they don't have anything to do with economics. They have everything to do with politics."
- Date Issued:
- 2012-12-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection