When Krissy Booth walks on stage she has only her keyboard, an interface and a microphone in front of her.
Ellen Marshall owns a lot of cows. She owns milk cows, beef cows, longhorns and every subset of cattle that you could ever imagine.
MSU alumni Luke Rookus and Dale Waldo, who graduated this year, will depart on June 1 in pursuit of paddling down North America’s longest river system in record time. With the current record standing at 72 days, the pair hopes to do it in less than 40, Rookus said.
By only taking a quick glance at 190-pound human biology junior Andres Torres, it would be tough to see in the summer of 2014, he was the same weight as a child. A member of the MSU Honors College and a regular on the dean’s list, Andres has always had a bright mind. His mother, Jennifer Torres, said he kept his emotions to himself, however was always the life of the party.
A 19,341-foot climb up Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is the task advertising and communication senior Alex Byers will take on after graduation. Byers is more than familiar with juvenile diabetes.
Former MSU chemistry professor William McHarris has written more than 150 compositions, 24 of which he said have been published. He played the organ, directed choirs at several churches and became an assistant carillonneur at Beaumont Tower in 1996. He has since composed at least eight pieces for the carillon. In May, he will be competing in the World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest.
Leaving a legacy of a calm demeanor and genuine joy for teaching, Michael Rathke will be retiring this year after 48 years as an MSU chemistry professor. Though he estimates he’s taught roughly 30,000 students throughout the years, he’s said to have sincerely cared about the learning experience of everyone who took his courses.
First-year student in MSU’s College of Human Medicine Ariel Dempsey was enjoying a swing dancing session with her younger brother, Jordan Dempsey, in January 2015 when her nightmare began. Ariel’s hand slipped from her brother’s while attempting a flip. Her head and neck lead the six-foot-fall.
Sept. 20, 2014, on a sunny autumn afternoon, Morgan McGregor and other spartan football fans gather in Spartan Stadium to witness a 73-14 victory over Eastern Michigan University.
