Any MSU student who has not heard or read about the changing of the Spartans helmet logo must have been very busy hiding under a rock somewhere this past week.
It’s no secret that the State News editorial board hasn’t been pleased with how the City Center II project has been handled in the past, but recent project developments are giving the city of East Lansing an opportunity to buckle down and finally push forward.
Unity. Consistency. Recognition. With the unveiling of a new logo, the MSU athletics department seeks to make these thoughts a reality in regard to the university’s identity crisis.
The sinister eyes of the new logo are abhorrent. We all understand the virtue of toughness. Clean, honest competition is a defining value of our culture.
The recently released book “Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime” not only has become a New York Times bestseller, but also has been the subject of national discussion.
Although funds for the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum still are short of where they need to be for its completion, finally beginning construction on the building is what MSU needs to do to move the project forward.
Why would MSU athletics throw away years of tradition for an ugly new logo? Because it’s all about the money. Apparently those in the athletics department do not care about throwing away something that all Spartans fans hold dear. When several online polls show that 84 percent to 94 percent of fans disapprove of the change, it’s obvious that the people have spoken. But is the athletics department listening?
I would like to respond to head coach Tom Izzo’s comments on the new logo made in Monday’s article from Spartanmag.com entitled “Izzo: ‘A Brilliant Move’” by Jim Comparoni and Gillian Van Stratt. Izzo remarked, “I am so disappointed with our group of alums that are complaining about it … all of you out there that are complaining, shame on you.”
I wrote a column in December encouraging students to continue the holiday cheer and spirit throughout the year. And as we’re coming to the bitter end of January, I have to say I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the kindness I’ve been greeted with during the new year. The amount of help I’ve seen students — and others across the nation — offer Haitians after the recent earthquake also is impressive.
Parking has long been a struggle for students — especially commuting graduate students — and the city of East Lansing has an opportunity to bolster its reputation by winning the hearts of those seeking valued parking spaces.
I am a recent graduate of MSU, an active supporter of all Spartans and a four-year alum of the Izzone. I recently heard of the news regarding the logo change and I personally feel it is a mistake.
As a long-time MSU alumnus who closely follows and supports both academics and athletics, I find the recent news of a logo change perplexing, largely because of what hasn’t been explained. While I don’t particularly care for the new logo as published reports have shown it, I’m not ready to set my hair (at least what’s left of it) on fire over this as many Internet commentators appear ready to do.
We’ve all heard it as many times as we can count. Frequent tanning is quite possibly the Antichrist for your skin. Whether you are a man or a woman, middle-aged or just entering middle school, your skin will signify how well (or poorly) you treat it when it comes to sun damage.
Change isn’t an easy thing to implement, especially when it’s unexpected. So when the appearance of a new Spartans logo on the U.S.
I believe that the new MSU logo is not only a mistake but is unfair to the tradition that recent MSU attendees as well as alumni live by. As a freshman at MSU, I know that a big reason I came to this university is because of the traditions and past accomplishments of MSU.
Dear MSU alumni, students and fans: As a 2000 MSU graduate and former MSU cheerleader, I pray that this MSU logo change by Nike is just a rumor and will GO AWAY!
So the 1980s gave us Madonna, horrible perms and “The Breakfast Club,” while the 1990s supplied us with as many boy band songs as our ears could handle and proved that Jerry Seinfeld really could be funny creating a show about nothing. But what will stick in the pop culture record book from the first 10 years of the new millennium?
Kevin Costner learned in “Field of Dreams” that if he built it, they would come. Unfortunately, that philosophy might not apply to MSU’s Campus Living Services.